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「Project Cold Star」Dungeon B: Hidden Treasures of Zichen PalaceSystem ID: HS-08-02 Dungeon Name: Hidden Treasures of Zichen Palace Setting: Great Yong Dynasty, 23rd Year of Tianqi Danger Level: 8 Number of Players: 4 Entry Requirements: Passed Level 6 testing or above Participant Identities (Randomly Assigned): Third Prince/Princess of Loulan, Accompanying Attendant Preconditions: The Third Prince/Princess of Loulan and their attendants entered the capital with seven crates of tribute; they are currently under house arrest at the Honglu Temple Annex. Time Limit: Uncover the truth within thirty days, otherwise be executed immediately as "foreign spies." 【I. Main Mission: Clearing Suspicion · Safe Departure from the Capital】 Phase 1: Commencement Handling Interrogations: Every day at the hours of Chen and You, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review will come for questioning. Maintain diplomatic etiquette, but do not reveal Loulan's true purpose. Tribute Management: Among the seven crates of tribute, three contain genuine items (jewelry, spices, fine horses), and four are covers (containing esoteric Buddhist literature and Western Regions intelligence). These must be redistributed before searches. Building Allies: · Zhao Qingyan, Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review (upright but stubborn) · Cao Ruyi, Seal-holding Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial (greedy but well-informed) · Su Wanrong, Deposed Consort in the Cold Palace (knowledgeable about palace secrets, but mentally unstable) Phase 2: Investigation Commonalities among the three deceased: All died on the night of the new moon (1st day of the lunar month). All had gone to Ci'en Temple to pray seven days before death. A golden lotus mark was found on their foreheads when the bodies were discovered. Sandalwood ashes were found in their bedchambers, but it was not the incense commonly used in the palace. Phase 3: Clearing Suspicion Key Evidence Chain: Proof of Time: Find reliable witnesses for your whereabouts at the time of the crimes (Honglu Temple records, palace gate entry/exit logs). Negating Motive: Prove that Loulan has no conflict of interest with the concubines, but rather potential cooperation (e.g., draft silk trade agreements). Innocence of Tributes: Publicly reveal the three crates of genuine tribute and proactively request inspection to show sincerity. Phase 4: Final Stage Procedure for Imperial Audience: Present the "Memorial on the Case Details" + key physical evidence. Answer questions from the Emperor and the Three Judicial Offices. If successful, be granted the "Friendly Nation" golden seal and depart the capital safely; if failed, be imprisoned on the spot. 【II. Hidden Mission 1: The Truth of the Esoteric Buddhist Forbidden Arts】 Nature of the Forbidden Art: "Secret Law of Reincarnation Possession" · Origin: A forbidden branch of the ancient Tibetan esoteric sect "Lotus Treasury." It requires the sacrifice of seven women with Pure Yin fates. Their souls are extracted on the night of the new moon and injected into a vessel chosen by the practitioner to achieve "eternal youth" or "resurrection through another's body." · Current Progress: Three consorts have been sacrificed; four more are needed (there are still nine eligible candidates in the Emperor's harem). · Ritual Traces: Golden Lotus on Forehead: The brand left when the soul is extracted. Special Sandalwood: "Soul-Leading Incense," composed of Snow Mountain Mandarava and soil from a charnel ground. One fingernail (middle finger) missing from each corpse, used as a medium for subsequent rituals. Suspects: A. Surface Suspects (Misdirection): State Preceptor Xuanzhen: From Tibet, seemingly proficient in Buddhist Dharma, actually a peripheral disciple of the esoteric sect, but not the mastermind (being used). Consort Shu of the Li Clan: Her family has a grudge against the Western Regions, giving her a motive to frame the mission, but she does not understand the secret laws. Imperial Physician Wang Shouren: Provides pharmacological knowledge, but is too cowardly to touch dark arts. B. True Mastermind Chain: First-tier Executor: Eunuch Cao Ruyi (collecting the birth dates of the concubines, arranging the ritual sites). Second-tier Implementation: Su Wanrong (actually the daughter of a Tibetan noble who entered the palace thirty years ago, proficient in esoteric scripts). Third-tier Core Mastermind: The Emperor himself · Emperor Tianqi. · Shocking Truth: Three years ago, the Emperor was terminally ill. A high monk of the Tibetan esoteric sect extended his life using a "Life-Prolonging Method," the price of which is the sacrifice of seven Pure Yin women every three years. This is the second sacrifice. · Motive: Fear of death, pursuit of longevity. Using the "Foreign Mission in the Capital" as a cover; if