Chapter 397 Rusty City Strange Stories
The achievement of cooperation was within the expectations of both of them.
Gan Mi was very sincere and didn't say anything more. Finally, on top of the benefits he had given Xu Zhiyan earlier, he agreed to reimburse 50% of the props costs based on the market price.
Not only that, he also gave Xu Zhiyan a separate rule, allowing him to move freely in the city.
Seeing the other party was so considerate, Xu Zhiyan decided to return the favor and immediately decided to rush to the city center before daybreak to get more information before it woke up, but before that, he had to go back and make some arrangements.
Inside the factory.
Everything was going according to Xu Zhiyan's plan.
With the help of the rescue team, all the workers, whether contaminated or not, were packed up and taken away. The conveyor belt, which had not stopped for so many years, finally stopped.
After making clear arrangements for Qi Shanren and Lier, Xu Zhiyan took out Wuta.
"What are the chances that Gan Mi will betray the Utopia?" He asked in a low voice. It was clearly a question but it didn't seem like he was asking anyone. It seemed more like he was asking himself.
"Alas, this guy always gives me the feeling that I can win him over, but I may not succeed."
Xu Zhiyan was a little unsure of Gan Mi's intention for a moment.
Wuta must have been obtained from Yan Chengfan or Xu Yan. Given the state of these two people, it is impossible for them to get their memories back after guessing that he had obtained the ghosts and gods. In other words, Wuta is most likely the work of Gan Mi.
"Show your sincerity and turn against the humans."
"Or maybe you're using Uta to lower my guard, trying to get more information about you from me for the benefit of the Utopia..."
Glancing at the silent Party A, Xu Zhiyan sighed.
Gan Mi was not at all shy when talking about Him, and such frankness made Xu Zhiyan feel troubled.
It seems that the only way to know is to go there.
Taking the gray triangle prop, the ghost touched the groove on it and said, "It cannot be broken by force."
It is a very special thing. As long as a trace of power that does not belong to Uta is injected, the entire pyramid will shatter and disappear along with the memories inside.
Xu Zhiyan was not surprised.
In other words, it would be a surprise if ghosts and gods could open it directly.
He touched his chin and gave up thinking: "Forget it, let's ignore him, we still follow our plan, no need to make any changes."
The ghosts and gods did not make any suggestions on this.
Just before Xu Zhiyan was about to leave, a black shadow emerged and grabbed his right wrist.
Xu Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then he understood and said with a smile: "Don't worry."
The right hand bone disappeared.
As the price for summoning ghosts and gods out of thin air, the right hand bone that Xu Zhiyan originally obtained returned to where it should go.
A chain reaction occurred. The hand bones were the support for the skill Black Giant Hand, so the skill was useless. This was why Xu Zhiyan would not choose to use the hand bones unless it was absolutely necessary.
Before Xu Zhiyan could say something comforting, the ghost's hot palm landed on the back of his hand.
His voice was calm.
“I took the skills apart.”
"When you are in danger, your blood vessels will first protect your heart."
The last line of defense between life and death.
Xu Zhiyan wanted to say that it was not necessary. He had an outrageous amount of protective gear on him. Even if he stood still and just took the beating, it would take several hours to get seriously injured.
But when he met the ghost's deep eyes, he lowered his head and smiled.
"good."
It feels good to be cared about.
…
Ten minutes later, outside the factory.
Gan Mi looked at the pink electric scooter coming from deep within the factory area, his expression somewhat unsettled.
"Xu Zhiyan, what are you doing?"
This place is some distance away from the central square, and he had already found a suitable means of transportation.
"I have a car, and I've prepared the props a long time ago! I have a lot of mobile props!" Gan Mi raised his voice slightly, and loudly stated the reasons why he didn't want to ride an electric car.
"Why did you choose it?"
After parking the car in front of Gan Mi, Xu Zhiyan took out a matching pink helmet and threw it to Gan Mi.
"My car is fast, but this is not a one-time prop. I will simply charge by kilometer. Five thousand points per kilometer." He pointed to the extra meter clipped on the electric car.
Gan Mi held the helmet, opened his mouth, pointed at the meter and then at Xu Zhiyan who looked as if it was his due, and suddenly lost his voice.
"...Are you starting to count the money now? Does the item consumption I mentioned start from now?"
He almost laughed out of anger.
"What if I don't sit?"
"Of course, I can ride it myself." Xu Zhiyan didn't care. "But the price won't change, because I have a disease that will kill me if I don't ride pink transportation."
It is still unknown whether Gan Mi’s previous actions were a surrender or a conspiracy. When everything is unknown, every bit counts.
“…”
Gan Mi's temples were pounding with anger, and he couldn't help but exert force with his hands holding the helmet.
“Ka——”
The helmet cracked down the middle.
"Xu Zhiyan, don't go too far!"
"Wow, my original helmet costs 35,000 yuan. Considering our friendship, I'll charge you 34,000 yuan."
The two spoke at the same time, but their content was completely different.
In the live broadcast room, although the audience has not yet figured out what exactly happened, the fast-paced and ridiculous conversation between the two has already filled the screen with the word "Hahahaha".
[I just received a notification that Xiao Baiwan's live broadcast room has been restored, so I rushed over. I didn't expect to see Boss Gan with a gloomy face as soon as I entered.]
