Hu Li held a bowl as she walked into the living room, squatted next to Yu Sheng, and while scooping rice from her bowl, she curiously looked at Erin, who had three bodies curled up with knees hugged, forming a self-isolation circle. After a while, she couldn't help but ask, "Savior, what's up with Erin?"

"She's been hit hard," Yu Sheng sighed, "Just learned about a kind of stone that has no use whatsoever apart from dealing with her, thinks her fate is quite unlucky."

"Oh," Hu Li didn't know if she understood, just nodded while holding her bowl, then leaned over and patted one of Erin's shoulders with her tail, "The teachers at school said, capable people are always envied by heaven..."

Erin, who was squatting in the self-isolation circle, raised her head and all three bodies spoke in unison, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Hu Li, being a straightforward girl, said, "I don't know, but the teacher said when someone is particularly unlucky, comfort them like this - although after comforting them, they might still be very unlucky."

Three Erin's all sighed in unison, two directly lying down on the sofa, completely disheartened, while the remaining one climbed up and ran to Yu Sheng, "Ah—Yu Sheng, I feel the world is against me!"

Yu Sheng nodded, "Yes, I can see that."

"You agree!" Erin almost burst into tears on the spot, "Why! That thing knocked me over, and I thought it had detected some incredible trait... Turns out it doesn't prevent anything except me?! Have I offended Anka Aela?"

"If you're asking me, who am I supposed to ask?" Yu Sheng rolled his eyes, then thought and decided it was still necessary to comfort the little puppet, "But you should think positively, maybe those crystals are actually targeting 'Alice Puppets'—once we're in contact with Alice's Cottage, let your sisters try too."

Yu Sheng's words had no basis, but Erin blinked and believed him, the little puppet visibly brightened up, "Hey, you make a good point! Surely our puppets are too capable, naturally suppressing the 'Dark Angels' as outsiders, so even without Anka Aela, they're targeting us..."

To say the least, one must admire the optimistic spirit of this little thing.

In the midst of conversation, a commotion suddenly erupted from outside the window, interrupting the chat between Yu Sheng and the little puppet.

The fox, busy scooping rice, instantly perked her ears.

Yu Sheng also raised his head to look towards the living room window, his expression somewhat surprised—around No. 66 Wutong Road has always been very quiet, apart from people from the Special Service Bureau and Fairy Tales, ordinary people find it hard to even approach within a few dozen meters around this house, what kind of commotion is this?

A flash of doubt crossed his mind, and Yu Sheng had already stood up and arrived at the window, followed immediately by Erin who squeezed herself onto the windowsill from under his arm, gripping his clothes, then came the fox still holding her bowl—two big and one small head peered outside all at once, catching sight of a group of people bustling around the nearest intersection to No. 66 Wutong Road.

The place was pretty much the edge of the "Shielded Zone" in front of Yu Sheng's home, with a few storefronts with "For Rent or Sale" signs and uninhabited empty houses standing there. Yu Sheng had always suspected those empty houses were part of the "anomalous area" of No. 66 Wutong Road, but he specifically asked the street and found out it wasn't—they were just too remote to be rented out...

But now one storefront was clearly rented out, and Yu Sheng saw a truck parked at the intersection with several strong lads swiftly unloading, moving shelves, counters, computers, and whatnot inside.

Yu Sheng watched, clicking his tongue in wonder, "... Wow, is this place finally becoming lively?"

"How could it be! You know the peculiar nature of this house," Erin pressed herself against the window, muttering as she watched through the glass, "bird don't poop here, dogs come and take a detour..."

Yu Sheng, "Although what you said is true, the way you say it deserves a beating."

"Savior, shouldn't we go and say hello?" Hu Li finally finished her meal and casually asked while wiping her mouth with her tail, "Though a bit distant, they still count as new 'neighbors'?"

"Not quite neighbors—but indeed, we should check out what they're up to," Yu Sheng nodded, "I'll go say hello."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Li stuffed her bowl into her tail, "Savior, I'll go with you!"

Immediately, Erin jumped from the windowsill into Hu Li's arms, "I'm going too! I'm now playing dead!"

The little puppet's limbs instantly drooped down, her eyes losing their shine—absolutely proficient.

Hu Li casually took off her ears, her tail "bang" tucked away, not a bit slower than Erin.

Yu Sheng helplessly looked at the two hitchhikers, sighed, "Alright then, let's go together."

After casually changing into outdoor clothes, Yu Sheng led Hu Li (along with the play-dead Erin) out of the house, quickly arriving at the storefront, and just as he curiously surveyed around, his gaze was instantly caught by a symbol on the truck beside—

A black background, red pattern, diamond-shaped sign, resembling a vertical watchful one-eyed.

Special Service Bureau's mark.

