518: Chapter 518 Employees and Actors

"According to what you said, you were originally a normal hot spring hotel, and there was no such place as the Marine Museum at all."

Lv Yang walked ahead, remaining vigilant of his surroundings, while Agu Ru explained beside him with a hint of fear.

"Yes, everything was normal until that group of people moved in a divine statue; then everything changed."

"It was originally a very ordinary day, but suddenly a large group of people arrived, all wearing identical clothes."

"We recognized them then as people from the Truth Cult. Although this place is remote and not many people pass by—mostly regulars..."

"But for a major power like the Six Demonic Sects, their personnel are spread across the Eastern Region. It's likely that someone from the Six Sects passed through here, thought it was a good resting place, and recommended it to their fellow disciples."

"This kind of thing is rare, but not unheard of, so we hosted them as usual."

"But you know what happened later. That statue wasn't a normal object at all. They turned this whole hotel into His playground, constantly harming the passing travelers."

"And I turned into a fish, my body occupied by another monster. I could only watch from the entrance as these people came in one by one and were killed one by one."

"But then, for some unknown reason, they suddenly left, and this place was abandoned for a while."

"But after a while, for some unknown reason, it started operating again. It's entirely supported by those monsters who committed crimes in the past to keep the hotel running, still deceiving customers into joining and then finding ways to kill them."

"It's just that they've restrained themselves a lot, and there are many restrictions. Only after a very long period of time will they kill a small batch of guests, so many guests still come here to rest."

"I was helpless about it until I was rescued by you, Great Master, and was able to regain my human form."

Lv Yang sighed after hearing this.

"I didn't expect this kind of thing to be related to the Truth Cult. That's why I hate coming to places like the Eastern Region."

"G... Great Master, a... ahead."

Agu Ru's finger trembled as he pointed ahead, where a creature over two meters tall that looked like a giant lobster was approaching them step by step.

The creature moved slowly, but its Aura was quite impressive, clearly at the Core Formation Stage. This left the Core Formation Stage manager, who had just regained his form but not yet his magic power, completely helpless.

The only person he could rely on now was the monk before him.

"Great Master, you must have a way to solve it, right? You're actually a hidden Great Cultivator, right?"

Although the monk before him had no cultivation and looked like a Mortal, the fact that he could save him and even bring him along to save others meant he was clearly no ordinary person. Perhaps he was some Nascent Soul or Soul Transformation Stage powerhouse.

But Lv Yang merely pressed his palms together and chanted a Buddhist name.

"Amitabha, this poor monk is indeed just a Mortal. Being able to rescue the benefactor is not because of some heaven-defying cultivation, but just because I happen to have the corresponding methods."

Just as Agu Ru was falling into despair, thinking it would be better to go back to being a koi fish, he saw Lv Yang quickly pull a black object from his sleeve. Following a loud bang and a flash of fire, the lobster-man fell straight to the ground.

Agu Ru looked at the gun in Lv Yang's hand with a look of horror.

"Holy crap, an Alpha A95, a Nascent Soul individual combat auxiliary firearm."

Lv Yang raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised.

"You're quite knowledgeable, knowing even this."

The manager scratched his head awkwardly and smiled.

"I used to be a military fan and learned about these things. Wait, this isn't the time to chat, let's run!"

Although Lv Yang had such a powerful weapon, he was indeed just a Mortal, and holding such a large weapon wasn't of much use.

If his magic power were restored, he could use the gun to deal with that guy, but he was currently powerless. If they waited for that creature to recover, they would be finished.

However, Lv Yang pulled him back.

"Don't worry, I modified this gun. I've attached scriptures to the equipment inside. It's definitely 'one shot, one transcendence.' If there's really a problem with him, he definitely won't survive."

"Not to mention, he doesn't have a problem; he's even an acquaintance of yours."

Agu Ru looked in the direction Lv Yang was pointing. The previously massive lobster-man was gone, leaving only a patch of steam on the ground, and within the steam lay a person who looked like a young man.

"Jason!"

Ignoring everything else, the manager rushed over to the man, took him in his arms, and didn't forget to shake his head.

"Jason, Jason, wake up!"

In a daze, Jason's eyes opened slightly, and he spoke in a raspy voice.

