Under Gu Mian's relentless pressure, Wang Napao tremblingly dug out a walkie-talkie from his item box.

This turned out to be a special item.

[Mother Summoner (Level 1)]

[Introduction: Still struggling with unbearable cooking? Still getting irritable because you can't find what you're looking for? Still crying because you were beaten up but can't fight back? With the Mother Summoner, all your troubles can be solved.]

[Function: By yelling "Mom!" into the walkie-talkie, you can summon a dedicated "mother" to descend from the sky and solve your troubles.]

[Note: A "mother's" patience is limited; she can only be summoned once a day and lasts for a maximum of half an hour. A "mother's" abilities are also limited, only able to resolve troubles within her capabilities. After solving your troubles, the "mother" will instantly leave with an expression of distaste.]

[Upgrade Conditions: For every 'Perfect score report' obtained, your level goes up, with the highest level being level ten. (Perfect score reports can be obtained in various types of test instances.)]

This "mother" is rather realistic; leveling up requires getting Perfect score reports... And she can only solve problems within her power, so there's no way she could fight a ghost.

Gu Mian pondered that he now had a "big brother" in his pocket, and now a "mother." He estimated that it wouldn't be much longer before he could gather his entire lost family.

While thinking, he brought the walkie-talkie to his mouth and yelled, "Mom!"

Just as the sound of his voice faded, he sensed something above him. Before he could look up, a gigantic figure suddenly landed before them, nearly crushing Wang Napao.

"Be careful! You, be careful!" Wang Napao scrambled to the side, clutching his head in terror.

Gu Mian ignored the nearly crushed Wang Napao and instead examined the person who had fallen from the sky. This person was two meters tall with a sturdy physique; her strong biceps looked as if they could kill someone with a single punch. Her face was even more contorted. The "mother" had no facial features; it seemed the creator had been lazy when sculpting her face. The area where a face should have been was covered by a square piece of white paper, on which "Mom" was scrawled crookedly with a black marker to indicate her identity.

By this time, Wang Napao had also clearly seen the figure Gu Mian had summoned. Staring at the two-meter-tall, robust "mother," his expression couldn't help but contort.

He had used the Mother Summoner before, and the "mother" he'd summoned was a relatively normal person. He hadn't expected the one Gu Mian summoned to be so completely different. Looking at her palm, which was like a palm-sized fan, he suspected this mother could slap a ghost to death.

Just as Wang Napao was imagining how a ghost could be slapped to death by that palm, Gu Mian, who was beside him, suddenly pointed at him and said to the mother, "Mom! I want the items in his item box, but he won't give them to me."

Wang Napao's eyes bulged instantly as he stared at Gu Mian in disbelief. He had never encountered such an insidious and cunning person!

Just as he was inwardly exclaiming at Gu Mian's treachery, the imposing shadow of the figure beside him loomed over him.

The person with "Mom" stuck to her head waved her hand, large as a palm-sized fan, grabbed Wang Napao by the legs, hoisted him upside down, and began to shake him, all while spouting typical "mom" lines:

"He's just a child; let him play with it.

"Your things aren't worth much anyway, so what's the big deal about giving them to Xiao Mianmian?

"You can get them back from his house next time."

Keke felt a chill run down her spine listening to the "mother's" lines. She even called Gu Mian 'Xiao Mianmian.' Wang Napao must really regret giving the summoner to Gu Mian. Now, without Gu Mian having to lift a finger, "mother" had come out to help the child demand toys.

Witnessing the pitiful Wang Napao being dangled and shaken dozens of times, he finally couldn't bear it any longer and took out all the items from his item box.

He didn't have many special items, only managing to produce three:

The [Good Luck Charm], [Sweet Glue], and the [Mission Must Reach Express Order].

Gu Mian tossed the items to Chu Changge and Keke and continued to extort Wang Napao, who, still hoisted upside down, shouted that he really had nothing left.

The "mother" had completed her task and disappeared with a POP.

Wang Napao dropped to the floor, dazed and dizzy. Waving his hands, he mumbled, "Nothing's left, really, nothing left."

Gu Mian decided to believe him for the moment, concluding the robbery phase and moving on to interrogation. He started with a question that instantly cleared Wang Napao's head:

"Where is your insurance company's headquarters?"

Wang Napao shuddered, immediately picturing his headquarters being bombed.

Gu Mian figured there must be some high-level NPCs at the headquarters. When the time came, he could bag several of them in one go.

Seeing the twisted, excited expression on Gu Mian's face, Wang Napao swallowed the lie he was about to utter and truthfully said, "Not in this world..."

As he spoke, he stole a glance at Gu Mian and added in a low voice, "In the Fourth World."

Which one was the Fourth World again? Gu Mian quickly recalled: it was Paradise World. The world where, after numerous resets, the distinction between Upper Class People and Lower Class People was sharply defined. His last visit to Paradise had been during the Circus of Love and Justice instance. There, he'd met Lu Yi, an NPC with whom he'd really connected. Before leaving, Lu Yi had even thoughtfully given him a bomb remote control so he could blow up the circus's main stage. He wondered how Lu Yi was doing now.

"Right, that world is called Paradise World." Wang Napao shrank his neck. "That world is rather isolated; it doesn't interact much with the other worlds. Most people there don't know they live in a Low-Dimensional World; only a small minority is aware of these things."

Gu Mian thought of Mr. Slaughter. He was a high-status person but was also unaware of living in a Low-Dimensional World. He wondered how Mr. Slaughter was doing these days, if he was even still alive. He recalled that at the end of the Circus Dungeon, Mr. Slaughter seemed to have been thrown from a building by Lu Yi.

"Anyway, all the top executives of our company are at the headquarters. Capturing a small branch office manager like me won't do you any good." Wang Napao, deciding it was better to sacrifice his colleagues than himself, resolved to sell out the head office. "I know the exact location of the headquarters! It's Street 54, A District, Jile City, in the Fourth World. There are loads of high-ranking people there. You should hurry over and find someone to torture!"

Gu Mian spread his hands. "Even if I wanted to go, I couldn't. With random matching, it could take years to get into an instance in Paradise World."

Besides, the Dungeon Entry Ticket was used up when Fatty entered the Seventh World. He couldn't use a Dungeon Entry Ticket to get into Paradise World either. If only an NPC would drop a Dungeon Entry Ticket right about now.

"I don't know anyone in Paradise World either! You should hurry and capture some other people. Ask them if they have any friends in Paradise World. Maybe they'll have an exclusive entry ticket for a Paradise World instance!" Clever Wang Napao immediately proposed.

Some instances did indeed have exclusive entry tickets; for example, the Circus Dungeon required a 'Clown Mask' to enter. However, he had left Coach Che and those two NPCs back at the insurance company, and he doubted they would be patiently waiting for his return. It wouldn't be easy to catch another one now.

Just then, Gu Mian suddenly remembered he still had Ai Zitao in his pocket.

He immediately took out his phone and asked Ai Zitao if he knew anyone in Paradise World. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

A few seconds later, Ai Zitao's reply came: "Zhao Tiankuo knows someone."