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But if Van Shaw were also at Rice Estate, the situation might be different.

This might be a good opportunity to build a good relationship with Tina.

"Hosting might be a bit difficult, after all... I'm just a diner right now, and I can't take it upon myself to decide how to entertain guests for Teacher Tina."

Fan Xiao said rather seriously.

“Uh… it seems you really respect Sister Tina, Earl.” Nori said with some emotion, “It’s rare to see you so reserved.”

"Hehe... This isn't about being reserved, it's about observing etiquette."

Fan Xiao said, "I've always been a very polite person. You must have some misunderstandings about me. It's okay, you'll understand once we get to know each other better."

"Politeness...are you sure?" Nori asked suspiciously.

Fan Xiao nodded: "Of course."

We have now reached the boundary of partition 001.

As a top player, Tina has mastered S-rank dungeons.

An S-rank dungeon is essentially a complete world. Tina, currently in Roman City, is estimated to be able to open the "Gate Between Two Worlds" to any location in Zone 001.

In other words, if that woman wanted to spy, apart from the active copy, the other areas of partition 001 probably wouldn't hold any secrets for her.

Fan Xiao was a little worried that Tina was spying on him, so he spoke very carefully.

This isn't because he's narcissistic.

He also doesn't have any paranoia.

It's just that Tina... she really likes to peep on people!

They completely regarded voyeurism as a fun activity to find amusement, and enjoyed it immensely.

What can he do?

He was desperate too.

……

After saying goodbye to Nori, Vanshaw stepped out of the carriage and entered Kaguya Station.

Lu Xining and Lu Baizhi were waiting for him at the edge of the platform.

Upon seeing him arrive, Lu Baizhi smiled and said, "Fan Xiao, our instance is a public instance, not a private space. You can find it yourself; you don't need to teleport now."

"Then come with me to Roman City first, recover a bit, and then head to the dungeon. You've just been through two battles not long ago, and it would be dangerous for you to go into the dungeon in your current condition."

After making the arrangements, Fan Xiao asked, "Is there a time limit?"

Based on his experience participating in dungeons, although players enter the dungeon at different times, the time difference is generally not too long.

At most, it will take half a day for all the players to arrive.

Fan Xiao didn't believe that all players had such a high level of punctuality.

Intentionally delaying going to a dungeon doesn't do any good, but... what if there are some weird players who just want to try something new?

There must be quite a few people like this, after all, curiosity is a human instinct.

Therefore, there must be some restrictions that he is unaware of, forcing other players to be punctual.

"This...I don't know either."

Lu Baizhi shook her head and said, "The evolution game didn't give any hints, so maybe... there are no restrictions?"

“Let’s try leaving this station first,” Lu Xining said. “Maybe we’ll get a hint then.”

“This is an interesting experiment,” Fan Xiao said with a smile. “Let’s go and get temporary identities first.”

After saying that, he walked toward the light barrier facility on the perimeter of the station.

Lu Xining and Lu Baizhi followed closely behind.

After the three arrived at the lighthouse, Fan Xiao used the automatic processing device to apply for temporary identities for the Lu Xining sisters.

Jinna had guided him through the process beforehand, so he was quite familiar with it.

After obtaining their identities, he took the two sisters to buy tickets for a regular train.

The train soon arrived at the station, and the three boarded and chose seats with fewer people.

"This doesn't seem to be a time train?"

After looking around, Lu Baizhi exclaimed in surprise, "There are so many people on the bus, and the atmosphere... Could there be ordinary people among these passengers?"

"You have a good eye," Fan Xiao said. "You guessed right, there really are ordinary people."

He recounted to the two sisters the information that Li Jian and Jin Na had recently revealed to him about Division 001.

The 001 division has long passed the early stages of the game, and its system is now very complete and mature.

Players and ordinary people live in the same world, with no overt conflicts... well, overt ones.

"An ordinary train that borrows a time-space track..."

Lu Baizhi looked longingly at him and said, "I wonder if our world can be this harmonious in the future?"

“District 001 is not exactly harmonious. Although there is no energy crisis and productivity is in surplus, the happiness index of ordinary people is not high.”

Fan Xiao pointed out, "If I had to put it in a way... it's somewhat similar to cyberpunk."

"Cyberpunk..."

Lu Baizhi looked around curiously and asked in confusion, "No one seems to be wearing any mechanical prosthetics or anything like that. They all seem to be normal human bodies?"

"You play too many games. Cyberpunk is not just about the physical aspects."

Lu Xining suddenly interrupted.

She glanced at Fan Xiao and said, "He was probably referring to the social structure. The whole world is highly controlled by various powerful forces. The upper class owns everything and indulges in extreme pleasures, while the lower class is like rats in the gutter, living a stinking and filthy life."

