Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 706 One's Own Power

The Fifteenth Floor of the Desire Factory.

Although this floor is also an office area, it is slightly different from other places where people sit at their workstations.

It is the place responsible for preparing some of the food.

Of course, it wasn't like a canteen with regular meals, but rather that each break room in the factory had candy, snacks, and convenience foods available for purchase.

Coffee beans are also distributed from here to the tea rooms on each floor.

That is, the slogans players see on candy wrappers that say "Food Division".

Under normal circumstances, the employees here should be working day and night, with an intensity that far exceeds that of assembly line work outside.

After all, the Desire Factory consumes these foods at an alarming rate.

However, the employees in the food division have all stopped what they were doing.

They looked at their colleagues with a wary gaze, as if they weren't people they saw every day, but rather some robber about to harm them.

This tense atmosphere was playing out on every floor.

At this moment, in the tea room on that floor, Tortoiseshell and a player leaned against the door, observing the situation outside through the crack.

The player is holding a bizarre prop that looks like a screaming chicken.

She would occasionally pinch the prop, making an annoying sound from the screaming chicken's beak.

However, the players outside didn't seem to pay any attention to the strange commotion.

"Tsk, this thing of yours is annoying, but it's actually quite useful in this situation," the hawksbill said with a hint of disdain, glancing at the screaming chicken in the other person's hand.

The short-haired woman pinched it again, shrugged helplessly, and said, "Strange things are meant to be used in strange places. It's a bit ridiculous to use this [Rampaging Screaming Chicken] against players, but it's perfect against ordinary people."

This is a little toy she got from an old dungeon.

Yes, she didn't even want to call it a prop; it was more like a toy.

Because this item only works on targets with less than 10 points of mental strength, it probably won't be of much use to most players.

Its effect is rather laughable; it can only make the target who hears the rooster crowing feel irritable and try to ignore the rooster's crowing.

Simply put, it's something used to incite the emotions of ordinary people.

Now, the employees on this floor are under the influence of this prop, and with the rumors spreading and causing widespread panic, everyone is like they are in a dark forest, afraid that others will report or complain about them.

The only way they can resist is to report others first.

It was clear that the employees on this floor had been largely swayed.

After exchanging a glance, the two headed towards other floors.

Upon reaching the elevator, they chose to go down. While waiting, the short-haired woman asked Dai Mao, "You really trust that guy named Wu Wang that much? What if his method doesn't work?"

Upon hearing this, Tortoiseshell narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't worry, if his method doesn't work after tonight, then we can only apologize. I have something that can make the factory identify him as the culprit behind everything that happened before."

"At that time, we will proceed as originally planned, taking advantage of the period when he is attracting the factory's attention to quickly advance to the top floor of the factory and use the wishing well to take over the entire factory."

Indeed, after discussion, the group of players who planned to take over the factory unanimously agreed that they must do so through legal and compliant means.

If it's done through violence, then it's not called taking over; it's just temporary occupation.

Despite their extensive exploration, they had not heard of any manager or boss at the factory.

Therefore, they deduced that the only way to take over the factory was to make a wish at the wishing well.

As players of the Necropolis, they naturally wouldn't believe the propaganda from the Desire Factory. The idea that the Wishing Well could grant any wish was just bullshit to them.

But at least, the desire to take over the factory of desire is something it can actually achieve.

This is most likely the normal way to pass through the level.

As for the main storyline of liberating the factory that Wu Wang wanted to pursue, the other players also assumed it was a trap storyline used to mislead them.

This instance can only be taken over, not released!

"But the problem is, he's all alone!" The short-haired woman sighed helplessly. "How long will your method distract the factory? A day or half a day?"

First, Ke Ming disappeared at the talent incubation center, and then three idiots were captured after a strong attack, their fates unknown.

It's clear that the factory's smiling figure has the ability to deal with players.

Furthermore, the fact that these players didn't cause much of a commotion when they were taken down by the factory is enough to prove how quickly they were suppressed, to the point that they were practically powerless to resist.

If Wu Wang also had a player alliance, then that would be one thing.

The framing involved at least one building of smiling individuals fighting against a group of players whose identities had been exposed.

In a sense, this could be considered a small battle.

