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Level 5.1: Terror Casino
Led by 'The Beast', Yang Tao and Blue Knight arrived at the Beverly Room on Level 5.
To be honest, it was his first time in the Beverly Room.
It was completely different from what he had imagined; instead of a 'room', it was more like a massive indoor plaza.
Various types of doors stood on the walls of the Beverly Room, and some older Wanderers lived in this spacious plaza.
After reaching an agreement, 'The Beast's' attitude became much more sincere, as he pointed to the Wanderers and introduced them, "Those are some Wanderers who live here. Haha, they call themselves the indigenous people of the Beverly Room."
"They only accept Wanderers from before 1940 as new members to join them and usually do not interact with others, but they occasionally trade with others, even though they tend to stay away from other humans."
"A ridiculous group of people, but they are the best source of Facelings, so I tacitly allow them to survive here. Once the casino opens, they will all become service staff there."
Hearing 'The Beast's' introduction, Yang Tao nodded slightly, not intending to change anything. The M.E.G. people must have encountered them; since they still chose to live here, they naturally had to bear the consequences.
Blue Knight, meanwhile, was carefully observing his surroundings when he suddenly asked, "Where did Kahn go?"
Hearing that name, the octopus-headed 'The Beast' shook his head and said, "I don't know. The only thing I know is that it's not dead."
Hearing this unfamiliar name, Yang Tao was utterly confused and asked, "Who is Kahn?"
'The Beast' explained, "Kahn is the builder of Level 5's Terror Hotel. As I said before, I am merely the current owner of the Terror Hotel. When I arrived here, Kahn had already left, though I don't know why it would abandon this place."
Blue Knight, hearing 'The Beast's' explanation, also said, "I think I once knew the owner here, Kahn, but I've forgotten many things. I only remembered its name after coming here."
Yang Tao reached out and patted Blue Knight's armor, his palm hitting the shoulder of the armor with a thudding sound.
"Don't think too much. As long as you live long enough, you'll remember eventually."
The three continued forward. When the 'indigenous people' saw him and Blue Knight, they all scattered as if they had seen a plague god, but he didn't pay attention.
Led by 'The Beast', they arrived at the entrance of the Terror Casino, which looked like a large, Las Vegas-style casino entrance.
However, the style was somewhat retro, like something from the 60s or 70s, with flashing neon lights that looked gaudy but were still quite pretty when passing by.
On its front were two huge red letters, "TC," which were the English initials for Terror Casino.
The Terror Casino's doors were currently closed, and a "Under Renovation" sign stood at the entrance.
There were also two M.E.G. reconnaissance personnel at the entrance, peeking into the casino.
"They always want to know some special information. In reality, once it opens, they will be able to enter this casino freely."
"Hmm, if they want to look, let them look. After all, that's their job. Oh, and add my number to the sign. It will also declare that I have a share in this casino."
This request was certainly not excessive. 'The Beast' nodded slightly, "I will give the order."
Yang Tao did not have 'The Beast's' ability to be ignored. His voice immediately caught the attention of the two M.E.G. reconnaissance personnel. They turned to face Yang Tao and Blue Knight, their expressions changing from nervous to excited, then back to nervous, because they saw 'The Beast's' figure in their peripheral vision.
"You two continue; don't mind us."
With that, Yang Tao walked towards the closed casino doors. The two reconnaissance personnel quickly said, "Mr. Yang Tao, this is 'Gentleman's' casino…"
Hearing their kind reminder, Yang Tao smiled and said, "It used to be. Now half of it is mine. You can add this information to my database."
As he spoke, the casino doors opened, revealing the interior of the casino, which was still in a rough, unfinished state. Some tall, pitch-black figures were busy inside.
Each of them had almost no facial features, such as no visible mouth or nose, but their eyes were still visible, appearing as white circles (Rinnegan: -D), looking funnier/unreal than normal human eyes.
They wore uniform work attire: a light blue, buckled, fitted trench coat with red shoulder armor and a white apron tied over the outer layer.
Their lower attire consisted of brown wool trousers and black leather rain boots. They had a black belt tied around their trench coats and a dark grey military beret with a metal emblem inlaid on the front.
The emblems had different materials, copper and silver, which clearly indicated their rank.
"They are employees of the Backrooms Renovation Company. I paid a price to invite them here to help renovate my casino."
'The Beast's' words sent shivers down Yang Tao's spine. He was certainly familiar with the name of the Backrooms Renovation Company, not because of their renovation skills, but because of their ability to destroy levels.
"Are you sure this level will still be usable after they finish renovating it?"
The ultimate goal of the Backrooms Renovation Company is unknown, but Yang Tao knew that their current goal was to renovate, decorate, reconstruct, or otherwise "improve" the Backrooms.
Although their intentions were good in every way, most of their current attempts ended in disaster and death.
'The Beast' chuckled and said, "As long as you don't let them interfere with level-related matters, then they are very reliable."
Translated, this meant that as long as the Backrooms Renovation Company personnel were not allowed to use their reconstruction abilities, then they were reliable.
"As long as you have a plan, just don't destroy my casino."
According to the information from before his transmigration, the Terror Casino had already successfully opened, so it seemed these Backrooms Renovation Company personnel were quite reliable.
Yang Tao stroked his Blue Bird and took out some wheat seeds to feed it.
"I'll come back when it opens. Oh, and… prepare some slot machines for me. I'll put them in the supermarket."
"Alright."
After receiving the answer, Yang Tao summoned a wooden door and returned to the Overworld with the Blue Bird perched on his shoulder and Blue Knight.
He went to the table, handed Blue Knight a bottle of red wine, and then brewed himself a cup of Seer Tea.
"Lancelot, do you know how the Backrooms were formed?"
"I… I don't remember. When I first had memories, I was already living in Stormstone Keep."
Yang Tao reached out and poked the Blue Bird on his shoulder, asking, "What about you? Don't tell me you also have amnesia."
"I don't know either. I used to live on Level 39, and then one day, time stopped flowing. I don't know how long it was, and then I accidentally arrived on Level 2."
Level 39, Magic Forest?
Yang Tao picked up the Seer Tea and took a sip, thinking that the origin of the Backrooms must be very interesting.
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