Just a magical girl who picks up trash

Half of the Thousand Needle Beast's corpse lay bloodied before him. Even the blood that flowed down Honggu's trouser legs didn't bring him back to his senses. This was the Thousand Needle Beast! Even among C-rank beasts, it was a troublesome top-tier beast. It should have been something a scavenger like Honggu, completely devoid of supernatural powers or magic, without even a decent weapon, could never achieve in his lifetime. Yet, it appeared before him. Even though it was only half, it was still worth a fortune, enough to make him rich. How could he not be shocked?

"Uh...this...Sir, this thing is too valuable, I...can't accept it!"

Even though he couldn't take his eyes off the Thousand Needle Beast, Honggu was obviously not a stupid and greedy person. After a brief moment of eagerness, he tried to retract his gaze from the Thousand Needle Beast and turned to say this to Yuhuan... Perhaps a Thousand Needle Beast was nothing to the strong man in front of him, but if it fell into Honggu's hands, it would definitely not only bring wealth, but also life-threatening disaster!

Greed did not overwhelm Honggu's heart. With the last bit of clarity in his heart, Honggu decisively rejected Yuhuan's gift. Instead, he slowly performed an unfamiliar etiquette towards Yuhuan, and then said in a voice full of gratitude:

"Thank you, sir, for saving my life and the lives of my two descendants. I, the scavenger Honggu, hereby promise that if I can be of any use, I will do my best to repay your kindness!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Huan was slightly stunned. He did not take back the half of the Thousand Needle Beast's body that he had given to Hong Gu. Instead, he looked at him and suddenly said:

"Oh? Is that so? Well, I do have something I want your help with!"

After finally meeting someone, how can you let them go so easily?

“…Please speak!”

After hearing Yu Huan's words, Hong Gu's voice couldn't help but pause slightly. It wasn't that he didn't want to fulfill his promise. In fact, the words promised in the name of a scavenger naturally couldn't be just talk. It was something that had to be obeyed. It was just that Hong Gu didn't expect the other party to mention it so easily, and he couldn't react for a while.

Seeing Honggu nod, Yuhuan's face beneath the mask suddenly revealed a faint smile:

"Yeah, it's nothing serious, I just wanted to ask you...are there any cities nearby? Um...any inhabited cities or towns would be fine too!"

After wandering among the ruins for a week, I didn't see a single inhabited city. Now that I see people, I naturally have to ask them about it!

"Uh...city?"

However, after hearing Yu Huan's words, Hong Gu obviously misunderstood something. He was slightly stunned at first, and then he immediately said:

"Excuse me, sir, are you asking about Lingkong City or Tianta City?"

"Lingkong City? Tianta City? What is that?"

"Uh……"

Although Yu Huan's voice did not sound like that of a man of great age, Hong Gu had no doubt that such a powerful person must be from the nobles of these two places. However, he never expected that after hearing Hong Gu's words, the other party would suddenly ask such a question. This made Hong Gu choke slightly, and he didn't know what to say for a moment. After the question came out of his mouth, Yu Huan suddenly realized what a stupid question he had just asked, and immediately fell into silence.

"..."

For a moment, the scene fell into a brief awkwardness. The two faced each other, not knowing what to say. It was not until a long time later that Hong Gu tentatively spoke:

"Sir, are you a person with special abilities or... a magic hairdresser?"

Looking at the armor, he should be a psychic or technician from Tianta City. However, the cane in his hand, which had just turned into a sword, clearly showed magic power. It was obviously a power that only the magic hairdresser from Lingkong City could use. This made Honggu wonder which side this adult who suddenly appeared was from.

However, the answer Yu Huan gave to Honggu's question was far beyond his expectations!

"Eh? Me? Nothing at all. I'm just a scavenger passing by!"

The source of her power is the scavenger system. Although Yu Huan calls it a rag picker, it does not mean that Yu Huan dislikes the system. On the contrary, she is grateful for the system's help. Therefore, from the moment she used the power of the system, Yu Huan's career has been naturally determined: Yes, it is a scavenger!

