Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

"so..."

"You chose me simply because you saw my hands—they're crocodile skin, and they're fire-resistant, right?"

"You want me to skin you?"

His brows furrowed into a knot.

Anlan never expected that BYD, even in a fairytale world, would have bullying and deception?

No?

Why should I be the one to exploit others?

Can't we each take one turn?

Seeing that An Lan didn't react, the donkey man's eyes narrowed into slits: "Kid... I'm not trying to be mean! But think about it, how would a newbie like you know everything here?"

"Please help me..."

"That's why I'll help you!"

"Once you're here, don't even think about leaving! Let's work hard! If we join forces, we'll eventually reach the highest cave level, and those tough times will finally be over!"

"Come on! Don't just stand there, help me retrieve the other two!"

"Including you, there are still fifteen human skins left to wash today!"

"Kid..."

"Believe me, you wouldn't want to know what happens if you don't complete your daily 'mission'!"

As the other person spoke, they seemed to want to pat An Lan on the shoulder.

Looking at his already rotten palms, he pursed his lips and sat back down in the corner.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

A chilling wind kept blowing in from behind. The interior of the cliff, which was only a dozen square meters in size, was only two or three meters away from the edge. If one wasn't careful, one would probably fall off the cliff.

When An Lan looked around, the long black hair that had been swaying down was gone.

Once someone gets inside, getting out is probably as difficult as climbing to the sky!

(Is Jiang Lai... also trapped here?)

(Damn it...)

(Long Ao told me to find him, but how am I supposed to find him?)

Looking into the distance, on the far side of the cliff, in a cave, the "weirdo" whose lower body was a tire was looking at the stove with disgust, which was still burning.

Fuck you!

"You want me to skin people alive?"

"Did you know who I was before you came in here?"

"I am a knight loved by everyone!"

"Damn it! I'm the one bossing you around!"

"..."

The cursing continued, and An Lan frowned. At that moment, the necklace on her chest vibrated.

[When the situation is unclear, backing down is the best way to save your life!]

[Pretty boy...]

There's a lot to say about this...

(It's her again?!)

Feeling the vibration in her chest, An Lan hesitated for a moment before suddenly shoving her hands into the lime water. After a series of hissing bubbles, more than a dozen scales fell into the water!

An Lan suddenly grabbed two soft human skins and threw them out of the pot!

"Tick-tock! Tick-tock!"

The lime water began to drip down my palm; the characteristic of "wild growth" is continuous recovery.

Although An Lan's palms were burning, the scales were still regenerating and growing back uncontrollably.

"Oh dear—"

"Look! The task is already halfway done!"

"Young man! Just listen to me! One piece of skin is worth one point. As long as we accumulate 50 points, we can go up! Then, our lives as skin-making makers will be much easier!"

The donkey carefully folded the human skin together, his eyes seemingly filled with some kind of longing.

An Lan pouted, "You guys... you actually have this promotion system?"

"yes!"

"You climbed down from up there, you should have seen it, right? Those three caves on the top floor, we probably can't go in! Those are the rooms of Sleeping Beauty, the Prince, and the Hunter..."

"However, the cave below them, the one where you only need to test the looseness of your skin every day, is one we can reach through hard work and accumulating points!"

"Just imagine, all you'll have to do every day is put on a human skin and be fine! Wouldn't that be great!"

"..."

Watching the donkey-man's mutterings, An Lan felt a wave of irony: "But have you forgotten? You were free from the start! You're content now that you've been tricked into coming here and are a little more relaxed?"

"you!"

Upon hearing this, the donkey man was clearly taken aback.

He looked at An Lan, a flicker of something passing through his eyes, then gritted his teeth and scoffed, "You...you wouldn't understand! Once you're in here, there's no way out!"

"Since we can't get out anyway..."

"Why not just live your life well here?"

"Survive, accumulate points to access better caves, and exchange those points for other rewards—isn't that great?"

"..."

An Lan was speechless in the face of the donkey man's rebuttal.

In just a few words, he had already grasped two pieces of information.

Can't get out?

Once you're here, you can't get out?

That proves one thing!

Some people have tried to leave this place! But they couldn't! There might be some kind of rule or design here, and if you can't discover it, you can't leave!

The second piece of information: The donkey said that in the top three caves, there is a [Prince], a [Sleeping Beauty], and a [Hunter]?

Judging from the location of the cave, these three people should be at the same height, right?

If the person holding the golden pearl was the prince, then what about the two ruling classes: Sleeping Beauty and the hunter?

If I had made my move on the cliff, attracting Sleeping Beauty and the Hunter...

Do I even have a chance to survive?

Thinking about this, An Lan was very glad that she had been cautious.

"Puff puff puff—"

The quicklime in the pot was still boiling, and the donkey-man threw in five more human skins. An Lan watched the blood rising to the surface of the pot, frowned, and asked, "Those three people on the top floor, are they all Little Red Riding Hood's henchmen?"

"To be precise, they should be in a cooperative relationship..."

"Oh?"

"They seem to have come here voluntarily, wanting to enjoy the top-tier treatment..."

"So... [the prince], is he a blond person with no eyes?"

"no!"

"You're probably referring to the 'Rapunzel Prince' who guides newlyweds on the cliff. He originally climbed to the top of the witch's tower to find 'Rapunzel,' but he didn't find her and eventually fell, losing his sight and hearing..."

"After that... no one saw him again, and he just mysteriously appeared here..."

"ha?"

"So you mean there are four rulers on this cliff?"

"right!"

"【Lettuce Prince】is at the highest point, the remaining three are like three administrators..."

"So that's how it is. The prince in the cave is the one who kissed Sleeping Beauty awake—"

"That's right..."

"Then... what about the 'Frog Prince'? Have you ever seen him?"

"Huh? Where did this 'Frog Prince' come from?"

"..."

The two chatted casually for a while, and when An Lan saw that it was about time, she scooped the human skin out of the pot.

The two repeated this step five times!

25 human skins!

They exceeded their target by five!

In An Lan's opinion, the workload was not too bad.

If the donkey driver is trustworthy, they can collect 100 human skins in four days. At that time, both of them can go to the third floor and become people who sew human skins.

"Jiang Lai..."

"With his strength, he should be able to make it to the second-level testing layer, right?"

"There are only five caves on the second floor, perhaps... we'll find him soon..."

With this thought in mind, An Lan watched as the donkey carefully put away all the human skins.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Outside the cave, the cold wind grew increasingly biting, and visibility was gradually decreasing. The donkey-man glanced at An Lan, opened his mouth as if to speak, and then suddenly warned, "Hey! Kid, if there are any noises outside at night, don't answer!"

"At night, we'll pretend to be asleep in the cave!"

"If anyone shouts, pretend you're asleep!"

"Do you understand?"

"what?"

"What...will happen tonight?"

When An Lan asked this question, the donkey man simply lowered his head and remained silent!

A moment later!

Amidst the drifting clouds, a tuft of black hair swayed rapidly downwards, and a gruff voice immediately rang out: "I'm here to check performance today! Everyone better cooperate!!!"