I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 352

Chapter 352: Warm-Up Exercises Before the Trip

After some careful planning with Xiao Mo, we chose a city in the northwest as the destination for our first “honeymoon.”

It is said that the average altitude there is over three thousand meters. The economy isn’t very developed, and there aren’t many big cities.

The spot we hit with the dart is by a lakeside—a large inland saltwater lake with only a few scattered small towns nearby, giving it a very desolate appearance.

For ordinary people, getting to this saltwater lake would require at least three transfers. They’d need to fly to a major city, then take a bus to a county town, and then see if they could rent an electric bike to get to the lake. The whole journey would probably take two or three days, and they’d need to prepare enough food and water.

However, Xiao Mo and I don’t have these concerns. Xiao Mo could get there in less than half a day with her speed. As for me, I could summon the “Möbius circle” with my magic and fly straight there in no time at all. The biggest worry in traveling is the lack of roads, but Xiao Mo and I can ignore the terrain and fly directly. That’s the convenience of magic.

“Today I made a lot of fish. Yueyue, eat more.”

During the day, as usual, I worked at the café, handling most of the business there. After saying goodbye to the cats in the café, I had Ouyang Xue post an announcement on our platform’s official account and public account that ?Nuo’er and Xiamo will be on a week’s vacation?.

Then I went to the market to buy several large fish and Dolly’s favorite vegetables. Back home, Lan Jiajia and I prepared a sumptuous dinner.

Now, Dolly and Yueyue have fully adapted to life here on Earth. They work during the day and come home around 9:30 PM for dinner. They know how to use the washing machine and rice cooker at home, and they use the computer in Xiao Mo’s room to watch TV and the news.

They are also very familiar with all the functions of their phones, knowing how to make calls, send messages, and even handle customers who harass them because they are female delivery drivers.

Dolly and Yueyue mentioned that since the café became famous, the number of orders has increased. On average, for every hundred orders, there are one or two odd customers. Some of these customers try to engage in excessive conversation when they deliver the order, ask them to “come inside for a look” or “play games together,” and some even ask to add them on WeChat for future contact. There are also countless customers who ask them to “bring a pack of cigarettes” or “help take out the trash at the door.”

In response to this, Dolly and Yueyue have gradually learned how to handle these situations in the human world. They refuse all requests from those with obviously bad intentions after delivering the meal. They agree to bring cigarettes only if paid upfront, and they are willing to take out the trash if it’s prepared in advance, so it doesn’t delay their next delivery.

Many delivery riders face similar problems nowadays, and female riders, in particular, are more prone to various types of harassment from customers.

“Thank you, Master Nuo’er!”

I placed several lotus fish into Dolly’s bowl. As usual, Yueyue grabbed a carrot for herself from the other side.

“I encountered another customer who said weird things today. It’s really frustrating.”

I felt a bit embarrassed, “Sorry, because the café’s main attraction is the maids and the service, it’s inevitable that some ill-mannered people place orders…”

“It’s not Master Nuo’er’s fault. I’m just venting. There’s no way I would care about the idle chatter of mere ordinary people.”

Yueyue’s ears twitched, “Master Nuo’er, um… can we use your computer tonight to try out that new game?”

“Hmm?”

I looked up, “Of course, you can. That room is meant for you, so feel free to use everything in there.”

Speaking of which, the computer setup in Dolly and Yueyue’s room is even better than the one Xiao Mo and I have. Our room’s computer was a gift from Jiang Wei due to some feng shui reasons, featuring a 12900k processor and a 3090Ti graphics card, which was top-of-the-line at the time. Later, after the 4090 graphics card was released, Xiongxiong’s company, Jialan, released the Tianqi 3000 to match the 4090.

However, the monitor in our room is better. The computer monitor in their room is just a monitor, while ours can serve as both a monitor and a TV. It’s a 42-inch screen costing nearly ten thousand yuan, which shows how well-built it is.

“By the way, are you guys actually getting interested in games now?”

I treated them like kids, taking a large piece of braised fish from in front of me and handing it to Yueyue.

“What kind of gameplay are you planning?”

“I’m planning to fish in the game!”

Yueyue’s cheeks turned rosy. “Today, Dolly and I watched some videos on our phones during our free time. We saw many people posting their fishing videos, saying that even the ultimate fishing experts can’t catch all the fish in this game. It seems that most of the fish are randomly generated, and many of their parameters are different.”

“It’s pseudo-random, there are still some patterns to it.”

Lan Jiajia, who had already experienced “Age of Aquarius” with Ai Luodi, chimed in, “For example, the most common carp—small carp, medium carp, large carp, extra-large carp, and even golden and blue carp. If you catch these fish and don’t have a proper fish tank, they’ll die quickly unless you make them into dried fish. And to make a fish tank, you need glass, which requires firing sand and so on, or finding a factory to make it…”

“It actually has such a complex fishing system?”

