Chapter 214 Gifts, fragments, and telepathy?

March 6, afternoon, the town of Rjukan, Norway.

"Crying Dragon, where's Yuri?"

Anson Deer, wrapped in a scarf and holding a gift box, walked into Yuri's house. The door was not locked and only a figure could be seen in the living room.

"Who is the Crybaby Dragon?"

Asuka Uesugi held her chin and glared at him.

"Asuka-san, where's Yuri?"

Anson Deer shrugged and changed his name helplessly.

"I'm going to buy the materials I need for painting."

Asuka Uesugi snorted softly, turned her pretty little face away and continued reading the comics.

"Huh? Where?" Anson Lu raised his eyebrows.

Going to other cities at this time is like flying into a flame, especially in places like New York where law enforcement members are stationed. As a member of the Hell Lighthouse, as long as Yuri is reported, someone will hunt her down.

It would be a lie to say I'm not worried.

But be rational, with Yuri's strength, nothing will happen.

"Around Beijing." Asuka replied indifferently.

Huanjing... Anson Lu breathed a sigh of relief. It might be dangerous for Yuri to go to other cities, but it didn't matter if it was Huanjing - Jiang Yiji and the others would watch over it, so nothing would happen.

"Then what are you doing here?" He sat down on the sofa.

"Read some comics." Asuka paused, "and watch her draw. She draws very well."

Anson Lu took a look and saw the drawing board standing on a wooden stand. It was still blank and the paint tray next to it was also empty. It was obvious that Yuri had not started painting today, probably because of the lack of paint.

"Wow, to be recognized by your lady, her painting must be really good."

"Here, her half-finished product."

Asuka Uesugi was impatient. She still held her chin with one hand and held the comic book with the other hand. However, she moved the little finger of the hand holding her chin, signaling Anson Lu to look to the right side of the drawing board.

Anson Deer looked in the direction of her finger and saw a painting leaning against the windowsill, covered with gray cloth.

"What is she drawing?"

"You'll know for yourself if you go and see it."

"We should at least respect other people's privacy."

"Come on, I can see it, why doesn't she show it to you? You are hers... Never mind."

"Maybe she'd like to show me the finished product, not the half-finished one."

"I'm so envious." Asuka said suddenly.

"What do you mean?"

"That's the only way you'll be attentive to her."

"No."

"Really? The person involved is always unconscious."

"Student Crybaby Long, don't learn Crow's style. I hate it most when people analyze me."

"What's the point of analyzing a messed up person like you?" Asuka lowered her eyes and murmured, "Who knows which side of you is fake and which side is real."

"You see me like that, but I still feel..." Anson Lu lowered his head, "I'm not pretending to be anything. Whether in front of you, Yuri, or anyone else, I always show myself."

"Then your 'selves' are too diverse," Asuka said sarcastically.

"Well, maybe it's just a part, maybe it's a little torn..." Anson Lu scratched his cheek and said slowly: "Of course there is some pretending, but I don't have the energy now."

"Is that so..." Asuka Uesugi said nonchalantly.

She was actually a little uncomfortable with it. Anson Lu used to act silly and foolish in front of her, pretending to be crazy. But from that day on, Anson Lu's attitude towards her changed.

At least, he was more honest now, not as playful as before.

"What do you think, Asuka?"

"I don't hate it."

"That's good." Anson Lu whispered, "I also know that I am quite a weirdo. I may not really know how to get along with others, but I am indeed learning slowly."

"You... isn't she a weirdo too? It's obvious that you're the one who takes care of her more."

"To be precise, it's about taking care of each other."

"You are very decisive with others, but why are you so shy in front of her?"

"If that's the case, then I should reflect on it."

"In fact, I asked her a few days ago why she likes someone like you, whose personality is so broken and fragmented like a broken mirror, with so many faces."

Anson Lu was stunned, and he sighed and said, "Comrade Asuka, you have exaggerated my description of me."

"So, guess what Yuri said?"

"I give in. Why don't you just not tell me..."

"Ha, are you so timid?"

"So what did she say?" Anson Lu looked nonchalant, but he was a little nervous in his heart.

