In reality, no one truly pitied that Otherworld person; everyone present was Ghost Tamer, lacking sufficient humanity.
However, his miserable state was so visually striking that it made some people feel a sense of unease.
The time traveler was accidentally discovered by the natives, and the consequences were truly tragic.
But... it's estimated that Big Dipper couldn't get the information they wanted out of him, otherwise there would be no need to let him linger in this state; they could have just dismembered and destroyed him.
After leaving the containment room for transmigrators, Kaiyang led everyone to see some other strange and unusual things.
There is a strange painting. It depicts a statue of a deity, and beneath the statue, countless worshippers are bowing their heads.
The worshippers were dressed in various styles; those in front wore ancient clothing, while some in the back had braided hair, some wore clothing from the Republican era, and others wore modern clothing.
If ordinary people look at this painting for a long time, they will enter the painting and join the ranks of worshippers.
There is a ghost with a dice cup. If anyone encounters it, they must gamble with it. Refusing to gamble will result in death, and losing will also result in death. To this day, no one has ever won.
Hu Jiu followed Kaiyang's footsteps and listened to his explanation. The more he looked at the containment base, the more excited he became. For some reason, his hands started to itch uncontrollably.
Fortunately, he managed to restrain his impulse in time. It wasn't the right time yet; he needed to understand the ins and outs of Big Dipper first.
Unbeknownst to them, the group arrived at a massive black gate marked with the number "0".
Kaiyang pointed to the door and said, "This is the location of the third assessment, and it's also why Big Dipper established its base here."
He paused briefly, then continued, "This door leads to Endless Corridor!"
Upon hearing the name Endless Corridor, Hu Jiu's heart skipped a beat, but everyone else nearby seemed unfazed, as if Endless Corridor was something they were very familiar with.
Then Kaiyang said, "The Endless Corridor is a special, Supernatural place that guards the border between the Ghost World and the real world; every door inside is a seal."
"Whenever a gap appears at the border between reality and the Ghost World, a Black Door will automatically appear in the Endless Corridor to block it. If the Black Door is damaged due to various accidents, a new Black Door will appear in the same spot, and the multiple Black Doors will work together to repair the gap."
"However, in the past six months, the environment in the Endless Corridor has been deteriorating, with more and more loopholes appearing, and the erosion of reality by the Ghost World becoming increasingly severe. The situation is far from optimistic."
"As a last resort, Big Dipper has deployed gatekeepers behind some of the more dangerous doors to prevent the loopholes from expanding further or Ghost World intruding into reality."
Upon hearing this, everyone gasped and began to whisper among themselves.
Hu Jiu asked Wei Ze, "What's going on?"
Wei Ze's expression was grave. "When Big Dipper conducted its year-end assessment last year, the Endless Corridor was still very stable, without any abnormalities."
"In fact, the Endless Corridor has remained stable since the day it was discovered. We thought it would remain stable forever, but unexpectedly..."
Unexpectedly, the Endless Corridor has changed, and it's a malignant change— Hu Jiu mentally completed the unspoken second half of Wei Ze's sentence.
No wonder the Big Dipper team members couldn't contain themselves and started discussing it.
Hu Jiu felt he needed to consider how he would maintain a normal life if this world were truly invaded by the Ghost World.
Kaiyang his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. "There's no need for everyone to worry too much. Big Dipper is currently capable of stabilizing the situation."
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic and talk about some things to keep in mind for the third assessment."
The topic shift was a bit abrupt, but no one dared to object. Then Kaiyang said, "There's a problem with a door in the Endless Corridor; a Fierce Ghost is banging on it from behind."
"The Fierce Ghost's codename is [Toy Factory], and its true form is a giant toy manufacturing workshop."
"Currently, we have temporarily contained the source of the [Toy Factory]. Its main body will not move freely, but due to its highly unusual form, it cannot be contained."
"[The Toy Factory] continues to produce toy-shaped ghosts in an endless stream; these ghosts are all derivative products. Your third test is to clean up and imprison these derivative Toy Ghosts!"
"The spawned Toy Ghosts are of average strength. The more Toy Ghosts you imprison within the assessment time, the higher your score!"
At this point, Kaiyang paused, then waved his hand, and a circular bracelet appeared in front of each person. It looked like some kind of silver bracelet, with strange patterns engraved on it.
"This bracelet is a miniature prison, capable of holding Toy Ghosts that have completely lost their ability to move."
Fighting between participants is strictly prohibited during the competition. Any violation will be dealt with severely!
"If you encounter danger, or accidentally get lost in the Endless Corridor, you can break this bracelet, and then a Supernatural force will forcibly send you out of the outside world."
Someone asked in confusion, "Lost?"
Kaiyang replied seriously, "The space within the Endless Corridor is inherently chaotic. Although Big Dipper has discovered some relatively safe and stable paths within it, there is a small probability of accidents occurring due to the deteriorating environment."
Everyone put on the wristbands. Then, Kaiyang and on about some exam requirements.
"If there are no problems, then everyone, get ready for the exam!"
Kaiyang led everyone into Black Door 0. Hu Jiu was returning to the same place, but he pretended it was his first time there, looking around.
Finally, the group stopped in front of an unmarked Black Door. Kaiyang filled with Supernatural, which brought an extremely powerful sense of oppression. He reached out and pushed the door open a wide crack.
"Enter the examination room in an orderly manner."
The members who were going to take the assessment filed in. After everyone was inside, Kaiyang turned around and went outside, letting out a long sigh, "The source of the Toy Factory is just too difficult to deal with."
At this moment, Black Door 0, a semi-transparent figure slowly emerged from the air and responded to Kaiyang, "The Toy Factory is producing spawned Fierce Ghost too quickly; it must be cleaned up regularly."
"Otherwise, when those Toy Ghosts grow to a certain size, they might unconsciously and randomly create new factories, with multiple Toy Factories producing derivative ghosts together—that would be a real problem!"
Kaiyang said helplessly, "Perhaps only by going deep inside the Toy Factory can we find a way to stop it from continuing to produce Toy Ghosts."
The semi-transparent figure shook its head. "We can still restrict the Toy Factory for now. Given the current situation, there's no need to take any risks."
"If a powerful Ghost Tamer dies in the factory, the Fierce Ghost Revival will only complicate matters further."