A sudden, ethereal, and eerie mechanical child’s voice rang in their ears, startling Can Can so much that his little face turned pale. The little one tumbled right off the wiggle car, but fortunately, Wei Cheng reacted swiftly, quickly extending his leg to block the child.
Wei Cheng calmed himself down. Holding Can Can under one arm and carrying the wiggle car in the other hand, he ran toward the back of the old building.
Can Can shook his little feet, his large, black grape-like eyes filled with confusion. “Gege, Can Can has a child growing in his head…”
“Don’t be afraid. Gege heard that voice too. There’s no child growing in our heads.”
Having experienced the Apocalypse and narrowly escaping with a rebirth, Wei Cheng now faced such bizarre occurrences with little shock or panic.
He looked around to ensure no one was nearby before setting Can Can down, softly instructing, “Don’t be scared, and don’t run off. Stay by Gege’s side and let Gege figure this out.”
This wiggle car resembled a small cloud in shape, with a mica-gray color. It was about seventy centimeters long, with a base like a small pyramid. The rear wheels were splayed outward, while the front featured a plump, rounded steering wheel reminiscent of a race car design. At the back, there was a cute little tow box, patched in several places with yellow plastic adhesive tape.
For a child to ride it, they only needed to twist the steering wheel to move forward, backward, left, or right. At first glance, it seemed no different from the wiggle cars of the other children at the orphanage.
Wei Cheng was puzzled. Where had that voice come from just now?
Can Can obediently tucked his hands into his sleeves like a farmer. Seeing his Gege frowning and remaining silent, he shook his head and rubbed his ears, timidly muttering, “Child, you’re not in Can Can’s head, are you?”
[Dear Little House Owner, I have always been here.]
This time, Can Can really fell flat on his bottom. With so much chubby flesh, he even stirred up a cloud of dust.
Wei Cheng naturally heard the voice as well. He hurriedly helped the child up by the arm and coldly addressed the voice, “What is your connection to this wiggle car? Why are you speaking in our minds? Who are you, and what are your intentions?”
[The end of the world is approaching. The exclusive stockpiling safe house for Host Can Can is urgently online. As the sole bound person of the Little House Owner, please assist him in earning Twisty Coins to wholesale and stockpile supplies at the Cloud Mall!]
The voice in their minds did not directly answer Wei Cheng’s questions.
But Wei Cheng had already grasped its meaning.
He still probed, “Why should we trust you?”
[The Cloud Mall contains all survival supplies.]
[Water, food grain, seeds, vegetables, fruits, medicine, clothing, education, hardware, appliances, snacks… everything you could need.]
Just as the voice paused, Wei Cheng and Can Can’s vision blurred. When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves in an unfamiliar, cramped space. The area was about the size of a household bathroom, with blindingly white walls on all sides—above, below, left, and right.
Can Can tightly gripped Wei Cheng’s hand. “Gege, Can Can is scared…”
“Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid.”
Wei Cheng bent down to pick Can Can up, using one hand to cover the child’s eyes. “Gege is here. Don’t be scared.”
He cautiously observed for a while but found no immediate danger. After a moment’s thought, he gently nudged the white wall with his shoulder.
With a creak, the white wall slowly swung open.
Inside were survival supplies.
Tall shelves stretched as far as the eye could see, neatly arranged with all kinds of goods.
So many it was overwhelming.
Wei Cheng took a deep breath and quickly said, “Can Can, come on, open your eyes. Look.”
Can Can covered his eyes tightly with his little hands. “Scared.”
“Don’t be scared. Look, there’s so much food and snacks here…”
At these words, Can Can didn’t hesitate for a second before pulling his hands away. Seeing the scene before him, his eyes gradually widened. “Wow!”
Putting Can Can in here was no different from letting a little mouse into a granary.
Every section had huge red signs.
【Food】【Fresh Produce】【Daily Necessities】【Educational Resources】… If it had to be compared to a large supermarket, the difference was simply between large and gigantic.
Wei Cheng grew more and more delighted as he looked around, until his footsteps halted at the sight of a few words.
【Machinery|Weapons】
However, beyond this area was shrouded in a layer of white mist, as if pixelated. He could only see the sign.
“Gege, Gege, look! There’s so much yummy food here!”
Can Can stood on tiptoe, trying to reach the cucumber-flavored potato chips, but just as he was about to touch them, his hand passed through empty air.
