Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Zhan Chen picked up Yu Tang and placed him gently on the sofa.

Methodically, he went to the medical cabinet to get a tube of glucose, fed it to Yu Tang slowly, untied Yu Tang's shirt, re-treated the wound, and bandaged it with medicine.

Zhan Chen touched Yu Tang's forehead, got up and went back to his room, took out a thin blanket and covered Yu Tang.

The system recognized the small blanket and said in surprise: "Host——"

Zhan Chen said softly: "Shh."

There was no one else in the room, and the system didn't know who he was talking to. It was stunned for a moment and flashed the red light blankly.

Zhan Chen stood up and returned to the kitchen.

Yu Tang curled up in a pile of pillows.

He was half asleep. Affected by Shi Ji's physical condition, his face still didn't look good and his breathing was a little faster than usual.

As if trapped by some nightmare, he grasped the edge of the thin blanket with one hand and exerted slight pressure.

Without the usual stability, Yu Tang closed his eyes and frowned silently.

The system was floating in the sea of consciousness. It didn't know whether to wake up the host, but it still instinctively lowered its volume.

The next second, Yu Tang woke up to the enticing sweet fragrance that was approaching.

Yu Tang no longer had nightmares at all. He opened his eyes and stared at the white porcelain bowl in Zhan Chen's hand.

The system held up a small speaker that played hypnotic white noise: "..."

"If you wake up, get up and eat something."

Zhan Chen put down the bowl and smiled at him kindly: "Dean Nie asked me to come to see you. Is your name Shi Ji?"

…

Before meeting Shi Ji himself, Zhan Chen had just been taken out of the laboratory by the dean of the wingman major and given an angry lecture.

The content of the lecture was roughly to require Zhan Chen to fully cooperate with Shi Ji, show no mercy, and crush those bastards from the Mecha Academy to death.

As long as Zhan Chen can do it, the dean will find a way to help him find the person he is looking for.

This condition convinced Zhan Chen, so he rarely left the laboratory early tonight and returned to his dormitory, waiting for Shi Ji to come back.

"We each take what we need." Zhan Chen briefly explained the situation, "What's your opinion?"

Yu Tang looked up from the hot milk-soaked biscuits.

He did not answer immediately, and asked the system in the sea of consciousness: "Who is the person Zhan Chen is looking for?"

"The book doesn't say that."

The system said: "This character was originally a very marginal tool man. It should be an unimportant plot branch. It was not mentioned in the original work..."

Yu Tang was noncommittal and took a sip of hot, sweet milk.

The system will only check for illogical parts. From the current plot point of view, Zhan Chen’s character design really cannot be faulted.

But looking back at the original work, compared with the "genius senior" and "scientific madman" who was obsessed with the laboratory, making mechas and playing with inventions, there are undoubtedly some subtle deviations.

Yu Tang asked: "Can we find out other employees in the same book?"

"Does the host suspect that Zhan Chen is also an employee of Chuan Bookstore?"

The system thought for a while: "In principle, it cannot be detected... Once the plot is introduced, we will be the characters in the original work."

"And...if he is recognized as an employee of Chuan Bookstore, it means that certain behaviors in the plot line deviate from the original character design."

The system said: "The character is OOC and will be punished by the headquarters."

Yu Tang nodded.

This answer is not surprising. In the book where he was Yu Tang, Nie Chi undoubtedly recognized him, but did not try to contact him.

From beginning to end, Nie Chi didn't even have any contact with him beyond the plot.

Nie Chi probably also received a warning from the system. Once he crosses the line, even if he just says one more thing that has nothing to do with the plot, Yu Tang will be judged as OOC and punished by the supervisory department.

The system hesitated for a moment and whispered: "And -"

Yu Tang asked: "What?"

The system couldn't answer and the red light flashed several times.

It always feels that Zhan Chen is not like an ordinary employee who plays a specific role in Chuan Bookstore and is responsible for promoting the plot.

"I heard from other officers that the supervisory department occasionally introduces characters at random to secretly investigate the work enthusiasm of the hosts."

The system whispered to Yu Tang: "This kind of unannounced visit is very strict, and they may even set up special levels to assess us. Even if it is just a little OOC, the corresponding experience points will be deducted during settlement."

The system pulled out Shi Ji's settings: "For example, Shi Ji, he prefers cakes and cola, and doesn't like milk very much..."

