I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 673 2.5 14-1 The House of Silk and the 'Dollhouse'

The studio was clean and spacious, with the floor spotlessly clean and free of dust.

The surrounding area was filled with exquisitely crafted dolls, their limbs and torsos, as well as various gorgeous and beautiful doll costumes.

A gentle breeze blew through the open window, lifting the thin curtains, and the bright, clear moonlight softly spilled onto the gentians in the vase by the window, creating a dreamy and beautiful scene.

Ling Tong glanced at the gold in the room and frowned slightly. She had clearly entered the room with Mu Yegui, so why was Mu Yegui nowhere to be seen? It was as if the two of them had entered different spaces.

Before entering the house, there was a fierce storm with thunder and rain, and the sky was extremely dark. But after entering the house, it was a sunny day with perfect sunshine.

The weather and everything inside the house were completely different from what he knew.

Where is this place?
Why is the scene completely different from the dollhouse I saw before? It's like going back to a timeline before the spider took over, and what I see in front of me is what it should have been like.

Different spaces?
No, this isn't the Food Kingdom. Space-type dungeons only exist in the Food Kingdom.

Since it's not a space...

What he saw outside the room was a dilapidated and decaying dollhouse, but now it was a brand-new and clean studio.

Could it be that we've entered a different timeline?

There are indeed rumors about time-based dungeons in the Fairy Tale Kingdom, and the existence of such rumors suggests that they may exist.

Therefore, if we interpret what he is seeing and hearing now as entering another different timeline, or the time before the doll sense was taken over by the spider, it makes perfect sense and can explain the current situation.

But if we understand it this way, then what is he needed to do?

There must be a reason why this point in time has come. Dungeons can't be developed casually. What exactly does it want it to do?

Ling Tong slightly raised his eyes and looked at the workbench not far away. Perhaps he could find a clue there.

The workbench was neatly arranged with various doll-making tools and a brand-new diary. Next to the diary was a small, exquisitely crafted black velvet box, which seemed to be used to store valuables.

Ling Tong stepped forward and opened the diary. It was completely blank, as if its owner hadn't had time to write anything on it.

A diary is meant to record things. A blank page can be interpreted as something not being written on yet. If we interpret this as a hint, it means that the current point in time has begun, or rather, the 'plot' has begun.

He and Mu Ye returned to the fifth-floor studio to find the doll's eyes, but if this were before the 'plot' began, perhaps... no, it's certain that the 'eyes' hadn't been made yet.

Is he waiting for the 'eyes' to be made?

Or is there a deeper purpose?
The reason he and Mu Yegui came to the fifth-floor studio to look for the 'eye' was because the puppeteer said he left the 'eye' there when he left. Shouldn't this be interpreted as the spider going out of control right after the eye was made?
Could he interpret this as the moment the 'eyes' were completed coinciding with the point in time in which they were existing?
Shouldn't he guide the 'plot' back to where he originally was before leaving?

If that's the case, isn't it a huge waste to use such a grand time mechanism just to lead to inevitable destruction and two 'eyes'?
There must be other reasons he doesn't know...

For example, the 'True Gem' in Mission 2?
Although Mu Yegui mentioned that the Spider Mother possessed a True Gem, there's no guarantee that the instance would only contain one True Gem. Especially since the True Gem on the Spider Mother (Adele's) didn't initially belong to this instance, it should have been removed in the first place.

After eliminating those, the "True Gem" in Mission Two, "Explore the Doll Museum and Find the Hidden True Gem," should be the one they're looking for. Thinking this way, the "True Gem" on the Spider Queen becomes a trap that misleads them.

After all, no one would have expected that the loot they painstakingly obtained by killing the Spider Queen would not be the item they needed to find for the dungeon quest.

Of course, upon closer examination, it's not surprising. The Spider Queen's constant lingering at the central staircase doesn't exactly constitute 'exploring the dollhouse,' so it's reasonable to assume the real gem on her isn't the one they need to obtain in the mission.

that……

What is the real gem they need to find?

Before Ling Tong could figure it out, she heard a 'click' sound and the sound of a doorknob turning behind her.

Ling Tong frowned slightly, then tightened his grip on the sword, placing one hand on the hilt to ensure he could draw it immediately.

Since he was standing a distance from the door and there was nowhere to hide, Ling Tong simply didn't bother to hide. After all, it was impossible to hide properly in just a few seconds from turning the doorknob to opening the door.

Instead of deceiving yourself like this, you should prepare to fight back, so that you can protect yourself from harm in the event of danger.

However, this dungeon isn't actually as dangerous as the Kingdom of Sin. The difference is that this dungeon only has more small traps, while the Kingdom of Sin dungeons involve high-powered NPCs. In game terms, there's a big difference between fighting mobs and fighting bosses.

"Dad? Hmm? Isn't he here?" Miss Lily stood on tiptoe, holding the doorknob, and peeked in, asking in confusion.

She then saw Ling Tong standing in front of the workbench. She flung open the door and coldly shouted, "Who are you?! What are you doing here?!"

Ling Tong frowned even more deeply; he hadn't expected to run into Miss Lily.

He wouldn't find it so troublesome if it were anything else or a puppeteer, but it was Miss Lily, who required him to complete three 'trivial' requests. It was a real hassle, and he suddenly didn't know how to explain it.

"Mr. Bear! Kill him!" Miss Lily threw Mr. Bear, whom she was holding, to the ground and shouted.

Mr. Bear began to grow larger as soon as it landed, stopping only when it reached a height of three meters. Then, it used its massive, clumsy body to walk step by step toward Ling Tong, each step carrying an astonishing momentum and filled with a dangerous aura.

Ling Tong pondered the possibility of fighting Mr. Xiong, then looked at Miss Lily and said, "If we fight here, aren't you afraid of damaging the puppeteer's workshop?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Miss Lily stiffened slightly, clearly realizing the serious consequences and beginning to feel afraid.

If you read the two chapters together, you'll find that the descriptions are opposite.

These two people are truly intelligent and daring. Dao Lin once said that no matter what clues you obtain, the key is to dare to guess and make bold assumptions, even considering impossible scenarios; you can always eliminate them during verification.

The reason these two were able to guess so much based on minute details despite the information asymmetry was entirely because they dared to make bold assumptions about any possibility.

Although Mu Yegui and Ling Tong are not in the intelligence group, they belong to the all-rounder group, meaning they are the type who have both intelligence and martial arts skills.

Whether it's the intelligence group or the physical strength group, they are all severely unbalanced in their studies.

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