Zongman, you don't follow the rules at all, right?

Taking a deep breath, the store manager suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "Ma'am, you are very powerful, and I can roughly guess why you are targeting me, but I don't think it's necessary for us to do this. What do you want? I can help you. Instead of a life-and-death struggle, it's better to cooperate and win-win."

Look at the ghost's reaction, it's really not much different from that of humans, but as the saying goes, ghosts are ghosts, not humans.

No matter how much it resembles a human, it can't truly become a human. Can it reverse the situation through communication like a human? Can it turn an enemy into a friend?

If it could hide its murderous intent and anger a little better, Hui Shi might have believed it a little.

After finishing this thought, Huishi further increased his strength.

"Kaka!"

Suddenly, a frost spread out, instantly freezing the entire corridor on the third floor. The store manager was also frozen by the frost, with only his head still able to move.

The surprise in my heart was magnified at this moment.

Is this guy who wants to replace me really that strong?

No, if you have such ability, just do it directly. Why do you pretend to be my store manager?

Could it be that? !

The manager's expression, obscured by the black fog, changed. He looked at Hui and thought: It seems that I have been deceived.

"You already knew me, but not enough, so you assumed my identity, spoke words that should have been mine, and appeared before me."

"The reason you did this is to provoke me, so that I can't think calmly and reveal my strength. That way, you can confirm the true difference in strength between us, right?"

The store manager asked.

"?"

Huishi was stunned and tilted his head in confusion.

"Don't pretend. Seeing how effortlessly you seem now, and the frost that's preventing me from breaking free, the answer to the comparison of our strengths is obvious. You've achieved your goal. I never thought the day of my failure would come so soon."

After saying that, the store manager seemed to have completely given up resistance and said, "Go ahead."

"..."

Huishi looked at it with a strange expression.

Seeing Huishi not taking any action for a long time, the store manager spoke again: "What? You still want to hear my begging for mercy? You really have a bad taste."

"But just give up. Now that I've figured out the situation, I won't beg for mercy. After all, the difference in strength is there, so there's no need for you to keep me."

The store manager shook his head slightly and said with an expression of seeing through the world.

Hui Shi's eyes twitched as he said, "You won't struggle at all? Like, tell me some secrets, or give me your treasure in exchange for your life?"

After the words fell, although the store manager's face was obscured by the black mist, Hui Shi could sense the obvious displeasure emanating from it. He said, "You really have a very bad taste, or are you confused? Secret? Treasure? If you kill me, you can still get it, right?"

Hui Shi narrowed her eyes, and her mood became even weirder.

It seems, it seems, that she was played a trick by this ghost?

[Stupid! Even if I kill you, these are mine!]

This meme.

"No, have you ever thought about exchanging some secrets and treasure hiding places that only you know for a chance to survive?"

Shaking his head and putting aside the awkward feeling for the moment, Hui Shi made a suggestion to the store manager.

But the other party seemed to have accepted some stubborn truth and said, "If you dare to do such a thing, there must be a way to obtain information even if I die. If that's the case, why should I tell you?"

"What if I don't have one?"

"You don't have it? Then wouldn't it be even more disgusting for you if I didn't tell you? If you have a way, then what difference does it make whether I tell you or not?"

hiss!

What this guy said actually made damn sense.

After taking a deep breath, Hui Shi was convinced.

But isn't this situation a bit like the reverse of the Tian Gang? She was the kind of person who was reversed by the Tian Gang.

It's obviously you who is going to suffer, but why do I feel like I'm the one who's being humiliated?

Hui Shi looked at the store manager strangely and thought.

136

Chapter 136 Regional rules of the ghost world.

In this world full of ghosts and monsters, there are rules, and they are diverse.

These rules are an important part of the ghost world. Not only does each ghost have its own rules, but a house, a shop, a city, etc. also have their own rules.

Not to mention the rules of the ghosts themselves, the regional rules are not customized by powerful ghosts, but the rules of these areas themselves.

Just like zoo stories, there are many rules that manage and restrict the situation in the zoo area.

However, the rules of this [Starving City] are not as detailed as those in the Zoo Ghost Stories.

It has only three rules.

1: No one in the city can harm each other without a legitimate reason.

2: Only those who "starve to death" can settle in this city.

3. The city is a city, not a wilderness. Citizens and visitors, please pay attention to maintaining the basic order of the city.

Note: If violated, the violator will be punished by "starvation".

These rules are the basic rules of this city.

This is also the reason why the city has not been completely thrown into chaos.

The definition of the third rule is a bit broad: basic city order? What is considered basic? What is not? But it's actually not complicated. All you have to do is behave yourself in this city and avoid causing any major damage.

At the beginning, many ghosts did not care about these rules and continued to do as they pleased.

But soon, some ghosts broke the rules. Then, for no reason, the ghosts that broke the rules began to fall into a "hungry" state. No matter how much they ate, they could not fill their stomachs. In the end, those violators were "starved to death" as the rules said.

Such a situation severely frightened many ghosts and made them quieter.

