Chapter 31: Li Xiao's Plan

Zero smiled bitterly and nodded

"Ordinary armor-piercing rounds, high-explosive rounds, enchanted ice bullets, flame bullets, air-burst rounds, concussion rounds... and the psionic bullets Chu Xuan mentioned. Right now, they are all luxuries to me."

Before the three could chat further, Gin, who had been silent, spoke up to remind them.

"Everyone, the time is almost here."

Only then did Zheng Zha and the others remember that today was the day they had agreed to return to the real world.

As Gin and Zero walked out, Zhan Lan suddenly called out in a low voice

"Wait, Zheng Zha."

"This is for you."

After Zheng Zha took a slip of paper and a small iron box, his previously normal tone became stuttered.

"Th-th-this... Luo... Loli is still waiting upstairs."

Zhan Lan gave him a look of utter confusion

"Huh? What?"

Not having processed it yet, Zhan Lan watched Zheng Zha's sudden bashful expression and felt her face flush bright red.

She said in a coquettish low voice

"What are you thinking about? It's not a love letter, and it's certainly not a gift."

With a look of disbelief that said *'don't lie to me'*, Zheng Zha asked, "Then what is it?"

"I don't know either. But open it after you get back to the real world."

As she spoke, Zhan Lan's face grew redder. Fearing she would only make things worse by explaining further, she turned and ran away.

This reaction left Zheng Zha completely bewildered.

He gripped the small iron box in his palm and instinctively tried to use his internal energy to store it in his storage ring.

But this time, the storage ring, which had always functioned flawlessly, failed to respond.

Frowning, Zheng Zha had no choice but to tuck it into his shirt.

Hearing Loli's call from upstairs, he gave a response and ran up.

***

The Main God Plaza.

Loli was wearing a pink windbreaker, with a backpack on her back that was disproportionately large for her small frame.

Seeing this look, Li Xiaoxiao said with a mix of laughter and helplessness

"Please, we're going back to the real world, not going on a wilderness survival adventure."

Standing beside Loli, Zheng Zha scratched his cheek sheepishly.

He touched his girlfriend's hair bun and said helplessly, "I said the same thing, but she insisted on spending some points to buy some local specialties."

"But I didn't stop her. After all, neither of our families is wealthy. If we can truly go back this time, it'll be a good chance to improve our lives."

Zheng Zha paused, then looked at Li Xiaoxiao, his mouth twitching as he said

"Besides, you don't seem to have the right to lecture me!"

"The backpack on Gin's back looks much heavier than the one on Loli's, doesn't it?"

"Hahaha, what a coincidence! I also exchanged for some local specialties. Here, I'll share two with you!"

Before Li Xiaoxiao could finish, he tossed several glittering golden "bricks" toward Zheng Zha.

Upon seeing them, Zheng Zha's mouth hung wide open: "A one-kilogram gold brick?"

"No, seriously, how broke is your family?"

Zheng Zha's voice rose. Considering the size of the backpack on Gin's back, if it were filled with gold bricks, it would be worth a fortune!

Beside them, Zhan Lan and Zero were also mesmerized by the gold bricks, which were engraved with "9999" on one side and "One Kilogram" on the other.

Seeing their eyes light up, the socially intelligent Li Xiaoxiao handed two to them.

After all, in the Main God Space, these things were just "bricks"—extremely cheap.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zheng Zha and Li Xiaoxiao made their final preparations.

Seeing Zheng Zha equipped with both a bulletproof vest and a dagger, Li Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh

"Please, we're going home, not into a horror movie. With that gear, are you planning to fight the government?"

"Uh, well, fair point."

Under the persuasion of the group, Zheng Zha changed into a suit similar to what he had worn when he first arrived.

Loli, following Zhan Lan's whispered suggestion, changed into a sweet white dress.

As for the backpack, it was naturally stored in Zheng Zha's storage ring.

The farce ended with laughter and jokes.

Zheng Zha: "Well... let's go!"

Li Xiaoxiao: "Let's go, everyone!"

During the final arrangements, following the original plot, Zheng Zha exchanged for thirty days' worth of living points for the real world.

At fifty points per day, that was 1,500 reward points.

Zheng Zha had originally obtained 5,800 reward points. After deducting the 1,500, and following Chu Xuan's advice, he had also strengthened his neural reaction speed and muscle tissue strength by about a hundred points each to round off the numbers.

Both of these attributes had broken the 400 mark, reaching more than four times that of an ordinary person.

As for Li Xiaoxiao, he declined Chu Xuan's suggestion to exchange for an Agility-route bloodline.

However, Chu Xuan was not surprised. Instead, before the return to reality, he had Zero lend a Gauss Ion Sniper Rifle to Li Xiaoxiao.

【Confirm exchange for the real world?】

Li Xiaoxiao and Zheng Zha looked at each other and smiled: "Confirm!"

***

Li Xiaoxiao had actually hesitated: should he choose to return to the real world with Zheng Zha, or go to unlock other horror movies?

Unfortunately, with his current points and side stories, the only one he could think of was Resident Evil.

But regardless of the outcome in that world filled with zombie viruses, simply entering would cost a D-rank side story, which would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the not-so-wealthy Li Xiaoxiao.

Furthermore, he didn't believe he could gain any advantage against the Umbrella Corporation.

Moreover, following Zheng Zha back—to use Colonel Chu's words—was about "momentum"...

***

The moment he shouted "Confirm," Zheng Zha felt the scene before his eyes recede rapidly like bubbles.

The illusion shattered, and he entered a state of semi-conscious dizziness.

Darkness enveloped him for only a moment before receding.

When his vision finally returned, he saw his office from his job in the real world.

The layout was exactly as it had always been.

However, the cup of coffee he hadn't finished drinking was gone, replaced by stacks of documents.

But more importantly, in the corner of Zheng Zha's eye, a beautiful white figure appeared.

She was looking at him intently, her expression lovely.

This person was Loli, who had come with him—the one who had died ten years ago in the real world.

Loli's slender hands tightly clasped Zheng Zha's palm.

She was as radiant as a blooming flower, her eyes brimming with tears.

Feeling the warmth of the person beside him, Zheng Zha let out a long, deep breath while looking out the window.

It felt as though all the resentment of the past ten years had vanished with that breath.

Outside the window, traffic flowed, pedestrians bustled, and students who had just finished school walked along the streets marked by traffic lights.

A white dove representing peace flew past the window and finally perched upon a flickering neon sign.

It was a scene of laughter and peace.

But the new information in his mind reminded him: brief tranquility can bring happiness, but long-term complacency only leads to destruction.

Because, in the end, this was not the final destination.

The infinite space of reincarnation was still waiting for his return.

After digesting the information in his mind, Zheng Zha took Loli's hand and said softly

"Come, let me take you home."