~~ Special Reward ~~

Even though leaving the dagger behind would make him an accomplice, Su Mo still decided to hand the dagger to Tan Le.

With a flash of white light, the doors of the prison opened.

However, it didn’t lead to the outside, but instead led to the place that the five people had come from.

Chai Gang exitedly exclaimed, “Haha, it’s a success! We beat it!”

Staring with wide eyes at the open door of the prison, then moving their line of sight to Tan Le who was inserting the dagger into his heart, Su Mo said nothing.

“I really can’t imagine, the happy thing to happen is suicide?” After the initial exitement, Chai Gang’s heart was full of confusion.

“Is it not good to live? No matter how life is, you should still have hope!”

Hope?

No, some people don’t need hope, what people need is hope;

“Su Mo, thank you!”

Before he left, Dai Xingzhang turned to Su Mo with a serious expression, “Compared to my previous senario, this one was way more difficult and way more complex. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid none of us would have made it out alive!”

Not just Dai Xingzhang, but Xiao Ya and Mark also both gave their thanks to Su Mo but he just stood there silently without a clue on what to do.

‘Thank you’… two words… How long had it been since he had heard those words?

Since he become one of the four Demons, besides respecting him, everyone was normally afraid of him. No person dared to rashly approach him. Even with Doctor Liao, who he has come into contact with the most, wouldn’t dare to meet him alone without having any guards present.

So Su Mo wasn’t used to receiving such heartfelt thanks. In reality, he had never thought about saving anyone, it was all just a happy coincidence and good luck. In the depths of his heart, he understood with great clarity, that he wasn’t the same as these people and that they’d never be able to become actual friends….

“Why are you still in a daze, lets hurry up and go!”

Even though the mission had already been completed, Chai Gang didn’t seem to be in any hurry.

After giving a stretch, he pointed to the black bracelet on Su Mo’s wrist, “Su Ge, I’ve been wondering this whole time, but what’s the purpose of this black bracelet of yours? What brand is it, it looks very nice!”

Bracelet?

Eyebrows raised, Su Mo silently raised his right hand.

He’s not wrong. This whole time he’s had a bracelet on his right arm, a specially made bracelet —— all of the Four Demons in the Imperial Capital had them.

The corners of his mouth pointed up into a strange curve, then Su Mo earnestly replied, “Trust me, you definitely don’t want to know what it’s used for!”

That being said, Su Mo no longer took any notice of Chai Gang and started walking towards the exit gate.

Chai Gang hurried to follow behind him, yelling out, “Huh? Wait for me!”

“Su Ge~a, we have become friends through experiencing hard times, I really admire you~~ add me as a friend!”

Followed by Chai Gang’s incessent talking, Su Mo stepped through the metal gate and was instantly taken out of the scenario world by the white light….

[Player number 85022, congratulations on succeeding in completing the Evolving Scenario, “The old residence in the wilderness”, system proceeding in delivering….]

[Delivery completed, settling the rewards….]

[1. Successful in completing the Evolving Scenario, “The old residence in the wilderness (lower demon)”, level of completion 83%, achieved a Gold rating;
2. Succeeded in solving the Evolving Scenario “The old residence in the wilderness (lower demon)” worldview, 82% unravelled, Gold rating;
3. Helped Tan Le to face his reality, achieved Tan Le’s appreciation;
4. In succession killed his sister He Bei, simultaneously sealing her soul, achieved the sister’s resentment;
5. Other;
Awarded the following:
1. Pseudo-Supernatural scenario strategy (lower demon Gold rank), 150 Dream coins.]
2. Golden seed (lower demon), Golden treasure chest (lower demon);
3. A sweet lollipop;
4. The broken magical dagger, sister’s resentment;
5. 250 Dream coins; ]

[Due to being Player 85022’s first scenario task, will not deduct Dream coins. ]

[Player number 85022, in giving the key figure Tan Le the dagger, indirectly bringing about the key figures death. Receive punishment, deduction of 50 Dream coins, 5 points dedication value; ]

