Chapter 145: No one sued the former chess player for animal abuse?
January 20, China, Shangshi City.
Anson Deer opened his eyes and looked around vaguely.
This time, he returned not to the teachers' dormitory of Shangshi High School, but to his small apartment with poor lighting.
He drew open the curtains. Snow fell and birds flew across the winter sky. It was still the familiar small county town. Even Shangshi High School, which covered a small area, stood out among the flat buildings, like a towering giant.
"Should we get some sleep first, or go to the municipal high school and tell them?"
Anson Lu retracted his gaze and looked at the message bubble in the upper right corner of his sight. The surface of the bubble was a striking crimson color. It was undoubtedly sent by Asuka, and there were more than one message, which was simply a bombardment.
"Then let's go over there and rest."
He got out of bed and just opened the door with the key when he heard a "pop!" and then a bunch of inexplicable red, blue and green papers were scattered on his hair.
Anson looked up blankly and took a closer look.
A beautiful face came into view, the girl's nose was red in the winter, and her eyes were clear and lively. She exhaled a breath of soft hot air, which patted Anson Deer's cheek.
Just now, Asuka Uesugi opened a small paper firecracker. She was wearing the same outfit today, a scarlet coat with a light green skirt underneath, the hem of the skirt swaying gently in the cold winter wind.
Asuka had a smug smile on her face, as if she wanted to see Anson Deer get scared.
"ill?"
Anson Deer patted the confetti on his head.
Asuka Uesugi threw away the salute casually. She looked dissatisfied and raised her head slightly. Her neck was as slender as a swan.
"Huh? That's how you reacted. I was thinking of celebrating your birthday!"
"Come on, how long ago was my birthday?"
"Of course the celebration will be delayed!" Asuka Uesugi put one hand on her waist and said without question, "Who can celebrate your birthday in a dungeon? You can't expect the system to celebrate your birthday for you!"
"That's true." Anson Lu lowered his head, glanced at the colored paper scattered all over the floor, and said thoughtfully, "Oh, it looks so shabby, you must have made it yourself?"
“You…”
Anson interrupted Asuka who was about to explode, smiled, and said lightly:
"Thank you. I am very happy."
Asuka was stunned for a moment. She seldom saw Anson Lu smile like this. In the past, Anson Lu's smile always gave her a very fake feeling, like an expression simulated by AI.
"Oh, as long as you are happy." She tilted her head and hugged her shoulders.
"Crow, Teacher Chu, Yuri, are they all back?"
Uesugi Asuka said calmly, "Humph, they were all downstairs. I told them to wait for them, but they walked slower than each other, so I came up first."
"What if I fall asleep?"
"Then I'll kick it in."
"Speechless, trespassing, aren't you? Lady, there's a reason why you've been labeled a high-risk individual by the Foundation!"
"Or else, I might as well spray your apartment with fire."
"I was wrong, Ms. Uesugi."
"Go away, stop being so sarcastic."
Anson Lu turned his head, and at this moment, three figures walked towards him from the stairs in the corridor.
"Happy birthday, Lu-kun." Urushihara Ritsu was wearing a black windbreaker with a gentle smile on his face.
"Happy birthday, President." Chu Qimo was wearing a brown jacket and simple pants. He nodded at Anson Lu.
Yuri was wearing Shangshi's blue and white school uniform and a light blue scarf. The outfit looked very tacky on others, but it fit her well and looked fresh and refined.
She raised her clear eyes, exhaled a breath of cold air, and stared at Anson Lu without saying a word. Her eyes seemed to say - "I told you happy birthday before, and I was the first one to say it."
Anson Lu glanced at Yuri twice, lost in thought for a moment, and used his hand to help brush off a strand of fallen snow on her hair.
Then he shrugged sheepishly:
"Thank you everyone, even though today is not my birthday."
Chu Qimo raised his eyebrows slightly, hesitating: "So it's not today, Asuka said today is your birthday, so..."
"Ms. Asuka may mean..." Urushihara Ritsu said, "We can treat today as Lu-kun's birthday to make up for the regret of not being able to be with Lu-kun on his birthday."
