So Expensive, An-Grade Pollutant

The business brochure was placed on Grandma Daisy's belly. It was a thin book, and although the brown sheepskin cover made it look more upscale, it still couldn't change the fact that it was essentially a promotional brochure.

Yu Xing's sickly smile didn't last long. The heavy emotions in his eyes swirled in his pupils before disappearing completely in the dissipating murderous aura.

He reached out a hand and touched the business manual. The cover felt like human skin, very comfortable. A line of black letters was arranged at the top, which seemed to be the word for "business manual" in the island's language.

At the same time, although she didn't know the reason, Yu Xing could indeed feel the more subtle and shallow breathing inside Grandma Daisy's belly through the old woman's body, which seemed to still be breathing.

What is this? A child?

This was Daisy's intention in choosing someone to take the notebook from her belly... so that person could feel her baby's movements?

Well, it goes without saying what a dead but still active body could be carrying inside.

He glanced at Daisy's face, and sure enough, Daisy was "staring" at him with her eyes in the same position, as if she wasn't angry no matter how disrespectful Yu Xing was or how much malice was mixed in with his behavior.

Yu Xing showed a slight hint of life, a very slight hint.

He knew that Qu Xuanqing didn't take the minor injury caused by the ghost's warning seriously, since it didn't affect her movements. Just like she could still walk without joints and breathe without a heart, the power of this body didn't lie in bones and muscles, but in the unseen spirit behind it.

However, just because she didn't want to be manipulated by the witch Daisy, she was publicly stripped of her tongue for putting up a little resistance. Even if Qu Xuanqing didn't feel this humiliation, Yu Xing was still unhappy.

The problem is... right now, he absolutely has no ability to do anything to Daisy, who can hurt the deducer without even lifting a finger. She is different from the ghost in the secret room. If compared, Yu Xing tends to think that Daisy is a rule-based ghost.

In other words, the deducer cannot kill her with their abilities. Even if they do, she could still reappear anywhere in the next second. Similarly, she cannot attack the deducer without reason. There must be a switch to allow Daisy to break free from some kind of restriction.

Qu Xuanqing was injured. The switch to lift the restriction was either "not quiet enough" or "disobedience, self-recommendation." No one knew what kind of behavior would cause Daisy to lift the restriction on killing.

Qu Xuanqing must have thought of this as well, which is why he dared to tell Granny Daisy that Granny Daisy could not kill him now.

Yu Xing took the manual without any danger, but Grandma Daisy clearly radiated pleasure, as if she had accomplished what she wanted to do.

He glanced at her, then, considering that so many people were going to stay here, weighed the pros and cons of causing all sorts of trouble. He decided to write down today's events in his revenge notebook. With two months to prepare, he would have plenty of opportunities to figure out Daisy's tactics and then retaliate tenfold.

But he still wanted to salvage the situation and make amends for his displeasure and Qu Xuanqing's unhappiness.

Thinking of this, he tightened his grip on the back of the chair slightly. "Got it, Daisy your generosity, Mrs. Daisy."

"No need to be so polite, my dear... Oh my god!" Before Daisy could finish speaking, Yu Xing released the chair back that was pressed down to the limit, and the rocking chair instantly shook wildly, as if it was going to throw Daisy off. She stood on her tiptoes, gripping the armrests tightly with both hands, trying her best not to be thrown off.

"Tch." Qu Xuanqing chuckled, amused as she watched Yu Xing. She secretly sighed, thinking that Yu Xing had really grown up and knew how to restrain herself.

Ten years ago, Yu Xing, who had no ties to the family, would probably rather become a piece of meat herself than not first pull Grandma Daisy off the chair and chop her up.

Although I've become much gentler in my approach to things now, I'm still considering the people I care about. I'm definitely getting closer to being a complete human being.

Ignoring Daisy on the chair, Yu Xing composed herself and opened the booklet amidst the various gazes of the crowd.

He was initially worried that the contents of the business manual would also be in a alphabetical format that they couldn't understand, but to his surprise, the manual was only one page long.

There are a total of eighteen inner pages, which are just the same pile of content translated into various languages.

The first page was in the language of Dead Silent Island, which he flipped through immediately. Although the languages on the following pages were clearly different, they didn't seem to exist on Earth.

Starting from page eleven, Yu Xing gradually discovered familiar letters, seemingly from a minor language on Earth. The next page, French; the page after that, Russian. After skipping a few pages, Yu Xing saw the most familiar Chinese on page seventeen.

