All my hunting commissions come from another world?

The little bird was curious about what kind of answer Zhou Si would give from his perspective.

"The hunter said, 'I usually just ask directly if I want to know something.'"

Isn't that obvious? Erii came to ask for help precisely because she couldn't find the answer herself!

The little bird nodded to itself. It was indeed very much in line with Zhou Si's style. After all, people who knew him would usually speak directly, and Zhou Si also had ways to get people who didn't know him to speak.

However, this method obviously cannot be used on Erii and Genji.

After a brief moment of thought, Eline spoke up under Erii's expectant gaze: "The reason your brother is unwilling to tell you is most likely because in his mind, you are still a child."

"To protect you, I won't let you come into contact with things that even he finds difficult to handle."

"What should Erii do?"

Elena looked at Erii, whose eyes were shining, and she didn't have the habit of keeping people in suspense.

"It's simple, just let your brother see Erii grow up."

'growing up...'

Erii silently pondered these two words in her heart, and combined with what she had seen and learned from the hunter during this time, Erii's eyes gradually brightened, and she understood!

Her brother was always worried about her safety and the stability of her bloodline. The bloodline stability had now stabilized thanks to Dr. Möbius's help, but as for safety...

If Erii can defeat her brother, then wouldn't he have no reason to hide those dangerous things from Erii?

Is this what Mr. Hunter always meant by "the sin of bad food is the ability to improve"? She finally understood.

Looking at Erii, who had inexplicably become enraged, the little bird suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Eri probably came here for more than just this, right?"

Seeing Erii's face growing increasingly red, Kotori chuckled softly, merely watching her with interest without saying anything more.

Faced with Elene's gaze, Erii finally raised her little notebook as if in surrender.

"Does Sister Elena know what Mr. Hunter likes?"

Upon seeing the contents, Elena was first taken aback, then her expression became complicated again, and she couldn't help but think to herself.

'Hunter, you really are a deeply sinful fellow.'

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We won't run away! We won't run away! We won't run away!

The author in prison has serious financial problems. If he doesn't write books properly, the money he earns from working might not be enough to pay off his debts, so there's really no need to worry about him running away.

On the contrary, it is the authors who should worry about whether everyone will run away one day, or forget about the book while they are busy reading it.

The outline for this book is already quite far along, and the author expects it to be over 120 million words in total, so please continue to support it!

Chapter Twenty-One: Osmanthus

Time doesn't stand still for anyone. While Lu Mingfei was fighting to the death with those wild beasts in his dream, the college entrance examination was fast approaching in reality.

It wasn't until his aunt yelled in his ear like a loudspeaker that Lu Mingfei suddenly realized he was about to graduate, and killing beast-like villagers in his dream wouldn't earn him any extra points on the college entrance exam.

Just like how being good at games can't improve one's college entrance exam score, public opinion generally still believes that games are electronic drugs that harm the younger generation.

"Honestly, have you really not considered becoming a professional gamer?"

"With your skill level, winning the world championship would be a piece of cake."

A man's exclamation came from the other end of the earpiece, and Lu Mingfei twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Zhou, stop teasing me. Besides, I think you're the one who should be bringing glory to the country."

Lu Mingfei thought that his red dot attack, which defeated all the powerful players, was the pinnacle of the game. But when he saw Zhou Si's 12 marines who had been sent to his main base start moving around like they were possessed, he was shocked.

Lu Mingfei fell silent.

He originally thought StarCraft was a game where strategy was more important than skill, but Zhou Si slammed him into the wall with a brick the size of a door panel.

After all, no matter how conscious or capable you are, you still have to wait until you can operate effectively. If you get killed in the early stages every time, who can you complain to?

Meanwhile, in the presidential suite of the Regent Hotel, Zhou Si's hands were already blurring out images as she typed on the keyboard and mouse. With Lu Mingfei's base exploding again, Zhou Si could no longer suppress her smile.

The score was tied at 6-6 at the end of the game. Lu Mingfei had won the first six games in a dominant fashion, but after Zhou Si discovered his advantage, poor Lu Mingfei didn't win a single game.

"Brother Zhou, you've already mastered the art. With just this one move, you'll be invincible."

Although he didn't know what this had to do with Lu Mingfei, he decided to take the credit for himself first, so that it would be easier for the conversation to continue.

