Chapter 69 Nightmare Community
A series of operations turned the enemy into a son.
The barrage of comments kept typing 666.
【Xu Xiaohua! Hahahaha! 】
[Xiao Baiwan is really bad at naming, hahaha]
[Even children are not spared! ]
[Hahahahahahahahaha, have you forgotten how this 'kid' was stuffed in the courier box just now? ]
[Damn, that shot was so fucking horrible, I almost dropped my phone.]
[U1S1 Xiao Baiwan was able to take the child out without changing his expression or heartbeat. This was indeed an extreme operation. ]
[I almost vomited after watching this...]
Probably because he had solved the first problem, Xu Xiaohua let down her hostility, and Xu Zhiyan got some information about the girl in front of him.
Looking at the contents on the panel, his eyes darkened and he wished he could stuff his newly-born daughter back into the takeout box.
[Congratulations to the player for unlocking the father-daughter relationship! ]
【Father's Love +10】
The first part is the relationship bonus brought by the previous conversation, and the second part is the detailed information.
[Name: Xu Xiaohua]
【Age: 4 (not in school)】
[Favorability: 10]
[Note: She is in the growth stage and needs adequate nutrition every day. Hunger will make her lose her mind.]
[Tip: Xu Xiaohua needs to be fed three times a day, and each meal must be more than 2500g of food (meat is preferred)]
Xu Xiaohua didn't know why her cheap father suddenly started pinching her Ren Zhong.
She grabbed the corner of her father's clothes and raised her blood-stained face with an innocent expression.
"Dad, are you feeling unwell?" it asked innocently.
Xu Zhiyan nodded, then shook his head, and finally said nothing. He just reached out and patted the little tuft of hair on Xu Xiaohua's head.
This note is very subtle.
'She' is in her growth period.
Hunger will make 'it' lose its mind.
In other words, if she doesn't have enough to eat, Xu Xiaohua will change from a 'she' to an 'it'.
But it’s not easy to feed them!
How much does an adult eat in one meal?
Three meals a day, each weighing five kilograms.
That means at least 15 kilograms of food would be needed every day just to feed this unfortunate child.
Xu Xiaohua was only as tall as Xu Zhiyan's thigh and looked to weigh only about thirty pounds.
You need to eat half your body weight in food in a day.
Not to mention that Xu Zhiyan’s current setting is a single father whose wallet was stolen and he doesn’t have a penny on him. This really makes the already poor family even worse off.
He felt that the father-daughter relationship between him and Xu Xiaohua was in jeopardy in the face of these fifteen kilograms of rice.
Seeing that the other three players were still waiting, Xu Zhiyan waved his hand and clicked [Yes] on the last prerequisite task panel.
A new panel pops up.
Looking at the last prerequisite task, he was a little troubled.
[Pre-task: Find a place to live.]
[Reward: Correct time (12h)]
[Note: It is winter now, and the hard-working players need to find a place to live in the community to maintain their basic physiological needs.]
【Tip: The community housing rental center is near the main entrance. 】
[Tip: Players cannot share a room/each player must have a temporary and stable resting place to spend the night. ]
This game is definitely for him, right?
This prompt clearly asks players to use the money they carry to rent a house at the rental center.
He has no money, so what's the use of renting a hammer?
And no matter how Xu Zhiyan looked at it, he felt that the prompt was more like a warning to him not to think about taking over other players' houses.
Tsk, a hint disrupted all his plans.
Although he didn't want to take the mad dog as his own, it would be a great help if he could train it.
I had been planning to slack off on the mission these few days and concentrate on training the dog, but it seems I have to finish the mission first and wait for a chance to continue contacting Xinan later.
The other three people had different expressions after reading the task.
Especially He Zui.
He felt in his pocket and took out 600 yuan, his facial features twisted.
"Where can I live with this little money?"
After talking to himself, he tried to ask others how much money they had, but no one paid any attention to him.
When the four people left the abandoned sales office, they saw that the scene outside the door had changed.
When I first entered the dungeon, it was impossible to tell the seasons: there were no pedestrians on the road, the temperature was just right, and the green plants on both sides were lush and growing very well.
When we returned to the roads within the community, the changes were too great to be ignored.
The temperature dropped sharply.
Almost all the plants in the green belts on both sides of the road have lost their leaves, leaving them bare and looking very ugly.
