Don't Pick Up Wild People on the Roadside (XVIII)
Mu Changkong stood at the door of Jiang Yuan's house without moving, but he did not take the next step.
No knocking, no ringing, no picking of the lock... just standing there.
This was not a solution. As they were within the range where the system could connect, Jiang Yuanshi asked B33 to go back and inform Yun Qing and Z01. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, opened them again, and walked forward.
"Who are you? Why are you standing at my door?"
The tall man was still in his original clothes, and large patches of blood had already dried on his white shirt, forming a strange embellishment, like a madman coming out of a danger zone.
The man turned around and saw a tall, thin young man carrying a bag as heavy as a mountain. He frowned and looked at him warily. He was stunned and replied politely, "Hello, are you the owner of this house? I came to thank you for saving me."
The young man said warily, "I don't know you."
The man replied gently, "I woke up in a clinic. A robot doctor told me someone had saved me, but they didn't leave an address. I saw blood all over my clothes and thought I could use my blood to find my benefactor. Then I walked and sniffed my way through the house, and I smelled a lot of my blood."
As he spoke, he pointed to the floor not far from his feet and said, "If I'm not mistaken, I should be at your door."
The young man looked in the direction of the location, and his expression suddenly became very ugly. When the man was puzzled, he said speechlessly: "So it was you, the one who died in front of my house?"
man:"……"
The young man, carrying his bag, said unhappily, "Why did you choose my house? Do you know that when I opened the door and saw a bloody man, I was almost scared to death. If I hadn't noticed, others would have thought I killed him."
The man said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I lost my memory and I don't know why I ended up at your door. Maybe I lost too much blood and was exhausted, so I found a place to stay. Anyway, thank you for saving me."
Young man: "How do you know that I saved you? Aren't you afraid that I might harm you?"
The man shook his head and replied, "The doctor said I was injured by a high-tech light blade. I don't think such advanced equipment exists in a barren place like the Lower Town."
The young man's face grew uglier with each word the man spoke. The young man said impatiently, "Yes, yes, our downtown area is naturally not worthy of the attention of a noble person like you."
"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant."
"No matter what you mean, you said you came to repay a favor, then just return the money to me, and I won't ask for interest. I borrowed those star coins with great difficulty, and I have to pay them back."
"I'm sorry, I can't afford so much money right now, or I'm penniless now."
"No money? If you don't have money, then what are you doing here? If you don't have money, then leave. Don't stand at my door." The young man looked at the other person dissatisfiedly, and then showed an expression of disbelief, "You are not here to scam me, are you?"
Man: "No, I came here to ask if there's anything I can do for you, and to repay you for saving my life."
The young man said bluntly: "I just want money, nothing else."
The man was puzzled. "But I heard that the downtown area is mainly for exchanging goods, and star coins are basically useless."
The young man sneered: "Useless? Then tell me who cured your injury? Wasn't it the black-hearted doctor who asked for money? What else is useless? I borrowed money from others, useless? If I don't pay it back, do you think I will become useless?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then said apologetically: "I've spoken out of turn again. I'm very sorry. In this case, I will try my best to find a way to make money to pay you back."
"Didn't you say you lost your memory? Star coins in the downtown area are basically picked up. You wouldn't have been picking them up for ten or eight years, would you?"
"Since star coins are so rare, why would you lend money to save a stranger, even at the cost of going into debt? To be honest, the doctor is the reason you came this time. He said you still owe him quite a bit of star coins."
"He's been here collecting debts all day." The young man snorted. "You haven't even spent a single day with him, and you want eight thousand star coins from me? No way! Tell the doctor to wait, I'll go ask him for the money later!"
The man didn't respond, but just said, "You haven't answered my question yet. Why did you save a stranger?"
The young man said, "I saved you if I wanted to. Do you think you want to die? Do you know how few able-bodied people there are in the downtown area? How difficult it is for those wearing prosthetic limbs to survive? Why would I save you? I just don't want to see anyone die anymore, at least not in front of me."
The young man's tone was filled with anger, and his expression flashed with pain and sadness. The man said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to doubt you. I just don't believe anyone would spend so much money to save someone. Don't worry, I think I should be from the upper city. I will find a way to go back and return the money to you."
"Oh, I hope you survive to get up there. There are too many people in the lower town who are bankrupt from the upper town."
