Chapter 98 I Need You to Live
The old lady shifted her gaze to the painting: "Hmm."
"Come on, I'll show you some interesting props."
Pei Hening followed her around to the center of the second floor.
It is a magical item similar to a falling star.
Each speck of light that falls inside is a magical item.
She reached in, grabbed a point of light, and brought it out. The point of light instantly transformed into a crystal-clear earring—a memory prop.
"Try it yourself and see what items you catch."
The old lady threw the prop back, and it instantly turned back into points of light and continued to flow.
Pei Hening nodded, reached in, grabbed a speck of light, and pulled it out. The speck of light turned into a bottle of black paint.
"These are body paints that can be used for body painting. Painting other creatures with their body paints can temporarily grant them their talents."
The old lady pushed up her glasses and said in surprise, "I thought this was sold out. I didn't expect there was still one bottle left."
Pei Hening asked, "Aren't you planning to restock?"
The old lady shook her head: "I won't replace it. If you like this bottle of paint, I'll give it to you. It was banned from sale three hundred years ago."
Pei Hening reached out and grabbed another point of light, this time a lantern.
The old woman explained, "The Emotion Lantern allows you to temporarily gain power by mortgaging your emotions. To redeem your emotions later, you need to complete the task assigned by the Emotion Lantern."
Pei Hening said with a smile, "The redemption mission probably isn't that simple."
"On the contrary, the redemption task is not difficult, but it is tedious and shameful, after all, this lantern is Sebastian's work."
As the two were talking, Duoduo came running up with her cat-like steps.
Duoduo meowed at the old lady.
"Okay, okay, I'll take the guests down right away."
After the old lady finished speaking, she looked up at Pei Hening and said, "Pick a few more props, because you won't be able to find my shop next time you come here."
Following her instructions, Pei Hening grabbed two more points of light: a bag of stickers and a planetarium.
As Pei Hening followed the old lady downstairs, the clock in the corner rang.
"That's all we can do for today. Go pay the bill; your companion has already paid and is waiting for you."
Pei Hening looked up and saw that Chu Xuange and Helian Ye were already waiting for her.
She paid the bill, packed up all the props she had bought, and the three of them walked out.
After stepping out of the prop shop, Pei Hening subconsciously turned her head to look and found that the shop had disappeared.
"On the second floor of the shop, I saw a portrait of Shuxiao and Rune fighting."
She subconsciously looked at Chu Xuange. Lu En was his teacher; perhaps he knew something they didn't.
Chu Xuange's brows relaxed, and he looked at her with a smile, "What does baby want to ask?"
Pei Hening, observing his expression, asked decisively, "You know about their feud?"
Chu Xuange took her hand and led her toward the restaurant owned by gourmet Lulu: "It's not really a grudge. Different races, different stances, isn't it normal for them to fight? Besides, that happened a long time ago."
Helian Ye scratched his hair and suddenly interrupted them, "What do you think? How about I make my hair blue? Green is fine too."
Pei Hening looked down at him: "Why do you suddenly think like that?"
Helian Ye said, "Our three black hairs are too conspicuous."
Compared to the various hair colors that are everywhere, their black hair does look a bit out of place.
"But it doesn't have to be that bad that they turned him into a blue-haired or green-haired guy, does it?"
Pei Hening's lips curled into a helpless smile.
"This is the most common hair color on the street."
Chu Xuange pulled Pei Hening to a restaurant. "Let's go in and get something to eat first."
He reminded Helian Ye, "Stop struggling with your hair, keep up."
When the three entered the shop owned by food critic Lulu, they immediately noticed the reliefs on the wall and the paintings hanging on the wall.
The relief on the wall depicts the life story of gourmet Lulu.
Food critic Lulu was born into a poor family. When she was five years old, the mine where her parents worked collapsed, and she became an orphan.
The employer who hired her parents did not provide compensation, and Lulu was forced to wander for three years. When she was eight years old, she met her first teacher, a drunkard who was a great cook.
In order to secretly learn the drunkard's cooking skills, she cleaned his house every day and diligently assisted him so that she could learn from his cooking.
One day, the drunkard suddenly took her as his apprentice. Lulu was overjoyed, but little did she know that he had no intention of teaching her anything and only used her as a bargaining chip to obtain tax exemption during conscription.
