Task 4
Ying Yungui returned to the association headquarters feeling refreshed. After arriving at the office, the first thing he did was to call Lin Zhouze.
"You...just want to eat this?" Ying Yungui looked at the lunch box in Lin Zhouze's hand with a complicated expression, squinting his eyes in disbelief.
After all, he had just eaten something good, so when he saw what was in the lunch box, he felt a sense of disappointment.
Lin Zhouze casually scooped a spoonful into his mouth, chewed it twice, and swallowed it. Then he said calmly, "I can't taste it, so it doesn't matter what I eat. At least I like the texture of this one."
There was a very turbid paste in the lunch box. It was hard to tell what color it was, but it was definitely not the kind of food you usually see.
Lin Zhouze felt full after eating less than half of his meal. He put away his lunch box and said, "I'm not particular about what I eat now. Lan will prepare different meals for me based on my daily physical signs."
"After all, the research base has strict requirements for the various indicators of experimental subjects."
"Lan..." Ying Yungui murmured.
Although Lan is now an individual with independent consciousness, she is ultimately an incarnation created by Shi Youchen.
Ying Yungui didn't know what the so-called "creation" was, and Shi Youchen didn't tell him the specific content.
So he couldn't help but worry about whether Lan would retain some memory of their plan.
Even if it was just a tiny bit, it would likely have a butterfly effect in the future. And now neither Shi Youchen nor he could afford such a risk, so he thought—
Why not just find an opportunity to get rid of Lan?
"What's wrong?" Lin Zhouze asked in confusion after hearing no movement for a long time. "So what exactly did you ask me to do?"
Ying Yungui came back to his senses and said, "Oh, I want to ask about some of your research." He wanted to know how far the current research on the experimental subjects had progressed.
Because Lan is currently the person in charge of the association's experimental research base, the situation is not the same as when he first joined the super evolution. Presumably, under the subtle influence of Shi Youchen, the situation has changed significantly.
How did Lan, a pure researcher with no background or special abilities, get to this point? To be on the safe side, he must grasp every detail.
As one of the earliest experimental subjects, Lin Zhouze obviously knows these details better than other people in the experimental base.
Lin Zhouze said, "Hmm?" "Are you finally going to take responsibility for your current identity?"
Ying Yungui frowned: "What do you mean by finally? I've only been the president for a few days?"
Lin Zhouze nodded. "Well, you've only been the guild leader for a few days, but weren't you playing missing just a few days ago? I heard that no one could find you."
Ying Yungui understood what he meant and became alert instantly.
Sometimes Ying Yungui couldn't help but wonder, if he and Shi Youchen were not the creators of the maintenance plan, it would be hard to say whether they could see through Lin Zhouze in the current situation.
This guy is so sharp that it's a little scary.
Ying Yungui was thankful that the other party couldn't see his expression: "Before, I didn't pay attention to my parents because of the Orb selection. I took some time to go and see them a few days ago."
"A circle?" The two had parted ways before, so Lin Zhouze didn't know what happened afterwards, and naturally he didn't know about Ying Yungui's custom of offering sacrifices.
"My dad... Ying Xiangze is still listed as 'missing' in the association's archives. I don't know where he is, so I visit every district around this time every year. I'm sure I'll find him somewhere."
Despite the confusion in his eyes, Ying Yungui's answer was flawless, so Lin Zhouze naturally believed it. "So, you've accomplished something important, and are ready to settle down and properly fulfill your duties as president?"
Ying Yungui: "Alright, so can we get back to business?"
Lin Zhouze sat up straight: "Of course, ask."
——
Shi Youchen stored Aisha Kalanka's body in a separate small space, preparing to take it to Area 5.
He did not reveal his next plan of action to anyone, nor did he tell Ying Yungui when he would set off.
But after seeing the busy figures in the kitchen, he hesitated.
Xiao Wei was carefully preparing the ingredients for the next meal as usual. When she heard the door open, she looked up and asked Shi Youchen, "Mr. Shi, is it okay to have noodles tonight?"
During all these years in Mirage Abyss, she did almost nothing except taking charge of food.
In Xiaowei's own words, she would be willing to save her life and see Shi Youchen again, even if she had to spend the rest of her life in this dark place and never see the sun again.
Shi Youchen glanced at the things on the chopping board and said, "I'm not eating at home tonight. I need to go out for a while."
Xiaowei paused and said, "Ah...Okay, then when will you be back? I'll come over to prepare then." She looked visibly depressed.
In a place where a superpowered person appeared every few steps, there was very little she could do. Unconsciously, Xiao Wei had placed too much importance on her contribution to Shi Youchen, completely neglecting her own life.
This is not what Shi Youchen wants to see.
