Of course, this mindset... is actually quite good.
During the meal, Mu Anqi hesitated for a moment, then whispered a reminder to Ren Chaohang to be extra careful that night. Of course, if Ghost's target tonight wasn't Ren Chaohang, it would completely disrupt their plans, and there might be other patterns at play.
Chu Zhongfei looked around, then dragged Shen Bufan, the arrogant guy, over with him before telling everyone about his morning discovery: " Ren Chaohang and I spent the whole morning exploring the entire hotel. Can you believe it? This hotel not only has gardens and an outdoor swimming pool, but also a sauna and hot springs! All of these are free for us!"
"..." The players looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
"But… this is a survival game," Zhao Guogu said speechlessly. "Are you telling us to enjoy ourselves to the fullest in our last moments before we die?"
"Uh... not really. I just think it's unreasonable that such a big hotel with such complete facilities only has a few guests like us."
"We know this world is a shattered mirror world, where demons and monsters coexist. Players are human, and Ghosts take pleasure in toying with and devouring them. The game's fairness has left us a way out. If we don't clear the field, will we be enough to feed so many Ghosts?" Wu Sansheng said calmly.
After lunch, the players planned to go back for a short nap to replenish their energy. After all, the first player to die died at night, and the hotel's name even contained the word "night," making it hard not to suspect anything. Mu Anqi thought it would be better not to sleep tonight; regardless of whether Ren Chaohang was next, she needed to listen for any developments.
Just as the players were about to go upstairs to report, there seemed to be a commotion on the first floor of the hotel. Chu Zhongfei, with his sharp ears, heard the noise and his expression turned serious. He excitedly exclaimed, "There's some commotion on the first floor! Quick, quick! Let's go check it out!"
Mu Anqi thought for a moment. After all, it was daytime, and it wouldn't be good if she missed any clues. With that in mind, she followed.
The other players hesitated for a moment, but seeing that the two had gone, and fearing they might miss the clues, they gritted their teeth and followed. There were only six of them, not many, but they were still quite conspicuous when they moved together. Fortunately, the hotel staff only glanced at them indifferently and didn't react at all.
They cautiously made their way to the first floor, not showing themselves, but secretly peeking out to observe. They saw the hotel receptionist, staff, and manager greeting someone with utmost formality and seriousness, behaving as if they were a high-ranking official on an inspection tour. This demeanor left Mu Anqi speechless, and then she felt the hotel suddenly grow several degrees colder!
Ghosts came in, not just one, but a whole group.
"Holy crap, this is... hell difficulty?" Chu Zhongfei only glanced cautiously at the female ghost who seemed to be an important figure, and felt uneasy all over.
"...This shouldn't be part of our game, right?" Zhao Guogu's expression also turned grim. She frowned and said uneasily, "I need to go upstairs first. My intuition tells me that staying here will have bad consequences."
Wu Sansheng remained quietly hidden in the corner. Upon hearing Zhao Guogu's words, she whispered, "But this is also an opportunity to learn about the Shattered Mirror Continent."
Zhao Guogu hesitated for a moment, then followed her instincts and turned to go upstairs. After she left, Ren Chaohang also ran back. Chu Zhongfei frowned and hesitated for a long time, but seeing that Mu Anqi and Wu Sansheng weren't leaving, he gritted his teeth and stayed. As for Shen Bufan, that guy seemed to have come down the other staircase and wasn't listening with them.
Hearing the ghosts in the hotel address the female ghost as "General," Mu Anqi was puzzled. What kind of ghost continent was this Shattered Mirror Continent that it even had a Ghost General? Was she a general in life, or did she command all ghosts after death? But that female ghost's battle robes were really cool; she wondered how many officials it would take to bribe her …
As Mu Anqi looked at her, his gaze gradually became strange. This female ghost... why does she look so familiar?
That female ghost was clearly the one who sat next to her during Circus!
Goodness, he actually looks quite ghostly in his battle robes! If he weren't a ghost, Mu Anqi would have thought, "Sister, I'm in!" General... how exactly is this Shattered Mirror Continent divided, and how many factions are there? Mu Anqi thought this was some kind of ghost king or something.
Mu Anqi watched and eavesdropped intently, and sure enough, he caught the unfamiliar term " Black Mirror Vortex " again. These ghosts seemed to be heading to Black Mirror Vortex to resolve some trouble…
Mu Anqi wanted to hear more of what they were saying when she suddenly saw Ghost General turn around and meet her eyes.
"Damn it!" Mu Anqi thought with a start, turning to flee. But in that instant, a chilling aura swept over her, freezing her in place. Her nerves were on edge. The words "Congratulations on your fortune!" flashed through Mu Anqi's mind, but before she could utter them, a blur appeared before her eyes—a black and red battle robe had just swept past her.
"We meet again."
"...Uh, hi?" Mu Anqi tentatively greeted him, looking completely innocent.
