Chapter 6

Yun Luo noticed the three evolutionaries of Badaxia as soon as he walked into the leisure tea bar. However, the unparalleled concealment skills honed through life and death struggles in the post-apocalyptic world made it impossible to tell that Yun Luo was anything but an ordinary person unless he took action, so he didn't take the three seriously.

The girl behind the counter, who looked a bit childish, was clearly a high school student working part-time during the summer. Wearing a black and white checkered uniform, she had a somewhat youthful beauty. She smiled sweetly as she photocopied Yun Luo's ID and printed the USB data.

Soon, all of Yun Luo's documents were printed, and the courier form and file bag were given to him. Yun Luo ordered an iced lemon green tea, paid, and took a pen to sit at a small white round table. After taking a sip of the cold, sweet drink, Yun Luo flipped through the printed contract, found no issues, and signed it.

Liu Xun, with her tender red lips as beautiful as flames, gently bit the brown-striped straw, savoring the taste of the iced lemon green tea. Liu Xun was very active, her almond eyes sparkling as she fixed her gaze on Yun Luo at the next table. With her excellent vision, she saw that Yun Luo was signing a contract with Qidian Chinese Network and was very curious to take a look.

Yun Luo picked up the SF Express form, thought for a moment, wrote down the Qidian Chinese Network address, and stuck the form to the file bag. He took one of the three copies of the form and set it aside. Just as Yun Luo was about to put the ID copy and the signed contract into the file folder, he heard a soft, sweet female voice. It was Liu Xun, the Level 4 Fire Evolutionary with a curved blade.

"Hey, handsome, can I take a look at your Qidian Chinese Network contract? I'm really interested in it. I love reading web novels with strong female protagonists." Liu Xun was indeed a seasoned reader, approaching Yun Luo to satisfy her curiosity about what a web novel author's contract looked like.

"I write male protagonist novels, science fiction about the post-apocalyptic crisis," Yun Luo said calmly, glancing at Liu Xun's smooth, delicate, and long legs. He handed the contract to Liu Xun, who had already made herself comfortable.

"Oh, that's impressive too. Otherwise, Qidian wouldn't have signed you. I'm an eight-year veteran reader, and I read more than just female protagonist novels. I've read many of Qidian's novels and am the guild master of seventeen books on Qidian," Liu Xun said, sipping her iced lemon green tea, her words clear and her demeanor charming.

Liu Xun, a core seed of Badaxia's future, quickly memorized the name and number Yun Luo wrote on the courier form with a glance. As a top-notch national security agent, Liu Xun had a professional habit of gathering information at all times.

"I'm just a simple reader too, having read for about seven or eight years. After reading so many novels, I wanted to write one based on my own ideas. I didn't expect to be lucky enough to be noticed by Qidian," Yun Luo said calmly, his demeanor polite and graceful. Speaking was an art, and he was already a master in the post-apocalyptic world.

"How many words did you have when you signed? I often hear authors complain that they can't get signed even after writing 100,000 or 200,000 words, and they end up abandoning their novels," Liu Xun said, looking at Yun Luo with a slight heat in her eyes, a smile in her gaze.

Yun Luo's eyes were warm and bright, his black pupils deep and pure, making anyone who looked at him feel that he was a good person.

"Maybe the Qidian editor thought my novel had potential. I signed after 50,000 words, this afternoon," Yun Luo said, having already learned about Liu Xun from Shuangwei Scorpion. He wouldn't lie, as it would be suspicious if Liu Xun investigated him thoroughly.

"How many days have you been uploading? How many words do you update per day?" Liu Xun's questions were well-timed, showing she was a seasoned web novel reader. Authors who signed after just a few thousand words usually had something special.

Bailion and Yuan Lai remained silent, drinking their cold drinks, and subtly perked up their ears to eavesdrop on Liu Xun's teasing of the innocent boy. Yuan Lai's energy detection ability found nothing unusual about Yun Luo, and Bailion didn't sense any danger from him, so they just watched the show.

Liu Xun liked reading female protagonist novels. As the two members specially assigned to Liu Xun's team by Badaxia, Bailion and Yuan Lai knew that Liu Xun's taste was dark and fresh, with female protagonists collecting a harem of handsome men. She wasn't into yaoi novels, or else Bailion and Yuan Lai would have worried about being rumored to be a perfect match.

"Uh, I just started this morning, and I uploaded 50,000 words in one go. I didn't expect the editor to be so impressed, passing the review and signing me immediately," Yun Luo said with a gentle smile, looking at Liu Xun, who was unaware that he was the Awakened One, and couldn't help but smile.

"Wow, that's impressive. Year 237 of the Post-Apocalypse, right? I'll go read it right away." Liu Xun spoke and acted with enthusiasm, like a beautiful and dangerous flame. She took out her red smartphone, searched for "Year 237 of the Post-Apocalypse," and started reading.

