From the outside, it looked like an ordinary wooden cabin.

But once they entered, it was a completely different world.

Although it couldn’t compare to a palace, it could definitely be called a luxurious banquet hall—

Upon entering, they first saw a beautiful circular dance floor. The floor was filled with numerous guests in fine clothes and gorgeous garments. At the very front, they could see a band playing instruments, and all around were countless attendants—some holding trays, some pouring wine for guests, and some doing nothing at all, just standing there politely.

At first glance, it was a scene full of elegantly dressed people, their fragrant clothes and coiffed hair, jewels and treasures everywhere, as if they had stepped into a banquet hosted by some wealthy tycoon.

However, this feeling lasted only a second.

Because everyone discovered that whether it was the dancing guests, the musicians in the band, or those attendants—they were all completely motionless.

They were all dolls.

The laughter here, the talking, the music—it was all fake.

Just like dressing up dolls in beautiful clothes, moving them into a beautiful house, arranging them in a scene, and finally adding appropriate music—

It could deceive the eye as real.

The Inspector sat at the edge of the dance floor at a dining table, gently beckoning to them.

The nearby tables were all filled with dolls, but the table where the Inspector sat was empty.

The five people walked over and saw six chairs. The Inspector occupied one, leaving five remaining.

Everyone understood without asking questions and found seats to sit down.

The moment they sat down, the music stopped.

When they looked up again, they discovered that all the dolls around them had turned to look at them—

The dancing ones, the piano-playing ones, the wine-serving ones, and the dolls sitting in other chairs—they had all turned their heads. Some even twisted their necks 180 degrees, staring directly at their table!

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, their faces changing color, cold sweat breaking out on their palms and feet.

In the vast banquet hall, the silence was eerie.

The dolls’ soundless gazing was like terrifying layers of dark clouds, enveloping everyone.

The Inspector still maintained that refined and courteous appearance, smiling: “My friends and I welcome your arrival. I hope we can become friends.”

No one responded.

If the price of becoming friends was to turn into dolls and stay here, this would probably become their eternal nightmare.

Bai Youwei was exceptionally bold. She glanced at the nearby tables and asked: “Those tables all have six seats but only five dolls placed at them. Are they players who lost the game?”

The Inspector’s blue eyes flickered slightly as he smiled in response: “Yes. Friends who lose the game will stay here. The friends’ party never ends.”

Bai Youwei asked: “Do you have friends in the world outside the game?”

The Inspector was slightly stunned.

“You don’t, right?” Bai Youwei said. “With your style of entertaining friends, even if you had friends, they would definitely turn against you.”

The Inspector’s smile faded somewhat: “Miss, I appreciate your humor, but in games, it’s best to speak less jokingly.”

“Do I look like I’m joking?” Bai Youwei was surprised. “I’m clearly speaking from the heart. The game system probably saw that you had no friends and felt sorry for you, so it assigned you a ‘Friend Game’ to manage. Ah~ I suddenly realize the system is quite considerate.”

The Inspector’s expression showed some distortion, as if he were gritting his teeth: “The Friend Game is my masterpiece. It’s perfect and flawless, displaying countless precious data! The system just…”

His words suddenly stopped.

Bai Youwei and Shen Mo almost spoke in unison: “Just what?”

The Inspector looked at them. After a long while, the anger slowly faded, and the smile returned.

He almost couldn’t help but laugh out loud: “Ha! Interesting humans—just some combination of water, proteins, inorganic matter, and enzymes—you want to know the answer that badly?”

All five people at the table were looking at him, with fear in their eyes, hatred, and even more endless confusion.

What exactly was the Doll Game?

The Inspector spread out two decks of cards on the table, smiling: “Then play this game with me and see if you have a chance to get an answer from my mouth.”