Global recovery: A century of being stuck in the game

Damn, is this man sick?

It was obviously he who got angry and rude first because he failed to beg for food. How can he have the nerve to act like a victim and have the audacity to teach others a lesson?

It's not just a disease. It's a serious disease!

Moreover, although he looked thin, he was actually quite strong. He almost couldn't control him.

The Emperor's capital came here with the intention of making his presence felt in front of the big guys, but he didn't expect to end up in a situation where he was neither here nor there.

It's not right to let go, and it's not right to continue to stop.

He could only look to Tao Yao for help.

Tao Yao gently pulled the corner of her lips, and the smile that was originally hanging on the corner of her lips had disappeared. Although her lips were still curled, there was nothing but coldness.

She put down the chopsticks in her hand, stood up and walked over leisurely.

This action made the emperor feel panicked and he subconsciously stepped back.

She looks so calm, but gives people a very scary feeling.

Taoyao: "Hold him down."

The voice was very soft, and the emperor didn't dare to refuse, and nodded repeatedly: "Oh!"

The tall and thin man was not happy. He stared at Tao Yao like an angry lion: "You, what do you want to do? Do you want to kill someone in front of so many people?"

Hearing this, Tao Yao smiled and said, "Of course not."

She's not some murderer.

When the tall and thin man breathed a sigh of relief, she said calmly: "It's just that you are too noisy. It's better not to use this tongue."

After saying that, she took out the Red Flame Sword and gestured in front of him.

The tall and thin man was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He suddenly came to his senses: "You... I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again. Please let me go!"

He couldn't break free from the emperor's clutches and could only cry and beg for mercy, with snot and tears streaming down his face, looking so pitiful.

The Great Emperor muttered quietly: "If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place? It was you who did it yourself."

"Please let me go, even if you hit me or scold me..."

Before he could finish his words, Tao Yao raised her hand and pinched his chin. After a crisp "click" sound, he could no longer feel the existence of his chin. He opened his mouth and made a humming sound, unable to utter any specific words.

She ignored the tall and thin man's fear and terror and waved to Lin Luo who was standing beside her.

The latter came closer with some fear: "Is there...something wrong?"

Tao Yao raised her chin slightly, smiling gently: "Be good, help me pull his tongue out."

Lin Luo was so frightened that she was shaking all over. The woman's expression was very kind, as if she was talking to a close junior.

But Lin Luo just felt cold all over, her hands and feet were cold and motionless for a while.

But she didn't dare refuse.

Because the feeling this person gave her was even more terrifying than those weird feelings.

She could only pull the tall and thin man's tongue with trembling hands.

Although he couldn't bite her anymore, he kept moving his tongue, and Lin Luo took a lot of effort to complete Tao Yao's instructions.

The tall and thin man had a face full of despair, while Tao Yao raised the Red Flame Sword and chopped at him. When the sword fell, only a shrill scream was heard, accompanied by a light voice: "It's a good thing that you can use the Red Flame Sword."

Listen, it seems like the tall and thin guy got the upper hand.

A limp tongue fell to the ground, and the emperor quickly let go of his hand. The tall and thin man fell to the ground with a mouth full of blood.

He grabbed something on the ground and suddenly pounced towards Tao Yao like crazy!

The Emperor's talent was surprised and reminded: "Be careful!"

But Tao Yao kicked the man several meters away without even looking back. He fell to the ground with a "thump" and raised a cloud of dust. It felt painful just looking at it.

This is... too strong, right?

Who, as a normal person, can kick someone so far...

Still immersed in shock, Tao Yao had already sat back down, picked up her chopsticks and started eating, as if nothing had happened: "Please help me send this to the kitchen, and say thank you for helping with the cooking."

The Emperor came back to his senses, pointed at himself, and when Tao Yao nodded, his soul finally came back. He suppressed his nausea, picked up the things on the ground, and ran to the kitchen.

As for the person lying unconscious on the ground?

No one cares.

After taking two more bites, Tao Yao suddenly tilted his head and his eyes fell on Lin Luo.

Lin Luo lowered her head with an evasive look, clutching the hem of her clothes with both hands, looking nervous and at a loss.

