Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 299 - 257: The 3rd Reincarnation (5400 words!)

Chapter 299: Chapter 257: The 3rd Reincarnation (5400 words!)

The third Reincarnation.

It was the same familiar cave, cold and damp, with a light white mist spreading throughout. The temperature was stable at twenty degrees Celsius. Wang Hao seriously suspected that living here for too long would invite all sorts of arthritis and rheumatic diseases.

This time, there was no hurry. After determining the goal of "destroying Paradise," Wang Hao leisurely strolled around the cave.

The second layer of the underground mine was the size of a small town. In some relatively safe areas, people with savings had built low houses to live in (money from Paradise could be used here). In any case, the environment of the houses was much, much better than the outside caves.

There were a total of 18 entrances leading to the third layer.

Many people who couldn’t find Crystal Stones were trapped here, lying on the ground out of sheer boredom, waiting for the mushrooms to grow and for the weekly sustenance allowance.

Groups of people sat on the ground playing cards, those who won were overjoyed, and the losers cursed and swore.

There were plenty of fights and brawls as people scrambled for the territories that produced the most mushrooms. Mushrooms were the only economic source here.

"Bad waters breed fierce people." Used to luxury, they suddenly became impoverished, and their resentment was indeed significant. Occasional crimes occurred too, but as long as no one was killed, the security team would turn a blind eye.

"No wonder ’it’ doesn’t understand humans."

"’It’ uses humans to collect Crystal Stones, and discards those who can’t find any. This way, everyone feels insecure."

Wang Hao picked a mushroom and stuffed it into his mouth.

"You taste a faint sweetness spreading in your mouth, causing a strange feeling of pleasure deep inside."

"You think these mushrooms have mild hallucinogenic properties, but your strong physique resists these hallucinations to some extent."

"Tsk, tsk, these mushrooms also serve to bring mental pleasure."

Some gangs had even formed here.

Of course, the largest group was Paradise’s security team, controlling the entire safe zone, responsible for maintaining and ruling the Underworld.

Wang Hao wandered around, mapping the area. He found several men playing cards who seemed bad-tempered and asked, "Hey, guys, I have a question. Can these guards return to Paradise?"

"Who the hell are you!" One of the men, smoking a cigarette, said.

Wang Hao pulled out a package of biscuits and began to bribe.

This trick was incredibly effective. Soon, the man’s mood changed, and he took the biscuits, smiling, "Of course they can. They work in shifts. What do you want by asking this? The guards are recruited from outside; they aren’t one of us. We can never become guards!"

Wang Hao asked, "So, they don’t need to collect Crystal Stones to leave? Isn’t that... they could use another passage to return to the surface? Buddy, I really can’t stand staying in this hellish place for another second. It’s damp and uncomfortable, and I don’t want to venture deeper. Am I trapped here for life?"

"Forget about it, forget about it!" the man’s voice lowered, "You are not the only smart one. The guards are numerous, with hundreds on duty 24 hours a day, armed as well. How could you use their passage? And those people are like ghosts, silent. Even if you curse at them, they won’t respond."

The others also cursed and sworn, clearly upset by this topic.

But they dared not offend the guards and could only curse them under their breath. The weekly aid materials were distributed by the guards.

Wang Hao thought to himself, "There’s a chance!"

Just then, the lamp at a distant cave entrance turned red. The fixed monster tide of 6 minutes and 44 seconds had arrived. Due to the distance, the card players just complained a bit, packed up their belongings, and leisurely headed to the safe zone.

"Are there many monster tides here?" Wang Hao followed behind them, asking casually.

"Sometimes every two or three months, sometimes every two or three weeks; who knows..."

The safe zone was the size of a playground, packed with a thousand or two thousand people, bustling like a market.

Gunshots echoed from the cave entrance, probably because the monsters were relatively weak and the guards’ firepower was strong, no one displayed any concern. Some even engaged in under-the-table trading.

Cigarettes, liquor, and meat cans were the best-selling items here.

Some people wanted to form teams to explore the mines after the monster tide, perpetuating mystical beliefs that "the mines will be safer after a monster tide."

Regardless, the biggest hope for everyone trapped here was to find a Crystal Stone and return to Paradise!

Seizing this opportune moment, Wang Hao spoke up.

He shouted at a guard wearing a black uniform with an indifferent expression, "I want to go home! Please, let me go home!"

"I’ve already explored the seventh layer, yet I still haven’t found any Crystal Stones!"

"I can’t possibly go to the eighth layer. If this continues, I will die!"

The surrounding chatter briefly halted, and many onlookers showed a schadenfreude expression.

The guard standing opposite Wang Hao stood there like a wooden statue, showing no emotion.

Failing to stir the emotions of the crowd, Wang Hao inwardly regretted.

More and more onlookers gathered.

He continued shouting, "You guards must have another passage in your guardroom that leads to the surface. Otherwise, how do you leave? There’s no need for you to collect Crystal Stones to leave."

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