I am weak and friendly

Chapter 234 Those who share food with others will receive food in return (4k, Ling Feng Sui's bonus chapter 310)

With a soft "ding-dong," the elevator doors opened on the 41st floor.

Tang Yiping glanced inside and couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!"

Unlike the 8th floor, the 41st floor appears to be a super high-rise, at least two stories high, roughly ten meters tall.

The entire floor has almost no partitions, and you can see huge floor-to-ceiling windows and glass curtain walls, as well as all kinds of green plants at a glance.

The dense green plants, surprisingly, did not die; instead, they grew lush and verdant.

For a moment, Tang Yiping thought this place was actually a giant sky garden.

If it weren't for the "reception desk" directly opposite the elevator, with the Touchpoint Connect logo on the desk, Tang Yiping would probably have thought that the place he had painstakingly opened was not actually the headquarters of Touchpoint Connect.

Let alone someone as ignorant as Tang Yiping, even the well-informed Shen Hong and Gao Ming couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!" in shock.

"I'll go in first," Gao Ming said, and then he went in and wandered around for a while.

Tang Yiping also wanted to go in, but he found that Li Tieqiang had anticipated his prediction, grabbed his wheelchair, and stopped him from rushing in.

He looked up at Li Tieqiang, who gave him a look that screamed "Imperial contempt."

You little rascal, you knew all along that you'd go in.

"Woo-chih," Stoka chirped and went inside. A short while later, Gao Ming's voice came from inside: "It's safe for now, come in."

Stepping out of the elevator and past the reception desk, Tang Yiping saw the overall layout of Touchpoint Connect.

The greenery he saw was actually partitions, separating more than a dozen island-style work areas of varying sizes and several rest areas.

Height-adjustable desks, high-end ergonomic chairs, and at least two ultra-wide curved screens...

Tang Yiping felt that being able to program in this place was absolutely awesome!

In order to make good use of the space, double-height mezzanine floors of varying sizes were built, and other functional areas and offices are located on the double-height mezzanine floors.

Two spiral staircases and an internally transparent elevator connect the mezzanine level to the open space below.

When Tang Yiping first came to Linghai Technology for his internship, he felt that Linghai Technology must have been very luxurious in its heyday, with its huge open-plan office area, various functional areas, lounges, and so on, all exuding wealth and power.

Unfortunately, he arrived at an inopportune time.

Now he realizes that he was simply ignorant before.

【Touchpoint Interconnect】This is what true financial strength looks like.

In comparison, Linghai Technology is practically a poor country bumpkin.

"Awoo...woowoowoo!" Tang Yiping heard Stoka's voice coming from ahead.

Then he looked in the direction of Stokka's voice and froze.

In the center of the hall, there is something that looks like a city model.

The huge prototype sand table probably occupies several tens of square meters, and it contains a miniature model of Hailing City.

On that enormous miniature model, a strange plant was growing.

That must be a plant, Tang Yiping instinctively thought, even though there is absolutely no such plant on Earth.

It's a bit like a dreamlike dandelion from an animation, with thin, bright lines extending from the sand table towards the high ceiling. At the top of each line is a cluster of light, and inside each cluster is a shimmering point of light.

It's like golden dust floating inside a transparent, glowing, dreamlike balloon, shimmering and sparkling.

Tang Yiping was all too familiar with these light spots.

Tang Yiping felt that these dust particles were likely "immature" [Dust of Primordial Silence], while the [Dust of Primordial Silence] following him was probably a mature form that had escaped from here.

The moment Tang Yiping realized this, the system prompted:
The greatest distance in the world is that you are the bright moon in the sky, and I am an unlucky being. Even to receive your light would be a desecration. Your kindness has pierced through the mist and illuminated the Mother Tree of Primordial Silence countless times, but this is the first time you have seen it.

—If countless grains of sand can form a tower, what will accumulated oblivion become? The [Mother Tree of Primordial Dust] is the aggregate and source of [Primordial Dust]. It thrives in places where information and negative entropy gather. Wherever it exists, it creates entropy "singularities" and negative entropy "dammed lakes." It is a dam of possibility, a breaker of pipelines, and an extractor of negative entropy, but also an oasis for the weak… It generates vast amounts of negative entropy by stripping away, decomposing, and returning objects to stillness, storing it within its own seeds.

