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Frowning and deep in thought for a moment, Hexi, truly unable to understand what Su Ming was doing, could only helplessly ask the perpetrator himself about his intentions.

"So, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Su Ming said mysteriously:

"Look, the show is about to start. See for yourself..."

Just then.

A ripple silently spread within the Negative Energy Potential Well.

Following that.

The entire site came back to life.

It was a sense of vitality that was rigorously ordered, yet permeated with an eerie and sinister feeling!

At the same time.

"The site is functioning normally. All units, please note: the sacrificial ritual will proceed as scheduled!"

The command from the middle-aged beautiful woman echoed throughout the site.

Soon.

The entire site was operating as before.

Even the five 'sacrifices' in the cabin in the woods were refreshed out of thin air by the power of the rules!

Hexi was stunned:

"They... no, they aren't the same unlucky souls from just now. They've just put on the skins of those unlucky souls! In essence, they are site staff, right?"

"So, don't tell me they are the players!"

Yes.

These five people were no longer the original five unlucky souls.

As for those five.

Su Ming was still kind-hearted; well before the situation spiraled completely out of control, he had teleported those five unlucky souls back. By the way, he had also thoughtfully included a brainwashing package.

To prevent this group of unlucky souls from being targeted again by the soon-to-be-restarted [Death] program shortly after they returned.

Su Ming gave a thumbs up and praised:

"Smart! At the very last moment before they died, I used their souls as materials to construct a set of logically Self-consistent rules and Order throughout the entire site!"

"So, they won't die in the true sense!"

"To them, death is just a state, but... when the Negative Energy Potential Well recycles their souls, it resets and refreshes their memories."

"Combined with the character scripts I've arranged for them, this creepypasta game can keep going indefinitely!"

Dark!

You kid are truly dark!

However...

I'm very curious...

In such a twisted and grotesque place, what kind of world-view-shattering harvest will there be in the end?

No one could know the conversation between Su Ming and Hexi.

Therefore.

They, having just woken up from a trance.

Had to face an absurd rule note!

A weird note, glaringly stuck to the door, written in scarlet and twisted fonts!

[Cabin in the Woods Camping Agreement!]

[Note: To ensure the normal operation of this campsite and to serve more camping tourists!]

[Please observe the following rules:]

[①: Please remember, you are, and can only be, the Athlete, the Whore, the Scholar, the Virgin, and the Fool. Please be sure to keep your character persona in mind!]

[②: The Cabin in the Woods campsite uses an unmanned operation model. There is no service staff here. If you encounter anyone claiming to be service staff, please ignore them.]

[③: The forest at night is dangerous. No tourists will knock on the door in the middle of the night. At the same time, please remember that you are human, not something else.]

[④: The Cabin in the Woods campsite is only open from 7:00 PM to 8:00 AM the next day. During this period, after 9:00 PM, the campsite will no longer be open to tourists. Please check the time using the clock on the wall.]

[⑤: If you feel tired or exhausted, please return to your bedroom to sleep, but please turn on the bedside nightlight and keep the light on at all times!]

[⑥: The Cabin in the Woods campsite is safe. If you hear scratching, roaring, or unknown strange noises, please stay calm; that is normal.]

[⑦: This campsite does not have a basement!]

[⑧: If you still feel uncontrollable panic and trepidation while in the campsite, please go to the basement immediately! They will be waiting for you there and will grant you shelter.]

"Hey! Guys, look what I've found?"

"It must be something left behind by the previous group of campers. Damn it, playing a murder mystery game in a hellhole like this, they must be crazy!"

"But this is interesting, isn't it?"

"Give it a rest, Conner. Don't tell me you want to play this childish game."

"Don't be a buzzkill. I happen to be the Athlete. Who's going to play the 'Whore' role?"

His girlfriend, Jules, shifted her gaze slightly unnaturally, clearly uninterested.

Dana, who was supposed to be the [Virgin], hesitated, but ultimately, out of kindness, claimed the [Whore] persona, not wanting Conner to lose face.

Soon.

The group of friends each claimed their corresponding or non-corresponding personas and excitedly began their role-playing game.

Unfortunately.

They couldn't hear it.

From the moment Dana voluntarily claimed the [Whore] persona.

In the pile of dead leaves outside the cabin, a decaying arm quietly reached out...

Hexi's expression was complex:

"You didn't intend for them to clear the level at all, did you?"

