Feb 18, 2024
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by
Juno
in Fight for Peace and Love
The journey lasted a full three days, during which they stopped to rest several times.
Bai Luoluo, being just an ordinary person unlike Li Qianqian and Li Guanshan who could go without food or drink, couldn’t satisfy his bodily needs on the aircraft, so he had to make several stops along the way. Almost every time Bai Luoluo got off the aircraft, he encountered some animals attacking him.
The first time Bai Luoluo encountered was the kind of bugs that Li Qianqian killed while using the restroom. Li Guanshan easily helped Bai Luoluo solve the trouble. The pale yellow bugs fell densely on the ground, making people’s scalps tingle involuntarily. The next day, they encountered a giant snake over ten meters long. When the snake emerged from the ground, Bai Luoluo had just zipped up his pants and turned around to flee like a rabbit being chased by a dog.
Li Guanshan, on the other hand, remained calm throughout and directly chopped the snake into several pieces.
After the snake was killed, copious amounts of bright red blood gushed out, accompanied by a strong fishy smell. However, Li Guanshan didn’t have a drop of blood on him, as if he had been concealed within the yellow sand. Bai Luoluo couldn’t even see how he had killed the snake.
Sitting on the aircraft, Li Qianqian watched Bai Luoluo scramble back up, comforting him, “Don’t worry, everything will be fine. The creatures in this area are quite weak, apart from being disgusting, they’re not much of a threat.”
Bai Luoluo looked helpless.
Li Qianqian added, “You’d better dust off the sand on your body, he’s very particular about it. He won’t be pleased if he sees you bringing sand up.”
So Bai Luoluo could only dust off the sand from his body.
Li Guanshan easily dealt with the large snake and returned to the aircraft. He glanced at Bai Luoluo and said, “Not bad.”
Bai Luoluo felt sad, wondering whether “not bad” referred to his running speed or how well he had cleaned himself up.
While killing the snake, Li Guanshan’s black panther had been very excited and had even had a hearty meal. Now, it came up from outside the aircraft with a strong smell of blood around its mouth, looking quite happy. After boarding the aircraft, it enthusiastically rubbed its oily and shiny head against Bai Luoluo’s back, giving him goosebumps all over.
Seeing Bai Luoluo stiffen, Li Qianqian kindly explained to him, “Don’t be afraid, it’s just fond of you, that’s why it’s rubbing against you.”
Bai Luoluo asked, “…Is it fond of me, or my flesh?”
Li Guanshan interjected unkindly from the side, “Doesn’t your flesh belong to you?”
Bai Luoluo: “…” Li Guanshan, you’re not human.
The system was braver than the one in Bai Luoluo’s previous world. At least, when encountering a giant snake rising from the ground higher than a building, it didn’t scream in panic like Li Qianqian did. However, Bai Luoluo always felt a sense of familiarity in its tone, but couldn’t recall where he had heard it before.
According to the location marked by Bai Luoluo, the ruins were in a pile of rubble at the center of the desert.
This pile of rubble used to be a metal mine like iron ore, so a weapons processing factory was built nearby.
Later, this area encountered a huge sandstorm, and the weapons processing factory was abandoned. Of course, these things happened hundreds, even thousands of years ago, so Bai Luoluo couldn’t say whether the things buried underground had decayed or not – he knew nothing about archaeology.
Li Guanshan finally brought the aircraft to the place Bai Luoluo mentioned. The three of them saw the faintly visible rubble in the sand pile from the aircraft.
Li Qianqian exclaimed, “Brother, it’s an abandoned mine! I told you Jiang Shuiyuan wasn’t a fraud, but you didn’t believe me—”
Li Guanshan coldly said, “It’s just a waste mine. What’s there to get excited about?”
After parking the aircraft, the three of them jumped out one by one.
The scorching sun scorched the earth, and the sandy land was silent. In Bai Luoluo’s era, the desert was a forbidden zone for life. But obviously, it wasn’t the case in this world, as Bai Luoluo had already seen many monsters roaming the desert. In short, the only ones who couldn’t survive in the desert now were old humans like Bai Luoluo.
After Li Guanshan got off the spacecraft, he began to observe the rubble. Finally, he pointed to a stone with his hand and said, “Iron ore.”
Li Qianqian exclaimed, “That’s great!”
Scrap iron mines were actually very common because they were products of the industrial age. At that time, old humans had mined the minerals of the Earth in large quantities, leaving almost no usable mineral resources today.
Bai Luoluo always felt a bit mysterious. Although the system told him that this was the place where weapons were made, it wasn’t sure what kind of weapons, where exactly, or whether there were any left. In short, it was clueless.
Li Guanshan’s panther always followed behind Bai Luoluo, occasionally rubbing against him with its tail, making Bai Luoluo stiff and afraid that it might suddenly turn on him if its mood soured.
After wandering around the iron ore area, Li Guanshan returned. He said, “It’s hollow underneath. There’s something there.”
Li Qianqian cheered, and Bai Luoluo breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Guanshan said, “I’m just not sure what’s down there. I’ll look for an entrance.”
Li Qianqian said, “If there are crystals, that would be great. I really want crystals…”
Natural crystals weren’t expensive where Bai Luoluo lived, at least not the kind that could bankrupt someone with just a small piece. But in the current era, crystals were the top luxury items, accessible only to the wealthiest new humans.
Li Qianqian wore a small piece of wine-red tourmaline around her neck, of excellent quality and presumably quite valuable.
Li Guanshan squatted halfway on the ground, his long and slender fingers slowly inserting into the hot sand. Bai Luoluo noticed a peculiar-shaped ring on his right pinky finger, but he only glanced at it and didn’t dare to look closely.
Li Guanshan said, “Nine o’clock, sand dune direction – Qianqian.”
Li Qianqian nodded and said to Bai Luoluo, “Shuiyuan, plug your ears.”
Bai Luoluo quickly plugged his ears and watched as Li Qianqian stood facing the direction indicated by Li Guanshan. She then opened her mouth slightly, and after that, Bai Luoluo knew nothing.
A piercing sound rang in his ears, and then everything went black before he collapsed to the ground – he had been stunned by Li Qianqian’s sonic attack.
When he woke up again, they had already entered the building beneath the sand pile. Bai Luoluo was draped over the black panther, which was slowly moving forward with him on its back.
Seeing him wake up, Li Qianqian exclaimed, “Brother, Shuiyuan is awake!”
Li Guanshan glanced at Bai Luoluo and said, “Hmm.”
Li Qianqian hurriedly approached Bai Luoluo and said apologetically, “Shuiyuan, I didn’t expect you to be so weak… This frequency of sound usually doesn’t stun people.”
Bai Luoluo stared blankly at Li Qianqian.
Seeing Bai Luoluo’s expression, Li Qianqian panicked and said, “Shuiyuan? Shuiyuan?” She called out several times, but when Bai Luoluo didn’t respond, she turned to Li Guanshan in alarm and said, “Brother!! Jiang Shuiyuan, don’t tell me I’ve stunned him into a fool!!”
