“After entering the golden room, making a wish is mandatory. Once you enter, there’s no turning back. In that instant of making a wish, I had already made a pact with the devil and could never escape.”
“I’m going to die tonight. Please let me die with dignity. Don’t reveal these secrets to them.”
The youngest daughter sighed softly. “Even if you were to reveal them, no one would believe. These nobles and wealthy individuals have been exposed to science. They are convinced that there are no supernatural beings in this world. Even if something supernatural were to happen to them, they would find ways to prove it as scientific.”
Bai Lixin looked down at the pale cheeks of his youngest daughter, noticing a reddened handprint on her left cheek.
She was different from Mr. Oude. Mr. Oude had been overwhelmed by desire. He didn’t ask about the consequences during the wish-making process, unaware of what would happen after the sacrifice.
But the youngest daughter was different.
She opened the room and asked all the questions beforehand and knew that death awaited her in all likelihood.
At this moment, the youngest daughter must have prepared herself mentally and was ready to face death calmly.
Bai Lixin stared at the youngest daughter for a long time.
Although he didn’t agree with her actions, she was right about one thing: even if he were to speak the truth, those individuals standing at the pinnacle of society would stubbornly believe in their own knowledge and never believe in such supernatural claims.
After a while, Bai Lixin nodded. “Alright, I won’t reveal it.”
The youngest daughter smiled gratefully. “Thank you so much, Mr. Bai Lixin. You’re truly a good person.”
“Can you please leave? I want to sit here alone for a while. My mind is in chaos right now, and I want to enjoy my last moments of privacy.”
———————–
After leaving the youngest daughter’s room, Bai Lixin entered Jia’er’s room.
Jia’er’s luggage had been packed and was ready to leave.
Tonight, she didn’t wear her veil anymore. She sat alone in a wheelchair, a black suitcase standing in the corner, her expression showing a hint of annoyance.
When Bai Lixin entered, she had her mouth slightly open and was muttering to herself.
She was so absorbed in her self-talk that she didn’t even notice Bai Lixin’s arrival. It was only when he stood in front of her that Jia’er lifted her gaze in a daze.
Her eyes had a hint of confusion, as if her consciousness had drifted away.
Bai Lixin had faintly heard what she was saying.
—“I saw him first. Can’t you stop meddling?”
—“If you dare to interfere again, I’ll make sure you never see the light of day!”
She had been in this self-talk state even before Bai Lixin approached, as if there really were someone conversing with her in the empty space.
It wasn’t until she saw Bai Lixin’s arrival that Jia’er’s eyes blinked several times, finally regaining clarity.
Jia’er stammered, “When did you enter?”
Bai Lixin observed Jia’er thoughtfully, and pointed at the door. “The door wasn’t closed, and I knocked before entering. Are you coming, Miss Jia’er?”
Jia’er looked towards the door skeptically, “I didn’t hear any knocking. Did you hear what I was saying just now?”
Bai Lixin replied, “I couldn’t hear clearly, just some murmurs.”
Upon hearing this, Jia’er’s expression eased slightly. She pointed at the veil hanging on the wall. “Help me put on the veil, please.”
Bai Lixin glanced at the veil on the hanger, walked over gracefully, and then returned to Jia’er, patiently helping her put on the veil without uttering a word.
His gaze swept over Jia’er’s neck, the slender and fair lines extended to her spine, resembling majestic and magnificent mountains and rivers on earth.
“Are you satisfied with what you see?” Jia’er, who had returned to her usual tone, calmly adjusted her gloves. Her slender fingers moved within the pristine gloves, carrying a subtle, deadly implication.
Bai Lixin cleared his throat and shifted his gaze away from Jia’er’s neck, focusing on her fingers.
It was only then that he noticed a black patch on the fingertip of her right index finger, as if it had been burned.
Bai Lixin instinctively asked, “Miss Jia’er, what happened to your finger?”
Jia’er paused her glove-adjusting motion for a moment, then coldly snorted, “Nothing. I accidentally touched boiling water earlier and got burned.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
It was his first time hearing that being scalded by boiling water looked like this.
Do you take me for a fool?
