District of Desire

In Lister's memory, the Alchemy Ruined City were primarily an environment governed by mechanical life forms.

Humanoid machines have the highest level of authority, or in other words, they are the primary regulators of power.

Its overall technological level is far superior to that of Lucian and the Great Chu.

In an environment governed by mechanical methods, many rules tend to be rigid.

For example, driving on the left, the decibel level for conversations in public areas, and even prohibiting transactions in public areas.

Rigidity was Lister's first impression of this alchemical city in his previous life, but he got used to it.

Moreover, the deduction of reputation points was insignificant to players from the previous life.

District Thirty-Seven, the District of Desire.

This was the area most loved and most popular by players in the previous acts.

Just like the name of this district, the humanoid machines that come and go in the district wear all sorts of styles, all of which are alluring, elusive, and can arouse human desires without them even realizing it.

The mechanical lifeforms in this area are all uniform Class C humanoid machines, so theoretically they shouldn't have any individual biological tissue covering them.

However, they actually possess the skin and feel of real people, even surpassing the level of realism of Class B humanoid robots.

In some key areas such as the chest, waist, abdomen, buttocks, and legs, it can even exceed the sensory limits that humans can provide.

Of course, the reason they can have all of this is because the humanoid machines in this area are all special erotic robots, which have had most of their attack capabilities removed.

As Lister and Wang Yue walked down the street, various erotic robots dressed in suggestive outfits began to appear, intentionally flirting with them and trying to seduce them in various ways.

Of course, these sex robots on the street don't actually serve humans; they're just a way to attract customers.

As long as humans agree, they will be guided to the most popular desire experience halls or desire resolution halls in District Thirty-Seven.

In the past, many poor players sank into this area, engaging in cyber-romance or simply satisfying their physical needs.

Lister had naturally visited this area in his previous life, but he mostly just passed through and never actually experienced it.

It wasn't that he was arrogant; it was simply that in his past life, he was solely focused on improving his skills within the game.

He intends to recruit other lower-level players, hoping to widen the gap between himself and them, and become a high-level player with influence.

This left him with no time to actually try it out; in fact, while leveling up by grinding monsters Alchemy Ruined City, he was still looking down on other poor players in his mind.

They were considered useless, truly immersed in desires, and far behind their own progress in self-improvement.

They naively believed they could gain an advantage from the start and keep gaining an advantage from there!

It also provides an opportunity to close the gap with true veterans or players who spend real money.

In reality, it wasn't until later that I realized that although my hard work and dedication gave me an advantage over these free-to-play players, the advantage wasn't significant.

Even in the game "Divine Revelation," there are eventually different tiers.

In reality, wealthy and powerful players have a lot of resources. Once they discover the potential of a passive skill, they can spend a lot of money to acquire one or two copies, which naturally makes them stronger in the later stages.

Apart from a few lucky poor players who have passive skills in the early stages, the remaining ordinary players who have no resources and no credit points will remain at the bottom no matter how hard they try in the game, and it will be difficult to close the gap.

The only redeeming aspect is that the game environment is far superior to the real world, and later on, you can find a sense of superiority among other NPC factions.

Step into the largest desire experience hall in District Thirty-Seven.

Wang Yue stared in astonishment at the woman before her, whose face was constantly changing in front of them, and the green energy crystal on her forehead had long since been hidden.

As each face changes, the clothes worn on the body can also change accordingly, and even the body shape and key organs can change at any time.

"Stop!"

Only when Lister called a halt did the special erotic robot in front of them revert to its original cat-eared attire, as it had when it first greeted them.

"Mr. 002, which one of those did you prefer?"

Or, which ones do you prefer? Our store offers services for multiple customers.

"If you have a preference for the size of a specific organ, or any particular fetish, our shop can do its best to satisfy you."

Let my friend choose first.

Lister stepped aside to make way, his eyes scanning the lobby of the Desire Experience Hall.

While the exterior of the entire Alchemy Ruined City is predominantly green, the interior of this Desire Experience Hall is unusually predominantly red.

The dim red lighting, the Crimson lounge chairs, and the light pink crystal glasses reflected a unique shade of red under the red light.

Everything felt like an atmosphere deliberately created to satisfy physical desires.

"No problem, Mr. 002, please wait a moment."

"Scanning the gender of resident number 003."

"Scanning... Please wait..."

"Scanning... Please wait..."

The cat-eared robot seemed to have crashed when it faced Wang Yue.

The boy's face and the human body, devoid of any male physical characteristics, remained unexplained even after the erotic robot scanned him several times.

