Miss Player, please don't cast spells on me.

"Save everyone? You mean everyone?"

Xuedao was already considering whether to ask her older sister for help; her mind was now filled with thoughts of how to transfer Xiaochun to the safe game world.

She started searching online for methods related to character transfer, including the village of Shanor in "Sanctuary of the Lost City 2" and even the snow island.

But looking at Xiaochun's resolute expression, even after witnessing the death of her best friend and being burdened with the shackles of death herself, she still didn't seem to have any intention of leaving the game.

"Because my master has never returned, I have helped many 'reborn' people like Haruka over the years."

Xiaochun took out a thick "Xiaochun Inn Registration Register" from the cupboard and placed it in front of Xuedao.

"Little Chun Inn? Your little wooden cabin is actually an inn?"

When Xuedao saw the roster, she was immediately surprised, but after looking around, she realized that there were indeed several beds in the cabin.

"What? Yukishima-nee, you should know that we can't own 'property', right? We've always lived a nomadic life, and even someone like Haruka-chan, who has a small, run-down house to live in, is considered to be doing well."

When Tsubaki mentioned Haruka, her mood inevitably soured, knowing that her friend's 'corpse' was still standing behind Yukishima, staring at her.

"Ah... um, Tsubaki-chan, you've been doing really amazing things."

Xuedao was also quite skilled at coaxing people, and while coaxing Xiaochun, she opened this "Hotel Registration Register".

I found that there were quite a few player character names registered there, and they were all names that looked very familiar to Snow Island.

Because of her sister Owlface on Snow Island, she actually knows many big shots in the tea party and the top player circle.

And all those top players' game IDs are listed in this register.

In Xuedao's eyes, this list might be a list of 'poor reborn beings who are currently living in dire straits and need to be saved'.

But for Kiyono Hai... this thing is actually a 'kidnapping catalog'.

Kiyono Ash included most of the player character IDs with 'extremely high value' in "Dream City" in this hotel registration list.

The so-called 'extremely high value' refers to the fact that these accounts, to varying degrees, carry fragments of the divine essence of the two main gods of Fantasy City: the past god and the present god.

These divine fragments reside in the player's character as equipment or as their own superpowers.

Players themselves may not realize it, but when the two main gods want to wage war, they rely on this type of 'extremely high-value' account.

If Qingye Hui can successfully kidnap them, it would be like kidnapping a country's aircraft carrier and battleship... kind of feeling?

"Xiaochun... There are so many reborn beings on the list, some of whom seem to be accounts that are still active in Dream City. Under such circumstances, can they still generate self-awareness?"

Xuedao finally asked the question that had been bothering her.

She had been wondering how many game characters in Dream City had developed their own consciousness, but judging from the catalog that Kotsuba gave her, the number seemed to be quite large.

Not only are there a lot of them, but they are all top-ranked, still active characters in the Dream City.

Logically, these active characters should experience one or two deaths every day or every week.

Whether it's running dungeons or playing in various PvP arenas, you have to experience death several times a day. How can you develop self-awareness in that situation?

“When we are being manipulated by you, we feel more like bystanders, but we still feel pain when we are injured, and it seems that we will forget some things when we die, until all our memories are wiped away.”

As she said this, Xiaochun glanced at Haruka standing behind Xuedao.

"So when Haruka was preparing to go to war with you, I thought that if something happened to Haruka, perhaps the only price she would pay was forgetting some things..."

But as it turned out, Xiaochun was wrong, and the price of that wrong guess was the loss of her dearest friend.

"If it's really like what you said, Xiaochun, then what about those game characters who are still active...?"

When she thought of Xuedao, the first person she thought of was the character Owlface, whom her sister had played.

If game characters, or rather, reborn beings, could feel pain as a result of the player's combat actions, to the point that they would forget certain memories after death, until they completely forget everything and are declared truly dead.

"Yes, they are actually suffering some kind of torment every moment, but in fact... most of my compatriots have already been freed, or rather, they were never born into this world at all."

Xiaochun pointed to the character Xiaomian on Xuedao Island and said.

"Including the character you're using now, Sister Yukishima, in my memory she used to be a very shy child, but unfortunately her self-awareness was short-lived because her master was too warlike."

"..."

This is quite normal. Her sister, Xiaomian, treats this account as a malicious PvP account, and dying is a common occurrence for her.

Xuedao didn't blame her sister for being too cruel to her account character or anything like that; it was entirely her sister's freedom to use her account however she wanted.

Instead of wallowing in the irretrievable sorrow of the past, Yukishima now wants to do the same thing as Tsubaki.

“Let’s work together to save them, Tsubaki! You try to contact them in the game, and I’ll try to communicate with their owners in real life. Even if we’re seen as weirdos, it’s worth it if we can save one more person… I don’t want to see the tragedy that happened to Haruka repeat itself.”

PS: Only one update today. I've reached the tribulation stage again, so let me organize the plot for the rest of the day _(:з」∠)_.

Chapter 81 Help Me! Xia Nuo A Dream!

Snow Island did not rashly go to various player social groups to publicly disclose information about Dream City Reborn.

Let alone making it public... she has absolutely no idea how to save those reborn beings, so in order to seek help, Snow Island returned to "Labyrinth Sanctuary 2" to consult with Red-Eyed Shanor.

