Chapter 339

"Ying Yi should know, right?" Li Pu asked.

"I do know a little about it," Ying Yi said. "The senior members of the motorcycle department go there to collect the parts they need to modify their vehicles. I wonder if Vivian can find what she wants there."

"Let's go check first, and we'll talk about it later if they're gone." Li Pu grabbed Ying Yi's shoulder and said cheerfully, "Let's go."

The place Ying Yi was referring to was a car graveyard, a place where scrapped cars are piled up. Most of them are ordinary family cars, but there are also some other vehicles.

For example, high-end sports cars, but there aren't many of these vehicles.

"A car graveyard, huh..." Li Pu said, pursing his lips. "A bit..."

"Is it not allowed?" Ying Yi a little worry.

He was genuinely worried that Vivian would go and tear down the school.

"It's not that it's impossible," Li Pu said, scratching his head. "It's just electronic components..."

In this era, in-car infotainment systems weren't common yet; the only electronic devices in cars were probably in-car DVD players. Mechanical ones, however, were plentiful.

But the electronic components I want...

There really aren't that many.

"How about we go to Nekomi Institute of Technology?" Kevin suggested again.

"Forget it," Li Pu shook his head and said, "Let's look here first. Maybe we can find something I need. As long as we have enough, we're sure to find what we're looking for..."

I guess so...

Let's put Cat Industrial aside for now and not go there unless absolutely necessary.

Now it all depends on MEI's incredibly unscientific DIY skills. Hopefully, MEI's DIY efforts will yield some of the things she wants.

Hopefully, Nekomi Institute of Technology can escape this disaster.

Chapter 395 My Laboratory (Rolling Around)

"As expected, there are still far too few."

Li Pu sighed and said, "The car graveyard is still a little bit lacking."

In the future, not too far off—just a decade or so—electronic technology will be rapidly integrated into the automotive industry. At that time, even the lowest-end cars costing tens of thousands of yuan will be equipped with a barely functional in-car infotainment system.

Cars with a bit more class and quality will also have better onboard computers.

But this era...

Even before cell phones were widespread, 3.5-inch floppy disks, which Li Pu hadn't seen in years, remained the mainstream portable storage device. This... for Li Pu was simply...

"I miss the Raven and Jackal ~" Li Pu felt like this was a nightmare.

Even if you spend a whole night, you can't possibly gather what you want.

"Forget it," Li Pu suddenly decided to give up, "Let's go back and get some rest. We'll come back to look for you later."

"Giving up so quickly." Ying Yi didn't know Li Pu very well, but after spending the last few days with him, she knew very well that Li Pu was definitely not as innocent and cute as Belldandy.

She said giving up doesn't necessarily mean giving up.

"Vivian, you don't intend to..." Ying Yi was about to say something.

"Smack!" Kevin slapped Ying Yi hard on the back, making him a little breathless. Before Ying Yi could react, he put his arm around Ying Yi's neck and said, "Hey~ dear Comrade, you know I got my hands on some good wine today. How about having a drink with me?"

Ying Yi was now even more certain that her bad premonition was correct.

Kevin wasn't exactly cold and indifferent to her on a normal day, but he was definitely not as enthusiastic as he was today.

"Mr. Kevin..." Ying Yi hesitated, "Um..."

"My Mei said that respect and trust are the key to success," Kevin said. "Although Ying Yi- san wasn't much of a help tonight, the courage and confidence she showed impressed me. So I'm going to get to know Ying Yi -Ying Yi anew, to get to know Mr. Ying Yi in a way that's how men interact. Besides, we're both people close to the Goddess."

"I think we should have a lot in common, shouldn't we?"

Ying Yi didn't know if they had a common language, but he was absolutely certain that tonight would not be peaceful.

Yingyi wanted to refuse, but Kevin gave Ying Yi no reason to. He seemed to have prepared everything in advance. A bottle of vodka was placed in front of Ying Yi, and he said, "Here you go, brother. Don't worry about the food, I've already arranged everything."

