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As if responding to Chatterbox Girl, and also as if talking to herself, Lu Yibei said expressionlessly.
"Those lost items were originally things others discarded. If they hadn't been picked up by Little Freaks, it would be almost impossible for them to return to their owners. From a certain perspective, they are no different from trash!"
"I'm just making use of waste, right?"
"Moreover, aren't I making Human Fireworks with them to save Hua City? Their owners are also part of Hua City. At this time, by just paying a small segment of memory, they can help prevent a Disaster and save their own lives. Isn't that great and fair?"
Hearing Lu Yibei's unexpectedly decisive answer, and catching a hint of coldness in her eyes, Chatterbox Girl stared at her blankly, feeling a strange sense of both unfamiliarity and familiarity.
It was like looking in a mirror and meeting the gaze of the person in the mirror.
In a trance, some faces that had already faded appeared before her eyes.
Those people were already dead, dead by her hand, and because their deaths were meaningful, she did not hesitate when she acted.
"Uh, I didn't really mean that, I meant..."
Ignoring Chatterbox Girl's stammering words, Lu Yibei curled her lip, "But, doing this is actually not right, is it?" "You can't just assume that because a Disaster is about to happen, the owners of those lost items should pay. That's a bit of moral blackmail."
"Being forced to contribute is completely different from voluntarily contributing. Anyway, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't be happy."
Chatterbox Girl fell silent again, then, as if a heavy stone had fallen from her heart, her expression gradually relaxed, and she waved her hand with a wry smile, "What the heck! You said a lot, but you still couldn't bring yourself to make the decision?"
She was very happy to find that Lu Yibei was still that Lu Yibei.
"However, if you can't bring yourself to do it, this matter will be troublesome. Let me think again about how..." "No need." Lu Yibei interrupted, "I've already thought of a compromise to deal with those lost items." Chatterbox Girl was stunned for a moment and asked, "What method?"
"Want to know?"
Chatterbox Girl subconsciously nodded.
Seeing Chatterbox Girl display such an expression, as if she had finally understood something simple, for the first time, a hint of slyness flashed in Lu Yibei's eyes, and she tilted her chin slightly, saying, "I won't tell you!"
I just love seeing you like this, wanting to know but not getting the answer, feeling anxious and itchy inside, like ants are crawling! You used to do this to me often! Lu Yibei thought.
Chatterbox Girl, "..." "Damn it, was I just teased by this bastard?"
"Okay." Lu Yibei thought for a moment and asked, "One more question, after I collect the ingredients for cooking Human Fireworks, how should I use them?"
"Boss Hu probably thought I wouldn't be able to collect enough ingredients that quickly, so he didn't tell me."
"It depends on the situation!" Chatterbox Girl pouted and said, "If you collect a large amount, just add it directly when kneading the dough. If the amount is small, to ensure quality, I suggest you swallow it first, let yourself accept those memories with emotions, immerse yourself in them, and then start cooking."
"Got it!" Lu Yibei nodded, "In that case, I know what to do."
"Since I already know the solution to the problem, I should act quickly. So, I'll be leaving?" "Get lost!" Chatterbox Girl rolled her eyes, "After it's done, don't forget to pay me the consultation fee!"
"Got it, you're so annoying!" Lu Yibei retorted, lay flat on the ground, and closed her eyes.
Immediately after, just as she was about to concentrate and let her consciousness leave this dream, she suddenly thought of something important, abruptly opened her eyes, and looked at Chatterbox Girl, who had returned to sitting beside the scarlet mud and started playing with mud.
"Oh, right, after those people lose their memories, if someone tells them again, they should be able to remember, right?" Chatterbox Girl's hand holding the mud ball stiffened slightly, she turned her head to look at Lu Yibei, shrugged, "Not necessarily, only not necessarily. It depends on whether that memory is important and how deep the obsession is."
As she spoke, there was an unusual glint in her eyes as she looked at Lu Yibei. She felt she might have guessed what Lu Yibei was going to do.
"Oh, is that so? Alright, I understand. You continue with your hobby!" Lu Yibei said expressionlessly, slowly closing her eyes.
Just as her vision was about to fall into darkness, as if an illusion had appeared, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the "Patrick Star" that Chatterbox Girl had finished making beside her. It suddenly moved, making a jumping motion.
"???"
Lu Yibei's eyes widened abruptly, staring intently at that "Patrick Star". She waited for a few seconds.
Seeing that the "Patrick Star" remained standing still, she felt that she had probably seen wrong, closed her eyes again, and let her consciousness leave the dream.