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In the live broadcast room.
[”Lies of No Effect”]
[”Lies of Mediocrity”]
[”Regardless of Rationality, I Believe”]
[I have a special question for Miss Jia’er. Doesn’t she experience trust crisis and anxiety?]
[Miss Jia’er, were you just arguing with the Angel Boss?]
[Ah! I know now!]
[What do you know, silly child? You startled me.]
[I know where the Angel Boss is. The Angel Boss must be under some evil curse, so he can only be invisible during the day and manifest his body at night. We misunderstood the Angel Boss. He has been there from the beginning, silently protecting God Xin. Didn’t the Angel Boss say that once his angelic mark is threatened, he will sense it?]
[Miss Jia’er was definitely arguing with the invisible Angel Boss just now.]
[Wow, you make a compelling argument. I’m speechless.]
[Great argument +1.]
[So, what we just witnessed was an invalid shura field? Not exciting.]
[When God Xin is in love, it doesn’t matter if it’s exciting or not.]
————————-
Bai Lixin carried Jia’er and walked downstairs, while two attendants conveniently helped them with their luggage.
As he walked slowly, Bai Lixin went through all the information from start to finish in his mind.
Late at night, those filled with intense desires couldn’t help but enter the golden room. Making a wish also required sacrificing a companion. However, the companions could choose to give up or resist, but resisting meant becoming resort staff while the wishmaker would die a tragic death.
According to this, had the attendants behind him all been sacrifices of some wishmakers?
Bai Lixin glanced at the two expressionless attendants behind him, then silently withdrew his gaze.
—I trusted you, but you used me as a stepping stone.
—You betrayed me, so I counterattacked.
No one is perfect. As long as someone is human, they generally have desires, and it is inevitable.
But the difference between humans and animals is that humans can control the spread of their desires. They can rationally conceal them within their hearts.
The seemingly heavenly Eden Resort concealed malice from the very beginning. It constantly stimulates the desires of its visitors, just like the philanthropic couple and Mr. Nick. How much of their behavior is influenced by the resort’s buff?
It elevates desires to their peak and lowers reason and familial bonds to their minimum.
By the time the golden room is opened, almost everyone will lose their sanity.
The seemingly wish-fulfilling and beautiful room is only mocking humanity.
The wishmaker dies, while the those who escaped from a fate of being a sacrifice are forever trapped here.
Is the golden room playing a so-called “trust game”?
And the strange act of luring and killing people at night, what kind of werewolf game is this?
Bai Lixin couldn’t help but comment in his mind.
Then, the next moment.
He heard a long-lost voice in his mind.
[Ding! Escape system restarting.]
[Restart complete.]
[Now beginning system functionality calibration.]
[System functionality calibration complete. Dear player Bai Lixin, congratulations on unlocking the secret of the golden room and successfully activating the escape system.]
[Now, let’s proceed with the introduction to the movie background!]
[In the remote outskirts of the 19th century, there is an exclusive luxury resort, Eden Resort.]
[No one knows when the resort was established, nor who its owner is. The owner of the resort is mysterious and cautious, never appearing in true form.]
[Tickets to Eden Resort are extremely difficult to obtain and quickly reached exorbitant prices. It is said that only the aristocrats and wealthy individuals standing at the top of the pyramid have the qualifications to enter the resort.]
[It is said that the resort is full of wonders and fantasies, and it is the true legendary Eden.]
[It is said that the resort is stacked with treasures, and only by coming here can people realize their own insignificance.]
[However, all these are just rumors. People have never heard the words “I saw it with my own eyes” from anyone. Everyone knows about Eden Resort, but no one has seen it. It is mysterious and dreamlike, difficult to obtain, and a symbol of power and status.]
[In the year S1901, in an undisclosed location, a dozen or so people quietly boarded a bus heading to Eden Resort.]
“All right,” Bai Lixin interrupted the escape system’s passionate narration. [Enough with the long talk. Get to the point.]
The escape system paused for a few seconds, and the electrical sound in Bai Lixin’s mind crackled twice, sounding somewhat melancholic. [Well, okay.]
