The sequel to OE that "we" are looking forward to (12)
【Shishi Grocery Store】Opens today.
But there is no boss.
Unmanned vending machine, mainly self-service.
According to the game mechanism, when a player uploads new products that suit a certain NPC's preferences, the NPC will come to buy them in an uncertain quantity. If the player encounters a wealthy NPC, it is possible that the product he likes will be sold out. In short, the main feature is a random, blind box-opening experience.
However, for Jiang Yuanshi and Z01, who have enough money to spend, this money is icing on the cake. Instead of getting up early to open the store, Jiang Yuanshi would rather sleep, or perhaps it is because of the fatigue and laziness caused by the pressure.
Due to the tension and uncertainty of the previous world missions, Jiang Yuanshi has never had a good night's sleep. His brain is running at high speed every day. According to Z01's records, the longest sleep he has had is only more than 5 hours and 1 minute.
Even in the previous cyber world, Jiang Yuanshi worked all night long, and it was a miracle that the pitifully short sleep time did not lead to this human's sudden death.
Oh no, that human is already dead.
But when the soul enters the original owner's body, the host is also equivalent to restoring the physical body. Therefore, Jiang Yuanshi, this human being, is really willing to risk his life for the mission, and even use and sacrifice himself, as if this is his only valuable point.
Perhaps it was because this world was too comfortable, and coupled with the influence of the host's original body, Sasaron, the host's burdens gradually fell a lot, and from time to time he became casual and childish, and the little movements he made were unprecedentedly cute.
Z01 lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, the time announcement rang in his head.
It is now 11 o'clock.
But the creature lying on his chest showed no signs of waking up. It just turned over when he poked its face, curled up on its side and continued to sleep. Looking down, he could see its light-colored, soft, and still heaving belly.
Z01 took out a handkerchief from somewhere, spread his hands flat and covered the other person's belly, then put his hands back on both sides of his body, and continued to lie straight on the bed with his eyes open.
Maybe he should go back to the system hall. Z01 clicked on his attribute column and looked at the money bar. It showed +500 every now and then. It seemed that someone was buying something, but the money came very slowly and was not enough. After calculating the amount of the monster costumes in the clothing store, Z01 planned to find a safe time to go back. After all, the host's attributes had not been improved yet, and it would be dangerous to leave him alone.
But it is strange that there has been no movement in Z01's mailbox so far. There has been no reply to the reports and applications, as if it has cut ties with Chuanshuju.
But that is obviously impossible, because he is not dead yet.
What exactly is death? Z01 has analyzed and calculated countless times, but he can't find the answer. He has never died, so he naturally doesn't know. However, it is impossible for truly dead creatures to intersect. Although the host is considered dead, their soul consciousness still exists when they come to the bookstore. Therefore, the answers he got from them about death were vague and inconsistent.
Some hosts who learned they were dead had blank minds, some were terrified, some were relieved, and some complained... But in the end, after having gone through the mission and even experienced the beauty of the world, most of them would have one thought - fear.
They began to fear failure in their mission, death again, or an endless cycle of death.
Z01 has seen many hosts who regretted their mistakes during missions, and then began to blame the NPCs in the novel world, complaining about their lack of self-esteem and being a drag on their team, completely forgetting their own purpose. The purpose of those NPCs' existence is just to carry out the plot.
However, the tasks assigned by the Book Transmigration Bureau are inherently contradictory. These worlds on the verge of collapse must continue to operate without collapsing characters or deviating from the plot. The result of this requirement is nothing more than a repeat of the past. However, it can still be successful, as long as the host does not regard those NPCs as living things, abandons himself, and only completes the task, and repairs the world this time. The next collapse will be left to other systems and the host.
This cycle repeats itself, and the endings of those novel worlds are very similar to the host's after the mission fails.
Originally, Z01 would not have had such an idea until he met Jiang Yuan.
A human who seems to be very disciplined and obedient, but in fact always breaks the rules, does not follow the routine, and treats NPCs as living things very capriciously. But it turns out that those NPCs can really have the opportunity and ending of their own.
Jiang Yuanshi did it, and Z01 believed that it was with the help of the main god Ysl404. After all, without that god, Jiang Yuanshi would have been punished, backtracked, or even failed directly and fallen into a death loop after breaking the plot.
But the Lord God only helped Jiang Yuanshi to avoid this one thing, and the limitations of these tasks themselves were caused by Z01. The Lord God wanted to destroy him, and Jiang Yuanshi was just an unlucky guy who happened to be bound to Z01.
From the very beginning, planning, future direction, and breakthroughs, Jiang Yuanshi had to do it all by himself. Jiang Yuanshi did it, even at the cost of sacrificing his soul, just to end the tragedy of the world, like a savior, but he did not seem to be aware of this.
Z01 once asked Jiang Yuanshi why he was trying so hard to save people, but Jiang Yuanshi simply replied in confusion: "What reason do you need to save people?"
These are very self-willed words, but the other party is not afraid of death and even looks forward to the end of death.
