416: Chapter 60 Visiting Each Door in Succession

After sorting out his thoughts, Meng Li looked at Chen Duo and met her gaze filled with yearning.

He chuckled, "You still want more?"

Chen Duo nodded.

Meng Li pondered for a moment and spoke frankly, "What I injected into your body just now is called 'Vitality,' also known as 'Life Force.' Before injecting you with Vitality, I first used Qi to kill a small portion of the Gu Poison inside you. Essentially, I plundered their Life Force and then gave it to you."

"Life Force is the fundamental basis for the survival of all living beings in this world."

"The reason your body has become the way it is now, besides the erosion from the Gu Poison, is mainly because you unconsciously consumed your own Life Force to suppress them. That’s why your condition kept worsening."

"Replenishing your Life Force will improve your condition."

"If you can convert the Life Force of the Gu Poison into your own, just like I did, perhaps you can return to normal."

As he spoke, he seemed to recall something and added with a smile, "When I say 'return to normal,' I don't mean becoming like an ordinary person, but rather no longer being plagued by the Gu Poison on your body, thus gaining more power to choose."

"For example, taking off this protective suit and changing into clothes you like."

Hearing this, Chen Duo's eyes brightened.

Meng Li continued, "Or for instance, drinking beverages and eating food without feeling discomfort, being able to fully enjoy their taste."

"Being able to freely go shopping without worrying about hurting others."

Upon hearing this, Chen Duo's eyes were filled with longing.

Seeing this, Meng Li watched silently without interrupting.

After a long while, Chen Duo snapped out of her reverie and then looked at Meng Li, saying, "What do I need to do?"

"Follow my arrangements for the upcoming period."

"Okay," Chen Duo replied without hesitation.

Meng Li was surprised, "You seem to trust me a lot. Can you tell me why?"

Chen Duo replied, "Because I can feel that you are a good person, just like Uncle Liao. Moreover, you really did make me feel a little better just now."

Faced with this sudden 'good person card,' Meng Li felt both amused and helpless.

Just then, he sensed someone approaching and immediately stopped the conversation.

Not long after, the door was knocked.

Meng Li opened the door and found Ma Xianhong there.

Ma Xianhong was greatly surprised to see Chen Duo there, wearing a dress, "Chen Duo, why are you here?"

Before Chen Duo could speak, Meng Li replied first, "I met her in the village earlier. She exchanged a Magical Artifact from me. See, the dress she's wearing. She doesn't know how to use it very well, so she came to ask me."

"A Magical Artifact, a dress?" Ma Xianhong was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously, "How is its defensive power?"

Meng Li replied, "Average, but it can change as she wishes. Owning one dress is equivalent to owning countless sets, and it has a self-cleaning effect, so it doesn't need washing."

"How about that, isn't it super nice?"

Ma Xianhong: "..."

He wanted to say it was rather ordinary.

In his opinion, Magical Artifacts should focus on power; all this flashy stuff felt like a distraction from the main business.

However, Ma Xianhong did not voice these thoughts.

Because he himself had created quite a few flashy things, and in principle, he respected the choices of others.

Thus, he could only nod, "It does sound quite good."

Meng Li smiled slightly and got to the main point, "Why are you looking for me?"

Ma Xianhong said, "You saw earlier that Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao brought a few people to the village. They are from the Company and are here for Chen Duo. They want to take her back. I promised Chen Duo that if she was willing to stay in the village, I would protect her well."

"However, Zhang Chulan's group is not simple."

"I remember you not only know Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao but also cooperate with the Company."

"So, I wanted to ask you for information about those people."

"I see," Meng Li realized, then stroked his chin in thought and said, "To be honest, I observed those people carefully before, and I only recognize Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao. So the information I can give you is very limited, summarizing to about three points."

"What three points?" Ma Xianhong asked.

Meng Li held up one finger, "First, Feng Baobao is a master of close combat."

"Second, Zhang Chulan is not as simple as he appears."

"Third, the others were not a group with Feng Baobao and Zhang Chulan before this."

"Not a group, what do you mean?" Ma Xianhong asked curiously.

Meng Li replied, "Since you know I know Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao, you should be clear that I have some cooperation with the Lu Bei District branch of Everywhere Connect they belong to. With that relationship, I have met everyone from Everywhere Connect's Lu Bei District to some extent."

"But the people who were with Feng Baobao before, I can confirm I am seeing for the first time."

"In other words, they are likely not from the Lu Bei District."

"Is that so..." Ma Xianhong mused, then asked, "Anything else?"

Meng Li shook his head, "No more. Other than that, it's just some well-known information, like Zhang Chulan having ties to the Celestial Masters Residence and knowing the Golden Light Mantra and Thunder Magic."

Seeing this, Ma Xianhong chatted for a few more sentences, and when he realized he couldn't ask for more, he left.

After Ma Xianhong left, Meng Li turned to Chen Duo, "It's a bit late today, you should go back and rest first. Come back tomorrow, and I will teach you the method to convert Vitality."

"Okay," Chen Duo agreed and walked toward the exit.

When she reached the door, she suddenly remembered something and turned back to say, "Um, I selected three more people for the game, but I won't release their skills."

Meng Li paused for a moment, then seemed to understand, "So, you came here wanting me to teach you how to release skills?"

Chen Duo nodded, then added, "I also wanted you to see if my dress looks good."

Hearing this, Meng Li looked at her seriously and smiled, "The dress looks very nice, it just doesn't quite match the protective suit."

Chen Duo agreed, "I think so too, that's why I don't like wearing it."

Meng Li said, "If things go smoothly, you won't have to wear it for much longer and can change into clothes you like."

"Mm, then I'll head back now."

"Okay."

Not long after Chen Duo left, someone else came to the door. This time it was—Zhang Chulan!

"Brother Meng, long time no see."

As soon as they met, Zhang Chulan greeted him with a smile.

"It has been quite some time. I didn't expect to run into you here. Come in and talk," Meng Li replied, inviting Zhang Chulan inside.

After closing the door, the two sat facing each other.

Meng Li cut straight to the chase, "Tell me, what mission is this that brought together Temporary Workers from several major districts?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chulan looked surprised, "You know them?"

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