femme fatale [unlimited]

The air is filled with the sweet aroma of fruit tea, and the white bone china cup is finely patterned, reflecting a little sunlight.Small cakes of various flavors are stacked neatly on the dining shelf, and the cream is soft, like colorful clouds.

Fluffy glanced at the clock on the wall, reached out to pick up the seventh small cake, and stuffed it into her mouth in one bite.

The cream melted in the mouth, sweet but not greasy, she narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.

Fluffy drank half a cup of tea again, and asked the woman in a black dress sitting opposite, "How long will the wait be?"

She is currently in the reception room of the Qingcheng Guild, and today she came to Yu Chuqing specifically to ask for the promised shop.But the other party is busy with work, let her take a break first, and specially arranged for someone to receive her.

The woman's name is Xi Ran, one of the vice presidents of Qingcheng Guild.She wore delicate light makeup and behaved decently without losing the style of a mature woman.

Xi smiled cordially, picked up the teapot and filled her with tea.

She explained: "Our president usually has a lot of things to deal with, so we may not be sure when we are busy. But since the president told you to wait, it usually won't exceed an hour, so don't worry."

Rongrong said, "I'm not in a hurry."

She pointed to the half-empty dining shelf, "That's right, can I add more after eating?"

Xi Ran was amused by her, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "I'll add it to you right now."

Rongrong said, "Add a few more mashed taro, I like it."

Xi Ran fully agreed, got up and went out the door, about 5 minutes later, the door was pushed open again.

However, the person who came in this time was not Xi Ran. Yu Chuqing, whom she had not seen for a long time, appeared in front of her, holding a tray full of small cakes in her hand.

"You're here." Fluffy's eyes lit up, and then she complained, "Why are you so slow, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Sorry, the guild has something to deal with."

Yu Chuqing smiled, put the tray in front of her, and sat opposite her.

She is wearing a light khaki waist dress today, the length is just to the calf, with beige stiletto shoes.Her shoulder-length hair was pulled into an elegant bun, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses hung on her tall nose, and the thin chains on both sides hung down into a beautiful arc.

Yu Chuqing has an inexplicable elite temperament in her body, as if she will never allow herself to slack off.Just like now, even if you are sitting on the sofa, your back is straight, without any trace of laziness or relaxation.

Rongrong recalled Tao Ran's expression in the dungeon, and looked at Yu Chuqing in front of her, a strange thought suddenly came to her mind.This person, although sitting directly across from him, is actually out of reach.

But she quickly put this idea behind her. Anyway, she was just here to buy a shop. Yu Chuqing agreed, and Love also allowed her to take it. After taking it, she left, thinking so much about it.

Seeing that she was silent for a long time, Yu Chuqing took the initiative to ask, "Do you like the shops I sent you?"

After the last dungeon ended, the two left a contact information in the transition area.Yu Chuqing sent her a bunch of store information one after another in the past few days, letting her choose slowly, and contact her when she is selected.

Fluffy nodded, "I've chosen."

Yu Chuqing asked, "Which store is it?"

Rongrong said, "The Three Little Pigs Barbecue Shop."

Yu Chuqing was straightforward, "Okay, I'll find someone to help you with the formalities later."

Fluffy was very satisfied, took another small cake, took a bite, and asked her vaguely: "How much money can I get a month?"

Yu Chuqing said: "Looking at the turnover, generally you can get about [-] points per month."

Fluffy was stunned when she heard that, 5 points, this is really a huge sum of money for her.It costs about 10-[-] points to eat a meal in the transition zone, which is considered high consumption.From this point of view, the business in Yu Chuqing's store is not bad.

Seeing her pensive face, Yu Chuqing asked jokingly, "Why, with this money, don't you want to work for President Love?"

Fluffy shook her head, "No, I can't go."

Yu Chuqing seemed to have anticipated her answer, "Reluctance?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, who can't bear it!" Rongrong glared at Yu Chuqing, and muttered in a low voice, "It's because they can't leave me. I'm an important member. If I leave, the world will be in chaos."

Yu Chuqing smiled, her narrow eyes behind the lenses curved into soft arcs, and she asked, "Then what are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking." Rongrong held her chin, her face full of puzzlement, "Why are so many people willing to spend a lot of money to eat in the transition zone? Wouldn't it be nice to go back to your own world?"

