Chapter 62: Default

Chapter 62: Chapter 62: Default

Jiang Yuxing’s flush subsided.

He was wearing a white shirt with the cuffs rolled up, revealing his forearms. Faint blue veins were visible, perfectly accentuating his strength.

Perhaps because he was cold, a black down jacket was draped over his body, completely covering him from the chest down.

Compared to Shi Zhile’s getup of long underwear, a jacket, and a military greatcoat, he looked far too refined. It was as if he were on vacation rather than trying to survive.

"What’s his name? I’ll go trade resources with him."

Jiang Yuxing revealed the half-peeled lobster next to him. "No rush. Want some lobster?"

"Yes!"

"Alright. I’ll send it over once I’m done peeling."

Shi Zhile had been busy all morning and hadn’t eaten lunch yet. She took out a still-warm egg pancake from her backpack and sent half of it to Jiang Yuxing.

While eating, she watched Jiang Yuxing peel the lobster meat. Thinking of his cooking skills, she propped her chin on her hand and praised, "You can cook and you take care of people. How did you get to be so domestic!"

The corners of Jiang Yuxing’s mouth lifted slightly before he pressed them back down. "I am domestic, but some people are just too blind to have noticed until now."

His tone was inexplicably passive-aggressive; he might as well have pointed right at Shi Zhile’s nose and called her blind.

Shi Zhile pointed to herself. "Me?"

’Dude, we haven’t known each other that long, have we? What do you mean, "only noticing now"?’

Jiang Yuxing nodded calmly. "Yes. You’re blind and oblivious."

"What do you mean? Did we really know each other before?"

Jiang Yuxing remained silent. After spending some time with him, Shi Zhile felt she had a decent read on his personality.

This kind of behavior wasn’t meant to make her guess; it was a tacit admission.

’A tacit admission?’

’An admission!’

’Damn, so we really did know each other before?’

’Jiang Yuxing is Xi Nan... but who is Xi Nan?’

Shi Zhile’s brows furrowed tightly. She couldn’t help but slap her forehead a few times. "Don’t tell me I got amnesia after the accident that crippled me?"

Jiang Yuxing still said nothing.

Shi Zhile rolled up the last bit of her egg pancake, stuffed it into her mouth, and started to fidget.

’What on earth does he mean? Why is he acting like a scorned wife?’

"Jiang Yuxing, who is Xi Nan?"

Jiang Yuxing’s hands, which were peeling the lobster shell, paused for a clear moment before continuing. "Never heard of him. Who told you that name? Chuyi or Wang Peng?"

Shi Zhile couldn’t read his expression, so she decided to drop the subject for now. ’I’ll find a good opportunity to rat Chuyi out for this.’

"Looks like my previous guess wasn’t entirely wrong. The three of you are old acquaintances. Starting from when Wang Peng came to trade stones with me, it’s all been an elaborate scam you set up to target me."

Jiang Yuxing just laughed, a laugh of pure exasperation.

’What kind of scam involves showering the ’pig’ with resources?’

"So you’re the pig?"

Shi Zhile choked. "You are! Your whole family are pigs!

I’m not talking to you anymore. Is the player with the Teleportation Gate willing to trade? What’s his username? I’m going to go trade with him now."

"Player N. Shi Zhile, what if he rips you off?"

’Player N, huh? I guess you could call him an old acquaintance. He even got his workbench blueprint from me.’

Shi Zhile said, "Since you’re such an expert at running scams, why don’t I give you the Spring Eye and you can trade with him?"

"Sure!"

The two of them ended the video call.

Shi Zhile thought for a few minutes but still couldn’t remember who Xi Nan was. Giving up, she opened her character panel.

’The panel has new character attributes. Looks like I’ll have to slowly figure out how to increase them.’

The character panel materialized before her eyes, and she looked it over.

[Player ID: 1381389 (Unchangeable)

Account Name: Contentment Brings Happiness (Unchangeable)

Name: Shi Zhile

Gender: Female

Age: 23

Skill: Level Three Builder (0/10, build a shelter ten more times to level up.)

Titles Acquired: ...

Pets: Green Snake (Favorability 90), Seal (Favorability 60)

Life Value: 98/100

Physical Strength: 80/100

Body Temperature: 37°C

Newly Added Attributes (Minimum value: 1. No current upper limit.)

Spirit Value: 21 (Your Spirit Value surpasses ninety-eight percent of players. Please keep up the good work and continue to improve.)

Strength: 10 (Barely passing.)

Agility: 5 (Your speed is on par with a limping granny.)

Constitution: 1 (Delicate and soft, easily pushed over. Get pushed over, and you’ll easily break a bone; break a bone, and you’ll easily end up lame.)

Raft: A luxurious two-masted sailing ship (It’s big and it’s tall, and that’s all.)

Island Shelter: A very safe and sturdy Level Four Shelter (Though your furnishings are pathetically sparse, your hardware is solid. It can at least withstand two full-power attacks from a Level Five Monster.)]

Shi Zhile stared intently at the "1" next to her Constitution.

She never imagined her Constitution could be this bad. And as if being bad wasn’t enough, the damn system had to add a personal attack on top of it.

’Exercise has to be put on the agenda immediately.’

Before she could find a training partner, Jiang Yuxing started another video call, but this time it was a group call.

Besides Shi Zhile and Jiang Yuxing, there was another young man on the call.

He had a pale face and wore glasses, looking very polite and refined.

"Hello, I’m Player N. My real name is Ni Tao."

Shi Zhile nodded. "Hello, I’m Shi Zhile."

Jiang Yuxing, still in his down jacket, revealed a full bowl of lobster meat beside him. He wiped his hands slowly and deliberately, then subtly interrupted the other two as they were sizing each other up.

"I’ve heated up the lobster meat. I’ll send it to you, so eat it while it’s hot. It won’t taste as good cold."

Shi Zhile withdrew her gaze from Ni Tao and turned to look at Jiang Yuxing. He gave a light cough, the tips of his ears turning slightly red.

"He’s the player who wants to trade for the Healing Spring Eye.

Zhile, I’ve basically settled on the terms with him. He’ll trade the Teleportation Gate, two maps, and two Rare Blueprints for the Healing Spring Eye.

The Spring Eye is yours, so if you have any other conditions, you can bring them up."

’The Healing Spring Eye has already been replicated; at least it’s no longer one-of-a-kind in the game.’

’Although I’m not sure if the Teleportation Gate can be upgraded, trading for it with maps and blueprints isn’t a bad deal right now.’

"I have no demands for the other resources. A Healing Spring Eye can instantly heal all of a player’s internal and external injuries. Trading it for just a Teleportation Gate right now is a huge loss for me. Therefore, I want to add a clause to the agreement: your Healing Spring Eye cannot be used by anyone other than yourself."

She was certain Ni Tao would refuse.

As expected, Ni Tao refused without a second thought. "No. The whole reason I’m trading for the Healing Spring Eye is to use it on my friend. If you’re worried I’ll use it against you, we can change the clause to say it can’t be used on anyone who bears you ill will."

"But how would you know who has ill will towards me and who doesn’t?"

A smile spread across Ni Tao’s face. "My skill is mind-reading."

Shi Zhile’s heart skipped a beat. "...So you can hear my thoughts right now?"

"I can’t! It only works face-to-face."

Shi Zhile looked at Jiang Yuxing. He gave a slight nod, signaling for her to agree.

The agreement was sent out, and the two of them signed without hesitation. Once the agreement took effect, they immediately exchanged the items.

After kicking Ni Tao from the group video chat, Jiang Yuxing spoke up, "First, let’s look at the description for the Teleportation Gate."