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Fan Xiao said, "For example, strange creatures, such as the dodo, the Cheshire cat, the Mad Hatter, the March hare, the ugly duchess, the grumpy queen, and so on."

Lu Baizhi: "..."

Why does it feel so familiar?

Wait a minute, isn't this just Alice in Wonderland?

Lu Baizhi's eyes held a subtle expression.

Isn't it a bit inconvenient to just copy and paste like this?

"Is this Alice in Wonderland?" Li Xian said. "A wonderland that even little girls can conquer can't stump players."

"It's a heavily modified version, of course."

Fan Xiao explained in detail: "The little girl here is played by Coco and the others. The little girl's task is to cause all sorts of trouble and chaos for the players while they are passing through the fairyland, and to trigger all sorts of crises in this trap."

"Of course, the little girl is kind and wouldn't make things difficult for the player without reason."

"As long as players can please the little girl, they can safely traverse the wonderland."

"The way to please someone is to give them money, right?"

The saintess felt an urge to roll her eyes at Fan Xiao.

The others also exchanged subtle glances.

This dungeon is truly filled with the smell of greed.

"Vulgar!" Fan Xiao sneered. "Don't force your vulgar values ​​onto me. When Coco and the others were cameos as the little girls in Wonderland, they didn't get a single penny!"

"Then... how do we please a little girl?" Lu Baizhi asked.

“Since she’s a little girl, of course we should give her candy,” Fan Xiao replied.

"..."

Ah this...

Don't you have to pay for sugar?

……

Half an hour later, the Pumpkin Bus arrived at the entrance of the haunted house project.

Looking at the much larger haunted house, Li Xian and the others became curious about the changes that had occurred in the project.

Fan Xiao said to them, "The haunted houses we have now are no longer just dreams; there are real ghosts inside."

"...A real ghost?" Lu Baizhi shrank her neck.

“Don’t be afraid, it’s just a metaphor,” Fan Xiao explained. “There’s a group of phantom dwellers inside, who are like ghosts and are very aggressive. Of course… they all obey my commands.”

He paused for a moment, then continued, "The current haunted house is divided into two layers, an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer is the real space, where real ghosts live."

"Once inside, the door will disappear, and players can only move forward to find a way out."

"After players overcome the crisis brought by numerous real ghosts, they will be trapped in a terrifying dream."

"Only by surviving the dream and remaining conscious can one see the exit and escape the haunted house."

At this point, he invited everyone, "Would you like to try it out? Although the dungeon isn't open yet and the horror dream isn't working, there are real ghosts inside, so it's quite fun."

"It looks fun..." Lu Xining asked, "Isn't it just a simple haunted house?"

"A simple haunted house is nothing more than scaring people by opening the door and killing them; it lacks atmosphere."

Fan Xiao pointed to the haunted house: "This place is different. The real ghosts inside have special abilities and rules of conduct. Simply put, they play games with the players, gradually inducing and deepening the players' fear."

"For example... Ouija board games, four-corner games, Bloody Mary, the door ghost, Charlie's game, mirror spirits, table spirits, chopstick spirits, etc."

"After passing these surface-level challenges, you'll encounter the inner challenges."

"so much?"

Lu Baizhi felt a chill run down her spine just thinking about it.

Even though she's now an A-level psychic, it doesn't stop her from being afraid of ghosts!

“Players don’t need to pass all the monster levels,” Fan Xiao shook his head and said, “They only need to pass three to enter the terrifying dream world of the inner levels.”

"You only needed three, but you made so many. Surely it's not just to enrich the diversity of real ghosts?" Li Xian suddenly asked. "Could it be that there's other work to be done with these ghosts?"

"Yes."

Fan Xiao nodded: "When night falls, they will leave the haunted house and attack players in the city. The only way to avoid danger is to pay to stay in a hotel."

"..."

Okay, it's the same old routine.

"How much is the hotel per night?" Lu Baizhi asked in a subtle tone.

"Not much. Players on the Order side stay at the hotel for 10,000 game coins a night," Fan Xiao said. "This is a B-level dungeon, so 10,000 game coins is nothing to B-level players."

"Then... what about the non-disorder side?" Lu Baizhi continued to ask.

Fan Xiao: "It depends on my mood."

……

It took Fan Xiao half a day to lead Li Xian and the others through the original six game attractions.

Of these six projects, only the fairy tale book group and the haunted house have been slightly changed. The other four projects have maintained their original rules, but the area and the level of danger have increased significantly.

After wandering around for a while, the group arrived at the outskirts of the city.

From here on, the road is cut off, and you have to get off the car and walk.

Fan Xiao and his companions, as if on an outdoor adventure, traversed a mountain path and finally arrived at the gate of a dilapidated temple.

Above the temple hangs a plaque with the words "Encounter the Temple" written on it.

This is the first of the three new projects.

"An encounter with a temple?" Lu Xining asked, "Is there a prototype here?"

"Oh?" Fan Xiao laughed, "Xi Ning, your emotional intelligence has improved quite a bit."

If it were the Lu Xining of the past, she would most likely have directly asked, "What did you copy here?"