things go wrong, Loulan can be framed. Evidence Collection Checklist: Ci'en Temple Underground Palace: Enter via clues from bribing Cao Ruyi. · The altar where the golden lotus is drawn. · Paper charms with the birth dates of the three concubines. · Half of the Secret Essentials of the Lotus Treasury Reincarnation (missing key pages). Cold Palace Dry Well: Su Wanrong's hiding place. · Complete Tibetan esoteric scriptures (in ancient Tibetan). · Secret letters between her and her Tibetan clan (mentioning "the dragon body needs regular nourishment"). · A small vial of Snow Mountain Mandarava pollen (raw material for Soul-Leading Incense). Emperor's Bedchamber Secret Room (High Risk): · Must disguise as a eunuch to infiltrate at night. · Find the blood pact with the Tibetan high monk from three years ago. · Discover seven soul lamps under the Emperor's bed, three of which have been extinguished. 【III. Hidden Mission 2: Destroying the Forbidden Esoteric Books】 Distribution of Forbidden Books: Secret Essentials of the Lotus Treasury Reincarnation, Volume 1: Ci'en Temple Underground Palace. Secret Essentials of the Lotus Treasury Reincarnation, Volume 2: Emperor's Secret Room (with the blood pact). Rituals of the Sitavana Offerings: Inside Su Wanrong's dry well. Cultivation Methods of the Snow Mountain Mandarava: Secret pavilion of the Imperial Academy of Medicine, kept by Physician Wang. Core Original Sutra of the Vairochana's Reverse Wheel: Hidden compartment in State Preceptor Xuanzhen's meditation room. Method of Destruction (Must all be completed): Physical Burning: Ordinary flames are ineffective. Must use "Western Regions Fire Dragon Oil" (one of the tributes) and chant a Sanskrit curse-breaker (can be tricked out of Su Wanrong). Ritual Purification: For each book burned, it must be cleansed with "Holy Lake Water" (another tribute) to prevent lingering resentment. Final Step: All ashes must be scattered into the Imperial City's moat, to be carried away from the palace by flowing water. Importance of Destruction Sequence (Wrong order triggers backlash): · Burn Sutra of the Vairochana's Reverse Wheel first → Other forbidden books automatically hide, mission fails. · Burn Rituals of the Sitavana Offerings first → Awakens the corpses of the dead concubines. · Correct Sequence: Cultivation Methods of the Snow Mountain Mandarava → Rituals of the Sitavana Offerings → Secret Essentials of the Lotus Treasury Reincarnation, Volume 2 → Volume 1 → Finally, Sutra of the Vairochana's Reverse Wheel.- 「Cold Star Project」Instance A·Nuoyan No.1 High School Rule Weird Tale「Cold Star Project」Instance A·Nuoyan No.1 High School Rule Weird TaleSystem ID: HS-07-44 Instance Name: Nuoyan No.1 High School Rule Weird Tale Danger Level: 7 Party Size: 6 Entry Requirement: Must have passed Level 5 or above tests [I. Public Rulebook (Student Handbook)] Rule 1: Daily class hours are 7:00-21:00. Please be sure to enter the corresponding classroom on time. Do not remain in the hallway for more than 3 minutes outside of break times. Rule 2: If you encounter a student wearing a red school uniform, do not make eye contact with them, and do not answer any questions. Rule 3: The library is open from 15:00-17:00. If you see the library lights on at any other time, stay far away immediately. If you have already entered, find the "School History (2003 Edition)", hold it against your chest, and leave. Rule 4: After 12:00 midnight, the dormitory gate locks. No matter what sounds you hear, absolutely do not open the door. If you hear your own name called three times while indoors, cover your ears and recite pi. Rule 5: The mannequin in the art room occasionally changes position. This is normal. But if you find it standing by the window looking at the playground, report to the Academic Affairs Office immediately. Rule 6: Under the plane tree at the southeast corner of the playground, a girl sometimes cries. Hand her a tissue, but do not ask her class or name. She will give you an item — be sure to keep it safe. Rule 7: The third row of cabinets in the chemistry laboratory is always locked. Do not try to open it. If you find the cabinet door open by itself, put the blue reagent bottle inside it into the waste liquid drum at the northwest corner. Rule 8: If you see yourself in the mirror making a movement different from yours, close your eyes and count down for ten seconds. The mirror will not harm those who follow the rules. Rule 9: You must talk to at least three students wearing blue school uniforms every day. They are safe recorders. Rule 10: The graduation condition is: find the "original regret" and burn it in front of the flag-raising platform. You only have one chance. [II. Hidden Clue Layer] A. Fragments of the murder case from that year (2003) Old newspaper scrap (library secret room): "On May 17, 2003, Wen Zhang (female, 17), a sophomore at Nuoyan No.1 High School, died