Chapter 56 Dream Amusement Park (38)
When so many books were burned, the flames burned very high, and the flames devoured the roof like a devil. Su Yue's fair face was reflected red by the firelight.
But he didn't seem panicked, and could even be said to be quite calm.
"It looks like the second scenario, right?" Su Yue said, "This ghost wants to destroy our bodies here."
"Yeah." Cang Zhi nodded with a stern face. Compared with Su Yue's leisurely expression, he could be considered serious.
"How do you want to get out?" Cang Zhi asked.
"It's divine power." Su Yue said with a smile.
Divine power can be said to be a panacea. It can be used wherever it is needed. With the help of divine power, Su Yue can enter and exit a burning room unscathed. Of course, there is a price to pay.
Because his strength is limited in the game, excessive use of divine power will greatly deplete Su Yue's physical strength. He will need to recover for a considerable period of time before he can recover his original combat effectiveness. During this period, he will be very vulnerable, even to the extent that he is not as strong as Zhao Shuo.
Furthermore, if Su Yue, in his current situation—trapped in a burning room with an inaccessible door—wanted to avoid burns and suffocation while still opening the door, the sheer amount of divine power he exerted would cause his earring to frantically call the police. While Supervisor Z, his ex-boyfriend, wouldn't text him if the earring called the police, calling the police too often would be unpleasant, and Su Yue would be punished after leaving the game.
"No need. I'll take you out." Cangzhi said.
"What--?" Su Yue was stunned. He didn't expect the puppet to say such words. What's more important is that he couldn't think of the puppet's solution.
Su Yue asked, "How are you going to get out?"
"Use your work clothes to protect your head and yourself." Cang Zhi said, "I will find a way to open this door."
As he spoke, the flames had already engulfed half of the warehouse. The fire was getting bigger and bigger. The billowing black smoke filled the entire room as the bookshelves and piles of books were burned. The pungent smell made it almost impossible to breathe.
This actually doesn't work. The door is locked, and it is locked in the form of "rules of the game."
Unless it is a force like divine power that can break the rules, it is almost impossible to open the warehouse door.
The chain was rattling, and the vengeful ghost did not hide his excitement at all. The sound of the chain and the crackling sound of the pages burning in the flames, blown up and down by the thin wind, formed a strange symphony.
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Su Yue suddenly slapped Cang Zhi's arm, and Cang Zhi shuddered: "What's wrong?"
"There is wind." Su Yue said.
The smoke was too thick now, making it difficult to breathe, and he didn't want to say too much.
"Wind? Then how..." Cang Zhi frowned and didn't react at first. The next moment he realized it, and a look of surprise appeared on his usually expressionless face. "The wind blowing in from outside?"
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The vibration of the chains brought wind into the room, which meant that there was a crack in the warehouse outside the door. The vengeful ghost itself might not have realized this yet. When Su Yue and Cang Zhi walked into the chains, it shook the chains even more ecstatically, like a three-headed evil dog guarding the gate of hell.
As the chains vibrated, the feeling of wind became more and more pronounced.
Su Yue pushed aside the bookshelf in front of him - it was actually a very heavy bookshelf, but he pushed it aside easily - the books on the bookshelf fluttered their wings and fell to the ground like little birds leaving their nests, and the flames behind them quickly caught up and swallowed them in one gulp.
After the two rows of bookshelves were pushed open, a wall of the warehouse was exposed. Because it had been blocked by bookshelves for many years, this wall was clean unlike the other walls. A thin piece of bamboo strips was pasted on the wall. Su Yue hung his palm on the bamboo strip and felt a faint wind. He lifted the bamboo strip and a hole suddenly appeared on the wall, and the wind rushed in.
The hole was only big enough for a larger mouse to fit through, but once there was a crack, things behind it would be easy to deal with.
Su Yue and Cang Zhi each took one side and opened the wall with their bare hands. Soon, they opened a hole about half the size of a person in the wall of the warehouse. Looking outside, they could see the green floor tiles of the corridor and the elevator standing quietly there.
"Azhi, you--" Su Yue coughed due to choking, turned around, and before he could finish his words, Cangzhi gently patted his shoulder.
"You go out first." Cang Zhi said.
His voice and eyes gave Su Yue a sense of peace. In this burning room, for a moment, Su Yue felt that he and the Lord God were no different. However, this place was too choking, and the smell of smoke made Su Yue speechless. He didn't hesitate any longer and ducked out of the cave.
Cang Zhi also came out. He was bigger than Su Yue, and the entrance was a bit cramped for him, but he still managed to squeeze out, only his sleeves were torn a few times.
At this time, the fire was already very big. If we didn't leave quickly, we wouldn't be able to stay in the corridor for long.
