Chapter 514 - Uninvited guest (1/2)

Xu Zhi suddenly saw the Potato Shooter next to Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue. “What plant is this? Why haven’t I seen it before?”

Zhou Yingxue explained, “We don’t know what it is either. It’s probably just some mutated plant in the wilderness.”

Xu Zhi did not ask any further questions.

After Zhou Yingxue sent Xu Zhi away, she started eating the grapes happily. After she was done eating, she somehow felt like something was amiss. She suddenly looked at Ren Xiaosu and asked, “Er… Master, would you like to have some grapes? If you want, I’ll go and trade some for you….”

“I don’t want to eat.” Ren Xiaosu shook his head. “You used to be a spy for the Yang Consortium, but look at…”

“I was only in charge of a small department that was responsible for monitoring Stronghold 88.” Zhou Yingxue finished.

“Speaking of, why did you join the Yang Consortium’s army?” Ren Xiaosu asked. He always had the feeling that Zhou Yingxue’s only interest was to make money as she did not really seem like a bellicose person.

Zhou Yingxue explained, “I just wanted to earn some money. The Yang Consortium had found out about my awakening after my neighbor learned about it, so they recruited me and even offered me a very high salary. After I became a supernatural being, my physical fitness was much better than that of the other female soldiers. I’m also quick-witted, so I got promoted at a relatively faster pace. When I was still a normal soldier, my salary was already ten times higher than the others’. Later on, because of my skill in tracking, and the fact that I was female, I got transferred to the Intelligence Department.”

“The Yang Consortium’s benefits are pretty good.” Ren Xiaosu nodded. “So in order to earn money, you started working diligently in the Intelligence Department?”

Zhou Yingxue changed the subject and asked, “When did you discover my identity?”

“I already knew when you first stepped into the library.” Ren Xiaosu closed his eyes and continued resting.

Zhou Yingxue felt her face burn with embarrassment. She had not expected that he would so easily see through her disguise. However, she seemed to think of something and asked, “Then, Master, why did you ask me to jump rope with you?!”

Ren Xiaosu did not say anything. Zhou Yingxue raised her voice and said, “Master, don’t pretend to sleep. Up until now, I still haven’t figured out why you did that!”

But Ren Xiaosu was determined not to answer this question.

He did not expect that Zhou Yingxue would still remember that.

…

Compared to the quiet atmosphere at Ren Xiaosu’s side, it was bustling over at the Qinghe University students’ side. This group of students had sneaked out of the stronghold, so everything felt more beautiful, and even the air was much fresher.

It seemed that this was not the first time they had come out. Just then, Ren Xiaosu heard the sound of a gun being cocked, followed by squeals of adoration from the girls in the group. A male student was deliberately showing off that he knew how to use guns in front of the girls and was thoroughly enjoying their admiration.

Since they knew to bring guns with them when going out into the wilderness, it meant these people also understood it was not very safe out.

However, Ren Xiaosu noticed these students probably did not have too many chances to practice firing a gun. This was because they did not have any obvious calluses on their hands.

Moreover, a person’s shoulders and chest stance would be different from that of the average pe if they frequently fired an automatic rifle.

Ren Xiaosu could probably be considered an expert in using firearms.

At this moment, the group of students were playing a game called “Truth or Dare.” This was Ren Xiaosu’s first time hearing of such a game. As many refugees were fond of gambling, a lot of gambling games such as poker would be played around town. The consortiums were also happy to see the refugees indulging in such activities that could make them lose their ambitions.

However, Ren Xiaosu had never come across something like Truth or Dare before. Although he had read a lot of books in Stronghold 88, none of them cared to describe a game like this.

The students had drunk a lot of the alcohol they’d brought with them from the stronghold. Seeing that Ren Xiaosu was ignoring her and pretending to be asleep, Zhou Yingxue sat by the campfire and looked at the students. Suddenly, she said to Ren Xiaosu, “Why don’t we also play Truth or Dare?”

Ren Xiaosu still ignored her.

At this moment, it looked like a female student had been picked, and she chose “dare.” As a result, the male student sitting across from her dared her to find a guy to kiss.

The content of the game involved all sorts of strange things. Some of them required the male students to dance like girls, and some required the girls to do the splits. But since all of them were just students, they did not go overboard.