Chapter 204 Safe House
"I just can't wait any longer."
"These boring human family games are really annoying."
Yan Chengfan's words echoed in the elevator.
The atmosphere here was already extremely tense, and it was almost hard to breathe.
But he himself seemed not to notice it at all. After saying these two sentences, he turned back and sighed, as if he was really bored.
Enli's back was soaked with cold sweat.
Even though he was wearing thick glasses, he felt like he couldn't see anything clearly.
He stood at the side of the elevator, his back pressed against the metal wall on the right, his whole body focused.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
If I press the button now, can I leave? Will my attack be effective against Yan Chengfan? Fortunately, I didn't bring Chen Zhen to the appointment...
No, that's not right.
Here is the shell.
The main system likes to see disputes between players, but does not like players fighting within the shell.
If he attacks here, his injuries will recover immediately. Even if it is Yan Chengfan, it is impossible to go against the rules of the shell and kill him.
Thinking of this, Enli felt a little calmer.
As if he had finally sensed Enli's nervousness, Yan Chengfan looked at the numbers that kept jumping up on the metal plate, smiled and waved his hands.
"Don't be nervous. I told you I won't kill you. It's hard for me to handle if you're so nervous."
He behaved frivolously as usual, not taking anything seriously. After giving some advice, he found that Enli was still in a state of full alert. Yan Chengfan simply stopped trying to persuade him and asked curiously instead.
"Actually, I'm a little confused. Why don't you have a good relationship with Gan Mi? Well... I remember he was quite generous to you."
The white-haired man tilted his head, somewhat confused.
"Lili, you used Gan Mi's money, but why did you still put on a sour face when you saw him?"
However, Enli just looked at Yan Chengfan with a wary look on his face and didn't dare to speak.
No answer was given.
The atmosphere in the elevator became very strange.
The man standing in the middle had a curious look on his face. He stood slouched, with his frizzy white hair sticking up in disarray, as if he had just crawled out of bed.
On the right side of the elevator, a well-dressed young man wearing glasses had a tense expression, with beads of sweat running down his cheeks.
"bite!"
The elevator stopped and we reached the top floor.
Enli's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he was preparing to escape.
But what he didn't expect was that even though the elevator had reached the top floor, the elevator door didn't move at all and there was no sign of it opening.
In the middle of the elevator, Yan Chengfan was still thinking about why Enli and Gan Mi were not getting along.
"In my opinion, Gan Mi did a pretty good job. He provided you with everything you needed after entering the game. He even didn't refuse you even when you brought Chen Zhen with you."
He couldn't understand it, and he had no idea how to solve it.
"What exactly is family love?"
The ceiling lights were bright, and the spotless metal walls reflected spots of light, making people dizzy.
Yan Chengfan was still chattering and guessing.
"When you saved Chen Zhen, he told me that you couldn't even take care of yourself, and you wanted to save strangers. Oh, yes, Chen Zhen, she--"
He was halfway through his words when he was suddenly interrupted.
"That's enough!"
Enli seemed unable to tolerate these messy speculations any longer, and finally answered Yan Chengfan's question directly.
"Gan Mi is not my brother at all!"
His voice suddenly rose several degrees.
With the first sentence as the beginning, the rest of the content will flow out naturally.
Enli leaned against the wall, as if he had lost all his strength. He closed his eyes and muttered to himself, telling about Gan Mi.
"He...he's very nice to me."
"But he is not my brother. My brother died six years ago. Besides, my brother is a complete scumbag."
Three years ago, Enli entered the game accidentally.
He also had to start as a newcomer and climb up step by step.
At that time, he had no awakening characteristics, no powerful means of attack, and was even a little paranoid. He suffered a lot in the first round of the game, but at least he survived.
Although he successfully entered the shell, he was quite pessimistic about the future.
Just then, he met Gan Mi inside the shell.
This is his biological brother who should have died six years ago.
It happened so long ago that his voice trembled a little.
Because his parents divorced, the names of the two people with the same father and mother are very different. In Enli's impression, his biological brother is not a good person.
Six years ago, Gan Mi had almost no advantages in the present world except for his strong body.
He stole money from his parents' home, cheated money from his own brother, was lazy and gluttonous, told all kinds of lies, and relied on his good looks to keep up appearances. He even went to bars to eat and drink for free when he had no money. In the past, Enli had to deal with many aftermath issues for this useless brother.
There was no way out. Her parents' attitude towards Gan Mi was to let her fend for herself, but Enli still had some feelings for her, and she was smart and often received scholarships, so she had enough money.
Six years ago, he even felt relieved when he learned that his brother was beaten to death in a bar after running away from the bill.
Unexpectedly, three years later, Enli met the new Gan Mi in the shell.
"It was a busy trading street, and it was the first time I saw something as magical as a shell."
That day, the largest shop on Trading Street was bought.
