Genesis

Compared to his previous returns, Bai Zhi's return this time was unusually timed to coincide with daytime.

This three-story Seaview Villa is undoubtedly much better than the old three-bedroom, one-living-room house.

Because he was covered in mud and water in the Dungeon and had a faint stench, the first thing Bai Zhi did after returning was to take a shower.

There were still plenty of Empty Room. After spending about ten minutes getting himself ready, Bai Zhi fell into deep thought about whose clothes to get for Tian Huo.

Qingyi and Anna were out of the question, and Xia Wen's clothes were too small for Tian Huo, so the Unique two candidates were the Campus Belle and the Night Owl.

So, this is where the problem arises.

--Between the Night Owl and the Campus Belle, whose is bigger?

Although the Night Owl's usual clothing choices make it difficult to discern anything, he had unintentionally peeked at him using X-Ray Vision before and found that his physique was actually quite good.

As for the Campus Belle... he really didn't pay much attention to things like that, where he could easily be seen as a pervert if he wasn't careful.

"Hmm... maybe the Campus Belle is bigger, but I'm not familiar with Campus Belle, and if I rashly borrow clothes from her, I might be seen as a pervert, so I'd better borrow from Night Owl instead."

After a moment's thought, Bai Zhi quickly made a decision in his heart.

--And as it turned out, even when he went to borrow clothes from Night Owl, he was still treated as a pervert.

What do you need my clothes for?

Seeing Bai Zhi, who had just returned and came to borrow clothes with a serious expression, specifically requesting a complete set of underwear, Mu Qiansè's expression couldn't help but look rather strange.

"I brought someone back, and she wants to wear it."

Bai Zhi nodded with a serious expression.

"... You brought people back again?"

Recalling someone's past achievements, Mu Qiansè's lips twitched involuntarily.

"Um... wait, why did you say 'again'?"

"..."

Using her back to block the other person's view, Mu Qiansè quickly packed a set of clothes and underwear, then silently walked past the other person and headed towards their room.

At first, it was just her and Qingyi.

Then, after completing a Dungeon, an additional Anna appeared in my house.

Less than a day later, the Campus Belle and Xia Wen appeared in the house.

Then another Dungeon came up, and his first ex-girlfriend showed up, almost preventing him from staying at his house.

Now you've gone through another Dungeon, and brought another one back home... So, do you have some kind of hobby of bringing people home?

Ah... Come to think of it, it seems like I was the one who was picked up by the other person...

I wonder which ex-girlfriend it will be this time...

For some reason, the Night Owl felt a little tired.

Then, upon seeing the Tian Huo, that weariness instantly turned into vigilance.

The other person showered much faster than Bai Zhi had expected. When he and Mu Qiansè entered his room one after the other, Tian Huo had already finished showering and was sitting on the edge of his desk, gazing absently at the distant sea, a cigarette dangling from his hand as was his habit.

If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad, but the problem is that the other person was only wearing a white shirt that looked like it had been taken from his closet and was barely longer than his thighs. Several buttons were scattered on the floor, and his long legs were casually crossed in the sunlight, reflecting a rather alluring Radiance.

The scene before us would be irresistible to anyone, not just children, but even older children.

Then Bai Zhi turned around and was pushed out the door by Mu Qiansè, whose face was flushed.

"So you're blushing like a teapot..."

Bai Zhi's return was timely; the Campus Belle and Xia Wen had just entered the Inner World a little over an hour earlier, while Qingyi, after finishing their meal, hurriedly dragged Anna along to the Shadow World.

In fact, Mu Qiansè had also received her Ticket and was about to enter the Inner World. It just so happened that he bumped into her while she was packing her things in her room.

"Take this with you."

Bai Zhi handed Mu Qiansè Qianse the [Holy Spirit Pendant] and the [Full Appearance Mirror] together, as she rushed out of the room to catch her Inner World without asking any more questions about the Tian Huo.

"These things..."

"I didn't run into the person you mentioned. Be careful in this Dungeon, and remember to protect yourself."

Bai Zhi reached out and gently tidied the other person's hair on their forehead, his face serious.

"I'll wait for you to come back..."

"Yes, I understand!!"

At a speed visible to the naked eye, Mu Qiansè's face quickly turned red. After hurriedly grabbing the two items that Bai Zhi handed her, she hurriedly transformed into a white light and disappeared in front of Bai Zhi.

"... Cook..."

Just after the other person disappeared, Bai Zhi finally spoke the rest of his words.

"Uh... she must have heard it, right?"

"Your girlfriend?"

At that moment, Tian Huo's voice came from behind.

When Bai Zhi turned around, he saw Tian Huo, who had already changed his clothes, leaning against the door frame with a cigarette between his fingers.

"No more smoking from now on. I don't want to inhale secondhand smoke, and you're setting a bad example for the children."

Frowning slightly, Bai Zhi took the cigarette from the other person's hand.

"Children... you all have children?"

Tian Huo looked surprised as Bai Zhi took the cigarette from his hand.

"No, you'll see later."

Bai Zhi stubbed out his cigarette and threw it in the Trash Can, then clapped his hands.

"Alright, is there anything else you need to do? Do you need to rest for a bit?"

"No, what about that world you're talking about? Take me there."

After thinking for a moment, Tian Huo replied.

I want to go and see it.

"What, aren't you going to rest a little longer?"

Looking at the Tian Huo before him, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

Since no one else was around, the entire large villa seemed rather empty at this time.

"There's no need."

Tian Huo shook his head.

"Let's figure out the situation as soon as possible, and I'm also very curious to know what this completely dead world you're talking about is like..."

Desolate, lifeless, devoid of any vitality.

This was Tian Huo's first impression of the Shadow World when he first set foot there, and his first impression of it.

They were currently in an abandoned building in the town, quite a distance from the Player Plaza.

"Over there by the Teleportation Array... are they moving things again?"

With this vague conjecture flashing through his mind, Bai Zhi turned his gaze to Tian Huo beside him.

He couldn't possibly let Tian Huo go to places like those that were top secrets. Although he verbally said that he had recruited them as Employee of the Resurrection Shadow World, he couldn't possibly expose such a core location to them from the very beginning.

"... This world is completely dead."

After staring blankly at the gray Tian Kong for a moment, Tian Huo turned to look at him.

Is this the kind of world you want to revive?

"That's right. So, do you have any good suggestions?"

Bai Zhi nodded.

"To be honest, although I have this idea in my mind, I don't have any ideas at all."

"Human... no, Player."

After a moment's thought, Tian Huo suddenly spoke.

"The first essential condition for the initial revival of this world is that we need a large number of Player. This world, for example, must attract a sufficient number of Player."

"Player..."

With a slight thought, Bai Zhi glanced towards the Player Plaza.

"And then what? Even if there are a lot of Player, it won't make a difference, since Player only stay here for a limited time."

"... I don't know."

After a moment of silence, Tian Hou Empress spoke.

"I only once heard my Master say that the [Domain of Delirium] was originally built with the premise of creating a world. We wanted to use the Strength of the Puzzle Card to Genesis, to build a world completely free from the Anomaly, to create worlds within worlds, and to relocate humanity to that world, but we failed in the end..."

Suddenly, she looked up and stared at him, a light seemingly flickering in Tian Huo's eyes.

"If my Master were here, she would know more; she's the one who can truly help you."