Chapter 65: Also a talent

Ji Jiangci's arm holding food almost had an afterimage; like wind sweeping away clouds, he shoved the food on the table into his mouth, that speed was two points faster than Bao Jing, this speed-type beastman, but even so, his eating manner remained elegant.

Ye Xi'an watched from the side, envious; her stomach growled in protest, her round eyes full of longing—she also really wanted to eat.

In a moment, all the rice and dishes on the table were swept clean by the three of them, even the bits Ji Jiangci had set aside were eaten clean.

Lin Zhi Jing's usually aloof face showed a crack; he twitched the corner of his mouth, utterly stunned by the scene, thinking, 'Have these males not eaten in eight hundred years? Eating a meal is like fighting a battle, and doesn't he realize he's insulting them, and they don't even feel it?'

"Doctor Lin, the food you bought is really delicious." Yi Yang grinned foolishly at Lin Zhi Jing, patting his slightly bulging belly with satisfaction, his face full: "Which takeout place is this? When I have money, I'll have my wife buy it for me."

"Ah!" Yi Yang rubbed his head, glaring angrily at Bao Jing: "Bao Jing, why did you hit me?"

Bao Jing crossed his arms, his tone hinting at disdain: "Scolding you for being useless—even if you had money, Ye Xi'an would eat first, and you'd still have Ye Xi'an buy food for you; are you ashamed?"

"Sorry." Yi Yang dropped his useless act, feeling a bit wronged: "I was just joking; how could I really have my wife buy it for me?"

Ye Xi'an interrupted the post-meal chatter; she just wanted to hurry to Huan Li to buy something to eat.

"Let's stop chatting; let's go to Huan Li to buy something." Ye Xi'an glanced around—the house was empty, nothing there; Bao Jing had no clothes on, and Ji Jiangci and Yi Yang were wearing ragged outfits.

When we go to Huan Li later, besides food we also need to buy clothes, shoes, and some daily necessities.

If there's extra money, we should also buy a few beds—we can't let Bao Jing and the others keep sleeping on the floor, especially Lin Zhi Jing, who is a guest; how can we let a guest sleep on the ground?

Just as everyone was about to leave, Ji Jiangci suddenly thought of something: "Wait a moment."

Lin Zhi Jing turned his head, watching Ji Jiangci walk toward the dining table: "What's up?"

"I'll tidy up the table; these disposable boxes can be washed and reused." Ji Jiangci said, reaching to pick up the boxes.

Lin Zhi Jing: …… He actually really thought Ji Jiangci had something important to do.

"Don't touch them; these boxes are dirty, hurry up and leave!" Lin Zhi Jing looked impatient; for the first time he realized how terrible poverty was—even disposable takeout boxes had to be kept.

"They're not dirty; I'll be quick."

Lin Zhi Jing's patience ran out; he unleashed a supernatural blast at Ji Jiangci in front of him, and the already rotten dining table, together with the disposable boxes on it, were blown into powder.

He gave an evil smile, letting him try again: "Can we go now?"

Ji Jiangci looked at the debris before him, lips pursed slightly, quickly calculating the household loss in his mind, he kept a straight face: "It's fine, but Doctor Lin must remember to compensate us for the money—ten dollars total."

"Cut the nonsense, hurry up!"

The sun had just risen from the horizon, shining equally on every inch of land, including this slum that everyone despises.

Ye Xi'an felt the sunlight, her heart filled with an indescribable happiness.

Although there was sunlight on Earth before, there were too many people on Earth, practically occupying every corner; she hardly had a chance to go out and bask in the sun, she didn't even dare to open the curtains— for her, the only light source was the glow of electronic devices.

She walked up to max, patting this big guy of unknown strength: "Lin Zhi Jing, what are we going to do with your max?"

"Just leave it here."

Ji Jiangci felt uneasy; based on his understanding of the people here, parking such an expensive car here wasn't wise: "If you leave your car here, before dark it'll be pried open by the slum's lot and sold for scrap."

"Who cares, if he wants to leave it, let him leave it." Bao Jing hoped someone would smash max, just to see how Lin Zhi Jing would pretend to be cool then.

Lin Zhi Jing glanced at Bao Jing; the two were now truly at odds, he gave Bao Jing a contemptuous look, even having the mood to joke: "If someone could actually pry it open, that'd be a talent—we could recommend him to the Empire to specialize in dismantling enemy armor."

Bao Jing curled his lip, giving Lin Zhi Jing a disdainful glance; he hated beastmen who liked to show off, especially those who liked to show off, did scientific research, and had a max as a male beastman; he turned his head, as if another glance at Lin Zhi Jing would dirty his eyes, muttering: "If it really gets torn apart, you'll be unhappy again."

Ye Xi'an surveyed the slum's environment—dilapidated, dark holes of houses always felt like eyes watching them, waiting for them to leave, then they'd swarm like vicious dogs seeing a bone, surrounding this max that looked like it held a lot of food.

"We shouldn't leave it here; how can we let your stuff be placed here for others to ruin?" Ye Xi'an thought such valuables were better kept on person: "Or I could store it in my space."

"If you put max in your space, when you go out on a mission, where are you planning to put the supplies?" Lin Zhi Jing wasn't at all worried about the car being destroyed; even if it were, he wouldn't feel bad—after all, it's not his—once those old-timers run into problems with their experiments, they'll surely call him back, and then max will definitely have to be turned over.

They wouldn't feel at ease bringing something this dangerous to stay at the research center.

"It's fine, my space is big enough." Saying that, without waiting for Lin Zhi Jing to refuse, Ye Xi'an directly stored the vehicle in her space: "Don't worry, I'll keep it safe for you; whenever you need it, I'll pull it out right away—no need to worry I'll embezzle it."

Who would worry about her embezzling? Lin Zhi Jing couldn't help finding it funny; Ye Xi'an was simply too adorable.

"Alright, then you'd better keep it safe for me."

The group boarded the train to San Huan; San Huan's housing is cheap, so it has the most variety of shops, the largest quantity, and all kinds of venues are fully equipped.

The male beastmen from the Slum and the Free Zone, in order to survive, often head to the central area to look for work before dawn, so when taking the vehicle at this stop, the carriage almost never has any beastmen.

As soon as Ye Xi'an sat down, Ji Jiangci and the others skillfully moved forward to surround her; this time Ye Xi'an would not ask why they were doing this again, but obediently shrank into the encirclement.

One must admit that people teaching people often fail to make them understand, but experiencing something once makes it clear.

Even though the three blocked the surrounding view for Ye Xi'an, she still couldn't help recalling the scene of being chased by the 'zombies' that day, and instinctively wanted to hide her face, fearing she would draw attention again.

At that moment, a warm large hand grasped her; it was Bao Jing.

(End of chapter)