Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

Just as the two were about to continue trying, a prompt to the Reincarnation Paradise appeared.

[Hint: Since the hunter has returned to the real world and is currently at level 10, you can set a range at will. If more than contractors fight in this area, the hunter must mediate or kill them to maintain stability in the real world.]

[If there is already a fifth-level contractor in charge of this area, the hunter needs to compare actual combat data with the other party. If either party has doubts about the actual combat data, the two parties can set a scope and fight a life-and-death battle within the space barrier. ]

[Hunter, please select the area under your jurisdiction. If you have completed the selection, the hunter must ensure that no more than 10 contractors have conflicts in this area. If there are conflicts between contractors of level or above in this area, a higher-level contractor will come to execute them.]

[Hint: It is detected that there is already a fifth-level contractor here. Yes/No, a life-and-death battle is to be held. ]

Lin Yi and Lidya Su glanced at each other and immediately chose no.

"Come on, I'm too lazy to bother with these things."

Hearing Lin Yi's words, Su Xiao raised his hand and waved, and a virtual map instantly unfolded in front of him.

A scarlet circle appeared on the map, about the size of a city.

He tried dragging the red circle and found that the largest it could cover was three cities, while the smallest it could be reduced to the scope of a town.

Su Xiao reduced the scope to the minimum. Preventing conflicts between contractors in the real world is a thankless task. It is a duty, but there is no benefit at all.

Unless the contractor has a strong desire for control, no one is willing to expand the territory too much.

Zooming in on the virtual map, Su Xiao moved the red circle to all his towns and tapped the area twice with his finger.

[Hunter has completed the selection, checking...]

[There is no fifth-level contractor in this area. 】

The identity of the ruler is completely different from the self-proclaimed title of the scavenger organization.

This is the authority officially recognized by the Samsara Paradise and is part of the rules.

The identification process was simpler than Su Xiao expected. As soon as he selected the area, Li Murui looked at him in surprise. After a moment of stunned silence, she spoke: "I just... received a reminder from Samsara Paradise."

"What content."

"Uh~, you asked me to stay at least 0.2 kilometers away from you. The prompt says that you are the jurisdiction of this area? What's that?" Li Murui's eyes were full of confusion.

"Nothing, just a duty that requires minding other people's business." Su Xiao did not explain further, "Let's continue with the previous topic."

"No, no, my mother seems to be pregnant again. I have to go back quickly." Hearing Su Xiao's words, Li Murui immediately stood up, and even ignored the temptation of benefits proposed by Lin Yi and Su Xiao before, and hurried out of the jewelry store.

In this regard, the two did not forcibly tie Li Murui to the store for research.

In the next few days, Lin Yi and Su Xiao did almost nothing. They stayed in the jewelry store all day to study those black eyeballs.

However, apart from Bubuwanggu being able to sense some weak fluctuations occasionally, neither Su Xiao nor Lin Yi could get any response from these eyeballs.

[A new world (fifth level) is about to open, hunters please be prepared. 】

At this moment, Lin Yi was lying on the sofa, holding a cup of milk tea in his hand, his eyes fixed on the black eyeballs on the table, his expression lazy and comfortable.

When he heard the prompt tone, he was slightly startled, and then realized that a week had passed.

It can only be said that the real world is too comfortable, causing Lin Yi and Su Xiao to not notice the passage of time.

"When you go to the Phantom Continent this time, remember to be careful of Harold. That guy is not an easy person to deal with." After Su Xiao said this, Bubuwang called out twice to show his agreement.

Then, it used its paw to take out a worn pendant, handed it to Lin Yi, and motioned for him to help take it back.

"this is?"

Bubuwang barked twice again and gestured with his paws, as if explaining.

Su Xiao added: "This is something from one of my subordinates in the last world. I'd like to trouble you to bring it back this time."

Lin Yi nodded and his eyes fell on the pendant.

It was a worn metal pendant, its surface covered with scratches and wear, obviously having gone through a long time.

On the back of the pendant is embedded a yellowed family photo. The family in the photo are smiling brightly, as if all the suffering has nothing to do with them.

However, the worn-out pendant and the frayed photo silently tell of their owners' past experiences.

Bubu Wang was wagging his tail and occasionally tugging at Lin Yi's trouser legs with his paws, as if reminding him not to forget this matter.

"Don't worry, I won't forget." Lin Yi said softly.