Anson Lu coughed twice and said seriously, "Justice delayed is meaningless. I will not accept your birthday wishes, especially from someone with the last name Uesugi."
"Ha, remember his face." Uesugi Asuka tilted her head and said angrily, "Will you celebrate the birthday of this kind of person next time?"
"Okay, then I'll treat today as my birthday." Anson Lu glanced at her and said lightly, "January 20th, Anson Lu's new birthday, are you satisfied?"
"That's right."
Anson Lu put his hands in his pockets helplessly, "So, did you have breakfast?"
"Isn't this waiting for you?" Asuka said.
"Yes, Lu Jun, we all came here from school on empty stomachs."
"What do you want to eat?" Yuri wrapped his scarf and asked expressionlessly.
Anson Lu said nonchalantly, "Well, there's nothing I want to eat. In fact, I just had a tempura rice bowl in Tokyo."
"The tempura in Tokyo is pretty good," said Ritsu Urushihara.
Asuka Uesugi tilted her eyebrows and asked:
"You're not taking us with you for breakfast?"
"Can you please stop being so mean? I had no idea you were going to do this. I was still in the dungeon just now." Anson Lu sighed and stared at Asuka's cheek with disdain.
Chu Qimo suddenly raised his hand and said, "President, I have a suggestion."
"What suggestion?" Anson Lu was stunned. "Also, Mr. Chu, you don't need to raise your hand next time you speak. We are not in class."
Chu Qimo lowered his right hand and said calmly: "I can cook. How about eating at the president's house?"
Yuri was the first to nod, surprisingly.
Urushihara Ritsu also spread his hands to show that he had no objection.
Only Uesugi Asuka hesitated for two seconds. She glanced at Anson Lu's messy apartment and asked contemptuously, "Come on, how long have you not cleaned up?"
"Why don't you ask me how long it has been since I last returned to Shangshi?" Anson Lu sighed.
Asuka said disdainfully: "Well, then I'll eat at his house and supervise a lazy bum cleaning his room."
"Are you my mother?" Anson Lu narrowed his eyes and deliberately dragged out his voice.
"Yes, I am your mother."
"Ms. Asuka, what you said sounds a bit like cursing in our Chinese language. Your quality needs to be improved."
"If there is any ambiguity, then you are the one being scolded."
On a winter morning, the air was very fresh. The cool morning breeze blew across the sky of Shangshi, gently blowing on the cheeks of the young boys and girls.
Anson Lu and Asuka quarreled for a long time before they stopped.
At this time, Yuri, Urushihara Ryu and Chu Qimo had already taken off their shoes in the apartment. Yuri took the lead. She glanced at Anson Lu, then at Asuka, and then walked into the apartment with an expressionless face.
"Please, can you please show some respect to the owner of the apartment? Is there any law or order?!"
In order to prevent the three people from finding some unspeakable secret documents from the room, Anson Lu ignored Asuka and quickly took off his shoes and went in to protect his privacy.
"Idiot, this guy..." Asuka glanced at Anson Lu's hurried back and chuckled.
She took off her shoes and walked into Anson Deer's small apartment, looking around the dark and narrow living room, which was almost empty, with a layer of dust covering the TV.
The apartment was bare, with not much extra furnishings.
Approaching the kitchen, Chu Qimo and Urushihara Ryu opened the refrigerator. The two seemed to be good at cooking and were already thinking about what meal to cook. Unfortunately, they saw that everything in Anson Lu's refrigerator had expired.
"Well, who's going to buy the ingredients?" Anson Lu asked while sitting cross-legged on the carpet.
Urushihara Ritsu put his hand on Chu Qimo's shoulder, coughed and said, "Lu Jun, Chu Qimo and I are ready to cook, you can't let us go, right?"
Chu Qimo had already tied on his chef's apron. He held a notebook and a pen, thinking seriously about the ingredients he would need. He recorded them one by one with a pen, then tore off the page and handed it to Anson Lu.
"Teacher Chu and Crow have the important task of cooking, and our great President Deer just saved Tokyo and came out of the dungeon." Anson Deer said here, looked at Yuri and Asuka, blinked and said:
"So, you understand what I mean?"
