ATFBETIBM Chapter 580

New Arc: Lin Xiao

Chapters 580-592

[Who is Nian Suihan?]

Bai Lixin asked his question in his mind.

Escape System: [He is the president of the Shentian Guild. Ever since the 900th floor restriction was broken, he started to climb the ranking list.]

Bai Lixin: [What was his previous rank?]

Escape System: [He was always first.]

Bai Lixin: […]

‘The president of the Shentian Guild? So this was his name?

Why do I have no impression of this name at all?’

Escape System: [Master Bai Lixin, your copy task rewards have been delivered. Would you like to receive them now?]

Bai Lixin: [How much is it?]

Escape System: [I briefly checked. Although there are no special props this time, there are a lot of mall points and performance points—1 million mall points and 2 million performance points.]

[ Between floors 601 and 900, the points required to upgrade one floor are 20,000 points; above the 901st floor, the points required to upgrade one floor are 50,000 points. The performance points obtained from this copy can allow you to upgrade from the current 850th floor to the 930th floor.]

Bai Lixin scrolled through the ranking list and found his ranking.

850th floor, ranked 459th.

If he were to rise to the 930th floor, his ranking would be in the top ten, making him third on the ranking list.

The top two are Nian Suihan and Xuan Chishui.

Nian Suihan is the president of the Shentian Guild mentioned by the Escape System, while Xuan Chishui is the “Little Overlord” who sees Bai Lixin as his nemesis.

The relationship between these two and Bai Lixin was not very harmonious.

Or rather, “enemy” would be a more accurate term.

It seemed that the horror game had lifted the 900th floor restriction, and judging from the rankings that Bai Lixin was now looking at, there were more and more players reaching above the 900th floor.

At around the 900th floor, he saw several familiar names.

Song Yuntian, 910th floor.

Lin Jue, 905th floor.

Xia Chi, 903rd floor.

Sun Ning, 901st floor.

Scrolling further down.

Zhou Guang, 821st floor.

Liang Xi, 803rd floor.

Li Cancan, 845th floor.

Bai Lixin: [Receive.]

Escape System: [Yes, Master Bai Lixin.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for receiving the copy task reward for [Xiaohua].]

[Makk points 1 million, performance points 2 million.]

[The player’s current floor is the 850th floor. Performance points will automatically convert to floor levels. Congratulations to player Bai Lixin, the floor can now be upgraded to the 930th floor!]

[Starting floor conversion, this process will take some time. Please be patient.]

At the system prompt, the space around Bai Lixin began to distort and deform.

The already luxurious building expanded and stretched again, with exquisite structures gradually filling every corner of the building.

The villa turned into a castle, and even Bai Lixin’s clothes changed.

The originally ordinary white shirt was replaced by a luxurious black men’s suit, with Baroque-style architecture filling every corner of the castle.

The comfortable sofa behind Bai Lixin turned into a brown leather sofa, and the square coffee table in front of him was covered with an exquisite tablecloth.

[Ding! Building replacement complete. Please enjoy this castle that belongs to you. In this castle, everything follows your will, and all things obey your commands. You are the supreme king, the master of this castle.]

He was currently in what should be the living room, with the window right next to him..

A burst of laughter drew his attention. He leaned out the window to see a vast green field outside.

Several people were playing on the green field, looking very lively.

Not far from these playful people were two rows of soldiers in uniforms. They stood solemnly on both sides of the marble-paved road.

Bai Lixin: [Who are they?]

Escape System: [They are here to provide you with companionship services. They play the roles of your family. You are the king, and they are the princesses, princes, and dukes. The soldiers standing on both sides of the road are your guards, protecting your castle and family.]

Bai Lixin: [Are they holograms again?]

Escape System: [Not this time. The 900th floor is a watershed. Only by reaching the 900th floor are you considered to have entered the paradise of the strong. The outside world is real, and if you don’t believe it, you can walk out and see for yourself.]

Bai Lixin: […]

The castle was huge, and it took Bai Lixin quite a bit of time just to walk out.

As he walked around, he met many soldiers in the corridors of the castle.

Bai Lixin observed these NPCs. They seemed just like real people, with realistic pores and breathing.

Every time Bai Lixin passed these soldiers, they immediately knelt respectfully and bowed to him as their “king.”

Just as he entered the backyard garden, the two rows of soldiers knelt on one knee in a well trained manner, saluting him with a thunderous voice that startled several birds.

“Greetings to His Majesty Baili! Long live His Majesty Baili!”

The lively crowd in the distance heard the sound, stopped their activities and rushed towards him.

As they approached, Bai Lixin could see their faces clearly.

Tuanzi who hadn’t grown up yet, the little foxes…

They were all people he had met in copies and had had close relationships with.

Some of these people had already died, and some had turned into ghosts.

According to reason, with the closure of each copy, they should have disappeared.

