Yin Xiu stared silently at the words above, and could even imagine the twisted expression on the mayor's face when he wrote them.
Then he heard a swallowing sound coming from the side.
Turning his head, he saw Li Mo staring intently at the paper in his hand, her gaze slightly fierce, as if she wanted to tear it to shreds.
"You can't eat this." Yin Xiu quickly closed the notebook, put it in his pocket, and then opened the mayor's handbook.
Mayor's Handbook:
As the highest administrator of the cemetery town, you can do whatever you want within it, but in order to prevent the cemetery town from being destroyed, you must do the following.
First, you may kill the townspeople at will, but you must hide all the evidence of your crimes and not let the townspeople know about them.
Second, every now and then, some new faces will appear in town. You must warmly welcome them, provide them with accommodation, and also kill them when someone breaks the rules.
Third, when you encounter any trouble that may threaten the safety of the town, either drive the other party away or seal them away. The safety of the town is intertwined with your safety.
Fourth, you must not kill children at night. Children's eyes are the most innocent; they will record all your sins. Be careful of children at night.
As the mayor of the cemetery town, you have unlimited power within your limited sphere of influence. As long as no one knows what you've done, you will forever be the ruler of this realm. But beware of uninvited guests!
Yin Xiu's gaze swept over the four rules. The mayor's job was to manage the town's order. The first rule was his authority, the second was his responsibilities, the third was how to deal with special situations, and the fourth was what he needed to be most wary of.
The rules were short and the content was clear at a glance. After reading the first three rows, Yin Xiu's gaze lingered on the fourth rule for a long time.
"Children cannot be killed at night…" He thought of the first rule of the cemetery town: children cannot touch the altar in the square at night.
There are already two pieces of information related to children in the instance, plus Ya Ya, the little monster who was with them as soon as they entered the instance, it's hard for him not to connect these conditions together.
However, our thinking is not yet very broad, and we cannot directly connect the dots.
After closing the mayor's handbook, Yin Xiu turned around and glanced around again. He felt that the size of the basement did not match the size of the entire house, and there was probably a secret room here.
He walked around the wall. The coldness here made anyone who stayed for a long time very uncomfortable, and Yin Xiu was no exception. Before he even found the entrance to the secret room, he was already shivering all over.
"Judging from the location of the entrance to the secret room, the remaining space is more likely to be used to build a secret room in this direction…" Yin Xiu endured the chill and groped along one of the walls. After circling around a few times, he pushed the table next to the wall and found that the entire table was fixed to the ground. The direction of pushing was not left or right, but back and forth.
This appears to be a revolving door disguised as a table.
Hesitantly, Yin Xiu pushed open the revolving door, revealing the entrance to a dark, secret chamber behind it. He crouched down to observe for a moment, then slowly crawled inside.
After entering the secret room and getting up, Yin Xiu was slightly shocked by the scene before him, and the comments section immediately erupted in cheers.
Previously, Yin Xiu had been thinking that the mayor's logbook only mentioned how to preserve the soul in the most beautiful way after death, but did not mention what to do with the body.
Given that the mayor's handbook clearly states that his crimes must not be discovered by the townspeople, the act of disposing of bodies cannot continue indefinitely. How should the mayor dispose of the bodies?
Now he understands.
Yin Xiu looked at the huge secret room, which was filled with jars of human specimens. The fresh corpses were kept in liquid and arranged throughout the room. At a glance, each jar was lit up with exhibition lights, outlining the appearance of each person.
Those are all people in the portraits.
The souls were trapped in the portraits, and the bodies were trapped in the containers. No wonder those people turned into vengeful spirits in an instant after being released, filled with boundless hatred.
"Damn, this mayor is seriously weird!! He's giving me the creeps!"
"What kind of fetish is this? Collecting human souls, storing human corpses, and treating these as treasures every day? There must be something wrong with your mind."
"The thought that Yin Xiu has also taken a liking to him and might end up being kept in a jar like this makes me feel indescribably complicated."
"When I did dungeons before, I never came to this place. At most, I thought the mayor was a bit suspicious, but I never expected it to be this terrifying!"
"Yes, in the normal route, the terrifying one is the female ghost, while the mayor is kind and approachable, after all, he is the one who will provide accommodation for players. But only in the Yin Xiu instance does he reveal his true nature."
"Terrifying."
Amidst the panic in the comments, Yin Xiu slowly groped around, trying to find the light in the secret room.
But as he touched around, he didn't find the light, but he did find the outline of a picture frame on the wall.
Yin Xiu was taken aback; he hadn't expected there to be paintings here.
Just as he was about to turn around to call Li Mo, a force suddenly pressed down on him from behind, pinning him firmly against the wall.
A bloody scent suddenly appeared behind Yin Xiu. The man grabbed Yin Xiu and pressed his body against his back. His breathing was heavy with exhaustion, but also tinged with excitement.
"I didn't expect someone to come here on their own. It's not a good thing if I catch them, Yin Xiu." The deep, panting voice behind him, tinged with laughter, belonged to the town mayor. His tone sounded tired, but that didn't stop him from pressing Yin Xiu firmly against the wall.
Perhaps because he had been in the cold space for too long, Yin Xiu's senses had weakened, and he was completely unaware of when the mayor had appeared. In a moment of distraction, he was indeed given the upper hand.
Judging from the sound and the pervasive smell of blood in the air, the mayor appeared to be injured.
Perhaps it was done by that female ghost.
"Why aren't you saying anything, you little mouse who sneaked in?" The mayor slowly leaned closer, pressing his voice ambiguously against Yin Xiu's back, enjoying the delicate touch of this body hidden under thin clothes. "Indeed, your body would be even more perfect if it had no temperature. I really like it."
Yin Xiu leaned lazily against the cold wall and said in a low voice, "Thank you for your praise, but I suggest you look back now."
The mayor was puzzled. While pressing down on Yin Xiu to make sure he couldn't resist, he looked back at what was behind him.
The moment he turned around, a mouth full of fine teeth lunged at him with a fierce bite.
The mayor's heart skipped a beat, and he dodged in time, scrambling away from the two people as fast as he could.
He stared palely at Li Mo, who had returned to normal, still feeling a chill run down his spine. This person had shown no murderous intent whatsoever, yet he could have suddenly appeared behind him and devoured him in one bite.
That's a bit scary.
If this person stays by Yin Xiu's side, there's no way he could turn Yin Xiu into his collection.
He swallowed hard, keeping a watchful eye on Li Mo.
Li Mo was slightly disappointed that he hadn't managed to kill the mayor with a single bite. He smiled and stared at the mayor intently, like a hunter ready to pounce at any moment.
For a moment, the two faced each other in the chilly space.