Not just Qin Manjiang, but every Ghost Story Game player felt their heart lurch at that same moment.
Even those who were asleep were jolted awake by that near-death sensation of heart palpitations, then looked at their phones.
Was the next round of the game starting again so soon?
They each opened Ghost Story Game, but... the text that appeared this time left them all stunned.
[Players, the system will soon undergo an upgrade lasting one month.] [No games will be issued during the coming month. Please enjoy your vacation.] [Note: do not leave the Fu City area. If you leave without permission, you will bear the consequences.]
The tone of those three lines was completely different from before. Everyone seemed to see a "person" on the other side of their phone screen, speaking those words to them.
Qin Manjiang carefully read through all three lines. Just then, the screen went dark. He tapped the Ghost Story Game icon again, but nothing happened.
He stopped dwelling on Ghost Story Game, put down that phone, and took out the Relic Phone, which was also the Pupil Realm (Fu City).
Strangely, this Permanent Item left behind by his biological father had stopped working too. It was completely unresponsive!
Qin Manjiang looked thoughtful. Just then... Mi Qiao's voice came from the living room. "Mr. Qin! Would you like breakfast?"
She called out so casually that she was clearly certain Qin Manjiang was already up. In fact, anyone who spent even a little time with him would know that he woke up at seven thirty every morning, right on time.
"Thank you!"
Qin Manjiang stood on no ceremony with her. He tucked both phones into his pockets and opened his bedroom door.
In the living room, Nie Yunzhen was awake too, staring