I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players-Chapter 426 - 219: Capital City Rules Creepypasta—The Secret Realm Is Built by Us Players!

Chapter 426: Chapter 219: Capital City Rules Creepypasta—The Secret Realm Is Built by Us Players!

In the end.

An assassination lasted barely half a two-hour, and the curtain had already fallen.

The first assassination attempt, failed.

Someone went solo, others watched like a spectacle, akin to a clown.

The divisions within each tomb’s interior, individual conflicts, vigilance, doomed these dead to never unite.

"Is that it?"

The Sword Fairy put her hands on her hips, triumphantly, "Still, my Scarecrow King is dashing."

"Even the mindless Artifact Spirit is not bad, highlighting the mindlessness."

However, these sorts of Artifact Spirits can use very few weapon types.

After all, a close-quarters weapon can’t be too mindless.

Instead, these foundational buildings are well-suited for mindlessness, as they can lead in mental seduction.

The Xin Dynasty Saint exhaled a breath, tidied his clothes, and looked at the Self-Transformation Realm scarecrow, "What a shame, this scarecrow was born from the Dharma Aspect, not lasting, and is dissipating."

"It needs to parasitize a flesh-and-blood body to truly become a powerful scarecrow."

...

On the other side.

Bai Xingling didn’t know that after he flew away, Xinyi Continent encountered a brief surprise attack.

He was landing outside the city gate with a few newly acquainted Two-Phase Realm experts, shaking his head at the revised [Capital City Rules].

"The rules at the gate are just basic." Bai Xingling sighed, "There’s a lot of Secret Realm information to explore."

Having just arrived outside the city, he saw a crowd shouting at the gate.

"Selling clothes, aged garments, guarantee that you can enter the capital, disguised as a native from over a hundred thousand years ago during the Xin Dynasty."

"A beautiful garment to help you defeat others in the city’s rule ghost tales, and might even win the favor of a Female Ghost to obtain treasure."

"Alright, customer, which dynasty do you want?"

"Is it the Xin Dynasty? Or an older dynasty, Longevity Dynasty?"

Right at the city gate, people began selling various clothing, and even selling some artifacts disguised as ghosts, various talismans.

In Nine-State, every Secret Realm entrance almost always has a group of smart second-hand merchants selling things.

Of course, there are also people fencing goods, bringing out loot from the tombs for sale.

Just whether those spoils are truly from the tomb or are fake aged artifacts pretending to be tomb treasures, nobody knows.

"This marketplace outside the Secret Realm is quite lively." Bai Xingling murmured secretly.

His gaze fell on the group of fierce-looking people in the distance, "There are even bandits, Tribulation Cultivators, hiding outside the Secret Realm ready to rob."

A mix of fish and dragons, that’s the situation here.

Even further away, there are intelligence sellers claiming their forces have obtained several capital city rules through a large number of deaths.

And Bai Xingling’s group was also noticed upon arrival.

After all, there are forces in Nine-State that specialize in intelligence trafficking, not amateurs.

"Are they the new mentors from Xirong Academy?"

"Mm, all Loose Cultivators!"

"Nominally they joined as Loose Cultivators, but who knows the truth?" someone sneered, full of disdain, "Many forces have nominally Loose Cultivator spies wandering outside."

"Probably sent by Xirong Divine Craftsman to explore the Secret Realm?"

"A non-combat profession, what do they know about exploring Secret Realms, this newly established academy force is likely just joining the fun."

"Indeed, this isn’t their domain." someone rationalized, "It’s impossible for anyone to be all-capable in this world."

The implication was clear, in the domain of combat cultivators, non-combat cultivators shouldn’t join the excitement.

Bai Xingling ignored them.

Just here to look, but those people wanted to morally coerce, escalate matters?

It could only be said that Xirong Divine Craftsman has always been at the center of attention, with even minor actions drawing interest.

Because his appearance intruded on many people’s interests!

Openly, no one opposed, would only greet with a smile, constantly flattering, but behind the scenes, they might have long wished for his demise.

Bai Xingling discussed with those around him, solemnly saying:

"The current capital is not so easy to blend into, should we still go to the Imperial Palace or investigate the outer streets?"

Another person said: "Those who entered earlier all have identities, they can freely enter and exit the palace, we are late, now blending into the palace would be too easily discovered."

Bai Xingling nodded, "They hide in the palace, likely seeking stability, waiting for us latecomers to enter the palace, pave the way, court death, gather intelligence."

