Chapter 116 Hospital Accident Investigation Bureau Room 302 Rental Rules, ...
Zhou Fangdong first checked the Ghost Postman's 80 favorability points reward.
The reward for increasing the favorability of this ghost tenant is a special item [Strange Mailbox].
The item is used by paying Ghost Coins into your mailbox, and you will receive supernatural items or ghosts of equal value.
It was like a small lottery prop. Zhou Fangdong couldn't think of any use for it, so he left it on the favorability interface without claiming it.
Gambling-related items are too unreliable, so he doesn't really want to use them... Zhou Fangdong doesn't even use his own system's lottery page much, let alone this item.
The favorability rewards for Lu Mingbian and Tang Huili, two ordinary people, were entirely within Zhou Fangdong's expectations; they were a bunch of fashionable little trash that the system somehow managed to snatch from somewhere.
Tang Huili's 80 favorability points reward includes: a dip pen with a forked nib, a rejected comic storyboard draft, a one-year membership to a video website, and a lucky charm bracelet with a missing bead.
Lu Mingbian's 80 favorability points reward is: case files forgotten at the bottom of the folder, an unknown bloodstained murder weapon, expired comic convention tickets, and the old version of the Civil Code.
Zhou Fangdong sighed.
Looking at this pile of stuff, I inexplicably have the feeling that the system is picking up trash to support him.
Fortunately, the rewards from Xiaodi's encyclopedia were somewhat useful, so it wasn't too disappointing.
The reward for unlocking the [Ghost Tenant - Ordinary Junior High Student] character is [Special Item - Endless Homework Notebook].
This item forces ghosts to do their homework when used on them; the stronger the ghost, the shorter the control period. This item does not require yin energy or ghost coins to activate and can be used by ordinary people.
A very useful restraint item. Although Zhou Fangdong's [Ghost Eye] skill has been upgraded to [Heavenly Eye], greatly increasing his deterrent and control abilities, and he no longer needs to rely on external forces, he can still give this item to ordinary tenants who are powerless.
He had not yet prepared self-defense tools for Zhu Di and Su Wan, the two tenants who had recently moved into room 206.
He still had three amulets, which he bought on his first trip to the Mirror World. He planned to give the notebooks and amulets to the two girls after Xiao Lei signed the rental agreement for room 302.
Zhou Fangdong retrieved the [workbook], put it in his inventory, and then teleported to the third floor.
He finished renovating the ceiling and floor of the third floor.
It cost him 15,000 Ghost Coins to lay the flooring on the entire floor and another 15,000 for the ceiling, which used up all the Ghost Coins he had just earned from the back building. Then he installed all five ceiling lights he had just obtained from the main quest 4 on the ceiling of the third-floor corridor.
To Zhou Fangdong's surprise, the ceiling light reward for completing the mission was an irregularly shaped flower.
This floral ceiling light is twice as expensive as the basic model, costing 20.
With the added decoration points from the ceiling and floor, plus the flower lamp, Zhou Fangdong's apartment now has a decoration value of 1761.
The decoration interface shows that new features will be unlocked after reaching 2000 decoration points... I should be able to achieve that by making another trip to the back building tomorrow.
Zhou Fangdong closed the decoration interface, teleported to the hidden room on the second floor, and took out the supernatural props he originally prepared for Xiao Lei from his inventory: [the pen of the Ouija board], [the strange spirit board], [the sand tray for spirit writing], [a bowl of rice for divination], and [the ghost mirror].
Apart from the [Ghost Mirror], which was a reward from the system, Zhou Fangdong had taken everything else from the Bone Inheritance Society himself.
These supernatural items, which were not distributed by the system and did not belong to the apartment, meant that Zhou Fangdong could not see their usage conditions or side effects.
Initially, I thought about using them on Xiao Lei with an element of luck. After all, there were so many props related to precognition, so if I used them all, one of them would definitely work.
As for the possible side effects, Zhou Fangdong originally thought that Xiao Lei, as an infinite flow player, should have some immunity to curses or something, or that he might have some skill that could eliminate the side effects.
But now, after taking a trip through the back building, his [Heavenly Eye] has gained the ability to identify things. He can now use his skill to check if Xiao Lei has any xbuffs that attract the main god. These supernatural items of unknown composition can temporarily go back to the trash heap to rest.
However, before leaving the hidden room on the second floor, Zhou Fangdong curiously scanned the several supernatural props with his [Heavenly Eye].
...The side effects are actually not too bad, not too serious. They just attract ghosts and make them haunt you. Even if you use them all, there will only be four ghosts. Even without his help, Xiao Lei should be able to handle it himself.
After putting away the supernatural props, before going to the convenience store, Zhou Fangdong went to the courier station first and used his appraisal ability to examine Xiao Xiaoyu.