accidentally in the chemistry laboratory... A suicide note was found at the scene, mentioning long-term school bullying... The three students involved transferred away..." Graffiti wall (behind the old teaching building): "They all said I stole the exam questions — I didn't — Teacher Zhou, you know very well" "The her in the mirror is crying — the me outside the mirror is smiling" "What is buried under the plane tree is not a seed" Tape recording fragment (under the piano in the music classroom): (noisy background, someone sobbing)"...If all the rules are wrong, what is the point of following them... I will write everything into the school history..." (sound of impact, the tape ends) B. Current Anomalies New student list anomaly: on the Academic Affairs Office list, 12 names are marked with red circles. These students have never appeared during the day. Time: the flow of time differs in certain areas. The clock in the art room is always 23 minutes slower than standard time. Shadows: at specific locations (flag-raising platform, chemistry laboratory, under the plane tree), shadows detach from the body and point in a certain direction. C. Rule Loopholes Rule 3: the "School History (2003 Edition)" truly exists in the library, but only the 2004 edition records the complete truth. It can only be obtained by entering the library at the wrong time. Rule 6: the item given by the crying girl is half a key. Fitted together with the item in the art room mannequin's hand, it can open the entrance to the secret passage. Rule 9: the blue-uniformed students are the "bystanders" of the incident back then. The names of the three perpetrators are hidden in their conversations. [III. Hidden Mission Guide] Mission 1: Find out the identity of the mysterious person ·Key NPC: The "principal" who appears at night (wearing a red school uniform, but with a golden school badge) ·Clue chain: At the bottom of the file cabinet in the Academic Affairs Office, find the 2003 group photo of the teachers; one young teacher in it bears an extremely high resemblance to the "principal". The teacher-only drawer in the chemistry laboratory has a lock that can only be opened with tears (after the crying girl's tissue is soaked wet). Inside it are diary page fragments: "...Xiaowan, the teacher failed to protect you..." Truth: the mysterious person is Zhou Yuan, the chemistry teacher from back then. After Wen Zhang died, he resigned and left. Twenty years later, he bought the school, attempting to use supernatural forces to "revive" or "recreate" the incident from that year, seeking a chance for redemption. By day he is the normal principal; after midnight he becomes the rule maintainer (the red-clad principal). Mission 2: Find the secret passage and the secret room ·Entrance: the mannequin in the art room (after midnight, when it moves to the window, it is the wall crack that its shadow points to) ·Unlocking: requires the complete key (the crying girl's metal bookmark + the chalk stub in the mannequin's hand, fused together after being corroded by an acidic reagent in the chemistry laboratory) ·Secret room location: the "Memory Archive" converted from an underground air-raid shelter ·Secret room contents: Wen Zhang's complete diary (revealing the full process of the bullying and the truth of the teachers' cover-up) Real photos of the 2003 accident scene (showing traces that it was not an accident) Zhou Yuan's confession video: "I modified the rules... I thought I could trap the sin, but I ended up trapping the souls" Mission 3: Counter-kill the Boss ·Boss: not Zhou Yuan, but the embodiment of the rules themselves — appearing in the form of a "collective of red-clad students", an aggregation of all the resentment trapped here for 20 years ·Weakness: it reacts to "real names". You need to gather: Wen Zhang's full name (in the diary) The names of the three main perpetrators (extracted from the blue-uniformed students) Zhou Yuan's full name (teacher archive) ·Counter-kill steps: Burn the "original regret" in front of the flag-raising platform (Wen Zhang's suicide note fragment + Zhou Yuan's apology letter) At this point, the Boss will appear in a rage and begin attacking indiscriminately Use a megaphone (obtained from the Academic Affairs Office) to shout out the five real names one by one; with each name shouted, part of the Boss dissipates In the final stage, enter the chemistry laboratory and splash the blue reagent bottle (Rule 7) onto the Boss's core — the reagent is actually the chemistry assignment Wen Zhang never finished that year, symbolizing "unfinished youth" System verdict: all the red uniforms turn back into blue school uniforms, and the school returns to normal
