Chapter 109 Safe House

In the neat and bright hall of the Yunshan old house, ghosts and gods were sitting on the sofa chairs as usual.

The safe house was renovated and its place was replaced by a fireplace.

From then on, whenever He needed to appear, He would sit quietly on the sofa on the left, but most of the time, He would hide Himself.

After the communication during the day, He never showed up.

It was not until he felt Xu Zhiyan passing by that he quietly appeared from the void, wondering if he could talk to his beloved when he passed by again.

As his body parts were recovered, his emotions became richer.

It's not just the gradual return of strength.

There is also an overlay of love.

Perhaps because he was paying too much attention to Xu Zhiyan, the ghosts and gods were a little surprised when they heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming down the stairs.

What happened?

Otherwise why would he walk in such a hurry?

You know, although Xu Zhiyan always appears to be positive in the dungeon, in fact, as soon as he returns to the safe house, he either sits or lies down, and he would rather die there.

At this moment, the ghosts and gods were in a happy mood and had not yet realized what was about to happen.

Until Xu Zhiyan appeared in front of Him with a dark face.

The young man holding the mobile phone and the account book in his hands had a knife in his eyes. If it were not for his lack of ability, something bloody would probably happen in the next second.

Perhaps it was because the murderous intent in the young man's beautiful eyes was too strong, and the ghosts and gods suddenly felt something was wrong.

After a few steps, although Xu Zhiyan became even angrier, he at least remembered that the other party was his partner and resisted the urge to swear.

"Mr. Party A, I need a reasonable explanation for these bills."

As he spoke, he raised the cell phone in his hand and handed over the account book that Qu Ji was using for recording.

Before taking the bill, the ghost didn't understand why the young man was so angry.

However, after flipping through a few pages of the account book, he was struck by the balance on his mobile phone, which was almost in front of his eyes, and he realized the problem belatedly.

Well, it seems like I accidentally destroyed a lot of furniture...

#Oh no, what should I do if I accidentally spend all my sweetheart’s savings! #

#It's urgent, waiting online!! #

However, the ghosts and gods who have recovered some of their memories have also seen many storms.

He glanced at Qu Ji, who was on the second floor holding his head and not daring to look down, and the monsters who subconsciously huddled into a ball.

Well, I have to find a way to get around it.

Before he could think of a good excuse, Xu Zhiyan could no longer bear it.

The young man, suppressing his anger, threw his cell phone casually onto the chessboard, knocking over a row of chess pieces and making a collision sound.

The ghost wanted to look towards the source of the sound, but Xu Zhiyan grabbed his shoulder.

"Mr. Party A, now is not a good time to play chess. Please look into my eyes."

Xu Zhiyan leaned forward, pressing his hands firmly on the ghost's shoulders, as if to say, 'If the other party doesn't explain, you won't have an easy day today.'

"Six hundred thousand! Of course I know that as a ghost god, you are not so clear about the value of the universal currency in the human world."

He tried to keep his voice steady.

"It's probably that an ordinary human being needs to work hard for more than ten years to get such a large amount of savings."

"And you! In just a few days, you've already spent all the six hundred thousand!"

Xu Zhiyan became more and more angry as he spoke.

Damn it, he worked himself to death in the game, and the other monsters were also working hard in the safe house, but Party A was the only one who couldn't do any constructive work and was also a drag! ?

Seeing that the ghost was sitting there without moving and not explaining, Xu Zhiyan's blood pressure started to rise.

But at least he still remembered that Party A was the owner of the safe house and did provide him with full support. All accounts, power, ownership of the safe house, and even the body could be divided among him.

Xu Zhiyan believes that he is not an ungrateful person. Although Party A does not do any work, his contribution is obvious to all.

After yelling a few times, he vented a lot of his anger and tried to convince himself.

"I admit that you are rich."

The exchange rate between in-game points and real-world currency is 1:20. The side quests and main quests of low- and mid-level copies usually reward 5,000 points each time, which is equivalent to 100,000 points in cash.

Many copies have various extra rewards, as well as rewards for killing monsters and item drops.

After a round, as long as the surviving players work hard to search, they can probably get tens of thousands of points, plus some miscellaneous props. If all the income is converted into cash, then a trip to a low-level dungeon can probably earn hundreds of thousands.

