The night passed quickly and peacefully.

Last night, Wang Zhifan conducted dream training in his room 405, creating a third dream persona for himself, preparing a bit for today's task.

As for rest, because his personal attributes are very high, his energy far surpasses that of ordinary people, and the energy consumption of dream training is relatively small, so it did not affect his personal state at all.

Unknowingly, it was already nine o'clock on the morning of the new day. At this moment, nearly two hundred residents gathered in the hall on the first floor of Apartment 444.

"Zhang Ying, Sun Xiong... Wang Zhifan, Luo Fenghua... Zhao Qiang, Zhou Yue... everyone whose name I just called, come over and choose your task! Everyone else can disperse, go do whatever you need to do!"

The hunched-backed building manager stood in the center of the first-floor lobby, right between the glass doors and the elevator area, holding an old book with blood-red letters reading "Apartment 444" on the cover, loudly shouting to the residents gathered around.

Before long, with expressions of great relief, many of the residents headed towards the elevator to return to their rooms, while others chose to stay on the first floor, lingering in the distance to listen to the building manager's conversation with the residents who were about to undertake the blood-letter tasks.

At this time, Wang Zhifan and the other three players all came before the building manager. In addition to the four of them, there were eight other residents who had been named. These eight people's expressions ranged from nervous to frightened, with some appearing completely numb.

"Today there are four blood-letter tasks for you to choose from. Make sure you are listening."

The old man wasn't concerned about the state of the named residents. He focused on the old book with the blood-red "Apartment 444" letters in his hands, and then he recited:

"The first task is to retrieve a complete skeleton from Bone Decay Lake and bury it in the nearby woods. After burying the skeleton, you can take the bus back to the apartment."

"The second task is to spend a night in the haunted village. As long as you can see the sun the next morning, you can leave the village and take the bus back to the apartment."

"The third task involves finding any suitable offering in the Weeping Ground and placing it at any statue in the Temple of the Dead. Once completed, you can wait for the bus to return."

"The fourth task is to climb to the top of Wangfeng Mountain by 6 PM today, then watch the sunset for an hour before descending and taking the bus back to the apartment."

The old man recited the four blood-letter tasks for today all in one breath, and without waiting for any response from the twelve residents before him, he frowned and started muttering to himself:

"Hmm... strange... why are today's tasks taking place in these places? The difficulty seems quite high for each one..."

He finished pondering with a puzzled expression on his furrowed face, then after several seconds, he suddenly lifted his head, moving his gaze from the old blood-letter book in his hands to the twelve residents standing before him, and said:

"Did you all understand? If not, I can repeat them."

However, upon hearing this, the residents either looked terrified or numb, giving no response at all because they had all heard his muttering moments before. At this moment, they felt as if their hearts were weighed down with lead, except for Wang Zhifan and the other three players who remained expressionless.

"Manager, I seemed to have heard you say just now that these tasks are not easy? Can you analyze them for us? We newcomers don't know how to choose."

A young man wearing a blue and white school uniform and black-framed glasses was the first to speak, seeking advice from the building manager who claimed to have completed thirty blood-letter tasks and passed the final test.

"Indeed, today's four blood-letter tasks don't seem very normal... let me explain a bit."

The hunched old man nodded his grey-haired head at the young man in the school uniform's inquiry, then lifted his wrinkled left hand to stroke his equally wrinkled forehead, seemingly trying to recall and think.

"The first task is to go to Bone Decay Lake. I, the old man, actually have never personally been there, but many years ago, I knew quite a few apartment residents who were sent there for blood-letter tasks. None of them ever made it back alive, and eventually, the apartment seldom released blood-letter tasks to that place. It's surprising to see it again today. Based on my personal experience, you'd better not choose this task."

"The second task is to spend a night in the haunted village. I guess long-term residents should know where it is; some might have even been there. I myself went there many times back when I was young. But when is the village most dangerous, you know? At night! The haunted village is very terrifying at night! I once had a task to sweep the village late afternoon, nearly didn't make it out before it got dark. Spending a night there is really challenging; choose carefully."

"The third task is related to the Weeping Ground and Temple of the Dead. The Temple of the Dead is right near the Weeping Ground, not far. But the task's issue lies in finding an offering; it doesn't specify what offering would be considered suitable, which complicates things. If we had a choice, better not pick this type because it can easily go wrong. You might find nothing the Temple of the Dead is looking for at the Weeping Ground, and then... well, I needn't say more."

"The fourth task, to watch the sunset from the top of Wangfeng Mountain, might seem easier and more relaxing than the others, but I tell you, this task is not as simple as it appears! In my many years of experience, such seemingly easy tasks are often traps. Don't let the apparent ease mislead you; careless people can't complete many blood-letter tasks!"

The building manager analyzed the four blood-letter tasks for the residents about to participate, including Wang Zhifan and the other three players. All twelve listened attentively, but the manager's speech boiled down to one point: all four tasks are traps, and all are extremely dangerous!

"Manager, after hearing this, how can we dare to choose... Why don't you give us some other task options?"

The young man in the school uniform laughed in response after hearing the building manager's analysis.

But clearly, that was impossible. The old man glared at him in annoyance:

"You kid think just because I'm the manager, this apartment is run by me? All the blood-letter tasks are issued by the apartment itself! You can only choose from these!"

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