"Taotie's Nest": Preparing to Head to the Sixth Floor

The burly man was hiding something from him, Xu Xi knew it all.

Although the other party deliberately didn't mention it, he was no longer the naive young man he was when he first entered the Dungeon.

With more experience, he gradually developed his own judgment.

For example, the tenants living in this building can openly pay the Landlord to purchase all the supplies they need.

But looking at it the other way around, doesn't everything require money?

The Landlord stipulated that the building was a no-entry-no-exit building, meaning that tenants who moved in could not leave, thus making it impossible for them to obtain money through conventional means.

So... where does most of the tenants' money come from?

The burly man's real job was a cook; borrowing soy sauce from him was actually a way of asking for his blood.

When the Landlord saw that he couldn't pay the disturbance fee, he ate his head and limbs, calling it payment for the debt.

The burly man's use of blood as soy sauce may stem from the other party's twisted psychology, but it was clearly influenced by the Landlord.

In other words, in this building, besides money, their flesh and blood are, to some extent, also a form of currency.

In addition, the Landlord set many so-called rules that tenants must strictly abide by.

For example, paying rent on time, not disturbing the neighbors, and not littering in the hallway.

These all sound like very normal management rules, such as agreements to ensure that tenants abide by public order and protect the environment.

But none of them were about neighborly relations.

The fact that this burly man could so brazenly "borrow" soy sauce from him suggests that... the Landlord doesn't actually care about private disputes between tenants?

In a short time, Xu Xi deciphered the above information from the details revealed by Jie Haoyong.

Of course, he even went so far as to think of more things.

He had only been in the Dungeon for a short time when the burly man came running over with an axe to borrow soy sauce. This shows that the old tenants must have found out about the newcomer's arrival.

He didn't believe the burly man hadn't been in contact with other tenants.

Butcher, doctor... these are all titles that refer to professions.

The burly man might be referred to as the chef by the other tenants.

They might not say they get along harmoniously, but they certainly maintain some kind of tacit understanding.

For example... the allocation of new employees.

The original owner of the diary may have been targeted by the tenant codenamed "Doctor".

My thoughts gradually came together, and I returned to the present moment.

Xu Xi's gaze fell on the seemingly earnest man in front of her.

"I've told you everything you wanted to know, can you let me go now?"

Certainly--

No, that's not allowed.

He didn't believe that if he let this "chef" go after he had done so, the man would let him go later.

The other party will definitely choose to retaliate fiercely.

Therefore, he still understands the principle of letting the tiger return to the mountain.

"You were very cooperative."

"But when did I ever say I was going to let you go?"

Under the man's astonished gaze, Xu Xi swiftly and decisively chopped off his head.

Looking at the headless corpse on the ground, he once again marveled at the sharpness of the axe.

Having successfully dealt with the burly man, Xu Xi decided to head to the Sixth Floor now.

Even these long-time tenants are afraid of the Landlord and dare not easily violate the rules set by him, which is enough to prove that the Landlord's power is exceptionally strong.

The chances of him taking the keys directly from the old woman are slim.

However, this doesn't mean he can't first find out about the other person's specific situation.