In Ling's concept, not being able to truly understand the subtext in others' words is a manifestation of Little Eight's lack of humanity. Ling once speculated what kind of existence Little Eight was—is she an artificially written intelligent program? Or a full-time network administrator? Ling had also asked Little Eight, who first responded vaguely and by the end, she herself didn't even know what she was.
To humans, going against the norm is appealing, especially after entering a game like "Military Road," which defies the heavens; everyone's rebellious spirit would start to grow and spread.
The enigmatic masked woman, if she hadn't mentioned those two places, every new player would probably just focus on their tasks without noticing these places. Her deliberate mentioning, emphasizing only that they should not go without explaining why, perfectly hooks into the deepest curiosity within people's hearts.