Three days had passed since Zhou Si blocked the door selling fake books. On the night Lu Mingfei mistakenly thought he had been deceived, he found a strange lantern outside Yousefka Clinic. After touching the lantern, he returned to the place where he had met Lu Mingze.

This time, however, Lu Mingze seemed to have truly become a puppet, ignoring Lu Mingfei's attempts to manipulate him.

As Lu Mingfei continued exploring the building, a group of white monsters called messengers suddenly emerged from the ground, each carrying several weapons.

These were the weapons corresponding to the fake books Zhou Si sold him: an axe, a butcher's knife, a cane, and two guns.

Those 'fake books' contained tutorials on how to use these weapons, including their transformation mechanisms and moves, all explained clearly in those books.

At this moment, Lu Mingfei also realized that Zhou Si was indeed a true master!

It just so happened that Lu Mingfei had left Zhou Si's contact information at the night market that day, and for the sake of his own goal, he had been shamelessly trying to get close to her these past two days.

Maybe we can get some good stuff from Zhou Si.

"Brother Zhou, do you have any martial arts manuals similar to the one from last time? This time, there's no need for the 'three times the price' compensation; I'll just buy it at the original price."

Lu Mingfei pounded his chest repeatedly in front of the computer, hoping to express his sincerity.

"You're really something, kid."

Listening to Lu Mingfei's voice, Zhou Si thought, "This guy's really not even bothering to pretend anymore."

However, Zhou Si was not averse to this. At least he knew to make friends first, and since he killed that werewolf, Zhou Si's impression of Lu Mingfei had changed a lot.

Although the deal with Little Devil stipulated that no additional assistance could be provided to Lu Mingfei, it's not impossible to find a loophole.

Not to mention, Zhou Si had quite a few complaints about that little devil's behavior.

He kept calling Lu Mingfei "brother," but he suppressed Lu Mingfei's potential, causing him to die so many times as an ordinary person. If Zhou Si hadn't given him some beginner equipment, who knows how long he would have been stuck in the Yousefka clinic.

"I don't have any martial arts manuals, but I did find some things at home that you might find useful."

Lu Mingfei wasn't disappointed at all. After all, he got it for free, so asking for more would just be being a masochist.

Soon, a small file of several tens of megabytes was sent from the other end. After Lu Mingfei downloaded and opened it, he was pleasantly surprised to find that it contained a detailed map of the entire center of Yanan. Not only were every street clearly visible, but Zhou Si had even thoughtfully marked out where monsters would appear.

This was a huge help.

"Brother Zhou, I am deeply grateful for your kindness."

"The map is for reference only; you'll still need to put in the effort yourself."

Zhou Si said slowly, "This map is the original map of the center of Yharnam. The dream that Zhou Si and the others specially made for Lu Mingfei is naturally not exactly the same as the original center of Yharnam."

He had warned him in advance, so if Lu Ming ended up getting tricked, it wouldn't be his problem.

After all, although he is the chief director, he is not in charge of things like map details. Those are all discussed by Little Devil and Geman. If you want to cause trouble later, please go to those two, thank you.

"But Brother Zhou, I probably won't have time to play games with you guys these next couple of days."

After the initial surprise, Lu Mingfei still managed to say those words.

"What's wrong?"

Zhou Si naturally knew what the situation was, but she still interrupted Lu Mingfei to continue.

“My aunt asked me to send a few applications abroad before, and I thought it was just a waste of money…” Lu Mingfei was obviously surprised, “but I didn’t expect them to actually reply.”

“A foreign university called Kassel College invited me to their interview, but I don’t really feel like it’s reliable.”

It's supposed to be an affiliated school of the University of Chicago, but how could a school of that caliber possibly take a liking to a loser like him? Lu Mingfei's first thought was that someone had taken a fancy to his tender eighteen-year-old body and was planning to send him to northern Myanmar to spend his youthful days.

But along with the letter came an expensive cell phone and the interview location was the very famous Regent Hotel in the city. This left the uncle and aunt dumbfounded. After much consideration, they decided to let him give it a try.

"If it's true, what do you plan to do?"

The same letter was also sent to Zhou Si, but he went to Kassel College as an exchange student at the Japanese branch, so the content of the letter was more direct and there was no interview involved.

However, for Lu Mingfei, the so-called interview is most likely just a formality on set. Perhaps this so-called interview was prepared specifically for him, and the others were just there to cover up the truth.

"I think I'll go."

