The other party's reminder made Leon recall the pack of Hounds he encountered before leaving the blackout zone in Level 2.
"Heh heh, I didn't expect that B.N.T.G. squad to bring a camera, but that doesn't matter..."
Looking at the soldiers who were subtly surrounding him, Leon suddenly relaxed.
He took two steps forward.
This action naturally caught the attention of the soldiers, but the middle-aged man raised his hand to stop them.
A smile appeared on Leon's face as he walked forward, patted the man's shoulder, and said, "You are very bold and courageous. You already suspect that I am a special Entity, yet You still dare to appear before me."
"Your M.E.G.'s spirit of exploration is truly commendable."
"To be honest, I'm quite similar to You. My goal is to explore all levels of the Backrooms, and I think there shouldn't be any conflict with your M.E.G."
The middle-aged man nodded lightly and said, "We have also communicated with some friendly Entities, so we are not exclusive of Entities."
"Oh? Nightmare? Party Host? Or Blue Knight? Or some Partygoers not controlled by the Party Host?"
Leon was a bit curious about which Entities M.E.G. had communicated with, but it was just curiosity.
"Oh, and I want to emphasize that I am a human, a special kind of human. Of course, I don't care if You consider me an Entity, but I hope the number is 9527. If this number is occupied by other Entities, I hope it can be given to me."
"9527?"
A flicker of doubt flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes.
"Alright, that's about it."
"Oh, right, I picked up this girl in Level 0, and I came here this time to bring her over. Now that she's here, how You deal with her is your business."
"I'll be going now!"
With that said, Leon directly summoned a wooden door and walked into it. Without the middle-aged man's command, the surrounding soldiers, holding their guns, could only watch helplessly as Leon walked into the wooden door.
"Oh... right, if I find any new people in the future, I'll send them to You, after all, one more person means one more strength."
With that said, the wooden door slowly closed and then disappeared in front of everyone in the M.E.G. base.
Qin Lan, who was being pointed at by a dozen guns: "???"
The middle-aged man looked at the spot where the wooden door disappeared for a long time without speaking. Finally, his gaze turned to Qin Lan and he said, "Madam, although I don't think You are with him."
"But You also saw that he is somewhat unusual. I hope You can tell me everything You know. This is a necessary procedure to ensure your safety."
Qin Lan nodded like a pecking chick. At this moment, she had no right to refuse. Besides, Leon had not said that she could not disclose his information.
...
Main World
"Sigh, my name will probably resound throughout the Backrooms from now on..."
Leon was just about to go fishing to see if he could catch some more enchanted books when something suddenly came to his mind.
"Damn it, Smiling Wraith!"
There was also a Smiling Wraith that he had locked in obsidian. He originally thought that after sending the person to M.E.G., he would go back to find that Smiling Wraith and ask what was going on, but the sudden situation made him completely forget about it.
"A bit awkward, isn't it? I acted so cool just now, wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing to go back now?"
After three seconds of thought, Leon came to a conclusion.
'What is face? Can it be eaten?'
He turned around, reopened the wooden door, and went inside, looking at the middle-aged man who was just about to leave with Qin Lan.
Leon forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry, that wasn't an Entity riot just now. I caught a Smiling Wraith and forgot to bring it back. Don't be nervous, You."
With that said, in the incredulous gazes of everyone, he took the sightseeing car out of his backpack, placed it on the ground, and directly sat in the driver's seat.
Just as Leon was about to step on the gas and leave, the middle-aged man suddenly called out to him: "Wait..."
Leon looked at him in confusion.
'Does the other party still want to keep me here?'
The middle-aged man walked up to him, took out his original ID card from his pocket, and handed it to him, saying, "Your ID card. With this, it will be more convenient for You to enter and exit the base."
Leon looked at the ID card, smiled, took it, and put it into his backpack, saying, "It's also convenient for You to monitor my movements, right? Heh heh, I don't care. I have no ill intentions towards You, provided that You don't treat me with ill intentions. I'm leaving now."
With that said, he stepped on the gas, and the sightseeing car wobbled towards the base exit.
The middle-aged man squinted slightly as he watched Leon's back leaving the base. He urgently wanted to know Leon's information. He turned his head and said to Qin Lan, "Let's go, let's talk in the office."
...
Leon drove the sightseeing car and quickly returned to the side of the obsidian room where the Smiling Wraith was imprisoned. He took out a cobalt-level pickaxe from his backpack and easily dug through the obsidian.
'If only I had vein miner...'
Through the opening, Leon saw the glowing smiling face inside.
Looking at the Smiling Wraith with several missing teeth in front of him, Leon was somewhat silent. Now the problem came.
How to communicate normally with the Smiling Wraith...
"Can You understand what I'm saying?"
The Smiling Wraith's big face nodded and let out a cackling laugh.
Leon: "..."
Letting it go, he was unwilling. Killing it, he didn't think it was necessary. What he wanted was information, not just a mere two hundred energy points.
Uh, maybe not even two hundred. Those teeth also count as energy points, and their value is quite high.
Leon pondered for a moment, then released this Smiling Wraith from the obsidian and said, "I don't understand your words now, but I will find a way to find an Entity that can communicate telepathically."
"So I'm going to find a safe place for You. Just stay in there obediently. Don't worry, I'll feed You on time."
"Nod if You understand. If You don't understand, I'll send You on your way right now..."
When the Smiling Wraith heard Leon's words, the arc of its smiling face dropped significantly. Its pair of LED-like large eyes looked a bit wronged, but in the end, it still nodded.
The moment it agreed.
The red-bordered health bar above this Smiling Wraith's head suddenly turned white.
This sudden change caught Leon off guard.
'What the... hostile turned neutral?'
Minecraft's Overworld is in peaceful mode, and no Entity hostile to Leon can enter.
He had tried before, and without exception, it didn't work.
But now this Smiling Wraith has become a neutral creature, and peaceful mode does not restrict neutral creatures.
Leon, who had originally planned to find a place in Level 1 to lock it up, changed his initial idea. He summoned a wooden door, opened it, and said to the Smiling Wraith, "Get in!"
The Smiling Wraith obediently moved towards the wooden door upon hearing this. Although its body couldn't be seen, looking at its struggling eyes and mouth, it was clear that squeezing through this small wooden door was a bit difficult for it.
'If only it were bigger...'
As Leon's thought emerged, another wooden door appeared before him. The single door had now become a double door, and the Smiling Wraith, which had been squeezing through the door, directly rolled inside.
'...'
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