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Chapter 274 - Chapter 274 274 Hmph serves you right

Chapter 274: 274 Hmph, serves you right Chapter 274: 274 Hmph, serves you right Chen Xu had stayed in the camp for two days, waiting until Bai Jinxuan “logged off” before he packed his belongings, ready to return to the other camp.

He had only one transport vehicle, so it wasn’t possible to take everything with him. He directly transferred the control of the robot drones to the transport vehicle and set off with hundreds of robots and drones in tow.

There was another item, Bai Jinxuan’s Life Support Chamber.

After “logging off,” which was equivalent to losing consciousness, one needed to be placed inside a Life Support Chamber to maintain life. Once they “logged on” again, they could quickly be up and about.

After departure, Yang Jinxia sat in the passenger seat, swiping on the control panel, focusing on the map.

Chen Xu, while controlling the vehicle, asked curiously, “What are you looking for?”

Her eyes fixed on the screen, she asked, “Along the way, have you discovered anything?”

“Like what?”

She didn’t speak and pulled up a map, “See for yourself.”

Chen Xu turned to look and saw an overhead photo, picturing a forest. Amidst the faintly red foliage and branches, one could vaguely make out a head and a barely visible body beneath, resembling a person. He couldn’t help but feel startled, “This is…”

Yang Jinxia said, “It was captured by my ship during landing.”

“In that case, there might very well be intelligent life forms on this planet, similar to humans,” Chen Xu said without a trace of fear. He had braved through many storms; such revelations couldn’t scare him.

In fact, he’d been thinking these past few days that perhaps the difficulty level of this two-star game was a bit too low. He now possessed a base and a self-upgrading colonization suit. On a planet like this, it seemed nothing could pose a threat to him.

So far, it was a farming-style game. But without enemies, there was no sense of urgency, and the playability of the game would be greatly reduced. What fun was there in a pure farming game?

He wondered what kind of enemy he was going to face–a powerful monster like the black bird, aliens, or natural disasters.

Now, seeing the photo of the creature that resembled a human, he roughly concluded, “So it’s humans after all.”

Yang Jinxia raised a question, “Then why are there no traces of human activity in the photos taken by the ship?”

Intelligent life forms like humans had completely different habits from ordinary animals–they built houses, cultivated land, and so on, all of which were obvious at a glance in the photos.

“Let’s assume for a moment, maybe not the entire planet is so highly irradiated. Perhaps there’s a specific area, and outside this area, it’s pretty normal,” Chen Xu speculated. Reading many novels made it easy to think of the concept of a forbidden zone.

“There’s another possibility, that the intelligent life on this planet doesn’t live on the surface.”

Yang Jinxia nodded, “That would make sense.”

“Moreover, after all, this is a game; we need to think outside the box and not view things through conventional lenses.”

“You mean, supernatural forces?”

“Yes, it’s not impossible. However, the specific circumstances can only be determined after we gather more evidence.”

“Conjecture boldly, but verify with caution.”

“Exactly.”

……

This trip, there was no need to cut down trees; they just had to return along the original route, which was much faster than on the way there. Chen Xu also had the robots and drones collect some plant samples to take back to the base for study.

As for the animals they encountered, he dispatched specialized hunting robots to capture them. Those that couldn’t be caught were killed, to be brought back for thorough research.

If the enemy he was going to face was the intelligent life of this planet, studying the characteristics of the local fauna was a way of preparing for the worst.

After crossing a few mountains, they quickly arrived at the river bank. This was where the drones proved useful; carrying one by one, they flew across to the opposite bank.

After crossing the river, he didn’t leave immediately. He parked the vehicle by the riverbank and sent two diving-capable robots to explore underwater.

The two of them sat in the cockpit, watching the real-time footage captured by the robots. The river water was somewhat turbid; even with high-definition lenses, visibility was low.

Activating the sonar revealed several objects resembling fish, none of them particularly large.

Since the robots couldn’t go too far, they left after capturing a few aquatic creatures.

Before they knew it, night fell, and there was still about a quarter of the journey left.

Chen Xu didn’t plan on spending the night outside. Turning on the lights, he embarked on the night journey. With so many robots around, his courage grew, and he wanted to see if there were other dangers in the night-time world.

The vehicle passed by the edge of the forest. There were many animals out foraging, but as soon as they noticed the commotion on this side, they kept their distance, not daring to approach.

Until he left the forest, Chen Xu hadn’t seen a single animal manifest any supernatural powers and, to be honest, he was somewhat disappointed.

In a way, the precise throwing ability and his sense for danger that he now possessed could also be considered supernatural powers.

But it wasn’t as cool as magic. If this planet had magic-like supernatural powers, he definitely wouldn’t mind learning a bit.

No one complains about being too powerful, and if they do, they’re certainly not normal.

After entering the grassland, the speed of the vehicle picked up and soon they arrived at the camp. He drove directly into the garage. After arranging for the robots and drones to be settled inside the storage room,

Yang Jinxia had already fallen asleep on the chair. He stood up, walked over to her, unfastened her seat belt, and gently picked her up.

“Hmm? Are we there?” She was a light sleeper and immediately opened her eyes.

Chen Xu said, “We’re here, go back to sleep, I’ll carry you inside.”

“I can do it myself.” She struggled to the ground, smoothed her hair, and walked outside.

“Jinxia,” Chen Xu grabbed her hand and said, “You…”

“She’s been staying in your room these last few days, haven’t she? Did you two do ‘it’?” She faced the car door without turning back to him, her voice betraying no emotion.

He just felt a tightness in his throat and said, “No.”

“That makes sense, it’s her period. So, how are you feeling, frustrated?”

Chen Xu opened his mouth but was at a loss for what to say.

“Hmph, serves you right. Even if you didn’t do it, you’ve definitely held and kissed her, right? Don’t touch me for the next few days,” said Yang Jinxia before pulling her hand away and walking towards the car door.

Chen Xu knew he was in the wrong and could only follow behind her. After leaving the garage, there was a long corridor.

A few minutes later, he gathered his nerve and shamelessly asked, “What will it take for you to forgive me?”

Finally, Yang Jinxia turned around, glanced at him, and said, “It depends on your sincerity.”

Upon hearing the word ‘sincerity,’ Chen Xu felt a tingling on his scalp and asked, “What kind of sincerity?”

Yang Jinxia stopped in her tracks, her voice tinged with longing, “I’ve never been properly courted in my life. Let’s start over. You pursue me, and if you can move me, you can do whatever you like.”

A surge went through Chen Xu’s heart as he said, “You said it.”

Yang Jinxia gave him a challenging look and continued forward.

They had already played such a game once before in the subway. She loved these little games.

He followed and said, “Are you hungry? I’ll treat you to dinner.”

She didn’t refuse but asked, “What are we having?”

“What do you want to eat? I’ll make it for you.”

“I don’t know.”

“How about steak?”

“I got sick of it over there.”

“Then it’s just mashed potatoes and beef stew.”

“You’re treating me to that on our first date?”

Chen Xu realized she was finding ways to torment him right from the start.

He could feel the resentment in her heart being vented in this manner.

All he could do was accept it and say, “Then I’ll make you some noodles.”

At this moment, they reached the end of the corridor and pushed open a door to a large hall.

She didn’t say it was good or bad, but asked, “Which one is my room?”

Chen Xu pointed to the door on the far right and said, “That one.”

Yang Jinxia walked over and entered the room, then suddenly turned back and said, “I’ll be going offline in half a month, so you’d better work hard.”

PS: Second update, seeking monthly tickets.