Su Yue quickly walked over and pressed the elevator button. Fortunately, the elevator was waiting there.
When stepping into the elevator, Su Yue heard angry howls coming from Warehouse No. 521. It was the voice of a resentful ghost. Rather than anger, it was more like heart-wrenching pain and unwillingness. It could not accept that Su Yue and Cang Zhi left unscathed.
The elevator slowly ascended, accompanied by the heavy "clang clang" sound of the old computer case. The fire was almost burning out of Warehouse No. 521, and the dancing orange flames seemed to be visible through the closed door.
The elevator rose for a long time, and the crazy howling of the vengeful ghost could still be heard faintly.
In the sedan, Su Yue and Cang Zhi looked at each other. The dark night lighted up Su Yue's eyes, as if there were stars shining in them.
"Are you okay?" Cang Zhi asked, "You were coughing badly just now."
"It's okay." Su Yue smiled.
Cang Zhi tapped his face from a distance: "Here."
"?" Su Yue was stunned. There was no mirror here. Fortunately, the steel frame of the elevator could occasionally reflect light. He moved his face closer and took a look in the reflection. He found that there was a large black spot on the side of his cheek.
"..." Su Yue, "Ah."
He hurriedly tried to find something to wipe it with, but couldn't find anything. During this half-second of hesitation, Cang Zhi handed him his sleeve.
Su Yue was stunned for another half second, smiled, and used Cangzhi's sleeve to wipe the dust off his face.
"Can you imitate that expression you made just now for me again?" Su Yue asked.
Cang Zhi was startled: "What's that expression?"
"That's the expression you made when you realized there was wind there." Su Yue said.
Cangzhi is not a character who likes to make expressions. According to Su Yue's understanding, his facial expression will only be lively when he is in a particularly good mood. Cangzhi does not have many emotions to begin with, and even less after falling in love.
According to him, seeing Su Yue unhappy, he certainly couldn't be happy.
In short, Su Yue collected a lot of new expressions of Cang Zhi from the puppet Cang Zhi. He even considered making an illustration collection for Cang Zhi himself to see. It would be a waste if he didn't have expressions for such a good-looking face.
Cangzhi's expression was one of struggle, and this struggling expression was also very interesting. After struggling for a short while, he still obediently made that "surprised face" to Su Yue.
Cang Zhi has very heroic facial features, with upturned sword-like eyebrows, very aggressive dark eyes, a high nose bridge, and a very sharp jaw angle. He is the type of person who, when standing here, other gods will naturally be a little less imposing in front of him. He has the natural temperament of a main god.
So when he makes this expression it is extra special.
The sharp feeling all over his body has been diluted, and the action of raising eyebrows and opening his eyes wide gives people a gentle and even cute feeling that is different from the usual.
The doll was his own thing, so just like several times before, Su Yue pinched Cang Zhi's face again and said, "Cute."
Cang Zhi's eyes suddenly opened wider.
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Until the elevator reached the top floor after a long time, Su Yue felt that his puppet was slightly different from usual. It became quieter and more silent, and its eyes were either looking at the ground or at the elevator shaft outside. Before, its attention was always on itself.
But this is not a big deal, Su Yue didn't care. After going up to the first floor, he would have to confront the deputy manager, so Su Yue couldn't take care of the puppet for the time being.
With a "ding" sound, the elevator door opened. When Su Yue walked out of the elevator, the deputy manager and his employees were sitting around a long table in the lobby having dinner. Their dinner consisted of various rice products.
Rice, rice cakes with red dates and candied beans, vegetarian rice noodles... the aroma of rice filled the entire room. The employees were chatting happily. When Su Yue and Cang Zhi walked into the hall, the deputy manager finally noticed their presence. He stood up suddenly, and his yellow eyes rolled around, staring at the two of them.
"Why did you come out?! It's not even an hour yet, how could you end it early?"
Su Yue took out the alarm clock that the deputy manager handed him from his pocket, weighed it in his hand, and threw it to the deputy manager lightly: "Why, is it not possible?"
"Sure, there's nothing wrong with that." The deputy manager took the alarm clock and immediately turned the time to "0".
The alarm clock could be heard again as the crying sound of a child rang out. The deputy manager didn't seem to care how they slipped out, as long as they left quickly.
He waved his hand and said, "Then today's task of tidying up the warehouse is over. You can go back quickly."
"Okay." Su Yue also smiled and waved to the deputy manager, "Then we'll be leaving. By the way, Warehouse 521 is on fire. Everything down there might have been burned. Please keep an eye on it."
Deputy Manager: “…”
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As he walked out of the warehouse building, the deputy manager's roar was still lingering in Su Yue's ears.