Li Guanshan glanced at Bai Luoluo and said, “It’s nothing, he’s just deaf.”
Bai Luoluo said, “Huh? What are you guys saying? Huh?”
Li Qianqian: “…”
Bai Luoluo said, “Why can’t I hear anything? Huh? Where are we? Huh?” His ears were buzzing, and he couldn’t hear anything.
He shouted a few times, but his wrist was suddenly grabbed by Li Guanshan, and then he was pulled in front of him. Li Guanshan’s black eyes stared into Bai Luoluo’s eyes, and Bai Luoluo finally heard a voice, which obviously didn’t come through his ears, and the tone wasn’t very friendly. Li Guanshan said, “Keep shouting, and I’ll cut off your tongue.”
Bai Luoluo: “…”
Li Guanshan continued, “It’s just temporary deafness. It’ll be fine in a while. Stay quiet behind us.”
After he finished speaking, he let go of Bai Luoluo, and Bai Luoluo couldn’t hear anything again.
Bai Luoluo said to the system, “On my first day in this world, I had a concussion. On the third day, I went deaf.”
System: “…Don’t worry, you still have me. I am your voice.”
Bai Luoluo coldly rejected the system, “Thanks, but no thanks.”
System: “…”
It seemed that Li Qianqian’s voice helped them find the entrance to go underground, and now they were walking inside.
The entrance was quite spacious because the buildings were well-preserved due to the scarcity of water in the desert.
As they walked inside, they soon encountered the first iron door, which still had a well-preserved seal with ancient characters on it.
“It’s ancient writing!” Li Qianqian eagerly wanted to remove it.
During the period when old humans were transitioning to new humans, many cultures were not preserved, and all of humanity unified under the same language and script. Therefore, intact ancient scripts were highly valuable items.
“Don’t move,” Li Guanshan warned.
Li Qianqian quickly withdrew her hand.
Li Guanshan took out a stick-like object from his pocket, scanned the seal after pressing the button, then carefully put on gloves and slowly removed the seal, placing it in a bag specifically for preserving artifacts.
Bai Luoluo looked like a fool behind them. He wasn’t used to not being able to hear and felt like his intelligence had dropped along with his hearing.
After Li Guanshan securely preserved the seal, he took out ** to smash the lock on the iron door and pushed it open. The heavy iron door made a dull sound, stirring up a thin layer of dust on the ground.
The three continued forward.
The tunnel was very dark, and Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian’s vision was different from ordinary people, so they didn’t need light. But Bai Luoluo couldn’t see anything. After taking a few steps, he had to say, “I can’t see—” Right, his ears were deaf, and now his eyes were useless too.
Li Guanshan’s footsteps paused, and he called the name of the black panther, “Motuo.”
The black panther growled.
“Take him to the door,” Li Guanshan said. “Protect him and don’t let him run away.”
The black panther nodded, grabbed Bai Luoluo’s sleeve, and began to lead him to the door. Bai Luoluo stumbled along with the panther, and when they reached a place with light, the panther stopped.
Bai Luoluo wanted to go further, but the panther lightly bit his foot, obviously telling him to stay here and not go forward.
Unable to do anything, Bai Luoluo could only sit down on the ground.
This place should be like what the system said, a place where weapons were built, but it was abandoned after encountering something.
The entire passage was empty, and there was a musty smell in the air, making people very uncomfortable.
Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian went deeper into the passage, leaving Bai Luoluo outside. The black panther circled around Bai Luoluo, occasionally hitting its tail against its hind legs, looking quite relaxed.
After sitting down, Bai Luoluo started chatting with the system, saying, “System, do they not recognize Chinese?”
The system said, “That’s right.”
Bai Luoluo got excited and said, “Then can I open a Chinese language training class—”
The system said, “You can.”
Bai Luoluo said, “The tuition can be cheaper, but I can take in more students—”
The system said, “But before you start the class, you need to explain one thing clearly.”
Bai Luoluo said, “What’s the problem?”
The system said, “Where did you learn this Chinese from?”
Bai Luoluo: “…”
Indeed, while their society and bureau did not have very specific restrictions on their personas, this did not mean that Bai Luoluo could act casually. Because it had happened before that the original world’s people discovered the worlds that the transmigrated objects had changed into, and the employees who were found out were directly taken and burned to death.
Bai Luoluo didn’t want to be burned to death or locked up for research, so after thinking about it, he instantly wilted.
As Bai Luoluo was talking to the system, Motuo, who had been leisurely circling around Bai Luoluo, suddenly erupted, slapping the ground with a paw.
Bai Luoluo couldn’t hear the sound, nor Motuo’s roar, so he didn’t feel anything unusual until Motuo moved its paw away, revealing the ground smashed into pieces.
Bai Luoluo looked at Motuo in horror.
Motuo ignored Bai Luoluo and continued to slap the ground. It seemed to be looking for something, and after several slaps, it finally caught what it was looking for—a black, elongated worm.
This worm should be highly poisonous, as the liquid flowing from it even left burn marks on the ground. Motuo didn’t seem to care about this, and after smashing the worm into pieces, it casually threw it aside, then approached Bai Luoluo and growled softly.
Bai Luoluo didn’t know what Motuo meant and didn’t dare to move.
Unexpectedly, Motuo came to Bai Luoluo’s hand and rubbed its head against Bai Luoluo’s palm.
Only then did Bai Luoluo understand and quickly reached out to pat Motuo’s head.
It must be said that the fur of this panther was very comfortable to touch, smooth and soft. Bai Luoluo carefully scratched Motuo’s chin like he would with a cat, feeling like Motuo’s head was starting to vibrate— if he could hear, he would probably hear Motuo purring.
Bai Luoluo was initially quite afraid of this panther, but now seeing its friendly attitude, much of his fear dissipated. After patting its head, he thanked it.
Motuo snorted a few times and placed its paw on Bai Luoluo’s shoulder.
Bai Luoluo had to pat its paw again.
The pads of the panther’s feet were not as soft as a cat’s, but they were still quite firm. However, as a member of the feline family, they were still comfortable to knead. Bai Luoluo’s transition from fear to fascination with petting the panther was extremely natural, and even his face showed a strangely infatuated smile.
After Motuo had been massaged by Bai Luoluo for a while, it broke free from Bai Luoluo’s embrace and began to patrol the area.
Apparently, this seemingly abandoned underground structure was not as safe as it appeared, with many dangers lurking in the darkness, ready to strike Bai Luoluo at any moment.
After the planet’s resources were depleted, it was obvious that evolution was not limited to just humans, but also to the animals that were better suited to extreme environments than humans.
Bai Luoluo’s hearing gradually recovered somewhat, although he still couldn’t hear faint sounds very clearly, but at least he could hear Motuo’s roars.
