Chapter 534: "Non-Existent Hospital"
"I didn't expect the fifteenth ring would lead to this damn place..."
Colin was stunned for a moment.
He and all the company employees are very familiar with the name of this place. After all, there is a guy who goes there to ask for help every day.
It's been almost a year since I started asking for help, and I haven't seen anyone die or go crazy, but I'm still asking for help...
In a sense, this guy has become a weird story similar to the "mentally retarded robot".
Of course, compared to the "retarded robot", this guy still has some communication logic.
At least even though he was sending distress signals non-stop, he would also chat with people in some fun forums.
What Colin saw most often was that the other party would often @ him and say that he was going to "Advent Project-13" to work in another world.
But the strange thing is that when Colin expanded last time, he did try to send a task to the other party, wanting to see if he could pull this guy out. As a result, the task was indeed sent out, but it seemed to be rejected.
"I'm shouting about coming out on the forum again. I sent the task and it seems like they rejected it again. When I asked about it, they said they didn't see it and asked me to send it a few more times. What's going on..."
Colin sat up straight in bed, looking puzzled, feeling that this situation was more special than he had imagined.
"Forget it, let's just ignore him. This mission probably isn't about saving him..."
"Thinking too much about him is a waste of brain cells. If I can save him later, I'll do it. If not, forget it."
"And speaking of which, the content of this final mission is quite unique. It's not a letter delivery like the previous fifteen missions, but... an investigation?"
Colin collected his thoughts that had been distracted by the employee and looked down at the task content that had already emerged.
[Event: Go to the "non-existent hospital" and perform the corresponding work.]
[Mission Description: A special medical facility, where a large number of broken and abnormal objects linger, but the relevant documents have been lost and need to be re-investigated...]
Mission Requirements: On February 28th, travel to the designated deep sea area with two assisting personnel of your choice. Wait for the train and get off at the third stop. Enter the area and descend to the ninth floor to conduct an in-depth investigation.
[Note 1: The more difficult part is how to enter the next level. Please pay attention to the rules in the lobby.]
[Note 2: After reaching the target area, please leave "bonfire coordinate points" on each floor as much as possible.]
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"This, the mission content is probably more than one step..."
Colin estimated that further information would only emerge after the investigation was completed.
This is also the first of the fifteen-ring missions so far in which the person is not directly asked to deliver a letter.
Moreover, the mission is multiplayer...
"Leaving a bonfire should be a stable signal..."
"Rules remind you that you have to go to the scene to see this..."
"Also, this time I can actually choose two assistants? Hiss..."
Colin swallowed hard, feeling the seriousness of this mission. In all the previous missions, although some employees occasionally participated, they were all skirting the boundaries of other mission lines.
This time, where you can choose your own people, it's obviously different...
After thinking for a while, Colin opened the communication with "Life Coach Cornetto" on the parchment, wanting to ask this know-it-all how much he knew about the matter.
If I'm not mistaken, I remember hearing him say before that some employees tried to rescue the people, but they only made it a few floors and couldn't come back...
"It seems like quite a few employees went there..." Colin hadn't thought of going to this ghost place before, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Now he is ready to understand the situation carefully.
Shortly after the message was sent, "Life Mentor Keaiduo" responded.
"Boss, didn't you get a related mission?"
Keaiduo asked nervously. According to Brother Shunzi's habit, if he didn't get the relevant task, he would probably just ask to satisfy his curiosity...
This seems to have been asked a long time ago, so it is unlikely that I would be curious about it again.
Asking this suddenly is obviously related to the task.
Sure enough, after sending it out, he immediately received a response from Brother Shunzi, confirming this.
Seeing this, "Life Mentor Keaiduo" was speechless for a moment. On his way to being promoted, Brother Shunzi had encountered at least half of the ten most difficult tasks in the company...
However, even though he was complaining, his mind was still quickly thinking about the information related to this task, and he was rummaging through the paper documents in a drawer next to him so that he could organize them and send them to Brother Shunzi.
