Chapter 103 Scenic Spot Experience
Chen Xiao'er closed her eyes and drank it all in one gulp.
Gulp, gurgling.
It seems... better than expected?
The taste is a little sandy, but not rough. Instead, it has a wonderful and smooth mixture of handmade coffee and freshly ground soy milk.
The boss didn't lie to me.
Chen Xiao'er's eyes suddenly lit up: delicious, fragrant, and full of layers.
"Huha~" Xiao'er breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought it was Chinese medicine, but now the strange taste in her mouth has been washed away ~ It feels so good.
She quietly put down the bowl, opened her eyes and found that the villagers in front, behind, and around her were all craning their necks to look at her, their eyes as big as copper bells.
Is there something on my face?
She touched the corner of her mouth and felt no soup residue.
Looking at the senior, Zero tilted his head calmly, as if saying, "What's wrong? Do you need me to get you a tissue?"
“You, you…”
The leader raised his index finger and drew it in the air, but he didn't dare to poke Chen Xiao'er.
Are you really human? You're definitely a humanoid! And thick-skinned!
Even a "God" cannot swallow digestive juice raw.
You should know that there is an unwritten rule in their tribe that is passed down orally and ingrained in people's minds, which is "If there is a special situation that requires changing the offering, a large amount of toxins should be extracted to poison it to death and replace it with a better god."
The chief glanced uneasily to the side, hoping to get some psychological support from his fellow tribesmen.
It's totally useless. These cowards are almost scared to death.
The seven or eight helpers who were originally arranged to tie people up with ropes and iron hooks also retreated one after another, looking extremely cowardly.
It's funny to say that the leader was trembling with fear: Who wouldn't be afraid? There are more than one kind of toxins mixed in the food. Apart from the most powerful digestive juice in the soup, the rest of the dishes also have many imaginative seasonings added at will.
That woman is simply a monster who eats asphalt and drinks sulfuric acid and enjoys everything she eats.
But when the leader saw how cowardly the others were, he slowly came to his senses: Wait, isn't this just a superpower related to resistance to poison and radiation?
Look, she's not even wearing protective clothing!
The mere ability to resist poison is not worth mentioning in battle.
The leader got rid of his fear of Chen Xiao'er and began to focus on observing the tall, silver-haired woman: Since his companions lacked combat ability, this girl was most likely a physical type specialized in strength and agility.
Or, more rarely, a ranged attacker who manipulates some form of energy.
It would be best to knock her down first.
The leader scooped another bowl of soup from the basin and politely pushed it towards Ling. "Please try it, sir! This mushroom soup is truly precious! It's made with freshly picked giant mushrooms!"
Zero looked indifferent and didn't even look at him. She had no interest in taking the digestive juices of the abyss creatures.
"Senior~"
The delicate voice scratched her ears, and Chen Xiao'er's hand reached out from the side. Three or four fingers delicately lifted the soup bowl and held it to her lips.
The girl's eyebrows curved, and her lips revealed two small teeth as she spoke. "Try it, it's really delicious!"
Ling's eyes flickered slightly, she lowered her head, held Xiao'er's fingers, and slowly swallowed the soup while holding the edge of the bowl.
The living apostles still have human bodies, and most of their joints and muscles retain the texture of their life, while their flexibility, various resistances and strength are greatly improved.
But the apostles' five senses are no longer the same as those of humans.
It's not just emotions that are taken away; all kinds of perceptions are also gradually stripped away after becoming an apostle.
The sense of taste is similar to the memory of the past. The apostles can taste a clear flavor, but the feeling is like the difference between what really happened and the movie played on the screen.
Rustle, rustle.
The girl in the cinema stood up, walked over to her through the projector and held out her hand.
"Try drinking it~"
Chen Xiao'er held her wrist, took her through the curtain, and jumped onto the stage with floating lights.
The real richness explodes on the tip of the tongue.
Zero licked his tongue with aftertaste, then gently put down the bowl.
"It tastes great." She spoke in a calm voice, but her other hand was reluctant to let go of the girl's wrist.
"~" Xiao Ai finally found what her senior sister liked to drink, and pursed her lips.
So cute.
So Ling also moved his lips and w'ed like her.
"!" Senior sister is so cute~
Chen Xiao'er swallowed quietly, quickly picked up the bowl and took another sip of soup. After drinking it, she remembered that her senior sister had just drunk from here.
