I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 487 Give Everyone a Chance to Choose

"Alarmist."

Facing Zhang Xianguang's dangerous remarks, Wang Lu directly refuted, "It is undeniable that Brother Lin is indeed a bit unkind, but he has always adhered to the principle of fair trade. As long as his rules are not violated, he will not act arbitrarily. Zhang Xianguang, you are slandering Brother Lin like this, which is truly ill-intentioned."

Zhang Xianguang said: "Really? But your wife doesn't seem to think so."

When Wang Lu turned around, he saw the woman protecting Wang Cha Ling. She obviously believed what Zhang Xianguang said, and even when she looked at Lin Yuan, there was a hint of vigilance.

And what about Wang Chaling?
He originally had some resentment in his heart because he was forced to control two ghosts, but now, seeing the young mother standing in front of him without hesitation, his heart was deeply touched.

The purgatory-like scene in Dadong City before did not leave too strong a mark in his heart, but now the woman's small action made him reflect:
Perhaps, I really don’t understand the thoughts of my parents and elders?
Lin Yuan raised his hand to stop Wang Lu from continuing to defend himself, and instead asked curiously, "Zhang Xianguang, since you have such an analysis, aren't you afraid that I will really kill you to silence you?"

"Your strength is terrifying, infinitely close to the rules themselves. I have only felt this feeling in one person before, but strong strength does not mean absoluteness. Otherwise, when facing the resurrection of evil spirits, facing the immortal evil spirits, humans will not choose to struggle, but will just lie down and accept the outcome of death." Zhang Xianguang said lightly.

Lin Yuan nodded in approval. "You are right. The brilliance of human nature is indeed amazing. But what you should be talking about is the brilliance of your human nature, right?"

"No, I'm just a poor creature living in the shadows. Without the light of the outside world, I don't even have the qualifications to appear. I just want to use my limited life to do something that I think is meaningful, such as the Peach Blossom Spring Project." Zhang Xianguang said at the end, and there was a hint of fanaticism in his calm eyes.

"I haven't been able to talk to you face to face before. If I had been able to enter the virtual game earlier, maybe the Shuangqiao Town Banquet wouldn't have happened."

"With your power in reality, as long as you are willing to do it, you should be able to easily pull the entire world into the white fog, making the entire world appear around the Peace Hotel and survive in that mysterious place."

Wang Lu shouted loudly: "Zhang Xianguang! Your so-called Peach Blossom Spring plan actually wants to drag the whole world into the spiritual land? You... are too bold!"

Zhang Xianguang glanced at him and his emotions gradually calmed down. "This world is already sick, and the resurrection of evil spirits will be an inevitable outcome. Perhaps in a certain era, a god-like existence will appear, which can temporarily end the supernatural era and suppress the resurrection of evil spirits, but even gods have their limits. Wang Lu, although you have not experienced the last era, your parents should have told you these things. Or are you as naive as your son, and you are trying every means to give up the power that your ancestors exchanged for their lives, and become a so-called normal person who has no control over life and death, and may not even know the truth?"

"No need to provoke me like that. Just like you said, the era we experienced was equally tragic. Those who survived are well aware of the despair of the era, but unfortunately, I don't want my relatives and friends to live in a spiritual place. You also said that even a god who can end an era has his limits. Even if you temporarily control a spiritual place and allow people to live a normal life, what happens when you reach your limit? Will the world collapse directly and all people die according to your plan?" Wang Lu was not angry at all.

Zhang Xianguang said, "If it were anyone else, it might really be like that. But if it's the store manager, I think he can still give it a try. At least, the store manager has already... lived a second life. Based on the incident that happened twenty years ago in reality, you, the store manager, should have found a completely new path."

Lin Yuan smiled and didn't answer.

Again, he would just throw out a setting without perfecting the details.

These details can only be perfected by Zhang Xianguang and others themselves. After all, these people are geniuses of an era. They are wise and perseverant. Even carefully woven lies can be easily exposed by them as long as there is a slight flaw.

But what if they thought of it and perfected it themselves?
In their own hearts, they will plug all the loopholes and give a nearly perfect explanation.

But there is a prerequisite for doing so, that is, there must be sufficient strength to allow a genius like Zhang Xianguang to be willing to take the initiative to think and explain.

The power that Lin Yuan is showing now achieves just that.

"It seems that my guess should not be too far off. I just don't know when exactly you, the store manager, came into existence. Otherwise, my plan would be more certain."