Suddenly, Motuo raised its head and roared fiercely at the ceiling, its fur bristling as if it had been provoked.
Bai Luoluo also looked up at the ceiling, but with his vision, he couldn’t see anything clearly and had no idea what was above.
After hesitating for a moment, Bai Luoluo took out a candle from his bag and tremblingly raised it up. In fact, the ceiling of this building wasn’t too high, probably around four meters at most.
Bai Luoluo didn’t dare to stand up and just sat there, holding the candle up to the ceiling. Finally, with the dim light of the candle, he could see what was on the ceiling.
However, after seeing what was on the ceiling, Bai Luoluo wished he hadn’t been curious.
It was a long, winding worm crawling along the ceiling, seemingly with countless legs to support it as it adhered to the ceiling. Its body was disgustingly **, with no visible head, only its slow wriggling movements.
Bai Luoluo despairingly said, “Are all the creatures in this world so unfriendly?”
The system said, “I feel like throwing up just looking at it.”
Bai Luoluo said, “…”
The worm hung on the ceiling, while Motuo paced on the ground, and Bai Luoluo felt nauseous in the corner. Even he, who wasn’t very afraid of bugs, felt nauseous. If Li Qianqian came back and saw this, she would probably scream and deafen him again.
Fortunately, the worm seemed to have no aggressive intent towards Bai Luoluo. After circling for a while, it finally left. Motuo looked like it wanted to chase after it, but because Li Guanshan’s task for it was to protect Bai Luoluo, after hesitating for a moment, it obediently returned to Bai Luoluo’s side.
Bai Luoluo had almost figured out that the specialty of this world was probably all kinds of disgusting bugs. He felt a bit weak and thought to himself that if he could encounter so many strange things at the entrance, he didn’t know what Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian would encounter inside.
Of course, besides bugs, Bai Luoluo also had a full understanding of the danger level of this world. Because shortly after the worm left, several strange animals appeared at the entrance where they had entered.
Those animals were quite small in size, with sharp teeth and claws, and at first glance, they looked a bit like small prehistoric dinosaurs.
Motuo faced the entrance, its muscles tense, obviously ready to strike.
The system said, “From their appearance, they should be carnivores…”
Bai Luoluo said sadly, “Where do they get their food in the desert?”
The system said, “Makes sense.”
Bai Luoluo said, “So they won’t lack essential vitamin B for their bodies, right?”
The system thought to itself that Bai Luoluo was really a good person, worrying about whether they were lacking in vitamins even when they were about to be eaten. Of course, being an excellent system, it wouldn’t let its employees be eaten so easily. So, after discussing with Bai Luoluo, the system successfully took over Bai Luoluo’s body.
Bai Luoluo himself knew some combat techniques, but his fighting skills were not suitable for this life-threatening situation where any mistake could be fatal.
These animals should be communal, numbering about seven or eight. The leading one clearly had its sights set on Bai Luoluo behind Motuo, its eyes never leaving him.
And their intelligence shouldn’t be low either. They first sent out a few to harass Motuo and disrupt its line of sight, while the rest planned to ambush Bai Luoluo.
Motuo sensed their intentions, directly stepped back a few steps, and didn’t intend to entangle with them at the entrance. It stood beside Bai Luoluo, its claws as sharp as steel leaving obvious marks on the ground, its body ready to strike.
The beasts slowly walked out of the cave, seemingly wanting to surround them.
Motuo growled lowly, its voice different from before, tinged with annoyance, as if complaining about something.
Bai Luoluo held his breath, ** in hand, preparing to face the challenge ahead.
Just when Bai Luoluo thought a big battle was about to begin, Motuo suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a flame, directly hitting the animals.
This flame was obviously different from ordinary flames; just touching it would ignite. The animals that were ignited emitted miserable cries, trying to roll on the sand to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but their actions were futile. Until they were burned to ashes, the flames on their bodies never went out.
Bai Luoluo also roughly understood why Motuo was in a bad mood. This big cat was too bored and just wanted to find some toys, but these toys posed a threat to Bai Luoluo’s life, so it reluctantly disposed of them all.
The system lamented regretfully, “I haven’t even done anything, and you’ve all fallen down…”
Bai Luoluo: “… Are you systems just here for the show and not to mind the big stuff?”
Most of those wild beasts were burned to death by Motuo’s breath of fire, and the rest disappeared without a trace.
Motuo whimpered a few times, even its ears drooping in displeasure, finally lying down beside Bai Luoluo, pitifully seeking comfort.
Bai Luoluo felt that Motuo’s expression was quite human-like. He patted its head and said, “It’s okay, I’ll play with you.”
Motuo: “Humph.”
It’s unclear whether Motuo’s breath of fire frightened off other beasts that were lurking in the shadows with intentions towards Bai Luoluo, but anyway, it finally quieted down around Bai Luoluo.
Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian had been inside for the whole afternoon, so it seemed they wouldn’t be coming out today.
Bai Luoluo could only spend the night alone at the entrance.
Fortunately, he had a warm-blooded leopard beside him. Motuo lay beside Bai Luoluo, and Bai Luoluo felt like he was covered with a thick, warm blanket when he placed its paws on himself.
After spending these few hours with Motuo, Bai Luoluo found that its temperament was actually quite good, not as fierce as when they first met.
Bai Luoluo scratched Motuo’s chin and said, “I’m going to sleep now.”
Motuo: howls
Bai Luoluo closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Although he had Motuo as company, he couldn’t sleep too deeply being outside. He woke up several times in the middle of the night because of various strange noises.
The last time Bai Luoluo woke up was when Li Qianqian shook him awake. She said, “Water source, water source—”
Bai Luoluo said, “Huh? Huh?”
Li Qianqian said, “Wake up quickly, we’re leaving.”
Bai Luoluo finally woke up. He rubbed his eyes and said, “You guys are out?”
Li Qianqian said, “Yeah, my brother went to put things away and asked me to come get you—” She was excited beyond measure, her eyes sparkling.
Bai Luoluo quickly got up and said, “Okay.”
Li Qianqian said, “Let’s go.”
Then she turned around and led the way for Bai Luoluo.
The two quickly arrived at the aircraft, where Bai Luoluo saw Li Guanshan and Motuo were already seated inside.
Li Qianqian threw the heavy-looking backpack behind her onto the aircraft and said, “Brother, let’s go! We hit the jackpot this time!”
Li Guanshan nodded.
So the aircraft took off, and Li Qianqian, who loved to talk, seemed to have opened the floodgates of conversation even more. She was blushing as she said, “Water source, look what we found!!”
Listening to her excited tone, they must have found a lot of good stuff, Bai Luoluo initially thought. That was until Li Qianqian opened her backpack. Inside, it was filled with grenades, seemingly about fifty or sixty of them.
Bai Luoluo: “…” He couldn’t help but think of Li Qianqian’s bold action when she threw the backpack.
