Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

Suppress the chaotic thoughts in my mind.

Su Ming looked down and played with the gold coins Lin Jiajia had given him.

[Obtain the key item "L" coin to unlock my purely fictional backstory ①]

[Background Story ①: Solitary Observation]

My name is Lin Jiajia. I have always hated crowds and habitually retreat to the shadows where no one notices me, becoming an observer detached from all the hustle and bustle.

I never actively try to integrate into anyone's circle, nor do I want anyone to easily get close to my world.

For most people, companionship and closeness are the best cure for loneliness, but for me, excessive closeness and direct interaction are an unbearable torment and burden.

Therefore, I don't need to join anyone; observing from afar is my inherent safe distance.

After reading Lin Jiajia's backstory, Su Ming turned his head to look at her "hanging" posture again.

I really want to add a few more sentences to the end of the story.

For example, ["But once I choose to join, no one is more twisted than me."]

She noticed Su Ming looking at her.

Lin Jiajia's voice returned to its weak, timid tone.

"Brother Su... Su Ming, do you want to play again?"

Su Ming quickly raised his hand: "Let me take a moment, you can play by yourself for a while."

The mental blow Lin Jiajia dealt him was really too much for him to handle.

Looking down at the gold coin engraved with the letter "L" in his hand, before he could ask anything, Lin Jiajia's voice came through.

"Brother Su Ming, it's the same as the items in the game."

"Just click to use it."

Following Lin Jiajia's instructions.

The moment Su Ming clicked on the gold coin.

The scene before my eyes was distorting rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The next second, a system pop-up appeared in front of him.

[Detached villa]

[Game Requirements: I hide, you find]

[Game Rules: Time Limit: 24 Hours]

The moment the pop-up window appeared, Lin Jiajia appeared in front of Su Ming.

【game over】

[Affection Level Up Quest: I Hide, You Find (Completed)]

[This is purely fictional. Affection level upgrade: Gazing → Devotion (300/300)]

[Unlock Level 2 Scene: Darkroom → Detached Villa]

[Capacity limit increased: 38 → 40]

Backpack capacity increased from 57 to 60.

[The user's identity is purely fictional; reaching the "Devotion" level unlocks the eighth character slot for character development.]

[The user's identity is purely fictional, and their favorability rating has reached maximum.]

[Start the favorability upgrade quest]

[Affection Level Up Quest: Survive for seven days in my completely fictional world]

It really was just as Lin Jiajia said.

She had already finished the mini-games ahead of time.

Su Ming only needs to activate the key item in his hand, and her favorability will directly increase.

And this little game.

It can be said to be the most difficult, or it can be said to be the simplest.

If Lin Jiajia really wants to hide.

Even if Su Ming searched the entire villa, he would have a hard time finding her.

But what if she doesn't want to hide it?

The game ends the moment it starts.

At this moment, the entire villa was quiet.

Su Ming activated his Great Observation Eye and scanned the area.

Apart from Lin Jiajia, Su Ming could not see any other ghost.

No wonder there wasn't even a friendly reminder.

The fourth stage of the favorability quest for Lin Jiajia has been launched.

Seven days later, her favorability rating will increase, and her exclusive doomsday storyline will also be unlocked.

In contrast, consider Gu Yan, whom Su Ming had previously chosen.

The favorability rating in the third stage has not yet reached its maximum value.

It will probably take a few more days for her favorability rating to reach its maximum.

It has to be said that Lin Jiajia really doesn't cause Su Ming any trouble at all; she's so worry-free.

"System, begin scene merging."

The scene of the detached villa has been fully integrated.

The upgrade progress bar for the Level 5 Old World has stopped at 57.7%.

After dealing with these matters.

Su Ming opened the character development page.

He unlocked his eighth character slot, and a tenth new character also appeared.

The page displays two returning characters and one new character.

According to Lin Jiajia's speculation, this is the last brand-new character to be developed.

The eleventh and twelfth characters need to be unlocked by Su Ming himself.

The method to unlock it is clear.

Find Chen Zhiwei and kill him.

Find Yu Mengnian and kill her.

After they die, they will naturally become Su Ming's nurtured characters.

The solution is clear, but the difficulty is simply too great.

Chen Zhiwei became Him.

To kill Chen Zhiwei, one must take away all of His knowledge; otherwise, He will not die.

For Yu Mengnian, it was even more difficult.

She left Blue Star, leaving Su Ming with no way to find her, let alone kill her.

Our gaze returned to the old characters on the character development page: the girl in the mirror and the corpse-wrapped vengeful spirit.

The real-life inspiration for the girl in the mirror has been confirmed: she is Cheng Yao.

There are only two candidates left to be considered for the prototype of the Corpse Wrapper.

It's either Jiang Qian or Chi Nian.

Based on her physique and height, she is more likely to be Chi Nian.

The newly unlocked character is a gray-white portrait of a deceased person.

She placed it on the altar.

The girl in the photo has quiet features and a shy, gentle smile; her demeanor is both clean and fragile.

Su Ming recognized the photo at a glance.

She is Jiang Qian.

The system labeled it as: Drowned Girl.

Therefore, the shroud of resentment can only be Chi Nian.

Her cause of death was that she was skinned by a human-skinned demon.

Because she had no skin, she wrapped her upper body in a cloth bag to disguise it as her missing skin.

And the skin on her lower body.

Chi Nian's lower body skin was not only intact, but also delicate and smooth, with graceful and sexy lines.

The delicate, smooth skin and the rough, worn-out burlap sack created a strong visual impact on Su Ming.

This gave rise to a bold idea in his mind.

Could this skin have grown inside a burlap sack?

If so, the sack is very likely a source of some kind of pollution.

A character raised with its own source of pollution is truly quite unique.

But no matter how you look at it.

The eighth, ninth, and tenth characters have all appeared.

Only two more players are needed to complete the collection.

However, he had promised Cheng Yao that he would choose her last.

In this way...

Su Ming was left with only two choices: Chi Nian and Jiang Qian.

Although Cheng Yao couldn't be the last one in the true sense, she was still one of the last ones.

At this moment, Lin Jiajia whispered a reminder.

"Brother Su Ming, don't rush to make a choice."

"We don't yet know the details of the next doomsday line."

"The subsequent doomsday line should be completely different from the previous doomsday line."

"The safest and best solution is to not make a choice before you have a clear understanding of the situation."

Upon hearing this, Su Ming nodded, agreeing that it made sense.

According to Lin Jiajia's guess.

In future apocalyptic scenarios, they may be replaced by anthropomorphized versions of Him.

Not choosing to do so might actually protect them temporarily.

Putting aside his thoughts on choosing a role for the moment, Su Ming decided to go check out the back room.

Even after the master of the harem was imprisoned, it continued to operate autonomously.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing.

The good thing is that the operation of the back room no longer carries personal emotions; it's more like a pre-set, cold program that runs mechanically and regularly.

The bad thing is that the operating rear chamber cannot be closed.

Like the eternally silent deep-sea city, it can only be delayed, not eliminated.

And those who entered the back room at the end of 2016.

After ten years of development.

Whether he is alive or dead, Su Ming can only find out by going in and seeing for himself.