Chapter 108 Safe House

“It might be a little offensive.”

"But Bai Jin, I want your body..."

Xu Zhiyan looked over with burning eyes.

Perhaps it was because the greed in the young man's eyes was too intense and without any emotion or desire. Even though the content of his words was suggestive, it obviously had nothing to do with the ghost's instantly confused thoughts.

Seeing that the ghost's golden eyes were full of shock and he didn't answer, Xu Zhiyan moved forward.

He thought the other party was refusing him, so he could only try his best to explain his ideas in an attempt to get more from Party A.

"Are you watching my live broadcast?" Xu Zhiyan asked.

The ghost wanted to nod, but the young man was holding his forehead with his hand and he couldn't move too much.

"Well, it's good to read it. Then you should know that I have been targeted by the main system. The panel is always stuck, and my mental strength can't support me to use advanced props at all."

It's more than just mental power and advanced props.

Before, Xu Zhiyan always felt that skills were very scarce, just like characteristics, which not all players had.

But after entering the punishment copy, he found that except for him, all other players had skills, and it seemed that there were more than one?

No matter if it is as strong as Gan Mi Xinan, or a player with special attributes of a life borrower, or a magician who has no awakening characteristics.

Everyone else has it, why doesn't he?

Xu Zhiyan began to pass the buck.

"I don't see other players having this problem, which means I'm special. I think it has something to do with me inheriting a safe house."

In short, he would never admit that he was the unlucky guy chosen by nature in the game.

"So as the direct beneficiary of my entry into the dungeon, shouldn't you give me some other offensive abilities?"

That's right, attack!

Xu Zhiyan realized belatedly that he was simply the representative player with low health, fragile skin and low attack.

He is clearly a physically weak person, yet he is being chased around by various monsters in the dungeon. He is reluctant to use useful one-time attack items because they are too expensive, so he is forced to settle for the next best thing and use his brain to solve the problem.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. In order to increase his chances of success in asking for attack power, Xu Zhiyan retracted his hand and stepped on the armrest of Guishen's sofa, trying to make himself look more confident.

"Bai Jin, we are one. Only by caring for each other wholeheartedly can we gain more in the dungeon."

Xu Zhiyan has always believed that interests can create the closest relationships in the world.

Listening to such suggestive remarks, although Guishen was certain that the other party did not have that intention, he still could not help but feel agitated.

He seemed to have lost the ability to speak and was unable to describe the Xu Zhiyan that he saw from his vision.

The other party is just like when we first met.

Confident and assertive.

He still remembered that when Xu Zhiyan's genetic disease broke out, he brought a large amount of painkillers into the Yunshan old house. He was not panicked when he encountered the safe house system, and even found a point of negotiation from the system's phone call.

At that time, the ghost's power was exhausted and he had almost no memory, but he was inexplicably attracted.

The timing of the encounter is important.

If Xu Zhiyan had met a ghost who had recovered some of his memories at that time, he might have thrown this greedy guy into the copy on the spot.

But now, He wished He could offer His all.

After waiting for a long time without receiving an answer, Xu Zhiyan felt a little nervous.

But it is impossible to ask him to give up the idea of plundering on his own initiative!

"Hey, Bai Jin, I won't believe you if you say no." He raised his right hand, revealing the white bones embedded in the upper back of his hand.

It was indeed painful for him to have this piece of hand bone inserted at that time, but this hand bone, which was said to be extremely hard, was only somewhat useful when catching snakes, but was useless at other times.

In fact, he had a beautiful idea at first.

He clenched his right hand into a fist and punched one BOSS at a time.

It’s a pity that the gap between reality and ideal is always huge. In the absence of speed, strength and fighting skills, he can only catch snakes for fun.

"Since hand bones are OK, then other things should be OK too, right?"

This time, Xu Zhiyan got a response.

As the ghost chuckled, a thin snake tail emerged from behind the other party and wrapped around the young man's ankle which was resting on the armrest of the sofa chair.

"sure."

"Where do you want?"

He felt an icy touch on his ankle, and the snake's tail wrapped around his calf a few more times. Xu Zhiyan couldn't help but shiver, thinking of the perverted genius painter in the nightmare community.

