Fantasy Game: Infinite City

"Number of players remaining: 5/55"

In a guest room, Su Wen was investigating the furnishings in the room. Just when she discovered that there was a hidden secret door behind the oil painting hanging on the wall next to the fireplace, a prompt came from the system.

"what happened?"

Su Wen retracted his hand, which was about to open the secret door, and frowned. It seemed that this secret door could not be opened easily at the moment.

Just over ten minutes ago, Su Wen was taken from outside the manor to the lobby on the first floor of the main building of the manor by a butler, where she saw the remaining seven players. Before she could see what the seven players looked like, a team of butlers and maids appeared and took them to different guest rooms. Apart from instructing them not to leave the room today, they left in a hurry without saying anything. Although there were dungeons like this that did not tell players what to do in advance, they were rare.

"Did those three players also find the secret door in the room and get eliminated because of it? Or did they leave their rooms?"

After hanging the painting back to its original position, Su Wen left the wall and came to the door of the room, observing the structure of the door. It was a beautifully crafted and relatively solid wooden door, with some metal decorations above the door, but after observing it, Su Wen found that one of the metal pieces seemed to be a little loose.

He stretched out his hand and tried it. Without much effort, Su Wen successfully moved the metal decoration on the door a little to the side. There was a small hole at the back that could be used as a cat's eye. So Su Wen moved his face closer and quietly observed the situation outside through the small hole. Outside the door was a corridor in the manor owner's building. There were some decorations hanging on the wall at regular intervals. Some were paintings, and some were vases placed on the tables on both sides of the wall. They looked expensive, but there was nothing unusual.

Using his passive ability, he checked the range he could detect. There were no spiritual bodies or energy bodies nearby, but there were indeed some abnormal fluctuations in this range. However, the scale was very small and almost negligible.

"Click."

At this moment, the sound of a door lock being turned and opened came from the other side of the corridor. The range that could be observed through the small hole in the door was limited, and Su Wen could not see where the sound came from. However, the corridor was very quiet, and from the slight footsteps and the slight friction sound of the skirt sliding across the ground, he could tell that someone must have quietly left the room.

The housekeepers and maids in the manor did not need to act stealthily, so the owner of the voice was most likely a player.

"Am I wrong? Leaving the room will not cause the player to be eliminated?" Su Wen thought to himself.

After thinking about it, Su Wen decided to follow and take a look. But Su Wen was cautious and did not open the door immediately. Sure enough, a few seconds later, Su Wen heard the sound of another door being unlocked. This sound came from the door opposite her room. A male player gently pushed the door open, trying not to make any noise. He walked lightly along the corridor, approaching the direction of the original sound source.

Su Wen recalled the layout of the corridor that she memorized when the maid took her to the guest room just now. There were only four rooms on the corridor where her guest room was located, one of which was locked. The sound of the door lock rang twice just now, and judging from the sound, they should all be players, so there should be no one else around her. So Su Wen took off her shoes, left them there, left the room, lifted her skirt, tried not to make any noise, and followed in the direction where the player had just left.

Walking along the corridor and turning a corner, Su Wen saw a figure. It was a woman wearing gorgeous Gothic-style clothes, walking towards the stairs at the end of the corridor. She seemed unaware of the existence of others. And in the corner not far behind her, the player who came out from the opposite side of Su Wen's room was hiding.

However, neither of them noticed Su Wen behind them.

Su Wen followed closely behind, keeping a certain distance. She saw the woman come to the stairs and walk into the stairwell. The male player following her hesitated for a moment, then also quietly walked up the stairs.

Su Wen thought that the players who could still participate in the guild competition at this stage must be extraordinary and would not wander around aimlessly, so they must have found some clues. Moreover, the woman walking in front had firm steps and was very clear about what she was going to do. And the player who followed her might not have found no clues either, and he probably had some ideas of his own. So, after quick thinking, before the voice in front disappeared, Su Wen also walked carefully to the stairs, ready to continue following them.

