Chapter 318: The First Step to Becoming a Search, Fight, and Evacuate Expert Is to See Through Walls

Vivi suddenly felt that she was somewhat ridiculous.

She clearly used to take on part-time jobs, never even blinking when she pressed the detonator and blew those gangsters sky-high, yet now, facing these five bastards who had nearly pushed her into eternal damnation, she hesitated.

Was it because when she took those part-time jobs, she already knew those guys dealt in drugs and organs, scum not worth pitying, so she struck without hesitation?

But... back when she first got on the tram, she had already steeled herself.

—If the haul wasn't enough to pay off her debt, she'd intercept and kill other scavengers.

If the damn heavens wouldn't give her money, didn't want her to become a magical girl, then she'd use her own hands to rob, to seize, to become a magical girl.

No matter what, she absolutely had to become a magical girl.

For that, she was willing to bet even her own life, let alone the lives of others.

But why was she still so hesitant now?

—Is my resolve really this weak?

Vivi took several deep breaths, yet felt beads of sweat seeping from her forehead, and the world before her eyes grew somewhat distant.

However, in the next moment, Lin Guang's voice suddenly rang out.

"What are you planning to do?"

Vivi snapped awake, gritting her teeth: "Obviously, leave no future trouble."

"Who knows when they'll wake up, whether they'll take revenge? Whether they'll spread the news about me finding treasures everywhere?"

"Someone like you, a young lady, wouldn't understand, right? This is the survival code of a bottom-feeding stray dog."

"Is that so?"

"..."

The other party's tone remained gentle and calm: "But when you hesitated, your heart already had its answer."

"Someone who cannot see their own heart clearly can never become a true magical girl."

"......"

That statement was actually quite unreasonable, without much persuasive power either, yet after hearing it, Vivi fell into a long silence.

"What the heck... you talk as if you really understand magical girls."

She withdrew her dagger.

Perhaps it was because of that illusory yet warm embrace just now, or perhaps because no one had ever said such words to her before, but she always felt that his words carried a conviction that made one feel it was only natural to believe.

He said he was human, and there was this gem too... Could this guy have actually been a magical girl in the past?

"Just taking the stuff, consider it letting you off cheap."

Vivi crouched down and began rummaging through the several women's bodies.

"Since the treasure is alive, it can't be sold. Might as well take what you're carrying to pay off the debt."

"Leave them alone."

Lin Guang spoke again to stop her.

"Fuck your mother..."

This time Vivi nearly couldn't hold back a hiss, her black tail straightening out directly, like a Kimi entering Spinosaurus mode: "I already spared their lives, what more do you want? Are you fucking that saintly?"

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly noticed several points of light flickering faintly in the distant garbage heap, and she paused: "What's that?"

"You want to treasure-hunt, right."

Lin Guang said calmly: "I perceived the surroundings based on the characteristics of those pieces of junk in your backpack."

"Those glowing places all have goods, all of quality no lower than what's in your bag."

"Anything below this level, don't bother picking up. It'll just take up backpack space."

Vivi's eyes widened, and she gasped sharply.

How is that possible?

Never mind how such an ability could exist... how could there be so many treasures hidden here?

But if it was true......

Vivi found it somewhat unbelievable, and no longer caring about anything else, immediately ran out of the train car, crossing to the nearest glowing point in three quick strides, reaching out to dig away the scrap iron on top.

After just a couple of casual scrapes, a machine that looked not too damaged came into view.

A neat rectangular casing, light blue exterior...

Vivi recognized this thing.

Some kind of magic sensor, even if completely broken, the recycling price of its core magic-energy component would probably be no less than seventy credit points.

She instantly felt as if she'd taken a stimulant, her eyes turning red, panting, starting to disassemble with the fastest hand speed of her life, while muttering suppressed little cries: "Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit!!"

It was real!!

She understood in an instant.

The garbage around here must have mixed in with waste that fell from Herth.

Although those high-grade goods would definitely be intercepted and recycled by large companies, the good stuff that slipped through the cracks was already enough to be far more than usual!

But... this was even more unbelievable!

How could this ball in his arms possibly sense it?

You had to know, to prevent magic power leakage from affecting performance, most components of magic-conducting devices underwent special insulation-like treatment, with magic reactions firmly sealed inside.

On top of that, the landfill was close to outside the city, where the magic environment was already harsh and chaotic, so anything E-rank superhumans could perceive was already badly leaked from damage, and consequently not worth much.

The truly relatively intact ones could only be found by sheer luck. Without those very expensive detectors, it was basically impossible to find them. Only military-grade radar of D-rank or above could achieve this level, probably.

If all these light points were really that kind of thing... wasn't this just picking up money!!

Then she really shouldn't pick up those guys' bags... There's red loot on the ground and you don't lick it, picking up green, is your brain not working?

Vivi's breathing quickened, and she was so excited she could barely contain herself.

Just then.

Two moving red dots appeared in her vision, as well as a curved green guide line.

"Once you're done, leave."

That gentle yet calm voice rang out again: "Two patrols are heading this way. I've marked the route."

—I was also a search, fight, and evacuate expert back in the day, anyone who gets it, gets it.

What do you call this top-secret landfill.

Vivi swallowed, and with some disbelief, lightly and carefully moved along the green route.

When she reached a hidden corner, she deliberately stopped and snuck a peek outside. Sure enough, she saw two Cat Claw Gang patrolmen with flashlights passing by from the position marked by the red dots.

This really was picking up money!!

For the rest of the journey, Vivi's legs didn't ache, her back didn't hurt. Like a tireless gold-digging machine, under Lin Guang's precise guidance, she walked along, opening up those high-value scraps and stuffing them into her bag.

............

Click.

Peace Street.

Deep night.

The worn anti-theft door was pushed open, and Vivi returned to her shared apartment.

From the room on the right, faint moans from her roommate and that unnamed female customer drifted out. Listening carefully, a third person's voice could also be heard.

Normally, she'd definitely bang on the door twice and yell at those three sluts to quiet down.

But at this moment, Vivi walked back to her own room like a puppet that had lost its soul, placed her bag on the chair, then turned and closed the door. She walked into the bathroom, looking at her own face.

The white-haired girl in the mirror was filthy, her hair matted together, grimy, with a comical expression, like she was crying and smiling at the same time.

She lightly swiped the edge of her glasses, bringing up the personal account she had named "Dream."

[Balance: 2137 credit points.]