Chapter 33

The red-haired young man fainted.

However, Tang Yu'an was not in the mood to care about him, because when he took out the red crystal, Brother Xiaoqi became obviously abnormal!

He stared blankly at the lining cloth, or rather at the red crystal on the lining cloth, and his pair of pitch-black pupils turned red almost instantly.

Then he reached out and grabbed the lining cloth, and stuffed it into his mouth without any care!

Tang Yu'an was so frightened that his soul flew away.

Grandpa Li once said that if a newly awakened person devours crystals to forcibly enhance his superpowers, he will easily die!

What happened to Xiaoqi? Was he controlled by a parasite?

Tang Yu'an didn't bother to ask any more questions. He reached out and grabbed the lining cloth at the fastest speed in his life.

At this time, Zhou Qi had already swallowed half of it, and Tang Yu'an only had time to grab a corner of the lining, but fortunately it was enough.

The next moment, the piece of cloth inlaid with red crystals disappeared from Zhou Qi's mouth and was thrown into the portable warehouse by Tang Yu'an at lightning speed.

Except for warehouse slot No. 1, only he can use the other slots, so Brother Xiaoqi can't get the crystals!

Sure enough, after the crystal disappeared, Zhou Qi's eyes, which were completely filled with red light, quickly faded away, and returned to their original black in the blink of an eye.

"Brother Xiaoqi, how are you?" Tang Yu'an asked cautiously.

Zhou Qi blinked and turned to look at him blankly.

Thinking back to what had just happened, his heart was pounding and cold sweat was breaking out.

He originally thought that he was strong enough to resist the temptation and control of the parasite in his body, but just now, the parasite's reaction was several times stronger than before.

Caught off guard, he actually lost his mind!

Everything that just happened was like a slow-motion movie, appearing frame by frame in his mind. He soon realized that it was probably because the number of crystals he faced this time was too large.

Under strong stimulation, the parasite's control over him also increased!

"I'm fine."

Zhou Qi took a deep breath, suppressed the fear that surged in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "An An, thank you."

Tang Yu'an also patted his chest and took a deep breath, "It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay. I was really scared just now, but luckily I got there in time!"

"I'm sorry, I was careless."

Zhou Qi pursed his lips and looked again at the red-haired young man who had fainted.

He didn't know if it was because of the fight just now, but his senses seemed to have become sharper than before. Even without getting close, he could feel that this person's vitality was rapidly weakening and had become extremely weak.

If he is not treated, he will really die.

Tang Yu'an also noticed this and put the crystal matter aside for the time being. He said, "Brother Xiaoqi, let's save him."

"He's dying."

Without waiting for Zhou Qi to answer, Tang Yu'an said, "At worst, when he wakes up, we can just knock him out, carry him outside and throw him far away."

This red-haired brother must have come here accidentally while escaping.

He is so badly injured, he probably can't remember the way, right?

The deserted city is so big, and there is neither a map nor a navigation system. Even if he knew there was a grocery store here, he probably wouldn't be able to find it.

Tang Yu'an really couldn't bear to watch others die in front of him, especially when he had a way to do it.

If his parents were here, they would probably support him.

Zhou Qi pursed his lips, remained silent for a moment, and finally nodded, taking out a primary healing bandage from his portable warehouse.

Although he did have the thought of not helping someone in need, the education he received at home and in school prevented him from taking this step.

Moreover, the experience of being controlled by the parasite just now made Zhou Qi vaguely feel that—

If he really did something that went against his conscience, he might never be able to control the parasite in his body again.

Some bottom lines cannot be broken.

-

Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an began to treat the red-haired young man.

His bloodstained and torn clothes were torn off, revealing the bruises on his body.

He had several broken ribs and his internal organs were probably severely damaged. Of course, from the outside, the most serious injury was the claw mark on his chest.

The heart was protected by something, but the surrounding area was not spared.

The flesh and blood were rolled up, and the scars were so deep that the bones were visible, which made the two young men's scalps tingle.

If it were before, they probably wouldn't be able to deal with such serious injuries, and they wouldn't be able to save him even if they wanted to.

But now, they have primary healing bandages.

