Read Novel Full Chapter 177.1
**New Arc**
[Ding! Player vital signs detected. ]
[Ding! An attempt to connect with the system has been made. The first connection begins. ]
[Ding! The connection failed; another attempt will be made. ]
[Ding! The second connection failed; a third attempt will be made…]
[Ding! Congratulations to the player, the system connection is successful! The voice assistance system will be connected soon. ]
[The voice-assistance system is now on.]
[Ding, welcome player Bai Lixin, you have re-entered the thriller escape game. I am happy to be of service. ]
In the hazy darkness, Bai Lixin was woken up by a loud sound of static.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying in an unfamiliar room. Both the décor and furniture were in Western style.
Sunlight poured in from the outside, making the room warm and comfortable.
As he sat up, the wood of the bed made a “creaking” sound, as if it would break if he pushed a little harder.
As he sat up, his hair spilled on the bed like a waterfall.
[Ding! Welcome to the copy [Fairy Tale Town], which is a clearance copy of [Time Cage – Eternal Diamond Mountain]. The [Time Cage] copy will be cleared after completing this level. The number of players participating in this quest is 22, and the time limit for clearance is: unlimited. ]
[ Fairy Tale Town was originally a quiet and peaceful world full of love and justice, but in a sudden twist, it was invaded. The invader is hidden in the fairy tales and is using the identities of fairy tale characters as a cover to destroy the fairy tale world. ]
[Please find the invader as soon as possible, eradicate it, and restore peace to the fairy tale world.]
[You will be awarded 500,000 mall points. Failure will reset the copy, and you will return to the deepest part of the Eternal Diamond Mountain.]
[Welcome to the first world: Prince Rapunzel. ]
[The system will choose a character based on your appearance.]
[Congratulations to the player, your identity is: Prince Rapunzel.]
Bai Lixin: […]
I’ve heard of Princess Rapunzel, not Prince Rapunzel.
[Here is a plot introduction for [Prince Rapunzel]]
[A long, long time ago, at the foot of the beautiful Diamond Mountain, there was a kingdom without war or chaos. The king and queen didn’t have a son for many years, and when they were forty years old, they finally welcomed the only heir to the throne, His Royal Highness Prince Rapunzel. ]
However, when the king happily announced the good news, it attracted the dissatisfaction of the evil witch in the forest. ]
[The witch cursed them. Saying, Prince Rapunzel will turn into a daffodil by the river on the day he reaches the age of eighteen. ]
[And now, there are only two days before the coming-of-age ceremony for Prince Rapunzel. ]
[Ding! The mission is as follows: kill the invader, correct the storyline, and restore this fairy tale that originally expressed freedom, belief, and responsibility. ]
After Bai Lixin woke up, the familiar, cold voice of the escape system kept talking.
After talking for a while, it paused for two seconds and then changed to a noisy tone, [Master Bai Lixin! Long time no see! ]
S419M: [Lord Host, I haven’t seen you for a long time, I knew that little thing couldn’t stump you.]
Suddenly hearing two familiar voices, Bai Lixin was stunned for a moment, and he replied, [Indeed, I haven’t seen you for a long time, it’s been fifty years. ]
[From what the escape system just said, I can return to the game lobby as long as I clear this copy of the fairy tale world?]
Escape system: [Yes, in fact, if you really want to define it, Eternal Diamond Mountain is also part of the fairy tale world, but the barrier around it is too strong; it is located in the very center of the fairy tale world, completely barricaded. Even if the system has a connection to the fairy tale world, it cannot bypass the barrier. ]
[This is also the first time that the system has connected to the center of the fairy tale world.]
Bai Lixin looked around, [Have you seen Dijia?]
S419M: [Lord God? I haven’t seen him. You were already here when I woke up. But if you’re here, perhaps the Lord God also entered here? ]
Escape System: [I haven’t seen that person either.]
The corners of Bai Lixin’s mouth pursed slightly, and he shook his head.
He was still in the wooden house in the jungle when he fell unconscious, and Dijia was still by his side.
Although he was unconscious, he could vaguely hear what Dijia was saying before he fully succumbed to the darkness.
“…… After the underworld copy ended, I absorbed the power of the soul fragment and woke up. ”
“I have always seen the copy [Time Cage] in the main brain system, so I knew how difficult it is. So I found a thread to Eternal Diamond Mountain in the main brain and sneaked in. ”
“In the beginning, I entered the same timeline as you. But I soon discovered that only by filling the sea and making a path in the thorny forest could I move on, and only by becoming the bird with the hardest beak in the world could I peck at Diamond Mountain. ”
“I didn’t know how long it would take, so I went back to the beginning.”
