Chapter 296 Safe House

The confession came suddenly.

This night was destined to be extraordinary.

However, after saying this, the ghost did not go any further. He let go of his hand and took the opportunity to tidy up Xu Zhiyan's messy hair.

Black hair passed through fingers.

Ambiguous and restrained.

Seeing that the young man was still in shock, He withdrew His hand and distanced Himself, behaving like a polite gentleman.

Since he could come up with the confession plan that would most impress Xu Zhiyan, how could the ghost not be aware of the other party's complex concerns? All his actions were just to tell the other party: It’s okay, he is harmless.

Even if this relationship is broken, Xu Zhiyan will not suffer any loss. He is fundamentally different from Slice, and He will not force him.

"Have a sweet dream."

He said.

As the last sound fell, the ghost stood up and allowed the black shadow to swallow him.

The smell of ashes disappears.

The room became quiet again.

Xu Zhiyan, who was still in a state of shock and confusion, was caught off guard by the disappearance of ghosts and gods.

But it must be said that the other party's departure was indeed very timely. It relieved a lot of the tension behind him and allowed him to catch his breath for a while.

After a moment, Xu Zhiyan punched his chest twice.

“Is that a confession?”

Damn it, what property, what control, what transaction... this is obviously a foul!

If you are greedy for small gains, you will suffer a big loss. But, this bargain doesn't seem to be small? No, if you are greedy for big gains, you will suffer a bigger loss.

With his head full of messy thoughts, Xu Zhiyan fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, the sun was shining brightly.

In the hall, the safe house system that was blocked by Asa last night had no idea what had happened and was still chattering and urging the host to choose an upgrade direction as soon as possible.

[Host! We are already level 15!]

Oh my God, look at the extremely high-quality and rich merchandise on sale. When it was still a small shabby house, it was unimaginable!

[Safe House Level: 15]

[Room key to be unlocked: 8]

[Number of skill points that can be activated: 2]

[Currently available for dungeons: ≤★★★★★]

[Supply Restoration: Level 12 (Supply Store Unlocked)]

[Status Enhancement: Level 5 (Unlocked Carrying Status)]

[Special upgrade: None]

Xu Zhiyan didn't sleep well. He yawned, looked at the panel, and tapped with his fingers.

I don’t know if it’s because a part of the blood was separated, but the level increase this time is not that much, but fortunately after clicking on the two-level status enhancement, the effect is unexpectedly good.

[Status: Attack Enhanced]

[Note: A unique buff state in the safe house, increasing attack power by 7%. All players who have made additional purchases in the safe house can obtain it [click to change the gain bar]]

[Status: Defense Enhanced]

[Note: The safe house has a unique buff state, and the overall defense is increased by 7%...]

The conditions for obtaining it have been changed previously.

For players who have already consumed it, this is indeed a very good benefit. Even though the increase is only 2%, even 1% of the defense may save a life at critical moments.

What is most satisfying is that new products have appeared in the products for sale column.

[Name: Chewing Gum (Low Level)]

[Level: None]

[Type: Special Supply]

[Introduction: This chewing gum tastes terrible, but after eating it, your body will be in a special state, with your attack and defense increased by 5% for two hours.]

[Notes: It is not tasty and sticks to your teeth, please eat with caution. ]

When the buff status exceeds level five, not only can players entering the safe house gain the status, but it can also be turned into supplies to be taken out for use.

[Oh wow! Good stuff! I can earn some new income!]

The system is excited.

Under Xu Zhiyan's leadership, the safe house is almost reaching the point where all creatures are money-oriented.

However, the shrewd successor did not seem satisfied.

"Can this form be changed?"

As an operator, he always has certain requirements for the status of these products.

“Chewing gum is too much trouble and may require chewing time.”

At Xu Zhiyan's suggestion, the system captured a few monsters, fed them the new product, and conducted an evaluation. The result showed that chewing all the time had the best effect.

[It should be nothing, right?]

The system doesn't understand very well. In its eyes, players will buy whatever items the safe house sells.

Xu Zhiyan shook his head and said righteously.

"No, since our products are sold to players, they must be made to be the most suitable for the game."

Once a person has something to do, he will forget about other things. Soon he was immersed in the review of new products and almost forgot about the ghost he had just confessed to.

