webnovelvip Chapter 168 Showing Loyalty
Chapter 168 Showing Loyalty
Compared with the pretentious painting style before, the 307 resident begging for mercy with a normal voice looks much more normal.
Xia Chenxi still clenched the chains of dismemberment, and continued to threaten: "Answer me obediently, maybe I will consider letting you go."
After speaking, he showed a sinister smile again.
When the resident of 307 heard this, a trace of hope suddenly appeared on the face of panic and despair. What if the other party would really let him go for the sake of good performance?
The resident of 307 suppressed his fear and uneasiness, and told Xia Chenxi everything he knew.
"This is the shard key, which is used to open the entrance of the passage. After Weird agrees with you to stay here, you will get this thing. People who don't have this thing are called stowaways. There are other monsters or bad things eyeing."
"It's just that only the grotesque can use the shard key. If other people want to gain full access, they must kill the grotesque first."
When Xia Chenxi heard this, a strange expression appeared on his face.
Why does the fragment key sound a bit like an ID card in the real world?
Only those who have obtained the identity card can have the right of residence, otherwise they will be considered stowaways and need to be sent back to the original country.
In this world, besides being similar to an ID card, fragments also have the ability to open channel permissions.
From this point of view, the grotesque is like the ruler of the fragmented world, deciding whether monsters can legally enter the world.
Xia Chenxi suddenly realized, no wonder these residents would cooperate with the grotesque to kill humans.
But according to the 307 resident, if the resident wants to obtain the channel authority, he must first kill the grotesque.
This really made Xia Chenxi puzzled.
Weird knows that handing over part of the authority to the residents will have the risk of being backlashed, so why should they distribute the fragmented keys to the residents.
Xia Chenxi asked her doubts, and she clearly saw the surprised expression on the face of the 307 residents, as if she was surprised why he didn't even know this.
Xia Chenxi didn't panic at all.
Residents of 307 would not be able to guess his true identity unless he took off his glasses.
However, in order to let the residents of 307 cooperate better with her, Xia Chenxi tugged on the chain of dismembering the corpse again, and skillfully threatened, "Curiosity will make you die faster."
307 residents: "..."
What kind of remote area did this monster come from? How could it be possible that he didn't even understand these common senses? How did the other party sneak in here?
Just more than curious.
It cared more about its own life, and its beautiful face, and said cautiously and flatteringly, "Brother, brother, you misunderstood me, and I will definitely cooperate with you in answering all questions."
Xia Chenxi still had a gloomy expression on her face, as if she was about to turn her back on her at any moment.
The 307 residents didn't dare to continue talking nonsense, and hurriedly brought the topic back to the main topic, "The person who gets the fragment key needs to provide some power to supply Weird every once in a while, which will make it stronger gradually."
When Xia Chenxi heard this, she already understood most of it.
Weird provides ID cards and residence rights to residents, while residents need to pay room fees to Weird, mutual benefit.
Although doing so would risk weirdness and backlash, it was safer and more convenient than risking the risk of hunting other monsters or humans.
But this way.
Xia Chenxi's previous plan could not be implemented, because his main purpose of keeping 307 residents was to be able to use the fragmented key repeatedly.
Xia Chenxi resisted the thought of frowning, and confirmed with the 307 residents again: "Only the grotesque can open the channel right, even if it's sending people out."
The latter sentence was a bit off-putting, and the resident of 307 was stunned for a while before tentatively saying, "You mean... opening the passage for people to leave?"
Xia Chenxi hummed.
Resident 307 subconsciously told himself not to be curious, and replied: "No, only grotesques can open the channel."
Xia Chenxi's heart sank.
The residents of 307 seemed to be keenly aware that Xia Chenxi was not in a good mood, and they were afraid of being angered to death, so they mustered up their courage and asked, "Do you want to leave here?"
It seems that this is the only reason why the other party cares so much about channel permissions.
It didn't wait for Xia Chenxi to speak, and hurriedly added: "I just want to help you share the burden. After all, my life is in your hands, so I have to show my role no matter what."
It told Xia Chenxi the reason for doing this very sincerely, hoping that the other party would let him off on this point.
Although this probability... seems extremely small.
Because, although this grotesque is always laughing, there is an unspeakable weirdness, and there is always an illusion that he will turn his face and go crazy anytime, anywhere.
Residents of 307 were shocked.
The other party... can't be a monster, right?
Xia Chenxi couldn't guess what the resident of 307 was thinking, but she could see the hesitant expression on the other person's face. She lowered her eyes and said, "I can give you a choice, hand over the fragmented key."
The resident of 307 widened his eyes slightly, thinking of the fragmented key in the opponent's hand, and blurted out in shock: "Do you want to replace it?"
—become the grotesque of the fourth floor.
Xia Chenxi still maintained a half-smile expression, "You can also choose not to hand it in, I'll take it myself."
When the resident of 307 heard this, he didn't understand what the other party's subtext was. If he didn't take the initiative to hand over the broken key, he would have to be killed before taking out the key.
