Welcome to Rule City - Chapter 53 - The Enthusiastic Guide

Mu Ai’s priority choice was naturally the people Under the Bronze. Just a few days after coming out of the cinema, Meng Hao proposed her regularization during a routine exchange meeting, and everyone voted unanimously, welcoming her as an official team member with applause.

This limited edition Attraction Ticket is different from ordinary Dungeons; it belongs to a type with very low danger but high rewards. Saying it’s limited is no exaggeration. If Mu Ai were willing to transfer another spot, it could sell for a high price at the exchange, and rare items might even be exchanged for one or two.

However, Mu Ai had no such plans. She just wanted to keep the benefits for her own people. Why should she strengthen others with the hard-earned opportunity? Besides, if she brought others in, how could she ensure they would consider her rightful interests?

It’s best to keep it within her own circle, convenient and reassuring, without worrying about wealth exposure no matter what they obtain.

Others Under the Bronze were also interested, but considering there was only one extra spot, they couldn’t all go.

Fu Xi wasn’t present, so the others held a series of activities to compete for this spot, including but not limited to freestyle wrestling, badminton matches, checkers, dice throwing, and so on.

In the end, Sano secured the champion’s position with a 10-point lead, winning the opportunity for this duo trip with Mu Ai.

“Great, I was just wondering, what if they don’t arrange two rooms?” Mu Ai handed Sano a cup of yogurt with a straw, “Now it’s fine, we can squeeze onto one bed.”

Sano responded with a smile, “Don’t worry, I sleep very well.”

“Even if you don’t, it’s okay.” Mu Ai admired her figure, “I love snuggling with beauties.”

Sano, in high spirits, came over to hug Mu Ai, “Come on, snuggle.”

Anton clicked his tongue, “I think I need a pair of goggles.”

Mu Ai thought of something, rummaged through her bag, and took out an invitation to place on the table, “Last time I got this from the ex-girlfriend series. At the time, it seemed far away, but I almost forgot about it.”

[Wedding Invitation Sent by Ex-Girlfriend

Description: No need for a description, right? You can tell what it is at a glance.

Explanation: Attend or not, give a gift or not, bless or disrupt, it’s all up to your heart. Different consequences will arise based on your choice.

Simply put, no matter how much you desire to visit these attractions, without qualification, even if you stand on the road for days and nights, driven mad by the desire to go, no tourist shuttle will appear.

Anton looked complex, “This person should have already died in the Testing Ground, right?”

Mu Ai nodded, “Probably, so do you want to go see? Anyway, the invitation doesn’t limit the number of people.”

Meng Hao took the invitation and checked the address and date, “It’s on Commercial Street, and the date is tomorrow-aren’t you and Sano going?”

Mu Ai stuffed a wasabi-flavored chip into her mouth, her face scrunched up like a bun, covering her mouth and nose while hopping around the room, taking a long time to recover.

“Who bought this? The wasabi and chip ratio is insane, totally inhumane!!” After complaining, Mu Ai drank half a cup of yogurt in one go, then waved to Meng Hao, “We’re not going; we’re going to the Ancient Mansion Adventure tomorrow-besides, the invitation is for the ex-boyfriend, why should we two girls join the fun?”

This reasoning was irrefutable, so the other men accepted the invitation filled with extremely complex emotions and began discussing what stance to take tomorrow.

“Should we act heartbroken, deeply in love? Or pretend that although I love you, as long as you’re happy, I can silently endure?” Anton wore a look of enjoying the spectacle, even though he was part of it.

Ivan shook his head, “Shouldn’t we shout ‘I object’ when the priest asks?”

Fu Xi waved her finger, “It might not be a Western wedding. I think making some snide remarks during the toast would be more effective in annoying the newlyweds-an invitation from an ex-girlfriend, what good intentions could there be?”

Anton disagreed, “What if they broke up peacefully? And if it’s a colleague or classmate relationship, inviting everyone but him seems a bit odd, showing the woman hasn’t moved on.”

Meng Hao was pondering another issue, “Should we give a gift? How much?”

The men thus launched a new wave of discussion, while Sano pulled Mu Ai out quietly. Once they were far from the house, they exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

“Men.”

Sano uttered the term with deep meaning, raised her eyebrows, and took Mu Ai to her room to continue chatting. According to the instructions on the back of the Attraction Ticket, the two had to go to the Ancient Mansion themselves tomorrow; the ticket only provided entry, not transportation.

Attractions like the Ancient Mansion are scattered throughout Guize City, closed on regular days, accessible only to those with Attraction Tickets or by invitation.

The tourist shuttle bus operates like the Knight Bus in Harry Potter, stopping for those who need it, with the added condition of “having the qualification.”

Simply put, no matter how much you desire to visit these attractions, without qualification, even if you stand on the road for days and nights, driven mad by the desire to go, no tourist shuttle will appear.

