Section 3502 Secret Rules

Yinsen, tea party.

Edward said this and looked up at everyone: "Later, I promised Starlight Jellyfish to become her personal makeup artist; then, I followed it to the legendary secret place...Knight Castle."

Hearing the familiar name "Knight Castle", everyone understood that this should be the main topic.

Or rather, it was the main topic they were familiar with.

After that, it depends on whether Edward will hide anything.

Everyone's thoughts were flowing in their hearts, but they did not show it outside, and their faces remained calm; Edward did not know that the things in the Knight Castle had been leaked through the blood disaster ceremony.

He still lowered his head, and told the past slowly and firmly--

Edward did not expect that the secret place he had been looking for for a long time would be found in this way.

No matter how hard he looked before, he could not find it; but when he was ready to settle down for a while, he met Starlight Jellyfish, a visitor to the secret place.

With the help of Starlight Jellyfish, Edward finally got the information about the secret place he had dreamed of-Knight Castle!

The location of the Knight Castle is in the Secret Forest southeast of Yi Town.

Edward had come here to search, but he had not found any coordinates of the suspected secret place; now, under the guidance of the Starlight Jellyfish, Edward discovered that he had actually found the location of the secret place.

When entering the Secret Forest, there will be a fog disaster.

This is a kind of fog that can erode the soul, and it must be resisted with soul coins.

Looking along the deepest place of fog erosion, you will find a water mist wall condensed by fog.

Passing through this water mist wall, you can enter the Knight Castle.

Edward had actually entered the depths of the fog, but did not encounter the water mist wall... The reason is that the secret place has an opening time, and it is only open for two days a year.

When Edward went to search, it happened to be not during the opening period of the secret place, so naturally he could not touch the water mist wall.

Under the guidance of Bubble, they passed through the water mist wall.

——Bubble is the name of the Starlight Jellyfish. This is the news Edward got after agreeing to become Bubble's personal makeup artist.

After passing through the mist wall, Edward entered a strange black forest.

The reason why it is strange is that there is an inexplicable atmosphere in this black forest.

This feeling makes Edward both familiar and strange.

His hometown is Lorenbill in Ludao, which is an extraordinary city. Anyone who enters Lorenbill will feel a wonderful feeling. It will feel that the air is fresher, the mind is more agile, and even the spirit is much better than usual.

This is because the entire Lorenbill is encompassed by a magic energy formation.

This magic energy formation is the energy source of Lorenbill, and the slight breath it leaks creates the atmosphere of Lorenbill that is very different from the outside.

The atmosphere when Edward entered the black forest, or the atmosphere when he entered this secret place, is very similar to the feeling of Lorenbill.

It's like entering a magic energy formation.

Edward asked his doubts.

After hearing this, Bubble whispered, "There is no magic array here, but there is another thing that encompasses the entire secret land. You will know what it is after you enter your role."

Edward didn't understand what "entering your role" meant at first.

Until he entered the Knight's Castle, met the Ghost Rider, and put his name on the castle's roster.

He finally understood what a "role" was.

The Ghost Rider is the owner of the castle.

From the appearance, the whole person is covered in the knight's armor, and his true face cannot be seen; but Bubble told him that there is actually nothing in the armor.

The Ghost Rider is just as its name suggests, a "spirit".

But the magical thing is that Bubble, as a starlight jellyfish, calls the Ghost Rider "father".

When Edward was confused, Bubble silently told him, "This is just my role."

Edward thought of Bubble's feelings when he was in the makeup and hairdressing shop before. It hated the life of a big lady who had everything provided for him.

In this way, Bubble's role is "the big lady of the castle".

As the owner of the castle, Ghost Rider is naturally Bubble's father.

After thinking this through, Edward seemed to have a vague understanding of "roles".

Next, at Bubble's strong request, Ghost Rider took out a shining castle list and registered Edward's name in the list.

"The eldest lady's makeup artist: Edward."

As Edward's name was registered, the information flowing in the void seemed to condense into an invisible river, pouring into Edward's mind.