"She said..." Asuka looked away, "Even if you are a broken mirror, the person who loves you will pick you up piece by piece, murmuring as he picks you up, 'this piece is mine, that piece is mine.'"

Anson Lu was stunned for a long time, then lowered his head to open his phone and joked in a relaxed tone:

"Mostly from the Internet and books. That's what hyperthymesia is like. It's easy to remember things that you can use."

"Wow, aren't you touched?"

“A little bit.”

"Yeah... it's good. I thought you were really that cold and heartless."

"Not really. I think I have always been quite loyal and righteous."

"I mean, relative to your appearance."

"Okay, at least I admit this."

"Be nice to her, my President Deer." Asuka Uesugi said nonchalantly, flipping through the comic pages.

"Of course..." After a pause, Anson Lu said, "It's good to have you as a friend. There are too many weirdos in the union. It's usually hard to find someone to communicate with normally."

Firewood was burning in the house. The faint flame was like a red cub with bared fangs and claws, swaying its body, swallowing firewood and gradually growing, spreading out a comfortable temperature.

In the quiet room, two people sat on either side of the sofa, one looking at his phone and the other flipping through comics.

"Actually..." Asuka murmured in a weak voice: "I'm not normal either. I don't want to be so normal."

"What?"

"No, I'm going home." Asuka Uesugi got up from the sofa, stretched, and closed the comic book.

"Have a safe trip."

"By the way..." Asuka walked to the door and turned to look at him: "Teacher Chu said he would cook dinner and we can eat at his house. Please tell Yuri."

"Well, Teacher Chu's cooking skills are really exciting. I'm already drooling."

"Bang."

Asuka Uesugi closed the door gently, but the cold wind from Norway pushed it, causing the door to bang, as if signaling to stop, and the whistling wind that lasted only two seconds was blocked out.

The house was quiet.

Anson Lu held up his chin and quietly played Minesweeper on his mobile phone, waiting for Yu Rui to arrive. He hadn't spoken to Yu Rui for a while, ever since Yu Mingdao's death.

In fact, he himself had concerns.

If his mind went out of control the moment Yuri left, then everything he had worked hard to build up until now would collapse, and everything would be meaningless.

So, the two of them seemed to have reached a consensus to avoid each other.

But after the seventh round of dungeons, Anson Lu's thoughts changed a little - even though he knew how severe the pain of separation was, he wanted to cherish the present as much as he could, rather than reducing the harm by avoiding it.

Crunch...

Soon, the door opened.

Anson Lu put away his phone and turned around. Under the snow in Norway was a girl whose skirt and hair were so white that they seemed to be blending into the snow.

She gently pushed the door open, holding a bag in her left hand and using her slender right hand to lift her snow-white hair behind her.

When she saw Anson Deer with her clear eyes, she was obviously stunned for a moment, like a dazed little penguin. She walked forward two or three steps expressionlessly and closed the door behind her without looking back.

"I'm back. This round of dungeon will take a long time."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

“This is a gift for you.”

Anson Deer handed her the gift in his hand and added, "Oh, and your 3DS game console. I helped you catch Pikachu in the dungeon, and the game console is also in the gift box."

"Okay..." Yuri lowered his head and took the gift box, "Can I open it?"

"Open it later." Anson Lu exhaled a breath of white air and asked with a smile in his eyes: "By the way, you seem to be drawing something, can I see it?"

Yuri put his hand on his chin, hesitated for a moment, and said in an emotionless voice:

"It's not finished yet. I'll show it to you when it's finished."

"really."

"Have you seen it?" The Icelandic girl raised her clear eyes and stared at him.

"I didn't see it. I don't know why, but I just felt like you probably didn't want me to see it yet."

"intuition?"

"Ah, didn't I tell you? My super intuition can only be used for the next four seconds. It's not enough to cheat on something like this."

"…We are in sync?"

“…”

Anson Deer was speechless and the tips of his ears were a little red.

"The words we just learned are in the dictionary." Yuri paused, tilted his head and asked, "Is the context correct?"

"Yes, maybe it's because we are in sync."

"good."