Bai Luoluo said, “Um, about that—”
Li Qianqian patted Bai Luoluo on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, we’ll split the money from selling these in half with you. After all, you helped us find them!” She took out a grenade excitedly and said, “Look at the condition, the appearance. If we can’t sell these for a good price, I’ll livestream cutting off my brother’s *!”
Li Guanshan: “…”
Bai Luoluo weakly said, “Can you please take your finger off the pin first?”
Li Qianqian said, “Oh, this is called a pin, huh? I think it looks shiny and pretty, I was even thinking if I could pull it out and make it into an earring or something.”
Bai Luoluo thought to himself, Thank goodness you didn’t pull it out.
Li Qianqian showed a lonely expression and said, “But my brother, he’s too stingy, why is he so stingy…”
Li Guanshan said, “Li Qianqian, that’s enough.”
Bai Luoluo felt that Li Qianqian should really thank Li Guanshan for being so stingy, otherwise these two might have perished inside.
Li Guanshan set the aircraft to automatic navigation and then turned to look at Bai Luoluo.
Bai Luoluo thought he was about to be troubled again, his face showing caution.
However, Li Guanshan reached out his hand towards Bai Luoluo and said, “I’m sorry.”
Bai Luoluo said, “Huh?”
Li Guanshan said, “You indeed didn’t deceive me, and I apologize for my misunderstanding.”
Bai Luoluo shook Li Guanshan’s hand and said, “It’s okay, now that the misunderstanding is cleared—”
But little did Bai Luoluo know, Li Guanshan added, “Of course, you did deceive my sister, Li Qianqian.”
Bai Luoluo: “…”
Li Guanshan said, “You know what punishment awaits deceiving New Humans, right?”
Jiang Shuiyuan had deceived Li Qianqian and managed to snatch a new water source from her, a stain that Bai Luoluo would never be able to wash away in his lifetime. He would always be at Li Guanshan’s mercy. Naturally, Bai Luoluo knew the consequences of deceiving Li Qianqian. If Li Guanshan handed him over to the authorities, he would be permanently banished from the settlements of the Old Humans, left to fend for himself in the endless yellow sands.
Bai Luoluo asked, “What… what do you want?”
Li Guanshan said, “You should know quite a few ancient sites.”
Bai Luoluo thought about the map the system had given him and hesitantly nodded.
“You provide the locations, we’ll go find them, and we’ll split the proceeds fifty-fifty,” Li Guanshan said.
Bai Luoluo readily agreed, saying, “Okay.”
Li Guanshan nodded. “Deal.”
A dirty deal was struck on the aircraft.
The three of them were on their way back in the aircraft, and Li Qianqian had completely let go of her image, sitting happily amidst a pile of grenades.
Bai Luoluo couldn’t bear to see it and said, “Qianqian, those things are dangerous. Don’t sit on them.”
Li Qianqian said, “Shuiyuan, you know these things, right?”
Bai Luoluo said, “… Sort of.”
Li Qianqian’s eyes sparkled, and she somehow pulled out a sniper rifle from somewhere. “So, Shuiyuan, do you know what model this rifle is?”
Bai Luoluo took the sniper rifle with trembling hands, first checked the ammunition, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was empty. He examined it carefully and felt that the sniper rifle looked somewhat familiar. He said, “… Where’s the case for this gun?”
Li Qianqian said, “The case was too big to carry, so we tossed it.”
Bai Luoluo said, “This should be a classic semi-automatic sniper rifle, accurate up to about 2,300 meters, using 50 BMG caliber bullets.” Men naturally liked guns, and Bai Luoluo was no exception. He continued, “Normally, this gun and its case would be together…” He hadn’t expected to see a Barrett M82 here. Judging from the gun, this planet should still overlap with Earth’s history.
Li Qianqian listened with a dazed expression, but Li Guanshan’s eyes lit up. He said, “You know a lot about guns?”
Bai Luoluo said, “I’ve just seen some…”
Due to the depletion of resources on Earth, weapons had become expensive luxuries. Just from the aircraft they were traveling in and the weapons Li Guanshan used, it was evident that they were well off.
It could be said that modern humans didn’t dislike using weapons; they just didn’t have the means to do so because all the minerals needed to manufacture weapons were nearly exhausted. People had to develop in terms of strength instead.
Li Qianqian hugged the rifle and giggled, saying how beautiful it looked.
Bai Luoluo suddenly remembered something and said, “Did you guys bring the gun but forget the bullets?”
Li Qianqian said, “But we don’t know which bullets to use.” She looked puzzled and added, “But we recognize grenades.”
Bai Luoluo: “…”
The three returned home, with Bai Luoluo getting off first while Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian went back to the New Humans’ residence.
New Humans could freely enter Old Humans’ living areas, but if Old Humans wanted to go to New Humans’ residences, they needed to go through a series of complicated procedures and might not even pass the review.
In contrast, Old Humans who successfully visited New Humans’ residences based on Jiang Shuiyuan’s memories were few and far between.
Before leaving, Li Qianqian left Bai Luoluo with some food and water, saying they would come to find him in a few days to split the loot and asked him to wait.
Bai Luoluo nodded in agreement.
Li Guanshan tossed a pack of cigarettes to Bai Luoluo. This stuff was also considered a luxury item now and wasn’t cheap. It seemed that Li Guanshan indeed had a change of heart towards Bai Luoluo and no longer saw him as just a worthless liar.
After watching their aircraft leave, Bai Luoluo returned to his own place.
His dwelling was in a dilapidated state, with the door broken to the extent that nobody had dared to come in and steal anything for three days—not that there was much to steal anyway.
After drinking some water and eating a bit, Bai Luoluo sat on the bed lost in thought.
At this moment, someone arrived at his door, announcing loudly, “Jiang Shuiyuan, you’re back? I thought you were going to die out there.”
Bai Luoluo glanced at him and said, “Ma Fei, what’s the matter?”
Ma Fei was a friend of Jiang Shuiyuan’s, or rather, more like an accomplice. They often teamed up to deceive people or engage in other shady activities.
Since Bai Luoluo had come back, he didn’t plan on continuing the activities he used to do as Jiang Shuiyuan.
Ma Fei said, “I saw you getting off the aircraft—did you meet some important person?” He was short and had a very sleazy smile, earning him the nickname “Mouse”.
Bai Luoluo said, “It’s none of your business.” He stood in front of Ma Fei with an unfriendly expression. Despite being a swindler, his appearance was not bad at all. A swindler couldn’t deceive people without good looks, so both in terms of height and appearance, he was impeccable. Bai Luoluo sneered, “Where were you when I was being beaten half to death?”
Ma Fei chuckled nervously.
Bai Luoluo said, “Get lost. Don’t let me see you again, or I won’t show you any mercy in the future.”
Ma Fei gritted his teeth, feeling that Bai Luoluo wasn’t joking. After hesitating for a moment, he chose to leave temporarily. However, he clearly didn’t believe that Bai Luoluo had changed so easily.
