When she opened her eyes again, Bai Ci was back in her personal independent space. She flopped onto her soft bed, letting her entire body relax.
After taking a nap to recover, she finally opened the detailed evaluation page.
【Instance Evaluation
[Instance Name: 《Rainy Night Theater》]
[Basic Information]
Player: Bai Ci
Time Elapsed: 5 hours 21 minutes
Overall Evaluation: A
Excellent plot exploration completion rate. Successfully resolved the core crisis and broke the play's loop. Clues were not fully recovered. Overall performance is good.
[Basic Rewards]
Experience: 50
Points: 200
[Special Rewards]
Gift: Never-Ending Curtain Call (Bound)
“A thousand faces in one role, ten thousand kinds of performances. Drama and sincerity never truly end; the curtain never falls.”
(Effect [Passive]: Generates different identity characteristics corresponding to different instances. Identity characteristics only apply to the player. When multiple identity characteristics are incompatible, the player will subconsciously distinguish between the different identities.)】
Did it really only take a bit over five hours?
Bai Ci noticed this first. Recalling her experiences in the instance, this timeframe actually seemed quite reasonable.
The daytime and nighttime phases in the instance were determined by the chiming of the bell, rather than actual days and nights.
After all, while they were in the theater game, they experienced no hunger or physiological needs like using the restroom.
Furthermore, when they woke up after burning down the theater, they were still sitting in front of the bonfire, which was still crackling and burning.
Since the actual elapsed time was so short, their bodies hadn't had the chance to develop those physical needs. Thinking of it this way made perfect sense.
Continuing down the evaluation details, Bai Ci's gaze quickly landed on the special rewards section. Her new gift had appeared.
Never-Ending Curtain Call?
Here we go again. Another gift with a name that gave absolutely no clue as to what it actually was.
Bai Ci retrieved the Never-Ending Curtain Call. Taking a look at the object that materialized in her hand, she felt a complex wave of emotion.
It was a white clown mask, looking remarkably similar to the one Fu Liu had worn. It even simulated that exact same texture on the back, feeling like torn, raw flesh.
Fortunately, it was only a tactile sensation. When she flipped it over, the back of the mask was completely clean.
Bai Ci carefully examined the mask from all angles and noticed a subtle difference between this one and Fu Liu's. The mask she held had a tiny mark resembling a tear mole near the corner of its eye.
It was a spitting image of Fu Liu's style.
Whenever she recalled those scenes, especially with the addition of this tear mole, she couldn't help but feel a slight pang of discomfort at the thought of putting it on her own face.
Fortunately, the mask's effect made up for this drawback.
She had read some guide posts on the forum before, which explained that passive items rewarded by instances were often far more valuable and rarer than active ones.
Active items required deliberate activation and might have usage limits or cooldowns, whereas passive items remained active as long as they were in one's possession.
In other words, she only needed to keep it in her inventory for its effect to remain active.
And she was truly tempted by this passive effect. It was incredibly well-suited for her current approach to tackling instances.
It perfectly patched up potential loopholes in her roleplay—for instance, if she disguised herself as an NPC and ran into the same player across two different instances.
Stowing the mask away, Bai Ci opened her player info panel.
【Player Info
Name: Bai Ci / Lora
Identity: Bai Ci / ???... (Item Effect)
Level: 2
Current Experience: 40/100
Points Held: 330 points
Core Attributes: Vitality 10 (HP 100/100), Spirit 10 (SP 10/10), Agility 10
Unallocated Attribute Points: 1 (Acquired from leveling up)
Current Status: Mild Fatigue
Current Class: Ghost Bride (Expand to view details)
Time Until Next Instance Launch: 35 hours 32 minutes
Instance History: 《The Diary》 (D-rank evaluation, settled); 《Chaosheng Apartments》 (B-rank evaluation, settled); 《Withered Wood Post Office》 (A-rank evaluation, settled); 《Rainy Night Theater》 (A-rank evaluation, settled)】
Bai Ci realized just how powerful the Never-Ending Curtain Call was—it had actually added a whole new column to her personal info panel.
The last time this panel had undergone a change was when her Ghost Bride class hatched.
As for the attribute point she gained from leveling up, Bai Ci didn't hesitate for a second. Following her initial plan, she allocated this 1 point directly to Agility.
Her class wasn't suited for direct combat, so Vitality and Spirit didn't do much for her. Only Agility would allow her to react faster and dodge better when encountering danger.
Whether for disguising herself or escaping, it would come in handy.
The moment the attribute point was allocated, Bai Ci felt her body grow significantly lighter. A wave of ease washed over her entire being, and her fatigue vanished along with it.
Sitting up from the bed, she decided it was time to eat.
Instead of drinking nutrient solution, she ordered a steaming hot meal from the mall and sat down at her table.
As she ate, Bai Ci opened the player forum.
It served as entertainment to accompany her meal on one hand, and on the other, it allowed her to learn about other players' instance experiences to see if there were any areas she needed to refine or pay attention to in her own performances.
Bai Ci typed “Rainy Night Theater” as a keyword into the forum's search bar and hit search. Dozens of related posts popped up.
There were posts asking for help, sharing experiences, complaining about teammates, and revealing instance mechanics—all kinds of topics.
Bai Ci's eyes quickly scanned the page, and she was soon drawn to one particular title.
【General Discussion Area】 - 【Interactions & Exchange】
【Exposed】 Mind-Blowing Pattern in the Rainy Night Theater Instance Revealed! The More Numbered NPCs, the Worse the Players? This Is the Real Secret to High Scores!
ID: Lu Buping
【Guys, who can relate?!
I spent several hours combining my own experience with those of dozens of friends to finally uncover the shocking hidden rule of Rainy Night Theater!
The number of numbered NPCs isn't random! It's dynamic! And it's directly tied to player strength—in INVERSE! PROPORTION!
Key takeaway: Fewer numbered NPCs = you are stronger! More numbered NPCs = you are a total noob! This is too real!
Who is still stupidly playing it like a battle royale?! ✕
The core of this instance isn't killing each other at all; it's uncovering the conspiracy of the mastermind behind the scenes. That is the only code to a high score!
Those who honestly hack each other to pieces and only think about surviving to the end, even if their entire faction survives, will get a B-rank evaluation at most.
Want to get an A-rank or S-rank evaluation?
You must crack the game! And the key to cracking the game is actually—protecting at least one numbered NPC!
Here is another crucial piece of trivia you'll definitely regret missing!
The more NPCs there are, the more uncontrollable the situation becomes!
Even if players are suspicious of each other, they know dying just means exiting the instance, so they can leave some room for compromise. But the NPCs are playing the battle royale with real emotions and lives. Their behavior is unpredictable, they can mess up your plans at any moment, and the difficulty is dialed straight to the max!
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That's why pro players have very few NPCs in their instances. They can focus their energy on protecting the target, crack the game with ease, and watch their evaluation scores skyrocket!
For those besties still mindlessly fighting each other, bookmark this post now! The next time you enter a battle royale instance, you can pull off a direct comeback and dominate the whole game!
#RainyNightTheaterGuide #InstanceHiddenMechanics #SecretToARankEvaluation #InstanceTrivia #PlayerStrengthTest】
【2F Wish I Knew Better】: OP is a complete idiot. No, seriously, bro, I've literally entered an unlimited flow game, so why are there still stupid marketing accounts chasing me down?
Rate on N.U.