"What?! Sir, you are actually... a scavenger?"

To put it bluntly, a scavenger is someone who picks up rags. Therefore, when Yu Huan mentioned this profession, she didn't expect the other party to show a very good expression. However, what she never expected was that after hearing her introduction, the uncle in the special forces uniform not only didn't show the slightest bit of disgust, but his expression instantly became more respectful than before. This made her blink in confusion, but she heard the other party excitedly ask the next second:

"I am Honggu, leader of an E-rank scavenging group and a D-rank three-star scavenger. May I ask for your honorific title, sir?"

Such a powerful scavenger must be a big man from the main alliance of the scavengers' alliance. Hong Gu would naturally show the greatest respect to such a person. However, when he showed this respectful look, Yu Huan on this side was stunned for a moment.

"You're also... a scavenger?"

Oh my god! I randomly gave myself a professional title and actually met a real colleague in the same profession. How should we communicate? Waiting online, it's urgent!

7. Imagination is a good thing!

"Uh...I...well...I am...cough~"

I didn't expect that the other party was also a scavenger, and I didn't expect that there was such a profession as a scavenger in this world. Yu Huan coughed lightly in embarrassment, and then was silent for a long time before saying:

"Well... following my name or something... Actually, I've only been a scavenger... for a week!"

He had only just arrived in this world a week ago, so it was perfectly normal to say it had only been a week. However, Hong Gu was shocked once again after hearing her words. Before Yu Huan could continue, his face went from excited to enthusiastic:

"Could it be that you, sir, are a hermit?"

The so-called hermits are some powerful people who live in the ruins. They don't like the big city environment like Lingkong City or Tianta City, so they rely on their powerful strength to live in the ruins where strange beasts roam everywhere. Only occasionally some lucky scavengers can encounter these people. Sometimes these powerful people will even rescue some scavengers who encounter strange beasts. Therefore, they are respected as hermits by the Scavengers Alliance. And because hermits and scavengers are both residents of the ruins, in a sense, they are also members of the huge Scavengers Alliance. Therefore, there is an unspoken rule among scavengers that they need to be respectful when they see hermits.

Of course, this is mainly because if such a powerful being can kidnap... no, can recruit someone to become a scavenger, then it is definitely a great joyful event, which is why it is valued so much by the scavengers!

"A hermit? Uh... um, yes, I... just left home to take a look at... the world outside!"

Yu Huan swears to God that he had never known what lies were in the past sixteen years of his previous life. At most, he would help cover up when his younger sister secretly used the computer that his parents gave him to study to watch anime. But now he has to lie in front of a stranger. Fortunately, Yu Huan is wearing a mask, otherwise the blush on that cute face would have been exposed!

"I see!"

Not paying attention to the hesitation and loopholes in Yu Huan's words, Hong Gu immediately showed a happy smile after confirming Yu Huan's identity as a hermit. When he raised his head again, the respect in his eyes was almost overflowing, and he immediately said enthusiastically:

"I don't know your destination, sir. But if you don't have anywhere to go right now, why don't you stay with me in the village where I live for a while and rest up?"

This is what I’ve been waiting for!

He snapped his fingers in his mind, and immediately nodded without hesitation:

"Okay, thank you, uncle!"

It was not difficult to tell the other person's age from his tone, so Yu Huan immediately addressed him as such. However, he never expected that Hong Gu would instantly become terrified after hearing this address:

"Just call me Honggu, sir. I don't dare to be called uncle or anything like that!"

Although Yu Huan's voice was that of a cute little girl from the beginning to the end, perhaps because of the height-increasing effect after the transformation, Yu Huan looked like an adult. Coupled with the other party's powerful strength, Hong Gu subconsciously regarded the other party as a powerful senior, and therefore his tone became more respectful.

"Sir, please wait a moment. After I gather the youngsters I brought out for training, how about we head to the village together?"

