Resolving the Blood Addiction

Xie An was utterly speechless. She only felt that what she had just drunk was not blood, but poison. The moment she tasted it, she was so nauseous she almost vomited out her internal organs.

She rushed into the restroom to rinse her mouth. Zhao Che followed anxiously, and seeing her finally calm down, sitting weakly on the floor, he stepped forward a few paces and offered her a tissue.

"Is there something wrong with my blood?"

Xie An's forehead was still beaded with cold sweat, her already pale complexion now even whiter, tinged with a faint bluish hue: "I don't know, but it seems I can't drink it."

She pondered for a moment, then summoned a few zombies and poured some of Zhao Che's blood for them. They all drank it with great satisfaction, even appearing somewhat insatiable, staring greedily at Zhao Che. Xie An shooed them away, then finally looked at Zhao Che.

"It seems the problem is with me."

Zhao Che frowned. He looked at the wound on his arm, then recalled what Xie An had said earlier, and a hypothesis gradually formed.

"You said before that you only drank one person's blood, were you addicted to his blood?"

This hypothesis was truly outrageous; how could a zombie be addicted to the blood of one specific person?

But Xie An's current state forced him to consider this possibility.

His words reminded Xie An that before Shi Chuan fed her, he would inject something into his body. Initially, she thought Shi Chuan was worried she would drain him dry, so he injected nutrient fluid, and didn't think much of it.

However, now, connecting it to her current state, she instantly understood everything.

"That madman," Xie An gritted her teeth and said.

"What?" Zhao Che instinctively asked.

Xie An raised her eyebrows and looked at him, her expression dark: "That madman injected something into his body, it must be what made me addicted to his blood."

"..."

Zhao Che's expression froze for a moment. It was a long while before he found his voice again: "You... just what kind of pervert did you provoke?"

Xie An was so hungry she felt weak and powerless. She leaned against the sink, turned to Zhao Che, and shook her head, saying with deep-seated grievance: "I don't know, but I can confirm that if I can't drink blood anymore, I'll die tonight."

Zhao Che also noticed her unusual state. Xie An's complexion was tinged with a faint bluish hue, her veins were prominent on her skin, which was as white as a corpse's, and even her crimson eyes had turned an unusually grayish-white.

He frowned, searched the system interface for a while, then hesitated with a hint of reluctance before finally pressing the confirmation button.

A small porcelain bottle instantly appeared in his hand. Xie An looked over with some curiosity, but before she could ask, Zhao Che poured the clear liquid from the bottle into the remaining half-glass of blood, then handed it to Xie An.

"Try again this time."

Xie An accepted it and drank it without hesitation. This time, she no longer felt nauseous. After draining the half-glass of blood, the anxious, uncomfortable feeling of hunger finally subsided a little.

Zhao Che saw that her complexion had improved significantly and breathed a sigh of relief. He pointed to the system interface, signaling Xie An to look.

"Quick Transmigration Bureau employees, after accumulating two years of seniority, can unlock the Advanced System Store dimension."

"As work experience accumulates, the highest-level mission quota for veteran employees will also gradually increase. For some dimensions with excessively strong unstable factors, yet where someone must be sent first, the Bureau will freely help employees upgrade to the advanced system and unlock the store."

"Items in the store are equivalent to the golden finger guarantee for Quick Transmigration Bureau employees."

Xie An listened very seriously beside Zhao Che. The Cannon Fodder Group had high mobility, and its missions were very diverse, so most new recruits had to blindly figure things out on their own, and Xie An was no exception.

Now that she had a rare opportunity for a Senior to explain things she had never encountered, she naturally wanted to seize the chance to accumulate experience ahead of time.

"But items in the store are very limited, and even a small item requires a lot of points, so no one is willing to spend money like water unless absolutely necessary."

Xie An understood Zhao Che's implied meaning. She felt a little embarrassed: "So how many points did that small porcelain bottle cost? I'll definitely pay you back later."

Zhao Che gave her a meaningful glance, then raised three fingers. Xie An blinked, trying to guess a high price: "Thirty thousand?"

"Three million."

Xie An froze.

Three million, such an unfamiliar number.

She looked at the empty porcelain bottle beside her, her heart filled with sorrow.

A small bottle, yet it exceeded five times her entire fortune.

Her current savings were only a little over six hundred thousand points.

No wonder Zhao Che's expression had been so conflicted earlier; who wouldn't be conflicted at such a price?

Zhao Che saw that Xie An was severely disheartened. He patted her shoulder lightly, comforting her: "Some things are still worth their price."

He picked up the small porcelain bottle and shook it in front of Xie An: "This medicine can cure all poisons. After drinking it, your blood condition can fully recover in an instant. Your addiction to that person's blood is also a form of drug dependence, so this can be used to resolve it."

"Such a heaven-defying item is naturally expensive."

Xie An had thought this was only a temporary solution, but she hadn't expected it to be long-term, capable of permanently resolving her addiction to Shi Chuan's blood in one go. This was truly the best news she could hope for.

Thinking this way, she finally felt less disadvantaged.

"Bro, I've emptied my entire fortune and only have a little over six hundred thousand points. Can I pay in installments later?"

Zhao Che looked at her with understanding and sighed: "I understand."

"Back then, Bro also started from nothing, so..."

Xie An's eyes lit up. She thought Zhao Che would be generous and not require her to repay the points. The words of praise were already at the tip of her tongue when Zhao Che's words took a 180-degree turn.

"So, Bro won't charge you interest!"

"..."

So he had intended to charge interest initially?!

In the following days, Zhao Che took on the role of Xie An's blood bank, frequently giving her some blood to drink. Xie An, in turn, worked hard to replenish Zhao Che's blood. At the same time, the two also waited together for the Quick Transmigration Bureau's response on how to proceed.

Today, the Quick Transmigration Bureau's high-level directive was finally issued.

The solution was incredibly simple and brutal: Xie An would seek out the main character's group to die, in order to leave the dimension. Zhao Che, following the system's plan, would return to the team and smoothly continue his original villainous storyline.

After the plan was decided, both Xie An and Zhao Che felt relieved and immediately filled with enthusiasm.

The male lead of this dimension was always appearing and disappearing like a ghost, and his personality was particularly eccentric, so finding him to offer her life was not a good idea. The female lead of this dimension was different; not only was she powerful, but she was also very popular, currently the leader of a base.

Leading Xie An directly into the female lead's base would surely be as easy as turning one's hand over to get killed!

Because Xie An only had the cannon fodder script, she wasn't even clear about the basic story of this dimension.

Zhao Che briefly explained it to her, and very effectively finalized the plan: Xie An would go to the female lead's base to cause trouble, then be clearly killed, and finally automatically return to the Quick Transmigration Bureau.