Woken up early in the morning and still not having had enough sleep, Gu Zhiqi decided to go upstairs and catch some more Z’s after the money was already in hand.
Just as she reached the second floor and was about to enter her room, the cheerful voice of Chubby Chiu rang in her mind, "Beep~ Your pet companion has entered the level three mission trigger state~"
Gu Zhiqi was still aching over the loss of those nine hundred million and didn’t really feel like entertaining it shortly after.
As her hand touched the doorknob and she was about to close the door, the voice in her mind sounded again, "Beep~ Upgrade mission① activated. Please proceed with Gu Yuluo to Soraya City’s Luya Base to assist in the rescue of the 317 gene experiment subject."
Gu Zhiqi’s hand paused on the doorknob, "Soraya? I remember, Soraya’s in Continent F, right?"
Chubby Chiu immediately responded, "Exactly~"
Gu Zhiqi said, "Are missions now international? Mission internationalization?"
"Oh, internationalization is nothing, that’s just a small scene."
"Have you forgotten? To get me up to Level Eight, we’ve even taken a shuttle machine to the otherworld before. By any standard, that’s pretty much universal," Chubby Chiu spoke rather proudly.
However, what was strange is that it had forgotten what kind of world they had visited.
"Hmm? Did that happen?" Gu Zhiqi casually mentioned, not thinking too much of it.
After all, she had lived so long that some unnecessary memories had almost completely faded away.
Moreover, she had visited so many worlds that she wasn’t sure which one was for Chubby Chiu’s upgrade.
"Yes, it did," Chubby Chiu confirmed with certainty.
Gu Zhiqi hummed lazily, not wanting to waste any more time on this issue, and changed the subject, "Do I have to go with both of them, or can’t I just save the experiment subject on my own?"
Hearing this, Gu Zhiqi let out a long sigh.
Ah~ Being saddled with two dead weights, my retirement time will surely be delayed considerably.
Because of the sudden issuing of the mission, Gu Zhiqi lost interest in going back to bed and instead went to find Gu Yuluo.
Upon seeing Gu Yuluo, Gu Zhiqi got straight to the point and asked, "Where is Yun?"
Caught off guard by Gu Zhiqi’s return, Gu Yuluo was momentarily stunned.
Hearing Gu Zhiqi’s question, Gu Yuluo was even more bewildered, "What Yun? Your teacher only asked me to give you money, not any jades."
Gu Zhiqi truly didn’t understand Gu Yuluo’s thought process and looked at him speechlessly for three seconds before speaking, "The three pieces of jade, the ones that lift the seal; you said they would arrive today."
After hearing this, Gu Yuluo realized and remembered this matter.
"Ah, you’re talking about those three pieces of jade. Hmph~ They arrived last night, upstairs." Despite saying so, Gu Yuluo showed no intention of going upstairs to get the jades.
"Are you waiting for them to fly down by themselves if you don’t go upstairs and fetch them?" Gu Zhiqi said, casting a lazy glance at Gu Yuluo.
Despite Gu Zhiqi’s words, Gu Yuluo still didn’t go upstairs to retrieve the jades and instead looked at Gu Zhiqi, hesitated for a few seconds, and ventured hesitantly, "Tell me the truth, how did you faint yesterday? You’re not going to faint again after the seal is lifted, are you?"
Yesterday, Gu Zhiqi had genuinely scared him, and the thought still unnerved him now.
If it weren’t for Yun Sen, Gu Yuluo wouldn’t have known what to do.
After all, they were strangers to Yueqi Village; its convenience was far from ideal, and sending someone to the hospital would be a predicament.
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi looked up at Gu Yuluo, silent for a few seconds before replying, "Yesterday was an accident."
"Really?" With a hint of suspicion in her eyes, Gu Yuluo wasn’t quite convinced by Gu Zhiqi’s words.