There were sporadic pedestrians in the community.
Everyone was wrapped in thick down jackets, with their heads down, hurrying home. Some were carrying plastic bags filled with ingredients for dinner.
The sales office behind him is no longer abandoned.
Through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, you can see the warm lights on inside, a sofa next to the coffee table, and the staff are packing up.
Xu Zhiyan withdrew his gaze and gave up the idea of turning back.
He Zui suggested, "It seems that everyone will disperse after completing their housing goals. How about we go and have a look at the places to rent first?"
There is no better way now.
Xu Zhiyan felt a little uncomfortable with the cold wind and nodded in agreement to He Zui's suggestion.
The Meimeng community is very large.
In addition to residential areas, there are supermarkets, community hospitals, fitness centers, and even a small commercial street.
The temperature was getting lower and lower, and the four of them quickened their pace. Finally, they arrived at the location indicated.
Meimeng Community House Rental Office.
The rental place is at the end of a small commercial street. The storefront is not big. Now that it is getting dark, the inside is very bright in contrast.
Xu Zhiyan pushed the door open first, followed by the other three.
A short and thin middle-aged man was sitting behind the counter. When he saw someone coming, he hurriedly came out from behind the counter with a smile on his face.
"What do you need? Would you like to rent a house? I'm the boss of the rental office, you can just call me Old Huang. Come to our Dream Community! We have complete supporting facilities here, we have everything you need..."
Before the players could say anything, Lao Huang had already started introducing the benefits of the Dream Community.
The biggest selling point is the convenience of living.
By the time he had finished his introduction, the four players had basically looked around the entire rental center.
This place may be small, but it has everything.
The walls of the rental center are covered with rental information and arranged according to building numbers, so that people can see what they want at a glance.
From price to square footage to long and short term rental.
All information is neatly laid out.
He Zui had sharp eyes, but after looking around he couldn't find a house that he could afford for 600 yuan.
"Boss, I'm from out of town... Do you have anything cheap?" He approached Boss Huang and said.
After these words were spoken, Boss Huang, who had been so enthusiastic just now, instantly became less enthusiastic.
He walked back to the counter, grabbed a dozen papers from the drawer, and asked, "How cheap do you want it?"
"Are there any around 600?" He Zui asked expectantly.
"600... Let me look for it. Look, there is a small suite, but the lighting is not very good." Boss Huang took out a list.
He Zui saw it and decided to buy the house right away, fearing that someone else would grab it first.
"I want it, I want it! Rent it for a month!"
His idea is correct.
The players need to stay here for a month, and since the system says that they need a stable residence, it means they have to rent a house.
You will have to rent a house sooner or later anyway, so if you book a house today, you can save a lot of trouble later.
However, seeing He Zui's excitement, Boss Huang shook his head and took out a contract.
"One deposit and one payment, 1,200 in total."
With just one sentence, He Zui was sent to hell.
Xie Lingyi started looking for Xu Zhiyan. She knew very well that he was good at talking, so she hoped that he could help them and persuade the boss to reduce the deposit.
But when she turned her head, she almost fell backwards with anger.
Xu Zhiyan was sitting in the small reception area of the rental office, frantically pulling wet towels from the table to wipe Xu Xiaohua's face and hair.
Xu Xiaohua, whose face was covered in blood just now, now looks much cleaner.
Seeing the other person wipe his face, Xie Lingyi was about to say something, but then she saw Xu Zhiyan grab the fruit plate and melon seed plate on the table for entertaining guests, weighed it, put down the plate and began to peel fruit for Xu Xiaohua to eat.
"...You, are you and your daughter bandits?"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Xu Zhiyan looked up, bewildered.
Although he looked up, his hands were still moving. He peeled an orange, cut it in half, and stuffed it directly into Xu Xiaohua's mouth.
Xie Lingyi watched this monster girl eating like a bottomless pit. While Xu Zhiyan was peeling fruit, she ate a handful of melon seeds without spitting out the skins.
In just a few minutes, all the food on the table was cleared away by the father and daughter.
"Are you full?" Xu Zhiyan asked, pinching the little bun on Xu Xiaohua's head.
【Father's Love +1】
【Father's Love +1】
【Father’s love...】
After feeding Boss Huang all the three pounds of food on his table, his favorability increased by 5 points.
