Chapter 46 The Princess's Room at Swan Castle

After leaving the banquet hall, Yu Naixin rode on the priest's folding fan to the corridor on the right side of Swan Castle, walking in the exact opposite direction from the Elf Prince.

In this long corridor, there is not only the storeroom where Yu Naixin first entered, but also a hidden passage that leads directly to the princess's residence.

Yu Naixin's purpose in coming here this time was to go to the fourth floor of the Central Round Tower again.

The Elf Prince mentioned that even the four male guests were very wary of the "mirrors" in Swan Castle and tried every means to destroy them.

Yu Naixin, on the other hand, was very interested in "mirrors".

As the de facto princess and the sole owner of Swan Castle, if we deduce based on the information Yu Naixin possesses, then without a doubt, the most likely place for the "mirror" to be is the princess's room.

This place is closely related to the identity of the "princess," and the entire fourth floor of the central round tower is closed off, with only hidden passages for entry and exit. This ensures that the four male guests cannot barge in at will and will not easily damage the mirror.

It is an ideal hiding place.

When Yu Naixin went to the fourth floor of the Central Round Tower with Rosiluna, she mainly followed behind Rosiluna to observe the head maid's actions and see if Rosiluna could bring her more hidden information.

Rosluna was focused on finding the princess, and the methods for finding a person and finding a mirror are vastly different, as their sizes are not even comparable.

Many places where you can quickly spot someone's presence or absence, you have to carefully examine a mirror to find it.

Yu Naixin then prepared to conduct a more thorough search.

She hadn't run far, not even to the storage room, when Yu Naixin suddenly heard the production team congratulating her on receiving a reward.

Yu Naixin: "?"

There wasn't a single male guest next to her, so why were people still giving her tips?

This time, she had absolutely no contact with the Vampire Duke, and the Ghost Wizard and Werewolf Knight hadn't even entered the scene yet. How come the Elf Prince could send her rewards unilaterally?

So sensible?

Although I'm still in the simulator, the rewards I receive can't be taken out and have very limited practical use.

However, Yu Naixin also needs to use Sweet Coins in the simulator, the more the better.

Anyway, the priest's folding fan was right under her feet, and Yu Naixin had asked it a few questions along the way.

Regarding the "time" pattern in the program segments.

In the previous episode, time within the Cocoon Village could flow independently. Regardless of whether Yu Naixin was present or not, the guest characters and NPCs within the village each possessed their own time.

However, in this particular program, the time spent at Swan Castle seemed to be completely equated with Yu Naixin.

“For a typical instance, the guest performer is the switch that starts the time flow,” Priest Folding Fan replied. “The instance will only begin to move when the guest performer arrives.”

"When no guests from the show arrive in a dungeon, the entire dungeon is frozen in a state of stillness. Whether it's the dungeon guests, NPCs, or all the scenery, everything is static."

"However, for dungeons with a domain lord!" The priest's tone suddenly became much more spirited, full of pride, "they can have their own independent time system!"

“The first ownership of a dungeon with a domain owner belongs to the domain owner himself, and only then to the ‘Heartbeat 1000%’ program team. Dungeons without a domain owner can only belong to the program team.”

"What about the Swan Castle instance?" Yu Naixin asked. "Why were those four allowed to wander around inside the castle before I even entered? Is it because their strength is close to that of a Domain Lord?"

The priest with the folding fan gave an affirmative answer: "That's right, their spiritual power coefficient is much higher than that of ordinary dungeon guests, which allows them to break through the limitations to a certain extent."

“But they haven’t reached the level of a domain lord yet,” the priest with the folding fan emphasized, “so they can only move freely for a little time before Miss Yu arrives, and at most they will arrive half an hour before you.”

"Moreover, they can only move around in the public areas within the instance. Not only can they not enter places that require special permissions, but they also cannot freely enter and exit places like the banquet hall where entry is confirmed."

[I now believe the female guest really is a newbie who hasn't been on "Heartbeat 1000%" for very long. She doesn't even know these basic facts, yet she listens so attentively to the explanations...]

[Her moves are definitely not something a newbie could do; I don't know what else to say but "amazing." No wonder I often see people cheering her on in the comments.]

[This is the first time I've heard that a domain lord's instance has its own independent time flow mechanism? Doesn't that make it a complete little world?! My god, that lord's power is truly...]

This comment disappeared completely the moment it appeared.

Even though there are many viewers watching the live stream, not a single person can see it.

"That person" is a taboo subject that cannot be mentioned.

Wait a minute, isn't it strange that no one is paying attention to the female guest?

【Huh? Has she ever acted strangely?】

No! Look, she's flying on a fan. It doesn't seem like she's moving solely using the fan's function; it's as if she's controlling the fan herself!

[What?! Don't tell me you're saying the female guest has spiritual power?! How is that possible? The guests on the show have to complete three episodes before they can get the Summoning Pill from the special shop. They have to buy it with a lot of Sweet Coins to get a 10x spiritual power!]

Just like during the last simulation, the speculation that Yu Naixin might possess spiritual power sparked widespread discussion in the live stream.

Yu Naixin's spiritual power was almost exhausted when she was controlling the Elf Prince, and now that she is using the priest's folding fan for transportation, her spiritual power is constantly decreasing.

Before her spiritual energy was completely depleted, Yu Naixin took out a basic Qi-nourishing medicine from the system's inventory and skillfully drank it down to replenish her spiritual energy.

Now, Yu Naixin's possession of spiritual power is no longer just a guess, but an established fact.

While the audience was in an uproar, Yu Naixin had already reached the end of the right-hand corridor and used the golden key to open the door to the hidden passage.

Once again, upon arriving at the fourth floor of the central round tower, the scenery of the indoor garden was still beautiful. The two door maids who were merely for show in front of the princess's residence were gone, and Yu Naixin could search around freely on her own.

Entering the princess's room, the white and pink decor was exquisite and beautiful. Yu Naixin asked the priest to search in the opposite direction, and also called out the paper dog. The three of them searched separately.

The paper puppy had been cooped up in the shadows for far too long. Finally, when its owner called, it immediately came running over, twitching happily around Yu Naixin's right foot several times, its paper tail practically wagging like a propeller.

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Author's Note: It's so short! (l) No worries, there will be more updates today!

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