Luigi stuttered as he explained.
A haunted house, as its name suggested, was a house with ghosts. However, the ghosts here were different from the ghosts outside. They were a species unique to the Ghost Domain in the Mirror — mirror ghosts.
As for why the mirror ghosts would linger in this house, it had to be explained from the origins of the house.
Xiao Ke's haunted house was not a Mystery item, but it had a certain Mystery attribute. In other words, it was a semi-Hispanic item similar to the Unbreakable Heart Mirror.
These semi-Hispanic items were called secret treasures in the Ghost Domain in the Mirror.
They were created in a strange way. They originated from a person's thoughts before he died.
A human named Xiao Ke had accidentally fallen into the Ghost Domain in the Mirror. Being chased by mirror ghosts all over the mountain, he had escaped to a dark underground chamber.
This underground secret room temporarily concealed his aura, allowing him to struggle at death's door.
However, there was no other exit. The only exit was surrounded by mirror ghosts. In other words, there was no way out for him. If the mirror ghosts found him, he would die.
Seeing that his life was coming to an end, he took out the diary that he always carried with him and started to write down his last few days of life, his thoughts, and his last words.
Three days later, the mirror ghosts found the secret chamber. Xiao Ke was still dead. However, after Xiao Ke's death, the last words that he left behind in the diary were filled with emotions. Perhaps it was in accordance with some unspeakable law, causing some changes to happen in the secret chamber.
His last words were as follows — — -
"I can already hear the ghosts' laughter outside the door. I can also hear footsteps! They're here. Damn it, I'm still so young. I don't want to die … Even though I know I'm going to die today, I don't want to die so soon.
"If one minute could be used as a year, no, even if it's just a month, a day, or even half an hour, I'd be willing to give up everything … I want to live, even if it's just a second …
"Unfortunately, things don't go as planned. They're already here. Goodbye …"
This man had only used three sentences to give birth to a secret treasure.
This secret treasure was eventually obtained by Barregon, who found Xiao Ke's diary inside. Combining the contents of the diary and the effects of this heirloom, Barregon named this heirloom Xiao Ke's Haunted House.
The effect of the haunted house matched Xiao Ke's last words: As long as you are in this haunted house, the flow of time you feel will be slower than the outside world. One hour inside the Haunted House was equivalent to one and a half days outside.
However, during this period, the Haunted House will keep spawning mirror monsters to attack you.
Only by blocking the attack can you continue to stay in the secret room.
"In other words, you plan to practice Confession of the Black Sheep in my Haunted House, and I'll help you block the mirror monster's attack?" Angor looked at Luigi.
Luigi nodded obediently. "Yes, but I'm not trying to trick you. Don't you know illusions? The first few waves of Mirror Ghosts were very weak. They couldn't see through illusions. "
Luigi chose Angor because Angor could not only simulate illusions, but also trap the mirror monster with illusions. This was killing two birds with one stone.
If Luigi brought someone else with him, he wouldn't be able to practice in peace because of the noise caused by the mirror monsters.
Even Laplace and Glepnir would not be as effective as Angor.
Luigi's plan worked out perfectly. Besides, Angor could easily create illusions, so Luigi didn't think Angor would refuse his help.
If Luigi told Angor to use illusions to trap the mirror monsters at the last minute, Angor would probably agree, but he wouldn't feel comfortable about it. But since Laplace pointed it out, Angor didn't think too much about it.
If Luigi could really trap the mirror monsters with an illusion, then he wouldn't mind helping Luigi.
However, there was one thing Luigi said that bothered him.
"The first few waves of Mirror Ghosts were weak, and they couldn't see through illusions? You mean, the next wave of Mirror Ghosts will get stronger, and the illusions won't work? "Angor asked.
