Chapter 48 Scene 6 Yue Ling. Long time no see.
"Hello? Are you here to buy something?"
Chen Shu was wrapped up tightly, wearing a turtleneck sweater, a mask and sunglasses. This was not because of the substance in the air, but because she was happy to do so.
...and it's a bit cold.
"Ah, uh, yeah." She looked around and saw the girl standing at the door of the store greeting her, and nodded slightly.
"Now it's the 10-year freeze period, and humanity's original homeland has been destroyed by an alien invasion."
"The surviving humans formed hundreds of adventuring teams, exploring the remains until they finally discovered the shattered life core of their homeworld."
"Tell me what you need and I'll take you to find it." The girl jumped down from the platform at the door, turned around gorgeously, and raised her hand to signal Chen Shu to follow her.
"Hmm, speaking of this, I have to ask, what is this home life core used for?"
"Okay." Chen Shu followed, almost tripping over the steps at the door. "I want to buy some compressed biscuits."
"Good question."
"Are you okay?" The girl's eyes were anxious, which made Chen Shu feel a little embarrassed.
"The core of home life."
"After research by terraform scientists, it was discovered that it contains more than one special life structure that can provide vitality."
"It is these special life structures that have allowed humanity's original home to survive for hundreds of years."
"It's okay." Chen Shu shook his head blankly and looked at the girl's outstretched hand through his sunglasses.
"I see. Then, does this shattered home life core still have any use?"
"Tsk, how can someone fall down while walking up the stairs... Also, I'm being merciful for once, so you better be sensible." The girl stretched her hand forward again, "Put your hand up quickly!"
"Of course, it was with this core that humans were able to rebuild their home after a 10-year freeze."
"Although we encountered various setbacks like insufficient vitality and alien raids, as expected, we succeeded."
"Oh, okay." Chen Shu brought a pair of woolen gloves with her favorite teddy bear pattern on them.
She suddenly didn't want to let go of her hand.
"Ahahaha, is this the legendary 'protagonist's halo'?"
"I heard that the climate remained extremely severe from the freeze period of 10 years to 1968. Basically, every time you took a step, you were pushed back three steps by the energy waves from the Great Garden."
Seeing her hesitation, the girl pulled her over and glared at her: "Idiot, you're so stupid! Do you think I'm interested in your little bear gloves?!"
"That's true, haha. It seems the dream of rebuilding my home has finally overcome the impact of these, uh, environmental factors."
"In short, after the 10-year freeze, humanity experienced the destruction of their homeland and then rebuilt it."
"My home now may not be as prosperous as it used to be, but it's warm enough."
"Xiaolin, what do you think about this?"
"W-what?" Chen Shu was stunned by being pulled.
"Yes, Xiao Feng, indeed."
"Nowadays, everyone lives together happily. In my opinion, this is much better than the cold high-rise buildings of the past."
"Neighborhood relationships are closer, family relationships are warm, and you can make many friends from different regions through dating apps."
"Forget it, I won't bother with you!" The girl snorted, "The compressed biscuits are right in front, go get them yourself."
"Yes, let me mention a little episode here."
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“Beep—”
“Ahhhhhhhhh~ Ah~ Ah~ Ah~”
“Beep, beep, beep—”
"Little Goji, what kind of TV channel are you playing? There are even commercials!!"
The girl angrily turned off the TV in the store and threw the remote control aside. She shouted at the counter, "Little Goji!?"
Chen Shu couldn't understand. Could a person be called "Little Wolfberry"? That was too strange.
The girl moved her hand slightly and was about to attack when she was interrupted by Chen Shu.
She looked at Chen Shu with some dissatisfaction and warned him, "You'd better stay out of my business."
"Miss? What's wrong?"
A head suddenly popped out from behind the counter, startling Chen Shu.
"Hurry up and switch to a good TV channel, or I'll fire you!" The girl's voice was stern.
The man behind the counter nodded quickly, picked up the remote control beside him and turned on the TV again.
"Are you the boss?" Chen Shu asked doubtfully.
She had already chosen the compressed biscuits and was ready to pay.
"It's now 109 years after the freeze, and I'm Xiaoda, a frontline reporter."
"Yes, this is my property, and that street over there, and that one too." The girl pointed to several streets that could be seen outside the store.
"Hey, how can you be so ignorant that you don't even know a famous business tycoon like me!"
"Recently, dozens of mysterious deaths have occurred in the home."
"The tip of the deceased's nose, lips, and fingers all showed varying shades of green."
"These incidents occurred far apart and within a short timeframe, so the exploration team does not believe they were intentionally caused."
"Ahem! Miss, is this okay?"
"...Well, it's okay. I'll spare your life." The girl waved at the head, picked up the shopping bag from Chen Shu's hand and walked towards the counter.
"However, after investigation, it was found that these victims had no common characteristics, so the investigation has not made any progress at this time."
