"Here you go! The three of us are so cute~" Li Qianxia handed the ice cream cones in her hand to the two of them.
"Where's the change?" Li Changzhou shrugged.
Li Qianxia sat down between the two of them, peeling off the ice cream cone wrapper as she asked Yang Qinglan, "What were you talking about just now? You seemed so happy."
"Ask your brother." Yang Qinglan peeled off the ice cream cone wrapper with an elegant gesture, her smiling gaze falling on Li Changzhou.
"Li Qianxia, I asked you for your change, don't change the subject."
"Li Changzhou, don't try to change the subject! Tell me! What did you just say!"
The Cornetto tasted good, but the thought of spending thirty yuan made Li Changzhou's heart ache.
The most direct and fresh evidence that he and his sister had no money is that he only made up his mind to go to the hospital a week after the humanoid black mist appeared.
"Didn't I have something to do?" He took a bite of his Cornetto, savoring the taste of the frozen chocolate melting in his mouth.
"Okay," Yang Qinglan replied. "Tomorrow, I plan to challenge the dungeon."
"So fast?" Li Changzhou was both annoyed and surprised.
"Qinglan and I did the challenge three times in one week!" Li Qianxia proudly licked the top of her Cornetto ice cream.
Li Changzhou also wanted to lick it, but Yang Qinglan was right across from him, so he could only pretend to be mature and eat it by biting.
Behind the scenes, he's a little boy who can tug and entangle with Green Tongue for a long time!
"Why do we have to participate so frequently? Doesn't the ticket say that as long as we participate once a month, we won't be punished?" Li Changzhou asked.
“Because we can’t become stronger in the real world in a short period of time.” Li Qianxia licked her Cornetto again; it was indeed very cute. “Qinglan said so.”
Li Changzhou turned his gaze to Yang Qinglan.
She explained, "Your physical enhancements won't show results anytime soon, and even if they do, a certain level of enhancement won't be enough to defeat firearms."
Li Changzhou nodded.
"The value game has only just begun. My 'Attraction and Repulsion' is very strong, and there are very few people who can fly yet. Combined with Qianxia's speed and your firearms, we can gain a considerable advantage."
Yang Qinglan took a small bite of her Cornetto and continued:
"Pinduoduo's billions in subsidies, coupons from major food delivery platforms, red envelopes from ride-hailing platforms, and the initially tempting high returns on deposits from Yu'ebao—capital uses funds to gain market share, and we must also risk our lives to fight for survival."
"If we participate only once a month out of fear, it will only cause us to lose our current advantages and put us at a disadvantage in the future."
Li Changzhou carefully considered her words and subconsciously took a bite of the ice cream cone.
“Okay!” He agreed with the decision.
Although it was risky, he also wanted to study his "human enhancement" instinct, but Yang Qinglan's analysis was correct. With the strength of the three of them, they could act as hunters during this period.
If this drags on, they will lose their advantage, whether it's their instincts or the skills they've learned.
Li Qianxia's "wolf howl" has an upper limit on the increase in speed and perception;
Yang Qinglan's "thorns" are described as "like iron arrows," and a creature that eats iron like twisted dough sticks will surely appear in the future;
Needless to say, his own F-level "gun mastery" is so high that he might not even be able to hit Li Qianxia now that she has used "Wolf Howl" at a speed of 10.
"Oh, right," he suddenly remembered something while thinking about skills, "Can skills be changed? There are only six in total, and my F-rank is at a huge disadvantage."
Skills on white cards can be upgraded with money, but skills on black cards cannot.
“There’s no information on that right now,” Yang Qinglan said. “But don’t worry too much about it. It’s a necessary investment. Given the current situation, why would we keep our skill slots open and deliberately wait for advanced skills?”
"I understand the logic, but I'm still not reconciled." Li Changzhou took a big bite of his ice cream cone.
Li Qianxia ate her crispy ice cream cone and stammered, "Maybe it's like Pokémon, where you can learn new things and forget the old ones."
The three did not continue the discussion; it was still a long way off before they could learn all six skills.
Even if your current skills are weak, they are still a necessary investment. Just be careful when choosing and combining them.
"Since we've decided to take the initiative in this value game, we need code names and masks to hide our identities." Yang Qinglan didn't have much of her cute little ice cream left, even though she was eating it in small bites.
"Code name?" Li Qianxia asked, puzzled.
“For example, the King of Black Mist.” Yang Qinglan looked at someone.
Li Changzhou: "......"
"Then I'll call myself 'Summer'."
“Ideally, it should have no connection to one’s real name,” Yang Qinglan paused briefly, then added, “for example, the King of Black Mist.”
“…Yes,” Li Changzhou nodded, expressionless, “I am the King of Black Mist.”
Li Qianxia couldn't help but laugh out loud, her voice like sunlight dancing on the water's surface.
Yang Qinglan also revealed a faint smile, her slender fingers tearing down some of the remaining packaging of the Cornetto, with a gentleness reminiscent of a lotus flower swaying in the wind.
"What should we call it?" Li Qianxia pondered while eating her Cornetto.
“My name is Xiaoqing, the Xiaoqing from the Legend of the White Snake,” Yang Qinglan said.
"I think you're more like Bai Suzhen, including your sharp tongue."
"Huh? I think Qinglan, you look more like the White Snake."
When the brother and sister spoke at the same time, it became clear that their voices blended perfectly, fulfilling people's fantasies about twins.
Yang Qinglan finished the last bite of the ice cream cone and said, "This is my purpose: to make it easier for you to address me without having to change your way of speaking, and to make outsiders think that I am Xiaoqing from 'The Legend of the White Snake'."
"Qinglan, you're so smart! I'll call you Xiaoqing from now on, Qing with the water radical."
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