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He Lizhou waited patiently for Sheng Ju's piece of paper to convey some new information, but perhaps because the crisis was over, Sheng Ju started to act unruly again.
The messages sent back were all nonsense, like how we finally got into the dungeon together, but it ended up being a solo dungeon, and we have to go together next time so this one doesn't count; and how it's been three days since I last saw Boss Zhou Zhou, and I missed him a lot.
He Lizhou sighed helplessly. He really had no way to deal with this kid. But at least he knew that Sheng Ju and Peng Ningyu were safe and not in danger for the time being.
Although Sheng Ju is jealous, Peng Ningyu is already his own person. If something happens, Sheng Ju will not sit idly by. At the very least, he will tell He Lizhou about it.
He Lizhou suddenly felt very relieved that Peng Ningyu had grown very quickly in this difficult copy.
After carefully putting away the pieces of paper and learning of Peng Ningyu's safety, He Lizhou felt relieved. In the past two days, he had been worried that taking care of her with Sheng Ju would harm her.
*
He Lizhou collected the garbage on the table and was about to go out to throw it away when he heard a knock on the door.
He already understood that this was a single-player instance and that players would not meet each other, so the person knocking on the door was definitely not a player.
He Lizhou put the garbage bag down again and clicked on the surveillance camera again. The person outside had a clear face. He Lizhou walked to the door and asked, "Who?"
The knock on the door paused for a moment, but then became even more fierce. "What are you doing, kid? Pretending not to know me? Don't you know it's time to pay the rent?"
He Lizhou thought of the terrible balance on his phone and said, "It's tomorrow."
The landlord vomited and said, "He Yuanguang, don't try that on me! Open the door quickly, or get out now!"
Generally speaking, these NPCs in the dungeon really have the ability to "keep their word and do what they say". If they tell the player to get out, they will definitely get out.
He Lizhou: ...
He Lizhou opened the door obediently and smiled, "Landlord."
The landlord was heartless and said, "This week's rent is four hundred, pay now."
He Lizhou thought about it, and approached the landlord mysteriously, "Landlord, it's not that I don't want to pay, I went to work with Sister Lili, and paid part of the deposit. Can I make up for it when I make money back?"
The landlord was about to scold him, but when his glasses caught sight of He Lizhou's face, he immediately straightened up, "...You are indeed, not bad looking. Why didn't I notice that before?"
He Lizhou covered his face shyly, "Since you've decided to make a living by your face, you must maintain it."
Seeing him like this, the landlord started to get suspicious again. "It's unclear whether you can win back the money if you're like this. You are not allowed to owe the rent. Pay it immediately."
He Lizhou changed his strategy, stretched out his fist and punched the wall on one side, and the wall slowly cracked.
He Lizhou turned his head and said coldly: "Do you believe it now?"
Landlord: "...Okay, you are really good, I will beat you!"
He Lizhou retracted his fist and smiled, "Thank you landlord for your understanding!"
After the landlord left, He Lizhou took out the blade between his fingers. There were already four thin blood marks on the palm of his hand.
He Lizhou casually wrapped it with two layers of gauze, which just happened to serve as proof of the injury in "that place".
However, the rent must be paid within seven days. The rent should be paid as one part. I just used a trick to extend the time briefly.
He Lizhou sighed. A penny in the copy was stumping He Lizhou. He thought seriously about whether he should go to "that place" that Lili mentioned, but finally shook his head.
Seeing everyone's avoidance attitude towards it, He Lizhou felt that it couldn't be a good thing. It would be better to stick to it and not think about taking shortcuts.
So as to avoid being trapped in the copy and unable to get out.
There have been examples like this, where players made a deal with the dungeon demon in order to seek temporary safety, and finally sacrificed their own souls, and the system was unable to intervene to rescue them.
He Lizhou had witnessed that kind of pain with his own eyes, so no matter what he experienced in the dungeon, he would not easily engage in strange transactions with the NPCs in the dungeon unless it was the last moment.
He Lizhou thought of the supermarket downstairs again. There should be money there, but the owner of the supermarket was always there, so it was not easy to lure him away.
At this time, He Lizhou once again deeply realized the importance of teamwork.
Speaking of the supermarket owner, He Lizhou's scalp tingled as he recalled the bugs that fell out when he kicked over the counter.
There is also a child holding a puppet in 401 and a weird old man who believes in metaphysics in 402.
This apartment is really full of paranormal enthusiasts.
Maybe not. He Lizhou's eyes moved towards the bare window, where a straight narrow road lay quietly.
Because we need to break the road evil that can be seen in every room.
*
The night in the dungeon always comes exceptionally early.
He Lizhou was lying on the bed, waiting for the sound of a door opening nearby. It was very soft and if he hadn't been paying attention, he would have hardly noticed this subtle sound.
Soon, footsteps were heard slowly and stopped in front of He Lizhou's house.
This speed is probably the same as that of He Lizhou's neighbors on the same floor.
He Lizhou closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing to pretend to be asleep. Although the man was alert, he was probably not very alert and soon believed that He Lizhou was asleep, so there was a rustling noise at the door.
He Lizhou waited until the noise gradually died down, squinted his eyes and looked outside, but all he saw was a sea of white.