But now they were appearing before him again, retaining their once most beautiful appearances.

Like the female ghost in the school campus copy who broke her legs and was a dancer. She now had fair skin and was wearing an exquisite large skirt. She held the skirt with both hands and gently bowed to him: “Greetings Your Majesty the King.”

Bai Lixin: “…”

He probably understood why the game had arranged this.

A horror game that upgraded by continuous plundering, it seemed quite good at gathering information.

In the previous player dormitory, players could DIY their own accompanying butler. Now it appeared that it wasn’t just to corrupt the players’ minds, making them unwilling to leave, but also to gather player information and exploit their vulnerabilities.

The setting of a castle above the 900th floor satisfied the magnified desires for power in certain players, while also fulfilling players’ desires for intimacy.

With power, without the torment of illness, and with beloved family and friends, most troubles in life would disappear.

This was probably to keep players here, but it wasn’t as simple as just keeping them here.

Bai Lixin: [Sister System, I don’t need these, remove them all.]

Escape System: [All of them? Including these friends and soldiers? Although they are just system-built NPCs, they contain memories of certain copy NPCs.]

Bai Lixin scanned around: [Leave Tuanzi, and leave two people to take care of Tuanzi. Remove the others.]

Escape System: [The castle will be too empty. If only these few people live here, it will be a bit lonely.]

Bai Lixin: [I like solitude.]

Escape System: [Okay, Master Bai Lixin.]

The next moment, beams of white light flashed over these NPCs, and all of them looked at Bai Lixin with bewildered expressions, as if he had just murdered them.

Bai Lixin: “…”

Players’ sympathy and guilt.

He knew this setting had its pitfalls.

Bai Lixin remained unmoved until only Tuanzi was left on the scene. The escape system reminded him again: [Master Bai Lixin, the data has been cleared. But if you want them back, I can perform data recovery.]

Bai Lixin: [No need, thank you.]

Tuanzi hugged Bai Lixin’s leg, his big obsidian eyes reflecting Bai Lixin’s face.

He clung to Bai Lixin and called out in a milky voice, “Papa.”

Bai Lixin picked up Tuanzi and asked, “Do you remember your name?”

Tuanzi tilted his head and blinked, “I only remember my surname is ‘Baili,’ same as yours, Papa.”

Bai Lixin: “Do you remember anything else?”

Tuanzi tilted its head again, “I also remember I seem to have two Papas.”

S419M was excited: [Host, he still remembers Lord God!]

Bai Lixin looked at the small bundle in his arms, “How can one person have two fathers?”

Tuanzi frowned, as if unable to grasp this profound question, “Yeah, how can I have two Papas? It’s so strange, it’s like there’s a gentle Papa and a cold Papa.”

Bai Lixin: “Maybe this Papa is sometimes gentle and sometimes cold?”

Tuanzi’s eyes flickered, “Oh, right!”

Bai Lixin pinched Tuanzi’s cheek, “So, how many fathers do you have?”

Tuanzi immediately raised his head proudly, “Tuanzi has one Paoa!”

S419M: [He even remembers his name is ‘Tuanzi,’ Host!]

Bai Lixin: [What Sister System said is correct. These duplicated NPCs seem to really retain some memories.]

S419M: [Did you leave him to save Young King Yama?]

Bai Lixin: [Young King Yama is now a karmic fruit. I don’t know if the data has been reset. This Tuanzi carries some of Young King Yama’s memories, perhaps it’s a chance to awaken Young King Yama.]

After Bai Lixin carried Tuanzi into the castle and handed him over to the butler NPC who was going to take care of him, he went straight into the study.

He closed the door, searched through his backpack for a while, and finally pulled out a palm-sized notebook.

The words recorded in the notebook were neatly arranged, more standardized than printed regular script.

He flipped through this small notebook page by page, reading it very carefully.

S419M: [Is this the specification for the “Stolen Treasure” copy? What are you looking at it for, Lord Host?]

Bai Lixin: [Do you remember who gave this to me?]

S419M: [Hmm? Wasn’t it distributed by the system?]

Escape System: [No, the system did not distribute this. It seems Master Bai Lixin obtained it from an NPC at the museum.]

Bai Lixin: […]

This notebook was originally given to him by Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao is a very mysterious player, and he had seen him more than once in a copy.

The first time they met was in the [Mermaid Laboratory] copy. At that time, he thought Lin Xiao was just a strange player.

However, after leaving the copy, he found that everyone had forgotten about Lin Xiao, including the Escape System and S419M.

This was somewhat similar to Dijia’s disappearance.

The second time he met Lin Xiao in the [Stolen Treasures] copy.

This time, Lin Xiao gave him this notebook.

He had looked through this notebook many times since then, but hadn’t figured out anything.

He had just looked at it again, and it still seemed like an ordinary notebook.

But would such a mysterious player leave him with just an ordinary notebook?