Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1220. The Book at Night (8)

When I walked out of the clock tower, it was already daylight.

Sunlight streamed through the library windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. The bookshelves, which had once felt oppressive, now appeared remarkably tranquil in the sunlight.

Banxia stood in the sunlight, clutching the silver ring tightly in her hand. Although there were still tear stains on her face, her eyes had become clear.

"thank you all."

Lin Xi smiled and said, "We should thank these codebooks."

—I cleared the game! So fast?
—Isn't it common to clear customs early?

—The truth at the end gave me goosebumps!

—So the library had been waiting for someone to discover the truth all along…

—123 They're amazing!

—Someone has already cleared the level; the others are still in the library.

—Well, it's still nighttime for everyone else, but it's daytime for this group.

—So, does this dungeon only end after everyone has cleared it?
—I don't know, I don't understand, I don't know, I'm unaware.

"Looks like we've only passed one level." Bai Yueming smiled. "I knew it, what dungeon? We cleared it in one night."

“We haven’t even used that key yet,” Ouyang Xichen said. “It can’t be a prop.”

"Does this crappy game still give away in-game items?" Quan Quan asked.

"I guess they won't be sending it," Xiao Qin replied.

"All my props were given to me by Sister Mumu," Bai said softly.

"Let's find a place to sleep. Who knows, it might be night again soon," Bai Yueming said.

—The jinx is at it again.

—Vegetables, you did this on purpose, didn't you!

—Why are vegetables starting to like teasing 123?

—Could it be that you've moved on to someone else since Teacher Huang is already taken?

—Damn, even vegetables are scumbags?
Don't make wild guesses; the vegetables have never been speaking in a straight line.

"Banxia, ​​are you going to work today?" Lin Xi asked, looking at Banxia.

"I'm at work this afternoon," Banxia said. "I need to go to the hospital to see my mom, and I also need to talk to the landlord about the rent."

"Is there anything we can help you with?" Huang Jingjing asked.

Banxia shook her head, but then suddenly thought of something.

“My father has been missing for many years. I want to find him, even if it’s just…”

--Understood!

—We want to see the person alive or dead, right?
—Could this be another mission?

—But what does this have to do with books at night?
"When did he disappear?" Huang Jingjing asked.

“Ten years,” Banxia said. “I don’t have any other clues…”

"Ten years ago, you were just a teenager, right? It's normal to have no leads then," Xiaoqin comforted Banxia, ​​then asked, "Was your parents' relationship good?"

"They're great. I've never seen them argue since I can remember."

Xiao Qin was about to ask something when Bai Yueming interrupted her.

"You should go see your mother quickly. We need to rest too. We'll talk more when we meet this afternoon."

"Okay, goodbye." After saying that, Banxia found her electric scooter at the supermarket entrance and left.

"I wonder how the others are doing," Lin Xi said, turning to check the live stream.

But there were too many people in her live stream, making her dizzy.

Finally, someone started posting comments.

One of them is garlic-flavored chrysanthemum greens.

"There are only eighty players left, and none of them have completed the mission yet."

“Even with a portal, you can’t go to other mission locations within the same instance. However, teleportation is possible,” Ouyang Xichen said. Lin Xi paused, then returned to normal.

Ouyang Xichen seems to know them very well.

Until one of them has the ability to open any door, or another has the ability to teleport.

"Let's go and rest. We might have to go to the library tonight, so clearing the level on our own is the most important thing," Lin Xi said with a smile.

“Let’s find a hotel, somewhere close to the library, so we can come back anytime,” Guo Yuelang suggested, still clutching the old diary he’d found in the crack, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the cover. “I just looked at the map; there’s a ‘Old Time Hotel’ nearby, the reviews are pretty good.”

Bai Yueming whistled: "Great job, Xin Xin! You even found a hotel. Awesome!"

Guo Yuelang smiled but didn't reply. He simply walked towards the street corner.

Lin Xi followed behind, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ouyang Xichen looking down at his phone.

It turns out that Ouyang Xichen also has a cell phone, and he doesn't seem to intend to hide it.

"What are you looking at?" Quan Quan asked curiously.

Ouyang Xichen put his phone back in his pocket, his tone indifferent.

"I was chatting with a friend who was also in this instance. She told me that one of her companions, whom she had seen in other instances, seemed to have some dirty tricks up his sleeve."

Lin Xi frowned slightly.

Ouyang Xichen himself is a "high-risk person," and anyone he describes as having "unclean methods" is probably not a good person.

The hotel lived up to its name, exuding an old-fashioned feel. Ivy covered the red brick walls, and an old-fashioned dial telephone sat at the front desk.

The proprietress was an elderly woman with gray hair, wearing reading glasses, slowly registering information. When she saw them, she merely raised her eyelids.

"Looking for a room? There are only four empty rooms left on the second floor, all of them double rooms."

Lin Xi was naturally in the same room as Huang Jingjing.

However, this meant that of the remaining people, only Xiaoqin was a girl.

"I'll share a room with Xiaobai!" Xiaoqin said generously.

—Damn, Xiao Qin, be careful you don't get cleared early.

— Probably not. Xiaoqin is a girl, and besides, she didn't say anything.

—Hahahaha, Xiaoqin is a girl, how can this sentence be so funny.

—As long as Xiao Qin doesn't mention anything related to relationships, or advises Xiao Bai to leave Jin Shu Jiu, she won't be able to clear the game early.

—Xiao Qin doesn't know about Xiao Bai and Jin Shu Jiu yet!

—Didn't anyone say anything about this in her live stream?
—I guess so, but they didn't watch the live stream much.

Actually, Jin Shujiu is alright. He never hurts anyone, and he always gets to clear the game ahead of time.

Bai also agreed.

He didn't know why, but he felt an instant connection with Xiao Qin.

Of the remaining people, Bai Yueming and Quan Quan were classmates, so Bai Yueming naturally chose to share a room with Quan Quan.

Guo Yuelang and Ouyang Xichen shared a room.

The room wasn't big, but it was clean.

The old-fashioned wooden bed smelled of pine, and the window faced the direction of the library, where the spire of the clock tower gleamed in the sunlight.

Lin Xi and Huang Jingjing admired the exquisite view outside the window for a moment, then took turns washing up.

Although the hotel was old and run-down, hot water for showering was still readily available.

After leaving the bathroom, Lin Xi lay down on the bed.

She also had many questions about Ouyang Xichen, and she believed Huang Jingjing did too.

Guo Yuelang must have also received a hint from Huang Jingjing.

But they can't communicate much in the instance.

Fortunately, Huang Jingjing did not sense that Ouyang Xichen harbored any ill will towards them.

Now, Guo Yuelang and Ouyang Xichen are in the same room, which allows them to observe each other closely and develop feelings for one another.