Chapter 171
Seeing that Zhou Qi accepted the gift and promised to wear it all the time, Tang Yu'an was finally satisfied.
He smiled, sat down and started eating noodles.
Although it’s not as delicious as what Xiaoqi Ge cooked, it’s at least cooked, Tang Yu’an thought while eating noodles.
Zhou Qi glanced at him and saw that the boy didn't notice his abnormality. He breathed a sigh of relief and picked up his chopsticks to eat noodles.
He ate with big mouthfuls, not feeling that the taste was inappropriate at all.
Tang Yu'an smiled and handed him the fried egg from her bowl. Then he asked, "Did you buy the necklace in the Plane Shop? How many points did it cost?"
Tang Yuan paused and said nonsense: "No, I picked it up in the woods."
Zhou Qi then showed an expression that said, "Do you think I will believe it?"
"Okay, I did buy it, but it wasn't expensive at all." Tang Yu'an said, "I'm very stingy, why would I buy something so expensive?"
Zhou Qi didn't think so.
His watch was the birthday gift Tang Yu'an gave him last year. He bought it with the pocket money he had saved for a long time.
Tang Yu'an stuffed a mouthful of noodles and said vaguely, "A mere 30,000 points, what's that worth?"
He still has nightmares now, dreaming that his younger brother Xiaoqi drowned in water or burned to death in fire, and then he wakes up crying.
Now Xiaoqi is no longer afraid of fire, but he is still afraid of water, so he keeps an eye on the goods in the plane store.
Later, I bought this necklace from Joanna.
This necklace not only generates a protective shield, but is also made of exquisite materials that are rust-proof, high-temperature resistant, and not easy to break.
It was worth 20,000 points in itself, and Joanna gave him a friendly price and took 30,000.
Tang Yu'an really didn't think it was expensive.
Zhou Qi looked at him and whispered, "It took you more than 20 days to accumulate 30,000 points..."
This means that their return time will be delayed again.
"You are the most important." Tang Yu'an looked at Zhou Qi with a sincere and stubborn look, "Even if it means spending all my points, I will buy it."
Zhou Qi stared at him blankly, feeling as if his heart was soaked in warm water. The warmth seeped into his bones and gave rise to a hint of sweetness in his heart.
After a while, he said, "You should buy one for yourself too."
"Yeah, I'll buy it when it's available."
Tang Yu'an continued to eat noodles happily, and Zhou Qi also ate all the noodles.
They were already growing, and with their superpowers enhancing their physique, their appetites seemed to be even better, so it was a bit too little for them to eat.
Zhou Qi went to make a few more meat and egg pancakes as a snack.
The egg liquid is still made of lizard eggs. Tang Yu'an put them in his portable warehouse when he sorted them out before, and he can still eat them now.
"I saw a white-tailed bird lay eggs yesterday. Let's go and dig out the bird's nest later!" Tang Yu'an suggested.
The white-tailed bird, as the name suggests, has white feathers on its tail. This bird is very large and can be two or three meters tall.
It was extremely aggressive and would often launch sneak attacks on them. After several battles of wits and courage, Tang Yu'an's fighting ability was not improved, but his flying speed was getting faster and faster.
Zhou Qi thought about it and nodded.
Although according to his previous schedule, he had to go to class after breakfast, today was his birthday, so he could really take a break.
So, the two teenagers put aside their studies and training and went out to have fun all day.
As the days passed, the temperature became lower and lower. When they saw the leaves in the forest begin to turn yellow, they knew that autumn had arrived.
"It seems that this world also has changing seasons." Tang Yu'an picked up the fallen leaves floating in the forest.
These leaves have lost their green color and moisture, but are still very tough and look very textured. The key is that each leaf is very large, and it feels like it can be made into a small boat when placed in the water.
"Pick up a few and take them home to make roasted chestnuts." Zhou Qi said.
"Great!" Tang Yu'an cheered.
This is a new fruit they found in the forest. Each fruit is as big as a fist and has a hard shell. After being roasted, it becomes very brittle and cracks when hit with a hammer.