"I'm not very familiar with supermarkets..." Yuri tilted his head and asked emotionlessly, "Will you go with me?"
Anson Lu held his chin and said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. The first time is new, the second time is familiar."
"Really? Then I'll go alone." Yuri said.
Asuka Uesugi squinted her eyes the whole time. She couldn't bear to watch it any longer:
"It's just me and this idiot going, Yuri, you rest here."
"Come to think of it, my spiritual attribute is now over 50 points." Anson Lu suddenly opened his personal panel and changed the subject:
"The attribute increased by the skill Chess Soul is the spirit divided by 10 points, so I can increase the attribute of chess by 5 points!"
"Who cares about you!"
Asuka Uesugi quickly dragged the crying Anson Lu and they left the apartment together.
“Bang!”
The door slammed shut.
"What a shame." Yuri picked up the cup and took a sip of hot water.
Urushihara Ritsu used the remote control to turn on the TV, and the news was playing on the TV - [The shocking video of the boss battle released by the Japanese government, the former chess player "Anson Deer" turned the tide and saved Tokyo! ].
Chu Qimo stared at the screen expressionlessly: "This instance of the president's game looks very difficult."
"Well, the dungeon that Lu Jun arranged this time should be the most difficult one in the world." Urushihara Ritsu thought, "Of course, this excludes those capitals that have fallen."
"I heard that Seoul in South Korea has fallen?" Chu Qimo looked at the crow.
"That's right. Thousands of citizens are lost in the alien space." After a pause, Urushihara Ritsu added: "Also, the law enforcement team's 'Transcendence Eagle' and 'Ashes Warrior' died in this instance."
"Really..." Chu Qimo was startled, but soon regained his composure: "Then the matter is serious. The law enforcement team should have gone to Seoul to defeat those monsters?"
Seoul has fallen, and the monsters that have not been eliminated will survive in the world as colonists. If they are not eliminated in time, they may endanger other cities or even the country one day in the future.
"The law enforcement team is probably already exhausted, but they won't act so quickly."
"Why?"
Urushihara Ritsu said slowly: "The first reason is that the monsters this time are not so easy to eliminate; the second reason is that an important person has not returned to the world yet."
"Important person?"
"This important person has returned."
Chu Qimo was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "You mean the president?"
"Yes, the situation this time is so serious that a capital-level city has fallen. To ensure that no one is injured or killed and retake the city from the monsters, the law enforcement team has only one choice." Urushihara Ritsu took a sip of water.
Yuri, who was listening, suddenly said, "They will ask us for help, but Anson Deer is not here, so they don't know how to negotiate with us."
"So that's how it is." Chu Qimo took a deep breath, "I reacted too slowly."
Urushihara Ritsu put down the water cup, crossed his fingers and placed them under his chin, sighed softly, and asked:
"Speaking of which, do you think Lu Jun will refuse the law enforcement team's request?"
"No," said Yuri.
"I don't think so. The president is a kind person." Chu Qimo also said.
"Yeah, that's true..." Urushihara Ritsu raised his eyebrows and smiled helplessly: "Then we will have to work overtime."
The TV was still broadcasting an extremely shocking scene, which was the scene of the old chess player ordering the floating shark to give the Ten Thousand Knights Statue the final blow. All the audience were clapping and cheering, and the real-time barrage was overflowing.
There is no doubt that officials of various countries are using the incident of Anson Deer to try to cover up the fact that the South Korean capital has fallen. They will not let the people fall further into unstoppable panic.
The existence of the old chess players has become hope in the hearts of many people.
Yuri turned his eyes and looked at Anson Deer, who had an indifferent expression on the screen.
She suddenly said, "That's right..."
"What's wrong, Miss Yuri?" Urushihara Ritsu turned his face and looked at him with deep eyes.
"Now, I have some new understanding of him."
"understand?"
"You said that the closer you get to him, the more you realize his cold side, so you'll be hurt when he pushes you away."
"I did say that, but 'hurt' is not referring to you, Ms. Yuri. After all, you lack emotions and cannot feel such emotions." Urushihara Ritsu said lightly: "Well, I was talking about Ms. Asuka."