【Primary Healing Bandage】

Description: Magical item

Function: Each scroll can be used 10 times, each time restoring 10% of the user's health (ineffective when the user has full health)

Zhou Qi opened the bandage and didn't bother to clean his wound. With the help of Tang Yu'an, he wrapped the young man's chest and back with healing bandages in circles.

The amazing thing is that this bandage looks so small, but after being wrapped around so many times, it doesn’t seem to have gotten any smaller.

Finally, when he felt that he could not pull it any further, Zhou Qi cut the bandage and tied a knot to secure it.

Tang Yu'an looked at the instructions for the primary healing bandage and found that Brother Xiaoqi had used so many of them, but had only used them once less.

After using the primary healing bandage, the effect is immediate.

The red-haired young man, whose face was as pale as paper and seemed to be about to die at any moment, miraculously regained a trace of color on his face, and his weak breathing also became stronger.

Zhou Qi could clearly feel that this person's vitality was rapidly increasing.

As his vitality recovered, something seemed to be slowly awakening in the position of his heart, and a burst of energy was released, firmly protecting his vitality.

With this energy, the red-haired young man should not be able to die.

As this realization emerged, Zhou Qi also felt the consciousness trying to lure him into killing the young man, and became furious, but soon calmed down.

He exhaled slowly.

He won this confrontation.

Employee Zhou Qi completes a profitable transaction with a new customer, earning +1100 points and +3 experience points.

[You completed daily tasks (3), points +4]

[You have completed all daily tasks, the number of lucky wheel draws +1]

Tang Yu'an: ...

Tang Yu’an: ………

How much...how much?

1... 1100 points?! Was he seeing things?

Tang Yu'an carefully read the system prompts several times again, and looked at his own points balance several times, and finally confirmed -

At that moment just now, his points balance really increased by 1,104 points!

Tang Yu'an was stunned for a while before he regained his ability to think.

By the way, one of those crystals is worth 200 points, and the red-haired brother just gave them 6 to ask for their treatment.

Excluding the 100-point cost of exchanging for primary healing bandages, isn’t that 1,100 points?

But the problem is, the primary healing bandage has only been used once, and there are 9 more that can be used - equivalent to using 10 points to exchange for 1,100 points and 6 crystals!

"Ahhh, I'm rich, I'm rich!"

Tang Yu'an cheered excitedly and quickly shared the good news with Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi also realized this. He was stunned for a moment and then smiled with joy.

This is really a lot of points earned!

Looking at the red-haired young man on the ground again, he inexplicably found him more pleasing to the eye, but he still thought of other problems.

"An An, you continue to help him treat his other wounds. I'll go clean up the bloodstains in front of the door." Zhou Qi said.

Although they have eliminated all the dangerous mutant creatures around the grocery store, they cannot be careless. What if new ones are attracted by this person?

Even if it's not a mutant creature, what if it attracts other people?

Zhou Qi did not forget that the person who followed the red-haired young man before was a man named "Old Xie".

But Tang Yu'an didn't listen this time. He hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Let me clean up the blood."

Although this man's life was saved, his other wounds were still bleeding, and he looked a little scared...

I still feel like I'll have nightmares at night qaq

Zhou Qi saw his fear and nodded, "Okay, go ahead. Remember to open your umbrella and don't be exposed outside alone."

"OK."

Tang Yu'an agreed obediently, then quickly turned and walked away. He took a broom and a mop, filled a bucket of water in the bathroom, and then, at Zhou Qi's reminder, poured some white vinegar into it.

White vinegar can mask the smell of blood and is also effective in removing blood stains.

He came to the store door carrying water and tools.

It's not even five o'clock yet, and the sky outside is still bright with a few more clouds in the sky.

Thinking of Zhou Qi's instructions, Tang Yu'an took out the shadow umbrella and opened it, but he had to hold the umbrella in one hand and the tool in the other, which was very inconvenient.

"If only Umbrella could levitate..." he muttered quietly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Yu'an felt an upward pulling force on the umbrella in his hand, and it slipped out of his hand without warning.

Oh no! The umbrella was stolen!

Tang Yuan panicked, but found that after he let go of the umbrella, it did not leave the area above him.

