CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 18: COOPERATION?

Within the library, there are small cubicles to prevent others from disturbing, Yan Luo and Sasa sat in one of them, arms crossed, watching the petite woman opposite them with vigilance.

Sasa was so small that when she sat on the chair, her feet couldn’t touch the floor.

She instinctively swung her legs, her lips slightly curved, immersed in a sea of knowledge.

After arriving at the library, Sasa pulled Yan Luo into this cubicle, which had only one table, two benches, a thermos, and a few cups.

The table was placed between the two benches, which weren’t very long, even a petite person like Sasa couldn’t stretch out her legs lying on them.

Yan Luo wasn’t sure what Sasa wanted to do, he only knew he had to find a way to prevent this woman from revealing his secrets.

"Indeed, some things can’t be found in the public database!"

Sasa stretched lazily and exclaimed happily, "Every exploration town has its little secrets, and they’re not easily revealed to outsiders. Yan Luo, do you know? I found some materials about the initial construction of Crimson No.2 in the database!"

"I’m not interested in that."

Yan Luo detached his thoughts from contemplation, fixing his sharp gaze on Sasa, "Right now, I just want to know why you said those things to me!"

Sasa candidly said, "I want to study you."

"No way!" Yan Luo refused just as straightforwardly.

"I can help you get stronger." Sasa placed both hands on the table, leaning forward, getting closer to Yan Luo.

Without needing to look down, Yan Luo knew she was standing on the chair now.

Yan Luo seriously remarked, "It’s impolite to stand on a chair with shoes."

Sasa grinned, stood straight, lifted one foot, and wiggled her little foot in white socks, "Of course I know, that’s why I took off my shoes."

"Taking off shoes in a confined space is even more impolite!" Yan Luo stated sternly.

For this, Sasa couldn’t argue with Yan Luo, she clicked her tongue, jumped down, and put her shoes back on.

Propping her hands on the chair, Sasa sat back on the chair, looking up at Yan Luo, said, "Now you’re just consuming Demon blood and flesh, then spending time digesting it, right? Let me tell you, relying on this method, you might spend ten or twenty years and still wouldn’t reach the Second Rank. Lingyu says your greatest dream in life is to eliminate all Abyss, which is contrary to the current Blue Star. Do you think you can achieve that without power?"

Yan Luo fell silent.

Indeed, as Sasa said, completely annihilating the Abyss does not align with Blue Star’s interests today, the vast majority of Hunters do not wish for the Abyss to be eradicated, hence Yan Luo’s ideas are almost antagonistic to Blue Star.

He needs power!

Power sufficient to subdue all existence!

"... What do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Sasa knew the deal was done.

Sasa propped her chin with her hands, smiling, "You should have done some experiments and recorded some data for yourself, right? Give those things to me."

Yan Luo scrutinized Sasa suspiciously for a few moments before eventually unzipping the pouch around his waist and taking out a notebook.

Sasa took the notebook, flipped through a few pages, discontented, "What is all this? Such crude experiments, such sloppy notes, if this were in a lab, writing like this wouldn’t make for a coherent report, you’d wait for the professor to scold you!"

Yan Luo wasn’t angry and muttered, "I didn’t go to college."

Sasa showed displeasure, slapped the table, "Didn’t you do experiments in high school? Lingyu said your high school grades were pretty good, your grades couldn’t have all been just memorization, right?"

"Yes." Yan Luo nodded honestly.

Sasa was momentarily speechless.

She found that when facing Yan Luo, her clever mind occasionally couldn’t keep up with his thoughts and ideas.

— This is a weirdo even stranger than myself!

Just then, Sasa suddenly yawned, then her entire body slumped, lying on the table as if her bones were extracted.

Yan Luo looked at Sasa in confusion, puzzled, "What’s that about?"

"Energy depleted..." Sasa answered softly, stretching her words.

"Energy..." Yan Luo was speechless, "Are you some pay-to-win game’s player avatar?"

Sasa explained quietly, "Since I was little, my brain has been exceptionally developed, even my physical development lagged because of my brain. The energy for my daily activities is limited, once it’s exhausted beyond a certain point, it will burden my brain. So, I gave myself a suggestion, when my energy depletion nears the limit, I will stop thinking, and my body will cease activities in tandem."

Saying this, Sasa looked up pitifully at Yan Luo, "Carry me."

At the same time, Yan Luo received a coordinate from Sasa.

Yan Luo had always been synonymous with energy burst since childhood, entirely opposite to Sasa, unable to comprehend Sasa’s condition.

After a long silence, he sighed, walked around the table, and carried the nearly asleep Sasa on his back, leaving the cubicle.

Upon reaching the motorcycle, Yan Luo realized Sasa couldn’t hold onto the grip, so he retrieved a rope from the side compartment to tie Sasa together with himself, then started the vehicle and left.

The Lingquan University faculty and students who came to study the Crimson Abyss’ mutation were all accommodated in the same apartment building. When Yan Luo arrived at the building, a tall girl was already waiting downstairs.

Seeing Yan Luo and the petite girl on his back, the tall girl hurried over, calling out, "Sasa."

As Yan Luo untied the rope, the tall girl snatched Sasa away, glaring at Yan Luo as if wary of an old farmer protecting his precious cabbage.

Sasa instinctively embraced the tall girl, nuzzling her neck and chin, smiling happily.

Yan Luo remained unmoved, glanced at Sasa, and then said to the tall girl Zhang Xiaofang, "I’ve delivered her, that’s it, I’m heading back."

"Thank you!" Zhang Xiaofang’s eyes fixed on Yan Luo, her voice squeezed through gritted teeth.

Turning his vehicle, Yan Luo drove away.

Watching Yan Luo’s retreating figure, Zhang Xiaofang nervously asked Sasa, "Are you alright? Did he do anything to you?"

Sasa shook her head, "No, he’s not that type. Compared to other matters, he focuses more on his ideals."

With this, Sasa couldn’t help but laugh, and whispered, "If Lingyu wants to be his lover, she’s got a lot on her plate."

......

Leaving the apartment building where Sasa stayed, Yan Luo returned home directly, without stopping by the guild to chat idly.

At home, he began to reflect on what he did wrong in the past, why it was so easy for Sasa to discover his secret.

Yan Luo discovered that although his disguise wasn’t flawless, no one had figured out he could strengthen himself by consuming Demon flesh.

Was Sasa able to discover this because she was particularly smart?

Or was she actually a reincarnated person, and he’d eventually be in the limelight in the future?

Yan Luo contemplated for a moment with imaginative thoughts before shaking his head to clear them away.

Regardless, if one person can discover his secret, then there could be a second, or a third.

Yan Luo suddenly felt troubled, Sasa promised him she’d keep his secret, and he was willing to trust her assurance, but what about others?

If others find out his secret but don’t tell him and instead inform others, what would people think?

Would they think he’s been replaced by a Demon, or that he’s actually a mutant creature?

At this thought, Yan Luo couldn’t help but feel a headache.

Clearly, mental strategizing isn’t his forte.