Miss Riddler just wants to level up in peace.

That's interesting. Did we travel back in time?

However, she still looks like a girl, without any change.

"Knock knock knock—"

The fragile wooden door of the rental house was slammed loudly.

Ziyao didn't open the door, but pretended not to be there and turned on her computer to check messages.

It's either debt collectors outside, or a heartless landlord who always finds excuses to deduct tens of yuan more from her electricity bill every month.

[Xiao Zi, tell me properly, why is your performance so poor? Everyone else works overtime while you leave on time, and you still have the nerve to ask for a raise?]

The new guy, Xiao Chen, is already doing a better job than you. Get lost!

Opening the chat history, the first message was from the company's HR department; just looking at it made my blood pressure rise.

He's just a relative of the boss, got in through connections, and likes to boss people around and talk big when he has nothing else to do.

Scrolling down, I saw my own reply.

[Bang! What about my severance pay? Why did you send me a resignation form?]

You should seriously reflect on what you've contributed to the company. It's already a miracle you're not being penalized if your performance isn't even half of what others are doing.

After much wrangling, HR finally decided to compensate her with half a month's salary, and emphasized that she should remember to work her last day of work, otherwise she would not receive a penny.

"......"

Not yet knowing how to leave this trial, Ziyao decided to take it one step at a time.

The first step is... going to work.

After a half-hour bus ride, we arrived at the factory. The first building was the assembly line, and the second was the office building.

After clocking in and ignoring her colleagues, Ziyao went straight to her work station to slack off.

And so, along with Gray Snake and the others outside, they watched her fish all morning.

Playing mini-games, chatting with friends in QQ groups, and reading on Zhihu.

When I saw Ziyao's group chat in the video, I secretly wrote down the group number, but I couldn't find anything.

Damn it, she wants to stick them together too.

Time flies by in the blink of an eye.

When the time came, the girl took her employee badge and clocked out.

As I passed by the HR desk, I noticed the person wasn't there, so I casually took the tissues from the desk.

I went to the supermarket before going home.

It's only noon now, not yet time for the evening's discounted cooked food.

The girl hesitated, looking back and forth, picking up the item and putting it down again, unable to make up her mind.

[Buying bracken fern, along with green peppers and potatoes, was very cheap, and the dishes turned out delicious.]

Mei sent a message reminding her that she prefers freshly made food to pre-cooked and frozen food.

Moreover, nobody knows whether this stuff is healthy or how many days it's been sitting there.

It's a pity she's not with Ziyao... otherwise she wouldn't have to eat these things.

Mei thought to herself.

Volume 1: Chapter 178 Echoes of the Past (Part Two)

Back in the rented room, despite Mei's objections, Ziyao still cooked instant noodles in the kettle.

Seeing my balance of less than five figures, even though I know it's not real, I still can't bring myself to do it.

After thinking about it, I decided to go with instant noodles.

Since I live alone anyway, I'll do whatever is convenient for me.

Gently blow on it to cool it down, tear open the seasoning packet, and put it into the instant noodles little by little.

Or perhaps they're used to Mei's cooking, and the taste of instant noodles is just indescribable.

The flavor was too strong, there were too many spices, and the dough was too powdery, like cornbread...

Habits are a terrible thing.

After eating junk food, the girl lay on the bed like a salted fish, making people very worried about her living conditions.

Ziyao was powerless to do anything about it, since after get off work, besides lying around playing games, the only thing she could do was go fishing in the nearby river.

Speaking of fishing, she got up to look for her equipment, and sure enough, it was still there.

It's in very good condition, wrapped in a protective film.

In the actual timeline, she tolerated her supervisor's unreasonable demands, chose to take a pay cut and continue working in a job she disliked, until a dump truck entered her room, and she never touched the expensive fishing gear again.

There's nothing we can do; she's a corporate slave.

Many things cannot be done simply by following your emotions.

Despite saying that, she actually hoped that the other party would come and cause trouble in the morning so that she could beat them up to vent her anger.

“Click…”

Having finally found some free time, Ziyao picked up her fishing gear and went to the nearby stream.

Find a good fishing spot, bait the hook, set up the stool, and cast the line all in one smooth motion.

Outside Quantum Island, the girls set up a simple tent in front of the sea abyss for easy response.

Gray Snake stood outside, holding an umbrella, staring at the projection like a wooden statue, motionless.

In the video, the girl fished for a long time but didn't catch a single fish.

The baited area was completely eaten, but the hook was only bitten twice.

After a whole afternoon of searching, I returned empty-handed.

The whole day was incredibly uneventful; nothing happened.

It's so peaceful, it's unusually quiet.

In contrast, in another scene, Otto is seen dragging a coffin and fighting on a mountain, seemingly obsessed with reaching the summit like Sisyphus.

Meanwhile, Rita is having a cooking competition in a hall of Destiny, with a large banner above her head that says whoever loses will hang themselves.

"Game files are missing..."

As evening approached, Ziyao returned to her room and tried to open a Gal game, only to find that she couldn't open it at all.

I almost forgot, this isn't real life.

Stepping onto the balcony, the city's night view was terrible because her rented location was in a very remote area.

The old buildings are huddled together like an insect nest, with countless tangled wires forming an interconnected network.

The buildings are stacked one on top of another, like plants vying for sunlight in a forest, dark and dense, with no sky visible when you look up.

"Yang, what exactly do you want to know?"

The girl said calmly, "This scene is meaningless; it's just a replay of the past."

After a while, Joachim appeared at the window.

"The trial reflects the vulnerability within you; I am not the one in control."

"I'm not afraid of being bored."

"...Do you want to give up?"

"You know that I don't have the talent to become a Herrscher of Reason."

"It's a pleasure to chat with you. You always seem to be able to guess what others are thinking. I think you underestimate yourself a bit."

Joachim nodded, saying that he highly recognized Ziyao's abilities.

"Enough with the small talk, please see me out."

"as you wish."

The space was murky, distorted, and constantly merging.

First came the pitch-black, then the blinding white.

When the light faded, she returned to the entrance of the Quantum Sea.

Walter, disguised as a child, has disappeared again. The place is deserted; it seems the others haven't come out yet.

There was still enough time, so Ziyao returned to reality.

"Huh? So fast?"

Tesla was startled; not long ago, Ziyao had been fishing for health and wellness.

"How's Dr. Ein doing?"

"No response, they haven't come out of the maze yet."

Upon arriving at the tent set up by the Vodka sisters, Kiana was sleeping on Mei's lap.

"Wait a minute, don't go back."

Upon seeing Ziyao, Mei didn't hesitate to replace her own leg with a pillow and get up to put a coat on Ziyao.

Although Haiyuan City has a temperature control system, it is an outdated system and is still somewhat cold.

Incidentally, Mei went back to the lounge and reheated the bento box before bringing it back.

"not hungry?"

My stomach is growling.

"Not to your liking?"

"like very much."

but......

Putting down her chopsticks, Ziyao said helplessly, "Being stared at like this makes it a little hard to eat."