Since Jiang Ran's return, Dragon Kingdom has been recruiting a large number of new ghost story masters, showing signs of replacing White Eagle as the number one ghost story master nation!
Jiang Ran knew that the higher-ups had already taken action; this was only the first step, and accomplishing such a feat would not be possible in a short time.
Lin Changqing suggested that Jiang Ran go to a few low-level worlds to transition, which could be considered as giving him a long vacation of a few months after he had conquered the SS-level supernatural world.
However, Jiang Ran declined the suggestion. He needed to clear a world of S rank or higher to obtain [Neeko's Help]. As long as Gwen could quickly reach three stars, it would be an extra layer of protection no matter what happened in the future!
"Don't worry, Uncle Lin. Although it's a bit shameless of me to say that, with the methods I have now, I can protect myself more than enough."
Jiang Ran once again embarked on his journey to the S-class supernatural world!
[Jiang Ran, a ghost storyteller from the Dragon Kingdom, has successfully connected to the S-level ghost story world, Infinite Tower, but has not yet cleared it. There have been 0 ghost storytellers who have challenged it before.]
Finally, it's not a team dungeon anymore. Luckily, Jiang Ran was quick enough to be the first to arrive in this world!
"Huh? Where am I... Something's not right! Didn't they even bother to warn me beforehand? This teleportation is way too forceful!"
Gwen then appeared beside him, still complaining!
The two were in a very ordinary room. The chandelier on the ceiling was emitting a dim light. The room was simply furnished, with only a bed and some ordinary cabinets.
"I was so frustrated when I couldn't watch Brother Jiang's live stream last time!"
"Wait a minute?! When did Brother Jiang get a little girl by his side? Where did he get her from?"
"That looks like the contracted doll with individual number 520! Brother Jiang is awesome! He doesn't even spare dolls!"
[Rule 1*: This is an infinitely extending skyscraper, infinitely upwards and infinitely downwards. Please be careful not to wander around randomly, or you may get lost inside.]
[Rule Two*: Special creatures called "Zodiac Animals" exist on each floor. Each room on the same floor records the type of "Zodiac Animal" for that floor. The "Zodiac Animals" will not harm people unless provoked, but please do not attack them unless provoked, otherwise they will not mind having a good meal.]
[Rule Three*: Special creatures called "Great Sins" exist on each floor. There are only seven "Great Sins" within 25 floors above and below the current floor. They will not harm people unless provoked, but please do not provoke them.]
[Rule Four*: Apart from the [Zodiac] and [Great Sin], do not trust any other creatures you encounter (except for eerie individuals). When you are about to encounter these creatures, red lights will flash in the corridor. Please find a safe place to hide in time.]
The four rules announced at once were all marked with an asterisk, which saved Jiang Ran from the judgment step and made him a little uncomfortable. But revealing the moves does not mean there is no danger; in fact, it may be quite the opposite!
"[Zodiac], [Major Sin]?"
The two creatures repeatedly mentioned in the rules are probably the key NPCs in this world. The [Zodiac] creatures seem to be the safest, because they don't seem to attack unless you attack them first.
[Major Sin] Although they don't usually take the initiative to act, the so-called "reverse scale" is quite something. After all, when someone doesn't like you, even breathing is wrong.
Rule Two mentioned that each room contains information about the zodiac animal of that floor. Jiang Ran searched the room for a while but couldn't find anything.
"Hmm...could it be here?"
He lifted the somewhat rotten poster on the wall, and behind it were four lines of large characters written in blood!
There are three different Chinese zodiac animals on this level!
Sheep only know how to lie!
Dogs only tell the truth!
The rabbit can't talk!
Jiang Ran had just finished reading the blood-written words on the wall when there was a knock on the door!
“Sir, I am [Sheep]. Please do not leave the room within one minute, and I will not guide you to the next location.”
The words had barely left his mouth when they sparked a discussion in the live stream.
"Isn't the sheep just a liar? So does that mean you have to leave the room within a minute and follow him to the next location?"
"I always felt it wasn't that simple. Let's see what Brother Jiang does!"
Neither of the two people in the room made a move for a moment.
Gwen tilted her head and asked, "Should we go open the door? After all, sheep only lie, so just think of it the other way around."
"Assuming the guy outside really is a sheep!"
"What, you doubt that the guy outside isn't a [sheep]?"
"It's not a doubt," Jiang Ran shook his head, "It's definitely not!"
A sheep can only lie, so how could he possibly say "I am a sheep"?
Similarly, the dog only tells the truth, and the rabbit cannot speak, both of which contradict the person outside the door. Therefore, the person outside the door is definitely not a zodiac animal!
There was no need to go out for the time being, so Jiang Ran began to select the talents for this world!
After much deliberation, Jiang Ran chose the talent that was most suitable for this world.
[SSS-level Talent: Persuading with Reason]
[Effect: You can reason with all living beings in the world. The probability that any living being is willing to reason with you increases by 20%. If they are still unwilling to reason with you, you can give them a good beating and then try to reason with them again. If you do this, the probability that the corresponding living being is willing to reason with you increases by 100%.]
Confucius said: Persuade people with reason.
This ability is excellent!
The first four rules are marked with an asterisk, so Jiang Ran did not choose to verify rule-based abilities, which is not enough to give him an advantage in the early stages.
Following Jiang Ran, other ghost story writers from other countries also began to enter the world of ghost stories one after another!
Finally, it wasn't a team dungeon, so Jiang Ran couldn't harm them anymore, and the various ghost storytellers couldn't help but feel a bit more confident.
Even if I can't clear the level, it shouldn't hurt to get the rewards for the first and second days, right?
First, Japan sent Matsushita Handbrake, an A-level talent, with the ambition that other countries dare not venture into, and that other countries dare not make a fool of themselves!
As for why they only sent A-level talents... well, they've had quite a few S-level talents die recently.
It can't withstand this kind of abuse!
Following closely behind were the British Empire, the Iron Tower, and the Northern Alliance, each sending out A-level talent holders.
Just when everyone thought that all countries wanted to take a break, the White Eagle once again sent out SS-level talent holders!
Arceus's younger brother, and also the ghost storyteller who once fought against Jiang Ran in the Night Ghost City of the same world—Aransta!
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