Enhancement Element

"Hello, Xiao-gege…"

After he accepted her friend request, the Old Auntie, that Dirt-Sucking Miss of eighteen years, immediately sent a smiling face and a voice message that sounded incredibly sweet.

"Hello…"

Xiao Xiao hesitated over the words "Old Auntie" and "eighteen," then tentatively asked, "Dirt-Sucking Miss?"

"…"

The chat box went silent for a moment, then she replied, "People call me Ruan Ruan."

"Sorry, sorry…"

Xiao Xiao typed an apology, This nickname is wild, but her name sounds like a gentle girl…

"Jiajia-jie has already told me about you, Xiao-gege. She says you're someone with a lot of potential…"

Seeing her message, Xiao Xiao felt he should be modest, but then she sent a second line: "And very handsome."

Xiao Xiao silently deleted his words of modesty and retyped, "I'm just an ordinary person, nothing special."

"We'll see when we meet. Uptown East District, ten o'clock. Is that okay, Xiao-gege?"

"Of course, see you at ten."

"…"

Having arranged a meeting time with this Miss Ruan Ruan, Xiao Xiao quickly changed into clean clothes, put on a hooded sweatshirt, and went out.

Uptown East District is one of Black Gate City's busiest commercial districts, home to over seventy percent of the city's high-end restaurants and luxury stores. Usually, only two types of people frequent it.

One is the local high society, and the other is the lower class who serve them.

Xiao Xiao, being a poor student, naturally didn't have the opportunity to come here often. He did remember coming a few times with his father when he was a child.

Having not left the house for four years, he naturally had no money. Fortunately, his mother had left him two hundred yuan in pocket money, which was all the wealth he could currently access.

Therefore, he didn't even order a coffee, but sat outside the café, quietly waiting for the designer to arrive.

What does this eighteen-year-old, Dirt-Sucking Old Auntie look like?

Thinking of her cuteness in the chat and Yang Jia's previous instructions, Xiao Xiao pictured a quiet, sweet girl in his mind, his eyes subconsciously scanning the passing crowd.

Sweet temperament, with a touch of rebellion, that should be the type.

Seeing that the time had arrived, but his phone hadn't rung, Xiao Xiao kept checking the time.

Just then, in the distance, a tall, handsome black motorcycle drove over.

This extremely powerful and cool motorcycle could instantly grab any man's attention.

What's more, the person riding it was a petite girl with excellent proportions, but whose height, even compared to an electric scooter, seemed rather small.

The motorcycle drove to the intersection, preparing to turn, but unexpectedly, a blue sports car drove up from the left. Both vehicles braked in time and simultaneously honked their horns.

The sports car engine roared, its front end lunging forward, as if impatiently waiting for the motorcycle to move.

The rider on the motorcycle looked at the sports car with some impatience, put a short leg on the nearby railing to prevent herself from falling, and kept honking the horn with her right hand.

The two sides were at a stalemate, and the sports car became eager to try and forced its way forward.

The girl on the motorcycle angrily took off her helmet, revealing a short-haired, quiet girl. Her lips curled into a cold sneer, and she suddenly twisted the throttle.

"Wooo…"

The motorcycle rushed forward.

The sports car, which was constantly revving its engine and aggressively pressing forward, saw the motorcycle actually charging and slammed on the brakes.

But the motorcycle had no intention of stopping and crashed straight into it, forcefully crossing the intersection. The sports car, unable to dodge, was left with a deep scratch.

The motorcycle turned the corner, and the short-haired girl on the bike triumphantly parked it on the side of the road and straightened up.

The sports car also stopped, and a man in fashionable sportswear jumped out, holding a golf club, angrily pointing at her and striding over.

The short-haired girl straightened her short hair, then bent down and pulled a large metal wrench from the bag next to her motorcycle, weighing it in her hand, and faced the man.

As they got closer, the man with the golf club panicked a bit. He stopped first, hid the club behind him, and seemed to exude a more refined air.

The two talked for a while and actually chatted quite amicably, exchanging phone numbers. The sports car driver left happily.

Only then did the short-haired girl return, put the metal wrench back in the bag on her motorcycle, took out her phone, fiddled with it a few times, and looked around.

Xiao Xiao's phone rang. He opened it and saw a message from the designer: "I was delayed, Xiao-gege, where are you?"

It really is her…

Xiao Xiao was stunned and hurriedly stood up, waving at her, "Here!"

Seeing the short-haired girl lock onto him, happily wave back, and then leap over a railing, walking towards him, Xiao Xiao hurriedly got up to greet her.

"Hello, hello, Ruan Ruan… Miss Designer."

