Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Liu Li’s smile froze. "My sister is probably younger than you too, isn’t she? Why don’t you correct her?"

Xu Qinghe, however, was grinning happily. "Because I like it when people call me little sister! But not *everyone* can call me little sister, right?"

A smile doesn’t disappear, it just moves to someone else.

And just like that, it had moved onto Lin Qi’s face.

’Nice one, silly deer!’

’Someone needed to put Liu Li in her place!’

’Serves her right for always trying to give me a hard time for no reason!’

Liu Xuan gave a rare smile and said, "Little Sister Qinghe, you’re really interesting!"

Three of them were happy, which only left Liu Li feeling wounded.

Lin Qi could sense the intense negative emotions coming from Liu Li. ’If I used the Impatient Knife to absorb them right now, I’d probably get a decent haul.’

Unfortunately, Liu Li was a Wizard with extremely sensitive Spiritual Power. If he were to use it on her, she would definitely notice.

The four of them continued chatting as they walked toward the entrance of the Liu’s Prototype Machine Exhibition Hall.

Lin Qi boarded a separate flying vehicle that took him to the vehicle hangar at the Eye of the East Mansion in Tang Han District to retrieve his own ride.

He prepared to pilot his vehicle and depart.

[Your vehicle has been parked for 12 hours and 31 minutes. A parking fee of 390 Credit Points is due. Attempting automatic deduction.]

[Deduction failed. 68 Credit Points outstanding. Please deposit sufficient Credit Points into your personal account and make a manual payment.]

HISS!

Lin Qi immediately sensed that something was very wrong.

He was a dignified S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher, the largest shareholder of the up-and-coming mega-corporation United Pharmaceutical, and an incredibly powerful Tier Three Wizard Professional.

Who would have thought that he would only have a measly 322 Credit Points in his account!

Granted, he had tens of millions of Credit Points on an anonymous chip.

But that was dirty money, which couldn’t be spent freely in Red Fruit City.

Lin Qi fell silent.

He had three options before him.

Force his way out, abandon his flying vehicle and take public transport, or borrow Credit Points from someone...

He immediately discarded the first option. This was Red Fruit City; the HGPD weren’t just sitting around twiddling their thumbs.

Although Lin Qi could contact Liu Xinglu to smooth things over with the HGPD, it wasn’t worth the trouble for a mere 68 Credit Points.

The second option was the best for preserving Lin Qi’s precious pride.

But the problem was...

"Damn this automatic payment system! If there isn’t enough, then don’t deduct anything! What kind of system empties out an account first and *then* calculates the outstanding balance? This damn Cyber Society!"

Lin Qi didn’t even have enough Credit Points left for public transport.

Tang Han District was a long way from Edge-12 District. It would take Lin Qi a very long time to walk there on the legs of his A-Class Prosthetic Body.

Reluctantly, Lin Qi was left with only one path.

Lin Qi scrolled through his contacts.

’Xu Qinghe? Absolutely not!’

’Liu Xuan? It would be too humiliating to ask Liu Xuan for just 68 Credit Points.’

’Wei Wutao...’

Seeing that name, Lin Qi paused for a moment without doing anything, then continued scrolling down.

’Wei Wei...’

’Even though I saved Wei Wei, they’ve probably not yet recovered from their grief.’

’Dad, Lin Xin, Brother Green Hair...’

’The old man is out. I already owe him a lot of Credit Points, so it would be rude to borrow more.’

Lin Qi randomly chose between the latter two.

A call was made.

"Lin Qi? Why are you calling me again? Are you in trouble? Do you need me to sort something out?"

The moment she received Lin Qi’s call, Lin Xin used her authority to launch an investigation.

Pieces of intelligence appeared one after another before Lin Xin.

As the sole successor to Baili Xueyuan, the director of the Eastern Alliance’s Department of Emergency Management for Asian Affairs (the Assassin Alliance), Lin Xin possessed extremely high-level clearance.

She even found the email the Alliance had just sent to Lin Qi.

Lin Xin had a flash of insight. It seemed Lin Qi wasn’t in trouble, but had official business to discuss with her.

Lin Xin completed her investigation with incredible speed, the whole process taking only a few seconds.

Coincidentally, on the other end of the line, Lin Qi was still silent, trying to figure out how to begin.

Seeing Lin Qi’s silence, Lin Xin said, "I saw the email the Alliance sent you. It’s not a bad thing; in fact, there are quite a few benefits for you."

