Chapter 186 I Won't Get Lost
Anson Lu was silent for a long time, then slowly raised his head and looked at Asuka. He seemed to want to say something, but he just exhaled a breath of hot air, and his cheeks and ears were stinging from the cold wind.
"Asuka, if you have time, how about accompanying me to the top of the mountain?" he asked.
"……Can."
"Okay." Anson Deer passed by her and whispered, "Also, don't cry, or you'll really become a crybaby."
He put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly towards the path leading to the top of the snow-capped mountain. Asuka followed him. Their pace was sometimes in sync, sometimes staggered, and they were getting farther and farther apart in the back.
It was early morning and the fog was still very thick.
The forest seemed to be covered with a layer of white curtain, and the wind in the forest was very strong.
Asuka Uesugi wiped the red corners of her eyes with the back of her hand and looked quietly at Anson Lu's back. He walked upwards without saying a word, never stopping.
The boy's back appeared and disappeared in the fog. He never looked back, but just kept moving forward.
After an unknown amount of time, the two reached the top of the mountain. Anson Deer stood on a snow-covered rock and looked far into the distance at the town of Liukan surrounded by mountains.
Asuka followed his gaze and found that the existence of Liukan Town was very unique, like a man-made work of art embedded in nature, out of tune with this world.
After a moment of silence, Anson Lu suddenly pulled out his bony right hand from his pocket. He stretched out his right hand, pointed his index finger at the foot of the mountain, and said nothing.
"What's wrong?" Asuka asked.
"From here, I want to open up a ski trail." Anson Lu wrapped his scarf tightly and said slowly, "I can do it in half a day at most."
……ski?
...Did he ask me to come to the mountain just to talk about this?
"Yeah." Asuka lowered her head.
Anson Lu exhaled another breath of hot air. He rubbed his palms and stared straight ahead: "The Dark Light Dragon chess piece is quite convenient for doing this."
"...Yes." Asuka buried her face deeper and deeper.
“After it’s completed, everyone will be able to ski here in the future,” Anson Deer said, “Yuri, she will be able to ski here in the future, she will definitely be very happy.”
"……yes."
"There is no ski resort in Shangshi. In the past, when she wanted to ski, she had to fly to other places with a travel voucher. I was actually a little worried about her. After all, she had never been exposed to the outside world, lacked common sense, and didn't even know how to use a mobile phone."
Asuka Uesugi didn't say anything else, but just lowered her head, her falling brown hair gently covering her pretty little face.
"Well, the lack of sunlight is also a problem." Anson Lu thought, "I was actually thinking, can we destroy a nearby mountain so that sunlight can shine into Liukan Town."
"……good."
"Come to think of it, this seems to be the first time that I have considered so much for others," Anson Lu said softly, "So, I slowly realized that she is very important to me."
“…That’s great.”
"I have imagined many times in my mind the future I would spend with her, whether as friends, family, or anything else." Anson Lu looked up at the winter sky and said in a gentle voice:
"Well, as long as she is by my side, it doesn't matter what happens to the rest."
“…” Asuka opened her mouth slightly, unable to speak.
"But she may no longer have a future."
Anson Lu exhaled a breath of turbid hot air and said calmly: "So, no matter what the final outcome is, I want to spend this time with her as much as possible."
"What about me?"
Anson Lu stretched out his right arm, as if he wanted to gently ruffle Asuka's hair, but he finally put his hands in his pockets.
"You don't have to wait for me."
"Okay, I understand." Asuka Uesugi raised her head with a smile on her face. "I'll help you build the ski slope. Two dragons are faster than one."
Anson Lu was stunned for a moment, "...Okay."
"We are still good friends?"
"Yeah, I don't have a friend as good as you."
"That's good."
"Don't cry, I'll feel guilty."
Asuka Uesugi took a deep breath, raised her angry eyes, her tear-stained cheeks were red, and her eyes were as fierce as a domineering penguin, coming over to you stupidly and pecking you.
"Forget it," she said.
Anson Lu raised his hands helplessly, as if surrendering: "Okay, I forgot."
"Just consider this as payment for the ski slope. You must forget everything that happened just now--!!!"
"Of course, bro, I still take my promises very seriously."
"We can still do things like normal after this, right?"
"Please, what else do you have to do to symbolically give it a cold shoulder?"
