48: Section 48

"Good! We'll leave now!" 4277 was the first to react, pulling 4068 and preparing to leave.

Jing Yuan walked inside; he didn't want to interfere too much with 4277's affairs.

4277 pulled 4068 to the outside of the passage and said angrily, "See! Are you only satisfied if we're taken away by the Law Enforcement Office?"

"We didn't do anything? Why would the Law Enforcement Office arrest me?" 4068 always had a stubborn attitude, like a dead duck with a hard beak.

4277 didn't want to say more.

"I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm leaving first!"

4277 left alone, leaving 4068 by himself.

4277 hid in a nearby spot for a bit, and when 4068 left, she turned back.

She didn't see 4068, assuming he had left, so she confidently walked towards the workshop.

As it turned out, 4068 was also hiding nearby, and when 4277 walked towards the workshop, he followed.

4277 arrived at the workshop entrance, specifically looked back, and only when she saw no one did she feel relieved enough to open the workshop door.

After entering the workshop, she quickly closed the door again.

"Your friend left?" Jing Yuan asked with a smile as he watched 4277 enter.

"I'm sorry, he's always like this." 4277 quickly explained, "But don't worry, he absolutely won't know about what's happening here."

"It's alright." Jing Yuan smiled and said, "I just checked, and there are only two flying daggers left. Once the last two flying daggers are made, I'll take them. The workshop still has some time left on its usage period, so if your friend really wants to come, just bring him to see it."

4277 showed an awkward smile.

Jing Yuan looked at the little girl in front of him and found her quite adorable. He rummaged through his pocket and pulled out a watch.

"I guessed you might like these things, so I brought one along for you."

4277's eyes lit up, and she took the watch.

"Thank you!"

Jing Yuan then pulled out a game console from his pocket and said, "And this, but it's broken. See if you can fix it. It's pretty good for passing the time when you're bored."

4277 took the game console and said in surprise, "You can even get your hands on this?"

Jing Yuan smiled. This was found by Dust Citizen 3855 earlier and left with him. Unfortunately, it was broken, and 3855 didn't want it anymore, so Jing Yuan took it to 4277 to see if she could fix it.

"They're just small trinkets, as long as you like them."

4277 nodded, then turned and took out a box from behind, saying, "Oh right, congratulations on your promotion to Deputy Captain of the Wasteland Hunters. This is a small gift I prepared for you."

"Oh? Thank you!" Jing Yuan took the box with some surprise.

He opened the box and saw a small black cone.

Chapter 49

Upon closer inspection, this black cone was made up of many small knives pieced together, clearly a miniature version of the Drill Flying Dagger Set they were making.

4277 explained, "I saw you spending so much to make flying daggers, so I guessed you must really like them. I used the scraps from the flying daggers to make this small model, hoping you'll like it."

Jing Yuan's mouth curved upwards, unsure whether to laugh or not.

This small flying dagger was only ten centimeters long, and though called a model, it was sharpened.

4277 certainly didn't know how Jing Yuan intended to use these flying daggers. She made this model just to give Jing Yuan a souvenir.

But Jing Yuan looked at the model and fell into thought.

This thing in his hand was a weapon.

Of course, it wasn't enough against Phage Beasts, but to use it against people... the thought alone was terrifying.

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" 4277 quickly explained, "Actually, I just didn't want to waste those scraps."

"No, I like it very much!" Jing Yuan forced a smile; he was just thinking that he hoped he would never have to use this thing.

4277 breathed a sigh of relief when he said he liked it.

Jing Yuan held the Flying Dagger in his hand. After disassembling it, it could be combined into a row. 4277 had thoughtfully made a sheath that could hold 10 flying daggers.

When the flying daggers were placed in the sheath, it was only the size of a cigarette case.

"I'm going to make a sheath for the large flying daggers too!"

Jing Yuan looked at the box containing the small flying daggers and fell into thought. After a while, he said, "I think making the sheath for the large flying daggers like this is a waste. How about you help me make the sheath into the shape of a shield, so it can also be used as a shield?"

4277 was stunned. Making it into a shield was certainly not a problem, but this made her even more unable to guess how Jing Yuan used the flying daggers.

