Chapter 46: Players Return + Forum + Luo Qing’s New…
Luo Qing sent the three tenants upstairs and then went straight home. She washed her hands twice with hand sanitizer with great disgust and took a shower.
Then she opened her cell phone and started thinking about which house to move the young tenants into tomorrow.
Alas, this is the problem with old residential communities. Today this thing is broken, and tomorrow that thing is out of warranty.
Ping An Home is a pretty good old community. Residents have paid their property management fees and public maintenance fees, so there are minor repairs every year and major repairs every ten years.
But some houses have not been lived in for a long time, and without the presence of people, it is not easy to notice any damaged items.
This time, the problem was obvious in Unit 3, Room 401. The sewer backed up, and so many hairs overflowed. It was obvious that there was a problem with the pipes.
Luo Qing never does the dirty chores at home, such as cleaning the sewer and toilet herself. Her husband would use them whenever he wanted.
Oh, look at this broken pipe. Not only did it cause water backflow to 401, but even the pipes on the third floor burst.
However, this group of tenants had probably just rented the house and, at such a young age, had never dealt with such emergencies on their own.
Look at her, she just took a plunger and cleared it. Isn't that the problem? It's all about experience!
And there's so much hair in the drain... Luo Qing rubbed his chin. Seriously, who can't tidy up their hair before taking a shower?!
How could so much hair get stuck in the sewer?
This hair loss is a bit too serious!
Luo Qing flipped through the vacant rooms in Building No. 9 and showed the tenants everything they needed to see. If these three still wanted to live in Building No. 9 but didn't want to live in a room with poor decoration, they could only temporarily live in Room 703 of Unit 1.
The problem with 703 is that it is difficult to climb because of its height, but the house is fine.
Otherwise, they will be arranged to go to the next building to look at other apartment types.
Although I am a tenant for only one month, it does not necessarily mean that I cannot rent the place for a long time. I still need to provide good service and not damage the reputation.
After all, I have a lot of houses on hand, and there are still a lot of them that have not been rented out.
These outsiders came here one by one. As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. A good reputation is not as good as gold or silver.
After a while, Luo Qing waited until her husband came back with the repair box, "Honey, are you done packing?"
"It's cleaned." Yan Fufeng washed his hands with running water and smelled himself.
If he smells of dirt, his wife won't let him into bed.
"Honey, I need to take a shower first."
Luo Qing responded, thinking that she would clean up a few more houses tomorrow.
No one in room 601 is asleep, and no one in room 503 downstairs is asleep either.
For Cui Xiangwan, Yue Ye and Xia Tian, this night was a terrifying one.
They were temporarily staying in room 503 of unit 1, but because of this sudden incident in the middle of the night, all sleepiness was gone.
After listening to the three people's stories, Liu Yanran and the others felt their hearts fluctuate.
"Hiss! You mean, you saw Sister Luo Qing deal with that hair strangely?!" Liu Yanran grasped the key point.
Xia Tian nodded blankly, "Yeah, that guy, as soon as the toilet plunger went down, the thing seemed to be caught directly."
"Then when we went downstairs, the residents on the third floor seemed to say that their water pipes had burst," Cui Xiangwan added.
"How's that hair ghost?" Sui Yan asked.
"I don't know. My sister said that thing was too dirty and disgusting, so she asked her husband to deal with it, and then she brought us here." Yue also spoke.
Liu Yanran let out a long breath, and she and Sui Yan and Ji Feishuang looked at each other and nodded.
"Sure enough, Sister Luo Qing possesses a power that is even more advanced than Weird."
Xia Tian was a little puzzled, "Haven't you seen it before?"
The three shook their heads, "Really not."
"But something did happen the night I stayed there. I told you about it this afternoon. I felt the ground shaking and thought it was an earthquake, but the sister who opened the door said there wasn't one," said Liu Yanran.
At this moment, she recalled the first night she lived in Room 503 of Ping An Home, and it seemed as if she had just come to her senses.
Ji Feishuang held her chin, "So what actually happened back then is probably that Luo Qing dealt with the weird person who came knocking on 503's door to harass us."
"That's right." Liu Yanran narrowed her eyes.
