I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 696 The Vanished Ghostly Land

Sometimes, the human heart is more unpredictable than a ghost.

Unfortunately, in this era of supernatural powers, strength is the only fundamental factor.

These people are quite capable, but Lu Zhiwen doesn't even consider them a threat. They're just a bunch of minor characters who don't even deserve to have names. Why would he take them seriously?
After feeding the dogs as usual, Lu Zhiwen prepared to leave.

Compared to before, Watchdog, Hungry Ghost, and Old Flower have become much more friendly towards him, which is something to be happy about.

Everything seemed to be proceeding in an orderly manner.

But the truth is, even if a vengeful ghost has intelligence or even consciousness, it is absolutely impossible for it to have emotions.

So no matter how much he does, the Hungry Ghost will never be friendly to him. The reason he is like this now is because he has reached a certain level of favorability within the "shopkeeper's" rules of the game, which is why the Hungry Ghost is in this state.

"Just as I thought, this Peace Hotel is nothing more than a game to him. His strength is terrifying, so he has the right to turn something that concerns the lives of many people into a game for his amusement. How arrogant! I wonder just how far his strength has gone, and whether someone will catch up with him."

If that day ever comes, I really hope to see what kind of expression he'll have on his face. But thinking about it, it should be quite interesting.

He didn't care at all about the group of clowns who were hostile to him and provoked him, and as he expected, none of the clowns dared to do anything to him.

"What a pity. If it were truly a charge for 'love,' perhaps an extra favorability bonus would be awarded. But if it's just about accumulating numbers, no one can surpass me. Successfully taking away the starving ghost is only a matter of time."

When passing by Ghost Lake and Fishpond, Lu Zhiwen stopped in front of the Ghost Post Office.

The building appeared here yesterday afternoon. According to the message Tong Qian sent back, it was a decision made unanimously by the two administrators, Zhang Xianguang and Tian Xiaoyue.

Looking at the building flashing neon lights, Lu Zhiwen suddenly recalled his first time at the Peace Hotel.

At that time, he also came with the goal of gathering information, and at the same time used his supernatural powers to make a prediction about the future of the Peace Hotel.

The painting depicts the future Peace Hotel.

The Peace Hotel in the painting is no longer alone, but is located in a large cluster of buildings, including high-rise buildings and buildings that are clearly in the style of the Republic of China era.

Although the Peace Hotel has undergone significant changes over the years, there are not many buildings nearby.

The directional portal (Caesars Hotel), the path leading to the vegetable greenhouse (Horror Manor), the billboards, the spectacular Ghost Lake and fishpond, the robot manufacturing workshop, the commemorative coin exchange, and then this newly appeared Ghost Post Office.

This number is far from what he had predicted for the future.

However, given his supernatural abilities, the future time he could predict would definitely not be very long, and right now it is clear that the prediction has been greatly inaccurate.

"The difference in strength is too great, and the prediction has also encountered major problems. We need to find a time... preferably after we have controlled the Hungry Ghost with our partner, and then use the Hungry Ghost's supernatural abilities to make another prediction. As long as we can bring the time closer, the prediction should be more accurate."

The fact that the haunted manor is located here actually foreshadows that the Peace Hotel is extending its reach into real-world supernatural places.

However, the domestic paranormal community is not familiar with the King Organization, nor does it know the truth about the haunted manor, so it has not attracted much attention.

Until this ghost post office...

Lu Zhiwen left and returned to the haunted bus, where he saw Old Qin sitting in the seat closest to the driver's seat. "The Ghost Post Office is indeed already in the Peace Hotel."

"I see. Let's go to Dahan City and take a look." Old Qin was clearly unwilling.

Lu Zhiwen didn't say much. He simply started the car, gripped the steering wheel with both hands, and the wood grain was clearly visible on the back of his hands. Then he turned the steering wheel around.

Ten minutes later, the supernatural bus appeared at a construction site of an unfinished building on Jianshe Road in Dahan City.

There were quite a few people here at this time, especially Sun Rui, the person in charge of Dahan City, and Yang Jian, the person in charge of Dachang City.

