Chapter 299 Safe House
Xu Zhiyan turned off the video with a snap.
The cause of the swollen lips was found, and the origin of the gold coins all over the floor was also found.
The subsequent passionate kiss made her cheeks burn, and she didn't dare to look at him any longer. However, he was still stubborn and slapped his face to make excuses for himself.
"No, no, no, this isn't right."
"You have to know that humans are two different species when they are drunk and when they are normal."
Damn it, no wonder Party A's state was not right as soon as he opened his eyes, as if he switched from pure love to forced love in a second. What should he say? Thank the other party for not doing him on the spot?
From the beginning to the end, Xu Zhiyan was not a good man. Although he had not experienced much, he had heard about many things.
[Host, I think the ghost master has been very restrained.]
Because the system had to work, it also watched the whole process and passively became a part of the play.
[I was blocked several times during the process...]
It thought he was going to do that, but after waiting for a few minutes, he was let in again and the lights were turned off. He heard Xu Zhiyan groaning and saying that he couldn't breathe and was about to suffocate. Finally, he buried his head in the ghost's arms and fell asleep.
[The host was completely unaware of what he was doing at the time, and he slept with the ghost god as his mattress.]
I slept until the early morning and then sobered up.
After listening to this, Xu Zhiyan seemed to have lost the ability to speak. He sat on the edge of the bathtub with his hand on his forehead, with a solemn expression.
Suddenly, he stood up, startling the system.
[Host! I prove that you took the initiative this time, so don't let it get to you!]
"...You are the one who can't let it go!"
Xu Zhiyan's mouth twitched, he took out a plastic bag from his backpack, and began to squat on the ground picking up gold coins.
No matter how wrong it is, it’s all his and Bai Jin’s fault.
There is nothing wrong with money!
Although he was very conflicted, he was so happy picking up gold coins. He picked up two large bags of gold coins and could hardly carry them. He didn't know how many pounds they weighed.
It’s a pity that the plastic bags were not strong enough and one of them was punctured by the gold coins, forcing Xu Zhiyan to find another plastic bucket.
It's painful and happy.
By the time he had placed all his 'trophies' on the bedroom table, the sun had risen.
In the quiet bedroom, the system carefully looked at its pensive host.
[Host, are you okay?]
What happened? Since picking up the money, its host has been silent, lying on the table and piling up gems of different sizes, with a solemn look between his eyebrows, and no one knows what he is thinking.
Xu Zhiyan coughed lightly, rubbed the gem with his fingertips, and murmured softly.
"I wonder how much more White Ember has hidden."
Although these gems and banknotes are not useful in the game, they may not be as useful as a live rabbit at some point. After all, there are universal coins in the game, and it seems that these cannot be brought into the dungeon...
But it must be said that every gem is priceless in the world today.
Looking at the huge colorful gem stuck between his fingers, Xu Zhiyan suddenly understood why the evil dragon in the book liked shiny things.
Who wouldn’t be confused by this!
[……]
The system suddenly realized that it was worrying too much.
It was a little worried before that its host would feel very conflicted after discovering the drunken video.
Well, it’s quite confusing.
It's just that the point of entanglement is a little bit wrong.
[Well, these things are just for show and don’t contain any power, and not all banknotes can be used universally... Of course, gold can be used universally in the real world!]
It hurriedly explained to its owner, fearing any misunderstanding.
[That’s why the ghosts and gods didn’t take it out.]
Compared to these flashy gems, ghosts and gods prefer to give something functional.
Xu Zhiyan nodded perfunctorily, fiddling with the gem with his fingertips.
"Actually, I think this is not fair to Bai Jin."
His lowered eyes concealed everything, and the system was unable to detect any emotion in his words.
[Huh? What's unfair about that?]
[From the perspective of the ghosts and gods, it is a good deal to exchange a few powerless stones for such a proactive host!]
The system doesn't understand why its host would say that this deal is unfair, its owner obviously thinks it is fair and he made a lot of money!
“…You don’t understand.”
Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips for a long time before replying.
The atmosphere in the room became noticeably more depressing, and the system was really confused this time.
But it was keenly aware that there was something wrong with the topic.
[No matter from which angle you analyze it, it is a good thing for the host to be with the ghost master, and it is more conducive to the development of the safe house.]
This is the truth.
It could sense that Xu Zhiyan was not averse to ghosts and gods. With a shrewd heir who was good at trading and a master with extremely high martial arts skills, the safe house took off on the spot.
"Alas, you are still young, it is difficult for me to explain it to you clearly."
Xu Zhiyan found a small bag and swept the gems on the table into it, filling a small bag.
"You can't trade feelings."
He lay back on the bed, raised his hand to shake the bag, squinted his eyes and listened to the wonderful collision sound of the gems inside, his tone was hard to make out.
[Wow——I can’t believe this sentence came from the host’s mouth!]
The system accidentally spoke out its true feelings.
Xu Zhiyan was not angry. He just closed his eyes and put the bag of gems to his heart. Finally, he explained to the system in a low voice.