Her cheeks suddenly turned red, like a hamster holding a cherry tomato.
Oh no, this is bad. Kissing indirectly in front of so many people is not good. It would be terrible if they noticed. I might get scolded when I get home.
Chen Xiao'er quietly turned her eyes to look outside. The staff didn't pick up their phones to take pictures, but their expressions were very - surprised?
The others were fine, just surprised and weird, but the uncle who was super enthusiastic before now had a face so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.
There's no need to be so rude, it was just an indirect encounter... Never mind, other people's thoughts are not important.
She turned around and was about to say a few more words to her senior when she suddenly heard a loud bang.
Ling banged her elbows on the table, her shoulders heaving, her silver-white hair trembling like willow branches in the wind.
"My...stomach hurts a little."
She stretched out her hand weakly in front of her, and Chen Xiao'er was so scared that she grabbed it immediately.
But the moment she held his hand, Chen Xiao'er's eyebrows raised in surprise.
Because the hand didn't tremble or feel sticky with sweat. Instead, it gently and steadily shook her hand when she trembled, as if to say, "Don't worry."
She looked up at her senior's face and found that Ling's cheeks were very smooth, without even a drop of sweat, and her eyes were calm and clear.
The senior sister is pretending, why?
Chen Xiao'er blinked without saying anything. She looked at the leftover food on the table and subconsciously realized the "truth".
Ling has a very simple preference for food. He usually eats the same brand of energy bars at school and rarely tries new things.
The food here has mixed tastes, and the vegetables have a very peculiar bitter taste, which is really not delicious.
Surely Zero doesn't want to eat these, but he also doesn't want to appear too rude, right?
Xiao Ai hugged Ling's neck, held her head in her arms, and said with a nasal tone: "Does your stomach hurt? Woo, then, then is there a place to rest here? There is also a toilet——"
Ling whispered, "I don't need the toilet." But Xiao'er covered his mouth tightly, pressed his head into her arms again and again, and he stopped talking.
"Hey, hey hey."
The kitchen helper was glared at by the leader, so he licked his lips and ran to the front, rubbing his hands together. He said, "Yes, of course. We have plenty of places to rest here! Look at that room over there, it's big and clean. There's even a bucket at the foot of the bed!"
He was giving his suggestions in front, and the villagers dispersed tacitly behind him, just blocking the path leading to other houses.
"Thank you. I'll give you the money later."
Chen Xiao'er* pursed her lips and helped Ling, who was "about to die", to walk towards the room.
Her steps were brisk, and she almost laughed out loud: Senior, you're being so perfunctory! Where's the stomachache you said you'd have? Only their bodies were pressed together, and their legs were walking steadily.
But it’s better this way. I was really scared when I saw Zero had a stomachache.
Chen Xiao'er suppressed her smile, coughed twice, and continued walking with Ling's support.
They had just stepped into the room one after the other and before they could say anything, they heard a crisp "bang".
"?" Chen Xiao'er quickly turned around and grabbed the door handle and pulled it back hard. When it didn't move, she quickly turned it around.
Click, click.
It won’t turn, the door is locked!
…
"X, this is so difficult!"
The leader punched his chest in anger. He sniffed and waved his hand: "Hurry up, hurry up, start the sacrifice ceremony! These two people on the ground are very evil."
He didn't need to urge them much, as the tribesmen were all frightened by Chen Xiao'er's bizarre behavior of swallowing digestive fluid raw. As soon as the sealed house was closed, they scattered to collect firewood.
The underground people's inheritance is mostly limited to word of mouth, so their sacrificial rituals are very simple.
You just need to light a bonfire and use the prescribed movements and dance steps to assist. In an emergency, you can just light the fire directly to show your thoughtfulness.
After all, they originally lived in the abyss of depth 1, and that abyss creature was not a big shot on the 4th or 5th floor. Its body was very close to here, and they could hear it by just shouting a few times. Why would they make a phone call?
Firewood is a luxury in the Abyss. It's difficult to obtain, requiring the hunting of plant-based Abyssal creatures, and also because it's high in radiation, which can easily cause various mutations.
But since we live underground, why should we worry about radiation?
The tribesmen quickly brought enough firewood.
However, out of some fear and survival instinct, none of them dared to approach the sealed house. They just built a bonfire in the square despite the leader's dissatisfied eyes, leaving all the risks of handling the sacrifices to the "God".
