Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

Chapter 514 Alice (5K chapter, please subscribe and vote)

Compared with the first floor, the second floor is obviously much more cramped, covering only a few hundred square meters.

As far as the eye can see, there are rows of long dining tables displaying a wide variety of food. Although Lin Yi has never seen these foods before, the tempting colors and aromas make him want to taste them.

Being inside this devil's castle, Lin Yi had the illusion that he had stepped into a luxurious buffet restaurant.

"Welcome to the second floor of the Devil's Castle - the paradise of food." The wolf butler made an invitation gesture with an elegant posture. His demeanor and expression were like a senior butler in the mansion of a noble family in the Middle Ages, showing his dignity and grace.

However, his invitation was not directed to Lin Yi and others, but to the figure that appeared behind a golden door that suddenly opened on the inside of the second floor.

A woman in a white dress walked out slowly from behind the door. Her long wavy golden hair sparkled under the light. She had a slender figure and skin as white as snow, which seemed as delicate as a blow.

The appearance of this woman immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

The moment he saw this woman, Lin Yi became a little dazed, and an uncontrollable thought emerged in his mind: to kidnap this woman.

The next second, Lin Yi quickly cast a purification spell on himself to dispel the inexplicable impulse in his heart.

The man with gold-rimmed glasses at the side still had a dazed look in his eyes, and his expression seemed as if he was preparing to pay homage to his queen. The adoration and infatuation in his face almost overflowed from his eyes.

Not only the men present were attracted to this woman, even Catwoman and Detective Lolita unconsciously wanted to get closer to her, as if her presence itself exuded an irresistible affinity.

Lin Yi chose to look away, trying to avoid looking at the woman.

"Everyone, I sincerely welcome you to my castle." The blonde woman spoke gently. Her voice was like a spring breeze, so soft and gentle, without a trace of majesty or posturing, making people feel like they were bathed in spring breeze.

"Your Majesty." Butler Wolf knelt on one knee devoutly with a respectful look.

"I am just an illusion now, Butler Wolf, no need to be polite."

Alice's voice was still so calm, without any trace of emotion.

"Yes, sir." Butler Wolf responded respectfully, then slowly stood up and quickly walked to stand behind Alice.

"My brave warriors, there is no need to be so vigilant. The existence of the castle is not for my personal entertainment, but as a cradle of the strong. In the future, Alice may still need the help of all the brave warriors. Without this castle, I am just a weak woman. Therefore, you should have no objection to me hosting this second game, right?" Alice clasped her hands lightly in front of her chest, with anticipation flashing in her eyes.

As for Alice hosting the next game, it seemed like an option that couldn't be refused.

The Wolf Butler behind her was holding the Destiny Revolver, and the meaning was obvious - anyone who refused would face the "invitation" of the bullet.

"It would be a great honor for me if Lady Alice could personally host the game. As a gentleman, I would naturally not refuse a lady's request, let alone one proposed by a stunning beauty like Lady Alice." The man with gold-rimmed glasses complimented Alice with words that were both graceful and made people feel comfortable.

Alice walked forward with a smile on her face and affectionately took the arm of the man with gold-rimmed glasses.

This action made the man with gold-rimmed glasses feel like he was floating in the air, his heart filled with joy and pride.

However, when Alice turned around and faced away from everyone else, the smile on her face instantly disappeared, replaced by a look of disdain and indifference.

"Flatterer." She muttered softly, obviously not impressed by the compliment from the man with gold-rimmed glasses.

"ha?"

The man with the gold-rimmed glasses suddenly looked grim, obviously having heard Alice's whisper behind her.

"Huh? What's the matter, sir?" Alice turned her head with a puzzled gleam in her eyes, and she looked at Walsh in a pitiful manner.

"No, nothing," Walsh smiled awkwardly, trying to cover up his gaffe, "I think I just heard something."

It was obvious that Walsh heard clearly what Alice said to him just now, but Walsh had no way to refute it, because Alice had already intervened personally.

If Alice was accidentally angered, the wolf butler standing behind would probably immediately arrest the person who offended Alice.

From the previous conversation, Walsh had already deeply realized that Alice was not an easy person to get along with.

"The beauty is not shallow."

A smile appeared on the face of the national football team boss.

"Brother, do you want to try it too?" Pi Pang asked with a joking smile, but he remained highly alert in his heart.

Walsh's current condition is very abnormal.

"Compared to beauty, life is more important."

"We see the same thing."

Detective Loli heard their conversation and a puzzled expression appeared on her face.

She looked at Walsh, the man with the gold-rimmed glasses, and saw that he looked absent-minded and extremely happy.

