Sisters, You Smell So Good

Elysia had woken up before Lin Li.

When Lin Li opened her eyes, Elysia was already dressed and sitting on the sofa.

"Hi, Xiao Li, did you sleep well?" Elysia said with a smile.

"..."

Lin Li lowered her head. Although she couldn't see her collarbone, the sharp pain from last night was still vivid in her memory.

She reached out and touched it; the teeth marks were gone.

Elysia knew what Lin Li wanted to say and couldn't help but feel a little awkward.

She took Lin Li's hand and led her to the bathroom.

After Lin Li washed up a bit, the two of them went out together.

The hotel provided breakfast for its guests, so they didn't go out to buy anything else.

It was just ordinary congee, or perhaps steamed buns and fried dough sticks. The taste was alright, and Lin Li felt it was similar to what Elysia had made yesterday.

After checking out, the two of them walked out of the hotel, and under Elysia's lead, arrived at a bus stop.

"If I remember correctly..."

Elysia said, tilting her head up slightly to look at the bus route indicator sign, which was a little taller than her.

"Yunyan Street... That's right, we can get on here."

Elysia's lips curved upwards, and she turned back to sit on the seat with Lin Li.

After waiting for a long time, a bus finally arrived.

There weren't many people on it. It was probably because the morning rush hour had just ended, and the commuters had already left.

The two of them sat in the back seats of the bus.

Lin Li hadn't said much. It seemed like she really hadn't slept well last night; even when they got on the bus, she still looked tired.

Elysia didn't feel comfortable asking, as she knew a large part of the reason Lin Li hadn't slept well was because of her...

In any case, the two of them rode to Yunyan Street without saying a word.

Compared to the city they had just left, this place was clearly much quieter.

There were very few people wandering the streets, and the traffic was scarce.

"Xiao Li, are you feeling better? We'll be able to see that hundred thousand yuan soon."

"A hundred thousand!"

Lin Li's weariness vanished instantly, and she became spirited, asking, "Where is it?"

"Uh... we'll find it soon, East District No. 72..." Elysia checked her phone to confirm the direction and then pulled the excited Lin Li along.

It was a small alley. However, unlike other alleys, this one was filled with various surveillance cameras.

Elysia noticed this and pulled Lin Li past, pretending to be ordinary passersby.

She recalled what Er had said earlier and glanced at the street. A few people were walking around in twos and threes, carrying elongated briefcases, as if they were walking aimlessly.

She knew these people were the contacts for the Flame-Moth armed forces Er had mentioned.

They had surely noticed the cameras here as well, which was why they dared not enter rashly.

Their gazes met in mid-air for a few seconds.

Elysia suddenly had an idea. She found a small room by the alley and politely knocked on the door.

Before long, the door was opened.

In the dim, small room, the girl's pink and white pupils reflected the image on the computer screen before her.

A lush green laboratory... and an auntie with green hair wearing a white lab coat?

This was the most heavily guarded place of that organization? It wasn't much.

The girl narrowed her eyes, adjusted her headphones, and started operating the computer again.

"Honkai..."

She uttered the two words, seeming to ponder their meaning.

Based on her long-term tracking, she had discovered that this organization was behind most natural disasters.

Its name was Flame-Moth.

Why did this organization always cover up all traces after every disaster? It was highly suspicious, wasn't it?

The more suspicious something was, the more there was to hide.

She manipulated a miniature device with a pinhole camera, gradually approaching the figure in the white lab coat.

However, before she could get close, a voice suddenly sounded in her ear.

"Oh my, you're amazing! You've actually made it to Dr. Mobius's laboratory. Should I praise you?"

"?"

The girl was a little surprised, not expecting to be discovered so quickly.

She maneuvered the machine around, but in the entire laboratory, there was no one else besides the person in the white coat.

She could feel her earlobes itching from the warm breaths exhaling towards her.

So...

The girl reacted instantly, shoving the chair back violently. Then, she took off her headphones and, with lightning speed, hid in a pre-prepared tunnel, heading for the exit.

Damn it, how did this guy get in here? I put so many cameras outside.

Damn it.

But she had anticipated this moment and dug a tunnel in advance.

This tunnel led to the entrance of a sewer, meaning she could exit through a manhole cover.

Elysia rubbed her stomach. The force the girl used to push the chair back just now was considerable.

Looking at the now sealed tunnel, she felt a bit helpless.