"By the way, use your imagination and come up with a name for this Flying Dagger set!" Jing Yuan looked at 4277.

"A name?"

4277's serious thinking expression was quite cute. After thinking for a while, she said, "Since this is a drill formed by flying daggers, why not call it Flying Drill, or Flying Cone!"

"Flying Drill? Flying Cone?" Jing Yuan thought seriously for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then let's call it Flying Cone!"

4277 was stunned. "I was just kidding."

"No, I think the name is quite good." Jing Yuan picked up the small flying cone set in his hand. "From now on, the small ones will be called small flying cone, and the large ones will be called Large Flying Cone."

After giving the gifts and receiving the gift from 4277, Jing Yuan prepared to leave.

The small flying cone given by 4277 also came at just the right time, perfect for practice.

Jing Yuan opened the workshop door to leave, and just as he opened it, 4068 was standing outside the door.

4068 looked furious. He looked at Jing Yuan, then at 4277 inside.

4277 always took off her jacket when working, leaving only a small vest underneath.

Jing Yuan had long been accustomed to this.

Unexpectedly, when 4068 saw this scene, his mind began to wander.

"What exactly did you do to 4277?" 4068 said without explanation, throwing a punch at Jing Yuan.

Jing Yuan was stunned, almost startled by the aura of this 'Son of the World'.

Jing Yuan almost instinctively caught 4068's fist with one hand.

He was, after all, a Dust Citizen, underfed and weak. His fist was soft and utterly insignificant in front of Jing Yuan.

4277 had no idea 4068 was outside the door. When this happened, she quickly ran to the doorway.

She saw 4068 swing his fist, but it was firmly caught by Jing Yuan.

4068 was just a Dust Citizen. Not to mention that a Dust Citizen striking an Upper Citizen was insubordination. Just based on Jing Yuan's strength, 4068 was no match for him.

If Jing Yuan were to get angry now, killing 4068 would be a trivial matter.

4277 quickly pleaded, "Jing Yuan, 4068 didn't mean it, he's just worried about me..."

4068 became even angrier when he heard that. "Jing Yuan? Calling him so intimately, what's your relationship?"

4277 was furious upon hearing this. She was just pleading for him, and he still said such things.

Slap!

4277 slapped 4068 across the face, trying to knock some sense into him.

"4068, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Jing Yuan twisted his wrist, turning 4068's arm behind him, then pushed him to the ground.

"What's my relationship with 4277?" Jing Yuan chuckled, "Whatever you think it is? Why don't you go report us to the Law Enforcement Office for severely violating the three great laws?"

Jing Yuan then looked at 4277 and smiled, "4277, is this the friend you always think about? Look, the friend you've always cared about, for the sake of venting his anger, wouldn't hesitate to send you to the stake!"

Jing Yuan's divisive words made the already angry 4277 even angrier.

4068, on the other hand, suddenly sobered up, looking utterly bewildered.

"No! I didn't..." 4068 quickly explained.

"Then why are you here? To monitor 4277?" Jing Yuan interrupted him, "4277 is a Dust Citizen, and you are also a Dust Citizen. By what right do you monitor her? Do you think you're superior to her?"

4068 suddenly found himself speechless. He quickly looked at 4277 and said, "4277, it's not like that. I was just worried about you. You suddenly disappeared all day, and then you brought us so much Upper Citizen food, and you had so many contribution points, I was worried... I was worried..."

Jing Yuan said maliciously, "You were worried she exchanged her body for these things?"

4277 became even angrier upon hearing this.

Although she lacked some basic physiological knowledge, she could still understand what that meant.

"4277, this friend of yours doesn't understand you at all. He completely fails to see your abilities, actually thinking you could only earn contribution points through... that kind of method. Is such a friend... still a friend?"

"Hmph!" 4277 grew angrier the more she thought about it. She didn't want to hear 4068 say another word, so she turned and left directly.

Jing Yuan closed the workshop door and also left.

Leaving only 4068 there alone.

Jing Yuan walked, shaking his head.

It wasn't that he wanted to sow discord; he just thought that a good girl like 4277 wouldn't have a good outcome getting involved with 4068!

If the original plot were to unfold, Charles would use 4277 to threaten 4068 into killing Mark.