Feb 18, 2024
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by
Juno
in Fight for Peace and Love
The journey lasted a full three days, during which they stopped to rest several times.
Bai Luoluo, being just an ordinary person unlike Li Qianqian and Li Guanshan who could go without food or drink, couldn’t satisfy his bodily needs on the aircraft, so he had to make several stops along the way. Almost every time Bai Luoluo got off the aircraft, he encountered some animals attacking him.
The first time Bai Luoluo encountered was the kind of bugs that Li Qianqian killed while using the restroom. Li Guanshan easily helped Bai Luoluo solve the trouble. The pale yellow bugs fell densely on the ground, making people’s scalps tingle involuntarily. The next day, they encountered a giant snake over ten meters long. When the snake emerged from the ground, Bai Luoluo had just zipped up his pants and turned around to flee like a rabbit being chased by a dog.
Li Guanshan, on the other hand, remained calm throughout and directly chopped the snake into several pieces.
After the snake was killed, copious amounts of bright red blood gushed out, accompanied by a strong fishy smell. However, Li Guanshan didn’t have a drop of blood on him, as if he had been concealed within the yellow sand. Bai Luoluo couldn’t even see how he had killed the snake.
Sitting on the aircraft, Li Qianqian watched Bai Luoluo scramble back up, comforting him, “Don’t worry, everything will be fine. The creatures in this area are quite weak, apart from being disgusting, they’re not much of a threat.”
Bai Luoluo looked helpless.
Li Qianqian added, “You’d better dust off the sand on your body, he’s very particular about it. He won’t be pleased if he sees you bringing sand up.”
So Bai Luoluo could only dust off the sand from his body.
Li Guanshan easily dealt with the large snake and returned to the aircraft. He glanced at Bai Luoluo and said, “Not bad.”
Bai Luoluo felt sad, wondering whether “not bad” referred to his running speed or how well he had cleaned himself up.
While killing the snake, Li Guanshan’s black panther had been very excited and had even had a hearty meal. Now, it came up from outside the aircraft with a strong smell of blood around its mouth, looking quite happy. After boarding the aircraft, it enthusiastically rubbed its oily and shiny head against Bai Luoluo’s back, giving him goosebumps all over.
Seeing Bai Luoluo stiffen, Li Qianqian kindly explained to him, “Don’t be afraid, it’s just fond of you, that’s why it’s rubbing against you.”
Bai Luoluo asked, “…Is it fond of me, or my flesh?”
Li Guanshan interjected unkindly from the side, “Doesn’t your flesh belong to you?”
Bai Luoluo: “…” Li Guanshan, you’re not human.
The system was braver than the one in Bai Luoluo’s previous world. At least, when encountering a giant snake rising from the ground higher than a building, it didn’t scream in panic like Li Qianqian did. However, Bai Luoluo always felt a sense of familiarity in its tone, but couldn’t recall where he had heard it before.
According to the location marked by Bai Luoluo, the ruins were in a pile of rubble at the center of the desert.
This pile of rubble used to be a metal mine like iron ore, so a weapons processing factory was built nearby.
Later, this area encountered a huge sandstorm, and the weapons processing factory was abandoned. Of course, these things happened hundreds, even thousands of years ago, so Bai Luoluo couldn’t say whether the things buried underground had decayed or not – he knew nothing about archaeology.
Li Guanshan finally brought the aircraft to the place Bai Luoluo mentioned. The three of them saw the faintly visible rubble in the sand pile from the aircraft.
Li Qianqian exclaimed, “Brother, it’s an abandoned mine! I told you Jiang Shuiyuan wasn’t a fraud, but you didn’t believe me—”
Li Guanshan coldly said, “It’s just a waste mine. What’s there to get excited about?”
After parking the aircraft, the three of them jumped out one by one.
The scorching sun scorched the earth, and the sandy land was silent. In Bai Luoluo’s era, the desert was a forbidden zone for life. But obviously, it wasn’t the case in this world, as Bai Luoluo had already seen many monsters roaming the desert. In short, the only ones who couldn’t survive in the desert now were old humans like Bai Luoluo.
After Li Guanshan got off the spacecraft, he began to observe the rubble. Finally, he pointed to a stone with his hand and said, “Iron ore.”
Li Qianqian exclaimed, “That’s great!”
Scrap iron mines were actually very common because they were products of the industrial age. At that time, old humans had mined the minerals of the Earth in large quantities, leaving almost no usable mineral resources today.
Bai Luoluo always felt a bit mysterious. Although the system told him that this was the place where weapons were made, it wasn’t sure what kind of weapons, where exactly, or whether there were any left. In short, it was clueless.
Li Guanshan’s panther always followed behind Bai Luoluo, occasionally rubbing against him with its tail, making Bai Luoluo stiff and afraid that it might suddenly turn on him if its mood soured.
After wandering around the iron ore area, Li Guanshan returned. He said, “It’s hollow underneath. There’s something there.”
Li Qianqian cheered, and Bai Luoluo breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Guanshan said, “I’m just not sure what’s down there. I’ll look for an entrance.”
Li Qianqian said, “If there are crystals, that would be great. I really want crystals…”
Natural crystals weren’t expensive where Bai Luoluo lived, at least not the kind that could bankrupt someone with just a small piece. But in the current era, crystals were the top luxury items, accessible only to the wealthiest new humans.
Li Qianqian wore a small piece of wine-red tourmaline around her neck, of excellent quality and presumably quite valuable.
Li Guanshan squatted halfway on the ground, his long and slender fingers slowly inserting into the hot sand. Bai Luoluo noticed a peculiar-shaped ring on his right pinky finger, but he only glanced at it and didn’t dare to look closely.
Li Guanshan said, “Nine o’clock, sand dune direction – Qianqian.”
Li Qianqian nodded and said to Bai Luoluo, “Shuiyuan, plug your ears.”
Bai Luoluo quickly plugged his ears and watched as Li Qianqian stood facing the direction indicated by Li Guanshan. She then opened her mouth slightly, and after that, Bai Luoluo knew nothing.
A piercing sound rang in his ears, and then everything went black before he collapsed to the ground – he had been stunned by Li Qianqian’s sonic attack.
When he woke up again, they had already entered the building beneath the sand pile. Bai Luoluo was draped over the black panther, which was slowly moving forward with him on its back.
Seeing him wake up, Li Qianqian exclaimed, “Brother, Shuiyuan is awake!”
Li Guanshan glanced at Bai Luoluo and said, “Hmm.”
Li Qianqian hurriedly approached Bai Luoluo and said apologetically, “Shuiyuan, I didn’t expect you to be so weak… This frequency of sound usually doesn’t stun people.”
Bai Luoluo stared blankly at Li Qianqian.
Seeing Bai Luoluo’s expression, Li Qianqian panicked and said, “Shuiyuan? Shuiyuan?” She called out several times, but when Bai Luoluo didn’t respond, she turned to Li Guanshan in alarm and said, “Brother!! Jiang Shuiyuan, don’t tell me I’ve stunned him into a fool!!”