[All those who enter the resort never come out alive.]
[Master Bai Lixin, you are currently inside a movie set in Eden Resort. Following the normal course of events in the story, everyone will either die or become attendants of the resort. Once you become an attendant, your soul will be forever imprisoned in the movie, unable to escape or leave the film.]
[So, if you want to leave this movie, you need to complete the following tasks.]
[First, uncover the truth of the golden room.]
[Second, find the owner of the resort.]
[A friendly reminder: these two tasks are merely guiding tasks without rewards or punishments.]
[Players can follow the guidance or proceed at their own pace.]
[Another friendly reminder: as long as you can leave the resort, it is considered breaking free from the constraints of the movie, and you will successfully return to the real world.]
[So, you don’t have to pursue difficult tasks to uncover the truth, just hold on.]
[I hope you have a safe and smooth journey through this copy, as always.]
Bai Lixin: “…”
As always? Why does he feel like that statement is mocking him?
After a two-second silence, Bai Lixin made sure that the escape system didn’t have any further intentions to continue speaking and asked in his mind, [S419M, are you there?]
S419M: [I’m here, Lord Host. Wuuuu! I’m so touched that you still remember me.]
After confirming that both systems were still active, Bai Lixin asked, [Why did we lose contact when we first entered the movie?]
S419M: [This movie is strange, Master Bai Lixin. As soon as we entered this world, we felt a strong interference. We followed along, but that interference hindered our normal startup and operation, leaving us in a dormant state.]
Bai Lixin: [Why did it suddenly lift? Is it because I uncovered a bit of the truth about the golden room?]
Escape system: [Yes. The moment you uncovered the secret of the golden room, we felt a fusion of our channel with this world, so we quickly powered on.]
[Meeting you was really difficult, so challenging.]
Bai Lixin: [You’ve worked hard.]
He tried to enter his mental domain and opened his backpack.
He found that the backpack could be opened now, and at the same time, the other functions of the escape system were also available. Everything was normal.
Bai Lixin: [What about the others? Have Hongyue’s and Emil’s systems activated?]
Escape system: [They have all been activated. Please rest assured. From now on, you can freely communicate through private chat windows. However, please be careful not to be discovered as characters outside the movie. Please use illogical items and objects cautiously.]
Bai Lixin: [And what about Xia Chi and the others? How are they doing?]
Escape system: [They are all safe, just like you. They are still inside their respective movies. However, due to the length of their movies, Zhou Guang and Li Cancan will be the first to leave.]
Bai Lixin made a sound of acknowledgement and as soon as he opened the system bar, he saw Xia Chi’s avatar flashing.
He clicked on the private chat window with Xia Chi, and Xia Chi’s messages immediately flooded in.
Xia Chi: [Brother! Are you there?]
Xia Chi: [Brother! I’ve discovered something. Reply quickly.]
Xia Chi: [Brother, I think I saw Tan Yue on the pirate ship.]
Bai Lixin looked at the private chat window and focused on the two words “Tan Yue.”
Checking the time above the chat window, Xia Chi’s messages were sent a day ago.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Lixin replied on the chat window: [Are you sure?]
About two seconds later, Xia Chi’s private chat came in, as fast as ever, as if he was guarding the chat window every day.
Xia Chi: [Um, now I’m not so sure.]
Xia Chi: [Oh, brother! You finally replied. You ignored me for the past couple of days!]
Bai Lixin could almost imagine Xia Chi’s sunny face. After smiling, he explained, [Because of the movie’s magnetic field issue, my system was shut down for the past few days and just powered on.]
Xia Chi: [Oh, the system can be shut down? I thought only my system had a problem. It used to answer all my questions. Although it was just an unchanging electrical sound, I could feel the enthusiasm on the other side. But now, despite still being an electrical sound, it’s cold and devoid of emotions. And there are no sudden flashes of inspiration. At first, I thought maybe I did something wrong and made the system angry.]
Xia Chi: [So it’s because of the movie’s magnetic field issue. That makes me feel relieved. I don’t like the system in my head now. I miss the previous system so much. I really hope to leave the movie soon and talk to my system again~]
“After entering the golden room, making a wish is mandatory. Once you enter, there’s no turning back. In that instant of making a wish, I had already made a pact with the devil and could never escape.”