"How many officials are involved this time?" The imposing Ghost General looked down at her, his aura slightly toned, and asked.
"Over eight hundred," Mu Anqi answered honestly, "but it's not my turn yet. I need to save my life. You're not Ghost in this game, so... you shouldn't attack me, right?"
Ghost General chuckled but didn't reply. He looked away, letting her go. Ghost General then glanced at the players who had stayed to eavesdrop, saying nothing. The manager hurriedly came forward to lead them to their rooms to rest.
Mu Anqi blinked. She knew it! How could such a big hotel only have fourteen rooms? It must have been cleared out because of the "game." But precisely because of this, the ghosts who could forcibly check into locations in the "game"... they're really amazing.
Mu Anqi was speechless when she thought of that so-called "invitation." She was being noticed, probably because of her abilities. In the eyes of that Ghost General, she was likely like the Money Tree. It's... quite normal to pay more attention to a Money Tree that's still just a sapling.
Only after the group of ghosts went upstairs and left did Mu Anqi and Chu Zhongfei exchange a glance and breathe a sigh of relief. As for Wu Sansheng... Mu Anqi thought that Wu Sansheng was truly a calm and collected girl; she remained unperturbed even in the face of this situation, her face still showing no signs of panic.
"You know that Ghost General?"
"…When I was a newbie, she was a spectator, sitting next to me." Mu Anqi's expression was indescribable. He sighed and said, "My abilities are probably as easy to obtain as Tang Sanzang's flesh in her eyes, so it's normal for her to pay attention to me."
Chu Zhongfei immediately cast a sympathetic glance at Mu Anqi, and Wu Sansheng also looked at Mu Anqi, but he didn't show any emotion.
Having escaped unscathed, Mu Anqi also learned two pieces of information that were of little use. In a daze, Mu Anqi returned to her room. She went to the toilet, washed her hands, and planned to take a nap. However, while yawning and lathering her hands, Mu Anqi's peripheral vision inadvertently fell on the mirror, and she found that the person in the mirror was not bending down to wash her hands, but staring straight at her.
When Mu Anqi came to her senses, her back was already drenched in cold sweat. She looked up sharply in the mirror, but everything seemed normal.
A hallucination? Mu Anqi's expression hardened. After rinsing and drying the soap off her hands, she tapped the mirror—nothing unusual. Mu Anqi took a deep breath, stared at her reflection for a long while, then frowned and turned back to lie down on the bed. Whether or not there was a ghost lurking in the mirror, even if there wasn't, staring at one's reflection for too long would make the person in the mirror seem less and less like oneself. It's like writing a word and staring at it for too long; it seems like the word wasn't written that way at all.
Mu Anqi didn't want to scare herself unnecessarily. If that ghost could really act, it would have killed her long ago. But... what sin did the ghost in the mirror correspond to? Was it a guest in the hotel, or did it already exist there? Slowing her breathing and clearing her mind, Mu Anqi gradually relaxed her entire body. She needed to rest for a while.
Nirvana Space, Shattered Mirror Continent, Black Mirror Vortex, the real world...
The instances, the interconnected game worlds, if all goes as expected… should all take place within the Shattered Mirror Continent. And the Ghost of the Shattered Mirror Continent is aware of the players' existence. The players… appear to have been human in their previous lives, humans from the real world? Perhaps humans who died in other dimensions? …No, who knows? It's too early to draw conclusions; we'll have to wait and see.
Shattered Mirror Continent … Ghost …Could it be a Ghost, a demon that doesn't exist in the real world, that has come here? Is this some kind of underworld or hell? But if that's the case, what is Nirvana Space? A transit station? How could a simple transit station have points and items…and the main god space in the novel…
Fragments of thought continued to extend and diverge in the dream... Mu Anqi vaguely thought of many things and many words, but could not connect them one by one.
The next day, as Mu Anqi washed up in front of the mirror as usual, she opened her character information and stared at the name of her superpower for a moment...
" Old Lady Has Money "
The definition of money... in Nirvana Space it's points, in Shattered Mirror Continent it's guansi. If placed in this instance, then... wouldn't she most easily attract the attention of both "jealous" and " greedy " Ghosts?
Why did she only think of something so obvious now?
Mu Anqi was quite annoyed. She quickly finished washing up, dressed herself, and checked in the mirror to make sure she hadn't forgotten anything before putting on her backpack, pushing open the door, and leaving the room.
As soon as Mu Anqi opened the door, he found that the other players were standing in the corridor and had not gone to the restaurant for breakfast.
"Good morning." Chu Zhongfei greeted Mu Anqi with a moment of relief, then stared at Ren Chaohang's closed door with a serious expression.
"Everyone's here, what are we waiting for? Let's push open the door and see how he died." Shen Bufan walked slowly over from A401 with his arms crossed.