CHAPTER 572: CHAPTER 572: THIS PLACE IS FULL OF FUN

The man opposite him had a refined and gentle appearance, his hair meticulously styled with pomade, and dressed in a suit, he looked like a social elite.

Ethan looked around again. They were in the living room of a very spacious room. There was a sofa set and coffee table right behind him, but when he tried to walk over, he found himself blocked by an invisible barrier. He reached out to test it and confirmed it could not trap him, but he did not do anything, and turned back instead.

"During the protection period, you won’t be able to leave this area."

The social elite pointed to the area where everyone had fallen. Judging by the range he indicated, it was probably just this empty space.

"What should I call you?"

Ethan glanced around and casually scanned the few people lying on the ground. He was certain these people were ordinary, but the person opposite him had a chaotic mix of auras, making it hard to tell if this guy even counted as human.

"My name is Chen Peng, but looking at you, you can also call me Wallace."

"Where is this?"

The people lying down woke up one after another. Ethan had already scanned them roughly just now, and now that a few people had stood up, he could see more clearly.

No one was wearing pajamas or slippers. Everyone was neatly dressed with shoes and socks. Besides Chen Peng and the fat guy, there was also a thin young man with slightly yellow hair and a hint of a tattoo on his wrist. He looked like someone involved in gangs, but he did not jump out as expected. He stood there quietly, his eyes scanning around.

There was a woman, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, wearing a suit. She seemed like a very ordinary professional woman. After waking up, she appeared a bit panicked, even letting out a small gasp at first, but she quickly covered her mouth and quietly backed away a few steps.

There was also a middle-aged man, whose age was unclear, perhaps in his thirties or forties. His muscles were developed and shiny black, and his weather-beaten, wrinkled face showed no expression. The first thing he did after waking up was try to grab the mop in the corner of the living room, but he ran headfirst into the barrier. Now he was rubbing his head while reaching out to touch the barrier.

Including himself and Chen Peng, there were six people in total here. This was practically a classic opening trope. Perhaps these few were the protagonists of this world? It seemed he had not seen this work before.

Thinking of the situation in the King Arthur world, he could not rule out that this was not a work that existed in his previous life at all, but a parallel world with a Lord God Space.

Considering he had no idea about the plot, it was best to treat it as this kind of situation.

Seeing that everyone was awake and their emotions were stable, Chen Peng nodded with satisfaction.

"The quality of newcomers has been getting higher recently."

Seeing that everyone’s attention was focused on him, Chen Peng continued speaking.

"In this day and age, I’m sure everyone knows about Infinite Flow to some extent, or at least heard a little... Does everyone know about Infinite Flow?"

"Yes, we know."

The young man with slightly yellow hair nodded, but the woman in the suit beside him gently shook her head.

"I don’t know."

Chen Peng looked at the woman’s attire and was not surprised that she did not know about Infinite Flow. Then he looked at the slightly older middle-aged man.

"When I was working on the construction site, the only free time I had was for reading novels. I know about Infinite Flow."

"We’re in an Infinite Space now? What kind is it?"

Besides the woman, the others immediately understood the fat guy’s words. Everyone’s attention was focused on Chen Peng.

"It’s the decent kind. There are no health bars or stats, and you can’t just go home whenever you want. There are exchanges and missions. There are penalties for not completing missions, but you won’t be erased."

"Is it a fixed team format?"

"This is relatively free. When newcomers arrive, the Lord God will randomly group those whose entry areas are close together, so there won’t be communication barriers... Oh, this Infinite Space won’t help with translation. Considering the bizarre worlds you’ll go to in the future, as your newcomer guide, I personally recommend prioritizing the exchange for a few versatile languages."

"It sounds like this Lord God isn’t very powerful?"

After hearing the fat guy’s comment, Chen Peng shook his head dismissively, "The Lord God just doesn’t want to make things too easy for you... Even if you learn Earth languages, you might be thrown into some alternate dimension or alien civilization. At that point, you’ll have to figure out the language problem entirely on your own."