[Hahahahahahahahahaha, Boss Cao Gan, is there something you want Xiao Baiwan to help you with? ]
[I am dying of laughter. This is the first time I realize that Boss Gan is multi-talented. His expression changes from time to time, sometimes red, sometimes green, sometimes black. Hahaha.]
【Hahaha, you guys are here to steal the bamboo shoots! 】
[You guys are laughing too loudly, hahahaha, be careful or Boss Gan will send people to hunt you down! ]
[So, can anyone give me some scientific knowledge? Does Xiao Baiwan have any evidence against Boss Gan? ]
[Hahaha, no, it was Boss Gan who asked Xiao Baiwan to fight monsters together. After all, he and Guishi really can't cooperate well. If he tries again, Boss Gan might die at the hands of Guishi.]
[Hahahaha look! Boss Gan finally compromised hahahaha! ]
In the center of the picture, Gan Mi, who had failed in communication, had to accept the expensive bill with a pinch of his nose.
However, his heavy idol image made him refuse to ride on Xu Zhiyan's pink electric scooter, and he used other mobile props instead.
A moment later, a black horse with shiny fur, a strong and majestic figure, and even its mane burning with black flames appeared.
After staring at the unknown monster for a while, Xu Zhiyan asked tentatively without waiting for Gan Mi to introduce it, "Shall we switch?"
"…Change your ghost!"
Gan Mi was afraid that if he continued talking he would get angry to death, so he jumped on his horse and rode away.
Xu Zhiyan shook his head and sighed, then quickly put away his electric scooter.
A few seconds later, a giant turtle monster with a shell over two meters tall appeared. It had eight sturdy legs sticking out from under its black shell, and it was obvious that it had mobility beyond that of an ordinary monster.
The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't laugh anymore.
[Okay, it’s great to be rich. I’m going to hang myself at the entrance of the dungeon and turn myself into a poor NPC.]
[I just saw Xiao Baiwan riding an electric donkey and I actually laughed at him! ]
[Raging horse? Eight-legged turtle? These two monsters can be used as means of transportation? There is no use in raising such monsters! ]
As soon as the two rare monsters appeared, they immediately caught everyone's attention.
As rare monsters that can be disassembled into expensive materials, although they have extremely fast movement speed, they are usually targeted and killed by players as soon as they appear.
[The big burning horse never yields to humans. This burning horse must have been raised since childhood, and it may not be successful. I can't believe how rich Boss Gan is and how many horses he raised to succeed. ]
[The eight-legged turtle shell is the most suitable for upgrading defense items. It is extremely expensive. A shell this big would cost at least two million! ]
[I am dying of laughter. When I think about it, I can’t even afford a pink e-scooter worth a few million.]
[I am different. I can only afford a small eMule. ]
When Gan Mi turned around and saw Xu Zhiyan sitting on the eight-legged turtle, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"Xu Zhiyan, are you sick? Are you cured of the disease that requires you to ride pink transportation?" He had completely lost control of his facial expressions.
"I just wanted to see if you still have the image of an idol. I didn't expect that after all this time you still can't let go of your pride. You won't live long if you do this." Xu Zhiyan replied, shaking his head.
Gan Mi felt as if a breath was stuck in his heart, unable to go up or down.
He felt that Xu Zhiyan did it on purpose.
The other party deliberately took out the electric car and brought up the matter again, making him think of the embarrassing situation when they first met.
After keeping a sullen face for a few seconds, Gan Mi seemed to finally be unable to bear the anger and laughed, then spoke calmly.
"I regret it. Let's not fight the monster in the central square. If the main system's plan really succeeds, humans will be the first to suffer."
Xu Zhiyan was stunned and asked quickly.
"Do you know the main system's plan?"
The two of them stopped at the same time, as if they had some kind of tacit understanding.
There were only two people and the monster left on the empty road. Gan Mi pulled the reins and tilted her head and said, "Of course, but I'm not telling you for your own good."
Xu Zhiyan stopped teasing and his expression became much more serious.
"What do you mean?"
"Are you sure you want to listen? This is a taboo. If I tell you here, it is very likely that from now on, both your and my live broadcasts will be stopped." Gan Mi regained his composure and stated the conditions in a serious manner.
"It's just a live broadcast. If the main system really has some shocking conspiracy, then I think players still need to have the right to know."
Xu Zhiyan doesn't care about live streaming.
Compared to this, he wanted to know what Gan Mi had said to cause the main system to actively ban it.
"Okay, this is what you need to hear."
Gan Mi controlled the burning horse and walked slowly to Xu Zhiyan's side, and told him the last secret of Rusty City in an extremely calm voice.
"Rules that come to life can devour humans."
"You probably already know that after devouring, they can acquire human appearance and memories..."
A creation very similar to the Mimic appeared again.
"Have you ever thought about what would happen if the rules of the city devoured the players and gained their identities and game-related memories?"
Without waiting for Xu Zhiyan to come to his senses, Gan Mi continued to explain.
"It becomes a player with incomparable power and enters the game. You have to know that when a creature is born, it always trusts its creator enough."
As the original creations of the main system, mimics originally had no power, but grew and gained power by constantly devouring others. New creations will take a growth path that is completely opposite to that of mimics.
"The main system's final counterattack is never to destroy everything."
All beings are struggling for their own interests, and even the slightest carelessness will lead to eternal damnation.
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