The higher the level of the copy, the more rewards there are, the higher the level of the dropped items are, and the higher the selling price is.

The anonymous bet of one million points, which he thought was a trial account, would be a full 20 million points if converted into cash.

"I don't mean to look down on your money. I also understand that if these six hundred thousand are converted into points, it will only be about thirty thousand."

Xu Zhiyan took a deep breath, trying to convince himself that the ghosts and gods had already given him a lot.

Just thirty thousand... thirty thousand...that’s just bullshit!

That’s 30,000 points!

"I argued with the system for a long time and only got an extra 30,000 points, but I gave it all to you!"

No, I'm still angry.

As a good businessman, he feels heartbroken for any money that is not spent wisely!

Xu Zhiyan took a deep breath and told himself to calm down. He first defended himself to explain the rationality of his anger.

"Of course, you know I'm not a stingy person. I will never hesitate to spend the money that should be spent." But I will feel heartbroken when I spend it.

"If we just buy furniture, this amount of money is a bit too much of a waste. What do you think, Mr. Party A? Can we be more careful in the future?"

After his rage, Xu Zhiyan waited for Party A's answer.

Although he was sad about the points, he hoped that there would not be any more insignificant waste of money in the future compared to the problems that had already occurred.

Solving problems is more important than holding people accountable.

Before the ghost spoke, he had even thought about how to refute if the other party quibbled.

But after waiting for a long time, the ghost that he was suppressing just spoke in a good-tempered voice and apologized first.

"I'm sorry. It's my fault."

“…”

The word "sorry" blocked all the next words Xu Zhiyan could say.

The ghost thought about it and realized that this time was different from the last time he scratched the table, and he couldn't find the monster to blame.

In the entire safe house, except for himself, no other monster dared to smash the furniture in the safe house and buy new ones under his nose.

And...Xu Zhiyan was angry and put his hands on his shoulders. The distance between them was so close that he could feel the young man's warm breath hitting his face.

The other person's cheeks were slightly red, and his thin lips opened and closed when he spoke. From time to time, when his mouth was dry, he would extend his bright red tongue to lick the edge of his lips...

Although he fully felt the other person's anger, he only felt that his beloved became more and more lovely.

The look on his face, where he clearly wanted to scold Him so much but tried to hold back and reason with Him, was really addictive.

While being scolded, if he hadn't been pressed on the shoulders, he would have wanted to move forward and kiss the other person.

At this moment, Xu Zhiyan looked more lively than his usual lazy appearance.

The ghosts and gods couldn't help but think.

It seems that after every communication, He would like the other person a little more, as if He were possessed.

Seeing the young man stunned after hearing the apology, the ghost's voice became more sincere.

"I will try to control myself."

"I won't do that next time."

Since there is no one to blame, just admit it generously.

Although as the owner of the safe house and possessing a lot of wealth, he did not think there was anything wrong with wasting 30,000 points, but since Xu Zhiyan minded, he was willing to go along with him.

The most important thing is to please your loved one.

Moreover, after carefully comparing his memories, He discovered that although Xu Zhiyan was good at using language to gain resources and advantages, he did not seem to like the blind man and the perverted painter who had also reached their limits.

He was most gentle with the Night Fisherman's Snake God Slice, and even kissed His tail before!

Like straight balls?

If slicing is possible, then so can He!

Sophistry can never take the place of sincerity.

Listening to the ghost's sincere apology, Xu Zhiyan felt a little embarrassed.

He began to reflect on whether he was too stingy.

Yes, ghosts and gods are like big vases that are out of touch with the world. They stay in safe houses every day, just like left-behind children who can only watch live broadcasts.

A bit of a furniture-smashing quirk seems reasonable.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhiyan recalled the first time he entered the safe house. There was nothing in the hall, just a broken table and an empty shrine. Everything seemed to make sense.

"Well, I'm not blaming you."

"I just think that these consumptions are somewhat insignificant. If you have any questions, you can tell me."

Violent acts of destruction are not acceptable.

Xu Zhiyan, who had come out of his anger, now began to worry about Party A's mental health.

