Chapter 47 Chapter 47 The Fourth Wish
System 05 said, "Unfortunately, I didn't get any relics this time."
Brother Hao's face turned cold: "That's not very nice of you. If you say you didn't get any relics, then you are planning to use this house to pay off your debts?"
System 05: "I don't owe the boss any money, do I?" Bai Daqiu had already paid the rent and medicine bills.
"You're not going to give the car back to your boss after you messed it up like that, are you?"
System 05: "I'll compensate you according to the price, but I don't have the money right now."
Brother Hao sneered and took a step forward. Several people filed in, filling the small house to the brim. He had intended to have his men search the house, but when he looked around, he saw that it was completely bare, even cleaner than Bai Daqiu's face.
Brother Hao winked at his men, and they moved toward Bai Xiaochun. System 05 immediately stepped in front of her and said, "I'll pay you back."
"when?"
"soon."
Haoge obviously didn't believe it. He pulled up the corners of his mouth and smiled: "I've heard this kind of thing many times. Your sister is pretty. Why not send her to live with the boss for a few days and come back when you pay back the money."
In Hao's eyes, the only valuable person in this room was Bai Xiaochun. Several of his men bypassed System 05 to capture Bai Xiaochun. Bai Xiaochun screamed in fear and clung tightly to System 05's clothes. System 05 was clearly no match for them; with a quick detour, Bai Xiaochun was captured.
"Bai Daqiu!" Bai Xiaochun shouted, "Save me!"
System 05 sighed and said to Brother Hao, "Name your price for that car first."
"Thirty thousand yen."
This amount of money was enough to buy a new car. System 05 nodded in agreement and said, "Okay."
Brother Hao looked at him suspiciously. This price was obviously too high, so it was strange that System 05 agreed so readily.
"I'm going to withdraw the money now. It will take about two hours. You can't touch her during this time. If anything happens to Bai Xiaochun, you won't get the money." System 05 looked at him and said, "No matter how you think about it, she's not worth 30,000, right?"
"You still say you haven't got the relic. If it's not a relic, where can you get so much money?" Brother Hao's eyes turned. He was sure that Bai Daqiu had obtained an extremely valuable relic, so he could be so confident. Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Give me the relic, and I will return this little girl to you."
"Let her go first."
"Give me the relic first."
"Forget it then." System 05 spread his hands.
Bai Xiaochun looked at him in disbelief, and Brother Hao was also quite surprised. Bai Daqiu seemed to have changed a lot after his trip out. Everyone around here knew that Bai Daqiu valued his sister the most and would never let her suffer any grievances.
Unfortunately, for Brother Hao, he wanted the relic, and Bai Xiaochun wanted it too. He didn't come here to reason. Brother Hao stared at the backpack on System 05 and asked those people to grab it.
The bag contained only a white box containing a chip. The room was incredibly cramped, leaving System 05 nowhere to hide. He was debating whether to load the combat module. There was another knock on the door. Chen Mu stood there, pushing it open with one hand and peering inside. "So many people here! It's so lively! I guess I've arrived at the perfect time."
Chen Mu did not come alone. He was followed by an assistant and well-equipped armed guards.
Brother Hao had met the leader once with his boss. When he saw Chen Mu coming in, he was stunned for a while, wondering why the leader of the base appeared in this place.
System 05 said, "That car cost thirty thousand yen, and the creditor is here to demand payment."
Chen Mu raised his eyebrows: "So expensive?!"
System 05 said nonchalantly, "You broke it anyway, so you have to take responsibility."
"It pains me to pay so much money." Chen Mu turned to look at Brother Hao and said, "I will transfer the money directly to the boss when the time comes. You can leave now."
The familiar atmosphere between the two of them could be seen at a glance. Brother Hao never thought that Bai Daqiu could hook up with the leader by going out. He was naturally unwilling, but looking at the muscular and tall armed men behind Chen Mu, he could only hold his breath and leave here with those minions.
System 05 asked, "Why are you here?"
Chen Mu: "I realized I had nothing to do. Seeing that you hadn't come yet, I was worried that something might have happened, so I just came to pick you up."
He had the memories of the base leader and naturally knew what the twelfth underground floor looked like. He glanced at Bai Xiaochun and asked, "Is this your sister?"
Bai Xiaochun didn't know him, but she felt that this man was very oppressive. She didn't like the way Chen Mu looked at her, which made her feel very dangerous.
System 05 nodded: "Let's go."
Chen Mu asked, "What are you going to do with the house?"
"Put it here first." System 05 turned to Bai Xiaochun and said, "Go pack your things, we're moving."
Bai Xiaochun stared at him blankly: "Where are they moving to? Who is he? Bai Daqiu, what on earth happened?!"