When Tang Yiping looked over, he saw the [Original Dust Mother Tree] swaying as if blown by the wind, drifting away from him as if trying to get as far away as possible.

However, it is connected to the huge sand table below, so it just sways in the air like seaweed.

Beside it, Tang Yiping also saw the clump of [Original Dust] that had been following him.

It is nestled within the delicate mycelium of the [Original Dust Mother Tree].

"So this is your mother?"

Tang Yiping asked.

what is this?
A timid daughter and an insecure mother?
These little creatures have such quirky personalities.

No, it's hard to say that the [Original Dust Mother Tree] is a small thing, but that's certainly Tang Yiping's feeling.

Before Tang Yiping's eyes, it seemed as if a timid little girl was hiding behind her mother.

The mother was looking down, clutching her clothes tightly, her face flushed with embarrassment as she bit her lip, "No...don't...don't look over here...sob..."

Wait, what kind of strange association is this?
I've become strange!

I'm no longer pure!
Shaking his head to dispel his strange thought, Tang Yiping whispered, "Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

Regardless of who the other party is, show goodwill first.

—[Goodwill gesture] successful, [Beacon of Friendship] activated.

Under Tang Yiping's soothing words, the [Original Dust Mother Tree] stopped swaying and regained its original light and dreamlike appearance.

【The Dust of Original Silence】was also gently floating beside it.

Then Tang Yiping felt something at his feet.

With a "snap," something lashed out at the ground like a whip.

The [Original Dust Mother Tree], which had been calm, began to tremble again.

The entangled structure is asserting its dominance again...

Tang Yiping sighed.

So these little creatures have such varied personalities.

"What are you looking at?" a voice rang out from the side.

Tang Yiping turned his head and saw that it was Gao Ming.

"I'm looking at the sand table," Tang Yiping said.

He couldn't very well tell himself that he was watching a timid little girl and her blushing, whimpering mother...

Moreover, users who are not users of the "Survival Guide for the Weak" are theoretically unable to see the "weak" people with the naked eye.

Telling him won't do any good.

"Sand table? Where's the sand table?" Gao Ming asked, somewhat puzzled.

"This sand table is so big, didn't you see it?" Tang Yiping asked, puzzled.

Gao Ming's gaze swept from the left to the right of the huge city model.

Tang Yiping noticed that his gaze was almost unfocused when it swept across the sand table.

His neck turned so fast that it almost cracked.

"You mean... there's a sand table here?" Gao Ming was shocked.

Tang Yiping glanced at Gao Ming and pushed his wheelchair forward one step.

Then he saw a hint of confusion flash in Gao Ming's eyes as he asked, "What sand table? Huh? Where's Pingzi? Where did Pingzi go?"

"Hira...Hira?!" Tang Yiping's mouth dropped open.

"Did you make this?" Tang Yiping turned to look at the [Original Dust Mother Tree] behind him.

The Mother Tree of Original Silence sways gently.

He had seen this effect before.

The behavior of the Mother Tree of the Dust of Silence made Tang Yiping subconsciously think of Lux.

When Lux uses the [Root] skill, others will unconsciously ignore and stay away from her, just like the current effect.

Furthermore, Lux calls herself the "Tree of Wisdom," and the [Mother Tree of Primordial Dust] also claims to be a tree. Is there any connection between these two?

What exactly is Lux's true form?
"Awoo awoo!" Stoka howled at Tang Yiping, then dug his hands into the ground.

"What's wrong here?" Tang Yiping went over and saw that Stoka was actually shouting at the ground of the sand table.

The sand table was covered with a thick layer of transparent fine sand, more than ten centimeters thick.

This thing is so transparent that it's almost invisible unless you look closely.

Tang Yiping reached out and grabbed a handful.

So light it felt weightless, like grasping a handful of air.

But the fine sand was indeed in Tang Yiping's hands.

It is exceptionally slender, completely transparent, and has a faint golden hue.

Tang Yiping tilted his palm, and fine sand fell from his palm, merging into the gravel below. In the end, only one grain remained in Tang Yiping's palm.

Then it melted into Tang Yiping's palm.

In that instant, a scene flashed through Tang Yiping's mind.

Narrow staircase, old corridor, dusty fire cabinet, a hand stuffing a key into the gap under the fire cabinet.

—[Carrion Consumption] Success! You have obtained forgotten information from unknown Homo sapiens: [The Safest Storage for Backup Keys]

"This is..." Tang Yiping was stunned for a moment.

