Chapter 398 Rusty City Strange Stories
As more and more information emerged, the settings that Xu Zhiyan had been puzzled about when he was deciphering it were finally completed.
The last time they met in Shell, Gan Mi had revealed to him that the Mimic's control over the game had reached the point where he could interfere with the main system.
Therefore, when he learned about the clues and the game update settings that the main system seemed to have self-destructive tendencies, he had always believed that the main system's purpose this time was to release a monster that had almost devoured all the power of the entire city into the world, with the main goal of not playing it if he couldn't afford it.
It seems that the main system is in a very good mental state.
But compared to the main system's heaven-defying plan, Xu Zhiyan was more concerned about Gan Mi's source of information.
"Have you already gained control over the main system to this extent?"
Knowing the main system's plan in advance, accurately locating the copy, and even selecting the personnel has been planned. It's as perfect as if it was set up by Utopia itself.
"What are you dreaming about?"
Gan Mi replied unhappily.
"If Utopia can really get the detailed data of this monster, would I still use it to seek cooperation with you?"
He said this, but he didn't think so.
Others didn't notice it, but he knew it himself, and things were not as simple as they seemed.
The seeds of doubt had already been planted. Perhaps Yan Chengfan no longer trusted him since the day he killed Enli with his own hands.
Transactions with safe houses, meetings that violate the rules, carefully hidden memories...
Uta was the last straw.
It’s a pity that Xu Zhiyan knew nothing about these things. After listening to Gan Mi’s words, he touched his chin and nodded, thinking that the other party was right.
“That’s right.”
If the mimetic really had such a high level of control over the main system, how could it allow Gan Mi and Gui Shi to cooperate?
As if he thought of something, Xu Zhiyan took out his cell phone and glanced at it.
Just like what Gan Mi said.
Not only was the live broadcast room completely shut down, but even the latest comments could not be seen, and it was directly marked as abnormal.
Seeing this, Xu Zhiyan extended the invitation again.
"So do you want to turn back? If you do, the total cooperation fee will be 20% off the lowest price in history!"
Anyway, the live broadcast has been turned off, so no one knows what the two of them are talking about.
Gan Mi was originally in a heavy mood because of talking about Yan Chengfan, but Xu Zhiyan's words made it go away.
"...It's impossible, forget it." He said solemnly: "I am not a human, which means I will not betray the Utopia. Why is it 20% off? Am I so worthless?"
He knew exactly what he could and could not say.
Gan Mi had no way of telling Xu Zhiyan that in addition to the live broadcast line of the game that everyone could see, there was another one that was once used by the main system to monitor the mimics, but was now in the hands of the Utopia.
Even if the main system cut off all external live broadcasts and communication methods, Yan Chengfan could still see his every move.
Staring into Xu Zhiyan's eyes, Gan Mi spoke in a cold voice.
"You don't need to persuade me anymore. Just take the money and do the work. If the main system's plan succeeds, humans won't benefit from it."
Outside the copy, Xu’s house.
【Live broadcast of line 1 is interrupted.】
【Currently found new signal source:】
[Do you want to access the line▇▇]
【Ding! New line access successful! 】
A suspended game panel appeared on the side of the study. After a series of words, Gan Mi's figure appeared on it again.
Listening to his companion's words, the collector who was preparing bait raised his head, looked at the man taking a nap on the sofa, and couldn't help but sneer and condemn.
"You should at least open your eyes and see what you have done to me."
Perhaps because Xu Yan properly handled the emotions of the storage container, he trusted the newly awakened Gan Mi very much.
Yan Chengfan had just cheated Gan Mi, and the next thing he knew he heard the other party's words of loyalty without regrets.
Putting down the bait, Xu Yan frowned and said, "It's only been a short time since he recovered his memory. It's normal that he can't handle the last bond for a while. To be honest, I understand Cen Jinyue's decision now. If I had known that this kid would have such a big impact, I should have not let him go. It's always better to keep him by my side."
"You have a point."
After hearing this, Yan Chengfan nodded seriously. It was unknown whether he truly believed in Gan Mi's sincerity or was simply agreeing with his companion. After perfunctorily responding, he changed the subject.
"It's a pity that the hints I planted back then were useless. Route 2 has never been added. I thought He was still sleeping."
Hearing this, the collector who was already wiping his hands paused and frowned slightly.
“Why is there no prompt?”
Unlike other guys with big mood swings, he has put away all the emotions in this body, so apart from the occasional instinctive outburst of love for money, he is not very interested in other things. But this does not mean that he does not know about Line 2.
"Once someone comes into contact with Him, won't Line 2 be automatically triggered?" he asked.
With human curiosity, it is impossible not to connect.
Yan Chengfan scratched his frizzy white hair.
"Because the main system actually added a limit of 50 million points to the activation conditions..."
"Fifty million?"
When talking about money, Xu Yan's voice suddenly rose a few notches.
"We are the ones who made the profit from the price difference. No wonder there was no warning. That guy is full of calculations. It's strange that he would spend the money."
As luck would have it, Xu Zhiyan's stinginess allowed the revival of the ghosts and gods to avoid the mimic's sight.
Although he was speechless, Yan Chengfan did not take this matter seriously.
"But it doesn't matter."
