Chapter 212

"Lady Meng Po, I want to leave that castle, leave that royal city, I want to go to their world."

"Go to the world of those who toyed with my feelings."

She was dressed in a medieval classical aristocratic gown, elegant and beautiful, with a slight frown between her delicate brows, conveying endless stubbornness and tenacity.

Lingwu handed her a cup of tea, her eyes glancing at her with a slight ripple of emotion.

"A newborn, pure soul is destined for a superior fate in the next life. Have you thought it through?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Lady Meng Po." She smiled sweetly, her beautiful face full of gratitude.

"But in the next life, I won't be myself!" she said earnestly, raising her small face.

Ling Wu first showed her her life in the next life, but she tilted her head in confusion, "Is this their world?"

After receiving Ling Wu's nod, she slightly lifted her gorgeous but inconvenient long dress, bowed again, and then shook her head.

“But they shouldn’t have done that. That game that treats others as playthings shouldn’t exist. If it does exist, it should be strictly regulated.”

Her back was as straight as a sword.

“I’m not sure if anyone else has developed sentience like me, but I know I don’t want them to be forced to go through all of this like I have.” Her gaze was firm, and her expression solemn.

"allow."

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On the soft bed, the girl's long, dark hair spread out like seaweed, her jade-like skin had a faint pink hue, her long eyelashes were like wings, and a faint smile played on her beautiful lips.

A beauty mark was imprinted under her eye, as if it had been stained with blood, both eerie and beautiful.

As she opened her eyes, she lowered them slightly, her gaze filled with a compassionate and gentle grace, like that of a deity.

The deathly silent world began to come alive, and a rapid system notification sounded in her ear:

[The instance has been attacked by an unknown danger; defense mechanisms are being activated...]

[Defense mechanism failed to activate! Dungeon has entered self-destruct mode!]

Ling Wu closed her eyes again, and the system voice returned to normal in an instant.

[Ding! Copy detection successful!]

[The Ghost Realm has been updated, and the new continent is loading...]

[Loading complete. We wish you a pleasant gaming experience.]

[Main Dungeon Name]: Rose Castle

[Main Quest Story]: Rumors circulate that a tyrannical, ruthless, and ugly princess lives in Rose Castle! But the castle servants say that the princess has a stunning beauty like a peony and a gentle voice like a spring breeze, and every word and action of hers is like a deity descended to earth.

But outside the castle, to this day...

No one has ever seen this princess!

[Main Quest]: Find the princess! Conquer her! Kill her!

[Side Quest 1]: Find out why the princess was hidden.

[Side Quest 2]: To be unlocked

[Side Quest 3]: To be unlocked

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"Wow, the new dungeon is huge!"

"How much wealth has the Ghost Realm plundered from the people? I thought it was just an old castle, but it turned out to be an entire royal city?"

"Interesting! Just exploring the royal city will take at least three days. Looks like we're just there to make up the numbers again..."

"This is a game for top players. We ordinary folks can just come in and experience it, take on some quests from other NPCs, and earn a little money."

"Huh? Is this the West or the East? What's going on..."

Outside the Rose Kingdom, a group of players dressed in various styles of clothing suddenly appeared.

The original inhabitants of the royal city did not show any unusual reaction to this strange phenomenon.

Under the warm sun, a large number of roses bloom on the branches, their pink and white petals cascading down from the top, filling the air with their fragrance.

The architectural styles of the East and West are quite different, and under the ubiquitous roses, each reveals its own unique charm.

The indigenous people were dressed in both medieval classical clothing and ancient Eastern attire;

Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Westerners and dark-haired, brown-eyed Easterners walked through the streets, all with faint smiles on their faces.

Squads of soldiers patrolled the streets.

"The pros are all here, let's lay low for a bit and not let our country's pros get the first kill!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the group of people with golden nicknames above their heads took the lead and stepped into the city from outside.

Among them was a young man, radiating a bright and flamboyant aura, even the pink and white roses that fell on his white shirt seemed to exude an air of arrogance.

He reached out and removed the rose from his shoulder, his voice exceptionally pleasant, with a hint of languor: "This time, is it a combination of East and West?"

Beside him was a lovely young girl dressed in a blue and white ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), her dark hair on both sides of her cross-shaped bun swaying slightly as she turned her head.

After confirming the boy's nickname, she then removed the pink and white flowers that had fallen onto her shoulder.

"It doesn't feel cheap or neither-here-nor-there." Her voice was sweet, and her smile was radiant. "Rose Castle, Rose Royal City, and your identity token is related to roses?"

She lowered her eyes and examined the rose she had taken from her shoulder in her palm.

Both the boy and girl bear golden nicknames above their heads—Wen Xing and Luan Jing.

As she finished speaking, the other ordinary players with light gray heads also went to pick up the flowers from their shoulders.

There were quite a few players who squeezed in first but didn't notice this and ended up losing their roses.

They were filled with remorse and were about to look down for their discarded identification documents when a soldier suddenly appeared beside them and pressed a long sword against their necks.

"Outsiders are not allowed to enter the main city!" As soon as the words were spoken, the players with swords pressed against their throats vanished from their spots!

Those players who were lucky enough not to lose their roses secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This is truly a strange world; you have to be careful at every turn!

But a master is a master. In the past, they would just issue identity cards directly. Who would have thought that this time the identity card would have to be discovered by oneself?

The man, with hair as golden as wheat ears and blue eyes full of affection, slightly raised his eyebrows.

He was dressed in medieval Western aristocratic attire, and his handsome features, as well as the elegance and nobility he exuded, made him very eye-catching.

The blond, blue-eyed man's lips curled into a slight smile, his tone full of frivolity, "What a bunch of useless trash."

Then he glanced at Wen Xing and Luan Jing, as well as the other players with golden nicknames above their heads.

"Oh! Of course, except for you!"

Ordinary players dared not speak out against the anger, and the player with the golden nickname ignored the man, but he did not feel embarrassed about it. Instead, he took the rose and entered the main city first.

"I won't wait for you, after all, the beautiful princess is waiting for my invitation." He said this in an extremely gentle voice, as if the princess were his beloved.

"Alcipe is as annoying as ever!" Luan Jing's sweet voice carried obvious disgust.

Wen Xing slowly pinned the rose, which had turned into metal, to his white shirt before replying, "He does have the right to be arrogant, but only in front of this copy."

The other two, who hadn't spoken a word from beginning to end, also glanced coldly at Alcipe's retreating figure before each walking away.

"Let's go too. Hopefully, Her Highness the Princess isn't as terrifying as the rumors say." Luan Jing didn't pin the metal rose to her dress; instead, she stored it in her system space.

"What's scary is what makes it challenging, isn't it?"

"That's true."