With a goal in mind, the previously nebulous idea of fighting for that one quest slot became a much more tangible pursuit.
Only one person could be the lucky recipient of the quest, but the skill could be learned by many.
"Cover them!" Ren Fengxing ordered through the megaphone.
He needed to let the indigenous people know who was really in charge among the players.
The natives had already demonstrated their strength and effort; what might follow could be the players' choice.
He had been in this game for some time, but his thought process from past games still affected his strategy to some extent.
Many game plots only unfolded when players arrived.
And the choices players made at crossroads would affect all subsequent quests or the progression of the storyline.
Perhaps these ordinary humans at this wilderness settlement were a special storyline triggered by the players themselves.
And each special story point like this one could be hiding an exclusive reward—