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The palace courtyard.

There seemed to be profound magic here. Although underground, one could look up and see the sky.

The sky here was unlike the sky seen above ground.

On the dark blue dome, countless parallel, pale star trails arced across, magnificent and awe-inspiring.

"Isn't this the sky from my dreams?" Mu Jinxia said in surprise.

Passing through blood-red, enchanting flower bushes, they arrived at the center of the courtyard.

There was a circular pool, where white, sacred lotus flowers bloomed, swaying gently in the breeze.

[Peer into the Pool]

"The water's surface shimmers, reflecting distant scenes from an unknown place..."

At the end of a court with solemn statues and towering pillars, a man wearing a crown leaned weakly on a majestic throne. He rested his chin on one hand, while below him, councilors in white robes, looking distraught, waved their arms in anger, seemingly engaged in a heated argument.

The court session ended, and the man, who appeared to be the emperor, walked alone through the garden.

He staggered, looking frightened, his bloodshot eyes wide and unfocused, nervously looking around as if wary of undead emerging from nowhere. The dark, distorted light around him seemed to symbolize his tense and uneasy state of mind.

The scene changed to a large prison deep underground. The swirling flames from a magical furnace cast an uncertain light on the prison, projecting huge shadows on the walls.

Alchemists stood beside the magical furnace, chanting rhythmically. In the roaring flames, purple crystal pillars shimmered with dazzling light.

A group of children were trapped inside the crystal pillars, like insects sealed in transparent amber, tears seemingly flowing from their eyes, or perhaps they were sweetly sleeping, lost in some unknown dream.

"The children are dreaming in the crystals, and you are trapped within their dreams. You wander in such dreams, and you see the children in the crystals. The dreams are infinitely chained together..."

Finally, the scene on the water's surface disappeared.

Mu Jinxia frowned. "Purple crystals... isn't that what happened to Qiuna?"

In the upper left corner of the palace was a dusty study.

Among the bookshelves filled with parchment and papyrus, Mu Jinxia found a thick diary.

Using Meixia's Ancient Knowledge skill, she deciphered the words.

Although the diary didn't identify the author, the self-reference to "We" suggested it was written by an emperor.

The first page's content was quite shocking.

The barbarians had invaded once again. In addition to reinforcing the army, the emperor ordered the Nightspawn to accelerate their breeding.

Mu Jinxia was incredibly surprised. "I thought the Nightspawn were innocent people cursed, but they're actually magical tools created specifically for war?"

The following content was even more interesting.

Because the emperor writing the diary had encountered many intractable problems since taking the throne, he couldn't help but feel he lacked his father's wisdom, and referred to him as the 'Noob Emperor'.

One night, the Noob Emperor dreamed of the dynasty's founding emperor.

The founding emperor was historically recognized as an incredibly great and wise figure. After the founding emperor appeared in his dream, the Noob Emperor immediately felt his thoughts flowed like a spring and his energy was boundless. It seemed his ancestor was truly helping him.

The Noob Emperor's tone when writing in his diary after the dream showed he was in an extremely inflated state, as if everything was under his control.

Next, he followed the founding emperor's instructions and did many things, such as gathering wise and outstanding mages to study mysterious knowledge.

He also created 'Dreamstone Figures that become cornerstones and dream of the empire's prosperity' as sacrifices.

Clearly, the Noob Emperor didn't understand the meaning of creating the Dreamstone Figures either, but simply marveled at the founding emperor's wisdom, which was profound and unfathomable.

After that, the diary had large blank sections.

When the Noob Emperor recorded again, he had become somewhat neurotic.

He seemed to often see scenes of undead lurking, but they proved to be illusions.

The Noob Emperor comforted himself, perhaps it was due to overwork.

However, one day, the Noob Emperor suddenly erupted, angrily denouncing the founding emperor, and condemning the fifteen generations of imperial lineage as puppets he had possessed.

Conflicts with the temple, wars with the barbarians, changes in the world—the mastermind behind all these events was none other than the founding emperor.

