Chapter 9

When Li Hao woke up, she found herself lying in an unfamiliar place. She sat up in panic and saw Shalia putting things away.

Looking at her dark green snake tail, Li Hao's nose felt sore that she almost cried. She was completely helpless at that moment. The only person she knew in this place was probably this snake witch. She didn't even know her name, so she could only shout "Dragon Flame Potion" in the hope of attracting her attention.

She had never expected that the snake woman, whom she had only met twice, would actually save her. At this point, Li Hao also noticed that her stomach wasn't hurting. Remember, she had been kicked in the stomach and fainted from the pain. She even seemed to hear the sound of bones cracking. But now, she felt nothing at all, and even felt unusually relaxed.

Li Hao touched her face, and the burning pain was gone. Interestingly, the mouth ulcers she had been suffering from from eating meat had also healed.

"Thank you. Although I know you don't understand, I still want to say thank you." Li Hao stood up and bowed to Shalia.

"It seems you really don't know the common language." Shalia nodded at her, accepting her gratitude. She also told Li Hao her name, hoping that next time she wanted to find her, she wouldn't shout for the Dragon Flame Potion. That would be foolish. "Shalia, it's me. Shalia," she said, pointing at herself.

Li Hao was very smart and immediately understood what Shalia meant and repeated it after her. He memorized Shalia's name.

And he introduced himself like Shalia, "I am Li Hao, Li Hao."

"Li Hao, this name is really strange." Shalia repeated.

Shalia looked at Li Hao. The girl in front of her had no ability to resist at this moment. Any man from Charleston could kill the girl in front of her.

She thought for a moment and made a decision. She continued talking to Li Hao while gesturing. "You, here. You live here."

She even gestured a sleeping position. Li Hao's comprehension ability is really good, probably accumulated from playing the game "You Draw, I Guess".

Li Hao nodded desperately, then put the bag on the small bed where she got up, indicating that he understood.

The place Shalia had arranged for Li Hao to sleep wasn't really a living room, but more like a storage room, with a lot of miscellaneous items piled nearby. The bed was tiny. It couldn't compare to a hotel. But the sense of security this place offered her was completely different from what a hotel could offer her.

Spotting the bag, she hurriedly dug out her purse and took out the two remaining gold coins. She then looked at the contents of the bag, taking out everything except her eyebrow pencil and the tissue paper with pinyin written on it. She took out everything, including her powder, comb, and nail clippers. Then she saw the two bottles of Dragon Flame Potion she had wrapped in cloth. She hesitated, wanting to take them all out, but decided to leave one behind.

She took these things to Shalia, placed them on the counter in front of her, and handed them to her.

"Is this a thank you gift?" Shalia looked at these things, including the gold coins and potions she was familiar with, as well as three new gadgets.

She picked up the chalk at random and looked at the disc-like object. The pattern on it was beautiful, but what was it?

Li Hao quickly handed her the air cushion compact for her to try, and even showed her the nail clippers. Looking at the disc-shaped object, he discovered a very clear mirror inside. And yet, something like this was just a makeup tool for a girl. He couldn't help but become even more curious about where the girl came from. What kind of place could have such exquisite crafts?

The lipstick she bought last time already amazed her. She did not use the lipstick as a commodity, but took it apart completely. She even gave the paste to Harrison to study, but Harrison was unable to fully figure out the ingredients inside.

Shalia took the three things that belonged to Li Hao and pushed the rest of the gold coins and potions back.

Without waiting for Li Hao to refuse again, she took the three items and went to the front of the store. Just then, a customer arrived, so Li Hao took the gold coins and potions back.

She only then remembered her phone and saw that the screen was black. She tried to turn it on and found that it was out of battery. She probably had been live streaming while she was unconscious and it had consumed all the battery.

It's the seventh day now, and she still needs to fully charge her phone, but she hesitates, wondering if she should even start the livestream. Finally, she plugs her phone into a power bank.

Li Hao stood at the door and watched Shaliya serve customers. She could hear the conversation between the two. After listening for a while, she took out an eyebrow pencil and tissues, found a small stool, squatted in the corner, listened to the conversation, and familiarized herself with the pinyin.

When Shalia came over with the food, she saw a studious Li Hao. "Come here and eat."

Li Hao didn't expect Shalia to be so considerate. She not only provided her with a place to stay but also took care of her.

I don’t know what the cake is made of, it’s a bit dry, but Li eats it very well and cherishes it.

After she finished eating, Shalia brought in another thing, which turned out to be paper and pen. Obviously, she saw that Li Hao's tools were not suitable.

She couldn't see anything special about the paper, but the pen was magical. It seemed to be just a branch, even the rough knots were still preserved, but it could be used to write, and it felt like a pencil.