“It’s not that exaggerated yet,” Vanshaw said, “but that’s roughly the gist of it.”

He sighed, a rare occurrence for him, and said, "I hope we don't end up like this. I prefer a vibrant world to a lifeless society."

"Do not worry."

Lu Xining comforted Fan Xiao, saying, "No matter how lifeless the world becomes, I will always keep myself mentally vibrant, fresh, and never boring with my flexible and creative methods. Oh... the same goes for my body."

Fan Xiao: "..."

Damn it... can't you speak normally?

"Sister, I didn't expect you to have such energetic ideas!"

Lu Baizhi was taken aback.

She then asked, "But how exactly do you create such flexible patterns?"

"Wear black stockings, white stockings, nude stockings, and there are different types such as short socks, over-the-knee stockings, pantyhose, and tank tops. You can change up the styles."

Lu Xining replied.

"..." Lu Baizhi was completely dumbfounded: "Huh? This... does this have anything to do with what we were talking about?"

"Lifelessness is nothing more than low desire."

Lu Xining looked at her sister and said, "Fan Xiao's desire has been reduced. Just dress like this to arouse his desire."

Fan Xiao: "..."

Lu Baizhi's cheeks flushed red instantly, and she stammered, "What...what are you saying?! How can you interpret low desire so simply and crudely? Besides, I would never..."

"He likes it very much."

"..."

Lu Baizhi swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Why is my sister like this...?

Can you really say something like that out loud?

She subconsciously glanced at Fan Xiao a few times and was surprised to find that Fan Xiao seemed to be engrossed in watching the scenery outside the window and did not pay much attention to their conversation.

While she breathed a sigh of relief, she also became somewhat puzzled.

It seemed like Fan Xiao's behavior was a bit deliberate... he was deliberately pretending not to hear this kind of topic.

Is it because you're afraid of feeling awkward?

But... wasn't Fan Xiao always known for his thick skin?

Lu Xining also glanced at Fan Xiao, a look of doubt flashing in her eyes.

She always felt that Fan Xiao's aura was a bit...too honest?

"Huh? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Fan Xiao turned his gaze away from the window, met the eyes of the two sisters, and asked in confusion.

“We were just discussing the topic of desire,” Lu Xining asked, “and you didn’t seem interested?”

“I’m really not interested,” Fan Xiao said. “Besides, as a decent person, it’s a little uncomfortable for me to talk about this kind of thing with two young girls like you.”

"Oh."

Lu Xining replied calmly.

She reached up and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear—this gesture was just a cover; her left hand was making a phone call gesture.

This marks the third time Mei has applied for a "private channel" in Chao Fanxiao.

Fan Xiao naturally ignored the girl's gesture, as if he really hadn't seen anything.

The train moved forward slowly.

A moment later, Lu Xining stretched out her leg and secretly moved towards Fan Xiao, who was sitting opposite her, stepping on Fan Xiao's right foot with her uniform shoe.

At this moment, Fan Xiao suddenly said, "Oh right, I almost forgot about the experiment we were talking about earlier."

He looked at the two sisters and asked, "We've almost left Kaguya Station. Have you received any game hints?"

"No."

Seeing this, Lu Xining quietly withdrew her leg.

Her judgment was correct—Fan Xiao had indeed become more obedient.

Previously, he might say no, but his actions betrayed him.

What's the reason...?

Just as she was about to delve into her thoughts, her player panel suddenly popped up.

[Player "Puppet" Attention...]

At the same time, Lu Baizhi's eyes also froze for a moment.

They both received game notifications.

"A notification has arrived?"

Fan Xiao noticed something was off about the two sisters.

“Hmm.” Lu Baizhi nodded: “The game requires us to reach the instance within 24 hours, otherwise the tickets will be invalid. Also…”

As she looked at the player panel and read the information, she added, "If you don't arrive at the dungeon on time, in addition to losing a ticket, the maximum interval for participating in the next dungeon, as stipulated by the game, will also be reduced by half."

"Um... Fan Xiao, how long does it take to get from here to Roman City?"

"Don't worry, 24 hours is plenty of time for you to rest and recover."

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "I passed by Kaguya Station before when I took the train. It takes less than an hour to get to Roman City from here."

"It's 3 PM now. You can rest for the night and head to the instance from Roman City tomorrow morning. No problem."

"An hour... then getting a night's rest is definitely not a problem."

Lu Baizhi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where in Roman City are you taking us?" Lu Xining asked, "To Teacher Tina's house?"

"No, that is, after all, the teacher's residence, and I cannot make decisions on my own."

After saying this respectfully, Fan Xiao continued, "Let's find a place to stay. The main purpose is to recover our energy and overcome the limitations on our talents and items."