“I’m going to die tonight. Please let me die with dignity. Don’t reveal these secrets to them.”
The youngest daughter sighed softly. “Even if you were to reveal them, no one would believe. These nobles and wealthy individuals have been exposed to science. They are convinced that there are no supernatural beings in this world. Even if something supernatural were to happen to them, they would find ways to prove it as scientific.”
Bai Lixin looked down at the pale cheeks of his youngest daughter, noticing a reddened handprint on her left cheek.
She was different from Mr. Oude. Mr. Oude had been overwhelmed by desire. He didn’t ask about the consequences during the wish-making process, unaware of what would happen after the sacrifice.
But the youngest daughter was different.
She opened the room and asked all the questions beforehand and knew that death awaited her in all likelihood.
At this moment, the youngest daughter must have prepared herself mentally and was ready to face death calmly.
Bai Lixin stared at the youngest daughter for a long time.
Although he didn’t agree with her actions, she was right about one thing: even if he were to speak the truth, those individuals standing at the pinnacle of society would stubbornly believe in their own knowledge and never believe in such supernatural claims.
After a while, Bai Lixin nodded. “Alright, I won’t reveal it.”
The youngest daughter smiled gratefully. “Thank you so much, Mr. Bai Lixin. You’re truly a good person.”
“Can you please leave? I want to sit here alone for a while. My mind is in chaos right now, and I want to enjoy my last moments of privacy.”
———————–
After leaving the youngest daughter’s room, Bai Lixin entered Jia’er’s room.
Jia’er’s luggage had been packed and was ready to leave.
Tonight, she didn’t wear her veil anymore. She sat alone in a wheelchair, a black suitcase standing in the corner, her expression showing a hint of annoyance.
When Bai Lixin entered, she had her mouth slightly open and was muttering to herself.
She was so absorbed in her self-talk that she didn’t even notice Bai Lixin’s arrival. It was only when he stood in front of her that Jia’er lifted her gaze in a daze.
Her eyes had a hint of confusion, as if her consciousness had drifted away.
Bai Lixin had faintly heard what she was saying.
—“I saw him first. Can’t you stop meddling?”
—“If you dare to interfere again, I’ll make sure you never see the light of day!”
She had been in this self-talk state even before Bai Lixin approached, as if there really were someone conversing with her in the empty space.
It wasn’t until she saw Bai Lixin’s arrival that Jia’er’s eyes blinked several times, finally regaining clarity.
Jia’er stammered, “When did you enter?”
Bai Lixin observed Jia’er thoughtfully, and pointed at the door. “The door wasn’t closed, and I knocked before entering. Are you coming, Miss Jia’er?”
Jia’er looked towards the door skeptically, “I didn’t hear any knocking. Did you hear what I was saying just now?”
Bai Lixin replied, “I couldn’t hear clearly, just some murmurs.”
Upon hearing this, Jia’er’s expression eased slightly. She pointed at the veil hanging on the wall. “Help me put on the veil, please.”
Bai Lixin glanced at the veil on the hanger, walked over gracefully, and then returned to Jia’er, patiently helping her put on the veil without uttering a word.
His gaze swept over Jia’er’s neck, the slender and fair lines extended to her spine, resembling majestic and magnificent mountains and rivers on earth.
“Are you satisfied with what you see?” Jia’er, who had returned to her usual tone, calmly adjusted her gloves. Her slender fingers moved within the pristine gloves, carrying a subtle, deadly implication.
Bai Lixin cleared his throat and shifted his gaze away from Jia’er’s neck, focusing on her fingers.
It was only then that he noticed a black patch on the fingertip of her right index finger, as if it had been burned.
Bai Lixin instinctively asked, “Miss Jia’er, what happened to your finger?”
Jia’er paused her glove-adjusting motion for a moment, then coldly snorted, “Nothing. I accidentally touched boiling water earlier and got burned.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
It was his first time hearing that being scalded by boiling water looked like this.
Do you take me for a fool?
