Chapter 42: Into Nature (1)
Any player who had survived long enough to reach the final battle of Circle Two was at least Level Ten or Twenty.
Su Qiong released his vines and harvested their lives one by one. In only a few minutes, he gained over a million KPI.
With several million KPI, Su Qiong could instantly become a high-level NPC capable of contending with a Circle Lord.
Yet without even blinking, he transferred most of it to his beginner zone to keep the beginner Circle functioning normally.
His own level remained adorably low and harmless.
“All right, let’s go!” Su Qiong picked up a flashlight and led everyone like a little tour guide.
The players following behind him could not resist muttering among themselves.
“Do you think the Circle Lord of the beginner zone is a little stupid?”
“Obviously! If he weren’t stupid, he would’ve killed us all back in the beginner zone.”
“Don’t speak badly about Little Pastry!” Lu Shufan immediately corrected them when he overheard. “He’s far smarter than you think. Without Su Qiong, could you have cleared the World of Order?”
The player said awkwardly, “But we’re already in Circle Two, and Su Qiong is still pouring resources into the beginner zone. What’s the point?”
“You may have reached Circle Two, but many players remain in the beginner zone,” Yu Qimiao said. “There’s a survival base there, along with tens of thousands of instances. Su Qiong has to maintain all of them.”
“The players left in the beginner zone clearly can’t survive in IF. If they die, they die. As for the instances, there’s even less reason to preserve them. What does Su Qiong gain from it?”
“From your perspective, that’s certainly how you would think.”
A spoke calmly.
“He’s a white-name NPC.”
The NPC responsible for guiding players and giving them hope—the only light within IN OFF.
Su Qiong remained faithful to his duty. He refused to abandon any player and worked tirelessly to guide them through the game.
Perhaps Su Qiong wanted them to leave IF alive even more than the players themselves did.
The crowd crossing the corridor fell silent for several seconds.
After a while, someone tentatively asked, “Should I let him kill me again?”
“It hurts a little, but we won’t die anyway.”
“You can die.” Su Qiong, walking ahead, suddenly reminded them adorably, “I’m not a pure white-name NPC, so purification attacks must be used carefully. If I’m careless and truly kill a player, that would be terrible.”
The players touched their necks nervously.
“There’s a restriction like that?”
“But killing everyone once per Circle should be fine.” Su Qiong’s voice became even cuter. “Don’t worry. We’ll work hard to guide you through.”
The players had complicated feelings after hearing that.
So he was stockpiling emergency rations?
The players crossed the dark corridor one after another.
They had assumed the castle on the other side would have the same exterior, so its top floor should also contain forty doors.
Instead, they arrived to find an empty top floor with a large bed in the center.
A bed?
A young woman lay quietly upon it. Her face was pale, and she looked somewhat familiar.
“Sleeping Beauty?”
A burly man rolled up his sleeves. “Let me kiss her awake!”
“Put away your confidence. It won’t work.”
Xi Huaiji, who already knew the situation on the top floor, reminded him expressionlessly, “You’ll die.”
The “princes” preparing to awaken Sleeping Beauty immediately stopped approaching her.
“Come to think of it, she does look familiar.”
“Where have we seen her before?”
ERROR casually glanced over and supplied the answer.
“The Circle Lord.”
“Right! It’s her!”
The sleeping girl did not open her eyes. Her face was pale, and her body was one size smaller than the Fairy-Tale Princess’s.
But judging from her bone structure, she was identical to the princess.
“Could this be the princess’s normal state?”
“If we kill her, can we clear the instance?”
The instant those words were spoken, a voice came from deep within the castle.
“You’re welcome to try.”
Then the elaborately dressed princess appeared before them and stood protectively in front of the sleeping girl.
“This princess only wanted you to play with me. As long as you make me and every citizen of the Fairy-Tale Kingdom happy, I’ll let you leave this Circle. But…” Her tone changed sharply. “If you touch her, not one of you will leave alive.”
“Hiss…”
The players collectively inhaled.
They did not know who the sleeping girl was, but she was clearly extremely important to the princess.
After issuing her threat, the princess disappeared, leaving the players to continue searching the top floor.
Because the Circle Lord was far too terrifying, everyone passed the sleeping girl with extreme caution, afraid of provoking her.
Time passed second by second.
More than twenty thousand players searched without finding a single clue.
Su Qiong frowned and thought seriously for a long time before turning his gaze toward the girl.
“The clue to clearing the instance must be hidden on her. What could it be?”
