Just a magical girl who picks up trash

Although the Thunder and Lightning Talisman is simple, the method to remove it is either to consume all the thunder and lightning in it or to remove it by the user himself. Although the Thunder and Lightning Talisman itself is powerful, its actual storage capacity is very small. If it were someone else, it would probably be able to offset it with some supernatural powers.

But Qian Xin can't do that, because... she's a water-type!

Water conducts electricity, which is a truth that even children understand. Qian Xin and Zhao Yingcao naturally understand it. This may be the fundamental reason why Zhao Yingcao chose to use the Thunder Talisman, a powerful but impractical and expensive talisman.

So... this cat is obviously targeting me and doesn't want me to run around!

In an instant, another piece of 'evidence' was confirmed. At that moment, Qian Xin's face was obviously no longer distorted. It was as if she was about to explode without being able to suppress it.

"Asshole...Asshole, I'll kill you...I'll definitely kill you!"

At that moment, all the missions, favorability, and so on, went to hell. At this moment, there was undoubtedly only one thought left in Qian Xin's heart, and that was... to kill the bastard who had ruined his life and now imprisoned him.

Kill her!!!

173. Meeting

It was called imprisonment... but in reality it was obviously not that serious. After all, Zhao Yingcao knew very well that given Qian Xin's attitude towards him, he would definitely not obey.

But this would be fine under normal circumstances. Although Qian Xin appears to be just a harmless girl with water-based abilities, she actually does have the necessary strength. At least Zhao Yingcao has never underestimated her.

But the situation is different now. Qian Xin in that state may have problems at any time, and even affect her own combat effectiveness. In this case, Zhao Yingcao naturally cannot let the other party run around as he pleases... To put it bluntly, since he has determined that the other party is the target of his "task", the first thing to do on the first day is to consider the other party. By the way, isn't it natural to restrain some excessive behaviors?

Thinking this in his mind, Zhao Yingcao didn't feel that there was anything wrong with doing this... After all, the next place they were going to was a city, and there might be some high-level zombies in it.

This is still good, the most important thing is... people!

Just like the man in front of him at this moment.

Although the enchanting face did not have the slightest bit of femininity, it inexplicably gave people a feeling of being full of evil. When he looked at himself with a half-smile, the serious calculations and thoughts flashing in his eyes would make anyone who saw it subconsciously alert.

And behind that look, if you look carefully, you will find that deeper than these emotions, there is an extremely deep darkness that seems unfillable.

The man's eyes were fixed on Zhao Yingcao in front of him... Strictly speaking, he was actually staring at her empty hands at this moment. The thoughts and interest in his eyes were not concealed at all. However, it was this attitude that made Zhao Yingcao alert at the first moment and even had... murderous intentions!

Space... has been seen!

The reason was that he had just found a few barrels of gasoline in the oil depot of the gas station in front of him. Because he was excited for a moment, Zhao Yingcao put them all into the space.

She had obviously been very cautious in doing this kind of thing, but for some reason, the man opposite her appeared silently behind her, looking at Zhao Yingcao with an interested look, obviously he had discovered something.

Although dual superpowers do exist in the current world, they are undoubtedly very rare, especially those related to space... The most important thing is to know that Zhao Yingcao just collected a whole oil depot's worth of oil barrels, which shows how big her space is.

That is actually the space of the system, which is not about size, but about quantity. In other words, as long as things are of the same unit, they can be stacked infinitely in the "backpack", so in a sense, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is infinite.

Of course, Zhao Yingcao obviously would not explain these to the other party, because if she did, the matter would only get worse.

"who are you?"

As he spoke with caution, lightning flashed slowly between his fingers, and his eyes kept looking at the other person. It was not that he was attracted by the neatly dressed, strangely handsome man in front of him, but he was silently searching for the other person's weaknesses in his heart so that he could take action at any time.

The man obviously also saw Zhao Yingcao's vigilance and his posture that obviously had few flaws. At that moment, he seemed to finally shift his gaze from the other party's hands to the other party's face, and saw that his deep eyes seemed to flash with a touch of surprise in an instant.

