Weird Apocalypse: Rebirth Starts with Trillions of Ghost Money

[PS: I'm so sorry I only updated 1000 words the past two days, which disappointed everyone. I didn't even dare to check the comments. The first two chapters have now been updated to 4000 words. I apologize for this; I was simply unable to do so and feel ashamed before all my readers.]

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Hearing Xiaoye's serious voice, Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

According to Chen Mu's understanding, Xiao Ye is not like Xiao Lang, who likes to exaggerate and grab attention with sensational headlines.

If Xiaoye says something like that, then there's a high probability that something is really wrong.

"What's going on?" Chen Mu asked, while reassuring him, "Don't worry, I'm here, it's not a big problem."

Xiao Ye held up the newspaper in her hand and said to Chen Mu, "Boss, look at the beginning of the newspaper."

Chen Mu glanced at the beginning; this was the first newspaper Xiao Ye had read not long ago. The opening paragraph read:

Our interviewers have arrived in the world depicted in the "Overall Landscape Interview Documentary." It's 11:30 AM now. Let's interview this driver and hear how wonderful this world is: ( )

Chen Mu frowned slightly and read it carefully twice.

Xiaoye handed it to him again; the second newspaper he was looking at still had the same opening he had read before.

Our reporters have arrived in the world depicted in the "Overall Landscape Interview Documentary." It's 10:50 AM now. Today, we won't be conducting interviews, but rather experiencing the details firsthand.

Xiaoye pointed to the time.

"Boss, look, one is 11:30 a.m. and the other is 10:50 a.m. The difference between these two times is no more than an hour."

Chen Mu nodded. He had been focusing more on top-level design, mainly looking at the city's macro-level descriptions in the newspaper.

Chen Mu hadn't had time to notice the details of the interview timing.

"Precise timing means we must complete the interview precisely within the allotted time, with an error margin of no more than one minute," Chen Mu said.

"It's more difficult than I expected, but not fatal. If we manage our time well, we can still do it."

Xiaoye said, "Boss, the newspaper boss might be even more ruthless than you think."

I read one hundred newspapers, and eighty of them had the interview date written at the beginning.

The interviews almost all took place between 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM.

As soon as Xiaoye finished speaking, Chen Mu immediately understood.

Chen Mu succinctly pointed out: "This means that 80% of our interviews can only be completed within a fixed 1.5 hours each day."

"Yes, boss. We need to reassess the time required to complete 1001 interviews."

Chen Mu paced back and forth in the room. He had thought he could complete 1001 interviews in three or four months.

However, this time calculation is based on the premise of working 24 hours a day.

It now appears that the newspaper boss is determined to prevent Chen Mu from passing the game.

During the current interview phase, the actual working hours each day are only 1.5 hours.

Wouldn't that increase the number of days consumed by more than ten times? From three months to four or five years!

"Interesting, getting more and more interesting."

Chen Mu paced back and forth, muttering to himself.

Seeing Chen Mu's state, Xiao Ye comforted him, "Boss, don't put too much pressure on yourself, don't despair. No matter what, I'll stand with you."

"Despair? Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Chen Mu smiled slightly. "I'm not in despair, I just feel that this game is getting more and more interesting."

It's been a long time since I've had such a challenging eerie scene.

This strange boss has a background with information from the Underworld Post Office, so he must have been watching me for a long time.

It knew many of my trump cards and set up the most difficult and bizarre scenario against me.

Yes, it might not be the most difficult for others, but for me—who has no time to waste—it was indeed the most challenging and bizarre scenario.

But the tougher the opponent, the more excited I get. I'm really looking forward to facing such an interesting challenge.

Chen Mu was telling the truth. From being completely unknown at the beginning to where he is now, Chen Mu is least afraid of challenges.

The current challenges lie more within the realm of the mysterious sect.

Today, he unexpectedly encountered a challenge tailor-made for him outside the Ghost Gate. Chen Mu's competitive spirit was instantly ignited.

Since the strange BOSS left a way out that I can't take—it takes too long.

So this bizarre scene was a dead end for Chen Mu, and there was no solution!

At least from the perspective of the eerie BOSS, it was a dead end for Chen Mu.

How should one break out of a deadlock?

From the perspective of survival, the [Underworld Post Office] is fundamentally different from other eerie scenes.

In other bizarre scenarios, Chen Mu could also navigate the escape routes left by the BOSS.

So, like the other players, Chen Mu was searching for clues, hoping to find a way out left by the BOSS.

This time, however, the BOSS left Chen Mu no way out. Chen Mu could no longer try to understand the BOSS's thoughts as he had before.

Chen Mu needs to find for himself a "way out" that may or may not exist.

Instead of trying to figure out what others are thinking, calm down and carefully feel your own heart.

Follow your own guidance and find a way to survive in a seemingly hopeless situation!

This escape route was something even the mastermind behind hadn't conceived. Otherwise, that boss would have blocked it long ago.

Previously, he had to figure out what others were thinking; now, Chen Mu needed to figure out what he was thinking.

In the eerie scene, he neither needed to beg anyone nor could he beg anyone.

Even the BOSS himself couldn't tell Chen Mu what to do.

Chen Mu prayed desperately, but the only response he received was from his peak self!

If we use ordinary methods, we won't find a way out...

So following the rules is utter nonsense! Smash those mundane paths and forge your own path to success.

Chen Mu looked in the mirror, deep in thought, searching for a way out of the predicament.

At this moment, Xiaoye glanced at the time.

He desperately wanted to remind Chen Mu that there were less than five minutes left before the city was destroyed.

However, seeing Chen Mu deep in thought, Xiao Ye didn't dare to speak up and remind him, for fear of disrupting his train of thought.

Just as Xiaoye was struggling with her decision, Chen Mu slowly spoke up, "There are still five minutes left, right? I'm keeping an eye on it too."

"Yes, boss, shall we set off now?"

Chen Mu nodded, then shook his head.

He stood there, sometimes looking in the mirror, sometimes looking at the newspaper.

Is five minutes enough for you to save the city?

That's enough, but what happens after that? You're still trapped in the game, walking down the dead end set by the BOSS.

If it's a dead end, why bother going down it?

Chen Mu would rather never have walked down a dead end when he already knew where it led.

But if I don't take this path, if I don't try to stop the city from being destroyed, what else can I do?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Chen Mu.

He walked to the table, picked up a newspaper from it, and looked down at it.