He blinked, and after careful observation, he found that—

The umbrella seemed to be floating on its own!

Tang Yu'an seemed to have discovered a new world. He took a tentative step to the left, and the umbrella also moved to the left.

He moved to the right, and the umbrella floated to the right.

No matter which direction he went, the umbrella always floated above his head.

"Wow, Sansan, you're so thoughtful! You really levitated by yourself!"

Tang Yu'an was filled with surprise and could not help hugging the umbrella, rubbing her cheek against its handle to express her joy and love.

It was only at this time that he remembered that the shadow umbrella was a spirit, and it still had a wish that had not been fulfilled. It was not a dead object, but had intelligence.

"Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to find some paint that can be used to color you. I will dye your umbrella green and help you fulfill your wish!"

The shadow umbrella, which was originally floating quietly in the air, suddenly turned in a circle, as if responding to him.

Tang Yu'an laughed happily and began to clean up the blood on the ground.

With the floating follow-up of the shadow umbrella, he was not only safe but also had his hands freed, making his work much more efficient.

Of course, he also discovered that the shadow umbrella's ability to follow him was limited, because he was still under the influence of the light body technique. Once his movements exceeded a certain speed, the umbrella could not keep up.

So when fighting and rushing, you still have to hold on to the umbrella.

However, even with such restrictions, it has been of great help, making Tang Yu'an's cleaning work much easier.

He cleared the area all the way to the gravel ground and stopped two or three hundred meters away from the grocery store.

For the front section of the road, Tang Yu'an cleaned and removed the odor while covering it with sand and stones. As for the back section, because the water had run out, he simply buried it with sand and stones.

It’s so far away, we probably won’t be able to find a grocery store, right?

At this time, a system prompt popped up, showing that Zhou Qi took out the mobile phone from the No. 1 portable warehouse and put it back.

Knowing that it was Zhou Qi looking for him, Tang Yu'an quickly took out his cell phone and checked the message.

【An An, where are you? 】

The shadow umbrella can cover all traces. Even the mutant creatures cannot find them under the umbrella, let alone Zhou Qi.

Tang Yu'an quickly replied: [Brother Xiaoqi, I'm going back now, wait a minute!]

He put the cell phone back into the warehouse, and also threw the mop, broom and bucket into the warehouse - he had upgraded two levels and now had two more portable warehouses. As long as he merged these two warehouses, he could easily put in the mop and broom.

Then he ran back holding the umbrella.

When he came back, he saw Zhou Qi standing in front of the store looking around from afar. Tang Yu'an quickly put away the umbrella and revealed his figure.

"Brother Xiaoqi!"

Seeing him come back, Zhou Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your hard work." He touched Tang Yu'an's head, wiped the sweat off his face, and then asked him to take out the mop and bucket to clean up the bloodstains in the store.

In the end, I spent a total of 100 points to redeem water for the grocery store to clean up the bloodstains.

Tang Yu'an felt a little pain in his flesh.

Water is indeed the source of life, and it is really expensive!

But there was no other way. After all, it was bloodstains, and it was impossible not to clean it up. Fortunately, there were still 1,000 points remaining, which was still a good deal.

The condition of the red-haired young man has stabilized, but because he continued to bleed heavily, Zhou Qi used a primary healing bandage again when bandaging him, and only then was he able to completely rescue him from the clutches of death.

As for the other wounds, he simply cleaned them with alcohol and then bandaged them with ordinary bandages.

"His name is Chi Hao." Zhou Qi handed a small nameplate to Tang Yu'an.

This was what he found on the red-haired young man's clothes. It should be his name, and there was also a string of numbers on it. I don't know what it means.

"The good news is that the writing in this world is similar to the one we use," Zhou Qi continued.

Tang Yu'an nodded. This was indeed good news.

On the one hand, it allows them to better integrate into this world, and on the other hand, it helps them maintain their image of "coming out of the fortress."

They are educated, not illiterate!

Tang Yu'an opened the map and marked the name "Chi Hao" on the light spot that had turned silver.

Then he looked down at the unconscious red-haired young man and couldn't help but say, "What a pity, there's no way to get the remaining three experience points."

Tang Yu'an has realized that the value of experience points is higher than points. Although he cannot redeem goods without points, he cannot level up without experience points.