"Last time, I just kept hearing knocking on the door, but I had no idea if it was the neighbors or something spooky."
"This time, the three of you saw the strange hair in the sewer, and it can't be covered up no matter what." Liu Yanran guessed.
"If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes this time, we probably wouldn't have known how powerful my sister is!"
"And..." Liu Yanran suddenly paused here.
"Sui Yan and Fei Shuang live in 501. When I was looking for an apartment, my sister didn't take me to see this one."
Yue Ye's eyes moved, and he immediately said: "Maybe the one knocking on the door was the weirdness in 501?"
"That's right." Liu Yanran nodded in agreement.
"I'm afraid we need to re-evaluate Luo Qing's true identity in Ghost City." She looked serious, and so did Sui Yan and Ji Feishuang.
At first, everyone thought that this was just a special indigenous person, but based on everyone's current speculation, Luo Qing's identity is obviously more than that!
Liu Yanran now thinks that there were actually signs of everything.
Luo Qing roamed freely in various copies, and even players could obtain local status by renting a house here.
These days, Luo Qing went to attend a wedding, and Sui Yan and Ji Feishuang were exploring and recording maps in the ghost city.
They also walked through other communities around Ping'an Home, but did not see any other houses or real estate.
What does this mean?
Ping An Real Estate is unique and scarce.
[Temporary Resident of Ghost City] This identity can only be viewed after signing a rental contract and uploading it to the APP.
Even if they wanted to rent a house in other communities, without local residents like Luo Qing to guide them, and without real estate stores for players, nothing would work.
Uniqueness represents monopoly.
Although Sui Yanji Feishuang has not yet explored the entire map of Guicheng, there is only one Ping'an Real Estate in the entire surrounding area.
In reality, no matter which community it is, as long as it is a larger community, real estate companies can be opened side by side downstairs.
How can there be a single company that can take care of all customers?
What does monopoly represent?
It means I’m awesome!
"In Ghost City, my sister must have a very high status and background to be able to obtain the monopoly rights to run a real estate agency." Liu Yanran said firmly.
"Ping An Real Estate should be well-known among the natives of Guicheng. So, take your business card and ask other natives, and you'll get an answer right away."
Ji Feishuang nodded. "So that's how it is. If Ping'an Real Estate has a monopoly and is the only one in Ghost City, then we can just ask any NPC. That makes sense."
"So in fact, Luo Qing's kindness towards us is largely due to the fact that we are tenants." Sui Yan said.
"I think that should be the case." Liu Yanran said slowly.
Compared with later tenants, as the first tenant to rent the house, she undoubtedly received a lot of help from Luo Qing, who even wanted to introduce her to be a study tour guide.
If they originally regarded Luo Qing and the rented house here as a transit station and rest area for players in Guicheng, and regarded her as just a special native, then now, they have undoubtedly raised their rating of Luo Qing's identity in Guicheng!
The second day.
Luo Qing moved the three tenants who were frightened last night to Room 703 in Unit 1, and the bedding and pillows were all brand new, delivered that morning.
"You have all seen this empty house. There are no other vacant rooms, so you can live in this one for the time being. If you feel that the 7th floor is inconvenient, then we will have to move to other buildings." Luo Qing was very kind to the three tenants.
Unit 03 is larger than Unit 01, but Luo Qing took the initiative to reduce the monthly rent for the three of them by 100. The sewer backed up on the first night, which would be a terrible thing for anyone.
"It's okay, it's okay, sister. We'll stay in this room first."
Luo Qing was too polite to them. When Cui Xiangwan and the other two thought about how she had grabbed the weird-haired girl with a toilet plunger last night, they felt that they really couldn't afford such a polite attitude.
"Yes, yes, we'll live here first. Just give us the key. We'll go out and do some shopping later."
Seeing that the tenants still had things to do, Luo Qing didn't delay and handed the keys to them directly. "Just tell me if you have any questions. Don't be afraid of trouble."
The tenants were easy to talk to, so Luo Qing felt relieved. She thought it was necessary to get a tricycle or a stair climbing machine, so she immediately looked through her address book and started looking for people to prepare shopping and go downstairs to the store to work.
