There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

"How are you?"

【扮演度：86.......88......93.......94.......97！】

【欢呼值：77.......79......86.......92.......98！】

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Chapter 78: As expected, no dream is ever simple.

The moment the lights shone back on the stage, the scene there thrilled the young people.

The dim light, the pitch-black cell, and the moonlight that seemed to be created by magic—just one glance was enough to send chills down one's spine.

Meanwhile, the girl imprisoned in the cell was only wearing a thin, white dress, making one worry whether her body could withstand the cold night.

Sure enough, under the silvery moonlight, the girl's body trembled slightly. She then hugged herself and whispered, "So cold."

As the other person spoke, a wisp of pure white mist emerged from their mouth, presumably a special effect created by the wizarding group.

Thinking this, the girl on the stage slowly walked down from the stone chair, and only then did everyone notice the chains on her wrists and ankles.

All these signs point to one thing: the girl has been locked up, but no one knows why she has been locked up or where she is.

But who cares? Their attention was completely drawn to the girl on stage.

The next moment, the girl began to dance slowly in the moonlight inside the cell.

"Splash!"

The sound of the chains clanging together was amplified and reached the ears of every spectator below.

It was at this moment that the girl's lips parted slightly, and her beautiful singing voice filled every corner of the opera house.

"A cold prison cell, impenetrable walls, terrifying screams—tonight will be another sleepless night."

Suddenly, the sounds of animal roars rang out. Behind the stage, Scott directed the wizards behind him to use magic to project the sounds of various animals.

The orchestra began to play its instruments, and countless sounds intertwined.

Listening to the music in his ears, the young man watched in astonishment as everything that was happening on the stage was presented to him. Both the amazing music and the girl dancing gracefully in the cell gave him a completely new experience.

The young man was very curious about the expressions of the other audience members below the stage, but he couldn't bear to look away for even half a second.

He simply stared quietly at the performance on stage, his expression as focused as a child experiencing opera for the first time.

Suddenly, his vision blurred, and the young man was shocked to discover that, without him noticing, the scene on the stage had undergone a dramatic transformation, becoming incredibly realistic.

The girl who should have been on stage ran up to him instead.

The cold night made the girl's cheeks red, and the metallic chains binding her limbs sent a shiver down the young man's spine.

The bright moonlight shone through the iron bars and fell on the girl, casting a halo of light on her hair as she swayed with her dance, a sight that was truly captivating.

"I......."

Subconsciously reaching out an arm, the young man tried to touch the scene before him, only to discover that it was all just an illusion.

His hand could not touch the girl who seemed to be only about a meter away from him. In a daze, the young man realized that he was still sitting below the stage, and everything he had just seen was just an illusion.

"Is it just an illusion?" the young man thought with some disappointment.

He desperately wished that everything that had just happened was real, that he, standing outside the cage, was a hero rescuing the girl trapped inside.

Coming to his senses, the young man looked at the girl on the stage and thought to himself with admiration:

"This opera was perfect!"

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Lu Qing, who was performing on stage, had no idea what the audience below the stage was seeing. If she did know, she would find that the moment the young man began to hallucinate was when both his cheering value and acting ability reached 95 or higher.

She was struggling to control the movement of her limbs. The weight of the chains was heavier than she had expected, which greatly accelerated the rate at which she was losing her strength.

If it weren't for the fact that she had gained enough attribute points in the last dream, Lu Qing probably wouldn't have been able to hold on by now.

Fortunately, this part of the story will soon be over. The only pity is that because of the rapid depletion of her physical strength, her movements inevitably became a little out of shape, and her performance level dropped from 97 to 92.

As for the cheering score, it doesn't seem to be decreasing, indicating that the audience was quite satisfied with the initial performance.

Finally, after completing the last few movements, Lu Qing silently bowed to the prison cell in front of her, waiting to return to the real stage.

However, after waiting for a while, Lu Qing was surprised to find that the scenery around her had not changed at all.

I quickly looked at the notice board and saw that the content had changed.

[Your name is Laura. You are imprisoned by demons in the Demon King's castle, unable to escape. You try to fall asleep on this cold stone chair.]

[Lyrics: None]

Dance: None

[Playing Role: Locked]

[Cheers Value: Locked]

[This is currently a free time period. Please follow the story instructions to complete the corresponding story events.]

"Free time?" Lu Qing looked at the notice board with a puzzled expression, not quite understanding what "free time" meant.

But now that her role-playing ability and cheering rating are all locked, does that mean she can do whatever she wants in the future?

