Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes

"hiss?!"

The little snake, which had been listless, suddenly widened its eyes, its wilted petals perked up, and its body burst with amazing explosive power. It leaped into the air and caught the thrashing fat fish in one bite with perfect precision!

"Gulu."

It swallowed the whole fish whole, while the other side squinted its eyes and sat contentedly on the ground.

The petals on her neck trembled slightly with pleasure, and her little head rubbed against Higashiyama Shin's leg, feeling very happy.

After receiving the flowers, he went to the Yellow Springs Pavilion to look for Wuming.

"My lord, these are the first batch of 'life spring water' that have been gathered." Wuming was still standing at the door to greet him in advance. Today, his spiritual body was somewhat ethereal, probably due to excessive consumption.

Higashiyama Shin picked up a bottle and examined it. The spring water was contained in a small bottle that was completely invisible but tangible, like an enlarged teardrop floating in the air. The total amount was only enough for a sip.

"The spring water has restorative effects on spirit, strength and healing."

"However, it should be noted that its effect on prolonging life for ordinary people is actually to regulate the body's deficiencies. Because the human body's lifespan is affected by external factors, it often cannot reach the theoretical lifespan. Spring water can gradually bring the body closer to this theoretical value, but it cannot increase lifespan out of thin air."

Higashiyama Shin nodded: "I understand, that's enough."

Once he held it in his hands, he could sense the effects of the spring water.

However, the name sounds a bit awkward; "Holy Spring Water" would be much more familiar.

The idea of ​​spring water that can allow ordinary people to live to the theoretical lifespan of the peak sounds like something that could instantly ignite a frenzy, but a bottle of it would only be enough to restore health for about one or two years.

If the character already has debuffs such as serious injury or illness, they might be directly negated.

"Under normal circumstances, how much can you produce in a day?"

"Currently, we're producing about one bottle per day. If we have the right treasures, we can increase production."

That's about 300 bottles a year, but actually, having too many isn't very useful; this stuff isn't as good as the Lesser Longevity Pill. If it's given to players as an entry reward, two bottles per person is enough.

It can also be placed in the online store, priced at 10 points per bottle with limited quantities, making it a flagship product.

Now those players aren't buying anything except for Xiaoshou Dan and Jianti Wan, so he has no choice but to use the cost-free Holy Spring Water to make the players' points flow to him.

Thank you to "Reading the Newspaper on a Bench" for the donation.

Chapter 208: The Pact in the Underworld

Shinichi Higashiyama felt like he was playing an unconventional strategy management game.

It's just that the development takes place in the underworld, a theme that's extremely rare even in games.

However, Dongshan Shen showed little interest in the idea of ​​reopening the Six Paths of Reincarnation that Wuming had mentioned.

If the legendary hell has indeed collapsed long ago, then from a realistic perspective, its impact on the human world seems to be limited to the dissipation of spiritual energy and the severance of the path of cultivation.

For the vast majority of ordinary people, the impact is negligible. Even if they are reincarnated, ordinary people cannot awaken their so-called past life memories.

After the collapse of the Yellow Springs, even those demons and monsters almost disappeared.

From this perspective, the disappearance of Huang Quan seems to be more beneficial than harmful.

Unless this collapse itself is a harbinger of an impending catastrophe that will sweep across the world, judging by the timeline, this catastrophe has been brewing for more than a thousand years. If there were any signs of trouble, the world would have been turned upside down long ago, not waited until now.

Of course, if the process of building Huangquan yields benefits similar to those provided by Huangquan Pavilion (providing spiritual energy) and the production of spring water by Shengquan (generating spring water), and generates tangible benefits for him, he wouldn't mind giving it a push.

As he pondered, he had already walked to the vicinity of the Killing Stone.

Inside the stone, the little fox spirit that was originally curled up has now quietly grown from one tail to three.

The fluffy tail phantom swayed slightly within the stone, exuding a lively aura.

However, this seems to be the limit it can reach in this underworld.

The Yin energy filling the Soul-Gathering Umbrella is like low-quality food for the Killing Stone Fox, which needs the nourishment of evil energy or pure spiritual energy. It is not impossible for it to eat this, but it comes at a price.

