Chapter 955: Ranked Items

Whisker knew the routes to get to the entrance points of the tower. The two had to visit several before they managed to find Peter reenacting his previous schemes, deceiving new challengers to do different quests, only to fail them.

"The trick no one knows is that you can reject quests," said Whisker as the two eyed their target. "Unless the tower restricts you like the events we encountered, quests are rejectable. Most people assume they are forced to do them or that Peter is a good person."

"I sensed no ill will when he gave me the quest," muttered Arthur with a frown as he saw the old man limp around the temple. "I used to take pride in my insight into people. Now I'm not so sure."

"The tower suppresses a lot of instincts and strengths to ensure that a fair challenge is presented to everyone. It's no surprise that your instincts are dulled inside the tower."