Chapter 31 31. Danger

“Who?!”

Huaiyu stood up cautiously and held the multi-functional shovel beside him with both hands.

At this moment she felt a little regretful.

Because the branches had just been cut and had been wet by the rain, they were too wet and produced more smoke when burned in the fire, so she lifted the door curtain.

Captain Zhou had clearly replaced her tarpaulin with a light-proof waterproof tarpaulin to give her more safety in the dark, but...

Or maybe the shed outside the tree house was clearly intended to be used as a kitchen, but because it was too cold, she chose to stay inside. If she was outside now, she could run away if she couldn't beat him.

These harmless details are now mixed up, creating a growing sense of danger.

"Sorry." Someone whispered outside the door, "I was just passing by, and it smelled nice here, but I didn't expect there was... um, a house here."

Huaiyu held her breath for a while: "My tree house is so beautiful, what do you mean by hesitating before speaking?" But she became more vigilant.

It was raining so heavily and the sky was so dark. The tree house and the rose corridor were quite close, and their shadows overlapped in the darkness. She believed the other party when he said he didn't see the tree house.

But if you say you smell the fragrance...

Huaiyu clenched the multi-functional shovel in his hand.

But the other party seemed to sigh slightly: "I'm sorry, the aroma of soybeans is really strong. I have 200 points. If I exchange it for this portion of soybeans, I wonder if you are willing to do so?"

Huaiyu wanted to say no, but the other party had no intention of leaving, and if he walked in directly, she would not be able to stop him.

As for the 200 points...right now, life is more important!

She struggled, and finally said coldly: "You wait."

The fragrant fried soybeans fell from the pot into the bowl. Half a pound of them only filled a small bowl after being fried dry, but when she carried the soybeans out, she felt heartbroken as if it was a bowl of gold.

"I'll leave the bowl at the door, you can take it yourself."

She held the multi-purpose shovel in one hand, her heart beating like a drum.

As the door got closer, the light from the flames became dimmer and dimmer. Huaiyu could only vaguely see the tall figure of a man.

After she carefully put the bowl away, she took two steps back and raised the multi-purpose shovel cautiously.

If the man came in and bent over to get the soybeans, she would just scoop them up with a shovel.

Eh? After squatting down and putting down the bowl, she subconsciously looked up, but was stunned for a moment.

In the pouring rain, the man at the door of the tree house was wearing a snow-white uniform. The white was not soft, it looked like snow. The faint flame light radiated from it, and it seemed as if silver sand was flowing on the fabric.

The style is a bit like the Defense Army, but a little different. But it is obviously a standard.

Even the military boots on his feet were different, as if they were covered with a hard layer of metal.

Most importantly, he didn't hold an umbrella.

In the continuous rain, he stood there with clear features and a straight posture. His eyes were full of apology and helplessness when he looked at Huaiyu.

The premise of all this is -

"Why... didn't you get wet in the rain?"

The heavy rain was still falling, but it seemed as if there was an extra space beside him, and as if some different energy was wrapping his whole body, from his hair to the soles of his feet, without a drop of water getting on him.

Huaiyu was stunned and asked in confusion.

The other party was slightly stunned, and after a pause, he said: "I am a water element."

Ah? So this is the water-type supernatural being?! Huaiyu couldn't help but look him up and down, and his vigilance was lowered a lot——

After all, she has mastered the use of her supernatural powers so skillfully, there is no need to be so tactful when dealing with her.

But at the same time, a hint of envy arises:

"Is the water system so useful? My raincoat and boots together are almost 100 points..."

The other party was speechless and seemed puzzled for a moment, but soon pointed to the bowl of soybeans on the ground and said, "Can we trade? If you put more, the moisture will get in and it won't be crispy enough."

Since he was not a bad guy, Huaiyu acted much more generously: "I don't want 200 points, I'll give you half of the 20 points, I can't bear to taste this either."

The other person laughed, his face pale in the rain: "Are you saying that because of this outfit?"

"That's not necessary. This kind of bean should be a rare and precious variety, right? It doesn't seem to be contaminated at all. You may not be able to buy it with 200 points."

"But," he said, a little embarrassed and annoyed, "I only have 200 points."

Huh? Huaiyu thought, I didn't really use too much force, how come it seems like it's not contaminated? Can seeds also be contaminated? In addition, what clothes? Could this uniform belong to the top leaders of the defense army? But how can the top leaders only have 200 points?

But she didn't ask. She just held out her wrist and set the transaction amount: "20 cents."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The other party was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

However, just as he stretched out his arm, he saw the man quickly turned his head with a serious expression.

Although his body did not move, the rain curtain in front of him twisted into a transparent rope of water in an instant, and it quickly shuttled into the distance like a snake in the dark night! Not long after, someone screamed in the darkness -

"ah!"

Huaiyu's face also turned pale.

The other party turned around and comforted her lightly: "It's okay, I'll check the situation later. This place is close to the Rose Corridor, so there can't be any major conflicts, and it's best not to get hurt and argue."

He glanced warily at the pitch-black rose corridor that looked like a forbidding wall. “When the mutation value rises, they are easily angered.”

Huaiyu: ...She said this, but actually she didn’t feel anything at all.

But the man in front of him reminded him: "You have a special ability, right? Wood-related? It's weak and a little strange, but I can feel it."

Huaiyu thought about it and realized that she should be a wood element. Could this ability be detected by others? Why didn't she feel it? At this moment, she wanted to ask a few more questions, but she was afraid of exposing herself.

And the other party was still reminding her:

"Do you dare to live here because you have a strong affinity for plants? If so, you should be more vigilant against people - in the dark forest, the light of fire is dangerous to you and others." Huaiyu was helpless. If the firewood was not too wet and she did not want to smoke meat in a confined space, who would be willing to leave the door open at night? She could only point to the distance: "What's going on?"

"I don't know." The other party answered frankly, then turned his wrist, and in the darkness, a figure was dragged over stumblingly.

It was not until he was dragged to the door that Huaiyu could see clearly that it was a middle-aged man.

He had a very short haircut and was wearing an old shirt that was unclear whether it was blue or gray. His pants were also covered in mud, making him look extremely disheveled.

But even so, when he looked up at the two of them, his eyes were full of fear and ferocity.

But he couldn't say a word, because the [water rope] was tightly tied around his neck, and a high, red and swollen mark was visibly formed on his right cheek.

"Um, a fugitive?"

Everyone knows about the Dark Forest, which comes from Liu Cixin’s theory.

(End of this chapter)