With an extra 106 in his account, he walked dejectedly out of the Money Tree Company, dejectedly making a wish—
"This morning I found an expensive communicator. I hoped the patrol officers could find its owner. To thank me, the owner insisted on transferring me some credits, which I firmly refused. Feeling bad about it, the owner gave me a blind box as a thank you gift. Surprisingly, the blind box contained a rare hidden item. The daughter of the city's richest man took a liking to the hidden item and was willing to pay a million for the blind box...blah blah blah..."
Xia Chuhe, who overheard the detailed wish, was speechless.
Has the trend of wish-granting in the style of Tomato Novels continued all the way into the age of mechanical ascension?
From the Money Tree Company to the entrance of the maglev train, Liu'er's long wish was still not finished, and the amount involved in the wish had increased from one million to one billion.
To save money, Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng chose to walk back to the company dormitory. They said goodbye to Liu'er at the train entrance.
Liu'er suddenly paused, reaching for the earpiece extending from her ear: "Hello, this is Citizen... Liu'er, what can I do for you?"
"Oh, I've contacted the owner of the lost item! Oh, she left me 500 credits, no need, no need, you're too kind..."
"What?! You even left me a little gift?! Okay, wait a moment, I'll be right there!"
Liu'er was overjoyed and waved her little hand: "Why take a train? Come on, I'll treat you to a hovercar and take you to the police station. I'll call a car to take you home later."
Li Qiusheng was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth. No, his wish could really come true?
Xia Chuhe smiled slightly, as if he had expected this.
Thinking about it now, it's best to postpone things like taking leave, resigning, or being absent without leave. Once we figure out what's strange about Liu'er, the solution might appear in the Land of Rules.
The three arrived at the police station's reception room, where a patrol officer handed Liu'er a small, exquisite box: "There are also credit coins here. Please tell me your account number and I'll transfer them to you."
Liu'er waved her hand: "Wait a minute."
She opened the box, and inside was a small mechanical figure with a square head and an expression made up of pixels on its head.
The little man looked at Liu'er and smiled.
Liu'er's excited expression froze on her face. Dejectedly, she shoved the little figure into Li Qiusheng's hands, who was eagerly peering at it: "Ordinary goods, you can have it. Sigh, if only I could have something that could generate money indefinitely."
Li Qiusheng's bewildered gaze shifted between Liu'er, Xiaoren, and the eldest.
Did the Heavenly Mother only manifest half of her divine power before withdrawing it?
However, the good news is that Liu'er received an unexpected bonus today, totaling 600 credits, which is higher than her daily wage.
Although her wish did not come true, Liu'er still kept her promise and planned to have the hovercar take the two of them back to their dormitory.
Xia Chuhe refused Liu'er's offer to spend money: "Let's walk back and get familiar with Twin City."
Having experienced the incident of finding the communicator, Li Qiusheng belatedly realized Liu'er's unusual behavior.
Xia Chuhe discussed with her the clues they had deduced so far—
If the rules of the Lost City are a part of history that once happened, then everything the two experienced was real.
However, Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng did not exist in history; that is, the people who actually experienced "entering the city," "finding a job," and "answering various phone calls" were someone else.
Looking at these three experiences together, I can't find a suitable match.
But if we look at it separately...
A family of three I met at the city gate—entering the city.
The mother on the phone, driven to desperation by financial difficulties, was looking for work.
Liu'er, also a telephone operator, works by answering all kinds of calls.
"The family of three we met at the door, and the family of three who needed help on the phone, could they be the same family?" Li Qiusheng asked in surprise. "If we hadn't been there, would the person who received the call have been Liu'er?"
“It’s her.” Xia Chuhe said calmly, “The Land of Rules gave us a hint; you forgot about the hovercar.”
The hovercar citizen, Li Qiusheng, received two calls from him. The second time, the other party specifically asked Liu'er to handle it, and said that he had reported the problem of the hovercars being parked haphazardly more than once.
This means that before Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng arrived, Liu'er was handling the hovercar issue.
Similarly, in the real history without Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng, Liu'er most likely received a phone call asking for help for her family of three.
Liu'er has saved up a lot of money, and she doesn't want to keep working as a switchboard operator. Perhaps, like Xia Chuhe, she has experienced being rejected when she tried to resign.
Or perhaps, other experiences brought Liu'er and this family together.
There was also the way Liu'er resigned that she mentioned when they were in the car together. It seemed like she had encountered this situation before and had already thought of a solution.
In short, this family and Liu'er are the key clues.
Li Qiusheng clenched his right fist and lightly tapped his left palm: "Liu'er herself also has problems. The wish she made actually came true... half of it."
“Perhaps not half,” Xia Chuhe said seriously.
"What do you mean? Didn't we just witness that?"
Do you think her wish was sincere?
The wishes, which twist and turn like those in a novel, have less than a one percent chance of coming true; ninety-nine percent of the time, it's just a joke.
Subconsciously, Liu'er may have believed that she would not succeed or become rich.
Therefore, she believed that a dead tree could sprout and bloom, but she did not believe that a piece of wood could be exchanged for a lot of money; she believed that good people would be rewarded, but the reward for returning lost property was limited.
"If we follow Liu'er, can we find the rules? As long as she believes that rules will appear, then rules will appear, right?"
Li Qiusheng's eyes shone brightly, more beautiful than the false full moon in the sky.
Xia Chuhe shook his head with a smile: "I don't know, let's take it one step at a time. Time seems to fly by. I hope my friends outside won't worry too much."
Li Qiusheng asked himself, "Should I just talk to Liu'er directly? Would that be okay? Let's give it a try?"
“Sure!” Xia Chuhe said.
Liu'er is probably a good person.
Although her thoughts could be quite dark at times, considering her actions such as reminding the two not to make private deals, helping them get familiar with their jobs, returning lost property, and showing compassion and willingness to help a family of three—
Liu'er is a good person.
If you count her as a person.
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