The flesh inside is very similar to chestnuts, creamy yellow in color, soft with a special aroma, and a little sweet.
Tang Yu'an could eat five at a time, and then he couldn't eat anything else.
They collected a few fallen leaves, and after returning to the yard, they tore them into pieces and piled them together, threw five or six large chestnuts in, and wrapped the chopped sweet potatoes in tin foil and hid them inside.
Then he put a fire stone in, and soon the fallen leaves began to burn.
Yuanbao squatted beside and watched. He also liked the roasted sweet potatoes and roasted chestnuts.
Black Pearl, on the other hand, had no interest in these two things. Seeing the two teenagers grilling something to eat, the little kitten who was basking in the sun on the roof jumped onto the huge rock next to it.
It suddenly transformed into a big black cat.
After coming to this plane for more than half a year, its fur has become more and more shiny and its movements have become more and more agile.
Black Pearl left without looking back.
When Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi dug out the sweet potatoes and prepared to eat them, it ran back again.
At the same time, several live fish pierced with metal sheets were suspended next to it, flapping their tails.
These fish are of moderate size, neither affecting the roasting process too much nor being too big to be satisfying.
“Clatter—”
Several fish fell in front of Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi was already used to it. He processed the fish skillfully and then roasted it over the fire.
In addition to roasting, seasoning is naturally indispensable - although ordinary cats and dogs cannot eat too strong flavors, it is obvious that Black Pearl and Yuanbao are not ordinary cats and dogs.
Both pet bosses love to eat food with seasonings, but the taste is slightly lighter than that of humans.
"Great, there's grilled fish to eat!"
Tang Yu'an also squatted nearby and waited, and then Black Pearl wrapped his tail around him and put him on top of it, and he was immediately immersed in a sea of fur.
Yuanbao watched them play and ran over with his tail wagging. However, when Hei Zhenzhu glanced at him, he stopped where he was and then ran silently to guard Zhou Qi.
The aroma of grilled fish, chestnuts and sweet potatoes filled the yard, making it happy and warm.
Outside the yard, a green vine grows, and the thin vines climb all over the boulders, adding a bit of interest to the camp.
This green vine is naturally the emerald branch that has taken root in the soil.
After recovering its strength, it fell in love with this land full of spiritual energy and chose to take root in the ground.
Of course, it is not a person who would stay still, so it has already started preparing for the second split.
However, this time the split took much longer than the first time, and it fell into a longer dormancy. Although its vines stopped growing, its leaves did not turn yellow with the arrival of autumn.
In fact, the withered plants in the forest are only a part of it. Fierce plants like carnivorous plants are still full of vitality.
The weather was getting colder and soon snowflakes were falling.
Tang Yu'an was so happy that he went crazy. It was the first time he saw snow. He pulled Zhou Qi to play snowball fights, build snowmen, and then make various shaved ice to eat.
Of course, he became obedient after catching a bad cold from the cold.
However, because there was a special medicine for colds, he didn't suffer much. But after the novelty wore off, Tang Yu'an reduced the time he spent outside.
It’s so cold when it snows!
Although there was a constant temperature cloth, his face was still exposed, and it felt like his nose was about to freeze when the wind blew.
Compared with this weather of dozens of degrees below zero, the temperature in the wasteland is not lower than zero at night, which feels bearable.
Zhou Qi was still as normal as ever. After absorbing the power of the fire spirit insect, his body was emitting heat like a stove.
Tang Yu'an especially liked to put her cold hands into his clothes, and then hold him tightly and not let go.
Every time this happened, Zhou Qi's ears would turn red. He would resist at first, but in the end he would give in to Tang Yu'an.
Although it snowed, the big river did not freeze.
One day, they took advantage of the winter when there were few animals and plants were inactive, climbed to the top of a tree a hundred meters high, flew higher, and finally saw the land on the other side of the river.
This also confirmed that this body of water was indeed a big river.