Xiao Xiaoyu has a debuff that attracts the main god to descend into the dungeon. He needs to determine in what state this debuff is manifested so that he can check Xiao Lei later for a more accurate assessment.
When Zhou Fangdong arrived at the courier station, Xiao Xiaoyu and her parents were helping the ghost postman fold cardboard boxes.
The cardboard box that the ghost postman used to pack the [lamp oil pendant] was something he created using his own abilities.
Normally, he would throw the package into the cavity in his chest, and the package would be packaged inside his body.
However, due to the special nature of the [lamp oil pendant], he dared not put it into his body, so he needed to prepare the cardboard box first and pack the [lamp oil pendant] in the outside.
Yesterday, he packed all one hundred lamp oil pendants by himself. It was precisely because of the packing that it took him several hours to finish delivering them. Otherwise, he could have finished all the mailings within Linjiang City in half an hour.
In order to complete the work more efficiently, and to prevent the next delivery from being another prop like a [lamp oil pendant], the ghost postman started preparing packing boxes in advance.
Seeing how busy they were, Zhou Fangdong didn't go in to disturb them. He just stood at the entrance of the courier station and used his [Heavenly Eye] appraisal ability to take a look at Xiao Xiaoyu.
The debuff that attracted the main god to descend into the dungeon was a red eye-shaped symbol hovering above her head.
Since Xiao Xiaoyu is currently inside the apartment, that eye is closed.
Occasionally, I would try to open my eyes, and my eyeballs would move slightly, but then, as if suppressed by an unknown force, they would close again wearily.
After confirming the appearance of the debuff, Zhou Fangdong teleported back to the 104 Convenience Store.
Xiong Lei was probably too bored, so he was lying on the table playing with building houses out of cookie boxes.
After Zhou Fangdong appeared at the convenience store, he immediately used his appraisal skill to check the status of this infinite flow player.
Fortunately, he didn't have the same debuff as Xiao Xiaoyu.
This relieved Zhou Fangdong.
Since he wasn't targeted by the main god, there shouldn't be any problems even if he leaves the apartment to work at a nursing home. It seems we can let Xiong Lei move into room 302 directly.
Zhou Fangdong patted him on the shoulder, "Xiao Lei, the room is all ready, come with me."
Xiong Lei was so frightened that he fell off the stool.
...This mysterious landlord is so elusive, he doesn't even make a sound when he walks, he's even scarier than a ghost.
Xiong Lei dragged his teddy bear to his feet and followed Zhou Fangdong out of the convenience store, arriving at the elevator.
Xiong Lei looked conflicted as the landlord offered to take him to the elevator. He wanted to improve the landlord's impression of him, but he was also afraid of what terrible things might happen if they entered the elevator.
Seeing Xiong Lei's hesitation, Zhou Fangdong explained, "The elevator from the first to the third floor is absolutely safe during the day. Nothing else will come in, so don't worry."
After the ghost corpses were placed on each floor, the apartment's security has been improved, and the elevators from the first to the third floor are now working properly.
Despite the landlord's assurance, Xiong Lei was still somewhat worried. He gritted his teeth, prepared to use his skills, and braced himself as he stepped into the elevator.
However, just as the landlord said, nothing actually happened. Xiong Lei didn't even sense any unusual or supernatural fluctuations—this dilapidated elevator, which looked like it could collapse at any moment, actually felt safer to him than the apartment corridor.
After the two arrived at room 302, Zhou Fangdong took out the tenant rules and handed them to Xiong Lei: "After you sign your name on this, the rental agreement will be established. During your stay in room 302, please strictly abide by the tenant rules."
Xiong Lei took the paper and looked at its contents.
【Room 302 Rental Rules】
① During your stay in room 302, never accept apologies from the ghost in the room. If it suddenly apologizes to you, refuse immediately and respond with 'It's not your fault' or 'You don't need to apologize.'
②Whatever it gives you, you must return something of equal value within 24 hours. If you are unable to return it, please refuse to accept it.
③ When renting room 302, you should take the initiative to share housework with the room ghost. The invisible housework is also a gift from it, so don't just enjoy its contributions without giving back.
④ It is forbidden to attack or harm it in any way, including verbal abuse.
⑤ I have to work at the nursing home for at least 28 hours every week.
⑥ If a ghost appears in the room, do not give it the silent treatment or ignore it. Have a friendly conversation with it every day. Talk to it about your work at the nursing home. It will listen to even the most trivial things.
⑦ If you hear someone making self-deprecating jokes while chatting, you must interrupt them immediately and say, "Don't try to please others by hurting yourself," and "You deserve to be respected."
