Ones, tens, hundreds...millions..."
Huh? Young Master Duo? ? ?
Bai Luan looked at the white board in her hand in disbelief.
This thing costs millions per unit, which means...
Bai Luan looked at a box of boards next to the bed.
This box must be worth over ten million...
One box alone is worth over ten million, then...
Bai Luan looked at the pile of boxes, what he called miscellaneous items.
How many credits would that take?
The Great Black Tower is... casually paying itself to buy back several of its own lives...
That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying.
Bai Luan patted her chest gently, calming her heart that had been frightened by the large number.
In my past life, I squandered money, so here I'm just a tiny fraction of it.
Everything really is different now.
Bai Luan quickly calmed down.
Compared to what I've seen and experienced these past two days, these things seem the most mundane.
Stealing any piece of equipment from the lab would probably cost dozens of times more than these things.
Well, these things are nothing.
Bai Luan then went online to research the uses of this alloy and finally came to a conclusion.
"Indeed, the only downside of expensive things is that they are expensive."
The materials for the flight backpack are sorted; we just need to find a way to get them to the lab. As for the other materials…
Bai Luan got up and opened the blind box again.
The remaining boxes ranged in price, but most started at five figures.
As she watched, Bai Luan became numb.
Some of the materials can be used as flight backpacks, but the rest are still useless.
It was identified as expensive miscellaneous items.
Bai Luan took out the useful materials and put the rest of the miscellaneous items away.
After tidying everything up, Bai Luan wiped away his sweat.
It's finally solved.
The remaining materials... we'll just mix them into the botanical garden's purchasing list later.
Of course, you should check the prices before trying to get in. If the price is too high, you should work there for a while before trying to get in...
Bai Luan took a shower, changed into her pajamas, washed her clothes, and hung them up to dry.
He then lay down on the bed and turned to look at the pile of materials that he had sorted out.
"I wonder what kind of abilities the backpack will gain after it's been transformed into a gadget..."
Suddenly, a white figure caught Bai Luan's eye.
That was a paper airplane I folded myself. I don't know when it fell there. It wasn't very noticeable; I didn't even see it when I was moving things.
Bai Luan got out of bed, walked over, and picked it up.
It's incredibly lucky; it didn't break when it fell to the ground.
Bai Luan placed it on the wooden table.
Come to think of it, this is the first amazing thing I've ever created.
Suddenly inspired, Bai Luan took out a piece of white paper and began to fold it.
In no time, a paper crane was folded and placed on the table.
"It's been a while since I've done this. Looks like my skills haven't gotten any worse."
Bai Luan stretched out her finger and poked the origami crane on the table.
Then the origami cranes flew up.
It took flight...
Bai Luan stared in his seat, stunned, at the origami crane flapping its wings like a living creature.
a long time...
"ah?"
'Strange Item: Thousand Paper Cranes'
It's alive! It's alive!!!
It survived without even using electroconvulsive therapy! Who can fill in the gap in my understanding of Frankenstein's monster?!
Yes, it came to life; you created life, but beyond that, it had no other power.
Chapter 14 You won't be able to hide it for long.
I've thought about outrageous things, but I never imagined it would be this outrageous.
Looking at the origami crane that had landed in her hand, Bai Luan was at a loss for words.
Ruan Mei created life, and for this she studied this and that, managing to do it all with just a single sheet of paper.
This is absolutely outrageous.
The aha who was spying on him must be thinking how amazing it is right now.
Looking at the origami cranes in his hand, Bai Luan scratched his head, a look of distress flashing across his face.
What should we do with this little guy?
You can't exactly say you created a life form, can you?
Unlike Nguyen Mai, who created life herself, Nguyen Mai underwent extensive scientific research before creating life.
Therefore, she can create life herself and knows how she creates life.
He had simply created a new life without even realizing it, thanks to the abilities granted by the system.
This means that one is extremely likely to be exposed.
If the Great Black Tower were to press for answers, and you were to stammer and unable to give a coherent explanation, it would be hard not to make people doubt that you are not a product of abundance.
