Chapter 183: Chapter 183

【Beginner Apartment Time: Day Two, 0:00!】

As the 0:00 notification sounded—

No matter what the other Replicas felt,

Replica No. 1, who was with Yang Wenchao and Wan Xin, didn’t hesitate at all and went straight into the Secret Graveyard with them.

The so-called "Mecha Undead Mode" may have “mecha” in the name,

but visually, it didn’t look mechanical at all. Follow current novels on novel•fire.net

In fact, since they’d only just died, their bodies didn’t even look obviously dead.

The only thing that gave it away was the stiff, mechanical way they moved their arms and legs.

But Jiang Ye’s Mechanical Heart hadn’t activated.

So he wasn’t in Mecha Undead Mode.

Still, he was naturally cautious.

Even though Yang Wenchao and Wan Xin had lost their self-awareness, he remained wary of them.

He deliberately mimicked the mechanical movement style, trailing behind Yang Wenchao and Wan Xin.

At this moment, Yang Wenchao in Mecha Undead Mode looked completely dull and out of it—

Even dumber than Little Black had seemed when he first showed up.

However, Yang Wenchao had entered the Secret Graveyard countless times in the game.

So those memories still affected his undead self.

When he appeared in the Secret Graveyard, he didn’t panic.

He looked around like he was right at home.

After a moment of scanning the area, he seemed to freeze up.

Wan Xin's Mecha Undead just obediently followed him.

Clearly, his “last wish” before death had been to stick close to Yang Wenchao.

Wherever Yang Wenchao went, he followed without question.

So after glancing around, Wan Xin just quietly stayed put.

Jiang Ye, trailing behind, watched the scene with a strange feeling.

He had assumed that Mecha Undeads, having lost human consciousness, wouldn’t think at all.

But the way Yang Wenchao’s Mecha Undead froze—it was obvious he realized something:

This Secret Graveyard was different from the one Yang Wenchao had experienced in the game.

Yang Wenchao had experienced Mecha Undead Mode in-game countless times.

His undead self now didn’t just seem capable of thought—it was also surprisingly agile.

After that momentary pause, he headed straight for the Grave Mound Zone.

Then, he began digging with practiced ease.

He dug, and Wan Xin followed.

To avoid standing out, Jiang Ye joined in.

Before long, a grave mound was fully dug out—

And beneath it was a coffin,

Very similar to the ones Jiang Ye had dug up in the Underground Graveyard for Wan Xin and Yang Wenchao.

Except these coffins in the Secret Graveyard looked darker.

And Yang Wenchao, skilled as ever, opened the coffin in one go.

Sure enough, the coffin in the Secret Graveyard was empty.

Just like in the game, all the Mecha Undead Yang Wenchao had to do was seal himself in the coffin—

And that would count as “burying an account.”

That way, if Jiang Ye went to the Underground Graveyard later and dug him up,

he could be revived again.

Yang Wenchao’s last wish probably wasn’t just to “bury an account.”

So, after opening the coffin, the Mecha Undead didn’t get in.

He just kept digging other mounds.

Wan Xin’s undead self followed right behind.

Naturally, Jiang Ye mimicked them to keep up the act.

Soon, they dug out another grave mound.

Inside, another empty coffin.

Yang Wenchao again opened it with ease, then kept digging.

The three Mecha Undeads dug faster and faster—

Basically, every grave they dug had a coffin.

While digging, Jiang Ye couldn’t help thinking—

In the game, “burying an account” was done so it could be retrieved later.

But in reality, players who had “buried accounts” could use them for revival.

These coffins were clearly revival opportunities.

But how exactly did one use them to revive?

Was it really about sticking a corpse inside the coffin like Yang Wenchao was doing?

What kind of revival method would require a dead body to complete it?

Normally, players prepared in advance.

Then, when they died, the revival would automatically trigger.

But these coffins required the body to be buried inside...

That didn’t seem reasonable.

Because in the Beginner Apartment, once someone died, it was hard to preserve the corpse.

When Wan Xin and Yang Wenchao died, their bodies weren’t buried in coffins.

They had just “buried accounts” in the game.

The “accounts” buried in the coffins and the living players could exist at the same time...

From that angle, Jiang Ye began to suspect—

Maybe Zhou Qiming’s revival used puppet-like revival items.

Those puppets were basically in-game “accounts.”

They could bury them in coffins ahead of time.

Then, after dying, they’d automatically revive inside the coffin...

Just as he was thinking about how Zhou Qiming might’ve used these coffins—

Back in the apartment, a Replica checked the Member List—

And almost exactly one minute after 0:00—

Zhou Qiming’s name lit up on the Member List again!

That guy actually came back to life!

Jiang Ye knew Zhou Qiming definitely had a revival method.

