"It's so dirty here, let's go outside and wait." Seeing Tinker Bell leaving in a hurry, Lotte Yu beckoned Xun Qiu to come to the outermost room of the store.

"Okay......" Xun Qiu's face was as usual, and he followed Lotte Yu out of this room that looked like a small workshop.

"Don't mind, it's like this for the people in this place. If you don't have any cleverness, you can't survive here. Lotte Yu explained it intentionally or unintentionally, like a host's family.

"It's fine." Xun Qiu was idle, and looked at it with great interest in this dirty and messy store.

It's a veritable grocery store. There are almost no duplicate items, and there are no items that look worth buying. It would make more sense to say that this is a scrap yard. He couldn't see what the store was selling to survive.

Fiddling with the alloy parts that looked like the butt of a gun, Lotte said leisurely:

"This store is actually a façade. Tinker Bell is a very strong mechanic. He can make good quality machinery from the scrap he collects. They are all gadgets suitable for armor and card makers to use in the wild. ”

"Mechanical?" Xun Qiu took a fresh look at the shop. Just looking at the broken copper and iron in the store, you can't contact the machinery at all.

Thinking about what Tinker Bell was tinkering with in the small workshop inside, Xun Qiu found that with his shallow mechanical level, he really couldn't tell what he was studying.

Lotte Yu seemed to see through Xun Qiu's thoughts, and said leisurely:

"Don't look at this mess. What he is studying still has a very far-reaching significance. ”

The two of them just chatted without saying a word. Lotte Yu didn't hide it, Xun Qiu asked, and he answered. Xun Qiu also knew the fact that Lotte Yu was born in the gray market. But for his inexplicable status, he just smiled and didn't explain. The other party was reluctant to say it, so Xun Qiu was no longer reluctant.

It took about a few dozen minutes for Tinker Bell to return to the store with a smile on his face.

"The price is good." Tinker Bell said cheerfully, shaking the coins in his hand.

"It's 37 silver coins in total. I'll just mean, how about charging you two for running errands? ”

"......" Xun Qiu found that Lotte Yu was really right, and the price reduction here was really ruthless. Let's not talk about what sky-high prices can be speculated on at auctions. Just by making a direct shot, 50 silver coins (500,000 seven sea points) or even more is not a thing. Now that's all that's left. He looked at Lotte Yue with suspicion.

"That's the price. If you come by yourself, even if you don't get hacked, you can get up to 10 silver coins. It's definitely not polite to deal with people who don't come often. But as you know, this set of cards is so special that if you put it up for auction online, it will probably shock the entire Seven Seas World. The trouble caused in the back is something that little people like us can't afford. ”

Lotte Yu leans on a certain shelf, and his gaze is casual and natural.

Xun Qiu understood that this was the best result he could get. He gladly took the 35 silver coins and deposited them into his money card.

"Alright, that's done. Shall we go to dinner first? Tinker Bell, together? At the thought of being able to eat soon, Lotte Yu's face suddenly filled with smiles, and then pointed at Tinker Bell and smiled slyly, "I just earned 20,000, you have a treat!" ”

"I ...... Okay. Tinker Bell sighed, "It's still the same, old Zhang wonton?" ”

"20,000 will invite us to eat wontons?! Tinker Bell, you're too picky! Lotte Yu was so angry that he jumped to his feet, "What's the matter, it has to be the beef noodles on Hengjie!" ”

"Alas, the beef noodle shop on Hengjie has long since moved away. What a pity! Tinker Bell spread her hands, expressing helplessness.

“…… Okay, wontons are wontons, plus one pepper for three to eat! Don't think you're done with one or the other! Hum! "Lotte Yu is full of resentment, and he won't let Tinker Bell go easily. It's a rare time, of course, and of course you have to blackmail it severely.

……

"That's what it is...... You're talking about deliciousness? Looking at the ordinary wontons and fried and roasted green peppers in front of him, Xun Qiu felt that he had been deceived by Lotte Yu. These things are not only available in the cafeteria, but they also taste good. The point is, he can't eat enough at all!

"You can't just look at it! You've got to taste it! These wontons are not ordinary! Lotte said mysteriously.

And Tinker Bell next to it has already started eating. Even if it's him, the things in this store don't often eat. This is a bowl of wontons that cost 240! Eat every day, where can he afford to eat?

Xun Qiu tried to eat one in disbelief. How to say this soup, there is a wonderful sweet taste, which is really different from the canteen. When he chewed it lightly, the deliciousness of the ravioli almost hit his skull. Where is this ravioli, it's like a bomb wrapped in fresh sweet juice. His head buzzed involuntarily with the impact of this delicious invagination.

"What's this?!" Xun Qiu didn't care about the image, picked up a few more wontons, and tasted them carefully, which was really extraordinary. Such a bowl of wontons is really not expensive to sell for 240.

