Chapter 113 Arena
When Huo Xiu woke up, he was back in the Lily Garden. He gradually got used to this kind of life.
A 28-hour countdown appeared in the upper right corner of his screen, indicating the time until he could enter companionship mode again.
For two consecutive months, Carlos not only taught him how to use mechas, but also took him to encircle and suppress the Star Beasts, and he did not hide it at all - when he appeared in the combat deployment meeting room in the form of a black cat, all the bugs were stunned.
However, Carlos has always been eccentric in his style of doing things, and his pirates quickly accepted this. From then on, no bugs would be suspicious wherever the black cat appeared.
The boundary between reality and virtuality gradually blurred, and Carlos was the one who brought him all these changes.
Huo Xiu collected his thoughts, first added feed to the small animals, and then went to the vegetable garden.
When the time jumped to 7:00, an alien creature with two pairs of wings appeared in the garden on time.
"Long time no see, little farmer." Carlos greeted him with a smile.
“…We meet again.”
They met too frequently. Just a few hours ago, Huo Xiu was sleeping next to Carlos' pillow.
"You sound reluctant. I thought last night was a wonderful night." Carlos dragged out the word "night" in an ambiguous tone, as if something shameful had happened between them last night.
"When I opened my eyes this morning, I found you weren't around. You don't know how lonely I was," he continued.
"If you say that again, you'll be out."
"Hmph." Carlos approached the vegetable garden. He leaned over the fence Huo Xiu had raised again and watched Huo Xiu working inside. "What are we having for dinner today?"
Without even raising his head, Huo Xiu accurately grabbed Carlos's hand that was fiddling with the cucumber.
"Go play somewhere."
"Stingy." Carlos curled his lips. "You are so strict, little farmer. I can also help you water the plants--"
"Stay away from the vegetable garden."
"Just chop me to death."
Carlos pushed himself off with one hand and jumped lightly over the fence, landing accurately next to a tender cabbage.
"You haven't touched me for a long time..."
His tone was full of anticipation.
Huo Xiu stood up straight, just as Carlos was quietly approaching him.
So Carlos crashed directly into Huo Xiu's back, but he did not dodge. Instead, he stretched out his long hands and circled the ancient male insect's neck.
Huo Xiu frowned, grabbed Carlos's collar with his backhand, and pulled him forward with force.
Carlos turned around and came to face him.
"Hey, little farmer, be gentle and be careful with your vegetables!"
Carlos grinned and curled up his legs to hook them around Huo Xiu's waist.
“I quite like this pose.”
The next second, Carlos felt the long-lost electric current.
This time, Huo Xiu controlled the lightning energy precisely.
He electrocuted Carlos until he turned black, but did not harm the surrounding crops.
"...Liar." Carlos stood in the middle of the garden. "You agreed not to electrocute me if there was physical contact."
"It's not offensive." Huo Xiu explained without changing his expression.
This level of lightning energy is not violent, so even if the two have physical contact, he will not be electrocuted.
Those thunders could get very close to him.
Only purely offensive lightning energy will cause damage to him upon contact.
Huo Xiu glanced at Carlos. His originally delicate platinum curly hair was now more than twice as fluffy, but his fair facial skin was charred black.
The sharp contrast between the two made Carlos feel a little... funny at this moment.
But Carlos himself didn't seem to know - he just thought there was something wrong with his hair and was tying it up with a hair tie.
"hiss--"
As his limbs moved, it felt as if an electric current passed through his muscles, causing soreness and itchiness.
"How rude, little farmer." He approached Huo Xiu and winked coquettishly, "Will there be a share of breakfast for me?"
Huo Xiu looked at Carlos's charred face, then at his emerald green eyes which made them shine even brighter.
He was silent for a moment, his lips flattened to hide some of his emotions, and then he replied, "Yes."
Carlos felt that his plan had succeeded, and he was very happy that Huo Xiu's attitude had softened.
——Look, the little farmer must like him more now! He is even willing to give him the vegetables he grows himself!
Huo Xiu stood in front of the vegetable garden, thought for a moment, and picked a ripe cucumber.
Kaka has already eaten the cucumber twice, he must be really craving it.
Huo Xiu was very generous.
Haha, as a ticket to see a joke.
On the other side, Carlos was even more satisfied when he saw Huo Xiu picked a cucumber.
Carlos knew exactly how much this ancient male insect valued his cucumbers! He'd almost been beaten twice for fiddling with the cucumber vines!
Now, he finally waited for Huo Xiu to pick cucumbers for him personally!
Both of them have their own ulterior motives.
Huo Xiu moved quickly. He crushed the cucumber, added vinegar, salt and sugar, and only added a little bit of chili to take care of Kaka's throat.
Carlos ate the cold cucumber salad happily. He thought the cooking skills of this ancient male insect were really great!
"It's delicious!" Carlos praised. He held his chin with one hand and looked at Huo Xiu with his emerald green eyes. "Can I come and eat with you in the future?"
Huo Xiu was silent for a moment again.
"If it were today."
Carlos was a little confused. Is this the case today?
Today he just combed his hair on the right side and braided it into a low pigtail - after all, the split hair was too fluffy.
But this hairstyle is indeed softer.
——It turns out that Huo Xiu likes this tune.
Carlos curled his lips.