Yu Tang: "..."

system:"……"

Yu Tang picked up his small bowl and drank the hot milk in one go.

The system was startled: "Host——"

"The money can be deducted." Yu Tang said, "W&P just promoted me and increased my salary."

system:"……"

The system was persuaded involuntarily, flashed the small red light, recorded the gas molecules of the sweet milk, and made a sea of consciousness perfume for Yu Tang.

Yu Tang put the empty bowl down graciously and recovered his mind: "Okay."

He returned to the role of Shi Ji, with a kind smile in his eyes, but his words were precise: "My ownership has been handed over to you. I will obey Senior Zhan's words."

Zhan Chen didn't seem surprised. He nodded and handed Shi Ji two clean tissues.

Before coming back, he had already heard about Shi Ji's general situation from the dean: "In this case, we have made an agreement."

Yu Tang looked at Zhan Chen's stretched out hand.

He stood up and was about to extend his hand, but paused without making any trace.

Yu Tang took precautions and typed in the sea of consciousness: "System."

The system cooperated tacitly and quickly flipped through the character settings: "Shi Ji has no communication barriers. He is familiar with all human etiquette and can shake hands with others..."

Yu Tang felt relieved.

There was still a little milk foam on his lips that had not been wiped clean. He bent his eyes towards Zhan Chen in a suitable manner, stretched out his hand, and took hold of the other's slender and cool palm.

Neither Zhan Chen nor Shi Ji had the habit of small talk.

After the cooperation was reached, the two people did not go back to the room immediately, but stayed in the living room and briefly discussed the next plan.

Zhan Chen's idea coincided with that of Yu Tang - he was also planning to make an autonomous driving mecha for Shi Ji.

In addition, he is also planning to make a portable leg exoskeleton for Shi Ji to try to restore the function of Shi Ji's left leg.

"It should be the inertia of the plot."

The system quietly discussed with Yu Tang: "We made some changes to the plot, which caused Zhan Chen to meet Shi Ji in advance, so the subsequent plot was also advanced to a certain extent."

Yu Tang was sitting on the sofa typing on the computer, multitasking, and nodded in the sea of consciousness.

He has already had a rough look at Zhan Chen's design plan.

As an observer, Shi Ji's most suitable partner is not actually a powerful assault mecha.

Sheng Yi's mecha was indeed very destructive, but it lacked maneuverability, and because of Sheng Yi's operating style that focused exclusively on lethality, it almost became a moving target.

The last time he fought with Ye Hanfeng's team, the reason why Shi Ji was hit by the opponent's mecha was because Sheng Yi's mecha unknowingly blocked most of his evasion routes in order to hunt down Ye Hanfeng's wingman - and onlyThe remaining position where he can dodge is behind and to the left of the wingman.

At that time, Shi Ji's left leg was completely useless.

"I would also recommend a sniper mecha, which can cooperate with you to use surprise attacks to defeat the enemy with one move."

Zhan Chenxin made a design drawing, took it over and handed it to Yu Tang: "I will consider materials and equipment and install long-range laser weapons, giving priority to ensuring flexibility and concealment."

Yu Tang took the pages in his hand.

Professional equipment is in the laboratory. Zhan Chen's freehand sketch is as rigorous as if it were typed by a machine. The details are accurate to the millimeter, and all the components and functions are marked in detail.

Yu Tang looked at it carefully, made a few adjustments, and circled a small area on the diagonal side of the mecha: "Here, you can also add a set of infrasonic cannons..."

Zhan Chen asked: "Are you okay?"

Yu Tang raised his head: "What?"

Zhan Chen stopped to think for a moment, smiled, and shook his head: "...It's okay, I remembered it wrong."

He took the drafts, noted down the areas to be adjusted, returned to the desk in the living room, sat down and revised them again.

Yu Tang held the computer, typed two lines of basic program code, and deleted it bit by bit.

He looked at Zhan Chen's back.

After just giving it a try, it seems that Zhan Chen is indeed not the original character in this book.

Shi Ji's inability to withstand infrasound waves was caused after he began to transfer his talents to the wingman according to Sheng's father's request.

In the original plot, the day after he discovered that his leg injury could not be cured, Shi Ji had already begun the irreversible integration with his wingman.

But this time, because he had been surfing with dolphins for half a year, Shi Ji had to put all his time and energy into restorative training.

