Chapter 14 There is no way out. Can’t you climb over the wall?
"Here, here, Mr. Period, here!"
A low yet lively voice sounded, and the corners of Bai's mouth unconsciously rose as he walked towards the male insect that invited him.
As he approached, his wrist was pulled up by the male insect, and he allowed himself to follow the male insect's pace to a crowded stall.
Then he watched as the male insect used its flexible body to "swim" him through the swarm of insects like a fish, and finally arrived in front of the stall owner.
"Boss, two bowls of rice noodles, one with egg and one without, both with extra chili."
The male insect deliberately raised its voice so that the boss could accurately hear the male insect's request in the noisy environment.
"Okay, two bowls of rice noodles, one with egg and one without. Put more chili in both! It will be ready soon. Please come in, there is still room." The boss smiled kindly on his dark face and pointed to the small shed behind his stall.
Bai saw the male insect's eyes suddenly light up, and he pulled him excitedly around the stall to find a place in the small shed.
As we walked, he said, "I'm telling you, rice noodles are best eaten hot. I saw so many customers there that I thought they were taking them to go. What a pleasant surprise!"
Bai didn't say anything, but followed the male insect silently. Seeing the male insect happy and satisfied because of a small thing, somehow, he felt a lot more relaxed.
The boss was right, there was still room. This shed looked small from the outside, but this was a game world, not reality. Inside the shed was a different world, ridiculously large.
The male insect seemed shocked for a moment, then found a seat and sat down, looking at him with a smile: "Mr. Juhao, we are so lucky to have so many customers here. The food must be delicious."
Bai nodded, pondered for a moment and said, "Do you like eating?"
Nan Qi paused with his chopsticks in hand and tilted his head to look at Bai: "Food, clothing, shelter and transportation, if a worm doesn't eat well all its life, how can it have the energy to do anything else? Don't you like to eat?"
Bai was stunned. Doesn't he like it? He does, right?
When he was a child, he would act coquettishly with his father for a bowl of vegetable rice noodles. His father would smile, touch his head, and then carefully and quickly make his favorite rice noodles, and even add an egg for him.
He was very young at that time. He liked spicy food but couldn't eat too spicy food. Every time, his female father would give him a little bit. He agreed on the surface, but would add more when his female father was not paying attention.
In the end, when he was so spicy that he stuck out his tongue like a puppy, the female father would smile extremely happily, kiss his forehead, and say in a gentle tone: "My Bai is so cute."
This memory has been buried deep in his mind and was his only comfort in the most difficult times. But he didn't know when it started, but this memory began to fade and was buried in his mind.
Bai knew it clearly, but he didn't want to recall it, because that memory filled his eyes with blood and pierced his heart.
Nan Qi didn't realize that his words had distracted the female insect sitting opposite him. The boss had already brought the rice noodles over, and he placed the rice noodles with eggs in front of the female insect.
"Last time I saw you eating noodles, you liked spicy food more, and you ate all the egg inside. You must like it, so I took the initiative to add it for you."
"What?" Bai came back to his senses, looking at the clear, spicy-red soup and the golden fried egg lying on the snow-white rice noodles, and muttered, "I thought you were asking for it for yourself."
Nan Qi raised his eyebrows: "I prefer eating braised eggs."
"Braised egg? What is that?"
"It's eggs braised with various spices. You can also add various vegetables and meats. It's delicious." Nan Qi's eyes sparkled. He hadn't eaten braised food since coming here. He was really craving it.
The variety of spices in this world is not very complete. Nan Qi didn't see many kinds of spices in the market. He didn't know whether they didn't use this kind of spices, or their Potter Star was too small and this kind of thing was not easy to consume, so the store didn't stock it at all.
On the contrary, when he was looking for black crystal stones, he found several kinds.
Those spice plants grew in a disorderly manner on the high mountains, and they didn't look like they belonged to anyone. Nan Qi didn't hesitate and picked a lot of them.
When the female insect mentioned it, Nan Qi's appetite was aroused. He decided to go buy ingredients and make some braised food after logging off.
Thinking of this, Nan Qi smiled with satisfaction.
Bai was curious, not understanding what was going on. The male insect showed this extremely satisfied smile again. He looked at the male insect for several seconds before hesitantly speaking: "You always seem very happy."
Nan Qi swallowed the rice noodles in his mouth and narrowed his eyes in satisfaction: "Unhappy is also a day, happy is also a day. Unhappiness does not make the day better, but happiness makes you more energetic. Why should you be unhappy?"
"Don't you have anything bothering you?"
"Yes, we just need to work hard to solve it." Nan Qi said with a smile, "If there are conditions to solve it, that's even better. If there are no conditions, we can create them to solve it. Can a live worm kill you by holding your urine? There is always a way to solve it."
"If there are no conditions, create them." Bai repeated this sentence, his dark eyes brightening slightly. "But what if we can't create the conditions? It's like we've reached a dead end, with no way out. What should we do?"
Nan Qi blew on the rice noodles and said casually, "How can you reach a dead end? Even if you do, if there's no way out, can't you just climb over the wall? If you can't climb over the wall, you can just make a hole in it. Sometimes collapse from the inside is faster than external force."