I should have trapped her first before talking... I think I messed up a bit.

On Yunyan Street, Lin Li bought a skewer of candied hawthorn from a vendor, preparing to return to the alley.

After Elysia knocked on the door, an old grandmother came out.

Elysia immediately and enthusiastically claimed she was from the community, bringing warmth and doing this and that for the old grandmother.

When had elders of that age ever seen such a scene? Plus, Elysia was so beautiful and spoke so nicely, they believed her immediately and pulled Elysia inside.

Lin Li didn't know what happened afterward; Elysia told her to look around freely.

She was quite far from that alley now, and it would probably take three to four minutes to walk there.

It was really hard to find someone selling candied hawthorn on this street.

Lin Li sighed, and suddenly heard a metallic sound from her feet.

A manhole cover?

Lin Li frowned and moved a little further away.

She had heard before that in some places, a large amount of gas accumulated beneath manhole covers, and under certain circumstances, it could erupt.

This meant that wastewater from many households would be sprayed out.

Lin Li couldn't imagine how spectacular that scene would be, but it was best to stay far away.

Unless money was spraying out, she wasn't going to go near it...

Clang—

The manhole cover was opened.

Under Lin Li's shocked gaze, a girl climbed out from inside.

Her hair was brown on the left and dark green on the right.

Fortunately, her hair wasn't wet, otherwise Lin Li would have reason to suspect she crawled out of a cesspool.

Lin Li watched the scene, bit into a candied hawthorn, and stopped paying attention.

The people here were truly strange, actually crawling out of sewers.

Just then, her phone suddenly received a message from Elysia.

"Xiao Li, she escaped through the tunnel. See if you can spot her around. Her hair is brown on the left and dark green on the right. If you see her, grab her!"

"!!!"

Lin Li turned back to the girl who had emerged from the manhole cover.

No way, this is actually money coming out.

Then she had to get closer.

For a moment, Lin Li's gaze towards the girl became fervent.

The girl also noticed Lin Li's gaze and felt a chill run down her spine.

But before she could run away, Lin Li rushed forward and grabbed her hand.

"?"

What speed is this?

The girl was shocked. She tried to pull her hand away but found she couldn't.

"What are you doing? Let go of me!" she shouted, trying to intimidate Lin Li with her presence.

The other party was holding a skewer of candied hawthorn, the kind children ate, and looked easy to fool.

Indeed, in Lin Li's eyes, the girl at this moment was a walking hundred thousand yuan, truly fooling her.

She couldn't let go.

If the occasion had been more suitable, she would have leaned closer to the girl and whispered, "Sister, you smell so good."

Seeing that Lin Li still wasn't letting go, the girl felt her inner universe was about to explode.

"Damn it, let go of me!"

"No."

Lin Li refused, shaking her head. After finishing the last candied haw, she sent a message to Elysia in her free time.

"I've caught her."

She then sent her location, along with a picture of her holding the girl's hand.

"Who are you messaging?" the girl asked.

"The one who caught you."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the girl struggled even more fiercely.

Since Lin Li wasn't very strong, the girl managed to break free and run away.

The girl's eyes lit up as she ran off into the distance.

But she didn't expect to be caught again just three seconds later.

"Don't run, you can't outrun me," Lin Li said, continuing to message Elysia.

"I'm not as strong as her, but she can't outrun me. Hurry up and come."

"Mhm! Xiao Li, you're amazing!"

Elysia ran towards Lin Li while texting.

Those carrying briefcases followed her.

Within a minute, they arrived beside Lin Li.

Seeing this, the girl thought, I'll just fight them, and lowered her head, trying to bite Lin Li's arm.

Then...

"Hiss!"

The intense pain caused Lin Li to release her grip.

The girl ran off in another direction.

But the guys with the briefcases were not to be trifled with.

They took out guns from their bags, fired a shot into the air, then pointed at the girl and shouted:

"Stop right there!"

"..."

The girl froze, turned her head, and raised her hands.

It seemed she was truly caught this time.

Flame-Moth's armed soldiers surrounded the girl and put handcuffs on her.

Elysia, meanwhile, ran to Lin Li's side and checked her wound.

The bite mark, oozing blood, was particularly conspicuous on her fair arm.

Elysia looked heartbroken.

Damn it, I don't even bite this hard!

"Looks like I should stay home more often," Lin Li said with a wry smile, her face a little pale.

