[The mirror! The mirror holds the truth of this world!]
Upon seeing this, Gu Xinghe frowned.
The handwriting in this sentence is extremely messy, and even the strokes are not connected.
Against the backdrop of a bunch of meaningless symbols around it, this passage looks more like scribbles.
When the diarist wrote this, it was clear that he was experiencing some mental problems.
It seems that there really is something wrong with the mirror in the tavern.
Based on Gu Xinghe's previous speculation, the game instance is a small, special source of pollution superimposed on the world's pollution.
Therefore, every game instance undoubtedly has its own core of corruption.
For example, the thorn spear hidden in the underground chamber of the Rose Manor.
Based on all the clues available so far...
The core of this [Tavern of Doom] dungeon—is it the mirror?
And it might not even be an ordinary mirror.
Based on the diary's author and the fact that other ordinary employees in the tavern usually have no problems when looking in the mirror, it seems that...
Gu Xinghe guessed that perhaps it was about looking in a specific mirror at a specific time.
He hid the employee handbook and notebook under his pillow.
Gu Xinghe pondered for a moment and then began looking for a mirror in the staff dormitory.
The dormitory was not very large, and its furnishings were extremely simple.
Naturally, this place won't have the luxurious suites of the Rose Manor, with features like changing rooms, hot spring baths, and small balconies.
There is only one bed, one bedside table and one desk in the dormitory.
Apart from that, there were no other superfluous decorations in the room.
The dormitory was completely exposed. Gu Xinghe turned around and looked at the bathroom located to the left front of the room door.
The bathroom door was closed. He walked up, grasped the handle, and slowly pushed the door open.
Gu Xinghe first quickly scanned the layout of the entire bathroom.
Although the staff dormitories, which are generally of average quality, have private bathrooms, it is extremely rare for them to be available.
There was only a small shower area and a sink for washing hands.
Above the sink, he found his target—a mirror!
Gu Xinghe went into the restroom.
When you get up and wash up in the morning, when you go to the bathroom on weekdays, or when you take a shower at night.
The daily habits of ordinary people make it impossible for those who live in the staff dormitory to avoid looking in the mirror.
Unless you close your eyes and keep the mirror covered with a cloth before entering the bathroom.
At this moment, Gu Xinghe gradually walked towards the mirror in the bathroom.
They had clearly forgotten their initial plan to simply survive the main quest.
The mirror above the sink looks like an ordinary glass mirror with nothing special about it.
There wasn't even any extra decoration on the edges.
It looks like a whole piece of lens was simply cut into a rectangle and then pasted directly onto the wall.
Gu Xinghe observed himself in the mirror.
He shook his head, and the person in the mirror did the same, appearing perfectly normal.
There were no bizarre plot points such as him making different expressions in the mirror than in real life.
Of course, no one suddenly emerged from his shadow in the mirror.
Gu Xinghe recalled the diary he had just read.
The diarist once described a gaze that seemed to be constantly watching him from the mirror.
It's unclear whether this was because the diarist at the time had gone completely insane due to the "pollution."
But since the pollution originated from the mirror, it may not be entirely without trace.
If we mention being looked at from behind a mirror, it's hard not to suspect that the mirror itself is a two-way mirror.
Gu Xinghe pressed all the fingertips of his right hand against the mirror surface.
His fingertips and his reflection in the mirror were not seamlessly connected; there was a certain distance between them.
Then, he bent his right index finger and tapped the mirror.
It seems that the mirror is not a two-way mirror that allows you to peek from behind.
Gu Xinghe examined the mirror in front of him more closely again—
There were a few stains around the edges of the mirror, indicating that it had been used frequently.
From any perspective, this is undoubtedly a mirror that can be seen everywhere in daily life and looks ordinary and normal.
After Gu Xinghe looked in the mirror and underwent a series of checks and procedures,
Unsurprisingly, his creeping process did not produce the game system notification sound indicating that the side quest was completed.
Clearly, the quest "Looking in the Mirror in the Tavern of Doom" is not so easy to complete.
However, at that moment, a crazy idea suddenly popped into Gu Xinghe's mind.
He pressed his fingertips against the mirror again, closed his eyes, and listened intently—
[The new bartender is amazing! How did he manage to get so many people drunk so easily?]
[More overtime... I thought the two new bartenders would make things easier]
Will I ever find a cure in the game's dungeons? Sigh... I'll just have to live one more day at a time.
Hey, have you heard that rumor? Apparently, someone actually saw Saint Teresa in a tavern.
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【……】
An endless stream of information flowed into Gu Xinghe's brain like a surging river.
In addition to the sounds he heard, images matching those sounds kept flashing through his mind.
Unfamiliar patrons at the bar were praising the new bartender.
The bartender who replaced Gu Xinghe complained about the hardships of working overtime.
Wang Penghai, a player who had been silent since entering the game instance, sighed.
Customers at the bar were asking their companions about the rumors.
More and more information is coming from the mirror.
Even though Gu Xinghe had undergone both physical and mental strengthening after drinking a lot of medicine.
At this moment, I also felt that my brain was slightly overloaded.
But just like after an electric shock, it is very difficult for the human body to separate itself from the power source on its own.
Gu Xinghe clearly sensed that the information he was receiving had exceeded his tolerance threshold.
But he couldn't control his body to move away from the mirror.
His vision went black, and the things he saw in front of him seemed to gradually become blurry.
But in the reflection of the mirror so close to him, he saw his eyes gradually filled with a layer of black mist.
Unseen in the mirror, tentacles emerged, protecting Gu Xinghe from contact with the mirror itself.
A black mist, visible only to the stars, surrounded him.
Despite what should have been a bizarre and terrifying place, Gu Xinghe felt only at ease while in its presence.
He was panting with his head down, and the viewers in the live stream couldn't see his expression.
The tentacles, which cannot be photographed, were also not visible.
From their perspective, Gu Xinghe was simply repeating the action of observing the mirror, and seemed to be thinking about something with his head down.
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