Moi asked innocently, “Could it really be a kiss?”
“I guarantee on the system integrity of my unfilial son that the probability is zero,” ERROR said.
The IF system: “???”
You can’t sell out your son like that.
“It couldn’t design anything that faithful to a fairy tale,” ERROR added.
“Then why?” Qiyi asked in confusion.
“She looks so much like the princess. Are they sisters?” Moi asked.
Qiyi held her hand and whispered, “Sisters like us?”
“We’re twins. We’re the closest sisters in the entire world.”
“Mm-hm!”
“Sisters…” Hearing the twins’ conversation, Su Qiong suddenly had an idea. He asked Moi and Qiyi to approach Sleeping Beauty’s bed. “Can you hear her thoughts?”
“I can try,” Moi said. “But I can only guarantee hearing Qiyi’s thoughts. I’m not sure about anyone else.”
“Me too,” Qiyi said.
For the twins, hearing thoughts was like making a call. Only by dialing the correct number could the line connect.
They had always remained connected to each other, ignoring every other signal.
The sisters stood on opposite sides of Sleeping Beauty and leaned against the bed, listening intently for a long time.
Finally, Qiyi said, “I can hear a little.”
“What do you hear?”
“She’s crying. She’s very sad.”
Moi pressed a hand to her chest and said gloomily, “Hearing her thoughts makes me sad too.”
“Is that all? Is there any way to leave the top floor?”
“I’m not certain.” Qiyi stood and looked around. “The reason this place is so difficult to escape is because Sleeping Beauty is too sad. She trapped herself with her sorrow and created an airtight prison.”
Su Qiong understood.
“As long as we make her happy, the prison will break.”
“She’s asleep. How can we make her happy?”
The players voiced their doubts.
“There’s a way.” Su Qiong took out the item they had previously collected. “I know what girls like.”
He carefully arranged Sleeping Beauty’s hair and placed the little crown upon her head.
“Noble princess, please protect your crown carefully and don’t let it fall.” Su Qiong’s voice was soft and gentle, filled with soothing power. “I don’t know what you’ve experienced, but all sorrow eventually passes.”
He murmured to her for a while.
Sleeping Beauty truly reacted. She slowly opened her eyes and left the bed.
A passage leading downward appeared beneath it.
The players cheered and surged toward the entrance, urgently searching for the princess.
Only Su Qiong remained behind. He looked at the pale girl several more times.
“May I ask you two questions?”
The girl did not speak. Her vacant eyes stared steadily at him.
“Are you the princess?”
The girl slowly nodded.
“Then do you hate her?”
The girl shook her head, her eyes still emotionless.
“Thank you,” Su Qiong said. “I’ll do my best to help you leave this place.”
Hearing those words, the girl watched Su Qiong walk away. She raised one thin, pale hand and waved through the air.
“Goodbye.”
Her lips moved, but no sound emerged.
The castle was enormous. There were no floors or separate rooms inside—only one gigantic cylinder.
The circular walls were covered with the princess’s wardrobes and storage cabinets, filled with all kinds of magnificent clothes, jewelry, books, and toys.
There were more than a hundred cloaks alone.
Su Qiong looked around longingly and wondered:
Was this heaven?
They were both Circle Lords. Why did she have an entire wardrobe while he had only a coffin?
Did the damned system only know how to pamper its daughters?
A single rope ladder descended from the top-floor passage, connecting to each “level.”
Calling them floors was not entirely accurate. They were merely circular walkways embedded into the walls, allowing the princess to change clothes and retrieve her belongings.
The princess’s chambers were on the ground floor. An enormous bed stood in the center—the kind of five-hundred-meter bed often described in novels—covered by dreamlike curtains.
The princess sat upon it in an adorable nightdress and sleeping cap, resembling an ordinary girl from next door.
“You finally arrived. I was so bored waiting.”
She set down the book beside her and looked toward them.
“Come. Do everything you can to make me happy. Anyone who succeeds can leave the Fairy-Tale Kingdom.”
“Your Highness, may I ask what standard you use for happiness?” Xi Huaiji asked.
The princess snapped her fingers.
An enormous circular display appeared in the air, currently showing 00.00%.
“Any fluctuation of at least 0.01% counts.” The princess sat elegantly, radiating the arrogance of someone spoiled from birth. “Remember, this is an individual game. If two or more people cooperate, only one will clear it.”
“Secondly, you may not touch me. Entering the area within the bed curtains counts as a violation.”