The two were gently bounced back into the real world.
That voice appeared again. 【Detected that the Little House Owner currently has 0 Twisty Coins. The safe house offline Mall area cannot be explored.】
【The blank space is the safe house. The Little House Owner and bound person are urged to actively accept tasks and stock up vigorously to expand and develop the safe house!】
【Twisty Car Initial Form: Children’s Twisty Car (never tips over, quality is unquestionable)】
【Twisty Car Primary Transformation Progress: 0 (unlock capacity for four-person escape) (unlock to increase defense level) (Invisibility duration unknown)】
【Twisty Car Intermediate Transformation Progress: 0 (unknown)】
【Twisty Car Advanced Transformation Progress: 0 (unknown)】
【Hint: Safe house stockpiling progress corresponds to Twisty Car transformation progress.】
【More Twisty Coins enable greater modifications to the escape Twisty Car!】
A sense of hope in desperate times rose in Wei Cheng’s heart.
He knew that relying on his current abilities to help Can Can survive in the Apocalypse would be extremely difficult. He understood the ferocity of Zombies and knew that without sufficient survival supplies and firearms, even the most capable person couldn’t last long. But now, with this miraculous opportunity, he could better use his experience and the safe house to protect Can Can.
He asked the most crucial question: “Then how do we earn Twisty Coins?”
【Please find the broccoli the Little House Owner hid in someone else’s bowl and feed it to him to obtain 1 Twisty Coin.】
Hearing this, Can Can quickly waved his chubby hands and backed away. “Gege, no, don’t do that…”
Wei Cheng hesitated. He knew Can Can genuinely disliked eating vegetables. While this habit needed to change eventually, Can Can had just started trusting him. He didn’t want to make the child cry. And it was only one Twisty Coin… maybe he should just forget it…
【Reminder: 1 Twisty Coin equals 1000 RMB.】
Wei Cheng wavered. They desperately needed Twisty Coins to stock up right now!
Wang Xiaotiao’s voice suddenly called out: “Can Can! Can Can!”
“Can Can!”
Wang Xiaotiao ran over, panting, holding a small bowl. “How did your broccoli end up in my bowl?”
Can Can tucked his hands into his sleeves, looking up at the sky guiltily. “Seems like there’s an Ultraman.”
Wang Xiaotiao fell for it again. “Huh? Where?”
Wei Cheng couldn’t help but laugh. He took the small bowl from Wang Xiaotiao. “I’ll feed him. You go play.”
Seeing Wang Xiaotiao leave, Can Can lowered his head and whispered, “Can Can doesn’t wanna eat green veggies…”
“Then do you want to eat green Truth Sticks? Do you want to eat green apples? Green horned melons?”
Can Can swallowed his drool and suddenly opened his mouth wide: “Green veggies, come quickly into Can Can’s mouth, Can Can isn’t afraid of you!”
Wei Cheng used a bit of force to break the broccoli into two halves, feeding one small half into Can Can’s mouth while eating the larger half himself.
That voice only said to feed Can Can, but it didn’t specify how much, right?
[Congratulations, Little House Owner, for successfully completing your first mission!]
[One broccoli a day brings high-fiber nutrition to your home!]
[Little House Owner will receive a reward of 1 Twisty Coin!]
[Activate the Surprise Big Wheel once!]
A transparent panel appeared before their eyes, featuring four large gilded sections.
[Personal Information Section] [Twisty Car Safe House Section] [Cloud Wholesale Mall Section] [Mission Section]
At that moment, a colorful big wheel popped up on the entire panel, with little rabbits hopping on each color. No prizes were marked on it, indicating it was a blind draw.
Wei Cheng said, “Can Can, you give it a tap.”
Can Can was no longer scared by now; instead, seeing the little rabbits, he found them quite adorable.
Following Gege’s words, he gently tapped the big wheel, watching as the long pointer spun rapidly before finally landing on the red section.
[Congratulations! Little House Owner is truly a little money jar, winning 100 Twisty Coins!]
100 Twisty Coins!
That’s one hundred thousand dollars!
[101 Twisty Coins have been deposited in the Little House Owner’s Personal Information Section. Please check on time!]
Wei Cheng said with a smile, “Can Can, you’re really amazing!”
Can Can was overjoyed, placing his little hands on his hips: “Can Can can be even more amazing!”
Author’s Note:
[Rainbow praise] Can Can has even more amazing feats ahead