Genshin Impact, the spear remains.

Bai Qiyun walked over to the pile of scrap metal and kicked it twice. He only felt relieved after a while when the other party still didn't react.

"If this thing were any faster, it would be difficult to deal with."

Fortunately, their opponent was tall, and the tower's interior only allowed for a limited amount of space for movement, which allowed the two to accurately target each other with their attacks.

If you put it on the open grassland and let it move at high speed, its steel body would make it difficult for even the two of them to deal with it.

After the minotaur fell, one of the walls suddenly split open, revealing a staircase leading to a higher level.

"Wow, they're letting us go up there."

Bai Qiyun and Ying exchanged a glance, nodded, and led Paimon and Yandora into the second floor.

After climbing a rather long flight of stairs, the two arrived at the entrance to the second floor.

Unlike the first level, which uses the natural landscape to define the terrain, the second level is covered with all sorts of grids.

Each cell on it is labeled with a variety of explanations, which can be quite overwhelming.

"There's nobody here."

The girl looked around and found that the surroundings were still as spacious as the first floor, with only a few obvious entertainment facilities still in place.

"Since they are so insistent, we might as well play along."

As Bai Qiyun walked past the identity registration area, he swiped his qualification card, and instantly a female voice came from the empty reception area.

"Your identity is: Fish."

Fish? What is that?

Startled by the sudden sound, Bai Qiyun was momentarily stunned, failing to understand the meaning behind the other person's words.

Unlike him, Ying, who had been observing the environment for a long time, had figured out something.

The layout of this room, especially the floor, reminded her of a game she had played called "Monopoly".

The dice placed to the side are the most obvious feature.

The girl walked to the reception area and swiped her qualification card again.

"Your identity is: Horse."

After swiping Paimon and Yandora's qualification cards, the machines in the reception area successively displayed the identities of Tiger and Ox.

It seems that even though these two guys don't have a single point on their qualification cards, they can still participate in the Tower's facility activities.

It seems that the qualification information should only be checked when entering the tower. Perhaps the horse-faced demon forgot to check Paimon and Yandora because he thought they were pets.

"Let's take a look at the rules first."

Since she was going to play with the tower's owner anyway, Ying didn't think it was a waste of time to learn more about the rules.

The girl walked to a table, picked up the rulebook on it, and read it with Bai Qiyun.

"This is a huge zoo, home to thousands of animals that thrive under the care of its keepers." "But this idyllic life won't last. The zoo is about to close due to poor management. For budget reasons, the keepers only plan to send a portion of the higher-priority animals to a new zoo, while the vast majority will be euthanized locally."

"Unfortunately, you weren't chosen. And coincidentally, the zookeepers will be away for half the day in a meeting, so you plan to use this time to escape the zoo."

After reading the background information on the rule sheet, Bai Qiyun felt completely confused.

There are just too many flaws in this thing. Putting aside the question of why animals would develop their own thoughts and run away, the very idea of ​​keeping animals in a park for people to admire is completely contrary to his understanding.

After all, the animals kept in Liyue are all for eating or breeding, not for people to admire.

In places where this is possible, it's unlikely that everyone can be well-fed and clothed, and that there's no pressure related to food.

However, considering that this was just the background setting of the game, he gritted his teeth and continued reading.

Players will take on the roles of animals attempting to escape the zoo, obtaining their game identity through qualification cards.

All players start from the beginning of the game and take turns moving according to the dice roll each round. Success is achieved by completing the game before the administrators return (within fifty rounds).

"Note that although the administrators are not present, there are still guards patrolling the area at any time, as well as hidden traps. If you are unfortunately caught by the enemy, you will be punished accordingly."

Indeed, as the rules state, the ground of the entire venue is covered with squares, which should be the 'paths' for people to move around.

Moreover, judging from this number... there are approximately ninety-nine squares from the starting point to the finish line.

The expected value is calculated based on the probability of throwing over fifty rounds. This means that each player can move one hundred and seventy-five squares over fifty rounds. The expected value of those extra squares should be left to allow players more room for error.

If that's the case...

Before Bai Qiyun could even begin to connect the dots about the game, the next line of text on the rules sheet caught his attention.

"Because each player is playing an animal that was not selected and is considered defective, each player will be subject to certain restrictions. Please refer to the table for details regarding these restrictions."

Constraints? Is there such a thing?

"Let me see..."

The first row in the table clearly shows the horse that Ying had just been assigned.

Horse: Can only move if the dice roll an odd number.

"Huh? Didn't this cut off half of my mobility right from the start?"

Before Ying could say anything, Bai Qiyun exclaimed in disbelief.

Keep in mind that the expectation for the entire game is less than twice the chance of winning, so cutting it in half directly is tantamount to declaring Ying's failure.

There's no point in playing anymore.

However, driven by curiosity about what other strange ideas these guys could come up with, Bai Qiyun continued to look down.

Tiger: It needs to eat once every three actions, and pauses one action round when eating.

Well, here comes another setting that directly deducts the number of actions proportionally.

Cow: It needs to eat grass. If it encounters a grassy square on its path, it will stop immediately.

"This cow seems quite reasonable."

The blonde girl on the side was not affected at all by the huge disadvantage of her identity. Instead, she commented on Yandora's identity with a natural expression.

"But I didn't see my identity. Are there any restrictions on fish?"

After looking through the rule sheet in his hand, Bai Qiyun still couldn't find any information about fish.

Before he could even feel happy, the girl's finger pointed to the end of the rules sheet, where the form was clearly incomplete, extending all the way to the back.

Sure enough, after Bai Qiyun flipped the list over, the fish description was prominently displayed on the first line.

Fish: can only move in water.

