Re-live your life and start speedrunning

[You have received the supernatural scene props·Weird Fast Food Restaurant Table and Chair Set (when there are enough of them, they can form a special supernatural force field)]

[You receive the supernatural props · the door handle of the weird fast food restaurant (which can open supernatural scenes that ordinary people cannot enter in reality)]

[You have merged the supernatural core and soul core (corpse qi)]

[A thousand corpses, a breath of bad air - "Classic of Mountains and Seas"]

...

Li Re returned to his rented house and basically stayed at home for the next few days. As a senior student at Jiangcheng University, with his internship approaching, no one would pay attention to him even if he didn't go to class.

And he was using this time to tinker with the things he got from the real mission of the "Weird Fast Food Restaurant".

Compared to the novice trial 'Ghost Town' which was not sure whether it could be considered a mission, Li Re's harvest this time was undoubtedly astonishing - looking around, all kinds of seemingly sparse and ordinary things almost filled up his rental house.

Fortunately, after synchronizing with his 'Ghost-Faced Owl' ability, Xinggong Yue was able to 'spiritualize' these things along with herself.

Otherwise, Li Re really wouldn’t know how to bring them back.

Corresponding to these things is naturally Li Re's own "progress"...

"In the 'Ghost Town' trial, I got a total of ten evolution points, while the fast food restaurant, which is also an E-level mission, only gave me four points... This is in addition to the extra double reward for a perfect clearance. A normal clearance only gives me two points."

"Is it because the evolution degree obtained from the real-life mission is too low? Or is it because as the evolution degree increases, the points obtained will gradually decrease?"

Reason told Li Re that it was the latter.

Although the "Ghost Town" mission is a life-or-death struggle for newcomers, it is not difficult to complete it if several experienced Black Iron players close to Bronze level cooperate.

And if every mission like the Ghost Town mission could gain at least five evolutionary degrees... then Shen Lian would not have said that Bronze is the current official upper limit of the player level.

Li Re made a reasonable analysis.

Or maybe for the same task, the more evolved players participate, the lower the evolution points they get.

“It feels more like a game!”

Isn’t this the experience gain ratio of high-level players killing low-level monsters?

Li Re made such a conclusion.

For him now, exploring the operating mechanism of "Paradise" will also be beneficial to his future suicide plan - although he will probably get the answer directly if he asks Shen Lian for this information.

But asking others is never as interesting as exploring it yourself!

Of course, in addition to this, he also fused the soul core of the 'store manager', making himself even more powerful - and more dangerous.

The soul core named "corpse qi" will emit a corrupt haze when activated, corroding everything around it. At the same time, it will also reversely corrode itself depending on the strength of the corroded existence.

In other words.

This is another skill that becomes stronger when facing a stronger opponent.

...No wonder using the power of the 'Soul Core' is taboo for most players.

Just the thought of burning one's life can be daunting.

But if it only erodes the ordinary environment, the erosion on Li Re himself in return will be almost insignificant.

He tried once or twice and then gave up.

He once again gave up on using this ability to kill himself, and naturally began to think about how to find a powerful enemy to kill himself - he had already been mentally prepared for this. After all, he had experienced failed attempts at accidental death, failed suicide, etc. He gave up the usual ways of seeking death and turned to seeking supernatural ways of death. He felt that his mentality was strong enough.

During this process, he replaced the original furnishings in his home with those supernatural objects and arranged them in this not-so-big rental house, forming a special supernatural field.

It can make ordinary people lost and trapped in a maze.

It can also attract wandering ghosts and even fierce evil spirits - a special "force field".

Time comes to the fourth day.

[Paradise releases personal copy mission]

【Whether to accept】

[Tip: It is detected that the player has completed an E-level task this month. There is no penalty for refusing this task.]

In the rental house, Li Re, who had not slept for three days and three nights but was still energetic, heard the sound and widened his eyes slightly.

He chose to accept it without hesitation.

He has been waiting for a long time!

next second.

Li Re's vision went dark.

It was like the first time I accepted the trial mission in Paradise by the River City River and was teleported to the 'Ghost Town'.

But it's different.

...

[July 14th of the lunar calendar]

A line of text suddenly appeared in the darkness, clearly imprinted in the field of vision.

Li Re could feel his body, but he couldn't move. He stared at the words and understood instantly...

Is this the copy background?

