Stepping out of the black conference room leads to the passageway connecting to the player rest city. Candlelight illuminates the long corridor covered with thick carpets, and Shi Jinzhe and Shehe can hear voices from the other side from a distance.
"Do you think Shi Jinzhe forgot to return the mirror to me? It's not easy to make a prop with a sealing effect."
"He has a very good memory; he won't forget."
"That means he doesn't want to return the mirror to me."
"I didn't say that, don't talk nonsense."
"Fu Guan is here, you are so hypocritical."
"I brought you here to get a mirror, and you think I'm being hypocritical? You know that only players under surveillance can enter this place."
Qi Yuping stopped in her tracks. "What will happen if I come in?"
"Once you're here, don't leave."
As Fu Guan continued walking forward, he heard He's voice again...
When did she get back?
Shekh approached. "Are you surprised to see me?"
“Yes, there is a bit. When you weren’t here, Shi Jinzhe made us check for anomalies ten times a day. If you hadn’t come back, we would have been overworked to death.” Fu Guan watched as Shi Jinzhe followed behind her as if taking a stroll. She guessed that Shehe had heard everything he needed to hear. “I brought Qi Yuping over to ask if he would return his props.”
Shekh turned to Shi Jinzhe and asked, "Didn't you say you'd done everything you were supposed to do?"
"Yes." Shi Jin replied matter-of-factly.
Shekh: "Oh."
Judging from his attitude, he has no intention of paying it back.
That's true. Jiang lost one prop and gave away another. Both props were very useful. Qi Yuping should lose something too. This mirror is quite good.
She crushed one of them back then, so she'll give this one to Shi Jinzhe.
She turned her head back, "I'm not returning it. You two can go."
"..." Qi Yuping finally understood why Fu Guan could remain calm even after losing one of the seventy-eight spirit cards. Changing one's own mindset is much easier than changing the other party's actions. When the props are gone, one has to convince oneself.
Just like now, when Shech adds "You can leave" after "I'm not paying back," he feels that it's no big deal not to pay back.
At least she let me leave.
Qi Yuping didn't hesitate much, turned around and walked out, "Okay, then I'll go back."
"Hey? You really don't want it anymore?" Fu Guan called out from behind him.
"You're giving it to me? I'm leaving. I just came to ask for confirmation, and now that I know, that's enough."
Fu Guan stood there, watching the person leave, before turning to Shi Jinzhe and Shehe and asking, "Will we still need to monitor players in the future?"
"Yes, we need to." Shi Jinzhe nodded, finding Fu Guan's presence rather amusing. He insisted on adding that no one was allowed to enter this place casually, making it seem like the consequences were severe. If it were truly forbidden, how could he bring anyone in? He was just trying to scare Qi Yuping, who had an information gap with him and didn't know the truth.
He probably guessed from the beginning that he wouldn't be able to get the mirror back.
Such people would be retained even with a raise in the real world, let alone in the game world, so they are absolutely necessary.
Fu Guanzai: "Didn't you solve everything that needed to be solved? Why do you still need to monitor players?"
“Unexpected events can happen at any time. Who knows, another otherworldly boss might appear one day. We still need to conduct tests. However, once the black mist is dealt with, things will be much easier for you. You can just play the game normally.” Shi Jinzhe thought for a moment and then said, “If you think it’s not enough, I can give you an extra resurrection slot.”
Can the spot be given to someone else?
"A normal person can."
Fu Guan roughly understood what this "normal person" meant; it wasn't difficult for him. He wouldn't revive any antisocial or psychopathic beings.
“Okay.” He agreed. The game was much more humane than before, with more things to do, but also more benefits. It didn’t matter where he worked, he was doing quite well in the player game city.
With nothing else to talk about, the three chatted for a few minutes and then strolled out the door.
After saying goodbye, Fu Guan left. Shi Jinzhe and Shehe walked towards the main road. They hadn't seen each other for a month, and the place had changed again. A commercial street had opened up.
Sher bought a cup of freshly squeezed juice that claimed to be made from alien strawberries. The shop owner didn't charge her any points and gave it to her for free. But after Sher left, she found that she still had points credited for the cup of strawberry juice.
The alien juice was quite a gimmick, and it tasted refreshingly sweet, which Sheh liked very much. She asked Shi Jinzhe, "Are you planning to go through a dungeon to the world of Puxian?"
"Yes, running dungeons has less impact on the world. There are two dungeons that are currently open, let's go."
Shi Jinzhe chose the instance closer to Pu County and led Shehe into it.
Puxian County thirty years later.
Shekh opened his eyes to find himself in a guesthouse with wooden wallpaper, a very trendy style.
She opened the window and saw three young people screaming in the misty air.
Shi Jinzhe straightened his clothes and said to her, "Those three are natives, and their identities are ghost-hunting streamers. There are also eight players in the room. This is a closed instance, and the location is this guesthouse. A murder occurred here six years ago, and they have three days to resolve the ghost's resentment. Let's just go out."
Shekh pushed open the door and walked out. "You said Puxian sank underground, I thought no one was here."
“This is the surrounding area, not the center.” Shi Jinzhe took out his phone to search and showed it to her, “Here, mysterious legends, about your story.”
Shekh took the phone and said, "It's so good to be in charge. I can use my phone whenever I want. Before, it was just a broken brick when I entered a dungeon."
Shi Jinzhe smiled and said, "You can still exit the instance by taking the proper route."
“That’s true.” Shekh looked down at the news that Shi Jinzhe had found for him, and speechless for a second.
A shocking hoax from thirty years ago: Did the ancient giant serpent really exist? — The unsolved mystery of the Puxian ruins.
"In Search of Past Lives: Are the Extraterrestrial Sightings True?"
Hiking Adventure Encounters Terrifying Giant Pythons: Why Are Giant Pythons Frequently Appearing at the Old Site of Puxian County?
Mystery in a Mountain Village: Female Ghost or Snake Spirit? Does Mass Amnesia Really Exist?
"The world's largest single python, measuring 12 meters, breaks the record again. What's so special about Puxian County? Is it related to the strange phenomena of 30 years ago? The most detailed explanation of Puxian's ecosystem on the internet."
"...That's ridiculous."
She frowned and gave him a reproachful look, feeling cheated. "I thought it was some kind of academic research by scientists, but it's all this stuff."
Shi Jinzhe: "Even if there's official information, I won't let you know. Just look at this."
“Okay…” Shech randomly clicked on the last one, which looked barely reliable.
After swiping her finger a few more times, she saw a message at the bottom: "Follow this official account and pay 9.9 yuan to unlock more content."
"...How come I'm only worth nine dollars and ninety cents?"
She was so resentful, writing such exaggerated claims about everyone, yet her information was only worth nine yuan and ninety cents?!
Shekh didn't believe it and clicked on another one. This one was free, but after browsing through it from beginning to end, he could only say that it was better not to look at it at all; the essence was all in the title.
She clicked on the second one, and after a while she sneered at Shi Jinzhe, "Alien flying man, butterfly fairy, hehe."
She scrolled to the bottom and saw a message: "Limited-time discount; become a member to read the full article."
Membership costs 19.9.
Shi Jinzhe covered the screen with his hand, "Don't look at it, this thing is for fools..."
[Payment successful. Your membership has been activated.]
Shi Jinzhe: "..."
Shekh gave her a look that said, "I'll see what's so special about the extra ten dollars you have," and released the fingerprint payment.
Shi Jinzhe hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "I never imagined you loved me this much..."
She wouldn't watch a movie for 9.9 yuan herself, but she bought him a 19.9 yuan membership. What else could this be but love?
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