Looking at the winding water grids on the ground, which were clearly longer than the land grids, Bai Qiyun felt a wave of dizziness.

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However, the idea that fish must move in water is not unreasonable from a design perspective.

Since they had decided to have some fun with the Tower Lord, they naturally had to put more effort into understanding the rules of the game.

Unlike the disheartened boy, Ying easily accepted her identity and immediately began to observe the terrain.

The tracks in the room are parallel, unlike the traditional Monopoly tracks she played in her hometown. Each player has their own dedicated track, and they do not interfere with each other.

But at some strange turning points, each track seems to converge, making it dazzling to watch.

And the number of tracks... seems to include Paimon and Yandora as well?

Suddenly, the previously dark racetrack in front of the girl lit up, revealing exactly four tracks from top to bottom, matching the number of identities reported earlier.

"Please return to the starting point. The game will begin in three minutes."

A soft female voice rang out in the room, startling Paimon, who was still looking at the rules.

Having decided to continue exploring, Bai Qiyun followed the instructions and walked to the starting point.

Unlike the area where the other three were located, the road in front of him was painted entirely in blue, presumably to represent flowing water.

"Buzz~"

For reasons unknown, once all four of them were standing at the starting point, a soft sound swept past them, signaling the start of the game.

Suddenly, the dice that had been standing still in front of them lit up and began to spin rapidly before their eyes.

The light on it, as it rotated rapidly, seemed to cover it with a layer of bright silk, making people feel dazzled.

"Click".

Finally, after shaking its elegant body for a while, the dice stopped.

"Horse, your score is four."

A bright four lay directly above the die, which should have been a good number, but due to the rules restricting the horse, the square that lit up under Ying's feet did not move and remained in place.

"What bad luck."

Paimon, floating in mid-air, couldn't help but feel a pang of regret for Luminous's bad luck.

But just as she was feeling sorry for others, the die that had stopped started spinning again, this time landing on the number three.

"Tiger player, your score is three points."

"Hoo hoo! Forward three!"

Paimon, who was just feeling sorry for his friend, now moved to three squares behind the lit squares.

However, there seemed to be something on that grid, like a mechanism.

"You have been trapped by a trap set up by the administrator. Your actions will be suspended for the next round."

"Ughhhh!"

Paimon, who was just worrying about others, has now suffered his first blow since the game started.

Fortunately, she had already moved forward three spaces, so it wasn't a complete loss.

Next up to be judged by the dice was Yandora. The little one was lucky and rolled a six. Moreover, there were no obstacles in her path, and she moved directly to the sixth square.

"Hmph, if we're talking about good luck, it's me."

Just as Yandora was about to make a rapid advance with her hands on her hips, a black figure suddenly appeared from the side, startling them.

The creature was almost as tall as a person, wearing a dark hat with the brim pulled low, completely covering its face and making it impossible to see its features.

However, judging from his exposed arms, he was a robot, just like the ones on the first floor.

"Guards have begun patrolling. Players, please be aware."

I see. Which rule did this guard appear in?

But how did it appear before the first round was even over? Could it be that some mechanism was triggered?

Before Bai Qiyun could think for long, the dice started spinning again.

"Fish player, your score is five."

Move forward five squares...

Looking ahead along the road, Bai Qiyun was suddenly stunned.

The guard who had just appeared stood precisely where he had stopped.

This is troublesome.

However, he still had to go. He followed the light to the spot and walked to the square. Before he could even stand still, the guard next to him moved.

"You have been discovered by the guards. Please accept your punishment."

"Punishment? What punishment—"

Before the boy could finish speaking, a short sword suddenly shot out from the hand of the mechanical guard beside him and stabbed towards Bai Qiyun, who had just sat down.

"Be careful!"

Fortunately, he didn't throw away the rusty spear he got on the first floor; instead, he held it tightly in his hand.

The situation suddenly changed, and Bai Qiyun dared not hold back at all. He used the gun barrel to block the opponent's sudden attack, and then kicked the opponent's wide-open lower body.

"Bang!"

The lower body, originally constructed of steel, was now half crippled by a single kick; one of his two perfectly good legs was kicked away, leaving only a lame guard standing in place.

After crippling the opponent's mobility, Bai Qiyun raised his spear and knocked away the opponent's short sword.

"Heh, so they're playing this game. Looks like the owner behind this tower isn't exactly honest either."

Although it was somewhat surprising, this kind of underhanded tactic was indeed in line with their style.

Without any warning, they suddenly attacked the group. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he probably would have fallen into their trap.

But the more the other party schemed against them, the more Bai Qiyun wanted to go to the top floor to see what that guy was really like.

He himself didn't know where this inexplicable sense of resistance came from.

Perhaps feeling unsatisfied, Bai Qiyun used his spear to stab the opponent a few more times after the opponent lost the ability to resist, rendering the opponent completely useless.

Seeing the guard lying paralyzed like a pile of scrap metal, Paimon came over and slapped him a few times with his chubby little hands. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no reaction.

"That scared me to death."

Upon hearing this, a hint of speechlessness flashed in Bai Qiyun's eyes.

Why are you so scared? I was the one who got stabbed.

The sudden death of the guard did not affect the continuation of the game, as if this situation had been anticipated in the game's design.

After an eerie silence, the die began to spin again, eventually settling on the three.

"Horse, your score is three."

After the first round, the game restarts from Ying.

This time, an odd number was drawn, and several hoofprints flashed across the squares before sliding all the way to the third square.

"Ding-dong~"

However, this time it seems something was triggered again. Just as Ying walked onto that square, a window suddenly opened above everyone's heads, and a huge iron cage fell down from it, trapping Ying inside.

I love Genshin Impact, the spear remains Genshin Impact, the spear remains Genshin Impact.