After discussion, Ji Thrush and the others felt that trying to guess what the SCP item they were about to face was not only unreliable, but also easy to mislead themselves.
But not being able to know information about SCP items in advance doesn't mean they can't do anything.
It took some time for everyone to familiarize themselves with all the knowledge of SCP in the "Peach Blossom Spring" database, especially how to obtain information and the functions and permissions of relevant personnel.
April 22nd is the seventh day when Ji Thrush and others returned to the "Peach Blossom Spring".
That night, when Ji Thrush returned to his room with Ren Jianmo after a whole day of training, he received a message from Erdao businessman Yao Wanguan.
In the message, the whalebill stork told Ji Xiaoniao that he had already sold the collection "Thousand Day Drunk" they brought out from "Painting the Wall and Changing Soul". integral.
"You can come to my store to get back these 'little money' at any time~"
Yao Wanguan squeezed his throat and used his magnetic uncle voice to show off his cuteness at the end of the message.
The five of Ji Thrush have been busy training and collecting information recently, and they haven't had a chance to spend their points yet, and each of them has a lot of "huge money" on hand.
So Ji Xiaoniao was quite moved after receiving the message from the profiteer Yao.
"Otherwise, let's go to his shop tomorrow to have a look?"
Ji Thrush looked at Ren Jianmo:
"Maybe there are some collectibles we can use?"
Ren Jianmo naturally agreed with his proposal. In fact, he also felt that he might be able to get something useful from Yao Wanguan, whether it was collections or information.
So classmate Xiaoniao rushed to send a message to the other three companions.
After Ji Thrush raised his hand to erase the communication frame floating in midair, Ren Jianmo stretched out his hand and embraced the child's waist from behind, "However, what you should be concerned about now is something else?"
Ji Xiaoniao blushed again involuntarily.
From the day the window paper was broken, the two slept in the same bed every night.
Although they didn't make it to the last step, other than that, they have practiced the same and many things that should be touched.
It's just that Ji Thrush still feels nervous, apprehensive and shy when hugging his lover.
He was young, and the excess energy of his adolescence was spent on recurve bows.
While half-children of the same age were secretly holding the girl's hand in school, Xiaoniao was sweating profusely in the training ground, and had never been enlightened on relationship issues.
Ren Jianmo was his first love, his first love partner, and his only lover who exchanged kisses and body temperature.
"I haven't showered yet."
Ji Thrush looked down at Ren Jianmo's arm around his waist, a small heart jumped twice, and swallowed hard to make his voice sound as calm and calm as possible: "Today's training It's been a day, sweating profusely."
Then, he was picked up by Ren Damei, his family, and stuffed into the bathroom...
…
There was a slight delay between the two of them in the shower.
It was already eleven o'clock in the evening when they came out.
Ever since Ren Jianmo started staying at Ji Thrush's place, AI Xiaobai has thoughtfully added another person's belongings to his master's room.
At this time, Ji Thrush and Ren Jianmo were wearing pajamas of appropriate size, lying face to face on the same bed, almost nose to nose, so close that they could almost smell each other.
After being relieved just now, Ji Xiaoniao's forehead, nose tip, earlobe, neck and collarbone covered by the collarbone are still slightly flushed red, and the eye sockets are also wet. It looks like a small animal that has been bullied enough. More pitiful and cute.
Ren Jianmo reached out and rubbed his forehead hair, "Go to sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow."
Ji Thrush nodded and closed his eyelids obediently.
He silently counted three hundred times in his heart, and then opened his eyes again.
Sure enough, Ren Jianmo still maintained the sideways downcast posture just now, and a pair of strange-colored pupils looked at him tenderly.
"Why did you open your eyes again?"
Ren Damei'er's fingertips slid down the corners of Ji Thrush's eyes, and stroked his temples, "Can't you sleep?"
"No."
Ji Thrush shook his head in denial.
He did get nervous a few days ago when the two of them first started sleeping together.
Especially when they were face to face, Ji Thrush would always stare at Ren Damei's delicate and beautiful face, and his brain uncontrollably recalled the details of the close contact between the two of them.
But a few days passed and he got used to it.
Although he still feels his heart beating faster because of being close to his sweetheart, Ji Thrush will no longer let those untimely thoughts affect his sleep.
What he minds is another matter.
Because Ji Xiaoniao realized that no matter when he fell asleep, what he saw before falling asleep was the sober face of his lover.
On the next day, even if the sky is just getting bright, when Ji Thrush wakes up, he will always find that Ren Jianmo will always get up before him.
—Yes, it really is.
Ji Thrush stretched out his arms, hugged Ren Jianmo's back, and at the same time leaned forward, burying his face in the other's shoulder.
