After the internet was disconnected, I connected to the magic world.

Autumn of the twelfth year of the Jinghe era of the Great Yao Dynasty.

A faint light flashed outside the walls of the Phoenix Palace, where the Empress resided.

Wearing a T-shirt and jeans, Wang Lei fell hard on the bluestone slab with a "thud," his buttocks almost splitting into eight pieces.

He was a new player who had just obtained the Dream Token. Who knew that he would find himself in this ornate courtyard the moment he opened and closed his eyes in the middle of the night.

All he could see were palace maids dressed in palace attire and with their hair styled in double buns. They were all terrified, their faces pale, pointing at him and screaming.

"There's an assassin!!"

"No, no, no! I'm not an assassin!"

Just as Wang Lei was about to wave his hand to explain, two dark figures fell from the roof beam. They were two newly recruited bodyguards dressed in flying fish robes and carrying embroidered spring knives.

The knife was held to his neck, and the chilling touch made him shudder. He immediately raised his hands in surrender.

"Don't kill me! I surrender! I was just passing by!"

The two guards ignored his nonsense, searched his body, and found that he didn't even have a piece of metal on him.

They wore strange clothes and spoke with a strange accent.

They tied him up like a dumpling, took him to the imperial prison, and tortured him severely to find out who sent him.

Wang Lei had never seen anything like this before. After being hit twice with a board, he confessed everything, saying that he was a player who came from the sky, not an assassin.

I don't know how we got here, and I even blurted out, "You can't kill me. Even if you cut off my head, I'll come back to life in three days."

The prison warden, disbelieving in evil spirits, dragged him out and beheaded him that very day, throwing his body into a mass grave.

On the morning of the third day, the jailer opened the door and saw Wang Lei sitting perfectly fine in the prison, picking at the plaster on the wall as if nothing had happened.

The jailer was so frightened that he wet himself on the spot and scrambled to report to the commander of the secret guards. The commander was also startled and dared not hide the matter, so he reported it directly to the palace.

The news quickly reached the Imperial Study. Emperor Zhou Qian of the Great Yao Dynasty was reviewing memorials when he heard the report from the secret guard, and his hand holding the vermilion pen paused.

This wasn't the first time he'd heard the name "Outsider"; sects from various regions had submitted memorials to him before.

It is said that many strangely dressed people came to the Eastern Continent, and they could be resurrected after death. Ancient scrolls record that "when strange people descend, the path to immortality is opened."

He initially thought it was an auspicious sign and wanted to find some extraordinary people to ask about the matter of immortality, but it turned out that these extraordinary people ended up in the Empress's palace.

Since he ascended the throne, no other man has ever entered his harem except for himself.

If word gets out that a strangely dressed man has landed right outside the Empress's palace, the royal family will lose all face.

"Issue an imperial decree that tomorrow morning's court session should be attended by all the ministers of the Six Ministries and the Nine Ministers to discuss the matter of this extraordinary person."

Zhou Qian frowned, put down the vermilion pen in his hand, and felt a little unhappy.

The next morning, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was completely silent during the court session.

Zhou Qian threw down the memorial from his secret guards, had the eunuch read it aloud, and then asked the ministers below:

"Does anyone here have any news about supernatural beings? Tell me about it."

Upon hearing this, the ministers below immediately erupted in uproar, stepping forward one by one to present their reports. The more they spoke, the darker Zhou Qian's face became.

The Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was the first to step forward, and said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, a serial philanderer has recently emerged in the capital, and has already committed seven crimes."

I sent men to arrest him three times, but each time he was executed, he would come out and commit crimes again on the third day.

Later, they captured him alive for interrogation and said he was some kind of supernatural being, impossible to kill; even if you cut off his head, he would come back to life in a few days. I really had no other choice!

Then came the Minister of Justice: "Your Majesty, the murderer who killed someone in the street in the west of the city last month is also an extraordinary person."