What made Li Hao even more grateful was that Shalia actually started teaching her language.

"Table, table" he repeated while pointing at both sides of the table, and Li Hao quickly marked it with pinyin.

But Sharia is not a kindergarten teacher. After teaching a few words, customers came to her door.

When Li Hao resumed his livestream, he had already written a whole page, hundreds of words. Lin Lan and the others, who had been waiting for a long time, felt relieved. They were worried that they would contact Li Hao later to fill in the gaps.

Li Hao was sitting in a corner of Shalia's shop, where Shalia had even prepared a small table. On the other side of the screen, there weren't just Lin Lan and the other three. There was also Director Luo and two unfamiliar faces.

Director Luo has been investigating this matter for some time. First, he asked the most powerful hacker to investigate where the live broadcast signal came from.

After all, connecting to a livestream requires network input and output. Unfortunately, even the hired hackers, who thoroughly monitored the livestream platform and even set up a dedicated server for the livestream room, couldn't detect any network requests, yet they could clearly see the footage. Even ten minutes before the livestream began the day before yesterday, Director Luo had the hackers disconnect the livestream room's server from the internet.

I didn't expect Li Hao's live broadcast to continue normally. This is simply a miracle.

Meanwhile, Director Luo's initial report finally received a response, stating that the situation would be under temporary observation. However, the department also instructed the Science Research Institute to cooperate with the investigation.

The two unfamiliar faces were from the Science Research Institute, abruptly transferred from their original projects. Initially, they were somewhat disgruntled. One was a basic science researcher, the other an astronomy researcher. Because the Institute's instructions were vague, they assigned two ordinary researchers. However, these two researchers were far more capable than ordinary people. Despite their humble status, they were both recognized within the scientific community for their numerous publications and their roles as members of renowned projects.

The two arrived yesterday, and Director Luo sent them all the previous information.

After reading the information, the two discussed it all night and came to the Internet Supervision Center early the next morning.

An outsider might think it was some conspiracy or computer generated image, but as researchers, they have access to the world's most advanced technology.

It's safe to say that the more knowledgeable and intelligent people are, the faster they'll discover that these things are real, something that existing science on Earth can't achieve. A top scientist might realize the truth after just five minutes of reading, unlike those at the internet regulators who are still hesitant.

The livestream wasn't fake, nor was it an act of actors. It was truly happening. The two discussed it for an entire night, and ultimately, they both came to the same conclusion.

"...I never expected that. When our department let one person go, everyone thought it was some boring job. If they knew it was like this, they would definitely be jealous." said researcher B.

"Yes, this alien world will bring great progress to the entire scientific community. It's a pity that they can't see it." Researcher A also nodded.

"Yeah... By the way, I've finished reading this. I'm going to rest first and we'll talk about it tomorrow." Researcher B said, and went back to his room to rest.

But when he returned, he didn't wash up and rest. Instead, he waited for a while, then took out his phone, opened the door, walked past Researcher A's room, and quietly came to the fire escape.

But what he didn't expect was that when he pushed open the door of the stairs, he saw Research Institute B who was on the phone.

"...Teacher, please buy your tickets quickly. We have made a very important discovery here."

The two looked at each other and, well, they were thinking the same thing, they smiled awkwardly.

Researcher A quickly retreated to the corridor and immediately called his advisor, asking him to bring his team over quickly.

The next day, the two arrived at the Internet regulatory department early in the morning.

"Director, we've reviewed the video and the materials. We both agree that what the anchor, Li Hao, said is true. I've already reported this to the institute, and I'm sure new arrangements will be made soon." Researcher A, with dark circles under his eyes but a bright look, added, "By the way, my advisor and his colleagues have already arrived on the earliest flight today."

"An unexpected accident happened yesterday." Director Luo took the two to the conference room. At this time, Li Hao had not started broadcasting yet. She was in a deep sleep in another world.

At this moment, the three people in the conference room were in a heated discussion. Yesterday's incident finally ended successfully. After all, Li Hao was finally rescued by his own efforts, and it was considered a close call.

But yesterday when Lin Lan went back to watch the video, she suddenly discovered that one of the hyena orcs who kidnapped Li Hao had appeared, just when Li Hao was shopping in the market alone for the second time.

This time the nature of the case was different. It was because they allowed Li Hao to go to the market again that she was attacked. It was their negligence that led to Li Hao's kidnapping.

Lin Lan went straight to Wang Bing the next day, and the two were arguing in the conference room.

Director Luo heard everything outside. He raised his hand and knocked on the door, asking them to stop arguing and not embarrass themselves in front of outsiders.

After Director Luo entered, he glared at the two of them fiercely, then let the two researchers behind him in.