Zhang Xianguang looked behind Wang Lu again, "Wang Chaling, have you told your parents about the entire situation at the Peace Hotel, especially what happened to the evil spirit after it entered the Peace Hotel?"

Wang Cha Ling did not answer. He just stared blankly at his young mother, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Ah!"

Zhang Xianguang chuckled softly. Although he didn't say anything, Wang Lu could hear the sarcasm in his laughter, as well as the word "waste" that he didn't say out loud. He couldn't help but frowned, and looked at Zhang Xianguang with an increasingly unfriendly look.

Zhang Xianguang didn't take it seriously and continued, "The manager's strength is terrifying, and the rules... are also very interesting. One is absolute suppression. So far, all the evil spirits that have entered the Peace Hotel, no matter how terrifying they are, will be suppressed by the manager's spiritual power. There is no limit in sight."

"The second is the change in the appearance of the evil spirits. No, it should be said that it seems that the appearance of the evil spirits has changed, but in fact it is a change in their killing methods. The killing rules are still the same, but they have been turned into animals. As long as the killing rules are triggered, they will still be targeted and find an opportunity to attack, but they can only kill people in an animal way. In this way, it gives ordinary people a chance. At least when facing evil spirits that have turned into animals, they are no longer lambs to be slaughtered by evil spirits, but can fight back and imprison and capture them in the way ordinary people do."

"Just these two rules are the greatest kindness to ordinary people. Even if my previous guess was wrong, you, the store manager, also have your limits. But even if you reach your limits, as long as you don't change the rules of the Peace Hotel before your limits are reached, ordinary people living here will still be the happiest, instead of dying of greater terror."

The more Zhang Xianguang spoke, the more enthusiastic he became, as if he had seen a method that was more useful than the Peach Blossom Spring and could be more capable of resolving the problem of the revival of evil spirits and ending the supernatural era.

At least, when there is no way to cure the problem and prevent the revival of evil spirits from the source, this sounds like a method that is infinitely close to success.

So much so that when Wang Lu heard this, he couldn't help but fall silent, and it was obvious that he had been persuaded.

"Everything you said is just your guess. Who can guarantee that your plan has no loopholes and there won't be problems that you haven't considered that will lead to a complete failure?"

Wei Jing walked in from outside. He stared at Zhang Xianguang with cold eyes and a terrifying aura, but the moment he entered the door, he regained his composure, as if he had turned back into an ordinary person.

Zhang Xianguang looked at him and said, "You are growing too fast, at least in the game world. Unfortunately, if it were in reality, you wouldn't be able to come in."

Cao Yang and Liu San are both dead, even though they were not weak.

Liu San has many paper clones, each of which has terrifying supernatural powers and can help share the damage of the original body.

But when facing Zhang Xianguang, he quickly reached his limit.

Cao Yang was going to die faster. In the virtual game, his two biggest trump cards were the spiritual protection of the Peace Hotel and the deal with the ghost peddler. But it was obvious that the former could not be used in the game, otherwise Liu San and others would not have died.

As for the latter...

In any case, Cao Yang is dead now, killed by the blade of Zhang Xianguang's fifth medium clone.

Only Wei Jing, who holds dozens of suppression positions and has a qualitative improvement in strength, was able to break through Zhang Xianguang's media blockade and enter the Peace Hotel.

But it is just as Zhang Xianguang said.

His growth rate is only unlocked in the game. In reality, due to the existence of the ghost, the power he steals is restricted and cannot grow normally and unlimitedly.

If this happened in reality, he would have no way of breaking through Zhang Xianguang's blockade.

With nine suppression spots, there is still a big gap when facing Zhang Xianguang.

"We'll have to wait until we return to reality. At least here, I already have the means to fight against you. Zhang Xianguang, once you leave the Peace Hotel, you will die." Wei Jing said calmly, but he could not hide the terrifying murderous intent.

Zhang Xianguang said indifferently: "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Then he looked at Lin Yuan again and said sincerely: "Boss, the god of the last era is old, and his era will be completely over. If no one can stand up in the new era, the world will completely become a paradise for evil spirits. I am willing to change the Peach Blossom Spring plan, with you as the main person, to help you bring the entire world under the rule of the Peace Hotel!"

As for He Yuelian?
As for ghost paintings?

Those are all messy things. Don’t bother me. I’m afraid the manager will misunderstand me.

Zhang Xianguang's words "ruling scope" also made the faces of the few people present change, especially Wei Jing. Although he had just arrived, his thinking was extremely sharp.

