The four of them arrived in City B in the evening. The rooms they booked were very close to the station. All four rooms were adjacent to each other.
They greeted each other and went back to their rooms to pack their things.
The plan is very simple. We'll stay in City B until Xu Chacha's competition. Xu Chacha has two competitions, only three days apart. The first competition is the day after tomorrow. This means Xu Chacha has very little time to prepare.
Xi Xinxin quickly put down her luggage and looked around her room. The rooms they had booked were all very expensive, so the facilities were very complete, and the room was very clean. After nodding in satisfaction, she immediately flopped onto the bed and started scrolling through her phone.
(Host, what are you looking at?)
"Novels where the female protagonist dedicates herself to the world"
(Oh? What did they talk about?)
"The kidneys are like the white moonlight. The bone marrow is like the cinnabar mole. The liver belongs to the CEO; what a magnificent sacrifice!"
(...Host, what do you think you can gain from this?)
"Degrading intelligence."
(...If this system tries to chat with you again, this system is a dog.)
Actually, Xi Xinxin herself felt a bit lost when she had some free time. In real life, she only occasionally relaxed. The rest of her time was devoted to research. After coming here, she had no research and no research materials. What she wanted to do was... make some money?
"System, do you know any ways to make big money?"
(Woof woof woof!)
Xi Xinxin sighed and rubbed her forehead, speechless. This AI was just too AI: "I grant you permission to speak."
(If the host wants to hear the truth, hmph. Actually, in this manufactured virtual world, money shouldn't be a concern for the host. The system can openly and legitimately transfer as much currency as the host desires.) The system seems extremely proud of this skill.
Xi Xinxin's eyes lit up: "So that means money won't be a problem no matter how long I stay here. Then I'll stay here for the rest of my life!"
(Host, this is impossible)
Suddenly, the system seemed to detect something and paused.
Xi Xinxin sprang out of bed with a swift movement. She opened her phone's notes app and began writing as she spoke.
“I know about the system. I can tell from Jiang Moli’s words. My body is probably in some kind of laboratory with him, transmitting my thoughts to this so-called parallel world. According to you, the timeline is completely different from the real world. So it’s a burden on my brain. Therefore, this experiment is somewhat dangerous. Every time you talk to me, you’re unconsciously transmitting some electrical waves to test my mental stability.”
"As for the white light before I lost consciousness, I can only say that I don't know what kind of design or research it was. This thing seems to be called 'Instantaneous.' I know. Someone put it in my pocket, and in that instant, I could lose consciousness briefly."
"The only people I've had a chance to get close to are my colleagues who do the same research as me—so-called research teams where geniuses gather. The only one whose research I don't know what they're doing is a project someone just took over. It's probably about this consciousness entering virtual spacetime. The person leading that research... is their name..."
"Chu Quanyi"
Chu Quanyi was a friend who originally worked with Xi Xinxin on a project, but later switched to another project. She was the friend who disappeared after sending the message.
She waited for a long time. No system notification came. Xi Xinxin sighed, "Looks like I was right. So what exactly is her purpose? To make me young again? Or is she just looking for a sucker to test the system's stability for free?"
I waited for a full hour, but there was still no reply.
A knock came at the door. She glanced at the time; it was already ten o'clock. Xi Xinxin felt a little annoyed. But the knock was very soft and then stopped. After waiting a few minutes, she got up and opened the door.
Outside the door was Xu Chacha, who lived across the hall. The weather was starting to get cooler. Although indoors, there was still a slight chill in the hallway. She was only wearing a thin nightgown. She seemed to have just been heading back to her room, still holding her practice problems. Seeing Xi Xinxin open the door, she excitedly stammered again, "Xinxin, I just knocked lightly, I didn't...didn't I disturb your...sleep?"
Xi Xinxin's irritation suddenly vanished. A picture flashed through her mind of Xu Chacha wanting to knock but not daring to, finally knocking once and waiting a few minutes. She chuckled, "Why didn't you send a message? It's so cold standing outside."
"Hehe, I was afraid of disturbing you. If I knocked, you definitely wouldn't hear it if you were asleep." Xu Chacha smiled apologetically. "I think your problem-solving approach is very clever. Could you teach me? Of course, I could. I won't bother you. I'm just worried about not getting good grades. If you want to rest, then rest. I'm only bothering you by coming out here anyway."
Xu Chacha lowered her head as she spoke. She smiled bitterly, feeling like a burden.
"OK"
She looked up abruptly into the quiet room. Her heart was pounding. Looking into Xi Xinxin's tender eyes, she felt incredibly happy. She wanted to be friends with her forever.
Was it just because she was nice? No. Xu Chacha knew perfectly well. Why did it take her several minutes to open the door? It must be because Xinxin had already gone to bed. Then she slowly got up to open the door! And she was still willing to guide her! She really is a very kind person!
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