Li Guanshan glanced at Bai Luoluo and said, “It’s nothing, he’s just deaf.”
Bai Luoluo said, “Huh? What are you guys saying? Huh?”
Li Qianqian: “…”
Bai Luoluo said, “Why can’t I hear anything? Huh? Where are we? Huh?” His ears were buzzing, and he couldn’t hear anything.
He shouted a few times, but his wrist was suddenly grabbed by Li Guanshan, and then he was pulled in front of him. Li Guanshan’s black eyes stared into Bai Luoluo’s eyes, and Bai Luoluo finally heard a voice, which obviously didn’t come through his ears, and the tone wasn’t very friendly. Li Guanshan said, “Keep shouting, and I’ll cut off your tongue.”
Bai Luoluo: “…”
Li Guanshan continued, “It’s just temporary deafness. It’ll be fine in a while. Stay quiet behind us.”
After he finished speaking, he let go of Bai Luoluo, and Bai Luoluo couldn’t hear anything again.
Bai Luoluo said to the system, “On my first day in this world, I had a concussion. On the third day, I went deaf.”
System: “…Don’t worry, you still have me. I am your voice.”
Bai Luoluo coldly rejected the system, “Thanks, but no thanks.”
System: “…”
It seemed that Li Qianqian’s voice helped them find the entrance to go underground, and now they were walking inside.
The entrance was quite spacious because the buildings were well-preserved due to the scarcity of water in the desert.
As they walked inside, they soon encountered the first iron door, which still had a well-preserved seal with ancient characters on it.
“It’s ancient writing!” Li Qianqian eagerly wanted to remove it.
During the period when old humans were transitioning to new humans, many cultures were not preserved, and all of humanity unified under the same language and script. Therefore, intact ancient scripts were highly valuable items.
“Don’t move,” Li Guanshan warned.
Li Qianqian quickly withdrew her hand.
Li Guanshan took out a stick-like object from his pocket, scanned the seal after pressing the button, then carefully put on gloves and slowly removed the seal, placing it in a bag specifically for preserving artifacts.
Bai Luoluo looked like a fool behind them. He wasn’t used to not being able to hear and felt like his intelligence had dropped along with his hearing.
After Li Guanshan securely preserved the seal, he took out ** to smash the lock on the iron door and pushed it open. The heavy iron door made a dull sound, stirring up a thin layer of dust on the ground.
The three continued forward.
The tunnel was very dark, and Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian’s vision was different from ordinary people, so they didn’t need light. But Bai Luoluo couldn’t see anything. After taking a few steps, he had to say, “I can’t see—” Right, his ears were deaf, and now his eyes were useless too.
Li Guanshan’s footsteps paused, and he called the name of the black panther, “Motuo.”
The black panther growled.
“Take him to the door,” Li Guanshan said. “Protect him and don’t let him run away.”
The black panther nodded, grabbed Bai Luoluo’s sleeve, and began to lead him to the door. Bai Luoluo stumbled along with the panther, and when they reached a place with light, the panther stopped.
Bai Luoluo wanted to go further, but the panther lightly bit his foot, obviously telling him to stay here and not go forward.
Unable to do anything, Bai Luoluo could only sit down on the ground.
This place should be like what the system said, a place where weapons were built, but it was abandoned after encountering something.
The entire passage was empty, and there was a musty smell in the air, making people very uncomfortable.
Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian went deeper into the passage, leaving Bai Luoluo outside. The black panther circled around Bai Luoluo, occasionally hitting its tail against its hind legs, looking quite relaxed.
After sitting down, Bai Luoluo started chatting with the system, saying, “System, do they not recognize Chinese?”
The system said, “That’s right.”
Bai Luoluo got excited and said, “Then can I open a Chinese language training class—”
The system said, “You can.”
Bai Luoluo said, “The tuition can be cheaper, but I can take in more students—”
The system said, “But before you start the class, you need to explain one thing clearly.”
Bai Luoluo said, “What’s the problem?”
The system said, “Where did you learn this Chinese from?”
Bai Luoluo: “…”
Indeed, while their society and bureau did not have very specific restrictions on their personas, this did not mean that Bai Luoluo could act casually. Because it had happened before that the original world’s people discovered the worlds that the transmigrated objects had changed into, and the employees who were found out were directly taken and burned to death.
Bai Luoluo didn’t want to be burned to death or locked up for research, so after thinking about it, he instantly wilted.
As Bai Luoluo was talking to the system, Motuo, who had been leisurely circling around Bai Luoluo, suddenly erupted, slapping the ground with a paw.
Bai Luoluo couldn’t hear the sound, nor Motuo’s roar, so he didn’t feel anything unusual until Motuo moved its paw away, revealing the ground smashed into pieces.
Bai Luoluo looked at Motuo in horror.
Motuo ignored Bai Luoluo and continued to slap the ground. It seemed to be looking for something, and after several slaps, it finally caught what it was looking for—a black, elongated worm.
This worm should be highly poisonous, as the liquid flowing from it even left burn marks on the ground. Motuo didn’t seem to care about this, and after smashing the worm into pieces, it casually threw it aside, then approached Bai Luoluo and growled softly.
Bai Luoluo didn’t know what Motuo meant and didn’t dare to move.
Unexpectedly, Motuo came to Bai Luoluo’s hand and rubbed its head against Bai Luoluo’s palm.
Only then did Bai Luoluo understand and quickly reached out to pat Motuo’s head.
It must be said that the fur of this panther was very comfortable to touch, smooth and soft. Bai Luoluo carefully scratched Motuo’s chin like he would with a cat, feeling like Motuo’s head was starting to vibrate— if he could hear, he would probably hear Motuo purring.
Bai Luoluo was initially quite afraid of this panther, but now seeing its friendly attitude, much of his fear dissipated. After patting its head, he thanked it.
Motuo snorted a few times and placed its paw on Bai Luoluo’s shoulder.
Bai Luoluo had to pat its paw again.
The pads of the panther’s feet were not as soft as a cat’s, but they were still quite firm. However, as a member of the feline family, they were still comfortable to knead. Bai Luoluo’s transition from fear to fascination with petting the panther was extremely natural, and even his face showed a strangely infatuated smile.
After Motuo had been massaged by Bai Luoluo for a while, it broke free from Bai Luoluo’s embrace and began to patrol the area.
Apparently, this seemingly abandoned underground structure was not as safe as it appeared, with many dangers lurking in the darkness, ready to strike Bai Luoluo at any moment.
After the planet’s resources were depleted, it was obvious that evolution was not limited to just humans, but also to the animals that were better suited to extreme environments than humans.
Bai Luoluo’s hearing gradually recovered somewhat, although he still couldn’t hear faint sounds very clearly, but at least he could hear Motuo’s roars.
Suddenly, Motuo raised its head and roared fiercely at the ceiling, its fur bristling as if it had been provoked.