"There are always some players who chatter like you. Do you let them talk while chewing gum?"

He has good reasons.

With such a complicated usage, can the sales be good?

[…I, I’m not a chatterbox!]

The system couldn't help but pick a point to refute.

"Okay, okay, you're not a nagging person, you're just a cookie. Anyway, the new product is launched to compete with the luxury status potion in the system mall. If you want to sell it, you have to sell the best!"

The status potions in the main system mall are basically above level A, which is a sky-high price for most players.

Except for a few wealthy players, few people buy it.

"The status potions sold in the main system store increase health by 5% and 10% respectively, and the duration is the same as ours, two hours."

If I could replace chewing gum with something more convenient and practical...

"We only sell the main system at half or one-third of the price, but we sell it in bundles and offer discounts on top of discounts. For example, if you buy 100 copies at a time, you get 20% off. This way, user stickiness will be greatly increased."

Anyway, the output of the safe house’s products is not consumed, so small profits but quick turnover is always the fastest way to impact the market.

If you really get used to their enhancement products, you won’t have to worry about not having stable users in the future.

After listening to it, the system thought it made sense and immediately gave suggestions.

[Host! Then let's go find the ghost master. He should be able to solve it. Let's change it to melon seeds, one bag at a time.]

Hearing the word "ghosts and gods", Xu Zhiyan, who was still talking a lot, fell silent instantly.

Some memories from last night started to attack him again!

"Well, I'll give this task to you. I think it's a good idea to change it to melon seeds." Xu Zhiyan could hardly wait to throw away the activity of interacting with ghosts and gods.

The system is unclear.

It was locked in the nightmare community by Asa last night, and like other monsters, it has always had a natural fear of ghosts and gods. It was worried that it would not be able to fulfill such a cumbersome requirement.

[Ah——Host! The ghost god is only friendly when he is facing you!]

It tries to trick its host into connecting with ghosts and gods.

[When you were not around, He was so fierce! We didn’t even dare to breathe!]

"...Hey, there aren't many creatures in this room that need to breathe to survive." Xu Zhiyan avoided the question.

Once many things are made clear, it seems impossible to ignore them.

He knew that monsters were afraid of ghosts and gods.

No matter it is the original system of the safe house or the monsters that appear here one after another, all the creatures here have a natural fear of ghosts and gods. Even the snail housekeeper who contacts ghosts and gods from time to time cannot avoid kneeling down with weak legs when being scanned by the cat's eyes.

But the ghosts were always gentle in front of him, and hardly showed any aggression, even last night...

He subconsciously touched his collar.

Although a long time has passed, his collarbone still seems to retain the hot body temperature that Fang A felt when his fingers brushed against him when he changed his clothes.

The other party was clearly not in the hall, but he felt that the shadows of ghosts were everywhere.

Damn...something's wrong.

Xu Zhiyan was a man who did what he said. He suddenly stood up and said solemnly, "Tongtong, I have something to go out for, so the connection with Bai Jin will be handed over to you. You must make the new product into melon seeds."

He ran back to the bedroom, changed his clothes and shoes, and looked like he was going on a long journey.

"Come on, Tung Bao, I believe you are the most powerful cookie in the world."

After saying that, Xu Zhiyan grabbed the phone on the table and rushed out without looking back, leaving the system in place, making a heart-wrenching cry.

[Wait! Host, you can’t do this! Host——]

The system is suffering.

Help! It doesn't want to connect with the ghosts and gods, okay!

[Asa, good brother, I need your help...] It began to seek help from outside.

On the other hand, Asa, who was in the R&D department of the Nightmare Community and was almost forced to have an afterimage by ghosts and gods, couldn't help but ask after receiving the news that Xu Zhiyan had left.

[Mr. Ghost, can you please just let Mr. Xu go? ]

It is indeed a reliable system.

So much so that the ghost did not force it to be driven away when he confessed last night. Now, as one of the only three systems in the safe house who knew about this, Asa could only barely remain calm.

"No problem."

The ghost's answer still carried the calmness of a superior, but Asa inexplicably heard some different emotions in it.

Although he appeared to be very gentle, his inner depression had already filled him up.

【…Everything will turn into its opposite when it reaches its extreme.】

Asa was silent for a long time before typing these four words.

