Apocalypse降临 + Live Broadcast + National Destiny + Rule Tales怪谈 + Parallel Worlds
Eerie creatures descend upon Earth, rules become humanity's final showdown against the unspeakable.
Undoubtedly, for a normal person, it's hard not to feel creeped out when you open a door and see countless mirrors facing the doorway, each reflecting your image as if countless versions of yourself are staring at you.
So, as soon as Yin Zhu opened the door, the camera shone through Yin Zhu's body into the room, and the chat in the Longguo live stream exploded.
"Demons and monsters, get out of here!"
"!!!"
"What the heck? There's no furniture in this room?"
"The moment I opened the door, my hair stood on end..."
"My cabinet moved! I'm not looking at it anymore!"
The live stream camera then conveniently focused on Yin Zhu's face, so her shocked expression, just like the viewers', immediately reassured the chat.
"So Sister Sun can be scared too."
"I suddenly realized that she is just an ordinary person, not a superhero."
"We get chills watching this scene on the live stream; she must have been even more terrified seeing it in person."
"Am I the only one who thinks she's not afraid...?"
It has to be said that the last comment hit the nail on the head, and the entire Dragon Kingdom live stream heard Yin Zhu's angry words squeezed out through clenched teeth:
"Explain this to me... this room is full of mirrors! Where am I supposed to sleep? On the floor?!"
Jinggui poked her head out of the mirror with a pitiful expression, looking timidly at Yin Zhu outside: "You're the one who asked me which room I liked, and I like this one."
It's all mirrors, how could you not like it?
Yin Zhu was both annoyed and amused, but there was no other way. If all else failed, she could kick down a few more neighbors' doors and "borrow" a little from here and there. She was sure she could eventually gather enough furniture for a whole room.
However, it was clear that the goal of moving today had fallen through. Yin Zhu took a few deep breaths to calm herself down and tried to speak calmly to the mirror: "Let's go back to the temporary apartment first. We can't stay here today, but there will be plenty of time for you to stay in the future. Just don't get tired of it."
This pie-in-the-sky promise was so convincing that Jing Gui was quickly lured back into his eyes by Yin Zhu.
Yin Zhu walked around the room and felt it resembled a warehouse; aside from a mirror, there was practically no furniture. Thankfully, the bathroom was fully equipped; otherwise, dealing with household waste would be a real problem. She couldn't very well run to the bushes in the neighborhood to relieve herself when she had a stomachache, could she?
Wouldn't that make them people of the Peacock Kingdom?
If there's no bed, you can sleep on the floor; if there's no chair, you can sit on the floor; but you can't do without a toilet and a sink.
In the normal world, you could hire a renovation company to help with decorating, but in a bizarre world like Sin City, let alone finding one, it's hard to say whether they'd actually renovate for people or use people as raw materials for renovation.
Yin Zhu didn't want to gamble on this luck, so she took Jing Gui back to the temporary apartment first.
"Sister Sun?"
As soon as Yin Zhu entered the apartment building, she heard Chen Lvdou's voice. Next to him stood a man who looked very upright.
That's interesting...
The man was still a little scared when he saw Yin Zhu, probably because he remembered the ghost story about the elevator on the thirteenth floor.
"What's wrong?" Yin Zhu looked at the two of them.
Chen Lvdou didn't notice the subtle expression on the man's face next to her, but asked with some lingering fear, "Sister, did you go out to look for a job too?"
"No, I went to find a place to live." Yin Zhu seemed to be kindly reminding them, "If you don't have a place to live, no one will dare to give you a stable job."
Yin Zhu felt there was nothing wrong with treating intelligence provided by the government as a favor.
Upon hearing "where to live," Chen Lvdou shuddered violently, her fear becoming even more pronounced. She lowered her voice and said, "I...I don't know, so I wanted to find a job, but...thankfully, Brother Hui saved me."
At this point, he glanced gratefully at Sheng Hui, who subtly looked away.
Yin Zhu had observed their every move and roughly guessed what had happened. However, she remained very interested in Sheng Hui: "I'd like to know why you were invited here?"
"It is God's will."
Sheng Hui took a half step back, slightly distancing himself from Yin Zhu, then made the sign of the cross on his chest and said devoutly, "God loves the world, and He teaches me to go to farther and darker places to spread God's light."
"So you were invited here to eliminate darkness?"
"Exactly."
Upon hearing this expected answer, Yin Zhu almost rolled her eyes.
As a Chinese, Yin Zhu was a staunch atheist and naturally wouldn't believe Sheng Hui's explanation. However, she always respected other people's beliefs; after all, he had so earnestly tried to convince himself, so how could Yin Zhu possibly shatter his conviction?
As long as the other party doesn't attack you directly or make absurd statements like "you'll go to hell if you don't believe it," Yin Zhu can get along with them peacefully.
But respect is one thing, and acceptance is another.
If it were the naive and ignorant Yin Zhu of the past, she might have believed that this person had never done anything wrong. But now that Yin Zhu knows the truth, not sneering is already the greatest courtesy she can show.
The city lord attracts criminals into the city of sin, providing a continuous source of "nourishment" for the cloud of sin. Therefore, those who are invited are definitely not ordinary people.
If a kind person resorts to petty theft when facing a life-threatening crisis, such a "sin" is simply not enough to support the dark cloud hanging over the entire city. Yin Zhu had even heard similar inspirational stories when she was a child. In the end, everyone in the courtroom donated one dollar to the thief who was forced to make a living.
Even in cases of murder, there are still those who seek revenge, believing that "if the law can't punish bad people, then I will." Such individuals often garner sympathy.
In basic human values, some "sins" are forgivable, or even not sins at all.
Therefore, none of the people Yin Zhu saw who described their crimes were innocent.
Besides the holy radiance before us...
Yin Zhu looked at him and smiled, saying, "That must have been really hard work."
He didn't think he was doing anything wrong, so he wrote "none," and this answer was accepted by the head of the office.
This kind of unconscious evil is the most unrestrained in its actions.
From this perspective, the head of the General Office seems to possess the special ability to read minds. Yin Zhu vaguely felt that this situation was somewhat familiar, like the innate skill of a chosen one.
It's unclear whether this is an added advantage of being a manager or simply a special ability inherent to the individual.
After briefly greeting the two, Yin Zhu, as usual, went to the cafeteria for a meal and then returned to her room.
This time, Yin Zhu didn't space out; instead, she carefully studied the map. Now that she had a stable place to live, the next step was to find a job.
However, there is a small problem.
As a literature major, Yin Zhu only knows how to write, but there doesn't seem to be a newspaper or similar place in this city. What can she do?