Chapter XVII. Transactions
The energy is exhausted, and the constantly flashing reminder signals make this reason a little more credible, and Chen Fang is reluctant to admit that the loss of level is due to the temptation of beauty.
As he changed the bar, he saw Linnie open the hatch.
"Where are you going?" Chen Fang asked knowingly.
Linnie's current situation is very difficult, the team is now left with her alone, which not only means that the mission has failed, but also means the loss of the partner who was born and died, at this moment, there is no hesitation in her expression, but full of strength, if even she gives up, the partner has no chance of survival, although this chance is very slim in the first place.
As a woman, Linnie's strength embarrassed the man and impressed Chen Fang, but he did something stupid.
Even a fool can guess what Linny is going to do, but Chen Fang's inopportune and knowingly asked is bound to be understood as mockery, thinking of Chen Fang's rescue not long ago, she forcibly suppressed her anger and jumped out of the cabin.
"Hey, I know where the Thunderbee is!" Chen Fang realized his mistake and made remedies in time.
In a moment, Linnie went and returned, and she warned Chen Fang in her anger.
"You'd better not be kidding me."
After seven years of illness, Chen Fang had no chance to contact women, and now, he needed to try to communicate with women, and he learned the first principle, don't joke with women, they don't like jokes, especially when they are in a bad mood.
On the road again, Linnie was the first to break the silence, she couldn't wait to know about her partner, and learned that the thunderbolt bee had only broken a bone and a broken leg, and there was no need to worry about her life, so her solemn expression eased a little.
"It's lucky to be your partner." Chen Fang felt it, and then began to laugh at himself, didn't he hate being cared for the most in the past? How envious of the thunderbolt bees now.
"Are you laughing at me?" Linnie coldly replied, the whereabouts of the fire bull were still unknown, and as the leader of the mercenary group, she could not protect her partner, and she fell into deep self-blame.
Chen Fang quickly came to the second principle, when women are down, they don't want to hear compliments, what they need may be comfort, helpless, Chen Fang can't pretend to be a bitter face, hypocritically comfort women, and he thinks that Linni doesn't need comfort, so he analyzed the third principle, if you don't know what to say to them, then don't say anything.
Chen Fang turned to control the mech, and calm returned to the cabin.
"What do these numbers mean?" Linni noticed the strangeness of the display, with waterfall-like numbers on the left and images coming back from the spectacle on the right.
Chen Fang thought for a moment and asked very seriously, "Do you know what the world is like in the eyes of insects?" β
Linnie shook her head.
Chen Fang thought for a moment before explaining: "The same thing, in the eyes of different insects, presents different effects. Some creatures are so good at hiding themselves that they are difficult to detect with the naked eye, but thermal imaging can make them invisible to them. β
Linny interrupted impatiently, "I think what you mean is that the same scene is shown on both sides of the screen, and with the digital mode on the left, you can more easily capture insects that are good at stealth." β
"That's exactly what it means, you're smart." I have to admit that Linny may not read much, but she is not stupid.
Ignoring the compliment, Linnie continued, "What I want to know is, what do these numbers mean? Or rather, how to judge the information of these numbers? β
"To be clear, I'm not pretentious, and I don't want to insult you, but, with your knowledge, I'm afraid it's hard for me to explain it to you." The truth often hurts, and Chen Fang has no other way.
After all, it hurt others, and for the sake of compensation, Chen Fang captured the dormant insect beast from the digital screen on the spot, and then used the electronic focus of the Eye of Sauron to pull it in front of his eyes, and the side of the display image could not see anything.
The goggles of the two jumped out at the same time, a message jumped out at the same time, fast tarantulas, good at jumping, extremely fast, highly poisonous, the deadly weapon was a trap woven by spider webs, and the hunting merit value of one hundred and seventy points was enough to show that the mercenary association hated it.
"Why don't you hunt it?" Linnie didn't wait for Chen Fang's shot for a long time, and couldn't stop asking, the swift tarantula is undoubtedly a nightmare for the melee team, and the rewards are very tempting, but for the sniper who carries the Eye of Sauron, these rewards are simply for nothing.
