Chapter 42 Intermission (Part 2) You won't lie to me, right? ...
"Master." The system-transformed kitten hugged the trunk of the tassel tree. "Ah, um, you will support me in everything I do, right?"
[What did you do?] The tassel tree touched the kitten's head with its branches.
The kitten looked around and finally whispered, "I secretly brought back a set of cups from the small world!"
"Hmm, is it the kind you drink tea from? Tea is too bitter, I don't like it." The tassel tree replied quickly. "Also, if you steal someone else's things, you'll get beaten. Did you get beaten?"
Could the tragedy the system was talking about be the same one she saw at Tang Liu's house at that time?
He Yuezhe thought about it and realized that she rarely went back to Tang Liu's house afterwards. Even if the system took it away secretly, no one would probably know.
"...No." The kitten scratched its head.
"You won't lie to me, will you?" The tassel tree's voice grew colder as it lifted the kitten up with its branches.
"Of course not—"
The kitten didn't struggle, but suddenly fell down in mid-air: "Master! What happened?!"
The tassel tree did not respond.
"Master! Master! Master!!!" The kitten leaped onto the tree, meowing, "Master! Are you okay?!"
[I'm fine.] Liu Su Shu spoke, but her voice was a little hoarse.
"Master... why is your energy so weak!?" The kitten's voice trembled, and a huge panel appeared in front of it.
[Name: Tassel Tree]
[Energy: 96/9999]
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Apart from two short lines of text, the panel also contained countless images that could not be displayed.
They almost cover up the fringe tree behind!
"Could it be that you haven't collected Yuan Yang's energy?! But we have clearly already completed the salvation!"
The system kept searching on the platform's interface, but there was still nothing in the panel showing "Energy Movement Record"!
“How could this happen?! How come even the mission world isn’t destroyed?! Clearly, clearly—”
After the salvation is completed, the mission world will be destroyed? He Yuezhe frowned.
[I'm fine.] Tassel Tree patted the kitten's head, trying to comfort it.
"Host!" The kitten ignored him, "You have indeed completed the mission of salvation, right?!"
"Huh?" He Yuezhe was also confused. The platform clearly stated "the salvation has been completed" before, so how come it was not collected?
But before she could say anything else, the system turned around and started talking to itself again.
"That's right, that's right... It didn't move, it didn't disappear, no no no no..."
The system's speech speed became faster and faster, and puffs of smoke rose above his head.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, not this, not this, not this, not this, not this, not this, no, no, no, no, this, this, this, this, this..."
[I'm really fine.] The tassel tree stretched out its branches, and the kitten opened them.
The system's voice became unusually cold, like a robot.
It said word by word: "Master, why do you reject his energy? It is obviously abundant, very suitable, and can be used for a long time. Why?"
[I'm really fine.] Liu Sushu repeated the words, even the tone was exactly the same.
He Yuezhe felt that these two people were more like robots than the other.
"No, it must, it must! It must bloom, bloom, bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom bloom!! It must!!!"
The energy fluctuations around the system gradually became weird!
From the soft transparent halo at the beginning, it became as turbulent as the waves!
“Is it like this when it’s with you?” the tassel tree asked.
He Yuezhe shook his head: "No."
"I understand. %#*%, you shouldn't treat us differently. Even if we are not the same kind of people, you should still treat us equally."
The tassel tree shook hard, and a snow-white leaf fell from the top of the tree.
[This is the awareness you should have if you choose to stay by my side.]
【Equal love, equal hate, equal welcome, equal rejection, everything is equal. 】
Snow-white leaves fell on the kitten's head.
Suddenly, a white light shone brightly, but it was not dazzling, and it was even so gentle that He Yuezhe had the urge to get closer to it!
At the same time, a faint wave came from somewhere in the flowers and disappeared at an extremely fast speed.
This is not difficult.
A figure slowly emerged in the white light, and the person squatted down and stroked the kitten's head.
You have seen people living in poverty, and you have seen people who are extremely wealthy. You should know that they are all the same.
[Love this world and hate this world in the same way. ]
The figure was shrouded in a halo of light and disappeared into a cloud of dust.
The white light disappeared and the system was no longer in its original place.
The tassel tree said: [Sorry, I'm talking to myself again.]
[You should live more passionately. Please don't change your mind because of what I said.]
"It's okay, what you said makes sense." He Yuezhe still shook his head.
"Thank you," the tassel tree trembled slightly. "I'll let it rest first. Is there anything you want to tell me?"
"Well, what I'm more curious about is your relationship with it." He Yuezhe sat back on the bench at the signal of the tassel tree.
Liu Sushu thought for a moment and said, "We have an ordinary superior-subordinate relationship."
...Who would call their superior "master"?
He Yuezhe suppressed the urge to twitch his lips and nodded, indicating his understanding: "It can be seen that it listens to you very well."
"Really? You're really good at talking." Liu Tassel Tree's voice was even. "But aren't you curious about your own affairs?"
"I'm really sorry, I'm not a curious person." He Yuezhe replied with a smile.
So far, she doesn't want to talk about herself with anyone.
