"Hahaha!" Gwen laughed so hard she slapped the table. "Looks like you really are a dog, even dog traffickers have your eye on you!"
The big black dog had a dark face, even though his face was naturally black.
"I'll say it again, I'm not a dog, I'm the Grim Reaper of the Desert! Humph!"
As darkness fell, the group left the tavern to find the nearest inn, figuring there was probably only one inn in the entire town.
Jiang Ran left the tavern and met Alansta and the others at the agreed-upon location.
Have you found any clues?
“We went to the town library.” Aransta’s expression was somewhat strange. “We couldn’t borrow any books, so we can only recount what we saw to you.”
“We found the book ‘The Creation of the World’ in the library.” Alansta paused. “It contains the mythological stories of Tianguang Town.”
What does it say?
"In a world of ignorance, the Almighty God created Tianguang Town, keeping it free from worldly strife and establishing this idyllic paradise. And the Almighty God left behind His name—"
"【director】."
"Director?" Upon hearing these two words, Jiang Ran immediately felt a wave of trouble wash over him.
Rusger added, "We also found the law here."
"Residents of Tianguang Town must abide by the following guidelines—there are too many to list, so I'll just pick out a few key ones. Jiang Ran, if you're interested, you can go to the library tomorrow to take a look."
"According to Regulation 1, local residents of Tianguang Town shall not leave Tianguang Town without the permission of the town mayor."
"According to Article 2, Tianguang Town has only one law enforcement officer, namely the town mayor. Each town mayor is directly appointed by the previous one and does not accept any other form of transfer of town mayor power."
"Article Fourteen: Injury and theft are prohibited in Tianguang Town. Violators will be severely punished."
"Article 26: When residents of Tianguang Town encounter any inexplicable problems, please call upon the divine name of the Director immediately."
"According to Article 31, outsiders may temporarily stay in Tianguang Town, but do not have the right of residence. Please do not go to the homes of local residents. Violators will be severely punished. Please do not stay in Tianguang Town for more than seven days. Violators will be severely punished."
"Article 47: Tianguang Town only accepts Tianguang coins for transactions and does not recognize any other currencies."
"Okay." Jiang Ran nodded. "I'll go to the library tomorrow."
Does the mayor wield absolute power over the entire Tianguang Town? It seems like this is someone I absolutely must visit.
"That's all for today. Just based on the name 'Director,' this town is worth our serious attention. Tomorrow morning we'll use the time to scout around, and after lunch we'll return to the base with supplies and bring more manpower."
Alansta smiled and nodded: "You're right, we should call those guys from the mountain over too."
The group entered the inn together. The inn looked somewhat dilapidated. The receptionist was a gloomy young woman. She was leaning on the counter and only looked up when she heard some movement.
"Oh, so there are actually outsiders here..." The girl lay down again. "Find your own room, I don't charge for rooms here."
"Free? That's so kind of you!"
The girl didn't want to answer Rusger's question, so the group could only leave her alone for the time being.
The hotel has three floors, with a total of twenty rooms on each floor.
"Why build such a big hotel when nobody comes to stay here?"
"Just in case, we shouldn't spread out too much; two rooms will suffice."
"It's fine for the two young girls to share a room, but for us, there are three men and a dog. The dog lying on the floor is fine, but three people sleeping in one bed feels a bit cramped..."
As soon as Rusger finished speaking, he felt a murderous intent emanating from the dog!
"Who said I was going to share a bed with you two?" Jiang Ran reached out and ruffled Gwen and Alice's hair. "The three of us will share a room, and the three of you will share a room."
Rusger gritted his teeth: "I think it would be better if we slept in three rooms. You can sleep in one room with the dog. We are all from the same root, why are you fighting each other so fiercely?"
"Hehe, I refuse."
Rusger heard the door slam shut, and Aransta shrugged and smiled helplessly: "Oh well."
"Jiang Ran, don't do anything criminal!"
Rusger sighed and met the big black dog's gaze.
"Kid, don't sleep too soundly tonight!"
"Surely it's not that bad, Dog Bro..."
"What, are you from the same root as me? And—call me the Desert Reaper!"
Upon entering the room, it was hard to believe that it had actually been cleaned. Jiang Ran had thought that since no one had lived there for several years, it would be full of dust. Although the current state was a bit unreasonable, at least it made them more comfortable.
"Aww~ This bed is so soft!"
Gwen lay on the bed, while Alice sat on the edge of the bed and poked her fingers.
"What's wrong? Are you still a little reserved?"
"Hmm..." Alice feigned shyness at first, then pointed at Gwen, "Let her out, and I'll feel more at ease!"
"Huh? You really should just die!"
While angry, Gwen began to fantasize that if Alice, that wretched girl, weren't there, she would be alone in the room with Jiang Ran, and then Jiang Ran could...
I've been telling her stories all night!
Jiang Ran was also a little tired after stopping the two girls from fighting in time. He knew that Alice probably didn't have that kind of knowledge at all, and he didn't know why she was going against Gwen.
"It's still early, so why don't I tell you two some stories about my hometown!"
"Hmm, let me think... it's that one! Rise, my love!"
"The two men walked towards each other, and suddenly Tang Si pointed at the other man and shouted: 'How dare you step on my left foot first! In ancient times, the left was considered superior. You are showing no respect for me at all. You are courting death!'"
Just as the two girls were engrossed in the story, there was a knock on the door.
Is it Rusger? Jiang Ran opened the door with some suspicion, only to find that the person knocking was the receptionist from the first floor.
"Is there something you need?"
"I just came to remind you, I forgot to mention it before." The girl seemed a little listless. "If you see my grandma tonight, remember to tell her to go to bed early and not to keep wandering around outside in the middle of the night."
"That's not a problem... but why don't you tell her yourself?"
"Because I still can't see her now; she passed away last year."
"Oh, so he passed away... Wait, passed away?!"
“Yes.” The girl pointed to the floor. “She died in this hotel.”
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