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For example, the noise of the TV gradually disappeared, and the light spots flowing in the rearview mirror gradually stabilized and cleared, and finally turned into a clear image in front of the two of them.

At this moment, the rearview mirror of the bus is no longer reflected in the Yukino Desert Park, but a hot spring tourist street with bright lights and pedestrians.

"This—" Qin Rang's eyes widened in disbelief, but when he looked away from the rearview mirror and turned his head to look out of the car, there was still a deserted snow field outside the window.

“… Is this a mirage? ”

In the mirror, it's like another bizarre world.

Qi Yan looked at the hot spring street propaganda in his hand again, and raised the corners of his lips imperceptibly: "No, this is 404 Hot Spring Street." ”

404, a street that does not exist in real space.

"Let's go back." Qi Zhen confirmed again, and the clues on the bus had been scavenged by them.

Qin Rang came back to his senses from the rearview mirror in a daze: "Where to go back?" ”

Qi Yan smiled: "Of course, it's back to our off-road vehicle." ”

"After all, it's such a cold day, and you have to freeze to death when you walk, let's drive to 404 Hot Spring Street." He took one last look at the mirage-like street market in his rearview mirror, then got out of the car and walked towards the off-road vehicle parked on the side of the road.

The two sat back in the off-road vehicle, and Qi Yan reopened the highway FM79.90MHz——

[Dear driver friends, now you have entered the 404 Hot Spring Street Scenic Area, please follow the navigation to the scenic spot]

"Huh?!" Qin Rang looked at Qi Yan in surprise.

Qi Yan handed the hot spring street ticket to Qin Rang: "The 'rescue' mentioned on the radio is actually the entrance to open the plot of the dungeon, and only by entering the bus to get this ticket can the plot of 'mirage' appear in the rearview mirror." ”

The "mirage" street scene in the rearview mirror can be understood as the "trailer" for the beginning of the copy.

"I see," Qin Rang breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed in hindsight, "The entrance of this copy is really too ceremonial......

Sense of Ritual –

Qi Yan didn't think that there were so many links in the entrance of the dungeon, just to increase the difficulty and sense of ceremony.

He guessed that whether it was the "explosion accident" broadcast in the highway FM or the "passenger leftovers" they found on the bus, they were all related to the main content of the copy, otherwise it would be too wasteful of resources.

[Now it's 001 Navigator at your service]

[Coming soon to plan your route in real time]

……

There was suddenly a fork in the road on the straight road on the right side of the bus, and Qin Rang drove to the fork in the road according to the navigation instructions.

Qi Yan, who was sitting in the co-pilot, always looked at the rearview mirror, the black field was gradually fading, the side of the fork in the road had already changed the sub-scene, the misty swamp was staggered in the jungle, the road was getting narrower and narrower, and it seemed to crawl around the mountain.

Driving on the mountain road on a snowy night, Qin Rang, who hadn't driven for a long time, was so nervous that he didn't have time to speak.

Qi Ji was responsible for observing the movements around him, but there were no more accidents along the way.

After about twenty minutes, a faint light appeared in front of the road, followed by the intermittent sound of talking and singing in the wind.

[Congratulations on your successful arrival at the 404 Hot Spring Street Scenic Area, and I wish you a pleasant vacation]

After driving in the dark for a long time, the sudden appearance of warm lights made both of them a little uncomfortable.

Qin Rang slowed down and drove towards Hot Spring Street, and finally parked the off-road vehicle in the public parking area outside the scenic area.

It is an old-fashioned Japanese-style hot spring town, with a misty river flowing through the center of the town, covered with snow-covered wooden bridges and stone stacks, and lined with Japanese-style double-storey Japanese maple buildings, where light shines through the windows of the town room in the evening when the snow falls, illuminating the falling snow and steaming mist.

The contrast between the hot spring street and the wasteland just now was strong, and Qin Rang was stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect a copy to be able to make the scenery so detailed and dreamy.

But the strange thing is that when the car didn't approach just now, I obviously heard human voices and singing, but now that I get closer, there is no shadow of half a person on the entire hot spring street.

But paradoxically, the air was filled with the smell of steamed rice, and Qin Rang touched his gurgling stomach and swallowed his saliva.

He seemed to be a little hungry.

"Two guests from afar, good evening, tired along the way, right? The hotel has prepared rooms and meals, so please do it. A proprietress wearing a yukata and stepping on clogs walked up to them and greeted them warmly and gently.

But when she approached, Qin Rang was startled.

The proprietress wears a strange human face mask on her face, the texture of the mask is pale and stiff, the painted eyebrows and eyes are slender and curved, the bright red lips are hooked upward, and the composition of the facial features gives people a strange sense of disobedience.

Qi Yan quickly recognized that this was the "Ruonu" noodle in the Japanese Noh noodles.

Noh noodles are generally used in traditional opera performances, while "Ruonu" noodles often refer to young and beautiful proprietress ladies.

Qi Zhen speculated that the NPCs in this copy would most likely wear Noh faces.

Chapter 33: 404 Hot Spring Street (3)

"Are there only two guests?" The proprietress tilted her head slightly, looking behind them through the small hole behind the pupils of her mask.

"Yes..."Qin Rang hurriedly replied, and now he was still a little frightened.

It was just a brief inquiry, but Qi Ji felt a different meaning, he quickly adapted to the strange mask of the proprietress, and politely asked the other party: "Hello, may I ask if there will be a lot of tourists who were originally scheduled to come?" ”

The proprietress smiled and said: "Yes, it is usually a tourist bus that carries passengers, and individual tourists like you are rare." ”

Tourist buses? Qi Yan and Qin Rang glanced at each other.

