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Swire touched her chest, which felt heavy, and, maintaining her composure, sent her suggestion to Yunyi.
For minor matters, Yunyi can practice on his own, but for major matters, we still need to provide some assistance first.
Let her do it herself; Swire is really afraid she'll give herself a huge challenge. (Reference: 002)
Another neighbor, #8俬柒飼五硫边, Yun Yi, who received the suggestion, fell into deep thought. Isn't this too simple?
Swire's advice was simple: drink half of the Nirvana's potion yourself and then give it to Lappland; any kind of potion you've had before will do.
Yun Yi touched the collar with some skepticism and took out the medicine.
The object that appeared out of nowhere drew Lappland's battle-ready gaze. "What is this? Is this a trophy you're giving me?"
This guy just assumes I'll lose?
Yun Yi didn't expect Lappland to be so confident, so he immediately decided to start the first battle with a mecha, and then have a proper physical fight in the second battle.
She noted the thought down on the system panel and then explained to Lappland, "I want to sign a contract with you before we fight. To help you understand my contract and agree to sign it quickly, I'm giving you this potion. You can drink it and try it."
"Potion?" Before Lappland could answer, the Emperor turned to look at him, his gaze behind his sunglasses changing. "You just casually drink something that goes in your mouth, my friend. That's not fair, really not fair."
"Friends?" Yun Yi pointed to himself uncertainly, looking puzzled.
What kind of friend is she to the Emperor? This is from a generation after generation... and even further back!
Even if it's a friendship between people of different ages, you still have to get to know each other first. She and it have only exchanged a few words, and they have no real connection at all.
Texas also looked over, and instead of focusing on the Emperor's question, she paid attention to this first?
Are you OK?
The Emperor couldn't help but chuckle, "Yes, friend, that's your friend."
The Emperor staggered to Yun Yi's side, a smile still playing on his lips, but his expression gradually turned cold. "You'd better explain the safety of the potion to me, the Emperor."
He pulled down his sunglasses, revealing his deep eyes, "This will determine whether I, Your Majesty, will go to great lengths for you, my friend, or 'go through fire and water' for you."
"?" This is a threat, isn't it? I was clearly following Swire's advice...
Yun Yi thought for a moment and realized that he seemed to have been interrupted and hadn't said anything, so he added, "I will drink half of the potion—if you are still worried, you can pour it into your cups first, then I will drink half, and Lappland will drink the other half."
The Emperor's eyes cleared instantly, and it scratched its head with its wing. "Oh dear, that was a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding—Texas, refill your friend's milk tea, and get the best cup!"
德克萨斯
That's a really fast change of expression.
Yun Yi muttered something to himself, then turned to look at Lappland, the person in question, "And you? What do you say?"
She emphasized, "Let's get this straight, my contract should be pretty great for you, well, it'll be something like letting you enjoy fighting all the time."
"But both the review process and the signing process involve memory."
"Every moment?" Lappland really liked the word, and she agreed without hesitation.
ps:
Just to clarify beforehand, the Emperor used a variety of terms to address strangers.
The reason why names or nicknames like "little guy" are not mentioned here, but rather the term "equal friends" is not just a reference to gold dust, but has an underlying logic (this might be a spoiler, but you'll find out later in the story).
Convention:
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Volume 2: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter 81 Swire: Growing up should make you even better, I'm really looking forward to it.
Lappland's overly decisive agreement made one wonder if she was a reckless woman addicted to the thrill of battle.
But when Yun Yi’s gaze fell on Lappland’s mocking expression, he knew that this doubt was a fallacy.
Beneath Lappland's seemingly superficial yet soul-stirring fervor, deep within her greyish-white eyes gleamed a cold, ruthless light unique to warriors.
That was the wisdom Lappland had forged in the crucible of blood and fire, the light of her ever-calm and clear thinking amidst the ever-changing battlefield and unpredictable mental states.
The moment Yun Yi met that gaze, it was as if he had been abruptly pulled into an ancient battlefield.
On the battlefield at dusk, Lappland, transformed into a hunter, laughed wildly, raised her weapon, and strolled over to the beat of Yun Yi's heartbeat.
The sharp blade of the hunting knife traced along her carotid artery, the cold muzzle of the shotgun scraped across her joints, and finally, against her temple, the trigger was slowly pulled—
Lappland's rational yet frenzied emotions poured over Yun Yi like a tidal wave.
The oppressive feeling sent a jolt of electricity through Yun Yi's spine, causing his body to tremble uncontrollably.
But a surge of almost boiling excitement welled up in her chest.
Yun Yi clutched her pounding chest in bewilderment. Fear, longing, excitement, fighting spirit... a complex mix of emotions exploded like fireworks at that moment—no one could say how many thoughts were tugging at her heartstrings amidst the exhilaration that burst forth from her chest.
This was exactly what the culprit, Lappland, wanted.
Her expression at that moment was one of unbridled ecstasy, and she was about to unleash her signature "hehehehahahaha" when a large wooden cup shaped like a barrel hit her head with a "thud," swallowing all her laughter.
"Texas!" Lappland glared at Texas, who had thrown the wooden cup at her head, and gritted her teeth.
They actually took advantage of the fact that her attention was completely focused on Yun Yi to launch a sneak attack!
hateful--
"That's enough." Texas said calmly, then turned and walked towards the small side door of the bar, bypassing the bartending area, and came to the Emperor's side.
The Emperor, with his wings supporting his beak, tilted his head from side to side, carefully observing Yun Yi, who was still immersed in her emotions. When he saw Texas coming over, he patted her leg: "Texas, well done."
"Thank you." Swire nodded to Texas, then immediately continued to stare nervously at Yun Yi, biting her fingertips and frantically calculating the probabilities of the consequences of this stimulation in her mind.
