Sickly Girl Doesn’t Die in Zombie Simulator 236

Chapter 236: Logging into Goldie

Lin Jiayao took the delicate, black, iron collar from the Safehouse. A thin, black chain with blood crystal patterns, about thirty centimeters long, dangled from the front.

The chain didn’t feel cold to the touch, but rather warm, even exuding a strong suction force.

It felt like if she let go, it would wrap itself around her arm and onto her neck.

“Click, clack…”

Hearing Lin Jiayao beckon, the Black Stem Fungus shuffled towards her.

Perhaps sensing the Black Stem Fungus’s aura, Huayibai, who had been in a daze, suddenly perked up.

Her eyes regained their focus, and she saw Lin Jiayao holding the chain and the Black Stem Scarecrow slowly walking towards Lin Jiayao.

The ahoge on Huayibai’s head stood straight up, as if startled.

She quickly wriggled free from Lin Xiwan’s grasp, and, her little legs pumping, rushed towards Lin Jiayao, throwing herself into her arms.

“Mommy!” Huayibai buried her face in Lin Jiayao’s chest and called out sweetly.

“Yes,” Lin Jiayao responded, lowering her head and placing her beckoning right hand on Huayibai’s head, gently stroking it. “Did you finish over there?”

“Yes!” Huayibai nodded vigorously, looked up at Lin Jiayao, and said, “Snake Sister is towing the car.”

“What about you?”

“Huayibai is in the car.”

“…”

So Huayibai hadn’t done anything, just letting the Blue Serpent do all the work.

“Snake Sister said Huayibai couldn’t pull it and told Huayibai to rest… Huayibai tried her best!” Huayibai looked at Lin Jiayao and said confidently.

“Good job.” Lin Jiayao praised her, then looked back towards the Black Stem Fungus.

She could see that after she stopped beckoning, the Black Stem Fungus also stopped, trying to stand still.

She hadn’t even used Blood Crystal Synergist to command it, yet it was still obeying her simple instructions.

This thing… could actually be tamed.

And with Huayibai able to communicate with it directly, she wouldn’t have to waste Blood Crystals on commands every time.

Seeing Lin Jiayao’s gaze return to the Black Stem Fungus, Huayibai felt a pang of dejection.

Was she going to become a little mushroom without a mommy?

Huayibai didn’t know what to do, so she just hugged Lin Jiayao tighter, as if glued to her.

Lin Jiayao was used to Huayibai clinging to her and ignored it, continuing to beckon the Black Stem Fungus to hurry up.

She still had to check if the Research Lab in the Hideout could continue upgrading Spirit, and she also had to log into Goldie to extract and get some mental power. She didn’t have time to waste here.

Perhaps sensing Huayibai’s presence, the Black Stem Fungus hesitated.

It looked at Lin Jiayao, who was beckoning, and then at Huayibai in Lin Jiayao’s arms.

Finally, it overcame its fear of Huayibai and shambled towards Lin Jiayao again.

Lin Xiwan, standing to the side, took a few steps back, curiously observing her sister’s actions.

She hadn’t seen what the Painted Skin Corpse Lock was like, so this was a good opportunity.

When the Black Stem Fungus stopped in front of Lin Jiayao, Huayibai, who had been hugging Lin Jiayao, shifted her position, curled up in Lin Jiayao’s arms, and warily eyed the Black Stem Fungus.

As if afraid that Mommy would be taken away.

Compared to worrying about normal humans taking Mommy away, Huayibai was more worried about other mushrooms.

As the Black Stem Fungus drew closer, Lin Jiayao saw the ligature marks on the “scarecrow” and the smiling face nailed onto it with nails, its skin torn and bleeding.

Even fungi could feel pain.

Lin Jiayao reached out and, one by one, carefully pulled the nails from its “mouth.” Yellow nutrient solution oozed from the holes in its face.

The water plants, having lost their support, slid off the Black Stem Scarecrow’s face. Without the smile, it looked less terrifying.

While Lin Jiayao was pulling out the nails, the Black Stem Fungus trembled slightly.

After the last nail was removed, its body visibly shrunk, and the water plant ropes loosened and slid off.

It waved its “arms,” but couldn’t stop the carefully tied water plant ropes from falling to the ground.

Now, its loose form was only held together by the tattered dress, barely maintaining a humanoid shape.