"I'm so annoyed, I'm so annoyed, you're really annoying!" Asuka Uesugi wiped her tears, raised her fist, paused in the air, and punched Anson Lu in the waist.
"You can push harder."
"roll."
"It's time for lunch. How about we compete to see who can get back to Liukan Town first?"
"OK."
"Old rules, the loser eats with his nose... Oh my god, how the hell did you turn into a dragon?! This isn't fair, is it? Hey, stop for a minute?!"
In the distance, Urushihara Ritsu raised his head and looked up at the sky with his deep eyes.
Anson Deer was riding on the Darklight Dragon, chasing the red dragon in front of him, galloping down from the top of the mountain. The trees along the way were tragically swept up in it and scattered like snow and wind.
"You are so energetic, worthy of being Mr. Lu and Ms. Asuka."
Chu Qimo also looked up at this outrageous scene, and said thoughtfully: "What is the president doing? Is he comparing the flying speed of the legendary chess species with Asuka's flying speed? Which one is faster?"
"Maybe." Urushihara Ritsu smiled.
Afternoon, Crow's house.
Yuri had just woken up and was sitting by the windowsill reading a book. The branches outside the window were swaying gently in the wind, and a touch of residual snow fell.
"Then here comes the question." Anson Lu held up his chin and said slowly, "Crow, the five of us have to stay here until the dungeon starts on February 15th. We need at least 45 travel scrolls, right?"
"Lu Jun, this is not a problem. Three travel coupons can be exchanged for a large travel coupon in the mall. The function of the large travel coupon is to allow a player to stay in a specific city for 10 days."
"Oh, that's okay." Anson Lu calculated and continued to look down at his phone.
According to Crow, all they need to do is allocate a large travel coupon to each person, so that they can last until the time to enter the dungeon - this way a total of 15 travel coupons will be needed to exchange, which they can still get if they pool together.
After that, as long as you enter the copy, you can change the city where you live during the holiday time.
At this moment, Chu Qimo was watching the popular videos on Twitter on his mobile phone.
——【When a wall falls, everyone pushes it. According to the information revealed by the law enforcement team’s “Peerless Sakura Sword”, the most wanted criminal “former chess player Anson Lu” is very likely to be a gay!】
"puff!"
Anson Deer spat out the water he had just drunk and coughed violently.
“Hahahahahaha!”
Asuka Uesugi was laughing so hard that she almost smashed the table.
An Senlu wiped the water from the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully: "Teacher Chu, can you stop showing these gossip videos?"
"President, I'm just checking in on the latest news. Besides, this blogger's video is pretty authentic."
"Damn, that green tea girl called Kamishiro Ruri." Anson Lu cursed, "I said you Japanese are really wicked. You can do such a thing as kicking someone when they are down."
"Well done, Ruri-chan!" It was the first time Asuka called Kamishiro by his name.
——【Don't worry, after using the player item 'Nano Quick-Acting Medical Spray', Lorenzo's right arm that he lost in the Battle of Moscow has been restored, and the doctor confirmed that there will be no residual symptoms.】
"So, Lu-kun..." Urushihara Ritsu heard this and put his hand on his chin and asked, "Are you acting, or did you really fight with the rampaging Lorenzo at that time?"
The crow asked, and Chu Qimo looked at Anson Deer with curiosity.
After all, before this, Anson Lu didn't talk much about Moscow. After he came back from Moscow, he just briefly explained some matters and then left with the words "we are moving".
"Come on, of course it's acting," Anson Deer said calmly.
Urushihara hesitated for half a second, then asked, "For the sake of acting, you used the dragon boat captain to cut off one of Lorenzo's arms?"
Anson Lu nodded, not taking it seriously. "Yes, of course you have to act it out completely, otherwise it would be suspicious. But Lorenzo himself agreed, so I did it."
After a pause, he continued, "Besides, it wasn't just Lorenzo who was injured. He also used the 'Mind Blast' skill on me. I felt like my brain was about to explode on the spot."
"So that's how it is." Urushihara Ritsu smiled slightly.
Chu Qimo suddenly asked when he heard this: "Come to think of it, has the president never suffered any substantial damage since the beginning of the Evolution Game?"
In his impression, no matter which battle it was, Anson Deer was always the one who was at ease and unscathed, and often even his clothes were not torn after a fight.
"Is this true?" Asuka looked at Anson Lu.
