Inside Room 206

“Hah! ” Xue Qi clapped her hands together. Instantly, a turbulent wave-like air shield barrier materialized in front of her!

The wild-haired woman glared at Xue Qi and shouted angrily, “A piece of trash like you dares to compete for the ‘Divine Spark’? And then even dares to mess up my hair! Bitch! “

A faint, icy mist, carrying a light fragrance of camphor-like chill, emanated from around Xue Qi’s body. She looked down at the new coat she had just recently bought from the distributor, now torn to shreds by the woman before her.

The opposing woman produced a small statue of faint, shimmering luster, cupping it in her hands.

“Come and witness the gulf between us! Obscured-Light Warrior! “

She raised the tiny statue.

As energy surged, a savage beast of pure force materialized harshly from the idol. With the momentum of crushing tragedy, it lunged straight toward the doorway and Xue Qi, who was there, taking on her maiden’s form.

｛Black Rose indicates it wants action in the rifle-chamber.｝

Xue Qi’s foot launched with a kick off the ground, and with a poise befitting a warrior, she drew from within her coat the pistol that Yang Zicang had given her.

｛For Black Rose, funding Amplified Chrono at a value of 200,000 N.｝

｛For Black Rose, funding the Void Chrono at a value of 300,000 N.｝

｛I, the Mysterious Triangle, can spend 1000N to pull the trigger!｝

Xue Qi’s face barely twitched before she unhesitatingly pulled the trigger with her index finger.

Bang!

At the same time, she pulled out the accompanying Nightmare Perfume bottle. As the frenzied beast, having shattered the force field, lunged to tear at her neck, she pressed the thumb cap, and a wave of pungent stench spread out.

Thud!

The woman collapsed to the floor, her panicked gaze shifting from the dissipating energy beast to the other side of the room where the sound of the fall had come from.

Xue Qi, who had drawn her gun and fired in one seamless motion, stared blankly at the firearm in her hand, as if the Black Rose had been calling the shots on its own.

At that moment, the original tenant had already silently sprawled face-down on the carpet, with the statue in her hand rolling off to one side.

— “New occupant Xue Qi has won the bid. The lease of Room 206 has changed hands. “

A faint voice came from outside the room’s door.

｛I won the auction for Room 206.｝

Xue Qi collapsed limply onto the ground. After a few more breaths, she struggled to her feet and went over to look down at the woman. A swirling energy vortex was gradually forming beneath her.

Just before it devoured everything, Xue Qi snatched up the statue.

｛I have received the embedded bloodline statue, the ‘Ode Immensity Ring’.｝

…..

As Xue Qi came downstairs, the group also came noisily into the hotel from outside.

Bai Yuan went up to them and said, “Brothers, what vow did you make in the end? “

“‘Let’s have breakfast together tomorrow.’ Hey, manager, we’ve already sworn brotherhood as men of different surnames. Can we jointly bid for Room 204 now! “

“That should be fine. You can give it a try. “

“Buddy, from now on just call us ‘Family Brotherhood.’ President and you all, please take good care of our Family Brotherhood going forward. “

As the lobby manager dealt with the crowd, Yang Zicang stepped forward to drape his own coat over Xue Qi.

The woman glanced at him and said with downcast eyes, “My coat is still back at the lighthouse. “

“You’ve worked hard. Are you alright? “

She shook her head. “I’m used to it. “

Xue Qi took out a small statue. “I got this thing from her hand. “

｛I have obtained one ring of the Bloodline Statue that is being stripped from the ‘Ring of Dim Radiance’.｝

｛The Bloodline Statue has now resonated with the Ring of Sequence.｝

｛I can invest 10,000 N and one thousand portions each of 1 to 7 Petals of Moonlight to perform a resonant substitution of the Ring of Sequence.｝

“A Bloodline Statue?! “

Talk about good luck! Yang Zicang quickly glanced back at the crowd arguing noisily about who should go pay the Radiance bill.

“This thing is extremely precious. You need to keep it safe. “

“I know. But as for this thing, I still can’t use it yet. It requires Moonlight, which probably means the Moonlight from those distributors’ stands. “

This group walked toward Yang Zicang. “Hey, bro—ah, I mean friend—could you let us check into a room first? “

“209。“

The group finally all signed their names in the tour group booklet.

The most beautiful woman among them, Yao Xiaoqin, who was voted as the “family representative, ” obtained a form from the lobby manager and began writing about the Radiance she had acquired from her hotel experience. The remaining twenty-two siblings of different surnames, each at the price of four hundred fifty-four years, six months, and twelve days, paid this beauty for her rebate.

Hua Mi showed everyone the intricate circular pattern she had drawn.

Yang Zicang looked at it; at first glance, it seemed unremarkable, but whenever he tried to focus on it and memorize it, he couldn’t help but feel a yawn coming on.