First mover advantage is too significant.

Now creating fake identities to infiltrate the palace is too easy to expose.

Yet regardless of how difficult the palace Secret Realm is, numerous people want to rush in to seize a chance, as it won’t lead to death, what if they truly obtain the "Heirloom Seal of the Realm"?

"Should we go to the palace?"

At this time, someone in the Xirong Academy team said:

"Now, for us latecomers trying to forcefully enter the palace, there are only three low-level identities."

"One is as a merchant convoy transporting daily meals, the first area we reach is the Imperial Kitchen, which is said to be dangerous, and the rules are troublesome."

"The second channel is through the beauty contest, but that’s for females only; the current beauty contest area is also terrifying, said to lead directly to the harem area, with various concubines and even Ghost Infants."

"The third channel is entering as slaves sold into the palace, with nobles inside the Royal Family have a built-in Beast Fighting Arena."

There may be other entry routes.

But these days, most people use these three identities to enter the palace.

"Then we choose the Imperial Kitchen." Bai Xingling thought for a moment, emphasized participation, first probing the path is not wrong.

Clearly, they were preparing to be the burned sacrificial chives.

Just then.

Footsteps suddenly came from afar.

"The marketplace outside our capital is really lively nowadays." A beautiful ancient-dressed woman walked out of the city gate, touring around.

Everyone’s faces changed.

It was one of the capital city’s princesses, Xin’e.

It was said she was charitable, assisted citizens of the capital, and even after death maintained her life’s logic, helping city residents.

Instantly, many people’s minds moved.

If they gained this one’s recognition, it was a new and very safe entrance route into the palace.

But to earn her trust wasn’t easy!

Xin’e watched the crowd’s gaze and hesitated, "Disciples, what should we do now?"

Having ignored her own death, she completely overlooked the logic of her reappearance in the capital city.

Her Three Flowers on the Top whispered:

"Wow, this plot is good."

"I said there would be a black market stall outside the Secret Realm, just like when we guarded the tomb, outside several families teamed up to make a black market."

A group of Hairpin Ladies secretly chatted.

"Wait, isn’t that Bai Xingling, these newly recruited academy mentors here to adventure? Isn’t that paid loafing?"

"Sisters, haven’t you read? Using terms incorrectly, paid loafing, wasn’t it meant for Crown Prince and Crown Prince Consort’s flirting?"

"No, no, you didn’t read, what does paid mean? Clearly, it’s with the Crown Prince, face-to-face with the Crown Prince Consort... classified as a current offense."

"Paid loafing~~paid loafing!!~~productive loafing~"

"Lewd, you all know how to start small fires."

"Let’s not be so vulgar, our Xin’e Mother is still beside us."

Everyone bantered.

They were very interested in becoming NPC Female Ghosts in this Secret Realm.

And as they sought to become the operators of the capital city’s haunted labyrinth Secret Realm, it was all about messing you up, getting you killed.

Moreover, squeezing dry those incoming "adventurers," darn chives!

Recently, Xin’e’s side has not been idle either.

With the Hairpin Ladies’ help planning, she continuously expanded her forces, teaming up with other princesses.

Moreover, the intelligent mortal princesses formed a princess alliance, discussed with Crown Prince Consort Dao Yueniang, expressing that they could root out the spies.

If they achieved good results, they would be given power to build the capital city.

Undoubtedly, this was Xin’e’s first step toward success.

Her short-term goal was to become the capital city’s Patrol Envoy, aligning with Dizzy.

In this, the gentle and kind-hearted Xin’e Princess began fishing, so she came to the city gate, ready to deceive those alive entering the Secret Realm.

Although she was dead, had cognitive flaws, sometimes blurring living and dead.

But the Hairpin Ladies were alive; those people should not attempt to understand this princess’s logic hence deceive her!

In the Hairpin Ladies’ view, they’d already written the main quest in their Hairpin Lady Task Bar.

[Task: Transform the capital]

[Content: Enhance the haunting level! Help Xin’e Princess root out spies infiltrating the capital, train palace NPC intelligence in rule ghost tales, enable them to identify intruders effectively.]

[Reward: Xin’e Princess earns greater control over capital city’s ghost tales, becomes Mother of Non-Life, betrays the Saint.]

[Supplement: Unexpected to the Saint, the betrayer is the daughter now helping construct the capital.]