Moonlight Journey Hotel.
"My name is Fang Yao. I used to be a social animal."
With a sigh in his mouth, he reached out and pulled off the tie around his neck. The young man also found a seat behind the counter and sat down.
"The world I was originally in, like yours now, is a world that belongs to modern society. After graduating from college, I found a job in 996, working overtime without pay, working as a humble worker, in order to be able to impress my boss. After driving a new car, I work hard like other social animals so that my boss can live a better life."
When saying these words, Fang Yao's expression looked quite melancholy.
"The pressure in big cities is high and the pace is fast. In order to get a better future, just work as a worker. As a result, I was finally busy until the end of the year, and then the big boss of the company sent a message in the group saying that the New Year The end is coming, and old employees are allowed to automatically apply for a 10% reduction in their salary... Have you ever seen such an outrageous notice? The most outrageous thing is that it is still true!!"
"Is this outrageous? You underestimate the capitalists too much."
Bai Zhi held his hands with a sneer on his face.
"It's good enough that they don't ask you for the water and electricity bills consumed by the company when you work overtime. Also, I heard a joke that a social worker who worked overtime died suddenly at his job because of long-term overtime work, and then the boss I posted on the Internet that due to the sudden death of an employee, the work could not be completed as scheduled, resulting in huge losses to the company. Can I ask the family of the deceased to compensate the company for the losses... Do you think this is a question that people can raise? ?”
"No, so they are all dead."
Fang Yao nodded in agreement.
"Later I thought this message was outrageous, so I posted a screenshot online... Then I was fired by the company for leaking company secrets. But the next second I walked out of the company holding my belongings. , a huge tombstone fell from the sky, completely crushing the entire company building underneath."
"...Tombstone?"
Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"That's right, a huge tombstone made of pure black with names written all over it... This is the root of the end of the world for us."
As if recalling the scene at that time, the expression on Fang Yao's face looked slightly gloomy.
"From that day on, tombstones with names written on them would fall from the sky every day around the world and smash people to death. It was useless even if they hid in hard underground facilities, because these black tombstones did not know where they came from. Following any physical laws, it doesn't matter where you hide, they are determined to crush you to death and then build a monument on top of your head."
"Your world was so destroyed? No one jumped out to save the world?"
Hearing this, Bai Zhi frowned slightly.
"They are players, right? Yes, when the end of the world is approaching, a large number of players do emerge, but it is useless. When the tombstones with their names engraved on them fall, those players will also do the same. If you are beaten to death...if you can't be beaten to death, you will continue to be beaten."
Fang Yao sighed slightly in his mouth.
“At that time, I didn’t know what players were, so I regarded them as heroes. But after seeing the heroes being killed during the live broadcast, I could only follow the crowd and hide in my house to pray. A strange black tombstone will not fall on your head. In fact, at that time, the social order was completely chaotic. There were no zombies, no alien invasions, no virus leaks... just because These strange black tombstones falling from the sky have gradually brought our world to the edge of destruction."
"But you're still alive."
Bai Zhi nodded.
"Yes, I am indeed still alive, because when my tombstone fell, I accidentally ran into a hotel, and then inexplicably passed some test and became a formal employee of this hotel..."
When he said this, Fang Yao showed a wry smile on his face.
"It was really painful to be hit by a tombstone, but because of the immortality given to me by the hotel itself, I was resurrected again, and then the tombstone came towards my head again... You can feel the feeling I felt at that time Are you desperate? God can’t even die even if he wants to... "
"Bai Zhi, I seem to know what the prototype of this hotel is."
At this time, he reached out and tugged at the corner of Bai Zhi's clothes. Qingyi, who had been listening beside him, suddenly intervened thoughtfully.
"You know? Uh... wait..."
Before Bai Zhi could reply, Fang Yao suddenly turned his head curiously and looked at the robber in front of him, who was holding a rabbit doll in his arms and a ragdoll cat lying on his shoulder. White-haired lolita.
He didn't have time to take a closer look before, but now that he took a closer look, he suddenly looked a little surprised.
"Fuck, Kasugano Qiong... Qiong, Qiong sister!?"
"What kind of girl is not Qiongmei?"
