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Chapter 603: Three Days? No, You Only Have an Afternoon Left
Chapter 603: Three Days? No, You Only Have an Afternoon Left
After a round of screening, Sima Yi's expression turned somewhat unnatural, as he failed to identify which one was human.
Originally, relying on the Ghostly Affection System should have made it very simple to find the human, but after going around the circle, he found nothing.
He had even considered maxing out the affection points for all the ghosts, but he didn't have enough points. In fact, he had used all the gifted points on the female ghost yesterday. Now, he only had a small number of points left, but for some reason, that female ghost had died yesterday, even though everything had seemed to be going smoothly.
"How's it going? Did you find them?" The supervisor ghost's tone was hostile. He had never intended to let anyone go; once he was done using this clever human, he would eat him.
He could betray his own kind, let alone these ghosts. So why keep him around?
In the end, he gritted his teeth and used the few points he had left to increase the supervisor ghost's affection. Of course, don't expect the supervisor ghost to be completely loyal; at best, it would just be a little more friendly.
He just needed to get through this round. If he had successfully found Qin Muye earlier and combined it with the ghosts' emotional fluctuations, he would have gained a lot of points, but unfortunately, he failed.
He naturally hadn't considered the possibility of failure before, after all, with the Ghostly Affection System, how could he fail?
So, he could only take this desperate measure and try to buy some time.
He quickly increased the supervisor ghost's affection to 5 points. The maximum is 100 points, but it was only 5 because the supervisor ghost's initial affection was negative.
However, bringing it to a positive number at least eliminated the hostility.
"I need a bit more time. As you know, finding this person isn't easy, even you ghosts can't do it, let alone me, a mere human," Sima Yi said to the supervisor ghost.
The supervisor ghost, who had instinctively wanted to scold him, looked at Sima Yi more closely and noticed that he wasn't as repulsive and smelly as before, and even had a bit of a ghostly aura.
After pondering Sima Yi's words, he found some logic in them.
"Fine, I'll give you three days. As long as you can find this person within three days, I guarantee your survival," the supervisor ghost said, initially considering giving him just one day, but ultimately settling on three days due to the 5 points of affection.
This relieved Sima Yi, but he was disappointed that the few points only bought him three days.
However, three days were enough. As long as he could gain enough points within these three days, he could continue to increase the supervisor ghost's affection.
If he could max out the supervisor ghost's affection, he wouldn't have to worry about his safety this time.
As for why he didn't do it earlier, the reason was simple: a curvaceous and sexy female ghost versus an oily middle-aged man, he would obviously choose the former.
While increasing the supervisor ghost's affection would help him survive, the female ghost was also powerful.
"Alright, I'll definitely find out within three days," Sima Yi said with determination.
"Hold on, you're giving him three days to investigate, but we can't just wait in your restaurant for three days. We don't have enough ghost coins to spend," Qin Muye, hiding in the shadows, fanned the flames.
He knew this was an effect of Sima Yi's Ghostly Domain Divine Selection talent, but it only affected the supervisor ghost, not the others.
The Garden Restaurant had its own rules in the Ghostly Domain, especially for ghosts. Each ghost must spend ghost coins here. The source of ghost coins is simple: the number of kills humans complete during tasks. Each ghost is given one ghost coin when they are assigned here, meaning today's meal is free, but if they come back tomorrow, they will have to pay, unless they are assigned again or consume or kill a human.
However, the remaining humans were not enough for all of them.
So, while the supervisor ghost's words seemed fine, they involved the interests of the other ghosts.
Not letting them leave but making them stay to help find the human who had infiltrated and was killing them was not impossible, but the problem was that they had no ghost coins to spend. They would be erased by the rules tomorrow. Did they really think the Ghostly Domain was being charitable?
"You're right, it can't be just your decision. We come to your restaurant to spend, but you can't even guarantee our safety. How can you ensure our safety for three days if you can't even keep your restaurant secure?"
"Exactly, exactly."
With Qin Muye fanning the flames, the other ghosts naturally became agitated, as this involved their own interests.
At this point, the supervisor ghost also realized the situation. He couldn't just provide more ghost coins, but he definitely needed to find the human.
However, he couldn't force the ghosts to stay, or they would really tear him apart. After all, ghosts not only ate humans but also their own kind. There were no strict rules governing the fights between ghosts as there were for killing humans.
"Find the human disguised as a ghost by the end of today, or I'll kill you." The supervisor ghost turned to Sima Yi with a vicious look. He was in a difficult position and had no choice but to push Sima Yi to do it, given his boast that he could find the human.
Sima Yi's expression turned grim. Just now, the supervisor ghost's affection for him had dropped to zero.
It was easy to lose affection but hard to gain it.
"Fine, I'll find that person by the end of today," Sima Yi said through gritted teeth. What else could he do? At least he would have the rest of the afternoon to work on it. If he could earn enough points and increase the supervisor ghost's affection, everything would be fine.
If he stubbornly refused, he would be dead right now, so he had no choice but to agree.
However, he didn't plan to find Qin Muye immediately. Instead, he intended to earn enough points to max out the supervisor ghost's affection.
Without the Ghostly Affection System, finding Qin Muye would have been his only option, but as the supervisor ghost, there were other options.
As long as he could smooth over this and get the ghosts to leave, everything would be fine.
He didn't originally want to increase the supervisor ghost's affection. A greasy middle-aged ghost didn't align with his values, but now, to save his life, he had no choice.
If the female ghost he had maxed out the affection for was still around, it wouldn't be this complicated. Her strength far exceeded that of the supervisor ghost.
'For now, I'll have to rely on the supervisor ghost's authority. Otherwise, I won't be able to earn enough points.'
"Supervisor ghost, I have a request!" Sima Yi said.
"What is it? Speak up." Since the affection was only at zero and not negative, he could still be reasoned with.
"I need them to fully cooperate with me and not lay a hand on me. Otherwise, I won't be able to find the human," Sima Yi explained.
To earn points, he would have to offend all the ghosts except the supervisor ghost, so he needed to ensure his own safety first.
As for the future? That could be dealt with later. Right now, he needed to get through this, or he wouldn't have a future to worry about. He needed to think about how much of his flesh would be left.
"What do you think?" The supervisor ghost, with his affection at zero, didn't immediately agree. He scanned the other ghosts. He wasn't stupid; his actions had already offended them, and he didn't want to do it again.
He ran a restaurant, not a hate magnet.
Keeping the ghosts in the restaurant was already offensive enough, let alone asking for their cooperation, which would be even more offensive.
"Fine, I have no objections, but there's one condition: no provocations or violence. If he provokes or hurts us, I won't kill him, but I'll take a part of him," Qin Muye was the first to speak.
The supervisor ghost glanced at Qin Muye, who was just an ordinary 'ghost' to him, and quickly forgot about him. But with someone leading the way, the other ghosts were less resistant.
After a few words, they all agreed.
After all, no one wanted a ghost slayer among them, ready to kill them when they weren't paying attention.
"Tsk, they really are gullible. I guess the protagonist is about to show his skills," Qin Muye stood in the corner, waiting to see the show.
The situation itself was questionable. How could the ghosts be swayed so easily by Sima Yi? If it weren't for the Ghostly Domain Divine Selection talent, he would have been torn apart by the ghosts when he claimed he could find Qin Muye, rather than being allowed to show off.
It was precisely because the Ghostly Domain Divine Selection talent was incomplete that the events didn't unfold as Sima Yi had hoped.
(End of Chapter)
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