But he hadn’t revived right after dying.

Plus, he died from the Dice of Fate’s 【Instant Death】...

Jiang Ye had been sure—

That guy had no chance of coming back!

That guy came back to life at exactly 0:01!

Now that he's revived, could he be reporting something to the Apartment Boss or another higher-up already?

Replica No. 1 in the Secret Graveyard continued diligently digging graves alongside Yang Wenchao,

not showing even the slightest sign of a slip-up on the surface.

As for the 4444 Administrator’s Replica, he had vacated the Graveyard space before Yang Wenchao entered it in Mecha Undead Mode.

He had already transferred to the visible Underground Graveyard.

While he was still pondering Zhou Qiming’s revival, he received a message from Zhang Jintian.

At exactly midnight, Apartment 0000 fully opened.

And the method of traveling to Apartment 0000 was different from other apartments.

It wasn’t through the teleportation array on the apartment rooftop.

Instead, a player had to submit a request to the Administrator.

And currently, the Administrator of Apartment 4444 was Jiang Ye.

The substitute on duty was Zhang Jintian.

Zhang Jintian, being a total newbie, naturally lacked decision-making ability,

so he reported it to the real Administrator.

Jiang Ye focused his mind and exited the Underground Graveyard,

appearing at the reception desk in the lobby with his official Administrator identity.

But to his disappointment, the one applying to go to Apartment 0000 wasn’t the revived Zhou Qiming—

It was Lin Jing and Ouyang, along with several of Zhou Qiming’s other followers.

These people hadn’t shown much respect when facing Zhang Jintian,

but once the official Administrator suddenly appeared, their expressions became much more solemn and respectful.

This guy had sweet-talked several Administrators before.

Now it was his turn to step forward carefully and say:

“Hello, Administrator. We’ve come from Apartment 9999 through Cross-Apartment Operation,

and now that it’s 0:00, we’d like to explore the newly opened Apartment 0000.

Could we trouble you to approve our request?”

This guy really knew how to play the game.

Normally, just hearing the words “from Apartment 9999” would make most Administrators raise their eyebrows a bit.

After all, players capable of getting into Apartment 9999 usually did so via a housing reward from the War God Ranking.

That kind of housing became the player’s outright, no rent required.

Also, most Administrators were well aware of the 9999 Administrator’s strength.

So they tended to show some respect to players from there.

However, that’s in most cases.

Jiang Ye, at the moment, actually responded quite pleasantly,

even with a faint smile as he looked at Ouyang:

Word is, you’re personally acquainted with the 9999 Administrator?

You even have a Glass Orb to privately message him?”

Ouyang played the flattered role:

“Didn’t expect you to be in Apartment 4444 and still know so much about the other apartments—even that.”

That basically confirmed it.

Also felt a bit like he was borrowing some of 9999’s status to boost his own.

But Jiang Ye suddenly threw out a line:

“I wonder if you could lend me that Glass Orb you use to contact the 9999 Administrator?”

Ouyang was caught off guard.

Though he’d never been an Administrator and didn’t know that the Administrator role came with a group chat function between peers,

he still had a vague idea that all Administrators could communicate with each other.

This new 4444 Administrator, if he really needed to contact 9999,

shouldn’t he already have his own method?

Why borrow a messaging orb from him?

Though he couldn’t figure it out, Ouyang didn’t ask and obediently handed over the messaging orb.

While handing it to Jiang Ye, he also carefully offered a reminder:

“The 9999 Administrator has a very lofty status. Normally, he’s the one contacting me,

and I don’t dare reach out to him first...”

The unspoken message:

If you insist on messaging him first and piss him off, you’ll have to deal with the consequences.

Jiang Ye didn’t mind at all. He casually spoke into the messaging orb:

“So, how’s Apartment 9999? Easy to manage?

Maybe you should do what I do and get someone to sub for you?”

Ouyang and the others were all confused hearing that.

the voice coming from the messaging orb was... Jiang Ye’s!

“Hey! It’s not too bad, honestly.

Just sitting at the front desk is boring as h*ll.

Guess I really should find someone to cover my shift.”

Why would the 9999 Administrator’s messaging orb be broadcasting Jiang Ye’s voice?!

Ouyang was still reeling from the shock—

when the orb’s next line dropped:

“Oh right, this orb was originally given to Ouyang by the former 9999 Administrator, wasn’t it?”

“Ouyang’s next to you, right? Mind passing this on—”

“The former 9999 Administrator is dead.”

“I’m the new 9999 Administrator now.”

“Hah, it’s actually a little embarrassing.

Originally, I was supposed to team up with Lin Shen to kill the Administrator together.”

“But Lin Shen’s Quick Battle run failed, didn’t even get a win streak…”

“No choice—I just solo-killed the 9999 one myself :)”