There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

He hadn't ruled out the possibility that the npc before him was a player in disguise, but after confirming with Tenfold Planet's game system, he confirmed that this NPC was indeed a hidden one from Tenfold Planet, not found on any map and typically wandering among players.

Only a select few randomly chosen people could see it.

After leaving Newbie Village, there were quite a few of these hidden NPCs. He had also searched on the forums and indeed many players had encountered them; some were hidden in rivers, asking if the axe you lost was gold or silver.

Some were old men pushing carts, owning personal shops stocked with pricey items that couldn't be found in the outside world, extremely rare indeed.

And like the NPC before him, although he hadn't seen it on the forums, the existence of hidden NPCs was a fact.

After all, not everyone would post their experiences on forums, it could only serve as a reference.

"..."

Sword Without End took a deep breath, and after a long silence, he said hoarsely, "I want to resurrect my wife, who died before the descent of Tenfold Planet."

He wasn't a good man.

Or to put it another way, he was a beast.

He never minded describing himself this way. In countless late nights, he would use the most venomous language to define himself, acknowledging the complexity of human existence. At least for him, his darker nature often took precedence.

He deeply loved his wife.

But after her death, he would frequent places he shouldn't have.

This wasn't right.

At the very least, it was illegal.

Yet, if there were a chance to resurrect his deceased wife, he would pay any price, any price at all!

With those words spoken.

A panel suddenly popped up before him.

'Ding, congratulations on accepting the hidden quest from the NPC: The Half, complete the quest and you will receive a special grand prize.'

'Quest Name': Prove Your Love.

'Quest Requirement': Permanently kill 'Tuberculosis Rabbit'.

'Quest Introduction': It seems you are a person of deep affection. You could have chosen a large number of Points, high-level Props, or even to free yourself from the constraints of Tenfold Planet, but you chose to resurrect your wife.

I wish you good luck.

I hope you can successfully complete the quest and see your renewed wife return to your embrace.'

'Quest Reward': Your deceased wife will be resurrected.

'Quest Time Limit': 3 hours.

Following this.

The short man before him once again smiled with a strange twist to his lips and gradually vanished on the spot, dissipating into the air like a puff of smoke.

Leaving Sword Without End alone in the alley, disbelief filling his gaze.

...

"Kill... Tuberculosis Rabbit."

Sword Without End, who had been expecting some difficult task, fell silent upon seeing the quest pop-up, and his breathing became hurried.

The quest was, in fact, very simple.

Tuberculosis Rabbit was utterly trusting of him; if Tuberculosis Rabbit accidentally died, or if he tampered slightly, he could send Tuberculosis Rabbit straight to hell, and then propose to go into hell himself to bring Tuberculosis Rabbit back to the resurrection map.

Tuberculosis Rabbit would not be on guard against him; with just a little effort, he could kill Tuberculosis Rabbit for good, ensuring death in hell.

Death in hell was permanent.

But...

This month, it was impossible; Tuberculosis Rabbit couldn't die this month, and even if slain in hell, Tuberculosis Rabbit's status as a Seed Player meant coming back from hell once more.

If Tuberculosis Rabbit climbed back from hell, and the news got out.

He wouldn't be able to face anyone.

Not to mention escaping Yi's pursuit, which he certainly couldn't withstand.

Moreover, this quest had a time limit of only three hours, making it essentially an impossible task.

Thinking of this.

Sword Without End suddenly felt a sense of nausea in his heart; he had just entertained the thought of finding a way to kill Tuberculosis Rabbit, after all... it would resurrect his wife.

He now knew the quest was definitely unachievable.

And he suddenly found himself deliberating.

If, if the quest could be completed, would he really go through with it?

Would he really kill Tuberculosis Rabbit to bring back his wife?

...

"..."

After a long silence, Sword Without End suddenly laughed bitterly in the alley, flicking away the burnt-out cigarette from between his fingers, hands in pockets as he glanced around the deserted alley, sighed deeply, and slowly turned to walk towards the entrance of the alley.

In that moment just passed.

He had his answer.

The death of his wife caused him immense pain, but if resurrecting her meant Tuberculosis Rabbit had to die as the price, then he would rather do nothing and maintain the status quo.

Otherwise, he would live in regret for the rest of his life.

Tuberculosis Rabbit was his only friend and someone who trusted him implicitly; he simply couldn't bring himself to kill a person who trusted him completely. It was a betrayal he could not abide by.

So be it.

Even though he had given up this time, there was no sadness in Sword Without End's heart; his steps even lightened a little.

At least this quest had revealed something to him, which was that Tenfold Planet did have the ability to resurrect his wife.

Otherwise, this quest wouldn't exist.

Beyond this method, there were others.

As long as he worked hard to level up, to reach the very top of Tenfold Planet, to ascend to Tenfold Star like Jiang Chenglu and leave Tenfold Planet, one day, he would be able to see his wife again.