The woman holding the paper walked forward, displaying the magic pattern from left to right before everyone. The whole group began to yawn, with some people on the verge of dozing off.

“Now that everyone’s here—Bai Yuan, you keep an eye on this side. I’m going to go bid on Room 201 first. “

Yang Zicang handed the tour expense slip that She Liqi had given him to the lobby manager.

“Please notify the guest in Room 201 for me. “

“The guest in Room 201 is right inside the room. Guest, you may go upstairs and bid at any time. “

Bai Yuan walked over with a smile and stuffed the pruning shears she was holding into Yang Zicang’s hand.

“Take this. No matter what object ends up in your hands, it always gets put to good use, right? “

Taking the pruning shears, Yang Zicang shot him a deep look before vanishing into the swirling vortex of energy.

Returning to Room 205 via the key, the moment he emerged, he saw a group of little mice woven from yarn balls, busy working by the wall like little people.

Startled by Yang Zicang’s appearance, they scattered in panic, scurrying towards the open door. The last string-ball mouse, as if remembering something, turned back to drag along its discarded little broom, bared its teeth at Yang Zicang with an apologetic grin, then dashed out of the room in a flash, pulling the solid wood door shut behind it.

These must be the hotel’s cleaning crew, right?

Indeed, they’re little ones not protected by labor laws.

A flash of light zigzagged from Yang Zicang’s fingertip, tracing a translucent coffin in the air. It slowly materialized and gently settled in the center of the room.

“If I don’t come back… “

Yang Zicang caressed the surface of the stone coffin. Through the semi-energized lid, he could see two people nestled together in a pale red transparent bag, as if they were just fast asleep.

“I’ll find a way to see you again. I heard there’s a divine spark here. I think, if it’s a god, maybe it can help. Don’t worry—even if the god fails, I’ll find one for you. “

Yang Zicang placed the key to Room 205 above the transparent bag where the two clasped hands intertwined.

“I will definitely come back. “

The semi-energized stone coffin fully transformed into carved stone.

He pulled on the coat Xu Aiyuan had given him while moving toward the opposite end of the hallway outside the room.

-｛Distributor February·Di’an looks forward to my supply.｝

The warm touch of the door handle traveled from Yang Zicang’s palm to his heart, as wisps of heat began to emerge in his hand.

On the oval brass room number plate read “201. “

Yang Zicang looked up at the elegantly carved number. “1 ” represented the starting point of all numbers—whether it was 11, 101, or 1001, it all signified a new beginning at a certain stage.

Humans loved new lives, a new month, a new change—they were always chasing the chance to start over. And as for himself, what he was bidding for was a room that embodied this very idea of a fresh start.

Just standing outside the door, Yang Zicang already felt a warmth that soothed both body and mind.

Click.

The door handle turned easily against his pull. He stretched his elbow forward, and a gentle breeze enveloped his entire body, passing through a clear, wavelike energy field to surround and cocoon him.

At the stairwell of the corridor, people gathered, including Hua Mi, She Liqi, and a tall, gaunt figure. Among the whispering crowd, they saw through the open door at the far left wall of the hallways endpoint inside, as if a reddish light with hints of orange, with orange shifting into shimmering golden radiance, was spilling out.

“This glow… What will be staying inside?“

“Although the color of that light is somewhat like the amplified radiance of a million-tier Void Zero temporal sequence, its texture is completely different. “

At the sight of that infuriating, smug-faced brat stepping into the room, a crowd at the stairway rushed over swiftly, peering through the closing door gap.

A ball of light emerged in the final sliver they glimpsed—as if a genuine, living flame blazed and burned inside the room!

Yang Zicang withdrew his hand from the door and looked ahead at the bizarre, pulsating, yet gentle flame.

“Bidder, what makes you think you can challenge the master of this room? “

The prostrate flame within the room rang out with a crisp sound, vibrating with a resounding clang like bronze bells under a temple eaves.

“Are you certain you wantmeto vacate my sleeping spot?! “

In Yang Zicang’s astonished and bewildered gaze, the swelling form of the flame shifted—the dancing fire before his eyes was coalescing into the tail feathers of a phoenix!

“This… “

Yang Zicang had never imagined that Room 201 housed a being like this!

“Shhh-cha! “

With this resounding phoenix cry, a blazing surge of flames and countless fiery chains exploded within the room, crashing against the walls and floors. In an instant, the entire interior was scorched with marks like the twisted roots of countless trees!

“Get out now, while I’m not yet provoked by you! “

Yang Zicang, gripping the gardening scissors, gritted his teeth and sidestepped to avoid the two flame trails hurtling toward him, then lowered his arm that had been shielding his face.

That damned Bai Yuan—was he seriously expecting him to trim a phoenix’s claws with this piece of junk?

He had thought that since the bastard knew what awaited him in this room, the thing he handed over was meant to help him better challenge the master of the residence. But it turned out to be just some random tool he casually passed off as a weapon for him to fight with?