Only I can make them stronger

"This is our special invitation pass to the [Laughing Ocean] headquarters. Only with this pass can you enter and play there. The facilities there are far superior to the one in the Shia city-state in terms of design and creativity!"

“It is no exaggeration to say that there is no place in the entire Hill Continent that can bring more pleasure and relaxation than the headquarters!”

"The address is in [Vantita City]. I'm sure you are all familiar with this city!"

"If you have a chance, please go and experience it. I think with your excellence, even the person in charge there will welcome you warmly after seeing you!"

The manager spoke excitedly and stuffed three business cards into Xia Ye's hands without saying a word.

"I'm quite unfamiliar with this... Where is Fantita?"

Xia Ye asked in a low voice to An Ke who was standing beside her.

His vision usually only stays on the destination where he intends to handle affairs, and he actually knows very little about other cities and the relationships between them.

"It is a giant city located in the southern region. It is currently one of the places with the largest overall scale, the largest resources and the largest trading volume, and the highest level of fortifications on the Hill Continent."

An Ke looked at Xia Ye in surprise and explained in a low voice.

"Is it bigger than Phoenix City?" Xia Ye asked curiously.

"It's basically the difference between a grandfather and a grandson... Fantita is the grandfather."

"so smart!?"

Although Xia Ye has not been to Phoenix, it is not difficult to know from other people's attitudes towards there and the few words of Karen and Jinniel that Phoenix is already a city that is more powerful than the city-state of Xia.

I didn’t expect there are masters?

This map is really big...

Xia Ye thought about it for a moment and decided to put the three business cards away.

He smelled a big side plot from this thing.

"Great! If you three have the opportunity to visit our headquarters, please mention my name. I will be very grateful!"

The manager put his big paws on his chest and said in surprise, looking relieved.

"No... then you have to tell me your name, right?"

Xia Ye asked with a smile when she heard the other party's request.

This guy didn't even reveal his true identity. The name he gave was "Manager No. 19". Who would know how to address this?

"Manager No. 19!"

The manager tilted his head, seeming to not understand Xia Ye's question.

"?"

Xia Ye also tilted his head. He should be the one who didn't understand, right?

Is this a name a human can have?

"Just call it this?"

"That's right! That's my name! Thank you so much..." the manager nodded repeatedly.

"Well, can I ask a question?" Xia Ye swallowed and asked suddenly.

"Speaking?"

"You guys usually dress the same, how did you recognize each other?"

The manager's movements suddenly froze, like a clockwork toy that had gotten stuck. After several seconds, he laughed twice and said, "Haha ...

"Sir, you are joking. There are obvious differences between us. We can tell the difference at a glance!"

"for example?"

The manager got stuck again, and this time it took longer, more than ten seconds to recover. He suddenly said excitedly:

"Ah! The gift I sent has arrived! Come in!"

As he finished speaking, the door suddenly opened, and a Teddy Bear employee came in carrying three large bags and handed them to Xia Ye and others.

"Alright! Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk to me!"

“It can be seen that the three of you know how to enjoy happiness!”

"We just opened today and are quite busy, so I won't keep you any longer!"

"The closing time of the Ocean of Laughter is 999pm, so you still have plenty of time to enjoy. The areas and some products that require payment of laughter points are also open to you. I have set your [Laughter Points] to , and you can use them at will today!"

“Please enjoy everything in the playground!”

The manager returned to his desk, sat down, and waved his hand.

19. The Ugliness in Memories

Xia Ye and others were half-invited and half-driven away from the manager's office. They came and left inexplicably.

After a while, a teddy bear employee came into the room and asked:

"Manager, are you looking for me?"

"Let me ask you a question." The manager sitting behind the desk waved his hand, motioning the other party to come forward.

The employee walked closer and asked, "Manager, please."

"Do we look alike?"

"Is it different?" the employee asked curiously without hesitation.

“I feel different too!”

"But why did the guest just now say that we look the same?"

"Aren't they full of [laughs]?"

"How come they think we look the same?"

"Do we look alike?"

“It’s different!”

"Like, how are we different?"

"There's obviously no similar place, right?!"

The manager's self-questions and answers were full of mixed emotions, and sounded like a suppressed mania, which was completely different from how he was when facing Xia Ye and the others just now.

"Ah! In that case, could it be that the point collector is malfunctioning?"