Led by Alice, everyone came to the round dining table in the center of the room.

The dining table was filled with a wide variety of food, which was dazzling to look at.

There were ten seats at the dining table. Alice sat gracefully at the main seat, while others, under the warm "hospitality" of the wolf butler, also found their own seats and sat down.

"You've been running around on the first floor of this castle for three whole days. I'm sure you're all starving, right?" Alice said with a smile. Her voice was as gentle as the spring breeze. "This second game is to let everyone enjoy the delicious food in front of you. Butler Wolf, let's begin."

Following Alice's order, Wolf Butler immediately began to get busy.

He carefully divided the mouth-watering delicacies on the table into eleven portions, ensuring that everyone present could enjoy the same deliciousness.

A few minutes later, Lin Yi's plate also had a juicy steak, a tempting dessert and a crystal clear goblet.

Alice stood up and picked up a bottle of red wine from the table.

She actually poured wine for everyone personally, a move that undoubtedly made everyone present feel flattered.

Soon, everyone's goblet was filled with red wine, and the deep red wine swayed gently in the glass.

When Alice sat back at the main seat, she elegantly picked up her knife and fork, smiled and said to everyone, "Everyone, please feel free to enjoy your meal."

After saying that, she gently cut off a small piece of steak, slightly opened her red lips, put the steak into her mouth and chewed it slowly.

【Hint: The second round of the game begins. 】

After everyone sat down, the gloomy man glanced at Lin Yi and Su Xiao who were sitting in the next seats.

"Let me do it."

The gloomy man's voice broke the brief silence, and for a moment, everyone, including Fatty, turned their eyes to him.

Alice also raised her head and looked at the gloomy man with interest, with a hint of amusement in her eyes.

"Interesting." She said softly, "After breaking free from the cage of fate, have you begun to move towards the unknown?"

At this moment, Alice found that she could no longer judge the fate of the gloomy man as clearly as before.

His future seemed to be beyond her ability to foresee, and everything now was completely controlled by the gloomy man himself.

"The food doesn't smell poisonous, and there's nothing unusual about it."

Before the gloomy man was about to use the knife to taste the food, Pi Pang spoke up to comfort him.

"Thanks, brother." The gloomy man expressed his gratitude to the fat man.

"No need. Since you are willing to lead the way for everyone, this is what I should do."

Pi Pang had a very ordinary impression of the gloomy man at first, but as time went by, Pi Pang discovered that the gloomy man was actually a man of character and much more reliable than Walsh, who said one thing in public and another in private.

"Second brother, get the Holy Light ready."

The national football team leader said in a deep voice that not only the three national football team brothers, but even Lin Yi has made preparations, with healing and purification techniques on standby at all times to ensure that timely assistance can be provided when any abnormality occurs to the gloomy man.

The gloomy man looked at the food in front of him: a small glass of red wine and a piece of beef.

After a moment's hesitation, the gloomy man picked up the knife and fork and carefully cut a piece of meat about the size of a thumb from the steak.

He had thought it through carefully and realized that even if there was something wrong with a piece of meat of this size, it would not be fatal.

After chewing it carefully for two times, the gloomy man's pupils dilated instantly, and the next second a bottle of replenishing medicine appeared in the gloomy man's mouth.

But Lin Yi and the three national football team brothers were faster. The next second, four healing spells appeared above the gloomy man's head. After seeing the blood bar full, the gloomy man breathed a sigh of relief.

"how?"

"Hold on."

After swallowing the steak in his mouth, the gloomy man called up his personal status bar and chose to make it public.

[Hint: The contractor eats the tenderloin of the 'Poisonous Dragon'. ]

[Hint: You are affected by the 'trembling poison'. ]

[Judging physical attributes...]

【Assessment failed.】

[Judging the willpower attribute...]

【Judgment failed.】

[Determining intelligence attribute...]

【Judgment failed.】

[Pass rate: 0/3. ]

[You will be under the pressure of 'Trembling Poison', deducting 35% of your health per second, and the effect lasts for 5 seconds. ]

[Tip: This damage is real magic damage. ]

"Fuck!"

After seeing the series of prompt messages displayed by the gloomy man, not only Fatty, but the expressions of other people present were not much better.

35% of the maximum health will be deducted every second, and the effect will last for five seconds. Such a debuff effect is extremely terrifying.

That means that small piece of beef can be fatal in just three seconds.

No wonder the gloomy man's face changed drastically just now. It would be difficult for anyone to remain calm in such a situation.

This debuff is called 'Shivering Poison', but it is not pure poison damage.