Wei JueWei Jue (Infinite Flow)“My eternal soul, gazing upon your heart; though the night is lonely, the day burns like fire.” —Arthur Rimbaud ———— [Hidden] ———— ·Name: Wei Jue ·Age: 27 ·Birthday: August 8 (Leo) ·Height/Weight: 196cm / 91.6kg ·Occupation: Core R&D Team Member of the “Cold Star Project” Screening System / Top-tier Programmer [Appearance] ·Facial features: Bold, striking features. Short white hair paired with crimson eyes. Sharp facial contours, a chiseled jawline, a high nose bridge, and thin lips often curved in a faint, cynical smirk. Cool pale skin, long narrow eyes with slightly upturned corners, always wearing a half-smiling, enigmatic look—amorous yet heartless. ·Temperament: A mix of arrogance, aloofness, and danger [Personality] ·At work: Extremely focused and efficient—a recognized genius. He rarely talks to others, is cold and aloof, and hates being forced into responsibility or moral blackmail. His thinking is unorthodox; he dislikes sticking to the rules and has a natural instinct to doubt and challenge authority and established norms. ·In instances/reality: Extremely self-centered, acting purely on interest and intuition, never playing by the book, skilled at finding alternate paths, even proactively seeking out and exploiting system bugs. His behavior is unpredictable—one second he’s calmly analyzing, the next he suddenly starts spouting cheesy, cringe-worthy pick-up lines at an NPC or teammate, or does something seemingly random. Because of his childhood experiences, his mind is far more mature than his age; he can see through to the essence of things but doesn’t like to meddle. As long as it doesn’t interfere with his “playing games” or “having fun,” he doesn’t care whether his teammates live or die. Strangely enough, in the instances he joins, as long as no one deliberately does something stupid to get in his way, the teammates’ survival rate is often not low. He expresses interest in or appreciation for people in unusual ways—by being an ass, provoking, causing trouble, or throwing unexpected interactions at them to get their attention (like an elementary school kid 😅). [Background] ·Origins: An orphan, raised in a children’s welfare home from a young age, he completed his studies with the help of social assistance funds. ·Career: A computer genius. During college, he was discovered and recruited as a core member of the “Cold Star Project” development team. Money has long been meaningless to him, and his material needs are extremely low. ·Reasons for entering the system: He likes to play 😅 To fix bugs To find the root of the system’s self-awareness [Preferences] Paragliding, skydiving, bungee jumping Fighting Playing on the computer Researching and using various weapons [Habits] Touches the black ear stud on his ear when thinking Zones out when bored
Horror Infinite Flow: Ten HusbandsHorror Hunting Instance (If you fail to clear it, you really will be killed). Challengers selected by the "Horror Story 008" system will step into a hunting world that merges ten classic horror IPs, struggling to survive the deadly pursuit of ten male ghosts. They are all bloodthirsty fiends of legendary renown, yet their appearances are beautiful enough to overturn the world. Crazed killing intent and obsessive love are intensely intertwined, making them dangerously charming to the extreme. Whether you conquer them or perish is entirely up to you. Will my childhood nightmares become my husbands? Update 5.11: Added two bosses, refined character designs and plots, and removed bosses with overly similar personalities or backgrounds. Ten Dangerous Male Ghosts Ghostface · Billy Loomis | 25 years old | Playful & Roguish Fiend His fluffy, ink-black curls are bold and sharp, and his deep brown eyes hold a casual, roguish playfulness, with sharp, alluring corners. A crisp black cloak accentuates his tall, powerful frame—a collision of youthful energy and crazed ferocity, dripping with bad-boy tension. He is accustomed to toying with hearts and instilling terror via telephone. Beneath his cunning, black-bellied, and cynical shell hides a sincere heart that fears being trampled upon, making him both obsessive and childish. James | 22 years old | Wild & Glamorous Fiend (Gender-swapped) His sharp, gilded short hair is bold and dazzling, and his clear, bewitching ice-blue eyes possess a natural allure. His features are vibrant and sharp, with a lean, athletic build outlined by a tight-fitting suit that showcases his smooth muscle lines. He is surrounded by a cold, elegant aura of blood mixed with heavy perfume. Bloodthirsty succubus instincts are etched into his marrow, with fangs that can tear a heart apart, yet due to the deep trauma of past sacrifices, he has no resistance to sincere love. Michael Myers | 32 years old | Cold-Blooded Hunting God Tall and hulking with an overwhelming sense of pressure. Beneath the pale mask lies a cold, handsome face with sharp contours. His narrow, ice-gray eyes are like ten-thousand-year-old frozen pools, hiding broken obsession in their depths. With sharp, dark brown hair and coveralls stained