This information is very complicated and there is no way to read it all at once.

Edward can only read selectively. The first thing he read is the "Survival Guide" of the castle - Role Playing.

After reading the information in this chapter, Edward finally understood why Bubble always emphasized entering the "role".

Because if you want to stay in the Knight Castle for a long time, you must have your own role.

Bubble is the role of the eldest lady, so it has to play the role of the eldest lady in daily life.

And Edward is now registered as a makeup artist, so he needs to play the role of a makeup artist in the future.

Once your behavior is inconsistent with the character's behavior and violates the core of role-playing, your soul will be weakened at best, and your soul will dissipate at worst.

This is why, as soon as Paopao entered the castle, he immediately assumed a arrogant posture, which was completely different from the previous feeling in the outside world.

After registering, Bubbles took Edward to the dressing room where he would work in the future. Just across from the bubble room.

Along the way, through observation, Edward discovered that most people in the castle were role-playing.

The maids worked hard to wipe the floor, the chefs were either handling food or cooking, the grooms held lanterns and walked around the horses, and the doctors wore stethoscopes and asked everyone about their physical condition.

Their eyes were tired, and they didn't dare to neglect at all, for fear of doing something inconsistent with the role.

But Edward could tell that they were all "acting". Moreover, the traces of acting are very strong.

Do doctors normally ask people about their physical condition when meeting them? Also, not all diseases require a stethoscope...

Anyway, from Edward's point of view, although they were acting, they were not acting very well.

Maybe this kind of acting will not trigger punishment, but in terms of acting skills, it is very average.

After Edward came to the dressing room, he also began to get into the role. However, he took a big advantage because he is a makeup and hair artist himself, and he loves his profession very much. He can perfectly present the essence of a makeup and hair artist without having to act.

Also because Edward doesn't have to think about character performance, he has more time to study the information in his mind.

Through information, Edward learned many secrets of the secret place.

For example, the secret place is actually a window deliberately left by the creator of Yi World for external display.

It is called a "window" because people in reality can observe the ecology of the secret place through various mirrors, book pages, drawing boards, etc. left behind by the creator.

Even real people can come to secret places to hunt for treasures as "false identities".

When he studied the information about the "false body", Edward finally found his goal of entering the secret place: a way to leave the world of ritual!

When an outsider comes to the secret place using a "false body", they can use various methods that do not violate the character's behavior to induce the "false body" to consume.

After the fake body is consumed, you must pay.

The money here refers to soul coins.

Generally speaking, the fake body does not have soul coins, so it means that the fake body is using your consumption in vain.

One of the rules of the secret place is that you can't have sex for free. Everything you pay has a price. If you can't repay the price, you can only pay it with your soul.

In other words, when outsiders are unable to pay soul coins, the spiritual transformation ritual in the secret place will be triggered.

——The spirit transformation ritual is the core of the entire secret place; when Edward first entered the secret place, the strange atmosphere he felt was not the magic energy array, but this huge spirit transformation ritual.

As long as the outsider activates the spiritual transformation ritual, you can take this opportunity to occupy the outsider's body.

In other words, the soul of an outsider enters the ritual world and takes your place.

And you can leave the ritual world and occupy the body of an outsider.

Although there is no way to leave the Yi World with the original body, this can be regarded as a curved way to save the country. At least you can leave the Yi World instead of being trapped in this absurd little garden.

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Yinsen Space.

Edward raised his head and looked at everyone: "Speaking of which, I think you all understand why I occupy the body of this Jingmu clan."

"Because she established a fake body in a secret place through the window of the Yi World, and used the fake body to make purchases in my dressing room."

"And she didn't have a soul coin on her, so she activated the spiritual transformation ritual."

"She entered my body, and I left the secret place through the spiritual transformation ritual and occupied her body."

Edward: "So, although I have taken over this body, it is not entirely my fault."

Everyone was silent, seeming to be thinking about the information Edward said.

