The air fell into silence for a while.
The black and thin male clerk confirmed the invitation for a long time, and when he raised his head again, the disdain on his face had completely turned into a smile:
"Oh! Friends from afar, guests who see once is worth seeing, and students full of potential and vigor, welcome to the harmonious and friendly No. 1 block. How can I help you?"
The degree of this face change is completely different from the arrogant image just now.
Tang Xinjue nodded, "Don't you need to fill in the form?"
"No, no, of course not."
The clerk smiled and opened his mouth wide, only to see his jaw drop to the ground with a "click", stretching his face to a length of more than one meter in an instant. The upper and lower rows of yellow teeth bit forward and swallowed all the thick documents and forms into his mouth.
Really take back what you said.
"..."
A few people didn't want to tangle with him, so they got straight to the point:
"We want to know, have any other tourists entered Community No. 1 before this?"
The clerk rolled his eyes: "Of course I have this, I don't know what you want to ask..."
"A normal female tourist called Xiao Wan, about 1.5 meters tall, with long black hair and wearing a green skirt."
Tang Xinjue omitted the relevant information of those "VIP tourists", and only mentioned one person, and said straightforwardly: "Where did she go, did she leave any information?"
The black and thin man on No. 1 Street did not keep silent about the information like the tall and strong woman on No. 2 Street, but told the whole story straightforwardly:
"You're asking the right person, among all the offices in the University City, who has better memory and business ability than me? As soon as the tourist entered No. 1 Street, he went straight inside, obviously aiming at Mr. Bu Entertainment City Go, I was absolutely right!"
"Mr. Bu, the casino?"
This familiar brand name moved Tang Xinjue's heart.
The last time I heard this name was in the conversation among the children and residents when Zhou Ao was rescued at the gate of the community. From their words, we can know that "Mr. Bu" is the one who bought the "live toys".
What will the dolls made of examinees be used for if they are sold to the other party
As I got to know more, the gap between the face of this mysterious NPC and the kind image in the original "Dorm Friendship League" seemed to be getting wider and wider.
Will they learn the whole picture of each other in this dungeon
The black and thin man smiled and said: "Mr. Bu is one of the most famous rich men in the university town. His group is not only second to none in the field of props research, but the casino he founded is also the largest and most prosperous gold sales place in the university town!"
Tang Xinjue said calmly: "Can we support the most prosperous casino by changing the traffic of people in the community?"
Black and thin man: "..."
He told the truth angrily: "The casino itself does not belong to the transformation community, it is just the projection that connects the entire university town."
—That is to say, no matter where you come from in the university town, you can enter the casino through projection.
Guo Guo grasped the key point and immediately asked: "Wait a minute, since you can enter from any location, if you want to leave, can you go anywhere through the casino?"
While speaking, her heart also hung high: If this is the case, then the casino is probably the exit for them to leave the dungeon!
The black skinny man didn't answer directly, but said vaguely: "Well, we public officials are not allowed to enter the casino to spend, so I don't know, so you have to try it yourself."
He smiled and added: "Oh, by the way, there is a discount event for casino tickets today, and the queue will take a long time. If you rush over now, you might meet the person you are looking for!"
Several people wanted to continue asking, but another big fat man swaying left and right came out of the block, and rushed to the black and thin man in a hurry. After wiping off his sweat, he complimented wildly before he even said anything:
"I haven't seen you for a few days. The clerk is very wise and powerful. I feel relieved when I see you. Look..."
But the black and thin man waved his hands again and again, with a righteous expression on his face:
"Don't say such pleasant words, the purpose of our clerks is to serve the residents, flattery is useless!"
Fatty: "..."
The black and thin man looked respectful, but actually answered very smoothly. When 606 asked about the export of the dungeon, he started talking about him from left to right, seeming to have said everything, but also seemed to have said nothing, and even started to contradict 606's words.
The four of them knew in their hearts that since the other party could tell the whereabouts of the previous candidates, they would naturally tell others about them, so they could only talk about it and not say much. In terms of credibility, it is far from the tall and strong female clerk in District 2.
Not wanting to waste any more time, they simply asked a few more questions and left.
"Bon voyage!" The clerk nodded and bowed farewell behind everyone, until their figures disappeared at the end of the field of vision, and the expression of the half-smile gradually became serious.
Tang Xinjue and his roommate looked at each other tacitly and continued to move forward after mentally recalling this scene in their minds.
Soon they discovered that the storefronts on both sides of the street looked colorful, but in fact most of them had no house numbers, and most of the handwriting that could be seen was garbled characters. You can't see the scene inside the closed gate, and you can only judge the function of the building from the occasional residents who come out.
But without exception, all these stores need to pay a fee before entering, otherwise they refuse to disclose any information.
In this case, a roadside stall that does not need to pay tickets is particularly valuable.
"Selling maps, the most complete map in the whole university town..."