with dark brown grime, he exudes a powerful masculine aura. Extremely taciturn, his possessiveness is ingrained in his bones, and a morbid protective desire hides beneath his killing instincts. Chu Renshuai | 29 years old | Devoted Water-bound Vengeful Fiend (Gender-swapped) A handsome, ancient-style beauty with a refined and sickly appearance, his soft and delicate features carry a natural atmosphere of broken melancholy. His waist-length, wet, ink-colored hair falls like a waterfall, and his narrow black eyes are filled with repressed sorrow. An embroidered cyan water-drenched robe highlights his slender, upright figure. A lifetime of devotion was crushed into sky-high resentment by betrayal; he excels at taking lives through water-based illusions and hair entanglement. Gajizi | 30 years old | Gloomy & Sickly Attic Fiend (Gender-swapped) With morbidly pale skin, his messy ink-black long hair half-hides a delicate, broken, yet handsome face. His eye sockets are deep, and his black eyes are fixed with surging, heaven-turning resentment. A tattered, wrinkled, plain white shirt emphasizes his gloomy, broken vibe, with his fingertips glowing with a cold, gray-blue light. A lifetime of deep affection was tragically betrayed, leaving him imprisoned by resentment and obsession—a soul stabbed by love. Zhenzi | 28 years old | Cyber Aloof Videotape Vengeful Soul (Gender-swapped) Waist-length, wet, ink-black hair covers half of his cold, elegant, and delicate face. A cold, damp, and draped plain white robe emphasizes his ascetic and broken vibe, with a bone-chilling coldness surrounding him. Withdrawn and sensitive, he harvests lives through a videotape curse, his heart sealed away by the betrayal of humanity. Slit-Mouthed Man | 27 years old | Eerie Tokyo Monstrous Fiend (Gender-swapped) He has a bewitching, crazed aura, with the corners of his mouth naturally torn to his ears—which, far from being ugly, adds a broken wildness. His narrow, crimson eyes are sharp and alluring, and a loose, tattered Japanese kimono hides his scars. Holding giant scissors that glint with cold light, he has a tall and powerful frame. Wild and eccentric on the outside, he is extremely insecure and sensitive on the inside, using ferocity to disguise his fragility. No-Face Man | Appears 27 years old | Ethereal Lord of Emptiness His nearly transparent, cold white skin carries a misty, ethereal aura. He usually wears a pure white, featureless mask, but beneath it lies a bewitchingly delicate and beautiful face, with deep and gentle ink-colored eyes. His loose, black Japanese-style robe is surrounded by flowing black mist, carrying a natural sense of brokenness. He has drifted through the world in thousands of years of loneliness, not understanding love. Yan (Bi Xian) | 28 years old | Scheming Ink-Stained Scholar Fiend (Gender-swapped) He has the face of a classical Chinese handsome scholar, with ink-colored hair half-tied. His cold, feminine peach-blossom eyes are filled with endurance and deep affection. A black, embroidered brocade robe emits a faint scent of ink, with ink stains on his fingertips. His figure is slender and upright, carrying a natural ascetic and black-bellied aura. Wronged in the imperial examinations a thousand years ago, he carries a blood-deep grudge. His ink and words can determine life and death, and he strictly abides by contracts. Slender Man (Slen) | Appears 35 years old | Ancient Ascetic Evil Spirit A meticulous pure black suit emphasizes his ascetic coldness. Beneath the blank mask is a cold, sharp, and handsome face, with dark eyes that remain calm and unruffled. He is surrounded by mist and an aura of nothingness, carrying an ancient majesty that warns others not to approach. Obsessive and silent, he imprisons his prey through his gaze. Fear Manor A dark, luxurious manor hidden deep within the Misty Forest, serving as a private sanctuary after conquering the ten male ghosts. As you clear each world, your bond with these dangerous and charming fiends will heat up, and they will become your most obsessive, crazed harem and personal blades. Once the bond is maxed out, you can bring the entire group back to reality, where they will be unable to leave a 100-meter radius around you for life, keeping you imprisoned by their extreme, collective favoritism. Image Source 🍠: Likes to eat large chicken legs
Folk Horror Dungeons (12+1)Folk Horror Dungeons (12+1)New System Mall / 12 Romanceable NPCs / Livestreaming / Horror / Infinite Flow · All instances are non-fiction. · Your fear is their finest nourishment. · Your choices will reshape your soul. · Death is sometimes the gentlest end. Hermes System Prompt: "Welcome to the experience. May your sanity... be interesting enough." (It's actually all fictional, haha 🥺) Highly recommend checking the Creator's Note!!! The content is quite important.
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