It shivered, and hurriedly said: "I am willing to hand it over."
Xia Chenxi still clutched the chain tightly, staring at the resident of 307, as if waiting for the other party to take out the broken key.
The resident of 307 stretched out his hand to touch the position of the heart, and at some point there appeared a mass of hair, which was so black and thick that it wriggled like a living thing.
The hands of the resident of 307 trembled slightly, his eyes were full of reluctance and fear of the future, and he handed out the hair in his hand.
Once the shard key is lost...
Thinking of this, its voice trembled unconsciously: "You, do you have a way to open the channel?"
Xia Chenxi didn't know what the resident of 307 wanted to do. Before she took the hair, she heard the resident of 307 carefully explain: "There are only ten residents on the fourth floor. After I give you the fragmented key, you will become a stowaway. The resident will definitely kill me."
It was afraid that Xia Chenxi would think that he was taking Joe, so he explained, "It doesn't make any sense to say that, it's just..."
It raised its head, summoned up all its courage and said, "Didn't you want to discuss cooperation with me before, I am willing to cooperate with you in everything."
"I, I don't want to die."
If you hand over the fragmented key, you will be watched by other residents.
But if you don't hand over the fragmented key, you will still be killed, and then take the fragmented key.
It also thought about leaving here.
However, there is no good thing on it that can be traded to Weird, not to mention, now that all the black fog passages have undergone mutations, Weird will not allow it to leave at all.
— it's dead.
Xia Chenxi paused slightly, looked carefully at the residents of 307 for a while, and said, "Give me the broken key first."
Despair flashed in the eyes of the 307 residents, and they still handed over the keys obediently.
If it doesn't hand it over, it is likely to be killed now, but if it is handed over, although it will become a stowaway, at least it can survive for a while, and there may be a chance for a turnaround.
Xia Chenxi took the hair and silently convinced herself that it was a ball of seaweed, only in this way could the goosebumps that had just appeared be suppressed.
next second.
A line of text prompts appeared in Xia Chenxi's consciousness.
[Dear player, congratulations on your successful collection of [Fourth Floor Corridor Fragments (3/10)], and get 3 love points, you are one step closer to the mysterious title x1 reward. 】
Xia Chenxi was not surprised by this, and silently recited the word "map" in her heart. A boundless black mist appeared in her consciousness, and a few light spots were shining in the center.
Xia Chenxi could now distinguish the world represented by these three light spots at a glance, and immediately concentrated on the light spot on the [fourth floor corridor].
The map instantly expanded, and a flat map of [corridors on the fourth floor] appeared. Among the ten marked corridors, two corridors have been lit up, indicating that Xia Chenxi has already entered.
Among them, in the room representing 310, there is a golden light spot and a red light spot next to each other, representing Xia Chenxi and resident 307 respectively.
What Xia Chenxi needs to do is another thing, first focus on the position of the exit.
soon.
A line of text pops up.
[Dear player, do you want to use the (1/10) fragment permission to open the channel exit?Please note: this consumption does not affect the progress of the task. 】
Xia Chenxi's eyes fell on the last line, and her heart sank. It seemed that the idea of exploiting loopholes was obviously not feasible.
This clump of hair represents the Fragmented Key, still the same as the previous Fragmented Keys, only one-time use opportunity.
Xia Chenxi regained her composure, quickly adjusted her frustration, and decided to try the second method.
The idea is extremely bold and dangerous, but if successful, the benefits will be even more.
Xia Chenxi habitually wanted to take a deep breath, but immediately reacted, maintaining a smile that seemed like a mental illness, and casually threw the ball of hair to 307.
The resident of No. 307 caught the black hair in a hurry, and did not dare to put the key back to the deepest part of his heart. After a while, he hesitated and said anxiously: "You are..."
Xia Chenxi's smile widened, as if she was interested in what 307 said just now, and said, "You don't want to die, but I want to be the grotesque on the fourth floor and control the access authority here."
When the resident of 307 heard this, his heart beat involuntarily, and his original despair was suddenly replaced by surprise and anxiety. He even felt like a dream, and immediately said: "I, I am willing to listen to you for anything."
Knowing that he would not be killed, the residents of 307 suddenly came alive, thinking about the pros and cons in their hearts.
Although the grotesque on the fourth floor controls the access authority, the opponent's power has already been exhausted when the black mist erupted last time, and now the chain has been snatched away by this person, and he has no ability to hold the access authority at all.
But this man was different.
The opponent can sneak into the fourth floor by some means, and also has the chain of dismemberment, no matter how you look at it, the chances of winning seem to be greater.
After figuring this out, the 307 residents' resistance to this person quietly faded away, and they thought about how to please the other party and gain the other party's trust.
It's a pity that its beauty doesn't seem to be enough to seduce the other party, so it can only rely on loyalty to gain the other party's trust.
Xia Chenxi just watched helplessly as the light spot on the map representing the 307 residents quietly changed from red to orange.
Xia Chenxi was stunned: "???"
What happened in those few seconds?