I traveled through time and space and became a drama queen in the harem!

Taboo Game of Space-Time City

Lin Chen felt completely utterly utterly utterly bewildered. Standing in this bizarre, time-traveling city, everything before her was completely incomprehensible. The sky was shrouded in an indescribable purple haze, and light shone through it onto the ground, creating vast, bizarre, dappled images. Most of the city's buildings were constructed of transparent crystal and metal, revealing their complex interiors and vibrant, flowing scenes. It was like entering a glass maze in some futuristic world.

Around her, pedestrians came and went, but they were not the commoners or nobles she had imagined, but rather creatures of all shapes and sizes—mysterious figures dressed in ancient imperial robes, glowing robots, and virtual forms that flashed like meteors. Strangest of all, these creatures had almost no true expression on their faces; only a series of rapidly changing symbols appeared before their eyes, as if they were controlled by some kind of super-intelligence.

"Where...is this? What on earth is going on here?" Lin Chen's head began to spin, realizing she had no way of comprehending the scene before her. She had only wanted to live a good life, to complete each palace battle mission peacefully, but she had been taken to a place more outrageous than any novel.

The text on the screen popped up again: "Welcome to the 'Time and Space City', this is the next stop of the 'Emperor Reality Show'. All challengers must complete the following tasks——"

"Mission One: Forbidden Game!"

The world within the door was an immense arena, borderless, a virtual screen of endless darkness interwoven with light and shadow. In the center of the arena stood a man draped in a golden robe. His face was blurred, only a pair of deep eyes gleaming coldly in the darkness.

"All of you, there is only one rule for entering this game - death. Or, becoming the 'Emperor'." His low voice echoed throughout the arena, and Lin Chen's heart was shocked.

"Death?" Lin Chen frowned, feeling a chill. "Why do I feel like I'm on a high-stakes reality show, getting more and more outrageous?"

The man continued, "The rules of the forbidden game are extremely simple. You must find the 'Emperor's Secret Treasure' and bring it back here without being killed. The first player to find the secret treasure will receive a super reward and become one of the emperor's heirs."

Lin Chen could hardly believe her ears. A super reward? An heir? Her mind went blank, completely unprepared for the upcoming challenges of this "Emperor's Reality Show." Had she truly traveled to a cyberpunk palace world, becoming a player trapped in danger?

"But I must remind you of one thing," the golden-robed man's eyes gleamed with a playful glint. "Each of you has a forbidden mission. Only by completing it can you gain the right. Otherwise, any attempt at betrayal will result in a heavy price."

"Forbidden mission?" Lin Chen was stunned. "What's going on?"

At that moment, she suddenly felt a powerful attraction, pulling her involuntarily toward the other side of the arena. There stood a massive machine, a relic from a futuristic world. At its center was a gigantic transparent sphere, within which swirled various symbols and flashing numbers.

"Your forbidden mission is to find and activate the secret program within this machine," the golden-robed man's voice echoed again. "Complete this mission, and you will gain direct access to the Emperor's Chamber and become the ruler of this time and space."

Lin Chen almost wanted to roar out loud, she had become a pawn in a forbidden game. She had never experienced such a crazy challenge before, and she didn't understand why she was involved in this life-and-death game with no rules and no way out.

But she didn't have time to hesitate. The first round of the "Life and Death Challenge" had already begun in the arena before her. The screen of the machine suddenly lit up with an extremely strange green light, displaying the words "Game Start".

"The game begins. Challengers, please enter the mission state!"

Lin Chen's body was instantly controlled by the system, as if she were thrown into a virtual maze. The surrounding scene suddenly changed, corridors, rooms, traps, and rotating mechanisms appeared one after another, and her mind was suddenly overwhelmed by the confusing symbols and prompts.

"Mission progress: Searching for the emperor's secret treasure, combat effectiveness is increasing..."

As the notification chimed, several figures suddenly appeared beside her. They were the other "concubines." These "concubines" exuded a powerful aura, clearly experts who had prepared for this game. Their eyes held a cold and hostile expression, as if Lin Chen's arrival was merely a new competitor, not an ally to accomplish a common mission.

Just when Lin Chen was about to think about how to escape again, suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of her - it was the palace concubine who had been suppressed by her - Liu Yao.

"Lin Chen, you also participated in this game?" Liu Yao's eyes flashed with a sneer, "It seems that this is really a trick of fate."

Lin Chen's heart sank suddenly. She didn't want to have any conflict with Liu Yao under such circumstances, but Liu Yao's eyes made her feel extremely uneasy.

"Liu Yao," Lin Chen said calmly, "I don't want to be your enemy. How can we cooperate to complete the mission together?"

Liu Yao didn't seem to be planning to cooperate with her. Instead, she let out a sinister laugh. "How naive of you to think you can defeat me like that? Do you know what's the most crucial thing in this game? It's not just the difficulty of the challenge, but also your 'destiny'. The success or failure of each mission will determine your future! And you are destined to be a loser!"

Lin Chen felt a chill. Liu Yao's words seemed to reveal an even more unfathomable secret - it turned out that this game was not just about obtaining the secret treasure, but also involved the "destiny" of each of them.

But she had no intention of giving in. Right now, the only thing she could do was to look for clues and solve these strange mysteries - only in this way could she survive and find a glimmer of hope in this increasingly absurd "Emperor Reality Show".