Having endured a series of setbacks, including a wilderness expedition, recurring nightmares, and the loss of her child, Xia Chuhe was visibly exhausted.
The green juice splattered from the large carrot still lingered in Xia Chuhe's hair and on his clothes.
She looked like a native wastelander.
The little calico cat meowed.
Xia Chuhe blinked. Was it just her imagination? She seemed to sense pity for her in the cat's meow...
Little Mimi cried, "Since we're going to exchange, why not give us more points..."
"No!" The girl interrupted Xiao Sanhua, jumping down from the rock in a panic.
The girl was clean, but her shoes were covered in dust and sand. She seemed to notice the problem with her shoes and didn't move after jumping off.
But the demands didn't stop: "Points won't do. The information you need is related to the dungeon core. Exchange it for the dungeon core."
Xia Chuhe no longer has the core of the dungeon; even the duplicates have been integrated with the farm.
However... she also has a flyer that can get people to voluntarily hand over something.
Handing over information is also handing over something.
However, using leaflets is a last resort. Doing so would be tantamount to making an enemy of the Holy Fire Meow Meow Legion.
Xia Chuhe will not leave the Colored Stone Base for a while, which means that she will stay within the territory of the Holy Fire Meow Meow Legion.
Moreover, Xia Chuhe glanced at the little calf, his Adam's apple bobbing, wanting to pet it.
If only I could put it in my pocket...
"Hey, don't stare at it!" the girl said fiercely.
Xia Chuhe sighed, and in a fit of desperation, suggested, "If we don't have the dungeon cores, how about we pay for them later?"
Xia Chuhe was prepared to be rejected, but to his surprise, the girl said, "Okay, okay, hurry up and go. I'll have Azhen send you the name later."
The girl waved her hand, and the door behind Xia Chuhe opened instantly, a force that could not be refused shoving her behind the door.
The door slammed shut.
Xia Chuhe was standing in the small room he had just entered.
Xia Chuhe touched the wall; the surface was smooth and there were no obvious mechanisms.
My watch vibrated; Du Zhen had sent me a name and a photo.
Jin Zhong
The photo was clearly taken secretly, only capturing the man's profile. His expression was meticulous, and his appearance was unremarkable.
Xia Chuhe immediately forwarded the name and photo to the housekeeper: Help me find this person.
Forward this to 02:03, is this your organization? Help me find this person, one million.
02: Received
Ten seconds later, 02: I hate it. I can't earn any more points from you. I can't find this person. Is he not underground?
02 was Xia Chuhe's alternative. There were no clues, but Xia Chuhe was not very disappointed.
However, even the housekeeper said he couldn't find the information.
Fortunately, he provided another clue: "Ms. Xia, you could try going to a place that sells food in person; perhaps the owner can help you."
A place that sells food? The owner?
Sister Li's Food Shop? Li Yue?
Xia Chuhe rushed to Sister Li's food store. On the way, she quickly analyzed the relationship between Li Yue and the various forces in the base.
Li Yue often mentioned things like "sugar daddy" and "having connections at higher levels".
Before this, Xia Chuhe thought she was the mistress of someone in the upper echelons, and that her affiliation was either the base or the Five Star Company.
Li Yue's familiarity with the housekeeper made Xia Chuhe more inclined to believe that she was the mistress of a high-ranking executive at Five Star Company.
But now, Li Yue might have clues to the things the housekeeper said couldn't find.
This means that Xia Chuhe's previous guess was wrong.
Five Star Company's shopping malls have spread to every base. It can be said that the company's influence has penetrated into every base, and every upper-level person associated with a base has more or less some connection with Five Star Company.
All the clues point to one conclusion—there is a powerful, hidden force within the Wasteland government, and Li Yue belongs to this force.
The housekeeper suggested asking in person, but when the topic of Sister Li's food shop came up, he was evasive.
And that chat log that appeared out of nowhere...
Having lived in civilized society for over twenty years, Xia Chuhe immediately thought of the information leaks and tampering that exist on the Internet, and even the constant eavesdropping and surveillance.
When she arrived at the entrance of Sister Li's food shop, Xia Chuhe even felt a sense of resistance; she didn't want to go in.
The shop was as deserted as ever, without a single customer.
Xia Chuhe closed her eyes and walked into the store, where Li Yue immediately greeted her.
Xia Chuhe forced a smile, raised his wristwatch, and asked in a prepared tone, "Sister Li, have you seen this before?"
The wristwatch features a photo of Jin Zhong.
Li Yue still smiled and said, "I've seen this dish before, I know how to make it."
Li Yue turned and went into the kitchen.
Xia Chuhe's throat bobbed, a profound sense of exhaustion engulfing her.
Li Yue knew; she knew everything.
On the way here, Xia Chuhe had considered Li Yue's answer. She hoped Li Yue would know, so she could provide her with more clues to find Bao'er. At the same time, she hoped Li Yue wouldn't know, preferably completely unaware of it.
Wang Yan inadvertently planted a time bomb for Xia Chuhe, and Li Yue intentionally or unintentionally concealed many things that would affect Xia Chuhe.
Xia Chuhe unconsciously tapped her side with her fingers. It was okay; she also had many things she hadn't told her friends.
As Xia Chuhe tapped the door open, he thought of Lu Dangui.
Is Lu Danggui really an NPC she saved?
Did Lu Dangui stay by her side all this time just to eat a bite of cake?
Lu Dang Gui...
A cup of sweet fruit tea was pushed in front of Xia Chuhe, interrupting her doubts and self-doubt.
The surface of the fruit tea rippled slightly, while the ice cubes at the bottom were packed tightly together.
“Honey grapefruit tea, you have a good eye for choosing~” Li Yue tossed her hair and casually sat down opposite Xia Chuhe.
"Honey, you know it's made by bees, right? Bees are fascinating creatures with a clear division of labor: the queen, drones, and worker bees each have their own responsibilities. Worker bees are also divided into cleaner bees, nurse bees, patrol bees, and forager bees. Each type of bee has its own task, and they don't interfere with each other—isn't that interesting?"
"And there's pomelo, which is a type of citrus fruit. There are many kinds of citrus fruits, and each one has a different flavor."
Li Yue pushed the honey pomelo tea towards Xia Chuhe: "Look at me, showing off. You must know all this. Honey is collected by foraging bees, and foraging bees will definitely find honey. When you go to the dungeon the next time, please keep an eye out for honey and bees for me."
Xia Chuhe picked up the honey pomelo tea and took a small sip.
I've bought from Sister Li's food shop many times, but Li Yue has never explained in such detail how something is made.
Li Yue first stated that she knew Jin Zhong.
Then… the mysterious dark force is a swarm of bees, and Li Yue and Jin Zhong belong to different bee species. She had met Jin Zhong, but they had never worked together, so she didn't know what Jin Zhong had done or where he was.
However, Li Yue knew how to meet Jin Zhong; she had already given a hint.
Xia Chuhe tilted his head back and drank the honey pomelo tea in one gulp.
An ice cube brushed against Xia Chuhe's lips, leaving a tiny drop of water.
Xia Chuhe wiped away the water stains with his thumb and said with a smile, "It's delicious, check please."
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