Chu Qimo had just recovered from the exciting scenes broadcast on TV.
He turned his head and asked in confusion: "Are you discussing the president?"
Neither responded.
Unable to join in the conversation between the two, Chu Qimo was actually not interested at all, so he simply continued watching TV.
Following the news about the former chess players, the news platform immediately broadcast the captain of the law enforcement team, "Lorenzo de' Medici", and his wonderful performance in a capital-level copy.
The location is Washington, USA.
Lorenzo's performance was also very shocking, and he also turned the tide.
However, he is still far inferior to Anson Deer. The main reason is that Lorenzo still adheres to his principles and never uses skills derived from "negative emotions" unless necessary.
Chu Qimo asked Urushihara Ritsu the reason.
Urushihara Ritsu said yes - if Lorenzo uses skills related to "negative emotions" too much, he will be disturbed by these emotions to a certain extent, resulting in mental burden.
Over time, it would not be surprising if one's personality changed drastically.
Because of this, despite the fact that negative emotions are extremely powerful, Lorenzo still sticks to his principles and never uses these skills unless it is necessary, and the law enforcement team also conceals the matter from the outside world.
"Asuka..." Yuri put his hand on his chin.
"Well, Miss Asuka is different from you. Although she looks strong, she is a person who can be easily hurt." Urushihara Ritsu said slowly:
"Lu Jun is a two-faced person. In fact, he rarely shows his tenderness to those around him from the bottom of his heart, unless it is necessary. Even then, it is mostly a disguise. This split in his personality will cause him to inadvertently hurt those who are close to him."
Yuri said without emotion: "I have some different understandings of what you said."
"What kind of understanding?" Urushihara Ritsu was very interested and seemed to be listening attentively.
"According to what you said, after getting close to him, I found that he started to act indifferent. In fact, he was not pushing anyone away, and he didn't intend to hurt anyone." Yuri said:
"That's his true self. Only when he trusts you enough will he show you his cold side."
“That’s an interesting take, too.”
"He... is just very tired."
"very tired?"
"Well, he hides himself because he is not understood." Yuri paused and said, "So, he is very tired. Sometimes he will show his true self to others. That is not indifference, nor is it pushing anyone away. It is because he trusts you."
Urushihara Ritsu looked at Yuri and said meaningfully, "You really know him well, Ms. Yuri."
"I don't argue."
Chu Qimo finished watching the wonderful replay of a boss battle. He turned around and tried to interject the two again:
"So...you are talking at such length about the president?"
"No, we are discussing Yuliu." Urushihara Ritsu said perfunctorily.
"Yeah." Yuri nodded.
Kamishi City, on the street heading to the supermarket.
At dawn, the whole Shangshi City was in a quiet winter atmosphere. Anson Lu had never seen snow in Shangshi before, but it suddenly snowed today, which was a unique sight.
The roadside shops have already opened. The aunties and grandmas on the street are carrying bags of vegetables, greeting each other with a smile, saying a few nonsense words like "Have you eaten?" and "You look good today", and then shouting goodbye.
There was an old man riding a bicycle, listening to an MP3 from the last century, and he passed by Asuka and Anson Lu very leisurely. Anson Lu's first thought was - Uncle, please take me away!
Even though the end of the world is coming, we still have to live our lives. It is impossible for everyone to stay in their rooms and not go out. Humans are highly adaptable creatures.
For these citizens, since the matters that determine their fate are not in their own hands, they have no choice but to be prepared and leave everything to fate. During the holidays, they should work as needed and eat and drink as needed.
When the dungeon starts, the time spent watching the game in the alien space is like a holiday. People buy a few plates of popcorn and bottles of Coke and bring them into the alien space, eating while cheering for the players. Some citizens even open a market in the alien space and bet on who will get the MVP of the dungeon and which players will survive to the end. They have a lot of fun playing. The enthusiasm is only higher than that of the World Cup.
At this moment, Anson Lu had thick dark circles under his eyes and looked depressed, and was led by Asuka the whole time.