Chen Mu stretched his legs and walked in. He was tall and strong, almost blocking the entire door after entering. The bright light shone on his head, making the outline of his face melt in the light and his expression become blurred. Chen Mu lowered his head slightly and said to Bai Xiaochun, "Don't get excited, little girl, let's go to the central area on the fifth floor."
"As for me, you'll soon find out."
Bai Xiaochun took two sets of clothes and some of his personal belongings, but System 05 didn't take anything and followed Chen Mu empty-handed.
Bai Xiaochun took the elevator up to the fifth floor, staring at the ever-changing scenery outside. She had initially thought she'd never leave the twelfth floor. The higher she went, the brighter the lights became, the gaps between the houses widened, and the streets became cleaner. The divisions between classes and wealth were so stark, each floor representing a higher class.
After reaching the fifth floor, several people walked out of the elevator. Chen Mu said that he had arranged accommodation, which was right next to the central area. The people living there were basically rich or noble people in Base No. 59. Each house was independent and came with facilities such as courtyards and swimming pools. However, even so, they were just bungalows built less than three meters underground.
After they entered the house, Chen Mu said to System 05, "I'll transfer some money to you so you can buy some furniture."
System 05 opened it and saw that Chen Mu had transferred 10,000 yuan to him.
"That's all the private money I can afford." It was mainly because Wu Jian, as the base leader, had almost no personal wealth. He squeezed System 05's hand and said, "I'll come see you this afternoon."
After Chen Mu left, System 05 turned around and saw Bai Xiaochun looking at him with strange eyes: "What happened? Why is he so nice to you?"
"He owes me." System 05 said.
He went to buy furniture, and Bai Xiaochun insisted on going with him. She was both curious and afraid of the fifth floor. System 05 didn't care and just pulled her out.
District 5 primarily housed administrative offices, with the industrial and commercial areas located on other floors. However, there was a dedicated furniture shop on the fifth floor. The two spent an entire afternoon shopping for furniture, including beds, tables, chairs, cabinets, and even radios, effectively spending all their money. At Bai Xiaochun's request, System 05 also bought her two new sets of clothes.
After all the furniture was sent back into the house, Bai Xiaochun was much more relaxed than before. She spun around in front of the mirror in her new clothes, unable to believe that all this was real.
System 05 stared at her character card silently.
【Bai Xiaochun】
[STDE-C-2 concentration in the body: 2%]
Antibody level: 12%
Threshold: 30
The average threshold of humans in this world is 93. Bai Xiaochun is well protected by Bai Daqiu. She has hardly ever been exposed to the virus and naturally has never used any medicine, so her threshold has always remained at a low level.
Would he protect Bai Xiaochun like Bai Daqiu had done before, forcing her to do nothing and stay in the house forever? It would be fine if he could stay like this forever, but it's impossible. If you could draw a curve from the day the virus broke out, you'd see that the virus concentration is increasing at an extremely terrifying rate. The average virus concentration outside the base is now 87.5%. In the few days since System 05 arrived, it has quietly increased by 0.5%.
Moreover, there had been a previous incident where a base had a loophole and was invaded by a virus. The entire base was caught off guard, and all 25,000 people were infected, leaving no one alive. The zombies then became a new source of the virus, increasing the global average concentration by 1%.
That was Base 37, and it was a horrific memory for everyone.
According to the current curve, in about ten years, the virus concentration outside will reach 100%, and the average human threshold will also reach its maximum value.
If this is an SS-level wish, to achieve the highest degree of completion, his goal cannot be to just guarantee Bai Xiaochun's safety for ten years.
As for Bai Xiaochun, it would be better to let her do something.
Chen Mu said he would come over in the evening, but after dark, he did not show up. System 05 packed up and let the excited Bai Xiaochun go to bed. As the morning approached, there was a knock on the door. System 05 went to open the door and saw Chen Mu, who looked exhausted.
As soon as the door opened, he leaned over, resting his chin on System 05's shoulder. The heat from his breath passed through him, and System 05 frowned uncomfortably and pushed him. Chen Mu stood up straight, wiped his face, and said, "Things are more complicated than I thought."
System 05 sat down on the sofa. Chen Mu followed closely behind and said, "Since I was away from the base, I've accumulated a lot of work to deal with. Many things are too messy and complicated."
"But I've discovered that the bigger problem is that my power is too limited. Many of the things I give orders to, no one does them." Chen Mu sat down, his eyes rolling. "I feel like I'm just a mascot."
System 05 asked: "Why?"
"Wu Jian inherited this position from his uncle. Many people look down on him because his methods are too weak."
This is the problem left behind by Wu Jian.
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