Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 822 Eating Paper

“… Stop.”

He Lingling spoke first to prevent Yu Shijiu from "confessing" about her:

"I think Shi Jiu has the talent to be an actress, what do you think?"

Xu Han was taken aback, then scratched his head: "Okay, it seems, there really is a little bit?"

"...Sister An, what do you and Brother Chen think? Sister An? What happened to your face?"

Xu Han turned his head and asked in surprise.

As soon as he spoke, He Lingling and Yu Shijiu turned around curiously to look over.

Looking at it this way, Anjie's expression did indeed seem a bit strange.

Anjie's skin tone and appearance did not conform to traditional female consciousness. At this moment, her wheat-colored skin was faintly glowing with a green light.

Anjie's face turned a little green.

Anjie, suddenly in sight: "..."

Inspired by Yu Shijiu's actions, she kept saying nice things to the two toads that had stolen her, not even noticing that the female toad wasn't really listening to her "kind words" and had already spread out her grass and cloth bag on the ground, offering "gentle comfort" to her who was parched.

"Have something to eat," the mother toad said gently. "You haven't eaten in a long time, have you? Come on, eat something to replenish your energy so you'll have the strength to attend the wedding."

Anjie instinctively wanted to refuse, but swallowed the words back.

Because the mother toad was staring intently at her belly, grinning as she said:

"Look at your stomach, it's all sunken in from hunger. Come on, stop talking and eat something... Don't worry, it's all good stuff, absolutely all good stuff..."

The young toad kept nodding its head, croaking loudly, which annoyed the person making the noise.

"Yes, wife!"

The young toad said, "Eat something quickly, you can't lose too much weight. Although human girls do look prettier when they're thinner... it's not good for you to conceive toad babies if you're too thin. Eat something, listen to your mother, and if you listen to your mother, we'll be good to you for the rest of our lives..."

The toad mother and son started talking to An Jie, which annoyed her so much that she took the "food" from their hands and stuffed it into her mouth.

"..."

The mother toad and her baby fell silent instantly.

They watched silently as Anjie swallowed her "food," her face contorted in an ugly, twisted way. They then let out a few strange "quack-quack" sounds from their throats, leaving behind the words, "We'll come to pick you up before the wedding begins," before diving away.

Anjie, feeling nauseous, covered her mouth and kept dry heaving.

"...ate something I shouldn't have."

Ange is not so disgusted now. After all, her talent skill is a rare type similar to "devouring everything and making it her own". After eating those strange foods, she didn't feel any discomfort except for her stomach being a little bloated.

"..." He Lingling and Xu Han's expressions changed instantly.

The former exclaimed in disbelief, "Sister An, you, you ate..."

The latter immediately transformed into a screaming chicken: "Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!!! Sister An, are you out of your mind?! Are those things even edible?! What's going on?! Sister An, were you suddenly possessed by Shi Jiu and started eating random things?! How can you eat those things?!!"

Xu Han was filled with fear and worry, while Yu Shijiu, who was being called on, quietly raised her hand to interject, "Well, I actually do pick some food items."

Upon hearing this, Xu Han burst into tears, pointing at Yu Shijiu and trembling as she said to An Jie:

"Listen, did you hear that? Shi Jiu, Shi Jiu is a picky eater! He's a picky eater, Sister An, do you know what that means?! It means he really can't eat that stuff! He can't eat it! How come he's so—"

"OK OK."

Chen Yi, who had been silent all along, spoke up to ease the tension, "Sister An is fine, Xiao Han, don't get too excited. Don't worry, Sister An ate it because she knew she would be alright. After all, those toads are really annoying and disgusting..."

“Those ‘foods’ were disgusting too!”

As Xu Han spoke, she couldn't help but gag, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"I can't take it anymore, just imagining the taste makes me want to vomit—ugh!!"

Anjie: "..."

Anjie's face turned even greener. She forced a cold laugh through her teeth, "Xu Han, if you don't want to be beaten to death by me when we get out, swallow that damn gagging sound!"

Xu Han: "..."

Xu Han gagged again, almost vomiting, but he forcefully raised his hand to cover his mouth.

Chen Yi sighed, slowly took several books out of his system inventory and tossed them toward An Jie, saying as he did so:

"Sister An, why don't you eat some books first to calm your nerves and get rid of the smell? It's not good for your face to be so green. Books are good; they have the smell of ink and are food, so they can help adjust your taste."

Anjie nodded in deep agreement, took the book, and took a big bite. "Chen Yi, you really understand me."

Yu Shijiu watched An Jie pour out one sheet of paper after another, licked his lips, and said:

"Is it delicious, Sister An?"

Anjie nodded and then shook her head: "It's okay, but I don't recommend you try it."

Yu Shijiu asked curiously, "Why?"

Anjie: "Because books are not something you can eat."

"Then, Sister An, how will you eat—"

“Because I have pica,” Anjie said seriously. “Do you know what pica is? It’s when you like to eat things that are different from regular food.”

Yu Shijiu was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Can I train him?"

Anjie paused, chewing on the pages, and decisively shook her head: "No."

Chen Yi chuckled, "Shi Jiu, don't even think about it. Are you hungry? Are you out of bread? Here, Brother Chen has plenty more..."

He Lingling: "..."

He Lingling felt that she was probably the only normal person among everyone present.

Putting everything else aside, she didn't think she looked like a player with pica—

He Lingling's wandering thoughts suddenly returned to her.

Wait, Fang Youhua and the others!

He Lingling's heart sank, and she quickly turned her head to look at the location of the five people in the "Eye of All Things".

Surprisingly, Fang Youhua and the others didn't even look at them.

Not far away, Fang Youhua was whispering and discussing something with the remaining four players of the Eye of All Things. Their expressions looked somewhat serious.

He Lingling breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed and looked away. When she turned around, she saw Yu Shijiu staring at Fang Youhua and the others, his gaze looking somewhat dazed and suspicious.

"Shi Jiu?"

He Lingling's heart, which had just been at ease, was raised again.

She licked her lips and whispered, "What are you looking at?"

Yu Shijiu's thoughts were interrupted. He lowered his head and pondered his doubts for a few seconds before finally choosing to recount the scene he had experienced last night that resembled a "dream".

"...Well, that's how it is."

Yu Shijiu tilted her head and asked He Lingling in confusion:

"Although it seems more likely that I was dreaming last night... I still think there's something strange about the two of them."