“Ah, this…” Bai Jiu tugged at Qiao Jiajin from behind. “Qiao Ge, something seems off… I heard that for Earth-level games, if you don’t pay the entrance fee, you can’t learn the rules.”

“Ah? It’s like that?” After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin looked at the Earth-Rabbit again. “Hey, Big Rabbit, I’m afraid of being scammed. Can you explain the rules first?”

“No problem.” The Earth-Rabbit decisively nodded. “Of course I can.”

“Yo! You’re not too bad!”

“After all, I’m also afraid of trouble.” The Earth-Rabbit said. “After I explain the rules, if you don’t think it’s suitable, just leave quickly. Don’t waste time.”

“Of course, of course.” Qiao Jiajin nodded. “If it’s a physical strength type or combat type, no matter what, I’ll go in and take a look.”

“Then I’m afraid I’ll disappoint you.” The Earth-Rabbit shook his head. “Inside the building behind me are a total of sixteen rooms. The rooms are arranged in a square, four rooms per row, for a total of four rows.”

“Uh…” Qiao Jiajin nodded. “And, and then?”

Seeing that Qiao Jiajin was somewhat interested, the Earth-Rabbit crouched down and drew a rough sketch on the ground. From a distance, it looked like a chess board.

“Each room has a door in each of the four directions, for a total of four doors.” After the Earth-Rabbit finished speaking, he pointed to the room in the upper left corner and said, “All participants will enter from this room.”

Then he pointed to the room in the lower right corner: “And ultimately escape from this room. In other words, as long as you can run from the upper left corner room to the lower right corner room, you’ll have won this game.”

“Oh…?” After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin felt he could generally understand this game, but something still felt strange. “How do we run? Can we just run directly?”

“Silence” Yun Shijiu behind them was the first to notice something fishy: “That’s not right… If we could just run directly, the ‘room’ setting would be meaningless.”

“That’s right.” Bai Jiu also nodded. “Are there rules for how participants move between rooms?”

“Ah?” Qiao Jiajin nodded along with everyone. “Is that so…?”

“Of course.” The Earth-Rabbit looked at the sketch on the ground and said, “Everyone acts according to ‘turns.’ This game is divided into ‘Participant Turns’ and ‘Zodiac Turns.’ Participants can choose to open one door and move once per turn, while the Zodiac can open two doors and move twice per turn.”

Bai Jiu stared at the sketch on the ground for a long time, then asked: “What happens if we get caught?”

“I’ll tear you to pieces.” The Earth-Rabbit said. “You’ll die on the spot.”

“I see…” Bai Jiu and Yun Shijiu both nodded at the same time. “This is a strategy game… The seven of us need to choose our own routes and avoid the ‘Zodiac’ to reach the endpoint.”

The other five people also nodded one after another: “I see…”

After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin looked at Bai Jiu and Yun Shijiu with an embarrassed expression, then looked at the other five team members: “What do you mean ‘I see’? Do you all understand?”

“Yes, Qiao Ge.” Bai Jiu nodded. “This game shouldn’t be difficult, but there will indeed be casualties. If you think it’s acceptable, we’ll pay the entrance fee now.”

“Uh… this… I mean…” Qiao Jiajin scratched his head. “I suddenly have a new idea.”

“New idea?”

The several members of the “Cat” team and the Earth-Rabbit all looked at him at the same time.

The Earth-Rabbit also seemed to notice that the man before him appeared to be a leader. Was he trying to raise the stakes?

“Everyone…” Qiao Jiajin smiled, then looked at the Earth-Rabbit and said, “I’ve decided to switch to a different game.”

“Ah?”

The members of the “Cat” team didn’t expect Qiao Jiajin to suddenly say this. None of them knew how to respond.

“Qiao, Qiao Ge…” Bai Jiu asked from the side. “Do you think this game is too difficult?”

“Ah?” Qiao Jiajin was also startled. “Diffi, difficult? Maybe for me…”

“Are there hidden rules we haven’t discovered?” Bai Jiu asked with a serious expression. “I knew this wasn’t an ordinary strategy game… ‘Earth-level’ games are getting harder and harder these days…”

“That’s right, Qiao Ge, did you discover something?”

“Ah no… how can you put it that way?” Qiao Jiajin laughed foolishly. “I just feel that if I participate in this game, I as the leader would seem like an idiot, unable to play any role at all…”

“What do you mean?”

“Eh, never mind, never mind.” After saying this, Qiao Jiajin walked up and patted the Earth-Rabbit’s hard, strong shoulder, saying, “Big Rabbit, sorry about that, we’ve disturbed you. Your entrance fee is really too expensive. We’re a bit short on funds, so we’ve decided to try another place.”

Even the Earth-Rabbit hadn’t expected that the man before him could walk away so decisively.

He led his team away without looking back, as if they had never come at all.

“Wait…” The Earth-Rabbit instantly showed a grieved expression. “You should at least ask me how many ‘Dao’ the ticket costs…”

Before he finished speaking, another team appeared at the other end of the street.

Strangely, this team looked very similar to the previous one.

“I’m really fed up…”

A lazy voice came from far to near.

“You all don’t know where the Earth-level ‘Zodiacs’ are, right…? Is our main itinerary today ‘sightseeing’?”

A man who looked rather roguish led a group of people wearing black leather jackets wandering aimlessly on the street.

“We rarely participate in games anymore.” A man in a black leather jacket beside him said. “So let’s just look around.”

After a few steps, this team happened to come face to face with the Earth-Rabbit.

“Oh my goodness!!!” The lead man looked at the Earth-Rabbit and shouted loudly. “Song Qi, Song Qi, Song Qi, look quickly!”

The man called Song Qi helplessly shook his head: “What is it?”

“A big fat rabbit!” The lead man suddenly revealed a mischievous smile. “This young master has really opened his eyes today. I’ve never seen such a fat rabbit.”

The Earth-Rabbit felt that the man before him seemed a bit too frivolous. If he learned about his game’s content, he would probably turn and run like the previous leader.

But what kind of day was today?

Why were there so many people wearing black leather jackets moving about on the streets?

“Hey…” The Earth-Rabbit said. “Want to participate in my game?”

“Sure.” The lead man said.

“Alright then, let me first explain my ru—”

“Open the door.” The lead man said. “However many ‘Dao’ it costs is fine. The people behind me will pay it directly. Today’s your lucky day, buddy—you’ve met a rich patron.”

“Ah?” This time it was the Earth-Rabbit’s turn to be confused. “Wait a moment… I can tell you the rules of this game in advance. Don’t you want to hear my ru—”

“No need for that.” The lead man waved his hand and walked directly toward the building behind the Earth-Rabbit. “This young master’s life motto is ‘the car will find its way around the mountain, the boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge.’ That’s how it is.”

“Wh, what?” The Earth-Rabbit looked at the man called Song Qi with a confused expression.

“Uh, well…” Song Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head. “Our leader is like this. Please bear with him.”