The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 83 There's a Cat

The girl with smoky eye makeup took another sip of her amber-colored cocktail and opened three gashapon capsules.

Two consecutive draws were empty, but I finally got an entry ticket on the last one. At least I have a guaranteed entry.

Satisfied, she scanned the barcode of her admission ticket into her bracelet. The lingering scent of Orange Mountain began to creep into every nerve, and her body became sluggish.

Orange Mountain is a very sweet wine, smooth and delicious, but it's more domineering than Fox Lover.

As for the love story of Firefox, it is not only intoxicating, but it can also cause the pain of heartbreak.

Suddenly, a girl heard crying coming from the next table. She turned around and saw her male friend crying on the table.

Her drunkenness had mostly dissipated. "What's wrong with him?"

"That's what happens when you drink Fiery Fox Love after a breakup," Zou Shuyi teased. "Hopefully he's a good drinker, otherwise he'll definitely regret it tomorrow."

But everyone knows that someone who can cry like that in public will most likely face social demise after a hangover.

As expected, that night, the people in Zou's Bar heard a heartbreak story that was both funny and sad, and some even almost overturned the table because of their disagreement about love.

The argument was quickly quelled by Wu Mo and Zou Shuyi working together. As an aside, the heartbroken boy was scorned by his companions, who dragged him out of the bar and took him home.

Before going to sleep, Su Ninglong called Ziyue to the second floor for a chat.

The second floor of the bar is the living area. When Suninglong turned on the lights, the warm yellow light clearly showed the white walls covered with the mottled marks of time, with a layer of dust falling off in many places, and the floor also retained the old-fashioned terrazzo style.

It is said that when Zou Shuyi took over the place, it was like this: she simply cleaned it and moved in, and stayed there for five years.

On the side of the hall near the balcony, there is a neural access pod used to play regular holographic games.

Children cannot access this because playing this requires full physical development.

The truth may be that those games are not suitable for children.

The slightly faded leather sofa was wiped very clean. Su Ninglong jumped up and sat on it. "Sister Ziyue, tell me quickly, what made you buy so many books?"

Ziyue leaned back on the sofa and whispered to Su Ninglong, "I gained a special ability by following your method."

However, she did not reveal what her special ability was.

"Once I pass the White Hunter exam, I will definitely come to find you again. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Su Ninglong: "After having special abilities, can't we just keep being net hunters?" The mortality rate for net hunters is much lower than that for regular hunters, so why take such a risk?

“Perhaps everyone needs to have some pursuits. Of course, there are also some people with special abilities who stay in the world of Net Hunters.” Ziyue said, “Do you know? There is also a hierarchy of contempt in the hunter circle. Hunters look down on white hunters, white hunters look down on net hunters... As long as you are still a net hunter, there are many things you cannot access.”

The hunter identity also brings about a change in power, and Ziyue does not want to be a "mediocre" net hunter.

“I know that web hunting is also important, and it’s an essential part of eliminating the Mystic Spirits, but I still want to take on the challenge.” Ziyue hugged Su Ninglong. “I’m going to do special training, and I might not see you for half a year. I hope that when we meet again, I will have already done the White Hunt.”

The child's soft body is like a little heater.

“Although I don’t know where you got your cultivation method, it’s dangerous in a bar with lots of strangers. Don’t bring it up again.” Zi Yue reminded her, then reluctantly let go of Su Ninglong. She took off a necklace from her neck with two keys hanging from it. “If I don’t show up at the bar again within a year, I might have to trouble you to go to the bank to collect my things. They are my grandfather’s keepsakes. If I don’t collect them, they might be confiscated next year.”

She carefully explained to Su Ninglong the process of picking up the document at the bank.

Su Ninglong: "Why don't you go get it now?"

"Because he instructed me not to take it out before I became a hunter, unless the deadline arrived. Unfortunately, I'm too mediocre." Ziyue didn't say who her maternal grandfather was, but judging from her melancholy tone, it was clear that her grandfather was probably quite remarkable.

Su Ninglong didn't press further: "I wish you success."

"Thank you!"

Ziyue hugged her again, then left.

Su Ninglong went to see her off. When she opened the door, she heard a drunkard downstairs humming "Farewell." Su Ninglong remembered a saying from the cultivation world.

Everyone has their own destiny, just as a mountain stream will not follow the destination of the flowing clouds.

Ziyue is unwilling to reveal her own affairs, so let her be. Perhaps her own choice is where the opportunity lies.

With her homework finished and nothing else to do, Su Ninglong washed up and went to bed early.

The first thing I did when I woke up the next day was to drag Xingyuan for a morning run in the nearby neighborhood. It had snowed lightly the night before, and the temperature had dropped.

