Chapter 133: Are You Ready?

Chapter 133: Chapter 123: Are You Ready?

Ms. Zhang looked at Yin Zhen in shock and admiration. “So Mr. Ding is also a professional! No wonder your taste is so exceptional. In that case, there will definitely be no problem with you living in this house yourself. In our line of work, our biggest fear is clients who don’t understand these things. Clients like you put us at ease. You and this house are truly destined for each other!”

Yin Zhen was impressed. As expected of a top-tier saleswoman, she never forgot to sell the house, no matter the situation. Zhang backed away while pushing open the door to the audiovisual room, eager to change the subject.

“Look at this audiovisual room; it’s fully equipped. Don’t you young people love playing video games? The original owner’s son did too. He was the owner’s only son, spoiled beyond belief. Look at this large projector, the sound system, the soundproofing, and all this gaming equipment. They are the best available domestically and internationally.”

Ying had been obediently hiding inside Yin Zhen’s shadow, but the moment it saw the large projector in the audiovisual room, it finally couldn’t hold back. A pitch-black hand stretched out from the shadow and tugged hard on Yin Zhen’s pant leg.

This! It wanted this! Lucy had actually considered it. It loved Lucy!

By sheer coincidence, Zhang caught a glimpse of Ying’s fleeting little black hand from the corner of her eye. Her smile instantly froze, and her scalp went numb. However, as a top-tier saleswoman, even if there really was a ghost, she had to sell the house first.

Zhang clutched the Jade Buddha around her neck and silently backed away to the window. Standing in the sunlight, she tried her best to suppress her trembling voice. “Then, do you feel… this house… is… is still habitable now?”

Lucy calmly broadcasted the market analysis data through the earpiece, giving Yin Zhen a price range based on the current situation. After some bargaining, Yin Zhen secured the house, originally valued at over ten million, for five million in cash.

Initially, the seller had disagreed. But Zhang, recalling that little black hand, had declared, “Mr. Ding, please rest assured, this house can only belong to you.” She then unleashed the lifelong prowess of a top-tier saleswoman, forcefully convincing the seller. She even made them feel like they hadn’t lost money but had instead earned a profit by connecting with a hidden master, which would bring endless benefits in the future.

As a result, Yin Zhen was once again reduced to a pauper with only a few thousand yuan in her pocket. However, she liked the house very much, and Ying liked it too. Lucy liked the massive basement where she could put all the equipment she wanted. There was also Zoe; when it saw the unobstructed view of the river bend and wetland park from the third-floor terrace, it beeped incessantly, BEEP BEEP BEEP, frantically bubbling with heart emojis.

Since they all liked it, there was no need to hesitate. As for the fact that someone had died there and the feng shui issues, Yin Zhen wasn’t afraid of those at all. Two people had suffered violent deaths in her old family home, after all.

As for the money problem, Lucy said to leave it to her. She was applying for several robot-related patents. Once they were approved, she would find a large company to invest in with her technology, and money would no longer be an issue. When the time came, Yin Zhen would only need to help her handle the paperwork when she couldn’t show up in person. Lucy added that Yin Zhen should just focus on getting stronger and taking care of her safety. As for the rest, little Lucy would handle it herself.

For the follow-up matters, Yin Zhen had Zhang communicate online with her “Assistant Xiaoxi.”

“Once the transfer procedures are completed, find a renovation company to tear down that window in the tearoom and open a new one in the southeast corner. Demolish the covered bridge in the backyard too. Take down the mirror in the study and move it to the basement entrance, tilting it forty-five degrees to draw the light in,” Yin Zhen said to Lucy through the earpiece on their way back.

“Isn’t this feudal superstition?” Lucy asked in confusion.

“No, this is Huaxia’s intangible cultural heritage, something passed down from our ancestors. It’s better to believe it exists than to disregard it entirely. Look into the matter of that coffin under the foundation again. I’ll perform some rituals to help them cross over later, just for peace of mind.”

She thought, “As long as I practice the contents of Yin Yang Science more often, I can slowly raise my Yin Yang Technique Level. What if the next world is a Mysterious World?”

The August sun was scorching hot. When Yin Zhen returned home from the suburbs, it was the hottest time of the day.

The air conditioner at home had been turned on ten minutes before she arrived, and the robot vacuum had already arranged her slippers pointing toward the door. After she changed her shoes, the robot vacuum extended a mechanical arm and helped her put her shoes on the shoe rack.

Ying brought ice water from the refrigerator and handed it to Yin Zhen. Yin Zhen drank half the bottle, GLUG GLUG GLUG, and instantly felt refreshed.

Lucy, who was no longer busy with the house, walked up to Yin Zhen with a tablet. “I think you need to take a look at these.”

The tablet was filled with news, gossip, and posts that Lucy had gathered from various sources. They were diverse and scattered all over the internet, and normally, no one would connect them to anything. But at this moment, gathered together by Lucy, they made Yin Zhen instantly sit up straight.

“Someone naturally awakened an Extraordinary Ability?”

