After finishing a long day of work, when Yin Zhu returned to her dormitory, she checked the date on her phone and decided to do some short-term brainstorming.
This is her fifth day in the [Vice City] instance.
The map of this instance is very large. The office and temporary apartments are more like a newbie village for the Chosen Ones to enter and transition. Other areas are more like small instances within the instance.
However, due to the existence of the bug in Saint Radiance, the Chosen Ones don't have much time to explore, so they need to carefully select their "jobs," as not every place is worth exploring. Even though Yin Zhu has temporarily stabilized Saint Radiance with a reason, this delaying tactic is not entirely safe.
Yin Zhu obtained a map by meeting the manager of the temporary apartment, which gave her insight into several dangerous areas of Sin City. Other chosen ones, even without a map, could obtain key locations by communicating with the natives.
Both the supervisor and Sheng Hui clearly intended to target the city lord, so why the city lord went into hiding is a question worth exploring.
He/She knows that the Unspeakable One will send someone in to kill him.
Why did the city lord invite people in?
Yin Zhu shook his head, correcting his mistaken judgment: the city lord kept inviting people in in order to expand the power of Sin City and to amplify the cloud of sin above Sin City, while Sheng Hui was only chosen because he happened to meet the requirements.
The city lord hid intentionally, not just to avoid the unspeakable.
Where would he hide?
Yin Zhu unfolded the map and carefully examined the different areas on it. They were basically places one would encounter in daily life: department stores, schools, hospitals, office buildings, residential communities, nursing homes, mental hospitals, art galleries...
Among the several danger zones on the map, the staff of Sin City No. 1 Middle School are allowed to enter and exit the school, while Sunny and Cheerful Kindergarten is almost entirely closed off. This difference in style may be related to the different leaders. However, although Teacher Yuwen's freedom has been restricted by the kindergarten, she still believes that teaching is the best job at present. Has she been corrupted by the rules?
No, the biggest difference between Sin City and previous instances is that the native inhabitants are rarely corrupted by the rules.
In the "Green Home" instance, the parents of the chosen family, due to their work, come into contact with the source of pollution and are often the first to be contaminated. Even if Yin Zhu's mother in that body can maintain her rationality in the early stages, she is destined to completely become a pawn of the green plants after a few days.
As for other indigenous peoples, they are more likely to be parasitized and contaminated if the sewers are not cleaned.
The key reason why the Grand Theft Auto dungeon could extend the time to a month was that the corruption of the rules could not invade Grand Theft Auto. Therefore, the Unspeakable had no choice but to send Saint Radiance in to take action.
The invasion of rules is swift and rapid. Just like the forbidden zones on Earth, the death of a chosen one five times in a row in the world of rules can lead to the fall of a country.
However, doing things personally presents many inconveniences.
From this perspective, the city lord and the unspeakable position must be opposed.
However, the City of Sin itself also has strange occurrences and a large number of rules. Are the City Lord and the Unspeakable really opposites, or just two sides of the same coin?
This question coincided with the conjecture of Yu Qi from the think tank.
"What are you looking at?" After washing up, Teacher Xiao looked at Yin Zhu, who was staring blankly at the map, and came over with interest. But when she found that it was a map of Sin City, she became a little bored: "We can't go out, why are you looking at this?"
"Is it really impossible to go out? I want to change jobs."
Yin Zhu looked at her with some frustration.
Upon hearing the words "change jobs," Ms. Xiao's expression immediately became somewhat strange, a mixture of anticipation and fear, even including a hint of schadenfreude: "You can try going to the principal's office; perhaps she will let you leave."
Since Teacher Xiao said that, it's equivalent to telling Principal Yin that there's a problem with the office.
Yin Zhu pressed further, "Has anyone tried it?"
"Yes, they never came back. They must have found new jobs, right?" Teacher Xiao's smile became increasingly malicious. "If you want to change jobs, you should do it sooner rather than later, so that the kindergarten can arrange for someone else to take over your class."
"Oh... what if there aren't enough teachers?" Yin Zhu asked casually, her hand stroking the map, but the question was full of malice.
"What?" Teacher Xiao was a little confused.
"If—if all the teachers die, will there be one teacher left to take care of the other children, or will we continue to recruit new teachers?"
Yin Zhu had no idea how terrifying her words were.
"What do you want to do?" Teacher Xiao took a half step back warily, her leg hitting the edge of the bed behind her. She immediately bent over in pain, rubbing the spot where she had been hit. "Let me tell you, it's not allowed for faculty and staff to hurt each other!"
"I know, I'm just curious. So, has this happened before in kindergarten?"
Yin Zhuman casually approached Teacher Xiao, who was already tense all over, like a leopard ready to pounce at any moment, her hand quietly reaching for the scissors on the bedside table.
After confirming that the other party was nervous enough, Yin Zhu chuckled and explained, "It's like this, I discovered that a few kids in our class are trying to harm the teacher, which is why I'm curious. Hasn't the kindergarten ever had a shortage of teachers?"
“Those people…those kids, they always have some unrealistic fantasies.” Teacher Xiao did not let her guard down.
Yin Zhu deliberately distanced herself from her and looked at the map of Sin City again: "I feel it's a bit dangerous to be a teacher here, which is why I want to run away. Maybe I'm just not suited to be a teacher. I lack enough patience with children. It's only been two days, and I already feel so tired."
Teacher Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and tried to comfort Yin Zhu: "Actually, working outside is even more difficult. In almost every place, once you get in, they won't want you to leave."
Every place will try to control you, to keep you there, and your only choice is to be the executioner or the meat on the chopping block.
"Can't they be managers? They all seem quite comfortable. Take the principal, for example; she's in her office every day, and I've never even seen her." Yin Zhu looked indignant.
Teacher Xiao chuckled inwardly at Yin Zhu's naiveté, but on the surface she was very wary: "Shh, don't say things like that."
"What? Do you think mentioning the principal behind my back will get me fired?" Yin Zhu was very indignant.
"The principal isn't comfortable with this." Teacher Xiao rarely encountered such a "good-hearted" colleague, and a hint of pride rose in her heart. She lectured Yin Zhu, "She's just a puppet. You'll know when you meet her. I was terrified when I first saw her."
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