Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 64 - 61: A Conversation with the Neighbor

Chapter 64: Chapter 61: A Conversation with the Neighbor

Wang Hao ran to the kitchen as fast as he could, found that somewhat rusty kitchen knife, and the 14 corn cakes.

He wrapped these corn cakes in oil paper, packed them into a cloth bundle, slung it around his neck, and carried it with him.

These were indeed great things that could provide San value. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to consider them as crucial as life itself!

Wang Hao studied the kitchen knife again, "The knife is rusty. It doesn’t reflect my appearance, meaning that mirrors in this damned place are absolutely taboo... What an amazing detail!"

He then returned to the bedroom.

When the foolish little brother saw his older brother holding the kitchen knife, he asked with his finger in his mouth, "...Have you played house before? Are we going to eat cakes now? Grandma said we have to wait until the afternoon to eat cakes."

"What playing house? These cakes are life, do you understand?" Wang Hao waved the kitchen knife, lamenting, "Life!"

Seeing the foolish little brother was really satisfying, everything could start over again.

"Oh, sniffle!" The silly little brother sucked his snot back into his nose.

The just turned six-year-old kid, seeing his older brother so serious, was directly dumbfounded and thought he was about to be hit.

In his memory, he seemed to be hit quite often.

Next, Wang Hao solved all the children’s toy puzzles.

It took him about half an hour, and apart from the small note found inside the Luban Lock, no other discoveries were made.

"There’re really no more clues."

Conversely, the silly little brother was dumbfounded again. The Luban Lock which he had fumbled with for a long time and hadn’t solved had a piece of paper in one of its grooves? What was this note!

He seemed to realize something, hugged his head trying to recall, but couldn’t remember anything.

"Do you know how to read?"

The little brother shook his head.

"Then forget it, don’t think about knowing too much."

In the second reincarnation, Wang Hao was extremely cautious and careful!

Because knowing too much was not a good thing.

At dusk, he heard the sound of the table and chairs colliding in the living room again.

"It’s because I haven’t eaten in a long time, resulting in a reduction of rationality values..."

After knowing the reason, it seemed less scary.

Humans are creatures that find everything terrifying in the face of the unknown, and everything must be approached cautiously.

But as soon as they know a little bit about something, they become keen to study it.

Wang Hao wanted to know... what exactly "It" was!

"It" wouldn’t appear until a certain level was reached.

"Just endure it for now; low San values don’t mean instant death but rather a process of becoming delirious."

"If I endure for a long time, perhaps I could save one or two corn cakes."

About ten minutes later, a "knock knock knock" came from the front door, the old man next door’s first knock.

The same scenario started.

Wang Hao approached the door and asked, "Who is it?"

"I’m looking for your grandma!" said the old man outside, repeating the same speech as in the first reincarnation, "Is your grandma home?"

Even the tone was exactly the same.

But this time, Wang Hao changed his tactics: "My grandma went out; she’s not home."

The old man became visibly excited and his voice grew slightly louder: "Then you need to open the door quick, your grandma wants to harm you!"

"When she comes back, you’re as good as dead!"

Wang Hao noticed the old man’s words change and thought to himself that things were looking up. He shouted at the door, "First, tell me how she plans to harm me. If you can make it clear, I’ll open the door!"

"She wants to eat you!" the old man roared.

"But she’s my grandma; how could she possibly eat me?"

"She wants to eat you! Her mind’s not clear anymore! She she she... isn’t your grandma."

"If she wanted to eat me, she would have done it by now. And how can you prove you don’t want to eat me? You want to eat me too! Have you lost your mind? Why should I believe you?"

The old man seemed not too bright. Stumped by this retort, he actually became so agitated that he couldn’t find the words to reply.

Tripping over his words, he began to knock on the door frantically with a "thump, thump, thump."

The knocking was feverish and grew heavier, making the ancient wooden door emit a hair-raising "creak" sound.

It seemed as if it could shatter at any moment, broken down by someone forcing entry.

This scene made Wang Hao’s heart race, and cold sweat seep out from his back, "No way, just because I asked a few more questions, I’m in the rhythm of biting the dust? It’s just the first day! Old man, can you really break in?"

"Wait, stop knocking! Answer a few of my questions, and I’ll open the door right away!" Wang Hao tried to deceive him.

Sure enough, the not-so-bright neighbor stopped knocking.

He growled wearily, "You silly boy, I’m only looking out for you. Open the door for your own good... What do you want to ask? Just ask."

"The cookie, could it possibly make one’s mind a bit clearer?"

The old man paused, stunned. How did this kid know...

"It does clear the mind a little."

I knew it!

Wang Hao clenched his fists tight and asked again, "Where do the cookie ingredients come from? They’re not human flesh, are they?"

"Human flesh? How could that be... you’re thinking too much," the old man dodged awkwardly, not wanting to mention anything about human flesh—otherwise, wouldn’t his own agenda be exposed?

"What about the monster in the mirror?"

Wang Hao pressed further, "Answer me, and I’ll open the door."

"What?!" Through the crack in the door, it was clear to see the neighbor frozen for a moment, "What mirror? What mirror!!!"

Seeing the old man’s panic, Wang Hao couldn’t help feeling pleased.

Unexpected, wasn’t it? Not only do I know the secret of the cookies, but I’ve also discovered the biggest mystery of this world—"It."

This is wisdom. You, an NPC, think you can compete with me, the Fourth Calamity? Clearly, you can’t.

I have infinite life.

But what are you panicking about, old man?

"What is going on with this village, and why are my brother and I here? Why is there a white fog? And what’s the deal with Blood Ginseng? Answer any one of these questions, and I’ll open the door! You must be from Blood Ginseng... how did you end up here?"

"You must know, so start talking. Answer me, and I will open the door right away. How about that?"

The old man was silent, not speaking.

His body began to tremble slightly, and he took two steps back, his face showing an expression of extreme terror.

Wang Hao continued to question, "I saw the monster in the mirror... What does it want to do with me? Where does it want to take me?"

"If you tell me ’It’s’ secret, I’ll trust you, and go with you."

After rattling off a string of questions like a machine gun, the old man was even more terrified, and his hairs stood on end.

Wang Hao’s face showed a faint smile, waiting for the old man’s response.

In his reasoning, the neighbor next door was the biggest source of information, surely knowing much more.