Now she speaks with higher emotional intelligence.

Yes, in the past, Lu Xining was only intelligent, but her emotional intelligence... was worrying.

Suddenly! Fan Xiao felt an unusual sensation in his chest.

"..."

He stopped teasing Lu Xining and said, "This place does indeed have a prototype—Lanruo Temple."

Lu Xining: "..."

Encounter at the temple... Encounter... So that's what it means!

Chapter 694 Deciding to Set Off

"I thought the 'encounter' in 'encounter temple' was a name, but it turns out it's a verb... The prototype is Lanruo Temple, so does that mean you'll encounter a female ghost while playing this ride?"

After hearing Fan Xiao's words, Lu Baizhi looked at the project in front of her and suddenly felt a little eager to try it out.

If I could play this game... it would feel like stepping into a book, so much fun!

Because of the surge of excitement within her, she even forgot for a moment her weakness of being afraid of ghosts.

Fan Xiao could tell what she was thinking and asked with a smile, "Want to play?"

"Yes, a little." Lu Baizhi did not deny it.

"It's a pity that this project is also a blend of dreams and reality. We can't experience it before the dungeon is opened."

Fan Xiao said, "This is a modified version of Lanruo Temple. As for the difficulty... players can't complete it on their own. They need to befriend key NPCs and collect key items to have any chance of completing it."

"The key NPC... Yan Chixia?" Lu Baizhi asked curiously.

“The character is similar, but he’s not called that,” Fan Xiao replied. “He is indeed a key figure.”

"Is the player playing Ning Caichen? There's only one Ning Caichen, and this game project can only support one player at a time?" Lu Xining asked.

“Since it’s a heavily modified version, there can naturally be multiple players playing Ning Caichen,” Fan Xiao said, shaking his head. “Players can cooperate to complete the game.”

"What about Nie Xiaoqian? Um... compared to the original character design, are there any differences?"

Lu Baizhi followed closely behind her sister and asked.

She was a little worried that Fan Xiao might create strange characters in the dungeon to vent his frustrations...

How could Fan Xiao not see through Lu Baizhi's thoughts?

Slightly speechless, he replied, "The difference is huge! My instance is full of positive energy; there's nothing unhealthy about it."

"Since it's a heavily modified version, some things will naturally be removed... well, inappropriate scenes will be removed."

"At its core, this game project is about a rescue, Gardenia, don't let your imagination run wild."

"..."

Lu Baizhi's cheeks suddenly turned quite rosy.

At this moment, Li Xian glanced at the somewhat dilapidated entrance of the temple, then said to Fan Xiao, "Isn't this project also rife with the smell of money? For example, if you want a key NPC to help you, you have to spend a lot of money; if you want to find a key item, you also have to spend money to buy clues?"

"I voluntarily lower the difficulty for players and then ask them for a small fee to save their lives. That... is reasonable, right?"

Fan Xiao indirectly admitted Li Xian's guess, saying, "The dungeon and the player are in an adversarial relationship. For the dungeon to upgrade, the performance indicators can be said to be the life or death of the player."

"Sigh, I've ruined my career, so asking for some compensation for emotional distress isn't unreasonable, is it?"

“I don’t mean to condemn you,” Li Xian said. “I’m just curious how much income this kind of game, which is all about money, can bring you each month?”

"It's just pocket money, not worth mentioning."

Fan Xiao waved his hand.

He has deeply understood the principle of not flaunting wealth, so naturally he will no longer reveal to Li Xian that he has a stable and huge income.

After all, Li Xian... might very well be eyeing his secret stash of money again.

On the other side, Silver, Saintess, Young White, and Sakura were all somewhat confused by the conversation.

As outsiders, they didn't know the story of Lanruo Temple and could only deduce from the conversation that... Fan Xiao had probably copied something again.

"Alright, let's go in and take a look."

Fan Xiao led the way into the temple.

Li Xian, Lu Xining, and others followed with great interest.

"Fan Xiao's dungeon is really fun to play, but unfortunately... I know too much information, so if I try it out, I'll be at a disadvantage in terms of dungeon rating..."

As Lu Baizhi followed behind Fan Xiao, she thought with some regret.

She used to be a seasoned anime and manga enthusiast, having played many games and watched a lot of anime.

If we could materialize her familiar works in this instance, and interact with the characters she knows so well... it would be like time travel, which would definitely be very interesting.

Pity.

……

In the following time, Fan Xiao led Li Xian and the others to tour and learn about the remaining two game attractions.

Forgotten Town.

The call of the ocean.

These two... also have prototypes, and both have undergone extensive modifications based on the prototypes.

The Forgotten Town is modeled after an anime called "Another". This project is located on the outskirts of the city, and to reach it, one must take a short bus ride through a mountain forest.

Like the previous games, Forgotten Town also uses a model that interweaves reality and dreams.

Or rather... the world inside and out.

In the surface world, players can freely use psionic powers, talents, and items—this serves as a time for players to gather intelligence within the instance.

After that, the player will unknowingly enter a dream world, lose all their powers, and enter a class in a school as an ordinary student.