Luigi nodded. "Yes. The Mirror Ghosts in the Haunted House are weak at first, but they will get stronger as time goes by. Especially since you'll be inside the Haunted House every twenty-four hours, there will be a wave of Mirror Ghosts. When that happens, we'll have to run. "
"However, with my talent, I should be able to perform 'Black Sheep Confession' perfectly after two hours in there. Apart from the wave of Mirror Ghosts, there will only be one wave of Mirror Ghosts per day. Two hours in the Haunted House is equivalent to three days in the outside world, which means three Mirror Ghosts in three days. They won't be able to break through your illusions. "
In summary, the Haunted House worked like this: the longer you could block the attacks of the Mirror Ghosts, the longer you could stay in the Haunted House. However, the longer you stayed in the Haunted House, the stronger the Mirror Ghosts would become. Also, a wave of Mirror Ghosts would appear every 24 hours in the outside world.
If Luigi only stayed in the Haunted House for two hours, he wouldn't run into any Mirror Ghosts. The first three waves of Mirror Ghosts were all weak and controllable.
In terms of mechanism, it was not that hard to understand … At first glance, this mechanism did not sound very impressive, but if one could increase the difficulty of the mirror monster without limit, then it could be used in many ways.
For example, he could train his fighting skills. By increasing the difficulty of the Mirror Ghosts, he could gain more fighting experience. If he could do this without limit, even Miracle Wizards would benefit from it.
Or, he could train for a long time. If the difficulty of the Haunted House was low for the first few times, then the player could stop and experience the first few times. When the difficulty increased, the player could come back out and restart the Haunted House. This way, he could exchange one hour for another day and achieve long-term training in a short period of time.
But … this was only an idea.
Xiao Ke's Haunted House was only a Semi-Mystery item. Could it really be unlimited?
Soon, Luigi gave an answer.
It couldn't.
The gate of the Haunted House couldn't be opened multiple times within a short period of time, which limited the number of people who could enter and leave.
Each time the Haunted House was opened, there would be a limit of one month. After one month, the Haunted House would be forced to close and empty. This meant that the Mirror Ghosts' power was limited.
Anyone who left the Haunted House would be marked, and they couldn't enter again for at least 30 days, or at most three years. The time limit of the mark was calculated based on how long a person stayed in the Haunted House last time. The longer a person stayed in the Haunted House, the longer the mark would cool down.
These three restrictions meant that the Haunted House had no upper limit.
Angor was a little disappointed. But then again, it was only a Semi-Mystery item, so there had to be a limit to how much it could be used.
Ignoring these limitations, Xiao Ke's Haunted House was actually not bad. It could handle urgent matters.
He held his chin and thought to himself. When Leon was studying at Gorse Knight Academy, he had to wait until the last day to finish his homework because he didn't have enough time. If he had this Haunted House back then, he could probably finish all his homework on the last day of school.
Of course, this was just a random thought. If he really used the Haunted House to finish his homework, he would need at least one person to protect him from the Mirror Ghosts. A family that was strong enough to deal with the Mirror Ghosts certainly had other ways to finish his homework.
Angor cleared his mind and nodded to Luigi. "If you can finish Black Sheep Confession in two hours, I'll help you."
Luigi looked happy. "Don't worry. Two hours will be enough. Maybe I'll be able to finish it in half an hour. "
Angor quickly controlled his heart space to float. When he was sure that the Mirror Ocean would not affect him, he opened the door to his heart space.
"Luigi and I will go to Pippi Castle first. We'll meet at Crystal City later?" Angor looked at Laplace.
Laplace said indifferently, "Alright, if you need any help, get Luigi to contact me."
Angor nodded with a smile.
The bunny girl raised her hands high. "Since you're all gone, I'll guard the Heart Space!"
The bunny girl didn't come here to attend the gathering. Instead, she volunteered to guard the Heart Space. The Heart Space was very safe and didn't need anyone to guard it, but it was good that the bunny girl was willing to help.
…
After leaving the Heart Space, Angor entered the familiar Mirror Corridor.
He and Luigi would go to Pippi Castle first, while Laplace and Gleipnir would go to Crystal City first.
They had different destinations, but they could still use the same corridor.