Although he urgently wanted to take Yuhuan back to the village as soon as possible, Honggu had not forgotten his responsibilities. None of these new scavengers could be left behind!

"Well, I don't care, just do whatever you want!"

Since someone is willing to entertain him, Yu Huan naturally won't make any more requests. After all, in Yu Huan's eyes, he is the one who asks others for help. How can he have the qualifications to make conditions?

"Thank you, sir!"

However, to Honggu, Yuhuan's attitude clearly showed the magnanimity of a truly powerful person, and he immediately became even more respectful.

This has to be said to be a wonderful misunderstanding!

"Oh, right... I can't let you lead the way for nothing, so I'll give you half a big hedgehog as a reward!"

I don't know anything about this world. When I go to the village later, I guess there will be many places that need Honggu's help. Therefore, it is always right for Yu's hallucination to know the reward in advance. Although I don't know whether this big hedgehog is valuable, judging from the other party's reaction, it should be... quite precious!

"Big hedgehog?"

At first, Honggu was a little confused about this word, but when he saw the half-dead body on the ground that Yuhuan was looking at, he instantly understood what the other party was talking about.

"This... then Honggu would like to thank you in advance, sir!"

Once again, the other party gave him half of the Thousand Needle Beast's body. After hesitating for a moment, Honggu did not refuse this time. He was not blind. The other party clearly did not care about this half of the body or wanted to give it to him as a "reward". If he did not accept it, it would be a bit pretentious. If he caused the displeasure of this adult, it would be a troublesome matter!

"Yeah, take it, take it. I don't have anything else to offer as a reward right now. After all, there are still many things I want to ask you for help with later!"

Seeing that the other party accepted the corpse, Yu Huan nodded excitedly, tacitly agreeing that the deal was done. Hearing the other party's happy tone, Hong Gu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief... It seems that he guessed right!

"My lord, please wait a moment!"

After finishing his conversation with Yu Huan, Hong Gu nodded once more at Yu Huan, then turned and walked towards the two people who were still unconscious on the ground not far away. As he walked, he turned on the communicator beside his ear and began to give instructions to everyone there:

"Attention all trainee scavengers! Gather at coordinates XXX·XXX! No delay allowed!"

After the order was given, he slowly squatted beside the unconscious Monkey and Xiao Cai. He did not directly reach out to wake them up, but instead operated the microcomputer on his arm for a while. Then the next second, a beam of light shot out from it and shone on the two of them.

"No abnormalities in vital signs, normal mental activity, in a semi-deep coma, estimated time to wake up: three minutes!"

The roars of strange beasts all carry some mental attacks. Although they are very small, they can still cause some mental damage to ordinary people, especially young people. Therefore, it is obviously not possible to wake them up rashly in this situation. You can only use a computer to diagnose and determine the other party's waking time to determine whether treatment is needed.

Obviously, Xiao Cai and the monkey were in good condition and had not suffered any substantial damage. They were just unconscious. Seeing this, Honggu once again looked at Yuhuan not far away with gratitude. It was obvious that he attributed the fact that these two little guys had not suffered any harm at the hands of the strange beasts to Yuhuan. Yuhuan was naturally confused by this, but because one of them was wearing a mask and the other was wearing a handkerchief, he could not see each other's expressions. Therefore, facing Honggu's gaze, Yuhuan nodded politely, which further confirmed Honggu's guess, and the other nodded!

I have to say, imagination is a powerful thing!

As the leader of an E-level scavenging group and a D-level scavenger himself, it was obvious that Honggu still had considerable power. Within a few minutes after his order was issued, figures had rushed over from all directions. Each of them was dressed from head to toe like a special forces soldier, with the same type of handkerchiefs and windproof glasses on their faces, and each of them carried a large backpack on their backs, some of which were bulging, and some were a little dry.

"Is this the scavenger of this world?"