Su Ming denied it repeatedly:

"How could that be? I posted the rules clearly right there. As long as they follow the rules methodically, I guarantee no one will die!"

"Really?" Hexi looked completely unconvinced. "Rule ① is a trap. Character labels are useless; what's truly important is character compatibility, right? That Dana person violated this rule, so the service staff that shouldn't exist showed up!"

"Rule ③ is also hiding a murderous intent! From the moment that service staff member, who is essentially a zombie, appeared, that area was shrouded in a layer of cognitive distortion and pollution!"

"The perception these five unlucky souls have of themselves has already been interfered with. Given enough time..."

"Hallucinations, delirium, frenzy, recklessness, and the like are secondary. What's truly fatal is that once they forget they are human, they will immediately be punished for violating the rules... They will either mutate into monsters or... they themselves will become a feeding signal, attracting the predators in the darkness to salivate!"

Su Ming was displeased and hurriedly said:

"But I also arranged a place to alleviate the pollution—the nightlight in the bedroom is exactly that!"

With a scoff, Hexi said with disdain:

"Give it a rest. With the personas you assigned them, it would be a miracle if this bunch didn't cause some kind of trouble."

These people are dead meat, mark my words!

Reincarnating ten thousand times won't help!

So...

Hexi asked strangely:

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

Su Ming spread his hands and said with an innocent face:

"I just wanted to artificially create a monster-farming spot. What did I do wrong?"

Ah, this...

An eternally reincarnating creepypasta game field...

Constantly breeding mutated monsters...

While ensuring the ritual proceeds normally, it can also continuously provide monster-farming experience...

It sounds like that's the case...

But...

Hexi absolutely did not believe it!

Chapter 211: Seven Great Rule Potential Wells! Hexi's Cross-Boundary Consciousness Projection

Seeing Hexi's look of disbelief, with curiosity almost overflowing from her eyes.

Su Ming didn't tease her anymore.

He revealed his entire plan.

To put it simply, this is a Rule Potential Well modified based on the Stellar Covenant and the Banshee Transformation Ritual!

A vast area of rule-based creepypasta, needing to be logically Self-consistent and Self-contained, needing to systematically utilize all demons and monsters, and also needing to take into account the ritual to seal the Ancient Evil God, while incidentally using this thing as a living battery!

This is an extreme test concerning how to leverage rules with negative emotions under idealistic rules.

It is an attempt to see how a crude sacrificial ritual can be modified into a rule-based creepypasta, using an eternal game cycle to completely imprison an Ancient Evil God!

Of course.

A more important reason is.

Su Ming needs such an experiment to build a creepypasta worldview that efficiently utilizes negative emotions and cosmic negative energy!

As for what can be gained by doing this?

Just that creepypasta worldview, which constantly perfects itself as time passes, is a treasure comparable to the Scarlet grade!

The secondary benefits attached to the process are also not to be ignored.

During the ritual, the flesh-mutated monsters will be recycled by the Rule Potential Well.

As the creator of this large-scale ritual, the Comprehensive Network will never embezzle the player's earnings, including the professional experience and equipment drops Su Ming is entitled to.

Because the ritual operates Self-consistently and the cycle is perpetual.

The surrounding rules are also constantly in a state of turbulence, making it the perfect place to analyze an idealistic worldview!

Because the Rule Potential Well is established, all negative emotions and cosmic negative energy within hundreds of kilometers will inevitably automatically converge here.

Over time, the natural environment of the Cabin in the Woods will inevitably change!

A series of high-value Yin-attribute materials such as soul embers, sources of fear, breaths of despair, twisted trees, and so on will also naturally emerge!

As a Star-Forging Lord.

What is the point of just forging those unremarkable celestial bodies?

With these materials, Su Ming can create a series of Yin-attribute celestial bodies to enrich the diversity of the Stellar Covenant.

After listening to Su Ming's popular science interpretation, Hexi's thoughts were disjointed.

I knew you were dark-hearted, but...

This is just too dark!

"This is, after all, an Ancient Evil God, with strength comparable to a third-generation divine body, and it also possesses the essence of mental pollution and cognitive distortion... You..."

"Forget it, forget it. I'll just ask you one question!"

"Is this circular harvesting system reliable?"

Hexi was just worried that this thing, which had been built with so much effort, shouldn't just collapse so easily.