"It's okay, I'm going to sleep now."
Ji Thrush answered vaguely.
— Sure enough, he never fell asleep until I fell asleep.
April 23, nine o'clock in the morning.
Ji Thrush, Ren Jianmo, Mo Tiangen, and the Fan family gathered in front of the Liange and went to Yao Wanguan's store "Between the Maple Leafs".
"Not bad, everyone is alive!"
As soon as the door opened, a giant Shoebill stork taller than a person came out, with its wings spread wide, as if it was going to give them a warm hug.
Everyone took a step back in unison, and tacitly walked around from both sides, avoiding each other's embrace as if nothing had happened.
Yao Wanguan withdrew his "hand" in frustration.
"Okay, okay, let's get down to business first."
The whalebill first distributed the 8,240 points he got from selling the "Millennium Drunk" among five people equally, then invited them to the counter, served a cup of tea for everyone, and began to inquire about them. Moon's experience in the "world".
"The difficulty of your last 'world' was B-level, right?"
As Yao Wanguan said, he clamped the teacup with the feathers on his wings, held it high, opened his beak, and poured the whole cup of hot tea into it with a "splash", "How about it, did you get any novelties?" Stuff? The kind that I can sell on consignment."
Ji Thrush shook his head, "Sorry, we don't need consignment this time."
They really didn't come away empty-handed this time.
However, the "Dr. D's Universal Strengthening Potion" as a reward has been eaten by them, so naturally there is nothing that can be consigned.
"Oh, okay."
The shoebill shrugged, but did not continue to ask questions.
He decisively changed the subject and started to sell his newly acquired collection in the past two months.
Profiteer Yao is worthy of being a competent second-hand dealer, with excellent professionalism, he remembers everything he has just acquired clearly, and when he opens his mouth, it is like a flood floodgate, talking endlessly, Balabala said seven or eight things in one breath.
Taking advantage of the whalebill stork's breathing time, Ji Thrush finally seized the opportunity and interrupted him decisively: "This time, we want to see those SCP-related collections."
"Wow, is it possible that you have drawn an SCP-like 'world'?"
Yao Wanguan widened his eyes in astonishment after hearing the explanations from several people, "Are you only on B-level difficulty? Why did you end up in an SCP-like 'world'?"
He clearly remembered that two months ago, when Ji Thrush and Mo Tiangen stepped into his store for the first time, they were just F-level rookies.
Ji Thrush explained: "From next month, we will upgrade to A-level difficulty."
Hearing this answer, Yao Wanguan's eyes almost popped out of the window.
He opened and closed his beak twice, as if hesitating to say something, and finally said, "Is that so, then, good luck to you."
At the same time, the whalebill stork looked at Ji thrush and Mo Tiangen with inexplicable pity.
This profiteer didn't know that "Taohuayuan" forced them to upgrade. In his opinion, these two people only experienced four worlds, and they dared to challenge the A-level difficulty, which was no different from "seeking death".
But they also selected the SCP "world" which is recognized as having a particularly high risk factor. Yao Wanguan has already decided in his heart that after the 15th of next month, he probably won't see many of them again.
Thinking of this, the whalebill stork took a look at Ren Jianmo.
He secretly felt pity in his heart.
It is rare that "Lanling King" has four teammates who are willing to cooperate...
... But, I'm afraid he will soon turn back into a lone ranger again.
"However, speaking of SCP-like 'worlds'…"
Profiteer Yao turned his head, pulled himself away from unnecessary sentimentality, and quickly returned to his usual state of selling Amway.
"I have a little gadget here, you may use it."
As he spoke, he began to take out his bag.
Soon, Yao Wanguan took out a key and opened a hidden compartment on the wall.
"Look, this is it."
Yao Wanguan took out a pocket watch from the hidden compartment and waved it in front of everyone.
It was an old-fashioned rococo pocket watch whose practical functions had been eliminated for at least a century and could only be seen in retro movies.
It is about half the size of a palm, and it seems to be made of brass. Every inch of space on the shell is carved with complicated patterns. The chain is a string of small pale yellow pearls, so exquisite that it can be called a handicraft.
"This thing, called the 'Energy Meter', is a collectible brought back from an SCP-like 'world' by a team of participants."
Ji Thrush and the others immediately became interested.
Since it is a collection brought back from the SCP-like 'world', it probably means that this is the legendary SCP item.
Mo Tiangen immediately asked, "What is this pocket watch for?"
"Although it looks like a pocket watch, its actual use has nothing to do with timing."
Yao Wanguan put the pocket watch on the counter and opened the outer cover with a "snap".
Ji Thrush and the others stretched their necks and looked over curiously.
Then, they saw one of the strangest dial designs they had ever seen in their lives.