Before it could completely fall apart, Lin Jiayao tossed the collar she had been holding towards its neck.

The delicate black collar, upon contact with the Black Stem Fungus, flashed red, instantly expanding and locking around its neck.

The Black Stem Fungus instinctively tried to remove this unsettling object. It could sense that it could easily destroy it if it wanted to.

But this thing was thrown by Lin Jiayao, so it didn’t dare, and didn’t want to, struggle.

After the collar locked around its neck, it quickly tightened. A flesh-like, blood crystal substance emerged from the collar, gradually spreading over the Black Stem Fungus’s entire body.

“Whoa!” Lin Xiwan, watching from the side, exclaimed.

This scene, like taming a Pokémon, instantly evoked childhood memories for Lin Xiwan, and she thought of her sister when she was still small.

Perhaps because of the significant age gap, they rarely fought when they were young and always had a good relationship, which was very rare among sisters.

If they were closer in age, they would probably be fighting every few days, tearing the house down.

While Lin Xiwan was lost in thought, the light in front of her disappeared.

When she came back to her senses at the sound of the chain, the terrifying scarecrow had completely transformed.

This was…

Lin Xiwan’s jaw dropped.

So the Painted Skin Corpse Lock really meant painted skin?

The “scarecrow” in front of her had completely transformed into a little girl.

She was about the same height as Huayibai, with delicate, pale skin and fluffy, slightly curly, flaxen short hair that reached just above her shoulders.

Its orange-yellow eyes curiously examined its own hands, blinking occasionally, like a newborn baby exploring the world.

The tattered dress was still on its body, but it barely covered anything.

It looked down at its body, then glanced up at Huayibai. Seeing the resemblance, it wiggled slightly, the chain around its neck rattling.

Although it couldn’t make expressions, it was expressing its happiness in its own way.

“Hmm…” Lin Jiayao looked at the Black Stem Fungus before her and nodded with satisfaction.

It was much more pleasing to the eye than the previous Black Stem Scarecrow.

“Huayibai, tell it not to break the chain around its neck.” Lin Jiayao lowered her head and said to Huayibai.

Huayibai, who had been wary of the Black Stem Fungus, instantly relaxed after seeing it transformed into a human form by the Painted Skin Corpse Lock.

Aha! It was no longer a cute little mushroom! It had become ugly!

Now there was no need to worry about Mommy being taken away!

“Okay~” Huayibai responded sweetly, jumped down from Lin Jiayao, walked to the Black Stem Fungus, and took its hand.

At first, the Black Stem Fungus was a little startled and took a step back before sensing Huayibai’s communication.

Soon, Huayibai released the Black Stem Fungus’ hand and looked at Lin Jiayao with a smile. “Mommy, it said it understands!”

“Good.” Lin Jiayao nodded.

Huayibai’s mood, which had been low for some reason just now, had inexplicably become happy again, which Lin Jiayao couldn’t quite understand.

But the matter had been successfully resolved, so it was time to go back.

Lin Jiayao slightly moved the wheelchair forward, reached out and took the Black Stem Fungus’ chain, hanging it directly on the bone spur protrusion on the wheelchair, and then looked at Lin Xiwan.

“Sister, let’s go back,” Lin Jiayao said.

“Ah? Just take it back like this?” Lin Xiwan looked at the cute little girl with flaxen short hair in front of her, unable to connect it with the terrifying scarecrow from earlier.

“Yes, as long as the chain isn’t broken, it will maintain this form,” Lin Jiayao turned to the flapping-wing insect, controlled it to come over, and said casually, “It’s easier to give commands.”

“Uh… okay.” Lin Xiwan nodded.

She had been carrying Huayibai all along, which was indeed cute and pleasing to the eye, and she could also help at critical moments.

Now with an additional B-rank “child,” Lin Xiwan didn’t really mind.

Lin Xiwan walked to her sister’s side and slowly pushed the wheelchair.

And Huayibai had already sat on her sister’s lap and fallen asleep against her.

As Lin Xiwan pushed, the chain hooked to the wheelchair handle straightened, and the Black Stem Fungus, which had been standing motionless, stumbled forward.

It seemed that it wasn’t used to walking.

Lin Xiwan continued to slow down so that the “little girl” could keep up and wouldn’t be dragged down.