"For... the Dragon God... battle."

Meanwhile, inside the administrator's office, the two had already finished reading most of the plan.

"So, those Truth Cult guys revived a Dragon Clan powerhouse, but they messed up and couldn't control it?" Zhou Yan summarized after finishing.

This was yet another common problem.

As expected, whenever it involved the Truth Cult, there was no shortage of experiments and experimental failures.

Are they some kind of otherworldly Umbrella Corporation?

They've messed up so much and yet haven't gone extinct; one can only say that the otherworldly Lord Newton is still too authoritative, and they can live off his legacy for a lifetime.

Li Hua's sense of fear seemed to have passed by now, and he even made a few jokes.

"A classic historical legacy issue."

"Looking at the timing in the files, it seems it was ongoing before King Dong came to power, and didn't stop after King Dong took over."

"They were completely focused on the change of owners, taking advantage of the gap to develop technology for themselves as much as possible."

"When they've squeezed out almost all the value, they can sell themselves for a good price and use the funds to continue research."

"They always do this."

"That's why our Family elders told us not to stick with the Truth Cult; it's better to put eggs in several baskets to survive."

Zhou Yan followed up with a few complaints, appearing very calm, but he was not so peaceful inside.

According to the plan, they stole the remains of a Dragon Clan ancestor and enshrined them to perform an incomplete revival ceremony. As a result, the Power Of Faith and this weird power had a strange conflict, causing the Dragon Clan ancestor to be immersed in a certain memory fragment after reviving.

To extract more value and prevent the Dragon Clan ancestor from losing control, they wove something similar to The Truman Show, trapping Him in a dream and constantly filling it with not-so-innocent passersby to act as NPCs in His dream.

Logically, Zhou Yan should have been excited to learn the final boss was a Dragon, but when he saw the final result of this experiment was a Dragon Transformation Method, his mood immediately soured.

Zhou Yan hated Dragon Transformation and man-made Half-Demons, but he kept running into them. Last time it was that monkey, and this time it was this Dream Dragon; it really was fate, just an ill-fated one.

"It says they left a maintenance program before leaving to keep the containment stable. That's an old trick too."

"As long as nothing happens during their own period of responsibility, they don't care. If it blows up later, someone else will handle it. That's why you always encounter these things in such wilderness."

"I should have thought of it. I just didn't expect the people here to be so damn diligent, only killing a few people at a time. It didn't blow up for so long, making me think it was a normal place. That's how I ended up here and suffered so much."

"Truly despicable!"

Zhou Yan nodded in agreement. This was indeed not as good as that monkey; that monkey was just pure good luck, encountering something it couldn't beat and being wiped out easily.

As for here, if Lv Yang hadn't said there was a problem, Zhou Yan wouldn't have planned to come in.

After others entered, they could leave normally by following the rules. Only someone like Li Hua, who was afraid of ghosts, would do many things that broke the rules because of nervousness.

So the low death rate actually became its protection. After all, in this region where there are more crooked shops than normal ones, this eerie hotel actually counted as an honest and law-abiding one.

"Li Hua, let's keep going and see... Where's he?"

Zhou Yan was about to call Li Hua to leave, but then he discovered Li Hua had disappeared. He wasn't showing up on the mini-map either, which meant it wasn't invisibility or a visual obstruction—he had simply switched maps.

"What's going on?"

Just as he turned around, Zhou Yan saw that another set of rules had appeared on the cabinet behind him at some point.

[Actor Rules]

1. Employees have the responsibility to play a role.

It is only right to provide customers with a good experience. Remember not to violate the customer's will; if you don't play the part well, you will be "fired."

2. The Dragon God is supreme. His will can influence the heavens and myriad worlds. For His sake, weave more beautiful patterns into His dream.

Remember, you wouldn't want the Dragon God to wake up.

After Zhou Yan finished reading these, he suddenly realized that the piece of paper had somehow ended up in his hand, and his original clothes had turned into a set of cyan brocade robes with gold embroidery.

Immediately afterward, the writing on the paper began to swim around like tadpoles, eventually converging into a line of words.

[The role you are to play is Shell Attendant... Crab General... Flood Dragon... ██!]

"Ding, the Adventure Quest 'Dragon's Homecoming' has been triggered."