roccoschili Chapter 196 The Deeper Truth
Chapter 196 The Deeper Truth
The honey badger warrior attacked again, but Lu Youyou didn't just retreat. Instead, she seized an opportunity to meet it head-on and fought it back and forth.
"Zi-"
Lu Youyou was caught off guard. The honey badger warrior's sharp nails tore through her cotton-padded coat, leaving a harsh metallic clanging sound on her skin.
She took a few steps back and jumped out of the fray, looking at her arm.
The honey badger warrior's metal claws scratched the skin, leaving only a few cat-scratch-like marks without tearing the flesh.
Lu Youyou exclaimed in surprise, "My arm?!"
"This is skin hardening, which triggers automatically during combat," the honey badger warrior explained. "Right now, you're very strong. If I weren't stronger, you could easily fight me to a draw."
"Wow! I love the changes in me."
The honey badger warrior retracted his nails and stood next to Lu Youyou: "Will you blame me? Will you ever get tired of your impenetrable defenses?"
Lu Youyou firmly replied, "No, I will never be sad about my strength. Even if I become less like a normal person, who among the humans here is still a normal human?"
The honey badger warrior sighed, "You are stronger than I was before. I used to just think of myself as someone who had become an outcast."
"Were you... also human before?" Lu Youyou finally asked the question that had been lingering in her mind for a long time.
"I guess so, but after being chosen by the adults, I'm no longer human."
Lu Youyou asked again, "So, the adults chose kind people so they could become monster NPCs?"
"No, no, no, how could you think that way? Monsters... are people who have made mistakes and are atoning for their sins. The more serious the crime, the lower the level of monster they become. As long as you don't make mistakes, you are still human."
Where will people be taken by adults? Can they leave the world of survival?
"It's a secret, I can't say, but... it should be a good thing." The honey badger warrior was also unsure.
"So, have I been chosen?"
The honey badger warrior retorted, "Did the master give you the human evolution fluid?"
"No."
"Then you're not even a candidate, let alone the final choice."
Will I see an adult?
"Perhaps. If the adults approve of you, they might call you personally, or even via video call."
How can I gain the approval of adults?
"You have so many questions. Just follow your heart. Anyway, the personality you've created will eventually be discovered, even if the adults choose it."
Lu Youyou repeated: "Follow your heart..."
The two chatted for a while longer, then the honey badger warrior said he was going home to sleep and disappeared.
Looking at her watch, Lu Youyou saw that the favorability rating had risen to 80%, and suddenly felt a little lost about the future.
Once she reaches 100%, what will her relationship with the honey badger warrior be like?
To become its colleague?
Or should I become its master like Xiao Hei did with the contract?
Lu Youyou couldn't think of an answer.
The cooling balm applied to my temples has lost its effectiveness and no longer provides the cooling sensation.
She thought she would be too sleepy to keep her eyes open, but she wasn't.
It was just the kind of tiredness she felt when she stayed up all night, the kind of tiredness that was bearable.
It seems the human evolution fluid has made her more resistant to the side effects of darkness.
Lu Youyou got into the car and let the navigation system move forward at a steady speed.
To prevent excessive smoke concentration at night, she turned off the stove and opened the windows for ventilation.
Then I went to the folding bedroom, turned on the electric heater and pointed it at the bed, and went to sleep.
I woke up at 10:00 AM the next day.
As usual, Lu Youyou drank a cup of coffee, sprayed on a smart spray, and then took a fish oil pill.
After doing all that, she went out to wash up, which allowed her to rinse off the coffee taste from her mouth.
When I came out of the fold-out bathroom, all three pets were awake.
"Good morning, Master." The little crow stood by the window, chirping as it greeted Lu Youyou.
"Good morning, Little Crow, and good morning to Da Rui and Little Black too."
Lu Youyou smiled at them, then closed the window and turned on the stove.
She didn't want to use her electricity to turn on the air conditioner, since she could burn wood.
She didn't know when the night would end, and electricity was the power source for her car, so she tried to conserve it as much as possible.
Seeing that the crow's food bowl was clean, Lu Youyou took out a bag of bird food and grabbed a handful of it into the bowl.
The little crow fluttered down the stairs and ate rice.
Lu Youyou had just woken up and didn't have much of an appetite, so she decided not to make breakfast and would make lunch later.
She lay on the sofa, projecting a screen with her mind to view the monster shop.
The supplies have been refreshed.
[Lamb Spine Stew: 40 gold coins per bag, 2 jin per bag, limited to 10 bags per purchase, includes a corresponding amount of stewing ingredients with every purchase.]
[Beef brisket: 60 gold coins per bag, 2 jin per bag, limited to 10 bags per purchase, and includes a corresponding amount of stewing ingredients with every purchase.]
【Mixed Dried Vegetables: 10 gold coins per pound, limited to 20 pounds per purchase, made from dehydrated fresh vegetables.】
It seems like today is all about food.
Lu Youyou has a high-end plant growing box, so she doesn't lack fresh vegetables and doesn't need to buy dried vegetables. Instead, she bought 10 bags of lamb spine and 10 bags of beef brisket.
I left one bag of beef brisket to thaw in cold water, and put the rest in the storage box on the roof.
Once the beef brisket had thawed, it was time for lunch.
Lu Youyou entered the folding kitchen, fished out the beef brisket from the bloody water, washed it, and cut it into small, evenly sized pieces.
Then fill a pot with cold water, add the beef brisket and cooking wine.
After the fire boiled, Lu Youyou took the beef brisket out and rinsed it with cold water to remove the scum.
Fill a new pot with cold water, add the cleaned beef brisket and the provided stewing ingredients.
Once the lid is closed, Lu Youyou won't have to worry about anything for a while.
Once it boils over high heat, reduce to a simmer and stir occasionally to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.
Two hours later.
The beef brisket has been stewed until very tender and soft.
Lu Youyou scooped out the beef brisket, poured a ladle of water into the broth, and prepared it as the base for the noodle soup.
Today's lunch was beef brisket noodles, and of course, her favorite pea shoots were also included.
Pea shoots grow quickly, ripen easily, and taste delicious—the perfect vegetable.
Once the noodles were cooked, Lu Youyou added a handful of pea shoots, stirred them a few times, turned off the heat, and served them.
She served three bowls of noodles and also divided the beef brisket into three equal portions.
One bowl is for himself, and the remaining two bowls are for the honey badger warrior and the monster merchant.
hum-
The watch vibrated, and the two people's affection for each other increased simultaneously.
The monster merchant's favorability rating is 81%, which has only increased by 1%.
The honey badger warrior's favorability rating is 85%, an increase of 5%.
While eating, Lu Youyou thought: It's harder to raise the Monster Merchant's favorability as you progress, while it's easier to raise the Honey Badger Warrior's favorability.
The beef brisket noodles were delicious, and the aroma stimulated Lu Youyou's appetite. She even drank all the soup, which made her feel warm all over.
"Master! Lucky Copy is ready! Whose copy is it today?" Da Rui shouted excitedly.
Lu Youyou glanced at the time; it was already three in the afternoon.
"Copy... Xu Yu's, right? I suspect he's the one who hurt the honey badger warrior, so he must have something good."
"Ok!"
A green light appeared, and the supplies on the ground gradually materialized under Lu Youyou's expectant gaze.