The End of Ten Days: When Qi Xia Enters the Tales of Rules

When Lin Yi awoke from his daze, he found himself surrounded by a vast expanse of roses.

However, all these roses were dull and lifeless, as if their color had been stripped away.

Light has form, but no color.

Lin Yi rubbed his eyes, stood up, and finally saw his surroundings clearly.

This appears to be an estate.

Besides roses, the estate also grows many other plants, such as Chinese roses and lavender.

Meanwhile, in other bushes, many examinees also gradually woke up.

"Where is this place?"

"Huh? I've been chosen by the Rules of the Strange Tales; this is the world of strange tales!"

"God, why was I chosen? I was completely clueless and had no keywords at all."

"Huh? That looks like Lin Yi over there! I actually got assigned to the same instance as Lin Yi!"

"We're saved!"

……

Everyone scrambled to their feet and crowded around Lin Yi.

Lin Yi roughly counted the number of people; the number of people in the instance was still 50, and they were all young men and women.

Just then, an elderly man in a suit and tie walked over from not far away.

He took off his hat and gracefully gave a Western bow to the crowd.

"Welcome, everyone, to Rose Manor. I am Robert, the butler here."

The candidates dared not be careless; this was a world of strange tales.

The more polite these strange creatures are, the more dangerous they are.

The butler smiled and said, "All guests are welcome. Madam and Miss warmly welcome guests from afar. It is said that every guest who comes here eventually finds love."

He paused, then continued, "Your mission this time is very simple: survive here for seven days and complete some small tasks assigned by the Madam and Miss. Of course, if you can make the roses in the manor bloom, that would be even better."

"Gentlemen, do you have any further questions? If not, please come with me to the kitchen to prepare a candlelight dinner for the lady and young lady."

The candidates looked at each other in bewilderment.

A candlelight dinner, please?

Is the owner of this place a hopeless romantic?

However, after listening to the butler's explanation, everyone understood some of the things.

Their actual identities this time were as handymen on the manor, doing odd jobs for others.

The housekeeper is now sending them to the kitchen to prepare dinner; this is probably their first test.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Lin Yi naturally understood.

Without any hesitation, he read out the golden phrase.

A tall figure appeared, seemingly crossing the void.

This time, Qi Xia appeared before everyone in human form.

He had a clean-cut face and sparkling eyes.

He looks more handsome and gentlemanly than before.

"Qi Xia?"

Everyone stared at him expectantly, hoping he would give some instructions.

Qi Xia glanced around and said calmly, "Is it 'entering a dream' again?"

Lin Yi inwardly cried out in alarm: Could Qi Xia think this is a dream?

If Qi Xia thinks this is a dream, that would be quite bad.

After all, in dreams, a person's greed and desires are magnified infinitely.

There was once a boss surnamed Cao who liked to kill people in his dreams.

Lin Yi tried calling out, "Qi Xia?"

Qi Xia looked at Lin Yi and said three words that no one expected: "Who are you?"

Done!

This is Qi Xia with completely new memories; even Lin Yi doesn't remember her anymore.

Fortunately, Summoners and Warriors can share dungeon information.

Lin Yi hurriedly shared the copy information with Qi Xia.

After receiving the information from the copy, Qi Xia uttered seven words.

"There's absolutely no need for that!"

what?

All the candidates looked at each other, wondering what Qi Xia meant. Was she not going to complete the first test?

Seeing that the candidates were all standing still, the butler politely reminded them, "Gentlemen, in my opinion, you should hurry up and prepare the ingredients so as not to delay the lady and young lady's meal."

Qi Xia looked at the butler: "Stop acting. Everyone wants to alter my memories. What kind of memories do you want to implant in my brain this time?"

The butler smiled politely as always: "If this guest doesn't prepare dinner, even if Madam and Miss don't blame him, it will still be considered a violation of the rules, and he will be punished accordingly. That's none of our business."

Lin Yi quickly pondered how to build trust with Qi Xia, who was now in a completely new form.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yi said, "We're all trapped in the game by 'Sky Rabbit.' Do you have a way to escape?"

"So it's a Heavenly-level game." Qi Xia nodded.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Qi Xia exchanged a glance with them, and a thought suddenly struck him.

Excluding myself, there are 50 people in total, half male and half female, 25 boys and 25 girls.

The way these people looked at him seemed a little strange, with a hint of dependence in their eyes.

"Let's go."

Qi Xia suddenly spoke.

All the candidates were overjoyed. Did Qi Xia agree to help them?

"I'd like to see what tricks these Celestial Zodiacs are up to."

Seeing this, the butler gestured for them to proceed.

Qi Xia and the other examinees all followed the steward forward.

Lin Yi's gaze lingered on the butler for a few more seconds without him noticing.

This butler was strange; he was the most polite weirdo he had encountered since entering the world of ghost stories.

No matter what happens, he always greets everyone with a smile.

And they were especially polite.

The rose estate was very large and very luxurious; they had walked quite a distance and still hadn't reached the kitchen.

The manor is filled with all kinds of flowers, grasses and fruit trees, but roses are the main species.

Large swathes of roses can be seen everywhere, but all of these roses are still in bud and have no color.

It took about twenty minutes to get to the kitchen.

The kitchen is a separate villa, and the decoration is very luxurious.

Lin Yi was secretly amazed and sighed, "It's so good to be rich."

The butler said, "Alright, everyone, the kitchen is over there. I hope you can prepare a sumptuous dinner. Friendly reminder: our young lady greatly appreciates romance, so I hope you can incorporate some romantic elements into your meal. Best of luck!"

After the butler finished speaking, he removed his hat and saluted again before leaving.

The kitchen door was unlocked, and when the examinees pushed it open, they were all speechless with shock.

The kitchen was filled with all sorts of flower petals.

Is this really a kitchen?

It feels like a greenhouse.

One of the test takers gently touched it and confirmed that it was indeed a flower petal.

Are you suggesting they use fresh flowers as ingredients to make a floral feast?

"Bang!"

A burly man burst in, roaring, "Who let you in?"

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the man was a strangely dressed chef carrying a gleaming cleaver.

He was a big, burly man, and even wearing an apron couldn't hide his round belly.

The hat and clothes were covered in thick oil stains.

This chef looks very unhygienic.

How could such a high-end manor hire such an unhygienic chef?

Before anyone could react, the chef suddenly brandished a cleaver and shouted loudly.

"You've dirtied my kitchen, I'll chop you all up."

Done.

He brandished a kitchen knife and chased after the group of examinees.

The candidates were so frightened that they scattered and fled.

Just as the examinees were being chased and hiding everywhere, Qi Xia pulled Lin Yi aside.

"This isn't a top-tier game, is it?"