⑧ Tenants must carry the key to room 302 with them at all times. Losing the key will be considered an automatic termination of the tenancy agreement.
⑨ You must pay 30 yuan in cash as rent every month. If you breach the contract, it will be considered as an automatic termination of the rental agreement.
⑩ If you discover any outsiders or ghosts invading your private space, please do not panic. Provided that you follow the rules above, the landlord will come to resolve the issue for you as soon as possible.
After reading the rules, Xiong Lei scratched his cheek: "Living with a ghost? No problem. The ghost in this room probably needs a friend, right? I can abide by these rules without any objection."
After saying that, he signed his name on the rental agreement without hesitation.
After finishing writing, he rummaged through his small bag and pulled out a gold bar: "Landlord, I don't have any money from this world. Can I pay the rent with this gold bar?"
Zhou Fangdong accepted the gold bars and the tenant rules, but before he could ask the system if it was okay, the gold bars and rules in his hand disappeared.
...This should mean it can be used as rent, right?
The value of a gold bar is certainly far more than 30 yuan, but the system makes no mention of giving change.
Zhou Fangdong had no cash on hand, only the cold numbers in his bank card.
After a moment of silence, since the system remained unresponsive, Zhou Fangdong casually skipped over the matter of finding the money and handed the key to room 302 to Xiong Lei.
"The room key can protect you from the ghosts in the apartment, so be sure to carry it with you at all times."
Xiong Lei excitedly took the keys, his face flushed red.
—He knew there was a way to live a normal life in this apartment!
If the room key can protect him from the ghosts in the apartment... and even the powerful ghosts in the apartment can't harm him as a tenant, does that mean that ghosts from the outside world can't touch him either?
He has finally found a safe haven, and he is no longer afraid even if he gets caught up in the God's Space again!
[Tenant contract successfully signed, room 302 successfully rented, side quest 16 completed]
[The tenant in room 302 was found to have God Points; these have been automatically reclaimed.]
Side Quest Rewards: 800 Ghost Coins, 2000 Experience Points, 1 Random Skill Point
[Extra Reward for Points System Recycling: 500 Ghost Coins]
Xiong Lei suddenly felt a strange sense of relief... the invisible thing that had been pressing down on him seemed to have disappeared.
Zhou Fangdong patted him on the shoulder: "Rest well in your room and get to know the ghosts there first. We'll talk about working at the nursing home tomorrow. I'll arrange for a tenant to go with you and show you around the city."
After signing the rental contract for room 302, Zhou Fangdong originally planned to go to the basement to check on the production of the new batch of [lamp oil pendants].
But just then, the phone suddenly received a message from Hong Zhong.
In the message, Hong Zhong said he had something he wanted to discuss with him and asked when he would be available.
Zhou Fangdong opened the rental preview interface and saw that Hong Zhong was in the lobby on the first floor. Without replying to the message, he sent the message directly to him.
After chatting with Hong Zhong for a while, Zhou Fangdong finally understood why he had returned to his apartment during work hours... It turned out that he was representing the Supervisory Bureau to discuss with him, hoping that if he were to manufacture more [lamp oil pendants], he wouldn't put them all on the shelves, but leave a few for them, as the Supervisory Bureau was working hard to raise funds to purchase 'currency'.
It would indeed take time to gather the corpses of ten cultists and the sealing artifacts, and this was not an unreasonable request. Zhou Fangdong readily agreed and told Hong Zhong that there were currently [lamp oil pendants] in stock in the apartment, and ten could be reserved for the Bureau of Supervision.
Hong Zhong expressed his gratitude.
Just as he took out his phone to report the situation to the supervisory bureau, a piercing alarm suddenly rang out on his phone.
Upon hearing the alarm, Hong Zhong's face turned extremely pale, and his hand holding the phone trembled.
Zhou Fangdong could clearly see that the color had completely faded from his dark skin, turning it a whole shade lighter.
Before he could ask Hong Zhong what had happened, the system's cold, electronic voice suddenly rang out:
[It has been detected that Yin Xi, the tenant of room 205, and Su Wan, the tenant of room 206, have been drawn into the realm of the evil god. Please find these two tenants through the mirror world as soon as possible.]
Zhou Fangdong's expression also changed.
...These two are ordinary tenants, and he hasn't had time to prepare any protective gear for them yet.
Even worse, Yin Xi in room 205 has a blood sacrifice debuff; her blood attracts ghosts and monsters, making her a walking incense offering.
How did those two end up going out together? And why were they caught up in the mirror world?
Damn it, he knew the evil god would cause trouble after descending upon the mirror world yesterday.
The only saving grace was that the two tenants must have carried their room keys with them, and the ghostly old woman in room 205 and the hair ghost in room 206 were able to protect them before he found them.
