Me! Cleaner!

Chapter 23 Badge Inventory (2-in-1)

[Wine Country Martyrs: Is this wine? This is the flowing cold fire, a good remedy for forgetting worries, an oasis in the city, an antidote to a painful life, a river with warmth, and countless cold nights, boiling the loneliness in the deepest part of my heart]

[Wearing effect: The more alcohol in your body, the lower the impact of a series of negative emotions such as fear, timidity, panic, etc. on you.

When there is 20 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood, this effect will reach its maximum value, directly immunizing against the effects of related negative emotions, but it will enter a special state of "drunk"]

[Drunken: Your reaction time is increased by 50%, body coordination is reduced by 50%, your perception of the surrounding environment is reduced by 50%, and your courage is increased by 300%]

[Advanced route: After tasting a thousand kinds of fine wines above the level of "fine brews", a hundred kinds of "fine brews" above, ten kinds of "mellow brews" above, and one kind of fine wines above the "drunk brew" level, you can get this badge It will be automatically promoted to the different-color badge "Wine Immortal".

The current progress is 117/1000, 7/100, 1/10, 0/1]

[Hidden feature (no need to wear it): After a hellish binge drinking session, your body has adapted to the ravages of alcohol and found a way to deal with it. Your rate of metabolizing alcohol has been greatly improved]

After drinking all night and sleeping all day, I got a gold-level badge... This... seems... not unacceptable?

After seeing the specific effects of [Wine Country Martyrs], Leon's mood finally calmed down.

It is indeed a gold-level badge, and the effect is indeed very powerful.

Although my courage is not small, when I faced a hospital that would directly "eat people" that day, I was still a little scared.

Especially the living hell-like scene in the lobby on the first floor, even just observing it through the scope, made me feel terrified.

To be honest, if instead of hiding from a distance and sniping, but walking in with Senior Emma with a gun in hand, in that extremely terrifying scene, I might not be able to hit someone face to face.

But with this gold-level badge, as long as you carry a bottle of alcohol with you, you can directly and significantly reduce the impact of these negative emotions and calm yourself down again. For this kind of work that involves life and death, Calmness and rationality can save lives at critical moments.

In addition, according to Senior Emma, ​​although there are not many people with the ability to directly affect the soul like the Black Goat, it is not impossible to encounter it. With the terrifyingly large scope of work of the Cleanup Bureau, he might encounter it at some point. one.

Although this [Wine Country Martyr] has a limited range and can only be immune to negative emotions such as fear, timidity, and panic, if the opponent's ability happens to be within this range, it will be directly restrained until death, even if the range is limited. It is relatively narrow, and this is also an extremely powerful trump card.

It seems... there are still many things that can be explored in the badge system.

After looking at the four slots on the panel and the seven badges of three black iron, two bronze, one gold and one different color, Leon couldn't help but ponder.

Among the seven badges that I have currently activated, [Unemployed Youth] not only has very confusing abilities, but also needs to exit the cleanup bureau if he wants to improve. He cannot be upgraded by just working hard. He is temporarily PASS, and [Trial Worker] who can only be upgraded after two months of employment is the same. reason.

The remaining [Trusted Brother] has no advancement route, [Materialist Soul] cannot be promoted, and [Wine Country Martyr] can still advance, but he doesn’t understand wine, and he doesn’t buy so many good wines. Money can also only be given up temporarily.

Then the only ones left that are likely to take the initiative to upgrade are [Devil's Favorite] and [Shooting Rookie].

The former is the easiest to handle, as long as the people from the Cleanup Bureau buy a few more packs of "Gote" for the Black Goat; the latter requires live ammunition shooting, and you may need to find a solution from the military department... um... wait, police It seems the department also has a shooting range, right?

After recalling that he had seen a policeman with a gun while eating in the canteen of the police department, Leon had the idea of ​​joining the police department.

Although it is only affiliated with the Police Department, the Cleanup Bureau is indeed subordinate to the Police Department in name. For them, they can be considered half of their own, so borrowing their training facilities... shouldn't be a problem, right?

Hmm... practicing guns and getting badges, investigating the water power company and the road department, visiting the middle-aged nurse named Hannah... I have only been working for two days, but I have so much to do...

Covering his still dizzy forehead, the pale-faced Leon got up and rummaged through the old table beside the bed.