“I turned myself into a bird, and every time I died, I was ejected by the world, and my consciousness returned to the 999th floor. I would enter again and again, and although I have spent 100 billion years in the Eternal Diamond Mountain, it was a few seconds on the 999th floor. ”
“And because the system can’t enter Eternal Diamond Mountain, it wouldn’t notice that I’m cheating for you.”
“But I was still fifty years late. I’m sorry.”
Dijia’s monologue was hazy and distant, and the faint tone sounded like he was telling a story.
But those bird fossils, corpses, and skeletons told Bai Lixin how difficult the other party’s journey was.
Bai Lixin was lying on the bed at that time, he wanted to raise his hands to hug the man in front of him, but his body was stiff and could not move.
He felt Dijia sit beside him, put his head on his lap, and then comb his fingers through his long hair.
The gentle movements were like he was soothing a cat.
It was in this consolation that Bai Lixin gradually lost his last consciousness.
His thoughts gradually came back to reality. Where did Dijia go?
Did he go back to the 999th floor because the system could find him after establishing a connection?
Or was he in some corner of this copy?
With that thought, his dazed gaze gradually became firm.
The priority now was not to find Dijia but to quickly complete the mission and leave this copy.
The Dijia on the 999th floor had awakened, so they could see each other after returning to the game lobby. There was no room for error, Dijia spent 100 billion years to save him, he couldn’t waste this opportunity.
He held up his hair neatly, coiling it over his head, and his gaze landed on the hanger not far away.
Some simple clothes were hanging on the hanger, not like those suited for a prince, but like those for a servant.
Bai Lixin hesitated for a second and quickly began to get dressed.
While dressing up, he asked the Escape System: [Did the king and queen have prince Rapunzel exchange identities with someone else?]
Escape system: [??! I haven’t had time to say it, how did you find out? ]
Bai Lixin had transmigrated to Western worlds before, and most of their clothes were worn in a similar way. So although it was complicated, it didn’t take long for him to get dressed.
He sat on a wooden bench and put on his riding boots as he explained: [He is the future heir of the kingdom, and as a noble prince, there is no one to serve him when I get up, and the bed board is so old.]
[The surrounding decor and these clothes are also obvious; this should be a manu’s room.]
S419M: [Hey, why a manu?]
*Manu is a Chinese term for a servant who raises horses.
Bai Lixin: [If you are a servant, most of the things placed in the surrounding room are related to your daily work, and this room is equipped with a saddle, reins, leather whips, and other things. ]
After a pause, he took out a towel from the tool table at hand and wiped the dust on his shoes, [And I guess it wasn’t long since Prince Rapunzel was brought to this room, probably yesterday. ]
Escape system: [Wow, you guessed it right; how did you come to that conclusion?]
Bai Lixin’s hand wiping the riding boots paused slightly, and with a tilt of his head, he could see under the bed: [Look under the bed, although the room is cleaned, under the bed is not cleaned. ]
[If this room was prepared for the prince in advance, it would have been thoroughly cleaned. It is reasonable to speculate that he moved in here under a very urgent situation. ]
Escape system: [Wow, Master Bai Lixin, you’re right!]
[According to the information obtained by the system, Prince Rapunzel moved in here in a hurry last night. As for why he moved here, it was because Prince Rapunzel, who had always slept quietly, suddenly sleepwalked last night. ]
[By the time the attendants found out, he had already walked to the small river in the palace. He was already waist-deep, and if they had come one step later, Prince Rapunzel might have already died.]
[The advisor guessed that it was probably because the curse’s deadline was approaching, so the prince sensed the curse’s call and started walking towards the river. ]
[He also gave them a solution, which is to cheat. Use a substitute to replace Prince Rapunzel. As long as he can cheat the curse and let that person die in his place, the prince will be safe. ]
Bai Lixin lowered his eyes and pursed his lips slightly. He frowned, [So the manu is that substitute?]
Escape System: [Yes, that’s right. Why are you frowning? Is something wrong? ]
Bai Lixin gradually relaxed his brows, [Maybe I’m thinking too much, but there are still many loopholes in this fairy tale. ]
One person and two systems were communicating when a simple and brisk knock suddenly came on the door. The knock on the door was crisp and loud, with a sense of urgency.
Bai Lixin wiped off the last bit of dust, put the towel back in its original position, and then slowly walked to the door.