I am weak and friendly

Chapter 283 Just tell me if you can stand up.
Tang Yiping rushed home as fast as he could.

He asked Stoka again to confirm, "Are we just going to wait here?"

“Yes, the [Survival Guide for the Weak] will mark the coordinates of your residence. If the other party has the ability to remotely access your residence, he will come immediately,” Stoka assured him.

Then he started to wait.

As a result, they waited and waited, but the delivery still hadn't arrived.

"Hasn't he arrived yet? Are you sure you told him?" Tang Yiping asked Stoka.

"Waaaaah?" Stoka was very innocent. He had clearly informed the merchant, and the other party had agreed, so why hadn't he come yet?

Tang Yiping suddenly realized that his "place of refuge" had a built-in forgetting effect.

This person has probably forgotten what they were supposed to do.

“Stoka, urge him,” Tang Yiping said. “He might have forgotten.”

Stoka realized what was happening, contacted Tang Yiping again, and said, "He said he was very sorry that something had delayed him, and he would be there immediately."

If something is delayed, it's because you forgot about it.

Of course, this is no one else's fault but their own place of refuge being too secluded.

Thinking this, Tang Yiping continued to widen his eyes.

He was curious about how the other person would get there.

Then he heard someone knocking on the door.

"Who?" Tang Yiping asked.

"Is Mr. Stoca home? I'm the deliveryman. The items you purchased from Mr. Charon have been delivered."

Tang Yiping and Stoka exchanged a glance.

The deal was arranged by Stoka, so the other party mistook him for Stoka.

He imagined many ways the trader would arrive: a bolt of lightning flashing by, and a naked governor standing up from the living room; a drawer opening, and suddenly a blue robot cat popping out…

But he didn't expect it to be the most ordinary way of visiting—knocking on the door.

Tang Yiping and Stoka exchanged a glance, then stepped forward and opened the door.

Outside the door stood a man dressed in a delivery uniform, holding a delivery box in his hands.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Stoka? This is your package, please check it," the man in the courier uniform said.

The man in the delivery uniform looked very ordinary, with a kind face, just like the familiar deliveryman he often saw. For a moment, Tang Yiping almost thought that the man at the door was just an ordinary deliveryman, but he did not find any familiar features on him.

Tang Yiping did not accept the package. Instead, he took a step back and said, "Please come in. I need to open the box and inspect the goods."

Tang Yiping still possessed basic caution.

Putting everything else aside, before he even opened the door, he had already placed an umbrella within easy reach, ready to launch a small attack on the other party at any moment, followed by an epileptic ejection.

Based on his understanding of the users of the "Survival Guide for the Weak," these users... most likely wouldn't commit a home invasion robbery, after all, they're by no means weak...

The man in the delivery uniform hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Stoka, I'm just a deliveryman. I'm not allowed to participate in the transaction between you and the sender, as required. Here is your package, please check it."

Tang Yiping thought about it and realized that it was really pointless to make things difficult for a deliveryman. At least the other party delivered the goods, and he could proceed normally afterward.

So he reached out his hand.

But Tang Yiping paused before taking the items.

He said, “Come in, Mr. Charon, it’s terribly hot outside.”

The moment Tang Yiping uttered those words, the man in front of him reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his emotions surging.

It was a real upheaval; my whole body trembled.

Tang Yiping has already met many users who use prosthetic bodies, and no matter what kind of prosthetic body they use, their behavior is always a bit strange.

Lola and Lux's bizarre behavior is too numerous to list, not to mention Stoker, who can talk without breathing with his tongue.

But the man before him looked as natural as a human being born and raised on Earth. Yet, this very man gave Tang Yiping a strange feeling.

Although it looks ordinary, it lacks human warmth.

They're not even as human as Lola or Lux.

This humanity doesn't come from behavior, but from the body.

This made Tang Yiping think that this guy was not human.

Or rather... the body before me is not a prosthetic, but something else entirely.

The fluctuations in the other person's body proved this.

After the other person's body finished fluctuating, Tang Yiping noticed that the other person's body... seemed to have become a little bit transparent?

It's roughly like applying 1% opacity to a layer.

It was only a tiny bit, barely noticeable unless you looked closely, but Tang Yiping did see that the other party was translucent.

What exactly is this thing?
In Tang Yiping's mind, he had already imagined a creature with countless terrifying tentacles—a creature that was very strange, very alien, very terrifying…

What if they pounce on me at any second?

Tang Yiping quickly moved the wheelchair back two steps.

Stoka! Help!
That idiot Stoka is still crouching behind, showing no intention of coming to the rescue whatsoever.

Of course, after the initial fluctuation, the "man" didn't pounce; instead, he stabilized, and the previous translucent sensation disappeared.

Charon smiled awkwardly but politely: "What are you talking about, Mr. Stoker? I'm just a deliveryman..."

Still pretending?

Actually, Tang Yiping directly pointed out the other party's identity just now, not because his [Weakness Insight] had taken effect.

It was because he had a sudden inspiration and glanced at the "people nearby".

Then I saw a bright spot of light that clearly read:

——【User-CharonK55078192F3Y - Broker】

For a moment, Tang Yiping was speechless.

No, even if you're pretending, you should at least check your "People Nearby" list! You've already given yourself away, you silly goose!
Besides, even if you glance at the people nearby, you wouldn't think I'm Stoka...

Tsk, another naive user of the "Survival Guide for the Weak" app. These users are so innocent and gullible...

Wait a minute... something's not right.

Even a naive and innocent girl wouldn't be this naive and innocent.

Could it be that these guys' "People Nearby" profiles are different from mine, and they can't tell other people's identities?

Otherwise, someone with that level of intelligence would be ruined if they tried to be a middleman.

Or are these little creatures just too stupid to check beforehand?

Maybe some people really are that stupid, but a middleman?
Of course, these little creatures may be silly, but they shouldn't be underestimated. Take Lola, for example, who has been smart since childhood and is now incredibly powerful. She can make you disappear without a trace with just one spray.

But a broker... shouldn't be as dangerous as a carrion eater, right?

Thinking this, Tang Yiping forcefully ordered, "Open it and let me inspect the goods."

“Yes, Mr. Stoka.” This time, the other party did not resist. Instead, he entered the room, squatted down, opened the package, and took something out.

"Uh..." Tang Yiping looked at the thing, a little confused.

That was a walking stick.

Hmmmm, if you say you can stand up on your own.

This thing can actually make me stand up—maybe?
But, it cost 3600 million points?
At that moment, Tang Yiping suddenly felt a strange sense of beauty in being a victim of telecom fraud.

(End of this chapter)