Liu Erlong turned into a scallion
Liu Erlong had disguised herself. Her hair was styled in an updo, her clothes were changed, and she had put on some makeup. Her entire demeanor had transformed from that of the vice dean of the academy into that of a sophisticated and aristocratic woman.
Xiao Wu walked past her, glancing at her.
"Huh, another Gold Member." Xiao Wu stopped and looked Liu Erlong up and down. "He looks familiar."
Liu Erlong's heart tightened.
She smiled, her voice slightly lower than usual. "Excuse me, what's fun to do on the second floor?"
Xiao Wu didn't think too much about it and walked over with a smile.
"There are so many fun games! Object Hide-and-Seek, Blindfolded Tag, Otherworld Survival —they're all so much fun!"
Qin Chuan walked past Liu Erlong.
His gaze lingered on her face for less than a second before he saw through her. "Hmm? Erlong is here. Not bad."
Qin Chuan said nothing, seeing through it but choosing not to expose it.
Liu Erlong didn't notice Qin Chuan's gaze. Her attention was entirely on Xiao Wu.
"Could you give me a brief explanation?" Liu Erlong asked.
"Of course!" Xiao Wu grabbed her hand and started walking forward. "I'm the captain of the game team now, specializing in mentoring newbies!"
Xiao Wu introduced the place as she walked.
"Object Hide-and-Seek is a game where one person is the Seeker, and the others transform into various objects to hide. The Seeker goes around shooting with a gun, and whoever finds you is out. It's really fun. Last time, Yan turned into a Broom, and I blew him away with one shot. It cracked me up."
Yan called out from behind, "Don't even mention it!"
Xiao Wu continued with a laugh, "Blindfolded Tag is about catching someone while blindfolded, and the person who gets caught has to be punished. It's fun too. Last time Zhu Zhuqing got caught, and the punishment was to meow like a cat. She meowed once, and her voice was so soft, but it was so cute."
Zhu Zhuqing gave Xiao Wu a cold look.
Xiao Wu shrank her neck and quickly changed the subject.
"Otherworld Survival is the most exciting! Once inside, you'll enter a dungeon world where you fight monsters, clear levels, and collect rewards. There's a dungeon called [Plants vs. Soul Beasts] that's especially fun! But you need Diamond Member to play it."
Liu Erlong became interested when she heard the name "Plants vs. Soul Beasts".
"Plants vs. Soul Beasts? What does that mean?"
"It's about using various plants to defend against the attacks of Soul Beast! It's incredibly fun!"
Liu Erlong thought to himself: What are these things? Using plants to fight Soul Beast?
But she didn't say anything; she just nodded.
"The rewards for Otherworld Survival are exceptionally generous," Xiao Wu counted on her fingers. "If you win, there's a chance your Soul Power will increase by one to three levels directly. You might also get Soul Bone and Soul Ring. Of course, if you fail, you'll basically lose a level."
Liu Erlong's eyes changed.
Upgrade one to three levels? Soul Bone? Soul Ring?
These things, outside, would require a tremendous amount of effort to obtain. You think you can just get them by playing a game here?
"But I'm Gold Member, so I can't play the Otherworld Survival," Liu Erlong said.
Hu Liena explained, "Otherworld Survival is difficult, and you'll be demoted if you fail. [Object Hide-and-Seek] is much more fun."
"That's right." After saying that, Xiao Wu took Liu Erlong's hand and walked towards the room where the Object Hide-and-Seek played.
"Let's warm up with a game of Object Hide-and-Seek! It costs 1000 Gold Soul Coin per game, and this game is designed for casual play. Plus, the Soul Power increases ten to twenty times faster than on the first floor!"
Liu Erlong stopped abruptly.
"What? Ten to twenty times faster than down here?"
She played on the first floor for two hours, and her Soul Power increased ten times faster than when she meditated. That was already astonishing.
Is the second floor ten to twenty times larger than the first floor?