By the time Lulu discovered the truth, she had already been drugged by the drunkard and taken to the military camp.
This was also the first major setback she suffered.
She was young, inexperienced, uneducated, and lacked knowledge, so she suffered a lot of bullying. During the day she trained, and at night she had to fetch water for her roommates to wash their feet.
She knew this wouldn't work, so she used the cooking skills she learned from the drunkard as a stepping stone to find the person in charge of the meals at the time and wanted to learn from him.
The other party was unwilling to teach her a child, so whenever she had time, she would go and do odd jobs for the person in charge, thinking that if he wouldn't teach, she could just learn by stealing his knowledge!
Although the other party never agreed to take her on as an apprentice, he would occasionally give her some pointers when he was in a good mood.
Three years passed in this way. After she left the army, she happened to participate in a food competition and won an award of excellence.
Just as she was gaining some fame and had saved enough money to open a shop, the flames of war reached her location, and she was forced to rejoin the army.
The battle lasted six years. On the eve of the victory, her unit was ambushed by the enemy. In order to save her comrades, she suffered burns covering 98% of her body and even lost her sense of taste for a time.
She persisted in rehabilitation. Just as she stood up, she was pulled onto the highway to survive, barely clinging to life.
She has experienced countless moments of despair and helplessness, leaving behind painful tears along with her blood, but she still refuses to give up on herself.
Ultimately, she ignited her talent, found a skill that restored her sense of taste, began to display her culinary talent, and found a teacher to teach her cooking.
Her most famous dish, "Miracle," is said to heal injuries and regenerate severed limbs.
However, food critic Lulu rarely makes this dish.
"Baby, let's go inside first, and we'll look at it later?"
Chu Xuange took the order from the waiter, glanced at the number on it, and asked in a low voice.
Pei Hening came to her senses, still shocked: "Lulu, you're amazing."
Helian Ye nodded repeatedly: "The effects of her specialty dishes are too incredible, limb regeneration... I've never even heard of such a thing."
Chu Xuange took her hand and led her to the private room reserved by the waiter: "If you knew that her other signature dishes could temporarily enhance charm and luck, you would probably be even more shocked."
Helian Ye's eyes widened: "Aren't these two fixed stats that can't be improved? Lulu can also make food that increases charm or luck?"
Chu Xuange ignored him and handed the menu to Pei Hening after entering the private room: "Baby, see what you want to eat."
She ordered two dishes, then lost interest and pushed the menu back: "You guys order more, Aye. Gogo and I will pay today, you can order whatever you want."
After Pei Hening finished speaking, she turned her attention back to the things she had bought for them.
She delivered the items one by one according to the order.
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Sister, do you sell information? Where are you now? Where do you sell props from?
[Dibi Dibi]: Two thousand six hundred copper coins.
The other party transferred the money very readily.
[DibiDibi]: I bought this item at an item shop in the main city of Wandering.
[Fairy Descending to Earth]:???
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Do you still sell information? For example, how to get to the main city of wanderers?
[Dibi Dibi]: Three thousand four hundred copper coins.
[Fairy Descends to Earth] didn't hesitate and promptly paid the money. More than the money, she was curious about the new map her sister had opened. After all, she was tired of spending her days either at the station or on the road.
[DibiDibi]: My friend got the "Wandering City One-Day Pass", which allows him to take a sightseeing bus to the Wandering City. The entrance fee is one gold coin. However, it's important to be aware of the laws of the Wandering City.
[Dibi Dibi]: If you have the chance to come here, be careful of other creatures; their levels are quite high. Be careful.
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: I understand, sister.
After Pei Hening finished processing the props she had purchased, the dishes they ordered were ready and delivered. Lulu's restaurant used very special ingredients, and she took a closer look.
"Let's eat first, then we can do some shopping."
Chu Xuange served Pei Hening some food as he spoke.
Helian Ye also quieted down and ate his meal in silence. He hadn't really taken the wandering city seriously.
He initially thought it was just a large website, but after browsing around, he felt something was off.
Putting everything else aside, the prop shop owner, that old lady weaving the carpet, gave him a dangerous feeling; she didn't seem like an ordinary NPC.
Perhaps he needs to change his mindset; the creatures in the road survival game are all real, not just a string of meaningless data.
