Even though Fern called herself "acting stupid," her cooperation with Lin Yu didn't show any reluctance.

On the contrary...

Fern could practically be described as brimming with enthusiasm!

And with her coordination with Lin Yu, calming the chaos was almost as easy as smoothing down the fine hairs standing up on a blanket with a finger.

Wherever they went, instant calm followed.

Although, given Lin Yu's current strength, even with Fern's assistance, it was impossible to handle an entire Healing Station's worth of guys simultaneously.

Just dealing with those four players alone would probably be quite troublesome.

But thankfully, it wasn't simultaneous!

His helper wasn't just Fern;there was also the Third Tier player, Twenty!

Caught in madness and chaos, already attacking and fighting each other, they were naturally very easily dealt with by Lin Yu.

Moreover, Lin Yu's goal wasn't to kill them, he just needed to control them!

Delaying them for a little while, restricting their movements, and then Fern's cold arrows would take them down to the ground.

Furthermore, many of the original NPCs were severely wounded. They had only gotten up to join the melee, ignoring their injuries, because they were driven mad by the effects of the [items].

In just a short five minutes...

The ground was covered with players and NPCs lying motionless, felled by the paralyzing effect of the arrows.

Although Fern's arrows could only paralyze a giant beast for less than two seconds, for the body sizes of humans, Blood Rakshasas, and Barbarians, a hit meant at least several minutes of control time!

That was more than enough time for Lin Yu and Fern to restrain them all.

"That was really easy," Fern said as she followed Lin Yu, tying up these guys whose eyes still betrayed madness. "You actually solved it."

"Of course, I don't think this was particularly high-risk," Lin Yu said calmly. "If they had retained their sanity, dealing with them might have been troublesome... But those who have lost their minds are no different from beasts."

"Since we could handle those two big guys fighting yesterday, naturally we can handle them too."

Lin Yu spoke calmly. The two of them worked like experienced food processing plant employees wrapping zongzi on an assembly line during the Dragon Boat Festival, tying them up one by one.

The ropes used to tie these guys were, of course, also found in the Healing Station—in this world, using hemp rope to tightly bind limbs was a very common method for bandaging and stopping bleeding.

Fern pursed her lips. "The high risk I mentioned wasn't about the trouble these guys cause..."

"It's about the time wasted dealing with them, and... the follow-up solution after you chose to deal with them."

The last two severely wounded Blood Rakshasas were also tied up by them.

Lin Yu looked at Fern. "Do you know what I plan to do?"

"Since you said you want to end the farce here, that means you plan to 'negotiate' with the arbitrator here, right?" Fern pointed to the other side of the Healing Station. "Shall we talk over there?"

Although the original NPCs in the Healing Station were evenly distributed throughout the tent, now that Fern and Lin Yu had tied them all up and piled them together, there were many "empty" areas in the entire Healing Station.

Lin Yu nodded and walked over there with Fern, quietly watching what this 'Fraudster' planned to do.

Once they reached a spot where the other NPCs and players couldn't hear their conversation, Fern spoke.

"Why are you impersonating a player?"

Lin Yu looked at Fern, who was scrutinizing him, not surprised.

"This is indeed a good time to lay cards on the table. Well done, Fern..."

"And your reaction speed was only a tiny bit slower than Twenty's."

Lin Yu inwardly praised Fern.

Her reaction was also within Lin Yu's expectations, though it didn't completely follow his guess.

But Lin Yu's scripts always had plenty of room for improvisation and blank spaces.

So, facing Fern's question, Lin Yu spoke lightly.

"I don't understand what you're saying. I'm not impersonating anyone."

Fern looked at Lin Yu. "Really? Then tell me, what's the default interface color of the forum?"

Lin Yu was silent for a long time before speaking. "I've never used it."

Fern spread her hands. "Every player uses that. Unless you've been expelled... and even if you were expelled, you definitely used it before!"

An expression of "giving up the struggle" appeared on Lin Yu's face.

"You humans from other worlds are indeed clever."

"Cleverer than the humans here."

As he spoke, Fern chuckled softly.

"Thanks for the compliment, but I'm the exceptionally clever type. Being seen through by me isn't shameful."

"Alright, we've cooperated for so long, and I've already seen through your trick. Is it convenient to tell me your purpose for doing this?"

Fern asked, looking at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu slowly nodded and began to explain.

"My impersonation of you all is more about concealing my own 'true identity'."

"Although I'm not a human from another world like you, calling myself a 'player', I'm also not an ordinary Blood Rakshasa or Barbarian."

"I'm not participating in this Glory Festival to get a ranking either. I have another purpose."

Lin Yu said in a low voice. Fern raised an eyebrow.

"And that purpose isn't convenient to tell me, right?"

Lin Yu nodded again. "Yes, but this has nothing to do with trusting you or not. It's simply... a matter of great importance."

Fern smiled. "Is it related to your true identity? If I'm not mistaken... you're that Rakshasa, right?"

"And it was you who dealt with that Flame Monster in the darkness just now—even though the noise sounded a lot like gunfire... but since you know about the existence of 'players', that was probably intentional, right?"

After Fern finished speaking, she saw the Lin Yu in front of her lift his head and glance at her.

The moment she felt the chilling killing intent, Fern quickly raised her hands.

"Hey, hey, I mean no harm—if I really wanted to act against you, I should have kept hiding the fact that I saw through your disguise, and reported you when that 'arbitrator' arrives later, wouldn't that be better?"

Lin Yu's expression gradually eased, and the killing intent that made Fern's hair stand on end slowly faded.

"You have a point... So, what do you plan to do?"

Fern pursed her lips. "You can impersonate a player, so you should also know that I'm just a 'passerby' in your world."

"For me, clearing the stage is the most important, followed by the practical benefits I can get... So, I want to continue cooperating with you to maximize my gains." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Tell me your plan. What do you intend to do if the 'arbitrator' comes later?"

Lin Yu spoke indifferently. "Of course, deal with him swiftly as well. As long as he also makes no movement and there's no new commotion in the Healing Station, the Glory Festival will probably proceed normally."

"I knew you planned to use force," Fern said helplessly. "If you trust me, I have a better idea."

"How about we try to fool the arbitrator instead?"