Or is it a reminder of the background of "Personal Copy"?

It seems that special scenario tasks and real-life tasks involving cooperation with multiple people are different.

Personal copy missions have "plots".

As the thought flashed through his mind, Li Re quietly watched the changes in the words in his sight.

[As a student taking the exam, you carry a bamboo basket and trek through the mountains at night]

Rush to examinee, bamboo basket.

It looks like an ancient background?

Moreover, he was rushing through the mountains in the middle of the night, regardless of the danger. It seemed that he was in a hurry because the exam was approaching?

Li Re watched and analyzed at the same time.

[You walked for most of the night and finally stopped in front of a City God Temple that had been abandoned for who knows how many years]

You put down the bamboo basket

In the middle of the night, a frail scholar taking an exam, an abandoned temple - at this moment, some classical stories subconsciously emerged in Li Re's mind.

For example, the story that the female ghost and the scholar have to tell, and so on.

All the elements are in place!

“Is this a supernatural escape story with a classical setting?”

Li Rexin thought.

[You put down the bamboo basket, took out a piece of paper, and said to the abandoned temple——]

[Yinshan candidates, please report here]

Li Re: “?”

[As a living person, you had the opportunity to participate in the assessment of the underworld Yinshan by chance a few years ago.]

Li Re finally reacted...

It turns out this guy came here to take the exam in the City God Temple?

And the assessment of underworld servants?

Does the underworld also have civil service exams?

Sure enough, the end of the universe is the system, and death is no exception!

[If a living person participates in the underworld assessment, there is a 100% chance of death]

[But you are here to die]

[It turns out that your real purpose is to meet the Emperor of Yinshan, find an opportunity to assassinate him, and let the 'Emperor of Yinshan' kill all nine of your clans, and make them fall into the underworld forever]

[You have been bullied by your family, and this time you are here to take revenge on your fellow clan members! ]

Good guy.

I'm straight up good guy.

Li Re's eyebrows twitched as he watched.

This is really...interesting!

Just as the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Deep mountains, cold night.

In front of the ruined temple.

With a clang, the door opened.

The darkness in front of Li Re's eyes receded at the same time.

He was dressed in a black robe and stood upright outside the temple gate, listening to the deep and majestic voice coming from the opened door -

"Come in!"

Chapter 36: Turtle, Water Ghost, and Charming Fox

"Come in!"

On a cold night, in front of the dilapidated temple, a majestic voice came from inside the door, causing a commotion in the wilderness.

Countless fallen leaves rustled down from the woods, blocking the view. The starless and moonless world seemed extremely dim. During this time, Li Re, who had regained the ability to move, picked up the bamboo basket and walked towards the open door.

There was darkness inside the door, like an abyss - the kind of pure abyss-like black without any reflection of light.

Li Re, who had fully accepted the background of the dungeon, was neither nervous nor worried. Compared with himself in the 'story background', Li Re seemed even more unscrupulous.

Isn't it just dealing with ghosts?

He is really not afraid anymore!

I also hope that this so-called Yinshan test is really a death sentence -

He thought so in his mind.

There was a clang.

The moment he stepped over the dilapidated threshold covered with moss in the dim light, the door that had just opened behind Li Re closed again with an unusually clear sound.

next second.

In the dark vision, a faint blue light suddenly appeared.

The light was as bright as fire, falling from the dome, but it had no temperature at all.

——dispelled the darkness without any warmth and illuminated the scene inside the City God Temple.

"The Test of Yinshan Mountain."

"Already here, seventeen."

The voice that just let Li Re in sounded again.

Li Re calmed himself down and scanned the surroundings with his eyes guided by the faint blue flame.

The illuminated area was not spacious but not too narrow either. There were no walls at the edges, only pillars. It was still pitch black outside the pillars. On the pillars were countless stone-carved heads of hideous evil spirits. They looked straight into the center with their eyes wide open and their teeth bared, as if they were giving a warning or guarding the boundary that separated light and darkness.

Surrounding them, the ground was paved with bluestone slabs. In the center and at the edges of the square-shaped open space, there was something standing, but it was not a pillar, but a door.

The gate is several meters high and stands majestically.

There is a human face carved on the top of the door.

Pale and cold, eyes slightly closed, mouth opening and closing.

It seemed like it was the one that was speaking just now - it was a 'ghost' attached to the door.

Li Re was standing near this door.