If she didn’t know that this was a terrifying fungal blood crystal, Lin Xiwan would almost feel sorry for it.

It looked like a little girl who couldn’t speak being bullied, and she looked particularly well-behaved.

If she added rimless glasses, it would be a killer look.

Lin Xiwan was already thinking about how to dress it up.

Back inside the flapping-wing insect, it vibrated its wings and carried everyone back home, landing on the lawn in front of the house.

After arriving home, Lin Jiayao told her sister that she might need to sleep for a while and asked her sister not to worry.

After pushing her sister back to the room, Lin Xiwan carried her sister and put her on the bed. Huayibai had already found a spot and crawled into the quilt to warm the bed.

Lin Xiwan looked at her sister on the bed, then at the little girl tied to the wheelchair, blinking and looking around, and couldn’t help but ask:

“Are we just going to keep her locked up like this?”

Lin Jiayao, who had already closed her eyes on the bed, opened her eyes after hearing her sister’s words and asked with confusion:

“Well… otherwise?”

The Black Stem Fungus wasn’t as intelligent as Huayibai, so it was just right to keep it like this. She couldn’t even expect it to learn how to speak.

“Okay, I’ll go find some clothes for her to wear.” Lin Xiwan thought for a moment and then said, “Sister Wanzi seems to be setting up a classroom, putting all the underage children together to learn to read and write… do you want to go?”

“Me?” Lin Jiayao blinked, confirmed that her sister was serious, and shook her head. “No need.”

“Okay…” In Lin Xiwan’s impression, her sister only had an elementary school education and didn’t know that her sister could learn how to make a nuclear bomb with just one Blood Crystal if she wanted to.

Of course, it was only theoretical knowledge, there were no conditions for practical operation, and there was no time.

By the time she had time to make a nuclear bomb, the A-rank would probably be dancing at their doorstep, so it was better to think about how to evolve.

“Then I’ll find a chance to ask about the specific situation over there,” Lin Xiwan pointed to the Black Stem Fungus tied to the wheelchair and added, “If possible, we can arrange for Huayibai to go and learn with her.”

“Okay.” Lin Jiayao nodded.

Lin Jiayao also wanted Huayibai to learn more about human society, learn how to interact with people, and make her more like a human.

Maybe studying could really make these two little mushrooms smarter?

She told her sister that if she wanted to take the Black Stem Fungus out, it was best to take Huayibai with her, otherwise, there would be no way to communicate.

After seeing her sister nod, Lin Jiayao no longer paid attention to the matters here.

Anyway, Huayibai’s Blood Orb Fungus completely suppressed the Black Stem Fungus, so there was no need to worry about it going berserk or anything.

Lin Jiayao opened the Hideout and looked in the direction of the Research Lab.

After opening the Research Lab and browsing the evolution list, Lin Jiayao set her sights on Spirit.

[[Spirit Lv.6 (Purple)]]
[Blood Crystals required for upgrade: 100000g]
[Research time: 48h]

What the heck, two hundred Blood Crystals!

Lin Jiayao almost closed the Research Lab when she saw the number of Blood Crystals required.

Although Lv.6 Spirit had become purple, it was too terrifying to directly add a zero to the cost, wasn’t it?

Could it be that the golden Spirit would cost thousands?

Now the blue Spirit was already among the best among B-ranks. If blue corresponded to B-rank, then purple should correspond to A-rank…

Then what did gold correspond to?

Lin Jiayao couldn’t imagine.

But she knew that she had to evolve this Spirit, no matter how expensive it was.

This was her hope of breaking through to A-rank and controlling an A-rank.

Let’s research, let’s research, weren’t Blood Crystals meant to be spent?

Lin Jiayao took a deep breath and slowly clicked the research button.

The Blood Crystals in the warehouse instantly decreased by half, leaving only a few scattered Blood Crystals outside, and the rest were in the Blood Crystal Box.

“Phew…” The roller coaster-like fluctuation of Blood Crystals made Lin Jiayao feel a little weak, a kind of emptiness after going all in.

No, she had to earn Blood Crystals quickly.

America…

Now the only way Lin Jiayao could think of to harvest a large amount of Blood Crystals in a short time was Goldie’s insect swarm.

That was true large-scale harvesting.

Lin Jiayao opened the login interface, chose No. 3 Goldie, looked at America, which was gradually being covered in blood red, and clicked login.