Chapter 376 Rusty City Strange Stories
Rusty City First Hospital is located in the north of the city.
If the Sunlight Crafts Factory still had a lot of active human NPCs, making it look like a normal place, then this hospital, which was open for business but almost empty, was like a sign saying "This is not normal" written on its door.
In the hospital's emergency passage, Wang Ying, who was missing an arm, was covered in dirt and blood, and kept poking at the panel.
She was the only one standing on the empty staircase, and the remaining players were nowhere to be found.
But poking it little by little was too slow. She seemed unable to tolerate such an inconvenient situation and simply took out the props.
A palm-sized display screen appeared in front of her, and soon, Gan Mi's face appeared in the center of the screen.
The man frowned slightly, and his expression was very cold at first, but after seeing Wang Ying's appearance clearly, he was stunned for a moment and spoke with doubt.
"A monster pretending to be Wang Ying?"
This cannot be blamed on Gan Mi. Although Wang Ying is usually not very smart, it is rare for him to suffer such a serious injury.
“…I wasn’t impersonated!”
The blood dyed her blonde hair red, and the pretty girl was furious.
Gan Mi on the other end of the video didn't say a word, his eyes kept wandering over Wang Ying's broken right arm.
The wound was torn, as if it had been torn off alive by someone, and the entire right shoulder was injured to varying degrees due to the broken part.
Wang Ying gets angry when she mentions her injury.
"Who knew that the rule is that you can't hurt people on the same team..."
She woke up in an empty hospital and went out to look for other players as expected. When she found the first person, she just wanted to kill him as usual.
Fortunately, the player was not a weakling. He had some skills and sacrificed an arm to save his life.
"Thank God, if he was a little weaker, I would have capsized in the ditch!"
The restrictions brought about by the rescue team's reserve status prevent players from attacking their companions, but this information is not given at the beginning and needs to be searched for first.
This is a bit too much for Wang Ying to ask.
She licked her dry lips, as if she had thought of something, and suddenly asked, "From the looks of you, you must have discovered the rules, right?"
Yes! If Gan Mi had discovered the rules in advance, why didn't she tell her?
The injury could not heal itself, and the remaining players had been avoiding her. They would rather break into an obviously weird operating room than see her, let alone treat each other.
The pain didn't matter, but the missing arm really affected her performance.
Gan Mi coughed lightly and changed the subject: "I'm at the Central Square. How long will it take you to get there? There are only three hours left until midnight."
He was too embarrassed to say that he had also been tricked, even though it was passive.
When it comes to time, Wang Ying becomes even more annoyed and starts to mutter, "Are we really being targeted by the main system? Why can't we just force our way through the checkpoints here? What is it struggling for..."
The two have similar styles and have always taken the violent route to break through the levels. This time, the restrictive rules are giving them a headache.
Especially Wang Ying, she has been trapped on the third floor of the hospital for a long time.
Gan Mi didn't know whether this was true or not. He shook the book of rules in his hand and spoke lightly.
"Listen to me and find some rules."
Wang Ying looked at the thin book of rules with a puzzled expression: "Why are there only a few pages left? Did you write the rules?"
"No, the rules of this copy are more complicated, so it takes a few extra pages. Aren't you going to find a place to spend the New Year in the hospital?"
After saying that, Gan Mi simply hung up the prop call.
Before Wang Ying could react, she received a new task assigned by Gan Mi in the guild channel.
【Gan Mi: Capture a living player when you come. 】
【Wang Ying: Just one? Can I kill all the others? Oh, why don’t you catch them?】
【Gan Mi: You can handle the rest as you wish.】
The conversation between the two was not avoided, and the panel display was not hidden, it was displayed openly for all viewers to see.
The lives of other players were like ants when mentioned by the two.
However, in the live broadcast room, the audience's discussion point was still on the book of rules that Gan Mi had taken out earlier.
【？ ？ ？ ？ 】
[Am I seeing this right? Someone please slap me and tell me this is fake! Boss Gan actually has a book of rules? ]
【Wake up, the person above, this is indeed true. 】
[I remember this item always appears at auctions...]
[Please help. I have heard this name several times, but I am still not sure what it does. ]
The audience was talking about it, and soon someone gave an explanation.
[A rule-based dungeon artifact, SS-level, that can directly parse the content behind the rules and even modify the rules! ]
[Fuck! How much does this thing cost? It looks like a whole book, can it be used many times? ]
【This thing is priceless. 】
[The Book of Rules has never been auctioned, although it appears on auction lists from time to time, but it seems that the seller always regrets it.]
The SS-level props that are often used as a gimmick in auctions are actually always in the hands of the auction owner.
[Speaking of which, was Boss Gan really just pretending to be stupid in front of Little Baiwan during the day? ]
[I think that's understandable.]
[Pfft——but it is also true that he was dragged down by the mad dog. ]
At the same time, the guard booth of the handicraft processing factory.
Xu Zhiyan and Qi Shanren took advantage of the time difference before the shift change and openly replaced the jobs of other security guards.
Qi Shanren was still as timid as ever: "Boss Xu? Can we just walk in like this?"
Xu Zhiyan pointed to the security manual standing on the table.
[1. The security guards work in three shifts, with three working hours: 5:00-12:55/13:00-8:55/9:00-4:55]
[2. Remember not to work overtime, leave immediately after the scheduled time. If you forget something, other colleagues will put it away for you, so don’t worry, you can get it tomorrow.]
[3. It is recommended to pack food for breakfast, lunch and dinner and take it home to eat, avoid eating in the canteen, and stay away from the factory canteen.]
[4. The doormen must work in pairs.]
[5.Try not to be late.]