————————–
In the live broadcast room.
[”Lies of No Effect”]
[”Lies of Mediocrity”]
[”Regardless of Rationality, I Believe”]
[I have a special question for Miss Jia’er. Doesn’t she experience trust crisis and anxiety?]
[Miss Jia’er, were you just arguing with the Angel Boss?]
[Ah! I know now!]
[What do you know, silly child? You startled me.]
[I know where the Angel Boss is. The Angel Boss must be under some evil curse, so he can only be invisible during the day and manifest his body at night. We misunderstood the Angel Boss. He has been there from the beginning, silently protecting God Xin. Didn’t the Angel Boss say that once his angelic mark is threatened, he will sense it?]
[Miss Jia’er was definitely arguing with the invisible Angel Boss just now.]
[Wow, you make a compelling argument. I’m speechless.]
[Great argument +1.]
[So, what we just witnessed was an invalid shura field? Not exciting.]
[When God Xin is in love, it doesn’t matter if it’s exciting or not.]
————————-
Bai Lixin carried Jia’er and walked downstairs, while two attendants conveniently helped them with their luggage.
As he walked slowly, Bai Lixin went through all the information from start to finish in his mind.
Late at night, those filled with intense desires couldn’t help but enter the golden room. Making a wish also required sacrificing a companion. However, the companions could choose to give up or resist, but resisting meant becoming resort staff while the wishmaker would die a tragic death.
According to this, had the attendants behind him all been sacrifices of some wishmakers?
Bai Lixin glanced at the two expressionless attendants behind him, then silently withdrew his gaze.
—I trusted you, but you used me as a stepping stone.
—You betrayed me, so I counterattacked.
No one is perfect. As long as someone is human, they generally have desires, and it is inevitable.
But the difference between humans and animals is that humans can control the spread of their desires. They can rationally conceal them within their hearts.
The seemingly heavenly Eden Resort concealed malice from the very beginning. It constantly stimulates the desires of its visitors, just like the philanthropic couple and Mr. Nick. How much of their behavior is influenced by the resort’s buff?
It elevates desires to their peak and lowers reason and familial bonds to their minimum.
By the time the golden room is opened, almost everyone will lose their sanity.
The seemingly wish-fulfilling and beautiful room is only mocking humanity.
The wishmaker dies, while the those who escaped from a fate of being a sacrifice are forever trapped here.
Is the golden room playing a so-called “trust game”?
And the strange act of luring and killing people at night, what kind of werewolf game is this?
Bai Lixin couldn’t help but comment in his mind.
Then, the next moment.
He heard a long-lost voice in his mind.
[Ding! Escape system restarting.]
[Restart complete.]
[Now beginning system functionality calibration.]
[System functionality calibration complete. Dear player Bai Lixin, congratulations on unlocking the secret of the golden room and successfully activating the escape system.]
[Now, let’s proceed with the introduction to the movie background!]
[In the remote outskirts of the 19th century, there is an exclusive luxury resort, Eden Resort.]
[No one knows when the resort was established, nor who its owner is. The owner of the resort is mysterious and cautious, never appearing in true form.]
[Tickets to Eden Resort are extremely difficult to obtain and quickly reached exorbitant prices. It is said that only the aristocrats and wealthy individuals standing at the top of the pyramid have the qualifications to enter the resort.]
[It is said that the resort is full of wonders and fantasies, and it is the true legendary Eden.]
[It is said that the resort is stacked with treasures, and only by coming here can people realize their own insignificance.]
[However, all these are just rumors. People have never heard the words “I saw it with my own eyes” from anyone. Everyone knows about Eden Resort, but no one has seen it. It is mysterious and dreamlike, difficult to obtain, and a symbol of power and status.]
[In the year S1901, in an undisclosed location, a dozen or so people quietly boarded a bus heading to Eden Resort.]
“All right,” Bai Lixin interrupted the escape system’s passionate narration. [Enough with the long talk. Get to the point.]
The escape system paused for a few seconds, and the electrical sound in Bai Lixin’s mind crackled twice, sounding somewhat melancholic. [Well, okay.]