"It seems someone has taken on this mission before, but there's no clear record, so I'm not sure. The first time it became widely known was from the mouth of 'The Man Who Never Surrenders'. According to him, he was carrying out a dangerous E-level mission and had to rely on the 'Fragments of the Book of Numerology' to break through..."
"At that time, he relied on the power of the 'Book of Numerology' to return safely. However, due to the bad luck of the three 'Book of Numerology' fragments, he accidentally accepted a mission. During the mission, he accidentally entered the 'non-existent hospital'... Of course, we are not sure what exactly led to this accident, and he couldn't explain it."
This looked like a lightbulb stuck in his butt. The doctor asked and said it was an accident... Colin pursed his lips. His first feeling was that this kid was not telling the truth.
But think about it, the other party's words can be used to deceive yourself, but it is not okay to deceive others.
Since "Life Mentor Keaiduo" did not raise any questions, it is very likely that the other party is indeed not clear.
Moreover, regardless of the current situation of the "Man Who Never Surrenders", the fact that he got a "bad luck" day but finally overcame it shows that his strength is quite good.
"At first, 'The Unyielding Man' wasn't trapped on the 18th floor, but on the 13th. He offered what seemed like extremely tempting points at the time, and begged for help..."
After posting this, "Life Mentor Keaiduo" paused for a moment and couldn't help but secretly thank Brother Shunzi in his heart. If it weren't for the big brother's "open cheat" guidance, everyone would probably still be poor now...
After all, earlier on, more than a thousand points and some item rewards were considered a great deal, even in the eyes of D-level employees...
Then, he quickly wrote a reply while checking the documents organized nearby.
"I don't know exactly how many employees went there. So far, the group I know about is a team of four D-class personnel. They said they had to withdraw after reaching the seventh or eighth floor..."
"It's only the seventh or eighth floor and it's failing?" Colin sent a message in surprise.
There are four D-level people, so they have to walk through ten or eleven floors, right?
After a pause, Colin added a question: "How strong are you?"
"There are two I'm familiar with. They're probably a little weaker than me before Teacher Big C taught me, but not by much. I'm not sure about the other two. Of course, I can easily beat all four of them now..."
After the iron-fisted education of Teacher Da C, the current employees' comprehensive on-the-spot practical level has increased a lot. If they were brass before, now they are silver and gold. It is completely different from the past.
Seeing Keaiduo's analogy, Colin touched his chin and felt that the risk factor of the mission would not be particularly high at least before the eighth level...
"By the way, can you still contact the four employees who went there? Help me contact two of them..." Colin wanted to catch two people to go with him.
Obviously, the road will be easier to walk with an acquaintance leading the way.
"I can contact one, but I'm afraid it won't work for two..."
Without waiting for Colin to ask, Cornetto quickly gave the reason: "When the four of them were going to the seventh floor, an accident occurred and they encountered some troublesome things, so the team was separated. The whereabouts of two people are unknown, and their lives are unknown. The two successfully returned...
“But among the two who returned, one died some time ago due to an accident during a mission.
"So I can only contact one person, and he might not be willing to go because of his psychological trauma. If it's really necessary, I can discuss the details with him later..."
He actually died...
Colin was slightly stunned. He had rarely seen team members die during his missions, and he had almost forgotten that people often died in the company.
Looking at Cornetto's last response, after thinking for a while, Colin was about to reply, but found that the number of responses in the chat group seemed to be about to reach the upper limit.
If you send any more messages, there may be some inexplicable dangers...
"I don't know why this restriction appeared after being with 'Ms. Bunny'."
As the thought flashed through his mind, Colin didn't pay much attention to it. He simply closed his eyes and sank into the magnificent "office" where a huge fireball was hanging, and summoned Cornetto down.
There are no restrictions on speaking...
When the figure appeared, Colin, who was sitting on a side seat, knocked on the table and said directly: "Go and talk . In addition, if there are other people who have entered, that's also fine..."