“Finally, if none of you can make me laugh, you may request another method.” The princess tossed her apple into the air and caught it again. “Assuming you’re confident you can defeat me.”
The players who knew her level unanimously abandoned the final option and racked their brains for ways to make her laugh.
Su Qiong, who had arrived late, suddenly asked, “Your display can show only up to 99.99%. What happens if I make your happiness reach one hundred percent?”
“Hah. Impossible.” The princess immediately rejected the idea.
She was fundamentally incapable of feeling pure happiness.
“You said it was impossible. Then if I let you experience one hundred percent happiness, you’ll open the Circle and release every player.”
“Fine,” the princess agreed readily. “But since you’re setting a condition, I have one too. If you fail, you must remain inside this Circle forever and become my playmate.”
“Princess, you truly are a good NPC.” Su Qiong answered without hesitation. “I accept. Unfortunately, you won’t get that opportunity.”
“Su Qiong, what do you plan to do?”
Yu Qimiao led the other players over to help him carry out his plan.
“I currently have three hypotheses, but I’m not sure which is correct. I need more clues.” Su Qiong looked at his companions. “Will you help me test them? There may be risks.”
“No problem.” Shi Yuntian patted his chest. “At worst, I’ll fight her again.”
Everyone turned to look at Shi Yuntian.
Boss Shi certainly dared to talk.
Who had been slapped into a mountain wall last time and stuck there so firmly that they could barely peel him off?
“There’s no need to fight.” Su Qiong hurriedly explained, “We may only make her angry.”
“Make her angry?” A repeated.
“It’s like this…” Su Qiong beckoned them closer and whispered his plan.
While they discussed it, several brave players had already stepped forward to challenge the princess.
No matter how many talents the players demonstrated—singing, acting, joking, and performing—the Fairy-Tale Princess remained unmoved. Her emotions did not fluctuate at all. She even yawned, deeply discouraging them.
Although there was no limit on the number of attempts, the players had already displayed their finest tricks.
The Fairy-Tale Princess still disliked them, leaving everyone helpless.
It made sense. She was a princess who controlled the entire Fairy-Tale Kingdom. What entertainment could she possibly lack?
Even performers hired specifically for her could not make her laugh. How could ordinary players succeed?
The players became completely stumped and even began fighting among themselves.
Suddenly, the princess gave a faint, almost charitable laugh.
She watched the brawl, the corner of her mouth lifting slightly, and pointed at the unlucky man who had been beaten the hardest.
“You passed. You may proceed to the next Circle.”
The display changed to 00.01%.
The players who had beaten him so enthusiastically froze.
So the princess enjoyed watching people get hit?
What a twisted hobby!
Everyone seemed to discover the secret to untold wealth. They rushed before the princess and performed one thousand and one different methods of being beaten, resorting to anything necessary to clear the Circle.
For a while, the entire castle filled with pleading voices.
High-level players used intimidation or lowered themselves to beg, threaten, and bribe others into hitting them.
But the princess inevitably grew tired of seeing the same trick repeated.
After fighting increased her happiness to 00.04%, no matter how brutally anyone was beaten, she remained uninterested.
“What a difficult princess to please,” Xi Huaiji commented.
The princess turned toward her and examined Xi Huaiji from head to toe.
“I like beautiful people, beautiful clothes, and beautiful jewelry.” Her gaze fixed on the golden hairpin in Xi Huaiji’s hair, hinting with all the subtlety of a shout.
“Guild Leader!” Extremity’s members became delighted, believing their leader could clear the Circle effortlessly.
“Sorry, but I have no intention of gifting you any of those things.” Xi Huaiji walked before her without the slightest fear. “I hate women who are prettier, stronger, wealthier, and more leisurely than I am. You happen to be all four.”
The princess’s happiness instantly rose by 00.02%.
“I like your compliment. You pass.” The princess made a welcoming gesture.
The other players: “???”
That worked?
They did not understand how satisfying it was for a powerful, beautiful elite female player to praise another woman in that manner.
As expected of Xi Huaiji. She knew exactly how to manipulate people’s emotions.
Another player attempted to imitate her. The moment they said the word “hate,” the princess glared viciously, frightening them into trembling.
It was clearly an expert-only strategy that ordinary people could not copy.
“Guild Leader!” Extremity’s members gazed at her like stray dogs about to be abandoned.
Xi Huaiji could not be bothered looking at them. Instead, she glanced toward Su Qiong, who was openly plotting with the others.
“I’ll wait for you in Circle Three.”
With that, she left without hesitation, plunging Extremity’s members into collective despair.
