Chapter 368 Back to Reality (19) - Visiting the Convenience Store

According to Ning Shu's assumption, there must be someone observing everything about each player behind the scenes, including their privacy.

If it were true, she would have no privacy left, but she still respects Xiaolan's work, since it's in her own best interest anyway.

Lying in bed at night, Ning Shu couldn't help but secretly cry because she missed her parents.

She finally cried herself to sleep and dreamed of her parents.

Their appearances are still blurry, but their concern for themselves remains undiminished.

That night, after taking a bath, Si Chen sat at his desk and looked at Ning Shu's movements throughout the day on his personal terminal.

He had already guessed the other party's purpose in going to Haicheng, but when he saw Ning Shu hugging her knees and crying, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

He quickly turned off the screen, closed his eyes, and pinched the space between his eyebrows with his fingers. He had been paying too much attention to Ning Shu lately.

Although he didn't approve of Si Zhong being with her, he really didn't need to spend too much time on a mere human. With Xiao Lan watching over her, she probably wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

The next day, Ning Shu woke up to find her eyes swollen like a sad frog.

I never expected to cry so much; my eyes are still so swollen even after a whole night.

When Xiaolan saw Ning Shu's face, she thought to herself, "Ning Shu is really something! How could he make himself look so ugly after crying like that?"

Ning Shu didn't know what Xiao Lan was thinking, otherwise he would have said: "Even a celestial being couldn't resist this sad frog look, let alone an ordinary person like her!"

Ning Shu's eyes were swollen, and she needed to buy some medicine to apply. She felt this was a godsend.

He took the opportunity to say to Xiaolan, "I need to go out and buy something. Give me some money."

That's right, Ning Shu is currently penniless and needs to ask others for money to do anything.

Because of her lost identity, she no longer has a personal computer, and naturally, no electronic payment currency.

Hearing Ning Shu so confidently ask her for money, Xiao Lan felt like she was a complete traitor.

"Whatever you want to buy, I'll pay for it."

Ning Shu refused: "Either buy me a quantum computer or give me cash."

Even in the most advanced era, there are still poor people. Poor people can't afford digital computers, so they have to use cash.

No matter how cash changes, the core remains the same, so similar functionalities should still exist.

Xiao Lan understood what she meant. Buying a quantum computer was definitely not an option, since both Mr. Si knew her identity.

With their capabilities, getting her a personal computer would be a piece of cake, but they refused, which shows they disagreed.

Then she can't make decisions on her own; in that case, she can only give cash.

Ning Shu guessed correctly; there was still cash in the account. Xiao Lan couldn't refuse her, so she withdrew several thousand yuan in cash, enough for Ning Shu to use for a while.

After receiving the money, Ning Shu couldn't wait to go to the convenience store to experience the prices of modern goods.

A bottle of water costs 5 yuan, and a bowl of noodles usually costs 50 or 60 yuan. Prices have risen a lot, and Ning Shu knows that she won't spend these few thousand yuan for long.

Ning Shu looked around and found the 399 convenience store that Li Dong had mentioned. It had quite a few branches, so Ning Shu randomly went into one.

After entering the store, she casually picked up two pieces of chocolate, wondering what Li Dong had said before, something like antiperspirant patches.

"Hello, do you have any of those self-operated antiperspirant patches here?"

After hearing this, the shop assistant asked, "Approximately how much do you want?"

13 pieces.

The salesperson was clearly thinking: "It's like this, our own-brand antiperspirant patches aren't really our main product anymore. Would you like to consider switching to another brand?"

Ning Shu: "I'm not considering it anymore. I heard that although the self-operated products don't last very long, they are cheaper and easier to peel off, so I want this kind."

After saying that, Ning Shu stared at the shop assistant. When she saw that the shop assistant was also staring at her, she glanced at Xiao Lan, implying that Xiao Lan had a problem and that she couldn't say it directly.

The shop assistant glanced at Xiaolan, then quickly looked away and started operating the light screen at the cashier.

Ning Shu could not see the content on the light screen; he only saw a solid-colored light and shadow.

She was a little nervous. Xiao Lan was right next to her, and she didn't know if the shop assistant would understand what she meant.

After the clerk operated the machine for a while, he said, "It's like this, we also have several types of self-operated products in our store."

Since this isn't our main product, we don't have much stock. Please wait a moment while I go look for it.

Ning Shu nodded, thinking that this was bad, the shop assistant probably didn't understand what she meant.

After the shop assistant went into the warehouse for a while, he came out and said to Ning Shu:

"Sir, that item is buried at the bottom. If it's convenient, could you please come in and take a look? Is it the kind you want?"

If so, I'll have a colleague come over and move the goods off the shelf.

Xiao Lan frowned upon hearing this. There was no reason to let guests into the warehouse; management in small places was chaotic.

Ning Shu readily agreed and went over.

Xiaolan wanted to go in too, but the shop assistant stopped her: "Excuse me, sir, the warehouse is small. Please wait outside for a moment, we will be right out."

Xiaolan frowned, but thinking that nothing bad would happen, she agreed.

Ning Shu followed the shop assistant inside. The warehouse was indeed small, and the warehouse door was the kind that closed automatically. As soon as the door closed, the shop assistant told Ning Shu to walk to a corner away from the door.

"What can I do for you?"

It really worked! Ning Shu was moved.

“Mr. Li said that if I want to join you, I should come here. I am willing to join you, but you have to help me get rid of that person’s surveillance outside.”

Ning Shu cried for a long time last night, and at the same time she realized that no matter whether the resistance army wanted to use her or not, she had to rely on their strength to get rid of Si Chen's surveillance.

As a human being, she was unwilling to see her homeland occupied by aliens.

If there is no other way out, there is nothing wrong with fighting for the future of humanity.

The shop assistant listened with a serious expression: "Please state your identity and provide some clues to prove it."

Ning Shu: "My name is Ning Shu. Like Ji Shi, I am a player. I have met Mr. Li and An Ran in the basement."

The shop assistant nodded: "I will report your situation to my superiors. If you see someone wearing a 399 uniform nearby, that's the person who will help you."

Ning Shu nodded: "You need to hurry. I'm leaving Haicheng tomorrow. I can only delay until 8 p.m. tomorrow at the latest."

The shop assistant nodded, then led Ning Shu away from the warehouse.

After coming out, the shop assistant said in a serious tone, "Please wait a moment, I'll have my colleague handle this."

After waiting for a while, Ning Shu and the others finally got what they wanted.

Xiao Lan followed silently, thinking that Ning Shu was going back to Youcheng, but she didn't expect that Ning Shu would actually go to the place where they originally landed.

He picked a chair in the square and sat facing the sea, without saying a word.