Chapter 30

After the rain.

Midnight, the long street.

The streetlights were dim and warm.

Occasionally, cars sped past on the street.

Some people with rich nightlife were laughing and walking slowly on the street.

In a moment.

Three figures appeared on the street.

Wu Xiaode leaned against the wall and took a deep breath.

"Back." he murmured.

"Finally back." Xia Huilan said with a lingering fear.

"Sister, I need to rest." Xia Ni said.

"Let's go to the alley. I'll put you back in the suitcase and find a place with a socket to charge you." Xia Huilan said.

"Charge? Xia Ni is actually charged?" Wu Xiaode said in surprise.

"She can be recharged in many ways, from solar to electric to nuclear—frankly, she's just being playful with me." Xia Huilan said.

After saying that, she pulled Xia Ni into a small alley.

Wu Xiaode remembered something and quickly jumped onto the wall, looking up at the big tree.

Before leaving, he had placed the suitcase full of money on the tree.

—The suitcase was still there!

Wu Xiaode took the suitcase down, feeling a bit more secure.

Our house with Lanjie was burned down.

Without money, even eating and sleeping would be a problem.

Now with this money, there's no need to worry.

He shook his head, picked up his phone, and glanced at it.

A group message popped up:

"@All members, if you're back alive, make a sound."

This was a message sent by the club owner just now.

There were a few scattered responses below.

Wu Xiaode was about to reply but suddenly remembered that in this S-level club group, he was a martial arts expert with high soul power.

—How could he return so quickly?

The club owner must be very strong, so he returned after killing.

As for himself, he would wait until more people responded and then join in.

Thinking this, he put his phone down.

After a while.

Xia Huilan came out of the alley, dragging a suitcase, and smiled at him, "We finally made it through the first night. Where should we go now?"

"I'm so hungry, I want to eat something."

"Me too."

...

Night market.

Wu Xiaode slumped in a chair, and Xia Huilan sat beside him, marking the menu.

They returned from the death trap at around 6 PM, and it was now around 1 AM.

From driving away the hooligans, helping Zhao Junyu confess, going up the burning building to talk to the female corpse, saving Xia Huilan, killing three people, joining the S-level club, fighting the human-headed snake in the underground passage, completing the undead mission, dealing with the three-eyed unicorn snake, and guessing the demon—

All this happened in just 7 hours!

Wu Xiaode thought about it and found it unbelievable.

—Now he was both tired and hungry.

Xia Huilan hadn't had dinner either, so they decided to have some late-night snacks.

"What else do you want to order?" Xia Huilan handed the menu to Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode glanced at it and shouted, "Boss, we're done. These are the dishes, hurry up!"

"Sure thing!"

The boss responded from afar and quickly came over to take the menu.

"Do you have a power strip?" Xia Huilan asked.

"Yes, it's over there." The boss pointed.

Xia Huilan pulled a plug from the suitcase, connected it, and plugged it into the power strip.

Wu Xiaode suddenly heard a light giggle from inside the suitcase.

"Is she laughing?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"No, she's sleeping. This is her charging reminder sound." Xia Huilan shrugged.

She poured a cup of hot water for Wu Xiaode and asked, "I saw many corpses fighting you through remote monitoring. Are you hurt?"

"Check my back." Wu Xiaode lifted his shirt and turned around.

"Nothing." Xia Huilan examined it carefully and said.

"That's strange..." Wu Xiaode muttered.

When facing the three-eyed unicorn snake, he felt a piercing pain in his back, which woke him up.

Otherwise, he might not have survived.

No, this time he was too overconfident.

—He must not make such a mistake again.

"Are you still uncomfortable anywhere?" Xia Huilan asked.

"My wrist hurts a bit." Wu Xiaode said.

Xia Huilan held his hand and gently massaged it.

Wu Xiaode let her massage him, closing his eyes and slowly smiling.

In junior high, he once fell down the stairs with others and broke his arm, and Xia Huilan took care of him.

After Xia Huilan went to college, she was sick for a while, running a high fever and resting in bed at home.

At that time, Wu Xiaode took a few days off to take care of her.

They had a good understanding in such matters and felt it was natural to take care of each other.

After all.

No one else could take care of them.

"The next midnight, I'll go with you." Xia Huilan said softly.

"No, it's too dangerous." Wu Xiaode said.

Xia Huilan opened her beautiful eyes and gave him a warning look.

