Chapter 105 Birthday
Qiao Suisui was so drowsy this time that she made up for the sleep she hadn't gotten in days. She dreamed she was finally back in the real world, running home excitedly to see her family whom she hadn't seen in a long time. But she froze in place when she opened the door. It turned out that her family was sitting at a round table celebrating her brother's birthday.
They happily sang the birthday song and let his brother make a wish. After blowing out the candles, he took his mother's gift and opened it. It was a new mobile phone that cost over ten thousand yuan. And for the past eighteen years, she had only eaten cake on her brother's birthday.
They sit so complete together.
It seems as if this family doesn’t feel like anyone is missing.
Qiao Suisui stood at the door of her home, slowly closing it, and then stood there for a long time. Suddenly, she felt as if someone was calling her name.
"Qiao Qiao."
"Qiao Qiao."
"Qiao Qiao, don't cry, I'm sorry."
"Qiao Qiao, I love you."
Qiao Susu opened her eyes gasping for breath, her eyes were full of tear marks, and her pillow was wet.
Her forehead and neck were covered in sweat. Seeing that she had woken up, Zongfang picked her up and patted her back gently.
"Okay, okay, it's all over."
Qiao Suisui looked at him absentmindedly, and said in a daze, "Did you call me back?"
"What?" Zong Fang thought she was still not fully awake, so he wiped the sweat off her body and asked, "What did you dream about?"
Qiao Suisui paused for a moment before pulling away. She leaned her head against Zong Fang's shoulder and whispered dejectedly, "I dreamt about my birthday."
There's no such thing as birthdays in StarCraft, let alone rituals. Every Orc's birthdate is printed as a number in their records, serving as a citizen identification code, but that's their sole purpose. They prioritize pairings and sacrificial rituals. Perhaps because the birthrate is so low, reproduction itself has become industrialized, so birthday traditions are rare.
But Zong Fang had read about this kind of folk custom in books on paleoanthropology, so he knew that the "birthday" that Qiao Susu mentioned was a meaningful event for her.
"when is your birthday?"
Qiao Suisui shook her head, using this small gesture to wipe away her tears with his clothes, and said, "I don't remember."
She quickly forced herself to calm down, and asked Zongfang to leave on the pretext of taking a bath in the bathroom. In fact, she wanted to be alone to sort out what to do next.
This dream reminded her that she was only one step away from activating the teleportation function. She longed to go back, but was the life after returning really what she wanted? Going back seemed to be an answer used to avoid thinking from the beginning.
She was unfamiliar with this world, and therefore afraid. But after understanding its rules, she decided to be able to protect herself. But after she overcame her fear and anxiety, she began to adapt more and more to this world, its rules, and being cared for by Luka and the others. She even found ways to improve her own strength, and it seemed that she wasn't as repulsive as she was at the beginning.
But in the real world, is there really someone waiting for her to come back?
Qiao Sui Sui thought about it in her mind and could only count three people: one was her good friend Lin Xixi, one was her mentor Guan Weizhi, who had helped her, and the other was her younger brother, Qiao Jiming.
Thinking of him, Qiao Susu's emotions became complicated.
She was resentful, resentful of why her mother was always partial. She was only one year older than Qiao Jiming, but she had to give in to him in everything and take care of him everywhere, and she could only have one share of all the good things.
At the same time, she had no outlet for her resentment, because Qiao Jiming always saved the nice things for her and secretly saved money to buy her birthday presents. He even gave her her first dress. She wished Qiao Jiming was a terrible, selfish person, so she could justifiably dislike him. But he had a clean appearance and good grades. Since they were little, he had been chasing her around, calling her "sister," "sister," wherever she went.
The heat made her cheeks flush, making her delicate features even more captivating. Qiao Suisui opened her storage compartment and took out a [Beauty Pill], holding it in her mouth. This thing couldn't be redeemed with points; it was only rewarded after each childbirth. She'd ignored it for the past few days because she was feeling down, but now she was taking inventory of her little stash.
Besides the unused Earth Building, she also received an Apartment as a reward. She planned to expand the hotel and open a branch. She also had a number of weapons. She casually pulled out an Emei Spear, finding it short and sharp, perfect for her, and pinned it to the top of her storage. She also had a few miscellaneous supplies, the most important of which was the Spiritual Power Ore.
Qiao Sui Sui took out a piece, closed her eyes, and used the same method as last time to transform the raw stone into her chest. Sure enough, a warm current soon spread to her limbs and bones, and the system's voice sounded -
[Congratulations on upgrading your mental power. Your current mental power level is B.]
She used the theoretical knowledge she learned in school to mobilize her mental strength. This time, without the burden of pregnancy, she felt like she had endless energy. Moreover, her thoughts could be transmitted farther and had a wider range of radiation.
Qiao Susu was not satisfied. She took out the remaining four raw stones as a reward and pressed them all against her chest.
"Um"
She bit her lower lip in pain. The impact was too strong this time, and heat was running through her body. She pressed her hands on the edge of the bathtub, and her fingertips turned white from the pressure.
Qiao Susu endured the pain and mobilized her mental power. After a while, the heat wave in her body finally dissolved, and the power of the raw stone and her original mental power merged well together.
[Congratulations on upgrading your mental power. Your current mental power level is: S.]
The improvement from B to S was something Qiao Susu herself had not expected!
It seems that the effect of using four pieces of raw stones together is much greater than using one piece, but you just need to be patient with the fusion process.
She placed her hand in the water and closed her eyes. In an instant, a blue flame appeared in the water. This was the fire in the water that she had created by using the fire control technique taught by Sang Yan, combined with her own understanding and current mental strength.
Originally, simple fire control had a weakness: it could be countered by water control. However, Qiao Suisui's fire control had completely evolved to overcome this weakness. Sang Yan's fire was the vein of a dragon, and it couldn't be contained by ordinary water. Only orcs with higher mental power could possibly break his fire. Qiao Suisui's mental power was already among the best among male orcs, and combined with his unique fire and water control, his combat capability was doubled.
However, her basic attributes, such as stamina and endurance, were relatively low, far inferior to those of an average male. This could only be redeemed for 3,000 points to increase her stats. However, she hadn't yet decided to stay in this world, so she didn't want to waste her points.
Qiao Susu was very satisfied that she could improve her mental strength without spending a single point.
"Qiao Qiao, are you okay?"
Hearing Zong Fang knocking on the door outside, Qiao Sui Sui asked the system to help her disguise her mental strength so that others still looked C-level, and then she answered: "Okay."
She walked out barefoot in a bathrobe, her wet hair still draped over her shoulders.
As the door opened, fog and heat rushed out, blowing out the candle flames and making them flicker.
Zong Fang held out his hand to shield the candlelight. Qiao Suisui stared at him, stunned. He was holding a small cake with a candle on it. She heard him say, "From now on, every year when we celebrate your birthday, let's add another candle, okay?"
Zongfang: I have become honest and am trying my best to please you.
(End of this chapter)
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