The tension is real, the helplessness is real, and similarly, the malice is also real.

Taoyao found it a little funny.

She asked Lin Luo to take action just now not to order her around, but to give her courage and let her know that not everyone here is a good person.

But she didn't do anything to her, so why did she seem to be holding a grudge against her?

It's a bit strange, let's take another look.

As she said, she is not a murderer, and if possible, she would never want to be stained with the blood of innocent people.

Even if it was just to teach the tall and thin guy a lesson, if he had the ability to survive in the game next time, she would not continue to attack him.

In other words, she doesn't think she is a good person, but she never thinks she is a bad person either.

Just like now, she would not eliminate the hidden danger directly just because she could sense the malice from Lin Luo due to her own talent.

Malice is not something that remains static. It is normal to have a thought in one second and change it in the next.

Of course, since she knew that Lin Luo had ill intentions towards her, she couldn't be completely defenseless.

Even if Lin Luo has always harbored malicious intent, as long as she doesn't take action, she will not interfere with the other party.

Once she takes action, she will not show mercy.

After dinner, it was not yet dark.

Tao Yao sat at the table thinking about things about the Happy Inn.

In fact, this was one of the earliest things that happened to her. It had been a hundred years and she had almost forgotten it.

But humans are very strange creatures. Now that I am here, looking at the scenery and weirdness here, those long-lost memories come to my mind one by one.

Maybe it’s because it’s still somewhat profound?

The main task during these three days is to entertain customers well. Not every rule will lead to death if violated. Instead, every violation will deepen the pollution.

Pollution will distort one's own cognition, causing some correct things to be regarded as abnormal. It will also make people irritable, excited, and unable to think. There are two final results: either being swallowed by the weirdness, or being transformed into a new weirdness by the copy.

The situation of the tall and thin guy just now is a bit similar.

But at present, apart from her, several people have been contaminated to varying degrees.

There were eight people when we came in, and now there are only five left. The situation is not optimistic.

Of course, there are ways to reduce pollution, but if you only rely on rules to entertain guests without actively testing other rules that are not related to the guests, it is difficult to gain anything.

In this regard, the Ghost Emperor did a pretty good job.

There was already a lot of garbage on the ground, as if it had been left there while they were sleeping.

In the evening, the first guest came to the inn, and the tall and thin man also got up from the ground.

He just lost some blood and was not dead yet.

Of course, this was due to the fact that he used Lingyou to buy hemostatic drugs in time.

He was much more sober now. Although he was a little scared about his previous impulsive actions, Tao Yao was still the more cruel one in his heart.

We are obviously in the same group, why are you so cruel?

He just cursed her twice, but she cut off his tongue so cruelly!

In his heart, he wished he could tear the man into pieces, but he didn't dare show it at all and went to entertain the guests in a hurry.

"Guest... Guest, please take a seat..."

I don't know why I can still speak, but I stutter a little.

But this still made him a little excited. If he couldn't speak, he wouldn't be able to complete the mission.

Little did they know that this was the reason why Taoyao showed mercy.

As the first guest came in, more people followed, five in total, still matching their number.

Taoyao entertained a female knight who was wearing a bamboo hat and looked heroic.

This knight was easier to deal with than the woman in black. He casually mentioned two dishes and drank water without saying a word.

To be honest, before she just wanted to survive here and had no intention of asking about the privacy of the guests. But now it’s different.

After going to the kitchen to order the dishes, she came back with a pot of tea and poured a cup for the female knight first: "Is there anything that makes you unhappy, lady knight?"

Taoyao is quite familiar with this female knight.

She came for three consecutive days during the three days she stayed at the Happy Inn.

It has been two days in a row now.

Every time he came, he would stay alone, not saying a word, eating quietly. After eating, he would just stare blankly there and would not leave until the inn closed.

Maybe there was some noise in the inn yesterday, so she came early and left early.

There was a sense of sadness about her, and the way she looked when she was in a bad mood was different from her normal state.

Even if she is weird, she is no exception.

Unless it is deliberately hidden.

Tao Yao said this as she sat down opposite the female knight.

Her action is absolutely unique in this inn.

As a waiter, you sit at the same table with the guests. Isn't that courting death?