Damn, that abnormal ability is so strong, Party A won’t be disturbed, right?

But before he could step back, the ghost grabbed his right hand and placed it on his chest.

"You can go anywhere you want."

Hearing this, Xu Zhiyan, who had just been a little restrained by the snake's tail, instantly forgot about the perverted painter.

"So generous? Then I'm really picky."

He hesitated for a moment, rubbed it hard twice with his hands, then suddenly retracted his foot, bent down, and put his face on the ghost's chest.

As the core of the body, the heart must be the strongest!

As long as he could become stronger, he wouldn't mind having two hearts in his chest if the other person had one.

The ghosts and gods were frightened by this sudden action. The overly enthusiastic contact of a loved one may not be a good thing at some times.

Feeling the warm body temperature of Xu Zhiyan at the point where his chest was connected, the tip of the snake's tail couldn't help but shake it vigorously a few times.

God knows how much he wanted to grab the person in his arms and kiss that chattering mouth hard.

After recovering the slices of the nightmare community, all the memories have been integrated. Although in Xu Zhiyan's eyes, he is still the ghost who cannot leave the safe house, but in the world of ghosts and gods, those more offensive things were all done by him.

Do you want to kiss me directly?

If I did this, could I make an excuse and say that it was due to the effects of slicing? Would Xu Zhiyan believe it? Probably.

However, this thought only appeared for a moment, and he could not help but put his hand gently on the young man's shoulder, feeling the warmth from him through his clothes.

No, forget it.

His successor is wiser than thought, and now is not the time.

Love and anxiety are intertwined.

After seeing Xu Zhiyan's resistance to blood vessels, He did not want to ruin his image in the eyes of his beloved for the time being.

Xu Zhiyan didn't know that his client's mind was full of dirty stuff and he was worried about all sorts of things.

He lay on the other's cold chest for two minutes and heard nothing. Because bending over was too tiring, he simply rested his arms on the ghost's legs, and his arms felt a little numb.

"Gan, you really don't have a heart?"

Xu Zhiyan stood up straight and sighed slightly in disappointment.

His dream of having two hearts shattered, he could only settle for the next best thing and ask Party A to recommend some stronger body parts.

"Among the parts of your body that you can currently use, which part has the strongest attack power?"

Guishen had anticipated that the other party would ask this question, and said calmly: "Blood vessels."

Xu Zhiyan stared at the other party, thought about it, and recalled the body parts of Party A that he had recovered from the copy.

Both eyes can see the future in the copy.

Since the ghost did not mention anything related to seeing the future after recovering his eyes, this ability is probably limited to this copy.

The second copy is Snake Tail and Enhanced Perception.

He has even less use for it.

It would be better to increase his physical strength so that he can speed up a little when running around in the dungeon and not be so embarrassed by being chased.

After taking stock of it, it seems that my blood vessels are indeed stronger.

"...blood vessels, what effect does it have?" Xu Zhiyan smacked his lips, his tone sounding quite sarcastic.

He still remembers that perverted slice. Tsk, using blood vessels won’t make him a pervert, right?

"The main function of blood vessels is energy transmission. However, you don't need it yet. However, blood vessels travel throughout your body and can greatly enhance your physical fitness."

Ghosts and gods are not stingy.

On the contrary, if Xu Zhiyan could be implanted with blood vessels, not only would their survival rate in the copy increase, but their relationship would also become closer, which would be a win-win situation for him... When he thought about the other person's blood flowing in his own blood vessels, he was actually looking forward to it.

The snake's tail that had just been freed wrapped around the young man's right hand again, and the ghost whispered.

"If your physical strength increases, this hand bone will be more effective, and you might even lose a skill... But compared to these, you might like another effect of the blood vessels."

"control."

Blood vessels can control monsters.

Although Xu Zhiyan's current physical condition is not enough to add many blood vessels, the ability to control monsters or NPCs, even if only a single individual, is enough to be of great use in times of crisis.

Sure enough, when he heard the last two words, Xu Zhiyan's eyes lit up.

Enhance physical fitness and control creatures in the copy?