The climate on Gemini is magical. One day it's sunny and the temperature is pleasant, but the next it drops below zero. Just like the exile destinations chosen by mortals, the weather is unpredictable.

Fortunately, the weather wasn't so bad that it dropped to tens of degrees below zero, so there was no need to use any technology while running.

Passing by No. 3 Xingkui Street again, Su Ninglong saw that two more police tapes had been put up, and the door was completely sealed off.

All the windows on the first floor were covered with black tape, layer upon layer, making the courtyard deathly silent.

If you look at it a few more times, a sense of dread will inexplicably arise in your heart, as if a giant eyeball is staring at you.

This level of censorship is rare.

"Has the Mysterious Spirit been dealt with yet?" Su Ninglong asked Xingyuan.

"Zou Shuyi mentioned last night that this area has been designated as a three-star restricted zone, and Wu Mo cannot go there alone to resolve the issue. We have entered the mission rotation area."

"Rotation area?" This was the first time Su Ninglong had heard this term.

"I learned from Haiyu that the area can only be dealt with when a four-star hunter is available, or when a team of five or more three-star hunters enters." Xingyuan breathed out, no longer daring to stare at the building.

Obviously, neither waiting for a four-star hunter to be available nor gathering five three-star hunters to join can be done immediately.

High-level hunters need to rest after conquering a contaminated area and cannot work continuously.

Sacrificing even one of them would be a huge loss, and the Star Alliance would rather postpone the mission than risk it out if there was no certainty or enough artifacts to provide entry.

Xingyuan added, "Sometimes waiting is more precious than recklessness."

If Su Ninglong can truly produce defensive or offensive holy artifacts, she will be a major turning point in accelerating the cleanup of contaminated areas.

Su Ninglong was completely oblivious, her eyes filled with curiosity about the house. If it could be classified as a battlefield for high-star hunters, then the things inside must be quite something.

She had just interacted with hunters in the simulator, and their insight and experience were definitely far superior to hers.

They are extremely cautious when entering such places, so Su Ninglong wouldn't be foolish enough to challenge such a difficult place now.

A high-level spirit must possess extremely rich spiritual energy, potentially transforming the entire house into a blessed land.

However, this is not something she can handle in her current state. She's just a Qi Refining stage child; she should be more grounded.

After running through Xingkui Street, Xingyuan led her to a breakfast shop: "I asked some of the patrons who live nearby, and they said the breakfast here is delicious. Shall we buy some to take back for Ms. Zou to try?"

"Mmm." Su Ninglong definitely had to buy it for Zou Shuyi; she couldn't afford to neglect her.

The breakfast shops are full of lively atmosphere, with office workers who don't want to make breakfast in the morning lining up to buy sticky rice balls covered with various fillings.

The shop is small with few seats, but it's very clean.

Su Ninglong swallowed hard, her greedy look amusing Xingyuan.

To try all the different flavors of rice balls, Su Ninglong ordered all five flavors and generously added extra toppings. "Can you finish them all?"

"I just want to try each kind; you and your godmother can eat the rest."

Filial piety moves Heaven.

Zou Shuyi often wanted to spank Su Ninglong, which must be because Su Ninglong's ability to cause trouble exceeded the scope of rational thinking.

As I walked back carrying the rice balls, I encountered Xue Wanshan, dressed in casual clothes, standing next to a private car, breathing on his palm.

He stared straight into an alleyway, as if waiting for something.

"It's Officer Xue."

Su Ninglong ran over happily and handed Xue Wanshan a sticky rice ball, "Officer Xue, would you like some?"

Xue Wanshan lowered her head. The little girl had her hair tied in a ponytail, wore a pink fluffy dress, and even had rabbit earmuffs, looking like a lively little rabbit.

"I don't want it, you eat it." The young man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his gentle voice carried an air of righteousness.

Are you on official business?

"No."

“You can’t eat just because you’re on official duty. I have five, I’ll give you one.” Su Ninglong insisted on holding up her hand.

“She tried every flavor, but felt she couldn’t finish them all, so she said she wanted to put them in the refrigerator. Once they’re in the refrigerator, she forgets about them. Officer Xue, you don’t need to be polite with her.” Xingyuan explained slightly, letting Xue Wanshan know that it wasn’t intentionally bought for him, but simply because Su Ninglong wanted to eat one and throw it away.

Xue Wanshan then said, "Thank you, brave little hunter." He hadn't eaten breakfast that morning and was indeed a bit hungry.
"What are you waiting for here?" Su Ninglong was quite conscious of her image when she was out, since it didn't look good to have something around her mouth. So she ate the rice ball very carefully, like a little kitten, taking tiny bites.

