In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

After all, whether it's military industry or medical care, neither aspect can do without "rust fog." If we can really acquire a large amount of this most important and scarce resource, it will definitely bring about a qualitative leap! This is similar to the performance of the dog woman in the superpower transplant project. Without a large number of experimental subjects, it would be very difficult to make any progress in a short period of time.

"So the problem lies in the extraction process?"

However, Xu Shi was not blinded by this joy, knowing that Jiang Chengcheng's words meant there must be some twist in the story.

"correct."

Jiang Chengcheng nodded. “It’s not difficult to maintain the ship’s power with seawater, but the utilization rate of seawater is not high. It’s only fine because it’s inexhaustible… If it’s to be used for other purposes, it’s far from enough.”

Have you come up with any countermeasures?

What do you think I've been busy with lately?

His little sweetheart poked his chest. "There's also the matter of the special weapon. I promised Arlene and Manager Xia a long time ago, but it's still not finished... We've built a few signal relay stations, and we've already sent signals to Night City. They've responded, and we can have some simple communication now."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Xu Shi kissed her forehead with relief, "No need to rush, the journey is still long, just take it slow... Who will take responsibility if you get exhausted?"

"It's on you, you'll support me for life."

"It's a beautiful thought."

Xu Shi jokingly wrapped her up in the blanket like a silkworm, saying, "Sleep well and don't go anywhere. I'll go get you some food."

"You've made me like this, but I'd like to go instead."

Jiang Chengcheng obediently closed her eyes and fell asleep with a smile on her face.

Xu Shi wasn't as tired as she was. He got dressed and went to the restaurant to prepare lunch for her. He even specially prepared a food cart. Xiao Xu always had a clear system of rewards and punishments. How could he not reward such a wonderful girl properly?

However, on his way back, he suddenly remembered something.

After a moment's thought, he went to Shen Qin's place first.

It seems to have been sitting there for quite a while.

When he opened the door, he immediately saw Miss Shen Qin lying face down at the doorway, her face pale.

Seeing the food cart that Xu Shi was pushing, she struggled to climb over.

"Give it to me...please..."

July... Let's work hard!

Guess what Jiang Chengcheng's special ability is?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 209 That kind of thing, it doesn't matter how it happens.

It seems that every time Shen Qin opens the door to her room, she sees a very interesting scene, and they are never the same.

Martin's morning belongs to...

"Oh, are you alright, Miss Shen Qin?"

Looking at Shen Qin, who was both weak and frantic at his feet, Xu Shi feigned surprise and covered his mouth, "What's wrong... what do you want me to give you?"

"Give me……"

Shen Qin barely had the strength to speak, but she managed to reach out her hand towards the food cart behind him.

"So you'd better explain clearly, what do you want me to give you?"

Xu Shi blocked her way with a puzzled look, spreading his hands and adopting a Tang Monk-like tone, "Just say what you want. How am I supposed to know what you want if you don't tell me? Even though you're looking at me very sincerely, you still need to tell me clearly what you want..."

"...Give me something to eat!"

Shen Qin couldn't stand his nagging anymore and shouted it out with all her might. It was clear that people are more likely to become irritable when they are hungry, and if she encountered someone like Xu Shi, she probably would want to die.

"Oh, that's how it is."

Upon hearing her say that, Xu Shi nodded as if he had just realized something.

Then he waved his hand very seriously, "No, you can't."

"...?"

Shen Qin's pupils constricted instantly.

"You said it yourself, even if you die here, you won't eat a single thing from me."

Xu Shi squatted down and patiently explained to her, "I personally admire your ambition very much, so I'm helping you. But don't thank me, I'll be proud."

"no, do not want……"

Seeing him get up to leave, Shen Qin panicked and grabbed his trouser leg tightly, pleading, "Give me something to eat...please..."

If she didn't eat soon, she felt that something really bad was going to happen to her.

To be fair, a normal human can go without food for a maximum of two weeks, and for an "upgraded being," that time would be even longer.

That's why she was so confident before. Regardless of whether the hunger strike would be effective, she should at least show her attitude... Who would have thought that in just over a week, she would be tortured to the point of death?

The reason she became like this is actually due to Xu Shi's modification of her body—besides preventing her from having any murderous thoughts towards Xu Shi, Xu Shi also thoughtfully made another consideration.

She cannot commit suicide.

This is why, even after so long, Miss Shen Qin has not done anything to prove her innocence by dying—not only because she still harbors the obsession Shen He left her, but more importantly because of the strict restrictions Xu Shi imposed on her.