At this moment, Zhou Fangdong had no time to ask Hong Zhong about the alarm on his phone. He teleported directly to the hidden room on the second floor, preparing to control the slime's body to re-enter the mirror world.
*
Just a short while ago, when Zhou Fangdong entered the back building of the apartment, Yin Xi came out of room 205.
Thanks to the care of the old woman for these past few days, Yin Xi's health has improved, and she is able to walk on her own.
Imprisoned by the Bone Heirs Society for nearly ten years, and frequently subjected to bloodletting by cult members, she suffered from severe malnutrition and significant muscle atrophy.
The old woman could take care of her diet, but she couldn't cure her physical ailments.
Therefore, after she was able to walk, Yin Xi thought about going to the hospital of the supervisory bureau to have a physical examination and see if she could get some medicine to repair her body.
During this time, through watching television news, Yin Xi learned that the hospital of the Inspection Bureau can treat the injuries that ordinary people suffer in paranormal events, and has medicines to eliminate the influence of paranormal forces and medicines to quickly repair the body.
However, these medications are all prescription drugs and can only be obtained after a physical examination at the Inspection Bureau Hospital and evaluation by doctors at the Inspection Bureau Hospital.
As Yin Xi was leaving the room, she ran into Su Wan, who was coming out of the next room, 206.
This short-haired girl was also going to the hospital affiliated with the supervisory bureau.
After Su Wan was attacked by a shadow ghost in Penghu, she has been discharged from the hospital, but she still needs to go to the Control Bureau Hospital for a follow-up examination to prevent any lingering problems caused by the influence of supernatural forces on her body.
Today, her best friend Zhu Di had something come up and couldn't accompany her to the hospital.
After meeting Yin Xi, who was also going to the hospital, in the apartment corridor, the two girls decided to go together.
The hospital of the Inspection Bureau is not located inside the Inspection Bureau, but in a separate isolation area.
This hospital is specifically for isolating and treating patients who have been contaminated by supernatural phenomena or harmed by supernatural events; it is not open to ordinary patients.
Unauthorized personnel wishing to enter must be accompanied and registered by an internal staff member of the Supervisory Bureau.
Yin Xi and Su Wan took the ghost bus to the Supervisory Bureau Hospital. Because they had both made appointments in advance, they were able to enter the hospital's second floor smoothly through the patient entrance after registering on the first floor.
The second floor of the hospital houses the pharmacy and outpatient clinic. The two had just come up the stairs when they suddenly noticed a change in the lighting in the corridor.
It's midday, and the warm sunlight streams through the windows into the corridor, so there's no need to turn on the lights.
But at this moment, the bright natural light began to flicker wildly, like a light bulb with an unstable current.
Bright natural light alternated rapidly with an ominous scarlet glow, as if someone was constantly pressing a light switch.
The constantly changing colors divide the entire hospital into two different appearances—the corridor walls shift wildly between pristine white and bloodstains, and the hospital corridor in front of you is sometimes bright and clean, and sometimes dilapidated and terrifying.
The faces of the two girls were sometimes clear, and sometimes shrouded in a chilling blood-red light and shadow.
As the light flashed, a sharp, piercing alarm rang out at the same time.
"Let's get out of here quickly." Yin Xi decisively pulled Su Wan's hand and backed away.
During the years she was imprisoned by cult members, she had close contact with many paranormal events and ghosts, and was not frightened by this strange and sudden incident.
Hearing Yin Xi's voice, Su Wan came back to her senses.
She felt her limbs go weak, as if she had returned to the desperate state she felt when she encountered the shadow ghost in the neighborhood.
Su Wan was naturally timid, and even after experiencing a supernatural event, she couldn't naturally face this bizarre scene.
However, having someone with her this time helped her quickly recover from her fear.
Su Wan gripped Yin Xi's hand tightly and pulled her quickly toward the stairs.
Just then, the change in light abruptly disappeared, as if the power had been cut off, and the whole world was immersed in a crimson glow.
The hospital corridor had been completely reduced to ruins, as if it had been abandoned for a long time.
Large splatters of dark red and black blood were splattered on the walls and floor. The floor was littered with shards of glass and illegible medicine bottles. Scattered medical records were soaked in blood and had completely blended into the floor.
The two girls had only run a few steps when they found that the road ahead was blocked by several iron hospital beds that had appeared out of nowhere and were leaning to one side.
Just as they were preparing to find another way out, another unexpected event occurred.
A wet, bloody handprint appeared unexpectedly on the wall not far from them.
Then came the second, the third...
The dense, bloody handprints moved along the wall at an incredible speed, as if countless unseen, blood-soaked monsters were crawling towards them.
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