She heard from Love before that although points are converted in different ways in each plane, generally 1 point can be exchanged for the purchasing power of 1000 yuan on the seventh plane, and there are relatively few planes, but at least There is also a two 300 yuan.

No matter how you calculate it, it is very uneconomical to eat in the transition zone.But in the countless subdivisions of the transition zone, there are shops one after another, and many businesses are doing well.

Yu Chuqing looked at her meaningfully, "Because those people's purpose is not to eat, but to socialize."

Fluffy was taken aback: "Social?"

Yu Chuqing nodded, "That's right, this game involves many planes. If you meet a player who wants to form a team or form an alliance, the other party may not be on the same plane as you. I want to sit down and chat To enhance the relationship, we must find a suitable place."

"10 points for a meal is indeed a lot of money, but for experienced players, it is only points deducted for one day. If you feel sorry for these points, you will inevitably be looked down upon if you go to the street to press the road. , and cooperation cannot be discussed.”

Fluffy felt a headache, "Hiss, it's so complicated, the human world really isn't suitable for me."

She thought it would be good to eat roasted sweet potatoes on the side of the road. Isn't that how Love picked her up back then.

Yu Chuqing added: "And the base number of players is here. If you eat me up, the store will naturally open. Don't worry about business problems. If you lose money, it will be mine, and if you make money, it will be yours."

Rongrong nodded again and again: "I'm not worried, it's money from the wind anyway, hehe."

But even though she said so, she was a little embarrassed that Yu Chuqing was so kind to her.

So Rongrong thought for a while and said, "When are you not busy, let's go out and play."

She looked up at Yu Chuqing with a small round face, her eyes were clear, like clear and flawless crystals.

Yu Chuqing looked at her with a helpless smile on her lips, "I don't have time recently."

Fluffy let out an "oh", lowered her head, and suddenly felt a little disappointed.

Then she felt someone lightly touch the top of her head, "It's okay, we'll see you soon."

Fluffy looked up puzzled, and the person on the opposite side was looking over with a smile, "President Love invited me to play the dungeon with you, I am very happy."

***

There is a piece of blue in front of my eyes, the lake is vast and silent, sparkling in the sunlight.Dense reeds grow by the lake, swaying gently with the cold wind.

This wide lake is not far from Lin Cen's home.After the last accident, Ning Mianmian ordered Lin Cen to rest at home for several days before finally allowing her to go out.

The soil by the lake was moist, and fine ice crystals formed in the cold winter air.Ning Mianmian took two thick cushions from the car and spread them on the open space before calling Lin Cen to sit down.

Lin Cen did as she said, she lost some weight in the past few days, and the line of her jaw became more obvious.The whole person is wrapped in a thick coat, which makes his figure even thinner.Ning Mianmian felt distressed when she saw it, and reached out to help her tie the scarf a little tighter.

As soon as he finished tying it, his fingers were caught, and he put it to his lips for a kiss.

Lin Cen's body temperature has returned to normal, and her lips are soft and warm, which warms her heart.

She held Lin Cen's hand with her backhand, followed by her body, leaning her head on the other's shoulder.

Lin Cen hugged her, looked up at the clear water and blue sky, and sighed, "It's been a long time since I went out."

"I've just recovered, so I need to have a good rest." Ning Mianmian was dissatisfied and reminded her, "It's so cold now, we can't stay outside for too long, we'll go back soon."

Lin Cen rubbed her face with his fingers, his tone was helpless and doting, "I'm fine, it was just an accident."

Ning Mianmian was stern and selfless: "No, just observe for a few more days."

The future little wife was so persistent, Lin Cen had no choice but to compromise, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

She paused, then asked again: "During my rest period, what did Love tell you?"

Ning Mianmian paused, and turned her head to look at the people around her.

The other party smiled knowingly, "I guess you will ask her."

Ning Mianmian sighed, "Then you guessed right."

Love responded to her message in seconds that day, saying that it was okay at any time.So after Lin Cen fell asleep, she slipped out to find Love.

At that time, the bar was closed, and there were only two of them left in the store.

Love stood at the bar and looked over calmly, as if she had seen through her mind.

She asked, "What do you want to know?"

Ning Mianmian said, "I want to know how my sister became a human being."

Love said that there is always a corresponding price to be paid for transforming from a nightmare into a human being.Thinking about it this way, those black lines that appear and disappear on Lin Cen's body seem to be some kind of rejection reaction.

