In a sense, the faculty and staff dormitory was like a safe zone, and Yin Zhu did not encounter any accidents there until dinner time.
It makes sense. If even their sleeping places aren't safe, the chosen ones will quickly become prone to breakdowns due to sleep deprivation and prolonged mental stress. They will be more easily agitated when encountering the bizarre, leading to a significantly increased mortality rate.
One of the conclusions made by the think tank in their previous analysis of the world of strange and unusual rules was:
[The Chosen Ones can rest for at least seven days upon returning to Earth. This is to ensure their mental state is fully recovered so they can tackle the next challenge.]
This is something that even the think tank is puzzled by.
If the Unspeakable One wants to turn Earth into His toy, why give each instance five chances? Why give the chosen ones who successfully complete the instance seven days of rest?
Yin Zhu absolutely did not believe that what was said to be pure good intentions.
Without any normal communication, strange tales suddenly descended upon Earth, and the Chosen Ones used their challenge to legitimately encroach on Earth's territory. These actions had nothing to do with good intentions.
Anzhi once said that mandatory live streaming in various countries is also constrained by rules.
In other words, the Unspeakable Ones used forces that the Blue Star could not withstand to force the nations of the Blue Star to agree to these agreements, and then openly and legitimately used the dungeons of the Strange Tales World to continuously invade the Blue Star's land, watching humanity struggle for hope or gradually sink into despair.
This feels like an unequal treaty.
Yin Zhu stopped thinking about it and didn't want to continue. It wasn't a question of whether it would pass censorship, but rather that she was already hungry.
It was dinnertime, and Yin Zhu went to the cafeteria for her usual meal.
Because of the little incident at noon, no children tried to play pranks on the teacher this time, and Yin Zhu was too lazy to continue arguing with them—if those little guys who could be lifted by one hand dared to attack her, they shouldn't blame Yin Zhu for treating them to a day trip to the pond.
The atmosphere in the cafeteria was unusually oppressive and quiet; no child dared to make a sound except when eating.
The boys whose food had been taken by Yin Zhu glared at her resentfully, but as soon as Yin Zhu looked at them, they would quickly lower their heads and pretend to be focused on eating.
What a textbook example of someone who's all talk and no action!
Yin Zhu mentally made a complaint.
After finishing her meal, she didn't plan to linger in the cafeteria. The food was delivered by a burly man dressed entirely in white, who wore a mask, making it difficult for Yin Zhu to see his face clearly.
But Yin Zhu couldn't see it, while Jing Gui knew.
As soon as Yin Zhu stepped out of the cafeteria, Jing Gui whispered, "That chef is a monster too... You'd better not go near the restaurant unless you have to."
"Understood."
Yin Zhu nodded, knowing that the cafeteria could now be designated as a restricted area.
At the same time, the cafeteria can also be excluded, and is no longer something Yin Zhu needs to worry about.
The presence of a monster indicates that the supervisor intentionally created this flesh-and-blood puppet to perform bizarre and impossible tasks. However, the monster acts almost entirely on instinct, and the supervisor cannot control it 24 hours a day. Therefore, the cafeteria also poses a threat to the supervisor.
This may explain why the staff handbook states that the cafeteria will only be open during designated hours.
[Mealtimes 1. The mealtimes at this kindergarten are 8:00-8:30 AM, 11:30 AM-12:00 PM, 4:30-5:00 PM, and 6:30-7:00 PM. Please take your child to the cafeteria in advance. The cafeteria doors will open half an hour earlier than usual.]
The cafeteria doors will open early and close on time, both to limit the time everyone in the kindergarten spends and to prevent the monster from attacking randomly when it is out of control.
As for why the person in charge wanted to maintain the illusion of normalcy at the kindergarten, that was not Yin Zhu's concern.
Back in the dormitory, while the other teachers took the children out for their free time after lunch, Yin Zhu summoned the Mirror Ghost: "Speaking of which, besides the chef who's a monster, what's the deal with everyone else in the cafeteria?"
"The other people are human beings too."
Jing Gui answered matter-of-factly.
"...So, those children are also human? The kind you can eat?" Yin Zhu was somewhat surprised; this wasn't what she had imagined. "Where did the kindergarten manager get so many children?"
"You ask me, how would I know?"
Jinggui replied irritably.
"Okay... I think I understand." Yin Zhu initially thought it was a group of strange creatures mixed with a few humans, but now that she realized they were all humans, she felt a strange sense of wonder.
Could it be that the city lord conspired with the supervisor to kidnap children?
That doesn't make sense either...
"Yin Zhu finally discovered the problem."
Although An Zhi was somewhat surprised that Yin Zhu hadn't realized the child was human, she didn't intend to remind her at the moment.
After all, this was only the second area where Yin Zhu had stayed in Sin City for an extended period.
The think tank had already warned her once at the new citizen temporary apartment complex; if they continued to warn her at the kindergarten, the government would only have one last chance to do so. Moreover, given the current situation, there are still many areas in Sin City that require further exploration, and blindly wasting warning opportunities would be a very unwise choice.
“Yin Zhu is probably already suspecting that the city lord is involved in child trafficking.” After analyzing the emotions contained in Yin Zhu’s expression, Yu Qi directly stated what she was thinking.
"If I didn't know they were all shrunk-up natives who had become toddlers, I would probably have my doubts too. I would even suspect that the city lord wanted to catch criminals from a young age, so he specially supported this sunny and cheerful kindergarten." Tong Xinyan smiled as she finished speaking, amused by her own words.
"This kindergarten is neither sunny nor cheerful; its name is really ironic."
He Zihan couldn't help but shake his head.
"By the way, Li Tailan, have you figured out the city lord's location yet?"
Mo You didn't pay much attention to Yin Zhu, perhaps out of trust, and her focus was more on Li Tailan, the quietest person in Group B.
Upon hearing someone mention his name, Lee Tae-ran looked up from in front of a group of tablets and shook his head blankly: "I have no clue."
He has never been a talkative person.
Without Ji Yueyong's data collection skills, Fang Kuo's analytical abilities, or Chai Yuxuan's ability to liven up the atmosphere, Li Tailan is probably the most taciturn person in Group B. When no one pays attention to her, she is like air. Even if there are any survey results, she will just quietly post them in the group.
His job is similar to that of Yoshiyuki Yoshiyuki, both of whom monitor live streams from various countries. However, while the latter mainly conducts statistical analysis on similar events, Lee Tae-ran needs to pay attention to different events and find commonalities by analyzing them.
Although the members of the think tank's A and B groups are different, there are corresponding members for many positions.
He corresponds to Zhang Baye from Group A.
Although he was also not very noticeable, Zhang Baye was actually much more lively than him.
Now, Li Tailan's main task is to analyze the different job applications of the chosen ones from various countries to determine the location of the city lord.
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