Three years after the end of the world, with water sources now polluted, water is naturally in short supply everywhere. The only thing that can provide water supply is probably products such as water purifiers in some bases.

Apart from this, if there is anyone else who can provide a large amount of water, it is obviously the water-based mutants.

However, not to mention that water-based mutants are rare, weak, and have poor living conditions, how much water can a water-based mutant release every day?

It's barely enough to provide daily supplies for a team of psychics, but if it's more, it will obviously be excessive.

In such an environment, drinking water becomes a problem, and taking a bath is something that only exists in imagination, unless you are a water-based mutant and can be a little more luxurious.

Ming Chuo is such an existence, so his body is naturally clean and tidy, without any dust. Even when standing on the land of the end times, he still looks like a spotless and slender young man, and his whole body reveals an aura that is incompatible with the surroundings.

Not to mention Zhao Yingcao, who is a powerful thunder-type mutant himself. There is no shortage of water resources in the team. What's more, he got the system later and undoubtedly obtained a lot of good things in the several side quests of "Conquering" Qian Xin.

No one wants to live a bad life if they can live a better life, especially for girls, dirtiness is a taboo. Therefore, when the conditions are good, even a cold beauty like Zhao Yingcao would not mind keeping herself clean.

Plus, the system occasionally gives away some potions and pills that can enhance physical fitness...

The result of this is that Zhao Yingcao is now also clean. Even the tight protective suit he wears has obvious signs of cleaning, and there is no trace of dust at all.

In order to facilitate combat, Zhao Yingcao naturally would not wear a skirt. However, it was precisely this capable combat attire, coupled with her slim figure and cold temperament, that actually showed how attractive Zhao Yingcao was. She was not very aware of this.

It was the same at the moment. Feeling the man's gaze opposite her, he did not answer her question, but the slight aggression in his eyes obviously made Zhao Yingcao very unhappy. She frowned slightly and seemed to be about to say something when suddenly a voice with surprise sounded from the side.

"Captain, you are here!"

The familiar voice instantly attracted the attention of the two people who were looking at each other. Leaving the man aside, Zhao Yingcao frowned and looked to the side. Sure enough, she saw Qian Xin walking towards them not far away.

The other person's expression was obviously excited, and that cheerful look with a hint of childishness was something Zhao Yingcao had never seen before... Yes, Qian Xin was pretending. She could tell this at a glance, because based on Zhao Yingcao's understanding of Qian Xin, the other person would never show such an expression to her.

Especially since he called me captain so enthusiastically... He usually called me 'hey' and 'asshole'.

He frowned slightly at the other party's sudden change, and looked at Qian Xin who was walking towards him, wondering why the other party suddenly reacted like this, but soon this thought was put aside, and he looked at the other party with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"What are you doing out here? It's dangerous!"

Zhao Yingcao was not surprised that his talisman would be cracked by the other party. After all, it was not impossible since the other party also had a system. But what really made Zhao Yingcao dissatisfied was that it was so dangerous outside, and the other party was still running around in such a weak state.

That would be fine, but looking at Qian Xin's appearance at this moment, although she had obviously taken care of herself, there was a noticeable weakness in her aura... It must have been caused by the use of her supernatural powers.

This was exactly what made her dissatisfied... the other party didn't take her body seriously enough!

While thinking and scolding him, he walked to the other person's side and grabbed Qian Xin's arm without saying a word. As the other person's eyes darkened a little, he pulled her behind him without question.

"Follow me, don't move!"

After saying that, she looked at the man in the distance again. The man's gaze seemed to have lingered on Qian Xin for a while, and no one knew what he was thinking.

But Zhao Yingcao could feel that the other party was very dangerous, so... he had to be on guard!

He pulled Qian Xin's petite body behind him and looked at the man in front of him with vigilance. His protective look undoubtedly made Ming Chuo, who was already somewhat interested in Zhao Yingcao, even more interested.

At the same time, what Zhao Yingcao did not notice at this moment was that Qian Xin, who was standing behind her, was looking at the other person with a bright gaze, which also contained a hint of eagerness and affection.

