Chapter 270: Municipal Third Porcelain Factory 09

Chapter 270: Municipal Third Porcelain Factory 09

No matter how many curses the public toilet manager ghost muttered in its heart, Qin Fei's door did not open for it again that entire night.

Upon returning to his room, Qin Fei fell asleep immediately.

Based on the behavior of the public toilet ghost, Qin Fei could deduce some conclusions:

The main porcelain bottle of the water ghost that had been following him was most likely hidden somewhere he frequently visited.

Firstly, it could be ruled out from being near the workstation in Workshop No. 2.

That area was visibly empty and had no place to hide anything.

Thus, the bottle was probably hidden in the dormitory.

Although Qin Fei had thoroughly searched his room when he first entered the strange tale yesterday, time was tight then, and there might have been overlooked spots.

Having figured this out, Qin Fei wasn't in a rush to find the bottle.

After all, the water ghost couldn’t do anything to him.

The fearless player completely ignored the eerie aura emanating from the dark corners of the room and slept soundly through the night.

That night, the porcelain factory was not peaceful.

Not all players chose to stay put like Heiyu and Anhuo; many of the more aggressive ones didn't miss the opportunity presented by the first night after the strange tale began.

Players exploring outside encountered various bizarre events.

Even in the small dormitory where Qin Fei was staying, something was secretly anxious.

But it certainly wasn’t Qin Fei himself.

He slept without dreams.

The next morning, Qin Fei woke up due to a chill on his face.

Drip.

A drop of water landed on his face.

Without opening his eyes, Qin Fei first wiped his face with his hand, followed by a slight tremor of his long eyelashes.

The young man opened his eyes, and his amber pupils met the air, his gaze calm and deep.

Sometime during the night, a large water stain had appeared on the ceiling above his head, with a distorted face imprinted on the grayish-white wall.

The mottled ceiling was covered with patches of mold, and the edges of the face were twisting and spinning, like a swirling vortex trying to suck someone in.

The live stream’s perspective abruptly changed, startling those viewers who had been watching Qin Fei sleep all night and were now feeling drowsy.

Qin Fei, however, was very alert.

"Hi~"

Qin Fei smiled warmly and greeted his old friend, the water ghost, very friendly: "Good morning."

Chat messages flooded in: "????"

The audience, who had just been startled by the ghost face, was left speechless once again by Qin Fei’s casual greeting.

"The streamer’s mental state is quite beautiful..."

"So, is the neighbor living on your ceiling? You seem to get along pretty well??"

"Haha, the streamer looks quite happy."

"I don’t know if the streamer is happy, but this ghost definitely doesn’t look happy..."

Of course, the water ghost wasn’t happy.

It had spent the whole night creating various terrifying illusions, ensuring everything was perfect before trying to wake this person up.

But it stumbled at this final step.

The water ghost exerted all its ghostly energy in the room. If the person lying on the bed were normal, they would have woken up shivering and trembling.

Yet the person on the bed slept like a pig, breathing evenly, occasionally turning over and emitting a contented snore.

They simply wouldn’t wake up.

No matter what the water ghost tried, Qin Fei remained unmoved in his bed.

The water ghost almost fainted from anger!!

As the sky outside gradually brightened, the water ghost had no choice but to dispel its carefully crafted terrifying illusion.

However, it still harbored ill intentions, seeing the youth still sleeping soundly on the bed. It maliciously dripped a few drops of water, curious about the expression on his face when he woke up to see a ghost right in front of him.

But it had no effect.

The water ghost nearly rolled its eyes in frustration.

Qin Fei didn’t bother with it. He sat up halfway, pushing the water ghost out of his mind.

Before entering the porcelain factory scenario, he hadn’t been able to rest properly for several days on Train No. 444.

Last night’s sleep was truly refreshing.

It was already late, and the corridor outside had long since filled with noise. Qin Fei found his tooth cup, held it in his hand, and slowly stepped out of the door.

The moment he pushed open the door, he encountered the public toilet management booth once again.

People were bustling about in the corridor, but none of the other players or NPCs could see this booth.

Qin Fei silently stared at the public toilet attendant for a few seconds. The poor ghost had been standing here all night, looking at Qin Fei with teary eyes.

Qin Fei took out the porcelain bottle from his personal space, waved it in front of the ghost, and then put it back, leaving the ghost staring longingly.

Public Toilet Ghost: "???"

The ghost was stunned—how could someone be so shameless?

Ignoring the public toilet ghost's dumbfounded expression, Qin Fei followed the crowd to the sink downstairs.

While brushing his teeth, he saw the water ghost in the sink again. This time, the water ghost didn't bother hiding—what joke, even a direct hit wouldn't scare this guy, let alone any more tricks.

It must be said that the water ghost's frantic writhing in the sink looked pitifully enraged.

The audience on the other side of the screen couldn't help but laugh, but Qin Fei remained unperturbed. He spat some toothpaste foam at the water ghost, finished washing up, and headed towards the cafeteria.

The others from Black Feather had arrived earlier and were already gathered in a secluded corner with their pre-bought buns and soy milk.

Lu Cheng's vines guarded the entrance, guiding Qin Fei to the meeting point when they saw him.