After a sputtering sound, he found the half-cut carbon rod and straw paper he had picked up, wrote down what he wanted to do one by one, then folded them carefully and put them in his arms along with his wallet.

"Brother! You're awake!"

Maybe he heard the sound of things being turned over, and a little boy whose facial features were very similar to Leon's, but looked a bit naive, peeked in quietly through the crack of the door.

After seeing Leon had gotten up, he immediately ran in with surprise on his face, hugged his thigh tightly, and then said with red eyes:

"Sister coughed so loudly the day before yesterday that her handkerchief was red. She hasn't come back yet. You couldn't wake me up after you came back. I...I thought..."

"William! What are you doing!"

As if hearing the noise here, another little girl of about the same age ran over with swaying light blond hair, grabbed the little boy's sleeve and said angrily:

"Didn't the sister with hair like tomatoes say that the eldest brother is just drunk! Do you understand that he is drunk?

It's just a minor illness like a cold. You can get better with just a night's sleep and you won't die! If you talk nonsense again, I will beat you! "

After scolding the little boy who was half a head taller than him, the little girl with the same hair color as Anna hesitated for a moment, and finally rushed over, hugged Leon's other leg, lowered her head and said with red eyes. :

"Brother, sister, how is she...how is she?"

"Ana is fine, she is fine."

Looking at the two children, one on the left and one on the right, hugging his thighs tightly, Leon couldn't help but feel a flash of guilt in his eyes.

The night before yesterday, Anna suddenly coughed up blood. She hurriedly entrusted her younger siblings to a neighbor. Without even having time to say any instructions, she ran to the hospital with Anna on her back. After struggling all day, she joined the cleanup bureau again that night. It was an unusual incident that caused another whole night of trouble.

Later, after dealing with the out-of-control infected, I and Emma-senpai revived the doctors and nurses, and helped Anna change the ward and get new medicines. It was already dark, and I was too sleepy to go home, so I stayed in Anna's hospital bed. I managed to sleep for a while.

When he woke up, he rushed back to the cleanup bureau to report the situation. After the report, he specially asked for leave. He originally wanted to confirm Anna's situation and then go home, but he heard something suspicious from the baby-faced employee of the gas company. Information about abnormal objects forced him to temporarily run back to the cleanup bureau.

Sigh...I didn't sleep much for two days in a row, and I was so busy that I not only didn't think about asking someone to go home to say I was safe, but I was even dragged to have a drink after get off work, and then fell asleep again. All day long.

It's really... one of the adults in the family is sick and the other is sick, and they haven't been home for more than two days. They must have been frightened. As the eldest brother, he is really not very competent...

…

After gently touching the heads of his younger brothers and sisters, Leon led them to sit on the bed, leaned down and comforted them softly:

"Don't worry, I specifically asked the doctor yesterday. The doctor said Anna's condition is very stable and her illness is no longer a problem." "It's true!"

After hearing Leon's words, the naive William buried his head and said nothing, but the little girl who was obviously much more lively suddenly raised her head and said happily:

"So what the red-haired sister said is true? Sister Anna will be able to go home soon?"

"Um."

Leon smiled and nodded:

"The doctor said that she only needs to rest for two more days before she can go home. As long as she takes medicine on time, she will be cured in up to three months and will never cough again."

After hearing the good news, the two little guys were extremely happy, and their little faces were filled with joy from the bottom of their hearts.

Before the two of them had any memories, the parents of the four siblings, who were mechanics, had already sacrificed their lives in the Great Patriotic War a few years ago. They didn't have very clear memories of their parents. It was almost Anna who took care of them all the way. .

So even though Anna herself is less than sixteen years old, in the hearts of these two siblings, elder sisters are like mothers. It is not an exaggerated description, but a realistic description. When they heard the news that Anna was fine, the two of them Definitely happier than anyone else in the world.

After carefully looking at the appearance and complexion of his younger brothers and sisters, and making sure that they were neither hungry nor cold in the past two days, Leon, who was finally relieved, touched the little girl's blond hair and asked with a smile:

"Where's the red-haired eldest sister? Melanie, tell me, when did she leave, and what did she tell you?"

"Ah... let me think about it..."

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Although she is the youngest in the family, the little girl named Melanie is obviously much smarter than her somewhat honest twin brother.