The man said nothing, only emphasizing that he would pay the money back. The young man was annoyed and impatient: "Okay, okay, that's enough. Just go home, okay? You can go anywhere, but don't stay at my door! I won't let you in for free food and shelter!"
"I didn't expect you to think that way." The man smiled. "Don't worry, I'll find my own place to stay and won't rely on you. So, please allow me to ask one last question. What's your name? At least let me know the name of your savior."
"That's so troublesome. My name is Jiang Yuan, Jiang as in river, and Yuan as in source."
"What a great name! By the way, although I've lost my memory, I still have some recollection of my name. It contains the character 'Kong', which means 'sky'. In that case, please allow me to contact you as 'Jiang Kong' in the future. Please remember this, absolutely."
After giving his name, the man smiled with satisfaction and left as Jiang Yuan cried out in disgust.
Jiang Yuan watched the man's back as he left until he completely disappeared.
He quickly took out the key, opened the door, and quickly closed it.
He sighed as he returned to the house. The house was dark and without light. He took down the bag with great effort and said, "Everyone has left. Come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, the light bulb lit up, the TV turned on, Slime and Furball came online, and the tightly closed bedroom door opened. Yun Qing quickly and terrifiedly jumped over and circled around him: "Jiang Jiang, are you okay? Why are you sweating all over?"
"I have too much stuff, and I'm exhausted from carrying it for so long. I'm going to go wash my face. You can check the bag to see if there's anything you want. After you take it, you can give the rest to the neighbors. There are still a few families that haven't been given anything."
"Wow, there are so many new things."
Jiang Yuanshi went to the bathroom to wash his face. Tiredly, he was about to lie down on the sofa when he suddenly remembered something. He looked over his shoulder and saw nothing. Where had it gone?
"Yunqing, do you see the candy box on my shoulder?"
"Huh? A candy box? Is there candy in it? What flavor?" Yun Qing only heard the second half of the sentence and rummaged through the package.
"It shouldn't be in the bag. He can't eat it. I..."
"Wow--!"
"Wow—hooligan!"
Two screams came one after another. Jiang Yuanshi looked at Yun Qing, only to see Yun Qing looking at the ground with a dazed look on his face, holding a lid in his hand. On the ground with the lid opened was a candy box with limbs.
Candy Box yelled "hooligan" and rushed towards Yun Qing. Yun Qing stood up and ran away reflexively. The two chased each other, but the house was so small. Jiang Yuanshi looked at the two people performing the duo act, sighed tiredly, and had no energy to explain later.
He collapsed on the sofa.
The slime on the square head spoke: "Host, we have confirmed that there are no strangers nearby, and Mu Changkong has left."
Jiang Yuanshi hummed and said thank you weakly.
"Host, ... do you want to keep this box?"
After being exhausted and nervous, Jiang Yuanshi felt a little sleepy, but he still responded, "Didn't I ask B33 to send a message to you before? We all agreed to this, otherwise I wouldn't have brought him back."
“But the source is unknown.”
"But he's just a candy box with a dirty mouth, and whether he can stay or not depends on him. For now, it's a three-day temporary stay."
"...Okay, host."
Maybe it was just an illusion caused by Jiang Yuanshi being too tired.
I actually felt that Z01's cold voice revealed some reluctance and unwillingness.
At this moment, a cartoon voice interrupted: "Host? What is that? Isn't your name Jiang Yuan?"
Jiang Yuanshi turned his head and saw an uncovered candy box lying on the back of the sofa, staring at him blankly: "..."
"Where is Yunqing?"
"Are you talking about that gangster? Look, he's still spinning. I'm tired of chasing him but he doesn't seem to notice." Candy Box pointed and saw Yun Qing in the living room still spinning. No matter how he called out, he didn't respond and was completely immersed in his own art of spinning.
Forget it, I’ll stop when I’m tired and dizzy.
"So what are hosts? Are they the home AIs you mentioned? You actually have two!"
"Yes, let me introduce you. The slime on the left is Z01, and the fur ball on the right is B33." Jiang Yuanshi lied without buffering. "You two, this is the candy box robot I picked up. I'll be living here for the time being."
Candy Box didn't get angry because of what Jiang Yuanshi said about picking up the words, otherwise he would normally shout something like "Who did you pick up! It was obviously me who picked you up."
Jiang Yuanshi didn't know what the other person was thinking, so he simply brought him in front of Fang's head. The candy box suddenly became like a child being led by his parents to meet a stranger. After greeting him awkwardly, he looked at Jiang Yuanshi eagerly. Jiang Yuanshi was confused by his look and had to ask the reason.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Candy Box's tone was a little hopeful: "They all have their own names, eh... Did you come up with them?"
