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Chapter 122 The Second Night of the Precognitive Dream

As I write this, it's already past 7 a.m., very close to the time I have to leave work.

Next, all that's left is to wait for the goods to arrive the following night.

It seems the first night was just an appetizer, making us even more eager for what's to come.

That said, it's a bit strange that the sky outside is still dark.

Even in winter, it should be daylight by now, and in terms of perceived temperature, it's closer to spring.

Ji Yi arrived at the convenience store entrance and peeked out.

13. Employees are not allowed to leave the convenience store unless there are special circumstances.

Knowing this, Ji Yi still recklessly stood at the door, knowing that taking even half a step out would violate the rules.

He poked his head out, looking left and right.

This is a desolate highway, but it's no ordinary one; it seems to connect to other worlds.

This time, the data is clear, and the data analysis provides sufficiently useful information.

"So those customers are from different worlds? In other words, the convenience store is a place that supplies goods to different people in other worlds, and these goods even include the employees."

As for how much energy this convenience store can generate, we'll have to see what it has in stock on the second night.

Turning her gaze away, Ji Yi raised her head and looked up at the dark sky.

[The time rules here have undergone some unusual changes; the period from 8 AM to 8 PM will be removed.]

Ok?
In other words, there are only 12 hours in a day, so two people working 6-hour shifts are rotating around the clock.

What happens to the goods that are purchased during the day? Will the inventory be automatically refreshed when the time comes?
Never mind, such minor details are not important.

Back at the cashier.

Ji Yi looked at the monitor screen, which showed no abnormalities as usual.

Miss Cat maintained the same sleeping position as before she fell asleep.

Ji Yi waited silently for the first night to end.

Shortly after the clock struck 7:55.

Boom boom boom! ! !
There was urgent knocking coming from the staff break room.

Ji Yi suddenly looked at the surveillance camera—it was Miss Cat!
He ran to the door of the staff break room and opened it.

Miss Cat made a fist with her right hand, as if holding an invisible pen, and then quickly gestured in the air.

She said to fetch paper and pen.

'Nonsense, I can understand it.'

She also said that if you don't hurry up and retrieve it, you're guaranteed to lose this dungeon.

'Okay, you win.'

Ji Yi immediately ran to the cashier, took out a notebook and pen, and then ran back to Miss Cat.

At this point, there were 4 minutes left until 8 o'clock.

Miss Cat immediately stuck the notebook to the wall and began to write rapidly with her pen.

By reading the movements in her hands, the data eye provided information almost simultaneously.

[You can predict your dreams for 5 minutes, then forget them.]

[The next day, late at night, chicken legs and Ma Yong will help you.]

But I wasn't in the staff room in the surveillance footage, so I must be dead.

[Afterwards, you were also killed by people who broke into the backyard.]

Ji Yi's pupils contracted, and her mind quickly began to consider the situation.

Miss Cat is still writing.

Help me, I don't know the plot of the first half of the night.

After writing the last sentence, Miss Cat stopped writing and handed the notebook to Ji Yi.

At this moment, Ji Yi finally understood the meaning of sleep.

Every player dreams about what will happen to the other player during their next shift while they are sleeping.

What the two of them need to do is exchange key information within five minutes of waking up.

According to what Miss Cat wrote, she would die in the first half of the second night, but the cause of death was unknown.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Yi will be killed by the bloodthirsty maniac in the middle of the night.

Game over.

There are only three minutes left.

Ji Yi must find out the cause of Miss Cat's death in such a short time and help her avoid it.

But he had no precognitive information from the dream at all!
When I woke up, I was standing right in the staff break room.

and many more.

It's not necessarily true that there's no information at all. The opening CG might not be a simple dungeon introduction, but rather some kind of hint!

Try to recall what scenes those were.

Ji Yi frowned, her mind flashing back to the previous events.

Burdened by debt, he arrives at the convenience store, encountering all sorts of strange customers, and learning the identity of the 29th employee.
The 29th employee... Wait, when the narrator got to this point, it seemed like there was a picture of an employee name tag.
Although the image was blurry because it seemed to be out of focus, Ji Yi remembered that the photo wasn't of herself, but of a long-haired woman!

Ji Yi picked up the employee badge hanging around her neck.

[A very handsome young man, the 30th employee we hired this month. Actually, you can see your number is NO.30 on the form.]

So that's how it is. In other words, he had precognitive dreams, but they were heavily omitting and the way they were presented was distorted.

