Shadows Reveal Hidden Light — Wayne Sanders novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Strategy Group

Nobody would made guides then.

It was only now that the group truly realized how important dungeon guides were.

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They patiently sifted through massive amounts of online posts for clues. Cedric even snapped and started arguing with people online.

“It’s just a cellar entrance! Why turn it into some puzzle? We’ll find it sooner or later. How can you charge that much for this?”

A netizen fired back with sarcasm.

[You’re running the Desolate Castle, a phantom-type dungeon. Staying inside too long weakens mental strength, reduces your max mana, and causes permanent stat damage. You don’t even know that? That castle is massive-over 500,000 square feet. A five-person team could search nonstop for three days and still not find a single hidden room, and you’re saying guides aren’t worth paying for?]

[What are you, a Level 10 newbie? Or worse, a life-skill player? Go back to your casual zone!]

[Seriously. Just one wine cellar-one crate of red wine sells for 4,800 Starcoins. You can carry 20 crates with a full pack. That’s 100,000 Starcoins right there. You earn back the dungeon ticket instantly. Everything after is pure profit. Buy the guide, clear it twice to break even, profit on the third. And you still want it for free?]

Cedric got burned so badly that he couldn’t even argue.

He ended up deleting the post. Even then, people didn’t let him go. They followed his account, dug through his profile, and mocked him as a man-child.

How was he a man-child?

Cedric snapped, “Joanna said she didn’t have a guide. So how did she know where the cellar was? And where did she get the money to buy those guides?”

Neil lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then said deeply, “Strategy group.”

“What?” Everyone looked at him.

“Joanna’s humanities grades are excellent. She once joined a story-exploration club and knows the lore behind every dungeon. By combining in-dungeon clues, she can uncover hidden side plots.

“People from those clubs often end up in logistics or strategy groups if they don’t go to combat universities. They’re basically half combat-class.

“Joanna probably joined the Desolate Castle’s strategy group and got the guides from them.”

Online, there was a saying-elite strategy groups were even stronger than pure combat pros.

Bruce’s face turned pale.

It hadn’t even been half a day. The others might not feel it yet, but Bruce already regretted everything.

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His stomach hurt a little-a classic stress reaction. He hadn’t eaten properly at lunch, and now he felt awful.

Without Joanna’s guides, did that mean he’d have to explore everything on his own from now on?

He was afraid of the unknown and uncertainty. Joanna knew that well. Had she really abandoned him that cruelly?

“What should we do now? Should we ask her to come back?”

In the end, she decided to take the clothes back to her old dorm and wash them there.

Meanwhile, in a luxury room rented by the hour.

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Joanna and Nighthowl enjoyed a wonderful meal.

Nighthowl didn’t eat like a normal dog-no licking or tearing at food.

Instead, he used psychic power to lift the food and gently guide it into his mouth.

Despite being a wolf, he was incredibly elegant.

Still, the delicious food made him chew faster.

He’d never tasted anything this delicious before.

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