Alien Hotel

In a rental house deep in Wutong Road in the old city, a strong man nearly two meters tall was sitting on a single sofa that seemed a little cramped for him, with his head lowered and carefully maintaining his equipment.

It was a beam dagger. The dark red handle was inlaid with tiny drop-shaped crystals. The crystals were connected into lines and ran through the entire body. The entire handle was obviously tailor-made according to the user's condition. It looks particularly suitable in the palm of your hand.

The strong man turned his palm over, rotated the dagger a few times in his palm, and then activated it. With a slight buzzing sound, a bright light blue blade suddenly lit up, drawing a scorching arc in the air. Wire.

"Take it easy, don't scratch the coffee table - I have to report to the bureau later to pay for it." Li Lin took out a pocket watch and fiddled with it, then raised his head and glanced at Xu Jiali opposite, "...this thing Very handsome.”

"Handsome, right? You risked your life," the strong man chuckled, with a proud look on his face, "I rescued an Algrad star noble from the 'Windmill Mill' in Depth L-3 - single-handedly, then Then he gave it to me. This thing is custom-made by the best craftsman and the best gold crystal. It can even be used as a knight's medal in the territory of the Algradians. "

Li Lin was a little curious: "What's the use?"

"...No need to queue up for tickets for transportation within the atmosphere, use the green channel to go to the hospital, and free admission to the zoo - only on holidays."

Li Lin was a little dumbfounded when he heard it: "It's quite... realistic. I thought those arrogant Algrade people had to pay attention to a lot of rituals and symbolism in everything they did."

"They are usually quite arrogant, but no matter how arrogant they are, they have to live their lives, right?" Xu Jiali shrugged, and then complained a little, "Hey, it's still a bit troublesome to move around the border. There are a lot of equipment that are not allowed. Bring it here, I also have a chain sword, but it was rated as a potential hazard before I came here, and it is still locked in the customs cabinet..."

Li Lin thought for a while and was about to speak when he suddenly felt something. Then he looked at the window of the rental house with Xu Jiali who also felt something.

Under the gradually darkening night, a figure appeared on the window sill at some point - it was a petite girl wearing a dark red coat, leaning against the window frame in a rather dangerous posture, with one leg hanging outside the window sill.

She glanced at the two men in the room curiously: "So, you two are the responsible 'commissioners' for this neighborhood during this period?"

"You are..." Li Lin frowned, vaguely guessing the other party's identity.

"Just call me Little Red Riding Hood," the girl sitting on the window sill waved her hand, "I am from Fairy Tale. Your bureau hired me to help you in this area during this time."

"Oh, then I know you," Li Linxin said as expected, with a polite smile on his face. "In the past two days, I have often heard our captain mention you and your investigation of this area. My name is Li Lin, Operations officer of the Second Brigade of the Council's Secret Service."

Xu Jiali on the other side looked at the girl on the window sill up and down, and said in a low voice: "There may be a 'big guy' hiding here. I thought you would send Snow White over, or a 'king'. Of course, I am not questioning it. Your wolf pack."

Unlike Li Lin, who is still a newcomer, it is obviously not the first time Xu Jiali has met Little Red Riding Hood.

"Snow White's destructive power is a bit excessive here - we may not necessarily run into high-risk entities," Little Red Riding Hood said casually, "I have been active in this area, and recently I have also been investigating the abnormal situation on Wutong Road, and I am more familiar with it. Some. It’s okay. Snow White will be here soon anyway. We really met the ‘big guy’, and she’ll be there at your call.”

As the girl spoke, she stood up from the window sill and waved to the two people in the room: "I came here just to say hello to you. You should have my contact information. If you need anything, call me. Bye~"

The next second, the girl's figure suddenly turned into a melting shadow. The shadow vaguely resembled a wolf. It jumped down from the window sill and melted into the night in the blink of an eye.

Li Lin and Xu Jiali were left looking at each other in the rental house.

…

After dinner, Yu Sheng sat on the sofa with his eyes closed and meditated, listening to the sound of pattering running around between the living room and dining room, sometimes on the right, sometimes on the left, and then around the sofa again. Circle and circle.

He opened his eyes and saw Irene running around the living room and dining room. The 66.6-centimeter-tall doll was carrying an oil painting frame that was almost the same height as himself and was scurrying around on the ground as fast as a small rocket.

After Irene started to circle around the sofa for the fourth time, Yu Sheng finally couldn't help it anymore: "Can't you take a break? Give your shoes a rest too."