Even though he was a native of Kamishi, Asuka Uesugi was more familiar with the roads in this area than he was. It was simply outrageous to the point where it couldn't be more outrageous.
It can be seen that during the time he was away, Asuka must have walked all over the city. After all, this little dragon girl is full of energy and can't sit still when she is idle.
Life is not easy. Anson Lu sighed, "Red Dragon Girl, can you please not be so rude? If you come to my Shangshi City, you must adapt to the simple folk customs here."
"You said it as if I can't help you." Uesugi Asuka rubbed Tianming acupoint as if she couldn't bear it anymore, and said contemptuously: "Also, can you please stop bullying Yuri? She is inexperienced to begin with. What if she goes to the supermarket alone and gets kidnapped?"
"First of all, she is a sequence player, who can kidnap her?" Anson Lu said: "Secondly, she has hyperthymesia, she can remember the steps of shopping after going to the supermarket once, she is not a child anymore.
Finally, didn’t I ask you to go with her? Why did you have to kidnap me? ! "
A trace of disdain flashed across Asuka Uesugi's clear eyes. She snorted coldly and said almost word by word:
"Just kidnap you."
"Please." Anson Lu said weakly, "I really want to rest. You guys have been out of the dungeon for a day or two, but I just got out of the dungeon. I feel like my legs are going to break after walking these few steps. I just want to be a giant baby and roll on the ground."
"Who made someone say 'you are sick' directly after seeing the salute I carefully prepared?"
"That's called meticulousness. Our skillful stone-climbing people can make a hundred in one night. Besides, my birthday has already passed half a week ago!"
"I don't care. I just want to celebrate your birthday. You look so pathetic."
Anson Deer rolled his eyes: "Yes, yes, whatever you want."
At this time, Anson Deer had attracted the attention of many people.
Asuka felt helpless as she felt all the gazes coming at her from all around and the sudden uproarious discussions.
She sighed softly, took off the baseball cap she was wearing, and stuffed it on Anson Deer's head, covering his eyes.
"What are you doing again?"
Anson Lu straightened his hat and asked helplessly.
Uesugi Asuka glanced at him, covered her face and sighed, "Don't you see who you are? If you don't wear a hat, you will be surrounded by people within three seconds of entering the supermarket."
"Oh, that's true. I always forget that I'm a celebrity now."
"Hey, can you be a little more self-aware?" Asuka Uesugi said this, and stretched out her voice in a sarcastic tone: "You are already the world's number one, Lord Anson."
"That's enough. If you are number one in the world, you don't have to go out to buy vegetables. Oh, everyone is just too nervous."
An Senlu said, looking down at the list Chu Qimo handed him, and said with a dazed look: "Teacher Chu is too awesome, with so many ingredients, can my shabby kitchen handle it?"
"Let me see." Asuka Uesugi leaned her head closer.
Anson Lu only focused on one thing: "Do you have money? Teacher Chu and Crow seem to be preparing a feast?"
Asuka took out her bear wallet from the pocket of her red coat, and took out two coins from it, then looked at Anson Deer with disdain:
"I say, you don't usually pay back money with Evolution Coins, do you? I feel like I'm more like a stone man than you!"
"No, do you understand the exchange rate of Evolution Coins? Ten Evolution Coins are enough to live in Shangshi for a month!"
Asuka held her forehead and sighed, "As long as you are happy."
"Actually, I'm quite happy." Anson Lu said suddenly.
"What?"
“It’s the first time my friends celebrated my birthday.”
Asuka Uesugi was stunned for a moment, then turned her face away with a faint smile on her lips.
"That's good."
The two men walked into the supermarket, their figures shrouded in the light of incandescent lamps. They bought food ingredients in the supermarket according to Chu Qimo's instructions.
Ansonlu pushed the shopping cart and followed Asuka. Asuka held Chu Qimo's list and jumped around in the supermarket like a little deer, carefully selecting ingredients.
From time to time, she opened her clear eyes wide and pretended to know how to distinguish the quality of the food.
Anson Lu rolled his eyes as he watched from behind, almost fainting from sleepiness. He thought it would be strange if a young lady like her knew how to choose ingredients. At least Asuka was enjoying it, so he was too lazy to say anything.
