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Chapter 195: Hive Mind (2)
Chapter 195: Hive Mind (2)
Chapter 195: Hive Mind (2)
"Daughter? Who?"
"She's a Street Prostitute."
"What's her name?"
"Um... I don't know." Gu Yi gestured, "She's pretty and has a big bo*bs."
"Bigger than mine?"
"Not bigger than yours."
"Is it Xiao Xue? I always thought Er Gou was a stalker. He was blocking the entrance to the women's bath today, seemed like he was tailing her. I never expected that Er Gou's daughter would be doing such a thing."
"Maybe the Xiao Xue you're talking about is his daughter." Gu Yi nodded, "You could dig into Xiao Xue's backstory. Xiao Xue has the chance to interact with higher-class citizens; maybe you can use this opportunity to become a first-class citizen. But I don't know if you can lower your status..."
"No problem, I'll take on this mission."
"As for me, as I said before. I'm going to dig into the storyline behind Er Gou, and during this period, I will definitely not upgrade, always maintaining the status of a third-class citizen."
Hearing this, Kanon immediately raised an objection.
"Why do it this way? Wouldn't that mean you can't meet the clearance conditions? And if you always carry the title of a third-class citizen, your actions will be greatly limited; there are many places in the city you can't go to."
"The condition for a perfect clearance is to uncover the truth behind the Wapeng city and to eliminate the Unspeakable, and there's no requirement regarding the Citizen level. Besides, haven't you noticed? Er Gou has always been a third-class citizen, but have you ever seen him caring about the rules?"
Gu Yi's two reasons immediately silenced Kanon and Dennis.
Since Gu Yi entered the weird world, he has never had a clearance rating lower than perfect; no one has the right to question his judgment on the situation.
Gu Yi continued to explain,
"So, to meet the conditions for a perfect clearance, you cannot upgrade, and you must gain Er Gou's trust. He possesses the inheritance of the Mortician, and I guess in this world, no one but me can obtain the inheritance of a Morticians.
Also, if you have the chance to go to the library, make sure to explore inside, don't miss any written material."
"What's a Mortician?"
"I could explain, but you might not understand, so I won't. You just need to trust me."
In the real world, Gu Yi had also talked to the strategy team about the Morticians, but the history of the Morticians seems to come with a cognitive distortion. Once Gu Yi tells the story of the Mortician, people in the real world misunderstand it as something else.
Just like the black orb in his hand.
Even now, some people think it's because he unlocked dual talents, and they spend all day researching how to train adventurers to develop dual talents.
After speaking, Gu Yi looked towards Kanon again.
"How often can you pull us into this space?"
"I can use it once a day, and it has to be when we're all near a phone."
"In that case, let's find a place with a phone every night at 10 and meet to exchange information daily. Everyone, let's proceed with the plan I've laid out."
"Okay, no problem."
"Oh, one more thing," Gu Yi touched his chin, "If you can find the complete rules, remember to copy them down and share them in this space."
"Eh? You don't have them?" Kanon looked puzzled at the two adventurers.
Dennis raised an eyebrow, smiling, "So far, I've only found the 'A-series' rules, disgusting and long, I couldn't be bothered to remember."
"You found all the rules? Where did you find them?"
"Isn't that something you find as soon as you enter the dungeon?"
Kanon shared her initial experiences in the dungeon, leading to an epiphany for both Gu Yi and Dennis. Their starting points in the dungeon were different from Kanon's; Kanon's starting item included breathing appartus, while Gu Yi and Dennis initially had nothing but a torn bag.
The dungeon world was unfair from the start.
"I see..." Gu Yi shook his head, "How many rules do you remember now? Tell us as much as you can remember."
"Alright..."
After Kanon mentioned a few key rules, the time in the Hive Mind space ended, and the three of them immediately returned to their own dungeon worlds.
...
In the real world, nobody could see the trio's exchange in the Hive Mind space; only the adventurers themselves were aware of the situation.
Gu Yi put down the phone, standing next to it.
The police, curious, admonished Gu Yi, "Hey, don't touch the phone, you can't afford it if it breaks."
"Sorry." Gu Yi gently put down the phone, "Can I go now?"
The police glanced at the wall clock, "Hmm, alright, you can go."
"Thank you."
Gu Yi hurried back to the casino and lay down, closing his eyes.
Now that he knew the password for the ring, it was time to see what was hidden underneath it and then decide whether or not to confront Er Gou.
(The deduction begins!)
(You learned from Kanon that Er Gou will be following his daughter around this time, so you don't know how long it will take for him to return.)
(You come to the dark street alone.)
(You search around the perimeter for a while but don't find any police robots or patrolling officers.)
(You arrive at the corner of the dark street.)
(You summon the black orb and grab the ring pull.)
(A cold voice comes to your ears.)
("Please say the password.")
(You: Never compromise.)
(You say it three times in a row.)
(The electricity on the ring pull disappears, and you pull it hard again.)
(You find a complex mechanical device under the ring pull, and you try to move it.)
(The mechanical device is firmly fixed to the ground, immovable.)
(You search around the mechanical device and finally find a series of inscriptions on the side, all in Interstellar language.)
(1. This device can remove or shield rules.)
(2. This device can only contain items that belong to you.)
(3. Each use must be between 10:00-10:03 p.m at night.)
(This seems to be the instruction manual for the strange device.)
("Removing rules" is somewhat difficult to understand, so you set it aside for now.)
(2 and 3 explain the restrictions of the ritual and also explain why Er Gou must conduct transactions in the dark street, even strictly limiting the transaction time.)
(After thinking for a while, you decide to use the black orb to take the device.)
(You expend a great amount of mental energy and successfully contain the device within the black orb's space.)
(You enter the black orb's space.)
(The device is intact; upon activation, it immediately releases a strong electric current.)
(Your body convulses, and you clench your teeth as you exit the black orb's space.)
(You look at your palm, and the burn from the electric current is still there.)
(You surmise that this is because you did not activate the device at the specified time, resulting in punishment.)
(You return to the casino with the device.)
(You find that you haven't been harmed at all.)
(You terminate the deduction!)
Gu Yi opened his eyes, a slight smile on his lips.
The reason Er Gou couldn't leave the dark streets before was because he couldn't move the device out of there, but now, with the help of the black orb, Gu Yi could easily do what Er Gou couldn't.
Without hesitation, Gu Yi immediately ran to the dark streets, took the device, and brought it back.
The journey was safe, without encountering any danger. Lying on the bed, he closed his eyes and rested for a while until Er Gou returned to the casino.
Gu Yi walked out to find Er Gou looking haggard and somewhat despondent, sitting in the backyard, drinking alone.
Seeing this, Gu Yi closed his eyes.
(The deduction begins!)
(You come to Er Gou's side without speaking.)
(You know Er Gou is a man who dislikes idle talk, so you decide to communicate with him as concisely as possible, just like last time.)
(You sit opposite him.)
(You: I got it back.)
(Er Gou: What?)
(You don't speak but place the device in front of Er Gou.)
(Er Gou's mouth falls open.)