Irene ran up to Yu Sheng quickly, her face full of excitement: "I don't want it! I can't stop at all! I can run everywhere, run everywhere! Look, I can still climb onto the coffee table and get off the coffee table. Jump up and down!”

Before he finished speaking, the puppet ran away again, first ran half a circle around the sofa, then climbed onto the coffee table in front of Yu Sheng on hands and feet, and then jumped from the coffee table table to Yu Sheng's lap in a few steps. Just as she was about to raise her hand to catch this guy running around on the floor, Irene had already nimbly jumped forward and jumped from the sofa to the floor...

Then she quickly ran under the TV cabinet in the living room, climbed onto the TV cabinet with great difficulty, reached up on tiptoes, and successfully pressed the switch of the TV.

Miss Doll cheered, turned her head and looked at Yu Sheng with an excited face: "I can still reach the TV switch! From now on, I can turn off the power to the TV and restart it myself when you are not at home!"

Yu Sheng rolled his eyes and raised his head helplessly: "Okay, okay, congratulations, you are awesome."

The next second, he felt something flash in the corner of his eye - Irene ran back from the TV cabinet quickly. She grabbed the sofa cover with one hand and Yu Sheng's trouser legs with the other, and climbed to the sofa in two or two. Go up and sit next to Yu Sheng.

The tiny doll is not even as big as a pillow when sitting cross-legged on the sofa.

The oil painting was stuck behind her, almost like a wall from the scale.

But Erin has become accustomed to the existence of this picture frame with amazing adaptability. Whether she is running with it on her back or climbing up and down with it on her back, including when she is sitting on the sofa with it on her back, it does not affect her at all. Her actions--occasionally there would be some inevitable bumps and bruises, but the doll didn't seem to care at all.

This surprised Yu Sheng.

"Don't you think it's inconvenient to carry it around?" He couldn't help but ask curiously, "To be fair, if you want me to carry a door panel around all day long, I might not be able to adapt as quickly as you..."

"I think it's okay," Erin happily swayed on the sofa. Although she turned on the TV, her attention was obviously completely unable to focus on it. "Although I felt a little uncomfortable at the beginning, after running two laps, I was fine." I’m completely used to its weight and size, and what can I say..."

The doll suddenly stopped, as if searching for the right words. After a few seconds, he hesitated and spoke: "There is a... sense of solidity. When I carry it, my back feels safe and reassuring. Have you ever experienced that?" That feeling? It’s like having to lean your back against the wall or against a pile of quilts when you sleep.”

"I know what you mean, but it still feels...unbelievable," Yu Sheng looked at the little puppet beside him, "I thought you would be very resistant to this painting. After all, this thing has sealed you so much." Years later, you still have to carry it."

"That's a bit true," Erin thought for a moment and nodded slightly, but soon she smiled again, "But as the saying goes, when it comes, be generous. As long as today can be better than yesterday, Then there’s nothing to complain about.”

"It's 'whatever comes, let's make peace with it...'" Yu Sheng corrected.

"That's more or less the same idea," Erin waved her hands in a relaxed manner. She seemed to have finally calmed down from the excitement of running non-stop. At this time, she thought of business, "Okay, I'm almost used to my new body. , it’s time to discuss the matter of the fox..."

Yu Sheng nodded, but soon frowned slightly and looked at the little doll that was only as high as his knees: "Are you still planning to go with me?"

Eileen said matter-of-factly: "Go, it's all agreed upon."

"In this state?" Yu Sheng tried hard to speak tactfully, but he couldn't, so he had to speak bluntly, "Can you still fight? You can't even kick my knee without jumping..." "

"I'll kick you to pieces! What's wrong with being so small!" Eileen suddenly got a little angry, "Who told you that I can't fight like this!"

When Yu Sheng saw this, he quickly comforted him.

Fortunately, Irene's temper always comes and goes faster. She quickly calmed down, leaned back on the sofa, and hugged her chest with her hands: "But you are right, I am like this now... I still feel a little bit uncomfortable in a head-on fight. You can't expect a 60-centimeter-tall doll to block a gun for you, right..."

Speaking of this, she shook her head and suddenly changed her tone: "But don't worry, the doll not only has frontal combat capabilities, I also have many abilities - even if I only have this level of 'freedom' now, I can do everything There are still many things going on.”

She raised her hand in front of Yusheng as if to show something.

Threads of pitch-black threads spread from her fingertips, like strange spider threads, as if they had independent lives, winding and growing in the air, intertwining into a web.

"The puppets are very capable!"

Erin looked proud.