A Practical Guide to Raising a Real Person

When Feng Xue heard the word "feed," the first thing that popped into his mind was a pile of yellow waste. However, no matter how much the girl fit his preferences, she was still in danger. In just a moment of distraction, Feng Xue snapped back to reality, understanding Old Li's meaning.

"You mean, outsiders can't eat the food in Infinite City?" Feng Xue guessed. Chen Xiyao, who had been spacing out beside him, suddenly brightened upon hearing this. She thought of a scenario that perfectly fit their current situation—

Spirited Away!

That's right, Spirited Away.

Just by passing through a door, she was spiritually possessed.

After crossing over, she met a very fierce man.

And ordinary people couldn't eat the food here.

However, as these thoughts connected, Chen Xiyao's gaze towards Feng Xue became peculiar—

Could it be that...

Feng Xue didn't know Chen Xiyao had started to overthink things, because on the other end of the phone, Old Li's voice came through again:

"That's not it, but have you forgotten, outsiders need to eat and drink!"

"Oh, right!" Feng Xue only then remembered that he hadn't drunk any water in a long time. As for eating... although those Bran Bricks could break a person's teeth, they were still barely edible. If you didn't consider nutritional balance, they should be fine for a temporary emergency.

However, Old Li was clearly not someone who only pointed out problems. He didn't waste time thinking further and directly asked:

"How do you plan to solve it?"

"The wilderness," Old Li spat out two words. Before Feng Xue could object, he continued:

"When outsiders arrive in Infinite City, their bodies are also 'digitalized.' But they are different from us; they are not 'nothing.' They have their own social relationships and cognition, so they won't be easily contaminated by [Knowledge]. In other words, they can eat Omens. Of course, if they can get past that mental hurdle, eating people is also an option.

As for water, you can basically forget about getting any in the Landfill Area. After all, until the Gate Opener is found, every Landfill Area gang will be watching that closely. You should know, there aren't many places where water is used in the Landfill Area."

"You mean, to feed this Gate Opener, I need to go to the wilderness to find lakes for water and hunt Omens for food? Aren't you thinking a bit too highly of me?" Feng Xue said, his mouth twitching. Old Li nonchalantly replied:

"Don't think of Omens as too exaggerated. Didn't you kill that Bone Woman before? If you can kill something like that, ordinary biological Omens shouldn't be a problem for you. Of course, if you're not considering nutritional balance for the short term, you can just feed her bricks. After all, outsiders eating in Infinite City isn't for nutrition, but because after they're digitalized, they have a 'need to eat' setting."

"How do you know I killed it?" Feng Xue frowned. He thought no one should know he killed that Supernatural Tale.

"Does that even need asking? If you didn't kill it, why would you switch Landfill Areas? It couldn't be like me... cough."

Old Li forcibly ended his sentence with a cough. Although Feng Xue was curious about what he wanted to say, now was not the time to care about such things.

"I feel like this thing is becoming more and more like a Digimon..." Feng Xue sighed, maintaining the call while opening his map to check the nearby wilderness.

The main body of the Landfill Area was like a giant sphere, wherever there was a Garbage Dump, it would just be placed on top. If there was water in the original path, the water body would be directly rerouted, flowing around the Landfill Area to other directions, looking like a moat.

However, the Landfill Area Feng Xue was in clearly didn't have such benefits. Even if it did, the water in such a popular dumping ground probably wouldn't be drinkable.

After roughly planning the route for collecting water, Feng Xue nodded slightly, then asked:

"Anything else I should be aware of?"

"Of course, and a lot. For example, when outsiders go to the bathroom, remember to take them to the wilderness, as we don't need to. Also, don't bring him near the Employment Agency or Garbage Dumps. Although outsiders might not show it on the surface, some professions that can check Elements can still see problems. And also..."

Old Li rambled on and on. To summarize, it was basically: be careful of the special living traces of outsiders, be careful of Appraisers, and try to resolve any issues in the wilderness.

Feng Xue carefully memorized every word. When Old Li finally stopped, he finally spoke:

"If I want to send her back, do you have any suggestions?"

Old Li paused for a moment upon hearing this, then replied with a serious tone different from before:

"There are some things I can't say too clearly, but you can consider it from the perspective of job mechanics. If a Corpse Collector doesn't collect bodies for a long time, they'll lose their job. And some professions have much stricter limitations than Corpse Collectors."

"Understood!" Feng Xue immediately grasped Old Li's meaning. Old Li's tone also relaxed upon hearing this. He immediately said:

"Then that's basically it. If you have any problems, just call me again. I have some things to attend to, so I'll hang up now."

After speaking, Old Li didn't give Feng Xue a chance to say anything else and hung up the phone.

Feng Xue could only shake his head helplessly at this, then turned his gaze to the girl—

"Alright, you can ask now."

"Ah, um, White Dragon... cough cough cough cough!"

"What's White Dragon?" Feng Xue looked at the girl in front of him suddenly coughing violently, momentarily speechless. The other party, amidst the embarrassment of accidentally revealing something and wanting to dig a hole with her toes, finally found a question—

"Your name?"

"Huh?"

"What's your name?" The girl repeated the question, then as if remembering something, introduced herself: "My name is Chen Xiyao. Yours? If it's inconvenient to say, a codename is fine too."

"There's nothing I can't say." Feng Xue shook his head. "Feng Xue, that's my name."

"It sounds like... cough, it sounds like a name from Yan Country too." Chen Xiyao originally wanted to say it sounded like a girl's name, but considering politeness, she changed her mind temporarily. However, in Feng Xue's opinion, this girl's throat must have some serious issue, as she coughed like this after just a few sentences.

Seeing the atmosphere turn a bit awkward, Chen Xiyao also felt a little flustered. After all, she was only seventeen, and this was her first time experiencing transmigration. Although she had read many transmigration novels, she hadn't brought any Golden Finger with her, so she really didn't know what to do.

"When others transmigrate, they come with a system and even a girl. I don't have a system, and I even... well, okay, at least I got a handsome guy..."

Just as Chen Xiyao was thinking about how to build a good relationship with this man who seemed to be a transmigration guide, she saw him suddenly stand up and say: "Let's go..."

Regarding the mechanism of the protagonist's Golden Finger, saying too much would be a spoiler. But as for the conclusion, it's enough to know that he can see the Elements of dead things, Phantoms, False Things, and Omens, and can see "the amount of [Knowledge] contained in True Things that have been disconnected from reality," but he cannot see the Elements and Tags of [Nothing].