Why is Luoshu targeting this place?
Too much money with nowhere to spend it?
If that's really the case, how about sending this author a cool million? The author's broke as hell.
Otherwise, prepare for a narrative-layer dimensional strike!
Luoshu sneered and glanced up at the sky, his gaze piercing through countless planes straight into the narrative layer.
You don't understand a damn thing!
This is China's long-standing site—Site-CN-02!
How did Luoshu know about this place? Simple: through analysis.
Officially, the documents don't specify Site-CN-02's exact location, only stating that it's the primary site in northern China. So how did he figure it out?
Because in the introduction to Site-CN-06 in Tianjin, the SCP Foundation's China branch casually mentioned that Site-CN-02 is located in neighboring Beijing.
While using Class-W Mnestic Enhancers to dig deep into his own memories, Luoshu stumbled upon this tidbit.
Combined with Site-CN-02's defining characteristic—an expensive European-style manor hotel called "Lord's Manor Resort"—a quick online search was all it took to pinpoint its location.
What can he say? A 140 IQ is just that sharp.
Luoshu checked into the manor hotel operated by Site-CN-02, posing as a guest while enduring the staff's impatient eye-rolls.
Site-CN-02's primary function is to contain and research relics from the Chinese Anomalous Heritage Society, as well as anomalous artifacts left behind by the now-defunct Site-CN-01.
Naturally, any anomalies appearing in the Beijing area also fall under its jurisdiction.
According to Luoshu's memory excavation, the SCP Foundation's China branch has 37 officially recorded anomalies contained here!
If he could sweep through all of them and then hit up nearby Site-CN-06, his Anomalous Item Compendium would easily surpass 100 pages.
At that point, wouldn't his Containment Specialist milestone level up to Tier 2?
Luoshu suddenly realized—being a lone wolf really is the way to go!
Do whatever you want, go wherever you please!
The only downside? This damn "Lord's Manor Resort" is ridiculously overpriced!
A standard room? ¥8,888 per night.
A buffet dinner? ¥3,888 per head.
But hey, this place is Foundation-owned anyway—they don't want actual guests.
If you insist on staying, then prepare to be milked for all you're worth.
The Foundation has massive expenses—why not squeeze a little extra out of you?
Back in Area-14, anomalies like SCP-082 (Fernand) and SCP-058 (Heart of Darkness) were both money pits.
If they don't make money, should they just resort to robbery?
(Though, at these prices, it might as well be robbery.)
Still, Luoshu checked in anyway.
Money wasn't the issue—time was.
It would take days, if not weeks, to document all 37 anomalies in Site-CN-02.
If he could wrap it up in half a month, that'd already be efficient.
Staying far away would mean wasting hours commuting every day.
And for security reasons, the "Lord's Manor Resort" is located in Beijing's southern suburbs—nowhere near any other hotels.
Plus, if Luoshu showed up near Site-CN-02 every night looking suspicious, wouldn't the Foundation get suspicious?
Might as well stay right in the "Lord's Manor Resort"—"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
"The safest place is the most dangerous."
"Hiding in plain sight."
On his first night, Luoshu wasted no time exploring.
Not that he was impatient—he just couldn't sleep due to jet lag.
At 11:30 PM, Luoshu activated his Unobservable State and slipped out of his room, heading to the lobby.
From what he knew, Site-CN-02, like Site-19, was underground, so he searched the first floor for an entrance.
After a full sweep, he found nothing.
Next, he checked the underground parking lot, even sneaking into staff-only areas—still no luck.
Before he knew it, half an hour had passed, and his Unobservable State expired.
He refreshed the ability using his Anomaly Ally milestone and activated it again.
Returning to the lobby, he looked outside.
The "Lord's Manor Resort" covered 14,390 square meters, with an adjacent 18-hole golf course spanning nearly a million square meters.
Finding a hidden entrance in such a vast area wouldn't be quick.
Half an hour was barely enough to search the hotel—the golf course would take forever.
Site-CN-02's entrance could be hidden in a sand trap, a grove, a green, or even a water hazard…
After some thought, Luoshu decided to call it a night and resume tomorrow.
The next morning, he bought a 14-piece golf club set and headed to the golf course under the guise of playing.
He spent the entire day scouring the course for Site-CN-02's entrance—still nothing.
Luoshu quickly realized his mistake.
The golf course had some players and staff, but far too few people to support a major site housing 37 anomalies.
Even if most of Site-CN-02's personnel lived on-site, dozens would still come and go daily.
Not to mention the supply deliveries needed to sustain hundreds underground.
Clearly, Site-CN-02 was beneath the golf course—but the entrance wasn't here.
Luoshu turned back toward the hotel.
The answer had to be inside.
That night at 11:30 PM, Luoshu set out again.
This time, he went straight for the kitchen.
From his daytime observations, supply trucks unloaded at the kitchen's back door—there had to be a freight elevator leading underground.
Sure enough, after searching the kitchen, he found a Chinese knot on a freezer door.
In the center of the knot was the Greek numeral "Ⅱ".
This bizarre symbol was Site-CN-02's emblem!