The warehouse door slammed shut again, ruthlessly blocking the moonlight out, and that little bit of light was instantly swallowed up by the darkness.

The three of them leaned against the wall in silence, like three frozen statues.

After a long time, the only sound in the silent night was the helpless sighs of the crowd.

Going to Jiang Che's house for dinner is definitely something I'll do often.

But it is impossible to change the other party's perception of seasoning.

Because it's like how to describe colors to a blind person, or how to describe the taste of salty, sweet, bitter and spicy to someone who has no sense of taste.

Evil spirits have no sense of taste, but they have a keen sense of taste.

The taste of every ingredient in the food we ate today was undoubtedly top-notch.

The three of them tacitly agreed not to dwell on the matter any further.

At this moment, the night was as dark as ink, so thick that it could not be dissolved, but the people in the territory had no intention of resting.

After entering the next level, sleep is no longer a necessity for everyone and the demand for it drops sharply.

Most of the time, you only need to take a short break before you can continue production with full energy.

Besides, family members from all families are being brought in one after another today, so how can anyone have the mind to rest?

The moonlight poured down like a silk thread, and beneath the various man-made landscapes, there was a warm scene of families walking and playing together.

This leisurely and warm scene had never been seen before the dark forest arrived.

At that time, every night, families would hardly take such a leisurely walk, but hide at home in fear, staring at the strategies of each dungeon on the computer screen, racking their brains to think of ways to deal with it, just to give themselves a little more chance of survival in that dungeon full of danger and unknowns.

After walking out of the vicinity of Jiang Che's residence, the crowds of people began to increase like a tide.

On weekdays when they had nothing to do, they were expressly forbidden to go near Jiang Che's small building, which was an inviolable forbidden area.

At this moment, seeing Xiong Jie and the other two, the others' eyes lit up with excitement and they greeted them desperately. The enthusiasm was almost overwhelming.

In this territory, there are no rigid regulations on rest time, nor are there forced working hours for everyone, but everyone will consciously work hard.

Before, they were full of doubts and didn’t understand why Jiang Che wanted to build such a place in such a dark and gloomy apocalypse.

On this extremely precious land, scarce resources are wasted to build some seemingly useless and ruined landscapes.

But today, when the family came over and saw the shock in their eyes, as well as the long-lost and rare leisure and relaxation, everyone understood at once.

Everyone was filled with gratitude towards Jiang Che.

The purpose of creating such a place is not for myself, but to make the people I care about feel at ease.

"Cough cough." Seeing that no one had rested, Xiong Jie took a deep breath, coughed twice, and then stood on the platform.

"Since everyone has not rested, I will tell you another good news." He spoke in a hoarse voice, as if his voice had been rubbed by sandpaper.

The survivor's wounds healed very quickly, but his throat has not recovered yet, and it seems to take a lot of effort to speak every word.

When the people passing by heard his voice, they stopped and pulled their loved ones to stand quietly by, all looking at Xiong Jie on the platform.

"From today on, everyone in our territory who is registered can enter and exit the Dark Forest freely."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone below was stunned.

Surprise and disbelief were written all over everyone's face. For a moment, the entire place was silent, with only the sound of the breeze blowing gently.

"Okay, please tell each other about this news." Feihu also stood up, her expression serious and solemn. "But you should not spread this news to others, just go out by yourself." Feihu spoke seriously, looking at the people below the stage.

"It's not that we can't tell you this news, but I'm afraid that people will get killed when they go out."

Feihu thought very clearly, although he didn't know why Jiang Che allowed people to enter and exit the Dark Forest freely. Regardless of whether he had a transaction with the Dark Forest or some other relationship, this was a choice made by a person of Jiang Che's level.

And the people under them naturally share the honor and disgrace.

When the lord enjoys, they enjoy as well; when the lord suffers, they naturally cannot escape responsibility.

Being able to freely enter and exit the Dark Forest is naturally a benefit nowadays.

"I'm just afraid that if I tell others, they will go to other territories to do business, and people will envy them and keep them in other lands forever."

As soon as the words fell, the noisy crowd below nodded silently.

The expressions of wanting to show off on some people's faces disappeared, and their minds were also scattered.

"Manager, can we really go into the darkness?" A man raised his hand tremblingly, his voice filled with uncontrollable trembling and anticipation.

"My mother is at level 0, can she enter too?" Another person held his mother tightly, looking towards the platform eagerly.

"Can I touch the forest? Or are there any other taboos?"

……

Xiong Jie and his men are now called stewards. There are only three of them in the territory, so it is very convenient for everyone to recognize each other.

The Dark Forest is now a forbidden place full of unknown and fear for everyone.

Now that they know that they can enter and exit the forbidden area freely, they are afraid that they will be buried there forever because of something they have done or other reasons.

"I haven't tried it either. Let me try it now." Xiong Jie took a deep breath.

After Ding Ning came back, the two of them were spending time together after dinner.

He had no way to disturb Jiang Che to ask all these random questions at this moment, but he knew Jiang Che. Since Jiang Che said he could go, there should be no other problems.

If he wanted to explain the situation to the people below him, he had to demonstrate it himself.

Everyone stopped walking and followed Xiong Jie's steps towards the dark forest.

at the edge.

At night, the forest becomes something else.

The forest is very deep during the day, but at night it is like a monster with a huge mouth open, ready to swallow people.

The thick darkness was like insoluble ink, covering everything.

The outlines of the trees were vague in the darkness, like ghosts with bared fangs and claws.

Looking at the forest in front of him, Xiong Jie also felt terrified.

The endless darkness seemed like a bottomless black hole that could suck in people's souls.

Gusts of cold wind blew in from the depths of the forest, carrying with them a smell of decay and death that made him shiver.

Even though he believed in Jiang Che, he still felt hesitant to take the first step into the dark forest.

Everyone held their breath and said nothing, watching Xiong Jie's feet rise and slowly land on the ground of the dark forest. (End of this chapter)