"Let's walk and drink these drinks, chat as we go, and drink until we're completely drunk."

With that, Kevin grabbed Ying Yi and left.

"Um..." Belldandy said, looking a little worried, "Vivian, Ying Yi- san..."

"It's alright," Li Pu said. "It's just a way for men to communicate, so Belldandy doesn't need to worry. You can go back now; I have some things to do and I'm planning to go buy some things."

"I'll be back in a bit."

Belldandy still didn't understand what was going on, but she chose to believe Li Pu anyway. She just felt that if they were talking about alcohol, Urd and this Mr. Kevin would probably have a lot in common.

Perhaps...

The next day.

Ying Yi couldn't remember how she got back; her hazy memories only recalled a lavish meal. Kevin had indeed kept his promise. Ying Yi didn't know where Kevin's money came from, but Kevin had definitely treated her Ying Yi a big meal. Of course, the meal itself wasn't important. What was important was Kevin's truly unique way of persuading people to drink—thinking of things like "boilable water" and "boilable oolong tea."

So that guy really is a demigod? He can drink the water of life like it's plain water without any problems.

Then...

That's it. I blacked out from drinking and have no memory of anything else. There's probably only one possibility: I was carried back.

"Ouch... it hurts..." Ying Yi opened her eyes.

"Ying Yi- san." The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes Belldandy, who was worried about her. Although she was in a mess and had a headache from drinking too much, seeing Belldandy as soon as she woke up made everything seem much better.

"Belldandy." Ying Yi sigh of relief and sat up with difficulty, saying, "I drank too much yesterday because Kevin dragged me around."

"Ugh... my head hurts..."

"Would you like some hangover soup, Mr. Ying Yi?" Belldandy asked considerately as she saw Ying Yi wake up, picking up a bowl of soup that looked a bit strange. "It was made by Vivian. It's said to be very good for drunk people."

"Vivian..."

Hearing this, Ying Yi's expression fell slightly. He had a feeling that Vivian definitely didn't have good intentions, but his head was throbbing so badly that he couldn't think of anything else right now. So he could only mechanically accept the hangover soup that Belldandy handed him.

Ying Yi glanced at the soup in her hand. It wasn't exactly strange. The orange-yellow broth and the ingredients didn't look like the soups she usually drank.

Of course, if you're talking about the smell, it's not too strange; in fact, it has a very appetizing quality.

He took a sip with a spoon.

"Spicy~" That was Ying Yi's first impression, slightly spicy and sour. This wasn't a traditional Japanese soup; instead, it had a distinctly Chinese culinary style, mildly spicy and sour. It was refreshing and appetizing, and just one bite gave her a feeling of complete relaxation.

A warm current flowed from my abdomen, gradually warming my body, which felt stiff from drinking too much alcohol.

My mind finally seemed to start thinking about the problem.

"I didn't do anything strange last night, did I?" This was Ying Yi's first real question. If she really did something strange, her image in Belldandy's eyes would be completely ruined.

"Strange behavior?" Belldandy tilted her head and said, "No, Mr. Ying Yi was carried back."

"He did not do anything strange at all."

"Lifted..." Ying Yi didn't know how to describe it. Well... being carried back is much better than him acting crazy while drunk.

"Speaking of which," Ying Yi asked only after making sure she hadn't done anything strange, "Did Vivian, that Belldandy, do anything odd?"

"Strange things?" Belldandy seemed not to understand what Ying Yi was referring to as strange.

"Hmm..." Faced with Belldandy's question Ying Yi himself couldn't explain it for a moment. He just had a gut feeling that Vivian and Kevin's behavior was definitely not good. But if it was about murder for money...

While these two individuals do indeed exhibit behaviors that disregard human life, their actions also demonstrate that Vivian and Kevin protect the vast majority of people here.

