Synopsis

The chapter opens with the protagonist successfully completing a wolf hunting quest by combining his poison and trap skills, significantly increasing his stats. He receives a warm welcome as the first person to clear the quest and quickly seeks an inn and a meal. While eating, he encounters two other players and learns about the game world's mechanics including riots, resurrections with stat penalties, key locations, and the difficulty of the rat-catching quest. He then forms a deal with them to receive continuous information in exchange for food, while dismissing other players begging for money, contrasting his pragmatic approach with his former concealed self.