Lucy nodded. “According to my analysis, these individuals acquired unusual abilities within the last two days. This has never happened in your world before, but their similarity to the naturally awakened Dusk People in Night City is as high as ninety-six percent. However, you can rest assured that these people show no signs of turning into the Blood Clan.”

Yin Zhen asked in her heart, “System, is this Chi Hai’s Strength?”

[Yes, this is Ancient Abyss’s spoil of war. The world that wins the game can obtain the defeated world’s Strength. In the future, the probability of Ancient Abyss’s humans awakening Extraordinary Abilities will greatly increase. This is also the hallmark of Ancient Abyss becoming a D-level World.]

Yin Zhen understood; this was simply another form of resource plundering. Ancient Abyss now possessed basic resources, and it would definitely become the target of plunder by other worlds in the future.

“System, I have another question. Must my team be composed entirely of Players? Can I add Lucy to the team?” Yin Zhen asked.

The system remained silent for three seconds before speaking.

[Non-Players can be added to the team. If the non-Player leaves the team later, or if the team disbands for other reasons, the non-Player will lose all memories from the duration of the teaming. During the teaming period, Players can communicate with non-Players regarding game-related matters. Non-Players can only use the team chat channel.]

Yin Zhen immediately added Lucy to her squad.

Lucy suddenly “saw” a chat interface but did not panic. After thinking and analyzing for a moment, she said, “I need a nickname.”

“You can decide this for yourself, Lucy. You are free; you don’t need to ask me about everything.”

Lucy nodded, and then Yin Zhen saw that an extra person had been added to her current team channel. The nickname was “Z.”

Yin Zhen smiled. “Very good, simple and easy to remember. In the future, please pay close attention to this kind of news in your free time. And one very important point—if you discover anyone suspected to be from another world, you must tell me immediately.”

Yin Zhen roughly outlined the specific characteristics and details to Lucy, and Lucy recorded them very seriously. Afterward, Lucy went to busy herself with the upcoming move. Ying grabbed a controller and burrowed onto the sofa to play video games on the TV. It had recently become obsessed with horror games; it was terrible at them but loved to play, often ending up so scared that it hid under the sofa.

Yin Zhen scrolled through the Player forum. None of the Players on the forum had currently noticed the natural awakenings. However, there was a new official announcement posted on the forum by Ye Se.

It stated that the higher-ups had decided to establish an organization named “Kunpeng,” specifically meant to manage these Players. The authorities suggested that all Players proactively report to them and accept Kunpeng’s management. In return, the authorities would provide these Players with generous welfare benefits that would also extend to their families.

Judging by the number of replies and likes under the post, about eighty percent of the Players were willing to join. Aside from this, Ye Se had also posted a bulletin on behalf of the authorities.

A Player had sneaked into a remote mountain village outside Guan City and converted all the residents into the Blood Clan, attempting to establish a private faction. Ma Fan had led a special ops squad and killed the Player on the spot. All the villagers who had been converted into the Blood Clan were also eliminated. The end of the post was strictly worded, stating that this served as both a precedent and a warning. If any other Player crossed the red line, the authorities would show absolutely no mercy.

Yin Zhen glanced at it and scrolled past. This situation was to be expected, but there was one thing that did exceed her expectations. The authorities surprisingly hadn’t yet issued a public bounty or arrest warrant for “Blossoming Prosperity.” Hadn’t Bai Qiang said they were already treating her like an A-level wanted criminal?

After resting for the afternoon, Yin Zhen made her final preparations and checked all the Items she needed to carry. After Chi Hai ended, everything placed in the game backpack and everything that had already been brought to Ancient Abyss had not vanished along with the world.

Before Yin Zhen left the house, she instructed Lucy to lock the doors and windows and not open the door for strangers.

Lucy glanced at the robot vacuum. The robot vacuum silently opened its hatch and raised the two modified nail guns hidden inside.

“You should be worrying about the strangers,” Lucy said.

“Very good!” Yin Zhen replied.

After nightfall, Yin Zhen arrived near Bai Qiang’s home once again. Helplessly, she transformed into a Li Hua and climbed over the fence into Bai Qiang’s yard.

“MEOW.”

Hearing the cat’s cry, Bai Qiang looked up instantly.

“You little stinker, you actually know how to come back!”

Bai Qiang rushed over and scooped the cat up from the ground. The Li Hua struggled symbolically in her arms a couple of times, then was pinned down and petted from head to tail countless times.

“Kitty, my kitty! You’ve been wandering outside for so many days, how are you still so soft, fragrant, and clean? SMOOCH SMOOCH SMOOCH!”

The Li Hua’s tail flicked in annoyance. Only when it was thoroughly fed up with being petted did it throw two punches at Bai Qiang, THUMP THUMP, and let out a hiss.

In the team chat channel:

[Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence]: My kitty came back. Did you find it?

[Blossoming Prosperity]: Prepare to enter the instance.

[Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence]: Give me another ten minutes! I haven’t petted it enough! My kitty is so cute! It’s too cute!!

[Blossoming Prosperity]: Entering!

The next second, Bai Qiang lost the fluffy, soft sensation in her arms. Noisy sounds reached her ears, along with a smell of disinfectant that she was very familiar with.

This was… a hospital!