In short, apart from Texas's earlier smash, none of the others, who weren't particularly good-tempered and each had their own bottom line, said anything about Lappland's malicious attempt to scare Yun Yi.
She couldn't help but bend the wolf's ears back. What happened? Had it completely changed its nature?
Actually, no.
If Lappland hadn't inadvertently broken through Yun Yi's psychological defenses, Swire would have flipped the table and smashed it in her face long ago.
Now, Swire has stopped Texas and the Emperor from causing trouble for Lappland.
The reason...
Swire's gaze swept across the subsystem panel in front of him without making a sound.
[Current intimacy level between you and the main character: Level 2]
(67%→1%/100%)
(It would be even better if the cool tiger girl didn't always try to make me use my brain.)
(...a strange feeling)
(Overall: Familiar strangers, perhaps future lovers?)
[The subject's current core emotion:]
(Detection passed, temporary viewing allowed)
→[Anxiety, excitement, contemplation]
Yun Yi had changed drastically, but the stable data still made Swire blush.
Why does the intimacy level decrease but the status increases?
Besides, she is not Yunyi's future lover!
Swire shook her head, dismissing the momentary, irrelevant wavering, and continued to watch Yun Yi, who was frowning in deep thought.
In Swire's view, Yunyi's confusion, which was like a cloud floating in the air and never touching the ground, turned into excitement of being grounded, which was the best possible change for her as she wanted to integrate into the new land.
But Swire couldn't be sure whether this emotional variable, when it fell on an individual like Yunyi who had problems with emotional perception, would lead to a bright future or a bleak one.
Uncertainty made Shi Huaiya uneasy.
Therefore, she made up her mind to use some special methods.
At the right time, I will seize the opportunity and do everything I can to help Yunyi reach a brand new future!
—Will Yunyi have a better future? He'll become even better!
Poetry and elegance stepped forward, carrying pure blessings and expectations.
She carefully observed Yun Yi, who was deep in thought with his eyes closed, not missing a single change in his expression, ready to intervene at any moment.
The emperor, who was unaware of the full picture but understood the current situation, also anticipated the outcome of this unexpected turn of events.
Therefore, it previously pulled Texas to stop Lappland's subsequent useless interference, and now it is also instructing its employees to turn off the jazz music echoing in the lobby to create a quiet environment for Yunyi.
Yunyi found it all quite strange that he was being bothered by a person and a penguin.
The surging emotions in her heart were closer to her thoughts than ever before, like two people who were originally standing far apart through a glass door, one of them suddenly pulling the other against the glass, looking at each other and disturbing each other at close range.
It's like scratching an itch through a boot—not exactly uncomfortable, but not pleasant either.
These two seemingly incompatible elements combined to force Yun Yi to close his eyes.
Fear, longing, and excitement urged Yunyi to close his eyes and imagine, 'The magnificence on the verge of destruction belongs to all wonderful lives!'
What kind of cringeworthy lines are these?!
As Yun Yi subconsciously made a sarcastic remark, her mind murmured even more childish thoughts, controlling her to close her eyes: 'Death, the destination of all life, I have escaped—I can now freely try to fight and improve...'
'Have I really gotten rid of it?'
A moment later, amidst a bewildered sense of déjà vu, Yun Yi's vision suddenly sank into darkness, and silence enveloped his ears.
The silence lasted only a moment before a whisper, seemingly from the future, slowly surfaced in her mind—a series of crisp, rhythmic electronic sounds.
[—Didi]
[—drop, drop]
[Beep—Beep]
It chirped softly, ceaselessly, as if it wanted to carry Yun Yi, who had been drawn in, on an eternal leap—
[Main body?] A vague call momentarily replaced the electronic voice, pulling Yunyi out of his reverie.
That's right, pull it up.
On a vast expanse of azure water, Yun Yi was pulled to his feet by an invisible force, his body dripping with a transparent liquid that looked like water.
Her face still held a mixture of excitement and fear, but these were replaced by curiosity after she recognized the voice. "System?"
The system's bewildered voice echoed across the azure waters.
He proactively inquired, "[Subject, what brings you here?]"
"I don't know, where is this?" Yun Yi spread his hands to indicate that he didn't know either. He glanced at the slightly sticky liquid on his body and then looked into the distance.
A colossal, golden pillar, reaching to the heavens, stands on one side of the water, resembling a rectangular sun when viewed from afar.
[It's either a consciousness space or a soul space. This system doesn't have permission to know anything about this place; it's just been integrated into this space, or rather, it resides here.]
A day later, the system's words became more emotional, but it remained as unreliable as ever.
His voice even became inexplicably intermittent [The main body... indicates there's a problem... How did you... how did you get here?]
Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter Eighty-Two: System: Point to Where You Want to Say It—This System is Very Reliable!
"Consciousness, soul... what's wrong with you?" Yun Yi noticed the system's abnormality and stopped thinking. He looked up, trying to find the system that was "fused" here and sounded malfunctioning, so as to determine its state.
The system suddenly increased the volume, breaking the intermittent interruption [Waaah—main body, what happened to your protective shield!]
“?” Yun Yi waved his hand to indicate that he had no idea what a “protective film” was.
Instead of asking her, the system should try to figure it out itself.
[...that is...protection...] The sound started to cut out again when the system volume was lowered.
He shouted angrily, "[Damn it—!]"
He then fell silent.
Yun Yi waited for a while, but the azure waters seemed to stand still, with no change except for the large pillar of golden light flowing in the sky.
Wait, what is that?
Yun Yi looked towards the horizon and noticed that a small, seven-colored crack had suddenly appeared in the void beside the pillar.