There are no doors on either side of the underground corridor; it is a straight, one-way street without any branches.
The two continued along the road, and there was no danger as they had imagined. Weps wondered if the place had changed its nature.
"Reaching this floor is practically equivalent to completing the game."
Jiang Ran pushed open the door at the end of the corridor. Light came in from outside. Boss Hu was sitting in a chair. When he saw the two of them come out, he looked at his watch with some surprise.
"So fast? That really surprises me."
He flashed and pulled the Black Sheep Kingdom ghost storyteller out of the scene.
"Alright, game over."
"Is it... over?"
The Black Sheep Kingdom's ghost storyteller was clearly taken aback; he had only just begun killing! How could it be over already?
Only he, Jiang Ran, and Weipus were present, which proved that the eerie storyteller from the British Isles had also died in the scene. In the end, he only earned 300 amusement park coins, and after deducting the entrance fee, he only had 50 left...
"Jiang Ran! What kind of identity token did he obtain?! It must be that his identity's abilities are incredibly powerful! That's why he was able to leave so quickly!"
Just then, Jiang Ran and Weipus had already left the room. He grabbed the identity token left by Jiang Ran, wanting to see what kind of incredible identity it was!
[A strong passerby]
Jiang Ran walked along the road, pondering what Boss Hu had just said.
I remember Wips saying "That's all there is to it" before he left, and Boss Tiger just smiled.
"It's just a game, of course it's easy. Kid, watch out tonight."
No problem. With this 1,000 Paradise Coins, Jiang Ran's Paradise Coin savings have reached a terrifying 7,650. If all the Ghost Stories Masters were ranked by their savings, Jiang Ran would probably be several thousand ahead of the second-place player.
"That's awesome! 1000 at once!" Wips raised his arm and swung it around. "Where do we go to make money next? I think you can definitely get some Paradise Coins before nightfall, but we've been making money all this time, and it seems like we haven't had any opportunities to spend it."
"If you want to spend money, you'll probably have to wait until tonight—" Jiang Ran smiled. "Don't worry, you'll find you don't have enough money when you start spending it."
Wips scratched his head: "That seems to make sense."
The two stopped at the end of the street, where there was a simple card game. They played the game and chatted as they went.
"To be honest, I really admire you." Weipus sighed. "You've been able to fight your way up to S-class and above worlds and maintain your position as number one in the world. I can't do that. I can only hang around in A-class and B-class worlds and occasionally come to S-class to make my presence known."
"Stop comparing yourself to me all the time." Jiang Ran chuckled speechlessly. "SS-rank, that's just one step away from the peak of the Ghost Stories Master. How many people in the whole world are above you?"
"Hey, Wips, the next SSS-rank Ghost Stories Master from the Northern Alliance hasn't appeared yet." Jiang Ran suddenly leaned closer and lowered his voice, "Are you interested in trying to get that position?"
“Me?” Wips looked up at the sky. “A long time ago, I didn’t think about this question.”
So, what about now?
Instead of answering, Wips asked Jiang Ran another question.
"You said that everyone now agrees that each country only has one SSS-level ghost storyteller. Why is that conclusion reached?" Wilston paused. "I'm wondering how the ghost story world is controlled. How does it accurately control that each country only has one SSS-level ghost storyteller?"
"If an SSS-rank ghost storyteller defected to another country, could it achieve the feat of having two SSS-rank ghost storytellers in one country?"
Unfortunately, the countries that possess SSS-level ghost story masters are all quite powerful, and they will not allow such a rare resource to fall into the hands of other countries.
Regarding the question of the supernatural world and the Blue Star, Jiang Ran always felt that some fog obscured his thoughts whenever he thought about it, and before he could think about it deeply, he had already forgotten about it.
“I always feel…” Wips covered his head, “How should I put it, something just doesn’t feel right.”
"Jiang Ran, have you heard the story of the 'brain in a vat'?" Weipus looked at his palm with some confusion. "Sometimes, I really can't tell what's real and what's fake."
"Why are you suddenly bringing up such a heavy topic? Have you been watching too many TV dramas?"
Jiang Ran patted Weps on the shoulder as if he didn't care.
"You're right, maybe I'm just overthinking it."
There was something else in Jiang Ran's eyes.
Something! Something is interfering with his judgment!
"God...?"
"Another person has been murdered!"
Outside the live stream, someone exclaimed in surprise!
The White Cloth Ghost reappeared an hour later, taking another life!
But the number of Paradise Coins he had was clearly not zero! Although it was only 30, it hadn't gone to zero yet. His observer had reminded him not to use up all his Paradise Coins, so he stopped when he lost 30. But he still couldn't escape his fate.
"So it's not that bankrupt people are hunted down, but rather those with the fewest Paradise Coins?"
He was the only one left with only 30 Paradise Coins, so he was the only one who died this time!
Lin Changqing looked at Jiang Ran's bank balance. So, should he be worried?
Time passed once more, and darkness fell.
As night approached, Jiang Ran already had 9,500 Paradise Coins. After playing one more game, he would probably break 10,000!
The ghost storyteller with the fewest Paradise Coins is from the Sakura Country. He's the guy who lent 100 Paradise Coins to Itafun before. His name is Pao Kaijiro. He originally had 200 Paradise Coins in savings, but he lost a bet while trying to increase his savings. Now he only has 50 Paradise Coins left.
The observer from the Cherry Blossom Country quickly reminded him to go and make money immediately!
No one may always be the poorest, but there will always be a poorest one. Under the constant oppression of the White Cloth Ghost, the number of survivors will dwindle! The number of Paradise Coins you have is the qualification for a ghost storyteller to race against time!
They don't need to outrun time, they just need to outrun everyone else.
The funds held by the survivor ghost story tellers show a polarized trend. People like Jiang Ran and Bates have several thousand or even close to ten thousand yuan, while people like Pao Huijiro are on the verge of bankruptcy.
[Rule 3*: The amusement park is short-staffed. Visitors are welcome to apply for staff positions. The amusement park will pay staff with park coins.]
Go play the game? I'm afraid I'll lose even the last 50 I have!
And this rule became Hirajiro's last hope!
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