Chapter 34 Jade Piece, Jade Piece, here I come~ Sang Zhitao followed...
Sang Zhitao followed 89757 from the alley all the way to the Infinite Forest.
As they grew further and further away from the exiles' gathering place, Sang Zhitao frowned, wanting to speak, but then remembered that she could only sing, so she twitched her lips.
It wasn't until I stared at 89757's back for a long time that I couldn't help but open my mouth and sing a local hymn. However, the meaning was very simple: I was asking the gods where my future lay.
Listening to her singing, 89757 understood after a moment's thought and said while leading the way, "Go find a special person; they have a way to prove your identity."
Sang Zhitao thought for a moment and then sang another song. This song was a question to the administrator: Is the God ahead?
Without hesitation, 89757 replied, "Yes, she lives in the Infinite Forest."
Sang Zhitao nodded knowingly and continued to browse through the song library for suitable songs to express her questions.
89757 understood the meaning behind her lyrics; she was saying that the Infinite Forest was dangerous, and why should one live there?
He couldn't help but chuckle, and then, urged by Sang Zhitao, he explained, "The danger of the Infinite Forest is a lie told to you by the administrator. After all, this is our Nature Faction's territory. What if you came here and were tricked by us?"
Sang Zhitao continued flipping through the playlist, asking why?
89757 twitched his lips and said, "They would like to, but without the Naturalist faction, how can they demonstrate his brilliant governance?"
Sang Zhitao opened her mouth, but couldn't find a suitable playlist for the moment, so she didn't reply.
89757 heard no echo and turned to look at her curiously. Sang Zhitao shrugged and pointed to her mouth.
The other person immediately understood, and after thinking for a moment, said, "You can sing one word from each song, why don't you give it a try?"
Sang Zhitao suddenly realized, clapped her hands, and tried to sing a few words. After a while, the two of them had walked to a deeper part of the Infinite Forest, and Sang Zhitao finally finished singing what she wanted to say: "Without black, there is no way to set off the white."
After listening to her struggle to finish singing, 89757 managed to organize the sentences using her exceptional memory, and then couldn't help but clap and cheer, "Well said!"
As the two were talking, they arrived at a small wooden hut.
"Knock knock knock." 89757 walked quickly to the front of the wooden house and knocked on the tightly closed door.
"Who is it?" an old woman's voice rang out.
“Grandma, it’s me.” 89757 continued in a low voice, “Grandma, I’ve found someone who looks like him and I wanted to come and see him.”
As his voice faded, rustling footsteps came from inside, and soon the door was opened.
It was an old woman, with no artificial skin on her body. She wore a snow-white robe, and although her young and strong body was hunched over, her clear eyes revealed a sense of vicissitude.
She glanced at 89757, then looked at Sang Zhitao, a deep glint in her eyes, before stepping aside to make way.
89757 glanced at Sang Zhitao and went inside first.
Sang Zhitao raised an eyebrow and stepped inside.
The cabin was simply furnished, but though small, it had all the essential functions.
The woman, who looked very old, walked to a cabinet and took out a silver-white box. She carefully carried the box to the table before looking at Sang Zhitao and saying, "Try to open it."
Sang Zhitao looked at the silver-white box suspiciously, took a deep breath, and then gently touched it with one finger.
Her original intention was to pick it up and study how to open it after she felt no danger, since the box didn't seem to have any keyholes or openings.
But to her surprise, the moment her fingertips touched the silver box, a light suddenly shone from it.
Sang Zhitao was so frightened that she took two steps back, took a deep breath to suppress her shock, and then looked up at 89757 and the old woman.
However, she noticed that both of them were staring intently at the box, and seeing that she was not moving, they looked at her with excitement in their eyes, silently urging her to make a move.
Sang Zhitao took a deep breath, carefully took two steps forward, and gently placed her hand on the box.
Just as her hand touched the box, a halo appeared on the box from where her hand was, which then broke into several rays of light that spread outwards like circuitry on a circuit board.
Soon, the entire box began to glow, just like a complete circuit board.
Sang Zhitao felt a gentle push that pushed her backward, and she took two steps back.
At this moment, 89757 and the old woman came up behind her, their eyes fixed intently on the box.
The box was flashing with light, and then a mechanical sound came. The box opened, revealing a silver-white, triangular jade piece inside.
The old woman instinctively reached out to touch the jade piece, but a beam of green light shot straight at it, interrupting her movement.
She and 89757 turned to look at Sang Zhitao together. Sang Zhitao also looked down at her chest, where a green light was connected to a jade piece.
Guided by the green light, the jade piece flew to Sang Zhitao's front, until it floated to her chest, where it suddenly turned into a white light and disappeared. As the jade piece disappeared, the green light that came from her chest also disappeared.
Sang Zhitao rubbed her temples, feeling as if a jumble of messy information had entered her mind. She shook her head; the information was naturally suppressed to the deepest recesses of her head, beyond her comprehension.