Then he has to decide on this blood vessel!

"Great, that's it. When do we start?" Xu Zhiyan immediately expressed that he wanted to get this blood vessel.

Now that he has the control skills, he can legitimately explain why he was able to control Bai Jin in the last dungeon.

Seeing the young man's enthusiasm, the ghost sighed and gave some advice.

"Implant it before you enter the dungeon next time."

"Why?"

Xu Zhiyan was puzzled.

He wants to have such powerful blood vessels now!

Unexpectedly, the ghost's next words made Xu Zhiyan, who has always been profit-driven, stunned and began to back down.

"To fully utilize the blood vessels and enhance your physical fitness, this blood vessel will flow through your entire body."

The ghost stood up and looked down at his successor who seemed not to understand the meaning of this sentence.

"The wound won't be very big, but I'll need to guide the blood vessels..."

He slowly stretched out his hand, placed it on the young man's shoulder, and then stroked down his arm, implying something meaningful.

"I will guide the blood vessels to flow throughout your body, every part of your body." He deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the last few words.

The ghost suddenly felt fortunate that the talisman covered his eyes, otherwise he was worried that his aggressive gaze would scare the other party.

But this is the best solution, and He did not lie.

Without His guidance, the violent blood vessels would never be able to grow and take root in ordinary people.

"Everywhere?"

Xu Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then he thought of something and suddenly lowered his head, revealing only the red tips of his ears.

“…”

What should he say?

Damn, they are worthy of being called blood vessels, so perverted!

However, after Party A said these words, she still looked like a lofty beauty, detached from the world, and Xu Zhiyan felt a little disgusted with himself.

What's in his mind? Isn't it just guiding the whole body? They are all grown men, and the client has what he has.

In order to become stronger, he has no reason to be shy!

After preparing himself mentally, Xu Zhiyan took a deep breath and looked up at Party A.

"No problem, but why do we have to wait until before entering the dungeon?"

“Because it will hurt.”

The ghost answered.

There are things in the body that don't belong to you, and they are covering the entire body. This kind of pain is unbearable for humans.

"As long as you and I are still in the same space, props can't relieve this pain."

The main body is right next to it. The blood vessels are different from the dull white bones. The stripped tissue will always yearn to return to the main body.

"But once you enter the copy, the connection between your blood vessels and me will be cut off."

At that time, the blood vessels will find themselves far away from their original body and will choose to adapt to the new host and become much more obedient.

“With great power comes pain.”

The ghost withdrew his hand and said softly.

Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips and thought about the time when he obtained the hand bones.

He almost fainted from the pain when the cold and hard white bones were embedded in him, but because the power of ghosts and gods was insufficient at that time, the pain did not last long. After he entered the copy, the hand bones seemed to have grown out of his own body.

"Will the pain still continue when I return to the safe house?" He was quite worried about this.

Even ghosts and gods don’t know this question.

"It depends on how well you control your blood vessels. You have to control them and make them work for you."

As if he had thought of something, he suddenly took out a bone collar.

The broken bones turned into ashes in front of Xu Zhiyan, disappeared into the air, and turned into power and returned to the ghosts and gods.

He suppressed his laughter, leaned over and whispered in the young man's ear.

"Make it work for you, be your dog."

"……cough."

These words choked Xu Zhiyan. He turned his head away, inexplicably afraid to look ghosts and gods in the eye.

This was what he had expected from Slice, but why did it feel weird when it came out of the mouth of a ghost?

Seeing that the young man was a little reserved, the ghosts and gods stopped teasing him.

"I will come to you before I receive the notice to join the base." In the current situation, becoming stronger is indeed the most important thing.

Xu Zhiyan nodded and agreed with Party A's words.

The parts to be implanted and the time were finalized.

However, when Xu Zhiyan returned to the bedroom and lay down, there was still a thin blush on his face.

Help! That's Party A!

His impression of Party A until now is that it is aloof, calm and indifferent, as if it has no interest in anything in the world.

As long as he changes his clothes and goes to the workplace, he will definitely be an abstinent boss!

Xu Zhiyan couldn't help but reflect for two seconds.

