Chapter 825: Chapter 789: Van Tire Blows Out in Anger, Crazy Tower Chief Steps on the Gas in Panic
"After these mechanical dogs have loaded the food into the Spectator, they will enter Spider Leg No. 1 Street together with it through a hidden side door. There are no guards at any of the entrances here, so you can go in without worry." Crazy Tower Chief gathered a lot of information to help Gu Mian enter Spider Leg No. 1 Street smoothly.
He pointed to the high wall in front of them, saying, "Of course, you could also climb the wall or use other methods to enter. After all, there won’t be any guards to stop you. But going in with these mechanical dogs is the simplest method."
Gu Mian wasn’t idle enough to climb over the wall when he could go through the front door.
A half bucket of leftover food, meant for Spectator No. 1058, was in the van’s trunk.
Gu Mian got out of the car and opened the trunk. Inside was a very clean bucket, filled with equally clean leftovers, mostly rice and fried foods, with not much sauce.
These leftovers were prepared by a store on the Crazy Game City’s snack street. Although Gu Mian requested leftovers, the store owner didn’t dare to actually give him half a bucket of slop.
So, they selected the cleanest bucket in the shop and added some decent-looking, not easily spoiled food, fearing that Gu Mian might get mad and smash the shop.
By this time, Gu Mian was already carrying the bucket to Spectator No. 1058.
The Spectators were arranged in order by number, so he easily found his target.
After pouring the leftovers into the metal bin, the delivery task panel showed he had completed another task, bringing his total to eighteen delivery tasks.
Just as Gu Mian was looking at the delivery task panel, he suddenly heard the sound of a car engine behind him.
Turning around, he saw Crazy Tower Chief driving away swiftly, fearing that if he slowed down even a bit, he would get entangled with him again.
The Crazy Tower Chief in the car was probably overjoyed, happy to have shaken off Gu Mian, the troublemaker.
But good times didn’t last long.
Gu Mian saw the left rear wheel of the old car wobble while driving, then "bang," it burst out an arc in mid-air, finally landed solidly on the ground, bounced twice, and rolled away, parting ways with the van.
Gu Mian’s initial worries became reality, but fortunately, he was already off the car.
The runaway left rear wheel did not hinder Crazy Tower Chief’s escape. He likely thought it was Gu Mian’s bad luck at play, driving the now three-wheeled van away even faster, soon disappearing from sight.
No wonder it’s a product of Crazy Game City, running on three wheels.
Gu Mian retracted his gaze, focusing on the Spectator in front of him.
Before entering the lower-class residential area, the live broadcast camera on the Spectator was still off, so Gu Mian wasn’t worried about being captured by it.
At this moment, the leading Spectator had already started moving towards a certain direction, with the mechanical dogs following along.
Gu Mian followed at the end behind this group of Spectators and dogs.
These cold machines were not curious about Gu Mian behind them and continued doing their task as usual.
Soon, this team of Spectators reached an iron gate, which automatically opened after detecting objects outside the door.
He noticed a small dog hole under the gate, not knowing what it was for.
Gu Mian quickly averted his eyes and followed the little dogs through this iron gate.
But behind the iron gate was not directly the lower-class residential area, but a long alley with high walls on both sides and not a single person in sight.
After walking for about five minutes, Gu Mian saw a tall fence gate up ahead.
Through the fence, he could see figures moving behind the gate, presumably the entrance to Spider Leg No. 1 Street.
Gu Mian cautiously kept a certain distance from the mechanical convoy ahead to avoid being discovered by the figures behind the gate.
But he was clearly overthinking it.
The fence gate detected objects outside and automatically opened, letting the Spectators and mechanical dogs in.
The Spectator immediately caught the attention of the lower-class people; Gu Mian thought although the living conditions here were slightly better, they probably still struggled to get enough food. The food in the Spectators was a part of their food source.
After entering the fenced area, the Spectators scattered, heading in different directions.
Chu Changge told Gu Mian that each Spectator had its fixed work area, to provide better live broadcast effects.
If all Spectators gathered together, it would be too crowded, unable to capture much footage of lower-class people scrambling for food, only capturing a bunch of other Spectators.
The mechanical dogs seemed to have their designated areas as well, dispersing after entering the fence gate.
The lower-class people who had originally been hovering near the gate also followed the Spectators away, and soon no one was left behind the gate.
Taking advantage of this moment, Gu Mian slipped through the gate, successfully entering Spider Leg No. 1 Street.
Once inside, he surveyed the surroundings; this place was similar to where he landed on Mantis Tail Street, but cleaner and tidier, without lower-class people’s bedding on the roads, indicating that the residents here each had a place to stay without having to sleep on the streets.
Although the accommodations here weren’t great either.
Gu Mian looked at the houses on this street.
Most were buildings, very old and worn, some had broken window glass, covered with cardboard to block the wind, but at least they weren’t like the dangerous buildings on Mantis Tail Street.
Each house here had a number; the one closest to Gu Mian had "165" spray-painted in blue on the outer wall.
"Looks like this is House No. 165." Gu Mian looked at the number sprayed in blue paint.
When Crazy Tower Chief prepared a lower-class identification card for Gu Mian, he also thoughtfully arranged accommodation for him, probably afraid that Gu Mian would come back and give him a negative review.
"The first phase of the ’Trial and Crown’ variety show starts tomorrow. Crazy Tower Chief told me I can stay in House No. 98 tonight. Let’s find a place to stay first."
With that, Gu Mian started to move.
The house numbers on Spider Leg No. 1 Street were all marked in order, so as long as he followed the numbers downward, he would find House No. 98.
Since there was only one street here, Gu Mian quickly figured out the direction and walked along that path.
Along the way, he passed by many Spectators and lower-class people, and even encountered a few Happiness Survey Mechanical Dogs.
The lower-class people here were not very barbaric; there was no robbery or coercion, and most of them were quite clever, knowing how to act cute and pathetic in front of the Spectators to please the Upper Class People beyond the cameras.
If they managed to please the Upper Class People, a food donation would be thrown from the Spectator, and though not appealing, it could at least fill the stomach.
Their eating manners weren’t too unpleasant, ensuring that the "mukbang" didn’t get too messy.
Meanwhile, the Happiness Survey Mechanical Dogs constantly pestered the lower-class people performing in front of the cameras, asking them, "Are you happy?"
Most of the lower-class people ignored these mechanical dogs, while a few with a penchant for performing acted happy for the cameras, telling the Upper Class People, "I am very happy."
However, none of the mechanical dogs came to ask Gu Mian if he was happy.
Perhaps the dogs’ sensitivity made them realize that Gu Mian didn’t belong here, even though they weren’t real dogs.