His goal is to become a top-tier dimensional businessman!

Of course, the main reason is that upgrading can unlock more goods and functions - among other things, now that he has reached level 3, he can drink milk every day~

Drinking milk can help you grow taller^O^/

He looked at the experience bar, lv3 (4/40).

With each level up, the experience points required for the next level will increase by 10 points, and the difficulty will increase, so every experience point is very valuable.

Hearing his mumbling, Zhou Qi pondered for a moment, then squatted beside the unconscious Chi Hao and took out the gun he had taken from his hand before.

The shape of this gun was very similar to what they had seen on TV before. It was completely black and made of pure metal. It felt very heavy in the hand.

Although it may not be useful, but...

Zhou Qi picked up the glucose solution that had just been prepared for him and whispered, "Chi Hao, give me this gun, and I'll give you a sip of this glucose solution."

Chi Hao, who was in a coma, naturally could not respond to him.

Can this transaction really be completed? Tang Yu'an watched Zhou Qi's operation curiously.

But the result is obvious, of course it won’t work.

Zhou Qi pinched Chi Hao's mouth and poured a mouthful of glucose solution into him. He drank it, but the system did not prompt that the transaction was completed.

This is very normal. After all, without the consent of the parties involved, such behavior is robbery, not a transaction.

"It seems that I can't get these 3 experience points." Tang Yu'an said regretfully.

Zhou Qi did not give up. He frowned and thought about it, then repeated what he had just said. However, he did not stop after that sentence, but added another sentence.

"Silence is also a statement. If you don't speak, it means you agree to the deal."

Tang Yu'an widened his eyes. Is this possible?

Zhou Qi waited for a while, but the unconscious Chi Hao remained silent, so he gave Chi Hao another sip of glucose solution.

Then……

Employee Zhou Qi completes a profitable transaction with a returning customer, earning +495 points and +2 experience points.

It actually... worked!

Tang Yuan: xueke

Is this really possible? Is silence also a statement? Tang Yu'an said he learned it!

"Brother Xiaoqi, you are so smart!" Tang Yu'an said excitedly.

Zhou Qi also saw the hint and found it really useful. He curled the corners of his mouth slightly, feeling like he had solved a difficult math problem and had an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

So, he used the same method to make one last "deal" with Chi Hao.

However, Chi Hao no longer had anything valuable on him - except for some clothes that looked of good quality, but they were all damaged and stained with blood, which made Zhou Qi, who loved cleanliness, very disgusted.

In the end, he left behind Chi Hao's nameplate.

This can be considered as a testimony. At least I saved his life. If there is any conflict in the future, maybe this nameplate will be useful?

[Employee "Zhou Qi" completed a transaction with a returning customer and made a profit, earning +15 points and +1 experience point]

This nameplate isn't that valuable, but it's made of pure metal, and quite possibly mutated metal, so it's still worth a few points.

After that, Zhou Qi didn't bother Chi Hao anymore and directly poured him a full cup of glucose solution.

"Okay, I shouldn't die." he said.

Tang Yu'an hummed, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Chi Hao was no longer as if he were a big trouble, but as if he were the God of Wealth.

He alone gave them over 1500 points! Although they also saved his life, this huge sum of money still made Tang Yu'an inexplicably excited.

"It's almost six o'clock." Zhou Qi looked at his watch. There were still fifteen minutes before the end of business hours.

Tang Yu'an nodded.

After six o'clock, all customers will be "sent" out of the grocery store, just like what Xiaoqi had experienced before.

Suddenly, Tang Yu'an had an idea.

He quickly opened the employee details and quickly found the information he had seen before -

[Dismissal: Employees who are fired will lose their positions and benefits, and will also lose all memories of the mysterious merchant and the grocery store.]

Found it!

If Chi Hao is hired as an employee and then fired, he will not remember anything about the grocery store, and the grocery store will be truly safe!

Tang Yu'an quickly told Zhou Qi about his idea.

"Brother Xiaoqi, let's hire him as an employee and then fire him! That way he won't have any memories of us."

After listening to his words, Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "This plan is feasible, but...what if he doesn't accept the job?"

