Taming

A middle-aged man stood there, tall and straight-backed, with a steady stride and rugged features. His sword-shaped brows and bright eyes, along with the faint stubble on his chin, lent him a masculine charm. Smiling amiably, he clapped his hands. “Well, well! So many visitors have come to our Grave Town today. What an honor.”

The players immediately grew wary of the unfamiliar man.

“Everyone, there’s no need to be nervous. I’m the mayor of this town, and I’ve come to welcome you on the town’s behalf.” The mayor hurried to explain, easing the tension among them.

“This is my house. I also use it to host guests from time to time. Since you’ve all come in, why not stay here?” The mayor offered a kind reminder. “I imagine some of you aren’t eager to go back outside right now...”

At the prospect of staying there, the players who had no desire to go back out lit up.

“Is that really all right?” Zhang Si asked at once. He wasn’t eager to go outside either.

“Of course. A visitor is a guest, after all. I’ll have someone arrange rooms for everyone in a moment. As long as you follow the rules of this house, you’ll be completely safe here.” By mentioning the rules, the mayor made it clear this was another place the players would have to deal with. They’d stumbled into a chance to stay there.

“Great, great. As long as we can stay here.” Wang Guang nodded happily. He didn’t want to keep going back and forth between the little girl’s house and the town every day either. There were too many players and too many unpredictable factors. If they could find a safe place in town, then if anything like this happened again, they could simply run here.

“Now that I’ve arranged for everyone to stay, I’ll get back to work. The rules for this house are posted on the pillar in the main hall, so be sure to read them.” The mayor smiled as he turned to head upstairs again.

As he turned, he suddenly caught sight of Yin Xiu in the corner...