In the end, Jiang Ran shook his head.
The rules are intricately interwoven like a net. Even if Wips could delete one of the rules, the crisis would have been easily resolved in other worlds. However, after examining each rule, they were at a loss as to where to begin!
No matter which rule is deleted, there are other rules to restrict them!
"Moreover, according to the information passed by Uncle Lin, the Black-Clad Mountain God can directly kill people between midnight and 3 a.m. Even if we successfully leave the room and get rid of the spider's threat, we still can't get past this last hurdle."
The only way to break this deadlock is to follow the plot. Jiang Ran has figured it out: there is a solution to this strange world, but only one solution. If this thing is not found, then all other efforts will be in vain!
"Perhaps we should first find the key that represents the 'epidemic'."
Jiang Ran took out the piece of jade that he was keeping. Now the two of them had a total of two pieces of jade, and each of them keeping one would put their minds at ease.
He had a feeling that once the jade pendant was pieced together, it would be of great use. Judging from the size of the two pieces of jade, only one piece was needed to piece the pendant together. Of course, if the remaining piece had to be divided into two pieces and given to the two keys, then Jiang Ran really had no way to do it.
But if that's the case, why divide it into three equal parts instead of four? Whether it's true or not, they must find the third key first!
What is your first impression of the word "epidemic"?
"Plague? I'm not really sure about that. I've heard that plagues are more likely to occur when a lot of people die in ancient wars."
Weips isn't an expert in this area, so if you ask him that, he can only say he doesn't know.
"Perhaps this word doesn't represent plague, but rather something that can cause disease..." Jiang Ran pondered for a moment, going through everything he had seen since arriving at the inn in his mind, and finally confirmed that it was that thing!
"mouse!"
"See? I told you it was a rat! Brother Jiang's guess was exactly the same as mine!"
"Hehe, I didn't see so many people saying it was a rat just now."
"A bunch of Jiang Zemin supporters might not even be right!"
"If I don't brag about my brother Jiang, am I bragging about you? Who do you think you are? If you've even cleared one of the Ghost Stories worlds, I'll acknowledge you as my father today!"
Rats... Lin Changqing also stroked his chin and began to think. Could the rats refer to the rooms inside the warehouse? There were rows and rows of rat meat hanging there!
What's the point of putting the key in a room that's absolutely inaccessible? It's impossible to pass the level that way!
"Perhaps I've been overlooking something!" Jiang Ran clapped his hands. "Because I couldn't get in the first time, I subconsciously treated that place as an inaccessible forbidden zone. But maybe it's just that certain factors weren't met for it to be inaccessible!"
These words left Wips completely confused. If there was any place Jiang Ran had been to that he hadn't, it would only be before the two of them met.
"Come with me!"
Jiang Ran didn't want to waste any more time and went straight to the fourth floor!
The rat represents the staff! Therefore, the most likely place it refers to is—the staff dormitory!
Jiang Ran ran all the way to the entrance of the staff dormitory. In the corner, a spider was coldly staring at him. Jiang Ran stomped it into pieces: "What are you looking at? Did I say you could look?"
Spiders dare to give staff attitude? This world has truly gone mad!
Jiang Ran placed his right hand on the iron gate and gently pushed it. With a creak, the heavy iron gate opened, and damp dust rushed out.
"Cough cough!"
Don't these staff members live here? How long has it been since this place was cleaned?!
Fortunately, Jiang Ran's guess was correct. The reason he couldn't open the door before was because he was a guest. Even though the iron door didn't have a keyhole or fingerprint verification, this was a world of strange tales where even mountain gods existed. Opening a door without a key was normal, right?
The beds in the dormitory were covered in dust, and the items were arranged neatly, but it was just a bit dirty.
If I'm not mistaken, there should be a notebook somewhere here, and it will definitely be much more conspicuous than the location of the key.
Sure enough, a dusty notebook lay quietly on the table, with only a few sentences written on it.
They are not entirely unforgivable. Like thieves, though evil, they don't deserve to be beheaded. If you don't give people a chance, how can you persuade them to do good?
Perhaps we are wrong. There are many who do not repent, so many that we cannot dissuade them. The Mountain God will forever protect this land, and that will never change.
Regardless of which mountain god it is, He deeply loves this land. Perhaps we shouldn't stand against Him. But I don't regret my choice; this is the fate of us staff.
It is time for me to meet my end. Those who come after me, the mountain god is inherently good; do not force him to do evil.
It is clear that this notebook was written from the perspective of a staff member, and it is the only one among all the notebooks. The information it reveals is even more intriguing.
There is more than one mountain god, and this notebook also proves this point. However, it doesn't seem to be the case that one is good and the other is evil, as Jiang Ran guessed. Even a staff member said that both mountain gods are good. Perhaps no one understands these so-called mountain gods better than them.
The previous notebook was clearly written by a guest who came to the inn at night but tried to escape. He said that they were the ones who were guilty and that they had to return something to the mountain god.
It seems that one of the mountain gods may have initially been on the benevolent side, but after something was taken away by these customers, he turned into the black-clad staff member he is today. What exactly this thing is is crucial!
"This is just too contradictory!" Wips grabbed his hair. "The clues contradict each other. Aren't the staff and that guy supposed to be irreconcilable enemies?"
Wips felt like he was playing a puzzle game, finally figuring out the general idea, only to be suddenly told that everything before was wrong!
“You know, a person’s thoughts and actions are not necessarily consistent.” Jiang Ran took two steps forward and took out a dark gray key from the drawer. “In the world of ghost stories, everyone is bound by certain rules. The staff and the Black Mountain God are on different sides. No matter what they think, they can only be enemies.”
"The answers to everything may be revealed tonight."
Next to the key was the last piece of broken jade.
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