Infinite: Dawn Game

Anjie made no attempt to hide her dissatisfaction and sarcasm.

Yu Shijiu didn't seem to think anything of it.

At fifteen, he was locked up in a mental hospital and treated like a madman, getting injections, although he didn't have to pay for oxygen.

Anjie realized she had gone off-topic and noticed that Yu Shijiu was actually trying to get information from her. After a few seconds of silence, she sighed helplessly.

"It's alright. If you haven't made up your mind yet, you can reconsider my invitation."

At this point, Anjie said, "But I suggest you wait until you've saved up 10,000 points before considering whether or not to go to town."

She slightly raised her chin towards the tall building across the street, reminding her:

"As soon as you cross the road, your oxygen fee for the day will be automatically deducted."

Yu Shijiu expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you, sister."

Anjie: "..."

She smiled, then bit the lollipop in her mouth into tiny pieces; it was so sweet it was almost cloying.

"Only in the city can you get fresh, hot meals. Until you accumulate 10,000 points, you should probably go to the self-service supermarket near the 'Chrysanthemum Shop' and buy some bread or something to fill your stomach."

After saying that, Anjie reached out and squeezed Yu Shijiu's thin shoulder, frowning as she said:

"How about I lend you some points first? You're too thin; the food at the 'Pupa Shop' is only enough to get by, not to provide any nutrition—"

"no need."

Yu Shijiu subtly dodged An Jie's hand, shaking her head with a smile:

"I appreciate your kindness, sister, but I still plan to get to the city on my own. As for this recovery potion,"

Yu Shijiu wanted to pay it back now, but it seemed his points hadn't arrived yet...

"Keep it," Anjie said nonchalantly. "The recovery potion isn't expensive. I'm giving it to you, so don't worry about paying me back."

After saying that, An Jie lowered her head, took out a lollipop from her handbag, put it in Yu Shijiu's breast pocket, and said with a smile:

"Just having fun, see you next time."

After finishing her sentence, Anjie didn't wait for Yu Shijiu to speak. She turned around and walked towards the road, and soon crossed the road and disappeared into the high-rise buildings.

Yu Shijiu stopped in his tracks, watching An Jie's disappearing figure, and reached into his pocket to take out a lollipop.

There was a note stuck to the bottom of the lollipop.

No. 8, Building 12, Beilu Street

It's the address Anjie left.

Yu Shijiu stared at the note quietly for several seconds before casually putting it away.

As for that lollipop... After returning to the cocoon shop, Yu Shijiu passed by the woman who was still breastfeeding and threw the lollipop into her "cocoon".

The woman was startled and quickly stuffed the lollipop into her pocket while hugging her child tightly, afraid that someone nearby would see it.

This also meant that when she wanted to see who had given her the lollipop, she couldn't find them anymore.

Yu Shijiu walked over to the "cocoon" where he had initially been lying down, and after a brief moment of thought, he decided to lie down in it as well.

He had just discovered that although the "pupa" cover was transparent, you still couldn't see what was inside unless you put your face right up to it.

The sound insulation is probably quite good.

Yu Shijiu, whose brain was throbbing from the noise, lay down inside the "pupa" with a blank expression.

In most calm situations, Yu Shijiu considers himself a normal person, not at all insane.

The inside of the "pupa" was indeed very quiet. The noise from the outside was blocked by a thin layer of covering, and the whole body was quiet enough to hear the sound of a heartbeat.

Yu Shijiu was very familiar with this kind of quiet; he spent every day like this in the mental hospital.

Just then, the long-lost Dawn game suddenly went online.

[Hello player Yu Shijiu, this is your personal system Xiao Li. Due to your exceptionally high completion rate in the trial game, the distribution of points was delayed. The system has now been rectified, and your 1500 points will be credited to your account in one minute.]

Yu Shijiu slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the cold, metallic ceiling above the canopy and said:

"Xiao Li?"

The system named Xiao Li was clearly different from the previous mechanical system. It was the voice of a girl who was about ten years old, crisp and clear.

【Yes】

Xiao Li was clearly more talkative: "You're very lucky! Most players don't have this exclusive system, and other players can't hear me."

Yu Shijiu ignored the other meanings in the sentence and asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time:

Why did I come here?

The little girl's voice seemed to chuckle, responding with a giggle:

Because you are already dead in reality.

Xiao Li: [Only those who have died will be selected by the Dawn Game to enter the game and become players. After successfully completing a dungeon and obtaining 100 million points while still alive, players can choose to be resurrected in reality.]

Yu Shijiu suddenly laughed, "Who told you I wanted to live?"

Xiao Li clearly didn't understand what he meant, and for a moment her sweet little girl's voice emitted a "buzzing" electrical sound.

That's not right.

Xiao Li seemed to be looking for something, and asked with some confusion:

I re-examined your desire to live before you died, and it was indeed at the level required to be chosen by the Dawn Game.

Yu Shijiu was slightly taken aback.

He suddenly remembered the memories he had recalled before he died.

That was a period in his life when he was still mentally sound and would not have resorted to violence or self-harm due to the side effects of medication.

At that time, everything seemed to be blissful.

Yu Shijiu fell silent.

Xiao Li was, after all, just a system. It tried to understand Yu Shijiu's brainwave activity in a digital way, but in the end, it failed.

You humans are really strange sometimes.

Xiao Li bluntly stated: "It's like right now you seem to be reminiscing and also crying. Oh, and by the way, I also found out you have murderous urges."

Yu Shijiu: "..."

"Don't analyze other people's minds without permission."

He tapped the inside of the "pupa" with some irritation, displeased that someone (not even the system) was analyzing the thoughts in his mind.

Xiao Li corrected: 【It's brainwaves!】

"Nothing will do."

【OK】

After Xiao Li's voice disappeared, the entire "cocoon" returned to silence, quiet and still, with only Yu Shijiu remaining.

He looked at the dark metal ceiling outside the "cocoon" and slowly closed his eyes.

very tired.

Before falling asleep, the glass bottle next to Yu Shijiu rolled around for a few seconds before stopping next to his arm.

-

"So? Did he agree?"

Anjie had just returned when Xu Han, who was lying on the sofa, hurriedly looked up and asked her.

Anjie was silent for a few seconds, then shook her head.

"do not know."

"do not know?!"

Xu Han's eyes widened: "What kind of talk is this? If you agree, you agree; if you disagree, you disagree. What kind of talk is this?"

Anjie ignored him, walked to the refrigerator, took out a bottle of iced cola, twisted it open, and took a sip.

"No way," Xu Han sat up, leaning on the armrest of the sofa with his head tilted to the side.

"The treatment in the town is much better than in the 'cocoon shop,' and we don't even charge him for room and board, so why wouldn't he want to come?"