It began to hope that Mr. Xu would accept it sooner. Otherwise, if it was delayed for too long, he would be the one who couldn't bear it in the end. After all, the human body is still too... Well, why should it, as a system, worry about it?

Even with this in mind, Asa still provided some information.

It thinks ghosts and gods will like this content.

[What Mr. Xu took away in a panic was not the spare phone, but the phone connected to the game. However, all the apps on it were still there, so it did not affect its use. ]

[From the payment information just now, Mr. Xu bought a train ticket to Lin City, probably to go find his teammates.]

[He also ordered beer and barbecue for lunch... Um, sorry to tell you so much.]

The ghost god didn't say much about this information. It changed the subject and continued.

[I have made the design drawings according to your plan, but I still need the cat-shaped mirror that Mr. Xu brought back from the copy to confirm whether it is possible.]

[Since Mr. Xu may have his own dinner party at noon, we suggest you call and inquire around 6pm. ]

Asa is very smart.

It even found excuses for ghosts and gods to call.

The ghost, who had been leaning aside without speaking, glanced at the hexagonal silver surface, which was rare.

Although this thing consumes a lot of energy, it does not seem to be a loss now.

"Okay, I'll call him at six."

He answered in a gentle voice, and even the terrifying sense of oppression was lessened a bit.

Asa, who had been frightened after being glanced at just now, also calmed down. It seemed that his guess was correct.

Taking advantage of the ghost's good mood, it thought of the information previously transmitted from the lobby of the safe house, and resigned itself to helping the stupid system out.

[By the way, Mr. Guishen, I have something else I want to discuss with you. ]

[After the safe house was upgraded just now, Mr. Xu was not very satisfied with the new product, so I would like to ask if it is convenient for you to modify the appearance...]

Before it had finished asking all its questions, it heard the ghost's deep reply.

"Then change it."

The ghost who regained his power did not mind these things. In his eyes, nothing was more important than Xu Zhiyan's needs.

…

Because the departure time was in the morning, Xu Zhiyan arrived at Jiang Huaique's house before noon.

At the door, the delivery guys who came to deliver the goods were huddled together.

Beer barbecue crayfish.

Cola fried chicken ice cream.

"Oh! That's pretty fast!"

He took the bag with a smile and thanked the guys.

Jiang Huaique, who was wearing a black apron, leaned against the shoe cabinet with his arms folded, frowned, and uttered a puzzled sound.

"What's wrong? Were you kicked out of the house?"

It is winter now. In the past, when the weather was warm, Xu Zhiyan would not go out. He would curl up at home like a snail. There must be something wrong when he ran out today.

Xu Zhiyan was completely at ease, as if he was at home.

After stuffing the takeaway into his teammates' hands, he took off his coat and touched his red ears, then opened the shoe cabinet and picked out the slippers inside.

"Jiang Jiang, your slippers are very pretty. There are little strawberries on them. They are very fashionable! I'll take two pairs when I leave."

He picked out a pair of cotton slippers that looked warm and took the initiative to change the subject.

Jiang Huai's mouth twitched, he resisted the urge to curse and lowered his voice to warn: "Keep your voice down, don't you know there's a senior high school student at home?"

He didn't tell Yu Xiu about Xu Zhiyan's surprise attack with the takeaway. It was already December, and Yu Xiu still had half a year to take the college entrance examination.

Going to school is probably a gene engraved in the bones of Chinese people.

Xu Zhiyan restrained his expression after hearing this.

"Okay, keep your voice down and be more civilized."

Although they don't have high expectations for the future of the game at the moment, their attitudes toward their children's schooling are surprisingly consistent.

If the child is admitted to a good university, then once he or she gets out of the game, he or she can return to being a normal person.

"Well, his grades are pretty good, but he's a little biased in one subject. Since it's inconvenient for him to go to school, I hired a tutor - so you have to get out of here before 7 o'clock in the evening!"

After being yelled at, Xu Zhiyan lowered his head and touched the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes, pretending to be weak.

"Alas, a man with a new love is different. He only sees the new lover smiling, and never sees the old lover crying..."

His servile look made the veins on Jiang Huaique's forehead throb.

After a moment, Jiang Huai'er's expression suddenly changed from anger to confusion, and he asked quietly: "It's the middle of the day, did you have a quarrel with Anonymous last night?"

