Chapter 108 Suspicion of the Player [Just a Bystander]
Zhao Tiantian noticed her gaze and quickly grabbed the small snake that had crawled onto her ear and wrapped it around her wrist.
She was earnestly defending the little snake: "Sister Xiaoning, Xiaobai is very well-behaved and doesn't bite, so don't be afraid."
Pei Hening fell silent upon seeing her practiced movements.
Surname Zhao, silver necklace, silver bracelet, snake?
The elements are so complete.
Is this girl named Zhao Tiantian of Miao ethnicity?
Chu Xuange glanced at it indifferently; he had noticed the snake the moment it crawled out of Zhao Tiantian's hair.
Zhao Tiantian was very tactful, maintaining a safe distance of one meter from Pei Hening, so he didn't cause any trouble.
Pei Hening: "It's okay, I'm not afraid of snakes."
The three of them arrived at the parking lot.
Zhao Tiantian pointed to the white SUV parked on the far right, her tone cheerful: "Sister Xiaoning, this is my car! It's already level five!"
Chu Xuange felt slightly annoyed; this person was talking too much. He took Pei Hening's hand and gently rubbed his thumb on the back of her hand, creating a very ambiguous atmosphere.
Zhao Tiantian noticed Chu Xuange's actions, her little face scrunched up in disgust. This person who was following them was a shameless scoundrel!
How dare they lay a hand on Sister Xiaoning right in front of her!
Zhao Tiantian's eyes surged with malice. How could she cut off this scoundrel's hand without upsetting Sister Xiao Ning?
Immediately afterwards, she saw Xiao Ning shake her hand back.
Zhao Tiantian's eyes instantly cleared, all her malice towards Chu Xuange vanished: "!"
Sister Xiao Ning likes this pretty boy.
She became the third wheel!
Zhao Tiantian said goodbye, "Sister Xiaoning~ Remember to call me if you need anything~ I'm going back now~"
Without waiting for Pei Hening's reply, she led Xiaobai to the white SUV, opened the door, got in, started the car, and drove away.
Pei Hening looked at him with a half-smile: "Gege, you did this on purpose."
Chu Xuange said matter-of-factly, "Baby, I'm your boyfriend, it's perfectly legitimate."
——
They had both spent enough time at the school and were about to leave.
Pei Hening sat in the car, took the flowerpot from the passenger seat, touched the soil, and found it to be very dry.
She asked 002 to stop the car, took the flowerpot out of the car, and watered it.
They noticed that the water droplets that had fallen to the ground quickly turned into water vapor and hurriedly returned to the car.
As the temperature rises, the number of player deaths also increases.
She unwrapped an ice cream, took a bite, and felt the burning sensation on her skin subside slightly, letting out a long sigh of relief.
After a while, 002 said, "Master, the power is out."
Pei Hening paused, having just changed a battery at noon that day: "I understand."
Why is the battery draining so fast?
She changed the battery and returned to her car, then opened the chat channel to see if other players had encountered the same problem.
[DibiDibi]: I've noticed that the electric vehicles seem to be consuming more electricity. Have any of you encountered a similar situation?
[Frozen in the Snow]: Yes, I just changed a battery two hours ago, and now I have to change it again.
[Don't touch me, you poor bastard]: My battery consumption is also increasing. Are there any sisters willing to donate batteries to me?
[Spicy strips with steamed buns]: You're so weird, are you just going to reach out and ask for it? @Don't get involved with me, you poor bastard
[Lamb Who's Giving Up]:...
[Are you out of work?]: Hey Miss, how can you be so self-righteous? @Don'tTouchThisPoorGhost
[Lemon Tree and Lemon Fruit]: Speechless.
[Send me the recipe for roasted king oyster mushrooms]: Can you guys please stop being so malicious towards a girl? She just asked if any of her sisters were willing to help her, she didn't specifically ask you to send her any.
[Seal, do you understand?]: @DibiDibi, do you need batteries? I have extras, I can sell them to you.
Pei Hening's eyelids twitched when she saw the familiar ID.
Why is it this person again?
Recalling the previous two transactions, she typed a string of words heavily and sent it out.
[DripDrip]: I don't need it, thank you!
[Don't touch me, you poor bastard]: @Seal, do you understand? He doesn't want it, but I do. Can you give it to me?
[Thunderbolt King]: He doesn't want it, but I do~ Can you give it to me?
[Seal, do you understand?]: Uh, I don't do charity.
[Don't Touch Me, You Poor Guy]: Brother, you're so mean! You're bullying me and mimicking people's speech!
[The Most Heartbroken Man in the World]: @Fairy Descending to Earth Fairy Sister, I just entered a dungeon called [The Joker's Night of Fame] and found out a lot of information in it. Do you want to buy it?
