Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

I guess the puzzle you mention and the puzzle I mentioned are not the same thing.

Chi Yu looked at Zhang Qiling's serious expression and seemed to be hesitant to speak. After thinking about it, he gave up accusing the other party of cheating by copying the answers on the spot.

Well, after all, this is not an important question, so he just said it casually.

After becoming the master of this place, Chi Yu was no longer attacked by the monsters in the snow-capped mountains. Those monsters accompanied them docilely as they walked in the heart of the snow-capped mountains, and provided them with fresh food from time to time.

Like shepherds and their sheep.

Zhang Qiling lit a fire as usual, and the monsters crouched in fear around them and no longer came closer.

"What happened to them?"

"Just a bunch of monsters that are attracted by the aura of the 'Lord of this Place'."

Chi Yu sat by the fire with his face propped up. The firelight flickered in his eyes, casting a layer of warmth on his handsome face.

He looked at the movements of Zhang Qiling's hands and said leisurely, "When they came here, they gathered together to attack me because the Peng Bird regarded me as an enemy. Now they follow me because I have become the new 'Lord of This Place'."

"—They are begging for my mercy."

Zhang Qiling paused and looked up at Chi Yu: "What do you need to pay?"

"You have to come back every few years. As for the rest, it's nothing serious."

After all, this title is automatically obtained after achieving the achievement, and it is essentially a reward for players to defeat the boss.

The creatures in this environment will naturally chase the master of this place, obey his orders, and provide survival resources. In exchange, he needs to give these creatures shelter.

It doesn't mean that Chi Yu needs to interfere with the survival and reproduction of the population. He just needs to make some moves in the system to create an environment suitable for their survival.

The included mobility of the snow mountain section can be renewed by charging it once every ten years, so there is basically no need to worry too much.

The only thing to note is that if the player has not returned within the time limit, Snow Mountain will assume that the player has chosen to give up the identity of "Lord of This Place" and take back the management authority.

In general, it was as if the system had suddenly installed a virtual reality integrated version of the home game for him, which was not only harmless but also a reasonable way to kill time.

...You know what, it really feels like an infrastructure link that has been missing for many years has finally been filled.

Right.

Chi Yu thought about it and looked at Zhang Qiling: "It takes too much time to leave here by normal walking. I have a faster way to leave. Let's try this later."

"what?"

The stars shifted and the mountains roared. The power that was beyond the reach of mortals was like the simplest toy in Chi Yu's hands.

Zhang Qiling looked at the scenery in front of him, which was gradually becoming familiar, and turned to Chi Yu and asked, "Is it okay to do this?"

Chi Yu shook his head, thinking with confidence that the blocks here had been disrupted by the previous owner of this place a long time ago, and he was just setting things right.

Although changing the area would not allow them to leave the no-man's land directly, the route he adjusted was definitely the fastest one.

With the protection of this place, they walked very quickly in the heavy snow. The uninhabited area that would take ordinary people several months to cross only took them three days.

If there was one shortcoming, it would probably be that... the snow would just keep flying onto Zhang Qiling's face, covering his goggles with snow, while Chi Yu wasn't touched by a single drop of snow.

Zhang Qiling wiped the snow off his face and looked up at the surroundings. He knew that they were very close to the edge of the no-man's land.

In the distance was a familiar mountain pass. As long as they followed that road, they would soon be able to leave this range and walk outside the snow-capped mountains.

However, the tour group that left this terrible environment earlier than them was forced to be trapped in the snowy mountains for many days.

Zhao Xingyang looked at the Lama Temple which he had not seen for many days, took off his goggles, and was so moved that he almost cried.

He cursed the unreliable guide in his heart and hurried down the mountain with his men.

Their trip was in September, and they arrived in Motuo at the end of the month after traveling through the mountains and rivers. In addition, they went into the mountains to collect materials, and there were avalanches and they got lost, so they were trapped in the mountains for almost a month. Now that they have finally gotten out, it is almost time for the mountain to be closed due to heavy snow.

Zhao Xingyang was worried about his other team of companions, but he didn't know the specific news about Liang Zhao and others. He was just about to find someone to contact them when he saw people coming and going at the foot of the mountain, each holding tools in their hands. With a loud cheer, they quickly dispersed in an orderly manner.

"It's open! The road is open! Go find someone!"

A man whose face could not be seen came from the road outside, holding a box that was almost half a person's height. He was unmoved by the bustling environment around him and walked up the mountain in silence.

Zhao Xingyang accurately picked out a familiar face from the crowd. He quickly ignored the weirdo and walked up to him, calling him, "Xiao Liang!"

Liang Zhao looked back in the crowd, wiped her sweat, and saw the dusty Zhao Xingyang and the tour group behind him. She finally smiled for the first time in more than half a month.

"Great, you're all back."

Liang Zhao smiled, turned around and said something to the person next to him. The other person nodded and quickly ran towards the Lama temple on the mountainside.

The man ran while shouting: "Uncle Zhao, Zhao Xingyang and the others are back——"