Chapter 56: The Door Will Always Be Open for You
“Do you know what this means?”
It means you’re about to cause me trouble? Lu Yibei silently thought, as the woman behind the desk shook her head and prepared for battle, with [Ling Tai Purification] armor, forbidden spell formulas, North Spirit Seal, White Puppy… nearly every method she could use was ready to go.
It was well-known that calamities rarely acted first; once they chose to strike, they would go all out, seeking to not only defeat their opponent but also to scatter their ashes.
Meanwhile, Vivienne, hiding in the dark room of the break room, stared at “Lan Yi” through the one-way glass window, suddenly feeling as if she sensed something, causing her nerves to tense involuntarily.
At that moment, “Lan Yi” resembled a longbow with a string stretched tight, producing a low hum; just a gentle release of her fingers would result in another body.
The atmosphere in the reception room dropped to freezing point.
“Nimo, what are you doing? Don’t provoke her! You’re no match for her.”
In Vivienne’s impression, Lan Yi was already a high-level spiritual ability user with formidable skills, stronger than Nimo. Now, with that power in her hands… if she went on a rampage, the entire [Angel Rose] theater, or even the whole Garden Street, could be reduced to rubble.
Sensing the strange atmosphere, even Nanling Yaohua was ready to assist Lu Yibei in battle.
Indeed, her influence on the world was small enough to be negligible, but if a real fight broke out, raising a piece of paper to block the enemy’s line of sight was still within her capabilities.
In fact, during battles, for high-level spiritual ability users or urban legends, any slight disruption to one of their senses could result in deadly consequences.
Hearing Vivienne’s warning in her earpiece, Nimo smiled at “Lan Yi” and continued, “This means that the lottery tickets in the guests’ hands are flowing to other places, like…”
As she spoke, Nimo raised her hand and pointed at “Lan Yi.”
“???” Lu Yibei pointed at her own nose.
What is she pointing at me for? Could it be… the guests have given their lottery tickets to me?
Lu Yibei was lost in thought, and the next moment, she heard Nimo deliver the affirmative answer.
“Miss Lan Yi, although your performance on stage has been very good, your charm truly exceeded my expectations!” Nimo said. “Do you know how many lottery tickets you received just now? One thousand and forty gold, four hundred red, thirty-two blue—just a little shy of breaking the [Angel Rose] record.”
“If it weren’t for the backstage program of the big screen lacking your information, and there being no option for [Host], with such a high number of votes, you could have fully occupied the entire big screen.”
“So, what do you think? Are you interested in working for me? If you’re willing to work for me, I can overlook your unauthorized entry into the theater today and offer a generous salary. How about I pay you double what others earn?”
As her words fell, both Lu Yibei and Vivienne were stunned.
Vivienne thought, “Hiring someone is one thing, but must you do it in such a dangerous way? Besides, she’s one person doing the work of four; is doubling the salary really appropriate?”
Lu Yibei mused, “I thought you were here to demand justice! Turns out it’s a direct hire? Why didn’t you say so earlier? The tension was so high, I almost moved to tie you up.”
“I’m sorry, this lady…”
Seeing “Lan Yi” halfway through her speech, Nimo realized she hadn’t introduced herself, “Sorry, I’m Nimo Granger, just call me Nimo.”
“Alright, Ms. Nimo.” Lu Yibei replied expressionlessly, “I apologize…”
“The host of [Angel Rose] theater earns eight hundred dollars per hour, with an additional twenty percent share of the live performance profits. If it’s double salary, you would only need to work less than three hours a day to earn between eight thousand to twenty thousand dollars. Are you really not considering it?” Nimo interrupted.
Eight thousand to twenty thousand dollars sounded a bit exaggerated, almost equivalent to two to three months of income for ordinary residents of the Free City, but for the host of [Angel Rose], it wasn’t actually a lot…
It’s worth noting that the William currently detained in the God Realm Prototype by Lu Yibei wasn’t just a somewhat famous rapper but also had previously hosted his own talk show on the Free City’s city channel.
Lu Yibei thought, “…”
This sister is really generous!
If it weren’t for the imminent need to flee after catching Zhipianxian, leaving this haunted place behind, staying here actually seemed like a good option.
As long as she avoided that underground guy, staying here not only allowed her to earn some money but also to gather various intelligence through observing customers, and most importantly, she could avoid the gaze of trademark monsters. Lu Yibei considered.
During her short moment on stage earlier, she had already observed that, like Vivienne’s home, [Angel Rose] theater had no products made by any trademark monster companies.
It was like seeking shelter beneath a big tree, just like when she had joined the Siye Society to escape the hunting of urban legends.
…
Upon hearing the generous offer from Nimo, the strange cat perched on Vivienne’s shoulder couldn’t help but speak, “Wow, that’s a high salary. Vivienne, if that person isn’t willing, shouldn’t we try as well? With your relationship with Nimo, it should be fine, right?”
“Don’t even think about it; I’m not suited for a job that exposes me!” Vivienne rolled her eyes. “Besides, Nimo just wants me to work as a dancer.”
“That’s not bad either!” the strange cat replied. “I mean, when we exorcize for others, you don’t mind sacrificing your looks. Why can’t you do that at [Angel Rose] theater?”
“Can a fraud and a stripper be the same?” Vivienne said irritably.
Just then, hearing “Lan Yi’s” words, she suddenly frowned.