Jiang Yuanshi was stunned and shook his head.
The candy box said "Oh" and felt a little disappointed.
Jiang Yuanshi lazily sat down on the ground and said, "There's nothing I can do. Only long-term residents have names. You're only staying for three days, aren't you?"
Candy Box was furious: "You're kidding me again! Who said I'm going to live here?"
"Oh, it's okay if you don't live here."
"You!" Candy Box jumped up angrily and kicked his knee.
"What do you want to be called?" Jiang Yuanshi asked abruptly.
"What?! I don't have a name! No one gave me a name! I don't want to name myself!"
Jiang Yuanshi was knocked to the ground. Candy Box was furious, thinking the other party was trying to scam him. How could he fall to the ground after being kicked in the knee? He was so angry that he wanted to poke the hand that was touching the garbage into the guy's mouth!
The moment the candy box rushed over, I heard the other person talking to himself.
"How about calling me Tangtang? Guoguo? Hehe? Forget Hehe, it sounds like an insult..."
Candy Box opened his eyes wide and stopped his hand in mid-air: "Are you giving me a name?"
Jiang Yuanshi yawned and said weakly, "Yes, you asked me to come up with it, but I don't have a talent for naming. They're all reduplicated words. How about you pick one? Or draw lots?"
The candy box rolled its eyes and stamped its feet subconsciously.
Yun Qing, who had finally stopped, walked over weakly, fell to the ground and said, "Can you give it a name? I think we should call it Violent Box or Exploding Candy. It's very impactful."
"That's fine, you're much better at naming than I am."
Z01, B33: "..."
"No, then I want you to choose!" Candy Box pulled Jiang Yuanshi's little finger, "I don't want to choose, I don't want to draw lots, you choose! You are my servant, you have to listen to me!"
"Okay, okay, my master, I want it right now." Jiang Yuanshi's little finger was itching, and he lay on the ground to relax. When everyone thought he was asleep, Jiang Yuanshi said, "How about I call you Jiang Tang, Tang as in candy, and your nickname is Tangtang."
Yun Qing beside him was amused: "Is it so perfect? It has a full name, a small name, and a small name, just like a person."
I don't know what words touched the candy box, but he said, "Okay! Then my name is Jiang Tang."
After happily deciding on the name, Jiang Yuanshi wanted to get up, but he was so tired that he felt like a mouse on a mousetrap, unable to move and too lazy to do so.
Jiang Tang was shocked and said, "So what is the host? Is it your name? Or do you like to eat vegetarian food?"
Jiang Yuanshi: “…” Why hasn’t this issue been resolved yet?
And why can't your box read?
He turned over and lay on his side, his arm supporting his head: "Nickname."
"You have so many names. This human calls you Jiang Jiang, that fur ball calls you Jiang Suzhu, and that slime calls you Suzhu. How many names do you have?"
"It's not a name, everyone just calls it differently."
Jiang Tang sat on top of Jiang Yuanshi's head and said, "Oh—I see. It's a question of intimacy! So I can only call you Jiang Jiang if we're close, right?"
"Why do you say that?" Yun Qing interrupted.
Jiang Tang said as a matter of course, "Because his real name has Jiang in it, and mine does too, so only those close to him can call him that, right?"
Yun Qing lay down and clapped: "Genius-level understanding."
Jiang Yuanshi also followed the seal's weak applause: "Genius."
Jiang Tang's confidence gradually grew after being praised. Then, she whispered to Jiang Yuanshi in a voice that everyone could hear: "So... is that slime who calls you Suzhu the one you have the worst relationship with? He also came later, right?"
Jiang Yuanshi’s first system’s Slime Z01: “…”
B33: “Ah, this.”
Yun Qing: "Oh wow."
Jiang Yuanshi looked up at the silent slime on the left side of the screen, laughed and replied, "Yeah, I really hate me."
"Ah? Then you still let him stay at your house?" Jiang Tang bravely volunteered, "Then why not let me do it! We have the same last name!"
"Oh? What can you do?"
"I can do so much more!"
The people present at the scene, Jiang Yuanshi and Jiang Tang, were joking around, B33 and Yun Qing were eating melons, and Z01 remained silent.
On the left side of the screen, where no one was paying attention, a translucent slime began to melt.
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