NFBE Chapter 1492 The Bizarre Mission [Netherworld Post Office]: The Connection Between Items and Bizarre
Chapter 1492 The Bizarre Mission [Netherworld Post Office]: The Connection Between Items and Bizarre
After leaving the office, the editor-in-chief led Chen Mu and the other person back to the hall filled with "small rooms".
At this point, the editor-in-chief also realized what was going on.
Most of the colleagues who suddenly went crazy were trying to curry favor with Boss Chen and attract his attention.
I was only gone for a short while, and these old bastards were so insidious, taking advantage of every opportunity to steal Boss Chen's attention from me!
Suddenly, the editor-in-chief felt a strange, intense sense of urgency.
Compared to other colleagues, I have a unique advantage: I am able to provide full-service support to Boss Chen.
However, if he slacks off and doesn't demonstrate his true abilities, his covetous colleagues could easily snatch him away.
No, I need to show some real skill for the next part!
Only by solving Mr. Chen's most pressing problem can we truly gain his appreciation.
As long as I can truly provide Mr. Chen with the help he needs, then those who serve him tea and water and fawn over him are nothing but clowns.
What Mr. Chen really needed, the editor-in-chief mysteriously knew—that was to successfully pass the level!
Can I help Mr. Chen pass the test?
The answer is yes, and it can be very helpful.
The editor-in-chief is very confident about this.
Having served as editor-in-chief for so many years, rising step by step from a grassroots interviewer to its current position, it has accumulated a wealth of resources to ensure its survival.
This trump card is priceless!
It believes that Mr. Chen is in urgent need of it as well!
As long as I prepare this trump card and hand it to Boss Chen at the right time, I can definitely help Boss Chen pass the level quickly.
Thinking of this, the editor-in-chief bowed strangely to Chen Mu and said, "Mr. Chen, please wait for me for five minutes. I'll go back to my room to get something and I'll be right back."
If you're in a hurry, you can wait for me outside room number 1145. That's the room where you'll be doing your strange quest.
Chen Mu nodded, and the editor-in-chief left quickly and mysteriously.
Chen Mu looked at Xiao Ye, "Why don't we go over there first? Let's not waste any more time."
Xiao Ye nodded and followed Chen Mu's footsteps.
Fortunately, room 1145 was not far from Chen Mu.
After passing more than a dozen rooms, Chen Mu and Xiao Ye appeared at the door of room 1145.
The door to the small room was closed, and it appeared to be a new room.
However, the exterior was already covered in rust, and Chen Mu's use of "new" didn't mean it was recently built. Rather, it meant the room didn't look like it had ever been used.
"Could it be that this room was designed specifically for me when it was first built?" Chen Mu wondered to himself.
At the same time, lines of blood-red characters slowly appeared in front of Chen Mu and Xiao Ye.
Chen Mu's spirits lifted. After the inspection just now, the next bizarre mission was finally about to begin.
Once this bizarre mission is completed, the entire Underworld Post Office will be completely cleared.
All ten scenes will then be included. Along with them, the ten eerie fragments will also be collected.
Thinking of this, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel a mix of excitement and nervousness.
[The Mysterious Mission: Underworld Post Office]
Task Description: As a new postman, you have successfully passed the assessment and become a new intern at the Underworld Post Office.
Welcome to Underworld Post! We are dedicated to providing our readers with the most authentic and newsworthy stories.
What readers most want to hear is the news from Underworld Post Office.
Satisfying our readers is no easy task. We have promised them that we will provide them with absolutely true reporting.
And you, the new interviewer, are the one providing the firsthand report.
Before you lies the interviewer assessment for the Underworld Post Office.
Once you pass the assessment, you will have the right to become a full-time employee, and... the right to leave.
Whether you stay or leave is your choice in the future.
Before that, your most important task is to follow the editor-in-chief's guidance and complete your internship interviews.
Looking at the mission description, Chen Mu wasn't too surprised.
Overall, the content of the task description was largely the same as what the editor-in-chief had revealed.
The most crucial element is still the word "authenticity".
The plot hole dug during the bizarre mission should be here.
What kind of pitfalls might be hidden here?