He sincerely hoped that Xiaowei could become a person who puts her own will at the absolute center, just like he is now.
"I'm going to District 5. Do you want to come with me?"
Xiao Wei was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and asked, "Can I?"
I can't help you in any way, and I might even become an obstacle to what you want to do. Can I still leave the Mirage Abyss with you when I'm like this?
Shi Youchen was a little amused: "If you want to go, why not? Is there anyone here who can stop me?"
Xiaowei mustered up her courage and determination and quickly cleaned up the kitchen.
"Wait a moment, I'll get it done!"
...
The two arrived at Nigra City in the northern part of District 5.
"Wow," Xiao Wei exclaimed softly along the way, "Is this really District 5? It's only been a few years, and it's already developed to this point?"
She wasn't being overly surprised. If the Mirage Abyss was a fantastical space constructed from the gathering of supernatural powers, then Nigra City was a city built from the desert using advanced human wisdom and technology.
Xiaowei blocked the sunlight with her hands, looked up at the overlapping roads in the sky, the various vehicles passing by from time to time, and the huge display screen hanging in the distance that was constantly changing, and her eyes gradually widened.
"Mr. Shi, although I have never been to Nigra City before, but these..."
At this time, a dark-skinned little girl jumped onto the nearest track entrance from behind the two of them on a skateboard. Her handsome and chic movements made Xiaowei swallow her words.
Then they watched helplessly as the skateboard unfolded and transformed, becoming a glider in the blink of an eye and disappearing with a "whoosh".
Shi Youchen patted the stunned Xiaowei and said, "Although I haven't seen these before, you should stay calm and don't act too conspicuously."
Xiao Wei woke up as if from a dream when she heard this. She rubbed her eyes a few times and said, "Okay, then what should we do next?"
Shi Youchen looked at the giant screen hanging in the center of the city. The time displayed on it suddenly reorganized into a few large characters: "Nigra Auction"
"Auction?" Xiao Wei followed his gaze and asked doubtfully, "Is there anything you want to buy?"
Shi Youchen raised his eyebrows and said, "No."
"ah?"
"By snatching it."
Xiaowei gasped: "Ah?" Although she didn't know the specific reason, she believed that Shi Youchen must have his reasons for saying that.
Shi Youchen tilted his head and asked her, "Do you want to go in with me, or walk around by yourself and wait for me to come out?"
Xiaowei glanced around, moved closer and whispered, "If I go in, will it affect that action?" She emphasized the word "that", obviously worried about what Shi Youchen had just said, "rob."
"..." Shi Youchen lowered his eyes, "It won't have any impact, but the things inside might make you uncomfortable."
Xiao Wei was obviously relieved: "As long as it doesn't affect the plan, I'll come along. Just in case you need me."
Shi Youchen smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."
Ten minutes later, the two of them appeared at the entrance of a shopping mall in the central area. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary shopping mall, but Xiaowei's intuition told her that something too ordinary was not normal.
After all, the center of a high-tech city is actually a group of "old-fashioned" buildings that are completely different from the surrounding areas.
Shi Youchen reminded her: "Don't talk, just follow me closely." Xiaowei swallowed nervously and nodded, but her eyes couldn't help but fall to the surroundings.
The inside looked almost exactly like the old shopping mall she remembered, except for one thing—the receptionists standing at the door of each store here were not humans, but different animals.
Shi Youchen took her to the third floor and then walked straight to a small and inconspicuous shop in the corner.
A brown curly-haired dog was squatting at the door of the store. When it heard someone coming, it opened its eyes. Its eyes, which were covered by fur, were exposed, which scared Xiaowei.
Because those eyes were different from those of other puppies she had seen. They were not black and round, but had a large area of white eyes, and the pupils were only a small dot in the middle, just like a pig's eyes.
It also looks like a human eye.
Shi Youchen stood in front of it and did nothing. The curly-haired dog rolled its eyes, sniffed around Shi Youchen twice, and then stopped at Xiaowei's feet.
Xiaowei looked into those eyes for a second, then immediately looked away, cold sweat starting to break out on her back.
"My sister." After Shi Youchen's voice sounded, it exhaled a puff of air from its nostrils, then returned to Shi Youchen's side, and spit something out on the ground with a "vomit" sound.
A glass-shaped key.
After spitting out the key, the curly-haired dog suddenly aged significantly. Its fur began to fall off rapidly, and its four legs began to tremble. But it still remembered its mission, and tremblingly picked up the key on the ground, raised its head and handed it to Shi Youchen.
"Thank you." Shi Youchen calmly bent down, took the key, and thanked it.
Xiaowei was shocked when she saw this scene. She was shocked that Mr. Shi’s mysophobia did not flare up, and he actually took the key stained with the poodle’s gastric juice and saliva with his hand.
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