Chapter 11
Ji Mingyuan: "Before he left, I specifically asked if it was just a deformed fisherman, or if they were in groups."
Wen Bei raised his eyebrows: "Mermaid? Will this kind of creature come ashore?"
I didn’t expect that even fairy tales would come out.
Ji Mingyuan was silent for a moment. "No, it's a filthy creature that has transformed itself into a fish. It belongs to the third category of Class A subjects. Its prototype is... human."
Wen Bei frowned: "I have never seen a filthy thing whose prototype is a human."
Ji Mingyuan: "The fishermen were among the first to be discovered with this deformity. It all started when a fisherman in a small coastal town noticed green scales growing on his body. Later, more and more fishermen in that town were found to have this condition."
"After seeking medical treatment to no avail, some people thought the scales were a punishment for catching so many fish, and panicked for a while. But two months later, the scales appeared to be no more of a problem besides being unsightly. Some even reported improved health and swimming skills in those with them, so the fishermen resumed fishing."
Ji Mingyuan paused for a moment, making sure that his kind-hearted boss did not show any discomfort before continuing.
"Finally, on the night of global distortion, the fish scales on these fishermen began to emit a rotten smell and ooze pus. According to eyewitnesses, these fishermen wailed and itched while scratching at the scales. Eventually, their eyeballs bulged out, their bodies became covered with green scales, and they swelled rapidly. Their faces resembled fish heads, until they were completely contaminated."
Wen Bei blinked: "Did you start growing scales two months before the global distortion?"
Ji Mingyuan: "Yes, the earliest signs actually appeared half a year before the global distortion. Unfortunately, it did not attract much attention. In addition, the official information was blocked, so ordinary people had no chance to know about these things."
Wen Bei's thoughts were clear. He didn't intend to judge whether the authorities' initial decision to suppress the public information was right or wrong. Instead, he pondered another question: "Does the fact that the fisherman is a Class A filth mean that more powerful filth will show abnormalities earlier?"
Ji Mingyuan glanced at him approvingly. "This theory has been proposed by experts before, but it's never been confirmed. Some experts even suspected the source of the pollution might be beneath the sea near the fishermen's origins. Unfortunately, the filth in the sea has become even more horrific. Two underwater explorations, which consumed a great deal of resources, failed, so we had to give up on confirming this hypothesis."
At this moment, these terrifying fishermen are running wild in a safe area not far from the hotel.
Wen Bei rubbed his eyebrows and decided to put this worry aside for the time being.
After all, as long as you stay inside the hotel, even Class A filth cannot enter.
And with the first sales revenue coming in today, he can finally unlock some new things.
Wen Bei walked behind the cash register and opened the system page. When the rabbit butler saw that he was needed, he quickly jumped over, waving his rose cane happily in the air: "Congratulations, master, you have unlocked another function of the hotel - trading."
Wen Bei looked up and saw that there was indeed a small button behind the sales amount.
The rabbit butler began to introduce the property like a dedicated NPC: "This is a very practical skill. Some careless travelers forget to bring their crystals. As a tolerant and generous innkeeper, you can use this skill to recycle valuable items from them."
Wen Bei: "The valuable things refer to gold, silver and jewelry?"
The rabbit steward shook his head, a strange smile forming on his three-petaled mouth. "The hotel recycles filth. The more powerful the filth, the more crystals you can exchange for it. But there's one rule you need to be aware of. If you choose to exchange it, the hotel won't give you change for any extra crystals."
Instead, they are included in the day's turnover.
Wen Bei's eyes lit up: "This is a really good skill!"
He wasn't surprised at all that the hotel recycled filth, after all, even the recipes were unlocked using filth meat.
The rabbit butler's whiskers twitched and he nodded in agreement.
It gradually began to be led astray by Wen Bei, the little money-grubber.
Wen Bei was like a curious child asking questions in class, but the words he said were very cruel: "Can I use this skill too?"
The rabbit housekeeper was stunned for a moment and almost didn't react.
Wen Bei showed a fox-like expression: "If I kill the filth and bring it back, can it also be exchanged for sales?"
The rabbit housekeeper once again deeply realized the true character of the human in front of him who valued money more than anything else.
It nodded with difficulty, very afraid that Wen Bei would become depressed and rush out.
Fortunately, he still had some rationality. He glanced at the sky outside and then looked away.
Rabbit Butler: “…”
This person is definitely regretting it!