Did he really want to strip naked in front of this seemingly unreachable nail just for the sake of strength and ask the other party to help him implant the blood vessels?

As soon as this question arose, the answer came immediately.

...Of course, of course!

That is the power that controls monsters, that is the power that allows him to evolve from a physical waste to a master of strength!

If Xu Zhiyan hesitated for more than three seconds, it would be disrespectful to his blood vessels!

Forget it, just touch it, it won’t cost you any meat.

After twisting and turning in the quilt and preparing himself mentally, Xu Zhiyan finally calmed down and let the matter go.

Not long after escaping from the copy, his tense spirit relaxed. He couldn't help yawning and fell asleep hugging the quilt.

[Host...Host?]

I endured it until I returned to my room, and the safe house system popped up as I watched the host finally calm down.

[Host, I have leveled up twice~]

[Hmm, host, you really fell asleep... wooooooo.]

The safe house system called out a few times, and after confirming that the host was really asleep, it finally had no choice but to accept the fact that it was being ignored.

It waited patiently for the host to wake up and start the upgrade plan.

This wait lasted from dawn to dusk.

The night is as dark as ink and dotted with stars.

When Xu Zhiyan woke up from the bed in a daze, everything in front of him was pitch black.

This scene was too similar to the one when the dungeon was switched. He subconsciously thought that he had entered the dungeon again and sat up in a panic.

It was not until he turned his head and saw the scene outside the window that he realized that he had returned home.

The Yunshan old house is located halfway up a mountain in the suburbs. There are few buildings and light pollution around it. Although daily shopping is all done online, the starry sky is unexpectedly bright when the weather is good.

[Host, wake up!]

After a brief blow, the safe house system is still full of vitality.

"Um."

Xu Zhiyan stretched and looked at the starry sky outside the window without turning on the lights.

Thinking of what the safe house system said before, even though he had already obtained the entire copy of the Nightmare Community, he couldn't help but feel happy again.

"Two levels in a row? That's great."

[Of course! Two levels!]

If it weren't for the lack of a physical entity, the safe house system would almost want to stand up on its own motherboard.

[However, the keys given by upgrading do not seem to be fixed and stacked. This time, after upgrading two levels in a row, I only got three keys.]

It remembers the morgue that the host desired.

But three are enough. The last time the safe house was upgraded, no rooms were opened, leaving two keys. Adding three more, there are exactly five keys.

Xu Zhiyan obviously thought of this as well.

"We now have five keys in total. Tsk, it's still not enough."

The safe house is like a treasure house that has not yet been fully opened. It contains many secrets, but also many things that need to be consumed.

"Do you know what the restricted area is?"

He was somewhat concerned about this door that required ten keys to open.

The power of the morgue is already incredible enough. What kind of place would require double the keys of the morgue?

[The restricted area is not in the lobby door.]

I know something about the safe house system, but not much.

[I don't know what's inside, but I can sense that the door to the restricted area is in the yard of the safe house, and it seems to seal a whole new space.]

"In the yard?"

After hearing this, Xu Zhiyan could no longer lie still.

"Let's go and look for it. I don't remember there being a door in the yard."

He jumped out of bed, went downstairs in his slippers, and prepared to go to the yard.

Halfway down the stairs, Xu Zhiyan was standing at the edge of the stairs when he ran into Lao Yang, who was packing up cardboard boxes in the hall.

Looking at the full boxes piled in front of the other party, which made the hunched and thin body look even weaker, Xu Zhiyan raised his hand and wanted to call other monsters for help.

Is there no one in such a big safe house? Do we need an old man to clean up the mess?

But just as he stretched out his hand and hadn't opened his mouth yet, he saw Lao Yang grinning, and countless insects flew out from the holes in his facial features.

The swarm of insects picked up piles of cardboard boxes and walked towards the yard.

Xu Zhiyan's hand, which was about to greet the other monsters, fell back awkwardly and he scratched his hair as if nothing had happened.

Before he could ask, he heard the safe house system's envious words echoing in his mind.

[Ahhh, is it Lao Yang’s turn to collect today? I’m so envious! There are so many cardboard boxes…]

"Hmm? It's your turn? Envious?"

