Night fell on an unnamed planet inhabited by intelligent beings of different races.

The arrival of night seemed like a signal, prompting people who had been holed up in the old buildings on the planet's surface during the day to leave their homes. Groups of two or three people, dressed in long black robes that blended into the night, poured into the underground city.

In the dimly lit underground city, energy crystals that emit a faint glow hang along the narrow, long streets, illuminating the surroundings with only this weak light.

The streets are lined with oddly shaped wooden and fabric shop signs, some legitimate and some frivolous.

This faint light also allows the bustling crowds on the street to spot the shops they are looking for at a glance.

Mingmei sat in a corner of an inconspicuous shop with her face covered. The words "Snacks" were hanging at the door. She coldly watched the crowd of people coming and going without looking at her, and couldn't help but blow a breath into her veil.

[Host, beware of your veil.]

Gui Gui couldn't help but remind Ming Mei that in this game, while she was playing the role of a lunchbox merchant, she was also a player.

She needs to distinguish between these two aliases in this game.

In other words, different aliases have different tasks.

[In the last game, Mr. Yan Hui didn't interfere, and you yourself said it was a bug. In this game, if you're not careful and your identity gets exposed, your account will be ruined.]

"If the account is ruined, it's ruined. I can just quit."

Sitting in this dark place for half a day without anyone coming, Mingmei's temper gradually flared up. She wouldn't work for her uncle, but as a graduate, with her education and experience, she could at least join the army, right?

[Host, since you started school, every expense you've had has been covered by Mr. Yan. You currently owe Mr. Yan Yuanxing Coins, plus an S-class mecha.]

Even though Gui Gui didn't directly mention the price of the mecha, Mingmei knew it.

This mecha must be worth at least a hundred million.

"Even if it's a mecha, what about that string of numbers in front of it?"

[These past few years have included food, drinks, and tuition.]

"I receive a stipend for going to school!"

[Getting into school through connections requires bribing officials.]

Mingmei: "..."

Why does the entire system know more about interpersonal relationships than she does?

[Host, you should really focus on selling boxed lunches. This is the first round of your gamble with the alien sea.]

Mingmei originally thought that, given Hu Mingli's nature, after she finished taking the certification exam at the legion base, she would be going out with them to run around again. However, she didn't expect to be greeted by this group of freshmen playing games again.

I also have to play with those people from the alien sea who caused trouble a few days ago.

Mingmei's first reaction was that her uncle was up to something again.

Given Hu Mingli's personality, he might just play it all over again. What's the point of playing games?

Mingmei wouldn't believe it if her uncle hadn't instigated her.

What's the point of playing games with that group?

How do you play?

This was the initial idea behind the game.

But once they entered, everyone couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!"

This game can be played like this?!

They swapped lives with those guys from the alien sea?!

Filled with surprise and curiosity, when Mingmei finally entered the game, she had to continue playing the role of an NPC while also having to think about her own player character's tasks.

Player Mission: [Capture the rebels who are disrupting the peace of the alien sea.]

"If no one comes to buy boxed lunches, I'll pack up and switch to a different player character."

Mingmei kept her head down, as she was still busy investigating what exactly constituted a rebel.

Looking at the feet of pedestrians coming and going outside the shop, Mingmei couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "This place is too dark. How could anyone have noticed us after all this time?"

This place is basically a no-man's land with no infrastructure. It's already pretty good that it's turned out this way, so don't be too picky.

Gui Gui whispered words of comfort to Ming Mei, who then sighed again.

When she went to the outer sea before, she stayed in the starship and only flew over some inhabited planets in the outer sea. She never got off to see them, let alone experience all of this so directly.

To her surprise, the game they entered this time was set in an alien ocean.

"Where did my uncle get such detailed information about the scenes, the characters, and the customs here? How does he know what the alien sea is like?"

Even if Mingmei knew that her uncle had traveled all over the country when he was young, it didn't mean that he could remember everything so clearly after all this time.

Who knew I'd be making games like this many years later?

Just as Mingmei was still thinking about her uncle's information channels, a commotion suddenly came from the street. Curious, Mingmei stood up and looked out of the shop. She saw that pedestrians suddenly squeezed to both sides of the street, as if they were making way for someone.

"The giant octopus is here!"

Someone shouted something, and Mingmei, as an NPC, immediately received information about the giant octopus. Although everyone called it the giant octopus, it was actually a half-human, half-octopus hybrid of human and beastman.

He's also the boss of this underground city.

Mixed-race.

This was the first time Mingmei had heard this kind of word since entering the game.

At the same time, Mingmei keenly sensed that her uncle's introduction of this word into the game was definitely intentional.

"My God? Really? Humans and beastmen can actually breed?"

As Mingmei was pondering Yan Hui's intentions, she heard that familiar voice again amidst the crowd making way for the unusually large frame of this underground city boss.

Mingmei looked up and saw Lu Xiaoyao standing there, with several people she had met in the game beside her.

For example, Dong Lei and Sun Yunzhong, the three of them somehow ended up meeting each other after entering the game.

"That's what I mean..."

Dong Lei's eyes held a hint of disbelief as she watched the creature walk past them. Its upper body was unmistakably human, but its lower body was entirely octopus tentacles. She felt somewhat physically uncomfortable.

There are indeed significant differences between beastmen and humans, but they possess two forms: a completely beastly form and a humanoid form that is quite similar to humans. At most, the humanoid form retains a little bit of the beastly shape, but there is absolutely no such thing as a half-human, half-beast form.

How did this monster come into being?

Dong Lei subconsciously thought about it, but suddenly her body couldn't help but tremble.

Such words seem to be taboo here.

Mingmei also saw what kind of person the other was when he got closer, and she was also reluctant to accept it.

It wasn't that Mingmei had any prejudice; she simply couldn't imagine it.

"I remember that orcs take on animal form when they reproduce, don't they?"

Despite her lack of serious academic knowledge, Mingmei can actually say a few words about other things. Upon hearing this, the system immediately spoke up—[Host, please stop your dangerous thoughts!]