Gan Mi, with a smile on her face, wearing a well-tailored suit and with her hair carefully combed, was surrounded by the crowd, standing in front of a shop, making plans.
Enli could hardly believe his eyes.
He could tell almost at a glance that the other party's heart had changed.
The man in front of him, who exudes nobility in his every move, can definitely not be his useless brother.
This game of cannibalism may make people stronger, but it will never completely change people from the inside out and become a different person.
"When he saw me, he was very calm, not even a hint of surprise."
Enli gradually calmed down.
"He didn't ask me where my parents were, or how I was doing these years. He just said to me, 'Brother, I think you need some help'..."
As he was talking, Enli suddenly laughed.
"This is totally not the way humans should react when they see their loved ones."
"In the first instance I experienced, there was a monster that could transform into the appearance of an individual after devouring it."
He felt that Gan Mi at this moment was like a monster.
"I don't know if he's human or not."
"But ironically, he is more than a hundred times better than my own brother."
Enli instinctively wanted to stay away from this monster who seemed to have replaced his brother, but Gan Mi's actions made it impossible for him to stay away.
The opponent will provide him with points, props, and even help him select teammates.
"Although he would blame me, he would not deny any of my requests."
Chen Zhen and Enli are childhood sweethearts and are friends in the real world. After discovering that Chen Zhen was also pulled into the game, Enli naturally went to help Chen Zhen.
At that time, he thought that this cheap brother would probably refuse, but who knew that the other party said nothing, but when providing him with help, he increased the share, including Shen Zhen's share.
"He's a good brother."
Too bad it’s not my brother.
After saying that, Enli let out a long sigh.
He had long noticed that something was wrong with Gan Mi, but the other party was so good to him that he could not refuse such a brother. He just tried his best to oppose him and constantly challenged Gan Mi's bottom line.
"He seems to be studying from some textbook...learning how to be a human being."
But no matter what Enli does, Gan Mi will eventually cover for this adopted brother, and it will just be lip service at most.
Time seemed to slow down.
The young man with glasses lowered his head, memories of the past three years flooding back.
Compared to other players, he is much luckier.
Starting from the second round of the game, he had countless props and points to use.
Enli looked up at Yan Chengfan.
He seemed to have made a great decision before speaking out what was in his heart.
"I don't know if you are human or not, but if killing me is really good for him, then I am willing to be killed."
Anyway, the current situation seems to have no solution. It would be easy for the No. 1 on the list to kill him, and there is no hope of survival at all. In this case, he might as well ask for death. Maybe he can find a way to survive.
It doesn't matter if I can't survive.
He owes Gan Mi more than just his life.
Yan Chengfan looked shocked, and then suddenly applauded.
“Pah pah pah…”
"That's amazing! Is this what family love is?"
But after listening, his face showed more and more confusion, as if he had encountered more problems.
"When you saw me just now, you were planning to run away, and even wanted to attack me... Of course, you can try and I won't be angry with you. Speaking of which, Gan Mi seems to learn too quickly."
Just as I was sighing, there was a knock on the elevator door.
“Boom boom boom!”
"BOSS—are you dead in there, Boss?"
A sweet female voice suddenly appeared, speaking rudely.
Yan Chengfan realized later that the elevator was not a good place to have a conversation.
But the door was not open, and he was confused, so he could only answer: "Inside, but the door is not open."
The female voice outside the door seemed to have heard some joke of the century. Her tone was full of sarcasm, and she knocked on the elevator door faster and faster.
"... Boss! If you don't need your brain, you can donate it to me! The elevator here needs a palm print to open!!!"
"It's been so long since I came here, no one can remember."
Yan Chengfan muttered to himself and placed his palm on the metal plate on the side of the door. After a red light flashed under his palm, the elevator door finally slowly opened to both sides.
Standing outside the door was a beautiful girl with a cute voice. She had long golden hair with bangs that almost covered her eyes. She was wearing a little dress and white lace gloves. Her skirt, which was held up by a crinoline, was painted with a group of cute animals having afternoon tea.
“It’s terrible to lack intelligence.”
Seeing that Yan Chengfan was still the same, she curled her lips, turned around, and walked ahead with the clatter of her little leather shoes.
"Yeah, if I die, you won't have a BOSS anymore." Yan Chengfan responded teasingly.
"You should be allowed to spend the New Year in there." The girl turned her head and rolled her eyes.
When Enli saw this, he was filled with shock and fear.
The girl in front of me is the fourth-ranked player in the in-game points rankings.
Ghost Lion, Wang Ying.
Petite and cute is just her appearance. Currently, she can be regarded as the first person to clear the entire dungeon by force.
At this time, the girl who could twist off the BOSS's head with her bare hands in the copy, took out a small Soo-jin lace parasol from somewhere, and walked gracefully step by step in the corridor at the top of the high-end rest area building.