"Is it because of the side effects of the fusion slices? Or is it because it can't be completely suppressed or something?"

He loosened his hand and looked at the ghost again with some worry in his eyes.

It feels good to be cared for by the one you love, but the ghost feels very disdainful when he thinks of those bad slices. Even though he can get Xu Zhiyan's preferential treatment by showing weakness, he refuses to acknowledge the influence of the slices.

"There are no side effects. They have all been transformed into strength and will not affect me too much."

The ghost's tone suddenly became cold, and Xu Zhiyan became even more worried.

Could it be that they have been affected but they don't say it? It's like a psychopath who won't say that he has a brain disease.

"That's good."

He didn't point it out directly, but pondered it in his mind for a while. Suddenly, he walked over, picked up the mobile phone on the ground, pressed a few buttons, and called up some products.

[Products: Stress relief tools, bubble wrap...]

Twenty yuan for one hundred meters.

Isn't this cheaper than smashing furniture?

With the idea of solving Party A's psychological needs, Xu Zhiyan placed an order for 300 meters of decompression bubble wrap. He felt that he was really the best partner in the world.

When he looked at the ghost again, there was a hint of sympathy in Xu Zhiyan's eyes.

This ghost, who is perfect in both appearance and ability, actually has a hidden illness.

It turns out that God is fair.

Guishen couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that the bill issue was over, but when he saw that Xu Zhiyan was no longer so close to him and instead returned to the sofa chair opposite him, he felt a little disappointed.

Perhaps the atmosphere in the hall was becoming more relaxed.

Qu Ji, who was hiding outside the monster room on the second floor and covering his face with his hands, did not hear Xu Zhiyan's unilateral voice anymore. He could not help but spread his fingers and squinted his eyes to look out from between his fingers.

Seeing that the two of them had returned to their previous state, one sitting calmly on the sofa on the left, and the other slumped on the sofa on the right playing with his mobile phone, it also breathed a sigh of relief.

Great! The crisis is over!

“Bang, bang, bang!”

"Help—ah, help—"

Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the door and desperate screams in the yard.

Qu Ji seemed to remember something. He ignored the two safe house owners in the hall and ran downstairs towards the yard.

When passing by Xu Zhiyan, it also explained something.

"Mr. Xu, tonight is the day to log into the safe house dungeon."

It had just planned to open the yard door after recording today's bills, but was interrupted and completely forgot about logging into the copy.

Xu Zhiyan paused while playing with his phone and couldn't help but call up the control panel.

The safe house system also appeared at the right time and the copy content was projected onto it in time.

[Host! This is a new two-star instance. I just logged in today. I saw that you seemed to be a little busy, so I didn’t dare to tell you.]

[Logged into the Moon Chaser dungeon]

[Instance star rating: ★★]

After taking a quick glance at the levels, Xu Zhiyan did not continue to look at the details of this copy.

From the yard could be heard the joyful voices of the players who had survived the disaster, as well as the sound of Qu Ji's body cracking apart when he revealed his monster form.

It seems that Qu Ji has learned his lesson.

It is not a fool, after discovering that when facing the player in human form, it will occasionally encounter provocative idiots.

Qu Ji, who has no habit of forcing himself to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger, now usually prioritizes showing his powerful strength when facing players.

By doing this, players will become much more honest.

Xu Zhiyan nodded, agreeing with Qu Ji's approach.

Although his butler was unable to control the spendthrift Mr. Vase, other than that, Qu Ji basically managed the safe house very well.

As for the vase ghost… never mind, he could just solve the problem himself.

Xu Zhiyan no longer continued to read the detailed introduction of this copy.

After discovering that the monsters took good care of the safe house, he didn't want to bother with things that didn't require him to deal with them personally.

If you have this time, you might as well ask when the bubble wrap will be shipped.

The customer service of the online merchant was very dedicated and was still online at twelve o'clock. For the next ten minutes, Xu Zhiyan argued with the merchant and finally allowed the merchant to send the goods for free on the same day. If nothing goes wrong, the goods will arrive early tomorrow morning.

After doing all this, Xu Zhiyan felt much better.

He stretched and looked at the ghost across the coffee table.

“Can you cook?”

