Chapter 118 High Technology

The message suddenly appearing on the data terminal caught Hao Ren by surprise: "Found it? That fast?"

"Two work days doesn't necessarily mean two full days. Don't compare Imperial efficiency to Earth companies," the data terminal replied. "When do you want to depart? I'll send a message to the Kuiper Station and World Gate to register your route."

Hao Ren thought for a moment. This might be the first time in his life he'd traveled to another universe, so he needed to take it seriously. He needed to prepare, conserve energy, bathe, change clothes, burn incense, and pray... but he couldn't prepare for too long. HIlta couldn't wait: "The day af... no, tomorrow. I'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."

The data terminal immediately began sending messages to various air traffic control units, but this mental conversation took less than a second in reality. In Liu Sheng's eyes, Hao Ren had only paused slightly before grabbing Vivian. "Let's pick out a phone for you first, then we'll go home—we have a job."

Liu Sheng quickly patted Zhao Xi on the shoulder. "Hurry up, quickly entertain the customers. This is the first thing you've sold since you got here..."

This should be the first time this had happened on Earth: a supernatural being came to a demon hunter's territory to buy something, the latter enthusiastically welcomed them, and both sides were fully aware of each other's identities. If the supernatural community had Weibo, Vivian would have taken a photo of the scene and shown it off to those old fogeys. But then again, this poor wretch was still figuring out how to use the internet. She never had money to go online before...

Liu Sheng also valued this historic moment and personally accompanied the two special guests in choosing a phone, attracting frequent glances from the store's employees, who were all speculating about the identity of these godlike figures. After some selection, Hao Ren finally chose a small, pretty model for Vivian, fulfilling this poor wretch's big dream. After getting a phone card, the two left the mall and prepared to meet the others at the entrance. Vivian hugged her new clothes and new phone all the way, smiling foolishly with her head down. Hao Ren was so creeped out by her behavior that he wondered if the girl had gone crazy with happiness.

"I'm such a happy person," Vivian said with a sense of satisfaction. "I feel like I have no regrets in this life..."

Hao Ren: "...You should have a little more ambition. I feel bad for you."

Halfway there, Hao Ren had Vivian use her new phone to call Y'zaks and Nangong Wuyue to notify them to gather. The vampire girl usually seemed quick at everything, but he didn't expect her to be so clumsy when making a call that Hao Ren had to teach her how to dial. She had never used such a high-end device. The broken phone she had scrimped and saved to buy back then had a black and white screen, and because she had no one else's number, she hadn't made a single call since she bought it...

The two met Nangong Wuyue and Becky, who were carrying large and small bags, as well as Y'zaks, who was surrounded by onlookers, at the mall entrance. Nangong Wuyue was gossiping with Becky. It seemed that the former had suddenly remembered to buy underwear for Becky halfway through shopping, and then bought a few sets for her based on her instincts. Now Becky was wondering what these strangely styled "armor" were for. Hao Ren didn't see Lily, so he patted Y'zaks's arm (he couldn't reach any higher). "Where's Lily?"

Y'zaks pointed to the square. "Go take care of her. She said she wanted to air out her tail and has been running around like crazy..."

Hao Ren looked in the direction Y'zaks was pointing and immediately felt dizzy. The exhibition in the square was still going on, and the most conspicuous person in the crowd was the dog-girl with a head of silver hair flying and a fluffy tail behind her. Lily was happily jumping up and down in the crowd, fully enjoying the pleasure of wagging her tail in the crowd (although normal people couldn't understand what was so fun about it). Her pure natural silver-white fur and tail that could be swung around were definitely different from the fake ones on the scene. Not to mention, the luster alone couldn't be compared to fake fur. So wherever Lily went, there was a string of unfortunate children who wanted to take pictures—but who could keep up with Lily's speed? That husky was purely running wild. Have you ever seen a husky in a state of wild abandon obediently squat in front of the camera and wait for you to press the shutter?