The spiritual essence that the stone itself carried has been completely exhausted.

If this continues, it will either suffocate inside the rock or fall into a deep sleep.

Seemingly sensing the approach of Higashiyama Shin, the moving source of spiritual energy, the fox spirit inside the stone suddenly became restless.

The Killing Stone began to tremble violently, far more so than ever before, as if the little creature inside was about to break out of the stone.

Higashiyama Shin stopped and quietly watched the wildly trembling stone.

The little fox inside seemed to have finally made up its mind. The stone trembled more and more violently, and the originally tiny cracks began to spread and widen, forming a cracked pattern.

But this speed is too slow.

Higashiyama Shin watched for several minutes with a blank expression. Only then did a crack barely expand from two centimeters to five centimeters. At this snail's pace, it would take at least an hour to completely break through the stone.

He could clearly sense that this little thing definitely had the power to shatter rocks instantly. Its current appearance of struggling to hatch was definitely an act. This guy seemed to have a natural inclination to hide his strength.

He had no interest in being a spectator, and without hesitation, Shinichi Higashiyama turned and left.

click-

A sharp, loud cracking sound came from behind, followed by a series of popping sounds like popping beans.

The little fox got anxious and immediately stopped pretending.

The cracks on the surface of the Killing Stone were like those on ice where a boulder had been thrown in, instantly spreading all around like a spider web.

Wisps of grayish-white smoke rapidly spewed out from the cracks, settling around the stones and creating a stage effect reminiscent of a wedding banquet.

However, the crooked tic-tac-toe graffiti left on the stone by Ueda and Higan during their playful antics now stood out conspicuously, severely ruining the atmosphere.

The commotion also startled Ueda and the little snake playing nearby. The two little guys quickly came over, squeezed behind the spider lilies, and curiously peeked out.

Click bang!

With a muffled thud, the Killing Stone did not explode into fragments as expected, but instead shattered cleanly in two along the largest cracks, like a watermelon that had been cut open.

From the shadow of the cracked rock, two points of eerie blue light suddenly shone, cold and sharp, as if containing a killing intent that went straight to the soul, instantly locking onto Ueda Hiroshi and the other shore snake who were peeking out.

"Whoa!"

Ueda's spirit was as if it had been pierced by an invisible needle. Even its screams changed tone. It instantly went limp, turning into a trembling slime. It sprang up and fled the scene at the fastest speed it had ever been, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The little snake on the other side wasn't frightened by that gaze; it just tilted its head, looking at the cracked stone with a puzzled expression.

It sensed Ueda's fear, hissed twice, and no longer paid attention to the Sesshoseki. It twisted its body and chased after the direction Ueda had fled.

From the shadow of the stone, a small fox slowly and gracefully emerged, stepping through the swirling smoke to reveal its true form.

Shinichi Higashiyama: "."

In a daze, he thought he was seeing a special calico cat.

At least this thing is called the Killing Stone, so the things inside should at least have some connection to Tamamo-no-Mae, the nine-tailed fox.

The fur color of the creature in front of us is a complete disaster.

Yellow, white, red, and black patches are mixed together irregularly, like an abstract painting. On some dark patches, there are even clear traces of crooked tic-tac-toe patterns.

As for its tail, let alone nine, at this moment only one fluffy tail was hanging down behind it, while the other two were hidden tightly, clearly with no intention of showing themselves.

Only her small face barely retained the features of a fair complexion, with delicate eyebrows and bright eyes.

Overall, it looks exactly like a fox mix that has been contaminated with calico cat genes.

"Hey~"

The icy killing intent in the little fox's eyes vanished instantly after the unrelated people disappeared, the switching speed was astonishing.

It took small, graceful steps and rubbed against Dongshan Shen's feet. First, it carefully rubbed its head against his trouser leg, then it turned over very naturally, revealing its soft, mottled belly. It made a humming sound in its throat, looking like an innocent and docile creature.

Is that how foxes call?

