The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

After a seemingly hopeless life finally saw hope, Shi Bai spent some time thoroughly adjusting his mindset.

The most significant change was that he began to genuinely consider how he could survive well in such a dangerous world.

No longer aimlessly exploring the world in a suicidal manner as before, he has truly begun to think about the future.

After all, although the system has only opened up two functions so far, there is no guarantee that the system will not open up some other functions in the future, such as time travel, so that he can travel back in time again...

...When I get back, I'm going to have a blast at the best buffet restaurant!!

Someone spoke viciously to themselves.

He experimented with the system's summoning function many times afterward, and then helplessly discovered that this thing seemed to actually follow a certain degree of equivalence.

For example, he might throw stones, leaves, or dirt at the object hoping to accidentally summon something good, but the summoned items would undoubtedly be junk, such as wood chips, cow dung, or a puddle of mud...

He threw in the bunch of keys that were useless in this world, and then summoned a stainless steel bowl. In comparison, exchanging something useless for something useful wasn't a bad deal.

However, it was obvious that these things could not satisfy Shi Bai's needs. He urgently needed something more valuable to use as a bargaining chip, so naturally, he thought of the opportunity that had led to the early activation of the system.

"Extraterrestrial extreme ice-attribute energy? That ice crystal we picked up from the giant whale in the icy sea... If we go there now, we should be able to pick up quite a few more, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Shi Bai reopened the system interface. If the system hadn't been activated before, he would have had to figure out how to use the resurrection function on his own, but now it was much easier.

After the system was activated, he could bind one more resurrection point. After using the icy sea where he was crushed to death by the "whale" as his second resurrection point, Shi Bai followed up with another aerial maneuver.

The difference between moving forward with a goal and moving forward without a goal is undoubtedly huge. If before he was just casually exploring the world by dying repeatedly, now he has a clear goal, and his interest and enthusiasm have obviously increased by several levels.

"hiss--"

After a familiar transition, Shi Bai fell back into the icy, bone-chilling sea. He shivered violently and quickly swam toward the nearest ice floe.

So much time has passed, and the "whales" that used to swim and play on the ice have long since disappeared, leaving only broken and scattered ice blocks on this vast ice sea. Under the refraction of sunlight, they look quite picturesque.

After taking off his soaking wet coat and wringing it out, Shi Bai began searching among the scattered ice blocks on the floating ice for the ice crystals he had previously collected.

Perhaps because he no longer held the indifferent attitude he had before, he now began to feel his body trembling violently and feeling extremely cold. After all, although he possessed an immortal body, it seemed that his physical strength and power were still the same as before.

"The respawn point has been re-bound, so it will probably be on the ice floes next time I come... So how do I find it?"

Looking at the scattered ice fragments on the vast ice floes, Shi Bai couldn't help but feel a little troubled for a moment.

Although the ice crystals emitted a faint fluorescence, under the sunlight, they were practically everywhere, making it extremely difficult to find the same type of ice crystal among them.

However, people can come up with solutions eventually, and it didn't take long for Shi Bai to find a good one.

[Under identification...]

[Target level is too high; success rate is 20%. Continue? Failure will have negative consequences.]

【whether】

"Great, we've finally found it!!"

After dozens of attempts to identify meaningless ice blocks with a 100% success rate, Shi Bai finally found his first success among the vast number of ice fragments.

Chapter Six: The White-Haired Loli

【Item Name: Ice Crystal】

[Rank: E]

[Description: A crystal containing a small amount of high-purity ice-attribute energy]

—An unusually brief introduction.

"I wonder what kind of things could be summoned if this thing were used as an equivalent exchange..."

Shi Bai pondered over the piece of ice crystal he had just found.

The item, which the system named Ice Crystal, looked no different from ordinary ice blocks, except that it felt even colder than ordinary ice shards.

He had only held it in his hand for a short while when he felt as if the skin touching the ice crystal was no longer his own.

"So the system was awakened prematurely simply because the influx of external energy turned on the system switch?"

After waiting patiently for a while without any system activity or new features being added, Shi Bai reluctantly tossed the [ice crystal], about the size of his thumb, into the summoning interface.

...Then a huge box of Master Kong instant noodles almost knocked him to the ground.

Shi Bai: "..."

Is the only thing I can summon when it comes to feelings—instant noodles?

After a thorough search of the surrounding area that lasted for about an afternoon, Shi Bai obtained a total of seven [ice crystals] of varying sizes.

These ice crystals are uniformly ranked between D and E levels. The smallest is about the size of a pencil eraser tip, while the largest is about the size of a honeysuckle dew cap. The largest one is rated D level.