The moment the supernatural bus appeared, it caught the attention of the two men, and they came to greet Lu Zhiwen and Old Qin after they got off the bus.

There was little small talk among the ghost tamers.

“The Ghost Post Office is indeed gone. It has become an ordinary place, without any supernatural aura.” Yang Jian said solemnly.

The unfinished building in front of us was originally the site of the Ghost Post Office.

As long as there is a ghost realm with enough terror, it can be invaded. Yang Jian has done this countless times before and is already used to it.

However, this haunted place has now disappeared.

He was certainly aware of the news that the Ghost Post Office had appeared at the Peace Hotel, but he hadn't expected that it wasn't just the Ghost Post Office that had appeared, but also the supernatural place associated with it.

Shouldn't it be that the ghost post office is gone, but it left behind an absurd and supernatural place?
"I was worried that this haunted place would go berserk after the Ghost Post Office was gone, but now it's clear I was wrong."

Sun Rui's expression was somewhat strange, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or disappointed.

However, his tone sounded quite relaxed.

There had never been any supernatural events in Dahan City, which gave him a great deal of freedom and ease, until the Ghost Post Office came out and gave him a huge turd.

He was utterly exhausted from dealing with the ghost post office.

They had a plan: to become the manager of the Ghost Post Office and transform it into a peaceful place, rather than a source of paranormal events.

But the result?

First, Zhang Xianguang appeared, turning the ghost post office, which originally had no managers, into a gathering place for conspiracies.

Then Tian Xiaoyue emerged, going from being at odds with Zhang Xianguang to joining forces, completely taking control of everything at the Ghost Post Office and preventing others from going to the sixth floor to become the new manager.

Fortunately, although these two were quite powerful when they managed the Ghost Post Office, they never actually caused any trouble in Dahan City, which was at least a good thing for Sun Rui.

But the ghost post office suddenly moved to the Peace Hotel, which almost made him lose sleep. He immediately ran to the unfinished building on Jianshe Road to check it out.

As a result, the ghost post office is gone, and even the haunted place is gone.

He initially thought it was due to his own lack of strength that he couldn't find the haunted place where the Ghost Post Office had been lost. However, even after Captain Yang Jian, who possessed terrifying strength in the ghost realm, arrived, he still couldn't find the haunted place, which was truly frightening. For Dahan City, this was a good thing.

Without the haunted place, at least there's no need to worry about it getting out of control.

But the Peace Hotel's ability to go this far, even taking away haunted places, is it not a bit too terrifying?
It seems that the Endless Cemetery below Fushou Garden in Dahai City was taken away in this way, and there has been no further news since. Even the Caesar Hotel, a place that is very important to the Peace Hotel, was not taken away, but left in ZS City, which seems to indicate the limits of the Peace Hotel.

But now, the limit has been broken.

This time it's a ghost post office, what about next time?

It's a good thing that haunted places have disappeared from reality, but what if the Peace Hotel goes out of control?

Sun Rui had many worries, but they were all things he couldn't solve right now. He could only look to others, who were all better than him.

To Sun Rui's surprise, Old Qin from headquarters only glanced at him, said nothing, and then turned and boarded the supernatural bus.

Lu Zhiwen, however, looked around with a serious expression and then said, "Dahan City will be much safer in the future."

“Yes, but what about the Peace Hotel? Are there really no problems?” Sun Rui sighed. “Yang and I are still the messengers of the Ghost Post Office. If we want to go back to the Ghost Post Office, we have to go to the Peace Hotel first. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.”

"If all the supernatural capitals in the world are taken away by the Peace Hotel, it might not necessarily be a bad thing. You don't need to worry too much. With our current strength, we can only think of the positive side," Yang Jian comforted him.

Sun Rui had no other choice but to think the same way.

"Let's go. It's been a while since I've been to the Peace Hotel. I expect it will be even more lively there in the coming days."

The Ghost Post Office doesn't have much impact on ordinary ghost tamers.

The biggest impact is on the money for buying life, ghost clothes, and the few "single" ghosts in the shop, which are now attracting many ghost tamers.

The supernatural bus left Dahan City, and Lu Zhiwen said, "Old Qin, I'll take you back to headquarters first."