"Why wasn't the warehouse fire reported sooner? Do you know how important the things here are? What if the precious documents are burned? What if the key materials are damaged? What if the fire spreads upwards and burns into the yard? The starting point of the train is right behind us. What if the train is burned down?"
He was chattering in the back while Su Yue and Cang Zhi were walking out. The deputy manager seemed unable to leave the yard. He was still chattering and shouting at the gate, but Su Yue and Cang Zhi could no longer hear him as they walked away.
"What's the starting point of the little train he mentioned?" Su Yue pondered. "Love at First Sight?"
Love at First Sight is the only train in the park. It is also the amusement facility that circles the park and the only one that can reach every amusement facility in the park.
According to the director of the park, "Love at First Sight" was the first device to have problems and the first to be shut down.
Su Yue realized that "Love at First Sight" might also be the key to solving the hidden mission.
Although he still has not received clear guidance on what the "director's dream" is, after learning the background story today and knowing that "the director and his brother have a dispute about the amusement park", they have deduced that the staff in the park, including the ghost, all belong to the brother's side. They are causing trouble in the amusement facilities and trying to take away the director's control over the amusement park. Great progress has been made.
The final mission should also be related to this dispute. After exploring the key "Princess Castle Hotel" today and going to the director's office tomorrow, you should be able to get the exact content of the hidden mission.
Su Yue and Cang Zhi originally wanted to take a look at the starting point of Love at First Sight before the manager who was supposed to take them to the hotel arrived. However, before they could set off, the manager appeared in front of them driving a flatbed truck and holding a small loudspeaker.
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The manager's voice could be heard from the speaker along with the sharp noise from a distance.
"Are you done organizing the warehouse? The Castle Hotel is now open for business! I'll take you there right now! The Princess Castle Hotel is the largest investment in our amusement park! If it doesn't pass the safety test, there will be a huge problem! The entire park will be a money-losing operation! You must pass this safety test! Do you understand?"
Su Yue and Cang Zhi weren't too cooperative, but they weren't completely uncooperative either: "I understand..."
The small flatbed cart slowly carried them towards the hotel, and they could see the castle-shaped building in the distance.
Perhaps because they were going to host the two testers tonight, all the lights in the hotel were turned on. The champagne-gold light cascaded down the castle walls, and the spire was the same navy blue as the night sky, luxurious and elegant.
However, the windows of the hotel rooms were still all dark. On the first day at the amusement park, Su Yue and the others had seen human figures and dancing flames in one of the windows, but now they could see nothing.
The manager never gave an introduction to any security facility he visited before, but this time he broke with his usual habit and started explaining.
"The Princess Castle Hotel is a luxurious theme hotel for our guests to rest and stay. Visitors can experience the meticulous and luxurious service of a royal palace. However, the hotel's housekeepers can be quite temperamental. Guests are kindly requested to exercise caution and avoid irritating them and causing unnecessary trouble."
This meant that there were butler NPCs in the Castle Hotel, and these NPCs could be the key reason for the failure of the security test. Su Yue silently noted this down.
Soon, the flatbed truck arrived at the gate of the Princess Castle Hotel. The carved iron gate, which was usually locked, was opened inward on both sides, and the gorgeous courtyard opened its arms to welcome the guests.
Because he had seen the video, Su Yue easily recognized that this yard was a 1:1 replica of the garden in the video where the childhood sweethearts played together in their childhood.
Whether it was the lush green grass in the yard, the gorgeous flowers blooming at night, the snow-white unicorn statue in the middle of the yard, or the musical fountain around the unicorn that was emitting colorful lights and spraying beautiful patterns in different shapes, they all seemed familiar in that video.
However, the director added some lights to the landscape here, which look bright at night. He also placed some elf statues with wings in the yard, which can be seen when you walk around, adding a bit of childish fun to the amusement park.
The small flatbed cart rumbled across the marble floor and went up the U-shaped slope. In the middle, due to lack of power, the doorman guarding the gate was asked to help push the cart. Only then did Su Yue and Cang Zhi arrive at the hotel entrance.
Through the self-opening door, you can see that the interior decoration of the hotel combines European elegance and modern splendor. A huge crystal chandelier hangs down from the high ceiling. I don’t know if it’s for lighting or something, but it seems like there are many small stars falling from the sky like fine snow.
When Su Yue and Cang Zhi stood in front of the self-opening door, the manager suddenly pressed the horn in his hand and said mysteriously, "Be careful. I heard that this hotel is haunted."
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Su Yue had only heard the word "haunted" twice in the amusement park, once in Warehouse No. 521 and the other time in this hotel.