Now that he knew that this ancient male insect liked gentle female insects, he didn't mind carrying out this image to the end.
"Let me clean it up."
Carlos volunteered.
After all, Huo Xiu cooked the dishes, so it was only right for him to wash the dishes.
Huo Xiu did not refuse.
He did not leave the cabin as usual to continue his vegetable growing business.
Instead, he sat on the chair and turned in a direction intentionally - to look towards the kitchen.
Carlos gathered up the loose hair that fell on the side of his face. He even adjusted his walking posture so that Huo Xiu could see his figure better.
He turned on the faucet. There wasn't much oil stain on the two white porcelain plates, so they were cleaned with just a flush of water.
Carlos put the porcelain plate aside, and the next moment, his hand shook.
A female insect with a black face and green eyes was reflected on the shiny white porcelain plate.
That's not some gentle, beautiful insect! It's just two green grapes on a burnt pot!
With a "bang", the porcelain plate fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Huo! Xiu!"
Carlos turned around suddenly, his green eyes widened, then he remembered that he was not fit to be seen by others, and turned back quickly.
"Ha ha--"
Carlos suddenly disappeared amidst this hearty laughter.
——
Huo Xiu spent a rather quiet afternoon, and he felt a little bored for the first time in a long time.
Yes, boring.
His garden has more than doubled in size, and he now grows dozens of vegetables, keeps four animals, and has a pear tree.
But he thought about reality.
He recalled the joy of driving a mecha across the universe that day.
He felt the 'wind', 'freedom' and 'heartbeat'.
Huo Xiu looked at the sky and guessed that Carlos would not come again today, so he changed back into the thief outfit.
He was about to leave Garden Town. Carlos had said that there was a place in the game where one could simulate driving a mecha.
The realism is pretty good.
Huo Xiu arrived at Bannock City with ease.
As a result, he ran into an acquaintance.
"It's you, brother!" The golden female insect ran over. She had changed her outfit today, but the color was still eye-catching.
Huo Xiu stopped.
"Huh, it's you! I've been waiting here for a long time! As expected, you're the only one wearing a hood in broad daylight—"
Kang Mang didn't notice that his words hurt the heart of an ancient male insect.
Huo Xiu paused, then said, "I'm going to practice with the mecha."
"Are you going to the arena?" Kang Mang patted his chest quickly, "I'm free, I'll play with you!"
"Don't underestimate me, I'm a reserve cadet!"
“…”
Huo Xiu followed Kang Mang to a building.
He looked up and saw no sign hanging there, only two sculptures of female insects fighting each other.
"I remember you're still a new bug, right? Haven't you been to the arena before? Then let's not go to the battle mode yet. How about the bug simulator?"
"By the way, turn down your pain! The pain in the arena is much more realistic than in the living area! Don't believe those people who often brag on the forums about having 100% perception. They probably only dare to do so in the living area. Maybe some of them even have it 100% in the romance section!"
Kang Mang was absolutely certain that Huo Xiu was a novice. Firstly, because he killed a level 60 wild monster and upgraded his Bai Guang continuously. Secondly, because of his brave act of resisting arrest that day.
"Brother, I don't even know your name. I wanted to bail you out the next day after I was released from lockdown, but without your name or ID number, I couldn't find you."
"Huo Xiu."
"I'm so sorry about that day. I was just too talkative and got you into trouble!"
"fine."
Kang Mang sincerely apologized to Huo Xiu. He quite liked bugs with Huo Xiu's personality.
Although he is taciturn, he is very loyal.
"Are you familiar with any mechas? Mechas are categorized into heavy, medium, and light types. Generally, beginners are best suited to medium mechas, as heavy mechas require higher physical skills. If you lack strength, controllability will be very poor. Light mechas, on the other hand, require a higher level of mental strength..."
Although Kang Mang talks a lot, he is not a fool.
He is very passionate about mechas and can talk about them very clearly.
"For medium-sized mechas, I recommend the Type 96 Warrior. It's an entry-level mecha with a very good balance of speed and power."
Huo Xiu nodded.
Kang Mang also quickly chose an entry-level mecha.
Then I clicked on the bug machine mode.
"The map I chose is 'Nebula', which is considered an intermediate level of difficulty. I feel like your physical skills are great, so you should be able to get past the beginner level."
Thirty minutes later, Kangmang silently chose the advanced difficulty level.
Another thirty minutes passed, and Kang Mang looked at Huo Xiu: "Well... are you a military female?"
Why was Huo Xiu able to pass through the meteorite zone without any damage?! Even he, a veteran player, was completely stumped.
"no."
Kang Mang wiped his face and said, "I think we can go directly to the arena. Do you want to play in a duo?"
"Hey, why is there a strange account that keeps sending me invitations? I haven't offended any bugs recently—"
"No, it must be that red-haired guy from last time!"
The more Kang Mang thought about it, the more certain he became. He pulled Huo Xiu and quickly clicked to confirm: "Let's go, let's duo queue! Kill that snitch!"
The next moment, Huo Xiu and Kang Mang appeared in the ring.
Opposite them stood a thin and tall female insect.
He has platinum curly hair, and the curve of each strand is impeccably refined.
Her emerald green eyes were like two clear springs, but at this moment they seemed to be boiling.
"Long time no see, little farmer."
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