Xue Wanshan smiled and patted Su Ninglong's head. "Actually, I was waiting for Xiao Liu's neighbor to bring over Xiao Liu's cat. Xiao Liu adopted a stray cat and entrusted it to an old lady in this alley before going to Xinglaier Street. The old lady is old and originally wanted to abandon it, but when she heard that I wanted to take the cat away, she asked me to come and pick it up today."

Su Ninglong took a bite of the glutinous rice ball, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.

Xiao Liu actually keeps a cat? Isn't he so poor that he can't even afford to go to the vet?

Su Ninglong: "Are you going to keep the cat?"

"I don't have time to raise it, so I plan to send it to an adoption agency."

"Can you give it to me? I have a place to keep it at school." The warehouse wasn't just frequented by insects, but also by rats.

The cat is perfect for catching mice for her.

In the past, powerful spirit beasts often roamed outside her cave. Not to mention rats, even birds dared not perch on nearby branches.

Now... let's not talk about it anymore. As a human, she poses no threat to small animals.

Xue Wanshan asked, "Can you guarantee you'll take good care of it?"

"Of course! The place where I keep my cats has teachers watching over them every day, so it's impossible for them not to be well cared for."

A convincing argument.

With a good place to settle the cat, Xue Wanshan finally felt relieved.

"Is there no way to investigate Brother Liu's matter anymore?"

When Su Ninglong suddenly mentioned Xiao Liu, Xue Wanshan's jawline tightened. The director hadn't given an order to investigate Xiao Liu's matter thoroughly, so he couldn't openly disobey.

"They will investigate thoroughly and the truth will eventually come out."

Officer Xing is really good at fooling people. Xiao Liu is just a nobody, and the person he kidnapped wasn't a celebrity either.

It's no wonder the higher-ups don't take it seriously, especially since the abducted person returned unharmed.

With so many things happening every day, including numerous murder investigations, and with a shortage of manpower, Xiao Liu's case is unlikely to come up.

If someone deliberately presses down, the file is destined to be covered in dust.

Su Ninglong wanted to ask who the person with swollen joints was, but Xue Wanshan spoke so cryptically that she decided against it.

Halfway through her rice ball, a hunched figure emerged shakily from the alley. Su Ninglong instantly recalled the old man inside the elevator.

When she met the old man's eyes, she immediately dismissed the thought.

The old man's eyes were clear and bright, like those of a child untouched by the world.

Her gray hair was neatly combed back and tied up, and her chubby cheeks made her look very kind.

The old man strolled slowly over to Xue Wanshan and handed her the cat cage.

The cat cage was clean and odorless. The cat was curled up at the very back of the cage, and its fluffy fur showed that it was well taken care of.

“It’s a greedy big cat. I already have three cats myself, so I really can’t afford to take care of it anymore. I’ll treat it well. Although it used to be a stray, it has a very good temperament and never scratches people.”

Xue Wanshan accepted the gift with both hands. "Thank you, Grandma. Let me introduce you. This is Su Ninglong, the young owner of the cat. She lives nearby. However, the cat will be kept at the school where she has a house and a large yard."

"Hello, Mother-in-law."

The old man sized up Su Ninglong. His clothes were clean and his nails were spotless. He guessed that Su Ninglong was probably from a well-off family and that keeping a cat would be a good fit for him.

"Xiao Liu named it Xiao Qi, but it doesn't seem to accept that name. If you want to give it a new name, I think it will be willing."

Su Ninglong said sweetly, "Okay."

"Goodbye, Xiaoqi. Be good in your new home and try to eat less." The old man looked complicated when talking about the cat's appetite. "This guy really loves to eat. One cat can eat ten servings of cat food."

Xue Wanshan lifted the cage to look, and the cat was quite fat.

"Are you sure you want to keep it? It eats so much, I'm afraid Ms. Zou won't agree."

Xingyuan chuckled. Coincidentally, Su Ninglong could eat the equivalent of several people's meals all by herself.

Su Ninglong: "I'm not so badly incapable of not being able to afford a cat."

Given her earning power, she could easily raise more than ten wild animals.

Seeing that Su Ninglong was determined to keep the cat, and that the adults standing next to her did not object, the old woman said, "Since you have taken care of Xiao Qi, I think the things that Xiao Liu left with me can also be given to you."

"Why didn't you say so before?" Xue Wanshan said.

"Because they're all cat stuff," the old man said slowly.

He handed the plastic bag to Xue Wanshan so he could check it.

Inside were indeed cat toys, food bowls, photo albums, and a book recording the stories of the cats' growth.

This shows how much Xiao Liu values ​​Xiao Qi.

Xue Wanshan opened the notebook, glanced through it briefly, and found nothing unusual.

After handing all the items over to Su Ninglong, the old man turned and left as if his wish had been fulfilled.