Besides not solving language issues, the Lord God also would not solve appearance or race issues. Sometimes, they would not even give you an identity. These people would be completely undocumented in the mission worlds.

This time, besides the fat guy, the other two also grimaced speechlessly. The treatment in this Lord God Space was not great.

"Besides these, the other benefits are pretty good."

Various living benefits are comprehensive. Ordinary food and clothing are free, and basic training equipment is also provided for free. If newcomers can achieve a sufficiently high evaluation within a certain time, they can even obtain better training equipment for free.

"Simply put, if you’re willing to use your brain and work hard, good days naturally await you. As for those who want to coast... Heh heh."

Chen Peng did not say it explicitly, but everyone understood his meaning.

Continuing the explanation, besides the novice mission, after completing the first mission, they could choose to stay with the current team or leave. Then the Lord God would help assign them to teams that needed newcomers.

"What if someone wants to go solo?"

"That’s possible, of course... but I still recommend finding a team to latch onto, mastering the common sense of this world, and then going solo. Going solo right away will put you at a great disadvantage."

The young man with slightly yellow hair nodded and finally thanked Chen Peng, "My name is Zhang Yi, and I work in a factory."

The worker identity surprised the woman in the suit a bit, and she looked at Zhang Yi a few more times, but she quickly withdrew her gaze. The other two, as if receiving a signal, introduced themselves one after another.

"My name is Wang Hai, and I don’t have a fixed job. I’ve been an online game booster, opened an online store, written online novels, been a paid commenter... Basically, I’ve done any job that lets me make money without leaving home..."

But relatively speaking, physical labor was not his thing. Although Wang Hai did not say it directly, he had made this subtext very clear.

"Zhou Shulin, I move bricks on a construction site."

"Zhao Ying, copywriter... I’ve been exercising, so my stamina is decent, but I need to change my shoes first."

A few people looked at the not-very-high heels on Zhao Ying’s feet. Even if the heels were not those twenty-centimeter thin stilettos, these shoes were not suitable for this situation, especially since she was also wearing a skirt.

"You don’t need to worry about that. The Lord God arranged us here, and in most cases, this is where we get our initial supplies. You can change into clothes that fit the world’s background and general environment, so you won’t be noticed as being out of place by the locals as soon as you go out."

"That good? Are there weapons?"

Chen Peng did not answer directly, but the mocking laughter still made the fat guy Wang Hai realize he was overthinking it.

At this moment, everyone turned their gaze to Ethan. He was the only one who had not introduced himself yet.

"Ethan... Ethan Arendelle."

He introduced himself this way as a subtle way to test how similar the Earth these people lived on was to his own Earth.

"Arendelle?" The fat guy Wang Hai frowned, then tentatively asked, "Arendelle, like Elsa’s Arendelle?"

"Just a coincidence. You wouldn’t believe how popular I was with kids back then."

Ethan’s relaxed tone made everyone not think too much about it. Only Chen Peng was still secretly observing him. He remembered that Ethan had woken up earlier than him, a situation he had not even heard of, let alone seen.

However, he was not planning to show his hand here. After checking his watch, Chen Peng demonstrated to everyone. Roll up your sleeves, call out to the Lord God in your mind, and they would see a complex mysterious symbol on the inside of their arm. Everyone would use this tattoo-like mark to view their missions in various worlds.

"This time, your newcomer trial mission is very simple. Survive in this city for thirty days."

Except for Zhao Ying, the others knew the mission definitely would not be that simple.

"Which world have we entered?"

Ethan was also very curious. Generally speaking, novice worlds were usually worlds with moderate difficulty and danger, like Resident Evil. He wondered if he had ended up in Raccoon City again, and whether it was the game version or the movie version this time.

Unexpectedly, Chen Peng gave an answer that surprised everyone, "The newcomer trial is a bit special. There’s no plot... The Lord God will arrange for whatever dangers it deems appropriate to appear."

(To be continued.)