Just last night while we were having dinner and chatting, Z01 mentioned this matter again. Xiaolong, who was immersed in feeding, spread his hands and replied:
"I can't help it. They're so immersive. I can't help but treat them like NPCs. And when I play games, no matter how free the game is, I won't attack them. I can't bring myself to do it unless I accidentally hit them. Sometimes I even get killed by them. Why do you think NPCs have such high combat power? And it's not intentional. After being beaten, I was arrested and put in solitary confinement. Is there no option to say it wasn't intentional? That's bad. So I added this setting when I made the game. But if you hit an NPC more than five times in a row, you will be arrested."
Jiang Yuanshi choked while he was talking. There was nothing he could do, so Z01 could only put down his fork and hand over the water. The little dragon, which was the size of a bottle cap, gurgled for a long time before it came to its senses. It even sprayed a small flame and burned Z01's hair. Fortunately, Jiang Yuanshi reacted quickly and slapped it with his two claws.
The fire is out.
“Ouch!”
Jiang Yuanshi's health is reduced by one.
The claws that had just been applied with the herbs were once again gloriously wounded, and Z01 had no choice but to apply the herbs again.
The inquiry ended just like that, but Z01 had already gotten the answer he wanted:
Rather than the purpose of the mission, Jiang Yuanshi cares more about the lives and future of the characters in the world. He regards NPCs as living things, and the same is true for Z01. He is actually distressed by a system's confession and worried about the other party's mood after rejection.
Strange human beings.
At this moment, the strange human bit Z01's finger with a roar.
Z01's health points decreased by one. He looked down at the host, who was still asleep. This was probably because Z01 had been tickling the dragon's belly with his fingers. Even in his sleep, he had to retaliate. After all, it was not good to disturb others' sleep.
Z01 rubbed the teeth marks on his fingertips and looked at Jiang Yuanshi again.
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1 p.m.
The owner of Zhishi Grocery Store appeared, with black hair, red eyes, red earrings, and casual clothes. A little dragon that looked bad-tempered sat on his shoulder. The owner had bandages on his hands and was standing in front of the counter with an expressionless face, staring straight ahead, not even looking at the customers. He just stood there, as if he was stuck.
But the little dragon's tail was still sweeping the ground. How should I put it... It looked like it had a really bad temper and was very cute when it was angry.
Z01 stood there for a long time before saying, "Yuanyuan, I'm very sorry. I apologize to you again for my behavior."
Jiang Yuanshi said angrily and expressionlessly: "Oh, I don't accept it."
Z01: "..."
It was really too much to disturb someone's sleep, and he kept tickling their belly. The key was that Z01's face was too expressionless, and he looked unapologetic. At least Jiang Yuanshi, who was in a bad mood after waking up, couldn't sense it. Moreover... Jiang Yuanshi pointed at his red belly and said, "You touched it, but how many times did you touch it? Look at my health bar, it's all gone to 1! And my belly too! You're about to rub it out! You guys who always have only one expression, apologize with some sincerity!"
In the game, the injured parts will turn red and glow. Now Xiaolong's belly is like this. When the lights are turned off, it turns into a firefly in the dark in seconds.
Z01: "I can apply the medicine for you."
At this point, Jiang Yuanshi sneered, "Eat and take at the same time, you're dreaming."
Z01: "..." He really didn't mean that now.
The little dragon snorted and swept his tail. Even the red earrings couldn't attract his attention. It seemed that he was really angry.
But Z01 is still a system, a mallet. He said, "But your hand doesn't seem to reach the right spot."
Jiang Yuanshi:)
"So you did it on purpose? You knew I couldn't touch this part of my belly, so you touched it on purpose so that when it came time to apply the medicine, you could touch it without any problem, right?"
Z01: "...I didn't mean to do that at first, but now I appreciate your reminder."
Jiang Yuanshi: “………………”
For some reason, he became even angrier.
Today, new dialogues appeared among the NPCs on the streets.
The owner of the newly opened grocery store raised an angry fire-breathing dragon and gave the owner a new hairstyle on the spot - curly hair.
But the owner was not angry. Instead, he was very happy and kept praising the other party's good craftsmanship.
Wouldn't that be too much of a spoiling of the magical familiar? After all, it's just a pet.
Everyone thought so too, but the curly-haired shop owner said, "He is the owner of this shop, I am just his partner."
Oh... that mini dragon is the owner of the store. Although it is a niche, it is normal for monsters to open a store. Even if it is a mini dragon, if it loves to collect glitters, it might open a store after picking up a treasure. It is normal.
Um, partner... huh?
Humans and Dratini?
Could it be that humans dote on their pet dragon too much?
Someone asked this, and then the curly-haired human took out the scroll, enlarged it and posted it at the door of the store.
Still two servings.
[Marriage Scroll]: Primary Relationship: Partner (Temporary)
[Adoption Scroll]: Adopter: Jiang Yuanshi (Dragonite) Adoptee: Z01 (Human Hero)
Oh, it’s not uncommon for humans and monsters to get married.
As for adoption...
Wait, who adopts who?
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