"Now the matter is settled. As long as the creatures in Rusty City die, the biggest obstacle will be gone."
A relaxed smile returned to his face.
"What's the point of being powerful? He was originally an abandoned being and now he can't escape from that cage. We just need to leave him there and not disturb him."
Turning his gaze back to the screen, Yan Chengfan watched Gan Mi's every move and said with a raised eyebrow.
"Forget it. If Gan Mi can succeed this time, I'll give that human to him. It'll be considered as... compensation."
There was something behind his words, but he seemed unwilling to explain more to the collector.
…
In the copy, everything is still going on.
When Xu Zhiyan and Gan Mi were making an attack plan in the small regular area near the square, the sun had just set halfway down the mountain when the game panel suddenly popped up.
[Dungeon [Rusty City Tales] Mission Update]
[The early mission will end after thirty. All players who have not found out the truth of the ghost story and have not been regularized will be punished. ]
[Punishment: Life countdown state.]
[In Rusty City, all living things will enter a countdown state. Killing other living creatures can deprive them of their survival time. ]
[Note: The survival time of the player is the longest, followed by the living humans in the dungeon, monsters and other animals, and the minimum limit is 5 minutes. ]
The obvious request is somewhat glaring.
I don’t know if it’s because the final counterattack was exposed, the main system was so angry that it just gave up and made it clear that it wanted the players to kill each other.
It never rains but it pours.
When Xu Zhiyan received the game mission update, he found that not only his live broadcast was shut down, but even the guild panel for external communication was closed, and he was unable to provide any information to his teammates.
Seeing Xu Zhiyan's bad face, Gan Mi's heart skipped a beat. She didn't know why she had a bad feeling.
...Will he give up the cooperation and rush back to find his teammates?
"What are you going to do?" he asked.
He doesn't care.
Anyway, all living creatures have timers, including monsters. At worst, you can just take out the monsters and other living creatures you purchased before and kill them. After killing the new creatures, the copy will be over, and it probably won't consume too much.
As for the life and death of others, he doesn't care.
Unexpectedly, Xu Zhiyan's face was solemn. He slapped the table and stood up, saying seriously: "Boss Gan, saving the player is a merit."
As he said this, he took out the magic hat.
"There is still half an hour left. We need to find a way to deliver the rabbits to the players. I think they will be a big hit if they cost 200 points each."
Even if a rabbit only has five to ten minutes to survive, it is still more convenient than catching a player and killing him. At the end, you can keep the rabbit corpse and take it away, whether you want to braise it or cook it in hot pot. It is very cost-effective and you will definitely make a lot of money.
Gan Mi was stunned.
"W-what? Selling rabbits?"
He didn't understand why anyone would still be thinking about selling things at this critical juncture!
"Yes, I remember you have the skill to speed up the process." Xu Zhiyan said with a serious look, sincerely inviting Gan Mi to cooperate and invest.
"I have a lot of rabbits and monsters. You can add some buffs to them and let the monsters do their work. Anyway, you have given me the rules. They are my property and are not restricted by the dungeon rules..."
The Rabbit Express, composed of a team of monsters, has taken shape.
While Gan Mi was still in a daze, Xu Zhiyan took out dozens of summoning boxes from his bag. Xiaokuigu, who had been summoned to help, had already started writing the advertising slogan.
It can be said that he is worthy of being a monster from a safe house, his work efficiency is very high.
The monster with higher education level is writing advertising slogans on the business card with payment code printed on it; the monster with lower education level is holding up the magic hat and shaking out rabbits; the monster with nimble hands and feet has already picked up the rabbits and payment code in a sack and is ready to go.
When Gan Mi came to his senses, more than a dozen monsters were carrying packaged rabbits, wearing vests with the words "氪金改命" printed on them, queuing up and waiting for him to add status.
Suddenly, he felt someone stabbed him in the waist.
Gan Mi turned around and saw Xu Zhiyan with a look of deep sorrow on his face, as if he was an idiot who would not even try to make money.
Not knowing whether he was poisoned or not, he raised his hand and released his skill without knowing what was going on...
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and add some status!"
"It's about reducing air resistance and moving faster... Yeah, that's it! It also reduces weight."
"Wow! Boss Gan is awesome! When did his skills get upgraded?"
"This one doesn't look bad. Give me one when we fight later..."
Xu Zhiyan's words filled with enthusiasm and joy echoed all around. When all the monsters were gone and only rabbit hair was left on the ground, Gan Mi realized belatedly what she had just done.
He wanted to say something, but Xu Zhiyan's words almost broke his defense.
“Very good!”
Xu Zhiyan patted Gan Mi's shoulder and felt that this partner was extremely reliable.
"As a reward, I'll let you kill rabbits for free to make up for your time, but remember to return the rabbit meat to me. I still have monsters to feed." He finally stated his offer.
Gan Mi was stunned for two minutes before restarting the language system.
"...Xu Zhiyan, can you be a little more shameless?"
Although he was uttering words of condemnation, he suddenly felt like laughing.
Sudden unexpected situations, a chaotic cooperation process, extremely stingy compensation...it was obviously not a pleasant cooperation experience, but because of the urgency of time, there were no extra thoughts involved.
For the first time, Gan Mi thought whether everything would be different if he were a human.
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