Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Make a Friend.

To Chi Juan, the three words Zhou Yujing had already become an obsession.

She had spent so many items, so many game coins, and invested so much sunk cost. If she and he could not have a satisfactory ending, she truly could not accept it.

Hearing 01’s words, she gave a sweet smile. “He and I both belong to Squad 37. My teammate entered a difficult game, so I came to support him. As for his girlfriend…”

01 smiled lazily and directly cut her off. “Really?”

“But why do I feel like she doesn’t need support at all?”

[01 is referring to Big Sister, right?]

[Definitely!]

[01 may not necessarily understand Big Sister’s true strength yet, but he definitely knows how to piss people off!]

Without waiting for Chi Juan to answer, 01 continued asking, “Who is the leader of Squad 37? Before sending you here as support, did he conduct a full strength assessment? Sending a group of newcomers like you into an A-rank instance—did he make the wrong decision?”

[Hahaha, 01 is basically just short of directly saying you came here to drag everyone down.]

[The pressure coming from 01. So strong.]

[Three questions in a row, each sharper than the last.]

[01 may look unreliable, but in terms of rank, he’s higher than some branch leaders. Chi Cheng, danger!]

When 01 mentioned leadership, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Chi Juan’s back. She straightened her attitude and answered formally, “The leader did make an assessment.” As for the leader’s name, she deliberately skipped over it.

01 smiled ambiguously. “I see.”

He did not continue asking. Instead, Chi Juan’s new teammate Xu Yan cautiously asked, “Excuse me, are you Senior 01?”

Being recognized did not surprise 01.

After all, the number showing he had cleared 73 games was indeed very eye-catching.

He gave a hum of acknowledgment.

After confirming his identity, Xu Yan and the other teammate both let out long sighs of relief.

Their luck this time was not bad. They had actually run into members of the National Main Team!

A trace of a smile appeared on Xu Yan’s face. “Senior 01, we lack experience in A-rank instances. Please give us guidance.”

They were all members of the National Team, so naturally 01 and his teammates could not just ignore them.

If they had entered the game at the same time, 01 would originally have directly carried them to an easy win this round.

But the times they entered the game differed by more than twenty hours. Even if 01 wanted to carry them, he could not.

As for whether Squad 37’s leader had made a wrong decision, that could be handled after leaving the game.

Inside the game, he had the responsibility to lead members of the National Branch Team to clear it.

He tilted his chin toward Uncle Zhong, signaling him to handle the matter.

Uncle Zhong smiled and informed Chi Juan’s group of all currently known information.

“At present, this is the situation. You need to find a token containing the number 2216 to ensure that you can return to the correct timeline.”

Xu Yan and the other male teammate hurriedly thanked him. “Thank you, Senior.”

Uncle Zhong waved his hand. “It’s only right.”

Xu Yan was somewhat worried about what would happen after the safe time ended. After all, she was still a newcomer who had not left newbie protection, and suddenly entering an A-rank instance made her deeply uneasy. After hesitating for a while, she still asked, “Senior, if we return to 2216, we should meet you again, right?”

Hearing her ask that, 01 casually said, “Yes.”

Toward younger members of the National Team, he showed a bit more patience.

“This game only has intersecting timelines. There are no multiple parallel spaces. As long as you are on the same timeline, you can meet.”

Hearing 01 say this, Xu Yan felt relieved.

Just after 01’s group told them this information, they were teleported to the 2216 timeline.

Xu Yan bit her lip. “The seniors found two extra tokens and gave them to us, but we’re still missing one.”

Chi Juan held the two tokens the seniors had given them and took the lead walking into the villa. “Let’s keep looking.”

Ning Rong and Zhou Yujing had just finished searching the first and second floors of the villa when 01’s group arrived.

White Hair and Red Hair did not appear.

Clearly, they had gone to the wrong point in time.

Before Ning Rong and Zhou Yujing searched the small garden, they had run into those two. She had even warned them to throw away the diary.

But judging from the looks of it, the two had not listened to her.

After seeing them, 01 said blandly, “We meet again, newcomers.”

[01, even if you’re arrogant and technically correct, standing in front of you is the strongest newcomer! More potential than you had back then.]

[I’m dying laughing. So who is better at acting cool, the little newcomer or 01?]

[Honestly, both of them are pretty good at it.]

Uncle Zhong sincerely invited them, “Want to search the villa together?”

There was no reason not to, so Ning Rong agreed.

After the group searched the villa from top to bottom, they finally saw a little girl who looked about five or six years old in the basement.

The little girl was hugging her knees with both arms, her head buried between them, sitting in the corner looking like a tiny little bundle.

The basement was filled with a rich grape wine fragrance. Compared to before, the scent was much lighter now.

As the diplomatic spokesperson of the team, Uncle Zhong naturally stepped forward to negotiate.

He deliberately lowered his voice and said slowly, “Hello there, little friend.”

Hearing his voice, the little girl blankly raised her head. Looking at this group of people who had suddenly appeared before her, confusion and fear flashed in her eyes.

Uncle Zhong crouched down and spoke kindly, “Little friend, where are the adults in your family? Are you the only one at home?”

Hearing that sentence, a huge tear quickly gathered in the little girl’s eyes.

They only heard her say in broken intervals, “Dad… Mom… left with older brother. They don’t want me anymore.”

[An NPC finally appeared!]

[Do they favor sons over daughters?]

[Could this little girl be the biggest boss of “Amnesia”?]

[Very likely.]

Uncle Zhong patiently guided her. “Where did they go?”

No one knew which word touched the little girl’s reverse scale, but she instantly became hysterical.

“They abandoned me! They don’t want me anymore!”

“They only like older brother!”

Uncle Zhong hurriedly activated his skill, Emotional Soothing, allowing the little girl’s emotions to gradually calm down.

“How about Uncle takes you to find them?”

The little girl shouted loudly, “No!”

After saying that, she ran off in a flash. When Ning Rong and the others chased after her, they discovered the little girl had already disappeared without a trace.

Uncle Zhong had a headache. “It looks like the parents favored sons over daughters, abandoned their daughter, and left with their son. But…”

Could it really be that simple?

If it truly were that simple, then their main mission could have been completed at that very moment.

But no notification of the main mission being achieved sounded in their minds.

Which meant they still had not uncovered the story that had happened inside this villa.

There were simply too few clues in this game. It was very difficult for them to extract useful information.

The skill Key Information looked extremely useful. Ning Rong really wanted to try it once.

But if Everyone Wants to Be Friends With Me was to activate successfully, it had to receive the other party’s consent.

And both sides also had to hold the status of friends.

Last time, Ning Rong had relied on this skill to successfully use Wen Huai’s skill, Eyes of the Future.

Eyes of the Future was indeed very useful.

As for this time...

She suddenly looked at 01 and said in a calm tone, “Want to be friends?”

[What? Is this about to become a battlefield of rivals?]

[Why suddenly ask to be friends?!]

[Her boyfriend is still right there beside her. Is it really okay for things to get this exciting all of a sudden?!]

[Good good good, this is great!]

[Big Sister really has the aura under perfect control! Even though she’s the one asking to be friends, it still feels like she’s controlling the whole scene.]

[The little newcomer really knows how to create topics. The livestream traffic is probably about to explode.]

[Stop messing around. Am I the only one who feels the little newcomer just plans to activate a skill? Becoming friends should only be one of the required steps.]