Chapter 4: The Raindrop Agency
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Before her, the part of it touching the ground began to gradually dissolve; those white marks surprisingly started to turn transparent, like a blob of colorless viscous liquid.
Cang Xingyu was in a bad mood.
She casually pressed her foot down on the crushed areas, feeling only a soft, sticky sensation, as if stepping onto some strange gel.
But when she applied a bit more force and pierced the translucent surface, bright red blood seeped out from the torn muscle beneath.
An unusual faint blue caught her attention.
As the creature’s body grew increasingly transparent, a delicate piece of stationery gradually emerged.
This letter, originally hidden inside the monster’s body, was now clearly visible.
The paper was pale blue, embossed with golden patterns that shimmered softly.
Though it had been concealed within the creature, it bore no stains or blood, maintaining an almost otherworldly purity.
Cang Xingyu carefully picked up the letter, running her fingers over the smooth, silky paper.
She tried to unfold it but found it impossible to open.
No matter how hard she tried, the paper showed no signs of tearing or bending, as if endowed with some magical power resisting all external force.
On it, a clear line of text was written:
[If you have found this letter, please deliver it to the Raindrop Commission in Sector C-11. As a token of gratitude, the bearer will receive a reward of 50 New Coins.]
Her fingers lightly traced the words as Cang Xingyu fell into thought.
Finally, she glanced once more at the distorted sun in the sky, then turned and left the silent ruins behind.
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Wading through the muddy path strewn with rubble, Cang Xingyu looked back again, confirming she had successfully shaken off the person who seemed to be tailing her.
She walked for a long time, passing one expanse of ruins after another, until she finally arrived at the place marked as Sector C.
Though her facial features and figure remained unchanged after rebirth, her entire presence felt completely different.
Her skin was no longer dry and emaciated, but rather unnaturally pale, as if touched by a hint of illness.
Yet in any case, she was a far cry from the frail girl she once was.
Whether it was Qixue... no, whoever it was, anyone would notice the profound change in her physique.
Even if she managed to bluff her way through, she would still have to rely on those inexplicable canned foods from the Mutual Aid Alliance.
The 50 New Coins offered by the letter, though its purchasing power in this world was unknown, was at least some form of income.
After washing the blood off her body and glancing briefly in the mirror, she quickly made her decision—
She would go to the place called the “Raindrop Commission.”
The journey from Sector F to the Raindrop Commission was not a short one. Setting out at dawn, she walked until the sun stood high overhead before she finally glimpsed the shadow of the street ahead.
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