Both Pillucci's base camp, Pippi Castle, and Crystal City were located on the Eternal Mirror Sea he saw before.
The Mirror Corridor kept extending forward.
Angor looked at the scenery outside the corridor as he moved forward.
Before this, every time he walked in the Mirror Domain, other than a specific dome or a specific space within the mirror, the other places were empty. Other than the mirror light that was constantly being created and destroyed, there was only the dark void.
However, it was different this time. Although their surroundings were still empty, he could still see many mirror races gathered together. They were walking in the same direction as them, towards the Eternal Mirror Sea.
In particular, the closer they got to the Eternal Mirror Sea, the more figures of the races in the mirror.
Many of them had strange appearances. Some were as big as mountains, while others were as small as a swarm of mayflies. He even saw a group of women walking toward the Eternal Mirror Sea with lights on.
"The ones who light the lanterns to lead the way are the mirror ghosts from the Town of Resentful Girls … Although they are a little crazy, they always bring a lot of good stuff to every gathering, so everyone is actually quite looking forward to their arrival."
The mirror ghosts from the Town of Cursed Girls came from the Mirror Domain, so most of the items they brought were from the Mirror Domain. They might be common in the Mirror Domain, but they were rare in this place.
"Pippi invited the mirror ghosts from the Town of Cursed Girls. He's quite something. If the mirror ghosts are here, I don't think there will be too many people who won't attend the gathering."
Because Piluxiu's reputation in the White Sun Mirror Region had always been bad, Piluxiu Castle was called "Shameless City" by everyone. Their own nickname was also called "Little Shameless Brats". In addition, their clan had indeed done many despicable things, so the various races did not like to interact with Piluxiu.
Piluxiu was the one who supported this gathering of many races. Even though it was held in Crystal City, many races in the mirror had made it clear that they would not attend.
Most of them didn't say anything, but Luigi believed that at least half of them wouldn't attend the gathering.
However, if Pilucci could invite some races with unique materials and products, then it would be very attractive. Perhaps those who had been silent would change their minds and come to the gathering.
The mirror ghosts from the Town of Cursed Girls, on the other hand, were very popular guests at the gathering.
"When your login device becomes famous at the gathering, your appearance in the future will probably become the wind vane for the other races to choose whether to attend the gathering or not." Luigi was sure that the Dream Crystal would bring great changes to the mirror races, and the changes were for the better.
Once the other races accepted the Dream Crystal, he would become the most popular guest.
"Not mine. It's ours," Angor corrected him.
This wasn't the southern wizardry region, and he didn't have Brute Cavern to back him up. If he wanted to grow stronger and not be targeted by other races, he needed someone to back him up.
Laplace, on the other hand, was the mountain that had convinced the other races.
Therefore, even if he planned to disseminate some loggers at this gathering, he was going to do it under the name of Laplace and in the name of "collaborative research and development."
This was something he had discussed with Laplace before.
For Angor, the name wasn't important. What mattered was the real deal.
"Fine, it's our login device," Luigi said. "By the way, the mirror ghosts from the Town of Cursed Girls are different from the ones we met at the Haunted House. You won't see them in the Haunted House."
"Why?"
"They're called Scarlet Lantern Banshees. They're one of the rare few among the mirror ghosts who are sane. But at least they can communicate. That's why they're invited to the gathering."
"The mirror ghosts in the Haunted House, on the other hand, are all sane. You can only fight them. Talking to them won't work."
The mirror corridor was similar to a plane passageway, and it moved much faster than the Scarlet Lantern Banshees. It didn't take long for the Scarlet Lantern Banshees to be left behind.
They were already very close to their destination. The sea of starlight in the distance was the Eternal Mirror Sea.
It was at this moment that he saw a streak of colorful light flying out of the Eternal Mirror Sea and away from them.
"That's …" Angor looked at the flash of light and asked curiously.
"That's the Hundred Dragons Kingdom."
(End of Chapter)
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