It's quite simple to reach the secret hideout in Farso.
Led by the inford middle-aged man, Ronald and his companion didn't even need to pass the maze challenge; they were taken smoothly to a room at the guild's forefront.
As a multifunctional venue, the Wanderer's Guild has nurous independent rooms, mostly used as private offices for business operators, or sotis as storage or temporary residences.
And Ronald and Patricia were brought to such a private office by the middle-aged man.
"This is the place." Standing before the office, the middle-aged man introduced to the two, "Lord Farso's office is right here; we normally wouldn't go in."
"So if you two really want to enter, it's up to you next."
After speaking, the middle-aged man looked around; he didn't even want to be seen here.
So after confirming the situation, he intentionally walked away:
"Anyway, I'll wait outside for you, that's all."
"..."
Ronald and Patricia naturally had no objections.
As the middle-aged man left, they reached out to push the door, ready to see what's inside Farso's office.
Click—
The door opened normally, revealing the space behind.
In the world of the maze picture book, the concept of 'door' splits into three types: [completely sealed decorative], [freely accessible passage], [requiring specific conditions to pass].
The door here opening normally essentially indicates it's not a aningless place.
Ronald entered first, and sure enough, saw a bizarre figure squatting there. But just this glance made Ronald's anxious mindset beco sowhat subtle.
"..."
The figure in the room was a half-human, half-lion girl.
When it sensed Ronald entering, it naturally turned its head to et his gaze, preparing to present its challenge.
The mont their eyes t, the air beca tense.
Counting up, this was Ronald's third maze picture book challenge, also his third encounter with the Sphinx.
This classic maze creature evidently rembered its previous encounters with Ronald, so after the initial few seconds of gaze, its girl-like face suddenly welled up with tears:
"Why is it you again?!"
Ronald didn't know how to respond, so he just waved his hand in greeting:
"Uh... long ti no see?"
"..."
"The items are in the drawer, take them yourself!"
Ronald was still pondering how to handle this maze creature, but the unexpected response was swift.
The Sphinx only left this sentence, not asking any riddle challenge, then directly opened the office window and jumped out without turning back.
So... there's no need to answer questions?
Ronald was montarily speechless.
Then Patricia walked ahead, witnessing this, she too asked, puzzled:
"Ronald, did it... run away?"
"Maybe the previous experience wasn't pleasant?" Ronald scratched his head, "But now that it voluntarily fled, it's probably a good thing for us?"
"..."
Patricia shrugged, clearly finding this situation frustrating.
Then the swordswoman girl proactively approached the desk ntioned by the Sphinx and extended her hand to open the drawer.
Swish—
The drawer's contents were quite simple, just a notebook lying there quietly.
Patricia took it out and opened it to check, her expression quickly shifting from curiosity to surprise and joy.
"Ronald, co and see!"
Ronald stepped forward, examining the notebook with Patricia, originally needing to solve the Sphinx's challenge to acquire the [Work Notes].
The black cover appeared very plain, and the content on the pages was quite simple indeed.
—Yet it was indeed a treasure.
Especially now that Ronald and his companion obtained this notebook, it functioned to aid their work.
[Search Target Progress: 3/10]
[Bapulor—Completed.]
[Heloise—Completed.]
[Patricia—Completed.]
[Shesta—Incomplete.]
[Dian—Incomplete.]
[Misun—Incomplete.]
[Solfa—Incomplete.]
[Constant—Incomplete.]
[Blaze—Incomplete.]
[Gwendolin—Incomplete/Completed?]
"..."
"Great, we definitely made the right choice coming here!"
Ronald's mood imdiately beca excited.
On the notebook, besides clearly listing the targets he needed to find, it showed [Incomplete] nas followed by flexible arrows, indicating their approximate locations.
Just like previous experiences in the maze picture book world.
These tools obtainable through challenges played incredibly crucial roles in this world!
For Ronald now, this key tool was like a radar enabling him to explore targets.
Far superior to the previous blind search akin to guessing blindly!
"Ronald, Gwendolin's na is on there too."
While Ronald's mood improved, Patricia pointed at the information and said:
"And her condition is different from others, showing [Incomplete/Completed?]."
Ronald knew this was a crucial clue:
"Thinking carefully, the ga's conditions indeed require finding the main characters from the banquet hall at that ti, including Gwendolin is understandable. But this [Incomplete/Completed?]..."
Ronald shook his head slightly:
"This must be that individual's eccentricity."
"When the final mont cos, if I still don't et this ga's goal, she will likely use this reason to co and test my character."
Patricia thought about Gwendolin's behavior and sincerely agreed with Ronald's judgnt, asserting firmly:
"That kind of person's 'mind' indeed makes one uncomfortable, soone who would do such things, we must remain cautious and vigilant."
"..."
Ronald and Patricia exchanged brief remarks.
Once confirming no other special items were in the office, they prepared to leave the Wanderer's Guild and follow the newly provided information from [Work Notes] to search for the next target.
Just as they were about to exit, an unexpected change appeared before them.
Holding the [Work Notes], Ronald saw a surprising change. —On the page, the line [Constant—Incomplete.]
Suddenly changed to [Constant—Completed.]!
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