I will never give in to Miss Death

Gabriel looked a little unconvinced: "Is there really such a job? I can make money just by playing games?"

"To be specific, you need to be good at playing games to make money, but you should have discovered that the people in this world don't have as strong reaction abilities as you."

Yin Xiamo helped me straighten the bell on my neck that was a little crooked due to the action just now: "So you are one of those people who are naturally good at gaming."

"I still don't quite understand."

The girl in front of the computer desk was silent for a moment. "We also have entertainment games like Gwent and Beast Chess over there. I've never heard of anyone specifically hiring people who are good at playing cards or chess, and paying them a salary."

"You may not understand the business logic here for the time being, but it doesn't matter. You will get used to it after a few months. This world is very magical."

Yin Xiamo pulled me up and pointed at the clothes: "In that case, we won't return these clothes, okay?"

"Uh-huh."

"Okay, the clothes, shoes and socks together cost 290 yuan, and the rent is 200 yuan. Remember to pay it back when you make money."

"Eh?"

"..."

After coming out of the room, I asked Xiaomo to go to the living room to rest for a while, and I went to the kitchen to help Lan Jiajia share the pressure of cooking.

"I bought a lot of vegetables and fruits today."

Lan Jiajia, who was preparing the dipping sauce, saw me and smiled: "Does the little angel like to eat these?"

"She said so..."

I took a small stool and placed it next to the sink. I put the sweet potato leaves on one side into the water and washed them carefully. Then I took the vegetable basket to the side and started picking vegetables. "But if we really make meat dishes, they should be able to eat them."

On the way back, I asked Xiaomo. As an angel, Gabriel does not have any taboo against eating meat. The most is that as an angel, she does not like killing and has a little resistance to eating meat, but she is not forbidden to eat it.

What's more, Gabriel was once the Angel of Killing. Just because she doesn't like killing doesn't mean she absolutely cannot kill. Similarly, just because it's best not to eat meat doesn't mean she absolutely cannot eat meat.

Anyway, the impression that the angels have given me so far is that they have their own bottom line, but this bottom line is very flexible.

At least that's how Gabriel feels.

“It feels like time has passed so quickly.”

While I was peeling the sweet potato leaves, Lan Jiajia said with emotion: "When I first saw the manuscript of your novel, I never thought that the author behind it would be such a cute little sister, and I never thought that we could work and live together like this."

"I didn't expect that either."

I removed the hard lumps at the bottom of the sweet potato leaf in my hand, then pinched the silky green skin and pulled it upwards until the stem of the sweet potato leaf was torn into a smooth and tender shape. I threw it into the vegetable basket on the side and picked up another leaf: "Life is like a box of chocolates."

"So Nuo'er, don't be busy here, go and make love with your Xiaomo, go quickly."

As she said that, Lan Jiajia took over my basket and said, "I'll take care of it here."

"Can……"

I looked at someone in the living room who was playing with his phone: "We have nothing to do now."

"If you have nothing to do, you can find something to do! For example, go walk around the flowers downstairs with your Xiaomo, or go to Xiaomo's room to cultivate your relationship."

Lan Jiajia looked unwilling to give in. She pushed me out of the kitchen, then closed the kitchen door and winked at me.

"You have an hour and a half!"

"..."

……

[There is some sad news, that is this book... failed to level up. There will be no comic adaptation or audio adaptation. T^T The requirement for leveling up is to reach the goal for three consecutive months. The subscription situation in these months is that I passed in August and September. I was planning to sprint in October, but my old problem came back and the update volume was not up, which may have led to the failure of October's failure to level up.

This is the update of this book in October, 20 words, which is a little less than last month's 22 words.

The author has a minor problem, reflux esophagitis. For current medical science, the cause of this disease is unknown, and there is no complete cure. The symptom is that gastric acid in the stomach will flow back into the esophagus, causing a series of inflammatory reactions.

Gastric acid is a strong acid. Different people have different symptoms of this disease. The author's side is... There is a burning pain in the esophagus. I can't sit down. It hurts when I sit down, as if I am burned by fire. Then because the stomach acid comes up, it irritates the esophagus and causes a violent cough that can't be stopped.

In October, I couldn't sit down for most of the month and could only stand to type. It hurt so much when I sat down, and I would cough after writing a few words.

In addition, I also have symptoms when I sleep at night. I keep coughing and can't fall asleep at all. Sometimes I cough all night long. I don't have the energy to type the next day and have to stand to type.

When I'm too sleepy, I can only drink coffee to stay awake and write, but coffee is a food that irritates the stomach. Drinking too much will make the cough worse.

