The second I read "might even be able to save him", I knew what it was about. Hype! (Meanwhile I skipped entire hard-to-read sections in the past so I do not recognise some folks. XD)
Ren Yan always was unpredictable and crazy. When others were out exploring and fighting, she had to sit back home until she got a high enough score in the snake game. She just couldn't do anything else before she did it.