Chapter 784 - 368: Heh Heh! Scared You Wet, Didn’t I?

Half a day later

Ye Mingqiu returned to the initial room, and the Order Points displayed on the central screen changed from the original 100 to 90. It was evident that even without doing anything, just living here would cause a daily deduction of Order Points.

During his outing, he gathered the following key intelligence.

① Maintain consumption: Residents of Happy Town must consume at least 1000 Order Points per week to retain their resident status. If the consumption is below 1000, they will be directly optimized out.

② Maintain happiness: Residents of Happy Town must maintain happiness. Regardless of what they really feel inside, displaying happiness on the surface is mandatory. If they outwardly show unhappiness or sadness and are reported or discovered, they will be directly taken for happiness treatment.

Though the specifics of the happiness treatment are unknown, it feels off in every possible way.

These two rules are confirmed, but beyond these established rules, Ye Mingqiu also discovered several possible hidden rules.

① Maintain friendliness

His Innate Perception was strong, and he could clearly sense that many of the town’s residents were not as friendly towards him as they appeared.

To verify this, he deliberately took ugly photos of a couple. They thanked him with smiles on the surface, but inside, they had already developed negative emotions, although these emotions were not intense enough to have transformed into hostility.

In regular social situations, encountering such scenarios likely leads to the other party pointing out the problem and expressing the situation in a relatively appropriate tone.

But in reality, it didn’t happen.

Even if they felt resentment internally, they still had smiles on their faces.

Besides, there might be other hidden rules, such as: Must welcome everyone, must face everyone with a smile, must maintain health.... Or must ensure one’s appearance is presentable, must appear presentable.

If one doesn’t appear presentable, the end outcome is likely unfavorable.

If understood from this perspective, then Happy Town must be a place that ensures everyone appears happy and at peace on the surface, and everything that appears abnormal must be optimized.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!"

A clear knocking sound came, Ye Mingqiu glanced towards the door and said, "Come in."

Soon, a young man in white clothes pushed the door open and entered. The rooms in Happy Town didn’t have locks, perhaps because everyone lived peacefully here. The residents were all kind-hearted, and locks weren’t necessary.

But the more it is like this, the less Ye Mingqiu felt he could act lightly here, because he couldn’t see any danger. In a high-risk area, the most dangerous thing is not being able to see danger; acting without knowing risks is too dangerous.

"Friend, you’re an outsider, aren’t you?"

The young man asked with a smile.

"There’s no difference between outsiders and locals; in Happy Town, we make no such distinction, welcome to my room." Ye Mingqiu smiled calmly while already starting to record.

He wasn’t sure if there was any rule that forbade emphasizing outsiders in Happy Town, but mentioning such things openly was clearly not presentable. If being presentable was the rule here, the other party was clearly violating it.

Such evidence can certainly be sought later; first, record whatever might be incriminating evidence to facilitate subsequent resource demands.

"Oh?"

The young man raised his eyebrows with a smile, realizing that the person before him was not simple, yet his inner feelings lacked much fear. After all, he was from a High Tier World, enjoying the highest quality education. His knowledge and insights wouldn’t be inferior to others from lower tiers.

Although he hadn’t explored the world extensively, his background and strength were strong enough. Coming from a Tier Eight World with the strength of a Tier Seven Authority Dominator, he had ample confidence.

What does this strength represent?

Apart from hidden strong individuals, he could single-handedly defeat the entire Spiritualist faction.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Uluru." Uluru actively extended his hand and said.

"Same here, my name is Ye Zhaoxia."

Ye Mingqiu also extended his hand with a smile and said.

"Oh, so you’re Ye Zhao..."

The moment their hands touched, Uluru’s expression changed for a moment, and an unexplainable expression flickered across his face. His knee instinctively bent—in a timely response, he avoided kneeling on the spot.

"?"

Ye Mingqiu felt bewildered; clearly, he hadn’t done anything, but the other party reacted strongly, indicating something was amiss.

Is there an issue with my name?

Or did he perceive something?

Did he detect something?

Ye Mingqiu furrowed his brow, contemplating various possibilities. However, due to the lack of current intelligence, he couldn’t determine which was the true answer.

Meanwhile, Uluru just detached from the shock of the name. He carefully examined Ye Mingqiu’s appearance, and the more he looked, the more it matched the described appearance, yet he still felt something was off.

What’s the situation with this guy?

Could he be cosplaying that person?

No, it doesn’t make sense. Except for people like us who can touch core secrets, others should not know about his existence, right? Is he deliberately scaring me? Is he insane?

Anyway, no matter what, he’s currently within the Dream Weaver’s dream, his safety is assured. There’s no worry of suddenly dying.