There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

As Tuberculosis Rabbit's words faded away, Chen Yi and the others fell into a heavy silence without speaking.

This map scenario is indeed a bit tricky to figure out.

Which means Tuberculosis Rabbit is actually the perfect fit for this map. Players don't need to do anything after entering the map; they just have to be stubborn. As long as they keep up the stubbornness, they can achieve a perfect evaluation.

When the map access was passed to them, there were only five entries available. Sword Without End had already entered five times, yet had not completed the hidden mission.

Although it was unclear what exactly happened to Sword Without End inside the map.

One could guess that Sword Without End probably wanted to complete the hidden mission, therefore cleaning up the crime scene and concealing his own criminal behavior.

However, what was unexpected was that the more intact the crime scene was preserved, the more beneficial it would be for oneself. Actively cleaning the crime scene actually singled out the real culprit, trapping himself even deeper.

After a long while.

Only then did Chen Yi let out a long sigh, rubbing his temples with a sense of helplessness: "I was saying how could a Grade C map be so complex? Normal people shouldn't be able to pass the hidden mission by playing a role with split personality like I did."

"After all, it's a highly difficult task to process the crime scene exceedingly clean within four minutes, even for professionals.

"Now it seems that probably the map didn't anticipate anyone could actually clean up the crime scene within those four minutes."

"Originally, I thought that although it was a Grade C map, the difficulty increased a bit because it was a hidden mission, but now it seems like we raised the difficulty ourselves."

"Then this map should suit Tie Chui the best, simply acting in character would be enough to complete the hidden mission."

"I'm afraid that's not possible anymore."

Tuberculosis Rabbit shook his head: "After I completed the game, the system indicated that the map had been successfully cleared with 100% perfection by a player and no further entries are allowed. The remaining two entry tries were also voided."

After he came out from the map, players could no longer enter this map.

"What a pity."

Chen Yi glanced regretfully at the dark clouds in the sky before asking, "How's the Title Effect of your title?"

"Wait, let me check it with the clean grey stone."

The next second—

A Title Effect was shared in front of everyone.

'Title Name': True Plot Detective.

'Title Quality': Red.

'Title Effect': On your first entry into any map, you will receive a piece of hidden information about that map.

'Title Source': "Available from clearing a Grade C map in Life Theater with a hidden mission and obtaining a 100% perfect evaluation."

"This Title Effect is somewhat strong."

Chen Yi, gazing at the Title Effect shared by Tuberculosis Rabbit, nodded thoughtfully: "With this Title Effect, it's like getting more hidden messages when we enter a new map, which will be very helpful for us in clearing new maps."

"For example, in this map scenario, if we had this Title Effect, we could probably get a higher evaluation."

He then looked down at the time, stood up, and turned to Jiaye and the others sitting by the campfire, saying, "It's getting late, Tuberculosis Rabbit and I will head back first; you guys should also head home and rest early."

"Okay."

Jiaye nodded, looking at Chen Yi: "You guys go ahead, my brother and I will sit here for a while longer."

"Alright."

Chen Yi didn't say much but smiled and waved his hand at Tie Chui before heading downstairs with Tuberculosis Rabbit. It was almost nine o'clock; time to get ready for bed after washing up.

...

In the following period, the lives of Chen Yi and his companions seemed to enter the proper track.

They ate three meals a day in a very standard manner, rested at sunset and got up at sunrise, and after waking up they would go outside the city to hunt for a while. Up to now, they really weren't lacking Points from monster drops.

But if you don't use the Props on you, they'll 'rust', although rusting is a bit of an exaggeration. However, taking them out and using them often can indeed provide better ways to handle crises when they arise.

There were no global events during this time, nor were there any limited-time events.

Every day they ate meals sent over by Jiaye, occasionally went to the hotpot restaurant they invested in for a meal, savoring the charm of spicy boiled beef tripe, and then they would need to eat modestly for several days afterward.

Hotpot is certainly delicious, but in the end, it isn't as comforting as light food for the stomach.

And today, it's already June 30th.

It's also the last day of June.

They maintained this stable and leisurely lifestyle for about 11 days straight, all the way until the end of this month. Clearly, this stable life was about to be disrupted.

"It's finally going to be July."

It was around three o'clock in the afternoon.

The black clouds had dissipated, and the sun was once again enveloping the earth, filling the air with a languid heat that made it difficult for a normal person not to feel sleepy.

Tuberculosis Rabbit lay lazily on the beach chair under the rooftop garden's sun umbrella, dressed in a Hawaiian vacation outfit complete with sunglasses. He listlessly took a chilled natural coconut water to his lips, took a deep sip, then exhaled deeply, reveling in the pleasure.

