Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 208

Chapter 208

“Of course you can,” Gu Huaiwei said, welcoming the idea. “When the time comes, I’ll take you to my shop to play. It would be best if you brought your father and mother along, too. For just a little bit of Lifespan, you can all have a perfect vacation at my shop.”

“You want to form a Contract with her?” Zhou Yizhi found Gu Huaiwei’s actions difficult to understand.

This little girl was merely a low-level Anomaly; she had no value as a Contract partner.

“That’s right.” Gu Huaiwei didn’t care about an Anomaly’s rank at all; she only wanted to bring more customers back to her shop.

“There’s no point in a Contract with something of this level.”

“Oh.”

“Furthermore, it’s dangerous to have too many Anomalies under Contract.”

“I see.”

Zhou Yizhi’s tone sharpened slightly. “Are you even listening to me?”

Gu Huaiwei glanced at him. “I am. Haven’t I been responding to every sentence?”

“…” Zhou Yizhi felt a surge of frustration stifled in his chest.

Gu Huaiwei’s attitude was technically friendly, but Zhou Yizhi felt she lacked even a shred of respect for him.

Opening the aluminum lunch box, he found spoiled food inside that emitted a foul stench. At the bottom of the food lay a slip of paper.

“It’s the Rules,” Fang Zhao said, his face lighting up with joy when he saw the note.

Zhou Yizhi reached out first. “Let me see.”

“Here.” Gu Huaiwei handed the lunch box directly to him.

She wasn’t restricted by the Rules, so it didn’t matter to her whether she saw them or not.

However, Zhou Yizhi’s arrogant demeanor made Bai Yuzhen feel a bit disgruntled.

While they were looking at the Rules on the note, Bai Yuzhen leaned toward Gu Huaiwei and whispered a reminder: “Miss Gu, you shouldn’t be too easygoing inside an Instance.”

“Are you worried about me?” Gu Huaiwei looked at her sideways with a smile.

Bai Yuzhen lifted her chin slightly. “I just hate people who look down their noses at others, even those on the Heavenly Ranking.”

“True, he does look like a difficult customer.”

After everyone had finished browsing the Rules, Zhou Yizhi finally handed the note to Gu Huaiwei. “You should look at it too. Memorize it so you don’t fail to react when the time comes.”

“Oh, no need.” Gu Huaiwei pushed his hand away.

He frowned. “You’re not going to read the Rules?!”

Gu Huaiwei said airily, “I’m not.”

“This is reckless! Even if you have powerful Anomaly Artifacts, not following the Rules will drag the whole team down!” Feeling that Gu Huaiwei’s behavior was absurd, he threw the note directly at her face.

He had been on the Heavenly Ranking for too long.

Long enough that when teamed with ordinary people, he had grown accustomed to an arrogant posture. Even if he reprimanded fellow Trial-takers during an Instance, no one ever dared to clash with him.

He Xueyi caught the slip of paper mid-air.

“Don’t go bullying our Shop Manager Miss right in front of me.”

He Xueyi stood by Gu Huaiwei’s side, his soft white hair as flawless as fresh snow. His golden eyes narrowed slightly, swirling with a warm smile that seemed gentle yet carried a hidden chill.

Gu Huaiwei chimed in, “Even if we greet everyone with a smile for the sake of business, it doesn’t mean we don’t have tempers.”

He Xueyi crumpled the note with the Rules into a ball and tossed it away right in front of Zhou Yizhi.

“If the Shop Manager Miss says she doesn’t need it, then she doesn’t need it.”

Zhou Yizhi’s face turned ashen. “In that case, I think we need to move separately.”

“Fine by me.” Gu Huaiwei made no effort to stop him. “Let’s split up.”

Her main goal this time was Anomaly customers.

As for human customers, it was more convenient to pull them in from the Safe House side.

“Hmph, don’t regret this.” Zhou Yizhi turned his head away, refusing to look at her further.

Xiling You felt a headache coming on.

She was on decent terms with Zhou Yizhi, and his performance in Instances was usually reliable, but his personality was far too arrogant; he looked down on anyone below the Heavenly Ranking.

She had come out with a mission from her family.

Clearing the Instance was merely a secondary objective.

She couldn’t let Zhou Yizhi ruin her plans.

“Miss Gu, I’m going with you.” Bai Yuzhen chose Gu Huaiwei immediately, hopping away from Fang Zhao’s side to stand by Gu Huaiwei to make her stance clear.

Trial-takers on the Heavenly Ranking were certainly powerful.

But Bai Yuzhen had seen with her own eyes that Gu Huaiwei could violate the Rules without dying.

Then there was that Oasis Sanatorium that had been opened to the public in the Instance groups.

Compared to those things, what did a single Trial-taker on the Heavenly Ranking matter?

Fang Zhao wanted to stop Bai Yuzhen, but before he could even signal her, she had already run over to Gu Huaiwei.

This made Fang Zhao rub his forehead in exasperation. “Then I’ll follow Miss Xiling and Mr. Zhou.”

Gu Huaiwei’s background was unknown; he trusted those on the Heavenly Ranking more.

“Class Monitor!” Bai Yuzhen had thought the Class Monitor would definitely stay with her.

Fang Zhao waved his hand. “By splitting up, we can exchange information. It’s more efficient that way.”

The logic was sound.

But Bai Yuzhen was still a bit disappointed. If it had been Xia Wenxin, the Class Monitor would have definitely chosen the same path as her.

“Alright then. Class Monitor, be careful out there.”

Zhao Lianxin also chose to go with Xiling You and Zhou Yizhi.

Zhou Yizhi raised an eyebrow. As expected, most people were still rational; they could judge the situation and wouldn’t follow that young girl’s reckless lead.

Xiling You opened her mouth, but the words she wanted to say remained unspoken.

Her primary goal was to get close to the Shop Manager of the Oasis Sanatorium.

Now, everyone assumed she would be moving with Zhou Yizhi.

Being tied together like this was truly a hassle.

The time wasn’t ripe yet, and Xiling You didn’t want to be too obvious. She kept her mouth shut and, though reluctant, temporarily parted ways with Gu Huaiwei.

The two groups went their separate ways.

Gu Huaiwei took the lunch box and headed straight into the depths of the Mine Tunnel.

Bai Yuzhen followed closely behind.

For her, choosing Gu Huaiwei was a gamble.

But based on her intuition as a top student, she felt her choice was correct.

The interior of the Mine Tunnel branched out in all directions like a labyrinth.

The iron rails were broken, and some areas were piled with old, rusted mine carts. Most of the paths were dead ends; if one wandered aimlessly, it was easy to get lost and starve to death inside.

There was a map at the entrance. Bai Yuzhen had torn it down and, combining it with the Rules she had just seen, determined where the Miners were currently working.

She took charge of leading the way.

Bai Yuzhen walked ahead with the map.

Something was weighing on her mind, and her tone was hesitant. “Shopkeeper Gu, um… there’s something I feel I should tell you.”