eurekapd Chapter 12: Powerful Beats
Chapter 12: Powerful Beats
Hearing this, An Jiu's heart suddenly sank.
How could she possibly know she had room?!
When was it exposed?
The spherical object flew towards him, and the eye-like lens on it was aimed at Anjiu's face.
Maybe somewhere, her expression was magnified several times.
Anjiu's eyes moved slightly, this was the final result of her hard work for half a day.
Two staff members came up to him, and one of them extended his hand wearing a white glove.
It was like passing through the void and grabbing her wrist accurately.
Another person took out a gold-thread soft bag from his jacket pocket, opened it and took out a shiny, uniquely shaped card.
Anjiu saw that the card was attached to his wrist for only one second, and a two-centimeter square appeared.
If you look closely, you can see that it is covered with patterns, and the light gray lines seem to have something flowing inside.
"I didn't expect that No. 17 is such a smart girl," the host also came closer. At such a close distance, An Jiu could see the fine crystal powder on her long eyelashes and the fragrant rose fruity scent. "That's how it should be. When the space is full, it should be locked."
She stood up and left, her smile wide and bright.
"Supplies come first. This is our ultimate goal. The more we bring back, the higher our contribution points will be. Not only will our citizen level be upgraded, but we will also be able to enjoy more abundant benefits. This is a good thing that will be solved once and for all! You should all understand this..."
Anjiu didn't pay attention to what she said afterwards.
She found that the square on her wrist was unlocked by the card and unfolded into a virtual circular watch.
The time above shows that it is 2:30 pm now.
And it was twelve o'clock midnight when she came, right?
It seems that the speed of time flow is also different.
Is this still the land where she lives?
Several afterimages were projected from the watch and fell to the ground, turning into ten-pound bags of white flour and rice, as well as dark-colored clothes that were found from nowhere.
An Jiu found that some of the clothes looked very familiar, just like the old clothes that had been stored at the bottom of his closet for a long time...
The staff raised their hands and announced: "Ten bags of flour and five bags of rice, contribution value +1250, the clothes are old-fashioned and dark in color, contribution value +30, a total of 1280."
A huge number lit up on the virtual round watch: +1280.
The supplies on the ground were taken away by them.
The black cylindrical object opposite Anjiu suddenly lit up, and a silent man appeared inside.
"beep--"
"beep--!"
"Congratulations, No. 18, you're back alive!"
The host blew the four-hole trumpet covered with diamonds and walked over quickly with excitement.
He repeated almost verbatim what he had just said to Anjiu, but his voice was full of enthusiasm, giving people the feeling that it was spoken from the bottom of his heart.
The suspended monitor arrived earlier, and the light it cast made the people inside look a little white.
The staff began to check each other's space.
Also at the wrist, the supplies are mostly food, and there are a few fish jumping around, which may have flowed out from the fish farm when the water level rose.
"what fish is this?"
The host leaned over in amazement, and the suspended monitor also descended to take a close-up shot.
"Look, everyone, this is the light refracted by fish scales. There is a substance in it, let's call it natural fish scale pearlescent pigment, which is a layered compound.
The light is reflected and interferes with each other after it is transmitted into the next layer, thus creating a three-dimensional effect with a metallic luster. I have a fishtail skirt designed to imitate fish scales. It looks sparkling in the sun and is really beautiful. "
She seemed bewitched and stroked the fish's back with her long nails.
The frightened fish arched its body and leaped up, its long tail swinging back and forth in the air, splashing water everywhere.
The host shuddered, closed his eyes for a long time, and his nostrils opened and closed, as if he was enduring something.
"Haha," she stood up and smiled reluctantly, "This fish has a strong vitality. It can still jump around after being dehydrated for such a long time. I will definitely buy some to taste when it goes on the market."
The host stood up and his eyes lit up as he moved behind An Jiu.
"Master Ji Xiuqi is back! He brought all the bodyguards with him. It looks like this mission world is very safe!"
An Jiu's peripheral vision saw a group of people, each of them was tall and strong, forming a fan shape to protect the person in the middle.
She heard a clear voice inside replying with a smile: "It's just luck that I can swim. If I had been a little later, I wouldn't have been able to come back."
"Is it a flood?" the host asked, tilting his head.
"Yes, there is no shortage of water in that world."
"Oh my god, it would be great if you could even out the rain. It hasn't rained for nearly half a year. The ground is cracked."
The host held his forehead with his hand and sighed, then smiled brightly the moment he raised his eyes.
"Master Ji Xiuqi must be tired now. Please go back to the viewing area and take a seat. There are still many people who haven't returned yet."
After the group of people left, the dark cylinder became nearly half lit.
The host and the two staff members were busy.
The voice of the report became louder and louder, shaking people's internal organs.
An Jiu felt as if his head was a rapidly inflating balloon, which then exploded with a bang, spewing out many fragments of memories that did not belong to him.
A huge amount of information came at him, and Anjiu's pupils dilated and he was forced to accept it.
When his own face appeared in his memory, and the eyes looking at him were full of pity and sympathy, the body trembled sadly.
Anjiu immediately realized that this was Xiaojiu's perspective of looking at her.
Anjiu was a little dazed. Apart from recalling the past, this was the first time she truly saw herself from a third party's perspective. This feeling was very strange, and made her feel like she was dreaming.
When she heard herself calling "Xiaojiu", she actually had the illusion that she was having a conversation with her present self.
The delusion deepened as another memory unfolded.
It turns out that Xiaojiu also means wine. Her name is the same as mine, even the character "An" is the same.
How could it be such a coincidence?
An Jiu looked at the bizarre stage in front of him, and at the things that looked like pupae opposite him, he began to doubt himself deeply.
Was it a strange dream caused by drinking too much fake liquor?
This dream was too real.
thump--
Thump thump——
Is this... a heartbeat?
Anjiu focused all his attention on his chest, feeling the strong and powerful beating inside.
The scene of herself being knocked down by the bloated man with a stick appeared in her mind. Xiaojiu's eyes were stained with bright red, and her face turned red, and the life force flowed out of her pupils.
She was already dead...
This is the life that Xiaojiu gave her...
Anjiu took a deep breath and his eyes gradually became firm.
We’ll talk about the truth later, but now she is alive, and that’s the fact.