"Let me show you the rooms in the North Hall," Jiang Lin said, standing up. It was his first time visiting since the Day Patrol God assigned them their housing. They had a meeting and dinner in the East Hall first, and then went to the North Hall campus. He hadn't had a chance to look around.
The houses in the North Hall looked spacious at first glance, with all the necessary furniture. Jiang Lin walked around and found a viewing room, a kitchen, a bathroom, a study, and more. Inside the rooms, there were massage chairs, jacuzzi tubs, and massage sofas.
When he came out, Jiang Lin noticed two switches on the wall, one red and one blue, with corresponding symbols of flowing water and stars.
In the comment section, the viewers were more curious than ever. "Streamer, streamer, what are those switches?" "An alarm? Waterproof?" "The facilities in the North Hall seem to have a very unique style."
Jiang Lin saw no warning signs, so he tried pressing the blue button. *Click*. A faint sound, like a switch being flipped, echoed. The next moment, the entire layout of the room began to change. The living room split in the middle, the floor rose from both sides, and the surrounding furniture folded away. Soon, the entire room became empty. Where the floor had been, there was not cement or white paper, but a vast expanse of blue seawater. A light appeared on the ceiling, making the water surface shimmer, and a gentle breeze blew, carrying a faint salty scent of the sea. It felt as if they were not in an underworld apartment but on a beach in Hawaii. It had simulated a scene pool.
Jiang Lin extended his senses downwards. The pool didn't look large, but it held a hidden world within. The space was several times larger than its surface area, and he could vaguely make out underwater scenery: swimming fish, coral, jellyfish... Speckles of bioluminescence created a beautiful spectacle in the deep sea. Jiang Lin jumped into the water and swam towards the underwater scenery, reaching out to touch it. "As expected, it's made with paper-folding techniques." he mused. "Can this be taken apart and studied?" He wondered if the East Hall had rented or bought the houses in the North Hall. His thoughts flashed by. After examining the simulated underwater scenery, Jiang Lin withdrew his hand. Along the way, a small fish, about the length of his index finger, swam into Jiang Lin's robe. When Jiang Lin emerged, he brought it out with him. As it came out of Jiang Lin's sleeve, the little fish continued to swim in the air, seemingly unaware that it was no longer in its original place.
"The blue button is for the sea view, what about the red one?" Jiang Lin walked to the switch and pressed the red button. *Click-click*. A faint sound. The seawater below suddenly froze, and the lights on the ceiling disappeared. The entire room began to shift, creating a slight sense of motion. At that moment, Jiang Lin had a strange feeling, as if he himself had become a piece of white paper, constantly changing its form. The white paper was unfolded, laid flat, then folded, flipped, and transformed... into squares, rectangles, small paper boats, and origami cranes.
When Jiang Lin came back to his senses, the room had transformed. No, to be precise, it was no longer a room. Under his feet, he could feel the touch of soil and grass. A sea of white flowers swayed at his feet, and occasionally, petals the size of fingernails were blown by the wind and fell to the ground. Above, the sky was covered with stars, their light illuminating everything on the ground. The air was filled with a faint floral fragrance. The scene before him, whether visually, olfactorily, or tactilely, was so real that it made him almost forget where he was and all his worries. Lying down in this night, or perhaps placing a rocking chair and lying on it, drinking some beverages, closing his eyes, and feeling the gentle breeze, feeling the sea of flowers sway with the wind at his feet, would surely be a wonderful experience.
On the screen, the viewers watched these scenes unfold. Their expressions changed from anticipation to surprise, then to astonishment, and finally to utter disbelief. "This room, with its seawater and starry sky, did it come from the heavens?" "Brothers, the streamer said this was made with paper-folding techniques, what do you think?" "What do I think? I'm just watching." "I suspect this room has teleportation magic. It directly teleported us to the seaside, and then to the countryside." "Why don't you say this house has a 'Dokodemo Door'?" The viewers indulged in wild speculation, finding it quite plausible. But as they thought about it, they suddenly sighed. Paper-folding techniques, how wonderful. How convenient. They could create cars, houses, and even diligent and brave paper figures. They no longer had to worry about lacking money or labor. Look at this house, these pieces of furniture, these simulated scenes. The details were perfect. The design was also very meticulous. They were so envious their mouths were watering. "The North Hall knows how to enjoy life too much, ahhhhh—!" "This life is too good, it makes me want to retire here. Even as a ghost, one shouldn't lose happiness."
Although the West Hall also had all sorts of ultra-modern styles and skillful use of various ghost artifacts, giving a super awesome feeling, when the viewers thought of the West Hall, besides those ghost artifacts, it was just endless work. The spirit of labor, the ghost of labor. But the North Hall was different. It was clearly a place that emphasized life and physical and mental pleasure! "Let's go, let's go, where is the moving team?"
While the viewers were drooling with envy, in the live broadcast, Jiang Lin crouched down and touched the soil, grass, and small white flowers beneath him. He then ascended again, looking at the seemingly vast starry sky. This design, like the sea view, also contained another space within. Those stars were not small because they were viewed from afar, but were made that way. Jiang Lin took a small star in his hand and rolled it around. He wondered how it was folded. However, using his senses, he could roughly perceive the command characters within. Could these characters be modified?
*Click*. Jiang Lin pressed the button on the wall, restoring the room to its original state. As it was restored, he could see the folded furniture and rooms, which had a distinct sense of space. Paper-folding techniques... He had to study hard tomorrow and strive to master them as soon as possible. Even if he couldn't learn everything, he should at least learn the basics. He could then study them slowly when he returned to the East Hall.
"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for completing the daily mission: Promoting Underworld Culture - North Hall Residence. Points +500!" The system's voice chimed.
(ps: I fell asleep while writing last night... [facepalm])