nownovels Chapter 46 Trash Day
Chapter 46 Trash Day
Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Trash Day"How, how is it?" Although she felt somewhat embarrassed, Chen Xiyao still couldn’t resist the temptation of getting a storage tool and immediately changed into the new skirt.
She had to admit, this skirt lived up to its name of being all-match; even though Chen Xiyao was wearing a very plain kind of sportswear on her upper body, pairing it with the skirt on the lower half created a lively and radiant feeling.
"It’s just a bit awkward to take items out." Chen Xiyao tried reaching into the unknown dimension. Although this storage tool had the ability to automatically deliver the item she wanted, just like Feng Xue’s storage bag could, the action of reaching downwards still made Chen Xiyao feel indescribably awkward.
On one hand, the posture really was unfamiliar, and on the other hand, there was also some psychological resistance.
"Maybe this equipment should be paired with a pair of safety shorts..." After experimenting a couple of times, Chen Xiyao found herself caught between wanting to play with the storage tool and worrying about exposure, and she couldn’t help but make a heartfelt remark. Feng Xue, who was beside her organizing the piles of labels from the failed refinements, said indifferently:
"You can try that when you get back, but I think you shouldn’t get your hopes up too much. After all, the essence of this phantom item is to blur the concept of ’unknown dimension’. If you wore safety shorts, then there would be no exposure, creating a state of ’it wouldn’t matter even if you saw’, and it wouldn’t be an unknown dimension anymore. Likewise, improper wearing, such as treating it as a battle skirt, waist guard, or scarf or something, would definitely not work."
"Is that so?" Chen Xiyao sighed helplessly, stuffing the trousers she had taken off along with the pistol given by Feng Xue into the unknown dimension. But then, as her hand reached for the pink remote control toy, she froze. Should she store it, or not?
Seeing Chen Xiyao in this dilemma, Feng Xue decided not to suggest storing excrement in the dimensional space anymore and simply kept the words in her mouth. It wasn’t just this girl; she figured she wouldn’t agree either.
"Forget it, as long as it can be taken out whenever it’s needed."
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Another morning arrived, and Chen Xiyao awoke from her dreams. Among the broken ceiling and patchy walls, she accurately found Feng Xue, still in her usual white robe. The food was still some roasted meat. Although having meat every day could get monotonous, since she discovered Feng Xue’s scent of blood grew stronger daily, Chen Xiyao seldom made requests. Instead, she even occasionally nibbled on bran porridge she hadn’t been keen on before, to supplement her fiber intake. As for vitamins, the rare-cooked meat had them.
After dealing with her physiological needs as usual, Chen Xiyao guessed that they might have to move again today. However, Feng Xue took her back to their previous dwelling. Without waiting for Chen Xiyao to speak, she solemnly said:
"In a while, I have to go out and probably won’t return until evening. During this time, the Cross Sword Union might send people to
"Hmm, they are very rare." Feng Xue nodded, then pointed to the stack of paper and said, "In Infinite City, knowledge equals information equals power. Here, ordinary people may never see a book in their lifetime, and books from your world are the most top-level Secret Treasures. It’s through these that I’ve been able to produce so much equipment."
"Is that so? So, those people were after me for the books?" Chen Xiyao looked at Feng Xue with a skeptical expression. Feng Xue, however, continued to shake his head:
"Objects that carry knowledge from the outside world are very precious. You, a living person from the outside world, are naturally even more precious. Hmm, do you know the story of Merfolk shedding tears that turn into Pearls?"
"Yes, I’ve heard of it." Chen Xiyao nodded. As a high school student, she still remembered the line from the textbook, "Fearing there might be Merfolk on the shore, shedding pearls in the moonlight."
"Then what do you think would happen if someone in real life found a Merfolk? What would the discoverer do?" Feng Xue’s expression became somewhat frightening. Chen Xiyao had just begun to fantasize when she suddenly felt a chill enter her heart. She was no longer the little girl who believed in fairy tales, and having become more aware of human malice, she understood too well that if Merfolk were real, they would likely not face peace and friendship but rather captivity and torture, forced to shed tears continuously to produce vast quantities of precious Pearls.
At that moment, she remembered Feng Xue once saying he was like Tang Seng and gained a deeper understanding of her own predicament.
Seeing Chen Xiyao’s expression, Feng Xue gently patted her shoulder:
"All right, you’ve seen the effect of that cardboard box. If you hide inside it, there won’t be any problems. All my worldly possessions are now with you. You must keep them safe for me!"