Upon hearing this, Liu Sushu changed the subject: "So, you're indeed a very good employee, and you fit the platform's requirements perfectly. No wonder they assigned... you to this position."
Its tone gradually slowed down.
[The origin of this world is quite unique. It was one of the platform's employees, so we didn't expect it to develop into what it is now.]
[You are a new employee. According to the procedures, you should have been given the employee handbook and the guidelines for salvation before starting any tasks.]
[But... well, I'm being forced to do this, and we're short on staff lately.]
【Thanks a lot. 】
Tassel Tree sighed. "But you should probably know what these are. I just wrote them down when I was bored, so it's okay if you don't follow them."
"If you don't comply—there will be punishment!! Punishment!!!"
The system's voice suddenly came out, and a ghost that looked like an elf but was sloppy slowly floated out from the grass!
"Also, I just went to give the person being saved a bath, you didn't chase me away!!!"
“This time it was quick.” Liu Sushu sighed.
Wait, why does the system have to bathe the person she is saving?
"Of course! Hehe, I'm a skilled worker!" The system proudly puffed out its nonexistent chest. "It's just a shower, no problem at all!"
"Speaking of which, the employee casualty rate seems to have increased recently?" Liu Su Shu asked, "Why is that?"
The system was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied: "I know nothing!"
[Then why would they...?] Liu Sushu asked again.
"Don't ask so many questions! Anyway, energy has become more abundant, which is not a bad thing." The system glared at the tree fiercely.
"Also, I couldn't collect Yuan Yang's energy, and he disappeared. Luckily, I made a model in advance."
"So, host, this is Yuan Yang's model."
"Please keep it. It means that he was saved by you. It's best to hang it around your neck or tie it around your waist. Otherwise, other employees will look down on you!" The system threw the cylindrical object into He Yuezhe's arms.
There was a slightly sticky liquid in the cylinder, and a simulated boy of unknown material was faintly visible inside.
“…Although there aren’t many staff members to lead the team,” the system said helplessly, “this is truly an honor!!!”
"No wonder the greenhouse is so full of these models lately," said the Tassel Tree.
Only then did He Yuezhe follow the "gaze" of the tassel tree and notice that behind an extremely inconspicuous bush, there was a pure white greenhouse, and through the window he could see the crooked human model inside.
"Hey hey hey! This is my secret base, why did you just say it out loud? What if she tells other employees?!" The system quickly interrupted Liu Sushu's words.
"Everyone knows about this," replied Liu Sushu.
"When!" the system screamed madly.
Liu Su Shu said: [I posted the announcement on the platform.]
"..." The system slowly fell to the ground, its tears soaking the dry stone slabs. "Why... did you make my secret public... Why..."
[Employees should know where their "medals" are.] The tassel tree picked up the elf with a dead branch. [Besides, it's your house, no one will go in, right?]
"Wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu... Forget it, host, if you don't want to carry this with you, just give it to me." The elf-like system cried dejectedly in the air.
"It's okay, it's quite interesting." He Yuezhe took the test tube-shaped cylinder, which was not even as big as her palm, and looked at it.
The boy with silver-gray hair had big, dull eyes and was wearing a pure white robe. If you smelled it carefully, you could smell the faint sweet scent of rainbow candy.
There was a crooked label on the test tube. Upon closer inspection, one could see a few lines of strange small words written on it:
"Specimen name: Yuan Yang"
"Specimen gender: Male"
"Specimen's Birthday: 6.11"
"Specimen material: unknown"
"By the way, it's someone's birthday today, right? Should we call that employee back to celebrate together?" Liu Sushu suddenly suggested.
"No!" the system retorted righteously, "That employee's mission is so intense that they can't leave and must complete it immediately or they'll die! Let's talk about birthdays next time!"
"Besides, you don't have to celebrate your birthday, but you won't get any older if you celebrate it once!!"
The tassel tree branch pinched the elf's round head and said, "Birthdays are very important."
【Weren’t you very happy when I gave you a gift on your birthday last year? 】
"No, no! What? Don't talk nonsense!" The system screamed and struggled in the air.
Pure white energy rippled, swaying with its movements. The waves surged, spreading outwards like waves across the barren garden.
Faint black dots of light were scattered throughout the energy waves, flickering and disappearing the instant they appeared.
"By the way, host!" the system shouted at He Yuezhe.
"What's wrong?" He Yuezhe put down the specimen in his hand and asked.
"We're a bit short-staffed lately," the system said, seemingly unfazed. "Please rest and get ready. We'll head to the next world right away!"
As soon as Liu Sushu let go, the system fell to the ground: [There are so many reserves, there is no need to rush.]
"Oh, it's an emergency! Host, you will understand me, right?" The system looked at He Yuezhe with its big watery eyes, "You are so kind!"
Ever since He Yuezhe acquired the energy visualization skill given to her by No. 0, the world before her eyes has become extremely rich.
For example, now, she was staring at the originally soft halo around the tassel tree, which gradually stretched out its branches and spread to cover the entire garden.
"Of course. I'm looking forward to the next world you choose for me."
She smiled and touched the system's head.
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