The next day, Mu Ai and Sano set off to wait for the tour bus, while the gentlemen dressed up and collectively went to attend the “ex-girlfriend’s” wedding. They bid farewell at the crossroads, with one group standing still and the other striding indifferently towards the bus station.

“Men!” Watching their departing figures, Mu Ai couldn’t help but sigh, “Pray for the bride, hoping she doesn’t encounter a disastrous wedding.”

“Your prayer doesn’t seem very sincere,” Sano chuckled, her gaze drifting to the left not far away. “Forget about them, our bus is here. Speaking of which, I haven’t visited the attractions in Guize City yet, so I can’t offer any advice. We’ll have to improvise.”

The tour bus slowly stopped in front of them, and they gracefully boarded, finding a double seat in the front row and fastening their seatbelts, waiting for departure.

Including them, there were 7 people on the bus, and gradually 6 more boarded, making a rather ominous number.

As the last person got on, a human figure gradually formed in the driver’s adjacent seat. The figure wore black pants and a white shirt, with two buttons undone, revealing a white and intricate-skeleton frame.

The face looked quite normal, but the exposed parts of the body were all bones, creating a visual impact far more striking than just seeing a skeleton, a kind of eerie yet irresistibly fascinating allure.

“Hello everyone, welcome to the ‘Ancient Mansion Exploration 2-Day Tour’ hosted by Exciting Travel. I am your guide, Xiao Shuai, and I will introduce the sightseeing notes for this trip. I hope we can enjoy the next hour together.”

Unlike ordinary tour groups, besides the guide’s eloquent speech, the passengers maintained a unanimous silence, which would be the standard of perfect tour companions in reality.

[Ancient Mansion Sightseeing Notes:

1. Visitors must comply with the following regulations, or we reserve the right to remove them from the site, blacklist them, and notify other affiliated units, permanently barring them from entry.
2. The Ancient Mansion is a Grade A protected monument in Guize City. Visitors are prohibited from using any offensive tools, weapons, or engaging in physical combat within.
3. Please enter in an orderly manner under the guidance of staff, no cutting in line or letting others go first.
4. After entering the Ancient Mansion, the order of movement follows the entry sequence. If it’s not your turn, you may freely move, observe, or find interesting things in the current room.
5. When it’s your turn, please make a choice within 3 minutes. If you fail to act, it will be considered voluntary to stay in the current room until your next turn, and you are not allowed to leave.
6. The Ancient Mansion, after all, is an ancient mansion, and there will always be some dangers that staff cannot clean up. Please use the mansion-specific methods to solve problems or escape, and do not use any weapons or tools brought from outside.
7. The visit will end upon meeting certain conditions, during which all visitors still in the mansion will receive a gift.
8. There is only one ultimate winner.
9. Enjoy your visit.
10. To round things off, here’s a piece of advice: ‘Staying inside yields rewards, exiting means leaving empty-handed.’]

After finishing the notes, the guide distributed flyers of the Ancient Mansion to everyone. The front showed a two-story mansion resembling those in horror films, and the back printed the words he had just spoken.

“Everyone is so quiet, the atmosphere is not lively at all.”

The guide rotated its eyeballs around the silent passengers, making Mu Ai worry that the muscles might snap and roll down to her feet due to inertia.

She wasn’t afraid of the thing itself, but concerned about whether she should compensate if she accidentally stepped on it and burst it.

Fortunately, the guide’s eye muscles were reliable, preventing such a dilemma for Mu Ai. It tried to liven up the atmosphere like a typical guide, encouraging passengers to interact with it.

After the guide told a cold joke, Mu Ai graciously clapped her hands and gave it a big smile when it looked over.

The guide was instantly encouraged and began sharing all the jokes, cold jokes, and little stories it knew with Mu Ai, one speaking animatedly and the other listening with interest, thus passing the hour that seemed neither long nor short.

Until it was time to hand the tourists over to the Facilitator waiting at the mansion’s entrance, the guide still felt reluctant to part with Mu Ai, openly stating that in all its years of guiding, it had never met a tourist so in sync with it.

Then, under the envious, jealous, and resentful gazes of the crowd, Mu Ai was handed a small notebook by the guide, who said it was a gift for her. She could collect stamps in various places within the mansion, and if she managed to gather them all in one visit, she could exchange them with the Facilitator for a rare souvenir.

“Good luck, you can do it!” The guide made a cheering gesture to Mu Ai, then instantly switched to a business-like demeanor to address the others, “The destination of this trip has been reached. I wish all tourists a pleasant time. After the tour, the Ancient Mansion Facilitator will escort you back. Until we meet again.”

[Achievement Unlocked: Thoughtful Tourist]

Mu Ai nodded contentedly, being pulled by Sano to listen to the Facilitator speak.

New Dungeon, new Achievement, delightful~