Hao Ren threw the MDT into the dimensional pocket in case something happened to it after he left The Plane of Dreams. Then he deliberately said goodbye to a few mercenaries and swaggered out of Gray Fox's base.
He was not worried that someone would find the body in the room missing. First of all, he would only be gone for a day, and the mercenaries would not pry open his door. Second, he left an autonomous robot in the room before he left. If someone really broke in, the autonomous robot would delay for a while and immediately send him a signal. It would be fine if he returned in time.
But these means were probably useless.
When he left the base and came to an intersection leading to the street, Hao Ren saw Khiton's body hanging on a high lamppost, with a huge sign hanging below: The End of Betraying Gray Fox.
"I still can't believe that Nolan is only seventeen years old," Hao Ren whispered as he passed by Khiton's body. "Since Ulyanov, who was on the verge of death, could live for so long with the help of artificial organs, I'm afraid Nolan's age is not real."
"If only my functions were perfect," the voice of the MDT sounded in his mind. "I would know what's wrong with the little girl's body with a scan. Unfortunately, I don't even f * cking understand my own body now … "
Hao Ren walked along the dilapidated street into the depths of the neighborhood. After confirming that he had left the last sentry post of Gray Fox, he turned into a winding alley. There were only three kinds of places in Black Street: factories, regiments, and slums. And now he was near the edge of the slums. The air around him was filled with a pungent smell. Old clothes hung almost like rags on the rusty tin houses. The roads were always wet. Dirty and toxic sewage leaked out of the factory pipes and flowed everywhere in the unregulated neighborhood. Hao Ren tried to pick a clean place as much as possible. He noticed that someone was peeping out of the nearby tin houses, and some of the windows were flashing with panic. Because a neatly dressed man with a mercenary nameplate on his chest had broken in. This did not seem to be a good thing here.
Hao Ren ignored these prying eyes and finally found a deserted corner. After confirming that no one could see him, he muttered softly, "Let's break away."
The dizziness and weightlessness that Hao Ren hadn't felt for a long time hit him, as if he had just woken up from a dream. His vision went black, and then he felt his back go soft. He should be lying on a familiar bed. He opened his eyes and saw the roof of his bedroom. Although he had only stayed in The Plane of Dreams for half a day, the difference in conditions between the two worlds was huge. When he saw the scene at home, he could not help but lament: This place is still the best.
At this time, it was already dark outside, and the lights in the house were not turned on. It was dark everywhere, and the living room was also quiet. Most of the people in the house were probably asleep. Hao Ren propped himself up to reach the light switch beside him. As soon as he moved, he heard a whirring sound next to him. Then, a pair of golden eyes darted up. "Ah! Mr. Landlord, you're finally awake?! "
Hao Ren was startled. When he looked closely, he found that it was Lily. The girl's werewolf form was good in every aspect, except that her eyes were golden at night. When they suddenly jumped out in the dark, it was like two will-o '-the-wisps. He reached out and pressed on the fluffy silver hair in front of him. "Lily, what's wrong with you? What are you doing in my house in the middle of the night? "
Lily slapped Hao Ren's hand away and glared at him with her arms akimbo. "I was kind enough to wait for you to wake up for dinner. How dare you scold me?"
Hao Ren turned on the light, and only then did he see a small table next to him. There was a meal that had been reheated for god knows how many times. It was still steaming. Then, he looked at the sleepy Lily. He was touched and surprised. "Ugh … I didn't expect … Thank you. By the way, where did Vivian go? "
Hao Ren thought that it would be normal if Vivian was waiting here, but it was hard to understand why the husky was so thoughtful. Lily did not think too much about it. She continued to put her arms akimbo. "Battie went out for a walk at night. She asked me to wait here. Also, I just reheated the meal because the MDT just popped up saying that you're going to wake up soon. "
When Hao Ren heard that it was Vivian's arrangement, he felt that the world was still normal. The husky was not the type to take the initiative to care about others. Then, he realized that he was really hungry: he had not even had a sip of water since noon. But when he came to the table, he was stunned. "Why is this bun …"
Lily turned her face away. "I've tasted it for you …"
Hao Ren was speechless.