He was drinking at a restaurant on the third day after he was beheaded.

He said something like, "Your knives can't kill me," so I sent constables to surround and arrest him.

He slit his throat in front of the constables, and the next day he was cursing in the city gate; they just couldn't catch him!

An imperial censor stepped forward, his beard bristling with anger: "Your Majesty!"

Recently, there have been many fallacies and heresies circulating in Beijing, such as "everyone is equal" and "are kings and nobles born with special privileges?"

The idea of ​​redistributing land and equalizing wealth incited the people to rebel. Upon investigation, it was found that the source of this incitement was those eccentric individuals!

These people are not afraid of death at all. They commit suicide when arrested, and continue spreading rumors when released. If we don't stop them, the world will descend into chaos!

Several corrupt officials seized the opportunity to step forward and pinned all the blame for their own embezzlement, abuse of power, and disregard for human life on Yiren.

They claimed that the missing government silver was stolen by a mysterious person, and that the dead civilians were killed by that same person.

An old minister from the Ministry of Rites stepped forward to refute this, saying that the ancient scroll clearly stated "When an extraordinary person descends, the path to immortality will open," which was an extremely auspicious sign and should be treated with great hospitality, and the secret to longevity should be inquired about.

The military officers objected, saying that these people were indestructible and fearless, and that keeping them alive would only cause trouble. They suggested that it would be better to arrest them all and burn them to prevent them from rebelling in the future.

The two sides were arguing fiercely, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony was in complete chaos.

Several timid officials huddled at the back of the line, too afraid to speak, only daring to steal glances at the emperor on the dragon throne.

All the officials knew that this emperor, who had been on the throne for twelve years, valued imperial dignity the most.

They can't tolerate even the slightest imperfection. Things have escalated to this point today; it's unlikely to end well.

Zhou Qian sat on the dragon throne, his face growing darker with each word. He crushed the teacup in his hand with a "crack," splashing tea all over himself.

He originally thought the strange people were some kind of auspicious omen, but it turned out they were a group of unkillable plague gods.

Picking flowers, killing people, inciting rebellion—now they've even broken into the Empress's palace. Will they break into his bed soon?

"A bunch of useless trash!" Zhou Qian slammed his fist on the dragon table in anger.

"Why didn't you report such a big thing sooner?! Why did you have to wait until these evil heretics caused trouble in the palace before you spoke up?!"

The ministers below all shrank back, not daring to speak.

Previously, they all thought that the supernatural beings were just some unruly people who knew a little evil magic. They didn't take it seriously because a few people died. Who knew that this group of people could cause such a commotion?

Zhou Qian took a breath and was just about to issue an order for Shuntian Prefecture to send more men to arrest the strange man when a little eunuch came running in, stumbling and crawling, and knelt on the ground, his voice trembling:

"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! Today, when the princess went to offer incense outside the city, her carriage was stopped by two strange men!"

The two strange people said...

They said the princess was beautiful and wanted to kidnap her to be their bandit queen! The two strange men even swore, saying things like, "This princess is beautiful, it's perfect to take her back." As soon as the guard drew his sword, they slit their own throats and ran away, leaving no corpse behind.

Fortunately, the guards stopped her in time. The princess was frightened and has now returned to the palace!

"Great! Excellent!"

Zhou Qian laughed in anger, "I haven't even bothered them yet, and they dare to bully my daughter!"

Meanwhile, on the cloud bed in the core of the demiplane, Lin Ze was holding a cup of spiritual wine.

Looking at the chaotic scene in the court of the Dayao Dynasty reflected in the water mirror, a playful smile appeared on his lips.

The first few batches of Dream Tokens were specially selected by him, and were all given to players with relatively stable temperaments.

The recent batches were naturally formed by the earth's veins and randomly thrown onto the land; all sorts of people from all walks of life were involved.

The game location is also randomized; you might land in the harem, or even the outhouse.

The more lively the show, the better.