"I have never loved anyone."
“I don’t know how to love someone.”
He has a relatively comprehensive assessment of himself, neither exaggerating nor showing off.
Xu Zhiyan doesn't like to do things that are uncertain.
In fact, long before the ghost confessed, he had vaguely sensed that something was wrong from the behavior of the slices, but considering the transaction relationship, he could find many excuses to avoid it.
Especially the ghosts and gods before, they didn’t look like people who would be moved by emotions.
The confession came suddenly, but it was natural.
"Feelings are very ethereal. There is no relationship in the world that is more solid than interests..."
So compared to love, he felt that the cooperative relationship between him and Party A was the most indestructible in the world. As long as the benefits were sufficient, no one could stop him from cooperating with ghosts and gods.
He muttered, his brows furrowed.
"A kiss can be exchanged for some money. It's a fair deal, but if I want to get more from Bai Jin later, I will have to pay more."
"I don't know how to give my feelings... Then the only thing left is the physical transaction."
As he spoke, Xu Zhiyan's cheeks turned slightly red.
Even though he was thick-skinned and analyzed things seriously, he was still a little restrained when talking about this topic.
The system fell silent.
Although it knew that its host was good at objectifying everything, it did not expect that the other party would be so good at objectifying even its own body, and its emotions were torn apart in an orderly manner.
It answered smoothly.
[That’s not impossible.]
"No, no no no!"
Xu Zhiyan’s eyes suddenly widened, he gestured with his hands together, and took a breath.
"You haven't seen it. It's this big. This deal will kill someone!" He was not confident about his small body.
The system was stunned for a moment before it reacted to what its host said.
[……]
It’s numb. You humans are the ones who know how to have fun.
Seeing that the people involved were not just confused, but blind, the system, after serving as an errand boy, started to act as a master of emotional analysis.
[Host, suppose someone gives you a bag of diamonds and asks you to kiss him, would you kiss him?]
Xu Zhiyan was stunned and shook his head without hesitation.
He tried to put himself in the shoes of passersby A, B, C, and D, and felt that the deal was not a good deal.
"I'm already rich. These gems are just the icing on the cake. There's no need to sell my body for money. This will only lower my status and affect my ability to make money from them in the future."
As a businessman, he knows how to maximize profits.
The system cursed inwardly.
Damn, what a stupid host, how come he can apply the formula so well, but fails when it comes to ghosts and gods?
But what the other party said was flawless, and with its intelligence, it couldn't think of how to refute it.
[No... Never mind, let's change it!]
[If someone wants to pursue the host and gives him an expensive S-level item, will the host accept it?]
"Of course not."
Xu Zhiyan denied it without even thinking about it.
"If someone gives me a gift, it can only be because they have something to gain from me. If I can give them what they want, then I will accept it. If I can't give them what they want, then I definitely won't accept it."
This is his professional ethics as a conscientious businessman.
The system's CPU is about to burn up.
It wanted to say that the ghosts and gods were also given, but then it remembered that the ghosts and gods and Xu Zhiyan complemented each other. At present, all the slices were retrieved by their own host, so this transaction could not be explained clearly...
For some reason, the system suddenly thought of the players who were fooled in the dungeon.
With such a mouth, everything he says is reasonable and no one can resist it.
However, after the second question, it discovered a rare lack of confidence in its host.
From the beginning to the end, Xu Zhiyan believed that his character was flawed and that he did not know how to love others, so he was unwilling to accept it and did not know how to respond to the confession of ghosts and gods.
He felt that he was not worthy of being loved.
In Xu Zhiyan's world, he divided himself into many parts. He tried his best to do everything he thought he should do, and then get some rewards from the people around him.
The rewards vary.
Or money, or loyalty, or trust.
This discovery inexplicably aroused a sense of pity in the system.
It doesn't know what kind of family environment a human being grows up in to have such thoughts.
Without waiting for the system to think of any other questions, Xu Zhiyan sighed first, with a hint of self-mockery in his tone: "A healthy relationship must be a two-way relationship. I'm probably not suitable for it."
He didn't feel like he was qualified to be in a healthy relationship.
"I'll have a good chat with Him."
The relationship is very good now.
He would gladly give everything he has in exchange for the resources of the gods and ghosts, but he cannot respond to what he does not have.
"Ah - and Bai Jin has no memory at all. He is like a blank slate. Maybe after he regains his memory, he will think of something else."
After saying that, Xu Zhiyan sat up, as if he had regained some energy, and his expression no longer had the frustration just now.
He is always like this.
A smile hides all emotions.
The system cannot tell whether its host is pretending or real.
But it was careful this time.
From the beginning of the conversation, it transmitted the content to Asa through the background. If the ghosts and gods saw it, they should be rushing back now.
Pretty much as expected.
As soon as Xu Zhiyan changed his clothes, he smelled a hint of ashes.
He is a little nervous.
But he is not a person who likes to procrastinate, especially when facing his partners, he doesn't want to keep them hanging.
If you want to refuse, refuse it decisively.
This is the only way to minimize losses.