[Thunderbolt King]: Brother, you're so mean~ You're bullying me~ You're mimicking people's speech~
[Old Invisible Man]: This is a bit too disgusting. Can't you be normal for once? @ThunderKing
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Yes! DM me! @The Most Heartbroken Man in the World
[Beautiful Frozen Lady]: @Fairy Descending to Earth I heard you took an exam today? How did it go?
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Effortlessly poised, adjusting sunglasses.jpg
When Pei Hening saw these two lines of dialogue, she remembered that [Fairy Descending to Earth] had committed a hooliganism crime not long ago, and [Lemon Tree Lemon Fruit] had only recently been rescued. She was quite curious about this exam.
[DibiDibi]: Could you share the exam process? I'm curious.
[Beauty Queen]: Big Brother, you're not doing anything wrong, why do you need to know these things?
[I really can't beat it]: Don't even mention the big boss being curious, I'm curious too @FairyDescendingToEarth
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Let Sister Lemon tell you all about @LemonTreeLemonFruit
[The Escaped Mermaid]: Ears
[I'll bury you in money]: Ears
[Shark Ten Years]: Ears
[Another day has passed]: Ears
[Lemon Tree Lemon Fruit]: After entering the station, you will be taken to an empty room. An officer in charge of the exam will come over and randomly select an exam paper for you. You need to take the exam. After you finish answering the questions, the officer will collect your exam paper and grade it. If you pass, then you will be fine. If you fail, you will be taken to the police station.
[Lemon Tree Lemon Fruit]: Everyone, try not to cause trouble. Getting people out of trouble is a real hassle. There's a lot of material to cover in the exam. Here's a look at the "Rules of Coexistence for Species" that fairies need to learn when they descend to earth.
[Lemon Tree & Lemon Fruit]: "Image"
[Don't touch me, you poor bastard]: This book is way too thick! Luckily, I'm a law-abiding citizen, I won't do anything wrong, let alone commit hooliganism.
[DripDrip]:...
[Wu Ailian]: How can you talk like that, girl? The crime of hooliganism committed by that fairy who descended to earth is essentially a matter of information asymmetry. It's outrageous to belittle one and praise the other.
[Don't Mess With Me, You Poor Guy]: Aunt Wu, I know you and Fairy Sister are close, but isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to talk about a little girl like me like that? (Smiling face)
[Lamb Who's Giving Up]: Auntie, don't pay attention to her, something might be wrong with her. (Frog pointing at head.jpg)
Pei Hening raised an eyebrow. The people in the district were really good-tempered, especially those players who had been tricked by [Send me the recipe for roasted king oyster mushrooms]. They let this person and [Don't touch me, you poor bastard] fool around.
Pei Hening asked, "002, did the three players, 'No Talkativeness,' 'Pure Passerby,' and 'Demons and Monsters, Leave Now,' have they spoken today?"
002: "None of these three players spoke today. Past records show that players [No Talkative Today] and [Demons and Monsters, Leave Quickly] do not like to speak in the public chat."
Pei Hening noticed the player named [Pure Passerby]. There were quite a few messages in the chat channel, with someone speaking every minute.
She didn't open the chat channel very often, but she saw [Just a Passerby] post several times, so this person's chat frequency wasn't low.
Isn't it strange if a player who chats frequently suddenly stops sending messages one day?
Pei Hening opened Chu Xuange's private chat and was about to send him a message.
He transferred exactly 9681 gold coins.
[Princess Ningning]: Sister Ningning, I've come to offer sacrifices!
[DripDrip]: Stop messing around, I've made a discovery, do you want to hear it?
[Princess Ningning]: Listening attentively, so well-behaved.jpg
[DibiDibi]: The player with the ID [Chunluren] might have a problem.
[Princess Ningning]: You suspect... a replacement?
[Princess Ningning]: This person's behavior is suspicious?
[DibiDibi]: Hmm, [Chunluren] speaks quite a lot in the chat channel, but hasn't sent any messages in the chat channel today.
[Princess Ningning]: Understood!
[Princess Ningning]: Baby, I'm out of ingredients, please help!
Pei Hening has received very few ingredients in the past two days, so she switched back to the chat channel to buy ingredients.
Pei Hening looked around and found a player selling ingredients—[Seals, do you know?].
She fell silent. Should she open the box herself and take a look?
Pei Hening rolled down the car window, felt the scorching air outside, and silently closed the window.
I reopened the chat window for "[Seal, do you understand?]".
[DibiDibi]: How much are the ingredients?
[Do you know what a seal is?]: Boss, the package price is 180 copper coins.
[Drip ratio]: 60.
[Do you know what a seal is?]: Deal!
