"Have you ever heard the story of the Thousand and One Nights?"
"In order to please the cruel king, the girl told him a story every night."
"With so many stories, it's impossible for every one of them to come from the girl's imagination, so she used the people around her as the basic image and made up one story after another on this basis."
"In some stories, she is a bard and the king is the prime minister she sings praises to."
"In some stories, she is a guard and the king is the earl she serves."
"In some stories, she is a traveling doctor and the king is a knight she met while healing."
"People call this... the IF line, right?"
"And in our concept, we call this...possibility, right?"
"Before you turn into the World Tree, I would like to ask you to take a look at the path I am trying to pursue... a path that seems freer and has more infinite possibilities. You may not be able to see its full picture, but through this short journey, you can understand some of my ideas."
"I know I can't change your ending 'this time', but."
"Shake hands."
"I hope that this short journey can leave you with some indelible impressions, so that you can finish this Thousand and One Nights story 'next time', 'next time'..."
…
Su Mingan held that hand.
Most of his life had flowed into the small world, leaving only a tiny shell. Even if Noel had any conspiracy, he was not afraid.
Realizing that Noel had something to say, Su Mingan shook Noel's hand to be on the safe side.
The moment I held it, the scene before my eyes changed drastically.
He opened his eyes and found himself standing in the wind and snow, with a towering ancient castle in front of him.
...Where is this?
As he observed calmly, he was gently tapped on the shoulder.
"Noel, isn't it cold standing at the door? Come in." It was a dignified and elegant female voice. The girl had blue eyes like the sea, and her face was as beautiful as a lily in clear water. She was wearing a plain skirt and passed by Su Mingan.
Su Mingan was stunned and looked down at himself.
The golden hair that falls, the ruby bow tie on the chest, the robe that looks like a dove's wings... So, this should be a memory of Noel? Or a story?
He suddenly felt that the beautiful girl who just passed by looked familiar...
With his heart pounding, he pushed the door open.
“Squeak—!”
The heavy door of the castle opened. There were old walls, a long spiral staircase with relief carvings, tables and chairs standing on all sides, snow blowing outside the window, and a blue kerosene lamp flickering with silent light inside the glass wall.
There were seven people sitting on the sofa.
Seeing Su Mingan push the door open, someone smiled and waved, "Finally here, Noel."
Su Mingan took a closer look.
A beautiful girl with blonde hair, graceful and dignified, and blue eyes like the sea.
A blond man with jewels on his ears, wearing a toy dragon T-shirt, with his hands in his pockets and rings on his fingers.
The female doctor in a white coat with curly purple hair was tall, had a gloomy expression and looked haggard.
The man in the checkered round hat is dressed as a detective. He wears square-framed glasses, holds a pipe, and has a shrewd look in his eyes.
A red-haired young man with earrings, a leather jacket decorated with rivets, and a pair of high-heeled leather boots, sits crookedly with a lazy expression.
The elegant man with blue hair, wearing a dark purple scarf, a tie of the same color, a knee-length black shirt, and a smile on his lips.
A man covered in a black robe, with no visible face, and a slightly thin figure, sat silently in the corner of the sofa.
Su Mingan paused.
He seemed to know what Noel wanted to show him...
The gentle man with blue hair spoke first. He placed his hands on his knees, crossed one leg, looked around, and spoke softly:
…
"Good evening everyone, the snow in 2022 is really cold."
…
The people present were: Antetolia, the second player on the list, Blake, the fifth player on the list, Edith, the sixth player on the list, Locke, the ninth player on the list, Mao Lian, the tenth player on the list, Lu Likarpos, the sixteenth player on the list, and one player who did not show up.
Su Mingan called out the system interface, and the time displayed on the system interface was: [May 31, 2022].
This is,
This is the first cycle of the world game.
In other words, it is the first cycle of the world game in a "certain" cosmic cycle.
"I didn't expect that we would be matched together. It seems that the difficulty of this level is very high. In order to maintain balance, all the top players on the list have gathered together." Lu said with a smile.
"Tap, tap." The red-haired young man tapped the table impatiently. "Likarpos, stop talking nonsense. Locke, use your [Information Insight] skill to think of a solution. What's going on in this instance?"
The man dressed as a detective pushed up his glasses and replied slowly, "You should have understood the theme of this dungeon in the past few days - the fourteenth dungeon, [Eighteen Trials of the Liar]. Players climb the tower from hell to the top, experiencing escape rooms, snowstorm villas, and life and death games. The elements include medieval times, Western fantasy, fast travel, and infinite flow."
"Oh~" The blond man with jewels on his ears whistled, "A tower-climbing dungeon is really rare."
"Blake, be quiet." The gloomy purple-haired female doctor spoke coldly. The blond man immediately scratched his head, like a mouse seeing a cat.
Locke coughed and drew people's attention back: "My credibility is limited. Let's leave the rest of the information to our second player on the list, the beautiful royal pearl, Ms. Antetolia."
After these words were spoken, people quieted down.
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