Xu Xiaohua patted her belly and replied, "I'm full, but not full at the same time. I want to eat meat."
"Well, when daddy has money, I'll buy you some meat! You have to protect daddy, too!"
"Okay, Dad!"
On the other side, He Zui also discovered a father-daughter combination with very different styles.
But he was busy choosing a house.
In the end, he spent all his money and finally rented a small basement of only seven square meters.
The moment he got the key, a large cardboard box appeared in He Zui's hand.
Boss Huang seemed to be blind and did not react.
He Zui lowered his head to check and found a set of clothes and some things like a work ID inside, confirming that he had completed the prerequisite task.
He generously shared this unimportant piece of information.
"Complete the pre-tasks and you'll get the items you need for tomorrow's work. Just go to the house and you'll get the rewards for the right time!"
The other three ignored him.
He Zui was used to it and was not embarrassed at all. He left the counter and gave his seat to the next person.
Just when he thought he was the most miserable person, he didn't expect that Xie Lingyi was even more miserable than him.
With only 300 yuan in hand, Xie Lingyi couldn't even afford to rent a single basement room, so she could only hesitate whether to rent a mixed basement...
"It's so tragic. If I were you, I would just commit suicide and start over right here." He Zui shook his head and said sarcastically.
Xie Lingyi rolled her eyes at him.
This was not the first time she had encountered such bad luck.
She didn't say anything, but quietly turned her gaze to Xinan and Xu Zhiyan.
Xinan was half a beat faster than Xu Zhiyan.
The silver-haired young man stood at the door, his weapon put away.
He did not choose to rent a house here. After taking a deep look at Xu Zhiyan, Xinan pushed the door and left the rental office.
When the commentators saw him leave, they began to speculate.
[Ahhh, is he going to kill the NPC again? ]
[It might be a fight to rob a house. There are still more than two hours left! ]
[Don't forget, there is a west gate besides the east gate, and players are divided into two groups to enter.]
[Tsk tsk tsk, that's right, one of the players from the East Gate can't be killed, one will be in big trouble if I kill him, and the other one... hehe. ]
[What the above person said is right, I always feel that he looks at Xiao Baiwan in a weird way! ]
[Hahahahahahaha, are you all looking at Mad Dog? Am I the only one who keeps watching Little Million feeding? ]
[I'm watching it too! It's pretty cute! ]
[Xiao Baiwan has a bit of holy fatherly love in him. 】
[Holy Light? The honest Holy Light? ]
The comments gradually went off track, and the father-daughter duo inexplicably gained a lot of fans.
However, some players are more concerned about Ximen’s situation.
[Has anyone watched Ximen’s live broadcast? ]
[Yes, yes, yes, I watched it, Ximen is very harmonious, the only stronger one seems to be Smiling Tiger Gan Mi. ]
[Gan Mi...then you shouldn't fight with Mad Dog and light candles for others.]
[This is so funny, please stop clicking, the life-borrower is about to use a skill!!]
Everyone's attention returned to the small rental office again.
"You first?" Xie Lingyi's voice was a little abrupt.
When he heard this, Xu Zhiyan was wiping Xu Xiaohua's hands.
The little girl didn’t know if she had been stuffed in a takeaway box all the time, and there were dried blood stains in the cracks of her fingernails.
Only after using up the large bag of wet wipes on the table did Xu Zhiyan look at Xu Xiaohua, who was finally clean, with satisfaction, and then turned around to answer Xie Lingyi's questions.
"What first?"
Xie Lingyi saw that he looked like he knew nothing, as if he was really a parent who brought his child to the rental place to eat and drink for free, and she felt her blood boiling.
But thinking of her own skills, she remained patient.
"Of course I'm renting a house. I see there are quite a few nice places here. How much money do you have?"
Her skill is substitution.
Very powerful skill.
After the skill is activated, you can choose a player to replace the other player's current 'item'.
It could be luck, it could be a task, or it could be an identity arranged by the system.
However, these target-specific things cannot be replaced for long and will disappear after 12 hours, and the skills can only be effective once for each player.
So she usually chooses to replace it at the last minute.
But another kind of item, such as the money given to the player character by the system...
If this thing is replaced, it is really replaced!
He Zui's money was too little, so there was no need to replace it. She didn't dare to touch Xinan's money for fear of being beaten by the other party.