After Luo Qing left, more than a dozen players gathered together again. This time, there were ten dungeon players who came to rent a house, and they were not official people. Liu Yanran and Sui Yan discussed it and she took the ten players with her, while the other two continued to stay in Guicheng.
"Everyone, open the [Rugui] app and look for tickets from Guicheng to Wuyouxiang." Liu Yanran said.
"Sister Xiaoliu, you said that you took the subway when you went back before. But my home is in a prefecture-level city, and there is no subway." Lanmao said.
"Me too. I live in the mountains now." Xia Tian said.
"The subway is just a form. The copy is normal and can take us wherever we are and send us back to the real world." Liu Yanran said.
"Your journey home will be transformed into a subway stop."
This information was only recently obtained by the official. The official player who arrived later than Sui Yanji Feishuang brought two ordinary players from the dungeon to rent a house, and then brought the two back to reality, and experienced such a special subway.
"Anyway, you'll know once we go there together," Liu Yanran said.
Everyone bought round-trip subway tickets for seven days and walked towards Ping'anli subway station in a mighty procession.
Liu Yanran felt that the burden on her shoulders was heavier, but she also felt more at ease. At first, she was a little scared when she went back and forth by herself.
When the eleven temporary residents of Ghost City boarded the "subway" together, a detailed [get-off point] appeared on the ticket purchasing interface on their mobile phones.
"My get-off point is number one," Cui Xiangwan said.
"I'm number two. This way, if there are more and more players in the future, we won't have to worry about exposing our real address." Xia Tian said.
Players were both excited and nervous about this special copy return route. This time, everyone memorized the forum ID and made an appointment to go back and add friends.
...
Yueye, he got off at "Get-off Point No. 3".
Because he didn't want to reveal too much information about himself, he didn't say that he also lived in the village.
The moment the subway door opened and he got off the train, he was blinded by the white light. He closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them again, he was back in his own village courtyard.
He looked at his watch first.
Wait, that's not right.
When they were pulled into the dungeon, he clearly looked at the time. It was nine o'clock in the morning!
Yue Ye quickly returned to the house and looked at the electronic clock placed inside.
May 27, 2040, 10:32.
Yue Ye's pupils shrank. They entered the dungeon on May 24th, and entered the subway in the ghost city at 10:30.
Three days? Was the flow of time in the strange dungeon completely synchronized with the flow of time in reality?
There has always been a time difference between the strange dungeon and reality. Some players enter and exit the dungeon at almost the same time, which means that the time spent in the dungeon is completely still.
Some players spend as much time in a dungeon as they do in real life. Even worse, the time difference is completely irregular, making it difficult to understand.
The time difference between the dungeon and the real world has always been the focus of research by players and officials. The only rule of its mechanism is that players in the same dungeon have the same time flow when entering and exiting the dungeon.
[Congratulations to player Yue Ye for completing The Wedding Banquet. This level is rated B+...]
The settlement rewards of the wedding banquet copy appeared in front of him. Yue quickly opened his mobile phone, entered the forum, and started to contact other players.
[Yue Ye]: I stepped out of the subway and headed straight to my yard. The dungeon was complete. Also, this time, my real-world time flowed at the same speed as in the dungeon, a total of three days, and I arrived home at 10:32.
[Xiang Tian Ge]: Same, settled, three days.
At this time, they were chatting in the official [Jiansheng] APP group. The official APP has many functions, including the online video function. Liu Yanran asked them to be patient, quickly sent a video conference ID, and started recording the online copy.
Because everyone survived this time, plus there was a copy preview, and the changes in the middle were too special, all the players only had two meals, and the rounds of video calls did not end until nine o'clock in the evening.
With such high-intensity output and constant thinking and recollection, Cui Xiangwan was almost dizzy and turned off the video to say goodbye.
He took a nice hot bath and ate two energy bars. Feeling his mind gradually filling up, he switched to the forum interface on his computer.
The call post he sent out on the evening of May 23rd still dominates the homepage of the [Rugui] forum. People keep pushing it up to ask whether the poster and other players have returned.