"Let's talk about it later." Wu Xiaode said evasively.

Although it was nice to have someone to rely on, he must not let Lanjie go next time.

Lanjie didn't see that snake.

The three-eyed unicorn snake was truly terrifying, capable of controlling people's thoughts.

It must have many powerful abilities.

He couldn't be at ease.

While Wu Xiaode was thinking, he suddenly saw a familiar face talking to the boss nearby.

The person talked for a while, and the boss nodded repeatedly.

After the conversation, the person slowly walked over and sat down at their table.

"This must be Xia Huilan, nice to meet you, I'm Zhao Junyu."

Zhao Junyu said.

"What did you say to the boss?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Added a few dishes—aren't you going to introduce me?" Zhao Junyu asked.

"Oh," Wu Xiaode pulled out his hand from Xia Huilan's, moved a chair for Zhao Junyu, and said, "Sit."

"This is a friend of mine, named Zhao Junyu, who likes to confess in public—this is Xia Huilan, a scientist." Wu Xiaode introduced them.

"Hello, Miss Xia." Zhao Junyu's lips twitched, and he greeted politely.

"Hello." Xia Huilan smiled.

—Wu Xiaode's casual introduction showed that he considered the other person a friend, so there was no need to be overly cautious.

"Miss Xia, I came tonight mainly for you." Zhao Junyu said.

"Me?" Xia Huilan was puzzled.

"Yes, my family has shares in the Bright United Manufacturing Technology Company, and I have some influence. Wu Xiaode told me about your situation, and I want to invite you back to the company to continue working." Zhao Junyu said.

Xia Huilan looked at Wu Xiaode.

"Decide for yourself." Wu Xiaode said.

"I've already written my resignation—" Xia Huilan said.

Zhao Junyu interrupted her, "Don't worry about it. The middle and upper management have all been replaced. As long as you return, the company's research direction will be under your responsibility."

Xia Huilan was stunned.

Bright United Manufacturing Technology Company was a massive entity, and this college student could say such things—was he crazy?

"Are you sure?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Of course. We have studied past technological achievements, had overnight talks with many middle-level researchers, and reviewed the company's R&D patent directory. We found that the true leader should be Miss Xia Huilan." Zhao Junyu said.

"He's not lying." Wu Xiaode said to Xia Huilan.

"If I'm in charge... what about my mentor?" Xia Huilan asked.

"That's tonight's news. The police have already examined the body and concluded that he died from an overdose of drugs, which caused hallucinations, and he fell to his death." Zhao Junyu said.

Xia Huilan was stunned, took out her phone, and started searching for information.

"Drugs? I didn't know that..."

She looked at the information on her phone screen and muttered softly.

Wu Xiaode and Zhao Junyu exchanged a glance and didn't say another word.

At this moment, a few small dishes were served.

Wu Xiaode grabbed a bowl and served some rice, and the three of them started eating.

Zhao Junyu didn't eat much, just picked up a few times with his chopsticks, then took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth and started drinking tea from his cup.

"I need to finish that..." Xia Huilan said softly after reading the information.

Wu Xiaode subconsciously looked up at her.

Yes.

According to Xia Huilan, Xia Ni is a 92024-type combat robot, and there is a more terrifying model that hasn't been completed yet.

—92025 type.

Xia Huilan clapped her hands and said determinedly, "Xiao Wu, I will make a stronger girl for you to use at night."

Zhao Junyu subconsciously looked at Wu Xiaode.

"You? At night? Use?" He asked in an incomprehensible tone.

"I can handle it myself." Wu Xiaode shook his head.

Although...

He couldn't let Lanjie take risks again.

"Xiao Wu, when facing danger, don't be overconfident. You really need something to help you, or you'll be exhausted too quickly." Xia Huilan said firmly.

Zhao Junyu looked at Wu Xiaode and then at Xia Huilan.

Both of them had serious expressions.

Zhao Junyu's eyebrows twitched, and he began to ponder the specific meaning of these words.

Wu Xiaode was defeated by Xia Huilan's gaze and said evasively,

"Maybe the place I was teleported to was extremely dangerous. If it were another place, there wouldn't be such terrifying monsters."

"That's a good way to comfort yourself, but that world is full of unknowns, and we must be prepared for the worst." Xia Huilan insisted.

Wu Xiaode lowered his head and suddenly remembered the S-level club group announcement.