And Xu Zhiyan...
Apart from the extremely high combat power he displayed at the beginning, this guy still looked like a weakling at other times.
Considering the opponent's previous performance, Xie Lingyi determined that the opponent's skill could only be activated after being attacked, which was considered a passive skill.
Thinking that no one would come to kill her despite her bad luck, Xie Lingyi wasn't too afraid.
She felt that she would never exchange Xu Zhiyan's luck in her lifetime, so if the other party had enough initial funds, exchanging it in advance should be a good choice.
"Ah? Are you talking about the money given after getting the identity? Actually, I don't have much..." Xu Zhiyan stopped talking abruptly.
As if he was worried that the other party was thinking about his wallet, he stood up and walked a few steps left and right.
"I don't plan to rent a house here. I have no money. I don't have a penny on me. I am a delivery man whose wallet was stolen."
After saying this, he searched his pocket as if anxious to prove himself.
There was no cash, just a few cards stacked together.
Xie Lingyi hesitated.
She didn't really trust other players in the dungeon, let alone someone like Xu Zhiyan who talked nonsense.
There are now three possibilities for the opponent's performance.
The first one is really as it is said, without a penny.
That's unlikely.
Even with her luck, she had a starting capital of more than 300 yuan. She didn't believe that there was really someone in the world whose luck value was zero.
The second possibility is that the other party said this deliberately because he is worried that someone is eyeing his money.
The third possibility is that he already knew her replacement skill, so he deliberately said this to lure her into replacing...
Thinking of the third option, Xie Lingyi almost laughed out loud.
This famous newcomer with a million points and the glittering glow of money, unless he is out of his mind, would only be thinking about her initial cash!
Is there anyone who has less than three hundred?
Maybe, but definitely not much less.
In the end, Xie Lingyi did not act rashly. She wanted to see how much initial capital Xu Zhiyan had.
Seeing that Xu Zhiyan seemed to be unable to sit still, he suddenly took the child and hurried away. Xie Lingyi waited for a while and secretly followed.
The time spent writing was too long, the sky outside the door had darkened, and the warm yellow street lights shone on the ground.
Xu Zhiyan held Xu Xiaohua's hand and didn't walk too far.
On the way here, he carefully observed and found that there were not only various shops and rental offices on the street, but also a small second-hand housing transaction center.
Xu Xiaohua, who was not afraid of the cold, tilted her head and looked at her cheap father, and asked doubtfully: "Dad? Where are we going?"
“When buying a house, do you prefer a big house or a small house?”
Xu Zhiyan was blown by the wind, and he hunched his shoulders and answered tremblingly.
Although he was trembling, his tone was so confident that Xu Xiaohua didn't think there was anything wrong and nodded seriously.
"I like the big house! And I want to have a cat!"
"Well, let's buy a small house first and then move to a bigger one later, okay..."
On the other side, Xie Lingyi, who was also unable to bear the cold wind, listened and could not help but be stunned.
Is it really like this?
Although the system has given Xu Zhiyan a huge burden, will he get a large amount of start-up capital as long as he resolves it?
This model of clear rewards and punishments is indeed in line with the style of the main system.
The housing prices in Meimeng Community are not expensive. If you pay in installments, you can pay the down payment for a small house for about tens of thousands of yuan.
In order to prevent them from knowing that he had a lot of initial capital, Xu Zhiyan even went so far as to buy a house. No wonder he had no communication with Boss Huang except for taking a quick look at him when he first entered.
It turns out that I didn’t plan to rent a house at all…
But buying a house is still a big loss.
Maybe the other party has obtained some other information, and there may be some additional benefits to buying a house.
Xie Lingyi stood in the wind and imagined a lot of things.
She finally activated her skill when Xu Zhiyan stepped onto the stairs and headed for the second-hand housing transaction center.
[Target 'Xu Zhiyan' has been selected]
【All of his initial funds will be replaced soon. 】
【3, 2, 1……】
【Replacement completed.】
Xie Lingyi frowned, feeling that there didn't seem to be anything extra in her pocket.
She reached into her pocket and took out all the money. Her expression suddenly became very interesting...
It's empty.
Her more than three hundred dollars were also gone!
What Xu Zhiyan said about having no money turned out to be true?