Does this have anything to do with the "accident" bus parked on the wilderness road?

However, since there is a tourist bus, it means that the timeline of this copy is modern, and it is just an antique construction of tourist attractions.

Saying that, the proprietress looked at the time again: "Yes, it hasn't arrived at the scheduled arrival time of the bus, so I'm too anxious." ”

"It's not dinner time yet, and it doesn't happen to be the opening date of the open-air bath, so why don't you two come with me to the restaurant to rest first?" The proprietress asked again.

Qin Rang, who couldn't make up his mind, looked at Qi Yan, Qi Yan showed an apologetic expression, and he scratched his head in a manner: "I'm really sorry, the two of us are not here for a vacation, in fact, we are here to look for a job." ”

The proprietress was stunned for a moment, and looked the two young people up and down through the mask: "Looking for a job?" But you don't look very old, especially you. ”

The proprietress looked at Qi Yan: "You're still in school, right?" ”

Qi Yan nodded, with just the right amount of greenness on his face: "My brother and I are on vacation and want to come over to find something to do to make money." ”

The proprietress smiled: "Do you want to earn pocket money to chase girls?" ”

Qi Yan pursed his lips embarrassedly, shook his head and said, "I just want to make up for some household expenses, our mother is too hard." ”

The proprietress was stunned for a moment, as if moved by his lies, but the next moment she smiled and shook her head: "I'm sorry, although you are very pitiful, our hotel is not recruiting people now." ”

"It's not just us, now that the economy is sluggish, there is no shop on this street that is hiring, and your part-time job plan may be in vain." The proprietress kindly reminded again.

"Thank you for telling us this, but I still want to get a job for myself and my brother."

Next, Qi Yan used a sincere tone that people couldn't refuse, and told the proprietress that he and his "brother" Qin Rang were also born in a small family that opened a hotel, but because of the recent economic downturn, the hotel closed down, and his mother could only do odd jobs to support her two children.

"My brother and I don't have any other specialties, because our grandparents are wandering massage artists, and we have also been influenced by family culture since we were young, and we learned from our grandparents the professional massage techniques that have been lost, so we want to use it to earn some money for the family."

Qi Jiu's story was made up smoothly, and the "brother" Qin Rang next to him was dumbfounded.

His lies not only played the emotional card, but also quietly conveyed his professional skills to the other party, which was simply impossible to refuse.

Qin Rang put himself in his shoes and thought for a moment, if there was such a candidate in his company, he would definitely not be tempted to send him an offer immediately.

Sure enough, the proprietress was a little moved by what he said, and she looked at the two young people with pity: "Now that the economy is in crisis, it is not easy for everyone to survive." ”

Although the proprietress said sincerely, it was by no means a good sign.

Qi Ji keenly sensed the other party's resolute refusal, and continued: "If you are worried that we will not be able to make money for you, I suggest you may as well try it first, or formulate an offer for us. ”

Qi Jiu's serious and persistent energy made the proprietress laugh: "Young people are quite confident in their craft." ”

Qi Yan smiled humbly, acquiescing to the other party's words.

He knew it was a sign of a turnaround.

"There aren't many young people who are willing to work so hard now," the proprietress looked at the two of them carefully again, revealing an approving look, "Well, I'll give the young man a chance." ”

As she spoke, she glanced at the time: "It's 6 p.m., and if you can make money for two travelers before 9 p.m., I'll promise to hire you." ”

"Okay in advance, my standard for hiring skilled personnel has always been to give a basic salary, but the basic salary is not high, mainly according to the list of commissions, can you accept it?" The proprietress is a businessman and explains all the rules clearly.

Qin Rang, the "onlooker group performance" next to him, was stunned, this is it?!

"Thank you, of course we can accept it." Qi Ji realistically portrays the inner ecstasy and strong composure of young students when they find a part-time job.

[Hello dear travelers, congratulations on opening the free side quest: successfully joining the hotel and becoming an intern massage therapist]

[Task completion condition: Successfully provide paid massage services for two passengers before 9 p.m.]

[Current Progress: 0%]

A dungeon with a high degree of freedom will refresh side quests as the traveler moves.

"Then it's decided," the proprietress led them into the hot spring inn, "the tourist bus hasn't come, and there are no tourists yet, but don't worry, they will definitely arrive in half an hour." ”

Qi Ji confirmed again: "Do you know how many guests will stay tonight?" ”

In the case of a tour bus, the tour group will inform you in advance of the number of people staying at the hotel.

Hostess: "That's eighteen guests." ”

"But I'm not sure if there will be any other individual guests," the proprietress looked at the snow, "Now the economy is so bad, the weather is not very good recently, and there are fewer individual guests." ”

"But it's cold and it's very suitable for bathing." Qi Yan said.

Hostess: "That's right. ”

There is a dry landscape courtyard in the hotel, through the courtyard to the hotel check-in office, the whole hotel is built with an all-wooden structure, the facilities look like some years old, exude an old smell, but the victory is that it is cleaned very clean, a bamboo lamp is faintly lit in the corner, it looks quaint and quiet.

A registrar, also wearing a strange mask and a girl's yukata, stood at the front desk in a daze.

The girl at the front desk wears the "small noodles" in the women's Noh noodles, and the noodle plate and forehead are relatively wider and plump, and they look much younger and lively.

"Before nine o'clock, you are free to solicit guests, and I will accept the results when the time comes." The proprietress said.

Qi Yan showed a smile as a standard good student: "No problem, thank you." ”

The proprietress walked over and explained a few words to the girl at the front desk, and then went to the back kitchen to get busy.

Qin Rang breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, he pulled Qi Yan aside, lowered his voice and said, "What the hell is going on?" Why do we bother to apply? ”