A hint of happiness flashed across Yuri's clear eyes, and his snow-white hair swayed slowly.

After that, because Yuri didn't let Anson Lu watch her painting, saying that she had to wait until the painting was finished before showing it to him, otherwise it would not be interesting, Anson Lu didn't stay long and returned to his room.

It just so happens that he has a lot of things to deal with.

"First, I have to ask Yuliu for some low-grade materials. I don't know if he can find them... I haven't seen many low-grade materials so far."

Anson Deer sat on the bed, opened Natasha's panel, and murmured in a low voice.

Every time he saw Natasha's advancement needs, he got a headache.

The Queen's Statue, which is now the inferior chess piece "Slum Girl - Natasha", requires a full 10,000 inferior materials and a lot of evolution coins to be able to advance to the ordinary level.

Even if it is low-grade material, it is still difficult to find 10,000 of them.

Moreover, although inferior-grade materials seem to be the worst materials, it is definitely more difficult to collect 10,000 inferior-grade materials than to collect 10,000 ordinary-grade materials.

Because the evolution game has progressed to the point where the seventh round of dungeons has ended, most ordinary players have at least begun to use "epic materials" or even "legendary materials" to create equipment.

To take a step back, even if they would collect ordinary-grade materials, they would never collect low-grade materials - because in such an environment, low-grade materials are complete waste.

Anson Deer had no idea at all and could only ask Crow or Yuliu.

Apart from this, asking the authorities for help is the easiest, but he cannot contact Lorenzo for the time being, so Jiang Yiji is the last choice - if it is not necessary, Anson Lu does not want to ask him for help for the time being.

At this time, Anson Deer had already asked Crow to find two legendary materials for making the "Christmas Snowman", and the quantity required was quite large. It would not be very kind to ask Crow to find other materials.

If his Crow-Headed Military Advisor died from overwork, it would be more trouble than gain.

Therefore, Anson Deer had to find the "alternative crow" first, that is, the "Hand of Devouring" - Yuliu.

He opened his friend list, and there were only a few friends. He could see the rather conspicuous name "Julius Mena" at a glance. Anson Lu entered the conversation panel and sent him a voice message.

"Julius, I would like to ask you to find some materials. Are you free?" Anson Lu asked.

"What materials are you looking for?" Yuliu replied in text, as efficient as ever.

"Low-grade material."

"Low grade?"

Just from this question mark, you can see Julius' confusion.

"Yes, it's of low quality. Thank you for your help." Anson Lu said.

"Okay, how much do you want? I should be able to find it."

"Ten thousand." Anson Deer Lion opened his mouth loudly.

".Do you know how hard it is to find?"

"Please! Comrade Xiaomei, I can only ask you for help!"

"Then I'll try to gather them together, but it will take at least three or four days. If you don't trust me during this period, you can go find someone else."

"Three or four days? Okay, of course I trust you." Anson Lu thought for a while and turned off the panel.

He knew that Julius didn't like nonsense, so he tried to be brief and ended the conversation after sending the message.

This mafia boss is usually busy with affairs in Mexico, and he has to take charge of the overall situation after the Evolution game lands on the global market, otherwise the underground world in Mexico would have been in chaos.

Anson Lu yawned and closed the chess panel.

"Well, let Crow find the materials for Santa Claus, and let Yuliu find the materials for Natasha. You don't have to worry about them for now."

He finally had some free time, yawned, and lay down on the bed, thinking about what Yuri's expression would be when he opened the gift and saw the bouquet of "ever-fading ice flowers" inside.

The next round of dungeons, the eighth round, will begin on March 15th.

Before that, Anson Lu still had nearly ten days of vacation. Although it was called a vacation, there was nothing fun for a otaku like him.

So, he bought a Switch, downloaded some games from the eshop to kill time, and played Persona 5, which he had always wanted to play. It was as if he had found the feeling of being a high school student.

Somehow, time flies like an arrow in Norway, and the eighth round of dungeons is here soon.

However, what Anson Lu had never expected was that in this crucial eighth round of dungeons, the copies that emerged would be so outrageous, completely beyond the imagination of him and everyone in the team.

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