The first time she used the replacement skill, it backfired on her. Xie Lingyi stood there stupidly, cursing Xu Zhiyan over and over again in her mind.
Why buy a house if you don't have money? Why go to a second-hand trading center? Isn't this crazy?
On the other side, Xu Zhiyan pushed open the door of the second-hand trading center and suddenly felt something extra in his pocket.
He took out three hundred-dollar bills and some change, with a look of disgust on his face.
"There are really only over 300... Isn't that too unlucky?"
Shaking his head, he put away the banknotes, took Xu Xiaohua to the trading center, and went straight to the fruit plate in the rest area.
The comments are so funny.
[The person who borrowed my life has overturned hahahahahahaha]
[Fuck, I am dying of laughter!!]
[Borrower: Are there really people in this world whose luck value is 0? ]
【Hahahahaha, she finally had no luck this time, but in the end her cleverness backfired! 】
[A small million is not enough, hahaha! ]
[I feel like Xiao Baiwan didn’t act well at all. His goal was just to eat the fruit plate. He would cheat the three hundred dollars if he could, but forget it if he couldn’t. Hahaha]
[Hahahahahahaha the person who borrowed my life replaced the magician's key! ! ]
After finishing the fruit plate, Xu Xiaohua squinted her eyes with satisfaction.
Xu Zhiyan clicked on the little girl's panel again and found a full stomach icon on it.
【Today's meal is complete】
Xu Xiaohua, who was full, felt drowsy. She resisted the urge to sleep and looked at Xu Zhiyan.
"Dad, will it take a long time to buy a house? Where will we live today? Do I have to go to the box again?"
Picking up the box, Xu Xiaohua's already pale face turned even paler, as if she was afraid.
“No need to go into the box.”
Xu Zhiyan replied calmly.
He asked the girl to wait here, and he stood up, smiling and walked towards the sales staff who were looking at him with a puzzled look on their faces.
"Hello, I want to buy a house. The size doesn't matter, but the price should be lower. Could you recommend one to me?"
His tone and expression were so natural, it didn't look like he only had three hundred dollars in his pocket.
"Oh... okay, okay!"
The sales staff at the transaction center didn't expect that the father and daughter, who looked more like brother and sister, were actually here to buy a house, so they immediately perked up and started introducing themselves to the couple.
Listening to the other party's introduction, Xu Zhiyan calculated the time and found that there was still a little more than an hour, which was enough for him to find a house and then rush over.
After flipping through a few pages of the list and listening to the salesperson for a while, he finally found what he wanted.
【Building 167, Unit 1, 1402】
【Area: 241㎡】
【House type...】
A large flat of more than 200 square meters is perfect in terms of both layout and orientation, but the selling price is surprisingly low. Even a house of 100 square meters is sold at a higher price.
How can there be a community without deaths?
The larger the community, the more so-called "haunted houses" there are.
Xu Zhiyan had seen a lot of things like this, and he was 90% sure that this house was one of the haunted houses in the Meimeng community.
Sure enough, the salesperson in front of him changed his expression and stammered as if he was thinking about something.
After a moment, his psychological struggle paid off.
Without hesitation, the sales manager smiled and nodded again, then turned around and asked someone to get the information. As if he was worried, he stood up and got it himself, and asked the assistant on the other side to quickly pour water for the customer.
Xu Zhiyan smiled with satisfaction.
After the other party gets the key, he will point out the fact that the house is haunted. In this way, he can stand on the moral high ground and reap benefits from the second-hand housing transaction center.
There are so many empty houses here, it should be okay to rent one as compensation for the mental damage...
However, his smile did not last long.
The system suddenly popped up a pop-up window.
【Congratulations to the player for triggering the mission! 】
[Mission: Sleeping in a Haunted House]
[Reward: Correct time (24h)]
[Note: You have a keen eye and found the most terrifying haunted house in the Dream Community right away.]
[Note: Since the second-hand housing transaction center took over this house, strange things have happened frequently. Even several salesmen have died, but they still can't sell the house. There are even rumors that this house curses everyone who has entered. You, who are kind-hearted, decided to help them solve the problem and try sleeping in the haunted house to dispel the horror rumors! ]
[Hint: You need to sleep in the haunted house for three nights. ]
[Progress: 0/3]
“…”
Xu Zhiyan was stunned.
God knows he just wants to get a house to live in!
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