"Well? Read it!" the ferryman urged in a low voice, partly because he wanted to take a shower and change his clothes, and partly because he was intimidated by the half-eaten tongue on the ground, knowing that Daisy's hotel was definitely not a good place.

I felt both anticipation and fear.

"Our establishment has a total of forty-four rooms, including basic single rooms for twelve ghost warriors (24 hours a day), basic double rooms and king rooms for eighteen ghost warriors (24 hours a day), deluxe single rooms, double rooms, and king rooms for one ghost warrior (24 hours a day), and noble suites for five ghost warriors (24 hours a day)."

Yu Xing a moment to decipher it and finally began to read. Although he didn't know what kind of currency units "ghost shi" and "ghost ping" were, he figured they were probably variations of pennies and pounds... They really didn't try to hide it at all.

"Here... one ghost pound can be exchanged for forty ghost coins..." Over there, Grandma Daisy finally hurriedly stopped the rocking chair and skillfully explained the new currency system to them.

Yu Xing continued reading emotionlessly, "The three room categories offer different levels of service. The basic room provides hot water, one meal a day, and comprehensive security measures, so there's no need to worry about intruders. Additional food and clothing must be purchased separately. The deluxe room upgrades the facilities of the basic room, providing two meals a day, a change of clothes, and weapons that can be purchased from the hotel... The VIP suite also includes a map and a television?"

After reading the passage, he emphasized the last word, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

How could a television appear here? It's as abrupt as Iron Man appearing among the murderers Conan identifies.

However, considering the subway mentioned in the background of Dead Silent Island, it doesn't seem so sudden anymore.

"What's the special purpose of this TV and map?" Wenqing asked Daisy, trying to be as good-natured as possible. "They made the room's price increase fivefold."

"What's its purpose... ha, you'll find out when you check in." Grandma Daisy's tone was hard to decipher, her emotions unreadable. "It will certainly be a room that offers excellent value for money; after all... it's our hotel's signature room."

"Okay." Wen Qinghuai readily accepted the futility of his question and looked at Yu Xing. "Continue, Xing."

"The hotel has a total of thirteen employees, including the hotel owner Daisy, two cooks, two waiters, two waitresses, one cleaning lady, one laundry lady, three security guards, and Daisy's daughter who runs around."

Everyone: What got in here...?

"Only the designated person may enter each room; movement between rooms is not permitted. The hotel is equipped with multiple meeting rooms, recreation rooms, restrooms, smoking rooms, and a restaurant. We hope you enjoy your stay."

Can't we visit each other's rooms? Everyone thought that since double rooms and king-size rooms can accommodate two people, only the two people staying in the room could enter, and no one else could. If they wanted to discuss anything, they had to go to the hotel's designated public area... but there were no security measures promised for the public area.

Violating this rule would likely have consequences far worse than losing one's tongue, but even following it wouldn't guarantee safety. The secrecy of information would be greatly compromised, and most terrifyingly, if people living in different rooms wanted to lie to each other, there would be no one to verify their claims...

Those present had all been taken advantage of from the bottom up, and their first thought was the possibility of disunity.

"Anything else?" Xu Huan asked, looking up when he saw that Yu Xing hadn't spoken for a while.

Yu Xing slammed his fist together. "That's all."

That's it?

Yu Xing tossed the book to Xu Huan, who then realized that the dozen or so pages contained only one page of content. Seeing that Daisy didn't seem to mind Yu Xing giving him the book, he then passed it around to others.

Zhao Mou didn't look at the business manual again. Instead, he chuckled and asked Daisy, "Mrs. Daisy, since the room rate is paid in cash, how should we pay the room rate if we don't have any money?"

Yes, this is the most crucial issue now. This group of people, let alone Ghost King, doesn't even have half a Ghost Warrior in total.

Grandma Daisy touched her belly, then pointed her shrunken finger to the wall on the other side of the hall. Only then did everyone see a whiteboard hanging in a rather hidden corner, on which was written...

[A-level pollutant: 800 ghost pounds]

[B-rank contaminant: 200 ghost pounds]

[C-rank contaminant: 60 ghost pounds]

[D-level contaminant: 4 ghost pounds]

[E-level pollutant: 30 Ghost Warriors]

[Plague Body: 5~300 Ghost Pounds]

[Plague Source: 800 Ghost Pounds]

Yu Xing's eyelids twitched when she saw the first line.

