He re-affixed the envelope to the wooden door, hoping that the curious individuals who followed him would also have a chance to survive.
This was also a characteristic of the Backrooms Renovation Company's renovations: as long as no one was in this level, the collapsing space would immediately stop until a new Wanderer accidentally entered it.
Without delay, Yang Tao quickly flew into the villa's backyard, where a leafy oak tree stood.
A luxurious wooden door was on the oak's thick trunk; he reached out, opened the wooden door, and walked inside.
Behind the door was a corridor, with wooden doors lining both sides, a magnificent carpet on the floor, and elegant music drifting into his ears from every corner.
A familiar environment.
Just as he was pondering that this seemed to be his territory, an Entity wearing a professional OL suit walked out of a guest room.
Yang Tao's mouth slightly widened.
He looked at the figure before him in disbelief.
Her body was a standard human figure, well-proportioned, especially her slender, straight black silk legs, which seemed to last longer than some people's lives.
But most people probably wouldn't notice her sexy legs.
Because their attention would be drawn to her head.
It wasn't a Faceling.
It was a rabbit head, a rabbit head similar to Judy Hopps from the animated movie, 'Zootopia'; although not a pure cartoon image, it looked very cute and fluffy.
Those furries can calm down for a moment.
When she saw him, her black eyes blinked, and then she slowly walked towards him.
"Hello, Boss! Welcome back to the Terror Hotel! I'm the new hostess."
"And I'm currently the person who knows the most about this place! Ask me anything! I know the best places to visit and the best activities to do here!"
It was indeed the familiar Terror Hotel.
What was that Beast doing??
"Take me to Beast..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Yang Tao saw Beast walking towards him from the end of the hallway.
Although still far away, Beast reached him in just two or three steps.
"My dear partner, why have you come to the hotel? Are you here to inspect the work?"
Yang Tao ignored Beast's joke and pointed at the rabbit girl, asking seriously, "Did you transform her?"
"No, no, no, these are complainants sent over from the supermarket. Some of them have good mental resilience..."
"Oh, my dear partner, you know, Facelings need humans to give up hope themselves to transform. They can't become Facelings, so I made a deal with them..."
"Death or becoming an employee of the hotel and casino. Some chose death, while others chose to live."
"I know what you're concerned about. Don't worry, I absolutely did not use any mental inducement or control. They can choose to end their lives at any time, but..."
Beast paused and continued, "From the beginning until now, only two guys couldn't accept having a handsome and cute head."
Hearing Beast's explanation, Yang Tao's expression remained very serious. He could accept some humans dying due to bad luck or transforming into Facelings by giving up hope themselves.
However, he could not accept subjecting humans to double torture, both physical and mental, just as he would not absorb human corpses even if he lacked energy.
He took out his wand from his backpack and lightly pointed it at the rabbit girl.
"Remove Curse!"
Golden light fell upon the rabbit girl.
She still stared at him with her dark rabbit eyes, showing no abnormality. Yang Tao asked, "You don't hate me?"
"Boss, what happened before was because we were too greedy. When we chose to cause trouble in the supermarket, this outcome was inevitable."
The rabbit girl's voice was that of an ordinary woman.
"However, we also gained a very, very long lifespan and powerful strength, and we don't have to worry about suddenly running into a dead zone, encountering Entities, or starving to death."
Upon hearing this, Yang Tao's mind suddenly conjured a phrase for some reason.
'Human abilities are limited! I'm not being human anymore, Jojo!'
Putting away the wand in his hand, a brilliant smile immediately appeared on his face. He reached out and put his arm around 'Beast's' shoulder, mimicking his tone from earlier, and said with a laugh, "My dear friend, I was presumptuous. First, let me apologize..."
Looking at Yang Tao, who changed his expression at light speed, Beast had nothing to say. Fortunately, he had considered Yang Tao's reaction beforehand and let those who did not transform into Facelings make their own choices.
"By the way, why rabbits? Do you have a preference for them?"
"They chose it themselves. Actually, I wanted them to choose an octopus head, like me, but they refused my suggestion."
Yang Tao paused.
To be honest, he only just realized that 'Beast' himself also had a human body with an animal head.
In that case.
Are 'Beast' and the rabbit girl a type of Entity?
Yang Tao glanced at the rabbit girl and waved at her.
The rabbit girl obediently walked over. Yang Tao stroked the rabbit's head; the feel was even better than a real rabbit:
"Work hard, and I'll promote you and give you a raise!"
"Okay, Boss."
Beast then spoke up, "Yang, it's good that you're here today. There's something I need to discuss with you."
"What is it?"
"Let's go to my office first."
As his voice fell, the surrounding scenery changed. They, who were originally in the hotel corridor, arrived at the casino office he had visited last time.
Releasing Beast's shoulder, Yang Tao walked to a nearby sofa and sat down. He beckoned to the wine rack in the office, and a bottle of red wine flew over and landed in his hand.
He took a wine glass from his backpack, poured himself a drink, and said, "Tell me."
"I want to open a new bar."
"Cough, cough... Brother, your casino hasn't even been open for a year, has it? Aren't you moving a bit too fast?"
Beast sat back behind his desk and said, "The number of humans in the Backrooms is increasing, and even if we don't open new levels, other level masters will take the opportunity to expand their levels..."
Humans = development. The more people there are, the more Backrooms levels there will be.
"If you have the energy, then do it! Tell me, what's the problem now?"
Whoever does it, it's still done. Why can't it be us?
Since Beast was discussing this with him, it implied there were difficulties.
"We need new levels. Level 5 has already been divided into Level 5.1. If we continue to divide new sub-levels, it will affect level stability, which poses a significant risk for a service industry like ours."
"New level..."
Yang Tao reached out and tapped the armrest of the sofa, and an item suddenly came to mind.
"I have half of a Level 8 World Proof, but only half. The other half is supposedly with the Centaur, but I haven't heard anything about them, nor did I find it in Level 8."
"Is this thing useful?"
Beast came out from behind the desk and said excitedly, "Of course it's useful! With this, at least I can freely go to Level 8. Then I can isolate the permission scope of this slab."
"What do you think of a cave-style bar?"