They also saw a fire on the other side of the river, but they didn't know whether it was a wildfire or human habitation. However, after discussing it, the two decided not to cross the river to explore for the time being.
In addition to the cold weather, it is also because their points balance is about to reach the requirements!
Before they knew it, they had been in this plane for seven months.
After continuous efforts, the points balance finally reached 320,000, which is less than 70,000 away from 388,888.
Moreover, the interface of the seven-day sale has not been refreshed in the past six months.
During the past six months, Tang Yu'an has completed the courses for the first and second year of junior high school, and is now starting to study the courses for the third year of junior high school.
Zhou Qi's progress was much faster than his. He had already learned most of the senior year courses and estimated that he would be able to finish the rest in another month. After consolidating his knowledge, he could take the final exam.
"You learn too fast! I can't catch up with you." Tang Yu'an couldn't help but mutter after finishing the course that day.
"There aren't many new knowledge points in senior year, it's basically consolidation and review," Zhou Qi said.
Tang Yu'an hummed and didn't look very happy.
Zhou Qi took his hand and put it in his arms, saying with a smile, "You are really amazing. You have compressed two years of courses into such a short time."
Tang Yu'an took advantage of the situation and put his hand directly into his clothes. Xiaoqi's skin was warm and smooth, and it felt super comfortable to touch!
Zhou Qi's smile froze slightly.
He heard Tang Yu'an muttering, "Because there's nothing to do for fun, I can only study. And you're so hardworking, how can I have the nerve to play?"
The boy's voice was calm and natural, and it was obvious that he didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior.
Zhou Qi could only suppress his blushing, slowly relax his body, and then try to say something else to divert attention.
After thinking for a long time, my head is still dizzy like a ball of paste and I can't organize complete words.
Tang Yu'an didn't think that this would cause trouble to Zhou Qi. After all, Zhou Qi had doted on him since he was a child.
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He leaned against the Zhouqi brand heater and opened the system panel with some boredom. He was originally planning to enter the plane mall, but accidentally clicked on the lucky wheel interface.
After coming to this world, daily and weekly tasks are no longer updated, so...
"Huh?" Tang Yu'an blinked and said in surprise, "Brother Xiaoqi, I still have one chance to enter the lottery!"
He then remembered that before crossing into this dimension, they had just completed their daily tasks for the day, and he had not yet drawn the lottery.
Tang Yu'an immediately perked up.
He said excitedly, "Brother Xiaoqi, do you think we can directly draw the plane location stone?"
Zhou Qi paused, thinking that it was an extremely rare material and probably unlikely, but when he thought of Tang Yu'an's luck, he suddenly became uncertain.
"Try?" he said.
"good!"
Tang Yu'an finally pulled his hands out of Zhou Qi's clothes, rubbed his palms, and after completing the ceremony, he clicked the lottery button!
Tang Yu'an is particularly looking forward to the lottery after seven months.
But when he saw the pointer stop, he couldn't help but reveal a somewhat disappointed expression.
"Didn't you win?" Zhou Qi asked.
Tang Yu'an nodded, "I didn't draw the plane positioning stone."
If you really win, it would be too incredible... Zhou Qi nodded and then asked, "Then what did you win?"
"Let me see..."
Tang Yu'an glanced at the message and read: "Seven-day sale item discount card, 30% off."
Zhou Qi: “…”
He looked at Tang Yu'an, and Tang Yu'an looked at him.
They both took a deep breath, and Zhou Qi asked, "Our points balance is 320,000?"
Tang Yu'an nodded vigorously.
"390,000 is 30% off, so it's 273,000." Zhou Qi said calmly, "We can exchange the plane positioning stone."
He seemed calm, but his hands were shaking slightly.
Tang Yu'an didn't expect that the goal he had been working hard for half a year would be achieved suddenly.
He quickly confirmed the information again.
It's true! It's a discount card for the Seven Days Sale, and it's 30% off!
"Can we go back to the deserted city?" he said blankly.
Zhou Qi took another deep breath and nodded, "It seems so."
"Yeah!"