"OK."
The "life mentor Keaiduo" sitting on the high-back chair was already accustomed to Brother Shunzi's behavior of suddenly pulling people "offline" while chatting online, and nodded after hearing his words.
"In addition to these four employees, there are actually some other employees who also went there. I'm not sure about the situation of these employees, but if you need anything, I can try to contact them."
"Life mentor Keaiduo" fully exerts his subjective initiative.
After working with Brother Shunzi for so long, he had actually noticed that Brother Shunzi usually didn't speak too much on parchment... At first he thought it was because he was not used to it, but now it seems that there may be other reasons.
As for the reason... he didn't know, nor did he want to explore it. It's not good to know too much about some things.
"Okay, then you go and ask around. It would be best if you get a reply before the day after tomorrow." Colin nodded.
The fact that this event is ranked in the fifteenth ring is enough to illustrate its uniqueness. It may not be difficult, but it should be relatively complicated. The more preparation you can make before taking action, the better.
Otherwise, if something really goes wrong, you won’t even have a chance to prepare.
Not long after, after a while of communication, Colin returned to reality again. Only then did he have time to check the time.
"Today is the 26th, and the operation will begin the day after tomorrow. The time is good, and there is still enough time to prepare supplies..."
Kelin took out his phone and called Duojin, asking him to find some fuel of sufficient quality...
Otherwise it would be embarrassing if there were no materials left for the bonfire sacrifice.
"No problem, I will get it for you before the day after tomorrow." Xuanyi Jin responded quickly.
After giving the instructions, Colin turned off his phone, opened the trading platform without saying anything, and started scanning some items.
Over the past half month, even until now, Colin has basically used up all his points because the tasks have not been completed.
But with the efforts of him and Shana some time ago, the "Light" Church established some kind of relatively large deal with this side, and the situation has eased.
They sell gold to Colin for buffs, and this side gives back some knowledge, science and technology, and even special containment items...
As a middleman, Colin can easily earn tens of thousands of points each time.
Although it's still not a particularly large number, it's enough to live on...
In addition, Shana also benefited from this and became a real rich woman with a considerable number of points in her hands.
"It seems she doesn't use this thing much..."
Colin touched his chin. He had asked before about the ways in which she could use her points. It was either to buy some expensive special effects or to repair some of the company props she often used.
Shana felt that the former was of little use, while the latter was too expensive.
Moreover, she prefers to use the "power" of her predecessors and her own fists rather than props.
Therefore, in addition to the points required to maintain the territory's expenses, Shana prefers to hoard them for future use in case of emergency.
Of course, most of those points were in Colin's hands.
"It's almost like a hamster stockpiling food for the winter..."
Colin looked at the more than 60,000 points belonging to Shana, and after thinking about it, he could understand her choice. After all, under the great support of the "branch", Shana had indeed been frugal all the way.
And the branch that was “discovered”…
Apart from the fact that no one is doing the mission, they just keep doing what they should do, like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.
Afterwards, without dwelling on this matter any further, Colin began to look for some special props to prepare for the mission...
During the missions during this period, he discovered that some white or green props could be directly detonated by the power of the "Fire Possessor", and could unleash a powerful effect several times or even ten times greater than their own power at one time!
When liberating that group of silicon-based humans last time, Colin blew up three items in a row, which played an important role in forcing back the incarnation of the evil god. He used them all at once and it was a great pleasure.
The only downside, besides the high cost of use, is that it isn't very friendly to anomalies that are made into props.
But it's not a big problem. In order to complete the task, I believe they won't have too many complaints if I work hard...
After a while of selection, Colin spent more than 5,000 points and bought three green props of attack and defense types that could explode.
Then, time came until night...
"Life mentor Keaiduo" sent a message first:
"Things are going pretty smoothly. I found out that one of our employees has been there before and is a member of our Advent Project. He's willing to cooperate. As for the other D-Class, although he agrees, he needs some compensation..."