Their guild leader was gone. How were they supposed to survive long enough to reach Circle Three?
Even though attempts were unlimited, the instance time was not. Once today ended, the Fairy-Tale Kingdom would close permanently, and they had no idea what would happen to them.
While the players remained lost, two small, thin girls walked hand in hand before the princess.
“Hello, Princess. We’re twins.”
“I’m the older sister, Moi.”
“I’m the younger sister, Qiyi.”
The princess looked at them. “What will you perform?”
“We’ll tell a story about two sisters who love each other deeply.”
Moi and Qiyi slowly narrated the story of how they had supported one another throughout their lives.
It was warm and touching, moving everyone who listened.
The princess smiled, and her happiness rose by 0.01%.
“You’re adorable, and your story was interesting. You pass.”
Moi and Qiyi exchanged a glance but showed no happiness.
The task had failed.
Nearby, Su Qiong murmured thoughtfully, “So they aren’t sisters. Hypothesis Two is eliminated. Next, Yu Qimiao and Shi Yuntian.”
“Su Qiong…” Yu Qimiao sounded hesitant. “Do we really have to do this?”
“Mm.” Su Qiong looked at him firmly. “You two are the most suitable.”
“…Fine.” With no other choice, Yu Qimiao forced himself to walk before the princess with Shi Yuntian while wearing—
Women’s clothing.
Who had hidden the bridal outfit from the previous instance and kept it until now?
There had been three Circles in total, and Yu Qimiao had worn women’s clothing in every single one.
He truly deserved his position as the team’s designated cross-dresser.
“Guild Leader Yu?”
When everyone saw Yu Qimiao’s appearance, their eyes nearly fell out.
“The blackhearted capitalist looks this good in women’s clothing?”
“Guild Leader Xi left too early. She missed such an incredible scene.”
“I’m going to save it with my bracelet and show her later!”
The moment the player finished speaking, Yu Qimiao glared viciously. Frightened, they immediately withdrew their hand.
Before the pair even explained their performance, the Fairy-Tale Princess’s happiness surged by 00.03%.
“Women’s clothing suits you,” she said with satisfaction.
The players: “???”
They had discovered another path to wealth.
Why did none of them possess women’s clothing?
Surely the princess would not become angry if they secretly wore her dresses?
“You pass. You may proceed to Circle Three.”
Yu Qimiao had expected that result and continued, “I want to help my companion complete the performance. Princess, I believe you’ll enjoy this program.”
“Oh?” The princess looked forward to it.
Yu Qimiao and Shi Yuntian returned to their old profession and once again portrayed lovers, performing a passionate forbidden romance unacceptable to society.
Because they were both men, society refused to permit their relationship. Yet they courageously shattered their restraints and ultimately remained together for life.
The princess became completely absorbed in the performance.
When she saw them finally unite, her happiness surged by 0.1%, and she offered her sincerest blessing.
But that was all.
“Hypothesis One is eliminated too. Only Hypothesis Three remains.”
Lu Shufan attempted to struggle. “Little Pastry, are you certain I have to do this?”
“You refused to wear women’s clothing earlier,” Su Qiong said solemnly. “So now you can only play the precious son.”
Lu Shufan: “…”
What sins had he committed?
Besides Lu Shufan, Su Qiong selected another lucky participant.
A stood silently nearby, his face seemingly expressionless.
But Su Qiong guessed that suddenly acquiring a precious son like Lu Shufan must have created incredibly colorful thoughts inside A’s mind.
The two unwilling actors approached the Fairy-Tale Princess and awkwardly performed according to Su Qiong’s script.
Compared with the previous groups, their acting was terrible. If placed in the entertainment industry, they would be prime candidates for the Golden Broom Award.
But the Fairy-Tale Princess only wanted amusement. Their performance was far more entertaining than the previous sketches and comedy routines, making her laugh loudly. She also granted them permission to clear the Circle.
A and Lu Shufan exchanged glances.
Their acting had been terrible, and the task had failed, yet they had cleared the Circle.
The princess was happy, but they were not.
Perhaps this was what people called transferring happiness.
“Hypothesis Three is eliminated too.” Su Qiong silently drew a line through it. His NPC career fell into darkness once more.
“All my guesses were wrong. What should I do?” Su Qiong could not understand. “Besides familial love, friendship, and romantic love, what else do humans have? Besides lovers, sisters, and mother and daughter, what other intimate relationship can exist between two girls?”
ERROR considered it and answered, “There is another.”
