Everyone walked along the path while observing the scene in the town.
"There are so few people..." Xie Yuanyuan muttered.
Indeed, the neat streets were empty and there was no one there. Only the hot wind blowing back and forth stirred up their clothes and messed up their hair.
The glass doors of the restaurant were closed, the shops were empty, and there was a layer of dust on the roofs of the cars parked on the roadside, as if they had been abandoned by their owners. Wen Zheliu seemed to catch a glimpse of some movement from the corner of his eye. He looked up and saw a woman standing upstairs, peeking at them through the partially opened curtains. Her eyes were full of alertness and vigilance. Wen Zheliu noticed her. , her expression changed, she quickly frowned and slammed the curtains shut.
"So weird." He couldn't help but say.
Chen Feiluan, who was standing next to him, turned his head and asked in a soliciting tone: "What insights does Mr. Wen have?"
"Just call me by my name. You don't have to be so polite." Wen Zheliu smiled, "It's just the beginning now. Let's take another look. It's not good to draw conclusions too early."
Li Tianyu rolled his eyes and said coolly: "I'm afraid there are some ignorant and short-sighted people who conceal things regardless of the overall situation in order to protect their ranking."
After saying that, she quickened her pace without looking back and walked quickly towards the hotel door not far away.
"Sorry, Zheliu," Chen Feiluan looked a little embarrassed, "Tianyu, she..."
"She is the biological sister of Li Rong, the leader of the Fire of the World." He Qin had a smile on his lips, but his eyes were cold and clear, even a little sharp. "It has been so long, but you still haven't corrected your problem of speaking without restraint?"
Chen Feiluan was stunned: "You..."
"Last time, she insisted on going her own way and used her influence and status to drive away the veteran player Feiniaoyou in the same group, which caused a continuous uproar of negative public opinion for your group. Was it the public relations team sent by n-star that solved it for your group, right?" He Qin looked straight ahead, not looking at him, and his tone was still indifferent, "One year has passed. Not only has she not learned her lesson, but she has caused troubles, big and small, all the time. If it weren't for her own ability, , and because her extreme personality has attracted a group of die-hard supporters, n-star’s observation team has long ordered her to quit the team as a shareholder.”
Chen Feiluan's face was uncertain, and his expression changed several times. He Qin said: "Now this is the uncanny valley isolated from the world. It is not the city of new stars, nor is it her brother's territory, or the territory of the world's fire. If your group still has Smart people, you might as well advise this young lady to restrain herself, no one here will be willing to coddle her."
Chen Feiluan's eyes were full of inquiry: "May I ask your Excellency..."
Du Zijun next to him finally couldn't help it, and said with a smile: "Staff, don't ask."
Wen Zheliu coughed lightly and signaled He Qin to take it easy and not to go too far.
The group of people pushed open the revolving glass door of the hotel - it was strange that there could be such a large hotel in such an ordinary western town. Although there was only a sleepy-looking bald old man sitting at the front desk, no matter it was the scarlet soft carpet under his feet, the entire brown and gold wallpaper on the wall, or the clean and smooth floor-to-ceiling windows, there were vases standing on the floor that were as tall as one person. , cascading brocades, dark leather sofas and chairs... all reveal a unique sense of gold sales in the 1990s, as if this is not a town in a remote area, but a bustling and lively metropolitan center.
“Welcome, welcome—” the short, fat old man at the front desk scratched his red rosacea nose and shouted weakly in a long voice, “Welcome to the town of Mayoris—”
"There are ten people in total, old gentleman." Bai Jingxing said with a smile.
The old man shook his head, and the spider-like white hair kept trembling on his light pink scalp, "Just call me boss! At this age, I still have to guard such a half-dead ghost place, without waiters, and... There are no maids... John! Come here quickly and take them upstairs!"
There was a vague reply from down the corridor.
Sometimes he muttered, sometimes he closed his two sharp-looking lips, and his pair of cloudy blue eyes kept scanning the passengers in front of him, as if they owed him a lot of money. Wen Zheliu thought for a while, then approached and asked, "Boss, how much does it cost to stay for a day?"
The hotel owner replied listlessly: "According to the rules of our hotel, as many people as come in total can stay for as many days as they want. After the number of days is completed, the remaining people will come and pay!"
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Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Wen Zheliu frowned and said, "It means that we don't have to pay to live here now. Nine people can stay for nine days, and we will come back and pay after nine days, right?"
The hotel owner still looked uninterested and said in a rough voice: "I'm not deaf, you don't have to repeat what I said! John - did your kid die there? He hasn't been seen for so long. !”
The waiter finally poked his head out of the room and shouted: "Boss, I'm looking for the key!"
"Damn it, I shouldn't have taken in this stupid pig in the first place!" The hotel owner spat into the ground angrily, regardless of whether it would stain the beautiful carpet under his feet, "Then you just wait here. "
Li Tianyu took advantage of the opportunity and asked the hotel owner: "By the way, boss, do you know why this place is called Happy Town?"
Hearing her question, Xie Yuanyuan let out a sigh, feeling that something was wrong.
Hearing that Zheliu was feeling bad, he hurriedly shouted: "Hey..."
But he shouted too late. As soon as Li Tianyu finished speaking, the hotel owner's blank eyes gradually condensed. He looked back and forth at the players' clothes, then stared at Li Tianyu, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Since you don't know the origin of Happy Town, why did you come all the way?"
Wen Zheliu had a hunch that if this question was answered by Li Tianyu, everyone's participation value would drop significantly!
Xi Ling frowned, Chen Feiluan grabbed Li Tianyu's wrist, and Bai Jingxing quickly made up for it: "We are..."
