The Manager's Position, My Manager's Position...

"Um... we shouldn't have to pay for this, right?"

Pointing to the corpse that was supposedly Measurement Instrument on the counter, Bai Zhi cautiously questioned Fang Yao in front of him.

"Unnecessary..."

Faced with Bai Zhi's question, Fang Yao shook his head rather blankly.

Then, just as Bai Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, he said something that almost made Bai Zhi doubt that he had misheard.

"... Because from this moment on, this hotel is yours..."

"What?"

"I just received a notification that you're now the Manager of this hotel... Why?!"

At this point, Fang Yao's voice suddenly rose 80 degrees, and he almost jumped out from behind the counter.

"I've worked diligently and conscientiously for over a year, but I'm still just a low-level Employee. I was hoping to work my way up to become the Manager, so why did you take my Manager right away?!"

"Explain more clearly, what do you mean?"

Bai Zhi tapped the table and frowned slightly.

"How could this be...?"

Before he could finish his sentence, a gold-embossed sheet of paper appeared out of thin air in front of him, along with a pure gold pen.

As he picked up the gold-embossed paper with a slight frown, a system notification appeared before him.

[Item Name: World Master-Servant Contract]

[Type: Special Item]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Special Effect: Contract. After signing the contract, you will become the Master of this Damaged world, possessing the highest privileges inherent in the world.]

[Usage Condition: This contract is only valid for the registered user.]

[Conditions: After signing the contract, there is no time limit; at some point in the future, you will help this Damaged world recover.]

[Note:: After signing the contract, this Damaged world will be bound to the Player, and the Player will travel with this world to other worlds.]

"This thing..."

Looking at the introduction on the gold-embossed paper in front of him, Bai Zhi couldn't help but frown slightly.

To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen Item of Legendary Quality.

Ruined, common, Rare, Elite, Perfect, Epic, Legendary.

This is the current known classification of Equipment and Item Skill Level among Player. To date, there has been no news of any Item reaching the Epic Level; Perfect Grade is the top tier.

Take Bai Zhi for example. He can be considered a relatively successful Player, but if you don't count his Perfect Skill, the highest -Level Item he owns is only Elite Level.

"... Are these individual [Noah's Ark] what we call Damaged world?"

Bai Zhi suddenly had a new idea in his mind.

"But what's the point of running away so eagerly and pledging allegiance to me? And judging by these conditions, it's practically a freebie... Enough already."

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Bai Zhi raised his head and looked at Fang Yao in front of him.

"The Manager position, my Manager position..."

Completely ignoring him, Fang Yao, standing behind the counter, stared at the gold-embossed paper on the table, looking utterly heartbroken. He kept muttering the same words to himself, appearing incredibly distressed.

"Do as you please, I have no intention of signing any contract."

Looking down at Qingyi beside him, who was unconsciously clutching the Qingyi of his clothes tightly, Bai Zhi pursed his lips and swept the [World Master-Servant Contract] in front of him aside.

"Let me ask you something: why are the people staying at this hotel encountering all sorts of bizarre and strange events?"

"Wait... you, you, you're not going to sign?!"

Fang Yao's eyes Fang Yao in disbelief.

"Do you know what the benefits are of becoming Manager!? Well..."

"Nothing to be surprised about, is there? I have no plans to leave this world at the moment."

Bai Zhi shrugged slightly, his expression noncommittal.

"While there are many benefits to becoming Manager, isn't it a path where you can only walk alone? Is being alone really that good? I don't think so."

"But anyway... I understand."

Fang Yao, who was about to say something, suddenly realized what was going on after seeing the actions of the White-haired loli next to him.

"If it were to take me away from such a cute little girl, I would absolutely never... cough cough, then there's no problem."

Fang Yao coughed a few times, made a fist, and then nodded solemnly Fang Yao recovering in a second.

"Noah's Ark can only carry one person at most. If you had signed this contract, I would have been abandoned by Noah's Ark, a fate worse than death... Thank you for this. If you ever stay at my hotel again, I'll give you a 50% discount."

"Just dumping them... you really have no human rights as a shop assistant."

Bai Zhi shook his head slightly.

"Who says otherwise? I'm also working hard to improve my privileges..."

Fang Yao tidied his hair, which had been blown into a mess, and sighed melancholically.

"The Anomaly can't infiltrate the upstairs, but they can still infiltrate the lobby. I don't even know how many times I've died so far, but once my privileges are upgraded, I'll be able to go upstairs too... and that should happen soon."

"So you're really pathetic."

After hearing what the other person said, Bai Zhi couldn't help but feel a little speechless.

"It's tough, but things will get better. As for your previous question..."

Picking up his tie from the table and retying it, Fang Yao pointed upstairs.

"Staying at this hotel not only offers the benefit of not being completely affected by Anomaly, and being able to seek refuge here to save one's life when Anomaly with them, but also has another hidden benefit."

"There's a chance to become Player, right?"

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Bai Zhi voiced his suspicion.

The layout of the Tombstone Apartment in the previous Mandatory Quest was basically the same as here, except that in the Tombstone Apartment, Player were artificially bred by the Anomaly and then harvested.

"That's right. Anyone Player Qualification will have a certain chance of becoming Player after staying at this hotel."

Fang Yao pulled a comb from the drawer and started combing his messy hair, nodding in Fang Yao.

"While becoming Player brings more danger, only Player can withstand the attacks of the Anomaly when danger strikes. Overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."

"Very well, so one last question: were there any police officers or books here before?"

Bai Zhi nodded.

"No, but a few strangely dressed people did come; they've already gone upstairs."

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yao gave his answer.

"Those people are probably Player. They probably think this place is some kind of Anomaly Incident and came here specifically to deal with it. I plan to talk to them about cooperation after this."

"Professional personnel from the Relevant Department... So the upstairs area should be safe?"

Bai Zhi stood up from his seat.

"Not necessarily, because among those Passenger are also Player, and there might even be a few Fallen Player among them."

Fang Yao put down the comb and shook his head.

"We only guard against Anomaly here, not other things. There are some things, some things that are far more terrifying than Anomaly."

"I understand. So, how do we get upstairs?"

Bai Zhi glanced upstairs at the still silent building after so much time had passed, and nodded knowingly.

"Pay in so-called [Origin Coin]?"

"No, you have VIP Card, so it's free."

With a sigh, Fang Yao picked up the two gold-embossed VIP Card on the table, as well as another pure white card that appeared after Bai Zhi refused the contract, and handed them over.

"To be honest, I've never seen a combination like yours before: a White-haired loli, a plush Rabbit, and one..."

"Thanks."

He reached out and took the VIP Card, and the black Rabbit Doll in Qingyi politely waved its paw at him.

Fang Yao: "..."