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Chapter 407 Recognizing Gu Zuomei
Being extremely stingy is really something...

Gu Mian silently looked at the ending she had achieved. Was it because those people hadn't eaten a single hair of hers that she had ended up like this?
He had actually considered the possible outcomes he might achieve; it would likely be something like "world domination," "human shredder," or "king of comebacks"...

This "stingy" attitude is really going too far, making him seem like a rooster in a slaughterhouse that doesn't want to be plucked.

Although the name is unpleasant, at least it's a proper ending.

Gu Mian rubbed her forehead, looking somewhat dejected, as she waited for the dungeon reviewer to conduct the final evaluation.

But he never saw the evaluation page appear; instead, the thick fog in front of him continued to churn. Time seemed to stand still, and the "stingy" figure in front of him hung in the air, as if mocking Gu Mian.

"What's going on?" Gu Mian looked around, sensing that something was amiss. "Wasn't it supposed to mean the end of the dungeon when the game was completed?"

A gust of cold wind suddenly swept across the street, and a woman's voice was carried on the wind.

"The instance will eventually end, but I've temporarily delayed it."

As the sound appeared, Gu Mian saw a woman dressed in white slowly emerge from the thick fog. She had a beautiful face and a strange curve at the corner of her mouth, like a helpless smile. The white clothes that looked like tattered sacks were on her body and were rustling in the wind. The clothes that could play music in the wind made Gu Mian doubt the aesthetic sense of the person in front of her.

It's worth mentioning that the thick fog was originally only one meter away from Gu Mian, and now the woman was practically standing right in front of him.

Gu Mian reached out and tugged at her collar, then turned her gaze to the smiling woman in front of her: "Don't tell me you're a saint."

Although the truth is already obvious.

But if the saintess has always had her own consciousness, why should the player control the character?

The woman's helpless smile deepened as she straightened her less-than-ideal clothes. "I used to be a saint, but even longer before that, I was a goddess, and of course, I've become a goddess again now..."

As expected of a goddess, she can actually force players to stay in a dungeon that is about to end. However, even a goddess is just an NPC. NPCs born in dungeons can influence the rules of the dungeon.

"I know you're probably thinking, 'How can a mere NPC do this?' Actually, this isn't just a simple instance; you're in a game right now, a game I created."

It seems this person, like Mr. Green, the driving instructor, and Ms. Sweet, also knows they are an NPC.

"I went through a lot as a saint, and although I've come to terms with it all, I still have doubts about my choices back then. So I created this game to see how others would choose."

"Of course, when I created it, it was just a game."

Does that mean it wasn't intended to be a copy when it was created?

"I created a village that I had already destroyed once, and captured all the survivors of that disaster and put them into the game. I created a hungry environment and released a monster that chases humans into it, all to create tension for the players... I wanted to see what other people chose, but unfortunately, most people achieved the same ending. So far, you are the first player to achieve this ending... Just like me back then."

Gu Mian stroked his chin and looked at the goddess: "I guess the ending most people achieve is probably called 'a feast on the table' or 'a delicious meal on the plate'."

The goddess narrowed her eyes: "Pretty much. I didn't expect your naming style to be so similar to mine."

Hearing this, Gu Mian's hand stiffened slightly: "You named yourself 'stingy'?"

The goddess nodded: "It comes from my quirky sense of humor."

Gu Mian paused: "...It seems you really don't care about the past."

Otherwise, they wouldn't have given it such a strange and bizarre name.

The goddess continued, "Unfortunately, this place later became a dungeon. Because I set the difficulty too high, almost no one has been able to get out of here to this day."

Later, this place became a dungeon? Gu Mian accurately grasped the key point.

He lowered his head slightly to look at the person in front of him: "How did this place become a dungeon?"

At this moment, the goddess's smile had almost completely vanished, leaving only helplessness: "This touches on the core issue. Moreover, I am not the original body, but merely descended into this game, so I am essentially a puppet, extremely weak. And some things cannot be said casually, just like how no one wants to call Voldemort by his name directly. You know who Voldemort is, right?"

As she spoke, she looked up at Gu Mian. Her expression had almost completely vanished, except for a bright light shining in her eyes.

"Of course I know," Gu Mian nodded, staring into her eyes.

Seeing Gu Mian nod, the goddess paused for a moment and then said, "I'm not here just to chat with you this time; I have something to give you."

A gift from an NPC?
Gu Mian remembered that Mr. Green had given him a can of spray before, and the bottle had "Product of the Evil God" written on it.

But it's actually not very useful.

It's not even as good as some medical supplies sold in supermarkets.

Gu Mian didn't directly complain. Instead, he spoke more tactfully: "Actually, I've received similar gifts before, supposedly from some evil god, but the effects seemed diluted."

The goddess paused slightly, then said, "Actually, the gifts from the gods are never diluted too much. As for the evil god you mentioned who gave you something, although I don't know which one it is, I guess it's him..."

She suddenly stopped talking at this point.

What? Gu Mian looked at the person in front of her seriously.

"I bet you haven't used it more than a few times."

"Use half at a time, and it's almost gone after two uses." Gu Mian remembered that she hadn't used it many times. Once was when she used it on a boy during an event, and once was when she used it on 007 in the Fairy Tale City dungeon.

Since then, the bottle of evil god spray has been reduced to a mere half-full bottle, never to be used again.