After tilting her head and recalling for a while, she clasped her fingers and relayed with a serious face:

"After the red-haired eldest sister carried you back, she gave a silver wheel to the aunt who took care of us, and asked her to take good care of us before you wake up.

Then she also said that she will give you another day off today, and the nurse will do it tomorrow, um... Also, she bought some sweet toffee for William and me, and said she would give us new clothes..."

"But we didn't want it!"

At this moment, the little boy who had been listening silently couldn't help but interjected:

"Both my brother and sister have said it! Anyone who wants to give us candy or clothes must be bad people and traffickers who abduct children. You must not go with them.

So as soon as I heard that she was going to buy us clothes, I immediately glared at her very hard! She even shouted loudly that someone was abducting a child, which scared her away! "

“…”

(⊙_⊙)?

In Lyon's expression, which was half speechless and half confused, the naive little William stood up, patted his small chest vigorously, and said proudly:

"Brother! I scared away the bad guys and protected Melanie! Did I do a good job?"

"Bah! You have the nerve to say that!"

Before Leon could speak, the angry little blond girl rushed over, stretched out her little hand and slapped her twin brother on the forehead, and yelled angrily:

"Idiot! Idiot! Big idiot! Dead-hearted! Wooden head!

Are you stupid? Can you use your brain? She brought our brother back, so can she be a bad person? Please give me new clothes!

Also, if you are really afraid that she is a bad person, then you don’t even want the candy. Why are you still grabbing candy from me? You're so annoying! "

"I...didn't you eat several pieces first?"

The naive little boy raised his thin arms to hug his head, trying his best to resist his sister's attack, and argued righteously:

"I thought, since you are fine after eating sugar, it proves that sugar must be non-toxic. Why don't I eat non-poisonous sugar?"

“…”

Good guy... your logic is quite strong, but are you a fool or a smart one?

Seeing his younger siblings getting more and more noisy after chasing each other and making a mess in the house, Leon, who was full of guilt just now, immediately switched to the parent mode where the more he looked at the child, the more disgusted he became. He covered his head, which was still dizzy after being hungover, and felt a little He waved his hands feebly and said:

"Stop making trouble, hey... you two are really... our family will soon be rich. When the salary is paid, whether it is candy or new clothes, I will buy it for you!"

After promising huge benefits worth two copper wheels and finally appeasing his quarreling siblings, Leon looked at the dark sky outside and managed to stand up to get something to eat.

"Are you all hungry? Brother will cook for you."

"No, we've already eaten!"

After glaring at her stupid twin brother angrily, Melanie shook her two pale golden braids and replied happily:

"Although the idiot William ran away in anger, the red-haired sister came back quietly and put a lot of food in our house. It was enough for our family to eat for several days. We only came to see you after we finished eating. "

"Yes!"

As if remembering the delicious food just now, the naive William licked his lips, nodded repeatedly and said:

“Especially the fried fish and smoked red sausage, they are very delicious. We ate a lot of them!”

"Hmph! Didn't you say she is a bad person? Why are you still eating her food? Aren't you afraid of being captured?"

"Don't be afraid. I always wait for you to finish eating first and see that you are okay before eating. Like the mashed potatoes you didn't eat, I didn't eat a bite. I'm smart!"

"I...I'll forget it if you make me mad!"

"Okay, okay!"

Seeing them talking and arguing again, and about to start a new round of fighting, Leon quickly grabbed one by one and changed the subject with a headache:

"Then what? You two have eaten so many good things from me, have you thanked me properly?"

"Of course!"

After glaring at her stupid twin brother, Melanie shook the braid on her head and said proudly:

"Sister Anna once said that our family is just poor and we are not wild children without parents. We must be polite!

So not only did I say thank you to my eldest sister, I also pressed William’s head to force him to say the same! But...well...the eldest sister didn't seem very happy. When I wanted to hug her, she ran away..."

When she said this, she seemed to think of something she couldn't figure out. Melanie blinked her big bright eyes, pinched her little skirt in confusion and said:

"She seemed to say...she didn't like children. She said that once a child gets familiar with it, it is easy for him to regard others as his mother, and then he will forget about her without permission...

Brother, I didn’t quite understand what eldest sister said. Why do we forget about her after we get to know her well? "

(End of chapter)