Helian Ye hated his own stupidity, after all, every teacher he met at school and every student of other races had shown him with facts that this was not a game.
Pei Hening glanced at him a few more times when she saw that he was quiet.
After Chu Xuange poured her a glass of warm water, he glanced at Helian Ye and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Helian Ye snapped out of his daze and, seeing that the two of them were no different from before they fled the highway, gave them a relaxed smile: "I've figured some things out."
At this point, delving into the highway survival issue is pointless. After all, he wasn't the only one dragged into this damn highway survival situation. It's precisely because of this damn thing that he has the time to deal with his illegitimate brother.
Pei Hening took a sip of soup and looked up at Chu Xuange: "My agility has increased by three points."
Chu Xuange hummed in agreement and then picked out another fish bone for her with his chopsticks: "Try this."
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Highway school.
Lu En had just applied to continue teaching Chu Xuange and was about to tell him the good news when he couldn't find him. He checked the school attendance records for the day and found out that the kid hadn't come.
Shuxiao, holding a piece of magic ore meant for Xixia, was about to go find her when she saw Rune with a dark expression. She smiled slightly and said, "Who offended you?"
Rune composed himself and nodded at her: "No."
Shuxiao tossed the magic stone in her hand casually: "We didn't settle the score last time, shall we set a time?"
Rune replied dismissively, "If you insist, then I'll play along."
Shuxiao looked Lu En up and down, a smile spreading across her eyes: "Wait."
Seeing that she had left, Rune scratched his hair in frustration.
After obtaining the necessary ore, Xixia turned her gaze to Shuxiao: "Don't leave yet, 823786 went to get you a sleeping potion."
Shuxiao leaned against Xixia's control panel, looking down at her movements: "I don't need sleeping pills, I just can't sleep."
After a long silence, Sicily's voice was hoarse: "I need you to live, at least until the next purge."
Shuxiao laughed, tears streaming down her face: "Xixia, you really are..."
823786 approached them carrying a suitcase.
Scia said, "Give her the things."
823786 handed the wooden box to Shuxiao, who accepted it and said, "Thank you."
She thought for a moment, then said, "I made an appointment with Rune, remember to come watch the game, I'm leaving now."
Sicily didn't return, focusing on the unfinished work at hand. She quickly made a doll, stuffed a transparent, spherical-like substance into the doll, and then took out a chip to assemble it.
Sicily placed the newly made doll in the ground. The doll slowly moved its limbs and opened its round eyes.
823786 suddenly asked, "Ciscia, is this our new friend?"
Sicily looked up at 82378, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She answered seriously, "Not a new friend, but an old friend."
She continued, "Starting tomorrow, the task of teaching the students will be assigned to you and 822222. I have to go on a long trip. They can come and join in if they want, but they can't interfere with the teaching tasks and teaching time."
Thinking of the student's provocative phone call, 823786 readily agreed: "Okay, I will pass it on to 822222."
822222 should be properly maintained.
Pei Hening was currently shopping at the main store of the highway store with Chu Xuange and Helian Ye.
She felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen.
Chu Xuange asked in a low voice, "Baby?"
Pei Hening shook her head: "It's okay, let's wander around a bit more, we should leave soon."
"No wonder we've been hearing harbingers of good news all day; it turns out our VIP has arrived!"
As soon as Ryan returned, he saw Pei Hening browsing in the main store, and his eyes immediately lit up.
Helian Ye looked in the direction of the voice and was stunned when he saw Ryan's face. Wasn't this the dwarf who had just bought the house?
"Manager Ryan, it's been a long time."
Ryan walked over to them and looked at Pei Hening: "My uncle asked me to give you his regards. He said you can contact him anytime if there are any problems with the weapons you ordered."
"Gallagh is being modest; I really like his work."
Pei Hening subconsciously touched the [Moon Judgment] she was wearing. She really liked this weapon, both of its forms, and was generous with her praise.
Ryan's smile widened; he also really liked such a generous and easygoing customer.
You should know that he helped his uncle make these two deals, and his uncle gave him a huge sum of pocket money, enough for him to buy two luxury properties in the main city of Wandering City.
It would be great if such a good thing could happen a few more times. It's just a pity that he only encountered two such generous customers.