From noon to afternoon, he was cooperating with the official to record the video. Cui Xiangwan was not idle during the video, and he also took notes of what everyone said.
[Yue Ye]: I've also compiled a full transcript of the dungeon and sent it to you. If you post it yourself, it will be easier to remember if you're the same poster.
Seeing the message Yue Ye sent to her, Cui Xiangwan smiled. This was what they had discussed.
Originally, Cui Xiangwan was concerned about the confidentiality that the authorities might require, but Yue Ye said that he would definitely release it. In the end, it was decided that Cui Xiangwan, the convener, would release the copy content, while Yue Ye would release the content about renting a house in Guicheng.
At midnight on May 28, two long posts were updated on the Rugui forum, and they were immediately pushed to the most popular position.
Ten players have returned to the Who is My Bridegroom/Bride dungeon. The dungeon has been changed to a "wedding banquet" midway through. The full process is included in the post.
[We cleared the Who's My Bridegroom/Bride dungeon. The ten of us followed "Luo Qing" and successfully rented three apartments in Ghost City.]
In the two posts, Cui Xiangwan and Yue Ye added links to each other's posts after posting, verifying each other's identities.
Almost all the online players flocked to these two posts, calling their friends and eager to finish reading them immediately.
Most of the people in the front row of the two threads are just there to take up space on the sofas and floors. Waiting for a player who has read the thread seriously to reply is already a matter of more than a hundred floors.
[Holy crap! The dungeon can actually be changed? In other words, you, the OP, used "talk therapy" to get the NPC groom, who was hiding among you, to change the dungeon's contents. Incredible, incredible! All ten of us survived!]
[You guys actually rented a place, and you actually moved in. You're so brave! I bow down to you.]
[Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! The OP was looking to rent a place, and I managed to get the dungeon information from "Luo Qing." Who knows which dungeon this girl will appear in next? Don't you have to return to the Weird World within seven days? Please ask for us!]
[Oh my god, why does it feel like every instance where the native "Luo Qing" appears lately has some unique changes? Also, how dare you ten of you? Why don't you all come out and rent a room together?]
[I've read both threads. The two posters and another girl were staying together in Ghost City that night, and they were nearly killed by the weirdness. You guys are truly incredibly brave! A true warrior wouldn't leave the dungeon and proactively ask Luo Qing for a room. If you guys managed to survive, you really need to give this girl a kowtow.]
Previously, the rental inquiry post posted by Tian Fang in the forum was regarded as "nonsense" by many players, but this time, someone actually rented a house and posted an experience post.
The timid ones were sighing that these people were so foolish and bold, while the more perceptive players read the contents of the two posts over and over again.
No matter how foolish and daring they are, the fact that ten people survived together does not mean that the copy is easy, nor does it mean that all ten of them are brainless. It is more likely that they saw benefits in renting a house in the ghost city.
Besides, isn't this a return to reality? Not to mention the fact that the two posts revealed that the various dungeons were actually a single, integrated world.
Various posts related to Guicheng, Luo Qing, and renting houses kept appearing in the forum.
So the question is, compared to those players who are lucky enough to meet "Luo Qing" in the dungeon and get the business card, if ordinary players also want to rent a house, is it feasible?
The forum in reality was in a mess. As the name "Luo Qing" spread through posts, it had become a well-known name to all players on the forum. They all remembered her several characteristics: she was young, beautiful and married, her main business was a real estate agency, her store was called Ping An Real Estate, and she had N part-time jobs that they were not aware of.
Players have now uniformly changed the original NPCs' names to "Indigenous People." Many players have also discussed: since Luo Qing, an Indigenous person, can be communicated with, what about other Indigenous people? Is there a similar possibility?
Ghost City, Luo Qing knew nothing about all this.
She had been sitting in her shop all day, and there were no customers today. Luo Qing was very calm about this. Business was always like this, either it was always crowded or there were no customers for a long time.
Today she asked someone to order two electric stair climbers that can climb stairs, so that she can lend them to her tenants when they move.
"Knock knock knock." There was a sudden knock on the door of the shop. Luo Qing was delighted, but before she went to open the door, she saw the door being opened automatically.
