Infinite: Dawn Game

When the man and the cat returned to the door of the old lady's cramped and dark little house, the old lady was squatting on the ground with her head down, washing vegetables.

The vegetables in the basin were very fresh, probably just picked. Next to them, in another basin, was a large piece of fresh pork, bright red and glistening with oil, looking as if it had just been cut from a pig.

Yu Shijiu's gaze lingered on the dishes for a few seconds, as if he was considering when he could finally eat.

Hearing footsteps, the old lady looked up. The boy and cat in front of her weren't particularly tall, but they seemed to block out a lot of sunlight.

The old woman in the shadows smiled, patted the pork in the bowl with a cheerful grin, and said:

"Don't rush, Grandma will cook it after she's washed it. The pork is so fresh! If you hadn't come, Changsheng Village wouldn't be able to eat so well..."

The old lady seemed to have completely forgotten her unpleasant experience by the river, and was now enthusiastically discussing how to cook the pork in the pot later—whether to braise it, steam it, or make soup…

Yu Shijiu was delighted to hear this, "Can we do both?"

The old lady paused, raised her eyelids to look at Yu Shijiu, seemed to hesitate for a few seconds, but still nodded.

"Sure, but that would take longer."

"No rush, no rush," Yu Shijiu said with a smile, "I'm not very hungry yet, Grandma, take your time."

Fatty next to him: "...Meow..."

Who was it that said they were hungry just now? Was it this person who kept saying "no rush"?

The old lady chuckled and said, "That's good, that's good. You should go inside and rest. You must be tired after shopping all morning."

"It's alright," Yu Shijiu replied, rubbing the piece of pork that looked to be of excellent quality with his hand, muttering to himself:

"Grandma, you must make more! I really like meat. You can chop some of this and stir-fry it with chili peppers, and you can also make soup with this..."

"..."

After saying this string of words, the old lady's smile began to falter, and finally, with a twitching corner of her mouth, she said:

"Let me see if it's enough. If it is, I'll make more."

"Wow!" Yu Shijiu's eyes lit up instantly, and she smiled sweetly, her eyes crinkling.

"Grandma, you are so nice!"

old lady:"……"

Players watching on the screen: "..."

Anjie, who had already returned to her villa, also witnessed this scene. She smiled at Chen Yi, who was cutting fruit, and said:

"When Yu Shijiu finishes clearing the dungeon and comes to eat, let's make more meat. He seems to really like it."

Chen Yi nodded cheerfully: "Yes, we should make more. He looks too thin. If he were here later, I would definitely make more delicious food to nourish him..."

Anjie smiled and nodded, tossing the snacks she had just bought onto the sofa.

"Ouch!"

Xu Han, who was sprawled on the sofa watching the live stream, suddenly sat up in pain and glared angrily at Sister An, who was changing her shoes:

"Sister An, you hit me!"

"Oh, sorry," Ange offered a half-hearted apology, glancing at Xu Han.

"But I've told you many times not to lie down and look at the screen because it's bad for your eyes. Did you forget what I said?"

Xu Han shrugged and started to open the snack bag: "...That's no reason for you to hit me, Sister An."

"Then stop talking nonsense and watch the live stream properly. Look at Yu Shijiu; he's even younger than you and he's so amazing. What about you?"

Anjie walked up to Xu Han and snatched the snack bag back without even glancing at him.

"Don't open it, it's not for you to eat."

Xu Han's eyes widened instantly. He felt a little wronged after being scolded and having his snacks taken away.

"Why?! I could eat it before!"

Anjie casually tore open a piece of beef jerky and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing as she tied the snack bag tightly, mumbling indistinctly:

“I bought this especially for Yu Shijiu. Don’t fight with him for it. As the older brother, you should care about your younger brother.”

"What do you mean, brother or sister? I want to eat it all!"

Xu Han was muttering something when his eyes widened suddenly, and after a long pause, he exclaimed in surprise:

"What?! Sister An, you convinced Yu Shijiu?!"

Good heavens! So many people want Yu Shijiu to join the guild. I heard even Lu Chusheng from the monitoring team personally intervened (he even gave Yu Shijiu his pet cat). I never expected that this hot commodity would be snatched away by Sister An!

"Really?! Oh my god!" Xu Han jumped up from the sofa, too lazy to even ask about the snacks, and hurriedly asked:

"Sister An, how did you do that?"

Based on his experience of "spending time" with Yu Shijiu in one instance, the other party doesn't seem like someone who's easily persuaded...

“I didn’t do it,” Anjie shook her head, looking up at Yu Shijiu on the screen, who was obediently bowing her head and acting coquettishly with the strange old woman. Her tone was somewhat low:

"He chose it himself."

Xu Han was still a little confused. He exclaimed, "When was it chosen? How come I didn't know?"

Anjie seemed preoccupied. She took one last deep look at the thin boy on the screen, then carried the enormous bag of snacks into the room and slammed the door shut.

Xu Han, completely bewildered, stood in the living room: "..."

He turned his head blankly, "Brother Chen, what did Sister An mean by that?"

Chen Yi knew a little about it, and a smile appeared on his chubby face as he spoke gently:

"Think about those guilds in town, which one of them has complete freedom and doesn't have to do anything?"

“Even the inspection team has very high moral standards for players. Yu Shijiu’s personality is completely unsuitable for management. The Black Robe Church is even worse; they’re all desperados. Other guilds also exploit players… But we’re different,”

As Chen Yi spoke, he seemed to have thought of something. He looked at An Jie's tightly closed door and sighed almost inaudibly.

“Although Anjie may seem cold and heartless, she will do her best to protect all her teammates, including you, me, and even the two new teammates. She also gives us a lot of freedom. Do you think Yu Shijiu will be tempted after he realizes this?”

Whether or not I'm actually interested, I'm at least curious.

Although Yu Shijiu is crazy, he can be curious about certain things, and even tentatively get involved.

Given his personality, even if An Jie hadn't set a trap at all, Yu Shijiu would still walk right into it. After all, with absolute strength, no scheme is worth mentioning.

Xu Han was still a little confused. He scratched his head and was about to say something when he heard the doorbell ring.

Chen Yi was too busy to do anything, so Xu Han went to open the door wearing only slippers.

When the door opened, a huge seven-tiered cake appeared in front of Xu Han.

Xu Han: "..."

He took the receipt from the town NPC, glanced at the several thousand points on it, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

How much?! Two thousand eight?!