“Mm?” Su Qiong looked puzzled.
“The person who should love you most in the world is…”
Another half hour passed.
Because the various combinations from the Orphan Alliance had raised the princess’s standards, the following players exhausted every possible method and still increased her happiness by only 0.01%.
Half the available time had already passed, yet the princess’s total happiness remained below one percent.
How could they possibly complete the remaining ninety-nine percent within half a day?
Just as everyone reached an impasse, Su Qiong—the one who had proposed the wager—finally stepped forward.
He stood in front, while ERROR remained behind him.
Dressed entirely in black, ERROR resembled his shadow.
The princess changed position, clearly becoming interested.
“What will you perform?”
“Not us. Me.” Su Qiong corrected her. “Only me.”
“Huh?” The princess looked toward ERROR behind him.
Wasn’t that two people?
Su Qiong stared directly into her eyes and began slowly.
“I have a shadow. He is my contrast.”
Su Qiong and ERROR extended their hands at the same time. Their bodies pressed close together, differing only in black and white.
“I possess light, while he is trapped in darkness.”
The moment he finished speaking, the princess suddenly stood in agitation.
“Stop talking!”
Su Qiong ignored her and continued.
“We were originally one.”
“Stop talking!” The princess covered her ears and shouted angrily, “Leave my world!”
“The story isn’t finished, and your happiness has returned to zero.” Su Qiong calmly reminded her, “According to the rules, I should continue my performance.”
The princess glared furiously at him.
The players felt the Circle Lord’s oppressive presence and collectively retreated, staring at Su Qiong with awe.
Provoking a Circle Lord was pure suicide.
“Or…” Su Qiong said.
“Let the rest of the story be told by you,” ERROR continued.
The Fairy-Tale Princess froze.
“Tell us about you and the one upstairs… the other you.”
The princess raised her head and glared at them.
“How do you know?”
“I eliminated every hypothesis and originally thought I had followed the wrong direction,” Su Qiong answered. “But ERROR reminded me.”
“Human love comes not only from mothers, friends, and lovers,” ERROR said with a faint laugh. “There is also the purest, most fundamental form.”
“Love from yourself.”
“You and she are one person, aren’t you? That’s why you protect her so fiercely.”
Seeing the princess’s expression, ERROR knew he had guessed correctly.
“I’m a guide NPC of IN OFF. I bring hope to everyone, including other NPCs.” Su Qiong extended his hand toward her. “Since we’re playmates, would you tell me your story?”
“There is no story,” the Fairy-Tale Princess said quietly.
Su Qiong felt disappointed. He had thought that even after they had said so much, she remained unwilling to explain.
Then the princess continued.
“We never had a story from the beginning.”
“I am the noble princess, the ruler of this world. Therefore, I must be strong, brave, and indestructible.”
“But the real me possesses far too many fragile qualities. She cries easily, she is weak, and she needs protection.”
“When I became a Circle Lord, I abandoned the vulnerable side of my personality and imprisoned her in eternal darkness. I believed that doing so would make me the strongest and greatest person—someone incapable of sorrow!”
Su Qiong guessed what came next.
“And from that day onward, you could no longer experience complete happiness?”
That was why the ultimate task of the Fairy-Tale Kingdom was to make her happy.
“In that case, you only need to bring her back.”
“No!” The princess denied it loudly. “I’m already a Circle Lord!”
Being a Circle Lord represented more than authority and strength. They had to discard every weakness, or surviving in the world of IF would be extremely difficult.
And besides…
“I abandoned myself for too long. We have already formed two separate consciousnesses.”
“She’s always crying,” the Fairy-Tale Princess said. “She’ll never forgive me.”
She knew the other “her” was soft and fragile, yet had still imprisoned her inside a lightless attic.
Now that the girl had developed her own consciousness, she would surely refuse to forgive her for the rest of her life.
“She’s always crying. Do you know why?”
Countless reasons appeared in the princess’s mind, but she could not identify the correct one.
ERROR stared directly at her, refusing to give her any chance to escape.
“Because you abandoned her.”
Darkness was frightening, but being abandoned by oneself was the true source of permanent sorrow.
“I didn’t abandon her. I’ve always…”
Always worked hard to level up, become a powerful Circle Lord, and protect her safety.
“Shouldn’t you explain that to the person involved?”
“Half of you remains with her. Without her, you can never experience complete happiness.”
“But I already…”
“It’s all right.” Su Qiong took out the glass slipper they had collected earlier. “I’ll handle it.”
