TL: Hua
In the afternoon, the sun, full of heat, hung diagonally in the cloudless sky like a golden-red ball of molten copper, so hot that it made people drowsy even from afar. The hot wind from the west rolled past the window, blowing the curtain into full sail.
“Be careful with the sand.” He Qin was making the bed and said, “The sun is too bright. Come here quickly; don’t just stand there stupidly.”
“I’ll open the window to let in some air!” Wen Zheliu turned back and smiled at him. The boy’s smile was silly, with a sense of carefreeness.
He Qin smiled helplessly and indulgently: “Little idiot.”
Wen Zheliu turned to the retro TV opposite the bed. This model is simply too old in the eyes of players. It has a thick 15-inch spherical screen, and the body is square, like a box. There are two FM knobs distributed up and down beside the screen. In this era, it must have been very trendy and advanced.
He thought it was very interesting and smiled at He Qin: “Last time it was the Victorian era; this time it’s a small American town in the 1990s. Will the timeline move forward further next time, until we return to the era of Nova City?”
He Qin pondered for a moment: “I’ve never heard of this theory… However, it’s not impossible.”
The two cleaned up the room and rummaged around inside. Besides the utensils provided by the hotel, Wen Zheliu also found a bunch of women’s hair in the bathroom drain.
“That doesn’t prove anything…”
He Qin frowned, threw the hair into the trash can, and rubbed Wen Zheliu’s fingers several times: “It’s so dirty; next time, don’t touch such messy things.”
“Ok.” Wen Zheliu replied honestly.
Seeing that there were no clues in this room, the two simply went out to see if the others had gained anything. When they arrived at Bai Jingxing and Lin Miao’s room, they happened to bump into the two people coming out with something. Seeing them, Bai Jingxing smiled and said, “I was just about to look for you. Here, Lin Miao found two things in the bedside table and the drawer.”
Wen Zheliu and He Qin took it and found that it was an unused tube of lipstick and a bottle of nitroglycerin tablets.
[Item: matte lambskin n304]
[Grade: D]
[Activation type: delayed activation]
[Cool-down time: none]
[Attack Power: None]
[Effect: When used, this item slowly takes effect and will test the toxicity of the food in and out of the player’s mouth within 5 seconds. The stronger the effect, the darker the color. There are five color changes for the player’s reference, and at the same time, it will neutralize 50% of the toxicity below the second level for players.]
[Equipment Level: 10]
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
[Item introduction: The freely changing color and luster make your lips shine with a different and charming look! ]
[Item Name: Nitroglycerin Tablets]
[Grade: c-]
[Activation type: delayed activation]
[Cool-down time: 30 minutes]
[Attack Power: None]
[Effect: One tablet at a time, when taken, instantly boosts the player’s mental value by 12%.]
[Equipment Level: 10]
[Item introduction: If you are sick, you need to take medicine. ]
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“What was left here?” Chen Feiluan came from behind, followed by Li Tianyu.
“If you go down and ask about this kind of thing, you will know.” Li Tianyu was not polite and took the tube of lipstick from Wen Zheliu’s palm. “Since the boss is downstairs, he must know where the customers are.”
Wen Zheliu frowned slightly and suggested, “Then let us go down with you and ask?”
Li Tianyu glanced at him, her eyes flicking over He Qin’s handsome face intentionally or unintentionally, and said, “As you wish.”
He Qin lowered his head and raised his eyebrows at Wen Zheliu; the meaning was very obvious: why bother with her?
Wen Zheliu shook his head helplessly: This girl is too outspoken. I’m afraid she will say something that should not be said.
“Then you keep looking,” He Qin said to Bai Jingxing, “My brother and I will go downstairs and take a look.”
“Okay.” Bai Jingxing nodded.
Turning around, Wen Zheliu breathed a sigh of relief. He Qin: “What’s wrong?”
Wen Zheliu: “I thought you were going to call me …… that something in front of others again.”
He Qin immediately showed a flirtatious smile: “Baby, are you shy?”
“Hiya!” Wen Zheliu really wanted to jump up and hit him, “You…”
“Okay, okay, I won’t call you that in front of strangers.” He Qin’s voice trailed off in an indulgent manner, and then he thoughtfully stroked his chin, saying, “Then what should I call you? I’ll think of a nickname for you?”
“Troublesome.” Wen Zheliu rolled his eyes at his brother and said, “I already have a nickname. Why do you need to give me one?”
He Qin curled up his lips and said, “Mine must not be the same as someone else’s. Let’s see …… how about Ningning?”
Wen Zheliu was stunned: “…what?”
“Ningning, Ning from Lemonade.” He Qin blinked innocently. “How about it? Isn’t this nickname very sweet?”
Wen Zheliu realized it all at once and was so annoyed that he wanted to pull out his hair: “Get lost! It’s just a six-yuan glass of lemonade; how long do you want to remember it? Don’t call me that!”
“Okay, Ningning, no problem, Ningning.” He Qin readily and happily obeyed him: “Look, we’re almost at the staircase; should we speed up…”
“…I’m going to hit you!”
Li Tianyu was walking ahead, obviously unable to see what was behind her, but the laughter in her ears still gave her an illusion, as if someone was chasing after her, grabbed the dog food, and forced it into her face…
At this moment, she reached a wonderful consensus with Du Zijun from more than ten days ago, so much so that she couldn’t help cursing in a low voice: “Tsk, damn gays.”