The rabbit housekeeper quickly changed the subject. "The good news is that as long as the next sales reach one thousand, we can upgrade the hotel's exterior from [shabby] to [brand new], and unlock the KTV in the first-floor event hall."
This was indeed good news for Wen Bei. He glanced at the sales revenue which showed only 20, and was once again struck by his current poor situation.
If it really was a little fox, its ears would probably be drooping by now.
While he was talking with the rabbit housekeeper, it got completely dark.
After making sure that no one would come to this desolate place, Wen Bei asked Ji Mingyuan to close the door and went upstairs to catch up on his sleep.
The end of the world did not affect the moon. The silver disk was still bright, casting a little moonlight through the window.
Wen Bei lay on the bed and slowly closed his eyes. Sleepiness swept over him. The moment he completely fell into a deep sleep, he suddenly felt a cold breath appear in the room and quickly approached the bed.
He frowned, and his lips, which were naturally smiling, pursed uncomfortably because of the breath.
But the aura became even stronger.
It directly turned into mist hidden in the darkness, and moved up along the exposed part of his white waist.
It wasn't like the intimate caress between lovers, but more like a snake with vertical pupils, measuring its favored prey in circles, thinking about what posture to use to strangle it in its sleep.
The handsome young man on the bed was struggling to wake up, as if half awake and half unconscious, but his eyelids were too heavy to open. He seemed to be possessed by a nightmare, his body arched like a beautiful longbow, and his beautifully shaped shoulder blades were like butterfly wings about to spread.
The black fog wrapped around him, even his slender white fingertips were not spared, it was so dense that it seemed as if no wind could pass through.
Gradually, a figure appeared behind the black fog, and his pupils, which were as red as the bottomless abyss, turned into vertical pupils in the darkness.
Qiu Tinge was like a child who had gotten a new toy. He lay in the same bed with the human and played with his fingers.
It seems like we can play forever.
The feeling of being stalked by a vicious predator became more pronounced.
Wen Bei used great willpower and finally succeeded in escaping from the nightmare state. He suddenly opened his eyes, and the moment he looked into Qiu Ting's eyes, his breathing became rapid.
Qiu Ting looked at the clean black eyes of this human being in a good mood. They were completely different from his own, and he thought about the specific method to completely peel off these beautiful cat eyes.
Then soak it in the best formalin so that he can appreciate it every day.
Despite the obvious murderous intent coming towards him, Wen Bei relaxed.
Although he didn't know why this madman in front of him broke free from the seal in the basement, the fact that he wanted to kill him so much but hadn't done it yet showed that the restrictions brought to him by his identity as a hotel owner still existed.
Wen Bei looked at him steadily, and said with his thin lips: "Get lost."
Qiu Ting chuckled a few times: "Little Boss, aren't you curious about how I got out?"
When this face smiles, it is as handsome as a ghost.
Wen Bei's injury from last night has not healed yet, and his throat still hurts when he swallows.
He looked at Qiu Ting coldly, his murderous intent towards him not diminishing in the slightest.
Being stared at like this, Qiu Ting's original gaze became even more greedy.
So beautiful, I really want it.
This madman.
Wen Bei noticed some changes in his eyes.
He remembered what the rabbit butler had once said.
The previous owner of the hotel placed restrictions on him. Now that he has inherited the hotel, does he also have the ability to impose such restrictions?
He looked at Qiu Ting who stretched out his hand to touch his eyes, and suddenly shouted coldly: "Stop!"
Qiu Tin's hand suddenly stopped.
It wasn't that he was being controlled, but a layer of black runes appeared on his neck, rapidly heating up, causing a pain that was enough to burn his soul.
Qiu Ting's expression remained unchanged, but his muscles were tensed due to the pain, veins were exposed, and his eyes became gloomy.
He hated the feeling of being controlled by someone, especially since this person was his new prey.
The words on the rune are unclear, but they make the revenge seem even more mysterious and bizarre.
The black mist behind him was hideous and twisted, but it could not get even half a millimeter closer to the young man.
Now it was Wen Bei's turn to feel better. He even hummed a cheerful tune and looked at Qiu Ting being bound by the black rune on his neck with a happy heart.
It must be painful.
Wen Bei thought in a good mood, stretched out the hand he had just been playing with, and gently patted the man's face, with a hint of humiliation: "It turned out to be a puppy tied with a leash."
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