A Date?

"Orchardist and Fruit Tree... what kind of Dungeon did you experience before?"

Xu Lian looked puzzled, still unable to figure out what kind of Dungeon it was.

"A fruit farmer wanted to eat the best-tasting fruit, so he went to someone else's house and stole a tree to plant in his own orchard, and we were responsible for going in and cutting it down... It's probably like the characters Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Bald Qiang."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi waved his hand casually.

"That's roughly the process; just understand it that way."

"???"

After listening to Bai Zhi's explanation, Xu Lian realized that she understood even less.

Speed is of the essence in warfare.

During the chase with that Humanoid Combat Weapon in front of Fang Qian, Bai Zhi had already roughly explored the terrain of the city.

There were no Monster in the entire city except for that Humanoid Combat Weapon. After all, given the terrifying large-scale destructive power it displayed, killing them all, or at least driving the rest out of the city, would not be a problem.

If Bai Zhi hadn't had so many ways to protect himself, it's uncertain whether he would have survived against his opponent.

He glanced at the obedient Young Girl with her eyes tightly closed, thought for a moment, and then a shadow split off at Bai Zhi's feet, quickly transforming into his likeness.

With his Multitasking, Bai Zhi focused on the Shadow Puppet, gave himself an OK sign, and then silently mounted the Plush Cat, gracefully disappearing into the rain.

Multithreaded control and Multitasking are not too difficult for Bai Zhi.

"Alright, next we need to explore this city and find the survivors within."

Taking off his soaking wet trench coat and tossing it aside, Bai Zhi wrung out the water from his clothes while asking the other person a question.

Even if you're relying on someone powerful, you still need to make a meaningful contribution... Do you have any particularly useful Skill?

"Yes, yes, I might not be that great at fighting, but I'm really good at finding people. I'm the best Support."

Upon hearing that she could finally be of some help, Xu Lian nodded quickly.

"I have a Skill specifically for finding things; finding people is my job. I also used to have a '[Yay! ]' Skill that could boost stats, but it's banned by my Title... Wait, why are you naked?"

Seeing Bai Zhi shirtless in front of her, Xu Lian quickly covered her eyes with her left hand and asked in slight shock.

"What, is it strange for a boy to be shirtless?"

While wringing the water out of his clothes, Bai Zhi turned to look at the other person, completely bewildered.

"Say that, but can you close your eyes? If we attract that Mechanized Girl again, we might have to escape from the city again. Also, is that how you cover your eyes? There are still so many gaps between your fingers..."

"Isn't it... a date?"

Looking at Bai Zhi in front of her, the girl unconsciously swallowed and asked a question as if possessed.

"This is the first time I've ever seen eight-pack abs... Be my boyfriend!! I can get into your university through the college College Entrance Exam!!"

"What you're doing is lust at first sight."

Bai Zhi put his wrung-out clothes back on, glanced at a High School Girl over there, and rolled his eyes, looking slightly speechless.

"Boys need to learn to protect themselves when they're out and about, so I'm not going... What's your Skill for finding people? Hurry up, we're in a rush."

"Really not going? Then could you take off your shirt so I can take a picture?"

The Young Girl clearly seemed unwilling to give up.

"When I get back to school, I'll show them the photos, and they'll be so envious... Okay, it's a summoning Skill."

Under Bai Zhi's silent gaze, Xu Lian reluctantly changed her mind halfway through, squatted down, pressed her left hand to the ground, and activated her Skill.

With a flash of faint white light, an incredibly ugly Mangy Dog appeared before her. After being summoned, the Mangy Dog excitedly circled around her, wagging its tail and barking.

"Your summoned creature... is quite unique."

After staring at the shockingly ugly Mangy Dog in front of him for a moment, Bai Zhi nodded.

"Ah, so I also want a Big Cat that I can ride, super cool... Xiao Pi can find Item that match certain characteristics within a certain area based on those characteristics."

Reaching out to pat the Mangy Dog's head, Xu Lian perked up, stood up, and began to explain with a confident expression.

"No matter what it is, as long as we can Precision describe its characteristics, Xiao Pi can find it. Since we're searching for survivors, then the 'human' characteristic will do. Xiao Pi will lead us to the city..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the Mangy Dog suddenly ran towards Bai Zhi, stopped at her feet, sat down, and turned to look at her with an expression that seemed to say, "Praise me!"

Xu Lian: "..."

"... I forgot, Xiao Pi will only look for the Item closest to him, and each trait can only be used once... Do the survivors have any other characteristics?"

Suddenly remembering something, Xu Lian covered her face.

"How about... we have Xiao Pi try to find another woman?"

"Really? To be honest, I'm a little worried that your summoned creature might lead us to that Mechanized Girl... the blind one, huh?"

After a moment's thought, Bai Zhi nodded.

"If there are any survivors left in this city, then those survivors must all be blind."

"Blind man... I understand."

Nodding thoughtfully, Xu Lian reached out and summoned Xiao Pi back to her, then gave it new instructions.

"Alright, let's hurry up and catch up. Xiao Pi only lasts for 30 minutes at a time, and I don't have Spiritual Energy Value left to summon it a second time."

Watching Xiao Pi run to the door and then turn back to bark at them a few times, seemingly urging them to Xiao Pi, Xu Lian turned to Bai Zhi and spoke.

"You should put on the blindfold... close your eyes."

Shaking his head, Bai Zhi rummaged through his Inventory and pulled out an eye mask before walking over to the other person.

"If that Mechanized Girl follows us again, it will be very troublesome."

"Oh... then you'll hold my hand?"

Xu Lian obediently closed her eyes and asked with a hint of curiosity.

"It wouldn't be a problem for me to stay here, but Xiao Pi can't stray too far from me. And what about your Big Cat? To be honest, it's really unsafe to not be able to see anything in front of me, and my stats are too low, I might not be able to keep up... Wait, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, Xu Lian exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly spoke.

"Your stats are too low, you run too slowly, and we're in a hurry, so we just carried you on our backs... What, did we touch your wound?"

"No, no, it's because this is my first time having such close contact with someone of the opposite sex... It's nothing, let's go."

Hearing the other person's slightly puzzled question, and feeling the warmth so close to her and the strange sensation emanating from her body, Xu Lian covered her face again, her mind wandering with all sorts of thoughts.

He has Plush Cat to get around with, but he insists on carrying me on his back... Does he really like me? Am I having a lucky streak in love this month? But I'm only a senior in high school, and I have to take the College Entrance Exam next year. Is it a bit inappropriate to be dating at this time...? No, no, I can't be distracted by my studies... But this guy is so handsome, has such a great physique, is so capable, and has a personality that suits me... Maybe I should just go for it? I won't lose out anyway...

For a moment, the Young Girl's mind was filled with all sorts of thoughts.

Hold me tight.

"Oh..."