Looking at Fang Yao inexplicably, Qingyi turned his head and spoke to Bai Zhi seriously.
"The prototype of this hotel is [Noah's Ark]. There was once a similar example like this in my world... or I should say two."
"[Noah's Ark]... Whenever a world is about to fall into complete destruction, will a similar building appear to select a person in that world and then take him to escape from that world?"
After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi slightly raised his eyebrows.
"There is more than one [Noah's Ark]. The two cases in your world are that someone from your world was chosen to be a part of Noah's Ark, and the other one is like the guy in front of you, who came to your world from other worlds. … How long will they stay?”
"The chosen person in our world stayed in our world for one day, and the [Noah's Ark] who came from other worlds stayed in our world for one month."
Qingyi nodded seriously.
"According to the research of our Royal Research Institute, [Noah's Ark] itself is not a weird story, it should be similar to the last defense mechanism of a world before destruction... After discovering that resistance is useless, the world is destined to be destroyed, and it will be helpless. Make the final choice to escape with the last spark of fire.”
"Wait, does that mean my world has been completely destroyed? I am the last survivor of my world?"
He didn't care to pursue the question of whether the white-haired lolita in front of him was the Qiong girl he knew. After hearing the conversation of the strange pair in front of him, Fang Yao was stunned. .
Although he didn't want to admit the authenticity of the other party's words, what the other party said was exactly the same as what he had experienced.
"It's almost like that. Your world should have been completely destroyed...or rather it's been occupied by ghost stories."
After glancing at Fang Yao in front of him, Bai Zhi spoke calmly.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered the two world-class weird stories [Lord of Flesh] and [Princess Doll]. The situation of those two destroyed worlds... Are they consistent with Fang Yao's situation? No one can tell.
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"[Noah's Ark], this is a topic that our Royal Research Group has been studying."
Holding the black rabbit doll in his arms, Qingyi climbed onto the chair next to him with some difficulty.
"If other people could be taken away from Noah's Ark, it would actually be a way to preserve the last civilization in the world, but it is a pity that only one person can be taken there."
"You also said you're not Qiongmei..."
Perhaps because he had experienced so much, Fang Yao quickly adjusted his mood. After seeing the movements of a certain white-haired lolita, he couldn't help but murmur in his mouth.
"That's right, this hotel... [Noah's Ark] is the only employee in it. Every time I travel through the world, I can't take anyone away. This is the rule."
"You said before that this is the third world you have experienced, right? What was the previous world like?"
Bai Zhi tapped the table with [Glory] and asked the other party.
"The last world, you just said, seemed to be the ancient world of cultivating immortals? There were also invasions of ghost stories in that world?"
"Yes, but in that world, the practitioners there call these strange stories that suddenly appear weird or evil."
After taking a look at the gun in the opponent's hand, Fang Yao answered honestly.
"In the previous world, this hotel turned into an inn. I stayed in the previous world for a total of one year, and I just traveled to this world two days ago."
"What was the situation like in the last world?"
Bai Zhi looked very curious.
"In the ancient world of cultivating immortals, there should be cultivators in that world. Taoism, magic, and the like should be able to effectively fight against those weirdos, right?"
"Well... it was a little better at the beginning, but when I left that world, it was basically completely deteriorated."
After thinking for a moment, Fang Yao replied.
"In that world, it was not unheard of for an entire sect of cultivators to be wiped out by a weirdo. Now the entire style of the world of cultivators has completely changed. Demons and monsters are rampant. In order to survive, those cultivators This cultivator is neither a human nor a ghost, and he has a completely terrifying style of cultivating immortals... They call this cultivating weird immortals."
"Okay, I have a general understanding. I would like to ask, what's the matter with locking up people in your hotel? Where are the people who were originally in the hotel?"
Bai Zhi stretched out his hand and pressed his forehead slightly.
"Shouldn't I ask you about this kind of thing?"
Fang Yao curled his lips and looked a little speechless.
"I'm just a small employee, and I don't know much. But it is said that there will be danger outside the hotel, so [Noah's Ark] will automatically protect those who enter. Protected."
"Protect?"
It seemed that he had not expected to hear such a word, and Bai Zhi couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"Yes, it is safe in the hotel. No weird stories can invade this hotel. When I was in the previous world, my inn was also used as a refuge, okay?"
