Chen Xu chewed it carefully. The compressed biscuit was very hard and had a poor texture, but the taste was unexpectedly good, with a chive flavor.

After he swallowed the biscuit in his mouth, he spoke, "You say."

Xia Jinse held the bitten cookie in her hand and said slowly, "I need some private space. You can't get close to me at any time."

"Oh……"

Chen Xu couldn't help laughing, not hiding the sarcasm in his laughter at all.

"What's so funny?"

Xia Jinse's face turned a little cold, and her eyes at this moment once again gave Chen Xu a strange feeling, as if he was facing the leader of the company.

He was somewhat curious about what this woman did in real life. Someone who could give others a sense of oppression with just a glance must be extraordinary.

However, this is his dream. Even if Trump comes, he is not afraid at all and will continue to confront him.

"Your request is a bit ridiculous."

The mockery on Chen Xu's face became even stronger. "Don't you see where we are now? This is a ruin. We may encounter monsters at any time. Even survival is difficult. What kind of private space are you asking for?"

After the last dream, he had some experience. He must not flatter or indulge such a beautiful, well-born, and high-minded woman.

When he was young and naive, he once naively believed that as long as you treat others sincerely, you will receive the same sincerity. However, reality gave him one slap in the face after another.

The result is often that the more you try to please and accommodate others, the less they will take you seriously.

Many times, if you give others a little color, they can open a dyeing factory.

As long as you are a little tougher and can stick to your principles, others will look up to you, or at least, they will not take you lightly.

Sometimes he wondered if these people were a bit mean.

After realizing this, he had fewer friends but lived a happier life.

As for a woman like Xia Jinse, she was usually strong and had a domineering temperament in her bones. If he gave in, she might make some strange requests.

Therefore, his attitude at this time was not polite, "What if you are attacked by a monster while you are sleeping or taking a bath?"

Xia Jinse replied coldly, "Even if that's the case, I don't need your help."

"I won't watch you die." Chen Xu said, unwilling to say any more words, and continued to eat cookies.

Xia Jinse stared at him for a while, and finally said, "We'll talk about it in special circumstances, but normally, you must obey."

Chen Xu swallowed the second bite of biscuit, nodded, and said, "Okay. But I also have a condition."

"you say."

"Respect is mutual. Treat me the same way you want to be treated."

Chen Xu looked into her eyes and said, "I don't care what your previous status was, how superior you were, or how many people were around you. Here, it's just you and me, and no one is more noble than the other."

"Also, don't say that men should give in to women and that women should be taken care of. That doesn't exist with me. If you want to survive, you have to contribute your own strength. Don't expect me to take care of everything."

Xia Jinse looked at his serious expression, a look of astonishment appeared on her face, and she was speechless for a long time.

"Departure?" Xia Jinse asked doubtfully.

As Chen Xu packed his things, he said, "Just now in that car, I saw a place marked as a settlement on a device that looked like a navigation system. It's not far from here."

"What?" Xia Jinse asked in surprise, "Why didn't you say anything just now?"

Chen Xu turned his back to her and said, "Just now, you were not my companion."

Xia Jinse looked at his back for a long time.

…………

The sky is still gray, making people feel depressed.

Chen Xu took all his belongings and Xia Jinse and set off.

They first went to find the transport vehicle, turned on the navigation system, and together they wrote down the route to the settlement.

The settlement is not far from here, the total distance is 12.3 kilometers. The route is not complicated. There is a real-time route on the navigation system. You just need to remember a few landmark buildings.

After everything was ready, the two officially set off.

Chen Xu was on the left, Xia Jinse was on the right, about two meters away from him. The two walked forward silently, without saying a word.

He kept observing the surroundings to prevent any sudden attacks from monsters. His eyes occasionally swept over her, and he couldn't help but think of a lot of things.

The virtual dream world gave him a schizophrenic feeling.

On the one hand, the pursuit of extreme authenticity in details is so great that it is impossible to tell the difference from reality. On the other hand, obvious loopholes are left in certain places, reminding you all the time that this is not real.

He had experienced this deeply in his previous dream.

Now, he also has this feeling. The most obvious thing is that in a world that can produce such high-tech as exoskeleton robotic arms, the level of urban construction is actually the same as that on Earth.

When he saw the map on the navigation system just now, he thought it looked so familiar. After careful observation, he realized that this was the city he was in. The place where he woke up just now was where his rental house was. He didn't recognize it at first because most of the buildings had collapsed.

After figuring this out, he matched many locations with reality. The battle site where the exoskeleton arm was found was a medium-sized supermarket. The surviving building was a newly built residential building in a residential area.

The same goes for people. Both Luo Xiyun and Xia Jinse are very smart people. However, they never feel strange about the inconsistency of the dream world, nor do they delve into it.

Up to now, Xia Jinse has never mentioned why she appeared in this world? How did all this happen? This is very strange in itself. Under normal circumstances, when someone encounters such a thing, the first reaction is, what happened?

But Xia Jinse never mentioned it at all, as if she had accepted this setting in advance.

Chen Xu had also felt this kind of disharmony with Luo Xiyun. Of course, as time went by and he had more contact with her, he would gradually ignore this.

He guessed that this was to prevent users from being too addicted to dreams. After all, for most people, life in dreams was much richer than in reality.

Because of this, although he often recalled the days in his first dream, he would not feel sad about it.

(End of this chapter)