If it was the full version of the 'Thrilling Poison' effect, any contractor present could die even if they just got close and smelled it.

This was a steak made from the flesh and blood of a poisonous dragon. Although the poison had been removed, the pressure from the poisonous dragon still existed. This pressure was somewhere between magic and poison, and could be considered a unique form of poison magic.

"Everyone, why don't you taste the food in front of you? It is not allowed to waste food in the castle." Alice looked around at everyone. Although her tone was gentle, her words revealed the meaning of an ultimatum.

Eating the flesh of a poisonous dragon might kill you, but not eating it would definitely kill you.

"If you can't hold on any longer, I can save you. You can decide the price yourself."

Lin Yi's gaze then turned to Catwoman, Detective Loli and others beside him, as if hinting at something.

After hearing Lin Yi's words, the hearts of several contractors including Detective Lolita and Catwoman began to get active.

Judging from the situation of the gloomy man just now, Lin Yi’s healing capacity is indeed sufficient, which means that the blood loss caused by this game is nothing to Lin Yi.

"Alice has prepared some fine wine for you. Would you like to have a taste?" Alice suggested with a smile.

The moment Alice finished speaking, everyone realized one thing: their knives and forks could no longer touch the poisonous dragon meat.

Above the plate, Su Xiao vaguely saw an invisible barrier.

This barrier blocked everyone's knives and forks, preventing them from continuing to cut the poisonous dragon meat.

Everyone has witnessed the horror of poisonous dragon meat, so this glass of red wine also makes people feel suspicious.

You have to know that Alice poured the wine herself. If you say there is no trick, no one will believe it.

"Let me do it."

A smile appeared on Lin Yi's face. He found that Alice could not kill the contractors at will, but created troubles for them by setting various game rules.

But these rules of the game must be within the scope permitted by the Samsara Paradise.

Therefore, Lin Yi was not worried that Alice would suddenly take out a bottle of extremely deadly red wine, such as the kind that deducts 100% of health points per second and lasts for 60 seconds.

Because such a situation clearly violates the regulations of the Samsara Paradise.

Samsara Paradise sent everyone here for trials, not to provide Alice with the pleasure of killing.

[Hint: The hunter drank the 'bloody agate'. ]

[Tip: You will not be able to receive any treatment effects within 20 minutes and will enter a vulnerable state.]

[Vulnerable state: Take any damage x2. ]

"Tsk, that's it."

A smile appeared on Lin Yi's face, and a purification spell was cast, instantly clearing his vulnerable state.

However, the healing ban still exists.
This healing ban effect does not come from the poisonous dragon meat, but from the rules of the game itself.

The vulnerable state is an additional challenge added by Alice.

Then Lin Yi took a bite of the poisonous dragon meat.

[Hint: The hunter eats the tenderloin of the 'Poisonous Dragon'. ]

[Hint: You are affected by the 'trembling poison'. ]

[Judging physical attributes...]

【Assessment failed.】

[Judging the willpower attribute...]

【Judgment successful.】

[Determining intelligence attribute...]

【Judgment failed.】

[Pass rate: 1/3. ]

[You will be under the pressure of 'Trembling Poison', deducting 15% of your health per second, and the effect lasts for 5 seconds. ]

[Tip: This damage is real magic damage. ]

[Body of the Abyss: Reduces the damage of all damage sources by 20%. 】

[Rank determination in progress...]

[Judgment completed, you are under the pressure effect of 'Trembling Poison', deducting 12% of your health per second, and the effect lasts for 5 seconds. ]

Lin Yi leisurely enjoyed the food in front of him, taking a sip of red wine and a bite of poisonous dragon meat, as if this dinner was tailor-made for him.

Every two seconds, a healing spell would appear above his head, providing him with a steady stream of life recovery.

Despite the existence of the healing ban effect, Lin Yi was not worried.

Because of the existence of the master of basic healing skills, Lin Yi's skills have a 15% real healing effect, which cannot be eliminated by the healing ban effect.

This real healing effect enables Lin Yi to maintain a stable recovery of his health under any circumstances.

Lin Yi's healing ability has far exceeded the scope of a normal nanny.

Even if there is only 15% of the milk, it is enough to restore Lin Yi's health within two seconds.

【Temporary Contact Channel】

Doctor: "Don't move for now. I'll take you one at a time after I finish eating."

Doctor: "'Bloody Mary' effect (expandable to view)."

The Chinese national football team boss: "What the hell, no treatment? And prone to injury?"

After seeing the therapeutic effect of red wine, the faces of the three brothers of the Chinese national football team suddenly turned ugly.

