In terms of comfort, the hotel chain's mattresses could only be considered average. Still, they were much better than simply laying fabric or straw on the bed. It had been a long time since Zhang Heng slept on a mattress. In the Black Sail quest, he spent almost half of his time at sea. At that time, he basically slept on a hammock. When he came ashore, he had a bed to sleep on, but it was just two layers of blankets and cotton cloth on top of the wooden plank.
It was said that European royalty used to make mattresses with feathers, but pirates weren't so particular about it. When Zhang Heng first arrived, he suffered from insomnia for a few nights.
This was his first night after returning to modern civilization. After washing up, Zhang Heng turned off the lights and went to bed. He slept until it was almost noon. Sunlight shone into the room through the gap in the curtains and fell on his cheeks. Zhang Heng got up from the bed, feeling a little thirsty. He picked up the free mineral water on the table and drank two mouthfuls. Some fragments of the dream still lingered in his mind.
The turbulent sea, the salty sea breeze, and the flame-like short red hair … Everything in the past was like a long dream, and when he opened his eyes, it turned into bubbles.
Zhang Heng picked up the phone next to his pillow and glanced at it.
One was from Wei Jiangyang, saying that he and his girlfriend were now in Tsingtao, and they planned to spend two or three days there. Before they left, they would go to the seafood wholesale market to buy some seafood. He asked if Zhang Heng needed to buy seafood, and he could send it to him by express delivery.
The other one was from Hayase Asuka, saying that she had booked a flight back to Japan on the 1st. She asked if Zhang Heng had time to go shopping with her before she left. She wanted to buy some souvenirs for her family.
Zhang Heng replied to Wei Jiangyang first, then set his WeChat to Japanese before replying to Hayase Asuka. The latter's reply came the fastest. It was as if Hayase Asuka had been waiting by his phone all this while. Right after Zhang Heng sent the first message, her second one came immediately.
"I haven't had the time to thank you for the dolls. You haven't had lunch yet, right? How about an hour later? Let's meet in Xidan. I'll treat you to a meal. "There was also a relaxed smiley face at the end of the message.
In his current state, Zhang Heng did not want to wander around the streets. However, this was not the first time he encountered such a situation. When he came back from the Soviet-Finnish war, his temperament and personality had changed a little. He even carried a lot of little habits from the battlefield. His roommates could feel that he was different, but as he reintegrated into their daily lives, the situation gradually improved.
Therefore, in order to minimize the traces left on him by ten years of piracy, the best way was to interact more with people.
Zhang Heng thought for a moment and replied, "Okay."
After that, he put down his phone, took a shower in the bathroom, went downstairs to check out at the front desk, and bought a 3M mask from the pharmacy next door. With the development of the industry, many cities, especially those in the north, often encountered smog. Many people wore masks on the streets, so his getup did not attract much attention.
However, when Zhang Heng paid with Alipay, he had a strange feeling. It was as if a pair of eyes were watching him from behind. When he turned his head, he only saw an old lady picking out cold medicine for her grandson. The latter had just taken out her reading glasses and was struggling to read the medicine's instructions, so he could basically be excluded. The small pharmacy wasn't that big. Other than a shopping guide, a cashier, and two customers, there was no one else in the shop.
Since it was getting late, Zhang Heng did not dwell on it. He took the subway to Xidan at the appointed time.
Hayase Asuka fully displayed her attitude of treating studying abroad as a vacation. Perhaps she thought that taking pictures with a mobile phone was not enough, she bought a Polaroid camera and happily took pictures of the passers-by and the street at the exit of the subway station. It made people wonder if she did not need to pay for her camera paper.
"Ah, it's great that you can come!" Hayase Asuka put the photo that she had just spat out into a small bag, rubbed the tip of her nose that was a little red from the cold, and said happily, "I was worried about what I should bring back this morning. Mom said she wanted me to buy chili oil bean curd and tea, and dad wanted white wine. Oh, really? Don't you know how to shop online? You even said that you have to buy it locally for it to be authentic. But I don't know anything about this. Fortunately, you are here. But before that, let's go eat first. Is there anything in particular you want to eat?"
"I don't have any special preferences when it comes to food. How about this? Tell me what you want to eat, and I can take you to a better restaurant."
"Really? Isn't that a little inappropriate? You are the guest, "Hayase Asuka said. Hayase Asuka might have said that, but her body was very honest. She took out a folded flyer from her bag. "What kind of food is on this? It looks delicious. "
Zhang Heng took the leaflet and glanced at it. "Hot pot? Come with me. There is a popular shop nearby."
However, Zhang Heng stopped in his tracks. He remembered that he had just come here to buy something more than half a month ago. Now, everything in front of him had become a little unfamiliar to him.
He was not even sure where the hot pot shop was, so he had to search for it using the public reviews again.
This was also one of the side effects of spending too much time in a dungeon. There was a time limit to one's memory, and while one accepted new knowledge, one would slowly forget some of the past. Zhang Heng could only be thankful that he entered the Black Sail dungeon after the final exam. Otherwise, if the exam started today, he would not be able to pass.
It was lunchtime when the two arrived, and there were already a lot of people waiting in line outside the hot pot shop.
Zhang Heng went to the receptionist to get a number. Suddenly, a strange feeling rose in his heart, as if he was being watched. If the first time at the pharmacy was an accident, then the second time was enough to make Zhang Heng vigilant.
With Rhode's current strength, he didn't have to worry about being targeted by ordinary pickpockets or gangsters. However, before he attended the auction, both the professor and Ding Si had warned him that the players' circle wasn't always calm and peaceful.
Humans were the most complicated animals in the world. As long as the base number reached a certain level, there would be all kinds of people in any circle.
Ding Si once mentioned that some crazy players would hunt other players for game items. However, Zhang Heng had always been a solo player, and he had always kept a low profile. He had never revealed his identity to other players, and logically speaking, it was impossible for him to be targeted by other players.
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