[Tip: The hunter will enter a new world in 10 minutes, please be prepared. ]

[Transfer completed, the new world will open in 1 hour. ]

As the prompt sound ended, Lin Yi appeared in the exclusive room of the Samsara Paradise.

This time, Lin Yi did not rush to the trading market as usual.

According to the information provided by Guru and Su Xiao, he had already purchased a large amount of supplies that would help him survive in the Phantom Continent, so Lin Yi could lie down in his exclusive room and be lazy this time.

[The transfer has been completed. The hunter is about to arrive at the Ghost Continent (3-star reward world). ]

[Because the hunter has exceeded the prerequisites for the fifth-level promotion qualification (9/10), you can choose one of the following compensations. 】

1. Increase world affinity by 2 points.

2. Identity of the King’s second son (no real power, noble status, small chance of being assassinated by ghosts, demons, and weird beasts).

3. President of the Alchemy Society (needs to master relevant abilities, otherwise there is a high chance of being exposed).

4. Awakener (awakening level below 5%, extremely high-risk occupation)

……

[Tip: The Hunter's title of 'Savior' has been detected, and a new identity has been selected for the Hunter. ]

[Selecting a new identity.]

[Selected to be the deputy director of the Imperial Sanatorium, responsible for suppressing and treating high-risk awakeners in the Imperial Sanatorium, and only responsible to the parliament. ]

Although the position of vice president of the Imperial Sanatorium seems honorable, the power inside the parliament of the Zul Empire is complicated and one could be doomed if not careful.

For example, Su Xiao, as the deputy commander of the execution agency in the previous world, his identity was not much worse than Lin Yi's this time, but he was poisoned at the beginning, and was schemed by the commander of the army, Mrs. Nancy, leaving him with almost no way out.

If Su Xiao had not thought quickly enough and recruited a few trustworthy subordinates in advance, he would have become a dead body on Mrs. Nancy's chessboard.

Harold, the monarch of the Zur Empire, is by no means a kind person.

If he were to discover that the vice-president of the Imperial Sanatorium had been replaced, a bloody purge would await the sanatorium.

Harold would not allow any force to shake his rule, let alone allow unknown forces to infiltrate his core power circle.

"The vice president... is really a hot potato."

As the prompt ended, the black fog in front of Lin Yi gradually dissipated, and a dazzling white light shone from behind the fog, tearing a gap in the thick darkness.

The black fog swirled in the air, gradually outlining lines of text.

[Enter the World: Ghost Continent]

Location: Zur City

World difficulty: Lv.15～Lv.47 (native world)
The origin of the world; 0% (this is a semi-explored native world, and it is extremely difficult to obtain the origin of the world).

Therefore, it is a 3-star reward world. You have mastered the language of this world for free, but will forget it after leaving this world.

World Introduction: To be opened.

……

The world introduction opens, black fog surges ahead, and soft white light particles emerge, forming a screen several meters in size.

The scene in the light particle screen is from a bird's-eye view, just like an aerial photo. The unpolluted green mountains and clear waters are picturesque, and all kinds of migratory birds live here, full of vitality. Just looking at this scene makes people feel comfortable. This is the beauty of nature.

With a whoosh, two pitch-black sharp claws broke through the water and hooked a pure white swan tightly. No matter how the swan struggled or wailed, it could not avoid being bitten and covered in blood.

An ocelot-like creature emerged from the water, its entire body was pitch black, stained with some unnatural black fluid.

Its eyes were bloodshot and its fangs were exposed. It bit the swan's neck and the blood instantly dyed the white feathers red.

The swan's cries gradually became weaker and finally disappeared completely, leaving only the leopard cat-like creature gnawing at the food wantonly. The black body fluids mixed with blood were particularly eye-catching.

The picture changed again, and the speed was increased tens of thousands times.

The originally peaceful natural scene was destroyed in an instant, replaced by magnificent palaces rising from the ground. From desolate to prosperous, the whole process took less than two seconds, as if an invisible hand was controlling everything.

[In the 12th year of the Zuer Era, the Zuer Empire was established and the Ghost Continent returned to peace. This was not a unification through war, but the result of peace talks between the 17 previous kings, because... they had a bigger enemy.]

The black fog surged, and the picture on the screen gradually unfolded. The 17 former kings shook hands and made peace in front of the towering throne. There was no joy of victory in their eyes, only deep worry.