Carrying these things in my pockets makes me feel like my body is about to freeze.

Shi Bai didn't bring all these things here to summon, not only because it was already dark, but also because if they were all boxes and boxes of instant noodles... he felt he might not be able to carry them back.

After chipping away at a whole block of ice on the floating ice, Shi Bai, carrying the box of Master Kong instant noodles, embarked on his journey home, returning to his safe house.

He immediately took out the ice crystals that had nearly frozen him to death from his pocket and dumped them aside. He rubbed his numb hands, and seeing that the darkness of night was about to completely descend, Shi Bai hurriedly began his daily fire-making routine.

As the saying goes, quantitative change leads to qualitative change. The low temperature effect of the seven ice crystals stacked together was unbearable for him. Fortunately, as long as they did not come into direct contact with his body, the low temperature could not affect him.

Because he was so excited about the upcoming feast, he didn't notice that a stone egg he had forgotten in a corner was also within the range of the [ice crystals] he had dumped aside...

Having successfully started a fire once before, he was quite adept at it again, and in less than half an hour, he successfully rubbed out a ball of sparks.

By this time, it was almost completely dark, and the forest where he was located was utterly silent. Although he had been staying there for over a day, he had only opened a map showing the route from here to the valley where the suicide had taken place…

It's worth mentioning, however, that none of the items he used for summoning respawned after his resurrection. This probably involves some kind of system mechanism, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Shi Bai placed the stainless steel bowl on top of the fire made of stones, first breaking off a small piece of ice and putting it in the bowl, before eagerly unpacking the box.

Now he was actually a little glad that he had summoned a big enough iron bowl earlier, otherwise he would only be able to stare blankly at a box of Master Kong instant noodles. Although he could eat them dry, instant noodles that couldn't be soaked were just soulless!

"How come I never noticed before? Simple instant noodles are so delicious... Of course, it would be even better with an egg or a sausage. Also, this place is a bit small..."

After being stranded in another world for three and a half days, Shi Bai was filled with emotion as he finally got to eat hot soup.

The safe house, surrounded by three enormous ancient trees, was quite large, but after Shi Bai made some arrangements and modifications, the original space suddenly seemed a bit cramped.

The fire and the makeshift fire pit were placed in the very center, with soft beds made of leaves on both sides. Several flat stones that had been painstakingly moved in served as pillows and dividers; otherwise, given his terrible sleeping habits, Shi Bai strongly suspected that he would roll into the fire while he was asleep...

He carefully piled the box of Master Kong instant noodles, which he estimated would last him at least ten days, next to his head. The soft cardboard was much better than a hard stone. As for the other odds and ends, he planned to arrange them properly at dawn, since the forest was still extremely dark at night.

"Hmm, this safe house is getting smaller and smaller. If it rains, it will definitely be flooded. So, tomorrow's priority should be to find some other safer place nearby... like a cave?"

He placed the leftover bowl on a stone, rested his head on his hand, leaned against a tree stump, and, by the light of the fire, mentally planned out what he needed to do the next day.

"Of course, it's still necessary to continue exploring this world. For example, we could search for certain special substances to power the system, and maybe one day we'll be able to unlock a time-travel function..."

In a daze, Shi Bai fell asleep on the cardboard sheet spread on the stone.

The embers of the fire flickered in the pit, casting shadows in the darkness. As some unidentified objects rolled in the darkness, a small black shadow rolled into the fire pit.

"Ah... I really feel refreshed after a good night's sleep!"

Waking up automatically thanks to his internal clock, Shi Bai stretched comfortably after looking around at the scene that hadn't changed much.

"So let's start with the daily summoning today, and then explore the surrounding terrain. Maybe we can... wait, what happened to all those [Ice Crystals] I left there???"

When Shi Bai's gaze swept to the side of the tree pit, his expression immediately changed. The seven [Ice Crystals] that he had painstakingly collected and piled up there yesterday afternoon had all vanished without a trace.

"No way, does this thing actually melt?"

Still unwilling to give up, Shi Bai searched on the ground for a while, feeling as if his heart was aching so much he couldn't breathe.

"If I'd known it would be like this, I would have just used all of it for summoning yesterday... How many boxes of instant noodles would that be, you bastard!!!"

After a thorough but fruitless search, Shi Bai stood up and sighed with a sense of helplessness.

"Oh well, what I gain is my fortune, what I lose is my fate. I'll just go pick them up again today. For breakfast, I'll make myself a bowl of instant noodles. I put all the leftover ice from yesterday in the bowl... uh?"

