Just when Fang Zhao was about to lose control of his emotions, Xia Wenxin reluctantly grabbed Fang Zhao's wrist.
"Squad Leader..." Xia Wenxin shook her head hoarsely, her voice weak. "Do you still remember the founder of the safe house? That mysterious founder also has the ability to travel between dungeons."
"That was more than ten years ago..."
Fang Zhao looked at Gu Huaiwei. Judging from her appearance, Gu Huaiwei was at most in her early twenties, the age when she had just graduated from college.
She couldn't be the founder who had almost become a legend.
Gu Huaiwei heard about the new organization again.
She asked, "Wait, what's a safe house?"
Fang Zhao glanced at the time on his phone.
There are still two hours until dawn.
Outside the toy house, the fire was still burning.
Fang Zhao calmed down and frowned slightly: "Manager Gu, I'm sorry, this is not the time to talk about this.
Thank you for saving my teammates. We have already made a deal. When the sun rises, I will fulfill my promise and answer all your questions."
"Go ahead." Gu Huaiwei raised one hand.
She sat at the entrance to the dollhouse, not hiding.
Fang Zhao nodded at Gu Huaiwei, then gently lifted one of Xia Wenxin's arms and let her put it on his shoulder.
"Bear with it."
"Yeah." Xia Wenxin's whole body was burned. She endured the pain and cooperated with Fang Zhao's actions.
Fang Zhao supported Xia Wenxin and hid her in the doll he had just hidden in, and put the big doll in the middle of a pile of small dolls to confuse people.
Then he hid in the toy box by himself.
They waited quietly for the night of hide-and-seek to pass.
Bai Meemie yawned with her pink fist raised upwards, then rubbed her red nose and fell asleep with her head resting on Gu Huaiwei's legs.
Gu Huaiwei took out a thin blanket from her jade bracelet and covered her with it, then gently patted her back.
Fang Zhao came out the next day with dark circles under his eyes.
He saw Gu Huaiwei leaning against the door of the toy house, her long black hair hanging down, as if she was sleeping uneasily, with her brows slightly furrowed. He thought she was keeping watch for them out of kindness, and felt a little touched.
Gu Huaiwei woke up the moment she heard the sound, but she did not open her eyes.
It was not until Fang Zhao helped Xia Wenxin out that she twisted her neck and called Bai Meimei.
The dollhouse disappears at daybreak.
They came to the reading room on the sixth floor, which was temporarily safe. Fang Zhao smiled gratefully at Gu Huaiwei, "Manager Gu, thank you for what you did yesterday."
"It just happened."
Fang Zhao took out two shriveled biscuits from his pocket. He first fed a little to the injured Xia Wenxin, and then gave her water in small sips.
There is a cafeteria in the library, but that cafeteria is a staff cafeteria with its own rules. If the trial participants rashly go in, they may very likely become a dish in the cafeteria.
"When you are done, can you answer some questions for me?" Gu Huaiwei began to collect her payment.
Fang Zhao nodded solemnly: "Ask, I will do my best to answer."
Fang Zhao couldn't tell whether Gu Huaiwei was a trial-taker, but the way Gu Huaiwei easily dealt with Bella and saved Xia Wenxin made her very special in his eyes.
"Don't be nervous." Gu Huaiwei smiled. "I'm a businessman who came to this city to do business. Just think of me as doing market research."
Gu Huaiwei first asked what a trial-taker was, what a copy was, and what those strange things were.
Fang Zhao patiently explained to her that about fifty years ago, due to the erosion of unknown pollution sources, most areas of the world became strange copies.
Trialists are ordinary humans who are selected to enter the dungeon. Only by abiding by the rules can they leave the dungeon alive and get the rewards for completing the dungeon.
The reward for completing a level is lifespan.
Many things in the copy require life to purchase.
Including the two cookies they just ate.
The weird is a monster in the dungeon that hurts people. Humans can make deals with the weird to get their help or information, but the higher the level of the weird, the heavier the price.
"What is a safe house then?"
Fang Zhao perked up at the mention of this. "Originally, there were no safe houses in this world. But more than a decade ago, a very powerful girl suddenly appeared. She teamed up with several masters on the Heavenly Ranking at the time and set up safe houses in these dungeon-dense areas for all trial participants to rest briefly and exchange supplies."
Amazingly, the safe house is not susceptible to contamination.
"Is there a safe house in Graymist Town?"
"Yes!" Fang Zhao nodded affirmatively. "I did some research before entering this dungeon. The safe house is in the small church in the north of the city."
"Do you know the name of the girl who founded the safe house?"
Fang Zhao shook his head. "The founder of the safe house is very mysterious. Because of her disfigurement, she wears a mask all year round. Apart from a few people on the Heavenly Ranking back then, no one has ever seen her true appearance."
"Disfigured?" Gu Huaiwei's expression changed slightly, and a familiar figure involuntarily emerged in her mind.
She vaguely felt that this person might be her missing sister, but she instinctively resisted this idea.
Anyone who dares to disfigure her sister will be torn to pieces.
"Well, I remember that girl had the same last name as you..." Fang Zhao's eyes flickered, lingering meaningfully on Gu Huaiwei. "Manager Gu, may I ask if your Oasis Sanatorium is a dungeon, or is it a place to help us like the safe house?"
"Neither of those," Gu Huaiwei said lazily. "Oasis Nursing Home provides paid services, not a charity. We have sunny king-size rooms, three meals a day, and medical services. It's absolutely worth the money."
Xia Wenxin ate something and drank some water, and now she had recovered a little. She slowly asked, "How do you pay for it?"
Gu Huaiwei pushed up her glasses with her middle finger and said casually, "We collect lifespans."
Fang Zhao's face froze: "..."
And you say it’s not weird!
How does a human collect his lifespan?
Fang Zhao lamented in his heart, there is indeed no free lunch in the world.
Gu Huaiwei ignored the change in Fang Zhao's expression. She clasped her hands together, full of interest. "By the way, I want to go see the safe house. Can you lead the way?"
Gu Huaiwei needs to see whether this free agency will compete with her for business.
After all, who would come to a paid institution like hers when there is something free?
Fang Zhao nodded and agreed: "If we can get out alive, I can go with you to see the safe house in Gray Mist Town."
Gu Huaiwei smiled brightly: "That's a happy decision."
There were many trial-takers gathered in the safe house, and her sanatorium needed guests.
This is a great opportunity to attract a few new customers to Oasis Sanatorium.
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