In fact, she still has a lot of doubts about Lin Cen's past.But first, she hoped that Lin Cen was safe.

Love said: "Actually, Nightmare has its own plane just like human beings. You can understand Nightmare as players of opposing camps. They mainly rely on dungeons to obtain what they need to survive. When they are not doing dungeons, they stay in their own world. Of course, you can also come to the transition zone."

Ning Mianmian didn't speak, and quietly waited for her to continue.

Love didn't go into too many details, but simply answered her question.She said that Lin Cen came from a plane that belonged to Nightmare, and was selected to become an experiment for a certain project.

On the surface, Nightmare's body, hair, and skin are very similar to humans.But in fact, there is a big gap, just like gold coins and chocolates made in the shape of gold coins, they are not in the same category at all.

In order to realize the transformation from nightmare to human, someone proposed a method.In their world, there is a medicinal herb called Hemolytic Herb, which has an excellent healing effect on Nightmare.

Gather a large amount of Hemolytic Grass and build a Hemolytic Pool.Soak Nightmare in the hemolytic pool, use specially treated Gu worms to eat the flesh and bones of Nightmare little by little, and then add medicine, there is a high probability that it can catalyze the regeneration of human flesh and blood.

If it was normal, any nightmare would die directly.But with the blessing of Hemolytic Grass and other medicines, the speed of Nightmare's body regeneration has been greatly improved. If Lin Cen has a superior physique, and the part belonging to Nightmare has just been swallowed, it will immediately grow corresponding tissues.

Essentially, it's a fight between two different species.The newly regenerated tissue does not necessarily belong to humans or monsters, and it is not an easy task to meet the standard of becoming humans.This process is painful and lengthy, taking at least a whole year, and the probability of failure is very high.Most of the nightmares will die in the hemolytic pool if they can't survive the moment they become human.

I don't know if it was luck or misfortune, but Lin Cen did it.

After Love finished speaking, Ning Mianmian only felt chills all over.Uncontrollably, the red swamp that she saw in the novice dungeon appeared in her mind. The gorgeous and treacherous color has been dyed red for so many years.

She heard herself asking Love, "Who did it?"

"Remember the pink-haired girl I met in the cubicle?"

Love sighed, but still answered her question, "Her name is Ling Fei, she is a lunatic, but she has a high status in that world."

Seeing that Ning Mianmian's complexion was very bad, she reached out and patted her on the shoulder lightly, and comforted her: "The rest of the matter is more complicated, wait for Lin Cen to talk to you slowly, but don't worry too much, it's all over."

After Ning Mianmian returned to the room, she stared at Lin Cen's sleeping face for a while.

She doesn't like to expose people's scars, let alone someone she cares about very much.After much deliberation, she decided to put the matter on hold for now, and wait for Lin Cen to recover before considering the next step.

"Mumbling."

At this time, the people around her suddenly called her.

Ning Mianmian responded subconsciously, and turned to look at her.

In the silence, the sun is shining brightly, and the lake water is blue with the sky.

Lin Cen raised his chin slightly, his eyes were clear, and there was a slight smile on his lips.The wet and cool wind brushed her cheeks, and a few strands of soft hair fluttered gently.

Ning Mianmian's heart skipped a beat.

The world sees the sunset and the sun rising, the clouds roll and the clouds relax, and they only think that it is commonplace and taken for granted.

But Lin Cen seemed to stretch out his hand with all his strength, and his fingertips only touched a little bit of the afterglow of the setting sun.

But even this little bit of warmth made her feel happy from the bottom of her heart.

Ning Mianmian held Lin Cen's hand, uncontrollably recalling the last words Love said that day.

"Although Lin Cen doesn't say anything, she likes the current world, the current life, and you too. She just walked by herself for too long, so long that she forgot how to express it."

She didn't know what kind of mood Lin Cen had been soaking in the blood-red pool water for countless days and nights in the past, enduring the excruciating pain and looking up at the same bright red sky.

What was she thinking at that time?

Ning Mianmian's heart felt sour, and she said softly, "Sister, do you like the way you are now?"

Under the blue sky, Lin Cen turned his face and looked at her with a smile, "This is my favorite weather."

She was silent for two seconds, and then added strangely and gently, "With my favorite person."