Xu Zhiyan keenly grasped the key words.

What’s there to envy about packing up things, but the system says it’s Lao Yang’s turn today?

Wait, did all these express deliveries arrive today? What happened to the old house? Isn't it a bit unscientific to add so many express boxes in a single day?

When he saw the express parcels piled up in the corner, he thought they were this week’s deliveries.

The system was unaware of what its host was thinking, and sighed and explained enviously.

[Because these cartons can be sold for extra profit, everyone often rushes to sell them.]

“…Why are you rushing to sell it?”

Why does Xu Zhiyan feel like he knows all these words, but can't understand them when they are put together?

[Because once before, the red-headed monster helped sell a cardboard box and handed over the money. Ququ recorded its appearance and the income in a notebook, saying that he would show it to you when he collected them all!]

This is a great opportunity to show off!

Maybe after selling the cardboard boxes, the money written in the notebook can help the new owner of the safe house remember it and give it a name?

According to the rules, only the monsters that sell for the most money can be ranked at the front!

[Because everyone wants to show off in front of you, everyone wants to have a new name like Liuliu!]

Everyone has a name, but the monsters are different.

Without names, their panels would just have dry species breakdowns.

[Before, everyone wanted to get more cardboard boxes to exchange for money, so there was a fight over the boxes. Ququ said no, so they took turns, one person per day...]

The safe house system explained what happened in the old house during the time Xu Zhiyan was away.

"For a name?"

Xu Zhiyan murmured to himself, his heart inexplicably becoming soft.

If these monsters in the safe house were put into the dungeon, each one of them would be powerful and capable of trampling on the players.

Now, because of a chance to show their faces, they are fighting for the right to sell cartons? Not to mention that even if they were given this opportunity, they might not think of naming them after seeing these small amounts of money.

Looking at the monsters shuttling through the halls, working tirelessly.

Xu Zhiyan's few remaining ribs of conscience were slightly pricked.

He suddenly wondered if he, as the heir to the safe house, had not done enough.

He should still satisfy everyone's humble wish of giving a name.

Thinking in his mind, Xu Zhiyan lost the mood to explore the restricted area. He came to the monster room and found Qu Ji who was writing something furiously.

"I heard that everyone has been working very hard recently, and even people are scrambling to do the job of selling cardboard boxes."

Seeing everyone working so hard to build the safe house, he felt extremely warm. It turned out that while he was working hard in the copy, everyone was not idle either, and the safe house was being built better and better.

But who would have thought that when Qu Ji heard this, his expression became even more strange, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Xu Zhiyan.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Zhiyan inexplicably felt something was wrong.

"No, nothing... I just feel like it's not enough. How about we wait a while and look at the account book again?"

"Um?"

Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows.

He hasn't even mentioned wanting to see the account book, so why is Qu Ji shaking like a sieve? Is there something wrong with the account book?

"Ledger? I just wanted you to record the list of everyone who sold cartons, but since you said so, let me take a look at the ledger."

After the safe house was built and the monster room was established, the monsters didn't have much daily expenses, so he didn't understand how there could be any big changes in the account books.

But Qu Ji looked desperate, and when he stammered as he handed over his phone and account book, he was about to cry.

Xu Zhiyan's good mood began to plummet as the numbers in the account increased.

I almost re-bought all the furniture in the hall, especially the sofa and chessboard in the living room. In just a few days, I have changed more than a dozen sets...

The cash flow in these few days alone was as high as 600,000 yuan, almost draining Xu Zhiyan's small treasury.

This time, there was no need for other monsters to take the blame. He could guess with his own imagination that it was Bai Jin's doing.

Xu Zhiyan's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He gritted his teeth, took the phone, and went downstairs, mumbling, "Bai Jin, you better give me a reasonable explanation..."

Qu Ji looked at Xu Zhiyan's back as he walked out and hurriedly followed him out.

Looking at the ghosts in the hall who still had indifferent expressions and didn't know what was about to happen, it couldn't help but cover its face.

Damn it, it knew this day would come, but it didn't know it would come so soon!

I hope the ghosts and gods will not be kicked out.