"As expected, strange things are strange. You were untrustworthy from the start."
Gao Tianxiong took his phone back from the customer and slowly approached the Little Guest, who laughed wildly upon seeing him.
"Hahahaha, so what? What can you do? Kill me? If you kill me, you won't be able to save him!"
"Of course I won't kill you, after all, you're still useful!"
Gao Tianxiong took off his employee uniform and put it on the Little Guest.
"Alright, now you're an employee of this store. Work hard!"
Gao Tianxiong's actions left the Little Guest stunned. Just then, another customer arrived.
"Hey! Do you have any fresh raw meat here?"
The customer walked straight past Gao Tianxiong as if he couldn't see him, and approached the Little Guest… approached the Little Employee to ask.
The employee was bewildered, and Gao Tianxiong walked out with his phone.
It turned out that customers recognized the uniform, not the face. Anyone could be in the employee uniform, including strange entities. This also explained why, despite the employee requirement being two shop assistants and one supplier, only two people were allowed for the night shift.
The "Guest" identity was versatile. He could be an employee, a customer, or even a supplier.
And by taking off the employee uniform, Gao Tianxiong gained the identity of a "Guest." Customers couldn't see Guests, which allowed him to understand the rules more deeply.
If an employee encountered a customer hindering work, he would need another employee to turn off the lights and take off the uniform to become a Guest. This way, the two could complement each other and safely get through the night.
Gao Tianxiong walked out the back door, deep in thought, while the Little Employee was still being tormented by the customer…
Gao Tianxiong opened his phone, read all the messages Bai Yuze had sent, and then sent his own conjectures to him.
The warehouse was locked, but that didn't stump Gao Tianxiong. To be honest, he had a history of light-fingeredness, so this type of lock was child's play to him.
After unlocking the warehouse, Gao Tianxiong turned on his phone's flashlight function.
"Is there anyone alive? If not, I'm closing the door."
"Heh, if you still want information, hurry down!"
Bai Yuze's voice came from inside the warehouse. Though puzzled, Gao Tianxiong walked in, and he locked the warehouse door's padlock to prevent others from locking it or replacing the lock.
"What's wrong? Did you find anything?"
Gao Tianxiong leaned closer and found Bai Yuze sitting on the floor, his expression a bit solemn.
Bai Yuze sent him a photo on his phone, and Gao Tianxiong immediately took out his phone to view it.
[Good evening, diligent employees. I'm sure you've encountered the problem of the lights going out, right? However, during the three minutes it takes for you to reset the circuit breaker, it's best to pay attention to this tip]
[1. The identity of the supplier exists. He has his own separate uniform. He needs to complete all deliveries within three minutes of resetting the power after a blackout] (Turning off the lights is not a power outage)
[2. To become a supplier, you must take off your employee uniform and put on the supplier's uniform. A supplier cannot be seen by customers, which means you must complete all deliveries within three minutes of resetting the circuit breaker before putting your employee uniform back on]
[3. Please keep your employee uniform safe, as it is the key to whether you can change back into a shop assistant]
[4. The supplier has absolute discretion over the goods. When you are supplying goods, as long as you are not seen by customers, other rules will not restrict you. You can supply goods however you wish]
[5. Do not leave a certain item out of stock for too long, unless you want to replace it]
[Reminder: Three minutes is just a rough estimate; the actual delivery time depends on your capabilities]
[Wishing you all safety – Convenience Store Owner]
"It looks like these rules hide a lot of things!"
Gao Tianxiong was thoughtful. Anyway, the Little Employee in the convenience store was holding things down, so the two of them could discuss it thoroughly.
"Indeed, judging from Rule 1 and the reminder, I think that after the circuit breaker is reset, the customers in the convenience store will become abnormal."
"How so, abnormal?"
"Do you know about emotional transformation? For example, people become extremely angry when in extreme fear. The rule mentions that we need to complete deliveries within three minutes of resetting the power, which means that once the lights come on, customers' desire to purchase will greatly increase.
Put yourself in their shoes: if you have something you really want to buy, and you come all this way for it, only to find it's gone, and the supplier is just idling by, knowing there's stock—wouldn't you be angry? This strong desire to purchase, when met with a cold shower, will transform into towering rage. By then, if the supplier isn't torn apart alive by the customers, that would be a good outcome!"
Bai Yuze explained it in an easy-to-understand way. Gao Tianxiong briefly imagined it, then immediately snapped out of his imagination. If this situation happened elsewhere, the supplier wouldn't be in any danger, at most he'd be cursed at a few times in people's minds. But it's different now; these customers aren't human. They'll kill you if they say so, extremely viciously.
"This supplier identity also shouldn't be affected by identity. Perhaps customers, Guests, can all become suppliers."
"That's right, a supplier is just an identity, and the rules remind us to keep the employee uniform safe. This means that when we leave at 8 AM, we need to leave as employees."
Speaking of employees, Bai Yuze glanced at Gao Tianxiong's clothes. Earlier, Gao Tianxiong had briefly described what happened via text message.
It must be said that Gao Tianxiong's approach was very bold; he actually thought of putting clothes on the Guest to restrict him. He had thought of it too, but he didn't dare to test it. Who knows what would happen after the clothes were taken off?
This courage filled Bai Yuze with admiration, but to put it nicely, it was courage; to put it harshly, it was recklessness!
Gao Tianxiong didn't seem like the type of person willing to take risks, and when Bai Yuze first arrived, Gao Tianxiong had already explained to him how to distinguish between customers and Guests.
Bai Yuze guessed that Gao Tianxiong had a Town-Suppression Strange Object on him that could test rules, but it had some limitations.
"It's a pity. If that little thing genuinely helped us, that would be great. The pressure of the delivery time is still too great!"
Why is it said that there are only three minutes? Because resetting the circuit breaker takes three minutes, but the actual time still depends on individual capability.
In the absence of light, a Guest's hands become very dangerous. Therefore, if one's individual ability is strong enough to buy sufficient time, then the delivery time will be long. Conversely, if one's individual ability is weak and can only hold on for a moment… then the delivery time will be very short, possibly less than a second.
"You don't need to worry about this problem; I already have a solution!"
Bai Yuze smiled slightly, and Gao Tianxiong had a feeling that the Little Employee in the convenience store was about to have another incident…