As for the fact that the 5-minute forgetting didn't happen, it's probably a genuine beginner's perk that won't be available again.

Recalling the scenes in her mind again, there wasn't much information, so Ji Yi focused on the strange guests one by one.

There might be one of them who killed Miss Cat!

With the skill "Quick Thinking," the 10x thinking speed is maximized in this situation.

However, I don't recall any direct scenes of bloodshed or excitement.

If the opening scene really was a precognitive dream, why would such important content be omitted?

Or is it that my thinking was fundamentally wrong? Was it just CG, and not some kind of precognitive dream?

Now there is a very crucial question:
If Miss Cat died, why didn't you use the panacea to revive her?

This medicine is a mythical item; it can revive even if the dead are reduced to minced meat or even if only a single hair remains.

In Ji Yi's pocket was a single strand of Miss Cat's hair.

If Miss Cat is truly dead, Ji Yi has no choice but to revive her.
Suddenly, Ji Yi was startled.

That's it!

He thought of it!

Miss Cat didn't die; she's hiding!
The one who made her hide was the creditor who came to collect the debt!

Think about it carefully, why was Ji Yi killed by the intruders from the backyard? Logically speaking, he has the Eye of Data, so he shouldn't make mistakes.

That means only external factors could have influenced the bloodthirsty maniac.

The debt collectors arrived, and Miss Cat hid in a trash can. Later that night, the bloodthirsty madman came to the backyard.
Miss Cat might even be injured, as she smells of blood.
This resulted in the entire team being wiped out!
Player Ji Yi has solved the first dead end.

The system notification sounded in both of their minds at the same time.

Both of them were taken aback, and at the same time they saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the complete first segment of the precognitive dream appeared in both of their minds simultaneously.

This was the first half of the night of the second day, and the perspective was fixed on the employees.

In addition to the staff, there were two more people in the store: one was Chicken Leg, and the other was Ma Yong.

The three got along harmoniously, with Chicken Leg and Yu Ma even helping each other with chores.

Strange customers often enter the convenience store, but everyone gets along fine.

Then a man appeared, seemingly holding a debt note. A dispute ensued.

After a brief altercation, Miss Cat, pressing her bleeding arm, had no choice but to hide in a trash can.

A long, long time passed.

Because the camera was focused on her, what happened next inside the store is unclear.

Just through the trash can.
She heard a series of banging sounds at the door.

Then, through the gap in the trash can lid, she saw Ji Yi come to check the situation, but was killed by the madman who broke down the door.

Then, her perspective suddenly brightened as the madman lifted the lid of the trash can.

The video cuts out here.

The two died simultaneously on the second night.

[Hehe, I believe you're smart enough to have already noticed the problem. This precognitive dream isn't a true prediction of the future; it's just a kind of calculation.]

The moment the video ended, Data Eye provided its evaluation.

Ah.

Ji Yi chuckled inwardly; he had seen through this at a glance.

Do you know why the instance doesn't give him the complete precognitive dream at the very beginning?

Because the copy could not deduce that Ji Yi placed an order to buy two people's worth of goods.

Therefore, the opening CG only shows guests, which does not match the actual situation on the second night.

Furthermore, some of Miss Cat's actions were too clumsy, like she was playing as a bot. Given that it possesses data intelligence, it should have discovered Miss Cat's whereabouts much earlier.

Dreams can only predict some events that will happen, but they cannot accurately predict the player's reaction.

First there was Ji Yi filling out a blank list, then there was Miss Cat dreaming of chicken legs, and then there was Ma Yong.

This is like shooting the arrow first and then drawing the target – rubbish precognitive dreams. They make it sound so impressive, but it's really just a "prediction of an event".

The mind returns to reality.

After exchanging glances with Miss Cat, I could tell she seemed relieved.

There are two minutes left.

To prevent me from forgetting what just happened.

Ji Yi added a sentence on the page about the hunchbacked old man:
"On the second night, the creditors came to collect debts in the first half of the night; in the second half of the night, a bloodthirsty maniac appeared in the backyard."

Then, Ji Yi took off her employee apron and entered the break room.

Miss Cat nodded to him, put on her employee apron, and entered the convenience store.

Bang! The door slammed shut.

"All I need to do now is sleep. It feels so relaxing."

Ji Yi presented a downward stroke in the shape of the Chinese character "太".

I don't know if the bed has some kind of magic, but even though I was very excited, I felt sleepy as soon as I touched the bed.

Close your eyes and gradually drift off to sleep.