Before He Lizhou could react, his hands had already moved.
He reached out and grabbed the thing that was sticking to his face, and when he took it down, he saw that it was actually a paper man!
He Lizhou immediately thought of the message Sheng Ju left for him. Even though the paper man didn't move, he still held it tightly and didn't let go. Soon, he confirmed the correctness of this approach.
This paper man was probably as impatient as his master. After being pinched by He Lizhou for a while, he couldn't bear it anymore and twisted his body hard, trying to break free from He Lizhou's hand.
As He Lizhou twisted his body, he saw a trace on the back of the paper man.
He turned over the paper figure and saw a strange talisman drawn on it, with the words "Liu Fengmao" and his birth date written on it.
He Lizhou took note of this "Liu Fengmao", tore off the legs of the paper man, threw him into a drawer and locked him up.
At this moment, he also thought of the shadow he saw when he suddenly woke up in the middle of his sleep last time. It was probably this paper man.
A sleepless night.
When He Lizhou woke up the next day, his eyes were already slightly blue. He scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on his face. "This copy is really exhausting."
The main problem is that he can't sleep well. Every night after he falls asleep, something will come to disturb him. He Lizhou can't sleep well and is always in a half-asleep and half-awake state, which will greatly affect a person's thinking.
He Lizhou sighed, and roughly understood the hidden dangers of this copy, which made players unable to eat or sleep well, and at the same time there was the issue of rent to be solved.
Maintaining good health is not easy.
*
When Long Yao woke up again, he was still lying in bed.
He stood up silently, repeating the same process as the previous two days in his mind. He washed up first, then heard a noise in the corridor, went out to negotiate with his neighbor Liu Fengmao, and finally had his salary deducted by his boss and was scared by Lili.
When he returned to bed at night, he had to wait for the piece of paper to come and harass him again.
Long Yao even felt that the most difficult thing in this dungeon was not the threat from the NPCs, but the drag from the stupid teammates.
He brushed his teeth and spat out a mouthful of foam. If it weren't for someone being stupid enough to violate the death point, this copy would have been over long ago.
It's already the third day, and it keeps looping back to the first day.
After brushing his teeth, Long Yao went out with his briefcase and happened to hear the loud noise again. He glanced and saw the familiar kitchen knife.
"There are now three Long Yaos."
Long Yao silently counted the numbers in his mind, but every Long Yao knew what the situation was in this copy and would not attack him.
He knew his own temper, so he was sure of the other two Long Yao's thoughts. As long as one person got out alive, everyone would be alive. If anyone got jealous and attacked one of the Long Yaos, then no one would go out and they would just stay in the dungeon as NPCs.
In this copy, you also have to avoid the secret jealousy from previous players in the cycle.
Long Yao rushed into the company at the last moment, walked past the boss who was eyeing him eagerly without changing his expression, and sat safely at his post.
Lili leaned over and just opened her mouth to say something, but Long Yao made a pause gesture and said, "No need to say anything, I have found the rent for tonight."
As soon as he finished speaking, the boss came out of nowhere and said, "If you chat during work, you will have your salary deducted by 100 yuan!"
Lili looked at him with a giggle, but Long Yao didn't care at all. He just pretended to be scared to fit his character. However, this look combined with his rebellious temperament made him look really funny.
The boss was just going through the motions every time, like a pre-set NPC. Even when he saw Long Yao, he acted as if he didn’t see him.
Long Yao rolled up his sleeves, turned on the computer and started typing something. Lili returned to her workstation in boredom.
Long Yao has discovered that although there are only two locations in this copy, the company and the apartment, it is obvious that only the residents in the apartment are like normal NPCs, and the residents in the company are just set programs.
And this...
Long Yao's eyes slowly glanced at Lili who was doing nothing beside him, and he didn't believe that the clever Lili would not have noticed this.
However, Ke Lili kept coming to the company to work, and Long Yao had to suspect that in order to solve the problem of the apartment, unless he found another way, the system's arrangement should be that he must first find clues in the company.
But why should he solve the apartment problem?
Long Yao thought coldly that after he got out of the copy, he would live a normal life. This copy would not be entered a second time due to the system rules. It was equivalent to that everything here would have nothing to do with him. Why should he go to so much trouble to help the people in the copy solve problems?
Lili noticed Long Yao's gaze and came over with a giggle, "Hello handsome boy, are you attracted to me?"
Long Yao calmly turned his gaze away, "No, respect yourself."
Lili laughed even harder, "Hey, have some self-respect!"
Long Yao didn't know what this person was laughing at, but since he didn't understand, he didn't force it and turned his gaze back to the computer screen.
Lili twisted her curly hair in dissatisfaction, "You boring piece of wood, can your work be better than mine? If you are short of money, I will take you to a place where you can definitely make a lot of money, much more than you can earn here in a day."
Long Yao ignored her.
Lili felt bored, rolled her eyes, and sat back at her workstation, "You've wasted your pretty face."
She sighed faintly, "That one is still fun, good-looking, and fun to tease."
Long Yao's eyes moved slightly, not sure if she was talking about another player, but how could an NPC remember a player from another time and space.
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