But when Su Wen just arrived at the stairs, the sound suddenly became abnormal. From the place where Su Wen had hidden before, she saw that the two people were walking up the stairs, but now there were sounds coming from the bottom of the stairs. And unlike the two people in front who were cautious and deliberately suppressed their voices, the sounds coming from the bottom of the stairs were not deliberately suppressed. It was very likely that they were the original people in the manor. The sound was getting closer and closer. There was no way, Su Wen could only withdraw from the stairwell first and hide in the corner again.

"Tread. Tread."

A few seconds later, two maids came up from the bottom of the stairs, each holding two exquisite trays in their hands. Both trays were empty. There were some liquid stains on one of the trays, and there were some tiny food residues in the corners of the other tray.

The two maids walked straight to where Su Wen had just stood. After they stopped, one of them spoke:

"What bad luck! I have to deliver food to that picky guy so early in the morning."

Another person echoed, "That's right. I don't know who he is that needs our service like this."

"Okay, stop talking and go to the kitchen to get some more food." After saying that, the two turned around and walked towards the depths of the corridor.

After the two maids walked away, Su Wen stuck her head out again to observe the surroundings. After making sure it was safe, she tiptoed back to the stairwell. Su Wen thought to herself that the person who was delivering the meal might be an important person. If she followed him, she might find some important clues. Thinking of this, Su Wen decided to change her plan. Following their backs that were about to disappear at the corner of the corridor, Su Wen quietly followed the two maids.

After the two maids passed through the corridor, they walked down the stairs on the other side. It seemed that the structure of the manor was quite complicated, and some places could not be connected to other locations. Following the two maids all the way, after a few minutes, they came to the outside of a relatively large room. There was a tempting aroma of food coming from inside. This should be the kitchen of the manor, or one of the kitchens.

There were many servants near the kitchen, and Su Wen couldn't get close without being discovered, so she chose a safe position and observed the location of the kitchen door. From the sound, she could tell that there were many people in the kitchen. While Su Wen was observing, she found that the two maids just now came out of the kitchen, but they were empty-handed and didn't have any food. They were talking to each other and didn't look very happy. They walked towards the place where Su Wen was hiding. Su Wen immediately retreated a short distance and prepared to listen to what they were talking about.

As the two maids gradually approached, their voices became clearer. When passing by Su Wen's hiding place, Su Wen noticed that one of the maids was holding a dirty maid skirt in her hand and had a dissatisfied look on her face.

"Look at this skirt, it's all stained!" complained a maid, her voice full of anger and helplessness.

"I just finished washing the clothes and I have to serve the guests sometime soon. What should I do now? If the housekeeper finds out, I'll be scolded again!"

Their eyes turned to the other maid standing nearby, a guilty look on her face.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I just accidentally spilled the sauce," explained another maid.

"I know you didn't mean it, but what should we do? I can't serve guests in this dress! I was scolded by the housekeeper for what happened last time. If I make the same mistake again this time, I might be kicked out!"

Another maid lowered her head helplessly and gently pulled the corner of her companion's clothes whose skirt was stained. She knew that her mistake had caused a lot of trouble for her companions.

"Go back and change into another set first. If you hurry, maybe you can still make it in time." said the guilty maid.

The other maids looked at her, their expressions softening a little.

"Well, I hope there are some clean maid dresses in the laundry room..."

The two maids walked away and disappeared at the end of the corridor, and Su Wen suddenly had an inspiration.

Before being taken into the guest room, Su Wen had caught a glimpse of several servants on the side of the lobby on the first floor. They were holding two large laundry baskets and walking up a staircase behind the lobby on the first floor, which should be the location of the laundry room.

"Maybe I can try my luck in the laundry room..."

Following the route he had noted down and with the help of the system map, Su Wen quickly arrived at the staircase behind the lobby on the first floor, and found the laundry room. He changed into a clean maid dress and hid his original clothes. While he was adjusting the hem of his skirt, the two maids who had been there just walked in.

While buttoning the front of her maid's dress, Su Wen was thinking. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind and she thought of a suitable way to approach the mysterious guest in a natural way. So Su Wen pretended to be worried and started talking to herself.