One thing is very clear, if the store managers of this era were completely unrelated to the store managers in reality, Zhang Xianguang would definitely not say such things.

Therefore, the store manager in front of him is not just the real him before he became "Him", but at least he is the one who can let him know everything that happens here!

Wei Jing also came here to shoulder some missions from the headquarters.

Now that he had confirmed this, he could no longer remain calm and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Manager, Zhang Xianguang is a complete lunatic. He is not qualified to make decisions for all of humanity!"

"So, you have the qualifications to refuse on their behalf?" Zhang Xianguang asked bluntly.

"At least I won't make the decision for them to live in another world without their knowledge, and I won't make myself the superior one." Wei Jing's tone was mocking. "When we were in Shuangqiao Town, your so-called Peach Blossom Spring plan was clearly seen. The so-called world without evil spirits is just a world under your absolute control, standing above everyone else. So, since you can't become the only supreme being, you are prepared to be a follower of the dragon, and store manager is the target you chose, right?"

Several people were arguing with each other, and everyone seemed to have a point, but it seemed that their words would always be refuted by the other side.

Wang Chaling suddenly looked at Lin Yuan, only to see that Lin Yuan had taken out a bag of melon seeds from somewhere and was eating them with great interest, as if he was watching a big show. After noticing Wang Chaling's gaze, he pushed some melon seeds on the cashier counter, "Want some?"

Wang Chaling picked up a melon seed and looked at it, and couldn't help asking, "Boss Lin, are you really the one in real life?"

"Maybe, maybe not, who knows. But one thing I can tell you is that I know he can't help it either." Lin Yuan did not tell the truth.

Now, he suddenly had more ideas.

Wang Chaling seemed to have an answer, and turned to look at Zhang Xianguang and Wei Jing who were arguing with each other, "Boss Lin, who do you think is right?"

His voice was not loud.

But the space in this lobby is also not big, and everyone is a top ghost rider, so sharp ears and eyes are standard. What's more, even though they were arguing, they were always paying attention to the manager.

Now hearing Wang Chaling's question, Wei Jing and Zhang Xianguang stopped arguing tacitly, and then looked over, wanting to get a definite answer.

"What they said seems to make sense, but it has nothing to do with me. After all, I don't like to force others, and respecting the fate of others is also a good virtue." Lin Yuan said.

Wei Jing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but Zhang Xianguang was a little excited. "Boss Lin, I know you are also looking for a way to end the supernatural era, but why, when there is a best method in front of you, you are unwilling to use it, and instead go to great lengths to do something that is even more thankless and laborious?"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because the price is too high."

The cost is too high?
Zhang Xianguang was obviously dazed, but Wei Jing suddenly remembered the headquarters' initial speculation about the store manager. In addition to the fact that the store manager became "he", there were two other speculations.

One speculation is that the store manager is a ghost with human consciousness and intelligence, but he follows the rules of killing and cannot kill people easily.

Another speculation is that the store manager is a ghost rider, and the main supernatural powers he controls are the White Fog Ghost Realm and the Peace Hotel. The two are like pieces of a puzzle and suppress each other.

Now Lin Yuan mentioned the word "price", which was clearly not something that "he" or a ghost could say.

Because evil spirits are immortal and just use supernatural powers, it is far from the level of the so-called high price to pay. Even becoming "Him" who is far superior to all evil spirits should not have any price to consider.

So, the essence of the store manager is actually balancing two kinds of supernatural ghost riders?
But Zhang Xianguang quickly denied this. If the store manager was just a ghost rider, he was a ghost rider who had reached the pinnacle. There was nothing wrong with calling him "him".

but……

"But I'm also a little curious. If all the truth is told to everyone and everyone is asked to make a choice, what will the answer be?" Lin Yuan said.

This time, everyone present was stunned.

Wei Jing quickly advised: "Boss Lin, this won't work! Although the degree of the resurrection of evil spirits is intensifying, it is still within the controllable range. Most people don't know the existence of evil spirits. If we initiate a referendum now, it is likely to cause great panic before the vote!"

This is a mass incident, and it involves countless people across the country and even the world.

Just as Wei Jing said, if the news of the existence of evil spirits were announced to the whole world, and everyone was told the current extent of the evil spirits' resurgence and the various supernatural events they had caused, it would definitely cause huge problems.

The end of the world, zero-dollar shopping, the ark of salvation, etc. I don’t know how many messed-up things will pop up.

