Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?

Wen Nan was taken aback, looking at Yu Shouling, then couldn't help but laugh.

Even though Yu Shouling always locked herself in that airtight alchemist's underground lab, she was actually quite aware of the events happening in this villa.

When Leng Leng, Qingqing, and Susu got into trouble earlier, and the alarm went off, Yu Shouling didn't go to the scene indicated by the alarm. Instead, she led Wen Nan through the tunnel embedded between the walls to the place where the big cat devoured the chopsticks.

At that time, Wen Nan should have realized that, just like the intricate and subtle connection between the Erin Building and Guan Ailin, now this Snow Mountain Villa and Yu Shouling also had a profound connection.

The Erin Building only secretly influenced Guan Ailin's subconsciousness and emotions, but Yu Shouling's control over this Snow Mountain Villa was precise and domineering. Unlike Guan Ailin, who was involuntarily influenced by the Erin Building, Yu Shouling's control over the Snow Mountain Villa was above it.

This might have something to do with the way the two buildings were formed.

The Erin Building awakened its consciousness accidentally due to the implantation of that chip and connected with Guan Ailin through soul threads, making the person and the building more symbiotic.

However, according to the background introduction, the Snow Mountain Villa was built solely by Yu Shouling, making it more like a handy weapon she crafted for herself.

From this perspective, perhaps this is why despite Guan Ailin having the Erin Building and that chip's enhancement, she only reached a ten-star level, while Yu Shouling had a level as high as eleven and a half stars.

Yu Shouling's abilities in forging and alchemy, in Wen Nan's opinion, far exceeded the level of eleven and a half stars. But as a character meant to be strategized, she didn't seem eager to interact actively with players, which led to her rating being suppressed.

Still, why did Yu Shouling intentionally craft this "weapon" of Snow Mountain Villa?

For the indigenous people in this villa? It doesn't seem so. The unexpected incidents with Jiang Xueying and Susu, even the death of the twin sisters, made Yu Shouling feel somewhat sad, but she didn't show too much grief.

These indigenous people seemed more like dolls Yu Shouling left at home—having feelings, but not much.

So, her purpose for building this villa...

Wen Nan guessed it was likely for the secret room atop his guest room.

Liang Yiming's skill, "Map Detection Eye," only grazed the edge of that secret room, immediately causing him to fall unconscious, indicating the high level and immense energy contained within that room.

And now, Yu Shouling had made it clear, warning him that room was a place where one could enter but not leave.

Hmm...

The atmosphere was excellently built.

If this were a horror game like Silent Hill, Wen Nan might indeed be scared and try to stay far away from that mysterious room.

However, in a romance game, when the strategy character sternly warns the player not to enter a certain room, it's almost like there's a big, bold arrow above the room saying, "Quick, enter here! There's treasure inside."

In this situation, if Wen Nan didn't go in to explore, it'd practically be a wasted trip on this map.

Following Yu Shouling's words, Wen Nan nodded solemnly, then earnestly said, "I understand, but I can feel that there is something important that I've lost in that room, something I must retrieve no matter what."

Hearing Wen Nan's words, an unusual expression appeared on Yu Shouling's previously serious face.

"What...important thing?" she asked seriously.

Wen Nan continued bluffing seriously, "It's...the love I've lost."

Such nonsensical talk made Wen Nan feel childish and melodramatic. If Yu Shujun were standing by watching, he would probably laugh his head off.

However, Yu Shouling was different.

Even though she had powerful forging and refining techniques, she was also a simple and easily convinced woman.

Upon hearing Wen Nan, she was surprisingly moved, her lips quivering as if wanting to speak but stopping short.

After a moment, she nodded, "If it's an unforgettable love, then it's indeed worth risking and giving up one's life for."

To lose one's life? That serious?

While considering, Yu Shouling lifted her hand, removed the wooden hairpin from the back of her head, pulled out several strands of her hair, twisted them into the protruding end of the hairpin, secured it again, and handed it to Wen Nan.

"Keep this with you to be immune to the hypnotic effect of the runes on that dark door."

Hypnotic?

So, every time he stared at that constellation rune, his unexpected sleep wasn't due to overloaded brains like the cleaning robot or the chip, but because the outside of the dark door deliberately arranged mechanisms with hypnotic effects?

While pondering, a system notification sounded in his mind—

9527: [Congratulations, you have obtained the instance key item: Guardian's Awakening Bell.]

9527: [Guardian's Awakening Bell: Crafted by ***, a ***, possessing mysterious power scattered throughout different corners of this game world, they are all without exception, attentively guarded.]

Perhaps, you have already successfully found the hidden *** within this map through your wit and intelligence. However, all around it are items related to mental control. Any player forcibly approaching or attempting to activate *** will trigger these items, causing the player to fall asleep and temporarily lose a segment of their memory.]