Ma Lu went to the supermarket, bought so vegetables and spare ribs, and had Old Wang make Zhen Ye a rice dish with the leftover braising sauce to get her through.
As Zhen Ye was lying on the table eating the rice dish, Ma Lu originally wanted to sit on the sofa, but there was no space left to sit, and what's more, there was a bit of a sll in the house.
So, he just stood by the window, cracked it open to let so air in, and at the sa ti started talking to Zhen Ye about the renovation.
"The renovation team will start the day after tomorrow, so it might get noisy downstairs. Do you want to move out for a couple of weeks?
"Yeah, and take the chance to do so renovations at ho too. I see that your wall paint is cracked, and there's seepage on the window sill. I used the kitchen earlier, and the drain isn't flowing well. If you do it together with my shop, it could be cheaper too."
Zhen Ye nibbled on a piece of spare ribs and said vaguely, "I… I don't know how to renov…renovate, and I don't want to deal with… other people."
"If you're sure you want to renovate, I can help you arrange everything, so you won't have to interact with anyone else," said Ma Lu.
Zhen Ye finished the rice on her plate, even licked it clean of the soup, tilted her head to think, and took out her phone to type.
——How long will the renovation take?
"Two to three weeks, I guess. Plus, it'd be best to let it air out to get rid of the formaldehyde, so at most you can move back in a month, and everything here will be as good as new."
——Then I'll stay at your place first.
"No."
Ma Lu had too many things at his place that couldn't be seen, so he imdiately refused without a second thought.
——I can sleep on the sofa.
"The sofa is already taken."
——The balcony is also fine.
"Soone's on the balcony too," said Ma Lu. "My place is already too crowded, truly no room for another person. I'll help you rent another apartnt in this neighborhood."
"Oh." Zhen Ye's disappointnt was visible.
Ma Lu added, "When it's ti, Old Wang and I will deliver food to you according to the contract. By the way, did your aunt transfer the money to you?"
Zhen Ye perked up a bit at the ntion of food, shook her head, and said, "No."
"Then I'll get Lawyer Zhuang to press her about it. If she really doesn't want to pay, we'll have to take legal action. Tonight, rember to pack your change of clothes, gaming gear, and any valuables to bring to your new place tomorrow."
"Okay."
Ma Lu was eager to appreciate the three high-dinsional artifacts that he had just acquired, so after a brief exchange with Zhen Ye, he went downstairs.
Afterward, he didn't delay any longer and went straight back to his house with Old Wang.
As soon as he entered, Ma Lu imdiately picked up the five-sided coin on the coffee table.
The Phase Shifter was very simple to use; the front corresponded to the normal space, and the back to a mirror space.
To use it, one would first anchor the target space, then by flipping it over, one could freely enter and exit different spaces.
Ma Lu anchored the living room, then turned the coin to the back.
The next mont, his vision blurred.
He and Old Wang were still standing in the living room, but the sofas, coffee table, and TV were all gone, leaving only an empty room.
Although he had seen a similar scene before at the Werewolf Boss's place, his hardware store also had a mirror space of the sa sort, accessible through a wrench above the shelves.
But Ma Lu couldn't help but marvel at it all the sa.
As a child, many people dream of having their own secret base, and Ma Lu never thought that in his twenties, this dream would actually co true.
With this high-dinsional artifact, he could store the at he hunted, as well as other items that were inconvenient to show, directly in the Mirror Kitchen, effectively doubling the back kitchen's space.
It was just a sha that the mirror's limit was thirty square ters; otherwise, Ma Lu could even use it to create a special basent level to accommodate those particular custors.
After examining the Phase Shifter, Ma Lu turned his attention to the Beaver Copper Statue. The use of this high-dinsional artifact was even more peculiar.
It can affect a small area, making anything that people see within that area seem completely reasonable.
You can use it three tis a month, and each ti for half an hour.
Guided by the principle that one must investigate before having a say, Ma Lu poured half a glass of water on the Beaver Copper Statue.
Then he stared at the statue and noticed that the beaver's tail seed to twitch.
Has it taken effect?
But nothing seems different.
Ma Lu looked around and didn't notice any changes, neither physically nor psychologically.
However, it might be because he has been exposed to all sorts of weird people and situations recently, so his psychological threshold has increased.
For instance, if a Sadako suddenly crawled out of the TV now, Ma Lu probably wouldn't be too surprised.
It looks like he needs to find soone else to test it on.
Ma Lu's gaze fell on Old Wang nearby, but he imdiately ruled that out, as Old Wang himself is quite unreasonable, and his tolerance for the illogical is even higher than Ma Lu's.
So he had to look for outside help, and thought of Little Brother Yang downstairs. He picked up the Beaver Copper Statue and said to No. 6 on the balcony,
"Co on, let's go out for a walk."
But No. 6, after all, is not a real dog and showed little interest in walking, until Ma Lu promised it a mobile phone to eat after the walk, which made it happily follow along.
Ma Lu opened the door, and No. 6 clattered to the corridor.
Ma Lu intended to take it directly downstairs by elevator, but rembering there were caras inside and the control room was too far away, beyond the beaver's effective range, he decided to take the staircase for safety.
However, upon opening the stairway door and seeing the stairs, No. 6 froze, hesitating for a while and refusing to go down.
Ma Lu also realized that climbing the stairs might be an advanced task for No. 6, and could only call Old Wang over, and with combined effort, they carried the old washing machine down to the next floor.
After that, Ma Lu knocked on Little Brother Yang's door.
It took about two minutes before the door was finally opened.
Little Brother Yang stuck his head out from behind, first looked at Ma Lu and then at the washing machine beside him, and asked, "What do you want?"
"Are your parents ho?"
"No, they went on a trip last week and haven't co back yet."
"Perfect, let us co in and sit for a while."
Little Brother Yang thought for two seconds, then slamd the door shut.
Ma Lu thought he may have sensed the abnormality of the scene, but after about a minute, the door opened again.
"Co in."
Ma Lu turned to No. 6, "Let's go."
No. 6, eager for the promised smartphone, cleverly shook itself back to life but got stuck at the threshold and couldn't get through.
"Here, give a hand," Ma Lu said to Little Brother Yang.
Although Little Brother Yang seed reluctant, he still ca over and helped lift a corner of the washing machine, allowing it to shudder its way into the door, and then led the two to the sofa.
"Do you want sothing to drink?"
"Cola will do."
"And it?" Little Brother Yang asked, nodding toward No. 6.
"Uh, do you have any electronic products you don't plan on keeping? Anything will do."
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