Absolute Zone Zero: I survive in Liufen Street

Bai Yu asked Fu Fu to take Susan, who was so sleepy that she walked with her eyes closed, back to her dormitory.

This morning had been quite a lot, and it had consumed a lot of Bai Yu's energy. Leaning against the railing at the entrance of the stairs, waiting for Fu Fu to come down, Bai Yu, infected by Susan's sleepiness, also yawned.

"Yawn..." Fu Fu, who happened to be coming down from upstairs, saw Bai Yu yawning and couldn't help but yawn as well.

"...Fu Fu, are you okay?" Bai Yu looked up when he heard the voice, and asked worriedly when he saw the tiredness on Fu Fu's face.

Although Fufu's appearance mimics human vital signs, its life essence is completely different from that of a human, and it rarely feels truly tired.

The system's "sleep" is more like a function setting for efficiently analyzing and organizing the information collected during the day.

Even though she learned how to "sleep", for Fu Fu, it was just a more interesting way of "hibernation".

The reality is that as long as there is enough energy, the system can run indefinitely 24 hours a day.

During the time he'd been bound to Fufu, Bai Yu had only seen the system look "tired" and sleepy once. That was when he'd officially signed the host contract with Fufu, triggering the system's protection mechanism.

But now Fufu showed the same tiredness. Bai Yu, who had not forgotten the system anomaly just now, was naturally very worried.

"I'm fine~" Fu Fu rubbed her eyes, smiled and shook her head to indicate that she was fine.

"Really? You didn't look like nothing happened just now." Bai Yu raised his arms and opened his palms to Fu Fu.

"Oh, that's actually true." Fu Fu put her hand in Bai Yu's and held it.

Being closer to the main body made Fu Fu even more sleepy. She yawned again, hugged Bai Yu's arm, and said in a vague voice: "Yawn~~Wu, let's go to the room first. I'll talk to you when we get back."

"Okay, let's go back now." Bai Yu became more and more worried as he looked at Fu Fu's condition.

The moment the dormitory door closed, Fu Fu, who was leaning against Bai Yu, immediately disintegrated and turned into a golden stream of light that sank into Bai Yu's body.

"Fufu!?"

"Woohoo! As expected, my own body is more comfortable~" The golden data ball floating above the blue starry sea in Bai Yu's sea of ​​consciousness expanded and spun happily.

Hearing Fu Fu's cheers, Bai Yu felt relieved.

"You came back so suddenly, it really scared me." Bai Yu lay back on the bed, focusing his consciousness on the sea of ​​​​consciousness. Looking at the brilliant main body of the system, he complained with a smile.

"Oh, I didn't mean to do that. I just couldn't hold it any longer." Fu Fu explained sheepishly, "My consciousness projection is receiving a huge amount of information."

The fact that I've managed to hold on until now without performing a sudden transformation in public is a result of my incredible hard work.

"So, Fufu, what happened to you?"

"Um... well~

"Xiaobai, I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Fu Fu didn't answer Bai Yu directly, but kept him in suspense.

"...What bad news? Is it about you?" Bai Yu asked nervously.

“Yes and no.”

Don't be so nervous, I'm really fine.

The bad news I have to tell you now is: Xiaobai, our stored energy has run out.' Fu Fu comforted Bai Yu and then told him the tragic news.

"Ah? ...The energy is running out?" Bai Yu was stunned when he heard this bad news, which was completely different from what he expected. He subconsciously repeated it.

"Yes, yes! Major crisis!" Fufu said in a serious tone.

Bai Yu couldn't help but hold his forehead after hearing this, and said with a wry smile: "Although I can't say that this problem is not serious, but you really are...

Okay, tell me, why is our energy suddenly running out?

If the energy wasn't enough, Fufu should have told me in advance. What happened?"

"Because just now the system suddenly upgraded." Fu Fu stopped being playful and said to Bai Yu seriously: "Since we left the void and no longer have ether energy to replenish our energy, we have been consuming the energy stored in the system.

The emotional energy we originally gained basically came from the rumors about the "empty guide" and the gratitude of those who were rescued.

However, the emotional energy generated by ordinary people's "curiosity" is very weak.

The emotion of "gratitude" is purest only when one is rescued.

But as time goes by, after the rescued person calms down, although he will still receive it from time to time, he can no longer convert it at a high amount.

Furthermore, we hadn't been active in the Hollow for the past two weeks. Without the latest updates, the rumors about the "Hollow Guide" gradually lost their appeal to ordinary people.

The emotional energy we can harvest now basically comes from Mr. Anton of Baizhi Heavy Industry and the ordinary employees who heard them spread exaggerated rumors.

There are also the sheriffs who we recently met and have developed a liking for us.

In other words, for people like Mr. Anton who are "recorded by fate," the emotional energy generated is high enough to barely match their previous gains.

“I thought that only the emotions of the ‘Child of Destiny’ [Phaethon] siblings could generate higher energy.

"So any 'character' can provide higher emotional energy?" Bai Yu asked.

"Not a 'character', but a 'person recorded by fate', like Master Qiaopu and Awoo."

Everyone on Liufen Street actually provides more emotional energy than ordinary people. 'Fufu corrected

"The one being watched...

Does it mean that it will appear in the game plot and has a name?

I understand, Fufu, please continue."

"Then let's continue talking about energy.

According to the system's original calculations, the stored energy was more than enough for us to live on for the time being. We just needed to find a place to live and move out as soon as possible.

Even if there is a lack of energy in the middle, you just need to slip into the void and replenish a wave of compressed ether energy.

"But..." Fu Fu said in a depressed voice: "I don't know why the system suddenly upgraded today, and it swallowed up all the stored energy reserves in one go.

And the most terrifying thing is that the daily energy required by the system has increased by more than five times! 』

"Then how much energy do we have left now?" Bai Yu asked hurriedly.

"...24 hours." Fu Fu reported a breathtaking number.

"24 hours!!" Bai Yu was shocked.

Small Theater

The protagonist of other people's houses: When traveling through time, you will be gifted with the ability of a decathlon, strong martial arts and a strong body, and you will soon become a legend in the industry, with money and beauty rolling in.

My protagonist: an ordinary person, who has to learn every skill on his own; every day requires energy; he diligently enters the void to earn money, energy, and support his family; but when he finally manages to save some, it is emptied by the upgraded system, and he has to struggle on the "line of life and death" all over again...

Bai Yu: Live on with a smile and strength.