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Under the sky filled with dark red mist and flashing black lightning, on [N O V E L I G H T] the dilapidated and crumbling rooftop.
Chatterbox Girl sat alone on the edge of the rooftop, fiddling with the scarlet mud ball in front of her. It wasn't until Lu Yibei's Spiritual Energy fluctuations completely disappeared behind her that she tilted her head and glanced behind her with her peripheral vision, the corners of her mouth curving slightly into a meaningful smile.
Immediately after,
She put down the mud ball in her hand, picked up the finished "Patrick Star" beside her, and with a casual lift of her hand, threw it off the rooftop.
The round, scarlet figure traced a parabolic arc in mid-air, spinning through layers of mist and falling towards the ground.
Although it was just a mud figure the size of a palm, when it hit the ground, it was like a heavy object crashing down, roaring and sending up surging dust that rolled like a tidal wave through the streets.
The next second, with a bang, the ground shook, and a huge black shadow shot up into the sky. In an instant, a shadow that blocked out the sun covered the entire rooftop.
Covered by the shadow, Chatterbox Girl looked up at the sky, frowned slightly, and sighed silently, "Failed again? Forcing it really doesn't work!"
"Hiss-!"
In the sky, a sharp hiss like metal scraping came, and an unimaginably large humanoid monster made of scarlet glazed flesh and blood was falling towards the rooftop.
On its massive body, countless dense Eyeballs stared roundly, and cracks like mouths opened and closed, revealing pale white teeth. The scarlet, viscous flesh and blood writhed, condensing into various twisted shapes, as if mocking its creator.
Chatterbox Girl watched the scene, which looked like Patrick Star showing SpongeBob how to eat, shook her head, and lightly snapped her fingers.
Thus, accompanied by a series of muffled thuds of flesh and blood bursting open, a torrential "blood rain" fell on the rooftop.
"Start over, start over. Tsk, making someone with absolutely no artistic talent do this, isn't that making things difficult for them?" Chatterbox Girl muttered to herself, sat down cross-legged, and began kneading the scarlet mud in front of her again—
4:28 AM.
After making herself a cup of extra-strong coffee, Du Sixian returned to her desk and focused on the email displayed on the computer screen.
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Having worked here for a long time, she had long been accustomed to a life of day and night reversal, although sometimes, she still needed a little something to help keep her awake.
The email icon was a bright yellow funny icon, with a small worm-like tail dragging from the lower right corner of the icon.
This was the 【urban legend Universal Email Commercial Version】 purchased through Xiao Qi from the Monster Story Chat Group, claiming that it would never be intercepted by anyone or any urban legend, including but not limited to the Monster Story Chat Group, Night Watch, Eclipse Society, etc.
After waiting for a moment, the email popped up a red icon indicating a new email.
She raised an eyebrow slightly and eagerly clicked on the anonymous email.
As she expected, this new email was from the mysterious buyer who had been asking her about Spiritual Energy items recently.
Anonymous User 0145: "We have tried the items, they are quite good! We can accept the conditions you proposed, and the price is very reasonable. When can we trade?"
Du Sixian thought for a moment and replied with a smile, "Three days later, Yue City will ship." Anonymous User 0145: "Okay, pleasant cooperation!"
"Phew—!" Du Sixian let out a long breath, leaned back in her chair, and stretched. "The first order of business is finally settled. I didn't expect the profit to be much higher than expected."
"Hehe, doing business with Psychic and urban legend is really hassle-free!"
From a young age, she had witnessed, more than once from her parents, situations where a business deal was discussed for a long time but the final plan could still not be finalized. She had expected that doing business with Psychic and urban legend would be even more troublesome.
But what she didn't expect was that most Psychic and urban legend were even easier to deal with than those businessmen. They completely ignored some flashy details and only cared about the quality of the goods, and even the price was secondary.
Since she started spreading the word according to what Lu Yibei said, looking for buyers for that batch of Spiritual Energy items, it had only been a few days, and she had successfully finalized the first order. In addition, two or three other orders were also close to being finalized.
This inexplicably gave her the illusion that she was better at doing business than her Old Dad, and her sense of accomplishment was soaring. It was great!
Du Sixian was thinking with a satisfied expression when a figure rushed in urgently.
Upon seeing the appearance of the person who arrived, Du Sixian's face lit up with joy, "Expert? You've come at the right time. I just successfully secured the first order."
"That fast? That's great..." Lu Yibei stopped mid-sentence, waved her hand and said, "Wait, wait, now is not the time to talk about this. Hurry and help me find a few Little Freaks to move out all the lost items in the warehouse, and then prepare twenty kilograms of self-rising flour, a bucket of water, and a steamer."
