"If you put it that way, I won't be happy about it." Li Zheng pouted, "Even if it were written into a novel, I'd be the kind of tool person who becos the protagonist through a turn of events."
"We've known each other for a month, and I knew you were shaless, but I didn't expect you to be this shaless." Zhan Zhouzhou exclaid, "Do you think you deserve a protagonist's destiny?"
"..."
Li Zheng wanted to continue arguing, but suddenly rembered that the woman in front of him was a high-caliber existence who could casually unleash Sword Qi, and this ability was currently as rare as hen's teeth in the entire Matrix!
No matter how bizarre his own background was, in comparison to her, it imdiately paled into insignificance.
Now that's true protagonist treatnt!
Good looks, exceptional skills, a martial arts family, extraordinary talent.
And then her luck was ridiculously good... she gained that cheat-like ability of Prel's Eye through him.
Right!
The first ti he t this woman wasn't exactly a pleasant encounter, so how did they end up becoming friends later on?
Thinking about it, Li Zheng beca lost in thought.
Could it be... that protagonist destinies really exist in this world, and that person is Zhan Zhouzhou?
If she wasn't a protagonist, how did she turn enemies into friends with him in the first place?
Could it simply be the protagonist destiny in her making it happen, an act of fate?
Thinking of this, Li Zheng's gaze on Zhan Zhouzhou beca strange.
If this woman were really so fantastical, with the protagonist destiny protecting her, would it still be tily to kneel and worship her now?
Or is it a bit late?
It's said that many protagonists need to sacrifice their teammates later on to burst into power, so maybe he shouldn't get too close to Zhan Zhouzhou and should actually distance himself a bit?
What if he accidentally gets sacrificed?
It's no wonder people say sothing is wrong with Li Zheng's mind; a casual joke topic made his thoughts uncontrollably diverge, becoming more and more absurd.
"See, you're spacing out again." Zhan Zhouzhou's expression was a bit unnatural, as Li Zheng spaced out, staring at her like that, for what?
But she was a bit curious about what this guy was thinking while staring at her.
If...
Zhan Zhouzhou couldn't help it, her thoughts strayed for a mont, her face blushing slightly, unsure if it was from anger or embarrassnt.
"Oh, nothing." Li Zheng snapped back to his senses, furrowed his brows, realizing he had again habitually zoned out, subtly reminding himself to be more attentive in the future, casually saying, "I was just wondering when Mirel will get back from shopping; I'm still waiting for her to cook for ."
Since Mirel's cooking skill improved, Li Zheng has beco a bit reluctant to even work the stove himself.
According to him, although the automatic cooking of the stovetop can also make delicious food, compared to Mirel's cooking, it always lacks a bit of a personal touch.
"..." Zhan Zhouzhou was silent for two seconds, speechlessly saying, "How did you manage to change the subject so abruptly? This topic was miles away from what we were just discussing, wasn't it?"
"Is there any need to continue the previous topic?" Li Zheng shrugged, "The matter is just like that; what's said is pretty much covered, so we might as well focus on more practical things."
Zhan Zhouzhou looked up at the sky, and after a while, she quipped, "What you an by practical things is eating?"
"What else?" Li Zheng said matter-of-factly, "As the saying goes, 'Man is iron; food is steel.' Another saying is 'The people consider food as heaven.' Isn't filling the stomach supposed to be the priority? As for other things, we can slowly talk them over during als, I still need to stay here for three days..."
"Stay for three days?"
Zhan Zhouzhou caught the keyword, curiously glanced around, "By the way, why are you hanging around here, and I haven't seen your little tagalong?"
"You an Xiao Ying?" Li Zheng corrected, "Xiao Ying's race is Blood Patterned Black Dragon, she's a dragon, not a bug! If you must categorize, she should be a little tag-along dragon..."
"Alright, tag-along dragon then." Zhan Zhouzhou indifferently waved her hand, "Don't tell she's gone shopping with Mirel; given her condition, wouldn't we, who have Prel's Eye, know? She shouldn't have woken up yet, right?"