When Shi Bai's gaze fell on the box that had originally contained the instant noodles, he was immediately stunned.

The amount of instant noodles in the box was more than half less than last night, and in the empty space in the box, a white-haired little girl who looked no more than seven or eight years old was lying there with a satisfied expression, holding several packets of instant noodles.

The key point is that this little girl is not wearing anything.

Chapter Seven: White Hair and Red Eyes are Special Attacks!!

After careful observation, Shi Bai was certain that he had not misjudged the situation and that what he was seeing was not his imagination.

My reserved food supplies were mostly stolen and eaten by a naked white-haired loli who appeared out of nowhere...

As if sensing his gaze, the white-haired loli sleeping in the box rubbed her eyes sleepily, then slowly opened them, her slightly bewildered, ruby-like eyes meeting his.

The morning sunlight peeked through the gaps in the leaves, casting faint shadows in the small safe house. In the dim light, a little girl lying in the box, clutching several packets of instant noodles, and a boy standing in front of the box looked at each other.

The camera seems to freeze on this scene, which is full of absurd and magical elements, vaguely indicating some kind of unpredictable and wonderful future.

—This white-haired little girl is definitely not human.

Seeing the little girl wrapped in his coat sitting by the fire, swallowing a packet of instant noodles along with the plastic bag in a few bites, Shi Bai confirmed his idea once again.

His own coat was definitely several sizes too big for the white-haired loli in front of him, so using it as temporary cover for her was a good use of his resources.

However, although lending his coat to the other person was to avoid embarrassment... Shi Bai felt that the other person looked even more awkward dressed like that.

"Hello, can you understand me? May I ask who you are...?"

Although he didn't think the other person would understand his standard Mandarin, Shi Bai still tried to understand him by gesturing.

What he didn't expect was that his words seemed to have attracted the other party's attention. The white-haired loli sitting opposite him first raised her head, and then, without any warning, she happily pounced on him and knocked him to the ground.

"I go……"

Feeling a sharp pain coming from behind him, Shi Bai's lips twitched, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

He had no idea what race the white-haired loli sitting on him was, but the power she possessed was terrifying. Just from the moment she pounced on him, he felt like he had broken at least five bones.

Hmm... I'd better give up the idea of ​​asking them to compensate me for the instant noodles...

Seemingly completely unaware of how indecent her actions were, the white-haired loli, wearing only an oversized coat, tilted her head slightly and pointed at herself with a seemingly happy expression, uttering several words that were completely incomprehensible to Shi Bai.

Uh... Hao, are you?

With no way to communicate in the language, Shi Bai racked his brains and brought out the English he had learned from the PE teacher.

"I am time bai, I don't know you zai tell sha, please bai tuo you can tell one xie i could listen de dong de hua ma?"

So, following Shi Bai, who had been completely bewildered, a certain white-haired loli also successfully became completely bewildered.

Huh? It looks like it's working!

Seeing the white-haired loli sitting on his lap, someone's eyes lit up.

"So, could you please tell me your name? What is it? How many...!?"

Suddenly opening his eyes wide, looking at the white hair that fell to his cheek and feeling the softness coming from his lips, Shi Bai couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

Before I could even finish speaking in English, the other person kissed me.

Having been single for 17 years, I've kept my first kiss for a full 17 years... and it all ended up with a white-haired loli.

Fortunately, there are no righteous police officers in this world. Otherwise, if someone else saw this suggestive scene, I'd probably spend the rest of my life in prison, probably with five fellow inmates to keep me company...

"Um...are you okay?"

Just as Shi Bai was lost in thought, a worried voice rang in his ear.

"Uh……"

Coming to his senses, Shi Bai saw the white-haired loli sitting on him looking at him with a worried expression. The zipper of his coat had been completely unzipped at some point, and from his angle...

"fine!!"

Shi Bai quickly sat up and helped the white-haired girl in front of him zip up her zipper again, and answered very seriously.

It was at this moment that he noticed the difference in his body. The five broken bones seemed to have completely healed in a very short time, and all his injuries had been completely restored.

Most importantly, he discovered that he could understand the words spoken by the white-haired loli in front of him. Although he still couldn't comprehend them, he could understand them naturally.

...Is it because of that kiss before?

Almost subconsciously, Shi Bai turned his gaze to the face of the white-haired loli sitting in front of him. When she saw his gaze, the white-haired loli tilted her head in confusion, her ruby-like eyes filled with curiosity.

"Well……"

After thinking for a moment, the white-haired loli, who mistakenly thought his injuries hadn't healed, brought her face closer again. It was at this moment that Shi Bai realized just how ambiguous their current position was.