The spatial trap runes shattered, swiftly generating a twisted black hole.
Song Hao was instantly caught by a strong suction force and felt himself falling and tumbling rapidly.
The process lasted an unknown length of time, a blinding white light flashed before his eyes, and then everything returned to silence.
He found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.
Thick mist enveloped the surroundings, and in the haziness, strange contours appeared, resembling natural landscapes or man-made structures, as if he had entered a mysterious space in another dimension.
Looking up at the sky, there was a gigantic rotating black hole.
Light and shadows continuously emerged from the black hole, forming alien figures beside him.
However, some of the light was crushed into a blood mist by an invisible force before it could hit the ground, dissipating into the air.
It was certain that these lights were lifeforms entering this rule-based game space after triggering the trap, but there appeared to be three different treatments.
"Guidance, what’s going on here?"
Facing the inquiry, the Guiding Avatar floating beside Song Hao lazily said:
[It’s simple, the rule-based game clearly requires a certain level of intelligence to proceed. The lifeforms teleported here by the trap are categorized by the Youlu Council into three types: intelligent, unintelligent, and untouchable.]
[Intelligent lifeforms like you are transmitted into the game space, unintelligent lifeforms are directly shattered into Qi Blood Energy and become game prizes, and untouchable lifeforms are sent back to where they came from...]
As he spoke, Guidance pointed toward a light that just entered the space and then turned back.
Instantly, before Song Hao, a virtual image of a light blue-skinned lifeform appeared.
[ lifeform, the Youlu Council deemed it untouchable, even if eliminated, it could not be exterminated, so it was sent back just as it entered the game space.]
"So what logic governs the operation of this space?" Song Hao continued to inquire curiously.
At this moment, Qi Sheng and Guidance’s consciousness also descended into the game space, beginning to decompose the content of the space.
The Guiding Avatar, after obtaining relevant information, looked at Song Hao and explained:
[This rule is called "Game Space," the underlying logic of energy production is a game; all participating lifeforms confront Youlu Council members in game form. If a participating lifeform is eliminated in the game, the Youlu Council can obtain a tribal imprint related to the eliminated. By exterminating the tribe to which the target belongs, they can extract massive game energy and a Life Trait from the destroyed tribe.]
[For instance, if an eliminated lifeform is a fish and its tribe is exterminated, Youlu Council members can gain swimming Talent and a large amount of game energy.]
[So the core of this game is, players and the Youlu Council members, who are both referee and player, play the game together; players lose, their whole tribe dies, Youlu Council loses, they provide rewards.]
[Young one, fairness is built on equal strength.]
"The game’s rules are set by them, making us lose seems too easy."
[Don’t worry about that, there are three underlying logics in the operation of the game space.]
[The first logic is, once the game begins, the Rule Controller cannot directly kill participants to win this way.]
[The second logic is that the Rule Controller cannot create game traps that cannot be solved; there must exist at least one way to pass, and this method must comply with the game settings.]
[The third logic is, hidden rules modified by the Rule Controller cannot be detected by participants; if detected, it’s considered a win for participants.]
[It’s around these three underlying logics that the Youlu Council can obtain the tribal imprint generated by the eliminated, otherwise even if they eliminate the opponent, they can’t gain any benefits...]
After hearing Guidance’s explanation, Song Hao immediately nodded.
This game imposes mandatory requirements on the Controller, forcing creation per the rule’s underlying logic.
Then both sides compete through the game rules.
The difference is, Youlu Council can freely modify settings and set traps within the rules.
While the players have no other means but to rely on their wits to respond.
"Brother Guide, what’s this tribal imprint?"
[You may consider it as a task issued by the game space’s rule to the Youlu Council, upon completion, they can start a subsequent task "Slaughter Clan," completing the second task equates to fulfilling the game space’s operational logic, which can generate a large amount of energy resources and special rewards.]
After understanding the principle of the game space, Song Hao was instantly intrigued.
He wasn’t interested in the brain-burning rule game.
But he was very interested in the rewards.
Scanning his surroundings, he noticed nine humanoid aliens appearing beside him.
Their expressions were terrified, their eyes constantly scanning around, clearly very worried about their situation.
Just then, the space around them began to twist and change.
A circular gambling table appeared in the center of the scene.
The table looked to be crafted from dark hardwood, with ten dice cups neatly arranged on it. The room’s walls were adorned with colorful oil paintings, and lights from uniquely designed chandeliers above cast warm yellow beams on the gaming table, making the surrounding environment somewhat dim.
Simultaneously, a torrent of information surged into Song Hao’s mind:
Life Value: 5 points (1 deducted each failure).
First round game rules: Participants will engage in a game against the God by rolling dice. If during the game, they reveal the hidden rules created by the God for themselves, they automatically win; all participants are prohibited from using force in the game space, or it will be considered an automatic loss.