Shi Ji wanted to give priority to ensuring Sheng Yi's final grades, and originally wanted to postpone the integration until the final assessment was over.But as soon as the arena match was over, he was thrown into the logistics major, so he never found an opportunity.

...This series of changes has resulted in Shi Ji not having time to start merging with the wingman until now.

If Zhan Chen was just a plot character in this book, he would have no chance to understand these things and would not ask this question when Yu Tang mentioned infrasonic weapons.

If Zhan Chen obtained Shi Ji's information from the dean, he should know that Shi Ji's current brain wave test is completely normal and can withstand the range of infrasonic weapons.

The only reasonable explanation is that Zhan Chen knew the original plot, but did not fully understand the plot changes they caused.

And it is very likely that it is fishing enforcement by the supervisory department.

He wants Zhan Chen's biscuits, and Zhan Chen might also want to deduct his experience points.

Yu Tang had long felt that this dangerous living room was a human trap. Looking at Zhan Chen's calm and reliable back, he couldn't help but sigh: "I know people, I know faces, but I don't know hearts..."

The system flashed a small red light: "Host, what did you say?"

Yu Tang calmed down and said, "It's okay."

Even if it is really an unannounced investigation by the supervisory department, Zhan Chen's areas of expertise still make up for Yu Tang's shortcomings in practical ability.

If they want to break this situation, Zhan Chen is an indispensable part.

Yu Tang felt the danger of the human world in his heart.

He was about to check the balance of his salary card again to see if he had enough to deduct a bowl of milk and a plate of biscuits every day, when Shi Ji's cell phone suddenly buzzed, breaking the peace of the living room.

Yu Tang glanced at it and raised his eyebrows calmly.

...a call from Sheng Yi.

Yu Tang took the phone and answered the call.

The voice on the other end was extremely hoarse, gloomy, and extremely cold: "Shi Ji, come downstairs."

Yu Tang didn't respond.

He quietly retreated into the sea of consciousness and handed his body over to Shi Ji and the anti-OOC program in his body.

"Come down, I know where you are hiding!" Sheng Yi said sharply, "Let me ask you, what happened to Gan Lifei and the others?"

Sheng Yi's tone was cold: "Didn't I tell you that you are not allowed to find fault with my friends? What on earth did you tell the school?!"

Shi Ji paused, looked up at Zhan Chen's figure, stood up quietly, and returned to his room: "Xiao Yi..."

Sheng Yi said coldly: "Who do you think you are, that you can call me that?"

In the sea of consciousness, Yu Tang turned over "1,000 Common Phrases for Human Arguments" with the system: "I am your father."

In reality, this sentence was translated by the anti-OOC system and whispered by Shi Ji: "I am your guardian... I need to be responsible for you."

"Are you responsible for me?" Sheng Yi laughed as if he heard something particularly funny, "Is this how you are responsible for me? Send my friend to a military court?"

"You said you were responsible for me. In the past six months, when I was being pointed at and poked in the spine, where were you?"

Sheng Yi questioned him like a barrage of questions: "Do you know what kind of life I live? Everyone can laugh at me, and everyone can see my embarrassment! Where were you when I was training like crazy? I need to observe my hand.Where were you at that time?"

He was used to being willful, so he just pushed the responsibility onto Shi Ji and vented his anger: "If it weren't for them, I would have stepped into the mud! You just can't stand people helping me, right? Who?Who are you going to deal with after helping me? How long are you going to control me"

Shi Ji said: "That night."

Shi Ji was silent for a while. It was like he was trying to say these words for the first time, and his voice was a little stuttered: "They said that that night... you asked them to ambush me."

There was sudden silence on the other end of the phone.

Shi Ji didn't want to blame Sheng Yi for his mood. He paused and then said cautiously: "They said that you also helped them delete the video. This matter may be traced to you. If the college comes to you, youBe prepared."

On the other side, Sheng Yi seemed to be angry with embarrassment, but also seemed to be completely aroused by his attitude and lost control. He kicked something hard.

A rumble came from the phone and from the corridor.

Shi Ji frowned: "Xiao Yi, this is the dormitory building for the logistics major. You can't come up..."

"Do you think it was all my fault that you became like this?" Sheng Yi asked.

Shi Ji held the phone and his voice became softer and softer: "That's not what I said. I have no intention of pursuing you"

"You didn't?" Sheng Yi interrupted him with a sneer, "Don't you just blame me?"