Damn, are all the people in this world like dogs? Why do they like biting so much?

A soldier walked over and was about to take out a bandage to dress Lin Li's wound, but Elysia snatched it away.

"I'll do it," Elysia said.

"..."

The soldier retreated back.

A few minutes later, Elysia brought Lin Li to the girl.

The girl had a look of defiant resignation on her face.

"You're from that Flame-Moth, aren't you? Do as you please, kill me or torture me."

"Hmm... let's take her back first."

Elysia ignored what the girl said.

They called for two vehicles, went to Flame-Moth's local branch, and immediately dispatched a helicopter. Lin Li and Elysia took the girl back to headquarters.

The girl, handcuffed, looked boredly out the helicopter window.

The scenery was quite beautiful, but her mood was quite different from the scenery.

Lin Li and Elysia were messaging each other on their phones.

"Xiao Li, does your hand still hurt?"

"What do you think? You bit me way harder than yesterday! Of course it hurts now. (｀^´)"

"When we get home later, I'll rub it for you, okay?"

"Is there a need to rub my arm? I can handle it myself."

"I meant the place where you bit me last night."

"?"

Lin Li sent a question mark, looking at the other person strangely.

Elysia gave a sweet smile.

"Then let's forget it," Lin Li continued messaging. "When will my hundred thousand arrive?"

"Don't rush, once we bring her back and talk to Er about it, it'll be fine," Elysia said, a bit speechless. "By the way, why do you want to make money so badly, Xiao Li?"

"Because making money makes me stronger."

"...It's not good to lie, you know?"

"I'm telling the truth."

Lin Li was telling the truth, but Elysia definitely didn't believe her.

"Hmph, if you don't want to say, then fine. One day you'll definitely tell me yourself."

"..." Lin Li rolled her eyes.

It's not even possible to tell the truth these days.

After that, the two of them didn't have any more conversation.

Elysia started chatting with the girl wearing handcuffs.

However, Lin Li didn't pay attention to what they were talking about.

In her heart, she was only thinking about the hundred thousand, and where she should put her next stat point.

Host: Lin Li

Assets: 8000

Strength: Low Tier

Agility: Mid Tier (barely passable)

Reaction: Low Tier

Weaponry: Low Tier

Stamina: Low Tier

Intelligence: Mid Tier

Charisma: High Tier

Alright, no need to say, it definitely has to be Strength.

If that girl hadn't been intending to resist, and only wanted to escape, Lin Li might have really been unable to do anything to her.

Fighting was her weak point; just having speed wouldn't be enough.

And that stamina, it would definitely be important in a prolonged fight.

Reaction too; if her reaction had been fast enough just now, she wouldn't have been bitten, and wouldn't be in pain now.

Weaponry was the same; she couldn't always fight bare-handed later, could she?

Damn it, why does everything feel so important?

Lin Li recalled the feeling of fighting a Herrscher before.

Her whole body was filled with power, every second was an analysis of the Herrscher and her own situation, even considering subtle influences like the wind direction.

Back then, the way she held the bow was like an old master who had been immersed in archery for decades; it was so cool.

What was that ancient poem? She could draw the carved bow like a full moon, looking northwest, shooting down the Sirius.

Tsk.

Lin Li shook her head, stopping herself from thinking about these things, and instead asked her System:

"Like before, is there a cooldown for getting Strength through loans?"

[Of course there is]

"How long?"

[It depends on the situation]

"?"

Lin Li frowned, not understanding what that meant.

But the System didn't explain, saying:

[Don't think about using loans to gain power in every battle. Loans can only boost your power to a high tier, and the further you go, the higher the cost of the loan.]

[Herrschers will only get stronger, so please work hard to earn money, Host.]

"..."

Can't you find me a good place to make money? Preferably one where I can be invincible immediately. Lin Li thought, closing the System panel.

She did have the idea of taking out loans whenever she fought, but it seemed it wouldn't work now.

So she still had to make money...

From low tier to mid tier was manageable, one hundred thousand.

But from mid tier to high tier was one million!

Not to mention the ten million after that.

And she didn't know what "money-making methods recognized by the System" meant. She guessed it meant receiving equivalent compensation for what she did, right? For example, if someone just gave her ten million, it probably wouldn't be recognized.

"..."

Lin Li suddenly felt hopeless.

Glancing at Elysia on her right, she sighed and closed her eyes to rest.