If they're lucky, and there are a few players among them who are good at hiding their whereabouts, they might be able to delay them for ten days or half a month.

But the current situation is that Wu Wang, that unlucky fellow, has been framed.

He will be fighting the entire factory single-handedly.

The short-haired woman even felt that talking about it for a day or two was a bit idealistic.

That guy is really something if he can last two hours.

After all, this is the dungeon's defense mechanism!

In the understanding of any normal player, it is not an existence that can be easily confronted head-on.

However, the hawksbill turtle said seriously, "Three days."

“I think he can hold off the factory for at least three days on his own. This is an opportunity he risked his life to give us.”

At this point, she couldn't help but shrug and joke, "Although it was forced upon me to risk my life."

Of course, all of this depends on the failure of Wu's plan to perish.

Hawksbill didn't want to immediately break ties with the factory, so this method of attracting attention by introducing someone was always the last resort.

Ding Dong!

Just then, the elevator arrived.

But as soon as the elevator doors opened, before the two of them could even get in, several figures flashed past them.

The speed was so fast that it was completely unlike what a normal human being should be able to do.

They immediately became alert, and when they turned around sharply, they were shocked to find that it was the smiling person on this floor!

Since the players caused anomalies on each floor, the factory has sent a large number of Smilers to guard each floor.

Once someone reports or complains about a colleague, we immediately intervene to investigate and make a judgment.

Logically, they should be stationed where there are the most people right now!

Why did everyone suddenly come to the elevator?

Could it be that... the Smiler suspects both of them?

In an instant, cold sweat poured down the short-haired woman's forehead.

She kept having doubts.

"That shouldn't be! My conversation with the hawksbill turtle was covered by props! How did these smiling beings notice anything amiss?"

The fact that the two of them dared to discuss this so openly and honestly was naturally because they had special means to do so.

That was a gadget called the "Human Language Translator".

As long as both parties carry it, whatever they say to each other will sound like nothing more than small talk and casual conversation to an outsider.

This is also a useful tool for discussing secrets in public.

It had been working fine for the past few days, so why did it suddenly malfunction now?

Did the person who was smiling see through our conversation?

Just as the short-haired woman was worrying, Tortoiseshell noticed that the smiling people weren't even looking at them. Instead, they unceremoniously pushed them aside, and then most of the smiling people rushed into the elevator, filling it up, leaving only two standing on the left and right, guarding the elevator doors as they closed.

That cold gaze seemed to be warning the two of them—they were not allowed to enter the elevator now!

Although the attitude was quite serious, it relieved the short-haired woman and the hawksbill turtle.

So it turns out they weren't there for the two of them.

Whew... This is a huge misunderstanding, it almost scared my heart out.

Then the hawksbill turtle looked up at the elevator floor display.

After the smiling people went inside, the elevator, which was supposed to go down, moved up rapidly instead.

The ascent was much faster than before, and it quickly reached the forty-ninth floor.

It is obvious that the factory adjusted the elevator's algorithm for its own convenience.

The hawksbill turtle and the short-haired woman stared at each other in bewilderment.

Then I looked at the several elevator locations next to me.

They discovered that all the elevators had already gone up to the 49th floor, and no matter how they pressed the buttons, they wouldn't come down again.

If something like what just happened happened on every floor, wouldn't that mean that most of the smiling people have been called back?

What happened on the 49th floor?

The next second, the hawksbill turtle and the short-haired woman immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

Wu Wang has taken action!

The other party had said from the beginning that they would infiltrate the talent incubation center once they had created enough chaos on their side.

Although I don't know what he was going to get, sneaking in is still something that's done stealthily!

Judging from the current situation, it's clear that this guy has been exposed!

Upon seeing this, the short-haired woman immediately turned her gaze to the hawksbill turtle, signaling with her eyes for the other to make a decision quickly.

What should they do next? Should they continue this chaotic situation?

Hawksbill's expression gradually darkened.

After a moment of contemplation, he took a deep breath and said, "Wait, wait a little longer."

"Notify everyone that once the elevators are back to normal, everyone should go to my room to decide on the next steps."

The short-haired woman looked at the two smiling men standing guard at the elevator entrance.

Relying on the existence of the [Human Language Translator], he gritted his teeth and said, "Wait? You really think he can hide for three days? This guy is probably already trapped upstairs. With so many Smilers rushing up, where can he escape to?"