Chen Mu has too few clues to figure it out for the time being, so he can only wait and see.
Just then, the editor-in-chief, who had said he was going to get something, also rushed over in a hurry.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Mr. Chen."
The editor-in-chief was strangely out of breath, and looked like he had run in a hurry.
Chen Mu noticed that the editor-in-chief was holding the first draft of the newspaper in his left hand and a pen in his right.
Most importantly, Chen Mu discovered that something was amiss with the editor-in-chief's pocket!
The once-empty pocket now appears bulging. Judging from the outline, it looks like a square object is stuffed inside.
However, the editor-in-chief didn't say anything, and Chen Mu didn't ask either.
Chen Mu kept it in mind for the time being and waited to see how things would develop.
At this moment, the editor-in-chief took a strange step forward, took out a key, and inserted it into the lock of the small room.
As the key turned, a click was heard, and the rusty iron gate creaked open.
"Please follow me, both of you," the editor-in-chief said mysteriously.
Pushing open the door, the layout inside was almost identical to the room Chen Mu had seen before!
A simple bed, a desk, a chair, and a full-length mirror.
The difference is that this full-length mirror is intact and stands there quietly.
Chen Mu glanced at it; the mirror's reflection was now normal.
Basically, it reflects whatever it holds; it's an ordinary-looking mirror.
The editor-in-chief said mysteriously, "I think you two just went to a room and saw what it looked like inside."
This is where the interviewers work and live their daily lives.
A bed is a place to rest, and theoretically speaking, the supernatural doesn't need to sleep.
However, for high-intensity mental work like interviewing, occasional sleep is still necessary to help clear one's mind.
Before each interview, the interviewer would read through the first draft of the newspaper on a small table to get a general idea of what to expect. Of course, we don't need to do that; I'm just describing the routine workflow.
After returning from the interview, the newspapers would be organized at this small desk and then sent to the next stage of the process.
Look at this mirror, both of you. This is the most crucial component of the entire small room.
This mirror is actually a 'teleportation portal' that can transport the interviewee to a designated location.
Many of our colleagues have traveled to this bizarre post-apocalyptic world through these 'portals,' or what we should now call—Wangjiang Watch.
That's a wonderful place; we all long to go there.
At this point, the editor-in-chief's strange eyes did reveal a look of longing.
Chen Mu discerned another layer of meaning in the words—quite a few interviewers had already visited Wangjiang Watchtower.
This is quite normal, given that many news reports about river watchtowers have covered numerous eerie scenes. Interviewers are undoubtedly involved in these reports.
In terms of numbers, it must have been at least one hundred people.
To Chen Mu's surprise, neither he nor the higher-ups knew anything about it.
This was something Chen Mu couldn't quite understand; he hadn't noticed anything at all—it was just too incredible.
Ultimately, the problem lay in the internal defenses of the Wangjiang Watchtower.
Or do these interviewers have some secret methods?
The next second, the editor-in-chief snapped out of his thoughts and began to explain the effect of the mirror "portal" to Chen Mu and Xiao Ye.
"Our employees are used to referring to the 'portal' as the mirror."
Using a mirror is actually very simple.
You don't need to set a target location. Once you receive the first draft of the newspaper, the mirror in your room will automatically be linked to the interview location.
We don't know exactly how the automatic association works.
We suspect that it might be the BOSS of the Underworld Post Office who is pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Then, when you're ready, it's time to start the interview.
All you need to do is go to the mirror, stand in front of it, and wait for five seconds.
In those five seconds, the mirror will act like a camera, capturing your last moment.
This is no ordinary 'photograph'; your entire body will be frozen in the mirror from every angle, without any blind spots.
This sounds hard to understand, since normally a mirror only has one side, which can only reflect what's in front of you. As for what's behind you, it shouldn't reflect anything.
However, this mirror is very special. Mr. Chen, you can see it for yourself when the time comes.
You can walk behind the mirror and see the back of your body. Walk to the left of the mirror and see the left side of your body...
Simply put, all your information is collected and listed by the mirror.
Chen Mu nodded. "It is indeed quite interesting, but what's the use? Collecting all of a person's information just for transmission?"