Seeing these young boys and girls walking to Honggu's side to report, Yu Huan, who was sitting in the shade on the other side because he disliked the strong sun, was not noticed by them. So he secretly looked at these genuine scavengers here, and at the same time, he was compiling some personal information for himself in his mind... After all, being a hermit is just a cover, and it is only a matter of time before it is exposed. Therefore, in order to avoid suspicion, Yu Huan needs to make up a story for himself that can get away with it. After all, when he has lifted the transformation, he still looks like a child. Surviving alone will definitely cause a lot of trouble, so the best way is... to find someone who can 'adopt' him, that would be perfect!

Thinking of this, Yu Huan didn't plan to maintain the transformed state. After all, it would consume physical strength. Therefore, under a burst of white light, the mighty knight sitting on the stone disappeared, and was replaced by a cute little loli with white hair, white clothes and white skirt, covered with a white windbreaker.

So when Honggu gathered everyone and came to look for Yuhuan, he looked at the little loli who was greeting him with a sweet smile on her face, and instantly showed a confused expression.

Was it the way I turned that was wrong? How could the senior who was so majestic just a moment ago suddenly turn into a cute little girl? Could it be that I was dreaming just now, and now, both the knight and the little girl in front of me were actually hallucinations?

"Uncle, are all the people here?"

Very good, it’s not an illusion. I can tell from the voice that this is the ‘senior’. And looking at this face, Hong Gu finally understood that the other party’s address to him is really... There is nothing wrong with it!

"Big... uh..."

Honestly, looking at this face, Honggu really couldn't pronounce the word "sir". Yuhuan obviously saw the meaning of the other party's expression and immediately introduced himself:

"Hello, uncle. Let me introduce myself again. My name is Yu Huan, and you can call me Xiao Huan (don't ask why not Xiao Yu, I'll kill myself if you ask!). I live... well, in some ruins. I left home because I wanted to see the outside world. That thing you just saw was... the armor my family gave me to protect myself!"

System = family, there is nothing wrong with seeing the world. Thanks to the experience Yuanyuan summarized from the various time-travel novels she had read with him, Yuhuan's answer fits the identity of a hermit in this world, thus giving birth to a perfect explanation!

"Oh, I see. Big...Xiao Huan, right? Well, we're ready here, so let's go!"

Obviously, he was not able to adapt to the reality that Yu Huan had changed from an 'adult' to a 'little Huan' for a while, but Yu Huan's explanation combined with Hong Gu's imagination gave him a new understanding of Yu Huan: it seemed that there must be a powerful technician in the other party's family, otherwise it would be impossible to create such a powerful armor, which could allow such a weak girl in front of him to exert such powerful strength!

He was even more awed by Yu Huan. He had no idea what the other party was thinking. Seeing that the other party believed his words, he smiled and said:

"Okay, let's go. This is my first time away from home, and I'm not familiar with the outside world at all. I'll have to trouble you to teach me more later!"

Of course, if you don’t even know the names of the two most famous cities in human history, how can you not be ignorant?

"Don't worry, I will tell you everything I know, uncle!"

After confirming that Yuhuan was the descendant of a hermit, Honggu no longer had any doubts about Yuhuan's ignorance. After all, hermits themselves were a group of people who were out of touch with the times, and it was natural that they did not understand the current situation.

Just like that, Yu Huan and Hong Gu walked out of the shadows together and headed towards the gathering place on the other side. As they walked, Yu Huan suddenly looked up and said:

"By the way, uncle, um... could you please not tell anyone about my identity as a hermit?"

Any scavenger could meet a fellow scavenger. If a real hermit appeared one day, it would be hard to explain. The only way was to ask Honggu to conceal it. Honggu naturally had no objection to this.

"Yeah, I understand, I understand. Hermits are not allowed to reveal any family information when they go out. They can only be alone. Uncle understands!"

"...Uncle, regarding my identity as a scavenger... Honestly, I don't have any identification!"

"Don't worry, I understand the rules for you hermits. I'll show you how to do it when we get back. It's very simple!"

"..."