Tang Yu'an jumped up and cheered.
Although their life here was pretty good and they could always discover new and interesting things, it was still a bit lonely with just the two of them.
He now missed Grandpa Li and Granny Guo, Kang Kang and Lily, Tie Jin and Lin Zhen, as well as Xiao Cao and Shitou...
Although they had not actually spent that much time together, he had already developed feelings for these people from another world.
In addition to missing them, he also worried about whether they would encounter danger or accidents while he was away.
Although Grandpa Li and others always say that everything is fine through the message board, there is an obvious delay in communication, so it is not known whether what they say is true.
And the dream wishers, how have they been doing these past six months? Are they still alive?
Tang Yu'an quickly used the seven-day special sale discount card to buy the plane positioning stone.
However, when he took the positioning stone in his hand and prepared to use it, Tang Yu'an's face showed hesitation again.
He held the obsidian-like stone and looked up at Zhou Qi.
"Brother Xiaoqi, do you think this positioning stone can also locate our world?" Tang Yu'an whispered.
Zhou Qi looked at the stone, thought for a moment and said, "Theoretically, it's possible, but..."
There is no teleportation array in their world.
Without the teleportation array, they wouldn't be able to go back.
Tang Yu'an pursed her lips, still unwilling to give up, "Let me give it a try?"
"good."
Compared to the deserted city, what they want to return to most is of course the original world.
So, Tang Yu'an opened the teleportation array interface and operated it.
[You are currently connecting a teleportation array across different planes. You already possess a plane location stone and meet the requirements!]
【Please enter the fixed point plane number: ____】
Tang Yu'an entered MR168845 and waited nervously.
[No teleportation array available for connection was detected on this plane. Please check if the number is correct.]
Tang Yu'an entered the number twice more without giving up, but the result was predictable. He pursed his lips slightly, looked at Zhou Qi and shook his head.
"We'll definitely find other ways in the future." Zhou Qi hugged him in his arms and patted his back gently.
"Um……"
Tang Yu'an hugged Zhou Qi for a while, and soon he was fully revived. "It's not bad to go back to the deserted city!"
So he operated on the panel again and entered the plane where the deserted city was located. This time it went smoothly.
[It is detected that this plane has the following stores that can connect to the teleportation array]
[1. Ping An Grocery Store]
[2. Ping An Grocery Store No. 1]
【3. ……】
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but look at Zhou Qi. After explaining the situation to him, he asked, "Which teleportation array should we connect to?"
Zhou Qi frowned slightly.
The safest place is naturally the Ping An Grocery Store, but if you think long-term, you might bring others to explore the other world together in the future...
If this is the case, other branches would naturally be more suitable, otherwise Ping An Grocery Store would be exposed to outsiders.
Zhou Qi told Tang Yu'an his analysis. After some hesitation, Tang Yu'an decisively chose store No. 3 in the swimming pool.
Anyway, without his authorization, no one else can use the teleportation array, and if this person doesn't even have the qualifications to go to Store No. 3, he naturally won't get the opportunity to go to another dimension.
As a breeding base, Store No. 3 will not be open to the public and will always be closed. It is much safer than Store No. 1 and Store No. 2.
[Do you want to deduct 5000 points to establish a fixed-point connection to the inter-dimensional teleportation array?]
Originally, only 2,000 points were needed, but now it has doubled by 2.5 times! Tang Yu'an had no choice but to accept it.
Fortunately, I had a 30% off card, so after buying the positioning stone, I still had 50,000 points left.
[The current teleportation array can be sent to: Ping An Grocery Store No. 3, please select the inter-dimensional transmission method]
[1. Single deduction of 200 points]
[2. One-time deduction of 20,000 points to permanently unlock the teleportation function]
The price of the delivery method has also increased!
However, considering that this is an inter-dimensional transmission, the consumption may be a bit high, so Tang Yu'an still accepted it.
Anyway, after the deduction, he still had 25,000 points left, which was not a waste at all!
