Seven Nights… that must be the hotel's name, not the game time, right? Mu Anqi's heart skipped a beat, but the game ruthlessly shoved her into a new game…
[Beep! Passive skill - Heaven's Chosen Daughter - activated!]
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 888 guansi.]
"888" is a lucky number, I wonder if I'll draw "999" next time. But she's single, so it doesn't matter whether it's 99 or not.
Coming to her senses, Mu Anqi found herself in the dark, standing under a flickering, seemingly malfunctioning white streetlamp. A cold wind blew past, and she shivered violently. She suddenly realized that the currency she had drawn in this world was also " guan si ".
Was this an accident, or... is the world of the escape game a unified whole? That ghost's invitation, her expectation...doesn't that mean she received an invitation from a future, high-difficulty game boss?!
Damn it!
Mu Anqi kept trying to hypnotize herself, even deliberately ignoring the words in parentheses in the evaluation of b. As a result, the currency she drew forced her to face reality.
Escape World is one world, Nirvana Space is another. Nirvana Space uses points as its currency, while Escape World uses guansi. Nirvana Space is inhabited by players, while Escape World is inhabited by demons and ghosts.
So, what is guansi? What is the currency of the demon Ghost? What is the invisible "mist" absorbed by Ghost after the player dies? She was only pulled into Nirvana Space after dying in the real world, does that mean... the only valuable thing a player has is their soul?
Mu Anqi swallowed hard. Her thin sportswear offered little protection against the chilly wind. She stamped her foot, forcing herself to stop investigating and instead quickly surveyed her surroundings.
Excellent. In the pitch-black night, the brightly lit " Seven Nights Hotel " sign stood out prominently. Mu Anqi took a deep breath and strode towards the hotel.
Welcome to Seven Nights Hotel!
Seven Nights Hotel, offering you seven unforgettable nights~
A sweet female voice sounded from behind Mu Anqi. Mu Anqi turned around alertly, only to find it was a pre-recorded welcome message from the hotel entrance. She pursed her lips and quickly walked to the front desk. "Hello, is this where I check in?"
"Please wait a moment, there are still four lucky guests who haven't arrived yet. Once everyone has arrived, our staff will help you check in."
"Please wait in the lounge over here for a moment," the receptionist gestured. Mu Anqi then noticed a hidden door in the wall to the right of the lobby. She wondered if any of the lucky tourists had sneaked in...
Upon entering the lounge, Mu Anqi saw a man and a woman already seated inside. The moment the door opened, the two tourists also began to scrutinize her. Mu Anqi didn't greet them but quietly sat down in a corner. She noticed the tea on the coffee table and a stack of promotional posters…
Seven Nights Hotel will draw seven lucky guests to stay at the hotel...
So that's what "lucky tourists" means? Mu Anqi picked up the poster and looked at it carefully. It basically said that seven lucky winners would be drawn to stay at the Seven Nights Hotel for seven days and seven nights, with all expenses covered, including food and accommodation…
Well, in the escape world, the "lucky one" and the "unlucky one" are probably the same thing. This might be... the opposite of what you expect?
Mu Anqi found a quiet place to sit down and remained silent.
A few minutes later, the door opened again, and this time it was another young woman. The last person to knock was a staff member, and behind them stood the last lucky tourist, a man. He wore an exquisite suit and tie, gold-rimmed glasses, and an expensive watch—this outfit alone must have cost at least a hundred points. None of the clothes were branded; they were all Nirvana products. Despite being the last to arrive, he glanced disdainfully at the six people in the lounge.
Three women and four men, seven people. Seven nights. Mu Anqi pondered the word "seven," easily associating it with phrases like "kill one person a day, kill seven people in seven days."
They all lived in the seven rooms on the right side of the fourth floor. Each room was furnished exactly the same, and the numbers were a401 to a407. There were also seven rooms to the left of the stairs, but the numbers were b401 to b407.
"What's going on to the left? Is anyone living there?" the chubby player couldn't help but ask. Looking at the gloomy corridor on the left, he felt a chill run down his spine.
"Those are seven regular guests," the staff member replied. "They moved in when we opened."
"Regular customers," "They moved in when the place opened"...
Mu Anqi glanced at the room on the left and labeled it "Ghost Tenant." Wait, could this be the source of the crisis in this game?
The other players' expressions flickered slightly upon hearing the staff member's explanation. The staff member, however, didn't elaborate further, simply saying, "It's getting late, guests should get some rest. The hotel corridor lights may malfunction at night, please forgive us."
"But...the rooms haven't been assigned yet..."
