Chapter 022 Zero
"morning."
Sister Lan lifted the ends of her burgundy hair and tucked it casually behind her ear. She yawned openly and walked over carelessly, her other hand in her pocket.
Chen Xiao'er was not fooled by her lazy appearance and saw the Band-Aid on her cheek at a glance.
"Sister Lan! What's wrong with your face?!"
"Hmm? Natural."
"Don't give me the lip service—"
Xiao Ai was so angry that she jumped and dodged, her fingers reaching out to someone's pale face, but in the end she couldn't bring herself to pinch it:
There was no way I could see clearly until I got closer. Even his eye sockets were blackened, and there was a small wound at the corner of his mouth. He'd been punched in the head a few times, right?!
She was both angry and distressed. She stood there and took several deep breaths before finally calming down and continuing to interrogate the frivolous guy. "Tell me the truth, who hit you? Why did you fight..."
"oh."
Sister Lan used her little finger to pick at her ear and flicked it casually: "The local hooligans are not very polite."
Don’t think you can get away with it by acting cool!
Chen Xiao'er stared at her handsome face with wide eyes, and I stared at her--
"Pfft," I couldn't hold it back anymore and laughed.
"never mind."
Xiao Ai murmured, took out the spare trauma spray from her bag, and sprayed it on the side of her face: "We are unfamiliar with this place, don't fight casually."
She wasn't too worried about Sister Lan's skills, but she felt sad.
Changhe City was a simple place, with a much smaller gap between the rich and the poor. There weren't any such exaggerated slums. Although she had encountered idiots who bullied children when she was a child, after Sister Lan grew up, she never encountered dangerous adults again.
Sister Lan, has she always protected me?
The corners of her eyes began to ache. Xiao Ai just raised her hand when she reached over her arm and pinched her face: "Don't make that expression, smile."
Sister Lan was also wearing purple contact lenses today. Her usual laziness was gone, and she looked incredibly serious. "Listen up, I'm strong, and those guys are nothing. So if anyone bullies you, tell me right away."
"……call."
Xiao Ai stood on tiptoe and stuffed the sandwich in her hand into her arms: "I know, so powerful Lord Lan, where are you going to stay today~?"
"there."
"I knew you, huh? Which way?" Chen Xiao'er looked in the direction she pointed and exclaimed in surprise.
There is actually a place to live!
There are many old streets in the inner city area near the university, and the condition of the streets is so bad that they look like the entrances to newly dug tombs. However, the areas farther away and closer to the outside of the city have a completely different style.
About 200 meters away in a straight line, a complete and orderly green belt appears.
Generally, such green belts only appear near high-end residential areas and city parks, and there are indeed several neat small villas next to them.
Across the street you can see a storefront with fresh walls covered with ivy, but the sign is not clearly visible for the time being.
"What kind of work is it exactly?"
When she tugged on her sleeve, Sister Lan replied nonchalantly, "The residents over there need security. The conditions include room and board, and Ding Ding pays gold coins every week."
Gold coins...an adjective that comes from playing too much games.
However, the security job is quite suitable for Sister Lan. If the security in the United City is very poor, there is no need to worry about the salary.
Xiao Ai's expression relaxed. She tugged at Sister Lan's sleeve and walked a few steps toward the alley entrance. "Then take me for a walk? The greenery in the neighborhood is pretty good."
"No, the owners inside really hate Taoli University."
Sister Lan pulled her aside with force, walked out of the alley from the other side, and walked towards Lin Lang.
"Why?"
“Because of a land dispute.”
"ah."
It turns out there was a land dispute.
Xiao'ai looked back at the green trees and rockery in the high-end residential area, and then looked at the slum-like streets around the school.
Perhaps this strange urban layout has something to do with the conflict of rights between schools and citizens?
There are many reasons to explain the current situation, such as the location of the high-end residential area is the original city center, while the part where the school is expropriated belongs to the slums.
Did they deliberately leave a few streets undemolished during planning to separate them?
She shook her head and stopped thinking about it.
I'm just an ordinary student who hasn't even got a college diploma. It's too early to worry about these things.
If we really want to solve it, we must first understand the world's politics, economy and culture, and then choose one of the paths to at least climb to the slopes or even the top of the mountain.
"Okay, I'm going to work first."
Sister Lan walked Xiao Ai across the street, patted her shoulder, and glanced at Lin Lang. "Study hard with your new friends. I heard your school will arrange for students to clean up, so I'll sneak in and help."
"No need~ My social practice results are super good, okay."
Chen Xiao'er blushed and pushed her. "I'm already so old, and I still need my parents to help me clean up!" Lin Lang's father didn't pick her up directly, so he had to follow behind his daughter and observe secretly.
"Tsk," Sister Lan laughed briefly, shoved her hands in her pockets, and walked toward the lush green trees. As usual, she didn't bother to make promises; if she said she was going, she would go.
Xiao Ai stood there and watched for a while, only to reluctantly withdraw her gaze when Sister Lan's back disappeared behind the wall. "Let's go back to class too. It's almost 8 o'clock."
The two walked towards the campus along the asphalt road.
Lin Lang watched the monologue for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Who was that just now?"