"Not interested." Chen Fangyan said insincerely, and then turned off the remote mode.
Linnie looked at the faint energy bar, and in silence something seemed to be brewing.
After a five-hour trek, Chen Fang rushed back to the meeting place, but the Thunderbolt Bee was gone, and the broken long-range mecha was nowhere to be found, but there were still some traces on the ground, which was enough to prove that what Chen Fang said was true.
But seeing Linnie's loss, Chen Fang couldn't bear to leave, and sympathized: "I didn't fool you, the Thunderbolt Bee was here before." β
"You think I'm a brutal and unreasonable person?" Linnie never doubted Chen Fang, and what she said at the beginning was just an angry word. If the Thunderbee hadn't received assistance, it would have been impossible for her to escape the pursuit of the Zerg, and if she hadn't received assistance, she would have become a bug's supper now, so Chen Fang helped her and her team for free, what reason did she have to lie to her?
Chen Fang said matter-of-factly: "I don't think so. β
Linny continued: "You think I don't distinguish between right and wrong? Unreasonable, can't see you're helping? β
"I don't think so." Chen Fang's mechanical answer.
"Then why do you explain it?" Linnie's words changed suddenly.
It's obviously unreasonable, Chen Fang is not a stingy person, the other party is a woman, and when he encounters difficulties, why not accommodate it? That's what he thought.
"Do you want me to tell you about it?" Without waiting for a reply, Linnie continued: "You are accommodating to me, you disdain to be like a woman, and you are sympathizing with me. You helped us change the mech, why didn't you get paid? Don't you need money? β
At first, Linny thought that Chen Fang was not short of money to spend, so she didn't care. In the past few hours, she saw that Chen Fang couldn't afford crystal oil, saw Chen Fang use compressed biscuits to satisfy his hunger, obviously encountered financial difficulties, but refused to receive the remuneration he deserved, dragging his fragile physique, but stronger than healthy people, that kind of strength made people feel distressed, and the inexplicable impulse hit Linni's heart, not vomiting or unhappy.
Chen Fang was silent, did he want him to say that his life was about to end and he had no intention of asking for anything. Chen Fang likes the feeling of being needed, but in the world of mercenaries, this idea can only attract ridicule.
After catharsis, Linnie returned to her usual coldness.
"Don't take me for a fool, I can't read the digital mode, but I can read the energy bar, your situation is difficult, after the energy is exhausted, it is difficult for your physique to survive alone. I'm the same, one person is powerless to save his peers, and cooperation is the best way. β
"What if I don't think so?" Chen Fang said tentatively.
Linnie said seriously: "I know what you are thinking, if you refuse, I will leave all the crystal oil I carry to you, as a reward for saving your life, and we will not owe each other from now on." It may be far-fetched to say that, crystal oil can't be compared to life, but there's only so much I can give now, and besides, we shouldn't have a chance to say goodbye. β
Chen Fang thought for a while and said: "You are so smart, can't you see that as long as you have enough energy, I can do the task alone, you tell me the bottom line, aren't you afraid that I will reject you?" β
Linni said without humility or arrogance: "If you think that I am useless except for bringing a few more cans of crystal oil, there is no need for us to cooperate." I am not as great as you, i.e. I will not give to others and I will not accept charity, I am used to trading. β
Chen Fang scratched his head and analyzed: "I understand, you provided me with two choices, the first choice is only crystal oil." The second option is to have crystal oil, and to have companions, no matter how you look at it, the second option is more cost-effective, this kind of ghost place is difficult to survive alone, I can't think of a reason to refuse. β
Linny was anxious and urged: "Since you accept it, then you have to obey the rules, I don't like to talk, and I don't like to listen to other people's nonsense." I still have two companions to save, so it's important to hurry. β
"Isn't this about cooperation? Why should you follow your rules? Chen Fang had an ominous premonition, if the thunderbolt bee was present, he was afraid that he would laugh on the spot.
This remark was included in the category of nonsense by Linny, so there was no explanation, and in the blink of an eye, she replaced the fishman with a new energy bar.
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