Fortified area.

Standing in this double-storey villa and observing for a while, Li Xiaoxuan entered the inner main hall.

There are more than two dozen reinforced cabins in the hall, which are similar to the structure of a coffin, a kind of cuboid, but without any edges and corners.

There were very few people around, and many of the reinforced pods were empty. Li Xiaoxuan casually picked an idle reinforcement cabin and lay down in it with a big grin.

The hatch closes automatically.

"Dididi~"

- Scanning, please do not disengage in the middle of the process.

Data simulation complete......

Detecting ......

"Jingle Bell~"

The scan is complete and the visitor number is confirmed: 10156

Simulation environment start-up ......

Jumping......

The surrounding metal hatch slowly dimmed until it vanished.

A burst of bright light struck, forcing Li Xiaoxuan to close his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already in a closed hut. There were no doors, and a burning kerosene lamp was the only source of light in the house.

"Welcome to the enhanced space, visitor 10156."

"Hint: You can stay here for a maximum of 1 hour per week, and you will be forcibly disconnected after the specified time limit."

"Smack~"

A console rises from the ground, the home screen flashing white.

In the past, there were many clickable icons on the touch screen.

With the mentality of giving it a try, he selected the icon of [Personal Attributes] and clicked in.

The camera on the back of the main screen emitted a faint light, and then, a virtual light curtain appeared in front of him, with Li Xiaoxuan's life-size hologram on it.

Li Xiaoxuan in the light curtain looks no different from himself, with a height of 1.7 meters, simple and ordinary small eyes, natural facial lines, a backpack on his back, and a small flashlight in his left hand.

Next to the image, there is a long list of attributes. There are eight items from "power" to "charm", all listed here, and at the moment they are glowing with color, followed by a plus sign.

"Hmm, I should have 4 free attribute points that haven't been allocated yet."

After looking at it for a while, he clicked on another icon that said [Skill].

"Huh~"

The light curtain dimmed.

The picture in front of it changed abruptly, turning into a big tree shrouded in white mist, and at the bottom of the root, a skill icon "Forbidden Summon" was lit up.

Half of the sarcoma man's face appears on the icon.

At this time, a rush of information rushed into the brain.

Li Xiaoxuan gradually understood that he had opened the skill tree that belonged to the "Forbidden Call".

All active skills have an associated skill tree, and lighting up those shadowy spaces hidden in the fog will bring a huge boost to the power of that skill! Of course, this requires a huge number of skill points to achieve, and it has to be done step by step.

The skill tree in front of him had been activated by him.

Three lines are scattered upwards from the skill icon at the bottom, and these lines represent three different enhancement routes.

They are "Attack" (Strength), "Defense" (Stamina), and "Support" (Perception).

Consume 1 skill point to open any of the enhancement routes.

Subsequently, Li Xiaoxuan studied carefully for a while, and felt that the most suitable route for Xiao Huang at the moment was the middle route.

Xiao Huang's own physical strength is only 3 points, and HP points are 30 points. It's simply not enough in battle, so strengthening the "defense" and increasing some stamina is undoubtedly the best choice.

After understanding this, he clicked on another icon [Physique] on the touch screen.

"Huh~"

In a flash

The light curtain in front of it flickered, and then disappeared with a "snap".

In the open space to the left of the console, a machine shaped like a microwave oven was lifted up and did not stop until it was at the same level as the console.

I saw that the machine was boxy, and a metal syringe was fixed at the upper end.

"No bloodline has been detected for Visitor 10156, and the Essence Extraction Tank cannot be opened."

Oh?

What is this again?

Li Xiaoxuan was puzzled.

The dim candlelight shone on his face, and the environment in the room seemed a little mysterious.

Without further questioning, a pile of information came into my head. Gradually straightening out the information, a hint of brilliance flashed in Li Xiaoxuan's eyes.

Originally, this machine was called the "Essence Extraction Tank", and as long as the prepared blood veins were placed in it, the essence was automatically extracted and collected in a syringe.

Only those who take the route of strengthening their physique will use this instrument.

After observing for a while, seeing that there was no follow-up, he simply clicked on other icons.

......

......

An hour later.

Li Xiaoxuan walked out of the villa hall and planned to go to the Lane store.

With the details of the enhancement in mind, he now only wants to try his luck and return to the real world sooner.

Although the environment here is also good, and some places are built like fairylands, he always feels that it is not very natural, and there is no real atmosphere.

The longer I stayed, the more uncomfortable I felt, as if I was in a cage.

Wooden beams, moss-covered stone steps, and brown gates make up the exterior of Lane's shop.

The feet are on the stone slab, and it is a little slippery. Li Xiaoxuan, who was standing in front of the door, finally stepped forward quickly after seeing a few people coming out of it, pushed the door and walked inside.

dark

The first thing that catches your eye is a thick darkness.

I can't see anything clearly.

Immediately after, a light appeared on the right-hand side, and then the entire space lit up.

It's a not-so-complete bar.

It is incomplete because it has only one open bar a few meters in front of it, next to which there are two seats and a log table.

Behind the bar, there was a tree man. It was covered in dark brown skin, furrowed with furrows like old leather, its tough chest was stuffed with mud, its arms were covered with mushrooms, and its nose and mouth were crooked as if they had been stabbed with a knife. A pair of spiral-shaped eyes stared at Li Xiaoxuan, and the green light in his eyes shone on his face, like two torches.

Through the air, the smell of banyan trees penetrated into his nose, and Li Xiaoxuan also smelled the smell of earth.

"Welcome to 'Ryan's Mystery Shop', Visitor 10156." Treant said. He couldn't understand the sound it was uttering (more like a melody), but the watch had the ability to translate, so he could understand what the tree man meant.

"Hello ......"

Looking at its wheel-sized face, Li Xiaoxuan was speechless for a while.

Can't you just find an ordinary person to be a clerk...... What the hell is it to invite a tree man?

At the same time, the tree man stretched out his fingers as thick as a troll, and slowly ripped off the cover of the display case behind him.

His gaze was immediately drawn to the seven objects that were revealed behind him.

These items are hidden in the fog and cannot be seen clearly, but the general shape and some minor parts can still be distinguished, and the rarity of each item is also indicated.

His vision stayed on these things, and he first looked at them from left to right.

Seeing the fourth item, Li Xiaoxuan's heart gradually sank.

Damn, it's all big road goods with white rarity.

Looking further back, the fifth was a firearm of dark blue rarity, and his gaze paused for a moment before moving to the side.

And the sixth piece is a round box the size of a watermelon, purple rarity!

Feeling a little refreshed, he looked at the seventh again.

Is that......

A long strip of object with a length of more than one meter.

What's more,

It's still a curse!