Chapter 111: Idiot ghost
Chapter 111: Idiot ghost
"Instance selection is over, congratulations on entering the instance of Fierce Ghost Street Mall, with 50 participants entering the instance!"
"This instance is in: Search Mode!"
"Mainline mission activated: This instance is divided into three levels. After the mission starts, you will have 20 minutes of exploration time. After twenty minutes, the instance will officially begin."
"After the instance starts, the chosen ones can freely select any item within three hours, and the payment will be settled at the counter after three hours. Those who fail to reach the counter within three hours will be attacked by hunters."
"All goods will be awarded points according to their grade value. The chosen ones who receive points below the average will not be able to exit the instance!"
"Reminder: Hunters hide around items with high point values, please choose carefully!"
After entering the Fierce Ghost Street Mall, Alexander quickly looked around. This was clearly the entrance of the mall, but the main door was closed, and all fifty chosen ones were gathered around the counter.
There were men, women, old and young, but most of them were young.
"Cack...Welcome to the Fierce Ghost Street Mall, bugs!" A menacing laughter came from behind, and a figure dressed in a suit, with a scorched body as if burned, showing two rows of bright red teeth, said:
"Next, I will introduce you to our mall, the Fierce Ghost Street Mall, which is divided into three levels..."
This suited ghost, with his dark mouth wide open, was constantly spewing sparks. The aura he emanated was not much different from the electric ghost he had before met.
Fierce level!
Behind the suited ghost, there were two figures dressed in security uniforms, both of them burnt black.
It seems that this mall must have caught fire, and these people are all evil spirits who died in the fire.
The suited ghost looked as if he was about to give a lengthy speech, but the chosen ones around him seemed to know the rules here already. No one stayed in place waiting for him to finish introducing, and quickly scattered into the mall.
After all, there were only twenty minutes of exploration time.
There was no communication between each other, which was not surprising to Alexander.
The prompt had made it very clear that those with scores below the average would have to stay in the mall forever.
In other words, all the chosen ones were in a competitive state.
If you’re lucky, everyone’s scores will be relatively close, and there may be more survivors.
But at this time, everyone is doing their best to earn points.
Furthermore, this is clearly not a place for beginners. Naturally, no one is going to step forward and put on airs, saying things like "everyone listen to me".
As the crowd of chosen ones dispersed, Alexander did not rush out, but instead looked around.
Unlike a regular mall, this place looked like it had been through a fire. The shelves were burnt black all over, with lots of debris scattered about. Some of the shelves had even collapsed onto the floor.
It seems that it wasn’t just a fire, but a robbery that triggered the fire.
From the looks of it, finding something inside might not be an easy task.
"Damn bugs, they’re getting craftier and craftier!"
The suited ghost’s trick to delay time failed, making him very frustrated.
Suddenly, his gaze fell on Alexander, the only one who was still standing in place. A smile appeared on his face and he said,
"Young man, do you want me to introduce the layout of the mall? I like smart people like you! Come on, let me tell you in detail. There are a lot of good things in this mall!"
With that, the suited ghost seemed to be ready to give another lengthy speech.
"Don’t worry, you’re the manager here, right? Have a smoke first!" Alexander interrupted the suited ghost, and directly handed over a cigarette.
Alexander was quite experienced in handing cigarettes to ghosts.
Regrettably, there’s no alcohol here, or rather, to date, Alexander hasn’t encountered any ghost-grade alcohol. He can only light cigarettes, and pouring drinks is out of the question for now.
The suit-clad ghost was obviously stunned as he took the cigarette from Alexander. He was obviously surprised by Alexander’s practiced movements.
"This young man has some potential," he mused, before accepting the cigarette with a chuckle. "Nice, nice! It’s rare to see a worm as considerate as you. Here, let me continue the introduction for you!"
"What’s there to introduce? It’s just a dilapidated mall..." Alexander looked at the mall manager whose Favorability rating was already negative twenty and expressed his disdain, "What good stuff can be there in such a place? There aren’t many Chosen Ones here who are stronger than me. I can just grab a few things later and I’ll surely clear this place without a problem!"
Upon hearing this, the manager’s Favorability rating decreased by another five points. Revealing his red teeth again, the manager stared at Alexander with cold eyes.
His charcoal-like face was falling off,, but he still managed to put on a smile, "Heh heh... It’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone as arrogant as you. I quite like your personality, kid. Since we get along so well, let me introduce you to a good place!"
The manager’s performance was obviously untrained and too stiff. He didn’t even bother to hide the vicious glint in his eyes.
But Alexander seemed to be completely oblivious, his face lighting up in anticipation, "What kind of good place?"
Did he take the bait? The manager was even happier now.
He leaned closer to Alexander and said, "I don’t usually tell people about this, but there’s a hidden door behind the clothing rack on the far west side of the first floor. The hidden door leads straight to the basement, where all the real treasures are stored!"
"I see! I see! Thank you so much, I’ll go check it out right now!" Alexander exclaimed in enlightenment.
"Go ahead! If you’re too slow, others will get to them first!" The manager waved his hand, motioning Alexander to hurry up.
Alexander thanked the manager profusely, and then rushed into the mall with gratitude.
"Dumbass!" The manager’s smile only faded after Alexander left.
He watched Alexander’s back and sneered, "Even if there are good things, you need to be alive to get them! There are newly hired ghost servants inside. They are almost as strong as me.
You dare to say my place is a dump, just wait and see how you’ll die! It’s a pity, if all the Chosen Ones were as dumb as you, I wouldn’t have to worry about my performance!"
"Idiot ghost!" On the other side, behind a rack, Alexander was also murmuring to himself, "I only wanted to try and see, I didn’t expect to have such an unexpected gain!"
When Alexander decided to stay, of course, he was thinking about brushing up the goodwill. But as soon as he saw the negative twenty goodwill, he knew it was impossible.
The premise of improving goodwill is that the other party has no ill will towards you.
Even if the Favorability is zero, if you give a rose ring set even if it’s disgusting, you should be able to increase the goodwill to over 30.
Negative goodwill, even if it’s a good-will increasing item, it’s useless.
But who says only positive goodwill can be used? Negative can be too!
The higher the negative value, the more the other party will want to kill you, and the information they provide is bound to be extremely dangerous.
Danger, also means benefits.
Even if Alexander can’t beat them, can’t he still find help?
This is Ghost Street, where everything is up to Alexander.
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