Before he finished speaking, Du Zijun crushed a cigarette butt deeply into the smooth varnished wooden front desk. The cigarette butt made a sizzling sound, causing a pit to appear on the tabletop that was originally as smooth as a mirror.
Everyone: "..."
Hotel owner: “…?”
"I'm just asking, is it your turn to talk too much?" The girl raised her dark eyebrows, took out the cigarette case from her trouser pocket, opened it with her thumb, and selected a slender cigarette inside to hold in her mouth. , a frightening impatience flashed in the depths of his pupils, "It's embarrassing for you to live here for a few days. You think you have to know the origin of this shit town just because you're a human being, right? If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, Shut your mouth! No one begged you to say it."
Wen Zheliu sighed, smiled peacefully, and turned to look at the blue sky outside the window.
… It’s really a familiar recipe and a familiar taste.
On the other hand, the people on the other side who had never seen Sister Du's tricks were almost thrown off by this method, and they couldn't even control their expressions for a while. Bai Jingxing's mouth trembled: "Um, Miss Du, what are you..."
The hotel owner looked at the hole on the table and stared at Du Zijun for a long time. Seeing that the other person had a strong aura, he didn't want to accept his own trick at all. Then he slowly bowed down and wanted to cry without tears. He said quietly: "Okay, okay! This fierce lady, just think that I asked the wrong thing!"
"Huh?" They didn't expect that the boss who had dragged him for 2,580,000 yuan would suddenly change his attitude, and everyone was stunned for a moment.
Generally speaking, in the early stages of the game, the system will consciously assign an identity for the player to easily integrate into the world. Sometimes they are tourists, sometimes they are travelers passing by, and sometimes they are reporters who come to investigate, writers who collect and record supernatural events, etc.
Having seen the welcoming road sign before, Wen Zheliu could guess that since the destination was such a place with local characteristics, the status assigned to them by the system was that they were almost tourists. However, just now, Li Tianyu's mental problem put the players' participation value at risk for a moment, and then Du Zijun forcibly changed his status as a tourist to a passerby. It can only be said that he has a reliable teammate.
"The reason why Happy Town is called Happy Town is because there is a very famous reality show in the town." The boss took out a rag from under the table and began to wipe the cigarette butt pit. "Every night at twelve o'clock, it will It is broadcast regularly on a special channel, it is a very attractive program."
Wen Zheliu asked hurriedly: "How do you say it?"
"Because everyone who has seen it is fascinated by it and chooses to stay here forever and be with the joy." The hotel owner grinned, "You see, this is why Melios is also called the Happy Town. .”
"They all choose to stay here and be happy..." Bai Jingxing fell into deep thought, "I understand."
After saying these words, the hotel owner shut his mouth. At the same time, the male waiter John also found the key to the room and came over to lead everyone upstairs.
He is thin, has messy brown hair, and has some freckles on his face. He looks like a reckless boy. As he walked, he introduced to everyone: "This hotel has four floors, but because no one lives on the top floor—in fact, no one lives on the second and third floors either—so you can stay on the second floor. And there is a large living room at the end. Use the remote control to adjust the channel and you can watch the midnight show!"
"Midnight Fun Show... is that what you call it?" He Qin asked with interest.
"That's right, sir, that's right..." John took off several keys from the key chain hanging on his waist, "The room keys are here. You can allocate the room yourself. The extra one is the key to the living room. Anyway, there are no other guests during this time, so I’ll leave it to you.”
Chen Feiluan asked: "Are there rooms for two people here?"
John replied: "Yes, sir. Standard suite, room for two. If any guest wants to stay in a double room, I can take him to the third floor."
"There's no need for the third floor." Xi Ling said with a straight face, "It's best for us to live on the same floor."
Wen Zheliu nodded in agreement. The main mission had begun. They had entered escape mode. Gathering teammates together was indeed one of the safest ways.
"My brother and I share a room." He Qin took the lead to pick out a key from John's hand and winked slyly at Wen Zheliu, "Everyone else can do as they please."
Wen Zheliu's eyes were filled with an unbearable smile, and he mouthed to He Qin: You are so annoying.
Bai Jingxing also went up and picked out a key: "Come on, deputy regiment leader, we have a room together."
Lin Miao nodded.
John turned to several other people: "How many guests?"
Li Tianyu bit her lip. She hadn't gotten over the annoyance of being stupid just now. She stared at the waiter's palm and whispered: "I share a room with a girl..."
"No." Du Zijun flatly refused, "I can only live in one room by myself, I can't live with others."
Li Tianyu was startled, and then felt her face burning, as if she had been slapped. She shouted angrily: "You!"
"Miss Li!" Wen Zheliu called out quickly, "Du... Du Zijun's situation is indeed a bit special. He has been alone before. Please be patient. He has no intention of targeting you."
He Qin also spoke up: "There are enough rooms anyway. Anyone can live wherever they want. There aren't so many restrictions."
"I have a room for myself." Du Zijun took a key and said to John, "What are you looking at? It's not like I won't pay you."
"Then I'll have a room by myself!" Li Tianyu angrily snatched the key, "What a fucking freak!"
Chen Feiluan persuaded in a low voice: "Okay Tianyu, just stop saying a few words."
With that said, he turned to Xi Ling and said, "Captain Xi, shall I follow you?"
It can be seen that they do not ignore Xi Ling's feelings just because he is still young. The young and intelligent leader in front of them still has a high status.
"Okay." Xi Ling replied sternly.
Xie Yuanyuan looked at these ordinary humans with resentment, then went up and silently took a key, turned around and floated back to the team.
Du Zijun grabbed his collar, looked at the number, went up and gave him a new one.
"You have the room next to mine," he said.
John shrugged, not understanding the undercurrent among the guests. Seeing him leaving, He Qin turned around and said, "Start searching for clues. This is the important task."