Transformed into a heartthrob's simp, every day is a battleground.

Chapter 245: Coming to the Dungeon as a Caregiver

Perhaps because Yan Xun had been silent for so long, Lou Yanchuan also sensed a certain attitude from his silence.

"It seems you don't quite trust me," Lou Yanchuan said.

Yan Xun did not answer, using silence to express his feelings.

Sun Zhao couldn't stand the atmosphere any longer and started to change the subject, "Have you decided on the next dungeon yet?"

Yan Xun nodded, recalling the instance map Wen Yuanzheng had given him.

"I don't know much about the content, but it's said to be a rules-based dungeon." Yan Xun recalled the details Wen Yuan had told him at the time, "I heard the difficulty isn't too high."

“That’s good,” Sun Zhao immediately replied. “You just went through that complicated instance, so you need something relaxing to change your mood.”

He then asked with some curiosity, "What level does the system assign to the hidden quest 'Blue Gold'?"

"Gu Jia told me that his assessment result was S+ level."

Yan Xun not only confronted the nightmare head-on, but also banished it from the instance map. Logically, his level should be higher.

Only after being reminded did Yan Xun realize that he hadn't checked the mission rewards yet.

He opened the system notification, looked at it for a while... then looked up at Sun Zhao, "It seems to be an SS+ level mission assessment."

"The extra points were also due to confronting the nightmare and helping the inhabitants of this world drive away the invaders."

"What is the reward?" Sun Zhao asked curiously, but worried that Yan Xun might misunderstand, so he added, "It's okay if you don't tell me."

Yan Xun shook his head.

"They only gave points as a reward, not any items."

The system also provided a lengthy explanation of 1000 words, which can be summarized as follows: Yan Xun had already obtained the blue gold reward from the dungeon, and the system felt that it had made a bad deal, so it could only give Yan Xun 500 points.

"How many points did the system give you?" Sun Zhao guessed. "10? Or 20?"

He had only ever been to S+ level missions; he had never actually encountered SS+ level dungeons, which usually involved the descent of a true god.

Yan Xun remained silent and held up five fingers.

"50 points!" Sun Zhao exclaimed in disbelief. "So generous?!"

Yan Xun: "..."

"500 points."

Sun Zhao: "………………?"

"You're not seeing things???" Sun Zhao asked in disbelief.

"There are only two zeros, how could I possibly miscount them?" Yan Xun wondered.

Sun Zhao: "..."

"Yes."

Li Wu was also surprised that the system only gave him 500 points. He coughed and said, "It's probably because the system judged that the value of Blue Gold is too high, so the points portion is less."

“I heard that you can bring other people into the dungeon,” Li Wu said. “Are you planning to go in solo or with a team?”

Sun Zhao became interested upon hearing this, "Why don't you take me with you?"

"This dungeon sounds kind of interesting."

"A happy and joyful family," Sun Zhao remarked. "It sounds like some horrific event of infighting is about to happen."

Just as Yan Xun was about to say no, he heard Lou Yanchuan speak up, "I'm a little interested in this instance."

Yan Xun turned around.

Can you team up with me?

Lou Yanchuan asked, "I happen to be entering a dungeon soon too."

"I think this one is pretty good."

Yan Xun was prepared to refuse.

Lou Yanchuan took out a prop and pushed it from the table in front of Yan Xun.

Yan Xun took it and discovered that it was a simple and antique-looking pistol.

“A-grade item,” Lou Yanchuan said. “It’s said to be a sacred pistol used by an exorcist, containing silver bullets soaked in holy water, which is very effective against demons and monsters.”

"Items have no limit on the number of uses and will be reset after leaving the dungeon, but a maximum of five exorcism bullets can be fired in one dungeon run."

Lou Yanchuan looked at Yan Xun, "How is it?"

"Take me to this instance, it's yours."

Yan Xun looked at the silver pistol that had been pushed in front of him. "This kind of low-level dungeon is attractive to the guild leader?"

“I also have times when I want to take a vacation,” Lou Yanchuan said.

Yan Xun finally accepted the prop, saying, "See you in three days."

Don't be late.

……

As soon as Yan Xun entered the instance, he found himself standing in front of a garden villa.

"Is this the new house Dad bought?"

The speaker was a girl who looked to be about the age of an elementary school student.

Upon hearing this, the man wearing glasses bent down and picked her up, saying, "Yes, our family will live here from now on."

He turned to look at Yan Xun and asked, "What do you think, brother?"

"Isn't this house nice? Our whole family can live here."

The person who seemed to be the mother smiled and said, "That way, the younger brother will also have his own room."

"Ahem." Lou Yanchuan coughed a few times while sitting in his wheelchair. "I also think this is a good thing."

Yan Xun looked down at Lou Yanchuan's leg. "Is he lame?"

"Yan Xun!" Dad scolded Yan Xun angrily, "Don't talk to your uncle like that."

Lou Yanchuan smiled good-naturedly, "Yan Xun is still young, I won't blame him."

Then, when facing Yan Xun, he nodded and said, "I'm lame."

He slapped his thigh, "I can't move."

Yan Xun thought for a moment, then walked over to the NPC playing her mother and asked, "Can I push my uncle?"

The mother didn't understand why Yan Xun had suddenly changed his personality and gotten along better with his uncle, but she still nodded happily, "Of course."

Yan Xun walked behind the wheelchair and pushed Lou Yanchuan forward—

However, there was a huge rock in front of him, and Yan Xun didn't know if it was because he had bad eyesight or because he was doing it on purpose.

He pushed the wheelchair and crashed it into the rock.

"Watch out!" Dad rushed over to steady the wheelchair.

However, Yan Xun still accidentally knocked Lou Yanchuan, wheelchair and all, to the ground.

Fortunately, there was a lawn in front of the villa, so although I was a bit disheveled, I didn't suffer too much pain from the fall.

Lou Yanchuan braced himself against the ground, looking at Yan Xun, "Satisfied?"

"Uncle, I didn't mean to." Yan Xun hurriedly apologized, and then together with his father, he helped Lou Yanchuan back into his wheelchair.

Now he truly believed that Lou Yanchuan was crippled.

Logically, even if NPCs are designed not to walk, it shouldn't prevent players from moving freely within the instance.

After much thought, the biggest reason is probably still—

For this instance, Lou Yanchuan's level is too high, so it needs to be manually weakened.

Yan Xun grasped Lou Yanchuan's wheelchair handle again and whispered, "Uncle, I really regret bringing you here now."

Lou Yanchuan, sitting in his wheelchair, didn't seem to care at all. "Isn't this dungeon level just a vacation for you?"

“I do want to go on vacation,” Yan Xun said.

"Do you think I'm on vacation right now, or am I working as a caregiver in a dungeon, getting a head start on taking care of the elderly?" Yan Xun smiled insincerely. "As expected of the old man, he's truly wise."

"You're so subtle even when you're messing with me."