Chapter 205: The Grand Magic Arena – Rosef@

“Miss Rose, may I ask what I need to do to be allowed to stay here in Rosef@?”

Rose looked at her, and after sizing her up, finally said, “Rosef@ is the only place in the entire Grand Magic Arena where roses bloom. Guests who wish to wait here must cultivate a greenhouse full of roses. As long as the flowers in the greenhouse are flourishing, I naturally won’t stop you from staying.”

Stop me?

Hearing this, Sang Chu’s heart skipped a beat. She hadn’t expected that the real challenge would be here!

Could this woman named Rose and the mysterious man beside her really see the list and stop her from advancing?

Too terrifying!

Sang Chu kept her smile and said, “Alright, I have some items to sell. Miss Rose, would you be able to help me with that? I’ll be spending all my time in the greenhouse from now on, so I’m afraid I won’t have time to go out and sell things myself.”

Rose nodded and replied, “Just hand your items over to me. The proceeds will be credited to your account, including the payment for cultivating the roses.”

There’s payment for cultivating roses?

Looks like they’ve really thought of everything.

Sang Chu said, “Thank you very much.”

Rose glanced at Sang Chu, clapped her hands, and in an instant, a silent, shadowy figure appeared before her. “Take this guest to the second greenhouse.”

“Yes, please come with me.”

Sang Chu understood that Rose meant this guest did not include her. She turned to Sang Jingwen and said, “Brother, you go with her to the greenhouse. If anything happens, call me.”

Xue You, uneasy about Sang Chu being left alone with this man who seemed stronger than her, said, “I’ll go with you.”

Rose said, “Don’t worry, Lord King. Rosef@ is a fair place. I, Qin Tang, guarantee that as long as the ticket holder can cultivate enough blooming roses, we will not make things difficult for them. I also guarantee their safety here, as long as they don’t break the rules. Everything will proceed as usual.”

Xue You looked at Rose warily. Sang Chu patted his shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. Go with my brother.”

“If you need anything, call me.”

“Mm.”

Xue You and Sang Jingwen kept looking back at Sang Chu as they left, until she walked up the winding stairs. The mysterious man led Sang Chu toward the greenhouse.

The greenhouses stretched out like a crystal forest, each one filled with dewy, vibrant roses, each flower exuding an enchanting fragrance.

“These were all cultivated by ticket holders in previous years. I provide the seeds; you just need to make them all bloom!”

Hearing this, Sang Chu was curious. Most ticket holders specialized in mental power—how were they supposed to make plants grow?

“Every one of them can be made to bloom.”

The man’s handsome face showed a strange smile. He opened the greenhouse door, and on the ground, besides the roses, there were piles of white bones.

In that instant, Sang Chu understood everything!

“Don’t worry, I can make the roses bloom. I just hope you’ll keep your promise and ensure my brother’s safety.”

The man said, “Ordinary people can’t enter Rosef@. In previous years, when it came time for the ceremony, I was the one who performed the final rites. So, except for ticket holders and their companions, no one else can enter. Miss Sang Chu, you have seven days. Within these seven days, I hope you can make all the roses in the third greenhouse bloom. Otherwise, the barrier in the greenhouse will keep you from advancing, and your brother won’t be able to move forward either.”

After saying this, he turned to leave. Sang Chu called after his back, “Were you once a ticket holder too?”

“No, I was a guardian. I just happened to meet a good person who left everything here to me and my master. That’s how I managed to climb out of the abyss. So, I’m willing to help you and Qin Tang. But if you can’t fulfill the requirements, I think it’s best to leave your body here as fertilizer—at least it will help the roses bloom longer and more beautifully.”

His words sent a chill down Sang Chu’s spine. As she watched him leave, the glass door slammed shut, leaving her with a deep sense of powerlessness.

She and Tu You walked toward the third greenhouse. Along the way, they saw many white bones on the ground, with new flowers growing from them, red as blood, dewy and vibrant.

Tu You crouched on Sang Chu’s shoulder, curiously eyeing the bones. “How many ticket holders have died here?”

“Judging by these skeletons, the reason these roses grow so well must have something to do with them.”

Tu You said, “Of course. Every ticket holder is a chosen one, their bodies full of energy. Who would have thought they’d all die here? It’s tragic.”

Sang Chu replied, “I can understand. Unlike me, who stumbled into this by accident, they all had abilities and wanted to prove themselves, to push their limits. But from the start, they were already ‘chosen ones,’ so arrogance was inevitable. They thought themselves superior, and after finding good cultivation methods in other worlds, they probably stopped developing their own abilities, so they couldn’t master other powers.”

For example, the wood ability in the apocalypse, or the wood spiritual root in the cultivation world—if you never developed it, you naturally couldn’t make the roses bloom as required.

That’s probably why so few people make it out of the Grand Magic Arena.

Tu You said, “So you’ll be spending the next few days here. Luckily, you have your wood ability…”

He hadn’t finished when he was stunned by the sight of the greenhouse. All the previous greenhouses were small, but the third one was enormous!

It was practically the size of a football field!

“This is way too big! How long will it take to make all these bloom?”

Tu You stared in shock at the vast space, then suddenly noticed ten bags of seeds in the corner, along with many wood cores. He couldn’t help but exclaim, “They’re really thoughtful, Ah Chu. They even prepared wood cores for you! They must have known you’re an ability user, otherwise how would they know your name and your power?”

Usually, the most common energy source is spirit stones, which can be used by cultivators, immortals, demons, and magic users alike. But wood cores are much more specialized—they only work for ability users. So if they hadn’t known in advance, they wouldn’t have prepared these.

Sang Chu said, “Since we’re here, let’s make the best of it. You scatter the seeds evenly, one handful in each square meter. Judging by the layout, I don’t think we’ll have time to rest. Otherwise, we definitely won’t finish in time!”

Tu You quickly stuffed all the wood cores into his belly, ready to take them out as needed. “Good thing I came with you this time!”"