I Received Messages From Future Self!
Chapter 401 - Chapter 401 Chapter 397 Tom is Coming

Chapter 401: Chapter 397 Tom is Coming Chapter 401: Chapter 397 Tom is Coming Xiaocao sighed with relief as she saw that the chat interface didn’t display the frustrating “Contact does not exist” message for once. She placed her phone on her sleeping bag and wiped the sand off the AK47 that had helped her achieve a double kill, all the while quietly waiting for a reply from Hot Noodles.

Waiting for a reply was torturous and dull, and even though Xiaocao had matured a lot by now, she still felt a bit restless.

Gua gua gua–

Fortunately, this time Hot Noodles didn’t make her wait too long. Before her mood could turn to anxiety, Xiaocao’s phone rang.

She immediately set down the AK47 and grabbed the phone from her sleeping bag.

Unlocking the screen, she opened WeChat.

The message from Hot Noodles appeared before her eyes.

[Hot Noodles: Don’t worry. As soon as you entered the desert on the first day, I already knew of the hardships of this journey. I sent a message to Tom. Counting the time, Tom should be arriving soon.]

Whew–

Reading the message from Hot Noodles, Xiaocao let out a heavy sigh, expelling the pent-up frustration in her chest.

Tom was coming, Xiaocao felt at ease.

A single Tom was stronger than the combined strength of Drilling Mouse, Liu Yishou, and Little Luban. Before departing, the reason Xiaocao chose those three was that their abilities combined could temporarily replace Tom’s.

In terms of Combat Power, Tom ranked third among Xiaocao’s subordinates, but when it came to overall Combat Power, apart from Taotie who could match Tom, Hei Ta, who had Combat Power no less than Taotie’s, could easily be taken down by Tom.

When Tom went crazy, with his exquisite control over explosives, even Taotie had no choice but to keep a healthy distance.

As for Liu Yishou and the other two…

Mashing them together, they would just be fodder against Tom.

Survival skills in the wild, Tom had them.

And was just as strong if not stronger.

Digging skill…

Tom might be slightly inferior.

But Tom’s precise directional blasting was nothing to scoff at, in theory, he wouldn’t be too far behind.

The technological abilities of Little Luban, Tom also possessed, and had demonstrated quite early on.

However, the versatile Tom could not completely replace Little Luban. In the face of traditional mechanisms that couldn’t be cracked with technology, Tom would be helpless. But luckily Taotie could complement Tom, as Taotie, personally taught by Jiang Xinyan’s grandfather, could handle most mechanisms with ease.

As for Liu Yishou’s navigation and direction-finding skills, the technological tools in Tom’s hands always had a way to replace those of Liu Yishou’s.

And could only be more precise than Liu Yishou.

If Xiaocao had known earlier that this desert journey would be so perilous, she wouldn’t have brought these three stand-ins and would have had Tom come instead.

[Xiaocao: Finally, you’ve done something humane. If you hadn’t called Tom for me, I wouldn’t be breaking Gold Bricks now, I’d just head back.]

Xiaocao replied with a smile.

[Hot Noodles: As if I don’t know you, if it weren’t for the fact that we must get those Gold Bricks, I wouldn’t have bothered to call Tom over.]

Reading Hot Noodles’ message, Xiaocao smiled; they were essentially the same person. Perhaps Xiaocao didn’t fully understand Hot Noodles, but Hot Noodles certainly understood her better.

[Xiaocao: What’s the deal with that Giant Scorpion and the two monsters just now, as well as Wen Shi and Liu Yishou’s situation?]

[Xiaocao: And the woman named Chen Xiao you mentioned, why hasn’t she shown up yet?]

Taking the opportunity now that Hot Noodles was approachable, Xiaocao hastily inquired about her doubts.

[Hot Noodles: The Giant Scorpion is a mutant species in the desert. I suspect it’s a common scorpion that mutated due to some reason or radiation. Those two monsters were humans; I think their monstrous transformation is related to the people behind Chen Xiao, much like how Jiang Ziyao and others turned into Big Horse Lou.]

Seeing Hot Noodles’ response, Xiaocao nodded. Although most of it was speculation from Hot Noodles, it was still a plausible explanation in this vast and mysterious world.

[Xiaocao: What about Chen Xiao?]

Xiaocao sent another query.

Hot Noodles: The Giant Scorpion and the monster were sent by Chen Xiao, so that woman must be nearby. Wen Shi and Liu Yishou’s odd behavior is likely related to Chen Xiao, too. Be careful.

After reading the message, Fang Xiaocao nodded.

Fang Xiaocao: Don’t worry.

Hot Noodles: I’m outta here. Don’t message me unless it’s important; I’m on a beach vacation.

“Huh?”

Xiaocao felt infuriated upon seeing this message and immediately began typing a message to scold Hot Noodles.

Fang Xiaocao: Outrageous!

[The contact does not exist!]

“I…”

Xiaocao was fuming.

She really wanted to smash her phone, just quit on the spot, and head straight home.

This was too much!

Here she was in the desert, risking her life for Gold Bricks, not even able to take a bath.

And this woman was on vacation…

At the beach, no less?

“Too much, too much…” Xiaocao muttered to herself, annoyed.

“Princess Your Highness, all the bodies have been taken care of. Old Taotie sent me to ask if we should continue traveling today?”

Just as Fang Xiaocao was overwhelmed by the revelation that Hot Noodles was enjoying a seaside vacation, Thousand Faces’ voice came from outside the tent.

“No more traveling!”

“We’re staying put!”

Xiaocao took a deep breath, trying to calm her rattled emotions before responding.

“Yes!”

Detecting a hint of displeasure in Xiaocao’s tone, Thousand Faces quickly agreed and took off running so as to not become Xiaocao’s punching bag.

Xiaocao sulked inside the tent for a while until the aroma of meat soup wafted in. Prompted by the grumbling of her stomach, she finally got up and left the tent.

“Humans are iron, food is steel…” Xiaocao consoled herself.

“Princess Your Highness, we’re not traveling today?”

Seeing Xiaocao sit by the stove, Taotie asked as he ladled a bowl of meat soup for her, handing over a packet of compressed biscuits.

Xiaocao took the meat soup and biscuits, nodding her head: “Mhm, we’ve been on the move for the past few days. It’s time to rest up properly and wait for Tom; I already informed him to come here. By my calculations, he should be arriving soon.”

At Xiaocao’s words, Taotie showed a look of surprise: “Old Tom is coming?”

Xiaocao glanced at Taotie: “Why are you so excited? You’re a married man, aren’t you? Don’t tell me you have some scheme involving Tom.”

Pfft–

Thousand Faces, who had just sipped some meat soup, spat it out upon hearing Xiaocao’s words. He silently shifted his seat a bit further from Taotie, giving him a look that said, “You old Taotie, you actually have that kind of fetish?”

Taotie glared fiercely at Thousand Faces, threateningly growled, “Keep looking at me like that, and I’ll sleep in your tent tonight.”

Thousand Faces’ eyes widened in shock, resembling someone who’d seen a ghost. He threw down his bowl and, covering his behind, ran towards his tent: “Princess Your Highness, I’ve had enough to eat, goodnight!”