At the same time, I also had my own selfish reasons for consulting Snow Island.

After her beloved daughter Haruka was killed... and after making a vow to protect Tsubaki, the first person Yukishima thought of seeking help from wasn't her sister, nor anyone on the internet...

It was Shanor.

To be precise, it was the red-eyed Shanor who revealed the whole 'truth' to her.

So Snow Island hurriedly logged into her Dream City account, opened a secondary screen, and reopened "Maze Sanctuary 2," then practically ran all the way to meet that red-eyed Shanor.

Perhaps because Snow Island is still using a brainwave controller, her game character almost tripped and fell into the flower field while running into the land of Xia Nuo'er's slumber.

Fortunately, just a second before she was about to fall, Shanor suddenly appeared and caught her.

"What's wrong, Yukishima-nee? Did... something bad happen?"

As Xuedao listened to Shanor's gentle greeting, the self-blame and grief she had been suppressing because of her daughter's death seemed to be completely released at this moment.

Perhaps because she had already experienced crying and venting in Qingye Hui's arms offline, this time Xuedao could no longer control herself and directly threw herself into Xia Nuoer's arms and cried.

All Xia Nuoer could do was silently hold her beloved player and quietly receive all the emotions she was venting.

“Yaoxiang…she…my youngest daughter…”

Snow Island tried to tell her about her experiences in the dream city, but unfortunately, in her sobbing state, she found it very difficult to string together a complete sentence.

The combination of these sound effects actually creates a humorous effect, like talking while eating noodles.

"Anyway, Sister Yukishima, calm down first... How about we have a cup of tea in real life, like in the game?"

Shanor helped the sobbing Xuedao to sit down at the round table amidst the flowers and brewed a cup of black tea for her game character.

In reality, Xuedao kept wiping away her tears, barely managing to control her emotions.

She actually picked up a cup of oolong tea from the table and, while drinking it, recounted all her experiences in the dream city.

“I see, Yukishima-nee, I think... I have a way to revive Haruka.”

Xia Nuoer's first reply almost made Xue Dao spit out the oolong tea she had just drunk.

But she still choked, coughing several times before she could barely catch her breath. The first thing she asked after she recovered was...

"Can he really be resurrected?"

Snow Island felt that Haruka's death was not a problem with the game mechanics, nor was it some kind of performance that was arranged from the beginning of Dream City.

In her eyes, her youngest daughter was a real, living 'person' in the game world, and her death was a true death without any script or arrangement.

If even such a death could be reversed…

"Help me, Xia Nuo A Meng!"

Snow Island directly controlled her character and shamelessly hugged the red-eyed Shanor.

"It's possible, but Yukishima-nee... there will be a price to pay."

Red-eyed Shanor watched with a smile as Yukishima kept taking the opportunity to rub his cheek against hers.

"Price?" Upon hearing this word, Yukishima instantly became alert.

If other NPCs said to her, "There will be a price to pay!", she might nonchalantly reply, "Whatever the price, take it, take it!"

Because the price that other NPCs can extract from her is nothing more than in-game currency or a piece of equipment; things like the game's own level are completely irrelevant to Snow Island.

But this red-eyed Shanor is different; she holds a price in her hands that will cause Snow Island pain no less than that caused by Haruka's death.

"And what strange price is it?"

Snow Island immediately took several steps back, making a defensive gesture, and asked.

"Could it be the lives of those Shanor people in the village?"

"Sister Xuedao, you're always particularly sensitive about this. Don't worry, the price for bringing your beloved little daughter back to life this time isn't too heavy. It only requires a portion of my flesh and blood."

As she spoke, Shanor tore off her entire left hand and placed it on the table.

"You...you're doing this again! Didn't I tell you? You're not allowed to hurt yourself anymore!"

Xuedao watched as Shanor casually ripped off his left hand. Shanor's action wasn't just ripping off his hand; it was tearing at Xuedao's own heart.

“But without my flesh and blood, there is no way to bring your precious daughter back to life, Sister Yukishima.”

Shanor still held up his bloodied left hand, waving it in front of Xuedao, as if asking, "Do you want it or not?"

"To revive Yaoxiang... wait, Xia Nuoer, do you mean she'll revive if she eats your 'flesh and blood'?"

Snow Island's little mind worked very quickly, but she didn't rush to take Shanor's severed left hand.

"Hmm, from your description, Sister Xuedao, it sounds like we are 'reborn beings'? Is that the right term?"

"Even after we have experienced death, a large number of emotional and spiritual factors related to Sister Yukishima and ourselves will still remain in our bodies."

"It's like watering a seed and then giving it the necessary nutrients. As long as Haruka swallows this flesh and blood, the emotions and soul factors that remain in her body will take root and sprout again, and she will soon regain her self-awareness."

Snow Island certainly remembered this setting. The Chanors used this method to provide the players' half-body with nourishment, allowing the players' half-body to have self-awareness, thus making them reborn beings.

And Yukishima didn't ask silly questions like, "Is the resurrected Haruka still the same Haruka?" What she cared about more was...

How many more times can your flesh be peeled away like this?

Snow Island has now become a knife-proof expert, and she is well aware that she is currently making a difficult choice.

The question is whether or not to sacrifice the red-eyed Shanor to save his daughter.