A pile of firewood nearly ten and a half feet long was quickly built.
A strong woman with muscular arms stepped out from the crowd, raised the burning torch in her hand and threw it hard.
raging.
The torch was stuck in the middle of the fire, and the flames rose up, guiding the ignition oil to outline a symbol in the shape of a tuna fish: this "god" really had no rank, so the underground people had to use its original form to carve a totem.
The flames changed shapes in the air, and people danced around the bonfire, occasionally raising one foot to imitate fish gliding in the water.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
The firewood crackled and continuously emitted gray particles.
Coming, coming soon.
The chief and several thugs who regularly feed the food became excited, ready to shout "Food! Food!" when the "god" appeared.
After all, its level of personality is relatively low, and if you don't remind it loudly, it may leave after eating and leave no food at all.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
A cloud of smoke condensed in the air. It was supposed to transform into a giant tuna, opening its mouth to swallow the entire sealed house, gurgling as it digested the sacrifice before floating away.
But this time the development was not good. The smoke was faint and swayed, and it couldn't gather together.
What’s going on? Can God be offline?
The chief gnashed his teeth in anxiety. He grasped the ceremonial pole and knocked on the firewood, which was equivalent to saying hello to the god.
Bang!
The air exploded with a crisp sound, and then the smoke "hissed-hissed" and became smaller, then completely dissipated.
What, what is this? The leader turned his head in confusion, trying to find a logical explanation.
Everyone had a look of astonishment on their face, and they stood there staring at each other: Why are you looking at me? We have never seen such a scene before.
…
Click, click.
The door lock won't open no matter how hard I try.
"Hey!" Chen Xiao'er punched hard, then turned to look at the window: My goodness, what are these people doing?
She saw the group of villagers giggling at first, then carrying out a large pile of firewood and piling it in the square, and dancing happily hula around the bonfire.
...Is it necessary to avoid guests when you hold a bonfire party?
Chen Xiao'er was a little amused and confused. The dancing performance should allow the guests to sit next to and enjoy it, and then charge them after the dance.
Wait, I get it.
She knocked on the door.
"What's wrong?" Zero walked up to her.
Xiao Ai leaned her head on her senior's shoulder and said helplessly, "These people are so mean. They locked us in to watch the show and forced us to pay."
She was very familiar with this routine: kill first and ask for permission later, and the big knife hit the cake with a bang.
If you dare to say "I don't want to buy" after cutting, they will throw the knife to the ground, and three or four big guys will pop out from behind and stare at you with clenched fists.
"Mandatory fees? That's a good description."
Zero straightened up and said calmly, "Their dancing performance was so poor, no one will pay for it."
"They're currently trying to summon nearby abyssal creatures, but it doesn't look like they'll be successful."
"Yeah, it's just an average dance."
Chen Xiao'er wasn't being too harsh. Their movements were crude and untidy, clearly showing no effort in rehearsal. And what kind of dance involves hopping back and forth on one leg twice? It felt like a punishment game.
Zero stretched his wrists and ankles in front of the door and slowly backed away.
Seeing her tense her legs and prepare to sprint, Xiao Ai rushed over and hugged her arms: "Wait, what are you going to do? Be careful not to bump into anything."
"fine."
Ling's expression remained calm and elegant. She tilted her head slightly and said, "I'll deal with things outside as soon as possible. You... must be scared."
"To ease your tension, I will break the seal as quickly as possible and resolve the incident outside."
I'm not afraid. How could I be afraid when you're here with me?
Chen Xiao'er's face flushed slightly. She dragged her senior sister's hand and walked to the other side, saying as she walked, "No need to break the door lock, we can go through the window."
Zero's eyes flashed blue. She could scan and see that the window-like glass was actually the area with the strongest seal, but she said nothing.
Because Xiao'er raised her hand and gently pushed the window frame.
Zhiyouyou~The transparent glass opens its heart innocently, like a real window.
"Let's go, Zero."
Chen Xiao'er hung one leg on the window sill. She stretched out her hand to her senior schoolmate with a little pride on her face.
I'm super handsome now! Right, senior?
Ling raised his face, and his silver-white hair swayed.
She walked to the window, picked up the girl's waist, and flipped her out easily amid Xiao'er's exclamation of "Ahhhhhhh".
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