I have read all the suggestions in the comments section. Just like what some friends in the long comments section mentioned, some chapters of novels are very "divergent". This is because sometimes I need to force myself to concentrate and write down everything I think of in one breath while my mind is active, which causes this "divergence".

Anyway, this is the author's fault, I promise I will improve it in the future

Now my reflux problem has improved a lot, at least I don't cough anymore, and I can rest better, but as for leveling up... I can only recalculate.

I am so sorry...

November, keep working hard! 】

No. 259 Nightlife, Night Angel, Night Owl

At around 7:40, Xiaomo and I came back from Yueerlan Island, just in time to catch Lan Jiajia finishing cooking. The huge rental house was filled with the aroma of food and the smell of fireworks everywhere.

Since this is an old residential area, although the occupancy rate is not high, it is basically inhabited by the elderly or people with stable jobs. These people almost have no concept of "takeout" and cook their own meals at night. So at this time in the Xingxing Garden community, all residents with lights on are cooking, and the range hoods are venting the smoke from the food, giving me a feeling of "going back to 20 years ago."

I vaguely remember that when I was a child, the scene around the welfare home was like this every time at this time.

"I'm home?"

I took out the key and opened the door with a click. Xiaomo and I had just walked into the hallway and put on slippers when Lan Jiajia, wearing an apron and gloves, came out of the kitchen with a big bowl of soup. When she saw us, this big sister with a wifely look on her face said, "You two were gone for so long." "I thought you two could have fun all night. Are you ready for dinner?"

"I...I just went to the beach with Xiaomo."

I quickly explained: "I didn't do anything strange..."

"I didn't say anything, ok?"

Lan Jiajia put on a look of "you stupid little girl" and said, "Are you confessing yourself?"

Uh...

The scene of me playing with Xiaomo on Yueerlan Island just now emerged in my mind.

Because there was no one within a few kilometers, this guy could be said to have completely let go. And because it was in the wilderness, very empty, and near a forest, I had a... very strange sense of liberation.

All in all, it's a shame.

But I am not completely powerless to fight back. Xiaomo was also more or less beaten by me for a period of time...

"Go wake up Elodie."

Lan Jiajia didn't point it out, and winked at the stairs: "Although I know that girl may not have slept at all after returning home and was playing games, I will just pretend that she went back home to catch up on her sleep and call her down to eat."

I hesitated and said, "Okay."

By the way, Elodie's daily routine has become so strange...

I get off work from the coffee shop at around seven or eight in the morning, play games for a while, eat something, and go to bed at noon. I get up at around four in the afternoon, chat with Lan Jiajia who just came back from the coffee shop, and then continue playing games. I go to work at the coffee shop at around eight or nine in the evening. If there are too many things to do, I go at midnight.

Although this kind of life is very free, but... the day and night are reversed, and the work and rest schedule is irregular, which always makes me feel a little stressed.

"Sister Elodie!"

I walked up the small staircase next to the door in my slippers to the second floor. I knocked on the door of the master bedroom, which was Elodie's room. "It's time for dinner!"

Although this rental house has two floors, the area of ​​the second floor is much smaller than that of the first floor. On the left side of the entrance is the staircase leading upstairs. There is a small platform after going upstairs. There are a few small tables and chairs on this small flat platform, and there is a small window looking outside. After passing through the small platform, on the left is Elodie's bedroom, and on the right is Lan Jiajia's "second bedroom", and the bathroom at the end of the corridor.

Taking privacy issues into consideration, and the fact that Elodie has a rather carefree personality and likes to run out without wearing any clothes after taking a shower, Xiaomo and I rarely come to the second floor.

"it is good!"

Not long after I finished speaking, I heard Elodi's voice from the bedroom in front of me, followed by a series of "bang bang bang" footsteps, and the bedroom door was opened with a "creak".

"Is the meal ready?"

"it is done."

Looking at the dark circles under Elodie's eyes, I spoke cautiously, "Um... Boss, have you not been resting on time recently?"

"It's okay. I'm used to it. When there are no customers at work, I sleep for a few hours. When I come back, I sleep for a few more hours. It's enough to make sure I get eight hours of sleep a day."

Elodie yawned. "I encountered a similar situation when I was an editor. Those bastards sent me messages in the middle of the night asking me to revise and review the article."

I was shocked: "It's so late at night... Is there another author looking for you?"

"There are too many. Most authors are night owls. And the less successful the authors are, the more they like to pester the editors with questions, just like the client."

Elodie had a dead fish face like Captain Levi in ​​Attack on Titan: "It's often the authors who are hovering on the passing line of signing contracts. They don't sleep well in the middle of the night, and keep sending me messages, shaking windows, sending files, saying... Oh, editor, please help me see how to choose these options. I gave him a lot of advice, but in the end he said... Forget it, editor, I won't write this manuscript. I have a new idea. I will discuss it with you in a few days... It makes me angry."

