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Chapter 14 I'm a good person, I never rob.

To be honest, Gu Mian was really afraid that an 80-pound sledgehammer would suddenly stick out from inside and smash her head to pieces.

But clearly, this game is reasonable and not as violent as he imagined.

Upon opening, the first thing you see is a letter.

"Apology letter?"

"Dear player, we apologize for any inconvenience caused by experiencing the Ghost High School dungeon."

"At the same time, we hope that players will not continue to engage in excessive behavior in future dungeons, otherwise they will bear the consequences themselves."

This apology letter is something that others naturally don't send.

Other players had already left the instance when it crashed, so this is an apology letter from Gu Mian alone.

So it goes without saying who the "certain player" in the apology letter is referring to.

At this moment, Chu Changge also turned around and looked at the apology letter on Gu Mian's panel.

"I saw the announcement a long time ago, and I guessed it was related to you, but I didn't expect that the game would send you an apology letter after you messed up the dungeon. If it were me, I would have smashed your dog head in already."

Gu Mian glanced at him: "Have you ever seen a game server crash and the blame be placed on the player's wrong operation?"

Moreover, although the title is an apology letter, the words clearly convey a threat!
Regardless of the threat, Gu Mian continued looking down, where the real compensation was about to be presented.

A yellowed piece of paper, resembling a movie ticket, appeared before him.

[Dungeon Exchange Coupon (One-Time Use)]

[Select a specific instance to enter once. You can enter with teammates. Simply fill in the instance and your player name to use this feature.]

All dungeons are now randomly matched; you never know which dungeon you'll be entering next.

But with this, things are different; you can enter your favorite instance at any time.

However, Gu Mian didn't have a dungeon he liked yet, so he put the ticket aside.

There is also a game currency compensation below.

[100 Game Coins]

It's been a whole day, and none of the players worldwide have managed to collect one million in-game currency. The in-game store system won't open until one million is collected, so the in-game currency is temporarily useless.

After looking at the control panel again in bed, Gu Mian got up to turn off the light.

He thought to himself as he closed his eyes, "I need to go to bed early. I have to go grocery shopping with Fatty tomorrow morning."

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, the alarm clock by the bedside rang.

Gu Mian is a miserable intern doctor who lives far from the hospital, so she has to get up very early.
Fortunately, there was a supermarket nearby that sold freshly made hand-pulled pancakes, so you could eat standing up while waiting for the bus at the station.

However, Gu Mian has been eating scallion pancakes for several years, and the supermarket still shows no intention of changing the breakfast menu, which makes him feel nauseous whenever he sees scallion pancakes now.

But things are different when there's a fat person.

Looking at the steaming porridge on the table, Gu Mian suddenly had the urge to restrain the fat man.

The fat man is also quite good at making porridge.

It was sticky but not thick, and it also contained red dates and rock sugar. Gu Mian drank half a pot in one go, which made the other two seem not to be full.

"It's okay," he said, wiping his mouth with a tissue. "We're going to the supermarket soon anyway."

Although the supermarket may not be open yet.

As she left, Gu Mian made a point of glancing at the counter at the main entrance on the first floor of the apartment building.

The antique counter is still there, and the rattan chair is still lying across the room as before, as if no one has returned.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Changge glanced at the rattan chair as well: "Your landlord hasn't come back yet?"

Gu Mian shrugged: "Who knows?"

The sun still rises from the east.

Even with global changes, the Earth's rotation direction remains quite stable.

The sun rose hazily, its warm rays spreading across the ground, casting a pale golden glow over the streets and alleys.

Looking up, there was a clear sky, cloudless, and the air was filled with a refreshing scent.

"The weather is nice today." Gu Mian looked up at the sky.

The road conditions remained poor, and the only option was to ride a bicycle. However, Gu Mian didn't even have a bicycle, so the three of them had to proceed on foot.

There's a ticket booth not far from this apartment, similar to the two next to Lianhua Hospital.

None of the three wanted to enter the dungeon for the time being, and the other players felt the same way, so the ticket booth was empty.

Looking inside, all I could see was a female NPC sitting idly behind the window, almost banging her head against the glass out of sheer boredom.

Just a few more steps and there's a big supermarket.

Just as Gu Mian had predicted, the supermarket was closed.

The huge roller shutter door completely protected the supermarket. The three of them were stunned to see a lot of people standing at the entrance.

"What should we do?" the fat man asked with a pained expression.

Gu Mian turned her head: "There are quite a few supermarkets around here, let's go and look at other places."

Unexpectedly, the large supermarkets that are usually extremely hostile to each other have all taken the same action today.

Not a single shop was open along the way. Could it be that a unified policy has been issued?
Gu Mian wrapped her white coat tighter around herself: "This is truly unbelievable."

However, while large supermarkets are closed, some small shops are still open, though not many.

There were long queues in front of those small shops; you could see them from a great distance.

As Gu Mian passed a small shop, she looked over there.

Only one person could enter at a time, and only after that person paid and left could the next person enter.

A man who looked like the owner stood behind the door, holding an iron bar, seemingly to prevent robbery, while the owner's wife stood behind the counter settling accounts.

Inside, customers were haggling with the owner.

"This is too expensive!" A middle-aged man with a slightly hunched back said, holding several packets of instant noodles.

Gu Mian recognized it as Kang Shuaifu's braised beef noodles.

The slightly plump proprietress stood behind the counter with her hands tucked in her sleeves, her face flushed: "Expensive? Don't you even look around? How many shops on the street still have their doors open? If you can't afford a hundred for a pack, then don't buy it."

Oh open!

Look at how arrogant he is.

These open convenience stores have basically increased their prices by dozens of times, hoping to make a profit while they're still open.

Gu Mian remembered that some salt merchants had the same attitude when Japan experienced its nuclear leak.

The hunched man lowered his head and remained silent for a while. He rubbed the things in his hands a few times, and finally reached out to take out his money.

He pulled out a few crumpled bills, all ten or twenty yuan.

He counted the money one bill at a time, smoothed it out, and then handed it to the proprietress.

The proprietress took it with a hint of disdain, counted it, and then raised her voice to call out to the door, "Next!"

The fat man shook his head, saying, "The world is going to the dogs! People's hearts have changed! Are we really going to be unable to afford food in the future?"

"Let's wait until the mall system opens and see," Gu Mian said.

However, they still need to eat right now, and who knows when the mall system will be available.

Looking at the long queue, the fat man asked, "Should we go to these convenience stores to buy some food first?"

Gu Mian doesn't have the habit of hoarding food, so there's nothing to eat at home.

Chu Changge was rarely home, and several nests of rats in the house starved to death.

"But I feel like I don't have enough money..."

As Gu Mian spoke, she pulled out a fifty-yuan banknote and a few coins: "This is all the cash I have on me. What about you?"

The two people next to them exchanged a glance.

Chu Changge took out a five-yuan note and a ten-yuan note.

The fat man pulled out two 50-cent coins.

Gu Mian: "..."

Looks like robbery is the only option.

The author of Outlast 2 was so scared he dropped his mouse (_)
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(End of this chapter)