If it weren't for Ms. Sanyu Sayako's behavior, these two people would actually be quite easy to get along with.

However, Ying Yi still felt that what happened last night was really a bit...

"If I had to say what's strange," Belldandy thought for a moment and said, "It's that Vivian seems to be fiddling with something, and the temple seems to have become strange."

"Tinkering?"

Sure enough! Ying Yi's unease came true. He immediately got up and opened his bedroom door.

Then...

"What?! What's going on?!"

What's going on? Ying Yi suddenly felt like she had stepped from modern society into steampunk.

Those strange pipes, some even emitting steam. Various gears of all sizes fixed to the wall turning, for a moment he truly felt as if he had stepped into a steampunk era.

The abbot saw his temple in this state...

I'm afraid I'm going to cry.

"Oh~ you're awake?" Just then Li Pu, wearing a white coat and holding a folder, came out of his house.

"Vivian." Ying Yi didn't know what to say. He asked helplessly, "What... what are you doing?"

"What are you doing?" Li Pu said in a very ordinary manner, without even the slightest surprise, "I'm just doing research and getting some equipment."

"Well, I've tried my best to achieve this level of quality. I know it might not look very good," Li Pu said. "But there's no other way. If we use electricity, next month's electricity bill will explode."

"There's really no other way. These devices are too unintelligent, so I could only piece them together with great difficulty."

Li Pu really tried his best with that amazing DIY project by Doctor Mei. Li Pu genuinely didn't know if this amazing DIY project was Doctor Mei's idea or if he himself had caused Doctor Mei to have such an amazing idea.

The various devices she created in that world looked like cyberpunk, and although they always seemed like they would fall apart at any moment, they were actually usable.

And...

It works quite well.

Here, the equipment Li Pu created transformed cyberpunk into steampunk! So how did she do that? Li Pu knew that the technology here was indeed inferior to that of the other world.

But what's with going straight from cyberpunk to steampunk?

Does this mean that the legendary times have changed?

"Ah... where did you get all this equipment from?" Ying Yi stopped dwelling on the punk question and asked, "From which place?"

"Some of it," Li Pu said. "Don't worry, I didn't take anything out of your house. Your computer and everything else are perfectly fine."

Li Pu did remember that Sariel loved to dismantle Ying Yi's things.

"Oh, right," Li Pu suddenly said, "Speaking of which, aren't you planning to go back to school?"

"What's wrong?" Ying Yi had a very strong bad feeling.

"It's nothing," Li Pu shrugged. "If you don't want to go, then forget it."

"However, the scene of professors from various departments rolling around on the floor was not seen."

"It's a bit of a pity."

Chapter 396 Research on the Void

"Empty..."

Li Pu is studying this thing.

Although it has shifted from cyberpunk to steampunk, that doesn't hinder Li Pu's research. As for the cats, they refer to the professors at the industrial university who are rolling around on the floor because their labs were demolished.

This was not within Li Pu's scope of concern, and she had no idea what was going on.

Yes, that's a sincere face.

"That kid's a loser," Kevin yawned, standing at the door of Li Pu's makeshift research lab. "Went to see the professor rolling around like that? I doubt we'll see anything at this hour."

"That's hard to say," Li Pu said. "But I would say, don't do it again next time."

"Bring the person back after they've been given a full dose of medicine."

Li Pu felt that his cooperation with Kevin was pretty good; Kevin could almost know what to do with just a glance. But this time, Kevin had gone a bit too far.

"Are you concerned about that kid?" Kevin asked, sounding a little jealous. "I didn't expect him to be such a lightweight drinker."

"Even if I don't care about him, I still have to care about Belldandy." Li Pu shrugged and said, "Don't forget that I'm now Belldandy's twin sister, Valkyrie Vivian. Type 1 Class 1 Combat-Limited Goddess. If anything happens to Ying Yi, my life will be directly affected."

Besides, that guy is one of the main characters in this world, so it wouldn't be good if something really went wrong.