[The appearance of alchemical debris makes you realize that this paper mill relies on robots to operate, which provides you with the possibility to use the TK2300 skin to sneak in secretly. 】
[You are about to take action when you suddenly notice an unidentified flying object approaching in the sky. You choose...]
"UFO?"
Mu You was already ready to take action, but unexpectedly a new text popped up, so he had to wait.
[You chose to wait and see. 】
[The flying object approaches, and you can see clearly that it is a dilapidated airship, shaped like an airship covered with metal, with smoke rings coming from the chimneys around it, swinging from the horizon. 】
[A moment later, the airship landed in the open space in front of Luke's compound. 】
[A delivery man walked out of the driver's seat, opened the hatch, and took out all the goods in the storage box. 】
[Frames of brand new cleaning robots are stacked on the ground. 】
When Mu You saw the airship, he thought it was another goblin coming, but he didn't expect it was just a human delivering goods. It seemed that this person should be the supplier of the robot in Luke's home. He just happened to catch a shipment. Handover time.
This is much easier to do!
[While the two parties were talking, you switched to the TK2300 skin, disguised as a cleaning robot, and slowly approached the cargo pile. 】
[You came to the goods and squeezed into a pile of unactivated sweeping robots, blending in perfectly. 】
[You hear the conversation between two people coming from the front. 】
["...The quality of these robots has been very poor recently. Five of the last batch were scrapped after only half a month of use. Honestly, are the ones you sold to me defective?"]
["Nonsense, do you think there are still robots produced now? These are genuine products sent directly from Clockwork City!"]
["If you don't want to buy it, forget it. To tell you the truth, there seems to be an accident over there in Clockwork City. All the goblins disappeared overnight. The supply of goods has been cut off. There will be no more robot goods delivered in the future. I have This batch here is the last batch of goods. If you don’t buy it, others will buy it..."]
…
Mu You saw two people arguing non-stop in the text. One wanted to lower the price, the other wanted to raise the price. After half an hour of wrangling, they finally reached an agreement: to acquire all the cleaning robots at the price of each unit with a life span of 10 years.
[You see the two parties reach a deal and the delivery man boards the airship and leaves. 】
[Luke walked out of the courtyard pushing a cart and loaded the robots on the ground onto the cart one by one. 】
[Luke took stock, and there was a chuckle on his face: "This delivery guy doesn't know how to count. He paid for fifteen units, but gave sixteen units. He deserves to lose money..."]
[You and other robots were transported on a cart and arrived inside the paper mill, stopping in front of the third row of paper cabinets against the wall on the north side. 】
[Luke walks to the container and knocks on the wooden cabinet three times. 】
[After a few seconds, the container moved away automatically, and a tunnel entrance emerged in the exposed open space. 】
[A man who is two meters tall and as thin as a hemp pole walks out of the tunnel. 】
["Sir, this is a new batch of goods, please take a look." Luke's voice. 】
[Hearing this, the Ma Gan man walked to the cart, used the floating spell to remove the robots one by one, and inspected them one by one. 】
[Your disguise is quite perfect, and he didn’t notice anything unusual. 】
[You notice that there is a shadow under this man's feet, but it also does not match his figure: it is the shadow of a short little boy. 】
[After the inspection, the Ma Gan man prepared to return to the tunnel with the robot. 】
[Seeing that the Ma Gan man was about to leave, Luke hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and asked flatteringly: "Sir, my shadow, when do you think..."]
["What's the rush?" The man with a gun looked at Luke displeased: "There are still a bunch of people queuing up now, and besides, your contribution value is not enough. Work hard. When your contribution reaches the standard, you will naturally be allocated. shadow."】
["I understand, I understand!" Luke nodded hurriedly and bowed, not daring to ask any more questions. 】
"Shadow? You mean shadow ghost?"
Mu You frowned. Does this mean that the undead will distribute shadow ghosts as rewards to the people below?
If the people of the Society of the Undead have mastered the technology of controlling shadow ghosts and can graft shadow ghosts into other people's shadows at will, it means that there may already be many shadow ghosts in the Society of the Undead, which can be used as practical combat power...