Although she had heard good news from Du Sixian, time was tight at the moment, and there was no time to say any words of praise or thanks to Du Sixian.
"Expert, what are you..." Du Sixian looked at Lu Yibei doubtfully, somewhat unable to understand what Lu Yibei planned to do.
It couldn't possibly be making steamed buns, could it?
"It's complicated to explain in detail. Simply put, I plan to make steamed buns," Lu Yibei said. Du Sixian, "..." "Even if Expert makes steamed buns, it shouldn't be simple steamed buns. There must be a deeper meaning!" "No problem, Expert, please wait a moment, I'll go arrange it now!"
After speaking, Du Sixian got up and left the office—
Today is not Tuesday, and most Hua City urban legend, except for staying in the areas they occupy, usually go to the Happiness Community underground parking lot for entertainment.
Two or three urban legend gather together, chatting about their experiences and interesting stories of scaring humans, and having a cup of Mengmeng's Spiritual Energy special drink. It's a wonderful thing.
And when these urban legend gathered in the Happiness Community underground parking
lot heard that Disaster Witch needed help, they all acted without exception.
Thus, in the underground parking lot of Happiness Community, there were dozens of figures, some eerie, some ferocious, carrying cardboard boxes filled with miscellaneous items and running back and forth.
For a time, the entire underground parking lot was filled with chilling laughter. Lu Yibei watched from the side, one small hand on her hip, occasionally speaking and directing the urban legend. "Put that box over there, yes, right there."
"No? Why can leftover food also be brought back as lost items? Don't take that!"
"Holy crap! Where did you find this excavator bucket? This is probably not a lost item, right? Everyone wait a moment, please don't move items with a diameter exceeding twenty centimeters?"
Soon, in an open area in the parking lot, the cardboard boxes containing lost items were piled up into a small mountain.
As more and more lost items gathered around her, Lu Yibei took out the blue and white porcelain bowl borrowed from Boss Hu, sat down cross-legged, placed the porcelain bowl in front of her, and according to the method Boss Hu taught her, picked up an exquisitely shaped strawberry-shaped key chain from the nearest cardboard box and placed it in the bowl.
Seeing that Disaster had finally started to act, the group of urban legend who had no idea what she was doing, only knew how to happily fool around, also quieted down and stood by to watch.
"Ding—!"
With a light sound as the key chain was placed in the bowl, a faint pink glow immediately appeared on it.
Immediately after, the pink glow solidified, then turned into mist, and then into tiny "water droplets" that slid from the key chain into the bowl.
It works! Lu Yibei's eyes lit up slightly, and she eagerly picked up the second item and placed it in the bowl.
Brooch, hair tie, old model mobile phone, dirty action figure, a full bottle of paper cranes...
As various items were continuously placed into the bowl in front of her, the originally empty blue and white porcelain bowl was soon filled with a clear, glowing liquid emitting a radiant seven-colored light.
Seeing that the blue and white porcelain bowl was about to be full, Lu Yibei's gaze narrowed. While waving her hand to signal the urban legend not to continue moving lost items, she picked up the porcelain bowl and brought it to her mouth, tilting her head slightly.
Drained it in one gulp!
The next moment, a massive amount of memory fragments containing complex emotions surged into her mind. In an instant, a sharp pain, as if her soul was being torn into thousands of pieces, struck, almost causing her consciousness to become chaotic and fall into madness.
She wanted to open her mouth and scream, but felt her body was numb as if it had lost control.
Beneath her skin, something surged violently, her blood vessels protruded, occasionally revealing the shapes of completely different human faces.
Countless fragmented sounds intertwined in her ears, forming a roar that seemed to cover the entire world.
It was the most ordinary laughter, silent sobbing, sighs filled with sorrow, furious shouts. For a moment, she felt as if she had opened God's perspective and glimpsed the entire Hua City.
She saw the surging crowds on the streets after work, teenagers in groups of three or five at school, backs to the setting sun, rushing to the cafeteria, children playing in the shade of trees in the courtyard, and elderly people leaning against each other, smiling as they watched the children, and many, many more.
Lu Yibei saw it all and silently kept it in her heart.
After a long time.
Sitting on the ground, she took several deep breaths. After slightly adapting to the surging emotions in her mind and stabilizing her condition, Lu Yibei stood up shakily, her eyes bloodshot, and walked towards the two bags of flour. She ripped them open with a tear and poured them into the large basin in front of her.
As the white mist with a faint wheat aroma gently rose, her pale white hands and clear water were simultaneously placed in the basin, and the cooking began.
