Walking back to the dormitory, Xia Chuhe summarized the clues he had obtained that night.
1. During the day, workers process the little people, and at night the little people process the workers. The workers being processed are completely controlled by the factory; their work schedules and ways of thinking are completely consistent with the logic of the factory's operation.
2. The Slimes control the workers through contact, but this only works at night. The Slimes' weakness is fire, or rather, high temperatures.
3. There is an abandoned workshop on the fourth floor, which appears to have been used for metal processing.
These three clues, when put together, are chaotic and have no apparent connection to the core of the instance.
Thinking about the logic behind how the factory operates, Xia Chuhe felt a little worried.
Xia Chuhe originally wanted to go back to her dormitory for a nap, but after being harmed by a villain, she became vigilant again.
If I fall asleep tonight, I'll probably wake up tomorrow to find myself completely overwhelmed by the factory's demands. Tomorrow night might not be as lucky as tonight.
Why not go all out and quickly get the office building sorted out?
Without climbing tools or stairs, they still had to find a way to steal the elevator card.
Xia Chuhe walked down to the dormitory building, still unable to come up with a good way to steal.
Xia Chuhe lowered his eyes. There was no perfect solution, so he would resort to violence to break the deadlock.
Now that we're prepared to reveal all the secrets tonight, there's no need to worry about what to do tomorrow.
At worst, there's still a selfless propaganda leaflet as a trump card.
Xia Chuhe climbed to the fourth floor, unlocked the door, set it on fire, went downstairs, and locked the door—all in one smooth motion.
Xia Chuhe stood outside the iron gate, waiting quietly.
The burning of flames is explosive.
At first, it was just a small flame, but it grew into a large flame, and the temperature rose very quickly in the almost enclosed space.
In a split second, a huge flame suddenly burst into flames, engulfing the entire space.
...
Many female foremen fled downstairs in a panic.
The first person to reach the iron gate immediately took out the key and opened it.
She shakily aimed the key at the lock and tried several times, but couldn't get it in.
The person who caught up from behind shoved her aside, saying, "Get out of the way, I'll do it!"
The woman was pushed to the ground and saw Xia Chuhe standing outside the iron gate. She was taken aback at first: "How did you wake up?"
He then shouted, "Wake everyone else up! Fire! It's on fire!"
"That's strange, why won't the key go in?" The woman trying to open the door angrily shook the iron gate, making it bang loudly. "Anyone else, come and try, what's going on?"
Soon someone noticed something was wrong. After touching the lock, the person said, "Something's wrong, the lock has been changed!"
The woman who arrived first immediately realized what was happening when she saw Xia Chuhe standing differently: "You! You changed the lock! Fire! Did you start the fire?"
The commotion was quite loud, but the others on the third floor showed no signs of waking up.
Xia Chuhe couldn't help but wonder, are the workers... really human?
Like these female foremen, even when it came to escaping for their lives, they were still wearing their work clothes and armbands.
But they are also very human.
They knew that if a fire broke out, wetting a quilt and covering one's mouth and nose with a wet towel would greatly increase the chances of escape.
Xia Chuhe said, "Give me the elevator card, and I'll give you the key."
Between job responsibilities and life, which is more important?
Xia Chuhe quickly received the answer: all the female foremen unanimously chose to refuse.
A wave of heat hit him, and thick smoke billowed around him, making it hard for Xia Chuhe to breathe.
If she chooses to leave and stand by, she will kill everyone in this building.
Without saying a word, Xia Chuhe grabbed the woman closest to the iron gate and forcefully groped her work clothes.
Because they were standing too close, the women inside the iron gate crowded around the door and beat Xia Chuhe through the crack in the door.
If the gap is too narrow to use your fist effectively, then you'll resort to tearing, scratching, and kicking...
After Xia Chuhe finished checking the foreman's shirt pocket, he found several bleeding wounds on his face.
Xia Chuhe touched the foreman's trouser pocket and found a piece of his scalp torn off, exposing his bloody scalp.
Xia Chuhe even took off the foreman's shoes, despite being kicked several times.
Nothing was gained.
Xia Chuhe quickly scanned the foreman up and down, then suddenly ripped off her armband!
Inside the soft cloth armband, there was something hard!
Xia Chuhe was certain that this must be an elevator card.
Xia Chuhe ran down the stairs, and the women looked on with despair.
Xia Chuhe turned around at the corner and tossed a key into the iron gate...
By the time the women escaped from the fourth floor, Xia Chuhe had already left the dormitory building.
Someone quickly directed the other foremen: "Those who are not feeling well, go down first. Those who can still hold on, wake up the workers and run for their lives. I'll go and notify the others. Something terrible has happened at the factory!"
...
Despite the pain, Xia Chuhe ran to the office building as fast as he could. He tore open the armband, and sure enough, there was a card inside. He took the elevator, swiped the card, and went to the second floor.
As the elevator ascended, Xia Chuhe remained expressionless. In those few seconds, she thought of many things.
Letting them go is pointless.
Once the dungeon core is obtained, the entire world will collapse. Collapse means annihilation, it means death.
Xia Chuhe has obtained the dungeon core twice. The first time was in the Ice and Snow World, where there were very few living beings. As for creatures like the Snow Ape, they were not worth mentioning.
Another instance was the Birds of Prey Academy, where living animals were taken to the farm, and as the instance collapsed, only corpses remained.
But this time, the factory is filled with living, breathing people, even if these people are about to be "eaten" by the villains, even if these people are full of strangeness.
Does taking the core of the instance mean killing everyone?
Xia Chuhe had no way of answering this question.
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