CHAPTER 389: CHAPTER 235: THE MOST HAIKU, THE MOST MOONLIT NIGHT, THE MOST MAIDEN

A faint tickling sensation came from his face, and Xia Pingzhou opened his eyes to see a ceiling that was neither familiar nor unfamiliar. This is the room of the Bergen Fjord Hotel.

At this moment, a small paper figure was walking back and forth on his face, wobbling with an amusing gait. Looking down, the little paper figure had only two tiny short legs and a pointed head.

No need to think, this is the work of Ayase Origami.

"Little cat, move." Following the soft and gentle voice was the kimono-clad girl, as always, leaning against the windowsill. In the moonlight, she was looking down at the haiku collection in her hands.

They were still in Bergen. There was a seven-hour time difference with Li Jing, so looking out the window, it was still the dead of night. The illuminated streets snaking through the mountains looked like a dragon filled with the breath of life.

At this moment, the profile of the kimono-clad girl and the lights outside seemed to merge into one, the night flowing like mercury, her reflection in the window seemed to be flowing as well.

Ayase Origami had gone to bed very early yesterday, so she awoke at dawn today. After manipulating the little paper figure to wake up Xia Pingzhou, she took her change of clothes and went to the bathroom for a shower.

The sound of running water swished from the bathroom. Xia Pingzhou got up from the bed, smacked his lips, and yawned.

This time, it really wasn’t that the young lady’s quirky nature had acted up; instead, there was a reason: before they went to sleep last night, the hacker notified them that on the morning of August 2nd—early today—they had to board a plane to leave Bergen.

After all, just after the recent incident with the Whale Terrarium, the city had become the focal point of global Extraordinary Influence. As members of the nefarious White Crow Travel Brigade, they naturally had to leave early and find a quiet place to vacation.

Yet despite the dangerous situation, Ayase Origami still hadn’t forgotten about taking the cable car.

She had been mentioning it for a few days. But early in the morning, they had to catch a flight, meaning they had to leave Bergen, so the plan to ride the cable car naturally fell through.

Ayase Origami seemed very disappointed.

She sat alone by the windowsill all night, looking at the distant Fløyen Mountains, watching the comings and goings of the cable cars, her gaze turning hollow again.

Xia Pingzhou had no choice but to promise her before bed that if she woke up around two or three in the morning, she would call him, and then they would sneak to the Fløyen Mountains together and ride the sightseeing cable car.

If the administrator wasn’t there, they would let the hacker act as the administrator.

The electronic pet was the best to use, online 24 hours, responding instantly when sent a message. It’s said that this hacker kid only sleeps once every few days; if not for the superpower user’s robust constitution, he probably would’ve died of exhaustion long ago.

However, not sleeping really stunts growth; at 13 years old, he’s only five feet tall, which Xia Pingzhou had mocked him for many times.

He thought, isn’t it embarrassing that even a dumb penguin a year younger is taller than you?

And it’s been said, to ensure he wouldn’t miss any messages from team members while asleep, this little prodigy designed an AI that could intelligently respond to team members’ messages and take appropriate action based on their needs.

Xia Pingzhou decided to test it, so he picked up the phone and sent a message to him.

[Xia Pingzhou: Are you there?]

[Tip: No response for a long time, has been transferred to the chat interface of AI "Hacker."]

Xia Pingzhou raised an eyebrow, seeing a pixelated image of a kid in a onesie pop up on the screen.

The pixelated kid knelt and kowtowed, then knelt on the ground, delicately asking:

"What’s your command, master?"

This scene was extraordinarily eerie, and Xia Pingzhou’s eye twitched slightly.

It’s said that the hacker originally designed the AI’s image to be that of a maid-dressed anime girl, with movements designed towards that direction too.

But later, thinking about it, the hacker felt it would be too embarrassing to let team members know about his preferences, so before implementing the AI, he hastily altered the AI’s image. After much thought, with no inspiration, he ended up pinching out a pixelated version of himself.

And subsequently, he was too lazy to change the pre-designed actions and voice for the AI.

Thus, the current scene, a onesie-clad pixelated kid kneeling like a maid, speaking delicately.

Xia Pingzhou opened the voice option and said:

"We want to ride the sightseeing cable car, but need someone to start it up for us as the administrator isn’t there late at night."

The AI kid suddenly disappeared, replaced by a text message that popped up.

[Hacker: Call me when you get there.]

Xia Pingzhou opened the voice: "Who are you? Give me back my AI."

[Hacker: Ah, capitalism.]

[Xia Pingzhou: What about the cable car?]

[Hacker: It’s simple, just take your young lady along with you. But we need Jack the Ripper to follow you guys, the captain says Bergen is dangerous these days, and at least three people must act together.]

[Xia Pingzhou: Alright then.]

[Hacker: Also, could you confirm where you’re planning to go on vacation so I can book your morning flights?]

[Xia Pingzhou: I’ll ask later.]

[Hacker: Okay.]

Xia Pingzhou lifted his eyes from the phone screen, clicked the gear panel at the bottom right of his view, and the system options popped up.

He found the mission panel and clicked to claim the rewards for the main quest one.

[Main quest one (third stage) completed: Invade the Whale Terrarium with the White Crow Travel Brigade.]

[Acquired mission rewards: 2 Skill Points, 2 Attribute Points, 2 Split Points.]

[Main quest one (fourth stage): Needs a certain period to refresh.]