"It's just ahead. Look at that pale white light barrier. Anyone who goes inside will disappear immediately."
Xia Tianqiong was led by an official ghost hunter to the east side of the small town.
From afar, a huge spherical light shield could be seen, covering a large area of the city. Within the covered area, the streets were empty, and there wasn't a single person in sight.
Xia Tianqiong stopped at the edge of the light barrier and asked the red-clad courtesan within her mind, "Can you sense what level of strangeness it is?"
The courtesan's gentle voice echoed in my mind, "She's a vicious monster."
"Can you break through the ghostly realm and capture it?"
"Breaking through the ghostly domain isn't difficult, but capturing it alive isn't guaranteed. This ferocious ghost is a bit special; it seems to be integrated with the ghostly domain. If we forcibly break through the ghostly domain, we might kill it directly."
Xia Tianqiong originally wanted to take a shortcut and let the courtesan take down the evil spirit, but now it seems that she still has to go in and break the rules.
What a hassle! I have enough strength, but I can't dominate the battlefield.
"Captain Xia, if you don't want to go in, you don't have to force yourself. You can wait here. When Captain Zhang comes over, tell him that I'm going in first."
The person who brought Xia Tianqiong over was a young man in his twenties. Seeing Xia Tianqiong standing there silently, he assumed she was hesitating.
Before Xia Tianqiong could reply, he strode into the semi-transparent light barrier.
When you first enter the light barrier, you can still see his figure, but in the blink of an eye, he disappears instantly.
Xia Tianqiong was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself that this person was really impatient.
"I'm going in. Conceal your presence and don't let the evil spirits detect you."
After saying this to the courtesan in red, he used his face-changing technique to transform into someone else before stepping into the light barrier.
In a flash, the surrounding scenery changed instantly, as if I had arrived in an ancient village.
As far as the eye can see, there are wooden houses with black tiles, carved beams and painted rafters, and pavilions, full of ancient charm.
On the cobblestone streets, there were many people dressed in ancient costumes.
It seems this is yet another ancient-style eerie realm.
Before Xia Tianqiong could take a few more glances, two people suddenly surrounded her.
"New here, I know the rules here. Do you want to pay to get in?"
Xia Tianqiong turned her head and saw two people dressed in modern clothes, who were obviously humans who had been trapped in the strange domain.
He was somewhat curious: this strange realm had only appeared for twenty or thirty minutes, how could someone have mastered the rules so quickly?
"How much?"
"Not much, just 10,000 ghost money, and I'll tell you all the rules and related information I know."
The two men were of different heights and builds, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin; the one speaking was the shorter, thinner man.
He has narrow eyes, a slightly pointed chin, and a cunning look.
Xia Tianqiong thought for a moment, then took out a stack of ten thousand yuan in ghost money and handed it to the other party.
The two men were clearly taken aback. They had been waiting to haggle, but he just pulled out his money.
"Brother, you're straightforward, so I'll be straightforward too. I won't hide anything from you; I'll tell you everything truthfully."
The short, thin man squinted, chuckled, and took the ghost money, quickly stuffing it into his pocket.
He glanced left and right, as if afraid of being seen.
"Brother, listen carefully. Do not use any tricks here, and do not release the contracted monster. Otherwise, you will be identified as a bandit and the village chief will issue a bandit suppression mission and drive you out of the village."
They could also be killed by other villagers, as the reward for killing bandits is very generous.
Everyone who arrives here starts as a villager. If you close one eye, you can see the writing above other people's heads. You can try it now.
Upon hearing this, Xia Tianqiong closed her left eye and looked at the two people opposite her with her right eye.
Sure enough, a line of glowing green text floated above their heads: "Peach Blossom Village - Ordinary Villagers".
Something suddenly popped into my head!
This eerie realm seems to be a game world!
The short, thin man's next words confirmed Xia Tianqiong's guess.
"This place is very similar to an online game. You can find the locals in the village to accept various tasks, such as delivering messages, killing monsters, digging for herbs, etc. You can get magical artifacts by completing the tasks."
There are many wild beasts outside the village. Killing them will drop equipment and help you level up, just like in a game. After leveling up, all aspects of your body will be strengthened.
However, it's important to note that these game-like rules only apply to villagers. If you become a bandit, you can't level up by fighting monsters, you can't get equipment drops, and you can't strengthen your body.
When bandits kill villagers, they only get food, but when villagers kill bandits, they get a lot of magical artifacts and level up much faster.
The bandits are entrenched outside, preventing them from entering the village to buy food. When you go out on missions, try to stay away from them, as they might kill for food.
Our village is called Taoyuan Village, with about three or four thousand people. There are many other villages outside, six of which have been discovered so far, and there may be more in more distant places.
Time flows differently here than outside; we've been here for over three days, which is why we're only now learning these rules and information.
The short, thin young man babbled on and on, explaining in great detail.
Xia Tianqiong became more and more excited as she listened, but at the same time, she was also a little confused.
He had heard of this strange realm in his previous life. It was jokingly referred to as an online game world, where fighting monsters and leveling up could improve one's physical abilities.
For example, strength, stamina, speed, self-healing ability, physical strength, etc. will be greatly improved, allowing ordinary people to have good combat power.
Later, this strange entity was contracted by the official ghost hunters and used specifically to train an army.
But in the previous life, this strange thing didn't arrive in the human world until two years later. Now it's arrived so early?
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