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Level 4
"Yang Tao, look…"
Eric came to Yang Tao's side. Yang Tao, who was decorating the specialty store, put down the shelves and took the tablet Eric handed him.
"What? Out…"
Before he could finish, Yang Tao saw the image on the tablet.
On the screen was a huge billboard.
The key was its content.
[The food store has been renovated and upgraded. All guests are welcome to visit…]
[Note: This upgrade offers a large number of Faceless Spirit services.]
[PS: [Image] does not enjoy any services from this store…]
The [Image] showed a figure reaching for an item, high-definition and uncensored, even the excited look in the figure's eyes was vivid.
Without thinking, it was clear the photo was of Yang Tao.
"Level 176 has reopened?"
Yang Tao's other hand unconsciously clenched into a fist. He returned the tablet to Eric and said with a smile, "All the previous shelves were sold by me. This time, it's a good chance to buy some shelves. Our own specialty store also needs to open quickly…"
"According to the latest news, Level 176 has undergone some changes. Many Faceless Spirit salesclerks are wandering within the level, and items cannot be taken freely. Taking more than a certain quantity of items will result in a warning from a Faceless Spirit attendant."
"Ignoring the warning will result in being thrown out of the level by the Transporter."
Transporter?
Yang Tao narrowed his eyes slightly. This was indeed a problem. After a moment of thought, he said to Eric, "Go help me contact Jerry and have him come to Level 4…"
Jerry has an Ender Interrupter in his head. If this thing can limit the Blue Skinny Chicken's teleportation ability, it will certainly be able to limit the Transporter's ability.
"Okay, I'll go contact him now."
Eric turned and left. Yang Tao continued to decorate his specialty store, taking out some red wine and potions and placing them in the Display Frame, marking the corresponding prices below.
To be honest, he didn't earn much; at most, it was hard-earned money, operating on a low-profit, high-volume model.
He only earned 500 energy points for a bottle of healing potion, which was simply a conscience price.
Of course, there were also some cheaper items, such as food.
Food could only be said to improve the living standards in the Backrooms. The only special effect might be that it wouldn't spoil.
"I also need to train some Villagers to be salesclerks in the Backrooms…"
The Backrooms has Faceless Spirits, and he has Villagers.
Yang Tao is not weaker than the Backrooms.
After half an hour.
Eric led Jerry back to the store.
Upon seeing Jerry, Yang Tao couldn't help but say, "Did you take hormones??"
Jerry, who was originally thin and weak, had not been seen for some time, and his body actually showed a tendency to develop towards Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"I don't know either…"
Jerry scratched his head and looked at Yang Tao with fiery eyes, saying, "I just feel that after being modified by you, I can eat anything…"
Yang Tao probably knew what was going on.
Mechanical Stomach
Installed in the stomach.
Enhances the player's digestive ability.
Repulsion value increased: 8
No energy consumption.
Coupled with the liver's ability to counteract negative food effects, as long as Jerry could swallow something, he could basically digest it.
Even oil fish was not a problem.
"It's good to be stronger, at least you don't look so easy to take advantage of."
"Let's go, follow me to Level 176 to handle some business."
Jerry nodded lightly and followed Yang Tao into the wooden door.
…
Through transit.
Yang Tao reappeared in Level 176: "Even the ceiling and floor have changed. Has Level 176 really invested heavily?"
"However…"
Before he could finish, the surrounding incandescent lights instantly went out. This time, not only did the items on the shelves disappear, but even the brand-new shelves also vanished with the lights.
More than a dozen Transporter figures appeared in the empty hall, but none of them appeared within twenty meters of Jerry.
The effective range of the Ender Interrupter is twenty meters.
"Can we talk? I'm just here to borrow two shelves and two Transporters. I promise not to cause trouble!"
Yang Tao took out a shotgun from his backpack and said in a low posture. After all, he was here to stock up, not to cause destruction.
However, his words received no response. Instead, the Transporters started moving, but these guys just kept flashing around Jerry's 20-meter range, with none entering the 20-meter restricted area.
"No room to talk?"
Yang Tao gently loaded a bullet. The Transporters' flashing movements paused, clearly indicating they possessed intelligence, and not a low level.
As his words fell, a row of shelves appeared not far away, empty of any goods.
All the Transporters also disappeared.
Yang Tao smiled at this, putting away his shotgun.
Since there's room to talk, then let's talk properly.
However, he was very curious whether the Entity controlling Level 176 was an Entity or the level itself.
He was not a greedy person either.
He walked towards the brand-new shelves with a pickaxe, lightly tapping them, producing an unexpected thudding sound.
"Since that's the case, let's call the past even. I also opened a store on Level 4. Although it's not as big as yours, we are somewhat in the same business, so let's look out for each other in the future."
"By the way, regarding the promotional advertisement, can you see if it can be removed? After all, it somewhat negatively affects my reputation, making others think I've done something that provokes divine wrath."
Again, there was no response, but Yang Tao suddenly noticed a problem: he seemed to be moving…
No, it wasn't him moving, but the surrounding environment was moving, and it was getting faster and faster. In just a few minutes, a magnificent wooden door appeared on the wall of the hall.
Yang Tao also realized some drawbacks of the Ender Interrupter at this point… it couldn't really be called a drawback, as entities capable of changing a level's position were, after all, few.
Looking at the magnificent wooden door stopped in front of him.
"This is boring. I didn't do anything, and you want to kick me out?"
"Never mind. If it's inconvenient for you, I'll come back another day."
Actually, Yang Tao really wanted to break off two floorboards and leave, but to lull the level into a false sense of security, he felt it was better not to be so absolute, lest he couldn't even get shelves when he came back later.
At the same time, he had made up his mind.
In the future, he would honestly purchase according to the rules, even if it meant coming once a day.
He would come as soon as he finished eating.
"Jerry, let's go…"
With that, he walked towards the magnificent door. He was very curious about where the wooden door hidden in Level 176 could lead.
Just as he reached the wooden door and was about to reach out, the wooden door opened directly.
No need to guess, I knew it must have been done by the Level 176 controller.
'I know you're in a hurry, but can you not be so hasty?'
What greeted his eyes was a magnificent theater, with the audience seats filled with red velvet theater chairs; they looked very comfortable to sit on.
On the stage, a show was being performed. They were always dressed in full bodysuits, wearing masks, with no skin exposed.
Yang Tao had never seen the plot or costumes; it might be a show exclusive to the Backrooms.
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