Chen Mu had a second half to say, but he didn't say it.
As he looked in the mirror, he couldn't help but think of a dormant item in his spatial ring—
A mirror reflecting the time of day!
As one of the ten props, the main function of the Dawn and Dusk Mirror is to create a small world.
The essence of the microcosm is space!
Moreover, through "anchor points," the small world can connect with the real world, and even exchange matter and information.
Correspondingly, the essence of the Underworld Post Office is also the circulation of matter and information between different worlds.
In this respect, the two are actually quite similar.
In particular, when Chen Mu saw that the item connecting the various worlds through the Underworld Post Office was actually a mirror, he couldn't help but think about the relationship between the Mirror of Dawn and Dusk and the Underworld Post Office.
Chen Mu even felt that the Mirror of Dawn and Dusk was, in some ways, far superior to the Underworld Post Office.
First, the Mirror of Dawn and Dusk can create worlds, while the Underworld Post Office can only connect worlds;
Secondly, the Mirror of Dawn and Dusk can facilitate the flow of matter between different worlds—the bizarre post-apocalyptic world and the small world—which is a kind of "post office" capability.
According to the editor-in-chief, the Underworld Post Office used to function as a "post office." It only lost that capability and subsequently transformed into a newspaper focused on information dissemination.
In fact, what did the Underworld Post Office lose to be downgraded from a "weird post office" to its current status as a "weird newspaper office"?
Chen Mu naturally wondered if this was somehow connected to the Mirror of Dawn and Dusk.
As for the origin of the ten items, Chen Mu only knew that they were closely related to the Supreme Demonic Path and were obtained from this old man.
However, Chen Mu really couldn't say anything more about its origins.
Looking at it now, there might be complex connections between the ten items, the ten scenes, and even the fragments of hell.
Of course, Chen Mu kept all these thoughts to himself and didn't say them aloud.
The editor-in-chief was unaware of Chen Mu's thoughts, but he did hear half of what Chen Mu said.
The editor-in-chief immediately seized the opportunity to flatter him: "Mr. Chen, you have a keen eye. The question you raised is just right and hits the nail on the head."
A leader as insightful, responsible, and dedicated as you is truly rare. I admire you from the bottom of my heart.
Chen Mu: ... (Dude, what did I mean by hitting the nail on the head? I haven't even said anything that truly hits the nail on the head. People who don't know better might think you can read minds.)
Xiao Ye, standing to the side, also felt a bit embarrassed and started scratching her feet.
However, the editor-in-chief was not ashamed at all of his blatant flattery. He thought, "I'm trying to improve myself, so why bother with saving face? I'll just keep fawning."
Without batting an eye, the editor-in-chief continued, "Mr. Chen, the mirror collects data not entirely for transmission."
In fact, teleportation is very simple.
After collecting the data, I strode directly into the mirror, as if entering a space tunnel, and was teleported directly to the target point.
The purpose of collecting data is primarily to assess whether interviewees have adhered to the guidelines.
At our Underworld Post Office, there's a set of rules for interviewers. We call it—
Interviewer's Guidelines!
Every interviewer going out must follow the rules in order to complete the interview safely.
Those who violate the rules will be severely punished. Of course, this punishment mostly refers to death.
Many of my colleagues have died in this.
Let me put it this way: there were ten colleagues of mine from the same period. But I'm the only one who survived to become an editor-in-chief.
The remaining nine colleagues all died along the way.
Only one of them died unexpectedly during the interview.
The remaining eight were executed by the rules for violating them!
Mortality rate: 80%!
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes. His most common rules were used to restrict players.
The rules of this Underworld Post Office are quite ruthless; they directly target their own employees.
Before many players even arrived, 80% of the staff had already been killed!
Chen Mu's assessment was—it's a ruthless rule!
However, it seems that there are no rules set for players in the [Underworld Post Office].
The rules used by the players are simply the rules of the employees of the [Underworld Post Office].
From this perspective, it shouldn't be too difficult.
After all, the employees worked for so many years and conducted so many interviews, and only 80% died. On average, the probability of survival per interview was actually quite high.
Such a survival probability is much higher than that of many bizarre scenarios at the King level or even the General level.