Here we go again!
Pei Hening gave the man sixty copper coins with a blank expression.
Why is this happening?
She's already divided by three!
If she hesitated even for a second [Do you understand, seal?], she wouldn't feel like she was losing out!
She didn't even glance at the ingredients before giving them directly to Chu Xuange.
[Princess Ningning]: Mwah~ Baby's so fast~
[Princess Ningning]: I made chicken leg rice for my baby.
[DibiDibi]: Hmm.
[Princess Ningning]: Is the baby in a bad mood?
Pei Hening shared the details of her three transactions with [Seal, Do You Understand?] with Chu Xuange.
[DibiDibi]: Why is this person always so quick to agree to a deal?!
[Dibi Dibi]: I've broken through your defenses a tiny bit, just a tiny bit.
[Princess Ningning]: Baby, don't be angry~ How about I let you watch me plant vegetables later?
[DripDrip]: Okay
Chu Xuange breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that she had calmed down, and had 001 find [Seal, do you understand?] and open the private chat.
Chu Xuange's expression was gentle, his eyes lowered, and he typed a string of text and sent it over.
[Seal, do you understand?]: Okay! I got it, boss.
[Seal, do you understand?]: I was thinking of making the transaction quick and easy, to leave a good impression on the big spender.
Chu Xuange:...
It certainly left a deep impression, but that impression...
——
Six o'clock in the afternoon.
Chu Xuange called her: "Baby, I'll make you chicken leg rice first~"
Pei Hening: "Okay, I want it mildly spicy."
Chu Xuange went into the kitchen and began preparing the ingredients.
Seeing him start to get busy, Pei Hening took an ice cream from the refrigerator, opened it, and took a bite.
Grab the sun-protective clothing from the back of the passenger seat, put it on, and get out of the car.
She's going to open today's box.
Two-thirds of the boxes contained monsters!
She killed another monster that ran out of the box, her brow furrowing: "Gogo, the monster respawn rate seems to be getting higher and higher."
Chu Xuange hummed in agreement, his hands still moving: "I discovered it last night; the drop rate of thermal insulation materials has also increased."
Pei Hening sorted through the supplies he had obtained and found that he had quite a lot of upgrade materials, accounting for half of the total supplies.
The other half consisted of various odds and ends, ingredients, and some scattered seeds.
Pei Hening's car was really inconvenient for planting, so she sent the ingredients and seeds to Chu Xuange.
"The drop rate of ingredients is really low."
Chu Xuange smiled helplessly: "Baby, you're already very impressive that you can still find ingredients."
He hasn't obtained any ingredients for a long time, and very few players are selling their ingredients.
He often spent half a day in the chat channel but never saw any players selling ingredients.
"Gogo, do you still have any ice cream in your fridge? Should I order some more?"
Pei Hening noticed that the ice cream shop had new ice creams and was eager to try them.
Chu Xuange: "I'll order tomorrow. It's too late today, they've already closed down, baby."
Pei Hening looked away from the newly arrived pistachio ice cream: "Okay."
Chicken leg rice isn't difficult to make. Chu Xuange sent over the cooked chicken leg rice: "It's been a long time since I made chicken leg rice. Try it."
Pei Hening picked up a chicken leg and stuffed it into her mouth. The meat was tender, smooth, and chewy, and the taste was as good as ever.
"It still tastes the same as before, delicious."
Chu Xuange smiled and quickly finished his meal.
After finishing his meal, Chu Xuange took the seeds Pei Hening had sent him and climbed onto the roof of his modified car.
Chu Xuange squatted down next to the flowerpot, holding a small shovel, and began planting vegetables.
Pei Hening quietly looked at his face, and the frustration that had arisen from "[Seal, do you understand?]" gradually dissipated like melting snow.
"I found a cherry tree sapling on the black market today, had someone plant it, and watered it with a lot of plant nutrient solution. You'll be able to eat it next month."
"Who did you ask to plant it for you?"
"I met a male dwarf on the black market, gave him some money, and he agreed to help."
Chu Xuange suddenly looked up at Pei Hening and said seriously, "In the next few days after the map is completed, we could be pulled into the'shuffling' game at any time, so you must be very careful."
Pei Hening asked, "Is the'shuffling' game difficult?"
Chu Xuange recalled the "shuffling" game he had experienced and nodded: "It wasn't easy, and quite a few people died."
Pei Hening leaned back in his chair, slightly frowning: "How does it compare to the 'King of Football Competition - Experiment'?"
She needs a benchmark to measure the difficulty of the "shuffling" game.
Chu Xuange lowered his eyes in thought, deliberating for a long time: "The death toll is about the same, but the 'King of Football Competition - Experiment' is still more disgusting."