Haha, whatever you say is what it is!

Yu Huan doesn't need to make up any more stories. With such an overly imaginative uncle helping him to fill in his "identity", Yu Huan feels that he doesn't need to worry about being suspected in the future!

"...To summarize, Xiao Huan encountered turbulence while riding the space train, and ended up here. I've accepted her employment to receive and escort her, so we'll be working together from now on!"

Standing in front of a group of trainee scavengers standing in a row, Honggu pointed at Yuhuan, who was wearing a white shirt full of stains and had a dirty face. She was hiding behind Honggu with a timid look on her face. Honggu said so... The two of them had already colluded with each other on the way. In order to conceal her identity, Yuhuan became a resident of Tianta City who accidentally appeared in the ruins because of turbulence in the space train she was riding. After all, her armor looked like a technological product, so this could better conceal Yuhuan's identity. In order to make the effect more obvious, Yuhuan deliberately rolled twice in the sand. After she came out, her dirty appearance and panic expression as if she had just experienced a disaster made Honggu unable to find any flaws for a long time.

For the Nth time, I would like to thank my sister for the acting skills she honed while helping her with role-playing!

8. Uncle will take you to school!

After successfully getting a ride from Honggu, Yuhuan followed this small group of scavengers to the village where they gathered. Since they were going back, transportation was obviously indispensable. However, Yuhuan looked at Honggu and others carefully and did not seem to notice that they had any transportation. It was not until Yuhuan saw Honggu take out a piece of parchment with a pattern of a magic circle from his pocket after making sure that everyone was there that Yuhuan was honestly stunned!

You, a scavenger dressed as a special forces soldier, suddenly took out a teleportation array or something... This is unscientific!

Then, the next second, she saw Honggu pull out two blue-lighting... batteries from his pocket again and place them in the center of the magic circle. This once again refreshed Yu Huan's three views... They really were batteries. Although they flashed blue, the shape and everything else were exactly the same. Then, when she saw the light from the batteries shining more and more brightly on the teleportation array, and then the teleportation array started to work bit by bit as if it had been activated, Yu Huan was no longer confused, but stunned!

A magic teleportation circle needs batteries to start it... This isn't magic!

Putting aside Yu Huan's complaints, to be honest, Hong Gu felt quite distressed when using this teleportation array. After all, teleportation arrays and energy batteries are not something that can be obtained casually. Not only do you need money, but you also need connections to buy them. After all, scavengers have no magic power and no special abilities. If you want these things, you can only get them from Lingkong City or Tianta City!

However, although it hurts a bit, he has to use it. Although Yu Huan seems to have no awareness, Hong Gu dare not neglect him. The most important thing is to get him back to the village as soon as possible, not to mention that there is half a Thousand Needle Beast... Compared with its value, this life-saving teleportation array is actually worth it!

"Xiao Huan, uncle, I will take these little guys to deal with the corpse of the Thousand Needle Beast first!"

Half of a Thousand Needle Beast's corpse was as big as a car. It was obviously impossible for Honggu to cut it up quickly by himself. Even with the help of his teammates, it would still take quite a while. Yu Huan nodded in understanding.

"Yes, okay uncle!"

　Honggu was dealing with the half of the Thousand Needle Beast. It just so happened that Yuhuan also needed to deal with the bodies of the three little hedgehogs that he had killed at the beginning. That was his dinner. Yuhuan had not forgotten the purpose of his hunting in the first place. So after nodding at Honggu, Yuhuan walked towards the bodies of the three Thousand Needle Beasts without hesitation.

However, it would have been better if she didn't leave. As soon as she raised her foot, the few young scavengers who had been sitting quietly on the other side could no longer stand.

Yu Huan's acting skills were undoubtedly good. Her dark attire and her delicate and charming appearance perfectly matched the image of a young lady in distress. Naturally, the inexperienced trainee scavengers assumed Yu Huan was just that. After hearing Hong Gu's introduction, they had already roughly imagined what was going on.