When Qin Fei arrived, Cui Wenxuan was assigning tasks to his team:

"…You two stay at your posts, continue building relationships with the NPCs, and try to gather clues."

"I'll go explore other parts of the factory with Xiong Li."

After a day of exploring the instance, many players had learned through various channels that the rules within this factory were all designed to avoid various ghostly entities.

This led to a change in the players' strategies for exploring the ghost stories.

Since the porcelain factory itself wasn't the problem, skipping work was likely not a death rule, thus freeing up everyone's daytime hours.

As for Cui Wenxuan's mention of "exploring other places,"

it naturally referred to those haunted areas with specific rules.

Players had two paths to uncover the origins of the haunting in the porcelain factory.

One path was through people.

They needed to build relationships with the NPCs, gradually unravel the plot, and extract the core storyline from the complex and redundant narrative lines.

But this was very difficult.

The NPCs in this ghost story were highly resistant to discussing relevant plots, almost cutting off the players' sources of information.

The other path was through the bosses.

All the strange occurrences in the porcelain factory over the past six months were related to ghosts. Players could follow the clues, investigate all the haunted locations and all the worker NPCs associated with ghosts, and eventually find some content related to the core plot of the ghost story.

This path was dangerous but efficient.

Black Feather's arrangements were similar. Xie Jingtian, Lu Cheng, Mi Yang, and Qin Fei volunteered to leave their posts to explore the factory, while the other players stayed behind.

To avoid drawing attention from the NPCs, after assigning tasks, everyone dispersed to their respective destinations.

Qin Fei walked towards Workshop 2.

Although he chose to explore elsewhere, before taking action, Qin Fei had something else to do.

As he walked, he stirred the undissolved sugar in his soy milk cup with a straw.

Suddenly, a ghost face popped out of the paper cup, grinning eerically at Qin Fei.

Third time's the charm.

Qin Fei felt thoroughly disgusted and, without expression, poured the soy milk into a nearby bush and crumpled the paper cup into a ball.

The chat screen was flooded with "hahas." The repeated humiliation of the water ghost had made the audience somewhat immune.

Kicking the crumpled soy milk cup along, Qin Fei arrived at the entrance of Workshop 2.

It wasn't yet time for work, so there weren't many people inside. Scanning the area, Qin Fei quickly found his target.

Not far from Qin Fei's workstation, NPC Ding Tianyu was slumped at his desk, looking ashen-faced.

Overnight, Ding Tianyu's favorability bar had changed again, now dropping to -15%.

Qin Fei, who had done nothing yet was inexplicably disliked: "..."

Qin Fei wasn't curious about Ding Tianyu's current state; he could guess most of it.

Ding Tianyu had had such a "friendly" exchange with him by the toilet last night; he must have had a rough night.

He quickly walked behind Ding Tianyu and gave his shoulder a light pat.

Sure enough, Ding Tianyu turned around and, upon seeing Qin Fei, immediately showed a look of gritted teeth.

"You still have the nerve to come see me?" The NPC's accusation carried a hint of grievance, his eyes reddening as he spoke.

If it weren't for this despicable person, would he be in such a miserable state now?

Qin Fei smiled reassuringly, "What happened? Tell me about it."

Seeing that Ding Tianyu didn't want to talk to him, Qin Fei couldn't help but add, "Even if you don't tell me, no one else dares to talk to you."

Yesterday, everyone in Workshop Two had witnessed the bottle flying to Qin Fei in broad daylight. Now that Qin Fei and Ding Tianyu were standing so close, Ding Tianyu naturally became someone everyone wanted to avoid.

Ding Tianyu was furious!

But Qin Fei was right; no one in Workshop Two dared to talk to him anymore. And he was so frustrated that he felt compelled to speak.

"I encountered a ghost last night," Ding Tianyu said, his voice trembling. "I was sleeping soundly when I suddenly felt cold breath on my ear. When I turned around, I saw..."

He saw a face covered in blood and flesh.

Terrified, Ding Tianyu screamed and jumped up.

Ding Tianyu knew deep down that this ghost had latched onto him.

In just a few days, he would die a gruesome death due to the haunting.

As for how he would die, no one could predict until the moment came.

With a face full of resentment, Ding Tianyu began silently contemplating which type of coffin he should be buried in to ensure a better reincarnation.

However, the person opposite him spoke arrogantly: "Don't worry. I can temporarily help you deal with this ghost."

Ding Tianyu's gaze shot over immediately.

"As long as you help me gather some information about certain people," Qin Fei stated calmly, laying out his condition.

What information he needed had already been clearly explained by Qin Fei at the public restroom yesterday.

Although Ding Tianyu's reputation in Workshop Two was as bad as Qin Fei's, as an NPC born and raised in the strange tales, he must still have connections within the factory.

The news of them being haunted by ghosts wouldn't spread widely outside Workshop Two for now, so Ding Tianyu still had value to be exploited.

Qin Fei confidently made his promise, but Ding Tianyu was a bit bewildered.

The NPC asked incredulously, "How are you going to solve it?"

Can a human really deal with a ghost? He just couldn't believe it!