I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 361 Moonlit Factory (16)

Looking around, Meng Lingyi realized that this place looked like a staff dormitory.

Unlike a normal dormitory, this place was empty, with various personal belongings piled up haphazardly, covered in black bloodstains and claw marks.

A musty smell permeated the air, an extra effect brought about by the server's support in the large-scale dream, and a characteristic that distinguishes large-scale dreams from ordinary dreams.

Here, all senses are enhanced, and the player's real-world cultivation level is limited by the dream world, thus maintaining a fair state when multiple people play in the dream world.

The better the server is built, the more it can "convince" players to limit their cultivation and abilities, so that they don't feel uncomfortable and unable to continue the dream.

Instead of taking immediate action, he first checked his equipment and found that the wristwatch on his left wrist already included the functions he needed.

[Storage Bag]: All items can be placed in the storage bag, or taken out to assemble or use. The initial backpack has nine slots, and different items have different storage caps and the number of slots required.

[Status]: Reflects the player's current state, the most important of which are health, stamina and mana. When health reaches zero, the player can only crawl and will die if not rescued in time.

Energy determines whether you can run and fight; when your energy is zero, you can only rest on the sidelines.

Magic power determines whether one can use certain spells and magical artifacts, which can save one's life or achieve unexpected results when necessary.

[Equipment]: This is the highlight of the entire "Journey to the Abyss", and the entire gameplay of the dream world revolves around equipment.

The entire equipment system is divided into weapons, armor, and magical artifacts. Different levels of maps can be used to find different levels of items, which can be recycled in the shop to obtain Abyss Coins.

These items and Abyss Coins can be taken out of the Abyss map and used to enhance one's equipment and base.

However, the cruelty of this dream is also reflected in the equipment: if you die in the map, all your items will be lost except for what's in the safe.

The player who kills you has the right to dispose of all items. They can put these items into their own backpack and take them away, converting them into points and sustenance in their own stronghold.

In addition, there are medicines that can restore life, injections that can temporarily enhance one's strength, and strange talismans. These can all be found slowly in dreams, and then their magical uses can be learned.

After carefully reading the instructions, Meng Lingyi discovered that her initial equipment was just an ordinary knife.

[A regular small knife]

[Quality: Gray]

[Value: 0]

[Durability: 20/20]

[Effect: A small knife that is not very sharp, possessing only the characteristics of a regular knife.]

Equipment quality is divided into six levels: gray, white, green, purple, gold, and red. Higher-level items have stronger effects and can be sold for more Abyss Coins.

In "Journey to the Abyss", almost all items have their own value and durability. However, since item recycling can only be done at your own base, deciding what to keep and what to discard becomes the most important thing every time you run a dungeon. You have to discard items when necessary.

Holding the knife, Meng Lingyi suddenly heard light footsteps outside.

The other person's footsteps were light but rhythmic, and they seemed to be searching for something, which immediately alerted Meng Lingyi.

He immediately got up and hid by the door. Soon after, he heard the other person come to his door and then push the door open forcefully.

In an instant, the stench of decay hit her, so strong it reached the heavens, causing Meng Lingyi to instinctively cover her nose. Then, a half-rotten corpse dragged its nearly melting thighs in, its gums and still-moving eyeballs clearly visible on its melting face.

The moment the other person turned to look behind the door, Meng Lingyi had already slammed into the door with all her might. The thick door panel, along with the rotting corpse behind it, was sent flying and rolled to the ground.

Rushing forward, Meng Ling grabbed the other person's sparse hair and, without hesitation, slashed the other person's neck with the knife, severing the other person's head in a few strokes.

In less than a breath, the headless corpse began to melt, and a small box appeared where it had died, containing some items and a notebook.

Upon opening the box, Meng Lingyi saw that it contained [Corpse Teeth], of gray quality, with a stacking limit of 99999 and a value of 5.

Ten teeth can be sold for fifty Abyss Coins, and they take up one slot. If you have a lot of them, you can also make some money.

Besides these, there is a stun gun worth thirty; and an ordinary leather jacket that can barely provide some protection, worth twenty-five.

After storing everything in her backpack, Meng Lingyi picked up the last piece of paper and discovered it was a staff member's note.

The paper was torn from a notebook; the handwriting was neat and the structure was very clear.

[Notes 01: Experiments have proven that parallel universes exist.]

According to previous news reports, a special containment organization discovered anomalies at the factory and dispatched a task force to contain it.

The entire factory seems to be trapped in a peculiar time loop. It resets itself in a specific way, after which the items inside are "refreshed" and randomly reappear in different locations.

[In addition, different times seem to interact with different spaces, and people from different spaces seem to have the ability to come here and take away the items here.]

Their motives are currently unclear, but the special containment organization hopes to make contact with them and uncover their secrets.

The notes end here, but the information inside gave Meng Lingyi a chilling feeling.

Chen Yu, you're too meticulous!

I thought you were just creating a large-scale battle dream, but I never expected that such a story was hidden in the details.

In this way, we players become people from different dimensions, and our origins are explained.

This special containment organization also gives off a rather mysterious feeling, making Meng Lingyi a little curious about what kind of existence it is.

Aside from that, the other party did not mention the origin of the rotting corpse, which suggests that there must be another incident involved that motivated "him" to continue exploring.

"interesting."

After laughing and finishing her sentence, Meng Lingyi immediately searched the surrounding area for any possible storage of supplies, but found nothing except a set of gaudy idol dresses.

Wearing the skirt on his lower body, "he" had just left the bedroom and entered the hallway when he heard a sharp alarm sound in the factory.

"Players, fifteen minutes have passed. The retreat point has appeared, and you may choose to retreat now. The retreat point will disappear in one minute, after which several explorable areas will be randomly generated. Players located in the disappeared area will die instantly. Please be aware."

　I'll update twice first, then continue later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)