Honkai Impact: Saving the Pre-civilization by rubbing black technology

Chapter 1: The Sucker on Twilight Street

It is difficult for anyone to explain exactly where the name of Twilight Street came from. The only thing that is certain is that the Twilight Street that people often refer to is not limited to the street with the church, but is centered on this street and includes settlements in several surrounding blocks.

 After all, after the city was destroyed by a sudden disaster, this was the only place that survived.

 Those who have managed to survive believe that this place is blessed by God, so the number of people living here has not decreased, but has gradually increased.

 Ai Yue also lives here now.

 At this moment, he had just come out of the market on the west side of Twilight Street, carrying a half-broken wooden chair and a bag of miscellaneous items in his hands. With a smile on his face, he looked like he had gained a lot.

 Of course, I'm afraid Ai Yue himself will only consider it a good harvest later - after all, in this era, it is hard to imagine that anyone would exchange canned meat for these messy sundries.

 Watching the pale young man swaggering out of the market and walking towards the edge of Twilight Street, a young man who had been squatting at the entrance of the market and looking around finally couldn't help but stood up and wanted to catch up with the man in front.

 In this era where survival is extremely difficult, food is life, and if a person can easily exchange food for unused scraps, it means that he has more in his hands.

 Such a person is undoubtedly a fat sheep.

 However, just as he took a step, he heard a sneer from the side.

 "Why are you laughing?!"

 The young man immediately glared over with a fierce look and saw a middle-aged man wearing a shabby windbreaker and a beard.

 In this world, when you are laughed at, you must behave tough and fierce, otherwise others will think you are a weakling who is easy to bully and will plot against you.

 As a scavenger who is good at doing bad things to others, the young man is very clear about this.

 "You look unfamiliar, are you new here?" Facing the young man's fierce look, the middle-aged man just said calmly, "Just think of it as a welcome gift for newcomers. I advise you not to have any thoughts about that young man."

 The young man frowned, but ignored the other person's words: "What do you mean?"

 "That guy has lived on Twilight Street for almost half a year." The middle-aged man said, "He has been acting like this for half a year. Do you think you will be the first person to target him?"

 The middle-aged man's meaning was very obscure, but the young man still understood what he meant - if the young man could survive countless robberies and remain unscathed, it only meant that he was far from being as simple as he seemed.

 Is it a trap?

 "Thank you for your reminder, sir." The young man thought for a moment and decisively gave up his previous plan. "May I know who you are?"

 Just like what the middle-aged man said, he had indeed just wandered to Twilight Street for a few days and just lacked a way to learn about Twilight Street, so he wanted to build a good relationship with the other party.

 "You can call me Brother Gou." The middle-aged man smiled and said meaningfully, "My job is probably as a policeman."

 The young man's expression suddenly became interesting - 'if I had insisted on doing what I wanted just now, would you have handcuffed me?'

 Ai Yue had no idea that he was being treated as a lamb to be slaughtered again, but even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart.

 Just like what Gou said, he dares to show off in public, so he must have his own confidence.

 For example, there are two stun guns hidden under his coat, and a small self-triggered shield generator attached to his belt.

 At this moment, Ai Yue had returned to his home, but found an uninvited guest lying on the sofa.

 "Brother Yue, you're back!" A slender girl with short brown-yellow hair raised her head from the sofa with a bright smile on her face, "Are you being taken advantage of again?"

 She took a look at what Ai Yue was holding and knew where he had gone - after all, the person in front of her rarely went out.

 Everyone in the entire Twilight Street knew that Ai Yue used precious food to buy junk, so everyone called him "sucker" behind his back. However, the only person who dared to call him that to his face was the girl in front of him.

 "I've told you, I only bought useful things, Pardofelis." Ai Yue was not surprised by the girl's arrival. His own home's anti-theft measures could prevent many criminals with bad intentions, but they could never stop the elusive "Twilight Street Thief".

 Besides, he had no intention of stopping it.

 "Can anything be more useful than food?" The girl called Pardofelis turned over on the sofa and stretched. "You would rather exchange a can of food for half a chair than a small yellow croaker. It's too strange!"

(TL: 'croaker' is a kind of fish)

 "That's not surprising, because I've already used up all the money." Ai Yue put down his things and patted the girl's legs, signaling her to make room. "Did you get any good stuff?"

 Pardofelis, as the most powerful thief in Twilight Street, any security measures are useless in front of her. It is easier for her to enter the rich man's treasure house than to go home, so she jokingly calls her behavior "purchasing goods."

 As the largest partner of Pardofelis, Ai Yue enjoys the right of first refusal every time the other party purchases goods.

 "Hey, of course!" Pardofelis opened her waist bag mysteriously, "Do you remember the bald fat man who lives on Huangni Avenue? He has received a new batch of collections!"

 The fat bald man on Huangni Avenue is a gem collector. Even at this time, he has not forgotten his hobby. He is a "supplier" that both Pardofelis and Ai Yue like very much.

 For Pardofelis, gems are easy to carry and have high value, while for Ai Yue, gems are also a type of item that is easy to find as rare items.

 As Pardofelis put the things in her waist bag on the coffee table, several gems of different colors and shapes appeared in Ai Yue's eyes.

 "These are all very precious gems, especially this one!" Pardofelis picked up one of the lavender gems, "I heard from the fat guy that it seems to be called Tower, Tower something..."

 "Taaffeite stone." Ai Yue took the gem from the girl and nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, it's a good thing."

 "Brother Yue, do you know this?" Pardofelis thought she could show off, but failed again. "How do you know everything?"

 The fat man said that this was an extremely rare gem, and she thought that Ai Yue finally didn't recognize it this time.

 In response, Ai Yue just smiled and said, "I don't know either, but it's written on it."

 In his field of vision, these gems were covered with a layer of faint blue light, displaying information that only Ai Yue could see.

 [Taaffeite Stone (rare): usable value 100%.]

 [Investing in the current R&D project 'Time and Space Fracture Technology' can increase research progress by an additional 50%.]

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