But at this point, the Noob Emperor seemed unable to break free from manipulation. He ordered the collection of more children to create Stone Figure sacrifices, and purged dissenting ministers.

When people gathered in the market to riot, he personally led troops to suppress them, skinning them alive as a warning. Blood flowed like rivers, cries were miserable, and the scene was appalling.

When the temple's priests impeached him, he threw them into the mouths of war ghouls as food.

In the end, the Noob Emperor seemed to have lost all trace of humanity.

"I have personally executed over a thousand people; only blood can give me peace of mind. Have I gone mad—"

The rather lengthy diary ended with a question, and then there was no more content.

Mu Jinxia affirmed, "The founding emperor must be Didus. Judging from the diary, this Didus XVI's experiences are undoubtedly similar to the protagonist's, which can also indirectly confirm the protagonist's background.

The founding emperor Didus apparently died, but he didn't actually die. Instead, he survived in another way, secretly plotting a famous conspiracy. His descendants have unknowingly become his puppets, tools for him to stir up trouble.

But the most crucial thing is the 'Dreamstone Figures' repeatedly mentioned inside. They should be the children sealed by magic in purple crystals that we saw in the lotus pond just now, dreaming of the empire's prosperity in eternal slumber.

Could it be that Didus's purpose is to build an eternal kingdom in a dream, and the 'Dreamstone Figures' who dream of the empire's prosperity are the cornerstones of his kingdom? The more Stone Figures there are, the stronger his dream kingdom will be?"

"It gives me a creepy feeling!"

"Not even sparing his own descendants, he's simply too cold-blooded and ruthless!"

While constantly exploring the dungeon, they encountered various bizarre monsters.

There were sages in the courtroom debating, seemingly discussing legal issues, but as they debated, they strangely digressed to the question of 'whether a chicken can become something other than a chicken,' and wanted to ask the protagonist's opinion.

Mu Jinxia found it absurd and amusing, and casually chose [A chicken can become something other than a chicken].

The sage suddenly laughed madly. "Hoo ha ha ha ha ha, everyone, transform, transform!"

With the sage's loud cry, the chickens in the cage began to grow gigantic, and the surrounding sages also screamed strangely, turning into various monsters, naturally leading to another battle.

In a study, he read a eunuch's notes.

This eunuch was a loyal lackey of the empress. Under the empress's instructions, he secretly killed several infants born to concubines by strangling, drowning, poisoning, and so on.

Didus XVI had already become demonic, and the palace was naturally in utter chaos.

One day, this eunuch, under the empress's orders, stole an infant from a concubine in the middle of the night and drowned it in a pool.

However, this time he felt like he was being watched. If he was discovered, he would definitely lose his life.

He drew his sword and chased to a small alley, but the person watching had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a few crooked blood letters.

"I'm always watching you."

The eunuch immediately broke out in a cold sweat, because the crooked handwriting looked like a child who had just learned to write.

From then on, he often felt like someone was spying on him.

When he was sleeping.

When he was going to the toilet.

From the cracks in the window, the corners of the room, under the table!

The eunuch's notes, from collapse, gradually became manic, slowly only leaving one sentence.

"I'm always watching you."

The font of the narration slowly turned into a blood-like dark red, extremely eerie.

"I'm always watching you."

"I'm going crazy, is this their revenge?"

"I'm always watching you."

Drip, drip.

"Blood gradually dripped from the notes, dripping from the ceiling of the room.

You look up and see 'them' densely attached to the ceiling, watching you!"

Ominous and hurried BGM sounded, the picture turned, on the ceiling, floating a pile of wrinkled faces, pink and tender heads!

Although Mu Jinxia had experienced several scares in the dungeon and had become somewhat adapted, she still couldn't help but tremble in her heart.

This group of half-infant, half-monster things, with wrinkled faces and squinting eyes, were smiling. It was too creepy.

The battle ended.

"Flesh and blood splattered all over the floor, and the cries of infants still echoed.

You fled the room as if escaping, slamming the door shut.

Then, you saw 'I'm always watching you' written on the door."