The tall and thin man smiled secretly with a look of gloating.

This guy is really risking his life. He thinks he can do whatever the law wants just because he knows a little bit of martial arts?

That’s right, in his eyes, the reason he was kicked so badly just now was because Tao Yao was practicing martial arts in real life.

He was in the mood to watch a good show, while Lin Luo was a little confused and puzzled. She was curious about the talents of the Ghost Emperor and the Great Emperor.

Because there are all kinds of guests, including farmers and farm women, hunters with quivers on their backs, scholars, and vendors with vegetable baskets. Occasionally, there are some who are dressed beautifully and seem to be of good status.

But they really couldn't figure out what was so special about this woman in the bamboo hat that the big boss actually spoke to her?

They don’t think that the boss would do anything aimless, he must have discovered something!

The female knight looked at the teacup handed to her by the woman, was silent for a moment, and then raised her head.

Even through the hat, Taoyao could feel the sadness in her eyes.

"Is there any wine?"

The Happy Inn does not provide alcohol to guests, and everyone should know this, so the guests have never asked for alcohol.

It’s different now, someone asked her if she had any wine!

Tao Yao lowered her eyes slightly and said, "Please wait a moment, sir. I will go and ask."

Wine, any problem?

"Okay." The female knight nodded and said nothing more.

Taoyao turned around and went to the kitchen.

The air here is much hotter than outside.

After all, all three pots are used to cook, and the temperature is much higher.

Tao Yao was discovered as soon as she came in. The three chefs all smiled at her, and then the eldest chef said, "The food will take a while to be ready. Why are you coming here now? Is there something wrong?"

Taoyao nodded unceremoniously: "Yes, can't we give wine to guests?"

There is wine in the kitchen, no matter if it was a hundred years ago or now.

She felt that since it existed, it could not be that it was not provided to people.

Although she thought so, she had allies, so it wouldn't take much effort to ask.

Of course, even if they said no, she would still give the female knight a jar.

Hearing this, the chef laughed: "Oh, I thought it was something else, but it turns out to be this. Of course it can be served to the guests! Isn't wine meant to be drunk?"

Tao Yao raised an eyebrow: "Then why has no one ever ordered wine?"

The chef turned his head and said, "I don't know either, but the wine is quite expensive, one jar costs one hundred Lingyou. You have to make sure the customers can afford it, otherwise you will have to pay for it. But everyone knows that we don't get paid here except for food and drink."

The shopkeepers of these two stores are really shameless. They are not satisfied with having players like these working here for free, and they even mistreat and oppress their own workers.

No wonder, she completely won them over with just her mysterious black outfit.

But he said he didn't know, and Taoyao didn't believe a word of it.

It must be because of the restrictions in the rules that they cannot tell.

"Got it, I'll confirm it, thank you for the reminder, big brother."

After thanking her, she left with a jar of wine.

As she walked along, the wine in her hand attracted the attention of all the guests. She completely ignored them and walked straight to the female knight. She placed the wine on the table and asked softly, "One jar of 100 spirits. Are you sure you want one jar?"

The female knight raised her head and her eyes fell on the wine jar. After a long while, she nodded gently: "I want it."

As he spoke, he took out a hundred-dollar bill from his sleeve and handed it to him.

Pay on the spot.

In fact, Taoyao felt that the wine in this inn was a bit of a rip-off, costing one hundred Lingyou for one jar.

You know, some people can’t even get 100 Lingyou after completing a novice mission.

This lady boss is not only a scumbag, she also runs a shady shop.

I don’t know how much money I have made from these weird people.

Of course, this was not what she wanted to consider.

She took Lingyou quickly with a smile on her face: "Guest, I'll pour you a glass of wine right away!"

The sound of splashing water was accompanied by her clear and pleasant voice: "If a guest is in a bad mood, I can be a listener. Talking it out will make you feel better."

After all, she still wanted to try to see if she could trigger some hidden mission.

This is the only rule-based ghost story game on the first floor, so it is impossible that there is no hidden mission.

Hidden missions usually have rich rewards, so how could she bear to miss them?

Besides, she had already found the wine for her, so even if she didn't want to say it, he wouldn't get angry with her.