You know, every ride visible to the naked eye in this shabby amusement park is haunted, but only these two places are called "haunted" by the NPCs.
This is enough to show that this hotel is indeed a very critical place.
Su Yue responded, stood side by side with Cang Zhi in front of the open door, and walked into the hotel.
As soon as you enter the door, you will feel the soft thick velvet carpet under your feet. The air is filled with a rich but not uncomfortable fragrance. The lights here are all colored polarized, light beige, covering everything with a layer of soft fantasy like a princess.
"Hello, who are you?" someone asked politely.
The person who spoke was a handsome waiter wearing a white shirt, straight suit trousers and a slim-fitting suit vest. He looked at Su Yue and Cang Zhi with a polite but unenthusiastic smile.
After Su Yue showed the waiter his identity as a tester, which was the sticker the manager had just given them, the waiter smiled again, said "sorry", and officially welcomed them into the hotel.
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It didn't take much time to check in at the front desk because there were no real guests in the hotel. Su Yue and Cang Zhi quickly got their room cards, but they did not have the right to move freely in the hotel. The waiter took them to the elevator.
Compared with the warehouse, the elevator here is also spacious, quiet, and gorgeous, even too gorgeous, like a foyer before entering the living room.
The elevator door slid open silently. The smell inside the elevator was the same as that in the lobby, but it was a more elegant fragrance. The floor was covered with a velvet carpet with delicate patterns.
These are all normal.
What was a little unusual was that there were several sofa chairs in the elevator, obviously for guests to sit on. There was also a long coffee table with freshly brewed coffee on it, with the flower-shaped milk foam not yet fully formed. Next to it were several small plates with salty and sweet snacks. There was even a vase in the middle of the coffee table, filled with fresh flowers. These flowers did not pay attention to the so-called "appropriate density" at all, but their gorgeousness just matched the richness of the entire elevator.
Next to the coffee table stood a butler.
Su Yue knew that this NPC was the "steward" the first time he saw him.
The butler and the waiter were dressed similarly, with white shirts, suit vests, suit trousers, and leather shoes, but his clothes looked a bit more upscale than the waiter's. More importantly, the butler had a half mask on his face.
Half of his face was covered by a black mask, while the other half was exposed. The exposed half was very handsome, but his skin was extremely pale.
Su Yue is already very fair, but the housekeeper is a shade whiter than him, a dead white that is already unhealthy.
In addition, the butler was wearing white gloves on his hands. You didn't have to look very carefully to notice that the fingers of the gloves were much longer than normal people's fingers, and seemed to have very long and sharp nails.
Moreover, when they met for the first time, Su Yue felt an extremely strong and dangerous aura from this housekeeper. This dangerous feeling immediately reminded him of the ferocious beast hiding in the mountains in the mountain village copy.
In other words, it's a game bug.
This is great. This hotel has both bugs and is haunted. The last two nights directly raised Su Yue's difficulty to the ultimate level.
Su Yue also realized at this time that he had felt something strange at the racetrack before. Zhao Shuo's driving skills were already very good. This was a thousand-point copy, and it shouldn't have been difficult for the player to such an exaggerated degree. However, during the straight-line acceleration part, he was sandwiched between two NPC racers.
If Zhao Shuo wasn't such an awesome driver, players at level 1000 wouldn't have been able to pass either.
Then the difficulty is far beyond a thousand points.
Now he understood. With the same long nails and the same dead white skin, the two racing driver NPCs and the housekeeper NPC in front of him were the same type of monsters. Zhao Shuo had also encountered a bug.
Awesome, Xiao Zhao, he defeated all the bugs.
Su Yue praised him in his heart and turned his attention back to the butler in the elevator.
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"Good evening, both of you. Welcome to the Princess Castle Hotel, a hotel for couples." said the butler, his voice gentle and cold, without any emotion.
"I will take you two to the couple's suite. I hope you have a pleasant night here." The butler bowed slightly.
"I have a question." Su Yue said politely.
He had originally planned to come out to investigate at night, regardless of whether the rules allowed it or not, but since the NPC was a BUG, he still had to give it the respect it deserved.
"Can we leave the room in this hotel? For example, to experience other services?" Su Yue asked.
"Yes," the butler said, "but there are some precautions. Please refer to the guest handbook in the room for details."
As he was speaking, the elevator door opened with a ding, and the elevator actually led directly into the suite.
The air was filled with the delicate scent of roses. Opposite was an open sliding-door wardrobe, inside which hung two sets of black long robes that looked very comfortable.
"The Princess Castle Hotel is a hotel for couples. As long as you are a couple, all behaviors will be allowed."
The butler politely gestured "please," and said, "I wish you a pleasant evening here. Good night."
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