“Thank you for your kindness, Ms. Nimo. While I would be glad to work in your theater, I might have to decline… I’m about to leave Free City and M Country soon.” Lu Yibei stated expressionlessly.
“To be honest, the reason I trespassed into the theater today was to find someone, but just my luck, today they aren’t receiving female customers… Once I find him, I should be leaving immediately.”
Vivienne was taken aback, “…”
Leaving Free City? So soon? Did she come to Free City just to find the Killer Whale?
She initially thought “Lan Yi” had appeared in Free City to receive news of the Solar Eclipse Society Elders’ Council being attacked and disappearing, preparing to leverage the freedom of Free City’s “soil” to stage a comeback and develop the so-called Lan Yi Party.
But now hearing “Lan Yi” was about to leave, she felt that “Lan Yi’s” appearance in Free City was most likely linked to her power.
“Oh? Looking for someone? Who is it?” Nimo asked curiously.
“Yu Yinchuan, the one who threw a large number of lottery tickets for Miss Annie earlier.” Lu Yibei sighed with a hint of despair, “He is my subordinate, a member of the Lan Yi Party, and a person entrusted to me by an elder to take care of, somewhat like a younger brother.”
“I was busy dealing with my own affairs earlier and didn’t know how he got into trouble. The last message I received from him was a distress signal he sent to me when he was kidnapped by the Mafia gang, I have been investigating ever since and found my way here…”
“You can understand, right? The feeling of knowing your younger brother has been abducted, with the destination being a strip theater, and desperately wanting to find him. Uh, sorry, I didn’t mean anything bad about [Angel Rose] theater.”
As if reminded of something, Nimo’s expression darkened for a moment, then she nodded, “I understand.”
“Of course, you also saw earlier that he is not in danger. However, I’m also not very clear why he ended up entangled with those Mafia gang members.” Lu Yibei added, “If you don’t mind, I will be taking him away shortly.”
From her perspective, as long as she didn’t touch that underground guy in [Angel Rose] theater, there wasn’t any fundamental conflict with Nimo. So after Nimo expressed goodwill, she chose to speak honestly.
After all, sincerity is the best trump card!
Even though eight out of ten of her words were truly genuine…
“Hahaha!” Upon hearing “Lan Yi’s” words, Nimo laughed out loud, just then remembering the matter Vivienne had entrusted her with, but it was clear she hadn’t had the chance to ask in detail before “Lan Yi” revealed much of it already.
The relationship between Yu Yinchuan and herself, why they ended up here, and what their alchemical prosthetics were… these were likely all the questions Vivienne had asked Nimo to inquire about.
Of course, she also had questions of her own—why was Yu Yinchuan still alive? But she just didn’t know how to ask.
“Yeah, I noticed when we were on the first floor that both of you had similar alchemical prosthetics, aside from color, and I even speculated about your relationship!”
Originally they should have been identical, before being infected by that bizarre polyhedron… Lu Yibei thought to herself, raising her hand to gesture towards Nimo, “Is this what you’re referring to?”
“Ms. Nimo’s observation skills are truly excellent! This is the standard configuration for core members of our Lan Yi Party, every member has one. If you like, I can prepare a set for you as well!”
“Me? I think I’ll pass.” Nimo shook her head and smiled wryly, “My body can’t handle any more modifications.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yibei’s gaze unconsciously drifted towards her body, which resembled a crescent moon.
She had noticed the abnormality of Nimo’s body when she entered the reception room; however, the tense atmosphere and Nimo’s words dragged it to the bottom, and she hadn’t had the chance to look closely.
Now looking more carefully, Nimo’s body was indeed rather exaggerated in terms of modification.
It was her first time seeing someone like this, more monster-like than many urban legends.
In the information provided by the Wordless Book, she had already seen that spiritual ability users in M Country, aside from drawing spirit patterns to obtain spirit energy, some would choose to implant themselves into urban legend organizations and modify their bodies…
It was a simpler and cheaper way than drawing spirit patterns, with the cost being some bodily tissue appearing partially mutated, reminiscent of poor people relying on mutations.
“Well then, you may leave now, Miss Lan Yi. If Mr. Yu Yinchuan has no objections, you can take him with you as well.”
Just as Lu Yibei was secretly observing Nimo, her voice floated into her ears.
“Huh?” She was momentarily stunned. “Just… just let me go like this?”
“Otherwise?” Nimo shrugged. “After all, you didn’t cause any substantial losses to the theater, and tonight you helped me make a little profit, but before you leave, remember to return William to me. Since you don’t wish to work here, I still need a competent host.”
“Really let me go?” Lu Yibei asked, somewhat suspicious.
It’s hard to believe she got through so easily.
Even if sincerity was the best trump card, would it really be enough to let someone off in one blow?
“Really.” Nimo nodded.
“Wouldn’t I, upon stepping out, find a multitude of dark muzzles pointed at my head?”
“No.”
“What about outside the theater? Will there be hundreds of hired thugs lying in ambush?”
“Ninjas?” Nimo became a bit impatient with the questioning. “Tsk, are you going to leave or not?”
“Of course I will! I’m leaving right now!” Lu Yibei hurriedly replied, and after saying that, she quickly walked towards the exit. However, just a few steps out, she heard Nimo calling out.
“Wait!”
Turning around, she saw Nimo open her arms, smiling at her, “Miss Lan Yi, my previous offer still stands. If you wish to work for me, the doors of [Angel Rose] theater will always be open for you.”
Lu Yibei, “…”
