Yes (v1c20)
Aware of the anomaly of the poor girl, Ye Sheng decided to watch her silently.
She saw her holding a black energy stone in her hand, her face still pale, but Ye Sheng wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but she felt that the girl's expression seemed a bit more relaxed.
Could it be that absorbing the energy from the energy stone could heal her wounds?
This possibility made Ye Sheng restless and she asked directly, "Can you absorb the energy of the energy stone? If so, blink your eyes. If not, don't blink."
She started with a simple question.
She wanted to see if the girl was willing to answer.
She could keep asking if she was.
She wouldn't if she wasn't.
After all, a person who refused to answer would never give an answer no matter how hard they were pressed.
So, even though she already knew that Xiaodongxi could absorb energy stones, Ye Sheng still asked this question and didn't put too much pressure on her.
Even though it was Ye Sheng who had rescued the girl from the garbage dump and brought her to a safe place, she wouldn't be so arrogant as to expect her to reveal all her secrets.
She put herself in her shoes. In the wasteland world, if she could absorb energy stones, she would hide it carefully.
No one else would know.
Just like her lucky draw.
If it weren't for the fact that the girl was so badly injured that she couldn't move or see, Ye Sheng would never have taken out a hoe out of thin air in front of her and exposed her secret.
As soon as Ye Sheng finished speaking, the girl blinked.
This was a good start!
Although Ye Sheng had prepared for Xiaodongxi to reject her, she was glad to see that she didn't. Her mood improved and she felt closer to her.
She could also clear more doubts.
Even though the girl couldn't speak, she could give affirmative or negative answers by blinking her eyes.
So, Ye Sheng asked the question she wanted to know the most: "Can absorbing energy from energy stones heal your injuries?"
The girl blinked.
Ye Sheng sighed in relief. It was true!
In that case, there was no need to save points to buy expensive repair fluid.
She could just use the energy stone.
But...repair fluid was costly and energy stones were rare.
She had been lucky to get an energy stone today.
Maybe she wouldn't find one next time she went to the wilderness.
But Ye Sheng wasn't easily discouraged.
Hehehe, maybe she would get lucky again!
Now that she had discovered that energy stones could heal the girl, it was already good!!!
It was worth celebrating!
But as Ye Sheng was feeling happy, she suddenly thought of something that made her frown. She said to the girl again: "I forgot to ask, will absorbing the energy stone harm your body in any way?"
Even though the energy stone could heal Xiaodongxi, it might have side effects.
If the side effects were serious, Ye Sheng would rather save points slowly to exchange for repair fluid than let the girl get hurt again...
When she heard Ye Sheng's question, the girl's face showed a hint of surprise.
Then she raised her eyes to look at Ye Sheng. A flash of astonishment seemed to cross her confused and unfocused eyes, but it quickly disappeared. Looking again, there was no trace of it.
The girl's red eyes stared at Ye Sheng without blinking, letting her know the answer to her question.
Absorbing an energy stone did not harm.
Ye Sheng didn't ask any more questions. She was curious about Xiaodongxi's identity, but she could wait until she recovered.
"I was worried about how to heal your injuries before. But since the energy stone works, I'll keep an eye out for more! Actually, when I was at the swap shop, I saw the primary repair fluid. Old Lin said..."
Now that she knew the energy stone could heal Xiaodongxi, Ye Sheng didn't hide the news about the repair fluid.
She hadn't dared to mention it before, because she didn't want to get her hopes up. She couldn't afford it anyway.
But now she felt more confident.
She told her everything she had seen and heard outside, then took out the super smart network watch from her pocket and checked the time. It was time to go to the swap shop with the rat meat.
"I have to deliver the rat meat to the exchange hall. I'll be back soon."
Before leaving, Ye Sheng lifted the detector and scanned it, wondering how much energy the energy stone had left.
'Beep~ A D-level energy stone was detected, the specific energy value is 155! '
(ㅍ_ㅍ)
How long had it been?
Less than half an hour.
It had lost more than a hundred points of energy.
It was draining fast!
Ye Sheng left the house with a heavy bag on her back, locked the door, and headed to the exchange hall with a frown.
The poor girl had absorbed two hundred points of energy, but her injuries still looked serious.
She could only imagine how much energy she would need to heal completely.
But she tried to look on the bright side. At least she could 'pay in installments'... She didn't have to save points all the time and wait until she had enough to buy, but she could use it first and enjoy it first.
Ye Sheng slapped her cheeks lightly. She stopped thinking about it and walked into the exchange hall.
"Little Sheng, you're quick!"
"Um."
Ye Sheng smiled at Old Lin, then handed him the whole basket and said, "There are more than forty kilograms of rat meat in here. You can take thirty kilograms and roast the rest for me!"
She hadn't thought of this before, but Old Lin had reminded her how to cook rat meat.
Whether she boiled it or grilled it, it would smell delicious.
As for her shabby shack, which had holes everywhere and a leaky roof, it couldn't keep the aroma from spreading.
If she had family and friends, she wouldn't have to worry.
But being an orphan meant that she was weak and easy to bully.
She had no one to complain to if she was beaten.
Even though mercenaries were patrolling the mitigation area to maintain order, they couldn't stop petty thieves. If someone snatched meat from Ye Sheng's mouth, she would just have to swallow her anger.
She had given up her family's wealth to recover her parents' remains.
Otherwise, others would have devoured her, robbed her of everything, and even killed her.
But her current situation wasn't much better...
"No problem."
Old Lin agreed without hesitation, then took out a palm-sized scale and hung the sharp hook on the backpack. He lifted it easily and a prompt sounded.
'This weighs 44.8 kilograms! '
After weighing it, Olf Lin dumped the rat meat on a clean tray and turned it carefully with a long green stick to check the quality.
"Not bad, not bad. The meat is very fresh and there is no problem. Little Sheng, according to the rules for buying edible meat, porcupine rats are common polluted creatures, and the taste of the meat is not very good, so the purchase price is also the minimum standard of 10 points per kilogram. Can you accept it?"
"Yes!"
Ye Sheng nodded and agreed to the deal.
Before coming, she had felt reluctant to part with the meat, but after hearing Old Lin say that rat meat was not tasty, she changed her mind.
She saved meat to satisfy her hunger.
But if the rat meat was not good, she would rather exchange points for a nutrient solution.
Thinking of this, Ye Sheng's face lit up with joy, which made Old Lin chuckle when he saw it. He thought that the girl was quite fussy.
She should be grateful for having meat!
Old Lin kept thirty kilograms of rat meat and sent the remaining fifteen kilograms to the barbecue machine. After the meat was roasted, he sealed it with a vacuum machine so that it could last for at least a week.
Of course, grilling and preserving cost ten points as a fee.
"Little Sheng, I, Old Lin, excel at barbecue. I'll enhance the meat with a blend of seasonings to ensure your enjoyment..."
"Old Lin, get me a hemostatic medicine quickly!!!"
Just as Old Lin was bragging, the door of the swap shop was slammed open. A burly man came in, shouting. Ye Sheng turned around and saw Zhou Lin following behind, looking very flustered.
What was going on here? ??