"That's terrible, Manager! The gifts we gave out are very valuable! Will they not treasure them?"

"And have the entrance tickets to the headquarters been given out as well?"

"Do you need me to take it back?"

The employee held his head in his hands and exclaimed in a very exaggerated manner.

"Why take it back? I have the records here anyway. Even if there is a problem, it is the equipment issued by the headquarters that has a problem. This is the performance of three people! Do you want to kill me?"

The manager slammed the table, stood up and yelled angrily.

"I understand, manager. Don't be angry. I won't take it back!"

The employee clasped his hands in front of his chest and said timidly.

"Come here." The manager waved again.

"What else, manager?" The employee leaned forward with his furry head.

"Swish!" But what was waiting for him was not the manager's explanation, but a sharp claw that tore his entire upper body diagonally from the shoulder. Blood immediately sprayed all over the manager, and the desk was covered with red.

But what was strange was that from the cracks in the employee's body, one could see that there were no internal organs inside, only a cavity filled with blood.

And there is no such thing as a doll costume. This honest and cute-looking outer garment is actually a part of the body that is tightly attached to the outside of the cavity.

The employee did not utter any screams or sounds of surprise. He bled to death silently and fell to the ground, like a doll with all the cotton taken away.

The manager bent down, scratching the blood-soaked bear skin with his bear claws, and kept muttering:

"It is the same?"

“It’s different!”

"You can see obvious differences inside, from the inside to the outside..."

"It is the same?"

“It’s different!”

"..."

…………

"Hurry up..." After coming out of the dome building, Xia Ye pulled Anke and Liya and walked quickly outside the fence, ignoring the staff's calls, and did not stop until they reached the crowded square area.

"What...what happened?" An Ke looked at Xia Ye with some confusion and asked.

Leah also looked confused. She never understood the situation from beginning to end.

"That manager is abnormal."

"It's really not normal. I feel like a social animal who has been driven crazy by work..." An Ke shrugged.

"No... I mean his existence itself... Leah, do you remember that giant naked monster we saw in the highway area?"

Xia Ye's expression did not relax because of An Ke's words, but became even uglier.

The monster that was not only difficult to kill but also devoured his mental power was the starting point of their nightmare after entering the highway area.

"Liya remember... that thing is disgusting and smells so bad! Liya hates it!"

Upon hearing this, Leah's little face immediately became filled with pain, as if she recalled the disgusting smell of rotten flesh and blood.

"Just before I left, I used [True Insight] to take a look at the manager, and just like the monster in the highway area, I didn't see anything."

This is why Xia Ye suddenly became serious.

The scene in his inspirational vision just now, where neither the manager nor the employees were, was empty, gave him goose bumps instantly, and even the surrounding amusement park facilities began to feel horrible.

That kind of giant female monster was one of the most sanity-destroying monsters in his entire adventure on Hill Continent.

"What...what monster?" An Ke opened his eyes wide. They hadn't encountered it when Xia Ye and others encountered that thing, and it was never mentioned afterwards.

"In short, it's a very disgusting monster, and it's no less disgusting than the Spider-Man you've seen."

Xia Ye shook his head without giving much explanation.

"You mean, the employees and managers here...are all monsters?"

An Ke said in disbelief.

"I'm still not sure. After all, I don't really know what the nature of the things that [True Insight] can't see is. It just brought back some bad memories and made me feel a little nauseous."

"Well...then let's not play today and go back directly." Leah looked at Xia Ye's face with concern.

"Yes, the most important thing has been done. Let's stop here for today."

"That [Laughing Point] or something, it's wasted... Anyway, it only cost 30 tower buckles in total..."

Anko echoed.

"Hmm..." Xia Ye nodded suddenly and looked around.

The joyful atmosphere around me formed a sharp contrast with my own emotions.

……

"Come back so early?"

At noon, Luo Qi was cooking when she heard some noise at the door. She poked her head out and looked over, only to find that it was Xia Ye and the other two.

"Are you rushing back for lunch because you missed Luoqi's mom's super delicious lunch?"

Xia Ye smiled and joked.

When he returned home, the uneasiness in his heart slowly subsided.

"Mr. Xia Ye, just talk nonsense... What's wrong? Isn't it fun?" Luo Qi rolled her eyes at him, turned back to the kitchen and continued asking.

"No... Let's talk about it after dinner."