Yin Sen, Tea Party.
Ai Dehua raised his head and looked at the crowd. "Later, I agreed to be Starlight Jellyfish's personal hairdresser. Then, I followed it to the legendary secret place … Knight's Castle."
Hearing the familiar name "Knight's Castle", everyone knew that this was the main topic.
Or rather, it was the main topic that they were familiar with.
After that, it would depend on whether Ai Dehua would hide anything.
Everyone's thoughts were running through their minds, but they did not show it on their faces. Ai Dehua did not know that what happened in Knight's Castle had been leaked through the Blood Calamity Ritual.
He kept his head down and slowly and firmly told the story of the past.
Ai Dehua did not expect that the secret place that he had been searching for for so long would be found in this way.
No matter how hard he searched, he could not find it. But when he was preparing to settle down for a while, he met Starlight Jellyfish, a guest from the secret place.
With the help of Starlight Jellyfish, Ai Dehua finally got the information about the secret place that he had been dreaming of — Knight's Castle!
The location of Knight's Castle was in the Forest of Secrets, which was southeast of the Town of Manners.
Ai Dehua had come here to search before, but he did not find any suspected coordinates of the secret place. Now, under the guidance of Starlight Jellyfish, Ai Dehua found out that he had found the location of the secret place before.
After entering the Forest of Secrets, there would be a fog disaster.
This was a fog that could erode one's soul, and it had to be resisted with soul coins.
If one were to search along the area where the fog was the most erosive, one would find a wall of water mist formed by the fog.
After passing through the wall of fog, they would enter Knight's Castle.
Ai Dehua had entered the depths of the fog before, but he did not encounter the wall of fog. The reason was that the secret place was only open for two days every year.
When Ai Dehua went to search for it, it was not during the period when the secret place was open, so he did not encounter the wall of fog.
Under Bubble's guidance, they passed through the wall of fog.
Bubble was the name of Starlight Jellyfish. This was the information that Ai Dehua received after he agreed to be Bubble's personal hairdresser.
After passing through the wall of fog, Ai Dehua entered a strange black forest.
The reason why it was strange was because there was an inexplicable atmosphere in the black forest.
This feeling was both familiar and unfamiliar to Ai Dehua.
His hometown was Lorembier on Deer Island. It was an extraordinary city. Anyone who entered Lorraine would feel a strange sensation. He would feel that the air was fresher, his mind was more agile, and even his spirit was better than usual.
This was because the whole of Lorenby was enveloped by a large magic array.
The magic array was the source of energy for Lorenbell, and the aura it leaked out created a completely different atmosphere in Lorenbell compared to the outside world.
The atmosphere when Ai Dehua entered the Black Forest, or rather, the atmosphere when he entered this secret place, was very similar to Lorenbir's.
It was as if he had entered a magic array.
Ai Dehua voiced his doubts.
After hearing that, Bubble said softly, "There is no magic array here, but there is another … thing that encompasses the entire secret place. As for what it is, you'll know once you get into your character. "
At first, Ai Dehua didn't understand what he meant by "get into your role".
It wasn't until he entered the castle that he met the Ghost Rider and recorded his name in the castle's register.
He finally understood what a "role" was.
The Ghost Rider was the owner of the castle.
From the outside, he was covered in knight armor, and his true appearance couldn't be seen. However, Bubble told him that there was actually nothing inside the armor.
As its name implied, the Ghost Rider was a "spirit."
But the amazing thing was that as a Starlight Jellyfish, Bubble called the Ghost Rider "father."
While Ai Dehua was confused, Bubble told him silently, "This is just my role."
Ai Dehua recalled how Bubble had lamented in the hairdresser's room. She hated the life of a rich young lady, where clothes and food were served to her.
From the looks of it, Bubble's role was the "rich young lady of the castle."
And as the owner of the castle, the Ghost Rider was naturally Bubble's father.
After figuring this out, Ai Dehua seemed to have a vague understanding of his "role."
Then, at Bubble's insistence, the Ghost Rider took out a glowing castle register and recorded Ai Dehua's name in it.
"Rich young lady's hairdresser: Ai Dehua. "
As Ai Dehua's name was registered, the information flowing in the void seemed to condense into an invisible river that flowed into Ai Dehua's mind.