At the same time, Xie Jiayi walked towards the cashier, and the digital clock struck exactly eight o'clock.

Clocks operate on a 12-hour system, and Hsieh Chia-yi has come to understand the rules of time in this world.

She looked towards the doorway and saw two more people standing there.

One is Ma Yong, and the other is Chicken Leg Immortal.

Both of them looked around blankly, then exchanged a glance:
"How did I get here?" ×2
"Aren't I at home drawing comics (writing novels)?" ×2
"Are you a novelist (cartoonist)?" ×2
"Yes." ×2
"Nice to meet you." ×2
Xie Jiayi glanced at the player list, and Chicken Leg Immortal was not on it.

Ok?
She let out a soft "hmm" and walked straight to the cashier. If she wasn't mistaken, this must be Ji Yi's doing.

It's so strange that the chicken leg was summoned in a non-player form.

Since she only had a few minutes once she entered the instance, she barely had time to look at anything except for quickly reading through the rules.

Head straight to the cashier; there should be clues left by Ji Yi there.

"Hey? Sister Xue!"

Chicken Leg's eyes lit up with joy; having a familiar face made him feel much more at ease.

But Ma Yong stiffened and subconsciously took a few steps back.

Xie Jiayi glanced at the two of them and asked Ma Yong, "Longyue City is destroyed, how come you're still alive?"

Yu Ma didn't answer the question, but instead looked around and said:
"Let's not talk about that now. Is Mr. Ji here?"

Hsieh Chia-yi replied frankly, "Yes, he's sleeping. You'd better behave yourself."

As she spoke, Xie Jiayi's hands kept moving, and she quickly found the purchase list for today's date.

The first column, "Purple Microphone," has a red note at the end of the line: Unavailable for purchase.

However, the second and third columns, which contain horse mahjong and chicken legs, both show "Arrived".

The items listed below are all normal convenience store items, but the handwriting doesn't match the ones above.

In addition to this list for today.

The blank purchase order for tomorrow has already been dated and stamped, and is ready to be filled out.

"Inventory and restocking are not the responsibility of Ji Yi and me, meaning there is someone else involved, a third employee?"

Xie Jiayi pondered for a moment, then organized her thoughts and addressed the two bewildered individuals:

"To put it simply, you are temporary workers dispatched to this convenience store. You are not regular employees and you do not receive a salary, but you are required to work for me."

"Huh?" Chicken Leg was stunned. "Working for free?"

Yu Ma Yong was clearly not concerned about this issue: "How long do you want us to work? Will you release us afterward?"

Xie Jiayi said calmly, "You can leave after six nights. Don't think about escaping from here. This is not a threat, but a sincere suggestion and advice."

She didn't think that two people could simply run out of this godforsaken place.

"Okay! Remember your promise."

Ma Yong was clearly afraid.

Of course, what he feared most was Ji Yi; that man was indeed not dead!
The chicken leg stood there dumbfounded, and it took it a long time to accept reality:

"Okay, then I can't add an extra chapter tonight either."

Hsieh Chia-yi: "."

Both of them are great assets.

Strange customers kept coming in one after another. At first, the two were surprised and scared, but after getting used to it, they found that as long as they didn't break some rules, their basic safety could be guaranteed.

Since they are not actual employees, they do not need to follow Rule 12, and normal communication is not a problem.

You Ma Yong quickly became acquainted with the chicken leg.

"Hey bro, are you interested in selling the comic book rights to a novel? I happen to need a good script to help me become a great comic book artist. How about we discuss it and see if it's a good fit?"

Chicken Leg waved his hand: "Forget it, how are you going to pay me? We're not from the same world."

It took Ma Yong a while to react: "Oh, right."

Suddenly, he felt Xie Jiayi's gaze and immediately jumped in fright:
"Boss, what are your orders?"

Xie Jiayi asked casually, "You're not working at the Special Phenomena Department anymore?"

Yu Ma sighed, "Sigh, I quit. What's the point of working if I can't even guarantee my life? I'm going back to my hometown to draw comics. I'm thinking about creating a debut work that will make me a legend."

Chicken Leg sighed, “Yeah, that crappy job pays four thousand a month, and you can see the end of the road ahead. By the time I finish writing a masterpiece, it will be a platinum book.”

The two people, both hardened by society, seemed to sympathize with each other.

That's good. If they all remain silent, they're probably planning something bad.

Xie Jiayi glanced at the clock indifferently.

It's already eleven o'clock.

The debt collectors are coming.
(End of this chapter)