Enli stood in the elevator, not knowing whether to go down.
He talked so much with Yan Chengfan in the elevator, even mentioning his speculation that Gan Mi might not be human anymore. In fact, there was an element of gambling involved.
Gan Mi is obviously in cahoots with Yan Chengfan.
If Yan Chengfan is not a human being, then Gan Mi is most likely one of his subordinates.
Enli felt that he was showing his sincerity by showing that he didn't mind whether Gan Mi was a human or not, and didn't care whether Yan Chengfan was a human or not.
He and Yan Chengfan don't have any special conflicting interests. If he cooperates, is there still a glimmer of hope?
But after meeting Wang Ying, Enli felt that things might not be as simple as he had imagined.
Yan Chengfan and Wang Ying had already walked a long way.
Seeing Enli still motionless in the elevator, Yan Chengfan stopped, turned to look at the elevator, his tone somewhat regretful.
"Your surrender is very good, I like it very much."
"But unfortunately, your surrender failed."
Yan Chengfan waved in the direction of the elevator.
Enli's body tensed up again. Now that they were so far apart, he should be able to escape... right?
Before he could press the button, Enli felt a flash before his eyes.
When he came to his senses, the person was already standing in front of Yan Chengfan.
"How...what happened..." He widened his eyes in horror, unable to understand why he had moved in the blink of an eye. He clearly did not feel any signs of props being used.
Seeing his stupid look, the jumping ghost lion Wang Ying bent over and burst out laughing.
"Oh, now I remember, the boss's current external skills are all hidden, right?"
After that, she raised her small parasol and poked Enli's shoulder.
"I can tell you."
"It's the distance. The boss just changed the distance between you two. This guy is getting stronger and stronger. He can even change the distance and fix his own coordinates at the same time... It's a bit complicated to explain in detail. Anyway, you just need to know that you can't escape anymore."
After putting away the umbrella, Wang Ying continued to walk forward happily, sighing a few words.
"The Pope and the doctor were arguing at the door, and it was because of the Iron Knight. Come to think of it, I like the Iron Knight quite a bit."
Hearing this topic, Yan Chengfan rarely showed an expression of headache.
"The Pope shouldn't have brought the Iron Knights today, so why is there another quarrel? Has the Moon God arrived? I hope he can use his characteristics of a troublemaker."
As if he didn't want to get involved in the quarrel between the Pope and the doctor, he even slowed down his pace.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ying suddenly smiled in a way that did not match her lovely and beautiful appearance, and said in a conscientious manner, "Cen Jinyue has entered the book, have you forgotten? But Xu Yan is here, and not only is he here, he is also standing by with a cold face, fanning the flames."
Yan Chengfan stopped completely.
He stood there and thought carefully for a moment before suggesting.
"Why don't the three of us wait aside now until the Pope and the doctor finish fighting before going in."
Wang Ying rolled her eyes again and started to make sarcastic remarks.
"Boss, can you show your boss's spirit? What are you afraid of? If I were you, I would go up and expose the Collector's conspiracy and let the three of them fight..."
As an extreme militant, she would love to see everyone fighting together.
"No, please spare me..."
Yan Chengfan looked desperate.
Wang Ying stopped moving forward and stood there waiting for her boss to calm down.
She picked her fingers out of boredom and smacked her lips in disgust.
"If you don't go, then I won't go either. Now there are four people, two are arguing and one is fanning the flames. The astrologer is sitting there like a Buddha, as quiet as a chicken. It's not fun."
"No wonder you came to the elevator to find me. Is it because you talk too much and Alves dislikes you?" Yan Chengfan suddenly realized.
"Boss, be a man who leaves a way out for others, and don't speak out..."
The conversation between the two was full of joy, and no one else could interrupt them in the subsequent content.
Enli, who was standing aside, felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
In the conversation between Yan Chengfan and Wang Ying, all the names that appeared were well-known people in the game rankings.
Doctor... Doctor? If he guessed correctly, there was only one person in the entire game who used Doctor as his code name, Song Longchuan, who was ranked 34th. As a player with the healing attribute, it was quite remarkable for him to get this ranking.
The Alves mentioned by the two is the player currently ranked 16th, nicknamed the Astrologer.
Moon God Cen Jinyue, a veteran master, ranks 5th in the game.
As for Xu Yan, who Wang Ying mentioned earlier and added fuel to the fire with a cold face, he is currently the second player on the list, nicknamed the Collector.
From what they were saying, this wasn't all...
Enli felt as if his legs were filled with lead and he had completely lost the strength to escape.
If these people, like Gan Mi, were all loyal to Yan Chengfan, then he simply couldn't imagine how much power the other party had.
Are they human beings?
Enli is unknown.
…
The safe house successfully logged into the copy.