[6. If you are late for the night shift by accident, please make sure that the guard booth is empty before entering. If you find that there is already a 'guard' inside, you do not need to go to work today.]
[7. No one will enter the factory at night.]
[8. During the night shift, the factory door should not be opened except for shipping goods from inside the factory to outside.]
[9. The gun is in the drawer, use with caution.]
Qi Shanren just finished reading the rules and understood why they had to enter at the right time.
Xu Zhiyan was probably well prepared and must have done something around him to delay the security guard's work.
Unlike the rule that workers must arrive early at the workshop, the guard booth will reserve a five-minute gap. It seems that monsters will appear here, and they may be mistaken for monsters by normal workers...
When he figured it out and looked up, he found that Xu Zhiyan had already opened all the drawers in the guard booth.
A half-smoked pack of cigarettes, a somewhat shriveled apple, an old windproof lighter, keys that someone had lost... and two pistols.
When it comes to supplies, Xu Zhiyan is quite particular.
Qi Shanren swallowed his saliva and watched him pack up all his things and take them away, not even leaving him a melon seed, let alone a pistol.
Perhaps feeling the customer's burning gaze, Xu Zhiyan explained in a low voice while loading the gun onto his waist.
"At present, the factory is very safe. As long as you don't violate the regulations, there will be no problems."
At first Xu Zhiyan was quite cautious.
But as he explored more and more content, he already had some vague guesses about this copy in his mind.
Typically, a replica has only one core.
But for now, the factory rules give him a very fragmented feeling, with inharmoniousness everywhere.
He had experienced similar city copies before, and the entire city in the Soul Exploration Live Broadcast Room was also divided into small scenes.
The rules of the Soul Exploration Live Room are full of traps and are different from the relatively safe rules in the factory area. By comparison, it seems that the rules of Rusty City are really good for players and living NPCs...
Most importantly, through the information provided by other teammates, players scattered throughout the city are all bound by the same rules.
The cafeteria chef gave two directions.
One is a senior executive in the factory, and the other is outside the factory.
He believed that Gan Mi was not a fool. Since the other party was able to break the rules and leave the factory in such a short time, he must have paid a huge price. As a businessman, he didn't think Gan Mi would do this if there was nothing outside the factory.
“Ring, ring, ring—”
The phone on the table suddenly rang.
Xu Zhiyan picked up the phone and said, "Hello?"
There was a sigh from the other end of the line, followed by a hoarse male voice.
"The goods will be shipped in half an hour. Please open the door... Fortunately, someone answered the phone. It's getting more and more difficult to ship goods at night." The man's voice was relaxed, as if he had finally put down his worries after a long time.
After the call was hung up, Xu Zhiyan touched his chin and shook his head, sighing: "It seems that being a night security guard is not a good job."
As expected, this is Article 8 of the rules.
Just now he was thinking, what if the security guard who was on duty today did not leave for a long time? Now he thought that many security guards must have taken advantage of the night shift rules and directly avoided the night shift, otherwise the person who just called would not have said that there was difficulty in shipping the goods.
Half an hour later, the shipping team arrived as scheduled.
It was completely different from what Xu Zhiyan thought.
When the huge factory ships goods, there are no large trucks loaded with goods, only a dozen workers pushing blue carts back and forth, each of which is filled with boxes...
The person in charge of shipping is named Wang, the person who just called. He looks to be in his forties, with droopy face and dark circles under his eyes.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Xu Zhiyan took the lead in stating his identity as a newcomer.
"Manager Wang, we two are newcomers who have just been transferred to the night shift. How do we deliver these goods?" He pointed to dozens of carts, his expression full of curiosity.
Hearing this, Manager Wang showed an understanding expression.
"It's not a big deal, just a little hard work. After you open the door, just put the things in the car at the gate."
Xu Zhiyan was a little confused.
How can it be considered shipping if it’s just left at the door?
Most of the workers who came to deliver the carts had left. Manager Wang did not give Xu Zhiyan a chance to refute, and repeatedly instructed: "Just put it at the door, but remember, you are out of the house after all, no matter who calls you, don't say a word..."
He finished his words quickly and fled away, telling them not to worry about the cart before leaving.
In the blink of an eye, everyone left, leaving only Xu Zhiyan and Qi Shanren standing there.
"What should I do?"
Qi Shanren came back to his senses, looking worried.
Xu Zhiyan randomly picked up a box from a nearby car, weighed it, and after opening it, he found that there was indeed a work of art inside.
"Get to work first. No wonder the security guards don't work the night shift."
After saying that, he picked up a small box and took out a few candies and stuffed them into his mouth to prevent himself from coming into contact with any strange creatures and losing mental power.
"Let me try it first. If there's no problem, we'll move together." With something in his mouth, he spoke a little slurred.
Qi Shanren watched tremblingly from the side, and nodded frantically when he heard the arrangements.
However, things are not as simple as imagined.
After the gate opened, Xu Zhiyan strode out. Rows of street lamps replicated his shadow into many, making him look majestic.
The moment he raised his leg and stepped through the door, he seemed to be blocked by an invisible wall and could not leave.
Xu Zhiyan was stunned. This was trouble!
He tried a few more times, but it still didn't work. A vague sense of uneasiness began to spread in his heart.
Turning his head and looking at Qi Shanren with a smile, Xu Zhiyan waved for him to come over and stuffed the small box into his arms: "Try it."
Qi Shanren went away trembling.
When seeing Qi Shanren step out of the factory smoothly, Xu Zhiyan hid his hand in his pocket and tightly grasped the note given by Gan Mi, and his heart sank to the bottom.
Tsk, it turns out this guy went to so much trouble to give him a note just to prevent him from going out?
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