"19 yuan, pay it."
"Okay." Chen Shu took out a few banknotes from his bag and handed them to the girl.
The girl looked at it in the light for a while and then accepted it.
"Then I'll be leaving first. Goodbye." Chen Shu bowed slightly to the girl, turned around and walked out the door stiffly.
"Hey." The girl suddenly called her.
"You're so stupid. You'll definitely get a bad deal if you buy things elsewhere in the future. Just come to our store. Tell me your name and I'll give you a discount."
"Also, I don't feel sorry for you, I just think you're stupid!"
"Ah, thank you!" Chen Shu was a little surprised and bowed several times in a row.
"Okay, what's your name?"
"My name is Chen Shu!"
"What are you so excited about?"
"No?"
"...Why don't you ask me what my name is?!"
"Oh, what's your name?"
"Yue Ling."
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"Yue Ling, you are so rich."
"Yue Ling, is this delicious?"
"Yue Ling, try this!"
"Yue Ling, Yue Ling!! I won't leave!!! I'll wait for her to come back!!!"
"Yue Ling, Yue Ling... I'm sorry, Yue Ling."
"Yue Ling, nice to meet you..."
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"Yue Ling."
Chen Shu watched the robot walk into the kitchen and whispered, "Long time no see."
^
"Little wolfberry, little wolfberry, where are you?"
Yue Ling hummed a song and searched around in the kitchen.
"So this world is set in the apocalypse?" He Yuezhe asked the system curiously.
She had just finished reading Chen Shu's story about seeing Yue Ling, and trivial memories emerged in her mind, and her understanding of the world suddenly increased a lot.
"Well, to some extent, it is," the system said, "but isn't your focus a bit off?"
He Yuezhe exclaimed, "Ouch!" "Understanding the truth of this world is also a very important part of the mission."
"Oh, it's turned green, so disgusting." Yue Ling looked disgusted.
The robot had difficulty moving, so she could only squat in an extremely strange posture and see the old man in the freezer who was almost completely green and smelly.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaa——" the system screamed so loudly that it hurt He Yuezhe's eardrums.
Yue Ling was not affected. She covered her mouth and nose with one hand and carefully picked up the freezer lid and closed it with the other hand.
"Hey, can anyone hear me?"
"I know someone is here, you are not allowed to remain silent!"
Yue Ling's voice suddenly rang in He Yuezhe and the system's minds.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh there's a ghost ahh ...
Yue Ling was speechless: "Hey, this is my body. You're the one who broke in, right?!"
“Ah ...
"Let me make it clear first, no matter what purpose you come with, I have things I must accomplish. If you dare to interfere, you will die." Yue Ling was very serious.
"Can I ask what's going on?"
"Maybe I can help." He Yuezhe spoke at the right time, interrupting the system's endless screaming.
"Don't ask so many questions!" Yue Ling snorted. "Anyway, I won't bother you during this time. I'll show up when you need me."
As he was speaking, three small things suddenly appeared in a pure white space. They were a miniature version of He Yuezhe, a miniature version of Yue Ling, and... a cat.
Chen Shu's previous memories were very vague, and He Yuezhe only saw Yue Ling's appearance clearly now.
Her hair was a soft sheen of silver, and she was wearing a white dress that almost blended in with the space. She wore a pale yellow cardigan and a leather jacket.
And there was a long scar on that fair face, running diagonally from bottom to top.
"What is this?" Yue Ling crossed her arms over her chest and raised her head slightly towards the cat that the system had transformed into.
"Meow."
"Meow? What does this mean?"
"Host, she doesn't seem to recognize cats."
"Well, maybe not here."
"That makes sense, that makes sense. You are indeed the host. I am grateful to you again!"
"……Hello!"
Yue Ling finally couldn't help but interrupt the two people who were talking to each other: "If you want to talk in private, just talk in private. Why are you saying bad things about me in front of me?!"
"Besides, isn't it just fur?! It's not like I haven't seen it before!"
"It's a cat! Not fur!!" The system got furious and rushed over, screaming in shock.
Yue Ling was startled and dodged away!
“…What!! I just made a slip of the tongue, haven’t you?! Stop chasing me! Stop chasing me! Stop, stop!!”
"Calling the wrong name is very rude!" the system kept chasing.
It did not stop because of Yue Ling's words, but instead sped up!
Soon, the system caught up with Yue Ling, who was a little clumsy, and pounced on her!
Yue Ling was obviously not a pushover. She dodged sideways, clenched her right fist, and punched the system more than ten meters away!
The two of them kept chasing each other. Yue Ling, who had the upper hand at the beginning, gradually began to breathe hard due to physical exhaustion, and the speed and strength of his dodging and attacking were much slower.
"Meow--"
The cat's neatly cut claws suddenly and quickly attacked Yue Ling's eyes!
"laugh--!!!!"
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