[You were controlled by the floating technique and followed the Ma Gan people into the deep tunnel. 】
[After a long transfer, you arrive at an empty underground factory. The roads around it are well-structured and extend in all directions. The roads on both sides are brightly lit, and there are a large number of rooms built along both sides of the passage. 】
[The Ma Gan people gave the order to all the cleaning robots around them to start working: "Your job is to clean up the rotting grass that is constantly growing on the walls of the buildings in the underground palace, and to transport the insect corpses, domestic garbage, etc. scattered everywhere... The entire The underground palace is divided into five areas: east, west, south, north, and middle. To replenish energy, go to the energy room in the middle area. You do not have a fixed working area. All buildings within sight are your cleaning range, but remember, the marked area in the west, Don’t step in without orders!”]
The Magan man assigned a bunch of tasks to the robot as soon as he arrived. Obviously, this underground factory produces a lot of garbage every day, which requires the endless work of so many cleaning robots.
However, the other party specifically mentioned in the end that they were not allowed to go to the demarcated area in the West District. In other words, there are probably important things in the West!
[The cleaning robots announced the mechanical sound of 'received order and started working', and the tracks rolled and dispersed to the surrounding passages. 】
[You are also mixed among the robots and heading towards one of the passages...]
Mu You was not in a hurry to go to the West District. The defense in that place might be very tight. He was new here, so he wanted to explore the surrounding area first and get a clear idea of the situation.
[You clean up the debris on the ground along the passage and explore forward. You find many insect shells and insect corpses scattered on the roadside, and the stone walls on both sides are covered with a moss-like plant. 】
[This is the 'rotten grass' unique to humid underground environments. It can provide food for various insects, and the corpses of the insects can in turn provide fertilizer for the rotten grass. If it is not cleaned regularly, the insects in the underground palace will Breed in large numbers...]
This kind of rotten grass is obviously the main part of the cleaning robots' work. Of course, Mu You doesn't have time to act as a cleaner for them, but he still has to do it as he should.
In robot form, there was no concern about mobility, so Mu You pretended to be 'cleaning' all the way while running rampant in the 'North District' and exploring around.
After walking around for a while, he found that the North District was like a self-sufficient small village. It was very large and had a closed area, a living area, a dormitory area, and an amusement park. However, it seemed that the entire area had been abandoned. There are only a few uninhabited houses left.
Mu You explored all the way and found that all the houses were empty and he didn't meet a single living person.
After searching for an entire afternoon, Mu You finally discovered a place that interested him.
[You find an abandoned storage room ahead. 】
[You walk to the door and look in through the crack of the rotten wooden door. You find a mountain of garbage inside, which looks like children's toys. Everything was covered in dust, indicating that it had been abandoned for at least a year. 】
Mu You looked at the latest text and felt something in his heart. All the children's toys were stored here, so maybe Louise's things could be found in it!
[You search around and make sure no one is around, then switch back to vampire skin. 】
[You used the unlocking spell on the old wooden door, and the door lock opened with a sound. 】
[You enter the storage room, look at the garbage on the floor, wave your wand, and release the search spell, searching for: Corday Louise. 】
[Golden runes pour out from the tip of your wand, covering all items in the room, and all kinds of information are swirling in front of you like a kaleidoscope...]
[Search successful: You found an item related to Corday Louise. 】
[You followed the directions and searched, looking through the garbage on the ground, and finally found an old rag doll from a rotten box at the bottom. 】
[This is just a very ordinary quilted doll, but you noticed that the doll’s belly feels a bit angular. You tore open the belly of the rag doll and found a piece of folded paper among the cotton wool, filled with crooked words. 】
[The paper has turned yellow and become tattered due to the corrosion of water vapor, but you can still vaguely make out the content on it. 】
[Fragments of Louise's diary: Corday Louise has always had the habit of keeping a diary. She recorded her experiences here, and when she sensed danger, she recorded several fragments of important information. Pages are hidden throughout the underground palace. By finding these fragmentary pages, you may be able to restore her original experience. 】
[...Recently, some voices of resistance have begun to spread in the hospital. I know that I am not the only one who can't stand it... More than a dozen of us secretly conspired and decided to join forces to resist before the next treatment and escape from this ghost. Place... I also invited Mianmian to act with us, but Mianmian refused me and persuaded us to give up and not do stupid things. It was impossible for them to let us escape. The result of pursuing hope will only lead to To bring greater despair, this is their real purpose... I understand what she means, maybe she is right, but I can't bear it anymore. If I continue, I will definitely go crazy. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, I will I want to give it a try, so tonight, be free or die...
——4/8]
4-8, that is to say, there are eight pages in total, and this is the fourth page.