If the perverted painter can cook so well, there is no reason why ghosts and gods cannot cook.

The ghost didn't expect the other party to ask this question and was a little stunned for a moment, but after integrating the energy of the perverted painter, he did learn this skill.

"meeting."

“That’s great.”

Xu Zhiyan nodded, looked around, and sighed regretfully.

He still remembers the painter Bai Jin's craftsmanship, but unfortunately, there was no such thing as a kitchen in the safe house.

The long-awaited safe house system finally found its chance to shine.

[Yes, host!]

[There is a cooking room in the safe house!]

It dutifully introduced some of the safe house rooms further back.

[As long as you unlock the master room, you can open the extra room inside. I checked and found that after unlocking the master room, you only need one key to unlock the cooking room!]

[The cooking room will provide you with all the ingredients you need, in an endless supply and without any payment.]

[And the cooking room can make food with various attribute bonuses, such as restoring health points, restoring mental strength, increasing attack power, reducing damage... and so on and so forth! Super rich!]

When he heard about unlocking the master room, Xu Zhiyan had a dull expression and didn't seem very eager.

After all, he felt that it was okay for him to sleep in his current bedroom?

But when he heard that the cooking room would provide a steady supply of various ingredients, he was shamelessly tempted.

I still don’t know how to deal with the nightmare community.

This community was previously supplied with energy by the main system, which continuously provided residents with various supplies, and then cultivated NPCs with the [stable] attribute and put them into the copy to make the copy more stable and realistic.

Now that he has lost the energy supply from the main system, even though he has obtained an entire community, he is still a little worried.

He could choose to directly close the entire nightmare community and turn the community into a power ball to replenish the energy of the safe house, which would then be upgraded to at least three levels.

But this operation is irreversible.

Once the large number of NPCs bred inside are transformed into energy, they will never be able to transform into human form again.

Xu Zhiyan understands the importance of labor better than anyone else.

Not to mention whether he could bring himself to do it after experiencing the dungeon, if he made good use of them, they should be able to play a greater role than just roughly devouring these NPCs who have thoughts and brains as energy.

[Safe House Level: 4]

[Room keys to be unlocked: 5]

[Number of skill points that can be activated: 2]

[Currently available for dungeons: ≤★★★☆]

The safety roof panel appeared before our eyes.

These five keys that were collected with great effort were originally intended to be used to open the morgue.

But with the Nightmare Community, he had to start thinking about how to use these five keys to the best effect.

"Is there a room where NPCs can level up?"

There was no need to think about the skills, as they were mainly aimed at safe houses. He clicked on the supply recovery upgrade and the status enhancement upgrade.

[Name: Candy Cube (Ordinary)]

[Level: None]

[Type: Special Supply]

[Introduction: A sweet candy that tastes good. It is a specialty of the safe house. Each piece you eat can increase your mental strength by 5 points. It has no side effects.]

[Notes: It can also be used as a normal sweetener in dungeons.]

Although nothing new appeared after the supply upgrade, both candy cubes and stomach-warming soup were extended into new products.

Especially the candy, the effect has increased fivefold from adding a little mental power.

[Name: Stomach Warming Soup (Warm)]

[Level: None]

[Type: Special Supply]

[Introduction: It tastes like pot-washing water, but is very warm. After eating, it can quickly restore physical strength, increase body temperature, and replenish blood. ]

【Notes: The taste is better than hot soup. 】

“…”

Well, this stomach-warming soup actually tastes better after it becomes warm?

Xu Zhiyan smacked his lips and couldn't help but sigh.

"If it weren't for the fact that the candy cube increased my mental strength fivefold, I would have wanted to apply for a cleanup."

As for that special upgrade that looks like a cheat to get skill points?

Xu Zhiyan, who was very aware of his luck, could figure out with his feet that if that thing was turned on, it would definitely give him a useless safe house decoration, and he would never click it even if he was beaten to death.

Seeing that the host has allocated skill points for upgrading the safe house, the system gives suggestions for key distribution.

[Host, if you want to maximize the capabilities of the Nightmare District, I suggest you open the library.]

As a prerequisite for the development of scientific and technological power.

Only by opening the library can you open more doors inside.

