Global Collapse

Chapter 554 Sleep Detector
"No wonder I've been going around in circles here. So that's where his door is." Gu Mian reached out to touch the door panel that was sticking out of the ground.

This is a square hinged door embedded in the ground. There is a sign on the door with the three words "Office" written crookedly. Next to the sign is a small keyhole.

Gu Mian took out a bunch of keys that she had taken from the driving instructor, found the office key, inserted it into the lock, and gently turned it.

There was a "click".

The door opened.

What comes into view is a ladder leading downwards.

The fortune teller watched with wide eyes.

She was in a daze all day, inexplicably seeing Gu Mian, and then inexplicably being dragged by him to look for some office. She never expected that there really was an office in this food factory.

"Alright," Gu Mian looked up at the fortune teller, "There's nothing more for you to do here, you can leave now."

The tone implied a sense of starting something and then abandoning it.

The fortune teller looked at the hinged door on the ground.

While Gu Mian was leading her to find an office, the food factory did not issue any orders to produce food.

The fortune teller speculated that the food factory was affected and the mission was suspended because Gu Mian was there.

But if he goes into this damn office and leaves her here, the game might immediately issue a "scrambled eggs with tomatoes" quest, sending her and the eggs to the food processing zone.

With that in mind, the fortune teller put on a righteous expression: "It seems very dangerous down there, I'll go in with you!"

After saying that, she took a few steps forward and squatted down in front of the hinged door.

Gu Mian didn't say much. He simply threw the rotten-looking teddy bear down and jumped down himself.

The fortune teller followed closely behind.

When the driving instructor came up, he saw shelves all over the floor and an open hinged door on the ground.

The room inside the wide-open door was quiet, like the calm before a storm.

Below the hinged door is a fairly normal room, about 100 square meters, but it is sealed off on all sides without windows.

The overhead lights were very bright, making the windowless room not gloomy.

As soon as Gu Mian jumped down, she saw shelves on all four sides, but these were not shelves, but bookshelves.

The most eye-catching item was a row of bright red books titled "Ranking of the Most Popular Items Among NPCs Recently."

The fortune teller reached into a book, opened it, and saw—

The best-selling item among NPCs is the "Gu Mian and dogs not allowed" sign, but some buyers have reported that the item has little effect, and sales have declined recently.

[Our company is currently developing a new product, tentatively named 'Gu Mian Detector'. When wearing this item, if Gu Mian approaches, a red warning will appear around the wearer, allowing others to detect danger in advance. However, this product is still in the experimental stage, and its effectiveness is not yet stable...]

When she saw this, she suddenly noticed that a group of semi-transparent red characters were surrounding a desk not far away, which looked somewhat like a game panel.

"Warning! Warning!" "Danger approaching!" "Hazardous substance detected, please leave immediately"...

Hmm... it matches the description in the book perfectly.

The fortune teller closed the book and looked at the office chair behind his desk, which had its back to him.

There was someone behind him; the semi-transparent lettering was spread out around the boss's chair.

Gu Mian had already taken two steps ahead and turned around the boss's chair behind the table.

The fortune teller looked closely and indeed saw a person sitting in the chair.

He was short, appearing to be less than 1.5 meters tall, and quite thin. Now, huddled in the chair, he looked even smaller; from behind, you wouldn't guess there was someone hiding there. The player panel cannot be opened.

It's an NPC.

The fortune teller was somewhat surprised, not expecting that there would be NPCs in this instance.

The NPC was pale, as if he had suffered a great calamity, and was surrounded by red text telling him to run.

It looked like he was holding something in his hand.

Gu Mian reached out and snatched it. It was a small object that looked like a lighter, but it wasn't a lighter at all. Engraved on its side were the words "Gu Mian Detector".

Gu Mian: "..."

What the hell is this?
At this moment, the person on the chair took advantage of Gu Mian's unpreparedness and suddenly jumped down to run away, but was grabbed by a hand reaching out from above.

Then, Gu Mian's sinister voice rang out above the back of his head: "Are you the manager here?"

The driving instructor burst in just as he witnessed this scene.

The junior manager was held in Gu Mian's hand, his face pale, looking like he was about to faint at any moment.

Meanwhile, the teddy bear that came with Gu Mian was quietly shifting in the corner, seemingly trying to escape.

The driving instructor, holding a walkie-talkie, nervously looked in Gu Mian's direction: "Don't do anything reckless!"

At this moment, Huai Xin Zhen Yue in the graveyard was still unaware that the ghost chasing him had been released from its restraints. He squatted behind the grave, idly resting his chin on his hand, recalling what Liu Yiji had just said.

"If what he said is true, then our breakup in the first place was a mistake..."

"But I don't know if this is really a way out. Sigh, if only there were a forum where players could exchange dungeon strategies and the like."

Just as he was pondering the moon, he suddenly noticed that the shadow beneath his feet was not quite right.

The sun was setting in the west, shining on his back and casting long shadows on each grave.

He saw another distorted shadow appear at his feet, in addition to the shadow of the grave mound.

The shadow spread out from behind him, and at first glance it looked like a standing person, but it was more bloated than a person, with two ears sticking out from the top of its huge head.

Huai Xin, with a tingling sensation on her scalp, slowly turned her head to look.

That darn teddy bear was already standing behind him.

Huai Xin Zhen Yue suddenly jumped up and ran away. He accidentally kicked the already loose grave mound, sending dust flying everywhere.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Coach Che was staring at Gu Mian, his brow beaded with sweat.

At this moment, the other party had already pulled out a saw and held it in front of the short manager: "Weren't you the one who was hurling insults at this hearse driver downstairs just now?"

Gu Mian heard the driving instructor cursing as soon as she arrived at the factory gate; it must be this person.

Upon hearing this, the manager immediately glared at the driving instructor across from him: "You told him my office is here? You bastard!"

The driving instructor cried out that he was innocent: "I had no idea your office was in such a secluded place! And why are you cursing at me after he caught you?"

“You two stop talking nonsense,” Gu Mian said, lifting the manager up and placing the saw on his shoulder. “Toy Goose is all over the world and a supplier to Game Supermarket. It must be a very important company. As the manager, you must know a lot about it.”

The manager, now caught, was sweating profusely: "You... what do you want to know?"

The fortune teller clutched the book in his hand, glancing nervously this way and then that way.

Why is it that every time I see Gu Mian, he's threatening NPCs with a saw?
Ah, life.

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(End of this chapter)