Higashiyama Shin bent down, reached out and pinched the little fox by the scruff of its neck, lifting it up completely.

The little guy's body stiffened instantly, its four paws dangling in the air, but its blue eyes still tried to maintain an innocent and ingratiating expression.

Higashiyama Shin picked it up expressionlessly and examined it carefully from all angles.

Hmm, its fur is a mess, the markings are haphazard, and it's missing a tail.

From now on, I'll call you Sanhua.

He delivered the final verdict in a calm and unquestionable tone.

"Eek?"

The little fox blinked.

After naming it Sanhua, Higashiyama Shin no longer cared whether it liked it or not.

It's just a name; as long as it works, that's fine.

As for its little quirk of hiding its strength, Shinya Higashiyama was too lazy to expose it.

He extended his index finger, and a crystal-clear droplet of spiritual energy, exuding a pure aura, condensed on the tip of his finger.

Sanhua, who was originally struggling with the name, was instantly attracted by the pure spiritual energy and her attention was completely diverted.

Its eyes shone brightly, its pink tongue panted slightly, and its tail wagged like a puppy's.

With a flick of his fingertip, Dongshan Shen sent a drop of dew flying into Sanhua's open mouth.

"Gooji!"

The dewdrop melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and the pure spiritual energy filled every part of the body. The three flowers squinted their blue eyes in satisfaction. The spiritual energy contained in this single drop of dew was equivalent to what it had painstakingly absorbed in this cold and gloomy place for half a month.

During her time inside the Killing Stone, Sanka had already become thoroughly familiar with the layout of this space.

The master of this space is undoubtedly Shin Higashiyama, who controls all life, death, and resources. As long as we hold on to this powerful figure, we can indirectly control this underworld and become, well, at least, the number two figure in this area!

That cowardly spirit named Ueda, and that silly little snake from the other shore, are not worth worrying about at all!

From now on, Lord Three Flowers will be second only to this one person, above ten thousand... uh, countless souls!

Of course, it is cautious by nature and likes to keep its cards hidden, so it decided to adopt a two-pronged strategy.

On one hand, he spared no effort to curry favor with Higashiyama Shin to solidify his position; on the other hand, he temporarily feigned friendship with Ueda and Koji.

When its strength has accumulated enough to crush that little snake, it will then use thunderous force to tell them that there can only be one number two in this underworld!

When the time comes, I'll settle all scores! Especially the score for ruining my beautiful fur into this ghastly state—that must be taken!

Higashiyama Shin had absolutely no interest in the grand ambitions churning within this little fox's heart.

Seeing that it had absorbed the dew, it casually tossed it to the ground, and its figure immediately faded away, leaving this space.

The little fox let out a burp and squinted, searching around for the little snake.

Just then, a person and a snake came toward it.

"Um... Hello, I'm Ueda, and this is the other side." Ueda was filled with guilt, and he didn't dare to look at the colors on Sanhua's body that looked like a spilled paint palette.

"Eek." Sanhua nodded, trying her best to show a foxy smile.

The other side felt no remorse and casually approached, pointing with its tail at the river beside it, essentially asking if it was hungry and wanted to eat fish.

Sanhua smiled even more broadly and declined the invitation.

With the pure spiritual energy provided by Dongshan Shen, it absolutely disdains the yin energy here; absorbing too much of it would only cause pollution.

Bi'an breathed a sigh of relief. Despite its seemingly all-encompassing demeanor, its eyes were actually scanning the surroundings nervously, as if afraid that Dongshan Shen might suddenly appear out of nowhere.

The appearance of the three flowers was just a minor episode for Shinichi Higashiyama.

What he was about to face was a major event that even he needed to be on high alert and make some preparations for.

6 month 5 day.

Saturday, 8 PM.

Dongshan Shen opened the game interface on time.

The countdown for the refresh time has ended.

The free new games for this month have been revealed.

The Promise of the Underworld

[New games updated monthly]

[The Pact in the Underworld (Role-playing, Adventure): This shouldn't be the fate our family has borne for generations. Let everything be severed from my hands, even if it means eternal damnation.]

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