"How do I know you are such a loser that you can't beat those people?"

Sheng Yi was poked at a sore point, and his tone became more sharp and sarcastic: "Aren't you the first observer? Why didn't you destroy them at that time? Who knows if you took this opportunity to run away for half a year and stay with your broken dolphin?Surfing every day on the sea?”

"White-eyed wolf!"

The system was so angry that he turned to the camera, turned a page with force, and shouted in the sea of consciousness: "You don't know what is good and what is evil! Repay kindness with hatred! The dog bit Lu Dongbin..."

"...Xiao Yi." Shi Ji said, "I——"

He suddenly lost his voice.

The system was stunned for a moment. It thought it had damaged Shi Ji's system and was a little scared: "Host..."

Yu Tang: "Shh."

The system quickly turned off its own speakers.

Yu Tangzheng was concentrating on sorting out the data flow in Shi Ji's body.

Previously in the cafeteria, when the dean of the wingman major was furious because of Shi Ji's leg injury, Yu Tang vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Shi Ji wanted to talk more to the dean.

It wasn't that he couldn't feel the dean's emotions at all, nor was he unresponsive.

Yu Tang completely switched the sea of consciousness to data mode.

The vast data flow was constantly changing and flowing, and ordinary people would be dizzy just by looking at it, but he remained extremely focused, stripping and sifting in an orderly manner.

Finally, he stopped in front of a nested loop.

That program was set to the highest priority, blocking more weak data fluctuations.

Those fluctuations could not break through the blockade no matter what, and the quiet cycle slowly dissipated and dispersed into countless data streams again.

It's like it never appeared.

…

In reality, Shi Ji was quiet for a while, and then asked in his usual gentle tone: "Xiao Yi, have you eaten?"

This time, even the system sensed something was wrong. It asked Yu Tang in a low voice: "Host, what did Shi Ji want to say just now?"

Yu Tang: "He doesn't know it himself."

Shi Ji didn't have time to figure out what he wanted to say.

Those emotions that he didn't even know were, once they arose, were strictly blocked by the program in his body, and could never pass through that solid barrier.

"It's not that Shi Ji can't have negative emotions." Yu Tang said, "He's just not allowed to ask for help."

The system was stunned.

Yu Tang found the data group where the nested program was located, copied the entire set, and moved it into his own consciousness.

Human beings are naturally able to perceive negative emotions, and it is impossible for electronic storms to truly deprive them of them.

Even Pu Ying, who lost all emotions in the storm, when he slowly began to recover, the first thing he felt was "uncomfortable".

The program implanted in Shi Ji deleted his ability to say that he was "uncomfortable".

So when Sheng Yi was hysterical and arrogant, the only words Shi Ji could say were "Are you hungry?" and "Coke with or without ice."

Because all the remaining emotions, those deepest tremors in the body, are strictly blocked and there is no way to express them.

"This program is difficult to peel off... Shi Ji's brain will be destroyed if you are not careful."

Yu Tang said: "We have to let that little——"

The system watched as Yu Tang's voice turned into a silenced prompt: "...What did the host say?"

"...The cub of a shelled animal in the Chordata class and the Reptile class." Yu Tang said.

system:"……"

"You have to shut him up." Yu Tang said, "I'll go out."

The system was stunned: "What does the host want to do?"

"Shi Ji can't say or do anything, but we can do it for him."

Yu Tang put on his coat: "OOC, it doesn't matter, just hide it better."

The system was holding the anti-shock bubble gum, a little anxious: "Host! I won't leave-"

Yu Tang took the bubble gum and put the system into the sack with a built-in dark room.

According to Shi Ji's character, when Sheng Yi is furious, he is unlikely to have any conflict with Sheng Yi. He will only try his best to ease the atmosphere and try to find a way to calm Sheng Yi.

It didn't matter that the call was ignored, Shi Ji was allowed to listen to Sheng Yi scolding for more than ten minutes as before, and when Sheng Yi had vented enough, he could hang up the phone quietly.

After all, Yu Tang's mission this time is to make Sheng Yi fall into the abyss of despair.

The most powerful and direct way is to ignore these messy trivial matters, bear the humiliation and partner with Zhan Chen, so that Shi Ji's wingman can cooperate with the Dolphin to return to the top.

When that time comes, there are ways to force Sheng Yi to see clearly how far Shi Ji has been dragged down by him.