And remembering He Qin’s handsome and evil look when he smiles and his tall and slender body, Li Tianyu was really full of dissatisfaction. With such good qualities, how could he be willing to flirt with a man of the same gender?
With this thought in mind, she walked towards the hotel owner with a bit of anger. Seeing that the owner was nestled behind the counter and napping, she decided to choose violence and kicked the front desk directly, causing a dull thud: “Hey! Get up, I have something to ask you!”
Wen Zheliu: “…”
He Qin: “…”
The boss was so scared that he trembled all over and bounced up from behind the counter. His fat and short stature were like a scurrying rubber ball. His face still carried the pressed red marks as he stared at Li Tianyu with fuming rage: “Miss, are you crazy?!”
“Let me ask you, where is the owner of this lipstick?” With a cold and pretty face, she showed the item to the boss.
“I… the devil knows where she went!” The hotel owner was furious: “Your companion just burned my table with a cigarette butt, and now you are kicking it again? Goddamnit, do you have a grudge against it or against me?!”
“…there’s a quarrel,” Wen Zheliu really felt like crying, “See, that’s why we should follow behind.”
He Qin shrugged: “Then what should we do, little sun?”
“Little Sun said it’s his turn to step forward and smooth things over…” Wen Zheliu walked up to her with a mournful face and said, “Miss Li, let me communicate with the boss.”
Li Tianyu rolled her eyes angrily, turning a deaf ear to Wen Zheliu’s proposal, and shouted: “I’m just asking you the whereabouts of these two customers; I didn’t go through your drawer for money! What are you so angry about? Don’t you know that customers are God?”
Wen Zheliu was dumbfounded: “Miss Li…”
“The customer is God!” The hotel owner shouted sarcastically, “Then this old man is still the hotel owner with the power to drive God out to the streets. I am even more remarkable than God! What’s up, God? Would you like to have a taste of that?”
“You…” Li Tianyu’s face flushed red, and she was going crazy with anger. She stomped hard on the floor with her mid-heeled leather boots and recklessly cursed back: “Who do you think you are?! You’re just an NPC! You……”
“Miss Li!” Wen Zheliu’s complexion changed suddenly, and he shouted sharply, “Be careful with your words!”
This sound of his was like a thunderbolt, striking Li Tianyu dumb on the spot.
With her mouth open, she stood still and couldn’t stop panting. It wasn’t until the blood subsided from her brain that she returned to her senses and realized what a stupid thing she had just said.
“I…” She panicked and quickly reached out to grab Wen Zheliu’s sleeve. “I’m not, I didn’t…”
He Qin waved his hand, gently but forcefully brushing her hand off Wen Zheliu, and said indifferently, “Look at what you’ve done.”
The hotel owner frowned, as if he were still thinking about the meaning of Li Tianyu’s words just now, and he asked in confusion: “NPC…what do you mean by NPC? Why is this crazy lady saying I’m an NPC?”
Now, not only Wen Zheliu but even He Qin held down his forehead with a headache. Li Tianyu was so confused and disoriented that she hurriedly defended herself: “I didn’t mean it; I was just too angry and talked nonsense… I didn’t mean it!”
“You’re angry?” He Qin stared at her with an unbelievably cold look in his eyes. “Why are you angry? Has anyone done anything to make you angry on this journey? To have such a brainless member like you in Blazing Ambition, it must be a blessing Li Rong has cultivated since his previous life.”
Wen Zheliu didn’t want to blame her now. He was in a state of desperation, busy explaining to the hotel owner what an NPC was, when he heard the system’s voice in his ear.
Only this time, the voice doesn’t come for a clue or a reward; it comes for a punishment.
[Warning: The player Blazing Flower Dance has been convicted of information leakage due to the suspected disclosure of information outside the fourth wall to the system NPC. Information leakage level: low.
Player Blazing Flower Dance’s participation value is reduced by half, and they will become a priority target for all enemies in the second world. At the same time, the system will engrave a priority notice stamp on the visible part of their body. The stamp will be removed after 12 hours.
We hope that all players will take this as a lesson and be cautious of intelligent life in the game world.
I wish you a pleasant journey. ]
As soon as the system’s voice fell, the rest of the group hurried down from upstairs. Chen Feiluan ran ahead and anxiously asked, “Tianyu, what’s the matter? What happened?!”
Li Tianyu raised her hand tremblingly and looked at the back of her hand in horror.
On the originally fair skin, there was a coiling Ouroboros and a pentagram of the same color inside.
Oh, how you can grow up in society, go to work and still have such a bad behaviour in interaction between people? It’s just red death flag
Thank you for your translation 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Why are you so early every time?? 😲
Because I really like this book!!!! And I love reading! So here am i.
Thank you for your work, translator-san💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝
This Li Tianyu is literally seeking death
Thanks for the chapter
Well, now they will have an hard time managing to keep the Escape mode.
Thank you for the chapter!
An idiot is an idiot but truly ruins the curve… Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤪👀
…so stupid that I didn’t expect at all.
I don’t want to be that person but… SIKE I DO! DESERVED!! ahem im sorry.. She just said too many venomous things to mc and her attitude, she pissed me off… Karma got her that btch… Ahem anyway thank you translator-sama~~~❤❤❤
She’s a next level Karen. Even worse actually.
The presence of this entitled rich prat is so fucking aggravating. Even though Li what’s her face getting killed would trigger the survival mode, I really really need her to die an excruciating death. She doesn’t even have basic human decency or the capacity to reflect on her own damn actions/biases. No use in keeping a two faced, discriminatory liability like her around.