"Spend 25 points to eliminate the torment of cancer!"

"The torment of cancer has been eliminated."

In the blink of an eye, Lin Feng felt the pain disappear from his body.

At that moment, a refreshing breeze blew into his personal space, entering through the window of the ward, brushing past him, and disappearing silently into the corridor.

This is the fourth virtual cycle within the personal space. Lin Feng has already noticed the operating pattern of the personal space: birds, wind, light, and tree shadows tremble, and this process repeats itself every three minutes.

However, this feeling became slightly gloomy in his eyes. As the life characteristics of the Dark Curse diminished, everything in his eyes lost its luster, but at the same time became a little clearer.

If he had enough points, he considered removing the curse, but upon further reflection, he realized that bearing such a curse might not be a bad thing.

He reached out and grasped the extra door on the wall. The stark white of the door seemed to intensify in his eyes. With a click, the door opened, and a lifeless darkness came into view.

"Workshop Area"

Rows of identical simple houses lined up before him. There were no signs, no shop assistants, and apart from the footsteps of the participants in black robes walking in and out, there was no other sound.

As if sensing something, a delicate face appeared before Lin Feng, its bright eyes blinking rapidly. The face leaned closer and said, "Hello, newcomer! I'm Louis, ID number. Would you like a guide for the workshop area? For just 5 Nightmare Points, I can quickly explain all the services here to you!"

Those eyes blinked, and as Lin Feng heard the sound, his pupils involuntarily turned to the other person's cheek, where he noticed a faint line separating flesh and blood.

Are you interested in body modification?

Louis's eyes followed Lin Feng's every move closely. Upon noticing this, he immediately straightened his flat chest and naturally tapped his forehead, producing a hollow wooden sound.

"The workshop area offers all types of transactions: time, flesh and blood, soul, emotions, destiny... and anything of value!"

"For example, my face—there was a bit of an accident, so I traded my appearance to an undead carpenter and got this puppet face instead."

Lin Feng noticed Louis's peculiar hand joints. At the same time, Louis pulled open his loose sleeves, revealing his arms, which were half flesh and half puppet. His finger joints and elbows were made up of joints that could move freely and rotate in all directions.

"Unexpected things always happen when participating in missions. Repairing flesh and blood costs a lot of Nightmare Points, so it's better to exchange it for a more cost-effective body!"

Lin Feng nodded in agreement.

Seeing Lin Feng's approval, Louis retracted his body and smiled, revealing only the lower half of his face, saying, "Newcomer, our transaction is approved by the Nightmare Space. You can rest assured, I will not deceive you in any way."

"Furthermore, you can add my personal ID and contact me anytime to find items that match your preferences for trading, which only costs 5 Nightmare Points each time."

"I guarantee this is the lowest price here!"

"Also, you'd better wear a black robe. Although fighting is not allowed in the Nightmare Space, you are not protected by the Nightmare Space in the real world, so it's best not to be recognized by some participants."

A transaction notification appeared before his eyes. After Lin Feng tapped it, the transaction instructions certified by Nightmare Space and the brief information waiting to be signed appeared before his eyes. Finally, a standard black robe given as a gift for the transaction was attached.

"Workshop Area Standard Black Robe: Cheap and practical, only for Human Level"

Five o'clock passed quickly through the Nightmare Space. Upon arriving at the tent, Louis became even more excited and asked with even greater respect, "Hello, Mr. Participant Number, what aspects would you like to begin learning about?"

"Let's talk about the workshop area first." Lin Feng put on a black robe. Seeing that Louis's number was so much higher than his, he should know a lot of things that wouldn't be known under normal circumstances.

"Okay, the Nightmare Space Workshop area has a total of 7,892 shops, covering almost all fields of item production, including technology, the supernatural, biology, immortal martial arts, fantasy and so on."

"Your current location is a zone designed for the supernatural. If you are not satisfied with your human body, you can trade bodies to store your soul in various humanoid shells."

"For example, paper dolls, shadow puppets, wooden puppets, and paintings. If you are not satisfied with the human body, you can also customize a beast-like body, but it must match your mental strength."

Louis very enthusiastically led Lin Feng to a carpenter's shop.

The shop was very deserted. Once inside, the space suddenly expanded, and two cloaked figures appeared, selecting puppets.

Upon entering, Louis led Lin Feng directly to the counter on the right: "Sir, as my first recommendation, I highly recommend that you choose a pair of eyes that can see through darkness and ghosts, which can greatly improve a newcomer's survival ability in missions."

The shop owner seemed to be away. Lin Feng scanned the room and saw all sorts of wood carvings, including human organs such as heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, as well as many organs and weapons he had never seen before.

"Yes, explain the trading rules here in detail."

Louis chuckled and immediately said, "Sir, what do you think your chances of survival are for your next mission?"

Survival rate?

Without giving Lin Feng a chance to speak, Louis continued, "Time is the most commonly used currency for newcomers. No one is sure what kind of mission world they will enter next, or whether they will be able to come back alive. Why not trade your time for a guarantee of survival?"

"Improve yourself as much as possible and maximize the benefits you gain from the mission world."

"Secondly, there's flesh and blood, soul, and emotions..."

"Here, you don't have to worry about any damage, loss of flesh and blood, soul, or emotions; you will still 'live'."

"Secondly, the most valuable thing is fate, and the most unfortunate thing is death. Some people will trade their fertility, their ability to speak, or even their reputation in the real world. In short, as long as you can find the right commodity and pay the right price, you can complete the transaction."

That's interesting...

Lin Feng asked, "If time runs out, how do we obtain it?"

"Time can be exchanged in the Nightmare Points Shop, but in the trading area, you can trade directly with other participants, so some items in the Nightmare Space Shop have been removed."

Louis blinked and led Lin Feng to a machine in front of the carpenter's shop: "Sir, you can have your remaining lifespan determined."

machine?

When he first entered, Lin Feng thought it was a distorted cube.

Following the instructions, he placed his hand on it, and a number quickly appeared.

"31 years."

Louis glanced furtively at Lin Feng, his wooden eyes twitching slightly. "Sir, do you know why Nightmare Space doesn't have a penalty for failure?"

"Why?"

Louis's puppet eyelids twitched as he suppressed his inner panic and tried his best to speak calmly: "Because it doesn't need to kill anyone!"

After a brief silence, Lin Feng released his hand: "If you don't complete the mandatory mission, you'll be returned?"

"Yes!"

Louis nodded heavily, but that's the problem.

Living is the most painful thing. Nightmare Space gives participants the opportunity to continue living, which is both a blessing and a curse from Nightmare Space.

Lin Feng asked a crucial question: "So... is it possible to escape the nightmare space?"

Louis answered, word by word: "To become a Celestial, you must relinquish all the abilities you have gained, erase all memories related to entering the Nightmare Space, and then return to the starting point when you entered the Nightmare Space!"