9. An interesting activity can keep a person's energy up, so we have posted the time and location schedules for different activity groups on the notice board at the cafeteria entrance. You can choose one that interests you to participate in.
The activity groups are mainly located in two areas: the classical garden and the activity center. The former focuses on sports, while the latter focuses on art.
10. You are safe when you are in the activity group.
11. A variety of activities can keep your mind clear, and good interpersonal relationships can keep your spirit young. Both of these can help slow down the aging process.
When you're alone, loneliness can creep into your heart, making you increasingly distrustful of others, which is very dangerous.
"Are you sure this isn't just about letting the pigs exercise more before slaughter so that the meat will be of better quality?"
What happened to the people who said they wanted to live in this nursing home?
“This nursing home looks pretty good, but other people only want money, while he’s risking his life.”
"However, I think nursing homes in China could really learn from this design. It has food, entertainment, a hospital, and caregivers. With so many young people getting old, the future market is a blue ocean!"
"Good grief, other people watch live streams to avoid being completely lost, and you're here watching economics?"
12. During curfew, please make sure to close all doors and windows and turn off all lights to avoid alerting them that you are still awake. After lights out, the caregiver will leave your room; please return to bed to rest immediately.
For your safety, please do not be curious about any noises coming from the hallway at this time; nighttime is when they are most active.
[13. On the first day of each month, the Sin City Nursing Home will hold a sacrificial performance. Please bring your performance props to participate and do not be absent.]
At this time, retirement homes are dangerous; only the sacrificial performance site is safe.
14. The more elderly people there are, the safer you are.
15. Please remember, the Sin City nursing home is safer than the outside world.
As the last page came to a close, Yin Zhu finished flipping through the entire booklet. On the back of the booklet was a strange symbol, like clouds obscuring an eye, and it was signed "Sin City Committee".
Looking at these rules, Yin Zhu felt like she understood something.
"I hate this kind of situation where everyone has their own set of rules. It makes it seem like people from different camps think the other is weird." Yin Zhu muttered a few words, put the booklet under her pillow, and wrote it down in her memo, planning to bring it to Grandma Yan tomorrow.
Just as she was about to turn off the light, Yin Zhu paused, her hand resting on the button.
"Speaking of which, leaving the lights on attracts [them], what are those things?"
It's definitely weird.
Yin Zhu had seen this third-person perspective a long time ago; it was from the "Basic Rules of Sin City" that she saw on the bus, where the eerie was referred to as "it".
In fact, Yin Zhu had always known that there were some strange things about the nursing home, but she hadn't clearly sensed their presence. Compared to the chaotic scene in other areas, Yin Zhu could only sense that the old man in red and the old man in white were suspicious, and that a person in high heels was pacing back and forth at the door. She didn't have any real feeling about anything else.
What talking animals? What shadowy figures peering through windows in the middle of the night? What eerie employees working the night shift in the office after people have finished their regular workdays?
Yin Zhu didn't encounter a single one!
Yesterday, Yin Zhu went home with Lu Youqi, and today, Yin Zhu went home with Hong Xigua. She didn't encounter the "talking pet" that other people mentioned.
But then again, the elderly usually walk home in groups, so it seems unlikely they'll encounter that kind of thing...
Yin Zhu roughly understood the trigger mechanism of that pet.
Why do these strange creatures always seem to ambush lone individuals? After a brief moment of confusion, Yin Zhu quickly came up with a plausible explanation:
A haunted house might be scary if there's only one person inside, but if you cram in a hundred people, it'll be as noisy and chaotic as a market, completely losing its terrifying atmosphere and failing to scare anyone.
The eeriness of Sin City is similar; with so many people, it's hard to feel fear, especially when you encounter someone like Yin Zhu with her unconventional thinking. The atmosphere is easily ruined.
Furthermore, if Mirror Ghost is not mistaken, then the source of the eerie power of Sin City is largely human fear.
Once you're not afraid, there's actually no danger.
Even after being epically weakened, these monsters go to great lengths to devour people. Some act to create an atmosphere, while others simply perform a jumpscare, suddenly leaping onto your face from somewhere to create a ghostly horror that instantly boosts your adrenaline.
Humans exhibit fear of unknown harm and anticipation of unknown gains, with the former being more likely than the latter, just as you never know if danger will suddenly strike.
Some people are born with paranoia. They might be on the street, wary of a metal wheel on the side of the road suddenly crashing into them; while shopping at a supermarket, they might worry about a sudden earthquake causing them to fall from a high-rise or be buried under rubble; when riding an elevator or other public transportation, they might fear it will suddenly break down; living in a dormitory, they might be wary of unfriendly roommates who could bully or ostracize them; if a stranger approaches them, they might suspect the person is a human trafficker or a fraudster…
All sorts of emotions can breed fear, becoming fertile ground for the growth of the bizarre, allowing it to become more powerful and cause even stronger psychological harm to humans.
Fear is a treasure left to humanity by our genes, enabling us to prevent and avoid various dangers in advance. However, in Sin City, it has become a death warrant for many, which is somewhat absurdly ironic.
Yin Zhu's only advantage in this situation is her quick wit; she can rapidly use various reasons to weaken her fear, thereby reducing the impact of negative emotions and preventing herself from being controlled by them. In reality, Yin Zhu could also use her anger to control her fear, but anger easily cloudes reason, leading to equally flawed judgments from another perspective.
"Curfew is almost here again." Yin Zhu checked the time on her phone before the alarm went off this time, and shook her head with a sigh.
"It's really hard not to pay attention to the time..."
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