Rules Within Eternal Night City

This amusement park was an empty shell from the very beginning.

West Pavilion Gardener was among the first Player to enter the Inner World and the first to arrive at this amusement park.

According to his own account, in the beginning, this amusement park, called the Eternal Night City, had no living beings.

Not to mention the Tourist and Staff, there wasn't even a single pigeon in the entire amusement park at the very beginning.

At that time, he conducted a detailed search of the amusement park, but the final result was not satisfactory.

Following him, several more Player entered one after another. He and these Players thought this Dungeon was Dungeon Type, so they actively tried to experience various amusement facilities to see if they could find any clues.

Then... night fell.

"The amusement park is dangerous at night because it's the Carnival Night for this Eternal Night City."

At this point, West Pavilion Gardener sighed.

"On the first night, the amusement park Staff showed up... You saw those Clown handing out balloons, and the bears and Prince and Princess dressed in bear costumes and fancy outfits, right?"

What happened to them?

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"They all transformed into Monster at night, or rather, they were Monster in the first place during the day. The Clown was real, the bear was real, and on the first night, they were the ones who started the Battle Royale for the Players in this amusement park... They were the hunters."

West Pavilion Gardener's brows furrowed slightly.

"There are some things I need to explain to you beforehand. Those Staff are extremely Life and very difficult to kill. Once Player is killed by one of those Staff, they will be captured by the amusement park and become a new Staff."

"New... Staff?"

Xu Lian, listening from the side, was somewhat puzzled.

"Well, they're basically aiding and abetting evil. After the Player are killed by those Staff, they'll become a new kind of Anomaly Attachment this amusement park."

The March-shi smiled and spoke.

"So, to prevent the amusement park from becoming increasingly difficult over time, we've been constantly looking for new Player and eliminating them..."

"!!!"

"Don't listen to his nonsense. We just know how to teach Players to avoid danger in various ways."

After glancing at the March-shi, Dugu Nine Warships, who had been standing to the side, spoke calmly.

"Those Staff aren't scary; what's scary is the amusement park itself. As long as you know the tricks, even Player low- Level Newbie like you can easily survive safely in this amusement park... Of course, that's assuming you're not out of your mind."

Xu Lian: "..."

... You're the one with a problem in your head! Your whole family is the one with a problem in their head!!!

"Either fight or hide. If you fight, it's best to keep it under three minutes. Otherwise, you might get surrounded by the Staff."

After glancing at Xu Lian, who looked frustrated and depressed, West Pavilion Gardener continued speaking.

"Killing the Staff or other randomly spawning Monster will earn you Gray Coin. These Gray Coin can be used to enjoy various entertainment attractions at night. While you're enjoying these attractions, the Staff will stop chasing you, meaning you're absolutely safe at that time... I personally recommend the Carousel or Ferris Wheel, but not the Haunted House."

"Is this where Gray Coin is generated...?"

Bai Zhi touched his chin, looking thoughtful.

How do the strengths of those randomly spawning Monster compare to the strength of the Staff?

"The intensity is low, but the amount of Gray Coin gained is also very low. It's more worthwhile to kill a single Staff than to waste time killing hundreds of Monsters."

March-shi shrugged.

"To prevent the number of Staff in this amusement park from increasing, we've been accumulating Gray Coin and then giving them to Player who can't protect themselves to help them get through the night... free of charge. But, there are always some idiots who are a bit too arrogant and don't quite understand things, mistaking our good intentions for some kind of conspiracy..."

As he spoke, he smiled and pointed to his head.

"Last night, some idiot did just that. He took our actions as oppressive power, and, unwilling to hide in those rides, he rallied other Player to rebel against us... Then he died, along with all the other brainless people. Everything we've done these past few days has been wasted, and it's caused us a lot of trouble."

"... Are these guys idiots?"

Noticing the gaze that was subtly lingering on her with Slitted Eyes, Xu Lian felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Although the other person always had a smile on their face, she inexplicably sensed a chilling undercurrent in that smile.

Who knows? Maybe so.

The March-shi smiled and spoke.

"We haven't imposed any restrictions on them. If they were even slightly smart, they could try to kill the randomly spawning Monster. But to clearly lack the ability yet recklessly surround and kill those Staff —isn't that just idiotic? Just because we're killing them so easily, does that mean they're killing them just as easily?"

"I understand a little bit now... when did those Tourist in the amusement park appear?"

Bai Zhi reached out and gently pressed his forehead, his expression unconvinced.

"You should have records of this, right? And what do the Tourist do at night? Do they remain motionless, turning into skeletons, or do they join the Staff?"

"No, Tourist are just Tourist."

West Pavilion Gardener shook his head.

"The first group of Tourist arrived on the morning of the second day. These Tourist could communicate, but only superficially. They wouldn't answer any questions about the amusement park itself or their own origins... or rather, they didn't know how to answer."

What does "I don't know how to answer..." mean?

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"[Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about.], [This amusement park is so much fun, who has the time to think about these things?], [Background? Who cares about that? Just have fun!]... those are roughly the kinds of answers."

VerdantRipple, who had been sitting to the side, suddenly spoke up.

Ignoring the strange looks she received from her companions, she remained completely unfazed.

"And after that, as time went on, a new group of Tourist would arrive every so often. These intervals became shorter and shorter... especially on the third day."

"Since this morning, we've already had five groups of Tourist."