Cheng Shuang couldn't help but look down at her feet. The thin layer of water seemed to ripple under her feet. She swallowed hard. "Could it be... the sea below..."

Du Jun and Si Hai exchanged a glance, neither of them looking too pleased.

If it is truly the sea, then it must be the deep sea.

Sihai adjusted the tall hat on his head, his expression extremely serious. "Although I shouldn't say discouraging things, I have to take precautions in advance."

The girl's expression gradually turned serious. Both she and Du Jun sensed that what was about to be said was something they didn't want to hear but had to listen to.

"The gate to return to the cycle of reincarnation is most likely to open on the normal surface of the sea."

Cheng Shuang's face immediately fell.

This layer of water mirror is definitely difficult to break.

Even if it's broken, the maintainer doesn't have the attributes of a fish.

Moreover, the sheer force of the impact at the moment of breaking would kill a large number of people.

"And..." the little girl added tremblingly, "If it's the same tree, Sister Xin must have had her spiritual power and soul drained to be trapped there. So... so..."

The two men's skin instantly turned as white as if it had been lacquered.

Those foods were grown from trees that had absorbed the souls of people; they had no taste whatsoever, and the bone-chilling coldness within them was the resentment of the departed spirits…

After revealing this cruel truth, Cheng Shuang seemed to remember something, and her previously pale face softened slightly. She patted her chest thankfully, "Luckily, I only ate one serving of tomatoes with sugar. Besides, the waiter said it was brought by a VIP, so maybe that was exactly what he meant." Was her feeling of coldness more of an illusion caused by the pot of water?

Yes, that must be it.

The little girl nodded vigorously, and when she looked up, she saw two pairs of dead fish eyes staring at her.

Sihai and Dujun: Aren't we being too cruel to those of us who, despite our repeated refusals, still ate at least one or two meals of it!

The ghost dolls would pick out useful information and directly notify the other ghost dolls. By the time the three of them went to the first floor, the maintainers who owned the dolls already knew the latest message they had sent.

Du Lanshan, who was taking a nap outside with Du Lushui, immediately started an experiment.

He pretended to be restless in his sleep and rolled down the terrace, using his superior height and weight to bump into several beautiful female attendants protecting him. Those who could be called beauties were naturally slimmer than him, and some of them, unable to control themselves in time, fell through the gaps in the corridor railing when he bumped into them.

She was a delicate and beautiful woman. She grabbed the railing with one hand and pulled herself back just as she was about to fall.

easy.

Du Lushui, who had been observing the situation with a detached eye, had already confirmed that Cheng Shuang and the other two were right in their guess.

He didn't know why they were walking upside down; perhaps it was related to the water mirror, or perhaps it was related to the transparent isolation membrane in the sky.

Breaking them is inevitable; the question now is how to break them, and how to save ourselves after they are broken and the raging seawater rushes in.

The three who had successfully met up with April and Sun Han on the basement level were also thinking about this issue.

"The rest of you are responsible for holding off the homeless people; nothing will happen for the time being," April explained to Sihai and Dujun.

This was all pre-arranged. Feng Jiakang isn't the brightest, but he's got a knack for being annoying. Gong Zhu caused too much of a stir, leaving a bad impression wherever she went, attracting too much attention. The Du brothers will work together, staying up there to provide support at any time. As for Liu Juan, her position in the City Lord's Mansion is special; she'll help Du Jun cover up that she's already overwhelmed.

The rows of nutrient bins in front were neatly arranged, but the fact that two were missing made them very noticeable.

April exclaimed in surprise, then said in a deep voice, "Did Sister Xin collect this? Could it be that she's trying to use the nutrient tank to withstand the pressure of the seawater?"

Cheng Shuang and Siyue had only met Sister Xin once, so they didn't feel anything special when they heard about her death. At most, the young girl felt a little regret about it.

Yu Xin could have been more cautious to save her life, but only if she hadn't acted on her own and had at least placed a sliver of trust in him.

At that time, Cheng Shuang reported the mechanical beasts on the second basement level that were forcibly absorbing the mental energy of the maintainers. If she hadn't immediately put the ghost doll into her spatial storage after separating them, she would have known about this and become suspicious of the tree canopy, or at least wouldn't have rashly approached it. Even if the horse had stumbled and was trapped, the ghost doll outside could have called for help first.

Her agreement to cooperate with Cheng Shuang in April was simply to use them to keep the homeless around her in check.

April saw this more clearly than Cheng Shuang. She felt no regret about Xin's death; in fact, she was somewhat relieved. Such a selfish partner might turn against her at any moment to seek personal gain for others.

The nutrient tanks in the front row showed no signs of being disturbed. In April, she didn't know whether Sister Xin had tried to save anyone, but whether to save or not was a personal choice and didn't really matter.

Du Jun and Si Hai went over to take a look. Si Hai fiddled with it for a while, then shook his head helplessly.

Du Jun tapped the display screen, which showed rows of densely packed codes. The frequency of these codes was too fast for the naked eye to perceive. After looking at them for a while, he extracted the information he could understand: "These nutrient solutions are prepared according to the specified proportions and added in. The lid will only open when the solution is completely absorbed. An alarm will sound if the nutrient solution is discharged prematurely."

Everyone knows what an alarm means; it's simply not worth risking your life to save someone unimportant.

In April, she changed the subject and asked Sihai, "Are you accepting them?"

Sihai then said to Du Jun and Sun Han in a consultative tone, "We can check if the empty nutrient tanks are return tickets."

No. If it's a return ticket, there will be a notification after the spatial dimensions merge. The little girl thought silently, but she couldn't say it, otherwise it would be difficult to explain. However, there's no harm in taking it; it's not bad to use it to throw at people.

Sihai accepted one first, then shook his head again in denial, "No."

"I knew it wouldn't be that easy." April pursed her lips.

Du Jun was still studying the nutrient tank. Although the cool-looking young man had just come of age, his calm demeanor was very convincing. He raised his head and gave a slight smile. "The material of this nutrient tank is similar to the water mirror of the third basement level." As he spoke, a black lunchbox that looked like a lump of iron appeared in his hand. The lunchbox had an automatic lock, which was very secure. When he threw it onto the nutrient tank, it bounced back immediately.

“It’s not empty inside,” Du Jun explained, catching the lunchbox. He then pointed to the nutrition compartment in the first row. “The blue liquid should contain GABA, also known as γ-aminobutyric acid, which is widely found in animal brains and natural plants. When the human body lacks GABA, it can trigger depression, anxiety, insomnia, and other emotional issues.”

Sun Han coughed twice and glared at Du Jun, "You saw my medicine, didn't you?"

Du Jun smiled, "It's because Brother Sun didn't deliberately hide it."

"What's there to hide? Everything's fine now. Give me a pillow and I'll fall over!" Sun Han rolled his eyes.

Du Jun continued, "The lid can be opened without injecting the medicine." He tapped the bottom of the chamber, and the transparent oval lid opened, just big enough for a person to sit inside.

Just as he was about to demonstrate, Sun Han stopped him, saying, "I'll do it. If I can't get out, at least there'll be someone knowledgeable who can save me!"