Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 2: The Burial of King Furong

[You have obtained the collection: A kettle full of hope]

[No.001]

[Hopeful kettle]

[Effect: Immediately gain 2 free attribute points, 100 candlelight points]

[A kettle that many people have high hopes for, but some naughty child carved a candy pattern on the bottom of the kettle.]

Extremely complex composition, all sewn together.

Yuan Qingzhuo opened his personal panel, glanced at his pitiful data, and immediately allocated two attribute points.

【Original Cleansing】

[Level: lv1]

[Title: None]

[Erosion degree: 100%]

[Attributes: Strength 1, Agility 1, Constitution 3, Intelligence 1, Willpower 1]

Put on some armor first to prevent your paper-thin health bar from being frozen away by this horrible weather.

With the use of two attribute points, Yuan Qingzhuo could clearly feel a gentle warm current surging from deep within his body, dispelling the coldness covering his body surface and making him exhale a breath of hot white mist.

Add some, good!

Having said that, Yuan Qingzhuo couldn't help but miss his original strong body with arms as thick as a tree stump.

His current body is indeed handsome, but it is too weak.

"So my willpower is on the same level as the strength that can't even catch a chicken?"

Yuan Qingzhuo looked back and forth in surprise at the power and will, which were also marked as "1", and didn't understand what the criteria for judgment were.

In the end, we can only attribute it to the shark egg system having a brain seizure and failing to detect it.

"Sir, I want to ask what is the difference between the two sentences you said?"

The doubtful child's voice interrupted Yuan Qingzhuo's thoughts.

He felt his palm being gently grasped by a red little hand covered with thick calluses and frostbite, and then released as if by an electric shock.

Yuan Qingzhuo came back to his senses, put his hands behind his back with a smile, and looked at the slightly shy Susie, his eyebrows twitching.

I was just being a little polite, but this idiot girl was so open-minded and actually shook my hand.

"Before we discuss this issue, I think you could give me a Hibiscus King to look at first."

"what?"

Susie was puzzled: "Why?"

"I mean, exchange."

Yuan Qingzhuo gestured and said, "Give me a Furongwang, and I will tell you the difference between these two sentences."

"A bottle of Hibiscus King is extremely cheap, and the difference between the two sentences is insignificant. And now you are the only one who can give me Hibiscus King. You won't get an answer if you ask others about the difference between the two sentences."

"—a fair and simple deal, isn't it?"

Yuan Qingzhuo was talking nonsense and trying to fool Susie.

There are actually two reasons.

First, he had no money to buy Furong King but wanted to use it to study it.

But you can’t snatch children’s things, otherwise you will become like a prisoner with nothing.

Second, this is a good time to use ○God to increase the popularity of the post.

Susie lowered her head and began to seriously think about the rationality of Yuan Qingzhuo's words.

"Indeed, one copper coin can buy several Hibiscus Kings. I took the initiative to ask this question. So it seems that what the gentleman said is indeed correct. He is a very down-to-earth person."

After a storm of thought, the girl took out an extremely exquisite box from the lining of her clothes, carefully took out a slender purple hibiscus king and handed it to Yuan Qingzhuo.

This skillful combo directly defeated all the subsequent remarks that Yuan Qingzhuo had prepared.

"Fuck, so easy to fool?"

Yuan Qingzhuo thought to himself, but did not take the Hibiscus King. Instead, he pondered for a moment, squatted down and drew "Yuan" and "○" on the snow, and explained to Susie first:
“The difference is that one is words and the other is a pattern.”

Susie followed suit and squatted down.

He pointed at the latter and said calmly: "The reason why I'm called ○ Qingzhuo is because I particularly like playing a game called "○ God", so people who know me sometimes call me Yuanpi."

The system recorded all of this on the second floor of the post according to Yuan Qingzhuo's words.

——More and more people browsed the posts.

Susie nodded blankly, feeling that Yuan Qingzhuo's explanation was extremely profound.

