My cards can be infinitely combined.

Chapter 12 Hidden Mode

Zhou Nan posted the attribute information of [Hero Solo].

He knew that if he didn't bring something substantial, these three might not take him along.

Nothing is more convincing than cards; instead of hyping them up, just reveal the cards directly.

[I'm Not a Hero]: "Oh, a Hero Card?"

[Behold my thunderous strike]: "Black card! Not bad, this hero is even stronger than the valiant village guard!"

[Thor incarnate]: "Okay!"

[I'm Not a Hero]: "So, shall I drive?"

[Thor incarnate]: "To avoid any disputes later, let me explain first. Fourth floor, we will be activating the hidden mode of the Guardian of Casanall, [Fortress]. This mode is different from the regular Guardian mode. You can keep doing the brick-moving task. After completing the task of moving 1600 bricks in half an hour, we will settle your gold coins. At that time, you can quit the game or continue. But please understand that you are a hired employee. We have paid you gold coins, so you can no longer participate in the distribution of any loot obtained in the dungeon. If you are willing, then let's start the game. If you mind, then forget it."

Zhou Nan: "Understood, that makes sense, let's drive!"

[I'm Not a Hero]: "Hold on tight!"

After the five-second countdown ended, Zhou Nan arrived at Casanall Square.

He had three players with him.

【I'm Not a Hero】is a blonde female player who gave Zhou Nan a sweet smile and winked.

"Ding! Player 'I'm Not a Hero' wishes to add you as a friend. Do you accept?"

"agree!"

Zhou Nan smiled at the sign that read "I'm Not a Hero".

The other two players are naturally [Watch My Thunder Strike] and [Thor's Possession].

[Behold my thunderous strike] He was very tall, wearing a suit of fish-scale armor and carrying a deep-sea trident.

[Thor Possessed] was slightly shorter and looked very quiet. A crimson fireball the size of a human head floated around him. He nodded to Zhou Nan and then said to [I'm Not a Hero], "Let's begin!"

"good!"

【I am not a hero】She reached out and grabbed at the air, opened her storage backpack, and took out a large conch shell. She held the conch shell and blew hard, producing a deep sound like a horn.

Immediately, an announcement rang out: "Hidden Mode City Fortress activated. The instance environment has changed. In 30 minutes, the Murloc artillery will launch an attack on Kassanar. Please defend Kassanar against the Murlocs' onslaught and ensure the Town Hall is not destroyed. Please note that the Murloc attack will not be interrupted in this mode..."

As the regional announcement sounded, the ground shook, and Zhou Nan glanced around and saw that the small fishing village of Casanar had changed rapidly.

Originally, this was a small fishing village with a square in the center and many thatched houses surrounding it. But now those thatched houses have quickly disappeared, and in their place, a "town hall" has slowly risen from the ground.

The "Town Hall" is actually just an architectural model; you can't go inside it, and it even has attributes.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Casanar Town Center

Level: Level 1

Durability: 10000

Upgrade progress: 0%

Upgrade requires: 1000 diamonds

Abilities: None

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The NPCs in the instance have also changed. Village Chief Blair has become Town Mayor Blair, wearing a dark blue silk robe, with his hair neatly combed, and holding a staff.

Captain Kakar, carpenter Krul, and apothecary Kokoro no longer hid themselves and stood in a row with Mayor Blair, all dressed in magnificent robes.

Even the archers Martin and Marco stopped guarding the monster spawn point and instead stood on the watchtower in front of the town hall.

Zhou Nan looked around again and saw a flat area with no three roads.

"Let's get started. Find NPC Kakar to activate the quest, and get back to farming!"

[Thor Possessed] As he spoke, he threw a card on the ground, and with a bang, the card transformed into a valiant village guard.

Without saying a word, the brave village committee member went to search for bricks and stones in the surrounding area.

"I'm Not a Hero" and "Watch My Thunder Strike" also played cards, and both of them surprisingly had the Heroic Village Guard card.

"Go, Black Card Emperor!"

"Behold my thunderous strike!" he shouted at Zhou Nan, then threw out another card. With a bang, the card transformed into a four-meter-long armored triceratops!

"A four-star green card, an armored triceratops—isn't that cool?"

"Behold my thunderous strike!" He said with a hint of boasting, and then he even flipped over and mounted the back of the armored triceratops.

"This summoned beast can be used as a mount?"

Zhou Nan couldn't help but feel a little envious.

A four-star green card summon beast—this is no ordinary item. What's rare is that it can also be used as a mount; this is truly exceptional.

"Stop showing off, get back to work!"

"[Thor incarnate]!" he shouted, and then he himself started moving bricks.

Without hesitation, Zhou Nan threw out two Hero Cards, summoning the heroes Solo and Buu.

"Wow, you have two Heroic Bears! You're definitely a master bricklayer!"

"I'm not a hero," she asked Zhou Nan with a look of surprise, "Where did you get these two black cards?"

Zhou Nan smiled and, instead of answering, asked, "Where did you get that conch shell?"

He had already figured it out; the conch shell that "I'm Not a Hero" had just blown was the item to activate this hidden mode.

"I'm not telling you!" [I'm not a hero] stuck out her tongue at Zhou Nan, then turned around and went to move bricks.

Zhou Nan didn't care. He went to the "F4" in front of the town hall to trigger the mission.

All four NPCs can issue quests.

Blair's task is to upgrade the town hall, which requires 1000 bricks.

Kakar's task is to build a town wall, which requires 1600 bricks!

Krul's task is to build a watchtower, which requires players to cut down trees!

Kokkoro's mission is to build a magic tower, which requires 1000 bricks!

The most urgent task is, of course, Kakar's "building town walls," and all three of them, with Thor's powers, are working on this task.

Zhou Nan wouldn't deliberately slack off; after triggering the mission, he would take the two heroes to move bricks.

Hero Solo and Hero Buu don't need Zhou Nan's command at all. After giving them the task of moving bricks, they will move bricks on their own. Their brick-moving efficiency is similar to that of the players. They can only move one brick at a time, and they can move seven or eight bricks per minute. The bricks they move can be directly given to NPC Kakar.

[Possessed by Thor] The three of them were quite focused on their task, not chatting or talking, just silently carrying bricks.

Even with four players, three village guards, and two heroes, it took them nearly 25 minutes to move all 1600 bricks.

Zhou Nan guessed that if he hadn't had two heroes, he might not have been able to complete it.

"Warriors, I will build the town walls to cover me!"

At this moment, the NPC Kakar shouted something and started moving, carrying two shovels.

No one paid him any attention. [Thor incarnate] came to Zhou Nan's side, opened his storage backpack without saying a word, counted out 400 gold coins and handed them to Zhou Nan.

"Here's an extra 100 gold coins, thanks for your hard work! Let's add each other as friends and play together sometime."

"Alright! You're very generous, brother, so I won't stand on ceremony."

Zhou Nan happily received 400 gold coins, feeling that these gold coins were too easy to earn.

"If I were to solo [Guardian of Kassanar], I might not even earn 400 gold coins even after ten runs. Now I can earn it in half an hour. Farming is indeed a lucrative business."

Zhou Nan added, "Then I won't interfere with your monster-hunting. I'll just wander around and collect the completion reward!"

[Thor incarnate] said, "Sure, as long as the walls are built, clearing this dungeon shouldn't be a problem."