"Internal collapse?"
"Yes, even the strongest wall is held together by adhesive. There will always be cracks and loose spots. You can just pry it open."
Nan Qi chewed rice noodles and said vaguely, "Also, there must be a reason why you have reached a dead end. If you solve the reason, you may not even need to pry the wall open."
"Glue? I see. Thank you very much. This meal is on me. What else would you like to eat?"
"Eh? What did you understand?" Nan Qi was confused. "Didn't we agree that I would treat you?"
Bai smiled faintly. "My company has recently run into some problems. We've been forced into a dead end by our rival company. I was wondering what to do. This conversation with you has given me some inspiration."
"Really?" Nan Qi laughed. "So I'm pretty good, then I won't be polite."
"You are welcome."
The two insects talked while eating, and visited other areas of the game. When Nan Qi had questions about the game, the female insect next to him patiently explained them.
"It's great to have you, Mr. Juhao." Nan Qi sighed.
This game is huge and complicated, and just a few days is not enough to understand it all. However, Mr. Ju Hao was able to explain the key points of the game in a simple and easy-to-understand way, which saved him a lot of energy. Nan Qi was very grateful.
"As long as it's useful to you. By the way, in the previous qualifying round, you said you were participating in the national competition held by Brave Game. The rematch should be the day after tomorrow. Can I have the honor of watching it?"
Nan Qi raised the corner of his mouth and said, "You trust me so much."
Bai nodded: "You are very strong, entering the semi-finals will not be a problem."
"Okay, since you've said that, I'm being stingy by not telling you my race number. Besides, even if I don't tell you, you can still access it through the Friends Viewing app and watch all my matches. You're asking me out of respect, and I know that."
Nan Qi lowered his head and fiddled with it for a while: "Okay, my contestant ID is sent to our private chat. You can enter this ID and watch it directly even if you are not online. Remember to cheer for me."
"I will," Bai promised, "I will always support you."
"Then thank you in advance." Nan Qi narrowed his eyes, "Let's not talk about this for now. I've delayed you for so long. Do you have enough time? If so, let's go have a fight."
Bai was about to agree when his private message lit up. He glanced at the male insect apologetically and said, "Sorry, I..."
"It's okay. Go ahead and do your work. Business is more important. Isn't it said that the company is in a critical period? Go quickly. We are all friends. Sooner or later, we will have a chance to exchange ideas. I can also log off and take a rest."
"Okay, then—goodbye."
Nan Qi raised his hand and waved, smiling and responding: "Goodbye!"
After saying goodbye, Nan Qi was the first to log off. Bai looked at the place where Nan Qi had logged off for a moment and said calmly, "Come out, everyone."
"Hehehe, you guys seem to be getting along very well." Mellon and Peggy poked their heads out of the shop next to them with a few bugs, grinning mischievously.
Bai glanced at them sideways, then walked forward, and Mellon and the others hurriedly followed.
"You seem to be in a good mood. What did you two talk about?" Mellon walked over to Bai and lowered his voice. "You don't want to—"
"What am I thinking?" Bai stopped and said, "What do you think I'm thinking?"
Melon sighed. "Bai, you know what I'm talking about. I disagree. He's only an F-class male, but you're an SS-class female. Even if you have to marry them to escape their persecution, you shouldn't be an F-class male."
"He can't calm your violent mental power, and I don't think they will let you go if you take the initiative to get married, especially since your male master is an F-level male insect that anyone can crush to death."
"I understand. I will consider it carefully."
"You understand, but you still want to try," Mellon said earnestly. "I'm looking for a suitable male insect for you on a remote star, and I've already found one. As long as the terms are agreed and we keep a close eye on him, he won't cause any trouble."
"We're not the kind of men who would abandon us after we've done our bit. Treating him well with good food, drink, and fun isn't considered abuse, is it?"
Bai knew that Mellon meant well, but he still shook his head and rejected Mellon's kindness.
"You—" Mellon was furious, "Why are you so stubborn?"
Peggy stepped forward and patted Mellon on the shoulder: "Mellon, calm down. You're worried too much."
"You're helping him too!" Mellon glared, "You're both right!"
Peggy smiled helplessly. "Listen to me, with our boss's mental power level, even an S-class male insect would barely be able to appease him. But S-class male insects are treasured by their respective families, so how could they be willing to sign a treaty with us? What's the big difference between a lower-class male and an F-class male?"
"And even if the S-rank male insects signed the agreement, except for the boss, we will all be suppressed by his mental power. It would be easy for him to do whatever he wants. The boss is doing this for our safety and to prevent our plans from being disrupted by any accidents."
Mellon knew this, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to such a remote planet to search. He figured if he could find a high-level male insect with a weak foundation and lure him into helping him, he'd be able to find a solution to any subsequent problems.
Bai knew what he was thinking, but disagreed with him. He didn't want to put everyone in danger, but how could anyone bear to let him endure the pain alone?
"Forget it, forget it," Mellon said, feeling distressed and powerless. "I can't argue with you."
Peggy patted Mellon's shoulder again and was about to speak to comfort him when she heard Bai say, "Actually, there is a solution."
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