Thinking this in his mind, when there was a knock on the door, Xu Zhiyan cleared his throat and let the other party in, obviously prepared to show his refusal.
"White Ashes——"
The sound stopped abruptly.
The moment the ghost came in, his refusal was stuck in his throat and he couldn't say it.
The ghost was still wearing modern clothes to hide the chains on his body. The black shirt outlined his broad shoulders and narrow waist very well. He looked quite like a scholar - if only he was not holding a dragon head in his hand.
The silver-white dragon head was about one meter wide and was cut off directly from the neck, still dripping with blue blood.
At this moment it was already lifeless, and its thick, long white dragon horn was held in someone's hand.
The dragon head may not be big for a dragon, but it is quite big for a door. It was barely lifted into the door, and then with a bang, the ghost dropped the dragon head on the floor.
Except for the tips of his shoes and his cuffs, there was not even a trace of blood on his body, as if the person who had just dropped the dragon head was not him.
Xu Zhiyan stood there speechless.
No, be sensible!
It is better to confess your character flaws, reject Party A, and then return to the business relationship.
"I……"
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted.
"Sorry, I came back so suddenly."
The ghost whispered, walked forward, took the young man's hand, and placed a few blood-stained gems on it.
Xu Zhiyan couldn't help but tremble a little.
There was something wrong with these gems. Some were cold, some were hot. They were obviously different from the ones he had just collected. They seemed to contain a different kind of power.
However, he was determined to make things clear with Party A. Resisting the urge to lower his head to check the gem in his hand, he took a deep breath and looked up at the ghost.
But the other party didn't give him a chance to speak.
The ghost loosened his grip but did not retreat.
"I got some of my memories back."
Asa on the side endured it again and again and didn't jump out and say anything.
The memory is not complete at all!
When the ghost realized that Xu Zhiyan was still going to refuse, he almost immediately abandoned the memory of the ruined world that was being repaired and forcibly tore open a space crack with it.
Asa has seen this coordinate in the system records.
That was a very rare high-magic copy.
It has not been put into use yet.
It is said that in order to learn how to install air conditioners, the ghost asked the safe house system to pay a large amount of points to the main system, and only took back a book containing constant temperature spells...
However, after following the entry of ghosts and gods, it felt that the system might not want to, or be unable to, put this accidentally created small world into use.
It's really too big there.
It’s almost as big as some small magical planes!
Wait? Shouldn't we go back to the old house and talk to Mr. Xu now?
Before Asa could wonder anything more, he saw the ghost quickly find a place to stay and chose a silver-white dragon sleeping on a pile of gold coins...
Oh, it remembered that when the system mentioned this coordinate before, it was still feeling sorry for those points.
Now it begins to sympathize with the main system that sold coordinates back then.
When Asa returned to the safe house, he realized belatedly what the ghost had been choosing - he was choosing a dragon with a suitable head to bring back as a gift.
After all, some faucets are too large and may damage the door frame.
Didn't give Xu Zhiyan a chance to refuse.
After the ghost god gave the gem, he spoke in a gentle voice: "I suddenly remembered the coordinates I recorded before. There are many magic dragons in it. These creatures have many new and interesting things in their homes."
Asa adds content in a timely manner.
The hexagonal panel showed the corpse of a silver dragon and mountains of wealth.
Looking at Xu Zhiyan's gradually widening eyes, the ghost gently put his arm around the young man's shoulders and pointed at the screen and said.
"These are all yours."
He knows how to impress others.
Seeing that the young man was in a daze, as if he had not yet figured out what was going on, the ghost spoke seriously.
"I've thought about it, and I think you're right."
"Before my memory is fully restored, no matter what I say, it will be irresponsible."
He is like a gentle gentleman.
"So let's make a deal."
"I will give you more, but from now on, your eyes must be on me."
The fingertips, still stained with blue dragon blood, stroked the young man's lips, which were still swollen. The ghost's expression remained gentle, but his words had changed.
"Don't reject me."
"I will give you a fortune you cannot refuse."
This was the second time He made such a promise.
The first time was in the live broadcast room. He rarely spoke, but He could not tolerate anyone snooping on His treasures.
No one can take Xu Zhiyan away from Him.
In fact, He doesn't care about those memories at all, but since His sweetheart needs them, He doesn't mind cooperating.
"So from now on, whenever we are together, you have to look at me as long as you have nothing to do. In exchange, I will kill a dragon for you every day... Of course, if you like, I can not kill them."
The magic dragon also gained wealth through plundering. He did not think there was anything wrong with using his dragon wealth to please his beloved. Compared with humans, monsters should be more accustomed to the law of the jungle. This is the rule.
He let go of her hand and smiled as always.
After discovering that Xu Zhiyan didn't seem to be persuaded by the appeasement approach, he decisively changed his strategy.
However, Xu Zhiyan felt that the smile had changed.
He had never seen ghosts and gods look at him with such aggressive eyes.
The gem in my palm felt a little prickly.
His throat tightened, and in the end he was unable to say no.
The other party gave too much.
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