Tang Yu'an was stunned, the ecstasy on his face disappeared, and he frowned.

"Threatened him into accepting it?"

He thought about it and shook his head again.

The recovery ability of people with special abilities is amazing. For example, Brother Xiaoqi had just awakened, and all his injuries were healed after a good sleep. The same goes for Old Li. He suffered such a serious injury but he looked like nothing happened the next day.

Brother Chi Hao is so strong, maybe he will be fully recovered after waking up?

If anything goes wrong, he and Xiaoqige will be in danger.

"What should I do then?" he asked in distress.

Zhou Qi said, "Let's send him out of the grocery store as planned. If he agrees to be recruited, we'll keep him here tonight. If not, there's nothing we can do."

During non-business hours, grocery stores are only open to the owner and employees with accommodation benefits.

Fortunately, all the dangerous creatures around the grocery store have been cleared away, so even if he stays outside, he shouldn't be in danger. It's just that he might not be able to withstand the cold at night.

Tang Yu'an touched his chin.

I don’t know when he will wake up, so I’ll just try my best to save him. Since I’ve saved him, I’ll save him forever.

So before six o'clock, he quickly put Chi Hao's shirt, which was wet with blood, on the shelf, and then opened the cargo list function.

In less than a second, all the blood and dust on the clothes were separated.

This was inspired by Tang Yu'an's previous use of the list function to separate the mold on rice. After testing, he found that it really worked.

These days, he and Xiaoqi brother also clean their clothes in this way. It does not waste water or electricity, and is convenient, efficient and saves resources.

So after a simple operation, he got a piece of clothing that was damaged but dry and clean.

Wearing clothes like this can barely keep you warm, at least it's better than being wet.

The two of them worked together to help Chi Hao put his clothes back on.

This guy was tall and strong, with hard muscles all over his body. He didn't look like someone living in a doomsday world at all, which made Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi have some guesses about the material level in the fortress.

It's really like two completely different worlds inside and outside the castle.

After dressing Chi Hao, Tang Yu'an put two heating pads on the inside of his clothes. He had lost too much blood, so his body temperature would drop, and he might not be able to withstand the cold environment.

Then, he took an empty mineral water bottle, removed the wrapping paper, filled it with about 350ml of warm boiled water, added 100 grams of glucose, and stirred it evenly with chopsticks.

A bottle of glucose solution like this only cost 10 points.

Then, Tang Yu'an tied the bottle of glucose solution with a rope and hung it around Chi Hao's neck, and then pulled his clothes in place.

While Tang Yu'an was struggling, Chi Hao's aura gradually became stronger, and he was already showing signs of waking up - he must be a very powerful psychic, with recovery abilities far beyond that of ordinary people.

At this time, the clock also pointed to six o'clock.

The grocery store's business hours for today ended, and the next moment, Chi Hao disappeared in front of them and was sent out of the grocery store by the protective barrier.

Tang Yu'an hurriedly ran outside the grocery store, opened his umbrella and jumped onto the stone blocking the door of the grocery store. Sure enough, he saw Chi Hao appear at the place where Zhou Qi had been sent out before.

He lay on the gravel-covered ground, motionless.

Seeing that he was still asleep, Tang Yu'an directly sent him a job posting, and then went back to the house with Zhou Qi to take care of their own business.

Anyway, the grocery store is closed from 6pm to 8am tomorrow, so the protective barrier will always be effective and they are safe.

As for the area around the deserted city, they'd cleared out all the dangerous creatures around the grocery store. It was probably the safest place, right? So, since Chi Hao wasn't awake yet, let him lie there for now and come back later to check on him.

Before returning to the house, Tang Yu'an always felt as if he had forgotten something.

It was not until he reached the door that he remembered, hey, Yuanbao seemed not to have come back yet?

Thinking of Yuanbao who had gone out and had not returned, Tang Yu'an opened the panel and took a look. He found that it was in good condition, so he didn't take it to heart. He packed up his things and went to take a shower and change clothes.

While the two teenagers were busy, the night outside gradually darkened.

In the open space about ten meters away from the grocery store, the red-haired young man who had been lying on the ground suddenly fluttered his eyelashes and then opened his eyes.