mijobooks Chapter 10 I, the Free Ghost, the Kind Ghost
Chapter 10 I, the Free Ghost, the Kind Ghost
Seeing the white demon in the game freeze in his expression, his lips twitching slightly, I felt a chill run down my spine.
Is Miracle really that terrifying?
They simply recreated real-world people and things in the game, and the NPCs who perfectly inherited the original characters began to independently develop experimental projects.
The devil has a good memory.
The white demon instantly reminded me of the prop the Ranger used when summoning the Free Ghost—the "Voluntary Participation in the Experiment Consent Form".
The signature on it is indeed from the Dietrich Laboratory.
All the coincidences that have occurred in the instance so far have been within the framework designed by this seemingly harmless human.
As the old Chinese saying goes, no matter how Sun Wukong tries to escape, he can't escape the Buddha's Five Finger Mountain.
Besides the word "pervert," Labilins couldn't find a better word to describe the human before him.
At this rate, this Chen Lan will eventually accumulate 200 points of negative energy.
In a 30-player raid, after just over a month, the average amount of negative energy collected per player has already reached A-level, making the raid pass the assessment without a doubt.
Although the White Devil originally intended to devour the handsome young man's soul for himself.
But...but...
The more popular the horror dungeon becomes, the more revenue she receives from the China region.
She used the money she earned to support a ghost, which seemed to be quite good.
We'll spend more money to order a custom-made one then.
The little devil is impersonating him, hehehe!
During the time that Labyrinth was drooling over the air.
High-strength reinforcing agent, endless pain, and heavy workload create a triple pressure.
Overwhelmed by the pressure, Chen Lan finally collapsed in the second month.
Cause of death: Respiratory failure caused by severe pneumonia.
It happened in the last few days.
Yang Lan, who didn't want to become a street urchin, suddenly remembered that this was a terrifying instance.
"...The administrator specifically told us before we started that there is no real death in this instance. If you die accidentally, you will need to spend 24 hours to respawn and will regain the opportunity to choose your identity, profession, and inherit funds."
"The cost is an increase of 1 in settlement assets!"
"Oh my god, I should have thought to restart this operation!"
If things aren't going well, just start over.
Hahaha, I'm such a genius!
With that thought in mind, Yang Lan, dragging her limping body, jumped from the tenth floor.
……
With each blink of my eyes, my vision gradually shifted from darkness to light.
Yang Lan found herself in a strange space.
The room was dimly lit, and the arrangement of the tables, chairs, and projection screen almost perfectly mimicked the torture chamber.
Two steaming cups of coffee are placed on the table.
Sitting opposite Yang Lan was a bright pink gargoyle striking a pose; it was clearly one of the ghosts from the instance introduced by the administrator.
Upon seeing Yang Lan wake up, Free Ghost immediately stopped what he was doing, turned to her with a smile, and pushed the coffee cup toward her.
"Nice to meet you. I'm the free spirit, the exclusive spirit of this instance. The coffee is from Moonbucks, you're welcome."
With that eerie atmosphere and that fake American smile, is this coffee even drinkable?
Yang Lan's stereotype of the ghosts in horror dungeons is still based on them hunting down contestants.
Is this guy planning to torture me during this time?
"What...what do you want to do?!"
Yang Lan crossed her arms over her chest in a defensive posture, her tone full of vigilance.
The free spirit shook his head and waved his hand.
"Hey, don't get me wrong. I was designed by my master to specifically guide you contestants and encourage you to participate more actively in the horror dungeons."
The Free Ghost patted his chest, raised his nose, and proudly declared, "I am the Free Ghost, the Kind Ghost."
"I disdain doing such despicable things."
"Contestant Yang Lan, I am delighted by your courage to restart." Free Ghost maintained his smile.
"However, since your death was not accidental, you will be subject to additional penalties according to the rules. The amount of $100,000 will increase to $200,000 at settlement. 11 months remain."
"I haven't even saved enough in a month, and you expect me to earn twice the target amount over the remaining eleven months?"
She earns less than 10,000 a month, but spends more than 20,000, plus all sorts of other expenses behind the scenes that aren't even listed on the bill.
Two hundred thousand? Are you kidding me?!
Yang Lan wanted to explode on the spot. She had already gripped the handle of the coffee cup and instinctively raised it, ready to throw it at the other person.
But considering that the other party was a terrifying dungeon monster, Yang Lan forcibly suppressed her anger.
On the contrary, the free spirit maintained his smile and nonchalantly picked up his coffee and drank it.
"Why don't you splash it? If splashing it makes you feel better, I don't care."
"I will rejoice in your courage."
"Um, are you really going to splash it? Won't you be angry?"
Seeing the "Come on, come on" look on Free Ghost's face, Yang Lan's expression froze.
The dungeon was bizarre enough, but even the ghosts in it were mentally unstable. What kind of genius could design such a dungeon? She couldn't help but wonder.
Once Yang Lan had calmed down, Free Ghost got down to business.
"According to the rules, your target should be doubled, but since this is our first meeting, and I'm a kind-hearted ghost, I'll take the liberty of deciding this time."
Yang Lan's eyes lit up immediately.
"How about reducing your target amount to 11, and limiting the available identities to three for the second playthrough?"
The Free Spirit snaps his fingers.
Three identity cards suddenly appeared in front of Yang Lan, all of which identified her as a college student.
Even the initial assets were $70,000, no less than Yang Lan's from the previous playthrough.
The only difference is the university and major they attend.
[Identity 1: Midwestern Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Research]
[Identity Two: A prestigious school in the Eastern United States' Ma Teng Alliance, specializing in environmental protection and business]
[Identity Three: Western Polytechnic University, Animal Protection]
Yang Lan was caught in a dilemma.
It's so hard to choose between animal protection and environmental protection majors!
Without giving Yang Lan time to hesitate, Free Ghost smiled and put away the card, then asked the question in a gentle and persuasive manner.
"Contestant Yang Lan, please choose: one of the three options on the left with a target fund of 11, or one of the nine options on the right with a target fund of 20?"
"You have one day of rest. You can change it at will before the rebirth countdown ends."
The free spirit shrugged and handed all the choices over to Yang Lan.
He got up, closed the door, and left, leaving Yang Lan with ample time and space to think.
It must be said that the trick of feigning indifference to lure the free spirits, which the executioner taught them, was very effective.
If you simply give the other party three choices, they will definitely become wary and are more likely to notice something amiss.
But now, both sides have laid out their choices completely, allowing the other side to compare and make their own choice.
Yang Lan suspects the probability of a free spirit is even lower!
They will be more likely to take the bait then.
In the first playthrough, most of the events are random events generated by AI calculations, while in the second playthrough, the school carnival is a horror event deliberately designed by the designers.
You Xing specifically instructed the Free Ghost to give Yang Lan an unforgettable experience of her "beautiful college youth".
The free spirit is also looking forward to it.
What is this "Bouncy Party" that the master mentioned?
Are a group of college students playing mobile games together?