[Player number 85022 completed “The old residence in the wilderness (lower demon)”, awarded 30 points Dream coins, one iron treasure chest (lower demon). ]

[ Player number 85022 completed the Evolving Scenario, “The old residence in the wilderness (lower demon)”, level of completion 83%, worldview unveiled 82%, achieved perfect evaluation, awarded 25 points dedication value; Upgrading physical constitution…. upgrade complete. ]

[Player number 85022 successfully completed first ever mission, awarded: Preparatory player name; begin computation; initiating memory field, enabling chat function; opening social network function; initiating system server; initiating trading system; unsealing private paradise; playland open; unsealing shopping market; unsealing player forum; unsealing auction room; unsealing practice ground….. ]

[Due to it being Player nuber 85022’s first completed scenario task, attaining Gold rank, gained Dreamland Paradise’s approval, special incentives will be offered—— Soul-killing equipment. ]

[Generating Soul-killing equipment… generation completed, please inspect it inside the store. ]

[Preparatory player number 85022, Su Mo, completed the account of the Evolving Scenario, “The old residence in the wilderness (lower demon)”, may the players continue to work hard at the strategy games, see you next time! ]

Su Mo opened his eyes to find he had already returned to his bedroom in area 10;

Completely baffled at the fact that he’d just participated in such a terrifying game. Then to suddenly return back to the real world, even the excessively calm Su Mo would feel as if decades had passed.

“I’ve returned eh…”

His voice didn’t reveal a single bit of tonal fluctuation, but for those that were very familiar with him, they would be able to hear that there is a difference —— Remorse. Within Su Mo’s voice there was remorse.

To others, Dreamland Paradise might have been akin to their most terrifying nightmare, even for official players. Every time that they are able to return safely is a cause for celebration. There are very few people that would feel sorrow at a time like this .like Su Mo did, it was simply unheard of.

Looking at the clock on the wall, the time seemed to have stayed frozen at five minutes past midnight. The exact time that he had entered the game.

Although no time had passed in the real world, while they were in the “The old residence in the wilderness”, a whole night had passed.
Sure maybe Su Mo didn’t feel afraid, but he sure did feel tiredness and he was really tired.

Although he was really curious about the Dreamland App, he still decided to just throw his phone aside and lie down on his bed to go to sleep….

The night passed and by the time he woke up it was already late in the day.

After washing his face and rinsing his mouth, Su Mo took out his phone and went to the lounge;

[Dear Preparatory player 85022, Su Mo. Welcome to the worlds largest dream platform: Dreamland’s Paradise. ]

The familiar feminine voice resounded through his mind. Ignoring it, Su Mo entered the main page of the Dreamland’s App.

It is currently year 2025, the science and technology changes with each passing day. All kinds of electronic devices and products have been introduced. Take cellphones for example, even Su Mo who was considered a bit of a shut in, could be said to be able to name a few brands that were known worldwide.

As for apps, there was an even wider variety of them, numerous and confusing. Su Mo was the type of person who would only have about ten or so apps on his phone, which already made him quite outdated and old-fashioned compared to other people.

Obviously this wasn’t important. What was important was that the Dreamland App’s interface was simple and artistic, it suited Su Mo’s tastes perfectly. There were several election items and at the top there was a storage icon, then there was the game, Chat room, private paradise etc.

Since Su Mo had just finished playing a round of the Dreamland Paradise’s game, every page had several pieces of information that needed to be viewed.

His biggest worry was, of course, for his battery life. After all, there are countless challenges ahead, so its strength was clearly the most important.

Opening the storage bar, a miniature, 3D person came into view. The figure was a similar build to Su Mo, except more delicate and beautiful.

At the top of the storage bar is the (Achievements) bar, inside it is a gray snippet of the “Former residence in the wilderness”. On the top there was a golden seal, written ‘Gold Evaluation’.