"Survival is the first principle."

Since survival is the first principle, it proves that there will be danger wherever he goes.

According to what the undead man said—

It was an era of myth, with only demons, no gods.

So the danger of that world was evident.

However, there was no need to mention this to make Xia Huilan worry more.

He put away his phone and said seriously, "Lanjie, I'll be fine. As for you—since you've left that technology company, there's no need to go back."

Xia Huilan didn't speak for a moment.

Zhao Junyu, however, said, "To be honest, that company is the strongest mecha research enterprise in the country, and only it can match Miss Xia Huilan's research capabilities."

"It's too tiring, and there's no need. If she doesn't want to work there, don't force her." Wu Xiaode glared at him.

"Xiao Wu, you are improving, and others need to improve too. What if one day that world merges with ours?" Zhao Junyu said seriously.

Wu Xiaode was taken aback.

He hadn't thought of this angle.

Could it be true?

He gave Zhao Junyu a serious questioning look.

Zhao Junyu nodded with concern and sighed, "This is the most popular theory right now."

"I need to think about it." Xia Huilan hesitated.

Suddenly, Wu Xiaode heard the voice of the crow.

The spirit of the crow had been quietly perched on his shoulder and now flapped its wings, saying, "Hey, Xiao Wu, I'm exhausted. I need to go back to gather soul power. Here, take this soul power."

The Book of the Undead opened.

A line of icy, crystalline text appeared before Wu Xiaode's eyes:

"The spirit of the crow has shared some of its accumulated soul power with you."

"Your soul power limit has increased."

"Current soul power: 7/7."

The crow yawned and flapped its wings, saying, "10 soul points is a threshold. Let's stay up all night and gather more soul power to level up."

"Okay, go rest—how do I find you tomorrow night?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"There's a wall in your Book of the Undead. I'll leave a contact method on that wall—it's your only connection to the spirit world." the crow said.

That's the Wish Wall.

"Okay, stay in touch." Wu Xiaode said.

"See you!"

The spirit of the crow flapped its wings and flew into the sky, disappearing.

At this moment, a commotion came from the street outside the night market.

Zhao Junyu turned to look and said, "These people, they cause trouble when they drink too much."

Wu Xiaode also looked at the street.

He saw a group of people grabbing a young man and taking turns to beat him.

"Are there cameras on this street?" Wu Xiaode asked while picking up some food.

"This is the busiest night market at night, and there are cameras everywhere." Xia Huilan replied.

"Then there's nothing to worry about." Wu Xiaode said.

As they were talking, the group had already beaten the man to the ground.

Blood was gushing from the man's head.

"Blood!" Xia Huilan covered her mouth.

"Looks like you were wrong." Zhao Junyu smiled at Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode looked up.

When the group saw the man lying on the ground, bleeding from the head, they sobered up and quickly dispersed, soon out of sight.

"Good business." Wu Xiaode laughed.

"What business?" Zhao Junyu asked curiously.

"Look at the guy lying on the ground. He made a phone call and is now playing with his phone—has he gone crazy?" Xia Huilan said.

The three of them looked over and saw the man holding his head, having finished a phone call, and now lying on the ground, swiping his phone screen.

"Probably looking at something, preparing to buy something." Wu Xiaode said.

"How is that possible!" Zhao Junyu and Xia Huilan said in unison.

"Really, I'm not lying—this guy is a pro." Wu Xiaode said and then lowered his head, continuing to eat voraciously.

Zhao Junyu hesitated for a moment, took out his phone, and said, "Send someone to check on that guy, see what he's doing."

A while later.

A young man wearing a mask walked over, squatted in front of the man, and talked to him for a bit.

The police car arrived.

The ambulance also arrived.

The young man in the mask stopped talking to the man, got into the ambulance, and was taken away.

At the same time, Zhao Junyu's phone rang.

"Sir, the man who was beaten is selecting a new car online."

"What? Beaten like that, why is he lying on the ground selecting a car?"

"He said his nose is broken, and his head is bleeding. It's at least a minor injury. If the other party doesn't pay enough, he's prepared to go to jail."

"…Understood."

After hanging up, Zhao Junyu and Xia Huilan stared at Wu Xiaode.

"What are you looking at?" Wu Xiaode was puzzled.

"Xiao Wu, how did you know all this?" Xia Huilan asked.

"That's how it works in a law-based society." Wu Xiaode shrugged.