Chapter 103 City Hall (VII)

Found it, but it's almost the same as not finding it.

Mayor Zhen is everywhere. In pursuit of eternity, she imitates mechanical ascension and abandons her physical body.

Therefore, it can be said that the mayor is in every part of the copy, or it can be said that she is not in any part of the copy.

The mayor gave up her body and gained some of the copy authority. She was not the copy boss, but just a fox standing in front of a tiger.

Baitao: "..."

In other words, even if she kills the mayor, she still has to stay in the dungeon and continue to be a candidate and work for the dungeon.

It seems that breaking the deadlock still needs to start with the rules.

Bai Tao took out the rule paper and analyzed it word by word.

"Hmm~" Xiao Liu's eyelids moved slightly, and he opened them a little, looked around, and saw Bai Tao's figure. He was so scared that he immediately closed his eyes.

After waiting for a while, eh? Nothing happened? She wasn't discovered?! Then -

He quietly opened his little eyes and looked for an escape route.

But there seems to be something wrong with this perspective!

The perspective turned around and returned to the original position.

Xiao Liu: “!!!”

She didn't turn her head 360 degrees!

Turning around again, I saw her new appearance on the reflective glass.

Who is that ugly guy without any facial features?

Xiao Liu: “Ah——”

Bai Tao slapped Xiao Liu on the head without even raising her head. She had already noticed that Xiao Liu had woken up, but she was too lazy to care about him. He didn't just stay still and even called him.

Xiao Liu felt pain and stared at himself in the glass.

She couldn't stop screaming in her mind: 'What on earth did this monster do to her?!'

Bai Tao took the time to look at Xiao Liu, the Faceless Man 2.0 version. She didn't do anything, she just extracted his memories. As for the disappearance of the facial features on Xiao Liu's face, they were just some insignificant sequelae that allowed her to survive.

But in Xiao Liu's opinion, this is not insignificant at all.

She could see but had no eyes, could speak but had no mouth, she was turned into a monster.

Drops of water dripped down his chin: "Wuwuwuwu~ My face, I want my face..."

Baitao: "..."

If I remember correctly, Xiao Liu is also a citizen of Dream City.

I should have blocked her mouth.

She wanted to do so, but when she saw that Xiao Liu had become a faceless person with no face or mouth anymore, she felt soft-hearted and didn't wrap her up like a dumpling, which resulted in her making a mistake.

Bai Tao looked at Xiao Liu's face and said faintly, "You want some shame, right? I'll give it to you right away."

Like playing with rubber clay, he molded the facial features on Xiao Liu's face.

After a while of busy work, Bai Tao said: "Okay, you have a face now."

Xiao Liu blinked her big eyes and looked at her new face in the glass. It looked so familiar. She turned around and saw Bai Tao's face and suddenly realized.

With this face, she can go out and be Bai Tao's half-twin sister.

Xiao Liu: “…”

"Sir, you are very handsome. I don't think I am worthy of you—"

Bai Tao raised her hand to cover Xiao Liu's mouth: "Dear, please don't go too far."

Xiao Liu: “Mmmmm——”

Bai Tao snapped her fingers, and Xiao Liu discovered with horror that her facial features were not exactly the same as the candidate's. But when she saw her own reflection in the glass, she actually felt that she was Bai Tao!

Bai Tao patted Xiao Liu's face and instructed: "Be good, walk outside more often, and move to the next place every ten minutes."

Xiao Liu's body moved involuntarily.

Xiao Liu: “!!!” She knew that this devilish woman would not be so kind to her! QAQ It seems that she is destined to be the bait today, damn!

Bai Tao: "Okay, let's go play."

A little Liu is perfect for playing hide-and-seek with the mayor.

Watching Xiao Liu walk out of the room, Bai Tao reduced his presence to a minimum, changed his hiding place, and continued to study the rules.

Articles 23 of the "City Hall Notice" and Articles 8 and 11 of the "Code of Conduct for Third-Class Citizens in the City of Dreams" are almost identical.

It foretells two things—the sun will disappear and homeless people will appear on the streets.

Bai Tao's eyes dropped down and came to the fourth rule of "Dream City Lord Selection Rules": "You need to have a healthy body and good strength to deal with daily emergencies."

Emergency?

“Boom boom boom—”

The bell rings 12 times in a row, indicating that it is 12 o'clock.

There are no dark skies in the City of Dreams, so it's easy for people to lose track of time.

It's 12 o'clock? Bai Tao looked up at the sun, and the next second her body froze. An invisible force passed through, and everything in the dungeon came to a standstill. The only exception was the clocks that symbolized the passage of time. All the clocks were in unison and spinning rapidly.

The time above quickly changed from 12 am to 6 am, and at 6 am, the copy returned to normal.

Bai Tao's interrupted movements also returned to normal.

Her brows subconsciously frowned and the illusion was broken, but Bai Tao felt again the sense of disharmony that she had felt in the illusion before.

My eyes inadvertently passed by the clock tower standing in the city center. It was 6 o'clock, time to go to work...

Bai Tao's eyes narrowed, and she caught the thought that flashed through her mind. She actually wanted to work for a dungeon? This thought also appeared yesterday, and at the same time.

There is a problem with time!

Bai Tao stared at the clock intently and connected it with the rule, [There is no night in the City of Dreams], so the six hours of darkness between 12 am and 6 am would be forcibly skipped.

Or maybe He is afraid of the night...

Speaking of the night, Bai Tao immediately thought of the "haunted place" that Ma Ren once mentioned.