Vivian watched in amazement. "She actually dares to... there are two demon hunters working in this mall! How has she survived to this day without being beaten to death with that lack of vigilance?"

"Fools have good luck." Hao Ren sighed and crossed the barrier to drag the husky who had gone crazy back. Fortunately, the security in the outside area was relatively low, and no one stopped him.

Hao Ren even heard two little girls pointing at Lily and discussing. "Where did she buy her wig? It looks like it's integrated with her ears..." "It must be high technology. Maybe it was originally integrated." "Hey, look, her tail can move, and it's much more flexible than the one I bought online." "It must be high technology." "Speaking of which, I saw her ears move just now." "It must be high technology..."

Hao Ren's forehead was covered in sweat, and he couldn't catch up with the husky who was drilling around in the crowd, so he could only stand outside the crowd and shout, "Big Dog! No lunch for you!"

He knew that calling Lily's name might not get a response at this time, so he could only use the more shocking skill. This move was called "Beast Summoning," which could summon a husky spirit with a built-in rage effect from the crowd...

As expected, Lily rushed to Hao Ren like a flash of white light. "Landlord, you must be lying to me. And why do you call me Big Dog like the bats? This place is very interesting, Landlord. Look at my tail, it's almost completely covered with thick fur, Landlord. In a few days, I won't shed anymore..."

"Add punctuation next time you speak," Hao Ren pressed Lily's head to prevent her from rushing up to lick him. "Hurry up and go home. HIlta's old home has been found. If you don't delay, I'll take you with me this time."

When Lily heard this, her eyes lit up, and her ears and tail stood up at the same time with a "pop." Then she turned and rushed to some corner of the square, and in less than two seconds, she rushed back at the same speed, her ears and tail already retracted. "Landlord, Landlord, let's go, let's go, let's go..."

Not far away, two girls were still discussing, "Wow, she removes her makeup so fast!" "It must be high technology." "How did she take off her tail, wig, and beast ears all at once? Doesn't this kind of electric one have a sturdy fixing strap?" "Probably high technology..."

Hao Ren dragged his high-tech dog-girl onto the road home. Lily didn't wake up from her excitement until halfway there, and finally noticed that Vivian had changed into new clothes. She was shocked. "Bat, did you shed your fur too?"

It seemed that she hadn't woken up yet.

Vivian mentioned the unexpected encounter with Liu Sheng and Zhao Xi. Lily reacted for a while before suddenly shuddering with belated realization. "Wait, you said there were two demon hunters staying next to me less than two hundred meters away just now?"

"Yeah, and maybe both of them noticed you," Hao Ren deliberately frightened Lily. "They were just too lazy to beat you up."

Lily fell completely silent in an instant.

The group finally arrived home a little earlier, but it was clear there was no time to cook. Hao Ren packed a few dishes from a restaurant on the way, planning to make do with lunch. He was worried that something might happen if he left HIlta, the otherworldly elf, alone at home, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he opened the door: HIlta was sitting quietly on the sofa watching TV, apparently spending the whole half-day like this.

"Welcome back." HIlta stood up and greeted everyone politely. Hao Ren was about to tell her about her old home when he was interrupted by a small figure rushing towards him. Doudou jumped half a meter high from the basin on the table and crashed into Hao Ren's face, startling him. Seeing this, HIlta reported one thing: "By the way, when you went out, this little guy and that furry four-legged pet had a fight. I couldn't stop them."

Hao Ren was stunned for a moment before realizing that HIlta meant that Doudou and "Roll" had a fight, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly picked up Doudou and checked her. "Why are they still fighting... Let me see where you're hurt..."

"That furry creature took the initiative to provoke. It seemed hungry and bit this little guy," HIlta said, taking out a black and white cat with several patches of fur plucked out and trembling from behind the sofa. "But it was beaten like this in five seconds..."

Doudou happily patted Hao Ren's arm with her tail, and stretched out her small hand to show a strand of cat hair she was holding.

Hao Ren: "..."