According to Shanara's script, her storyline in the prison should have ended, but she has not been able to exit the real illusion.

But then again, is this really an illusion?

Lu Qing felt the cold air around her, frowned, and felt that things were probably not so simple.

"Anyway, we need to follow the plot, right?" Lu Qing said, recalling the last sentence on the notice board.

She turned to look at the cold stone chair in the cell, the only place in the entire cell where she could rest, and the plot required her to rest here.

"Let's see what's in the cell first."

With that in mind, Lu Qing began to search carefully in the cramped cell.

Finally, she had to admit that, apart from rats and insects, there was probably nothing left in the cell except some dust and strands of her own hair.

No, that's not right. At least there's a toilet, which is the only humane thing about it. Lu Qing hopes she won't have to use it.

Sitting on the stone chair, she tried hard to fall asleep.

However, the cold environment and equally cold stone chairs made it extremely difficult to fall asleep.

"I really can't underestimate any dream," Lu Qing thought, trying to warm the stone chair with her body heat.

She had just been performing a song and dance in her cell, but now she could only sit quietly on a stone bench waiting to sleep, which was truly unpleasant.

Thinking about it carefully, her dancing and singing skills are actually not very high. The fact that she was able to perform to this level is entirely due to the results of a month of rehearsals.

To give an analogy, it's like when a player defeats a boss by memorizing the map versus by relying purely on skill and reflexes – they are two different concepts.

"Achoo!" Unable to resist sneezing, Lu Qing felt the cold air and couldn't help but think:

"I feel like I'll definitely catch a cold after I wake up."

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Chapter 79: Happy Birthday, My Sister!

"Oh no, where am I...?"

Slowly opening her eyes, Lu Qing found herself hiding in a patch of grass.

The slightly damp scent of grass wafted into her nose, and the warm environment made Lu Qing, who had just been in the cold prison, feel somewhat dazed.

[Your name is Laura. You are currently playing hide-and-seek with your sister Ella. Please find a place to hide as soon as possible.]

[Lyrics (sung while searching for the hiding place in the forest): The vibrant Elf Forest, the home of countless elves and half-elves, I will hide here secretly, so that Sister Ella won't find me........]

[Dance (Walking and dancing while searching for hidden locations in the forest): Video]

[Performance Ratio: 88]

[Cheers Value: 86]

"The character's popularity and cheering ratings are back." Lu Qing thought to herself after reading the notice board.

As she guessed, when the plot unfolds according to the performance scenes written in Shanara's script, the performance level and cheering value will appear.

When she is outside of the storyline, her role-playing ability and cheering value are locked, and when these two values ​​are locked, Lu Qing is able to do anything.

However, now was clearly not the time to think about such things. After glancing at her performance level and cheering points, Lu Qing stepped out of the bushes, preparing to find a completely new location.

This is necessary for the plot, and during this time, she needs to sing and dance while walking.

After the dance, as expected, she will see a bunch of huge rocks leaning against the mountainside, and she will hide behind these rocks, waiting for her sister Ella to arrive.

Yes, Ella is played by Fang Qingrou.

She glanced at her clothes, which were different from what she wore in prison. The clothes she was wearing now were a white outfit that allowed for easier movement, the same one she had worn during rehearsals.

Does the demon in Castlevania have human clothes to change the protagonist's sister into?

There seems to be something illogical about the plot, but Shanara doesn't seem to care too much about it.

After all, we can't abandon costume design just for the sake of plot coherence. Different scenes naturally require different costumes to create a stunning effect.

Lu Qing naturally had no objection to this, after all, Shanara was the director, and she was just an actress.

Moreover, she thought the design was quite good and there was nothing wrong with it.

"The vibrant Elf Forest, a haven for countless elves and half-elves, is where I will hide secretly, so that Sister Ella won't find me~"

Lu Qing leaped lightly through the forest. Compared to the cold environment and chains that restricted her hands and feet in the cage, the forest was a much better place.

This made Lu Qing feel quite happy, and she skipped around in the forest like a little deer.

The beautiful singing made the nearby animals stop what they were doing and turn their gaze toward the direction from which the singing came.

At this moment, she seemed to have truly become an elf living in the Elf Forest, and every word and smile she uttered could stir the creatures of the forest.

[Performance Ratio: 96]

[Cheers Value: 97]

The young man in the audience, whose heart had just calmed down, was once again shaken by the girl.

He gazed intently at the girl on the stage, a girl who seemed like a true elf, and she was deeply imprinted in his heart.