Until then, Li Xian had passed through iron doors or open roller shutters, but the door before him now was wooden.
It clashed completely with the factory's metallic aesthetic.
Li Xian took two steps closer and craned his head up, making out the sign mounted above the door:
[Records room]
He quietly pushed the door open a crack and peered inside.
The lights were off, leaving everything pitch-black. He could make out nothing of the room's interior.
So Li Xian opened the door all the way and worked up the courage to step inside, using the light spilling in from outside to locate the light switch.
Click.
The room lit up, revealing three rows of display cabinets. Thick stacks of documents and files filled the first row. Li Xian opened a clear glass cabinet door, took out a random stack of papers, and leafed through them. They contained design drawings for various toys, production processes, marketing strategies, and similar material.
Although these documents might reveal the dolls' weaknesses, the papers on the shelves were far too numerous and disorganized. Searching blindly without any leads would only waste time.
His mental value had already dropped by 15 points, too. He needed to limit the time he spent searching for clues and leave the Toy Factory as soon as possible.
After a quick glance, Li Xian put the documents back and moved to the second row of display cabinets.
He stopped short when he saw what was inside.
They appeared to be doll "samples."
Toys of various shapes and sizes were neatly arranged inside the cabinets, sitting motionless in their places.
Li Xian had no desire to test whether they were alive, so he merely crouched down cautiously and opened the bottommost cabinet door.
This was the only compartment in the second