Yun Luo didn't mind Liu Xun and couldn't take back the contract, so he let her have it. He called the uniformed girl and ordered a platter of Hami melon, strawberry, and pineapple, eating it with a toothpick, showing no impatience at being ignored by Liu Xun.

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50,000 words, about 3,000 words per chapter, that's 16 chapters. Liu Xun, a seasoned reader and Level 4 Evolutionary, read very quickly. She skimmed through all the chapters in just 20 minutes, but the novel left a profound impact on her.

It was a true account of 237 years of life in the post-apocalyptic world. Everything described in the novel was real, except for the name, which was borrowed from Yun Luo. This was a memoir of a Level 10 existence, cold and sharp like a blade, piercing through Liu Xun's defenses and leaving a mark of despair and horror.

Although Yun Luo didn't directly write about the blood and violence, the dark and brutal aspects, his side descriptions were incredibly vivid, creating a sense of being there. The appropriate blanks left the reader to imagine the worst, which was always the most terrifying.

Liu Xun's eyes misted over as she recalled the 237 years of the post-apocalypse she had just read. Looking at Yun Luo, who was as calm as tea, she felt that this unremarkable boy would have a brilliant future. This one book far exceeded the standards for publication in China, and the post-apocalyptic world he created with words felt real to Liu Xun.

Through his writing, Liu Xun discovered that Yun Luo was a loyal reader of Qidian Chinese Network. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so familiar with Qidian's censorship of certain words and phrases. Yun Luo didn't use any of those words, which clearly showed he had been a long-time reader of Qidian. It seemed Yun Luo was being honest.

"Your book is really good, I really enjoyed it. I'll be your fan from now on. You must update every day, no breaks. If you do a great job, I might even consider being your girlfriend," Liu Xun said in a coquettish tone, her voice so soft it made one's bones tingle. Her long, smooth legs were crossed, exuding a delicate fragrance around Yun Luo.

Yuan Lai moved his lips, using his true energy to transmit his voice to Bailion's ear, unheard by anyone else: "The captain is at it again, always causing trouble and never cleaning up. I wonder which man can tame her."

"Enjoy the show, don't talk about national affairs," Bailion said, having been disciplined by Liu Xun many times. He no longer saw her as a beautiful woman but as a volcanic dragon.

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Yun Luo had no interest in befriending Liu Xun. A Level 4 Evolutionary of Badaxia was a lot of trouble. Yun Luo, who wanted a peaceful life, was unmoved by Liu Xun's fiery beauty: "My girlfriend is very fierce."

Liu Xun was taken aback, her almond eyes blinking brightly, intrigued. She placed her hand on Yun Luo's shoulder, first giving a faint, shy smile, then speaking in a very soft, gentle voice: "I, I can be your second girlfriend, you know. I can do anything."

If another boy had heard this from the fiery and beautiful Liu Xun, he would have bled from the nose. But Yun Luo just smiled slightly: "My girlfriend is very fierce."

"Yun Luo, A Luo, I'm serious, I'm not lying to you," Liu Xun's slender waist twisted, her fiery temper about to flare up. But Yun Luo was an ordinary person, and Liu Xun was afraid of accidentally killing him with a slap, so she suppressed her anger and spoke in a soft, sweet voice.

"My girlfriend is very fierce," Yun Luo said, looking at Liu Xun, who bit her red lips with her white teeth, a flash of anger in her eyes.

Deep breath, I'm a lady, I won't get angry. Deep breath, I'm a lady, I won't get angry... Liu Xun's fists under the table were clenched tightly, making a cracking sound, then she smiled sweetly and said softly: "Yun Luo, I have to go. See you later."

Liu Xun stood up gracefully, glanced at Yuan Lai and Bailion, and left the tea bar. Bailion and Yuan Lai followed her decisively.

"Trouble, the angrier the captain is, the sweeter she smiles. Let's mourn Yun Luo's future miserable fate for three seconds."

"Better you than me. We need to be low-key lately. A mother dragon that no one wants is terrifying."

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Yun Luo didn't take Liu Xun's anger seriously. He put everything into the SF Express file folder, handed the package to the uniformed girl at the counter, and sat back down, slowly finishing the fruit platter.

Sihai City was very close to Xihu City, and SF Express was known for its speed. However, Qidian still needed to review the contract, so it would take until the day after tomorrow to change "Year 237 of the Post-Apocalypse" to an A-signature and enable the scheduled release function.

Suddenly thinking of An Chuyu, Yun Luo smiled and bought some snacks and jelly at the tea bar, sending them to his girlfriend's home in Qiantang County via SF Express, a small surprise, a bit of fun between lovers.

My girlfriend is very fierce? It's true in a way, but not entirely... Yun Luo left quietly, as calm as tea.