She, Ma Ren, and Zhu Yuzhi all came from that place, and Ma Ren's refusal to mention it corresponded to Article 5 of the copy rules "Town Hall Instructions".

A dark cloud passed by, just blocking the sun.

Baitao: "..."

Does this mean the sun has disappeared?

The fire alarm lights at City Hall sounded, and it looked like it counted.

Bai Tao yawned because she had no light source and was in a public facility.

He carefully read the "Dream City Lord Selection Rules" again, and found that Bai Tao was not required to be responsible for this matter.

"Mr. Candidate? Mr. Candidate——"

There were shouts coming from downstairs, and Bai Tao kindly covered her ears. She hadn't slept for two days, and it was time to take a rest.

Broadcast: "Mr. Candidate! Emergency, emergency, the citizens of Dream City need your help!"

The rules do not require city lord candidates to respond to emergencies, but with the request of citizens, responding to emergencies becomes the responsibility of city lord candidates.

Can't find Bai Tao? No problem, you can still make a request without meeting in person.

It’s just that the luck of the candidates for city lord is not so good this time. Unexpected situations rarely occur, but once they do, one of the candidates for city lord must be sacrificed.

The new city lord candidate won't live long.

When she thought of this, even the appearance of that unspeakable existence could not affect her good mood.

Possess all your subordinates and spread the request to every corner of the copy. Either break the rules or die!

Five minutes passed and Bai Tao didn't show up.

The mayor was in a better mood. It seemed that Bai Tao had chosen to violate the rules. Countless invisible particles in the air trembled with joy. Hehe, let her end her life with her own hands~

Let her see where the offending little bastard is?

After patrolling the copy, there was no sign of Bai Tao, nor any signs of violation!

Be patient and wait a little longer, the mayor comforted himself.

Another ten minutes passed, and Bai Tao still didn't show up.

The mayor possessed a spirit and went to the place where the emergency occurred in person. The cunning guy must have chosen to bypass everyone and sneak there.

She wants to let Bai Tao know that nothing can escape her calculations!

However--

A small part of the possessed consciousness was swallowed up, and she still hasn't found Bai Tao.

The next best option is to arrange personnel to guard outside the site where the emergency occurs.

Another hour passed...

"Ahhhhhhhhh——" The particles in the sky above the Dream City vibrated in frustration, "Bai Tao, you are not in the copy at all, where are you?"

She looked at her former subordinate and current city lord candidate, Xiao Liu, who had a ferocious look on his face and was a distracting substitute. It was all this guy's fault!

Xiao Liu shuddered and forced an ugly smile. She had just gone to a few places according to the candidate's orders when she was held down by the mayor's men. She also witnessed the whole process of the mayor's change from being high-spirited to being furious.

Now, neither side treats her as their own. She is neither a human being nor a human being. She couldn't help but sniff. She, Xiao Liu, is so unlucky.

You can't rely on others, Xiao Liu, think of something quickly and save yourself!

Between life and death, Xiao Liu had a flash of inspiration and came up with a good idea before the mayor took action.

What is Bai Tao doing?

She was tidying up the warehouse. Bai Tao killed monsters and stole goods several times (crossed out) and performed justice executions, gaining money +Max, as well as several useless small props. Bai Tao remembered that there was a very inconspicuous small prop that was specifically used to deal with spiritual bodies and soul bodies.

The mayor is not a dungeon boss. Bai Tao despises him strategically but takes him seriously tactically.

Found it!

Bai Tao's eyes suddenly flashed three times, as if she was blinded by the high beams of the opposite direction while driving.

Baitao: "?"

Where does the light come from in broad daylight?

As I was thinking this, a white light flashed before my eyes again, and then the light was divided into n colors, gradually turning into light balls of various colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, and violet.

The sound of 'Puff, Puff' began to flash.

The ball of light almost filled the entire copy, and colorful lights flickered.

The copy was transformed into a disco scene.

Two seconds later, the lights changed, and blood-red particles appeared, forming Chinese characters between the flashing light balls. The meaning of the characters when connected together was -

Mr. Candidate, the citizens of Dream City need your help. Please handle the emergency!

Bai Tao: "Tsk."

She stood up and stretched her body. After delaying for nearly two hours, the mayor finally figured out a way to use her.

Sooner or later, one will have to come into contact with a haunted place. The fragments of world consciousness in the town hall copy are not numerous enough to suppress the fragments in Bai Tao's body.

So of course there was only one place left for the other fragments to hide.

Take out the clone doll and go, Pikachu!

Xiao Liu and the others are just bluffing, the real trick still depends on props.

Jumping out from the balcony and landing steadily on the ground, Bai Tao walked towards the place where the emergency occurred in a fair and just manner.

The mayor's men jumped out with a loud speaker, saying, "Ah ha?! I found you. As a candidate for the city lord, you neglected your duties and disregarded the safety of thousands of citizens of Dream City. I declare that your citizen favorability will be reduced by 2--"

"Bang--"

The smoke dissipated, revealing a cute little doll.

After enduring for several hours, the mayor could no longer bear it and shouted: "Ahhhhh——" She wanted to kill Bai Tao! ! ! !

On the other side, Bai Tao had already arrived at the scene where the emergency occurred.

"Hu~ha~Hu~ha~" A group of dungeon NPCs were sleeping soundly on the ground.

To Bai Tao, everything in this copy is garbage except him and the mayor!

He looked up at the colorful sky, then walked into the endless black abyss without looking back.