That man...even though he was his enemy in the previous life, it must be said that after meeting him again, he was still so attractive that people could not help but subconsciously focus their eyes on him.

He has such charm!

After a lifetime, Qian Xin met the other person again. Although he had made many mental preparations and preparations in his heart, at this moment, when the other person really appeared in front of him, Qian Xin still couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster.

It was just like the eager gazes those crazy fans gave him in peacetime. Ming Chuo had obviously seen such gazes many times even in the end times. Now, seeing one again naturally made him frown slightly.

But before he could react, he seemed to have considered something and immediately looked at Zhao Yingcao, who was wary of him but was more focused on the girl behind him.

This woman... hehe~~

There was already a certain calculation in his intense interest, but it was quickly suppressed in his eyes. He then showed what he thought was a kind smile to the two people in front of him:

"Sorry, I'm just passing by. Since there are people here, I might as well search somewhere else!"

The words fell like a clear spring with a hint of magnetism. Qian Xin's eyes were obviously infatuated, but Zhao Yingcao looked at the other party with an unchanged expression from beginning to end, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his serious vigilance.

Although the other party didn't know that he had a system, after the "space" ability he just displayed was exposed, it was inevitable that the other party would cause him some trouble.

However, the other party made her feel dangerous, so Zhao Yingcao was still weighing whether to take action.

174.Dream

In the end, Zhao Yingcao did not choose to take action.

The dangerous aura from the other party made her feel alert, but she also had no confidence in being able to keep the other party.

Of course, apart from this, the most important thing is Qian Xin behind him.

This is my mission objective, so naturally nothing can go wrong.

She thought so in her heart, and obviously ignored the slight throbbing in her heart.

They left without staying for long, and the first meeting between the so-called 'male protagonist' and 'female protagonist' did not go beyond the circumstances in the plot. The only difference was probably that there was an additional person named Qian Xin this time.

Qian Xin is obviously very satisfied with this. After all, as long as she is there, the heroine wants to be with the hero?

Humph~~Dream on!

The thoughts in her mind were infinitely expanded. Of course, with the greedy idea of ​​increasing favorability, getting system rewards, and even snatching men, Qian Xin was undoubtedly more determined to build a good relationship with Zhao Yingcao.

This time it's not just about gaining the other party's trust or completing the mission, it's also because of the appearance of the male protagonist... It's probably only a matter of time before the two of them fall in love, and only if she becomes the heroine's 'best friend' before that, will she have a chance to succeed, right?

Thinking of this, even the resentment that the other party had locked him in the car quietly subsided. Until Ming Chuo's figure disappeared in front of him, Zhao Yingcao turned his head and looked at Qian Xin.

"How's your body?"

There was a hint of concern beneath the calm question, which was due to her personality. Of course, she was definitely concerned about the mission, but it was inevitable that she didn't really have much worry.

After all, just as Qian Xin was new to Zhao Yingcao for various reasons, in Zhao Yingcao's heart, wasn't it the same...

The other party had many opportunities to kill me but didn't do it. Moreover, although he clearly hated me and wanted to kill me, he always helped me and tried hard to build a good relationship with me.

Zhao Ying saw all these moves, and found their purpose very obvious.

But so what?

No matter what his purpose and ideas were, at least for the moment, the other party was definitely the person Zhao Yingcao trusted the most, no doubt about it!

Because of trust, we relax.

Just like in a dark world, the only flame brings people together for warmth. In this apocalypse, being able to find someone who allows you to relax and trust, even if the other person has ulterior motives and has flaws, is undoubtedly something worth being happy about.

"fine!"

Although he had reminded himself several times in his heart and was determined to build a good relationship with the other party, it was impossible for him to soften his tone all of a sudden, so he immediately gave a cold reply, which was completely different from the enthusiasm he had just used to call him "Captain".

Such a change in words made Zhao Yingcao feel a little disappointed, but he didn't say much... he was used to it.

Seeing the petite figure of the girl in front of him, and her trembling body that seemed to be aware of the cold, he thought for a moment and suddenly reached out and picked her up again.

"..."