It seems I can't let the Great Black Tower know about the existence of this origami crane right now, otherwise I really won't be able to convince the Great Black Tower not to dissect me.
During this period, I need to find a way to introduce myself to the Black Tower doll as someone who is learning about drones and biomimetic technology.
This way, the appearance of the origami cranes would be more reasonable in Lady Black Tower's eyes...
But if Ms. Black Tower uses some kind of inspection instrument to scan it and finds that there is no mechanical structure inside, wouldn't that expose her?
Bai Luan looked helplessly at the origami crane in his palm.
What should I do with you?
Why not just ask Black Tower himself?
In the blink of an eye, Bai Luan arrived at the small dark room.
Hei Ta closed Bai Luan's botanical garden notebook first, then observed the surrounding environment and found that it was Bai Luan's room.
"It's already evening."
Hei Ta quickly analyzed the current situation and then, with a clear goal in mind, walked straight to Bai Luan's slightly messy bed and sat down without any politeness. The hem of her skirt pressed out a neat crease, as if that bed was a throne prepared for her.
"Miss Black Tower, let me ask you, if I suddenly created life in front of you, how would you view me?"
Hei Ta first gave Bai Luan a look that seemed to say, "Are you crazy?", before continuing to read Bai Luan's botanical garden notes.
Although Bai Luan only wrote for one day, she still couldn't finish reading it because of the time difference in the dark room.
She didn't want to see it at first, but Bai Luan's chibi-style black tower was very appealing to her.
She didn't want to read it in front of Bai Luan, but Bai Luan would always appear as soon as she picked up the book after he left, so she really had no chance to secretly finish reading it.
Eventually, I simply gave up.
Why should a genius like me care about what others think?
Bai Luan was somewhat speechless.
Why is it that every time I come in, I see Black Tower holding that notebook? It's practically become her standby pose.
To be honest, it's a little embarrassing when someone takes my childish doodles seriously...
She's the one who said her paintings were childish, yet she's the one enjoying them so much now.
"Didn't you say it was childish?"
Black Tower turned a page expressionlessly and said:
"This is an inspection of your work."
"Okay, you have your reasons, but you weren't just talking nonsense when you asked me that question."
"oh?"
Hei Ta closed his plant notebook and looked at Bai Luan with great interest.
"You mean, you really created life?"
"Yes, I folded a paper crane out of a single sheet of paper, and then the paper crane came to life."
"Just one piece of paper?"
"right."
"You folded a paper crane?"
"That's right."
"And then he survived?"
"Um."
Hei Ta rolled his eyes at Bai Luan, then opened the Botanical Garden Notes.
"Hey! Don't you believe me? It's an ability the system gave me!"
"Get to the point earlier next time."
He closed his notebook again and looked at Bai Luan.
"You really created life?"
"Of course, look, I don't even have any origami cranes. If it hadn't succeeded, the origami cranes should be in this little dark room by now."
"so what?"
Black Tower tilted his head, his tone flat and utterly emotionless.
"You're telling me this so I'll open a bottle of champagne to celebrate? You know that's unlikely, right?"
A faint, slightly amused smile curved her lips.
"No, I just want to know what Ms. Black Tower will do to me if she finds out about this."
After all, when I was created by the system, you almost dissected me..."
"I already told you I was just kidding. How could a genius like me be so cruel? Did I scare you that badly that time?"
Bai Luan's eyes lit up, and he said:
"So, even if Lady Black Tower sees that origami crane that has come to life, she won't dissect me?"
Black Tower remained calm, thought carefully for a moment, and then said:Hard to say."
Bai Luan's joyful expression immediately vanished.
However, in the instant his face fell, he clearly caught a glimpse of Black Tower's lips curling upwards with extreme speed and subtlety!
A tiny, almost illusory, yet absolutely real arc of prankster delight!
He said with dissatisfaction:
Are you making fun of me?
Having been exposed, Black Tower showed no embarrassment whatsoever. Instead, he met his gaze calmly and even slightly raised his chin, as if admiring his masterpiece.
