"Yes, if it's convenient for you, could we talk alone?" the little girl said, glancing at Duan Linzhou and gesturing for him to leave.
"Why should I?" Duan Linzhou shielded Lin Hu behind him.
A little girl may seem harmless, but in this apocalyptic world, even a fish can eat a person.
Duan Linzhou wasn't sure if the other party was trying to get rid of him so they could deal with Lin Hu, the non-aggressive ability user, alone.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Ling Jiuqi." The little girl looked confidently into Lin Hu's eyes, as if she was certain he would agree to her request.
After a few seconds of hesitation, Lin Hu realized something and agreed.
"Okay, Brother Duan, you can go out now."
As soon as Lin Hu finished speaking, he received an incredulous look from Duan Linzhou.
"No, you can't do it alone, I have to go with you."
Duan Linzhou's hand climbed onto Lin Hu's palm and held him firmly.
Lin Hu was thinking that if things were as he suspected, then Duan Linzhou couldn't stay here.
"It's alright, I have a secret weapon. You go out and wait." Lin Hu pushed Duan Linzhou out, but Duan Linzhou was still struggling.
In the end, considering Lin Hu's personality, they compromised.
"Alright, I'll stay outside. Just call my name if you need anything," Duan Linzhou said helplessly, taking one last look at the little girl before leaving.
After closing the door, Lin Hu stood there, looking at the little girl on the sofa who was smiling at him.
Lin Hu tentatively asked, "1097?"
It sounded like a question, or perhaps a murmur to oneself.
I thought the number 1097 in my mind would suddenly appear and answer him, but instead, a voice came from the sofa first.
"Yes~" Ling Jiuqi nodded with a smile, seemingly even happier.
"The host is really smart."
Lin Hu was immediately excited. It really did sound like 1097, only without the mechanical electronic tone.
He walked straight to the sofa, sat down next to 1097, and looked at him curiously: "Holy crap, it really is you. How did you turn into a human?"
Lin Hu wondered, could it be that his wish had come true?
Lin Hu reached out and pinched the soft flesh on the other person's face. It felt soft to the touch, and the skin was warm, just like a normal person's.
Of course, besides this all-white outfit.
"Why are you in this form?" Lin Hu was obviously referring to the other person's white clothes, which made him look like a patient.
"This has always been my form, what's wrong?" Ling Jiuqi asked in confusion, not understanding what was wrong with her, after all, she saw that Lin Hu also had red hair.
“Your condition is considered a disease in our society,” Lin Hu said bluntly.
"Hmm? But there are many others in our system who look just like me, and there are others too, like black skin and white hair, blue skin and yellow hair. Is it because my appearance is strange? Maybe I should change my skin next time..."
As Ling Jiuqi spoke, her voice grew softer and softer, as if she were murmuring to herself.
Lin Hu had no interest in her skin condition; what he was curious about was how 1097 had suddenly appeared in human form.
"What's wrong with you right now?" Lin Hu asked, glancing up casually and meeting a pair of deep eyes outside the French windows.
It was Duan Linzhou standing outside.
Fearing the other person might worry too much, Lin Hu responded with a reassuring smile.
1097 also noticed Lin Hu's actions and turned to look at the French windows. "Why is he worrying like a mother?"
"He couldn't have heard our conversation, could he?" Lin Hu suddenly remembered that Duan Linzhou was a psychic, so even if he closed two doors, the other party should still be able to sense it.
"No, I've set up a shield. I'm a system, how could I be detected by humans?" Ling Jiuqi remained as arrogant as ever.
"Alright, alright, you're the best. Tell me quickly, what's going on now?" Lin Hu praised perfunctorily, continuing to press for the reason why Ling Jiuqi had become the way she was now.
"This is the reward I asked the God for. I want to eat something." Ling Jiuqi didn't hide it; she had been craving human food for a long time.
"Huh?" Lin Hu didn't react immediately: "It's that simple?"
Lin Hu thought it was the effect of some system upgrade.
"Hmm, I've been craving your cooking for a long time. What are you going to make today?" Ling Jiuqi asked Lin Hu expectantly.
"Huh?" Lin Hu was caught off guard again. Was the topic changed so quickly?
"Now that you've become a human, can I still call your name in my head?" Lin Hu didn't answer the other person's previous question; he wanted to resolve his own doubts first.
"Of course it's possible, but... it will cost some... crystal cores." Ling Jiuqi's voice grew softer as she spoke, and she quietly moved her body further away from Linhu.
"What?!" Lin Hu was furious and reached out to pinch that fair cheek.
"1097, are you really obsessed with money? You chose to become human, why should I pay for it?"
Ling Jiuqi leaned back, trying to break free from Lin Hu's clutches, and said cheekily, "It's not about money, it's about crystal cores."
The next second, Linhu will step up its efforts.
"Host, host, be gentle, it hurts!" Ling Jiuqi quickly begged for mercy.
Duan Linzhou watched from outside, and it reminded him of a scene where an elder was disciplining a child.
"Huh? You can still feel pain?" Lin Hu was surprised. Wasn't this system supposed to be mechanical?
"Of course I will, I asked the God of the Five Senses." Taking advantage of Lin Hu's momentary lapse in attention, Ling Jiuqi quickly slipped away and ran away.
Because of this, Boss Zhou was ruthlessly rolled onto the sofa and woke up.
"How many crystal cores are needed for each contact?" Lin Hu suppressed his irritability and asked with a kind expression.
"One, one hundred level-one crystal cores... and... I spent one million level-three crystal cores of yours to change my body this time..." Ling Jiuqi's voice gradually faded. She thought that rather than getting two beatings, she might as well just say it and get one beating instead.
As she spoke, she was mentally planning her escape route, waiting to see if Lin Hu would react.
"1097!!!"
really!
She still understands her host.
Ling Jiuqi took off running, following the route in her mind, and ran straight to the door, opened it, and ran out.
"Big brother, help me!" Ling Jiuqi ran out and went straight to Duan Linzhou.
When Lin Hu came out, he saw Ling Jiuqi hiding behind Duan Linzhou.
"1. Ling Jiuqi, come out here." Lin Hu ignored Duan Linzhou, who looked completely bewildered, and reached out to grab Ling Jiuqi.
"Big brother, help! He's going to beat me to death!" Ling Jiuqi shamelessly pleaded with Duan Linzhou.
Duan Linzhou seemed to fall for it too, and reached out to grab Lin Hu.
"What's wrong? Calm down first." Duan Linzhou hadn't figured out what was going on. It was the first time he'd seen Lin Hu so angry; the way he looked at the child was practically a knife.
Lin Hu was furious. He had finally managed to make up for the previous one million and was about to earn two million level-three crystal cores.
And just like that, all that freshness was spent by 1097, without a word.
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