"As for your safety, don’t worry. I’ll go ask my teacher tomorrow. Maybe I’ll even be able to go to World City with her."

"With a Tier Four Peak Extraordinary like my teacher watching your back, I’m not saying you’ll be able to run wild in World City, but at least you won’t have to worry about anyone trying to mess with you."

Lin Xin simply thought Lin Qi was still worried and didn’t think much else of it.

Hearing her words, Lin Qi felt a warmth spread through his heart.

’My little sister has finally grown up. She can protect her big brother now!’

’Even though Baili Xueyuan is a bit of a schemer, having a Tier Four Peak powerhouse to openly rely on is certainly reassuring.’

’Since my little sister is being so considerate, she probably wouldn’t refuse to lend me some Credit Points, right?’

Lin Qi began, "Actually, besides that, there’s one more thing..."

Lin Xin’s brow furrowed slightly.

’One more thing?’

’How did I not find any intelligence on it?’

’That shouldn’t be possible!’

’As long as Lin Qi is in the Asian Administrative Region, the Eastern Alliance’s intelligence network should have absolute coverage.’

’What other kind of trouble could Lin Qi be in?’

Lin Xin said, "Tell me what it is."

Lin Qi’s voice grew a little quieter. "Don’t tell Dad about this, but... your big bro needs to ask you for a favor. Would it be convenient to lend your big bro some Credit Points? You know, United Pharmaceutical was just rebuilt and hasn’t paid out any dividends yet, so your big bro is a little short on cash."

Hearing this, Lin Xin felt as if something had just exploded inside her head.

’Borrow Credit Points?’

’Who wants to borrow?’

’Lin Qi?’

’He’s a damn corporate executive!’

Lin Xin’s tone grew much colder. "How much?"

Lin Qi was overjoyed. ’My little sister really has grown up!’

He quickly replied, "How about a million to start?"

Lin Qi’s current balance of clean funds was "-68," and he had a long trip to World City coming up soon.

He needed to prepare sufficient funds in case of any unexpected expenses.

Lin Xin’s reply was decisive. "I don’t have it!"

Lin Xin was so angry she wanted to laugh.

’She just had a high rank, not a high salary!’

’Where would she get that many Credit Points to lend to Lin Qi?’

Lin Qi fell silent for a moment, then rephrased his request. "If that’s too much, then 68 Credit Points would also work. Just to help your big bro get through this current difficulty."

Lin Xin again felt like something had exploded in her head.

’68 Credit Points?’

’Why such a specific, unrounded number?’

’What is Lin Qi doing?’

’That number...’

’He’s not doing something dirty, is he?’

’He’s a taken man!’

"Lin Qi, tell me the truth. What are you doing? Why 68 Credit Points?"

Lin Xin’s tone was incredibly solemn. She had to remind Lin Qi that he needed to conduct himself with integrity.

Lin Qi sounded helpless. He changed the communication mode, transmitting a video of his surroundings to her.

Lin Qi said, "Your big bro is stuck in a hangar, and I’m 68 Credit Points short on the fee."

At that moment, Lin Xin’s head spun.

’I overthought it!’

’Lin Qi was the kind of person who only had Prosthetic Bodies on his mind. Any Credit Points he had were probably all sunk into buying them.’

After a moment of silence, Lin Xin said, "I’ve transferred it to you. Use it sparingly, and don’t let me find out you’re using your little sister’s money to install more Prosthetic Bodies!"

"And don’t worry about the World City matter. Remember to tell my sister-in-law not to worry either. As long as I’m around, I will always protect my family’s safety. My sister-in-law is my family too."

With that said, Lin Xin hung up, not wanting to waste another word on Lin Qi.

She couldn’t for the life of her understand how Lin Qi, a famous "New Elite" throughout the entire Asian Administrative Region, could fall so low that he couldn’t even afford a 68-Credit-Point vehicle parking fee.

...

[Your personal account has received a transfer from "Lin Xin" for 1,000,000 Credit Points. Current balance: 1,000,000 Credit Points.]

Looking at the transfer record, Lin Qi was a little moved.

’She actually sent a million...’

"My little sister really has grown up after all..."

Lin Qi mused to himself, then quickly paid the vehicle parking fee and left the Eye of the East Mansion.

’Lin Xin was right about one thing. I must always protect my family’s safety. I should start preparing as soon as possible.’

’Time is a bit tight. Can I become a Tier Four Wizard before the conference in World City begins?’