Although Lu Mingfei's tone sounded somewhat uncertain, he didn't actually hesitate much. If it were the old him, he certainly wouldn't have been so decisive, and might even have chosen to give up because of someone.

But during this time, facing life and death, he figured out many things.

For example, don't let the temptation in front of you make you ignore other things (referring to being ambushed by a monster in the corner while picking up items), or seize the opportunity in front of you (referring to successfully countering a gun but missing Tao Zhe's attack due to psychological barriers and being killed in the process).

But more importantly, Lu Mingfei saw his past self clearly. He and Chen Wenwen were never meant to be together, not in the past, and certainly not in the future.

The appearance of Ya Nan, Little Devil, and Brother Zhou made Lu Mingfei realize that he might not be ordinary at all, and that more dangers and trials might await him in the future.

Lu Mingfei didn't want to experience that feeling of helplessness again when the doctor died in front of him.

In dreams, you might be able to start over, but in reality, there's no such opportunity.

"Then I wish you the best of luck in your interview."

"Thank you, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Si felt inexplicably gratified by Lu Mingfei's answer.

After shutting down the computer, Zhou Si walked out of the room and looked at the empty living room. Her expression was inexplicably lonely.

Erii and Kotori went shopping together today, and they deliberately didn't let him come along. This was a huge blow to him, a kid who's only in his early twenties. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent the whole afternoon playing games with Lu Mingfei at home.

Even with Kotori and Erii gone, Zhou Si has truly become an empty nester. But Zhou Si's restless nature still makes him decide to go out for a walk, hoping to encounter something interesting.

Fuzhou is, after all, a second-tier city, and not as bustling as first-tier cities. However, compared to those concrete jungles, the people here have a more down-to-earth and human touch.

Sure enough, Zhou Si had only walked a few steps out of the hotel when she saw a rather affectionate young couple picking out gifts for each other at a roadside shop.

If that were all, it certainly wouldn't have attracted Zhou Si's attention. The main reason was that the woman's appearance looked somewhat familiar to Zhou Si, reminding him of the beautiful woman who had been dragged into Ya Nan's dream along with Lu Mingze.

I think her name was Sake Virtue Mai?

The woman in front of me looks almost 80% like Mai Shutoku, but the difference lies more in her temperament.

"Aki, how about this one?"

Ye Sheng picked up a hairpin from the stall and held it up on Jiu Deya's head. Although it was just an ordinary handicraft, the exquisite design, combined with Jiu Deya's remarkable appearance, made it look quite stunning.

"I like everything Ye Jun picked."

A faint smile graced the face of the young girl, whose feelings were written all over her face. This made the young man, who had just graduated and joined the executive department, blush and turn his head away shyly.

"We still need to be more careful; it wouldn't be good if the professor found out."

"The professor is still resting at the hotel at this time. He's getting old, so adjusting to the time difference isn't easy for him."

Compared to Ye Sheng's awkwardness, Jiu Deyaji appeared much more poised and confident.

Ugh, the nauseating smell of love.

Zhou Si watched the couple with a touch of bitterness. He had never been in a relationship before, and although Lao Niao probably liked him to some extent, nothing was certain yet.

Perhaps because Zhou Si's gaze was too obvious, Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya quickly noticed him. Moreover, it wasn't just Ye Sheng who found Jiu Deya familiar; the two of them also recognized Zhou Si.

“Aki, he seems to be that exchange student from your hometown.”

Ye Sheng leaned close to Jiu Deya's ear and said somewhat uncertainly.

"Ye Jun, you didn't see wrong."

"I told you we should still be a little more careful."

Ye Sheng slapped his forehead. It seemed he would have to pay a price to prevent his junior from revealing what he had just witnessed.

Ye Sheng's fear of their relationship being exposed wasn't because he was a scumbag and unwilling to take responsibility.

Rather, it's because the regulations of the Kassel Executive Department explicitly prohibit any members with familial or romantic relationships from forming partnerships, in order to prevent emotions from affecting judgment during missions.

However, Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya's situation was clearly against the rules, but fortunately, the two usually disguised themselves quite well and never made any mistakes in their missions, so the higher-ups chose to turn a blind eye.

However, if these two are reported or act too blatantly, they will most likely have to separate and face punishment.

However, Ye Sheng has already promised that once this period is over, he will leave the executive department and marry Jiu Deya, at which point the two will no longer need to hide their relationship.

But for now, we still need to shut this future junior up first.