Below the (Achievements) bar, was the personal attributes:

Name: Su Mo (Chu Han) (Preparatory Player);
Serial number: 85022;
Title: None (Qualified to be a Formal player);
Race: Human;
Body Condition: Good;
Physical Constitution: (Official players can confirm)

Never mind that, what mattered most to Su Mo was that the Dreamland’s Paradise App actually knew of the existence of Chu Han and even registered him!

The power of the Dreamland’s App exceeded his expectations that Su Mo subconciously put his guard up. Only after he figured it out would he be able to relax again.

There was in total 50 squares within the storage compartment. Included in it was the pseudo-supernatural scenario strategy (Lower demon Gold rank), a gold seed (Lower demon), a golden treasure chest (Lower demon), a lollipop, a demonic dagger, sister’s resentment (cannot trade), He Wanli’s letters (cannot trade), Soul-killing weapon (unnamed), Iron treasure chest (Lower demon), as well as 380 Dream coins and 20 devotion points.

But nevermind all that, what attracted Su Mo’s interest was obviously the Soul-killing weapon.

Just as the thought of it had come into his mind, did the weapon suddenly appear inside his hand.

The instant that the weapon was in his hand, Su Mo’s eyes grew wide and his heart began to beat like crazy!

The Soul-killing weapon was in the shape of an ‘S’ and had a dull golden colour, the flow line was also perfect. It was a Lancet, a butterfly knife, a magnificent short weapon. But that’s not what’s most important, what’s most important is that the instant Su Mo held the weapon, he felt a connection form.

As if it was not a cold, sharp, sword, but rather an extension of Su Mo’s body!

A strong desire still lived inside of it, it made Su Mo’s heart pound loudly….

“Interesting.”

A light flashed behind Su Mo’s eyes, as he inspected the body of the weapon.

Title: (Soul-killer)
Weight: 340g;
Length: 330mm;
Kills: 0/100;
Skill: None;

Customised;

After inspecting the blade, two words appeared in his mind —— Elegance and Evil, existing side by side. This is an instrument that was tailor-made for Chu Han!

“Jiu You, his name is Jiu You!”^[1]A very dark place, referring to the underground. 2. Extended for the underworld; This is the definition in the dictionary, I don’t know how to make that into a lekker sounding name

A shadow suddenly appeared on the side table, a pair of dark red eyes were fixed on the instrument held within Su Mo’s grasp, shining with a gleam of unbridled desire!

“Jiu You? From the Nine levels of Hell?”

“Awesome! this Uncle likes it!”

The Soul-killing sword was now called ‘Jiu You’.

Jiu You then disappeared and when it appeared again, it was already being grasped within Chu Han’s hand.

“Chu Han, Dreamland’s Paradise…. Very interesting!” The corners of Su Mo’s mouth raised slightly, he then spoke to the ‘person’ on the side table.

“Yes, very interesting indeed! This uncle is already on the edge of his seat!”

He peaked his tongue out of his mouth and lightly licked the blade, Chu Han’s face was filled with a crazed bloodthirst….

[Beep beep!! Mister Su, you have a new friend request, will you accept or reject it? ]

The prompt came suddenly. After nodding his head, he saw a weirdo name appear along with the profile photo of the idiotically brave Chai Gang….

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Author has something to say:
PS：I know that everyone still has a lot of questions about ‘The Mansion in the wilderness’, don’t worry, that chapter hasn’t been closed yet!
PPS: In the next chapter a new demon will enter the stage and we will discover the origins of Chu Han!

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TL Smol Aries has something to say:
Hi Everyone! Oh my word guys. Happy new year! May this new year be full of health, wealth, happiness and blessings. I am stuck at home for now since I need to figure out what I am to do with regards to my studies for this year. Might pick up IT so that I can maybe afford an apartment… We’ll see. I’m very stressed… Btw, my school year starts in January/ February since I live in South Africa. (A little tidbit about me 🙂 )