When he said this, Fang Yao glanced at the white-haired lolita beside him.
"Speaking of which, I may not know as much as she does..."
"Anyone can enter?"
"At least in the residential area upstairs, Guaitan cannot enter. If ordinary people want to stay in this hotel, they only need to register with me and pay a small price."
Fang Yao pointed at the top of his head.
"Emergency times call for extraordinary measures. Since the hotel has collected money, the hotel is naturally obliged to ensure the absolute safety of the residents... It's not like I want to lock them up."
"What's the price to pay?"
After basically understanding what happened to Xia Wen and the others, Bai Zhi nodded slightly.
"Just pay, but the amount recognized in the hotel is a little different..."
As he spoke, Fang Yao reached out to open the drawer, took out two gray coins and placed them on the counter.
"Well, with this kind of money, you can stay in this hotel for a day for ten yuan."
"Gray coins?"
Looking at the familiar-looking gray coin that Fang Yao took out in front of him, Bai Zhi couldn't help but frowned fiercely.
He had seen this kind of coin in the previous copy of the amusement park, the operation of the amusement park itself. Just to get this currency from tourists.
After clearing the amusement park dungeon, he had quite a few gray coins in his backpack.
"Gray Coin? No, this is called [Source Coin]."
After giving Bai Zhi a slightly strange look, Fang Yao put away the two coins with his backhand.
"Everyone has more or less [Source Coin] in their body. The increase or decrease of this currency has no impact on humans, but it is an important energy source to maintain the operation of this hotel."
"Will everyone have this kind of [Source Coin]?"
Looking at Fang Yao in front of him, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"That's right, it's not only found on humans, but also on Kaidan's bodies. As long as there are living beings, they will have this kind of thing on their bodies. The only difference is the amount they have."
Fang Yao looked matter-of-fact.
"This kind of currency is not visible. It can only be revealed through some special means. On average, the number of [Source Coins] owned by each ordinary person is about one thousand... By the way, I know you What do you want to say? Everyone can only stay in my hotel for seven days, so we only earn 70 yuan."
"Do you have any equipment here that can detect [Source Coin]?"
After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi asked the other party.
"If you can, please help us test it."
"Yes, there is, but it's not that specific. It can only show a certain range... Wait a minute, let me look for it."
Perhaps he finally learned the real name of the hotel that kidnapped him like a gangster. Fang Yao seemed quite enthusiastic about Bai Zhi's request. After a while, he pulled out a dashboard similar to a dashboard from the drawer. Same thing.
"Well, the method of use is very simple. Just put your hand on it. If it's more than one thousand, it's green. If it's more than ten thousand, it's yellow. If it's more than one hundred thousand, it's red. It's very rough..."
Before Fang Yao finished speaking, a certain white-haired loli put her hand on it out of curiosity. In an instant, a dazzling red light lit up on the dial.
Fang Yao: "..."
Instruments like this can actually be regarded as confidential items of this hotel...or this [Noah's Ark]. He has rarely taken it out before.
Generally speaking, ordinary people are basically light green, and those powerful practitioners will reach the level of light yellow. In the last world he has experienced, the first person in the practice world, a person who has reached the level of The color of the boss in the tribulation stage is only light red.
But now, the white-haired lolita in front of me broke the opponent's record so easily...
While Fang Yao was dumbfounded, something even more dumbfounding happened in front of him.
As if they were arguing about something, the black rabbit held in the arms of the white-haired lolita in front of him also curiously raised his paws and placed his hands on the instrument.
Then, a blazing red light that was ten times stronger than the previous color suddenly lit up on the instrument, almost blinding him...
"Ding dong."
With a crisp sound, two pale golden cards appeared out of thin air and landed in front of Qingyi and Anna respectively.
"...VIP card? It's interesting."
After picking up the card on the table with great interest and taking a look at it, Bai Zhi also placed his hand on the instrument.
Then? Then there is no more.
… Because after Bai Zhi put his hand on it, the instrument exploded.
Fortunately, Bai Zhi reacted in time. When he realized something was wrong, he quickly pulled his Qingyi and bent down to hide, so that he was not affected by the explosion.