Black Tower summarized with great interest:
"This genius has to admit, it's really fun."
So, what's the serious answer?
"The serious answer is, don't worry about it so much. Ms. Black Tower won't pay much attention to you. She's a very busy person. Of course, if you want to jump out and become a scapegoat, then disregard what I said."
Black Tower, with a scare glint in his eyes, said:
"If you're willing to reveal all your secrets, then I'd be happy to put in the effort to study you."
"...I really don't want to be studied by you."
"So, just keep it hidden."
You shouldn't be worried unless you can't hide anymore and this genius finds you.
No, you should be worried now, after all, this genius has a keen eye for observation.
"Then at least until I can support myself, I need to keep myself hidden. Well, I'll just be an ordinary genius."
"You can't hide it for long."
Are you really that confident in yourself?
"Of course, I am the Black Tower."
Hey!
I'll really hide it for you to see!
Bai Luan secretly made up her mind to start a competition that she had never spoken aloud.
Pretend to be a genius, but at the same time pretend not to be one.
I might be a genius.
But it's unlikely that I'm a genius.
Bai Luanwu returned to reality from the dark room, and the origami crane in her palm flapped its wings with great energy.
Knowing that there was no immediate danger, Bai Luan felt much more at ease and reached out her index finger to pat the head of the origami crane.
"I'll find an opportunity to take you to the botanical garden, and you can spend your time there from now on."
The paper crane looked at Bai Luan and nodded.
Bai Luan thought for a moment, then added:
"When you see other people, pretend to be an ordinary origami crane."
The paper crane nodded again.
I think raising a little origami crane wouldn't be a bad idea.
"You shall be called Chizuru."
I just don't know if I need to eat anything...
What does paper eat? Paper itself?
Never mind, I'll think about it tomorrow.
Bai Luan stretched and got ready to go to sleep.
But as he stretched, his gaze fell upon the paper airplane wonder he had created earlier.
Bai Luan's gaze swept back and forth between the origami cranes and paper airplanes, and a bold idea suddenly popped into her head.
This paper airplane is capable of winning the game against anyone. So what would happen if I pitted this paper airplane against a thousand paper cranes?
"Chizuru, come and have a race with this paper airplane."
Upon hearing this, Chizuru immediately took flight, looking as if she had mustered all her strength.
Bai Luan picked up a paper airplane and then began to count down.
When Bai Luan counted down to the end, Qianhe dashed out instantly, while Bai Luan simply tossed the paper airplane lightly.
Then a magical scene unfolded.
After the paper airplane left my hand, it did not follow any physical parabola. Instead, it was like a white lightning bolt "launched" by space itself, tearing through the air with a "whoosh" and instantly catching up with the white shadow rushing forward!
It hovered precisely in front of Chizuru, no more, no less, just one sharp nose-position ahead.
After that, no matter how much Chizuru accelerated or turned, trying to shake off the paper airplane, she was unsuccessful.
"Wow, it's a conceptual god."
Bai Luan began to ponder how to use this strange object.
If there are no other means of communication, having Chizuru by my side and handing the paper airplane to someone else would mean that no matter where I am, the paper airplane can be thrown to me and arrive.
but...
Bai Luan looked at her phone.
The entire universe is now connected to the internet; worlds without it are, after all, a minority...
It can only be used as a backup in case of emergency.
Bai Luan offered some words of comfort to Chizuru, who was feeling down after losing to the paper airplane, and then lay back down on the bed.
Bai Luan stared at the ceiling, her eyes somewhat unfocused.
Not long ago, he was staring at the pale, cold ceiling of the hospital ward, filled with the despairing smell of disinfectant...
A satisfied, almost ethereal smile crept onto the corners of his mouth.
My second day in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd went very well.
He slowly closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking into a dream. As the saying goes, what you think about during the day, you dream about at night. His pre-sleep reflections led him to dream about the past.
The city's neon lights, the cold, impersonal instruments...
The familiar smell of disinfectant seemed to stubbornly pierce my nostrils again...