As always, Qin Lao would return to headquarters, while he continued to drive the supernatural bus, sending the ghosts back to where they belonged, thus reducing the probability of supernatural events occurring.

Old Qin said, "No, take me to the old house for a walk."

An old house?

Lu Zhiwen has been driving for a long time, and although he has not driven independently for long, he is very familiar with the routes and has a deep impression of some of the more special parking spots.

He naturally remembered the so-called old house.

It wasn't just that Old Qin had gotten off his car there a few times, but also because... Ye Zhen had actually found a part-time job in that old house, doing some kind of housekeeping service.

Anyway, it's quite interesting.

Lu Zhiwen didn't think much of it and headed towards his destination. At the same time, Zhang Xianguang also arrived at the Peace Hotel again.

Lin Yuan had nothing to do today and didn't want to play games alone on the third floor, so he went to the cashier on the first floor and continued playing single-player games on his computer.

The hall was bustling with people, and the atmosphere was lively.

People would come over to chat with him from time to time, but they were all very polite. They were all very kind and said only nice things.

Indeed, as long as you are strong enough, everyone in the world will be a good person.

Lin Yuan liked this kind of atmosphere, but unfortunately, the women around him were beautiful, but... they were no longer pure people, but rather a gathering of supernatural beings.

It can be admired from afar, but not touched or handled.

Therefore, Lin Yuan still prefers playing single-player games, as they give him a greater sense of accomplishment. As for the Ghost Post Office's relocation, he doesn't seem to have any opinion on it.

At most, it's just a gesture of welcome, nothing more.

Zhang Xianguang came over and invited Lin Yuan to sit down, have some tea and pastries, but Lin Yuan looked at the tea and pastries that were served, which were the ones he had Tong Qian put in the refrigerator yesterday, and lost interest.

"Old Zhang, you didn't come to see me today just for this, did you?" Lin Yuan said, looking at Tian Xiaoyue, who had entered the store a step later.

She greeted Lin Yuan with a smile, and then naturally sat down next to Zhang Xianguang.

It was clear that the relationship between the two seemed to be quite good at this moment, and there was no sign of any acting, which surprised Lin Yuan.

One post office, two managers.

Anyone with even a little ambition would never be able to coexist peacefully. Yet these two are both extremely self-reliant individuals, and it's a mystery how many compromises they made.

"Well, something came up at home, so I asked Mr. Tian for leave and plan to go back for a while," Zhang Xianguang said calmly, but there was a hint of nervousness in his voice.

Tian Xiaoyue's heart also clenched.

Lin Yuan glanced at the two of them, seemingly understanding something, and said with a smile, "I know about your father's situation. He's passing away soon, and as his son, you really should go back. By the way, how long of leave did you take? If I remember correctly, bereavement leave should be seven days, right?"

Is bereavement leave seven days?
Zhang Xianguang didn't know, nor did he want to know. All he knew was that after Lin Yuan finished speaking, the chains around his neck, which belonged to the Ghost Post Office, seemed to undergo some strange changes.

A feeling inexplicably arose in his heart:
Starting tomorrow, this iron chain will disappear, and the disappearance will take... seven days!
This time corresponds exactly to the time Lin Yuan mentioned earlier. Zhang Xianguang's eyes flickered. He was about to ask for more vacation time when a feeling of unease suddenly surged up, forcing him to swallow his words.

Don't push your luck, or... you'll die!
Through Lin Yuan's smiling eyes, Zhang Xianguang clearly saw an indescribable indifference, as if a god were looking down on the ants of the world.

Zhang Xianguang left, and Tian Xiaoyue left too.

Watching the two figures leave, Lin Yuan lost interest in playing the game. "The time for Zhang Dong is almost here. As an invited guest, I should go and attend the ceremony."

Thinking of this, he called over Liu Qingqing, He Yuelian, and He Yin'er, and of course, Tong Qian was also present.

"An old friend is leaving, and I need to see him off. I'll be gone for about seven days. The Peace Hotel will remain open during these days, everything will be the same, except the virtual games will be temporarily closed to the public. We'll discuss everything when I get back. Do you guys have any questions?"

(End of this chapter)