But what is certain is that it is definitely not a good thing.

In fact, if this was said by someone else, Wei Jing would just treat it as a joke, but if it was said by Lin Yuan, he had to take it seriously.

And this is a virtual game.

When Lin Yuan wanted to initiate a national referendum, he was definitely not referring to the virtual game world, but the real world. He couldn't even notify the headquarters in advance and let them prepare.

"Brother Lin, isn't this a bit hasty? How about we reconsider it?" Wang Lu was also a little panicked. He was mainly worried about the world he lived in.

Although he is the root of the evil ghost Wang Lu in reality, in this virtual world, he has Wang Lu's memories and can live and communicate like a normal person. At least here, he is Wang Lu, and this virtual game world is the real world in which he lives.

Zhang Xianguang said, "After the pain, there will be great healing! If we can see through everyone's hearts and understand the choice of the collective will, even if it's just a small loss, it may not be a bad thing."

"Zhang Xianguang, is profit all you care about?" Wei Jing said angrily.

Zhang Xianguang was unmoved and just said to Lin Yuan: "Boss Lin, if you need it, I can offer my own strength to help you do this."

"That's not necessary. I can do it myself. Just wait a moment."

As soon as these words came out, the scene fell into silence.

Wang Chaling asked quickly: "Boss Lin, what are you going to do now?"

To initiate a national referendum, we must first explain the existence of evil spirits to everyone, explain the extent and situation of their current revival, and then we can initiate the vote.

Moreover, even during the voting stage, how to vote and how to count each person's votes are all very troublesome tasks that require a lot of manpower and resources.

But Wang Chaling didn't care. He was happy to provide resources to Lin Yuan, especially those in reality. Perhaps this would help him get closer to Lin Yuan.

But from what Lin Yuan said, it seems that he is going to do this right away?
Maybe... I heard it wrong?

Zhang Xianguang thought so and said, "I also have some accumulation and some connections. If Boss Lin needs them, I can also provide them. All of them are at Boss Lin's disposal."

"No, just wait a moment, it will be ready soon."

Lin Yuan waved his hands, ignoring the anxious Wei Jing, the expectant Zhang Xianguang and Wang Chaling, and returned to reality.

This is Dadong City, where Lin Yuan is controlling Shen Lin's body. At this moment, Dadong City is completely shrouded in white fog and is being watched by satellites from the headquarters at all times, just like the ancient town of Taiping.

"The White Fog Ghost Domain cannot be used lightly. It's not a big problem if it only covers one or two cities in reality. But if it really covers the whole country, the improvement of the Peace Hotel will be instantly suppressed during this period. At that time, I can only appear as the 'store manager', which means that only the consciousness of an ordinary person will be active. However, it is not impossible to take shortcuts. There are many consciousness-related supernatural powers, such as the power of nightmares, which is very good."

Nightmare was originally controlled by the foreign ghost rider Kelly. Later, when he was in the island country, he was snatched away by Lin Yuan and officially became Lin Yuan's power.

Lin Yuan's own supernatural powers are perfect and have no shortcomings at all.

Both the Peace Hotel and the White Mist Ghost Domain have conscious attributes, otherwise the white mist ghost he placed in the bodies of the employees by invading them would not have the effect of protecting consciousness.

But it is a little lacking in flexibility, which can be compensated by supernatural powers such as nightmares.

The nightmare has a castle at the consciousness level, and the medium is a strange sound. Once heard, the target's consciousness can be pulled into the nightmare castle.

Castles and the like don't quite fit Lin Yuan's aesthetic taste.

He still prefers Chinese-style buildings, which are dignified and majestic. However, if he wants to build some Chinese-style buildings in the world of consciousness, they must also be majestic enough...

This really put him in a difficult position.

He simply skipped this step and turned the Nightmare Castle into an open space. Then, he used the power of the White Fog Ghost Realm.

But in order to prevent the white fog ghost domain from getting out of control, he also made some preparations.

Then, in the sky above Dadong City, the shadow of the Peace Hotel quietly emerged, just like a heavenly palace located above the sky. But the strange thing was that such a shadow could not be seen through electronic equipment.

Headquarters, supernatural forums, WeChat Moments, and other organizations that monitor Dadong City and Taiping Ancient Town through various means were unable to discover this incident.

Near Dadong City, Fang Shiming was looking at the Peace Hotel in the sky with excitement and a crazy look on his face!
(End of this chapter)