Yuan Qingzhuo did not urge her, but just stared at Susie with an unchanging smile. It was not until the little snowflake that fell on the girl's eyelashes turned into water droplets and fell that she reacted, bowed to Yuan Qingzhuo repeatedly, and handed over the Hibiscus King.

"Ah sorry sir, this is your Hibiscus King."

Look, she still has to apologize to me.

"Then... what is God?"

“This is another price.”

Yuan Qingzhuo took the free Furong King with a smile, but his eyes froze the moment his fingertips touched Furong King, and he realized that things were not simple.

[The completely decayed Hibiscus King: The Hibiscus King breaks at the slightest touch. The long time has made it lose all its effectiveness. But no matter what, the original intention of its creation was to dispel evil spirits and allow everyone to have a place to stay, even if it is only temporary.]

The shell made of spruce wood and cardboard feels very warm to the touch, and you can even see fine texture on it.

The lavender filter is dotted with fluorescent spots, sparkling under the sunlight.

This is clearly factory new.

Could it be that the system is acting up again?

"Can you give me two more Hibiscus Kings?"

Yuan Qingzhuo noticed Susie's hesitation and added, "I'll just see if it's lit and return it to you right away."

"In exchange, I will tell you what God is."

After hearing this, the girl nodded and took out a few Furong Wangs and placed them in Yuan Qingzhuo's palm.

He examined them one by one, and the clues he got were exactly the same.

Clearly, what the girl gave him were brand new Hibiscus Kings, but the prompts on the panel showed all "Completely Rotten Hibiscus Kings".

So, who has the problem?

Yuan Qingzhuo did not ask any more questions, and returned the Hibiscus King to Susie, calmly and patiently saying to her: "○God is a brand new open world adventure game independently developed by Qidian. The game takes place in a fantasy world called "Fairy Tale!" Here, those chosen by God will be granted "candlelight" to guide the power of "job change". You will play a mysterious character named "Fire Bearer". During your free travel, you will meet companions with different personalities and unique abilities, and work with them to save the world and find the lost "cause of the destruction of the world" - at the same time, gradually discover the truth about "○God."

"Understand?"

"Ah... yeah, so that's how it is. I totally understand."

Susie responded as her brain raced trying to comprehend the abstract language of the New Age.

She folded her arms across her chest after putting away Queen Hibiscus, responding in a nonchalant manner.

Actually, I don’t understand it at all.jpg.

Yuan Qingzhuo was not childish enough to expose the little kid's little thoughts for fun, so he nodded to Susie and turned away.

The girl looked at the thin back that was getting smaller and smaller, wearing only a single piece of clothing, recalling the novel things and truths that came out of his mouth, and took another two seconds to look away.

None of this concerned her, it was time to get back to work.

Susie said to herself.

She was also ready to turn around and leave. If she didn't make enough money today, her father would be angry again, and when her father was angry...

The fine snow fell, and was then torn into pieces by the sudden cold wind and merged into the blue sky. Only the remaining temperature covered the girl's red nose.

Susie lowered her eyes and blew hot air into her palms as usual.

The phantom pain took root in her flesh, but she eradicated it skillfully and calmly.

Then Susie took a step forward.

But at this moment, she saw the black-haired stranger stop, turn around, and ask her loudly,

"I've told you my name and nickname, but you didn't say anything. Isn't that a bit silly?"

When leaving, Yuan Qingzhuo kept thinking that a prompt panel would pop up when touching the Hibiscus King, but why didn't the panel pop up when he touched the little girl?

There is always a reason, there must be some condition that has not been met.

"Susie, my name is Susie."

Susie stood there, staring at the snow mud in front of her toes, muttering softly as if talking to herself.

"How come the little thing speaks as softly as a mosquito..."

As the words fell, a translucent panel unfolded in front of Yuan Qingzhuo.

【Susie】

[Level: lv35]

[Title: The Buried Hibiscus King (Only)]

[Erosion degree: 0%]

[Attributes: Strength 3, Agility 4, Constitution 3, Intelligence 9, Willpower 99]

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What kind of iron will is this?
Abstract is just a narrative, not a story.
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(End of this chapter)