[In the 107th year of the Zuer Era, the Zuer Empire devoted all its efforts to the development of animal husbandry and agriculture. The following year, the total population of the Zuer Empire dropped by one tenth, and the number of ghosts, demons, and strange beasts increased dramatically.]

[In the 115th year of the Zul Era, the total population of the Zul Empire was only 6% of what it was at the beginning of the nation's founding. However... they had no way to deal with it. It was not disease, hunger, or war, but the increasing number of ghosts, demons, and strange beasts.]

Phantom: An intelligent creature that is extremely predatory, symbiotic, and has a strong appetite for humans.

Demon: A half-energy/half-physical species with extremely high intelligence and talent, who likes to feed on human flesh and soul.

Weird beasts: secondary intelligent creatures, highly aggressive, of many types, most of which are omnivorous, have relatively good learning abilities, can be tamed, and cannot be artificially bred (after artificially breeding a weird beast, it will degenerate into an ordinary wild beast).

[In the 128th year of the Zuer Era, only % of the human population remained, and the Awakeners were born in the same year.]

[In the 572nd year of the Zuer Era, the human population exploded, the Zuer Empire almost completely occupied the Ghost Continent, and the Awakened became the main fighting force of the empire.]

[In the 770th year of the Zuer Era, the Zuer Empire completely explored the Phantom Continent and stopped expanding. Even though the human population has skyrocketed, the resources of the Phantom Continent are still inexhaustible.]

[In 980 of the Zul Era, the ghosts disappeared from the continent. In the same year, conflicts broke out within the Zul Empire and war was imminent.]

[In 981 of the Zuer Era, King Ji broke the covenant of alliance and civil war broke out.]

[In 982 of the Zul Era, ghosts reappeared, and their numbers exploded. Their total number once exceeded the total number of humans (6800 million). The human civil war stopped, and the Zul Empire was almost destroyed several times.]

[In the year 1030 of the Zuer Era, the war ended, and the Zuer Empire announced that the number of ghosts had been brought under control. In the same year, the number of awakened people was less than one tenth of that in the year 981 of the Zuer Era.]

Awakener: When a human's mental state experiences huge fluctuations and eats the flesh and blood of phantoms during this period, there is a low chance of becoming an Awakener, gaining supernatural abilities, and gradually becoming stronger as they fight against phantoms (this is public information from the Zul Empire).

Real information: Any human who eats the fresh flesh and blood of a phantom has the potential to become an awakener, with a mortality rate of over 70%. After an awakener kills a phantom, their physical fitness and awakened abilities will be significantly improved. The higher the degree of awakening, the more dangerous the awakener's situation will be. When fully awakened, the awakener will become a demon.

The boy who slayed a dragon in the past gradually grew scales because of the dragon's blood on his body. Now he has turned into a dragon. This is responsibility, but also fate and sadness.

[In the year 1209 of the Zuer Era, the civilization of the Zuer Empire was developing day by day. Steam engines and trains were invented. The upper rulers formed a parliamentary system and voted to elect the first monarch. However, the ghosts hidden among humans were always something that humans could not get rid of. Wars and natural disasters were the opportunities they were waiting for. Only then could they reproduce at an alarming rate.]

[In the year 1244 of the Zuer Era, the Ghost Ring, a ghost organization, was destroyed, and the ghost forces suffered an unprecedented blow. ]

On the screen, the battle on the rainy night was particularly fierce.

Su Xiao held a long knife in his hand and fought a life-and-death battle with the ghost leader Sin.

The spear and the blade collided, sparks flew, and the figures of the two people kept interweaving in the rain.

【The world begins.】

The feeling of teleportation was like being pulled by an invisible giant hand. Lin Yi's vision gradually became clear after a brief blur.

He found himself sitting behind a large desk, the desktop piled with thick books, the densely covered text on the book covers were all related to psychology.

Tea cups, wine bottles, scattered documents... these miscellaneous items almost took up the entire desk, making it look messy.

Lin Yi's eyes swept over these items and his brows furrowed slightly. Obviously, the previous owner of this body was not a very organized person.

He looked around and saw that the office was decorated quite elegantly.

The wooden floor was covered with thick dark red carpet, which made almost no sound when stepped on.

There are several oil paintings depicting the scenery of the Phantom Continent hanging on the walls. The brushstrokes are delicate and the colors are rich, condensing the magnificence and weirdness of the entire continent on the canvas.

