A bizarre dungeon descends: I became the father of the monster.

Chapter 5

Soon, the three team combinations were finalized.

Xiong Wei's relationship with Tang Yi, Shen Gui's relationship with Su Ran, and Zhao Meng's relationship with Gu Xingchen—it's a mixed bag of joy and sorrow.

Tang Yi glanced around and thought the result was pretty good. Xiong Wei was willing to cooperate, and Shen Gui and Su Ran were acquaintances, so there were no problems with their two teams being paired up.

Only Zhao Meng's team, although there are some conflicts, should not affect the overall situation.

He looked at his blind date, Xiong Wei, and for the first time took the initiative to extend his hand: "It's a pleasure working with you."

Xiong Wei stared at him, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth: "Enjoyable."

Tang Yi felt a sudden unease at that look, but he quickly suppressed it.

Just as everyone finished confirming their pairings, the light screen in front of the long table lit up, and the cold, synthesized electronic voice sounded again.

In order to help participants find successful matches, and in accordance with the principles of fairness and impartiality for both parties, the following rules apply.

The rules began to be displayed one by one on the screen, and each time a rule was displayed, it was read aloud, word for word.

Shen Gui sat next to Su Ran, hands in his pockets, quietly watching the light screen.

He wrote these rules, but he still enjoyed the feeling of hearing others read them aloud.

[Rule 1: To ensure that each team of blind daters can find a suitable partner, they can take turns making their blind date requests to the other team according to their own needs. A maximum of three requests can be made in one round. Accepted requests will be automatically fulfilled after the end of the round and will not affect the next round. There are a total of three rounds of blind date meetings.]

[Rule 2: If either party agrees to all of the other party's requirements in a round, the blind date is considered successful, and the two parties automatically become married and enter the "married" state. Married individuals will no longer participate in subsequent blind dates.]

[Rule 3: To protect both parties in a matchmaking arrangement, one party's request must not directly demand the life of the other party.]

[Rule 4: To ensure the success rate of blind dates, the person on the blind date can clearly refuse unreasonable requests a maximum of 3 times. After 3 times, they will be forced to accept any requests made by the other party.]

[Rule 5: At the end of the instance, participants who are not in a "married" state will be considered to have failed and will be eliminated immediately.]

There are five rules in total, which are very simple, even somewhat crude, just like the normal blind date process.

One party makes a request, and the other party decides whether to meet it based on their own circumstances. If they don't like the other party, they part ways and find someone else to go on blind dates with.

There's only one requirement: to find a partner and get married when the dungeon ends.

Tang Yi looked at these rules and nodded silently. Sure enough, cooperation outweighed confrontation in this instance.

The first rule is the dungeon's progression; the second rule is the conditions for completion; the third and fourth rules are restrictions on both sides; and the fifth rule is the penalty for failure.

As long as both parties cooperate well, it's easy to pass the level. I just don't know how the rewards for this level are calculated.

It would be great if it were calculated based on the time it takes to complete the game; everyone would get married and complete the game in the first round.

But based on his understanding of the bizarre dungeon, it's probably not that simple.

Zhao Meng's focus was completely different from Tang Yi's; his gaze was fixed on the first and fourth rules.

"Those on blind dates can make demands on the other party according to their own needs. Apart from directly demanding the other party's life, does this mean that, apart from directly taking the other party's life, any demand can be made?"

Upon hearing this, everyone trembled. Gu Xingchen was genuinely frightened, while Shen Gui was feigning it.

That's fantastic! I want to see rivers of blood!

Xiong Wei also stared intently at the first rule, a peacock-like smile spreading across his face once again.

Seeing that the others were more or less deep in thought, Tang Yi quickly spoke up:

"I believe everyone has seen that this game is very simple; you only need to make three simple requests to pass the level."

We're all teammates now, so there's no need to make unreasonable demands. Let's just get through the game peacefully together, return to the real world, and live our own lives. Wouldn't that be better?

Gu Xingchen quickly nodded in agreement: "That's right, everyone has three chances to make a request, there's no need to ruin things."

As she spoke, her gaze unconsciously shifted to Zhao Meng opposite her, only to see him staring at her with his large, yellow teeth wide open, making no attempt to hide his gaze.

"Don't worry, big star, I'm your fan. What unreasonable request could I possibly make?"

Gu Xingchen didn't dare to meet Zhao Meng's gaze and quickly turned her head away. Now she could only hope that Zhao Meng would really do as he said and wouldn't make any excessive demands.

The game has just begun, and everyone is relatively neutral towards each other, making it the easiest time to complete the game.

She had even thought it through: if Zhao Meng's demands were a bit excessive, she would accept them as long as she could pass the test.

If it drags on to the second or third round, it only proves that the couple had a falling out in the first round, and the subsequent rounds of blind dates are likely due to personal grudges.

Tang Yi glanced at Gu Xingchen, who was breathing heavily in fright, and Zhao Meng, who was grinning lewdly across from her, and could only pray that everything would go smoothly for this pair.

He looked at Su Ran and Shen Gui: "You came together, so there shouldn't be any problem. Working together will be over soon."

Su Ran was muttering to herself with her head down, completely ignoring Tang Yi's words. Finally, Shen Gui answered:

"Of course, we've actually gone on blind dates in real life."

Tang Yi finally looked at Xiong Wei across from him: "As for us, needless to say, let's finish this quickly and go back. I still have a meeting to finish."

Xiong Wei met his gaze, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"OK."

Shen Gui rested his head on one hand, listening to Tang Yi's speech on unity and cooperation, and sighed slightly in his heart.

This person is a really good leader. He must have led the team to clear PVE dungeons many times. It's a pity that this is a PVP dungeon.

That set of rhetoric about unity and cooperation can certainly guarantee that everyone can pass the test, but not everyone will necessarily follow it.

Take the guy next to him, for example. Even now, he still hasn't grasped the situation and is still indulging in unrealistic daydreams.

"Should I ask Shen Gui to give me all of his houses? Or should I ask him to treat me to a big meal every day?"

Or, to be bolder, you could directly ask for all of his future income from supplies; after all, the rules state that you can make any request you want.

Sigh, but we can't push too hard. If we get rejected, where else can we find such a big sucker?

Listening to Su Ran's outrageous remarks, she seemed to think that three requests were not enough, and that it would be better if there were a few more rounds.

Regarding this, Shen Gui couldn't help but sigh at her greed; in his design, playing several rounds would indeed maximize the profits.

[System Announcement]

[Please take your seats, both parties. The first round of matchmaking is about to begin.]

Upon seeing the system's prompt, everyone quickly chose suitable spots at the long table.

Su Ran glanced at Shen Gui, who quickly got up and walked towards the other side.

Soon, the three couples took their seats one by one. Tang Yi's team was on the far left, Gu Xingchen's team was in the middle, and Shen Gui's team was on the far right.

Tang Yi took a deep breath to calm his nerves.

It's nothing, just a simple blind date, it'll be over soon.

Gu Xingchen forced a standard smile while suppressing her nausea.

She had already decided that if Zhao Meng's request was acceptable, she would agree; if it was too unreasonable, she would refuse.

Anyway, she will only make three very simple requests, so Zhao Meng will profit no matter what.

As long as Zhao Meng agrees to her three requirements, she will be considered successful in her blind date.

Across from Shen Gui, Su Ran tilted her head back, seemingly still struggling with what requests to make.