"They actually asked me, a new maid, to deliver something to such a picky customer. What if something goes wrong..."

The two maids who were changing clothes nearby happened to hear Su Wen's "mumbling" and were attracted to it. They started chatting with Su Wen while changing their soiled clothes.

"A picky guest? Are you talking about the man who just came to the manor? The one dressed like a bounty hunter?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That's right, it's him! I heard from the housekeeper that the man is very picky, but I've only been working for a short time, what if something goes wrong! I finally found this job, I don't want to be kicked out..."

"Alas, it's the same for us. The housekeeper asked us to bring food to that man, but he said the food didn't suit his taste and asked us to send some more. In the end, he ate all the food we sent. How can a person be like that? Isn't this just ordering people around?"

"And that guy doesn't look like a good person... I'm really afraid that he might suddenly... By the way, are you guys also going to deliver something to him? Then can I go with you? I'm a little scared of him..."

"That's fine. What did the butler ask you to give him? We have to go back to the kitchen soon. Will we have time?"

"The housekeeper asked me to bring him some clean towels, and I have almost packed them." Looking at the neatly stacked clean towels next to him, Su Wen had an idea and blurted out.

"Well, just pack up quickly and wait for us at the stairs next to the kitchen."

"Okay, thank you."

"We are all maids in the manor. Why are you being so polite?"

After the two maids changed their clothes, they left in a hurry and headed for the kitchen. Su Wen also took some clean towels, folded them, and went to the kitchen staircase with the towels. After waiting for the two maids with food, the three of them went to the guests' location together. Su Wen secretly memorized the route in case of emergency.

From the route, it can be confirmed that the manor's architecture is very special. Each area seems independent, but in fact they are connected. For example, the building where the guest is located is not the main building of the manor, but on the other side of the main building. But the strange thing is that after going up and down several stairs, Su Wen found through the window that he had left the main building and came to this building, but he never left the room during the process of walking. There are no connecting corridors between the buildings in the manor, and there are no underground passages, which makes Su Wen very surprised.

"We're here. Remember to be polite when you speak. Don't let the guests find fault with you, or you'll be scolded by the housekeeper again."

"Oh, I see."

Coming to the door of a room, Su Wen, holding a towel, walked up and knocked gently.

"Enter."

After getting permission, Su Wen and two maids walked into the room. The room was normal, no different from other guest rooms. The only difference was the tall man dressed like a bounty hunter sitting in front of the desk, the weapons and books he placed randomly around the room, and the gold coins on the table stained with food residues.

The two maids carrying the food respectfully placed the food on the tray on another table next to the sofa. The man immediately came over and began to devour the food, while being picky about it.

As for Su Wen who was holding the clean towels, the man ignored her. After putting the towels into the bathroom, Su Wen returned to the two maids. It seemed that the man was only picky about food and didn't care about other things at all.

However, no matter how picky he was, the man must have been full this time, so he did not continue to embarrass the maids and let them leave. On the way back, Su Wen echoed the complaints of the two maids until they returned to the stairs near the kitchen. Here, he made up an excuse and left the two maids, ready to search other locations of the manor owner's buildings.

"Ok?"

When passing by a certain floor, Su Wen found a strange group. A child who looked about seven or eight years old was leading a mysterious man in a gray robe. Although the mysterious man was dressed strangely, his steps were normal, but he seemed to be barefoot and had no shoes. The child was sneaky, hiding from someone like a thief.

Judging from the luxurious clothes the child was wearing, the child seemed to be the owner's child, and the identity of the mysterious man seemed very strange. At this moment, the mysterious man seemed to have noticed something and turned his head towards Su Wen's position.

Su Wen immediately lowered her head and walked in another direction, pretending to be a maid in a hurry to work, avoiding the sight of the mysterious man.

“…?!”

After leaving the mysterious man's sight, Su Wen stopped and quietly leaned his head out from behind the corner to take a look. He happened to see half of the mysterious man's face which had not yet completely turned around.

The face was empty, without any facial features.