Other cities, and even some small villages, mostly have similar rules.

Rules are the most powerful force in the world of ghosts and monsters, and are also the absolute truth.

No matter how counterintuitive and unreasonable the content of the rules is, as long as it is written in the rules, it must be obeyed and implemented!

Just like the rules of this [City of Starvation], if you violate the rules of this city, even the dead ghosts will still appear in the state of "hunger", and then be tortured by this state and eventually starve to death.

If you think about it carefully, it will feel very scary. A ghost that has died once should not have the physiological need of "hunger", but after violating the rules of this city, it will be given this physiological need, but it cannot fill its stomach no matter what, and finally starves to death.

This is the power of rules.

It can make the unreasonable become reality, and it will definitely be realized.

Those ghost stories and monsters that also have powerful rules generally do not leave their permanent areas at will. Even if they leave, as long as they do not directly conflict with the rules of the ghost town, there will usually be no problem.

But if there is a collision.

The collision between rules will lead to multiple possibilities due to the differences in the rules. They may complement each other, one may swallow up the other, or both may suffer losses.

How exactly it works depends on the content of the rules.

If they cannot accommodate each other, it will be a fight to the death; if they can merge, there is a high probability that they will combine with each other to form new rules; the same is true for other situations, it mainly depends on the compatibility between the rules.

As for why I suddenly mentioned the rules of the ghost world?

That's because the chief ghost, the housekeeper ghost, and the store manager have all mentioned that the big event that is about to happen in this [Starving City] is related to the rules.

For some unknown reason, one day, [Starving City] suddenly added a new rule.

4: The mayor is elected every year and has the greatest control over the city.

It is this sudden new rule that makes countless ghosts eager to become the new mayor of this city.

If you become the mayor, not only will you have basically invincible power in this [Starving City], but there is also the most important thing.

Ghosts who successfully become mayors can try to integrate the city’s rules with their own rules. In this way, ghosts who have a city as their foundation can become stronger!

Although this is not written in the rules, all the ghosts in the ghost world know that the rules can be integrated with each other. Especially after becoming part of the rules, there is a lot of room for operation, and it is entirely possible to assimilate the city into a part of themselves.

But they may also be assimilated. As for the outcome, it all depends on their own abilities.

The store manager was also considering this idea, but his chances of success were only about 30%. He had originally planned to wait for the new goods from the "Yan Xin" organization to arrive, and then improve his strength before trying again.

But accidents always come so suddenly.

Hui Shi's appearance destroyed all its plans.

"You can devour me, so that you can become stronger. Your goal must be to become the mayor of this city. After you devour me and become stronger, your chances of winning will be better. I just hope that you don't let that guy in the south of the city succeed."

Having said this, the store manager closed his eyes and waited for death.

Hui Shi looked at it in silence.

After a long while, the Word Spirit activated its magic and said, "Submit to me."

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"Manager, please speak. Why don't you speak? Don't you like talking?"

Huishi looked at the embarrassed store manager who kept his head down and said nothing.

The store manager Gui, who was successfully hypnotized by the magic of words and "surrendered", also knew what Huishi was thinking.

There was none of the scenes it had imagined, such as intelligence gathering, character guessing, planning, and then closing in to catch it.

Huishi didn't think much about it, he just wanted to cause trouble. He didn't have any plans against himself!

In this way, I recalled my previous performance of seeing through the conspiracy, being relieved, and ready to die bravely.

It's clearly a ghost, but it has an awkward feeling of having dug out a three-bedroom apartment with its feet.

When Hui Shi asked, it begged for mercy: "Boss, please let me go."

"Don't make up your mind if you don't have anything to do. Dihua is not a good option."

Huishi patted the store manager Gui on the shoulder and spoke earnestly.

"Yes, boss."

The store manager ghost lowered his head and responded.

"it is good!"

Turning around, Hui Shi continued, "Now that this store is completely under my control, and I have learned new information, you will continue to be the store manager. You should also strive to be the mayor of this city."

"I will help you fight for the mayoral position. First, tell me who your competitors are."

"Boss, there is..."

The store manager, Ghost, quickly listed all the possible competitors, including two local ghosts and one ghost from outside the area.

Hui Shi did not listen to the store manager Gui's detailed description of these competitors. He just asked about their strength and location, and then set off directly.

But before leaving, Hui Shi said the names of Kiana and others.

"These guys are interns who just arrived today. Send someone to take care of them. I'll be back soon to help you eliminate your political enemies."

After saying that, Huishi turned and walked towards the stairs and left the hotel.

137

Chapter 137 The mission ended early again.

Just as Huishi's arrangements kept changing, Kiana also discovered something.

When they were killed, they were assigned to search each floor, just like looking for treasure chests in an open world game, looking for various useful things.

There was a harvest, but it wasn't very good.

Most of the things found were E-level props and equipment, and only two D-level items were found.

But these props and the like are not the biggest gain.

They found a special room on the third floor. It was neither a private room nor a guest room, but a data room where various materials were stored.

After searching inside, Kiana and Mei found a map, which was their biggest gain this time.