As someone who prioritizes killing others, I'm forced to stream a death game.

[The Tower of Ghosts? What's so fun about that?]

What is the Tower of Ghosts?

It's something like a dungeon.

I understand now.

[Wow, one of the unique gameplay features of "Eternal Night"—the dungeons—is definitely worth experiencing.]

【What do you mean? 】

[It's not very interesting; you'll understand when the streamer goes there.]

[Pfft, damn it, just thinking about the Tower of the Dead makes me laugh.]

The Prisoner's Tower, also known as the "Prisoner's Tower," was specifically designed for developing human mines.

A major source of Life Points is the Tower of the Imprisoned.

The human-powered power plant in the central courtyard is a must-try.

We've had enough to eat, let's take it away quickly!

[I wonder how many streamers went in and ended up being thrown into the Tower of the Dead as human mines.]

[I work like a slave in real life, and I work like a slave in games too. Nobody knows better than me how to be a slave!]

What is this called?

[Despicable.]

[Hilarious. It should be called "matching one's major."]

Flexible employment.

[Slow employment.]

[Unemployed at home.]

[Job transfer and salary adjustment.]

[Voluntary resignation.]

Freelancing.

I love going to work.

[Love me at work.]

The thought of having to get up at 7 a.m. sharp every winter to catch my 9 a.m. shift makes me shiver in bed. I dream of a blissful life, and I try to go to bed early every day so I can arrive at the office half an hour early the next day and hear my boss's heartfelt greeting. This kind of mindless, back-and-forth life—the thought of repeating it for sixty years—makes me feel that life is short and happiness is always rare. Thankfully, I heard the good news about delayed retirement. Whenever I think of this, I'm overwhelmed with gratitude and speechless.

Just hearing your description has already made me feel better. Thank you, I have the courage to face yesterday again.

【It’s human nature.】

【Understandable. 】

【In fact, it is not. 】

【vice versa.】

【It's just a matter of convenience.】

That's good.

Liu Ren looked at the basketful of abstract bullet comments and silently gave a thumbs up.

The times are indeed developing rapidly.

He would occasionally come up with things that he could understand but couldn't quite grasp.

It was eye-opening, refreshing, and worthy of applause and thumbs-up.

After breakfast, Liu Ren went to the store and bought a knife, then went to the legendary Tower of Ghosts.

Although it is called a "tower".

But it is actually a cave.

We need to go underground.

The entire shape of the Tower of the Imprisoned Ghosts resembles an inverted tower standing on the ground.

It leads straight down to an unknown depth underground.

It's full of all sorts of low-level monsters.

And the people who are imprisoned here to collect life points.

Or rather, they were slaves.

To ensure that no one in the live stream was unaware of the information, Liu Ren provided a brief explanation after entering the Tower of Ghosts.

"The Tower of Imprisonment is also one of the resources that can be obtained after capturing the Beacon Tower."

"Just like the other comments said, this is where you 'generate' life points."

"According to the information from the previous generation, as long as you kill the monster, you can get a small number of life points."

"In the top few floors of the Tower of Ghosts, there are some monsters that are not very strong. Therefore, the gang will throw the people they obtain from the Martial Arts Festival into the Tower of Ghosts, where they will kill monsters day and night to collect life points."

"Commonly known as mining."

But aren't these monsters incredibly strong? How could an ordinary person kill them?

[Isn't this incredibly greedy?]

That's so tragic.

Isn't this just pure slavery?

[Is the seemingly high-tech modern city in the central courtyard actually operating under a system of slavery at its core?]

There's a certain aesthetic appeal in the combination of a high standard of living and a rudimentary system.

Are you sure it's not just a feeling of being defective?

There's nothing we can do; technological advancements ultimately far outpace human nature.

“The monsters are indeed very strong, so mining is also risky,” Liu Ren explained. “Based on the memories of my predecessor, the monsters on the top few floors of the Tower of Monsters are not very dangerous, and they don’t even qualify as ‘Shadow-level.’ They are just some grunts. Of course, these grunts are also dangerous. It’s not uncommon for them to get injured, have their minds corrupted, and go insane.”

"In addition, the monsters inside the Tower of Ghosts need to be cleaned regularly. If they are not cleaned regularly, the monsters that breed inside will rush out and directly threaten the people on the surface."

[Is this even a possible setting?]

"Yes. So even those who have entered the Twisted Realm need to enter the Twisted Realm from time to time to clear out the monsters that have grown inside."

This process, of course, involves considerable risks.

The first floor of the entire Tower of Ghosts is very spacious.

I didn't see many people.

It wasn't until the second and third floors that one could see many members of the Sky-Piercing Gang wielding swords and knives, slaying the monsters.

They walked through the various passageways with blank expressions.

They searched for strange objects that they could use to attack.

Unless absolutely necessary, I will never move any further down to a lower level.

These people looked like they'd been working themselves to the bone.

That's so tragic.

Are these the ghostly creatures? Are you sure they're not just underground rats?

Even though it's underground, why does the surrounding environment start to feel less like a grotto?

Has anyone renovated this area?

How could that be?

[...I think I'm gradually beginning to understand what it means to be a "tower upside down on the ground."]

【…】

The realism of the visuals captivated many viewers.

The rugged cave-like style of the first two levels gradually changes completely after entering the third level.

The steps began to take shape.

A more orderly corridor.

Shimen.

There are also many more tiny, closely spaced holes.

Every now and then, one or two small black creatures would emerge from inside.

It looks like a mouse.

But the intelligence Liu Ren received told him that this thing was much more dangerous than a rat.

There wasn't much natural light inside the cave.

Only a few luminescent crystals provided a faint light source.

After the number of people gathered around the area decreased.

An unnamed sense of oppression began to wash over me.

Liu Ren drew his Black Light (a straight knife he had just bought) and casually pierced the "rat" that was near him.

"squeak--"

The piercing scream was gone in an instant.

Liu Ren felt as if a pebble had hit his head.

However, his mental attributes were too strong.

Therefore, it only caused a small ripple, and then did not cause any further disturbance.

The familiar system notification popped up again.

"Kill Points *1"

"..."

It turned out to be the case.

Am I really the same kind of lowly creature as these rats?

Are you willing to expose such a bug just to make me stronger?

Killing System, you bastard...

Since there's a reward anyway, why not kill them?

Liu Ren, carrying his knife, hunted down all the "Shadow Rats" within his perception range as quickly as possible.

Perception, also known as synesthesia, is an ability that arises after one's mental attribute reaches 100 points.

It allows one to see everything within a five-meter radius from a god-like perspective.

There are no blind spots.

Continuing to invest in the Spirit attribute might further expand this range.

But Liu Ren was not in a hurry. He continued to apply the four attributes one by one, following the pattern of rotating through them.