It’s broken. It’s an acquaintance, not a customer.
Teacher Wei clearly saw her face change from surprise to calmness, and was speechless. "Xiao Qing, why do you look like this when you see me? I came here to give you some money."
"Teacher Wei, I thought a customer had arrived. What do you want me to do again?" Luo Qing asked lazily.
"Wasn't everything going well when you led a tour group to the museum last time? Why didn't you go after just one person?" Teacher Wei skillfully pulled out a stool and sat opposite her and began to encourage her.
"I have a lot of clients recently. I rented out three units yesterday. They are all in the store." Luo Qing handed the fruit plate to Teacher Wei.
"Have you placed any orders today?" Teacher Wei looked at her.
"It's not open. Aren't we waiting?" Luo Qing said.
"Then how long are you waiting? Your tenant doesn't have a job yet, so just find someone to look after her for you. You should help her out and lead more groups to museums and art galleries," said Teacher Wei.
If she doesn't leave, the neighborhood might have more than one water pipe explosion. These neighbors know that the old lady is the only one in charge.
"My voice is sore." Luo Qing touched her neck. It had been too long since she spoke so much. The last time she visited the museum, her voice felt a little hoarse the next day.
"Not at the art museum! Let me tell you, this time you just need to lead them around the gallery. No need for introductions, no need to strain your voice."
"Well, if you don't want to go to the art museum, there are some other jobs." Teacher Wei pushed his reading glasses, opened his mobile phone, and looked through the community group chat to see what jobs everyone had found for Luo Qing.
"Teacher Wei." Luo Qing suddenly called her.
"Why do you like finding me a job so much?"
Teacher Wei's back tensed instantly. She sighed, a look of worry on her face. "Xiao Qing, isn't it normal for me to find you a job? Look at you, you've been staying home for the past few years because you were sick. We're all worried that you'll get sick again. Besides, running this store is expensive. How much do you and Xiaoyan, two young people, have saved together?"
"If you ask me, it's not a good thing for you to sit around and wait like this every day. I'm worried that you won't have enough to eat."
Hearing Teacher Wei about to launch into a lengthy speech, Luo Qing immediately paused with her finger. "Okay, okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go to the art museum. How much is it per day? But the earliest I can go is the day after tomorrow."
"I have an appointment with some friends tomorrow and we're going out shopping." Luo Qing stretched.
I have been making money from my part-time job recently, and I earn even more from renting a house. I have been saving a lot in my small nest egg, so naturally I have to spend some.
"Shopping is good, shopping is good. Young people should go out more often, otherwise you won't be able to tidy up every day." Teacher Wei nodded repeatedly.
Luo Qing looked down at her clothes. Well, a blue sweatshirt with wide-leg pants. She just did whatever was comfortable at home, but this outfit was indeed several years old.
This time, when going to attend Yinuo's sister's wedding, Luo Qing made an appointment with one of her friends, Shang Qingyun. Qingyun is the front desk manager of the Bubble Hot Spring Hotel. The hotel is always busy and it is difficult for her to rest. This time, she finally saved up some annual leave and took five days off. Today, Qingyun went home to visit her elders, and tomorrow her good sisters will go shopping together.
Shang Qingyun is a hotel professional, and Luo Qing is planning to ask her for advice on how to achieve the most cost-effective bedding for daily use if she plans to convert a few houses in the community into daily rentals.
On May 28th, at 9:30 in the morning, Luo Qing successfully picked up his good friend in his car and asked, "What are our plans for today?"
"I've been suffocating in the hotel all year. Oh, the fresh air outside is so good, and the scenery in the city is beautiful." On the co-pilot seat, Shang Qingyun opened the window to let in some fresh air.
Luo Qing laughed out loud, "The scenery in the city is beautiful? It's all buildings."
"I don't come back many times a year, just like traveling. Are there any fun places? I heard that there seems to be some kind of community fire temple fair that is quite popular recently." Shang Qingyun asked.
Temple fair? Luo Qing really had no idea, but he followed the guest's wishes and asked his friend to look up the address, then he started searching for the navigation.
At the same time, a group of players are entering the [Temple Fair in Progress] copy.
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