"…"

This isn't some soft, cute girl; this is clearly an iron-blooded tough guy who eats Italian noodles with forty-two concrete.

"Oh, are you Xiao-gege?"

The pretty little girl with the wrench, who had been greeting people, skipped over to Xiao-gege and her eyes lit up. She held out her soft little hand and giggled:

"Jiajia-jie didn't lie to me, you really are a high-value little brother..."

"..."

"No, no..."

Xiao Xiao hurriedly reached out to shake her hand, afraid she would be unhappy if he was too slow.

He glanced at the short-haired girl and saw that she had a sweet smile and was very cute. She was the type whose sweet smile could melt your heart.

Although, in reality, she might be better at cracking people's heads open...

"Don't blame me, okay? I didn't mean to be late. I almost got hit by someone just now, it scared me to death..."

The soft Ruan Ruan, the little designer, gave a sweet smile, making excuses for herself.

"It's okay, I just got here..."

Xiao Xiao explained, but secretly thought: You're clearly very good at handling disputes with people...

But he didn't dare say that, and kept a somewhat stiff smile on his face as he released her hand. "What would you like to drink? My treat."

Although he only had two hundred yuan on him, he had to be presentable and buy her something to drink.

"Just order for me, I like it sweet."

The girl acted very sensible, said casually, and then sat down obediently to wait.

Are you sure you don't want to add some Erguotou in there?

Xiao Xiao thought to himself, but still went to the counter. After a while, he came back with an iced Americano and caramel, which cost him a full seventy yuan.

I haven't been out much in four years, prices have gone up so fast...

But he still kept a polite smile on his face: "Yang Jia said that I can ask you about a lot of things I don't understand?"

"..."

"Of course..."

Ruan Ruan held the coffee with both hands and said, "I'm already a very experienced Enhancement Element designer. Xiao-gege, you can completely trust me in this area."

"Enhancement Element design?"

Xiao Xiao had heard Yang Jia mention this term before, but he still felt a little confused.

"Yes."

Ruan Ruan put down her coffee cup, took out a fluffy pink backpack that she carried with her, and took out a tablet computer. At the same time, she nodded her little head and said:

"You also know that we are already in such a hellish place, and we still have to deal with so many ghostly things."

"Of course, we have to find something to protect us."

"..."

Xiao Xiao listened, slightly moved, and said: "What things?"

Ruan Ruan smiled and said, "Dangerous things, the more dangerous, the more useful."

As she said that, she laid the tablet computer flat, and then stretched out her palm and beckoned to Xiao Xiao: "Give me the information card."

"?"

Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment before he realized that she was talking about the dark red card that Yang Jia had taken him to get yesterday. He took it out of his pocket and handed it to her.

Ruan Ruan stuck the card on the back of the tablet computer. A strange scene appeared. The tablet computer, whose page was originally just an ordinary shopping website, suddenly trembled slightly, and seemed to have a strange and mysterious aura.

The text and pictures on it were being broken and reorganized, forming new content.

What finally appeared was a dark red, strange page that seemed to be dyed with endless blood. On it, you could also see options.

Xiao Xiao looked at it and felt an uncomfortable feeling like ants crawling on his body: "What is this?"

"A way to communicate with the city..."

Ruan Ruan smiled and looked at him, and said, "This card can help us realize communication with the city's will in various environments and electronic devices. You'll understand later."

"Now, look..."

She smiled and handed the tablet computer to Xiao Xiao. Looking down, Xiao Xiao's heart suddenly trembled slightly, and all kinds of strange names and exaggerated descriptions jumped into his vision:

[Violence Factor: 20 points/unit]

[Pursue violence, tear all these hypocritical things to shreds, and make those twisted monsters fear us]

[Tremble, you little bastards!]

[……]

[Lurking Instinct: 20 points/unit]

[Possess the instinct and talent to hide oneself by borrowing any environment, hide in the safest place, and let those monsters and malice fail to find us——]

[Shh, they're coming]

[……]

[Extreme Sensitivity: 20 Points/Unit]

[A keen insight into the malicious hearts hidden beneath smiling faces, seeing the truth behind the disguise.]

[Don't try to fool me, you're all out to get me!]

[...]

[...]

Xiao-gege felt a slight tingle in his scalp: "What the hell is all this?"

Ruan Ruan smiled sweetly, but Xiao-gege felt that she seemed a little mysterious at this time, and whispered: "Things that can help us fight against this crazy world."

"We call them: Enhancement Elements!"

What's that in your hands?

Looks like tickets? The kind that makes the author happy when you vote for them.