"You guessed right; the little tag-along dragon... oops! Xiao Ying indeed hasn't woken up, but the receptionist of Block 902 happens to be of the sa race as her. I've asked her to take Xiao Ying to the Blood Patterned Black Dragon Ancestral Land, where she can safely go through her dormancy stage without having to run errands with ." Li Zheng explained, "As a trade-off, I have to temporarily fulfill her duties during her leave period here by watching over the Teleportation Gate."
"Not only did you ask for help but managed to snag a three-day position as a public official. Tsk tsk tsk..." Zhan Zhouzhou shook her head, "Why don't I ever encounter such good things?"
"Do you want to try it?"
Li Zheng's eyes lit up, eagerly pulling out the temporary identification, "Should I give you this chance?"
Seeing him in this manner, Zhan Zhouzhou's initial interest in experiencing it faltered; she scrutinized the identification in Li Zheng's hand, pondering whether there was a pitfall waiting for her.
"The way you're so eager doesn't match your usual deanor..."
Zhan Zhouzhou didn't hesitate long, decisively rejecting, "I better not compete with you for such a rare opportunity; you can keep being that receptionist yourself."
"Don't!" Li Zheng was anxious, "I'll pay you, three thousand White Crystal Coins, is that enough? Consider it hiring you to be the receptionist for three days?"
"Ha..." Zhan Zhouzhou sneered, "You sure do have a sche; knowing your character, if there were benefits to being a receptionist, would you willingly give it up?"
Unless the sun rises in the west!
Since the sun isn't visible in the Outer City, Li Zheng definitely wouldn't hand over a good gig!
"Let think; what is your intention for doing this..." Zhan Zhouzhou tapped the table, then looked around, understanding sothing, "Could it be... you have to stay near the Teleportation Gate for three days, unable to leave or rest?"
"...Hmm!"
Li Zheng was on the verge of tears; he only found this out after drinking too much tea and needing the restroom, that the identification was logging his 'unauthorized absence' ti!
No restroom trip can exceed five minutes.
The nearest restroom is a three-minute round trip for Li Zheng...
As for break ti, it's even worse!
Every two hours, you can only rest for thirty minutes!
If Block 902 had two receptionists like Block 950, they could take turns on breaks, even slacking off openly during work hours.
As long as the other person doesn't report you, having one person guarding the Teleportation Gate counts as adequate.
But single-handedly guarding the Teleportation Gate is a different story.
Without anyone to supervise each other, all behavior is directly monitored by the Terminal...
The strictness of it would move Huang Shiren to tears, exclaiming: "So miserable."
Only heaven knows how Mo Li managed to stick it out.
Li Zheng strongly suspected that Mo Li slept too much during the dormancy stage and now doesn't need sleep at all...
"Haha!"
Zhan Zhouzhou laughed gleefully, patting Li Zheng on the shoulder, "Poor kid, you just hang in there!"
Having said that, she evaded Li Zheng's plea and swiftly headed towards the direction of the Task Hall.
She still had to submit the materials for the Pureblood Red Leather Pig task; after working so long and slaughtering almost an entire area's Red Leather Pigs, if the task was completed by soone else because she went late, that would be a big loss. (There are more than one region for the task site; others who accepted the task can choose to go to different regions, fair and competitive.)
Just as Zhan Zhouzhou left, Mirel returned with huge loads.
Li Zheng looked at the loot hanging from her and almost had his face twisted.
This spendthrift!
Who knows how much money she squandered!
"Li Zheng, look what good stuff I brought you!" Mirel landed in front of Li Zheng, opened several packages, and pulled out a pair of headset-looking and three helt-looking devices.
"This is..."
Li Zheng looked closely, the Prelis' Eye displaying the device information, and after reading it, he burst into laughter, "It has to be you!"
[mory Release Device (Warrior)]
Despite their slightly varied appearances, all five items Mirel brought back were all the [mory Release Device (Warrior)] models!
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