Plague Exemption Period

Is this right?

Zhu Yan felt something was off.

He still remembered that when he got his first day off, he thought zero people would choose to enter an instance.

But now he found that he seemed to have no luck with long vacations.

He was about to die or mutate.

Under these circumstances, if Carnival Paradise did not have an instance for him to enter, that would actually be worrying.

"Instance clearance reward: fifty thousand yuan."

Whoa, it was actually ten thousand more than last time.

Why?

Was it because of the instance's difficulty, or because his clearance method was splendid?

"Forty thousand yuan is the base reward, and ten thousand yuan is a reward for your creativity."

Okay, so it was the latter.

"You can choose to receive it in the form of human currency or Carnival Paradise currency."

As soon as the voice fell, two lines of red text appeared before Zhu Yan's eyes.

Zhu Yan thought about it and chose to gaze at the Carnival Paradise currency.

He remembered that the mall where the Hall of Mourning was located had been surrounded by the police, and a little boy had been eaten by a Doppelganger.

He figured that for a long time, he wouldn't be able to go to the Hall of Mourning to exchange currency.

Besides, Carnival Paradise had hinted that the current exchange rate was not high.

If the exchange rate went up by the time the Hall of Mourning opened again, he would suffer a huge loss.

"Okay," the female voice said pleasantly. "Five hundred bone gold coins have been issued to your account. I will continue to broadcast the remaining rewards for you."

"Player level: Lv.3. Still low-level, but in the current world, it is passable."

"Roleplay ability level: Lv.5. Clearing two closed beta instances will upgrade it. You can enter the Player Center to view the changes."

Right.

Zhu Yan almost forgot that upgrading Roleplay from level five to level six required three closed beta instances.

"Complain ability level: Lv.5. Upgrading from level five to level six requires clearing three closed beta instances."

"If you had activated this ability when you were playing humor with the Voodoo Doll just now, perhaps your rating could have been a bit higher."

If that could upgrade it, Zhu Yan wouldn't mind saying something even more hellish.

"Bully ability level: Lv.3."

"Glad you finally used it, player."

Looking at it overall, Zhu Yan felt quite thrilled.

With the current levels of these three abilities, they were indeed a bit lacking against thriller creatures, but against players, they were more than enough.

If he encountered another player versus player instance like today's, he would have the confidence to face them head-on.

Zhu Yan felt a wave of relaxation...

Joy wrapped around him like warm amniotic fluid, and faint electric currents gently struck his blood vessels, bringing an extremely contradictory pleasure.

Unlike the previous few times, the physical sensation was even stronger this time.

Even Zhu Yan's facial muscles began to completely relax.

It took fully a dozen seconds before he suddenly woke up from this sensation.

Here it comes again.

This feeling was addictive.

But addiction was not a good thing.

Zhu Yan bit the tip of his tongue hard to refocus his attention and continued listening to the broadcast.

Today's broadcast seemed exceptionally long.

The female voice rang joyfully in his ears, like some kind of musical tone.

"And, congratulations on getting the treasure you need."

"I will broadcast the usage and origin of the treasure for you."

Zhu Yan couldn't help but feel a little excited.

He reached into his bathrobe and grasped the tiny typewriter lying among a pile of sundries.

"This was the beloved little invention of an art student. He vainly attempted to use this toy as a stepping stone to a certain art academy."

"However, the professor in charge of admissions saw through his prank and returned this item along with his application letter, causing the art student to fail the entrance exam."

All of Zhu Yan's thoughts paused for a moment.

What?

Did this thing have even half a dime's relationship with art?

"Carnival Paradise thought such a small object was very interesting, so it stole it."

So despicable, but Zhu Yan liked it.

If Carnival Paradise hadn't stolen it, he wouldn't have been able to get this thing.

"After endowing this small object with power, it possesses stronger printing and modification functions than before."

"You only need to put your identity card into the designated position of the machine, and it can generate a brand new, non-repetitive card for you."

"Furthermore, it can fabricate a background for you and produce matching documents."

So awesome?

Zhu Yan was startled.

He wanted to take a good look at this interesting little thing, but the female voice continued broadcasting.

"Once all the documents are gathered, Carnival Paradise will automatically fill all your new information into the human system."

"The new information will not overlap with the old information."

"However, we will retain your school information and other necessary parts."

Zhu Yan's heart beat violently.

Did these words mean that he could completely cut ties with the identity of the former Zhu Yan and the things Zhu Yan had done?

He wouldn't have to be cautious, nor would he have to worry about the police checking his biological information, and he could live in the sunlight again?

"You will be reborn and walk in the sunlight again... even if the sunlight is about to fade."

Zhu Yan subconsciously gripped that small, cold machine.

This news even diluted his worry about impending death or mutation.

"Finally, I will bring you the last reward of this instance, and explain the related matters."

There's more.

Zhu Yan began to greedily hope it was about the Plague Demon virus, and reality indeed turned out as he wished.

"Carnival Paradise has decided to grant you ten days of Plague Immunity Time, which is our special preferential treatment for players."

"In the process of coming into contact with the Plague Demon, you unfortunately contracted the plague."

"According to the original process, you would die horribly within a day."

Zhu Yan thought of the legends and studies about the Black Death in the Middle Ages, and for a moment, he didn't know how to feel.

Of course he was afraid of dying, but he always felt that his lifespan was not yet up.

"Player, it is a pity."

"Because the outbreak of the Plague will greatly accelerate the integration progress of Carnival Paradise, Carnival Paradise will not actively provide you with triggerable instances."

"Such an action is contrary to the goal of Carnival Paradise."

Zhu Yan keenly caught the word actively.

Carnival Paradise not actively providing them didn't mean he couldn't actively look for them.

Compared to death, he would rather choose to mutate into a Plague Demon.

But if he could live, he didn't want to become a man-eating monster.

There was still a chance, a glimmer of hope.

He held his breath.

"However, during the Plague Immunity Time, you will not fall ill."

"During this period, you can look for an instance that can save you, figure out a way to enter it, and get what you need."

"Player, you should thank the generosity and mercy of Carnival Paradise."

The female voice fell silent.

Zhu Yan leaned back gently against the chair without speaking.

He was glad he had gotten on this tram and struck up a conversation with the Voodoo Doll.

Witch, this was a very useful clue.

Nothing in the world was more important than life and death.

Zhu Yan opened the book Coexisting with Taboo Entities and searched the table of contents for witches.

He remembered there was a section on them.

Witches, page 735.

"[Witch], like the [Plague Demon], is one of the famous products of medieval Europe."

The book read.

"Of course, medieval Europe was an era that produced a massive number of terrifying creatures."

"The uniqueness of [Witches] lies in the fact that they wrote and compiled the famous Key of Solomon, even though the versions circulating in the world are quite ridiculous and full of errors..."

"But it can still be inferred that they could make deals with higher-level [Demons] through certain channels."

Zhu Yan read on with rapt attention.

"At the same time, because most [Witches] love cleanliness, they tend to live deep in the mountains and are absolutely irreconcilable with terrifying creatures like the [Plague Demon]."

"They harbor considerable hostility and an appetite for humans, but they absolutely adore cats."

The section on [Witches] ended there.

It was still early before his stop.

Zhu Yan thought for a moment and began looking up [Demons].