There is very little content in the diary. It seems that a group of children were preparing to resist, but it ended abruptly. The outcome is not yet known, but I guess it was probably a failure.
The first thing that caught Mu You's attention was that the person 'Mianmian' was mentioned in this diary.
Mianmian was the name Ye Rumeng mentioned when she introduced her sister.
Mu You immediately opened the entrance to the space backpack and came to the little girl's room, preparing to ask her about her sister.
As a result, no one was in the room.
He searched in the zoo's backpack again, but couldn't find Ye Rumeng.
Mu You didn't pay attention. She probably automatically entered the dream space on the other side after falling asleep again. He was used to the fact that the little girl often appeared and disappeared.
After leaving the space, Mu You planned to continue the game.
As soon as he picked up the phone, he suddenly felt a strong wave coming from something on his body.
Mu You hurriedly checked and found that the source of the fluctuation was the Shadow Ghost Box.
However, this time, the shadow ghost did not express anxious and angry emotions towards him like before, but more like 'begging', begging him to let it out.
Mu You was surprised, Shadow Ghost actually begged for mercy?
The shadow ghost is the embodiment of violence and negative emotions. It is said that it has no intelligence and is only driven by the killing instinct. However, since the shadow ghost swallowed the soul of the sea ghost last time, fell into a deep sleep and woke up, it seems to have a certain amount of reason. , I am usually in a very calm state most of the time and will not get angry easily.
But regardless of whether it is rational or not, it is impossible to release it. The consequences of releasing a shadow ghost in a densely populated city are incalculable.
Mu You decisively tried to take Shadow Ghost back again, but unexpectedly, Shadow Ghost immediately stopped begging and began to hit the box crazily, but not against the exit of the box, but in another direction.
"Where do you want me to take you?" Mu You looked at the shadow ghost in the box strangely.
Shadow Ghost hurriedly hit harder.
"Fine……"
Mu You thought for a while and decided to go take a look. He had to confirm the reason for its sudden madness first.
It was already evening at this time, Mu You closed the store door, disappeared out of the door, and headed in the direction indicated by Shadow Ghost.
…
At the same time, in another corner of the city, on the roof of a 100-meter-tall building.
Under the dark sky, a young man with glasses and a middle-aged man stood on the edge of the building, overlooking the bustling night scene of K City.
At the feet of the two people, there was a man in black lying, his body was wrapped by an illusory chain, his mouth was blocked, and he could only squirm on the ground.
"How is the investigation of the person you asked to investigate?" the young man asked.
"That person's information was hidden by the Chinese government, and nothing was found..." the middle-aged man said awkwardly.
"Forget it then, it's important to find No. 14."
"Young Master, but we...really want to do this?" The middle-aged man looked at the man in black on the ground in embarrassment. This man was his subordinate yesterday, but now he is being treated as a victim.
"There's no time."
The young man shook his head: "Those fools parked Sky City directly above our heads. They must have some conspiracy. I need to go back as soon as possible. Before that, I can only do this if I want to find No. 14."
"This is too risky. People from the Celestial Empire will not let us go..." the middle-aged man sighed.
"It doesn't matter. No. 14 is the most perfect work so far. As long as I find it, my last piece of the puzzle will be completed. After that, whatever trouble they want to make, it has nothing to do with us." The young man said.
"But... are you sure it will come if you do this?" the middle-aged man asked.
"It will come, as long as it is still in K City..."
As the young man spoke, the shadows behind him began to change rapidly. Men, women, old and young, tall and short, fat and thin, kept switching shapes until they turned into the shape of a curly-haired girl, and then finally stopped.
The young man kicked the man in black at his feet off the building.
The man in black fell straight down with an expression of despair.
"Go, Louise, call your best friend and see if it will come for you..."
Following the young man's voice, the shadow behind him quickly separated from him and turned into a black shadow, rushing towards the falling man in black below.
A few seconds later, the man in black fell to the ground, causing screams from passers-by below, and nearby pedestrians fled in panic.
After another tens of seconds, the man in black who had fallen to the ground and died suddenly stood up. His whole appearance slowly changed, and finally turned into a girl whose whole body was entangled in a rich black energy.
The black energy continued to entangle and gather around the girl's body, and finally condensed into a black ghost shadow more than five meters high. The ghost shadow opened its blood-red eyes, curled up its sharp claws, and looked up to the sky with a roar.
(End of chapter)