Half a minute later, Graipnir was the first to break the silence: "I know Hilda's character very well. She will not spend money for no reason. So, you induced her?"

Edward was silent for a moment and said softly: "Other people in the castle, after sensing that the 'false body' was coming, were all trying to induce her."

"And I, of course, am not exempt from the secular world. After all, they want to leave through the spiritual transformation ceremony, and I want the same thing."

"But I wasn't as straightforward as them. I at least gave Hilda a choice."

At this point, Edward revealed what he called "induction".

He placed a dressing mirror he made in the dressing room.

This makeup-changing mirror has the ability to change hair color, hairstyle, and makeup.

Because the owner of the changing mirror is Edward, if an outsider uses it, he will be owed money.

"Changing the makeup mirror was my only inducement. After I put it on, I left the dressing room." Edward: "I don't plan to come into contact with the Miss Hilda you mentioned. Because I'm afraid that I will see Xilu." When Ruda is around, I can’t help it.”

Edward was too eager to leave the Yi world, so he was afraid that when he saw Hilda, he would be too attentive and arouse Hilda's suspicion.

So, he simply left.

Let everything be left to God's will.

If Hilda went to the dressing room and used the dressing mirror, it meant that God was helping him.

If Hilda didn't use the makeup mirror, she could only say that it wasn't her turn yet.

"In the end, Hilda used my mirror." Edward said this and looked at Gleipnir: "I didn't force her, nor did I induce her too much."

"Everything can only be said to be fate."

After hearing this, everyone fell silent again. The information Edward said... was all true.

At least, it was exactly the same as what they knew. Edward did not lie or hide anything.

His last operation was indeed not a direct inducement, at least much better than the servants Hilda encountered.

Although Edward was suspected of fishing, if Hilda could restrain herself and not bite the bait, wouldn't it be fine?

Even Gleipnir sighed in his heart: What kind of magic does the mirror have? Or did Hilda change into such a beautiful look in the mirror, but she fell into the trap like this?

Let's get back to the point. Let's not talk about the soul exchange between Edward and Hilda for now. Just talk about Edward's story... It can be seen that he is very sincere.

I don’t know if he lied about the things in the ritual world; but he didn’t lie about what happened after entering the secret place.

He even told her his plan to use the dressing mirror to “lure her into a trap”, which was enough to show his sincerity.

Because he could have said “I was not in the dressing room at all, and it was an accident that she used my dressing mirror”; because saying this actually made sense, and he could even get rid of all the blame on himself.

In this case, his occupation of Hilda’s body was a real accident.

But Edward did not use this rhetoric, but made it clear that he also had the intention of inducing, which could better reflect his sincerity.

At least at the moment, Gleipnir’s impression of Edward was much better.

However, these were all psychological thoughts. Gleipnir still had a blank expression on the surface, even a little cold.

She coughed and continued: “Why do you have to induce? You can’t communicate with her normally. If you want a body, she can also help you find a body to carry your soul in the outside world.”

Gleipnir actually knew the answer, but she still asked, naturally for the purpose of testing.

Edward smiled bitterly: "The secret place has rules and restrictions. We can't reveal any information to the fake body. If the fake body wants to communicate with us, we can only say words that are consistent with the character's behavior. Therefore, we can't communicate with the fake body."

"There is only one way for the fake body to understand our information. That is, we talk to ourselves and let the fake body hear it inadvertently."

"But this self-talk seems to be incomprehensible to people outside the 'window'. They can only hear some irrelevant words."

It is still very difficult to communicate.

Gleipnir nodded. Edward was still telling the truth this time.

She thought for a moment and continued to ask:

"You said before that if outsiders want to enter the secret place, they need a 'window' medium. And the window medium, according to you, is various mirrors, book pages, drawing boards... and so on."

"When Hilda entered the secret place, she must have used the window medium."

Edward nodded: "Yes, the window medium he used was a mirror."

Gleipnir narrowed his eyes: "Then this mirror, if nothing unexpected happens, should have fallen into your hands, right?"