During this period, many elderly people, young players, and even children recognized Asuka. They came up one by one and asked Asuka for autographs, photos, etc.
Anson Lu was so embarrassed that he quickly pulled his baseball cap down, pushed the shopping cart and hummed a song, for fear that people would recognize him as the world's number one, Shangshi Xiaolu.
Asuka once won the MVP of the Kamishi dungeon, and she is considered a celebrity in this city. In addition, after leaving the law enforcement team, Asuka's reputation has improved, so the citizens of Kamishi still have a good impression of her.
Apart from requests from friends, Asuka was very patient in giving out autographs and photos. She is a person who cares a lot about face and needs recognition from others.
"Are you ready?"
Anson Deer exhaled and asked in a low voice.
"The last one."
After signing an autograph for a child, Asuka Uesugi reached out and touched her head.
"I want to become a sequence player like Asuka-sister in the future!" said the girl.
Anson Deer couldn't help but shudder when he heard this, and complained in his heart: "Please, if the evolution game is still going on when you grow up, then humans would have perished long ago!"
"Of course I can." Asuka snorted.
"That's impossible," Anson said in his mind.
After sending the kid away, Uesugi Asuka turned to look at Anson Lu: "Why are you so impatient?"
"If you keep talking I'll start the party. How about we take the Christmas sleigh back?" Anson Deer sighed.
"No, what if someone sees us?"
"They can't come to heaven and ask for my autograph, can they?"
"It will cause unrest in the city."
The two went to the supermarket counter to check out. As Asuka ordered too many ingredients, which exceeded what Chu Qimo originally wanted, she filled four shopping bags.
She was in a good mood and was about to take money out of the bear wallet when the cashier at the front desk smiled and said, "You don't have to pay back. You are a serial player, our hero."
Anson Deer nodded quickly and just wanted to run away. He had already made up his mind: the stone statue of the queen would carry two bags of ingredients and the alien kangaroo would carry two bags of ingredients, perfectly distributing the four shopping bags on hand.
No.
How can the Queen be allowed to carry shopping bags?
We should summon the Shadow of Dust and have it copy an alien kangaroo.
"How can this be? I must pay what I owe." Asuka Uesugi frowned slightly and slapped the money on the counter.
The cashier didn't know Asuka had such a strong personality, so she smiled and said:
"Ms. Asuka, this is our boss's rule. If we really accept money from you, the people's heroes, we will be punished."
"Okay..." Asuka Uesugi curled her lips and put the banknotes back into her wallet. "It's rare that I save money. I want to experience the feeling of buying things."
Anson Lu was stunned, "Did you save this money yourself?"
"Is it okay for me to experience being a temporary worker here?" She said calmly, "I've had the opportunity to experience this before. My family will help me arrange everything, and the same goes for studying in the United States."
As she spoke, she put her wallet back into her coat pocket and handed Anson Lu a stick of gum.
Anson Lu took the gum, tore open the wrapper, and put it in his mouth.
"It's okay, as long as you are happy."
After that, he very consciously picked up four bags of food, walked out of the supermarket and turned a corner.
"Deploy the alien kangaroos, deploy the shadow of gray earth, and copy the alien kangaroos!" Anson Lu said decisively.
"Gaba."
"Gaba."
An authentic alien kangaroo and an alien kangaroo with a grayer color scheme then appeared in front of Anson Deer.
With tears streaming down his face, Anson Deer handed the shopping bag to the two kangaroos and said, "Kangaroo No. 1, Kangaroo No. 2, you are really my lifesavers!"
"Haha, no one is suing the old chess player for animal abuse?" Asuka Uesugi said with a stifling laugh, "I really should post this photo on Weibo."
Anson Deer shrugged his shoulders and replied nonchalantly: "If this is also going to be sued, then the world should be destroyed sooner rather than later."
On the way home, a young boy, a young girl, a kangaroo carrying two shopping bags, and a phantom kangaroo carrying two shopping bags, their backs were particularly warm under the winter sun.
Please give me a monthly ticket.
(End of this chapter)
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