“The crown belongs to her, and the glass slipper belongs to you.” Su Qiong spoke with satisfaction. “You’re both princesses, and both of you are noble. Becoming powerful doesn’t mean you must abandon anything. It means…”
“Even if you have weaknesses, you can still protect them well yourself.”
Su Qiong placed the glass slipper on her foot and revealed a beautiful smile.
“This world is happy, so both of you should be happy too.”
[System: Congratulations to Player ERROR and NPC Su Qiong for completing the ultimate quest of [Fairy-Tale Kingdom]: The Two-Sided Princess.]
[System: The Fairy-Tale Kingdom’s Circle boundary has opened. Congratulations to all players for successfully clearing the Circle.]
“What?”
“I won while lying down again?!”
“Su Qiong, you’re my god!”
“I didn’t let you kill me for nothing this round. See you in Circle Three!”
Su Qiong watched them rush toward Circle Three.
When he turned around, he saw the two princesses lying together upon the soft bed, quietly gazing at each other.
Truly, each existed within the other.
[System: Congratulations to Player ERROR for obtaining the Circle Lord item…]
The system’s voice stopped halfway, then changed to another announcement.
[System: Congratulations to Su Qiong for obtaining the Circle Lord item: Six-Pointed Pink Diamond.]
[Item Description: Offensive item. Combat power increases according to the number of pink diamond fragments. There is no seventh fragment.]
Su Qiong looked toward ERROR.
He was absolutely certain this item had originally belonged to ERROR.
Only ERROR had forced the Fairy-Tale Princess to activate her ability during Order Deduction until six fragments appeared between her brows.
ERROR naturally understood where the pink diamond had come from, but he said nothing. Instead, he handed Su Qiong a sparkling little cloak.
“Here. Haven’t you always envied hers?”
“Wow! Is this the item you received?” Su Qiong asked.
“No.” ERROR answered with complete confidence. “I just stole it from her wardrobe. She didn’t notice.”
Su Qiong: “…”
Was stealing illegal inside the game?
“You don’t want it?”
“I want it!” Su Qiong put on the little cloak and guiltily glanced toward the princess.
The princess noticed and waved her hand, telling the “thief” to leave quickly.
She owned so many cloaks that she did not care about losing one or two.
—By the time the princess discovered that someone had emptied more than half her wardrobe, it was already too late to become angry.
Before leaving the Fairy-Tale Kingdom and entering Circle Three, Su Qiong took out the pink diamond and asked, “This is your item, isn’t it?”
“Oh, it would only be a broken stone in my hands. You keep it.” ERROR glanced at it casually. “Two days ago, you complained that your wand lacked offensive abilities.”
“Why do you keep giving me items? You’re too good to me.” Su Qiong could not understand.
“Because we’re bound as lovers, even if our intimacy is only two percent.”
ERROR opened his bracelet and discovered with surprise that his intimacy with Su Qiong had increased—and by far more than a little.
Thirty percent.
That was an astonishing leap.
“Did we do something?”
“I don’t think so?” Su Qiong’s eyes were filled with confusion.
“Oh.” ERROR spoke with certainty. “Then you must secretly like me.”
Su Qiong: “???”
Don’t be so confident.
[System: Welcome to Circle Three—Into Nature.]
[System: Initial identity cards are now being drawn for both of you. Please wait.]
“Into Nature sounds like an educational nature program. What kind of Circle could it be?”
“Yu Qimiao and the others arrived earlier. Let’s contact them through the bracelet.”
ERROR attempted to contact Yu Qimiao, only to discover that not only was communication impossible, but the bracelet had turned completely blank and could no longer perform any function.
His personal information card displayed only a bare ID.
He stared at it for a while before a line of text slowly appeared.
[Player]ERROR
[Today’s Species]Fennec Fox
[System: Your identity for today has been selected: Fennec Fox. You will now be transported to the desert zone.]
“What’s going on?”
Su Qiong was still confused when a similar notification sounded beside his ear.
[System: NPC Su Qiong’s identity will follow that of his bound player. Species: Fennec Fox. You will now be transported to the desert zone.]
During the transfer, the system briefly explained the rules of [Into Nature].
Circle Three of IF, [Into Nature], was the only fully interconnected world so far. Every region connected to the others, and reaching another zone required only five minutes.
The Into Nature instance lasted ten days.
During those ten days, their identities would refresh every day, randomly transforming them into different animals. They would have to live according to the habits of those animals.
The main quest was:
Find whoever had taken your identity—and take it back.