Their mutual healing support has always been their strong point, but this healing ban buff directly weakens their core advantage, which is tantamount to cutting off the source of their trouble.

Others noticed the reactions of the three Chinese national football team brothers, and their hands that were about to pick up the red wine glasses also stopped.

They all know very well now that Lin Yi and the three brothers of the national football team are allies. Since the three brothers of the national football team have not taken any action, they must have their considerations.

At this dinner party full of unknowns and dangers, every decision may be a matter of life and death.

Therefore, everyone chose to act cautiously, wait and see, and wait for further actions from Lin Yi and the three brothers of the national football team.

"Why don't you drink? Is it because the dishes on the table don't satisfy your taste?" Alice asked with a smile. There was a hint of playful smile at the corners of her mouth. It was obvious that she enjoyed looking at the conflicted expressions of the contractors.

"No, no, no. Red wine needs to be left out for a while to decant after it's just been taken out. Drinking it directly after pouring it out will affect the taste." The national football team boss reacted quickly and gave a reasonable explanation almost the moment Alice finished speaking.

The National Football Team boss's words surprised both Detective Lori and Walsh.

In their impression, the three brothers of the Chinese national football team have always been known for being funny and disgusting, and using their brains seems to have nothing to do with them.

The Chinese national football team's boss's move this time gave the others a new understanding of the three brothers of the national football team.

"I see. Then let's wait until the wine sobers up before enjoying it." Alice responded with a smile, acting very elegantly. "But everyone, please don't leave any food behind later."

As she spoke, Alice skillfully cut off a small piece of poisonous dragon meat with a knife and fork, put it into her mouth and tasted it carefully. At the same time, she picked up the red wine glass beside her and took a sip. Her manners revealed unparalleled dignity and elegance.

"Finish the meal within 20 minutes. This is the dining etiquette of the castle." The wolf butler spoke from the side and took out a stopwatch to start timing.

"Yes, it tastes really good." Lin Yi nodded and picked up the napkin on the table to wipe the oil stains on his mouth.

"One player passes the second game."

[Hint: The hunter has passed the second game.]

[Hunter completes the Gourmet Heaven Assessment, poison resistance permanently increased by 15%, health recovery speed per minute permanently increased by 4. ]

Butler Wolf walked up to Lin Yi and made an inviting gesture, indicating that he should follow him to the third floor of the castle.

"Excuse me, can I stay here for a while? The rules of the game don't state that you have to go to the next game immediately after finishing the game."

Lin Yi did not stand up immediately, but sat in his seat and looked at Butler Wolf calmly.

Butler Wolf was slightly stunned, then regained his calm expression, "Of course, if the guests want to continue to rest here for a while, that's fine."

Lin Yi noticed that Wolf Butler seemed to want to say something, but at this moment, Alice's lips moved.

Although he couldn't hear what she said specifically, Lin Yi keenly caught the subsequent change in Butler Wolf's attitude.

After Lin Yi finished eating, he glanced at Su Xiao, indicating that he could start eating.

Lidya Su nodded slightly, and then drank a sip of red wine without hesitation.

As expected, Su Xiao heard the same prompt tone as Lin Yi's before, which indicated that he had also entered a state of no healing and vulnerable.

"Don't worry."

Afterwards, Lin Yi looked at the three national football brothers and the gloomy man, indicating that they could also drink the red wine together.

Lin Yi has enough milk, so even if he has to treat five people at the same time, he can do it with ease.

After everyone drank the red wine, Lin Yi first helped them get rid of the vulnerable state, and then a light yellow energy ribbon appeared in Lin Yi's hand.

This ribbon shuttled lightly back and forth between the bodies of Su Xiao, the gloomy man and the three national football team brothers.

[Hint: The contractor obtains the 'Life Chain Status'. ]

After checking the health points recovered per second, the few of them put aside their worries and began to taste the poisonous dragon meat in front of them, enjoying this rare delicacy.

Lin Yi was mainly concerned about the status of the three national football brothers, because Su Xiao's reduced health points were not as fast as the life chain he used to recover per second, so he did not need to take too much care of them.

Thanks to the fact that Su Xiao passed the willpower test and possessed the damage-free effect of his magic physique.

With the double increase, Su Xiao will only lose 6% of his health per second.

Based on his current health points which are similar to Lin Yi's, he loses about 180 health points every second.

As for the gloomy man, his health limit has just reached 1000 points.

Even though 35% of his maximum health was deducted every second, Lin Yi's healing amount was just enough to make up for his health loss, so that his health always remained stable.

(End of this chapter)