Chapter 124: Quickly Leave! Your Life is at Stake… (1)
Chapter 124 – Quickly Leave! Your Life is at Stake… (1)
Time rushed by like flowing water.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had pa.s.sed.
At 9:30 AM on a Sat.u.r.day morning, Chen Yu sat on his bedroom floor. After removing the Transdimensional Express Delivery package’s seal, he took out the black bowtie sitting inside it.
This was the product he had spent 13 points to purchase—the Conan Voice Changer.
[Conan Voice Changer (Black version): Produced by the Sanlian Company in the year 2077. By compressing and tightening the external buck, this voice changer can manipulate the vibration of the user’s vocal cords and allow the user to freely imitate the voices of 6-year-old to 80-year-old men and women. This voice changer is also capable of imitating simple animal sounds. When using this voice changer, please adjust the bowtie’s initial tightness according to personal conditions to avoid dangerous situations. The selling price is 11 points.]
“This is it! I finally got what I want!”
After excitedly snapping his fingers, Chen Yu quickly read through its instruction manual and wore the bowtie around his neck. After making several adjustments, he spoke using Little Peach’s voice, “h.e.l.lo? How are you? I am Little Peach?”
“Hmm?” Little Peach, who was frenziedly typing away at her laptop, turned around in surprise. “Huh?”
“How is it? Do I sound like you?”
“You do!”
“Let’s switch to another voice.” Lowering his head, Chen Yu twisted the k.n.o.b on the bowtie a few times and said, “Hahaha, I’m Dummy Chen.”
“It’s your youngest sister, Chen Sanke’s voice,” Little Peach said.
“Hehehe, I’m Scaredy Chen.”
“It’s your sister Chen Erke’s voice.”
“Kekekeke, I’m Baddy Chen.”
“It’s your eldest little sister’s voice.”
“How is it?” Delighted, Chen Yu asked, “Awesome, right?”
“I can do it as well.” Opening her mouth, Little Peach rapidly changed and went through three voices: “I am Eldest, Second Eldest, and Third Eldest.”
“…Sure, sure, sure. You can do everything. You’re amazing.”
“Mr. Chen, why did you exchange for such an item?”
After storing the bowtie into his pocket, Chen Yu picked up a pen and notebook. While writing on the paper, he said, “Didn’t I say it before? I’m planning to add some small events in my livestreams to enhance the program’s promotional effect. Of the few ideas I’ve thought up, every one of them requires me to have face-to-face conversations with other people. Hence, I exchanged for this voice changer.”
“What kind of events? Do you need my help as well?” Little Peach asked.
“For example, this.” Chen Yu pointed at a page in his notebook. “We’ll find one or more viewers to experience the effects of our products. We can make our selections through the bullet comment section, donation list, and so on.”
“Didn’t you get nothing from donations?”
“I might not get any benefits, but the global welfare system will. We can consider it as doing a good thing.”
“You really are a good person.”
“Why does it feel like you’re cursing me?” Chen Yu frowned.
“Huh?” Little Peach became puzzled. “I’m complimenting you.”
“It’s almost 2021. n.o.body compliments others in such a way.”
“Oh.”
“Look at this other one.” Turning to another page, Chen Yu said, “We’ll use a product to cause an impact in some large city. Afterward, we’ll interview the surrounding people and ask them for feedback on this impact. That way, the livestream will feel more grounded, and the audience will feel greater authenticity and impact.”
“I-I don’t quite understand.”
“Take the Weather Control Module, for example. I’ll call down a snowstorm in Guangzhou and ask the city’s residents if they’re cold or not.”
“How interesting!” Little Peach’s eyes glowed with excitement. “We can also call down a comet and ask the people if it hurts or not.”
“…Are you infected with a virus?”
“No.”
“Hurry up and go back to coding. You’re looking less and less like a normal robot.”
After shooing Little Peach away, Chen Yu got into a comfortable squatting position and continued writing and doodling on his notebook. He still hadn’t perfected these livestream events, and many parts required modification.
Knock, knock, knock.
Shortly after Chen Yu started working, a knock came from the door, followed by Chen Yike’s voice, “Brother, your cla.s.smate is looking for you.”
