Wage Earner, Working Spirit

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Traveling by air and proceeding in a straight line, Bai Zhi arrived near the hotel in about 20 minutes.

Because the Cold Wave was still ongoing, there were few pedestrians on the road. Not wanting to waste any time, Bai Zhi directly manipulated the Plush Cat to jump onto the hotel wall.

Plush Cat' ability to move freely on any surface allows them to run around even on a 90-degree vertical plane, and the person sitting on the Plush Cat shares this Special Effect.

So even though he was sitting on the Plush Cat and was level with the ground, it was actually almost the same as being on flat ground. For Bai Zhi, the wall was the flat ground at this moment.

After finding a window on the eighth floor, Bai Zhi pulled out his gun and fired two shots before violently smashing the window open and entering.

Following him, Qingyi, who was holding a Rabbit Doll Qingyi, jumped in as well. Then, the Plush Cat's body began to shrink, and after shrinking to the size of common cat, it jumped lightly onto Bai Zhi's shoulder.

Something seems slightly off...

Bai Zhi walked to the broken window and glanced downstairs, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"What's wrong?"

Turning her head to look at Bai Zhi, Qingyi's face was full of curiosity.

"Xia Wen said they had called the police, but so much time has passed, have you seen any police officers come downstairs? Also, a hotel like this should have a certain number of Player staying there..."

With a slight shrug, Bai Zhi turned around and looked behind He-Tu-Shu.

They burst in from this side of the corridor, and apart from the shards of glass scattered on the floor, there was a long passageway in front of them. At the end of the passageway was a Laundry Room, and then the passageway turned there.

"... Never mind, let's find Room 809 first. Other Player should arrive soon."

His high-profile arrival had undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention, and since he hadn't made any effort to conceal his destination, Bai Zhi estimated that other Player should already be inside the hotel.

His purpose in coming here was to rescue people; he could leave the unknown Anomaly to the other Player who had been attracted to the area. After all, he hadn't even had breakfast yet...

The hotel's interior layout is somewhat like Labyrinth, with interconnected passageways and rows of tightly closed doors on both sides. It didn't take Bai Zhi long to find room [809] based on the room number.

Black Shadow flickered beneath their feet and spontaneously slipped through the crack in the door into the room. A moment later, the tightly closed door was opened by the Shadow Guard.

With over 1000 points of Spiritual Energy Value, Bai Zhi no longer needed to calculate things as meticulously as before.

Just before entering the room, Bai Zhi turned his head and glanced at the spot next to the door where the Room Card was inserted... It was completely empty.

The Curtain were drawn, and the Room Card wasn't inserted, so the room was completely dark, with shadowy figures that were difficult to see clearly.

However, it was obvious that there was no one in the room.

"There's no one inside... You've been scammed?"

She peeked into the room, then turned back, Qingyi face full of suspicion.

"No, it could be something else..."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi picked up the Plush Cat from his shoulder and tossed it to Qingyi before turning around and walking out the door.

Several Black Shadow darted out from beneath his feet and spontaneously disappeared into the cracks in the doors of the nearby rooms.

The next moment, all the locked doors were opened by the Shadow Guard.

Just like the empty room [809], the other rooms were also completely empty, with no trace of anyone having lived there.

"So you were fooled after all, weren't you?"

The White-haired loli pouted, looking utterly disgusted.

"If it were simply a scam, there should be other people staying in the other rooms. But it seems they've gotten themselves into some kind of unrealistic hotel."

With a slight smile, Bai Zhi walked towards the elevator.

"Verifying this hypothesis is actually quite simple; just try entering the hotel from the entrance and then going inside..."

Two minutes later, they took the elevator to the first floor and left the hotel. During this process, they found that the entire hotel was empty, with no residents, Staff, or front desk managers.

However, when they pushed open the door and entered the hotel again, a hotel Staff in a sharp suit was smiling and waving at them from the front desk in the lobby on the first floor.

"Hello, welcome to [Moonlight Journey], how can we help you?"

As they approached the counter, a Young Man there enthusiastically introduced the products to them.

"Check in to [Moonlight Journey] now and you can enjoy..."

"Hello, this is a robbery."

Bai Zhi slammed the [Radiance] sword in his hand onto the counter, his expression concise and to the point.

"... Please don't joke around, sir."

His expression froze, and the Young Man forced a dry laugh.

"If you are planning to stay here, I can offer you a 20% discount..."

"Bang!!!"

A gunshot rang out, piercing the ceiling and disappearing into the wall.

"Look, I'm not kidding, it's a real gun."

Bai Zhi waved the Radiance at the Young Man in front of him.

Young Man:"..."

"... Special offer, [Moonlight Journey] will provide its guests with the most comprehensive protection and the most Perfect service, so there is absolutely no need to worry... Okay, I surrender, don't kill me, dying once is very painful."

When the Silver White Pistol was pointed straight at his forehead, the Young Man decisively raised his hands and surrendered.

"Oh, looks like you won't die?"

Leaning against the counter, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"You will die, but you can be resurrected. However, even if you can be resurrected, you will still feel the pain of death."

The Young Man man answered honestly.

"This hotel granted me the ability to resurrect, but it also bound me tightly to this place. 360 days a year, no rest, I can only be a Tool Person at the front desk every day... Really, I'm just a pitiful and exploited Wage Earner."

"You're not from this world?"

Bai Zhi was slightly surprised after hearing the Young Man's answer.

"Uh... the previous world I experienced was set in ancient times, where knights-errant and cultivators traveled around exorcising demons and monsters. Hotels existed in that world in the form of inns. This is the third world I've experienced."

The Young Man glanced at the Handgun that was still vaguely pointing at him, and looked helpless.

"So please, could you put the gun down? I'm truly innocent..."

"Tell me more about this hotel."

Slightly narrowing his eyes, Bai Zhi pulled up a seat next to him and sat down.

"And... all the worlds you've experienced before."