Hearing this, I was also a bit surprised. Images of watching Gabriel play hook games during the day flashed in my mind.

“What can you do with the fish?”

“Some people have a collecting habit, some just like having aquariums at home, and some purely enjoy the feeling of fishing,” Lan Jiajia shrugged.

“Plus, fish are also meat. You can use them to feed cats and dogs, fertilize the soil, or make certain enchantment stones. The taste of fish meat is said to make it easy to create ‘cat-attracting’ enchantment stones.”

Cat-attracting enchantment stones? This game was getting stranger by the minute. Other games have enchantment stones with attributes like ‘Sharpness I,’ ‘Bane of Arthropods II,’ and ‘Durability IV.’ But ‘cat-attracting’? What’s that for?

As I thought about this, I noticed Xiao Mo was looking at me with a peculiar expression.

“What… what’s wrong?” I instinctively wiped my mouth. “I don’t have anything on my face, do I?”

“If there were, I would eat it,” Xiao Mo sighed softly, looking a bit regretful. “If only there were cat-attracting enchantment stones in real life, I’d cover myself with them.”

“Is Xiao Mo trying to attract Nuo’er?” Lan Jiajia laughed, covering her mouth.

“Come to think of it, Nuo’er does seem more and more like a cat living at the café, always wearing headphones and cat ears while eating.”

That’s because I can’t find a way to change back!

Though I wanted to say that, I decided to keep it hidden since Lan Jiajia was just an ordinary person. Awkwardly, I changed the topic. “Since this game has so many ways to play, what does Ai Luodi play every night?”

“Her? She plays a bit of everything. She does tasks all day, invests part of her salary into the game, bought a small house in the suburbs, grows vegetables, raises small animals, and does some decorating. She also frequently installs enhancement modules on herself and works as a transporter in wormholes.”

When talking about Ai Luodi, Lan Jiajia seemed like a girl in love. “In just two days, she’s made three or four thousand yuan in the game.”

“What? Is this game really that profitable?”

“Almost all games have opportunities to make money when they first launch. I remember when we started playing ‘Blade & Soul,’ just doing daily tasks for half an hour a day could earn you fifty or sixty yuan by selling the gold to merchants. Some college students would grind on four or five accounts daily and make a few hundred yuan. But once the game’s economy stabilizes, it won’t be that easy anymore.”

Lan Jiajia had a cheerful look on her face. “Actually, I secretly played for a few hours last night too. I rented a small place and set up a little book stall. Today, over sixty people bought my books, and I made a few hundred yuan.”

“You can even set up a book stall?”

“Yes, the game allows for a lot of freedom. Fashion designers can design their own clothes and sell them at a small stall. I don’t have any special skills, but I wrote a few books during college, so I copied them all into the game, found some plants in the wild to make paper, and sold the novels for six yuan a copy at my stall,” Lan Jiajia said as she ate.

“People see the low price—six yuan for a seventy to eighty thousand-word book—and probably buy it just to give it a try.”

The game’s engine must be incredibly advanced.

“Did you two really take a full seven days off?”

Seeing that I didn’t respond, Lan Jiajia curiously asked, “You’re not coming back until the end of the month?”

“Yes, we’re planning to pack our things and leave tonight.”

As I spoke, Xiao Mo’s other hand, a bit mischievous, silently reached under the table and grabbed my thigh beneath my skirt.

I glared at her and continued, “We’re taking the train around eleven tonight.”

“Is it far away?”

“Sort of.”

“That’s nice. My partner only ever thinks about games,” Lan Jiajia sighed. “Unless I change my schedule to sleep during the day, I probably won’t get a similar chance… When you two leave, won’t the fans who like you at the café be disappointed?”

“Not really. With the current hype around ‘Age of Aquarius,’ most people coming to the café are probably there for Little Bird Leisure Bar. By the time we get back, the game’s popularity will likely have peaked.”

Xiao Mo’s small hand on my thigh moved slightly upward, and I gently patted it away.

“Stop it,” I whispered. “You’re becoming more and more pervert! Calm down.”

“What does it matter? I’ve already touched every part of Nuo’er’s body.”

“Say that again!”

“……”

Our usual dinner ended amid playful banter among the girls.

Back in the room, I started packing, putting a few small dresses into my bunny backpack.

“How about we warm up a bit before we leave, Nuo’er?”

After entering the room and closing the door, Xiao Mo began taking off her clothes and pushed me onto the bed.

“Do you want to take the initiative, or should I?”

“You…”

I felt the heat rise in my face. “Can’t I refuse?!”

“No.”

With a dominant look on her face, Xiao Mo said, “Hey, you are my woman,” and then pushed me onto the bed with authority.

“Looks like I’m taking the initiative this time.”

“……”

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