【Points deduction successful! 】
Looking at the teleportation array panel of Store No. 4, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the option of Ping'an Grocery Store No. 3 finally appeared.
"Let's go, Xiaoqi brother, let's go home!"
"good."
Because the emerald's offshoot was still dormant, Tang Yu'an left it here temporarily, and then summoned Yuanbao and Black Pearl to his side.
"Let's go back."
He put the black pearl into his pocket, and Yuanbao jumped onto his shoulder, then crawled into his hood, revealing a small head.
Tang Yu'an smiled, exchanged a glance with Zhou Qi, and then activated the teleportation array.
The light of the teleportation array lit up, and the boy's figure disappeared into the hut.
The north wind was howling outside and heavy snow was falling again.
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After a dizzy spell, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi opened their eyes again and saw the familiar teleportation array in the swimming pool.
The two looked at each other again, tears welling in their eyes.
"We're really back!"
"Well, let's go back to Store No. 1 and take a look."
"good!"
When they arrived at the transmission room of Store No. 1, Yuanbao, who was hiding in Tang Yu'an's hood, was stunned at first, and then flashed on the floor.
"Woof woof!"
It barked excitedly and ran out of the room first.
Black Pearl also jumped out of Tang Yu'an's pocket, looked here, sniffed there, and soon ran out.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi followed him out of the teleportation room and first went to the balcony to look outside.
It was now daytime in the deserted city and the sun was shining brightly outside, but what surprised them was that after being away for so long, the water level outside Store No. 1 was still so high!
Did the flood in the deserted city last for more than half a year?
There have been obvious changes in the yard - the reservoir that Grandpa Li mentioned before has been built and the water has been filled.
The area near the reservoir is obviously newly developed land. It seems that it was Grandpa Li who led the residents to enclose it.
The two plots of land where the star chain vines were planted were already densely covered with the vines and leaves of the star chain fruit, and small yellow flowers were blooming, which looked very beautiful from a distance.
The residents were planting on the reclaimed land, the brickyard was also full of people, and some residents were fishing and catching mutant creatures in the water.
It looked prosperous, not much different from before they left.
“Woof woof woof!”
"Woof woof!"
At this moment, hearing the familiar barking of a dog, Tang Yu'an turned around and saw two figures, one gold and one white, rushing towards him.
"Wangcai! Silver coins!"
Tang Yu'an smiled and hugged them, and they threw him to the ground and licked him. "Okay, okay, I'm back. Don't be so excited..."
Although Wangcai and Yinbi did not chase him at first, Tang Yu'an was not disappointed at all.
Their strength is not as good as Yuanbao and Black Pearl. They probably don’t even know what happened. He feels at ease with them guarding the house.
After the two dogs calmed down, Tang Yu'an discovered that there was a figure in the room.
"Grandpa!" When Tang Yu'an saw Old Li, his eyes turned red and he ran towards him.
"It's good that you're back."
Old Li looked at the two teenagers with obvious surprise in his eyes. "I haven't seen you for a few days. How come you've grown so tall?"
Tang Yu'an, who is 13 and a half years old, has reached a height of 167cm, and Zhou Qi has also soared to 185cm.
"How long have you been?"
Hearing this, Tang Yu'an was stunned.
He looked at Zhou Qi, and Zhou Qi asked directly: "Grandpa Li, how many days have we been away?"
Old Li calculated and said, "Seven days, is there anything wrong with that?"
Huh? They were clearly gone for seven months, so how could it be seven days? Could it be that...
The speed of time flowing in the two planes is different. One day here is equal to 30 days there?!
At this moment, a system prompt popped up and flashed in front of Tang Yu'an's eyes.
[Has returned to this plane, and is currently settling all rewards earned while away... Settlement complete!]
[Congratulations! Completed daily tasks, points +280, Lucky Wheel draws +7]
[Congratulations! You've completed the weekly mission...]
[Employee "Haijing" completed 1596 profitable trades, experience points +1596, points +93100]
Employee Lan Yunqing completed 4,248 profitable trades, gained +11,475 XP and +165,672 points.
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