The goddess hesitated for a moment, then said, "If you receive any more strange gifts, it's best not to use them in the real world. Try them in a few different instances... like this one I gave you." Before Gu Mian could figure out what she meant, she raised her hand and said, "I'm giving you this instance now."

what?
Gu Mian saw a bright light, like the sun, emanate from the goddess's hand. In an instant, a strong wind arose, and Gu Mian felt the wind rushing in from all directions.

Then he saw cracks appear in the sky and begin to collapse. The distant mountain ranges were twisted into bizarre shapes and kept moving toward him. The surrounding houses seemed to be under a huge suction force and began to disintegrate into small pieces, which then rushed toward the goddess's hands.

Everything is moving in this direction, as if trying to gather together.

Gu Mian frowned in the strong wind and said, "Then my friend..."

"They'll be fine."

Debris and sand obscured Gu Mian's vision, but he could still hear the person in front of him speaking: "I compressed this instance into something called the 'Human Disc.' No matter when or where you encounter danger, as long as you use it, you can immediately enter the world inside the disc. At that time, anyone you have physical contact with will also be brought into this world. Inside, you can avoid all dangers... However, if you use it in the real world, it will be destroyed immediately after one use. As for using it in the instance, I don't know how many times it can be used. It might be once, or it might be several times..."

That's too hasty!
The world was gradually blurring, and huge holes were opening up in the sky and on the ground. Gu Mian seemed to see the ceiling of the library and rows of bookshelves on one side; this copy was about to be compressed and completed!

“However, there’s a tiny problem with this thing…” Gu Mian heard the goddess’s guilty voice faintly coming from behind her.

He listened intently, but it was too late.

The raging storm suddenly stopped, the flying bricks and rubble had all disappeared, and bright light replaced the darkness. Gu Mian looked up and saw the magnificent chandelier in the library. He was back.

Beside them were the clueless fat man, the silent Chu Changge, and 007 coughing. The fat man said that she had burned the entire floor of the room in the dungeon and almost died from the fumes, which was probably a side effect.

It was already bright outside. Gu Mian looked down and saw that the book "Second World" was still lying intact on the ground, but now there was a CD on it, which must be the "human CD" that the goddess had mentioned.

Gu Mian reached out and picked up the book and CD, but the CD did not trigger any special item notification.

He stared at the CD in his hand. No wonder the goddess had told him how to use it earlier; it turned out there were no instructions.

"What just happened?" The fat man was the first to come to his senses, and he looked around in confusion.

Before anyone else could speak, he suddenly remembered something and ran excitedly towards the library door, pulling out the electricity card from the card slot.

Chu Changge pushed up his glasses and looked at Gu Mian: "A strange wind surged before the dungeon ended. I saw the sky and the ground collapsing. We were kicked out of the dungeon before the settlement even started."

Hearing this, Gu Mian sighed and shook her head. This goddess was too unfair. She had cleared the dungeon but hadn't gotten any rewards. It gave Gu Mian the feeling that she had sold her body but had been taken advantage of.

At this moment, the fat man came running back again. He glanced guiltily at the guitar case next to Gu Mian and said, "Doctor, did you do something? I suddenly couldn't see you when it was almost over."

Gu Mian raised her hand: "I really didn't do it this time."

But clearly his statement was not convincing.

Because 007 is checking the latest game announcement.

【announcement】

The special dungeon 'Angel's Redemption' has mysteriously disappeared for unknown reasons. Players will no longer be able to match with this dungeon.

“By the way,” 007 looked at the fat man, “what was the name of the instance we just entered again?”

The fat man looked at the announcement on his panel: "I remember it was called Angel's Redemption..."

The two looked up at Gu Mian.

Gu Mian: "...I'm a little hungry, let's go eat."

Xiao Hong continued to diligently guard the hearse. Gu Mian would have liked her even more if she hadn't been constantly pressed against the car window, causing a mess of saliva.

At this moment, 007, who hadn't slept for days and nights, lay in the hearse covered with a blanket. Gu Mian sat in front of 007 with her back to the windshield, studying the CD in her hand. Chu Changge reached out and pulled Xiao Hong, who was clinging tightly to the rear window, off to prevent her from drooling. Fatty squatted next to the hearse, holding a pot and studying the dishes.

"007, what do you want to eat?" The fat man looked through the open car door at 007, who had just closed his eyes.
At this point, the young woman had no choice but to open her eyelids, which were almost glued shut, and murmured in a drowsy voice, "I want to sleep..."

Gu Mian was still examining the disc in her hand. The front of it was white and looked nothing special. It didn't resemble the Black Cat Detective discs she watched as a child, nor did it look like pornographic films.

He also recalled the goddess's last words—

"However, there's a tiny problem with this thing..."

A minor issue?
Unfortunately, before she could finish speaking, Gu Mian left the instance, and the goddess disappeared as well. What was that little problem?
Just then, Gu Mian suddenly noticed that Xiao Hong, who was pressed against the back window, had stopped drooling. She had turned around at some point and was staring at her with an apologetic face, as if she were looking at some strange creature.

Chu Changge, who was standing next to them, was also looking at them with a strange expression.

The fat man outside the car door looked to have a very stiff neck, and he also turned his head in this direction, his expression indescribable.

Even 007, who was nestled in the blankets, opened his eyes wide and stared at him intently.

Gu Mian stopped what he was doing; everyone was looking at him…

What happened?

Just then, he felt a pair of hands wrap around his shoulders from behind, and then Gu Mian heard a gentle, almost murmured voice near his neck, speaking to him—

"younger sister"

(End of this chapter)