"Fresh, right? This inset is made with fish that are only grown in the northern seas. It's frozen, but it's delicious. If it weren't for the boss who didn't want to leave the gray market, do you think you could eat here? ”

"Uh-huh, uh-huh......" Xun Qiu didn't want to talk to Lotte Yu at all. Just such a bowl, where is there enough for him to eat? He calculated in his heart, even if he ate ten more bowls, he just felt full. But......

"I know what you want to do." Lotte Yu smiled evilly and said, "This wonton is limited. Because there are really not enough ingredients every day, there are too many people who want to eat. So, you save this heart! ”

"I ......" Xun Qiu looked at the boss's arms and waist, thinking that his physical strength was only level 1, and it was estimated that the chance of winning was not great, so he swallowed his cruel words, "I think the boss is willing to take care of the needs of more guests, it's really heartwarming!" ”

"Okay......" Lotte Yu wiped the corners of his mouth, and suddenly whispered with a dull face, "I'll talk about eating later." ”

"Huh? Are we going to see a mech? Xun Qiu asked vaguely. The wonton was so delicious that he felt the aftertaste even when he drank the soup.

"It's not. I have a question, I've been thinking about whether to ask it or not...... "Lotte Yu's face was heavy, as if he had lost his soul, and he couldn't see a trace of his usual spirit.

Tinker Bell looked at the two of them for some reason, and suddenly put down the bowl in his hand with great interest, then picked up a string of roasted peppers and ate them with a chirp.

"What's the problem?" Xun Qiu suddenly found that he couldn't see through what Lotte Yu's expression represented. He had never seen such a look on Lotte Yu's face.

"Who the hell are you?" Lotte Yu stared at Xun Qiu for dozens of seconds before he asked very softly but clearly.

“…… I'm Xun Qiu! Are you stupid?! As soon as he heard this question, Xun Qiu was like five thunderbolts in a flash, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He didn't know why Lotte Yue asked such a question. However, he is not the one who is completely abandoned by someone who is frightened. Although Lotte Yu is a good friend. But in the end, he and Lotte Yu have only known each other for less than ten days. When necessary, he can do it without burden.

"You're not Xun Qiu......" Lotte Yu shook his head slightly.

"Do you know why I became friends with Xun Qiu?" Lotte Yu did not accept Xun Qiu's answer, but threw out another question.

"Because we're all bad students?" Regarding this point, even in the memory of "Xun Qiu", there is no trace of an answer, so he can only guess blindly.

"You're not the only one who is a bad student!" Lotte Yu was almost amused, "And I'm not a bad student, I'm just used to hiding myself." Being too high-profile has never been the style of people from the gray market. ”

"Yes......" Lotte Yu said this, and Xun Qiu remembered that Lotte Yu wanted to make a difference in the rookie competition. It turns out that he has confidence. But didn't he say that he wanted to keep a low profile, so wouldn't the opportunity to be in the limelight like the rookie game be avoided?

"What do you say about the rookie game?" Xun Qiu did not miss the opportunity to ask questions. He is now obviously the one who is being asked, but he inexplicably occupies the initiative.

“…… It's simple. After passing the first round, and then finding a team to mix and maintain a level that is not up or down, you can logically sign a contract with the academy. Why not? …… No, now I'm asking the question! Lotte almost slapped the table in anger.

"Where did you just go?!" Lotte Yu turned his head and asked Tinker Bell, who had been watching the play.

"Why are you friends? Then you were countered by Xun Qiu. Tinker Bell laughed and laughed.

"That's right, that's it......" Lotte Yu reorganized his thoughts, and then said with a straight face, "Xun Qiu is a very silent and wooden person, and his family background is not very good. I saw that his situation was not particularly good, and I felt some empathy, so I got closer to him to see if I could help him a little. ”

However, after making friends with him, I found out that he was timid, fearful, complaining, and liked to drill the horns. It's nothing. Friends, who doesn't have a little problem. After all, I also have the heart to help him, so when the assessment is approaching, I am also very attentive, and I always hope to find some way to help him pass the assessment. ”

"So others may not feel much, but I, who is very close to him, have really clearly felt the difference between you and him recently."

When Le Tianyu said this, he stared at Xun Qiu with a meaningful look.

"In other words, you can fool others, but you can't fool me."

"From the day you deliberately appeared in front of Lu Gaoqing from the day you returned to the academy from your hometown, you broke the inherent impression of Xun Qiu in my heart little by little. Later, you yourself said that you took the initiative to fight against Mesfil and them. As well as today's performance at the authorization meeting, I can no longer believe that you are the same person as Xun Qiu before. ”

"Then the question is: since you are not Xun Qiu, then who are you?"

Listening to Lotte Yu's reasoned and well-founded words, Xun Qiu's thoughts flew in his heart.

In this strange time period when no one speaks, a new selection task appears in front of his eyes:

[Select Task 13.] 】

[Option 1: Speak up and state the facts.] Reward: Grade D. 】

[Option 2: Perfunctory and ridicule the other party. Reward: Grade F. 】

Well?

Xun Qiu hesitated for a moment.

How should he choose this choice?