They found this stall selling maps in a narrow building gap. The stall owner is an old lady who is less than half a meter tall. From a distance, she has only one head tilted on the small cart, and her cloudy eyes are rolling in the deep sockets, which is particularly creepy.
"Little girl, which map do you want to buy?" The corner of the old lady's withered lips parted into a smile: "I have all kinds of maps here, as long as you can afford the money, you can know the whole university city like the palm of your hand."
Guo Guo avoided the old lady's scrutiny, and casually pointed to a piece of withered yellow paper the size of a palm: "Excuse me, what kind of map is this?"
"This is the [encyclopedia] in the poor area. With it, no one can trick you into a black kiln. It only costs 150 catties."
Guo Guo: "...do you think I look like someone who weighs 150 pounds?"
And most importantly, an old map that can't be seen clearly with a magnifying glass, as if it would turn to ashes at any time, actually costs 150 catties?
They seemed to understand a little bit what happened to the pity eyes of the three sisters when they came in.
"Little girl, don't judge the world by your price standards." The old lady smiled: "Don't think that my mother-in-law is a black market. You will know when you see it a lot. What I sell is the cheapest. You If you can’t buy it, you will lose money, and you won’t be able to buy it!”
Guo Guo was skeptical, looked at Tang Xinjue, and carefully considered his words: "Then if we want to see the routes and buildings of No. 1 Street, how much is the cheapest price?"
The old lady stretched out a burnt chicken claw-like finger, fiddled with the pile of maps twice, and took out a piece of yellow paper the size of a leaf:
"A crow with a broken leg flies to the rich area, and you can get a general idea of it. This is enough for you. 20 catties."
Tang Xinjue closed his eyes for a moment, opened them and nodded: "That's it, pay my bill."
She reached out to touch the map, but the moment she was about to take it away, the old lady's fingers pressed it down again.
Tang Xinjue raised his eyes, just in time to meet those straight cloudy eyes.
The old lady giggled twice: "Little girl, grandma doesn't look like you are rich. If you don't want to spend money, grandma has a way to teach you to take these maps for free."
Withered fingers pointed to Tang Xinjue, and then to Guo Guo:
"Just... use the eyes of the two of you in exchange."
? ? ! ! !
Guo Guo instantly widened his eyes and clutched the pendant. Zheng Wanqing directly dragged her behind her, holding the edge of the cart with her ready-to-go silver arms:
"Can you say that again?"
The old lady had no fear, and said in a hoarse voice slowly: "Little girl, how do you think the map is made?"
"I need different eyes... God's eyes that can see the boundless realm, heaven's eyes that can see the past and future, ghost eyes that can see the dark abyss... You are lucky to have two pairs of valuable eyes. At critical times, it Can save your life."
The old fingers pushed out the map again:
"If you want to sell, come to me at any time - don't sell to those treacherous businessmen, they will only take money out of your pocket. Here, here is my contact information, just call me Granny Wang."
Turning over the back of the map, there is a row of chaotic symbols engraved on it.
The four in 606 looked at each other, and Guo Guo subconsciously asked, "Is this the phone number?"
But no matter how she looks at it, this "Grandma Wang" doesn't look like someone who can use a smartphone proficiently
The cloudy eyes finally rolled their eyes, the old lady snorted coldly, and pulled out a smooth and luxurious model from the bottom of the booth, a brand new mobile phone with money shining everywhere:
"A fart whose pockets are cleaner than his face, but who cares a lot. Granny makes more money than you can eat in your life!"
"..."
With a map in hand, the experience of walking on the street suddenly increases geometrically.
"Beauty, students, we have the latest test props in our store, which are 90% cheaper than those in the mall, and you are guaranteed full marks in every game! Come and see?"
Noodle men with colorful hair stand in front of the store to welcome customers.
Tang Xinjue glanced at the map: "Beauty salon? No thanks."
…
Except for the rather strange-looking residents, the screams and blood foam flying from the buildings from time to time, everything in the block is similar to the real world. The few people quickly adapted to the environment, and their pace became faster and faster.
"arrive."
Tang Xinjue stopped first and pulled Zheng Wanqing back who was still rushing forward.
Zheng Wanqing looked bewildered: "The casino is here? Where is it?"
Looking around, all they could see were small bungalows, and the streets were extremely quiet without any hustle and bustle, which was quite different from the "casino" they knew.
Guo Guo also felt it: "On the left, there seems to be a door there, there are many people under the door, no, the breath of ghosts, the location of the door is..."
She lowered her head slowly, with a trace of hesitation in her eyes.
"You read that right." Tang Xinjue walked to that position resolutely, knelt down and knocked: "It's here."
The four of them lowered their heads together and looked at the round drainage manhole cover.
Following Tang Xinjue's movements, a line of fingernail-sized golden characters appeared in the center of the gray manhole cover:
—Mr. Bu’s luxurious casino, come and enjoy it!