newbobooks Chapter 44: Probably... she has severe social anxiety?
Chapter 44: Probably... she has severe social anxiety?
The three continued to return along the same route.
The corridor, which had been cleaned before our arrival, was much quieter, with only a few scattered remains of undead soldiers and broken equipment on the floor.
It is worth mentioning that when passing by a half-collapsed weapon rack, Lu Li caught a glimpse of a long sword stuck at the bottom of the rack.
The blade is quite worn; it is a mass-produced standard piece of equipment from the space station's defense department.
Although it's not a specialized weapon, having one is better than having none.
Lu Li drew the knife, weighed it in his hand, and casually tucked it into his waistband, sighing, "At least I don't have to be a boxer anymore."
Then he heard March 7th mutter quietly behind him, "I actually thought you looked pretty cool fighting bare-handed..."
Lu Li didn't even turn his head, only glancing at it out of the corner of his eye.
March 7th immediately shut up.
After walking for a while, the three of them came to a long connecting corridor.
The walls on both sides of this corridor are covered with a large number of holographic images, which should be some kind of exhibition display.
When they arrived, they were in a rush to rescue people and didn't have time to look closely, but now that the pace has slowed down, March 7th's curiosity has been piqued.
As she walked, she looked around curiously, and suddenly stopped in front of a portrait.
"This person is so strange, why is their face blank?"
Lu Li glanced at her casually and said, "Her name is Polka Kakamu, nicknamed 'The Silent Lord'."
March 7th tilted his head, "The Silent Lord?"
"Like Black Tower, he's a member of the Genius Club."
"She destroyed all her portraits and sculptures throughout the universe, so the projection here is just a blank outline."
March 7th was puzzled: "Destroying her own portrait...why would she do that?"
Lu Li: "..."
Lu Li silently looked away: "I don't know, maybe... she has severe social anxiety?"
"..."
March 7th rolled her eyes.
However, Lu Li just mentioned the Genius Club... so all the portraits here are of past members of the Genius Club?
March 7th ran to another portrait and exclaimed, "Ah, I recognize this one, it's Ros Goom, a friend of the Black Tower."
Xing, who was standing to the side, was also intrigued. Her gaze swept across the portraits before settling on one of them, and she turned to look at Lu Li.
"Lu Li, what about this one?"
Lu Li glanced at it, then raised an eyebrow.
"Zandar I. Sangyuan." Lu Li's tone was calm. "The founder of the Genius Club, the first genius in history."
Zandal?
March 7th scratched his head: "Why does this name sound so familiar..."
"It's normal for you to have heard of someone who's been famous."
Xing asked curiously, "He's very famous... what has he done?"
Lu Li nodded. "Yes, legend has it that he created the Bo Shi Zun."
The Venerable Master of Learning... wait, isn't that...?!
When March 7th realized what was happening, she almost dropped her camera.
"He...he created the Star God?!"
Xing, who was standing to the side, suddenly turned her head, her eyes wide open.
"One person...created a star god?"
"That's right." Lu Li nodded and continued walking forward.
"If the legend is true, he is the man who created God."
Ok.
This isn't just a legend; it's a fact.
March 7th and Xing exchanged a glance and swallowed hard.
Then on March 7, he glanced at the portrait of Zandal again.
But people from that long ago should be dead by now, right?
Just like those great figures in history books.
It's a pity we can't see for ourselves what the person who created the legend of the Star God was like.
"Alright, let's stop here for now. Let's get rested and continue our journey."
Seeing Lu Li leave first, San Yueqi and Xing quickly caught up.
The two then looked Lu Li up and down several times with curiosity.
"Speaking of Lu Li," March 7th clicked her tongue, "you know way too much, don't you?"
"The history of the Genius Club, the gossip about Boshkamo, and the legends of creating gods... How do you know everything?"
Xing also looked at Lu Li curiously.
Lu Li: "..."
Oops... I was careless.
After fighting too much, people tend to relax and let their guard down when they speak.
As a "logistics" person, his knowledge level just now was far too high.
It wouldn't be good if it aroused Xing's curiosity about him.
Lu Li coughed twice. "This is... well, basic logistical skills."
March 7th: "..."
star:"……"
However, perhaps because the atmosphere had relaxed after the battle, Xing did not retreat to March 7's side as she had done before.
Instead, he quickened his pace and walked to Lu Li's side.
"Lu Li."
"Um?"
Are you really just in logistics?
Lu Li: "..."
"Not only do you know so much..." Xing thought for a moment, "I just counted, you've destroyed seventeen pawns with your bare hands since we set off."
There was no probing or pressure in Xing's tone, only pure curiosity.
But... that's precisely what makes it troublesome.
Lu Li coughed twice, his expression unchanged: "Just performing as usual, basic logistics skills."
star:"……"
I feel that the word "logistics" that this person uses is becoming increasingly outrageous in its value.
The next moment, a "poof" sound came from behind March 7th.
Lu Li glanced at her sideways.
March 7th immediately covered her mouth and skillfully made a zipping motion.
Xing looked at Lu Li, then at March 7th.
Although she has no memory, she is not stupid.
There was clearly an unspoken understanding between the two of them.
March 7th definitely knew something, but Lu Li kept it a secret.
However, seeing that Lu Li seemed unwilling to talk about it, Xing did not press further and stepped back to March 7's side.
Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
It seems he has unknowingly piqued Xing's interest.
That won't do; it seems I'll have to keep a lower profile from now on.
What Lu Li didn't know was...
The look in Xing's eyes as she looked at him had changed from simple "doubt" to a determined "I must find out"...
The three continued on their journey.
However, halfway there, Lu Li seemed to remember something and glanced at the map.
Although they were close to the main control module, the number of dummy soldiers around them was decreasing, making them much safer.
But in his memory, if things continued like this, it seemed like... that wouldn't do.
Although that thing itself isn't difficult to fight.
But the problem is that a fight would be too noisy.
What he needs least now is to continue "showing off" in front of Xing, since he's already done enough.
Any more than that and it wouldn't be logistics anymore, it would be like a hermit monk hiding in the shadows.
Lu Li glanced at the forks in the road on the map and nodded.
Hmm, let's go around in circles.
With my current strength, I'm not afraid of encountering ordinary pawns, as long as I don't run into that big guy.