The information was very complicated, and there was no way to read it all in a short period of time.
Ai Dehua could only read selectively. The first thing he read was the castle's "Survival Guide" — the role-playing chapter.
After reading the information in this chapter, Ai Dehua finally understood why Bubble had been emphasizing on getting into a "role."
If one wanted to stay in the castle for a long time, one had to have a role of their own.
Bubble was the rich young lady's role, so she had to act as the rich young lady every day.
And now that Ai Dehua had been registered as a hairdresser, he would need to act as one in the future.
Once your actions didn't match your character's actions and went against the core of role-playing, your soul would be weakened at best, and your soul would dissipate at worst.
This was also why Bubble immediately put on an arrogant attitude as soon as she entered the castle. It was completely different from when she was in the outside world.
After registering, Bubble took Ai Dehua to the dressing room where he would work from now on. It happened to be opposite Bubble's room.
Along the way, through observation, Ai Dehua found that most of the people in the castle were role-playing.
The maid was wiping the floor hard, the chef was either preparing food or cooking, the coachman was walking around the horses with a lantern, and the doctor was wearing a stethoscope, asking everyone about their physical condition.
Their eyes were tired, and they didn't dare to slack off, afraid that they would do something that didn't match their roles.
But Ai Dehua could see that they were all "acting." And the traces of acting were very strong.
Would a normal doctor ask about someone's physical condition when they met? Also, not all illnesses required a stethoscope …
In any case, from Ai Dehua's point of view, although they were acting, they weren't acting very well.
Maybe this kind of acting wouldn't trigger punishment, but in terms of acting skills, it was very average.
After Ai Dehua arrived at the dressing room, he also started to get into character. However, he had a huge advantage because he was a hairdresser himself, and he loved his profession very much. He didn't need to act at all to perfectly show the essence of a hairdresser.
And because Ai Dehua didn't have to think about acting, he had more time to study the information in his mind.
Through the information, Ai Dehua knew a lot about the secrets of the secret place.
For example, the secret place was actually a window deliberately left behind by the creator of the Yi World to show the outside world.
The reason why it was called a "window" was because people in the real world could observe the ecology of the secret place through the various mirrors, pages, drawing boards, and so on left behind by the creator.
In fact, people in the real world could even descend into the secret place with the identity of a "fake body" to search for treasures.
When he studied the information of the "fake body", Ai Dehua finally found his goal in entering the secret place: a way to leave the Yi World!
When an outsider controlled the "fake body" to descend into the secret place, they could use various methods that didn't violate the character's behavior to induce the "fake body" to consume.
After the fake body consumed, they had to pay.
The money here referred to soul coins.
Generally speaking, fake bodies didn't have soul coins, so it was equivalent to the fake body spending your money for free.
And one of the rules of the secret place was that one couldn't spend money for free. Everything had a price. If one couldn't pay the price, then one could only use one's soul to pay.
In other words, when the outsider couldn't pay the soul coins, the Spirit Conversion Ritual in the secret place would be activated.
The Spirit Conversion Ritual was the core of the secret place. When Ai Dehua first entered the secret place, he felt a strange atmosphere. It wasn't the magic array, but the enormous Spirit Conversion Ritual.
As long as the outsider activated the Spirit Conversion Ritual, he could take advantage of the opportunity to occupy the outsider's body.
In other words, the outsider's soul would enter the Yi World and replace him.
And he could leave the Yi World and occupy the outsider's body.
Although there was no way to leave the Yi World with the original body, this could be considered a roundabout way to save the country. At least he could leave the Yi World and not be trapped in this absurd box.
…
In the Silver Forest Space.
Ai Dehua raised his head and looked at everyone. "Now that I've said this, I think you all understand why I'm occupying this crystal-eye race's body.
"Because she set up a fake body in the secret place through the window of the Instrument World and used the fake body to spend money in my dressing room."
"She didn't have any soul coins on her, so she activated the Spirit Conversion Ritual.
"She entered my body, and I used the Spirit Conversion Ritual to leave the secret place and occupy her body."
Ai Dehua continued, "So, although I'm occupying this body, it's not entirely my fault."
No one said anything. They seemed to be thinking about the information Ai Dehua had just given them.
