Qi Xia held the five “Dao” that Qiao Jiajin had given him and formally headed toward Earth-Sheep’s game venue.

Qiao Jiajin insisted on accompanying Qi Xia for part of the way, and no matter what was said, he wouldn’t listen.

Although Earth-level games all carried considerable danger, Qi Xia knew his own probability of death was very low.

Even if he couldn’t win the game, he should be able to preserve his life.

But if an accident were to occur…

“Fist…” Qi Xia turned his head and said, “If next time I forget everything, remember to tell me ‘Yu Nian’an says dong dong dong’… That way I’ll believe what you tell me.”

“Don’t be so pessimistic, liar boy.” Qiao Jiajin patted Qi Xia’s back. “If you dare forget me, I’ll give you a full set of grappling techniques as a gift—I’ll beat you awake if I have to.”

“This…” Qi Xia shook his head helplessly. “If I have no memory and you suddenly attack me, I’m afraid I’ll fight you desperately…”

“Forget the desperate fighting.” Qiao Jiajin stretched lazily and said, “Then I’ll just do as you say. What was it Yu Dongdong said again?”

“Yu Dongdong…?”

This simple phrase took Qi Xia three attempts to teach Qiao Jiajin before he could fully remember it, but Qi Xia still felt it was unreliable.

Fortunately, Qiao Jiajin’s character was good. Even if he lost his memory, they should be able to become acquainted again.

The two walked for about half an hour and happened to see the bar that Earth-Tiger had mentioned.

At this moment, a person with a black goat head was standing at the entrance, with over a dozen people beside him. It looked like a large-scale game.

“Liar boy… are you sure you don’t need me to go with you?” Qiao Jiajin asked, looking at the dozen or so people in the distance. “All these people are participating.”

“Fist, ‘Sheep’ represents deception.” Qi Xia turned his head and said, “If we’re assigned to the same team, that’s fine… but if it’s an ‘individual battle,’ I don’t want to deceive you.”

“It’s fine if you deceive me.” Qiao Jiajin looked unconcerned.

“What kind of logic is that?” Qi Xia frowned and said, “I clearly have the choice not to deceive you, yet you insist on going in to be deceived by me?”

“Oh, you’re right.” Qiao Jiajin nodded helplessly. “So are you confident?”

“I most likely won’t die.” Qi Xia said, “But if I want to win all of ‘Earth-Sheep’s’ ‘Dao,’ I’ll still need to see what the rules are.”

“Then… be careful.”

Qiao Jiajin still looked somewhat worried at the dozen or so people in the distance. Even in a one-on-one deception game, he might not necessarily win against his opponent. If it was over a dozen people all deceiving each other… just thinking about it was terrifying.

This game wasn’t suitable for him.

“You should head back first.” Qi Xia said, “After I succeed, I’ll find you at ‘Heaven’s Mouth.'”

After bidding farewell to Qiao Jiajin, Qi Xia slowly walked toward the crowd.

Earth-Sheep’s black, glossy short fur was now shining in the sunlight. He twitched his nose and looked at Qi Xia.

“How much is the entrance fee?” Qi Xia asked.

“Five.” Earth-Sheep said.

“Five…?” Qi Xia nodded slightly. In most cases, the entrance fee for “Earth-level” games was this amount. Qiao Jiajin had been a great help this time.

He took out all five of his “Dao” and tossed them to Earth-Sheep.

“How many more people do we need?” Qi Xia looked around at the dozen or so men and women and asked, “When can we start?”

“The game requires fifty participants.” Earth-Sheep’s voice was very flat, completely devoid of emotion. “The current number is far from enough.”

“What?” Qi Xia was stunned. “Fifty people?!”

This enormous number made Qi Xia feel somewhat uneasy as well.

“What are we going to play?” Qi Xia asked again.

“Once the number is met, the rules will be revealed.”

Hearing this, Qi Xia could only slowly stand among the crowd. No wonder these people all looked somewhat grave—they were all shrouded by this sense of unknown terror.

A fraud game with fifty people.

Regardless of what the game rules were, the difficulty was somewhat excessive.

Moreover… “Sheep” would start lying while explaining the rules. Would these people be able to break through?

Qi Xia found a spot by the roadside and slowly sat down, beginning to wait for the next participants.

The number of fifty people was truly too massive. Qi Xia and the crowd beside him waited from morning all the way until noon, and the count only reached about thirty-something people.

The “Earth-Ox” game he had participated in before only required twenty people, yet “Earth-Sheep” actually needed fifty people…

Could he really control such a large-scale game?

“Hey…” A middle-aged man in a suit asked, “What happens if we can’t gather enough people?”

Earth-Sheep calmly turned his head and said, “Then this game will be canceled.”

“Canceled?!” The middle-aged man couldn’t accept it. “Are you kidding?! We’ve all paid!”

“Then what do you want?” Earth-Sheep’s voice remained flat, sounding like a very rigid person. “Do you want to cause trouble here?”

After hearing this, the middle-aged man slowly lowered his head and actually fell silent.

Qi Xia looked at these people and found that most of them had very calm expressions. There were likely quite a few who had already obtained “Echoes” before.

To be able to participate in an Earth-level game on the first day, they were either “Echo” users or pure novices. This could potentially make the game even more intense.

Over thirty participants standing in the street were very eye-catching and soon attracted many people to inquire. Some gave up midway, while others chose to join.

What made Qi Xia feel somewhat curious was that about four or five people in the crowd were carrying small handbags, looking just like gangsters conducting transactions in movies.

After waiting another two hours or so, when Qi Xia felt his mouth was parched and his stomach hungry, the last person finally paid the entrance fee.

At this moment, the bustling street was filled with the shadows of participants.

Qi Xia looked around and saw that among them were men and women, young and old. This was also the first time Qi Xia had seen elderly people in a game. About two or three people looked somewhat familiar and were probably members of “Heaven’s Mouth,” but Qi Xia had no interaction with them.

It seemed that the number of “Participants” wandering around here every day was very large.

“Very good, everyone has waited long. Please follow me.” Earth-Sheep turned and opened the bar’s door, leading the crowd into the building.

The bar had been completely abandoned, with tables, chairs, and benches scattered everywhere.

He didn’t linger and walked straight toward the bar counter, then pushed open a small door beside the bar, revealing a staircase leading downward.

“Please watch your step and be careful not to fall to your death.” Earth-Sheep said softly and took the lead going down.

The line was very long. Qi Xia was in the middle-to-rear section of the entire line, following the bustling crowd and slowly shuffling forward.

“Hey, brother.” A square-faced man behind him patted Qi Xia.

“What?” Qi Xia turned his head and asked.

“We don’t know what we’re going to play. How about the two of us cooperate later?”

“Oh?” Qi Xia sized up the square-faced man, finding it somewhat interesting. “You want to cooperate with me?”

“Yeah.” The man nodded. “Sheep is a ‘fraud’ game, right? If the two of us can make arrangements in advance and deceive others together, then we’ll have the first-mover advantage!”

“Sure.” Qi Xia nodded. “Then let’s cooperate.”

He stared at the man before him with great interest. Seeking cooperation at a “fraud” venue—he wondered whether this person was a clown… or a master?