Wouldn't that be a hundred to two hundred times more effective than meditation?
"Of course!" Xiao Wu pulled her forward. "Come on, let's try it and see!"
The door to the room Object Hide-and-Seek was pushed open.
A dozen or so people filed in.
Qin Chuan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, Yan, Xie Yue, plus Liu Erlong and a few other random players.
Liu Erlong stood in the center of the room, looking around.
The room contained a low table and two chairs, just like any other ordinary room.
She thought to herself: That's it?
Qin Chuan stood in the middle of the room and scanned the room.
"Everyone's here. Is everyone ready?"
"Ready!"
Qin Chuan nodded, pointed to the Soul Tool on the wall, and said, "Let's swipe our cards together."
"Good!"
In the blink of an eye, buzz!
Light spread out from the soles of his feet.
Liu Erlong felt the stone bricks beneath his feet disappear.
No, it didn't disappear, it changed.
The stone bricks turned into blue bricks, tiled roofs sprouted overhead, and gray walls and courtyards grew all around.
A grand, antique-style mansion appeared out of nowhere.
The Main Residence has more than a dozen rooms, densely packed with bookshelves, cabinets, vases, wooden tables, porcelain jars, screens, and potted plants.
The backyard was even larger, with Ancient Tree reaching for the sky, huge rocks piled up, and clumps of Spirit Grass growing beside the artificial hill. Stone Lantern stood on both sides of the path, the flames inside the lanterns were green.
The air was filled with the scent of flowers and grass, mixed with the stale aroma of old wood.
The wind blew by, and the leaves rustled.
Liu Erlong reached out and touched the pillar next to him.
My fingers touched the rough wood grain. It was cool, hard, and had the wood's natural texture.
She squatted down again and touched the blue bricks on the ground. There was moss in the cracks between the bricks, and they were damp.
"Is this true?" Liu Erlong stood up, his voice tinged with disbelief.
"Illusory Realm Simulation," Qin Chuan said. "The touch, sight, and smell are all just like the real thing. But all attacks are only detected and won't cause real damage. Martial Soul and Soul Ring won't be damaged; it's purely for entertainment."
Liu Erlong looked around.
She was a Soul Saint- level expert with extremely keen perception of Soul Power. The scale and precision of this field far exceeded the level expected of a level 61 Soul Emperor.
She wondered to herself: Just who is this person?
Qin Chuan began to explain the rules.
"There are a dozen or so people. One person acts as the Seeker, and the rest act as the Hider. The Hider will randomly transform into an object and hide on the map. The Seeker will use their Spray Soul Tool to sweep around, and if they hit Hider, they will be exposed and eliminated."
He pulled a short, thick gun out of thin air and held it in his hand.
"Seeker's exclusive item. Soul Power Impact, unlimited release, no physical damage."
Liu Erlong stared at the gun for two seconds.
"The Hider can replicate themselves, up to ten clones. This is used to confuse the enemy," Qin Chuan added.
"Who will Seeker this time?" Xiao Wu asked.
Yan raised her hand again. "Me! I'll try! I almost found them all last time!"
Xie Yue said coldly from the side, "You didn't even notice when you stepped on Qin Chuan last time."
Yan blushed slightly. "This time is different!"
Qin Chuan handed the gun to Yan.
"Alright, Yan will Seeker. One minute for camouflage, five minutes for searching. Begin."
He snapped his fingers.
Yan disappeared and was taken to a temporary waiting area.
At the same time, the bodies of the remaining people began to change.
Liu Erlong looked down and saw that his hand had turned green.
It wasn't the green of a sick person; it was the green of a plant. The fingers had shrunk, the body had become thinner and longer, and a few slender leaves had sprouted from the top.
Two seconds later, she turned into a scallion.
A large, bright green scallion, about a foot tall, with mud still clinging to its roots.
"I've turned into a scallion?" Liu Erlong's voice came from the scallion tube, filled with disbelief.