A few days later, in the evening.
Zuo Lin'an received a message from Fang Tang.
It was around seven o'clock in the evening, five hours before the dungeon was set to open.
【Fang Tang: You can come over now.】
Below it was a transfer notification for one hundred thousand.
Zuo Lin'an casually replied before exiting the chat page, then opened the system's mall to purchase a bus ticket.
It cost exactly one hundred thousand.
Not bad. At least this lady knew to reimburse his travel expenses.
After filling in his starting point and destination, he stood up and walked outside, intending to wait for the specter bus.
Passing through the living room, he saw Feng Xingyun and the others playing cards. It looked quite lively.
Feng Xingyun looked over.
“Young Master, going out?”
Zuo Lin'an said, “Yes, I'm going... on a business trip. I should be back in about a day.”
Fang Tang's dungeon would only open for a single day.
“Brother An, stay safe!”
Lin Xiaolei spoke to him, though his eyes remained glued to the cards in his hand.
Zuo Lin'an didn't mind. He gave a casual wave, opened the door, and walked out.
He didn't have to wait outside for more than a few minutes before the specter bus arrived.
It was probably because not many people used the bus late at night.
After boarding, Zuo Lin'an chose a seat at random. Looking at the empty seats, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Sure enough, he was the only one traveling in the dead of night.
Not long after the specter bus started, a layer of white mist slowly enveloped it. In just about ten minutes, the white mist gradually dissipated, and the scenery outside the window changed completely.
Zuo Lin'an turned to look out the window. The environment here was completely different from the Withered Forest and Barren Mountains.
Over on his side, there were rolling mountains everywhere, filled with dead trees, withered grass, and dry leaves.
Here, however, no mountains were in sight. The terrain was relatively flat, with only some rolling hillocks and scattered withered grass swaying in the cold wind.
Zuo Lin'an looked closely and noticed that the ground in many places was uneven, likely excavated by machinery, with heaps of gravel piled around.
The gravel was also covered in some withered grass.
The entire place was dead silent, devoid of any signs of life.
“It's different...”
Zuo Lin'an examined the surroundings carefully for a long time but didn't see any green plants.
After all, after the 【Wuxia World】 was successfully assimilated, some green weeds had appeared in his Withered Forest and Barren Mountains. Even though they were still somewhat wilted, they at least brought a touch of life.
But here, there was absolutely none.
“Could it be...”
After receiving the energy feedback, did the environmental restoration of the supernatural world start from human settlements and extend outward?
And since his Withered Forest and Barren Mountains happened to be closer to the city, he was able to feel the subtle changes first?
While this mining area was further away?
While he was lost in thought, a wall of white mist appeared in front of the specter bus, snapping him back to reality.
Forget it, there was no point in overthinking.
Other people's dungeons had nothing to do with him, as long as his own dungeon was improving.
Before long, the specter bus drove into the white mist ahead. If nothing went wrong, Fang Tang's dungeon lay within this mist.
The white mist they had just passed through was the outer ring white mist of Fang Tang's dungeon.
Because he had received an invitation from the dungeon master, the specter bus was able to bring him directly inside.
Shortly after passing through the white mist, the specter bus began to decelerate and came to a slow halt.
Zuo Lin'an stood up and got off the bus, immediately spotting the woman standing not far ahead.
“Zuo Lin'an, welcome, welcome!”
She greeted him with a smile.
Zuo Lin'an nodded at her, his gaze involuntarily landing on her hair.
Honestly, this dragon fruit pink color was indeed very eye-catching.
“Hello, Ms. Fang.”
Fang Tang was full of energy, bouncing over as her long hair fluttered in the air.
Consequently, he saw...
It wasn't just dragon fruit pink.
This color was only the outermost layer. With even a slight movement, the multicolored hair hidden beneath the outer layer became visible.
Was that rainbow-colored?
Zuo Lin'an found it rather amusing.
This person might as well not be called Fang Tang anymore; she should just be called Rainbow Candy. It was very fitting.
Noticing his gaze, Fang Tang felt a bit self-conscious and reached up to run her hand through her hair.
“Why do you keep staring at my hair?”
“I spent half the day dyeing my hair. Do you think it looks good too?”
Zuo Lin'an snapped back to his senses.
“It is indeed nice. It suits you very well.”
Although there were quite a few colors, it had to be said that as long as a person was good-looking, hair color wasn't a major issue.
Hearing this, a genuine smile instantly broke out on Fang Tang's face.
“Right? I told you it looks good! But that guy Bai Yuan always mocks me!”
“If this were in the past, I definitely wouldn't have dared to do this. But now that I'm a dungeon boss and a Human-Specter Symbiont, I can dye my hair however I want without any issues!”
“Let me tell you...”
Zuo Lin'an quietly watched her ramble on. It took about a few minutes before she suddenly realized she was going off on a tangent.
“Ahem.”
She cleared her throat in embarrassment.
“Sorry, I got a bit carried away. Let's get down to business.”
Zuo Lin'an didn't mind.
“Sure, why don't you show me around the mine shafts first so I can get familiar with them?”
Fang Tang quickly led the way.
“Alright, follow me.”
The two of them walked forward one after the other. Before long, Zuo Lin'an and Fang Tang arrived at the edge of the inner ring white mist, passing through it without any obstruction to step inside.
The first thing Zuo Lin'an saw was a very desolate mine shaft entrance.
It was clearly abandoned for many years. The surrounding area had likely been leveled by hand, but was now cluttered with debris and lots of withered weeds.
A gust of wind brought a smell of decay and death.
The wooden supports used to secure the entrance had half-collapsed, and many rocks were piled up there, covered in dark gray dust and looking very dirty.
Furthermore, due to these piled-up rocks, the already small entrance now had less than one-fifth of its space left for entry and exit.
“It looks just like the photos.”
Fang Tang said, “Of course, I only took those photos recently.”
Zuo Lin'an asked, “So the path of survival is right here at this exit?”
Fang Tang nodded. “Yes. As long as players complete the main quest to survive for one day, they can confirm the path of survival here and clear the dungeon.”
At this point, her tone shifted, carrying a hint of creepiness.
“Of course, that's assuming they can make it here alive.”
Zuo Lin'an turned to look at her.
Fang Tang's expression shifted back as she wore a smile once again.
“Let's go. Follow me inside. I'll show you the situation in there and tell you some things to watch out for.”
Zuo Lin'an followed her.
The two of them entered the entrance one after the other.
If there was still a bit of faint starlight outside just now, now it was truly pitch black—a pure darkness where one couldn't even see their own hand in front of their face.
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