I'm in the Ark, a player.

According to Qin Tianling, she simply wanted to eat the Mickey Mouse gadgets that Qin Tianling had specially prepared for her!

Oh, what a little glutton!

On the other side, An Suo, supporting himself on the steel pipe of the outdoor equipment, stood up shakily.

It's normal for her movements to be a little unnatural. Her limbs had just been pressed down very heavily by Qin Tianling, and her blood circulation hadn't fully improved yet, so her legs felt a little weak and her hands were trembling a bit.

An Suo reached out and touched his panties, then touched the lock.

Her feelings were incredibly complicated... extremely complicated.

She felt things shouldn't have turned out this way!

When you caught me, you should have scolded me, called the police to arrest me, and then had the police lock me up and return the stolen goods, instead of locking my underwear in with some random bicycle lock!

That's not how a normal person would do it!

An Suo glanced furtively at Qin Tianling, then quickly looked away, pouting dejectedly.

Are you an escaped patient from some mental hospital?

"Um...brother...I haven't even stolen anything yet, could you please have mercy and let me go?"

He asked tentatively,

She was genuinely afraid that this guy might do something outrageous again.

"Does not stealing mean it doesn't count as stealing?"

If it's not stealing, why was your hand on my things?

Qin Tianling smiled and asked in return,

It's normal that he hates thieves.

When a thief steals from you in a game, you're almost guaranteed to be disliked by other players.

—Aside from some card battle games, there's a chance that thieves might steal cards that were supposed to be removed anyway.

"I...I figured nobody would want that money if I just kept it in my pocket...so I couldn't resist picking it up..."

As An Suo spoke, he became increasingly guilty, his gaze involuntarily darting away, unable to look Qin Tianling in the eye, his ears drooping.

Only after she finished speaking did she dare to furtively turn her head to observe Qin Tianling's expression.

But she saw nothing.

The room was empty; the man was gone.

"Eh?"

An Suo paused for a moment, then blinked.

What about people?

She hurriedly looked around—the side paths, the exercise equipment, the bushes, the road outside—but there wasn't a trace of Qin Tianling.

It's as if this guy vanished into thin air!

No, where are they?!

Lock it and run!?

An Suo opened his mouth, wanting to shout, "Come back here!", but then felt that shouting it wouldn't be quite right.

"Ugh—I shouldn't have gone out today..."

An Su muttered to himself,

Her gaze returned to the bicycle lock.

Since that guy has disappeared for some unknown reason, I should take this opportunity to get away.

A mere bicycle lock was no challenge for An Suo.

She'd picked at least eighty or a hundred locks; these cable locks were practically made of paper in her eyes.

It's no exaggeration to say that with her current skill level, Anso could open most locks on the market with just two hairpins in a minute!

but,

This guy poured super glue into the keyhole!

Once the 502 glue solidifies, it completely seals the keyhole, making it impossible for a hidden rope to pry open the lock.

Even if you can pick a lock, the tool has to be able to fit into the keyhole!

She tried to tug on the steel cable, but it wouldn't budge; it was clear that she couldn't possibly break it with her strength.

It seems there's only one option left... that guy deliberately left it to me!

An Suo's face flushed instantly, burning from the base of her neck to the tips of her ears. She nervously swallowed, her fingers trembling slightly as she gripped the edge of her panties.

A cool night breeze blew by, but the thought of what she was about to do made her feel feverish all over.

Ughhhhhhh!!! This is so embarrassing!!!

She bit her lower lip and looked around.

Nobody,

I looked around again, and there really was no one there.

"Ugh..."

She let out a soft moan, as if resigned to her fate, like a small animal whose tail had been stepped on.

.........

Thirteen minutes later,

Qin Tianling's figure reappeared on the spot.

"Noodles with rice noodles and egg are divine! So good!"

He smacked his lips and said,

In the game, time changed from morning to night, and in his real life, time also changed from morning to night.

He went straight into the game without even having breakfast and played until now. He was so hungry that he logged off, quickly ate a quick, embarrassing meal, and then came back.

When I looked at the location of the hidden rope again...

Next to the steel pipe, all that remained was a pair of panties locked with a bicycle cable lock.

The hidden rope has disappeared without a trace.

A night breeze blew by, and the small piece of cloth swayed gently, like a white flag of surrender.

"That's an exaggeration! You can even see a cicada shedding its skin here."

Qin Tianling approached the steel pipe, glanced casually at the abandoned pair of panties, and...

It's cotton, white, and has a small lace trim around the edge.

Bending down to touch it, it still carried a trace of the girl's body warmth.

Take a sniff; it still retains the unique fragrance of a young girl.

He straightened up and called out to those around him.

Has anyone lost anything?

No one responded.

Has anyone lost anything?

Qin Tianling shouted again.

Still no one has responded.

He bent down and touched it again, then put the equipment that had been dropped by the hidden rope into his backpack.

"Oh dear, I figured nobody wanted it, so I'll just take it?"

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Chapter 37, Giving Gifts is a Bonus Chapter

Snow Pheasant's rented room was on the top floor of an old residential building on the edge of the city.

There's no elevator here, the hallway lights have been broken for a long time, and some of the paint on the walls has even peeled off.

But Xuezhi said it was a good place—cheap, quiet, and the landlord was nice and never pressured her to pay the rent.

At this moment, she was sitting at that somewhat old desk, her slender fingers tapping incessantly on the membrane keyboard of her laptop, the screen densely filled with formulas and diagrams.

She was so focused on writing that the only sound in the empty room was the tapping of her keyboard.

The sound of the window being pushed open immediately caught the snow pheasant's attention.

Snow Pheasant stopped pointing and turned her head away.

A strange figure is climbing into the room through the window.

He wore a blue hood that looked somewhat tattered, with faded fabric. It was secured to his neck with a round wooden brace, and two small holes were casually cut into the eye area. The top of the hood was pointed and long, hanging limply behind his head.

“oi!”

The man wearing the strange hood remained unfazed when discovered, swaggering out to greet Xuezhi with a wave.

"benefactor?"

Xuezhi hesitated only slightly before confirming Qin Tianling's identity.

Because apart from Qin Tianling, no one else would dare to swagger in from the outside.

"Yes, it's me!"

Qin Tianling nodded in response.

The hood he was wearing was a standard item given as part of the stealth mission.

[Slave Headscarf]

[From Dark Souls 3]

[Note: In Lothric, a turban worn by lowly people.]

They were treated as slaves in various places.

Moreover, this headscarf was occasionally worn by sinners.

But the purpose was merely to ridicule and insult.

Although the equipment has a negative connotation, its unique appearance, especially the headgear, makes it popular among many players.

It's a fact that most players can't resist abstract concepts.

Qin Tianling was no exception.

Another reward of the Shadow Search quest is a passive skill.

【tap dance】

[From Hextech ARAM]

[Note: Your attacks will grant you movement speed, and you will gain attack speed based on your movement speed. This buff can stack infinitely and refresh.]

This is a skill that looks incredibly powerful. It seems Qin Tianling's actions have indeed left a deep impression on An Suo.

She'll probably never forget Qin Tianling in her lifetime.

"This time, we'll still provide you with funds."

Qin Tianling pulled out the briefcase containing money that the Emperor had given him.