"It's Sister Lan."
Xiao Ai pursed her lips and said, "I forgot to introduce you two! Oops, she ran too fast. Sister Lan is my best friend, like a sister."
Lin Lang nodded silently. Rare superpowers are often accompanied by rare side effects, and schizophrenia is a common one.
Even if they are not schizophrenic, there are many people who firmly believe that they "have a shadow friend".
Even if there really is a special superpower that can create a real "shadow friend" or a highly functional doppelganger, there is no need to worry too much.
She noticed Xiao'er occasionally looking back at the high-risk area in the city, and kindly reminded her, "That's a restricted area. New students who enter without permission will be punished."
"So serious?!"
"Well, for safety."
Xiao'ai nodded thoughtfully. It seemed the conflict between the residents and the school was deep, so severe it might even lead to violence. No wonder the school didn't allow students to leave the house freely, and even upscale residential complexes hired security guards at high salaries.
The school gate opened and the temperature instantly rose several degrees after entering.
They walked along the corridor and soon stood in front of the elevator according to the signs.
The Rubik's Cube building has a spectacular appearance and compact structure, but the price is that you have to take the elevator to go to different modular blocks, and ordinary stairs can only lead to nearby rooms.
bite--
The elevator goes up and down very quickly and runs smoothly, with almost no feeling of weightlessness.
Chen Xiao'er glanced at the pictures saved on her phone: "Chixing Life Common Sense" is in Room 301 on the 12th floor of Block C. Her next class is "Cleaning Skills" in Room 405. Cleaning skills are a required course, so it seems the school really cares about students' self-care abilities...
"Xiao Ai, the door is open."
"Um!"
She looked up as she stepped out of the elevator and immediately noticed something furry under her feet.
The corridor on the 12th floor was completely different from the one on the first floor. It was at least as wide as eight driveways, and the floor was covered in green flocked carpet. The grass on the carpet looked like real plants, with tiny spikes of grass swaying among the leaves.
Lin Lang noticed her staring at the predator grass on the ground, and quickly took her hand: "Hurry up, class is about to start. This place is still far from the classroom."
Yes, from the map you can see that the classrooms are located in the back and middle of the modules, and there are many activity centers, club departments and libraries reserved in the front.
They walked through the first corridor and before they had run far, they heard roaring sounds.
"Kittens? And puppies~" Xiao Ai's eyes lit up instantly. She heard the little animals meowing and barking~
"Oops..." Lin Lang's face was not in good spirits. The school was located near the Abyss Well and was often invaded by anomalies. Moreover, there were countless strange objects inside, so it was not uncommon for them to occasionally break free from their suppression.
But I don’t want to encounter it on the first day!
Lin Lang glanced to the side. While Xiao'er's superpowers were powerful, they clearly weren't good at ranged defense. If he really encountered a difficult monster, he'd still have to escape on foot.
"Mimi~"
She had only run two steps when she heard Xiao Ai's sweet call, and her heart trembled. "Hey, wait a minute!"
It was too late, a twisted shadow emerged from below.
It looked like a cross between an earthworm and a vine, with a golden sun pattern printed on the fleshy antenna at the top, indicating that it was a strange object or monster suppressed and stored by the Church of Light.
Lin Lang rushed forward in two steps, pulling out a folding electric shock rod from his waist with one hand and sweeping it forward with force: "Xiao'er, get out of the way! This little guy escaped from the animal area!"
"Xiao Ai, get out of the way! This is a monster that escaped from the sealed room!"
Pikaz~
The shadow ball jumped to the side nimbly, and just as it raised its two antennas and shook them proudly twice, it was pressed down hard by a pair of white little hands.
"Zizi——" The monster let out a sharp cry, twitched and deformed, and a pair of kitten ears and a fluffy tail popped out.
"Meow~Be good~"
Chen Xiao'er put the little ball of fur against her face and rubbed it hard, making a chirping sound.
"Meow, meow!" The little gray cat waved its claws in anger and tried to scratch the human's eyes several times, but was rubbed into a ball by the meow several times.
One person and one cat are "happily" together.
"Meow!" A fierce look flashed in the gray cat's eyes, and its paw pads made a crackling sound, and several iron-gray sharp claws popped out.
"Meow~" Xiao Ai squinted her eyes and imitated the cat's meow, not noticing the kitten's unusual movements. She crouched in the corner holding the cat, and Lin Lang behind her couldn't see what was happening either.
Ta-da, ta-da.
clatter.
Suddenly, there was a sound of orderly footsteps behind the wall, like leather shoes stepping on a smooth floor, crisp and not sticky.
The sound of footsteps paused, then left the queue and walked towards her.
"Student Chen Xiao'e."
"Eh?" If this voice isn't Lin Lang's, who else could it be?
Swish - the sharp cat claws were getting closer and closer, stabbing towards the eyes fiercely! !
The silly smile on Chen Xiao'er's face stopped, and only her eyes felt the sting of the wind.
Pasha.
The long silver-white hair fell quietly, and a tall woman as beautiful as a doll stretched out her arm and lightly waved the kitten away.
The girl's ice-blue eyes swept towards her, and she turned her wrist, softly covering her fingers in her palm.
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