Chapter 15 just wanted to... thank you again.
"Late-stage liver cancer, your time... is running out."
After the doctor across from me solemnly uttered those words, the thin diagnostic sheet slipped from his fingers, swirling like a prematurely withered leaf, silently drifting towards the cold floor tiles…
Bai Luan lit paper money one by one at the graves of his relatives. The leaping flames licked the entrance to the underworld and illuminated the prematurely frozen smiles on the tombstones—his parents who toiled their whole lives but never got to enjoy their happiness, and his grandparents who raised him from infancy but never got to repay him.
I promised them that I would make something of myself, and I've been working hard ever since. But why?
I'm afraid I won't make it to next year.
I'm going to die...
Who will come to sweep your graves next year?
Bai Luan looked at the paper money in his hand. He grabbed a handful of unburnt paper money and threw it into the gray sky with all his might. The paper money scattered with the wind, both as a tribute to his relatives and as a tribute to himself.
Bai Luan quit her job and withdrew all her savings from the past few years, filling her rented room with bright red banknotes.
He picked up a bundle of banknotes, held it in his hand, looked at it, stared at it, and his originally expressionless face forced a smile.
This isn't just my money... it's the first half of my life...
Try to live life with a clearer perspective.
Having endured hardship all my life, it's time to taste something sweet.
He tossed the bundle of money into the air, and the red banknotes scattered like fireworks and fell like rain.
Bai Luan, with that forced smile, twirled around in the rain of money... round and round...
From now on, I'll live life to the fullest!
I used to be too intimidated to even look at these fancy buffet restaurants, but now I eat like I'm at a regular restaurant! I eat and drink to my heart's content!
A high-energy DJ, a wildly dancing crowd, dazzling lights, a chaotic scene, and Bai Luan, equally frenzied and dancing among them.
I feel like I've reached the pinnacle of my life!
I'm spending 648 RMB like crazy on the Collapsed Starry Sky Railway, completely ignoring the gacha pool plan, I'll just pull whoever I want!
People who have no future don't need savings!
Hahaha! I'm so happy!
I'm so...happy...ah...
In the most luxurious room of the high-end hotel, Bai Luan vomited blood into the toilet. Feeling the excruciating pain in his body, he struggled to crawl to the sink. The mirror reflected a sallow face with sunken eyes, and sweat soaked his forehead.
Looking at her haggard reflection in the mirror, Bai Luan couldn't understand it.
For the past month, I've been living a life where I spend 10,000 yuan every day, eating everything I want to eat and doing everything I want to do.
Why...
Why can't you laugh?
He forcefully pulled the skin on his cheek with his fingers, lifting it upwards and contorting it into a smile that was even uglier than crying.
Looking at the smile that he had forcibly forced out with his own fingers.
"What...is it that I really want?"
Another wave of excruciating pain struck, and Bai Luan lost consciousness in the hotel bathroom.
When he woke up again, he was already lying in a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown, with some kind of IV drip being administered to him.
Bai Luan sat up, and a surprised voice came from the next bed.
"Young man, you're awake?"
A middle-aged woman's voice, filled with surprise and exhaustion, came from the next bed.
"You're finally awake! I'll call the nurse for you!"
She kindly pressed the call button.
Bai Luan watched quietly, feeling indifferent, and offered a perfunctory thank you.
Seeing that Bai Luan's expression was off, the middle-aged woman encouraged him:
"Young man, don't give up. There's still a chance. Life has to go on. As long as you don't give up, there's still hope."
Bai Luan replied with a forced smile:
"You're right."
He lay back down. His phone was still on the bedside table; when he turned it on, the battery was almost gone.
Bai Luan struggled to get up and searched for the charger.
Damn it.
It seems to be lost.
I'm going to file a complaint against that lousy hotel later.
Bai Luan looked at the battery indicator, which was glowing red.
It'll have to do.
He opened Alipay and glanced at his balance.
My savings of over ten years, squandered in just one month, now only amount to... 101256.3.
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