“My cla.s.smate?” Looking up, Chen Yu wondered, “Is it Bald Li?”
“No, it’s a female cla.s.smate,” Chen Yike said in a strange tone.
“A female cla.s.smate?” Closing his notebook, Chen Yu stood up and signaled for Little Peach to turn invisible. He then walked out of his bedroom and looked into the living room. “Who is it? Where is she?”
“She’s outside. I haven’t let her in,” Chen Yike said as she sneakily appraised Chen Yu. “Brother, you should go meet her quickly.”
With suspicion in his mind, Chen Yu walked to the security door and opened it. Immediately, he exclaimed in shock, “Xing Biqi?!”
“He-h.e.l.lo, Chen Yu.” Xing Biqi, who stood outside the door, blushed slightly as she made a deep bow. “Sorry for interrupting you.”
“You…” Turning back to look at Chen Yike, Chen Yu discovered that both Chen Erke and Chen Sanke had appeared at some point. Hurriedly, he stepped out of the house and shut the door. He then questioned, “Why are you here?”
“I… I have some physics questions I need y-your help with,” Xing Biqi said with her head lowered, her silky hair covering half of her delicate face.
“Are you messing with me? You didn’t even bring your book.”
“I did.” Reaching into her worn-down jacket, Xing Biqi pulled out a high school physics textbook and said, “It’s here. It’s too cold outside. M-My hands would freeze if I held it out in the open.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu lowered his head and looked at Xing Biqi’s snow-stained cotton shoes. “You walked all the way here?”
“Mhm.”
“Isn’t your house beside a train station?! Why did you walk all the way here?!”
“H-How did you know I lived near a train station?” Xing Biqi abruptly raised her head at Chen Yu’s words.
“How did you know where I lived?”
“L-Li Liang told me.”
Looking over at the shivering girl before him, Chen Yu scratched his head in irritation. “It’s a cold day. Why did you walk such a long distance? Is your head alright?”
“I-I have questions I don’t know how to answer…” Xing Biqi said, clenching her physics textbook. Taking a small step back, she continued, “I-If it’s inconvenient for you, I… I will go back first.”
“…”
Chen Yu very much wished to nod in agreement. However, when he saw the snow collected on Xing Biqi’s long eyelashes, he fell silent for a moment before sighing and opening the security door. “Come in.”
“T-Thank you, Chen Yu.”
After leading Xing Biqi into the house, Chen Yu pointed at his three little sisters and said, “Let me introduce you. These three here are my little sisters. This person here is my cla.s.smate.”
“h.e.l.lo, little sisters. My name is Xing Biqi,” Xing Biqi said as she bowed politely.
With a strange look on her face, Chen Yike said, “I’m Chen Yike.”
With hostility on her face, Chen Erke said, “I’m Chen Erke.”
With a blank look on her face, Chen Sanke said, “Xing what?”
“Xing Biqi.”
At this time, Pikachu also ran over and sniffed Xing Biqi’s legs. “Woof!”
Picking up Pikachu, Chen Yu introduced, “It’s called Husky.”
In Chen Yu’s eyes, Xing Biqi was, without a doubt, a government agent. He naturally couldn’t let her into his bedroom. Hence, he only led her to the living room. He also planned to kick her out once she had warmed up her body.
After waiting for Xing Biqi to take a seat on the sofa, Chen Yike asked, “Big Brother, have fun with Big Sister. I’ll head to the master bedroom together with my sisters.”
“No!” Chen Erke angrily raised her small fists. “I want to be together with Big Bro-mmm!!”
Before Chen Erke could finish her words, Chen Yike had covered her mouth and dragged her away.
Now, of the Chen family’s three sisters, only Chen Sanke remained in the living room. With widened eyes, she stared at Xing Biqi in a daze.
Feeling slightly embarra.s.sed from being stared at, Xing Biqi’s hands struggled in her jacket for a moment before she pulled out a piece of soft candy, “H-Here, for you, little sister.”
Chen Sanke accepted the candy without hesitation. After clumsily removing the wrapper, she tossed the candy into her mouth. And while chewing, she pulled up her shirt and revealed her belly, asking, “Want a pinch?”
Chen Yu: “…”
Xing Biqi: “…”