Half a minute later, Gleipnir was the first to break the silence. "I know Shiluda's personality very well. She wouldn't spend money for no reason. So, you were the one who induced her? "
Ai Dehua was silent for a moment, then said softly, "The others in the castle, after sensing the arrival of a 'fake body', were all trying to induce her.
"And I, naturally, was no exception. After all, they wanted to use the Spirit Conversion Ritual to leave, and so did I.
"But I wasn't as straightforward as they were. I at least gave Shiluda a choice. "
At this point, Ai Dehua told everyone about his so-called 'inducement'.
He placed a dressing mirror that he had refined in the dressing room.
This Makeup Mirror had the ability to change hair color, hairstyle, and makeup.
Because the owner of the Makeup Mirror was Ai Dehua, if an outsider used it, they would owe him a fee.
"The Makeup Mirror was my only inducement. After I placed it out, I left the dressing room." Ai Dehua continued, "I didn't intend to come into contact with the Miss Shiluda you mentioned. Because I was afraid that when I saw Shiluda, I wouldn't be able to resist. "
Ai Dehua was too eager to leave the Yi World, so he was afraid that if he saw Shiluda, he would be too attentive and arouse her suspicion.
So, he simply left.
He left everything to the will of the heavens.
If Shiluda went to the dressing room and used the Makeup Mirror, it meant that the heavens were helping him.
If Shiluda didn't use the Makeup Mirror, it could only be said that it wasn't his turn yet.
"In the end, Shiluda used my Makeup Mirror." Ai Dehua looked at Gleipnir. "I didn't force her, nor did I induce her too much.
"Everything can only be said to be fate."
After everyone heard this, they fell silent again. The information Ai Dehua said … was all true.
At least, it was exactly the same as what they knew. Ai Dehua didn't lie, nor did he hide anything.
His last operation was indeed not a direct inducement. At least, it was much better than the servants Shiluda had encountered.
Although Ai Dehua was suspected of fishing, if Shiluda could restrain herself and not bite the bait, wouldn't everything be fine?
Even Gleipnir sighed in his heart. What kind of magic did that Makeup Mirror have? Or could it be that Shiluda had changed into such a beautiful appearance in the Makeup Mirror, but she actually fell into a pit just like that?
Back to the topic, putting aside the exchange of souls between Ai Dehua and Shiluda, just Ai Dehua's explanation … It could be seen that he was very sincere.
He didn't know if he lied about the Yi World, but he didn't lie about what happened after entering the secret place.
He even told her about his plan to use the Makeup Mirror to "invite you into the trap", which was enough to show his sincerity.
Because he could have said, "I wasn't in the dressing room at all, and it was an accident that she used my Makeup Mirror." Because saying this would actually make sense, and he could even get rid of all the blame on himself.
In that case, him occupying Shiluda's body would be a real accident.
However, Ai Dehua didn't use such an excuse. Instead, he clearly said that he also had the intention of inducing her, which showed his sincerity even more.
At least for now, Gleipnir's impression of Ai Dehua was much better.
However, these were all psychological thoughts. Gleipnir's face was still expressionless, even a little cold.
She coughed and continued, "Why do you have to induce her? You can't communicate with her normally. If you want a body, she can also help you find a body in the outside world to carry your soul. "
Gleipnir actually knew the answer, but she still asked, naturally to test him.
Ai Dehua smiled bitterly. "There are rules and restrictions in the secret place. We can't reveal any information to the fake body. If the fake body communicates with us, we can only say things that are in line with the character's behavior. Therefore, we can't communicate with the fake body.
"There's only one way for the fake body to get information about us. That is, we talk to ourselves and let the fake body accidentally hear us.
"However, this self-talk doesn't seem to be audible to the people outside the 'window'. They can only hear some unimportant words. "
It was still very difficult to communicate with them.
Gleipnir nodded. Ai Dehua was telling the truth this time.
She thought for a moment and continued asking.
"You said before that if outsiders want to enter the secret place, they need a 'window' as a medium. As for the window medium, according to you, it's all kinds of mirrors, pages, drawing boards … and so on. "
"When Shiluda entered the secret place, she definitely used the window medium."
Ai Dehua nodded. "Yes, the window medium he used was a mirror."
Gleipnir narrowed her eyes. "Then this mirror should have fallen into your hands if nothing unexpected happened, right?"
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