Just when Lister felt that the robot couldn't give him the answer he wanted, the cat-eared girl suddenly spoke again.

"Scan failed, requesting comparison with core database..."

"Human behavioral details, human eye contact, and human micro-expression analysis have been reviewed and compared. Comparison successful."

"Ms. 003, it's a pleasure to serve you. Please select your preferred service style."

The cat-eared girl suddenly grew taller, and all her physical features instantly transformed into those of a male.

Meanwhile, the faces on his face kept changing: a young heartthrob, a bearded uncle, a soldier in red armor, an elegant prince, a sunny boy...

Lister finally nodded in satisfaction.

He came to this Desire Experience Hall partly to search for potential information and better understand Alchemy Civilization.

On the other hand, there was indeed a desire to know Wang Yue's gender.

I thought this Alchemy Civilization was nothing special, but it turns out it's quite impressive, determining gender based on behavior, eyes, and other details.

Just as Lister had in mind, Wang Yue's true gender was indeed female.

Wang Yue's expression remained calm; she didn't seem to care that her gender had been exposed.

Instead, they observed with great interest the constantly changing faces and corresponding clothing of the erotic robot in front of them.

After looking at hundreds of male transformations, he finally asked a question out of curiosity.

"Why are so many people wearing red clothes, or black and white?"

"Aren't there any men wearing green clothes?"

Upon hearing this, Lister couldn't help but realize that when he had just seen various types of beautiful women, their overall attire seemed to be predominantly red.

A small number of them wore black and red, or pure white, but other colors were extremely rare, and green was never seen at all.

"Based on statistical analysis of human preferences for clothing colors, red ranks first in popularity at 59.43%, followed by black at 21.43%, and white at 9.87%..."

"Men's preference for stockings: Black is number one (69.87%), red is number two..."

"Women's attitude towards..."

The erotic robot has reverted to her cat-eared girl attire, wearing a black and red short skirt and black stockings.

At this moment, he was solemnly reporting human preference data to Lister and the other person.

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be a reflection of the color preferences of humans in an alchemical civilization.

"In summary, humans have the highest liking for red and the highest aversion to green."

When the cat-eared girl uttered this conclusion, Lister found it somewhat strange.

Could it be that even humans with alchemical technology have a concept of being cuckolded? Or are they particularly sensitive to the color green?

"Aren't you going to try it?"

As Wang Yue followed Lister out of the Desire Experience Hall, a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes.

Lister did not answer, but instead asked the other person a question in return.

Why don't you try it?

"I'm not interested in these things, but if it can improve my strength, I'm willing to try it."

Seeing her serious expression, Lister nodded silently. She was another person whose thirst for power outweighed her desires.

You haven't told me your reason yet.

"Because we don't have any money! This experience requires energy coins, and we don't have any."

"Alright! Let's hurry up and move on to the next area."

Energy Coins are the designated currency within the Alchemy Ruined City, and are only available within the Alchemy Ruined City of Act IV.

Money production is relatively tight, which can recharge energy crystallization.

It holds immense appeal for all mechanical life forms within the entire Alchemy Ruined City, and can be said to be essential to their survival.

District Thirty-Five is adjacent to District 37.

It is Lister's second target area outside the central area, and its overall functional classification belongs to the mechanical creation and repair area, and it also has an information archive.

According to my memories from my previous life, the archives in District Thirty-Five were the most popular area for secondary profession players.

The powerful secondary profession of Alchemy and Mechanical Engineering can be obtained in this area.

Meanwhile, most of the information and archives in the library are related to alchemical machinery, which can quickly enhance knowledge acquisition.

In addition, taking on some basic maintenance work can quickly raise your secondary profession level.

Once you reach a high enough level, you can use energy crystals to create mechanical pets and sell them to paying players to earn a large amount of credits.

Lister's goal was not alchemical mechanical knowledge, but rather to explore whether it contained other historical information about Alchemy Civilizations.

Under the familiar green streetlights, Lister and Wang Yue headed straight for the Information Archives.

A standard cube-shaped building appeared before the two of them.

The building's exterior is predominantly green, except for a pure black band around the top.

The paint was actually peeling off quite a bit, and there was even a small chip on the top left corner of the building.

This makes the building look somewhat old, but as a relic that has existed for who knows how many years, it has been preserved quite perfectly.

Wang Yue stood in front of the building, looking at the information archive with a puzzled expression.

As if noticing something unusual, he turned his head and asked Lister in a low voice.

"You said... since the Alchemy Civilization's favorite color is red, then why... is this city all green?"