176: The more beautiful, the more dangerous
Outside the Town Boundary Tower,
Having gathered enough data, those outside also generally understood the rules of this level, and the directors began to analyze:
"It seems..."
"The Zhenjie Tower - Third Level aims to test the cultivation hearts of the Heaven's Chosen!"
"Oh?"
Someone nearby chimed in at the right moment.
"You see, twenty-two hours a day can only be used for enjoyment, but the final test metric is the increase in strength. What does this indicate?"
"It indicates that all enjoyment is an obstacle set by the rule-makers, and what it affects is undoubtedly the cultivation hearts of the Heaven's Chosen!"
"That's true!"
One person beside him nodded slightly. "Look at how these rules are set, comparing the Heaven's Chosen to the servants who are currently serving them.
Although I don't know their past experiences, you can see from their actions serving the Heaven's Chosen that not a single one is unskilled!"
"One could say they are quite professional!" someone nearby seemed to have a lot to say.
"Yes, professional!"
The Sea God Clan took over. "But this is also the incongruous part. Look at the martial arts realms of these indigenous people.
You can tell just by thinking about it.
They are extremely profound, even stronger than a few of us.
Yet they are extremely skilled at serving others, which is very odd. I have a bad hunch!"
"What?"
Several people looked over.
"Hmm... Is there a possibility?"
The Sea God Clan director paused, countless tentacles began to think furiously, and finally he came to a conclusion:
"These people might have been captured and enslaved in this world by the Town Boundary Tower countless years ago, perhaps even in ancient times!"
"Hmm?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly widened.
"You continue..."
"Due to the limitations of certain rules, they had to learn and research ways to serve others, but I don't believe a Ninth-Realm or even Tenth-Realm expert would truly be willing to serve others!"
"I ask you, would you be willing?"
"Definitely not!"
Everyone shook their heads like rattles. Dignity was incredibly important to them; serving others was unthinkable.
That word simply wasn't in their dictionary.
"Are you saying they were forced?"
"They must have been forced!"
"Then, aren't the Heaven's Chosen in trouble?"
Everyone's hearts jumped.
If this theory is true, and if they turn the tables after one day, then by tomorrow, all the resentment accumulated over thousands or tens of thousands of years will be unleashed upon these Heaven's Chosen.
"!!!"
"Isn't that bad?!"
Someone's mind raced. "Their martial arts realms are extremely high; how could the Heaven's Chosen possibly compare to them!"
"Not so!"
A person from the Demon God Clan had approached at some point and analyzed in detail:
"If I haven't observed incorrectly, the comparison should be the increase in strength.
That is to say, this metric is a self-comparison, so the Heaven's Chosen who are in a lower tier actually have an advantage!
As long as..."
"As long as what?!"
"As long as..."
Shen Wei's gaze was distant, with no subjective meaning in her eyes, only rationality.
"As long as they can resist the allure of the 'slaves' and guard their inner selves during the twenty-two hours of enjoyment.
Then, during the limited training time, they diligently cultivate and become stronger than those 'slaves' who are bound to engage in fierce internal competition, then there shouldn't be any problem!"
"—Hiss!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's thoughts became clear.
"In other words!"
"They need to resist temptation, and then they also need to fiercely compete in the limited time available.
Every day they face challengers who want to kill them, yet they still have to smile and enjoy their service!!
And these challengers are not ordinary people; in terms of talent, they are top-tier martial artists, and it's not excluded that they have long prepared for this, perhaps accumulating much.
In terms of mindset, the slaves have been trapped and enslaved here, possibly for thousands or tens of thousands of years.
Their desire to get out.
Their desire to escape their predicament.
Absolutely far exceeds our imagination!!
To describe it with the word 'obsession' might even be slightly insufficient.
Damn, this is too torturous for the Heaven's Chosen!"
"It is quite torturous!"
The Sea God Clan nodded slightly. "So I think this journey is more about cultivating the heart, which is also a necessary path to entering higher levels of cultivation!"
Everyone nodded slightly,
and couldn't help but sigh at the same time.
"These children will have it tough..."
"It will be tough..."
"Let's first see how the Heaven's Chosen respond. I estimate many will be eliminated on the first day!"
"I hope our guesses are all wrong. Perhaps even if they slack off in cultivation on the first day, the next day it will just be a role reversal, serving as a servant for a day!" someone said with a smile.
However, no one agreed.
You could tell just by thinking about it.
The Town Boundary Tower would never be so kind.
..................
At this moment, the audience in the live stream.
They hadn't thought much of it initially, believing this level was just about enjoying life, but after listening to the analysis of the bigshots, they realized.
This was true hell.
"Damn, this place is truly terrifying. If I went in, I'd be corrupted within two days. I'm good in every way, except I'm an irreconcilable enemy of gambling and drugs!"
"My head hurts just listening to it. If it were me in there, I probably wouldn't see tomorrow's sun!"
"If one were a muddle-headed person, it might be fine, but a smart one probably wouldn't enjoy even a single day!"
Many people had a clear self-awareness.
If they were thrown into a place like this, they would probably become fertilizer by tomorrow.
Cultivate, cultivate what the hell?!
I just want to play, I just want to have fun!!!
.................
Soon,
The Heaven's Chosen had already begun entering the Jile Pavilion, each embarking on their preferred method of enjoyment. It's worth noting that whether it was the rules that could see into people's hearts, or if the 'slave' race had the ability to bewitch people.
In any case, the form of enjoyment each person could experience was what they most deeply desired in their hearts.
Such as Liu Ruyan.
She had clearly become the sole queen in the entire Jile Pavilion, and everyone began to consciously cooperate with her performance. The specific events that unfolded were roughly short plays set in a high-martial world, where she was the crooked-mouthed Dragon King.
Or Demon War, who also had a deeply buried desire in his heart that no one knew about: he had actually coveted his own aunt.
Coincidentally,
Everyone has desires in their heart, these desires are big or small, some cannot be realized, some goals are distant.
What Jile Pavilion now does is to deeply excavate the desires in everyone's hearts, and then have these servants, who possess profound martial arts strength, exert their utmost to act them out, to amplify the desires of the Heaven's Chosen, and then spare no effort to fulfill them.
As for Han Lie,
He had already dreamed of ancient times, truly becoming a local emperor for once. He directly transformed the entire Jile Pavilion into his own Jiao Fang Si (brothel/entertainment quarter).
"Today is another uneventful day, I'll continue to listen to music at the pleasure house!"
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