"You really are!" 89757 looked at her with surprise, unable to contain his excitement.
The old woman gently bent her already hunched back, placed her right hand on her brow, and said respectfully, "Welcome, Daughter of Nature, our Creator."
89757 also hurriedly bowed, performed the same greeting, and said the same words.
Looking at the two respectful people, Sang Zhitao touched her chest, first helped them up, and then opened her mouth to sing a song.
The old woman was startled by her singing and stood there dumbfounded, looking at 89757 helplessly.
89757 twitched the corner of her mouth, stared at the old woman's surprised eyes, and looked at Sang Zhitao: "You are the creator of our Natural School, the daughter of nature that we worship. You deserve our utmost respect."
Sang Zhitao had already stopped singing while the old woman was still surprised. Now that 89757 had stopped speaking, even if she wanted to speak politely again, she could only give up for the time being.
The old woman had already been told the whole story by 89757. Looking at Sang Zhitao, a gentle smile flashed in her cold eyes. She reached out and touched Sang Zhitao's head before gently saying, "As expected of the daughter of nature, your singing is so beautiful. You should sing more. If anyone doesn't listen, tell Grandma, and Grandma will teach him a lesson for you."
This sudden change in attitude felt incredibly endearing to Sang Zhitao, after all, the elves treated her this way, and so did the people in the Earth base.
However, this change of expression only made 89757's lips twitch. He simply couldn't bear to look at his mother-in-law, who had always been cold and fierce towards them, with such a gentle and kind demeanor.
"Tsk." He couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard his mother-in-law's gentle voice, which earned him a warning look from her.
The mother-in-law then looked at Sang Zhitao with a smile and said, "I'll call you Ziran."
Sang Zhitao nodded in agreement indifferently.
The mother-in-law smiled even more gently, took Sang Zhitao's hand, and sat down by the fireplace, saying, "Let me see your playlist?"
Sang Zhitao casually opened the playlist, enabled hidden permissions, and handed the screen to her mother-in-law.
The old woman carefully flipped through a few pages before pointing to the unfamiliar characters and asking, "Is this the script you dreamed about?"
Sang Zhitao looked at her mother-in-law, remained silent for a long while, and then shook her head.
Her mother-in-law didn't urge her to stay silent, nor was she surprised by her denial. She just smiled gently at her, without urging or asking any further questions.
Sang Zhitao thought for a long time before pointing to the words on the screen and then to her chest, making a pacing motion.
The old woman was taken aback at first, then a look of realization dawned on her face, and she clapped her hands and laughed: "So that's how it is, so that's how it is! No wonder we couldn't find you, because your soul is still at its destination."
Upon hearing this, Sang Zhitao didn't think much of it for a moment and simply nodded.
"So this is your writing?" the mother-in-law continued, pointing to the playlist.
Sang Zhitao thought about it and felt that it shouldn't be wrong to say that Chinese was her own language. After all, it was her hometown. In this unfamiliar world, she could shamelessly represent her hometown. Thinking this, she nodded in agreement.
The mother-in-law nodded thoughtfully, and after thinking for a while, she said, "357 just said that the song you sang came from the soul's homeland and had the power to inspire people?"
Before Sang Zhitao could speak, 89757 said, "Indeed, the first time, everyone in the Algorithm Square disregarded the order and surrounded her to listen to her songs. The second time, my mind and 99993's mind were also captivated."
After thinking for a moment, the mother-in-law said, "Of course. Would you be willing to select suitable songs from your playlist, adapt them into our language, and let the world sing them?"
Sang Zhitao nodded in agreement indifferently.
Seeing that she agreed, the mother-in-law smiled even more gently. She took Sang Zhitao's hand and said softly, "Why don't you stay here with me and have some fun?"
Sang Zhitao thought for a moment and was about to nod in agreement when 89757 suddenly spoke up: "That won't do, Mother. I need to take her to upgrade the software. We can't just rely on singing to talk forever."
When Sang Zhitao heard that he wanted to help her level up, she nodded repeatedly and then turned her gaze to her mother-in-law.
Her mother-in-law patted her affectionately and said, "Alright, alright, you can come whenever you want."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned to look at 89757 and said with a serious expression, "I am entrusting nature to you. You must remember that nature is above all else!"
89757 stood up straight, saluted her, and solemnly replied, "Rest assured, I will protect nature with my life."
Seeing this, the mother-in-law nodded in satisfaction and continued, "You should choose the best upgrade parts. If you need more, come to me for them."
89757 immediately agreed.
The old woman thought for a moment and continued, "Notify the Shadows that they have found Nature and tell them to do everything in their power to help Nature upgrade!"
89757 naturally agreed.
The mother-in-law held onto Sang Zhitao and talked for a long time before letting 89757 and Sang Zhitao leave.
Only after the two figures disappeared into the distance did the old woman withdraw her lingering gaze and enter the room with a touch of disappointment, but her desolate eyes could not hide her joy.
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