"The taste is quite good."

However, Lin Yi did not have much time to appreciate the details of these paintings.

As the vice president of the Imperial Sanatorium, this identity is both a great help and Lin Yi's biggest crisis.

Lin Yi must familiarize himself with the responsibilities and powers involved in this identity as soon as possible, otherwise he will be exposed if he is not careful.

Lin Yi's eyes fell on the pile of scattered documents on the desk, and he reached out and casually flipped through a few pages.

The contents of the files are mostly related to the daily operations of the sanatorium, including patient treatment records, drug dispensing lists, and even some research reports on phantoms and awakeners.

At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the office door.

"Come in." Lin Yi said in a deep voice.

The door opened and a young woman in a black uniform walked in, holding a stack of documents in her hands.

She has a pretty face and her eyes reveal a hint of shrewdness and competence.

"Dean, this is the document you need to review today." The woman walked to the table and respectfully placed the document on Lin Yi's desk.

Lin Yi nodded, his eyes lingered on the woman for a moment, and then fell on the stack of documents.

He casually flipped open the top one and quickly scanned its contents.

The content of the document is a detailed report on a high-risk awakener recently admitted to the nursing home.

This awakened one has extremely powerful abilities, but his mental state is extremely unstable and he may lose control at any time.

The report describes in detail the awakened person's ability performance, psychiatric evaluation results, and behavioral records after admission.

"Are the monitoring measures for this awakened person in place?" Lin Yi asked, looking up.

"We have placed him in a special isolation area, equipped with the highest level of monitoring equipment, and arranged for special personnel to guard him in shifts 24 hours a day," the woman replied.

"Very good." Lin Yi nodded, "Continue to strengthen monitoring and report any abnormal situation to me immediately."

"Yes, Dean." The woman responded and left the office.

Lin Yi's fingers slid lightly across the document. Although his eyes remained on the paper, his thoughts had already flown to somewhere farther away.

The situation in the Phantom Continent is far more complicated than it appears.

The threats from ghosts, demons, and strange beasts are like swords hanging over human heads, ready to fall at any time.

The power struggle within humanity has never stopped, and at times, it has even been more deadly than the threats posed by monsters.

After the woman left, Lin Yi slowly closed his eyes, and detailed information about the identity arranged for him by Samsara Paradise began to emerge in his mind.

Lin Yi's predecessor was a dedicated vice president who ostensibly focused on the management of the sanatorium and the treatment of the awakened, but was secretly investigating the secrets of the parliament.

He acted with extreme caution and used his position to collect a large amount of secret intelligence about the royal family.

This sanatorium, ostensibly for the purpose of treating those awakened people with mental disorders, is actually a secret place used by the Parliament to detain and interrogate important figures.

Some of those who were sent here were not really mentally ill, but were sent here because they knew some secrets that they should not know.

Lin Yi stood up, walked to the bookshelf, and casually pulled out a thick book on psychology.

The cover of the book is printed with "Psychopathological Analysis of the Awakeners". After opening it, the densely packed notes and annotations inside show that the predecessor did put a lot of energy into this work.

However, Lin Yi knew very well that these superficial studies were only intended to cover up deeper purposes.

Through these studies, the predecessor not only gained a deep understanding of the mental state of the awakened, but also took the opportunity to contact many important people imprisoned here.

"He used his position to gather intelligence, and might even have secretly collaborated with certain forces... This predecessor was a smart man."

He put the book back on the bookshelf, scanned the room, and finally landed on the secret compartment behind the desk.

According to the memory of the predecessor, there is an extremely important document hidden there, which involves the secrets of the royal family.

Lin Yi walked to the desk and pressed lightly on a certain spot on the table. The secret compartment opened quietly.

Inside was a sealed document with no markings on the cover, making it extremely secretive.

Lin Yi picked up the document, quickly unsealed it, and scanned the paper.

The file contains a detailed observation report on Patient No. 17 in the special isolation area.

Putting down the documents, Lin Yi walked to the desk, opened the drawer, and took out an internal map of the sanatorium.

The map details the functions of each area, including general wards, isolation areas, laboratories, etc.

Lin Yi's gaze finally stopped on the "special isolation area" located underground.

"It seems that I have to go there in person."

Lin Yi quickly put on the white uniform hanging on the hanger, pinned his ID card on his chest, and then strode out of the office. (End of this chapter)