Gritting her teeth, Lily took out a packet of spicy sticks from her pocket and handed it to him. "Here you go. It's better than the bun."
Hao Ren took the spicy sticks, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He thought to himself that this girl was really straightforward and easy to understand. Then, he began to eat the dinner that was a few hours late. He looked at the sky outside and asked casually, "What time is it now?"
Lily sat on Hao Ren's bed, swinging her legs in boredom. She yawned and said, "It's 10: 30. By the way, Mr. Landlord, are you in The Plane of Dreams again? The MDT sent a message saying that you're exploring a new world. What's it like over there? "
The more Lily said, the more her eyes lit up. Her sleepiness faded away at a speed visible to the naked eye. According to her usual biological clock, she would have yawned for days after 10 o 'clock at night. She had been holding on until now not just to take care of Hao Ren's dinner — she was waiting for a story.
Hao Ren rolled his eyes and said, "Let me finish eating first. I'm starving. Also, can you stop sweeping the bed with your tail? Don't you know how troublesome it is to clean up dog fur? "
After he finished eating, Lily diligently cleaned up the dishes. Vivian happened to come back from a walk outside. The three of them gathered in Hao Ren's room. The latter knocked on the MDT that was playing dead on the bedside table. "Wake up, wake up. You're just a PDA and you're pretending to be traumatized?!"
The MDT had been lying there motionlessly since it returned to the Surface World. Other than the occasional flash on its surface to show that it was not dead, it did not move at all. It was only when Hao Ren poked it that it floated up. "Phew … My precious and perfect body! Finally back to life! I was just enjoying it! "
Hao Ren got goosebumps from the MDT's tone. "You sound like a pervert, you know?"
The MDT said bluntly, "Better than necrophilia."
Lily suddenly looked at Hao Ren with a strange look. "Necrophilia? Landlord, what did you do in The Plane of Dreams? "
As Lily and Vivian stared at him, Hao Ren could not help but recall how the MDT turned into a corpse in The Plane of Dreams and how he and a brick were mistaken as a couple. The more he thought about it, the more painful it was. In the end, he could not help but cover his face and said, "Don't mention it. I really f * cked up …"
As soon as his voice trailed off, a silver light flashed in the room. Lily darted under the bed like lightning and poked her head out carefully. "Landlord … Landlord, explain the situation! Single dogs also have dignity. You can't think of taking advantage of — "
Hao Ren was speechless.
He stepped forward and dragged Lily out by the ear. "You sit here! I'm talking about what happened to me in The Plane of Dreams. It's like f * cked up … Hey, don't bite me! "
Lily bit Hao Ren's wrist and mumbled, "But this is sexual harassment!"
Vivian crossed her arms and watched as if it was none of her business. After Lily nibbled on Hao Ren's arm a few times, she said, "Landlord, you've lived with a bunch of monsters for so long. Why haven't you learned your lesson?"
Hao Ren pressed Lily down on the chair. The interruption had finally made him forget his annoyance for a while. Then he told them about his experience with the MDT in The Plane of Dreams, focusing on the various suspicious points in the operation. He wanted to see what Vivian and Lily had to say about it.
Although Lily looked like an idiot, her brain was not slow at all. Coupled with the advantage of having a broad mind, sometimes she was even more reliable than Vivian when it came to difficult situations.
There were many suspicious points in his and the MDT's "dream" this time. Whether it was being transported to a strange planet or the sudden uncontrollable dream connection, it was all unusual. But the most unusual thing was what happened to the MDT. It was a sophisticated gadget, even more reliable than the human brain. But now, it was experiencing mental abnormalities. It was a concern no matter how one looked at it.
Hao Ren poked the MDT that was floating in front of him. "But I feel that this thing has never been normal from the beginning. So, it's natural for something to happen."
The MDT banged on Hao Ren's head in protest.
Hao Ren said, "You better watch yourself. You are no longer a little girl. I have no problem dealing with a brick!"
Lily looked at Hao Ren curiously. "Landlord, you said you got a mercenary dog tag? Let me see what it looks like. "
"Your focus is really different," Hao Ren muttered. He reached for the identity card that he should have brought out of The Plane of Dreams. "This is … Eh? Where's my tag? "
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