Well, Qian Xin felt that there was no need to question this. After all, her physical and strength advantages were there. She was no match for the other party. Moreover, this kind of behavior was obviously not the first time. Simply put... she was used to it.

Just like that, she let the other party carry her into the car again. This time, Zhao Yingcao did not leave. Perhaps it was because her mission had been completed, or perhaps she was afraid that Qian Xin would run away again.

With nothing to do, Qian Xin was too lazy to pay attention to her, so she just lay down to rest as soon as she came back... After all, the woman was still there, and she was weak and sleepy.

At the same time, Zhao Yingcao on the side also seemed to be unintentional, but the corner of his eye unconsciously fell on the other person's face.

In her dream, Qian Xin's face gradually relaxed as if something good had happened. The impact of her defenseless sleeping face was undoubtedly huge, at least for Zhao Yingcao. When she reacted, she found that she had turned around and looked at the sleeping person without knowing when.

Perhaps because the posture of resting his head with his hands was not very comfortable, Qian Xin frowned slightly in his sleep. However, even with this reaction, a soft feeling came from under his head the next second, which immediately made his expression relax again.

The leather armor on the delicate thighs was removed, revealing some fair skin, and the other person was just lying on it. At this moment, a hint of confusion flashed in Zhao Yingcao's eyes.

So...what on earth am I doing?

He was confused about his impulsive behavior, but he lowered his head and looked at Qian Xin who was sleeping comfortably. He then reached out and touched the other's long hair scattered on her knees. It felt... like a good feeling?

Since it feels good, let's continue like this... He threw away the unnecessary doubts in his mind. Although his mood when he looked at the other party was a little complicated and confused, this did not hinder Zhao Yingcao's character of still doing everything according to his own ideas.

Sitting in the back seat with her knees resting on her head, she let the other person sleep peacefully. Perhaps it was because she was too peaceful, or perhaps it was because her long-suppressed heart was suddenly relieved a little. Just when Zhao Yingcao was about to close her eyes and rest, Qian Xin, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly spoke:

"Zhao Yingcao...I'll kill you!"

This was the first time the other person called her name. To be honest, it was a novel and comfortable experience to hear her name in such a soft and childish voice. However, Qian Xin was usually cold and indifferent to her, so she naturally couldn't hear it.

Zhao Yingcao narrowed her eyes slightly upon hearing this, and while she enjoyed it a little, she did not ignore the three words that the other party said afterwards.

As expected... Do you want to kill yourself even when you fall asleep?

But what is their grudge?

At that moment, Zhao Yingcao's face showed a rare expression of confusion and sadness.

Although it was because of the mission that she was trying to get closer to the other party and want to "influence" the other party, it was undeniable that Zhao Yingcao herself did not dislike such a person whom she could trust wholeheartedly.

Since there is no dislike, the favorability is based on 'zero' rather than a negative number. After getting along like this for a long time, naturally the only favorable impression left is positive development.

Zhao Yingcao already considered Qian Xin a friend, or perhaps something else. But perhaps precisely because of this, she could no longer pretend not to hear that the other party hated her so much.

If he wanted to eliminate this inexplicable resentment, the first thing he had to do was to figure out the cause and effect. There must be a reason why the other party hated him so much, but Zhao Yingcao knew very well that Qian Xin would never tell him such a reason, so... was this a good opportunity?

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but ponder for a while, and finally seemed to have made up his mind. The light screen in front of him flashed, and then a small bottle that looked like the color of starlight appeared in his hand.

"……Feel sorry!"

Facing the sleeping girl in his arms, he seemed to feel that it was wrong to do so, but with the idea of ​​easing the relationship between the two, Zhao Yingcao finally reached out and gently unscrewed the cap of the bottle in his hand, gently opened it and placed it in front of the two of them.

"~~~"

As the bottle cap was opened, grayish-white smoke slowly floated out from the bottle, and then surrounded the two people, and in the next second it had enveloped their figures.

In the smoke, two figures gradually became blurred, but one of them was fast asleep and unaware of it, while the other one stared at the sleeping figure in front of him with wide eyes. After a long time, as the smoke gradually covered his eyes, everything around him suddenly became blurred.