This is an ordinary three-star copy, neither high nor low, with moderate difficulty.
Xu Zhiyan stood behind the door secretly, observing the business inside the safe house like a big leader inspecting a company.
There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
There is no need for him, a conscientious businessman, to take action.
After tasting the sweetness, almost all players who found the safe house were willing to recharge points to become members, and even sell some props here.
At this time, there is a player who wants to purchase more goods but does not have enough funds, so he is trying to sell the items he just got to other players.
You will get more gifts if you recharge the full amount. Since the casualties in infinite games are too high, not everyone can pass the evaluation to get the installment payment discount. In the safe house, props and points can only be exchanged for the length of stay.
"This item is really useful. I just got it! You can buy it now for 10,000 points, and it will be no problem to sell it for 12,000 after the copy comes out!" A middle-aged man covered in mud stood in the yard, wiping the sweat from his forehead, holding a small bottle-like item in his hand.
Other players saw this and took the opportunity to lower the price.
"Ten thousand? This is a safe house in a dungeon! If you're really short of money, you might as well sell it at a lower price."
"Five thousand is the most. Although the healing fluid is useful, the price of this thing will definitely drop in the future."
"Yes, I saw that the safe house has put up a sign saying that there will be enhanced pillows in the future. This thing is not a one-time thing, and the price will probably be very high..."
How could the middle-aged man not know this?
Ever since the safe house started selling pillows, almost all players could foresee how big an impact the subsequent healing item market would have.
Behind the door, Xu Zhiyan touched his chin.
"But five thousand is too low. You might as well sell it to me at this price..."
He straightened his clothes, thought for a moment, and instead of pushing the door open to go out, he raised his hand to call Qu Ji and gave him instructions.
"Prepare a set of uniforms and masks for each of the student ghosts. We can now fully promote conscientious merchants and ensure that every copy of the safe house has one that can purchase props."
Trading items in this situation is definitely much cheaper than trading them on the black market.
The reason why he didn't carry out this activity before was because there were too many safe houses open to the public, but too few people who could become conscientious businessmen, and he couldn't take care of them all.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about letting monsters collect it.
However, the monsters and safe houses have very similar judgments when collecting items. Except for some monsters with higher intelligence, all other monsters only judge the price based on the level of the item.
Different props have different uses. Sometimes even a D-level prop can be the key to turning defeat into victory.
The monsters can't figure it out, but the student ghosts can. They are forever stuck in their senior year of high school, at the peak of most humans' IQ, so learning these things is a piece of cake for them.
After making the arrangements, Xu Zhiyan said again as he saw Qu Ji was about to start.
"Don't worry. Wait until the players outside drive down the price of this bottle of healing fluid, then go out and earn some points, get the item, and fill your inventory."
Even though the upgraded pillow might work wonders, he would never have too little general therapeutic medicines such as therapeutic fluid.
No matter what you do, be prepared for both situations.
After sending Qu Ji away, Xu Zhiyan looked around for a while, and suddenly his whole body was filled with a strong smell of ashes.
There was a subtle sound of chains colliding, and he seemed to have thought of something, and said, "There aren't many chains left around you. Can you collect some slices and make them disappear completely?"
"Yeah, soon."
The ghost's hoarse voice came from above Xu Zhiyan's head.
Xu Zhiyan was stunned and realized that the two of them seemed to be too close. If he took another step back, he would bump into Party A.
Turning around, it was true.
The tip of his nose was almost touching the ghost's clothes.
...This damn feeling of oppression.
At this moment, the ghost suddenly put his arm on his shoulder, lowered his head slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"
The two of them had rarely performed such intimate actions before.
Although it feels a bit strange, considering that they are all grown men, it seems normal for good friends to be arm in arm with each other, right?
Thinking of this, he relaxed his body and shook his head.
"Nothing... I just suddenly thought, if the chains on your body were gone, would you be able to get further away from the safe house?"
The ghosts and gods were in a good mood because their bold and approachable behavior was not rejected.
After discovering that Xu Zhiyan had not come to his senses, he did not sit there and wait for death. Instead, he actively thought about it and planned to try to approach it from other directions.
"yes."
After answering, the ghost thought for a moment and added another sentence.
"I will be able to go to the small warehouse you rented before soon, and you can fire the courier." Saving money for your loved one should be a very good plus point.
He felt as if he had become more useful!
"Huh? No, that's not what I meant." Xu Zhiyan felt that he had not yet fallen to the point where he had to order Party A to do rough work every day.
He pointed in a direction, his tone sympathetic.
"You haven't seen a human city yet, have you? When you can leave here, I'll take you to the city center."
In Xu Zhiyan's mind, his client was a poor little guy who had never seen the world.
"good."
The ghosts and gods responded.
Although the two people's brain circuits have not yet successfully connected, this does not prevent them from being satisfied with the conversation.
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