"Oh, it seems so." Anson Deer was also surprised. "So, my health has never dropped, except when a certain crying dragon got angry and punched me."
"Let's not talk about whether my punch is powerful enough to make you lose blood." Uesugi Asuka said coldly, "Even if it is really powerful enough, I don't mind making you lose more blood."
"Show mercy."
The sound of the video continued, reaching the ears of the five people and automating into a language they were familiar with.
——【As the captain of the law enforcement team, Lorenzo said that the former chess player Anson Deer still has room for redemption and he is still a companion of mankind, but the public is unwilling to accept this statement.】
——【National teams and law enforcement teams from all over the world have solemnly promised that they will bring Anson Deer to justice and give an explanation to the Russian people.】
"It's just killing a few scumbags, is it really that serious?" Asuka asked with a sigh.
Urushihara Ritsu flipped through the Bible and casually retorted, "No, Ms. Asuka, if the identities of those scumbags are exposed, Lorenzo's situation will be in danger."
"Huh, why?"
"If everyone knew that those dead players were scum who betrayed Cosimo, anyone with a discerning eye would be able to see the truth of the matter at a glance." Chu Qimo explained on behalf of Crow:
"If the identities of the dead Russian players are concealed from the public, then it would be reasonable to simply attribute the incident to 'former chess players went berserk and massacred innocent people'."
"Oh, that's right, otherwise others would immediately notice something strange."
"Yes, if everyone knew that the dead players were the ones who betrayed Cosimo." Chu Qimo added:
"Compared to the old chess player, Pope Crazy Bell would be more suspicious because he is Cosimo's brother. It is impossible for him to remain indifferent and even break an arm to stop Deer Lord from killing that group of people."
"I understand." Asuka nodded.
Anson Lu sighed, "Come on, such a simple logic, can't you figure it out?"
Asuka sarcastically said, "Haha, how could I have known that our President Deer would be so selfless? I don't know if he is possessed by a ghost, but I feel like the air has become a little colder these past few days."
"It's not unusual for Norway to be colder than Shangshi." Anson Lu said calmly, "Anyway, there's nothing to discuss in the meeting today, so I'll go back and rest."
"Have a safe journey, Lu Jun."
"President, I will inform you of any latest information, so you can go with peace of mind."
"Be careful not to fall to your death on the road."
"Haha, I really admire you guys." Anson Lu looked at the three people helplessly. Their tone was as if they were burying him, giving him a feeling that this goodbye was a farewell forever.
He stood up from the table cursing, and casually moved his brown eyes to look at Yuri who was sitting on the windowsill reading a book. She also raised her head and their eyes met.
Yuri closed the book, landed lightly from the windowsill, walked to Anson Deer, gently pinched the corner of his clothes, and said, "Play games."
"What do you want to play?"
“My world.”
"Okay, don't dig too deep and get lost this time." Anson Deer teased.
He still remembered the last time he played Minecraft with the Icelandic girl. She used a workbench to build an iron pickaxe, dug all the way underground, and locked herself in the mine, unable to get out.
"Then let's build our home in the sky this time." Yuri said calmly.
Suddenly, Anson Lu was stunned for a moment, thinking that this genius girl next to him had hypermemory, how could she get lost?
"You've fooled me again. With your memory, you can still get lost while playing a game, right?" He shrugged.
"I'm not lost, I just want you to come find me." She whispered.
"Then you really look down on me." Anson Lu ruffled her white hair, "I will come to find you whether you are lost or not."
Yuri didn't say anything, but just raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"See that?" Anson Deer suddenly raised his finger.
The Icelandic girl raised her eyes and looked at the mountain path that was ravaged by Anson Deer's Dark Light Dragon and the dragon-like Asuka.
Looking down from above, almost every tree along the way was broken and deeply sunken in the snow, giving the scene a very messy feel, as if it had just experienced an avalanche.
"What's wrong?" She tilted her head, her snow-white hair swaying gently.
"I want to build a ski slope there, so that we don't have to go all the way to Japan and the United States to ski." Anson Lu raised his lips and said lightly:
"Of course, there are many fun ski resorts in Norway. For example, Lillehammer is a famous ski resort. We can go there together when the time comes."
“…I’m very happy.”
"Are you really going to be happy?" Anson Lu looked at her doubtfully.
"Recently, I've started to feel some emotions," she said, "since I met you."
"That's good." Anson Lu was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Isn't that good?"
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