Bai Luoluo also looked up at the ceiling, but with his vision, he couldn’t see anything clearly and had no idea what was above.
After hesitating for a moment, Bai Luoluo took out a candle from his bag and tremblingly raised it up. In fact, the ceiling of this building wasn’t too high, probably around four meters at most.
Bai Luoluo didn’t dare to stand up and just sat there, holding the candle up to the ceiling. Finally, with the dim light of the candle, he could see what was on the ceiling.
However, after seeing what was on the ceiling, Bai Luoluo wished he hadn’t been curious.
It was a long, winding worm crawling along the ceiling, seemingly with countless legs to support it as it adhered to the ceiling. Its body was disgustingly **, with no visible head, only its slow wriggling movements.
Bai Luoluo despairingly said, “Are all the creatures in this world so unfriendly?”
The system said, “I feel like throwing up just looking at it.”
Bai Luoluo said, “…”
The worm hung on the ceiling, while Motuo paced on the ground, and Bai Luoluo felt nauseous in the corner. Even he, who wasn’t very afraid of bugs, felt nauseous. If Li Qianqian came back and saw this, she would probably scream and deafen him again.
Fortunately, the worm seemed to have no aggressive intent towards Bai Luoluo. After circling for a while, it finally left. Motuo looked like it wanted to chase after it, but because Li Guanshan’s task for it was to protect Bai Luoluo, after hesitating for a moment, it obediently returned to Bai Luoluo’s side.
Bai Luoluo had almost figured out that the specialty of this world was probably all kinds of disgusting bugs. He felt a bit weak and thought to himself that if he could encounter so many strange things at the entrance, he didn’t know what Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian would encounter inside.
Of course, besides bugs, Bai Luoluo also had a full understanding of the danger level of this world. Because shortly after the worm left, several strange animals appeared at the entrance where they had entered.
Those animals were quite small in size, with sharp teeth and claws, and at first glance, they looked a bit like small prehistoric dinosaurs.
Motuo faced the entrance, its muscles tense, obviously ready to strike.
The system said, “From their appearance, they should be carnivores…”
Bai Luoluo said sadly, “Where do they get their food in the desert?”
The system said, “Makes sense.”
Bai Luoluo said, “So they won’t lack essential vitamin B for their bodies, right?”
The system thought to itself that Bai Luoluo was really a good person, worrying about whether they were lacking in vitamins even when they were about to be eaten. Of course, being an excellent system, it wouldn’t let its employees be eaten so easily. So, after discussing with Bai Luoluo, the system successfully took over Bai Luoluo’s body.
Bai Luoluo himself knew some combat techniques, but his fighting skills were not suitable for this life-threatening situation where any mistake could be fatal.
These animals should be communal, numbering about seven or eight. The leading one clearly had its sights set on Bai Luoluo behind Motuo, its eyes never leaving him.
And their intelligence shouldn’t be low either. They first sent out a few to harass Motuo and disrupt its line of sight, while the rest planned to ambush Bai Luoluo.
Motuo sensed their intentions, directly stepped back a few steps, and didn’t intend to entangle with them at the entrance. It stood beside Bai Luoluo, its claws as sharp as steel leaving obvious marks on the ground, its body ready to strike.
The beasts slowly walked out of the cave, seemingly wanting to surround them.
Motuo growled lowly, its voice different from before, tinged with annoyance, as if complaining about something.
Bai Luoluo held his breath, ** in hand, preparing to face the challenge ahead.
Just when Bai Luoluo thought a big battle was about to begin, Motuo suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a flame, directly hitting the animals.
This flame was obviously different from ordinary flames; just touching it would ignite. The animals that were ignited emitted miserable cries, trying to roll on the sand to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but their actions were futile. Until they were burned to ashes, the flames on their bodies never went out.
Bai Luoluo also roughly understood why Motuo was in a bad mood. This big cat was too bored and just wanted to find some toys, but these toys posed a threat to Bai Luoluo’s life, so it reluctantly disposed of them all.
The system lamented regretfully, “I haven’t even done anything, and you’ve all fallen down…”
Bai Luoluo: “… Are you systems just here for the show and not to mind the big stuff?”
Most of those wild beasts were burned to death by Motuo’s breath of fire, and the rest disappeared without a trace.
Motuo whimpered a few times, even its ears drooping in displeasure, finally lying down beside Bai Luoluo, pitifully seeking comfort.
Bai Luoluo felt that Motuo’s expression was quite human-like. He patted its head and said, “It’s okay, I’ll play with you.”
Motuo: “Humph.”
It’s unclear whether Motuo’s breath of fire frightened off other beasts that were lurking in the shadows with intentions towards Bai Luoluo, but anyway, it finally quieted down around Bai Luoluo.
Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian had been inside for the whole afternoon, so it seemed they wouldn’t be coming out today.
Bai Luoluo could only spend the night alone at the entrance.
Fortunately, he had a warm-blooded leopard beside him. Motuo lay beside Bai Luoluo, and Bai Luoluo felt like he was covered with a thick, warm blanket when he placed its paws on himself.
After spending these few hours with Motuo, Bai Luoluo found that its temperament was actually quite good, not as fierce as when they first met.
Bai Luoluo scratched Motuo’s chin and said, “I’m going to sleep now.”
Motuo: howls
Bai Luoluo closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Although he had Motuo as company, he couldn’t sleep too deeply being outside. He woke up several times in the middle of the night because of various strange noises.
The last time Bai Luoluo woke up was when Li Qianqian shook him awake. She said, “Water source, water source—”
Bai Luoluo said, “Huh? Huh?”
Li Qianqian said, “Wake up quickly, we’re leaving.”
Bai Luoluo finally woke up. He rubbed his eyes and said, “You guys are out?”
Li Qianqian said, “Yeah, my brother went to put things away and asked me to come get you—” She was excited beyond measure, her eyes sparkling.
Bai Luoluo quickly got up and said, “Okay.”
Li Qianqian said, “Let’s go.”
Then she turned around and led the way for Bai Luoluo.
The two quickly arrived at the aircraft, where Bai Luoluo saw Li Guanshan and Motuo were already seated inside.
Li Qianqian threw the heavy-looking backpack behind her onto the aircraft and said, “Brother, let’s go! We hit the jackpot this time!”
Li Guanshan nodded.
So the aircraft took off, and Li Qianqian, who loved to talk, seemed to have opened the floodgates of conversation even more. She was blushing as she said, “Water source, look what we found!!”
Listening to her excited tone, they must have found a lot of good stuff, Bai Luoluo initially thought. That was until Li Qianqian opened her backpack. Inside, it was filled with grenades, seemingly about fifty or sixty of them.
Bai Luoluo: “…” He couldn’t help but think of Li Qianqian’s bold action when she threw the backpack.