Then he reached out and grabbed a handful of sand. Most of the sand fell into Tang Yiping's hand, but one grain dissolved in his palm.

—[Carrion Consumption] Success! You have obtained the forgotten [Single Finger Knuckle Coin Rolling Technique] of unknown Homo sapiens.

Uh……

Is this... someone else's lost memory?

No way, could this sand be...?

Tang Yiping's eyes widened. He looked down at his right hand, and then his right hand unconsciously rolled in a wave-like motion.

A familiar feeling welled up inside me.

No way, it really works?
How can one obtain these strange technologies without scavenging from others?
Tang Yiping turned his wheelchair out of the area where the [Original Dust Mother Tree] was similar to [Rooting], and then said to Gao Ming, "Do you have any coins? Give me a coin."

"Huh?" Gao Ming was startled. "Where did you go? You suddenly reappeared, you scared me to death!"

As he spoke, he actually took a coin out of his pocket and handed it to Tang Yiping.

Tang Yiping held the coin, tossed it in his hand, then turned his hand over and held it between two fingers. His fingers rippled like waves, and the bright coin danced like a sprite on his fingertips.

It flies up and down, tosses and falls, then spins and tumbles.

Beside him, Gao Ming stared wide-eyed.

Wow! You have this skill? That's amazing! How did you do that?

Tang Yiping smiled without saying a word, playing with the coin like a juggler.

He was incredibly excited.

Get rich, get rich!

Could it be that all this sand is something that others have "forgotten"?
Although these forgotten things seem to be fragmented and unsystematic information, but...

Bravo!

With one last flick, Tang Yiping used his thumb to send the coin flying.

With a "ding," the coin tumbled through the air and flew several meters into the sky.

With a "snap," Gao Ming reached out and intercepted the coin in mid-air. He then took the coin in his hand and examined it from all angles, as if looking for any hidden mechanisms.

Tang Yiping turned around and looked at the [Original Silence Dust Mother Tree] behind him.

With a "poof," at the top of the [Dust Mother Tree of Primordial Silence], a bubble burst like a soap bubble, and a cluster of fine sand drifted slowly down from the air, landing on the sand tray and becoming part of the fine sand.

system hint:

—You have obtained a stable food source (1/1). Keep up the good work and obtain other food sources or other essential survival materials to improve your survival level.

Tang Yiping was greatly surprised.

Wait, is this what "stable food sources" refers to?
He thought it was expired food from a vending machine.

It turns out I've been thinking about things incorrectly all along.

The food in the vending machine isn't for me.

In the process, however, he obtained a stable food source.

What is this called?
Does "those who share food with others shall receive food in return"?

A stable food source is indeed relevant to one's [Carrion Eater] skill, and it's also true that one needs [the corpses of rotting behemoths], but that applies to ordinary [Carrion Eaters].

My "Carrion-eating" skill doesn't mean eating truly rotten things, but rather refers to forgotten items, skills, memories, and the like.

I haven't been able to consistently eat carrion every day, which is why the system says I don't have a stable food source!
Now, I have a whole pool of sand.

God knows how many memories, secrets, and skills are contained within!
Get rich, get rich!

Although it seems I can only scavenge one thing at a time, it's like searching for a needle in a haystack, and I don't know when I'll be able to find something useful.

The skills involved don't seem to have a systematic approach like directly "carnivorizing" others; instead, they are more fragmented and disjointed.

But... so what?

I won't mind if it's free!

For example, this coin toss technique, others probably wouldn't know how to do it.

Tang Yiping watched as Gao Ming clumsily fiddled with the coins, seemingly determined to master it through practice.

He shook his head and turned to leave. Not long after, he heard a "clink" sound, and Gao Ming's coin fell to the ground.

"Huh? Where's my coin? Where's my coin? Where did it go?" Gao Ming exclaimed in surprise.

Tang Yiping turned his head and saw the coin roll to the vicinity of the sand table, and sighed.

Perfect, this coin is mine now, you can find a new one!

When she turned back, Tang Yiping suddenly screamed like a little girl.

"what--"

Not far in front of him, on the glass curtain wall of the 41st floor, a face was pressed against it, peering in from the outside and sniffing at the glass.

Oh my god, this is the 41st floor!
Lola! How did you get up here?!

(End of this chapter)