[All those who enter the resort never come out alive.]
[Master Bai Lixin, you are currently inside a movie set in Eden Resort. Following the normal course of events in the story, everyone will either die or become attendants of the resort. Once you become an attendant, your soul will be forever imprisoned in the movie, unable to escape or leave the film.]
[So, if you want to leave this movie, you need to complete the following tasks.]
[First, uncover the truth of the golden room.]
[Second, find the owner of the resort.]
[A friendly reminder: these two tasks are merely guiding tasks without rewards or punishments.]
[Players can follow the guidance or proceed at their own pace.]
[Another friendly reminder: as long as you can leave the resort, it is considered breaking free from the constraints of the movie, and you will successfully return to the real world.]
[So, you don’t have to pursue difficult tasks to uncover the truth, just hold on.]
[I hope you have a safe and smooth journey through this copy, as always.]
Bai Lixin: “…”
As always? Why does he feel like that statement is mocking him?
After a two-second silence, Bai Lixin made sure that the escape system didn’t have any further intentions to continue speaking and asked in his mind, [S419M, are you there?]
S419M: [I’m here, Lord Host. Wuuuu! I’m so touched that you still remember me.]
After confirming that both systems were still active, Bai Lixin asked, [Why did we lose contact when we first entered the movie?]
S419M: [This movie is strange, Master Bai Lixin. As soon as we entered this world, we felt a strong interference. We followed along, but that interference hindered our normal startup and operation, leaving us in a dormant state.]
Bai Lixin: [Why did it suddenly lift? Is it because I uncovered a bit of the truth about the golden room?]
Escape system: [Yes. The moment you uncovered the secret of the golden room, we felt a fusion of our channel with this world, so we quickly powered on.]
[Meeting you was really difficult, so challenging.]
Bai Lixin: [You’ve worked hard.]
He tried to enter his mental domain and opened his backpack.
He found that the backpack could be opened now, and at the same time, the other functions of the escape system were also available. Everything was normal.
Bai Lixin: [What about the others? Have Hongyue’s and Emil’s systems activated?]
Escape system: [They have all been activated. Please rest assured. From now on, you can freely communicate through private chat windows. However, please be careful not to be discovered as characters outside the movie. Please use illogical items and objects cautiously.]
Bai Lixin: [And what about Xia Chi and the others? How are they doing?]
Escape system: [They are all safe, just like you. They are still inside their respective movies. However, due to the length of their movies, Zhou Guang and Li Cancan will be the first to leave.]
Bai Lixin made a sound of acknowledgement and as soon as he opened the system bar, he saw Xia Chi’s avatar flashing.
He clicked on the private chat window with Xia Chi, and Xia Chi’s messages immediately flooded in.
Xia Chi: [Brother! Are you there?]
Xia Chi: [Brother! I’ve discovered something. Reply quickly.]
Xia Chi: [Brother, I think I saw Tan Yue on the pirate ship.]
Bai Lixin looked at the private chat window and focused on the two words “Tan Yue.”
Checking the time above the chat window, Xia Chi’s messages were sent a day ago.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Lixin replied on the chat window: [Are you sure?]
About two seconds later, Xia Chi’s private chat came in, as fast as ever, as if he was guarding the chat window every day.
Xia Chi: [Um, now I’m not so sure.]
Xia Chi: [Oh, brother! You finally replied. You ignored me for the past couple of days!]
Bai Lixin could almost imagine Xia Chi’s sunny face. After smiling, he explained, [Because of the movie’s magnetic field issue, my system was shut down for the past few days and just powered on.]
Xia Chi: [Oh, the system can be shut down? I thought only my system had a problem. It used to answer all my questions. Although it was just an unchanging electrical sound, I could feel the enthusiasm on the other side. But now, despite still being an electrical sound, it’s cold and devoid of emotions. And there are no sudden flashes of inspiration. At first, I thought maybe I did something wrong and made the system angry.]
Xia Chi: [So it’s because of the movie’s magnetic field issue. That makes me feel relieved. I don’t like the system in my head now. I miss the previous system so much. I really hope to leave the movie soon and talk to my system again~]