In her view, now is the time to start implementing the plan!

After all, in a sense, the conditions for starting have now been met—there's an unfortunate soul attracting the factory's attention.

Although it wasn't their fault that Wu was targeted, the final outcome remained unchanged.

Now, a large number of the Smilers have been transferred back, and the factory's attention is also on Wu Wang. Coincidentally, the people from their alliance are still distributed on various floors.

With such a great opportunity, we can take advantage of the factory's lack of awareness and plunder the other employees' wish points!

That's right, this is the way that the hawksbill turtle and the others found to reach the Wishing Pool.

After all, the players have only been working for a few days, so it's impossible for them to accumulate enough wish points to enter the Wishing Well through their work, and they would never lend out such an amount through a wish loan.

Moreover, the factory strictly controls how many wish points each employee uses up before they are about to enter the wish pool.

Even if you are determined not to accumulate Wish Points, the Smilers will come to your door with all sorts of excuses and terms to deduct and tax you, ensuring that your Wish Points never reach that threshold.

Therefore, there is only one thing that Daimao and the others have been researching these days.

That is, how to seize other people's wish points!

It's true that employees can't transfer money to each other, but after learning that Wu Wang had extorted thousands of Wish Points from the Smiler a couple of days ago, it gave them a new direction to explore.

Ultimately, by using several tools in combination, Turtle and the others successfully copied the transfer permissions of a certain Smiling Person.

During this process, they almost had their player identities discovered.

It was also thanks to Wu Wang's constant antics that they managed to attract the factory's attention. From the incident of checking the bills on the fourth floor to the unusual standing up of the group, and then the dispute with the loan sales staff that led to the report, all these things effectively gave them an opportunity to succeed.

Even so, this method still has two drawbacks—

First, there must be physical contact between the wristbands.

Second, you can only plunder ten points each time.

If the transfer amount is too large, it will immediately attract the factory's attention.

Moreover, if multiple transfers are made in a short period of time, the factory's attention will be significantly diverted to a particular event or person.

Otherwise, even a large number of small transfers pose a significant risk of exposure.

To prevent someone's wish points from rapidly approaching the 10,000 limit and being detected by the factory due to excessive speed, Dai Mao and the others...

The chosen method is to have each person plunder around a thousand.

After everyone had gathered, they all went into the elevator to go to the fiftieth floor.

Upon reaching their floor, as soon as the elevator doors open, they immediately transfer their wish points to the same person.

That is, the hawksbill turtle itself.

Let her wish points reach the target directly and purchase access to the wish pool.

In that case, even if the factory notices immediately, it will be too late to stop it.

After all, she had already started making a wish on the floor where the wishing well was located.

Right now, everything is perfectly in place!

While Wu Wang was distracting the factory, the Smilers on each floor were also standing guard at the elevator entrances. Without supervising the behavior of the employees, the others began to quickly plunder each floor.

Once he was caught, the elevator resumed normal operation.

If everyone collects enough points, they can go to the top floor!

Even if you don't collect all the points, you can still make a fortune and save it up to give yourself more room to maneuver for the next opportunity like this!

In short, taking action now is definitely a sure-fire way to make money!

The short-haired woman couldn't understand what the hawksbill turtle was waiting for!

However, before she could ask any more questions or offer any further advice...

Her bracelet suddenly lit up.

Not only hers, but also the wristbands of the tortoiseshell bracelet next to her and all the employees around her lit up at the same time.

A rare factory-wide notice was sent out—

This factory has encountered the most severe incident in its history.

[More than 100 smiling individuals being trained at the talent incubation center have suffered serious workplace injuries and are unable to find employment.]

This is a provocation and an insult to the factory!

If you know any employees who do not have an alibi, or if they have exhibited unusual behavior recently, please contact the nearest person who smiled at you immediately.

[If you directly apprehend the suspect or provide clues to solve the case, the factory will remove all your debts.]

This announcement immediately caused a stir among all the employees.

Remove all debts!!!

Only the players fell silent.

Hundreds of trainees who were smiling during their training suffered serious workplace injuries, some even to the point of being unable to work...

Is this really something Wu Wang did all by himself?

How did he do that?!?! (End of Chapter)