Chapter 107 The Harem City

Brother Jue followed Lute at a brisk pace for more than ten minutes, and the distant, seemingly unreachable mountains were already close at hand. It seemed that there were indeed some problems with this sandbox; at least in terms of the "sense of distance," it clearly defied general physical laws.

"Are we going to the other side of the mountain?" Feng Bujue asked at the right moment when they reached the foot of the mountain.

"That's right, there's a city on the other side of the mountain," Lute replied.

"Oh..." Feng Bujue responded and then asked, "Are my teammates all in that city?"

"They are." Lute replied, "However, at the moment... I can't scan their data."

"Oh? Why is that?" Feng Bujue continued.

"Can't you see for yourself?" Lute replied somewhat impatiently.

"Uh..." Feng Bujue focused his gaze on Lute and muttered, "I can see it... but I don't understand why this is happening."

In fact, from the moment he saw Lute, Feng Bujue had noticed... that the other party's data strength had become very low.

"In simple terms, it's a post-overload effect," Lute replied.

"Then... what's the more detailed explanation?" Brother Jue asked again.

"Sigh..." Lute sighed and explained, "It's very difficult to quickly create this kind of temporary sandbox; locking onto your data stream and guiding it here is also no easy task." She paused, "Of course, the most difficult step is... setting up this sandbox as a 'channel' between two data layers."

As she said this, Lute turned her head to look at Brother Jue, "To complete all of the above simultaneously requires a massive amount of calculation and output operations. Even I would be somewhat overwhelmed. So... I entered a weakened state after the overload." She shook her head and said with considerable helplessness, "As you can see, my strength is greatly reduced at this moment, and I've almost regressed to the level of a fourth-level derivative. Therefore, at the moment the sandbox was constructed, I could only focus on you alone to ensure that I could immediately appear near you after completing the data reconstruction. As for the data of your teammates, I didn't have much extra energy to pay attention to it... I didn't even have time to retrieve their IDs, I only knew that their data was transferred to the city."

"Oh... I see." Feng Bujue nodded in response.

The two walked and talked, and before long, a canyon appeared in front of them. Sunlight shone down from above the canyon mouth, forming a discontinuous band of light that illuminated their path.

"By the way, what's with this outfit of yours?" After entering the canyon, Feng Bujue quickly thought of another question.

"It was naturally generated based on the world view of this script," Lute replied, "In the eyes of the NPCs, you're wearing similar clothing."

"Hmm... In other words, this is likely a world with a martial arts, xianxia, or xuanhuan theme?" Feng Bujue stroked his chin and pondered, "But... it's also possible that it's just a simple 'ancient' setting without any martial arts or immortal techniques."

"I don't know how to define those immortal, xuanhuan, and other things you're talking about," Lute replied, "I only know that the combat power of the creatures in this script is not low, and their ability system is also very complex."

"Oh?" Feng Bujue became interested as soon as he heard this, "That's interesting... What else do you know? Tell me everything."

Lute directly began to explain, "The city on the other side of the mountain is called 'Harem City,' and the city lord is called 'Ji Fenglong.'"

"Hey, hey..." Feng Bujue's expression changed to one of utter pain in two seconds, "What kind of setting is this... This is no longer a question of being bizarre, are you sure we haven't entered some kind of Hentai world..."

Lute ignored Brother Jue's吐槽(tù cáo; to roast) and continued to explain, "It is said that the Harem City Lord has a world-shattering beauty. Her face is incomparably beautiful, her delicate body is graceful and charming, her entire body has ice-like skin and jade-like bones, and her temperament is ethereal like an immortal. Whether male or female, just one glance will make them fall in love with her and remain so until death."

"Damn it... it's a woman?" Feng Bujue was stunned for a moment, "Wait... why does this sound so awkward? These words don't sound like something a derivative would..."

"I'm just reading the [Script Introduction]," Lute replied calmly, "Although you (players) didn't get to see it, I've seen the 'original script' data. Since you're interested in knowing, I'll read it to you."

"Okay... you continue..." Feng Bujue said.

So, Lute imitated the tone of the system voice, unhurriedly reciting:

[Ji Fenglong was born into the Ji family, one of the four great families of the "Saint Yuan World." Her brother, Ji Xuanzong, is now the 147th generation family head.]

[The Ji family is a Xuanmen Orthodox sect, and Ji Xuanzong is regarded as one of the strongest family heads in the history of the Ji family. When he was young, he was already one of the top geniuses in the entire Saint Yuan World.]

[Compared to her brother, Ji Fenglong is not to be outdone...]

[Having only cultivated for three hundred years, Ji Fenglong has already entered the realm of "Saint Yuan Wuji Nine Revolutions." Her progress is only ten years slower than her brother.]

"Hehe... this setting is really kuang ba ku zhua \[BEEP] zha tian(overbearing, cool, and dragonesque \[BEEP] explode the heavens)..." Feng Bujue narrowed his eyes and commented with a sarcastic smile.

[In the 49th year of the Saint Yuan Calendar Qilin, Ji Fenglong, who was three hundred and sixteen years old, tore up her marriage contract, severely injured her fiancé who came to propose marriage, and left home.]

"Is three hundred and sixteen considered 'of age'..." Feng Bujue twitched the corner of his mouth and continued, "Then I, who is twenty-four years old, am equivalent to a puddle of liquid in this world."

[Three years later, on the coast of Eastern Mang Sea, a great city appeared—Harem City. And the city lord was Ji Fenglong.]

[She proclaimed herself a female overlord and brazenly declared to the world that she liked women.]

"Hey—" Feng Bujue could only use a roar to express his feelings when he heard this, "Hey!"

[This move caused quite a stir in the Saint Yuan World. For a time, many women came from afar, wanting to meet this heroine.]

[As a result... many of them eventually became one of Ji Fenglong's harem.]

"Nice..." Feng Bujue's eyes were blurred, and he opened his mouth and said a sentence in English thoughtfully...

[Since then, on the twelfth day of the Huang Moon every year, Ji Fenglong would go out for a tour. One was to tread on flowers and enjoy the moon, and the other was to look for a woman she liked in the city and bring her into the harem.]

[Twenty years passed quickly, and Harem City was already famous. Every year, countless men and women came from thousands of miles away, just to catch a glimpse of Ji Fenglong's unparalleled beauty.]

[But only a very few people can actually enter the city.]

[Even if they entered the city, there were many people who never came out again...]

At this point, Lute's tone returned to normal (in fact, her normal tone was not much different from the system voice, just slightly more emotional): "The above is the opening introduction of the original script."

"Heh... hehe..." Feng Bujue chuckled dryly, "Can I ask, by the way, what was the original main quest?"

"The system hasn't generated that part of the data yet..." Lute replied.

As she said this, the two happened to walk to the exit of the canyon.

At this moment, a strange, fragrant sea breeze suddenly blew.

Feng Bujue stopped and looked into the distance, and what entered his sight was a peach-colored ocean... The color of the sea water had nothing to do with the sunlight, it was itself the color of cherry juice.

And on a huge rock less than two kilometers from the coast, stood a huge and magnificent city-state like a mirage.

There... was their destination.

"...So, the most urgent task right now is to reunite you with your teammates," Lute continued from what she had just said, "That way, the system will re-identify the data here and give a task. Then, I will help you quickly complete the main quest, and then teleport them away." Her eyes changed slightly, "After they leave... we can take care of business."