"Should we go to Hawaii in July?"

The idea of global travel, which once sounded supremely luxurious, now seemed mundane to them. If they desired, they could reach any corner of the globe in a short amount of time using their sleds.

That included commercially famous destinations like Hawaiian beaches or natural sites such as a certain canyon.

But the reason they chose not to go was that June was simply not a suitable month to be out and about; the rules of June required them to maintain an extremely standard daily routine.

Time zones had been unified across the globe, so when it was 6 a.m. in the eastern hemisphere, it was also 6 a.m. in the western hemisphere.

However, daylight hadn't been unified.

Which is to say that players in the other hemisphere had to go to sleep and eat according to the unified time this month, regardless of whether it was daylight; if the time was nine in the evening, they had to prepare for bed.

For players in some regions, this was initially uncomfortable, but they gradually got used to it.

After all, human adaptability is among the best in the animal kingdom, and such setbacks couldn't even be called significant hardships.

Still, they had turned the rooftop of their apartment complex into a vacation paradise, where they would come up to enjoy life whenever they had nothing else to do. They hadn't asked anyone's permission, but then again, no one tried to stop them.

Perhaps it was because they didn't like conflict and loved peace, or maybe just out of pure fear of death.

"We'll see when the time comes,"

Chen Yi lay on a sun lounger next to him, also under an umbrella and wearing sunglasses, lazily enjoying the gentle breeze, "Let's first see what the rules for July are."

The end of June in Yancheng brought blistering hot days.

All electrical appliances, including air conditioners, had been thoroughly switched off, as there was no electricity supply anymore; now, the only way to cool down in Yancheng was through props, some of which had cooling effects.

Like their air conditioning unit.

The effect was quite good - they had bought it from another player for more than two thousand Points.

"I hope the rules for July will be more player-friendly,"

Tuberculosis Rabbit, lying on the sun lounger, lit a cigarette with some irritation and put it to his lips, "June's rules were truly too perverse. Although I know having meals three times a day and going to bed at dusk and rising at dawn are good habits, strictly adhering to this schedule for an entire month is indeed torturous."

"It's nothing for those who strictly follow this routine on a daily basis, but for us, it's a bit too much to bear."

"The May rule 'No ghosts in mind' continued for two months, and the limitation of this rule will also end at the beginning of July."

"That means in July, only the rule of that month applies, with May's and June's rules becoming invalid, which should give many players a sigh of relief."

"There aren't any holidays in July, right?"

According to the features of this game, every holiday is accompanied by a limited-time event.

Such as 520, Father's Day, Children's Day, and so on.

"July."

Chen Yi furrowed his brows in thought for a moment before he began to search the forums, "July doesn't have any highly renowned holidays. The only moderately famous holiday is July 11, which is Maritime Day."

"But it's relatively low-profile, so the chances of there being a holiday-specific event are quite small."

"There probably won't be any holiday-specific events in July."

Holiday-specific events in the game thus far have centered around well-known holidays like 520 or Children's Day, with lesser-known holidays not being chosen.

"However, August and September have several holidays, including Qixi Festival, Teacher's Day, and Mid-Autumn Festival – these well-known holidays are likely to have exclusive limited events."

"I've just seen in the forums that some people are already buying props related to teachers, mooncakes, and family reunions, which seems like preparation for the upcoming months."

"With several months to go, they're really getting their preparations underway."

"Is that so?"

After stretching a long stretch in the sun lounger, Tuberculosis Rabbit spoke with a hint of drowsiness, "This weather really makes it hard not to feel sleepy. Speaking of which, Sword Without End has been in Hell for quite a while now and hasn't returned."

"He hasn't become unable to return, has he?"

"That shouldn't be the case. His strength is still commendable. After all, he was able to inflict nearly five-digit damage on the world boss. His abilities are not to be underestimated."

"Maybe not the second in the world, but certainly invincible to most people."

"He's probably still in Hell, searching for his wife. That's really quite romantic."

Today was the last day of June, and the two of them had no plans to leave the city to hunt monsters but had given themselves a day off instead, lying on the sun loungers and basking in the sunlight.

Time slipped away by the minute.

People say time is precious, but sometimes squandering time can bring a strong sense of pleasure, especially if it doesn't lead to guilt.

Time slowly arrived at 21:00 on the last day of June, with the rules of June still in effect.

And there were less than 3 hours left until July.

...

ps: There will be two more chapters later tonight. I need to modify the setup for July's rules and meticulously design the new gameplay. If you have any good suggestions for July's rules and the new game features for July, feel free to leave them in the comments section so I can take note.