In just a moment of distraction, Yu Sheng heard a familiar voice enter his ear: "Mr. Yu!"

He looked up following the voice and saw Ren Wenwen, dressed in a black suit, looking like an office elite, standing in front of him with a bright smile.

A few young people around who were busy moving shelves also looked up at the sound, two of whom were clearly Special Service Bureau officers who had helped in the valley not long ago...

Yu Sheng: "...?"

Seeing familiar people at the scene, Erin instantly stopped pretending to be dead and lifted her head from Hu Li's arms: "What, it's you guys? What are you doing here?!"

Yu Sheng also looked at Ren Wenwen with an inquisitive face, and saw her smiling, pointing at a sign at the shop's entrance that hadn't been hung up yet—

"Star Express Wutong Road Collection Point."

Yu Sheng's expression changed slightly: "...A courier station?"

Ren Wenwen laughed: "Didn't you previously mention to the Special Service Bureau that it was very inconvenient for No. 66 Wutong Road not being able to receive packages and takeout? We decided to set up this collection point as close to your home as possible. Although the facade may seem modest, the location and staff were tested and reviewed multiple times by the bureau.

"This location is at the edge of the 'Shielded Zone' near your home, also the furthest distance ordinary humans can approach No. 66 Wutong Road without cognitive interference, making it a golden spot for setting up a collection point. Two Special Service Bureau officers will be stationed here regularly, essentially functioning as a special 'station' of the bureau, and I'm directly in charge of liaising for this station. You can even set the 'travel agency' address as this point for receiving detective commissions, so it won't be a hassle if clients can't find your home..."

Ren Wenwen spoke seriously, and Yu Sheng listened with a constant expression of "Huh? Oh, right, huh?" throughout, maintaining an air of being caught off guard by the sudden development — although, to be honest, it wasn't sudden at all, since he had mentioned this to Baili Qing a long time ago. He had just been so busy lately that he almost completely forgot about it...

Ren Wenwen seemed to notice the subtlety in Yu Sheng's expression, so she lowered her head with an apologetic look after she finished: "Sorry to keep you waiting so long. Even for a small station like this, many departments are involved, and considering future needs, we also integrated the 'Star Express' channel. This required going through the Council's approval process all over again — although everything was handled specially, going through all the procedures was quite a hassle."

Yu Sheng finally came to his senses, looking at the apologetic young lady, and he quickly waved his hand: "Ah, it's no problem, it's no problem. I just forgot about it because I was so busy recently, so it came as a bit of a surprise... wait, what's this Star Express channel you mentioned? I wanted to ask when I saw the sign..."

"Oh, it's a shopping and courier platform directly invested and controlled by the Boundary Council," Ren Wenwen said, taking out a QR code from beside her, "Scan this to download an app..."

Yu Sheng suddenly felt like the person in front of him seemed less like a Special Service Bureau officer and more like a salesperson in a shopping mall urging you to follow a public account to register as a member and apply for a loyalty card...

Ren Wenwen didn't notice the subtle change in Yu Sheng's expression and continued excitedly introducing: "This platform is not open for everyone to register; it operates on a whitelist system because many items on it are restricted in circulation in the Boundary Land or require strict purchase qualifications. But you don't need to worry; you've long been on the whitelist, personally signed by our director, so you can register directly. Of course, if it involves restricted items, you won't be able to buy it anyway; a warning will pop up when placing an order. And it's okay if you don't use this app; Star Express also handles ordinary logistics and courier services within the Boundary Land, which is very convenient for you..."

Yu Sheng didn't really pay attention to what Ren Wenwen mumbled at the end; after downloading the app, he glanced at the page and then closed it silently, opened it again for a few more glances, and finally closed it again silently.

He roughly figured out what this thing was about.

The homepage of this thing recommends selling "Balgomo Delicious Alien Can," and the first line of the product details teaches users several practical combat techniques after opening the Alien Can...

He thought he might not need this hardcore stuff for now...

And then, he heard Ren Wenwen switch to a new topic: "By the way, Mr. Yu, I saw your newly published novel!"

To be honest, Yu Sheng was really taken aback.

Mainly because the bizarre degree of this girl's enthusiasm for character pairing had left too deep an impression on him.

But soon, Yu Sheng remembered he had changed the male lead's mount to a llama last time, instantly relaxing and letting out a small breath with a smile: "How do you feel?"

"It's a bit... thrilling," Ren Wenwen thought for a moment, her expression very serious, even with a hint of mission, "To be honest, it's quite challenging, but I'm trying hard..."

Yu Sheng: "..."

He stayed there in a daze for a long time, his brain creaking as it caught up—then he felt it might have been better if his brain hadn't caught up.

No, girl, what are you trying so hard at?!

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