[After opening the library, the safe house will start upgrading the technology tree. As long as the technology tree is invested in the community and supplemented with energy, the technology research and development project can be started.] With the upgrade, the system also obtained more information.

"Technology tree?"

Xu Zhiyan was a little shocked. He was not like the system, which could not see part of what was behind the door.

But why does this technology tree sound... a bit awesome?

I couldn't help but think of the technological cannon item that Xinan had given me before. That was truly a high-damage weapon.

"What weapons can be developed through the technology tree?"

[Mainly research and development of hot weapon props and high-tech defense props.]

Before the library was opened, the system could only spy so much.

[Weapons from the present world cannot be brought into the game, but weapons and equipment developed through the technology tree will be directly converted into props and can be used in dungeons.]

Although it doesn't play any role in the dungeon, as a safe house system, it does provide the best answer.

[It takes people, lots of people, to light up the technology tree.]

It is not just a few scattered people, but a large number of people. When it is impossible to rescue people from the real world, the Nightmare Community, where NPCs exist and an ecological chain has been formed, is the most suitable soil for the growth of the technology tree.

Knowing what happened to the NPCs in the nightmare community, the system also kindly explained it.

[You don't have to worry about the technology tree forcing NPCs to do things they don't want to do. As a high-tech product, the technology tree will guide NPCs, starting from their hobbies, and tapping their potential as much as possible. After all, the mood of the participants will also affect the output.]

After hearing the explanation, Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips, wavering.

If you choose to light up the technology tree, the initial investment will be massive...

A steady stream of energy input, supply input for NPC survival, and keys to the technology tree.

But as long as you can survive the initial investment stage, the subsequent profits will be much greater than looting monsters one copy at a time.

After all, it is a mass-produced item, and there is no tax on opening a channel to the main system.

"I'll think about it."

"We'll discuss this issue tomorrow."

In the end, Xu Zhiyan still couldn't make a decision immediately. He planned to take some time tomorrow to calculate the specific costs and benefits.

Seeing that the ghost was sitting there without saying a word, he thought about it and asked.

"Bai Jin, can the time in the nightmare community be temporarily frozen?"

Now all the consumption in the nightmare community is through the safe house, so he needs some time to make a decision.

"Can."

Hearing the answer, Xu Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief.

You must earn more points, as the points can be directly converted into power and invested in the safe house.

Thinking of those mountains of advanced accumulation props, Xu Zhiyan picked up his phone again, clicked shopping, and placed orders frantically.

Next, he needed to dispose of all the useless props in the safe house at a high price.

After placing the order, Xu Zhiyan was a little surprised when he saw the bubble wrap that had been shipped: "No wonder they told me it would arrive tomorrow morning, but it was shipped in seconds?"

Hearing the young man's words, the ghosts and gods became curious.

"What did you buy?"

"A magical tool for relieving stress. Bubble wrap. I bought it for you. I'll teach you how to play with it when it arrives. It's very simple. It's just small bubbles. When you squeeze them, they burst with a 'pop' sound. It's very stress-relieving."

When talking about this, Xu Zhiyan gave explanations and gestures.

But unfortunately, the ghosts and gods looked confused after hearing the explanation.

"Here, bought it for me?"

This seemed to be the first time Xu Zhiyan bought something specifically for Him, but why did it sound a little wrong?

"Yeah, next time if you can't help but want to smash the furniture, just take out the bubble wrap and squeeze it. It's cheap and relieves stress."

At this point, Xu Zhiyan asked cautiously: "What was the motivation for you to smash things? This kind of mental illness...well, this kind of behavior, there must be a reason, maybe you can tell me, and I can help you overcome it."

He couldn't help but think again that he was the best partner in the world.

“…”

The ghosts were silent for a long time, not knowing how to answer.

Do you want to say it? Because I watched the live broadcast, my lover interacted with the bad slice, and my mentality collapsed, causing my strength to overflow?

Xu Zhiyan was still expecting a reply, but he only heard a click.

The ghost on the opposite side accidentally crushed the wooden board on the handle of the sofa chair.

“…”

“…”

The hall fell silent.

The ghosts and gods lowered their heads, not daring to look at Xu Zhiyan.

He had clearly promised not to destroy the furniture again.