My first thought was, "Isn't that him?"

My second reaction was positive; he's quite valuable.

"If I understand correctly," Zhao Mou realized the identity Yu Xing had drawn, but he didn't show any abnormality on his face. Instead, he asked for everyone's opinion with a hint of uncertainty, "These so-called polluted entities are what we usually call... ghosts?"

"Yes, yes, outsiders seem to like calling them 'Contaminated Beings'," Granny Daisy said quietly from behind the group. "We don't have any ghosts on our island, only Contaminated Beings... and Plague Beings."

"You can wander around the island and bring me back body parts from these contaminated organisms. I can pay for your room in return, or you can have them in cash if you prefer..."

Some people noticed that Grandma Daisy was speaking more and more fluently, and they secretly became suspicious.

"Every contaminant leaves behind a body part after it dies, so... cough cough cough cough cough..." Daisy suddenly let out a series of earth-shattering coughs, then said in a hoarse voice, "Don't try to fool me with things from the same contaminant, young people."

The strategists recalled the ghost in the locked room; after the ghost died, most of its body withered, leaving only its large, fat belly.

"By the way, Granny Daisy," Wen Qinghuai described the ghostly creature in the secret room, then asked, "Was that also a corrupted entity?"

"Of course, let me think... that should be E-level pollutant, a human-limbed spider... Did you bring its abdomen?" Granny Daisy asked in return.

That thing is only E-rank?? How terrifying would the higher-level ghosts, no, the contaminated entities, be?

The strategists were truly horrified. Although they were so passive because they had no weapons and couldn't confront the thing head-on, that... the human-limbed spider's immobilization ability and its terrifying laughter were very powerful. Even with sacrifices, it might not be easy to kill it.

The one in the secret room died as soon as the door was opened for some unknown reason. Considering who imprisoned this thing, it's likely that a higher-level curse was placed on the spider-like creature.

This thing is only worth thirty demon warriors?

"Touching it makes our hands itch, so we didn't touch any of the remnants left behind," Wu Kaiyun said, speaking with authority on the matter.

"It's a real shame you missed out on the cost of a basic room." Grandma Daisy's tone genuinely revealed a hint of regret.

"What is a Plague Entity?" Xu Huan asked, frowning. The Contaminated Entity is a ghostly creature; how is a Plague Entity any different?

"Plague Fiend..." Granny Daisy let out a sinister laugh, turning her face towards the crowd, "That's what I'm like."

Everyone fell silent.

So, are plague beings "NPCs" that can be communicated with and don't necessarily have good or bad intentions? Grandma Daisy even accepts plague beings, is she encouraging them to kill other NPCs?

In the sudden silence, Carlos chuckled and changed the subject, asking pointedly in a tone only the Broken Mirror Squad could understand, "A-level pollutant are so expensive, there's only one on the entire island?"

Yu Xing: I hope I'm not an endangered species.

"Who knows, there might be more than one..." Granny Daisy seemed to suddenly lose interest in speaking, waving her hand and saying, "If you want to know, go ask at the taverns in town, I want to sleep..."

"One last question!" the extradition officer hurriedly asked.

Grandma Daisy shifted her foot slightly, but didn't say no.

How do we know the level of contaminants we encounter?

"Haha... If you don't get any other information, try to come back alive and bring me the stuff, then you'll know. I won't withhold your due payment for something like this... Today I'm allowing you to buy on credit. Go find my daughter... huff huff..."

Halfway through her speech, Daisy tilted her head and fell asleep in her chair.

Are you looking for her daughter? Daisy's daughter who ran away?

"Looks like we're going to be living the life of a bounty hunter~ How awesome!" Huang Bai's clear voice suddenly appeared. She was very happy and casually pulled Yu Xing back a little, patting Yu Xing's back subtly, as if to comfort her.

A hint of surprise flashed in Yu Xing's eyes.

Wen Qinghuai didn't notice her little gesture, and helplessly rubbed his forehead, "I guess so... I'll try my best to make you have fun, but let's make it clear, don't go off the rails."

Huang Bai was right. It sounded like they would have to live a life of killing ghosts, paying for rooms, taking baths, and repeating disgusting words until they found another base.

Furthermore, the ghost notification notebook that they were so worried about was most likely hidden in the hotel.

They had to stay and get the notebook.