Otherwise, why would you come to him?

Xu Zhiyan, who had just begun to improvise, was stunned, then stood up straight and shook his head solemnly.

"No, we didn't quarrel, don't talk nonsense."

This was completely different from the acting spirit he had just displayed, and Jiang Huaique showed an expression of "as expected". He couldn't help rolling his eyes. He took off his apron and took two cans of beer and opened them.

"Well, tell me, what are you quarreling about?"

He could curse even though he wanted to, but when it came to his teammates' emotional issues, he couldn't help but start to worry.

Inwardly, he spat that he deserved to be born into a life of toil, and Jiang Huaiqie resignedly began to put out the takeaway, saying sarcastically: "I never thought that I would be a caring father one day."

Xu Zhiyan took the beer, not knowing whether to drink it or not.

"We didn't quarrel, really!"

He just didn't know how to face it, so he wanted to find a place to buffer himself!

"Oh, so you were really together last night. Oh, you even lived together..." Jiang Huaique stretched out the last syllable, pushing the sarcasm to its peak.

Xu Zhiyan took a sip of beer and acted like a mute, which was rare.

“…I should have gone to find Jin Sheng.”

He sighed and spoke.

Jiang Huai heard a sneer, put on gloves and started to peel the crayfish, and kept mocking: "Sure, you can eat with Xiaoyi."

Xu Zhiyan is afraid of dogs. Although Xiaoyi is cute, he will not go to find Jinsheng unless it is absolutely necessary.

"I went out today and checked the almanac. It's not a good time to argue."

After being ridiculed for two consecutive rounds, Xu Zhiyan felt that the ghost's confession affected his performance, so he simply stopped talking and started biting into the barbecue.

Jiang Huaique watched his smart teammate biting the meat skewers as if to vent his anger, but he was not in a hurry. He peeled the lobster slowly and peeled a small plate of meat in a short while.

Xu Zhiyan finished half the bowl in one gulp, licked the corner of his mouth, and made a sound asking for more.

Three hours later.

Yu Xiu, who came out to use the bathroom, happened to see the messy living room.

Empty wine bottles were scattered everywhere, and crayfish shells were piled up on the table. The roasted crayfish, which had been reheated several times by Jiang Huai Que, was a little dry and gave off a burnt aroma.

Xu Zhiyan was drunk and fell on the sofa with his eyes squinting, mumbling something.

"What the hell is He doing..."

"We are fine like this, aren't we?"

"Wow, what if we break up in the future? I have to return my money..."

"No, no, I can't accept having my assets cut in half. If this money is destined to be taken away, I would rather not have received it in the first place..."

Jiang Huaiqun covered his teammate's mouth in time and said to Yu Xiu coldly: "You didn't see anything. Today's tutoring will continue as usual. I will deal with him before dinner."

Damn it! So after all this time, these two still haven't gotten along? Xu Zhiyan came to his place and drank like a drunk just because he was entangled?

"...Haha, sending dog food across cities is really fucking difficult for you." Jiang Huaique looked down at the mumbling Xu Zhiyan and sneered, the disdain in his words almost overflowing.

No matter what, these two people have been living together since before Xu Zhiyan entered the game. How can they just be a trading relationship after all this time? Damn it, why doesn't he believe it!

"!!"

Yu Xiu's pupils shrank slightly.

Deal with...deal with?

But due to Jiang Huaiqiao's strict education, he finally nodded. When he came back, he poured a cup of warm water for Xu Zhiyan, then went back to his room to study reluctantly, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Jiang Huaique let go of his hand, put his palm on Xu Zhiyan's clothes with disgust and rubbed it twice before taking out the cell phone from his pocket.

After searching for a long time, he didn't see any anonymous contact information.

Finally, Jiang Huaique dialed the 'AAA backup phone' number that was pinned on the top of the page with some doubt.

"Hello...Excuse me, is this anonymous?"

A man with a deep voice answered the phone.

"Yes."

Jiang Huai Que breathed a sigh of relief.

After hesitating for a moment, he said calmly.

"Your boyfriend is drunk. I'll take him back for you later."

No, although he had no problem with his teammates' sexual orientation, he still had to watch them on the spot to feel at ease.

Obviously pleased by a certain word, a satisfied laugh came from the other end of the phone.

"Okay, thank you for your help."