Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 186

Chapter 186

“And you are?”

Gu Huaiwei looked at the young man. Although he was disguised to look like an ordinary person, she could smell the same aura on him as the other non-humans.

“My name is Han Zhusheng. My father is the head librarian here. It’s summer vacation, so I’ve returned from school to help him manage the Library.”

Han Zhusheng’s eyes were narrow and long. His gaze fell upon the promotional poster in Gu Huaiwei’s hand.

“Distributing advertisements is not permitted inside the Library.”

“I’m so sorry. My last name is Gu. I’ve recently opened a new Oasis Sanatorium in Gray Mist Town, but there are so few people in this town. For days now, not a single guest has come to my shop.”

Gu Huaiwei introduced herself, her brow furrowing slightly as she let out a soft sigh. “If I don’t start doing business soon, my shop is going to go bankrupt. I had no choice but to come to your territory to solicit customers. I didn’t notice the rules here, I’m truly sorry.”

Her attitude was excellent.

Firstly, she wanted to leave a good impression on him.

Secondly, she was worried she might have triggered some kind of fine mechanism.

The shop’s public account was still a big fat zero.

The settlement method in this world was Lifespan, and she had no desire to use her own private longevity to pay off debts.

“Oasis Sanatorium…” Han Zhusheng murmured the name, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly. “Is it an Instance constructed from a new pollution? I’m somewhat interested in seeing it.”

“Are you interested?”

Gu Huaiwei only half-understood what he meant, but hearing that he wanted to take a look gave her hope.

She launched into her sales pitch.

“This city is so gray, and the weather is often misty and rainy, but every room in our Sanatorium gets sunlight. Not only that, we provide professional medical services and three meals a day. It’s very cost-effective to book a room right now.”

The Sanatorium was currently only at a one-star level.

Once it was upgraded later on, there would be even more entertainment and leisure facilities inside.

“That does sound nice.” It was hard to tell if Han Zhusheng was truly interested or just being polite.

He wasn’t particularly enthusiastic.

Like a character from an old movie, both his manner of speaking and his attire were somewhat old-fashioned.

Unwilling to let this opportunity slip away, Gu Huaiwei took a step forward, her eyes shining. “It’s okay if you don’t stay there. You can just come by the shop and sit for a while, consider it making a friend.”

“You want to invite me?”

“Yes!” Gu Huaiwei nodded firmly.

“But, how do you plan to take me there?”

Han Zhusheng was a non-human. In the specific terminology of this world, he was an Anomaly – a high-level Anomaly that closely resembled a human.

The Gray Mist Town Library was an independent Instance.

Han Zhusheng and the four staff members were Anomalies living within this Instance.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhao and the other three humans were Trial-takers who had entered the Instance to clear its challenges.

Whether Anomaly or human, everyone had to follow the Rules.

Humans followed the Rules to survive.

Anomalies tempted humans to break the Rules so they could devour them.

Both Anomalies and humans were trapped within this Instance called the Library. If humans cleared the Instance, they could leave. As for the Anomalies, they could only leave if they entered into a Contract with a human.

Simply put, leaving required fulfilling certain conditions; it wasn’t that simple.

“We just walk out,” Gu Huaiwei replied, baffled by his question.

“You really don’t know anything, do you?” Han Zhusheng leaned closer to her. “How did someone as ignorant as you manage to enter my Library?”
His sudden proximity allowed Gu Huaiwei to clearly see the blue veins on his face, identical to those of the other employees.

Gu Huaiwei didn’t flinch. Instead, she looked him straight in the eye and answered truthfully, “Your front door wasn’t locked, so I just walked in.”

Han Zhusheng wasn’t breathing.

Even at such a close distance, Gu Huaiwei couldn’t feel a breath from him.

This Dimension was truly strange.

“Ah!”

A shrill, agonizing scream suddenly erupted from behind her.

Gu Huaiwei turned around to see Wang Junru, the Poor Student who had just been so terrified he’d wet himself. Now, there was a gaping, bloody hole where his right ear should have been. His face was contorted in pain, turning the color of pig liver.

The Female Staff member opposite him was clutching a bloody auricle in her hand, her mouth emitting excited “clack-clack-clack” sounds.

To avoid breaking the Rules, Wang Junru gripped his newspaper tightly with one hand. His body trembled, yet he gritted his teeth so hard that blood seeped from between them, not daring to make another sound.

Meanwhile, his three companions didn’t even dare to cast a glance in his direction.

Han Zhusheng explained with a flat reaction, “Xiao Ye had an ear bitten off by a rat while she was sleeping in the Library before. She must have seen a rat jump onto that man’s ear and helped him by taking it off too.”

If the ear was removed, there was no need to worry about a rat eating it.

Gu Huaiwei’s lips twitched. She pulled a roll of bandages and some antibiotics that hadn’t sold in the first dimension from her Jade Bracelet and tossed them onto the large table in the Reading Room.

The items flew in a perfect arc, landing precisely in front of Wang Junru.

“Those are bandages and antibiotics. They’re free of charge.

“I don’t know why your movements are restricted or why you won’t talk to me, but once you’re able to move again, you should dress that wound.

“I work at the Oasis Sanatorium. We have a medical room there. If you need more professional treatment, you can find me there.”

Han Zhusheng simply watched from the side.

He offered an invitation: “It’s a bit noisy here. Would you like to sit in my Office?”

“Sure.”

When Class Monitor Fang Zhao heard Han Zhusheng’s words, his scalp went numb.

The Rules explicitly stated that the Library Director was a pitiful single father who only had a daughter and no son.

If the daughter invited you, you could accept; but if the son invited you, you must absolutely never respond!

Gu Huaiwei’s actions just now were far too human.

At first, Fang Zhao had taken her for a high-level Anomaly.

However, none of her behavior had anything to do with the Rules.

She had even given them medicine and told them to find her outside the Instance.

Could she be some Great God wandering through this Instance?

Fang Zhao couldn’t figure out Gu Huaiwei’s identity.

But he had just heard Gu Huaiwei actually accept the invitation of that non-existent “Library Director’s Son” to visit his Office.

Did this girl not have the Rules for this Instance yet?

If Gu Huaiwei was human, Fang Zhao wanted to warn her, but hindered by the Rules, he didn’t dare to act rashly.

Gu Huaiwei followed Han Zhusheng with a light step, holding Bai Miemie’s hand.

Along the way, Bai Miemie curiously studied the oil paintings hanging on both sides of the Library.

The Corridor was pitch black.

Han Zhusheng seemed accustomed to the darkness, leading the way forward without needing any light.

He didn’t look back. “Miss Gu, may I be so bold as to ask you a question?”