"You can discuss and choose the rooms yourselves," the staff member said with a professional smile.
The players exchanged glances, their expressions suddenly becoming subtle. While rooms starting with 4 were already considered unlucky, 404 was definitely something no one wanted to stay in.
The staff member bowed and withdrew. As the footsteps gradually faded and disappeared, the players remained frozen on the fourth floor. Just then, the corridor lights flickered for a moment, startling some people, but thankfully no one screamed.
The players didn't know each other, and none of them wanted to stay in 404, but no one spoke up first. Finally, a wealthy-looking man entered, loosened his tie, glanced at the players, and strode towards 401. "If none of you want to stay here, then I'll stay in 401."
"Excuse me, wait a minute... Wouldn't it be better if we discussed this together? We're all players, right? Let's work together in this world—" The male player didn't even finish his sentence before the door to room 401 closed. Standing outside, he felt extremely awkward. He gave a slightly embarrassed smile, then looked at the other players and flashed a bright smile. "Since he's unwilling, then forget it. We're all players, so let's work together to get through this game. As for the room, I think it's fairer to decide by drawing lots. What do you think—"
"No, I'll stay in 404." Mu Anqi waved her hand. "Thank you, but you can take the rest of the rooms." With her abilities, it didn't matter where she stayed. 404 had an unlucky name, but its location in the middle meant that if Ghost knocked on doors in order, no matter which end he started from or where he began killing, she would always be in the middle—neither the first nor the last. If you really went by metaphysics, 404 was destined to die—but she had money, after all.
"4...404?" The boy was stunned. He stammered, "No, I didn't mean that. Drawing lots would be fair. This is the Ghost world, and the room number 404 is considered unlucky."
"It's alright, we've already wasted enough time. It's getting late, everyone should hurry up and find their rooms to sleep." Mu Anqi waved his hand and went straight into room 404.
The male player watched Mu Anqi enter room 404. He wanted to say something, but Mu Anqi closed the door, and he couldn't hear him anymore. He turned to look at the remaining players: two female players, one with a ponytail and the other with long, flowing hair; two male players, one a chubby, extremely robust-looking guy, and the other leaning silently in a corner, his physique thin and with noticeable dark circles under his eyes. The male player scratched his head, took a step back, and gestured for the ladies to go first.
The remaining two female players came out at the same time, intending to stay in room 403. As soon as they moved, they looked at each other in surprise, "You... which room do you want to stay in?"
"403 or 405 are both fine," the girl with the ponytail said softly.
"What a coincidence... can I choose 405?" the girl with long, flowing hair asked.
"certainly."
The chubby player thought for a moment and went into room 406. The male player, who had been leaning against the wall without saying a word, slowly walked into room 407. With only one room left, the male player strode towards room 402.
As soon as she closed the door, Mu Anqi felt a profound silence fall over the room. She fumbled for the light switch and turned it on; the room seemed no different from any other hotel or inn room. It was clean; Mu Anqi carefully checked the sheets, blankets, and pillowcases, finding nothing dirty. She opened the wardrobe and found clean robes and towels. Stepping into the shower, everything was normal; the person in the mirror didn't suddenly smile, and the tap water was just ordinary tap water.
Hmm, the water in Shattered Mirror Continent must be tap water, right?
The shadow was normal, there was no corpse in the closet, and no hair under the bed...
Mu Anqi turned the room upside down, but found nothing scary. She searched every cabinet and every drawer, but there were no bloody clothes, ghost dolls, or anything like that; everything was empty.
"Okay, it seems... the element of death might be on the left. Left...right?" Mu Anqi pursed her lips, suddenly realizing the concept of Yin and Yang. "Left Yin, Right Yang? Tai Chi? Uh...it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the hotel." After thinking it over, Mu Anqi still couldn't figure out the difficulty of this game. But this uncertainty is the most dangerous. She sighed; it was already very late, she should just wash up and go to sleep...
The hotel is all-inclusive, including meals and accommodation. But Mu Anqi definitely needs to get up early tomorrow; she doesn't want to miss any crucial moments, or risk losing her life because of oversleeping.
While the ability to make money work for you is certainly powerful, the number of rounds in this game is unknown, and she'll definitely encounter more than one dangerous Ghost in the future. If she draws very few Guan Si (a type of in-game character) and can't activate her ability, is she just supposed to wait to die? She'll definitely have to rely on herself.
Shower... Long hair cascaded down, hot water sprayed from above, and steam filled the entire room. Mu Anqi leaned against the wall, watching a small patch of water accumulate at her feet, and a layer of mist gradually appeared on the wall, before condensing into droplets and rolling down.