Elodie yawned again as she spoke. "Isn't the Aquarius Age coming out soon? I read leaks almost every day. I feel that if this game can survive until the public beta according to the current test server, it will probably become a game for everyone."

"Is that an exaggeration?"

I was also a little curious: "I remember this seemed to be similar to Cyberpunk?"

"It's not cyberpunk, it's super-future technology, and it has a high degree of freedom. There are no daily tasks or mandatory online requirements like in current online games. The state is responsible for operating and building servers, and the security level is full. Many economists and sociologists have been invited to plan it. It is said that they are preparing to maintain the economic stability of the game."

Elodie changed into the slippers at the door and walked out: "Noer, do you know the game ecosystem?"

I shook my head: "I don't know."

Because I was poor, I have never been a good gamer since I was a child. I don’t have money to buy a computer or mobile phone to play games, and I don’t have enough time to study game data.

When I play games... I basically play them when I have a lot of free time because the characters are cute or the styles are likable, and I only do that after a quick try. As for studying which characters have strong skills, or how to combine them to become top-notch, I'm not really concerned.

"Fantasy Westward Journey is a typical example of a stable online game ecosystem. CSGO has also hired several economists to maintain the in-game economy to prevent the collapse of in-game items or the devaluation of gold coins."

Elodie explained: "The most important thing about "Age of Aquarius" is that it has been revealed now. The operation team has already invited several professional economists and planners. I am very confident in this game."

Ah...if even Elodie says so, then it seems that this game has a bright future.

I don't know who told me this, but the computer hardware market is in a downturn right now, mainly because there is a lack of a game that can drive the craze in Internet cafes. A long time ago, such games were "Legend" and "World of Warcraft", and then "Audition" forced Internet cafe owners to purchase a large number of space bars, "KartRider" drifting, "Dungeon & Fighter" and "Fantasy Westward Journey" drove up the memory sticks and CPU because they needed to be opened multiple times, and later on, "Blade & Soul" and "PUBG" forced Internet cafes to upgrade their graphics cards.

If "The Age of Aquarius" can really bring about a new round of online gaming craze and solve the "mental exhaustion" of today's young people caused by gaming, then engaging in e-sports in the basement of a coffee shop can be considered... a good bet.

"Anyway, let's eat first."

I motioned for Elodie to come downstairs: "By the way, Sister Elodie, I have another friend who is coming to stay here."

"Anyone else coming?"

Elodie was stunned at first, then seemed to remember something: "You found the angel so quickly? Su Yunjin just finished talking this morning, I took a nap, and you found the candidate?"

"I found it, but Su Yunjin hasn't confirmed it yet, and she hasn't been allowed to interview with Sister Ouyang."

I organized my words a bit: "It's mainly because my friend's personality is a little... uh, she's a foreigner who just came here not long ago. She just needs to temporarily adapt to our life here in the next few days."

“You can even find foreigners…”

Elodie patted my shoulder and said, "Sure, Noer, then my bonus this month depends on you. With these five thousand dollars, I can buy a 4090 or the Apocalypse 3000 of that rich lady. Then running Aquarius should not be a problem."

Ah... if you need it, the graphics card that Sikong Yue gave me is not impossible.

"With this young lady, there will be four of you here. Is that ok?"

After we went downstairs, Elodie looked at Xiaomo and my room curiously and asked, "Is it not too crowded?"

I shook my head: "It's not crowded."

To be honest, Elodie's house is quite big. There is a large living room on the first floor, and at the back are two master bedrooms and a second bedroom. When it was just Xiaomo and I living there before, we thought it was too big. Xiaomo can even grow flowers in the living room.

Now that Philo and Gabriel are here, it's just a matter of freeing up Xiaomo's previous bedroom and storage room. There's a toilet and a bathroom on the first floor anyway, which is enough for four girls - in some schools there are more than a dozen people in a dormitory and there is only one bathroom!

"That's the young lady, right?"

Standing at the door of the room, Elodie knocked on the door: "Hello?"

"Ah...hello."

Gabriel, who was browsing the web, turned around and asked: "Are you... Momo's friend?"

"Her name is Elodie. She works the night shift at the coffee shop I mentioned to you before. She is also our landlord."

I explained, "A landlord is someone who rents out a house. Of course, Sister Elodie lives with us now."

"Oh, landlord..."

Gabriel seemed to be thinking about the meaning of this word: "Are there few houses in this world?"

"Her name is Gabriel, and she's a little... chuunibana."

I quickly stood in front of Elodie: "I always imagine myself as an angel from another world, talking about this world and that world."

"That's understandable. He seems to be a very energetic child."