She had tried similar things before, but each time before she could even do anything, her body's sensitivity would automatically increase, followed by a surge of bioelectricity throughout her body.

The final result was nothing but water stains all over the floor... Just look at the mottled spots in the room and you'll know.

That's not the worst part. The worst part is that all the pain she suffers will be transformed into pleasure, even doubled, and then a portion of Shen He's memories will be erased again—that would be the most terrifying punishment for Miss Shen Qin.

In this way, she had long since given up on such a thought.

But she overlooked one issue—whether going without food for a long time constitutes a form of suicide.

It was probably calculated, otherwise her body wouldn't have reacted so violently, or even uncontrollably, so quickly.

For the first three days, there were no problems, but starting from the fourth day, the desire to find food became more domineering than ever before, constantly occupying her mind.

There was nothing to eat in the room, though there was water, but drinking water alone wouldn't do much good. Their abilities were also suppressed, so they couldn't break down the door...

It would be futile to try to grow back by willpower alone. She was completely unable to fight against her instincts. Since yesterday, she had been somewhat delirious, and even had thoughts of drinking poison to quench her thirst by biting off a piece of flesh from her own arm.

To be honest, the fact that she's managed to stay in this state for so long without going crazy shows how strong her will is... But if no one takes care of her, she might really end up tearing herself to pieces.

So... it's quite intriguing whether Xu Shi's choice to appear at this time was intentional or just a coincidence (doge).

"...Sigh, this meal wasn't originally prepared for you."

After leaving her waiting for a while, Xu Shi finally sighed with feigned pity and pushed the food cart in. "But since you've begged me, I'll let you have something to eat, okay?"

Master Xu is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see such things.

So he casually picked up a plate, then flicked his wrist and poured the food on the ground.

"Come on, eat up."

"..."

Such behavior was absolutely humiliating, and Shen Qin naturally had no intention of obediently complying.

Unfortunately, in her current state, how could she possibly compete with Xu Shi? Driven by extreme hunger, her instincts overcame her reason, causing her to eat recklessly.

"Mmm...delicious...smells so good..."

Indeed, you'll never know how delicious food is until you're starving.

Xu Shi sat on the bed, listening to her Xi Jingze-style speech, and a pleasant smile appeared on his face.

"I told you before, not eating anything will only harm you."

He crossed his legs and shook his head with feigned emotion, "If you had listened to me earlier, you wouldn't have suffered like this."

"You mustn't do that again."

Xu Shi used the tip of his shoe to lift her chin. "A little piece of advice: never punish yourself to show off to others. You'll only hurt yourself if you do that."

"You've forgotten about your brother again, haven't you? Look at that, it's not good."

Shen Qin stiffened. In fact, it was true—the pain caused by a hunger strike that was tantamount to suicide was immense, yet all of this was transformed into pleasure. In fact, she secretly felt a sense of euphoria.

The meal in front of her added fuel to the fire; after a long period of fasting, the joy of eating again was stronger than she had ever imagined.

The two combined caused her to uncontrollably let out a long moan, "Goo..."

"...You don't do *that* while eating, do you?"

Seeing her suddenly start trembling uncontrollably, Xu Shi revealed a playful expression, "My God, should I say you're a real...?"

Immersed in the afterglow of the ultimate experience, Shen Qin unusually refrained from refuting his words.

The main problem is that she couldn't find any reason this time... She herself started the hunger strike, and it was Xu Shi who persuaded her to eat...

Do you think this bastard is taking advantage of her suspicions? Perhaps he is... but the main factor is still her; to put it bluntly, she's just being a fool.

She wasn't in the mood to delve into those matters right now; she just wanted to eat her fill first. As for forgetting about her brother, those things seemed to be irrelevant anyway…

Under the influence of "implanted victimhood intent," she was unaware of how smoothly such thoughts arose, and it took her a while to become alert as if waking from a dream.

wrong!

How could I think like that?!

Upon realizing that her thinking was flawed, Ms. Shen Qin was completely dumbfounded.

How could she possibly have any appetite now? Suppressing the lingering weakness, she forced herself to stand, turning her head away in shame and indignation, "...Go away."

"You're going to beat up the cook after you've had your fill, huh?"

Xu Shi didn't indulge her. With just a slight movement of his fingers, a torrent of pleasure instantly overwhelmed her, causing her to collapse back to the ground.

"Aha……"

Gasping for breath, Miss Shen Qin uncontrollably stuck out her tongue.

"You always seem to have a problem figuring out your own place, Miss Shen Qin."

Xu Shi stepped on her head with one foot, saying, "You can't tell me what to do, but I can tell you what to do."