Bai Luoluo said, “Um, about that—”
Li Qianqian patted Bai Luoluo on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, we’ll split the money from selling these in half with you. After all, you helped us find them!” She took out a grenade excitedly and said, “Look at the condition, the appearance. If we can’t sell these for a good price, I’ll livestream cutting off my brother’s *!”
Li Guanshan: “…”
Bai Luoluo weakly said, “Can you please take your finger off the pin first?”
Li Qianqian said, “Oh, this is called a pin, huh? I think it looks shiny and pretty, I was even thinking if I could pull it out and make it into an earring or something.”
Bai Luoluo thought to himself, Thank goodness you didn’t pull it out.
Li Qianqian showed a lonely expression and said, “But my brother, he’s too stingy, why is he so stingy…”
Li Guanshan said, “Li Qianqian, that’s enough.”
Bai Luoluo felt that Li Qianqian should really thank Li Guanshan for being so stingy, otherwise these two might have perished inside.
Li Guanshan set the aircraft to automatic navigation and then turned to look at Bai Luoluo.
Bai Luoluo thought he was about to be troubled again, his face showing caution.
However, Li Guanshan reached out his hand towards Bai Luoluo and said, “I’m sorry.”
Bai Luoluo said, “Huh?”
Li Guanshan said, “You indeed didn’t deceive me, and I apologize for my misunderstanding.”
Bai Luoluo shook Li Guanshan’s hand and said, “It’s okay, now that the misunderstanding is cleared—”
But little did Bai Luoluo know, Li Guanshan added, “Of course, you did deceive my sister, Li Qianqian.”
Bai Luoluo: “…”
Li Guanshan said, “You know what punishment awaits deceiving New Humans, right?”
Jiang Shuiyuan had deceived Li Qianqian and managed to snatch a new water source from her, a stain that Bai Luoluo would never be able to wash away in his lifetime. He would always be at Li Guanshan’s mercy. Naturally, Bai Luoluo knew the consequences of deceiving Li Qianqian. If Li Guanshan handed him over to the authorities, he would be permanently banished from the settlements of the Old Humans, left to fend for himself in the endless yellow sands.
Bai Luoluo asked, “What… what do you want?”
Li Guanshan said, “You should know quite a few ancient sites.”
Bai Luoluo thought about the map the system had given him and hesitantly nodded.
“You provide the locations, we’ll go find them, and we’ll split the proceeds fifty-fifty,” Li Guanshan said.
Bai Luoluo readily agreed, saying, “Okay.”
Li Guanshan nodded. “Deal.”
A dirty deal was struck on the aircraft.
The three of them were on their way back in the aircraft, and Li Qianqian had completely let go of her image, sitting happily amidst a pile of grenades.
Bai Luoluo couldn’t bear to see it and said, “Qianqian, those things are dangerous. Don’t sit on them.”
Li Qianqian said, “Shuiyuan, you know these things, right?”
Bai Luoluo said, “… Sort of.”
Li Qianqian’s eyes sparkled, and she somehow pulled out a sniper rifle from somewhere. “So, Shuiyuan, do you know what model this rifle is?”
Bai Luoluo took the sniper rifle with trembling hands, first checked the ammunition, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was empty. He examined it carefully and felt that the sniper rifle looked somewhat familiar. He said, “… Where’s the case for this gun?”
Li Qianqian said, “The case was too big to carry, so we tossed it.”
Bai Luoluo said, “This should be a classic semi-automatic sniper rifle, accurate up to about 2,300 meters, using 50 BMG caliber bullets.” Men naturally liked guns, and Bai Luoluo was no exception. He continued, “Normally, this gun and its case would be together…” He hadn’t expected to see a Barrett M82 here. Judging from the gun, this planet should still overlap with Earth’s history.
Li Qianqian listened with a dazed expression, but Li Guanshan’s eyes lit up. He said, “You know a lot about guns?”
Bai Luoluo said, “I’ve just seen some…”
Due to the depletion of resources on Earth, weapons had become expensive luxuries. Just from the aircraft they were traveling in and the weapons Li Guanshan used, it was evident that they were well off.
It could be said that modern humans didn’t dislike using weapons; they just didn’t have the means to do so because all the minerals needed to manufacture weapons were nearly exhausted. People had to develop in terms of strength instead.
Li Qianqian hugged the rifle and giggled, saying how beautiful it looked.
Bai Luoluo suddenly remembered something and said, “Did you guys bring the gun but forget the bullets?”
Li Qianqian said, “But we don’t know which bullets to use.” She looked puzzled and added, “But we recognize grenades.”
Bai Luoluo: “…”
The three returned home, with Bai Luoluo getting off first while Li Guanshan and Li Qianqian went back to the New Humans’ residence.
New Humans could freely enter Old Humans’ living areas, but if Old Humans wanted to go to New Humans’ residences, they needed to go through a series of complicated procedures and might not even pass the review.
In contrast, Old Humans who successfully visited New Humans’ residences based on Jiang Shuiyuan’s memories were few and far between.
Before leaving, Li Qianqian left Bai Luoluo with some food and water, saying they would come to find him in a few days to split the loot and asked him to wait.
Bai Luoluo nodded in agreement.
Li Guanshan tossed a pack of cigarettes to Bai Luoluo. This stuff was also considered a luxury item now and wasn’t cheap. It seemed that Li Guanshan indeed had a change of heart towards Bai Luoluo and no longer saw him as just a worthless liar.
After watching their aircraft leave, Bai Luoluo returned to his own place.
His dwelling was in a dilapidated state, with the door broken to the extent that nobody had dared to come in and steal anything for three days—not that there was much to steal anyway.
After drinking some water and eating a bit, Bai Luoluo sat on the bed lost in thought.
At this moment, someone arrived at his door, announcing loudly, “Jiang Shuiyuan, you’re back? I thought you were going to die out there.”
Bai Luoluo glanced at him and said, “Ma Fei, what’s the matter?”
Ma Fei was a friend of Jiang Shuiyuan’s, or rather, more like an accomplice. They often teamed up to deceive people or engage in other shady activities.
Since Bai Luoluo had come back, he didn’t plan on continuing the activities he used to do as Jiang Shuiyuan.
Ma Fei said, “I saw you getting off the aircraft—did you meet some important person?” He was short and had a very sleazy smile, earning him the nickname “Mouse”.
Bai Luoluo said, “It’s none of your business.” He stood in front of Ma Fei with an unfriendly expression. Despite being a swindler, his appearance was not bad at all. A swindler couldn’t deceive people without good looks, so both in terms of height and appearance, he was impeccable. Bai Luoluo sneered, “Where were you when I was being beaten half to death?”
Ma Fei chuckled nervously.
Bai Luoluo said, “Get lost. Don’t let me see you again, or I won’t show you any mercy in the future.”
Ma Fei gritted his teeth, feeling that Bai Luoluo wasn’t joking. After hesitating for a moment, he chose to leave temporarily. However, he clearly didn’t believe that Bai Luoluo had changed so easily.
