Chapter 450 : What’s Wrong with My USB Drive
“What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?”
Jiang Xue crouched in a corner, clutching her beet-red face. She couldn’t believe she had done such a thing to her Master. Not only had she pushed Ling Ning down, but she had also stolen a kiss. This was a disaster!
How was she supposed to face her Master after this? And what about her Teacher? If Mrs. Chen found out what she had done, there was no way she’d survive.
On top of that, she hadn’t even offered a proper explanation before running off. “An act of God”? Even she didn’t believe such a ridiculous excuse!
With a heavy sigh, Jiang Xue resigned herself to figuring out how to explain everything. Maybe she could seek advice online later or send a text message to her Master.
As she prepared to leave the corner and head home, something on the ground caught her eye—a USB drive. Curious, she picked it up. It looked like an ordinary USB drive, with no indication of who it belonged to.
It seemed today was her lucky day for finding USB drives. She had already picked up one earlier, and now there was another.
With another sigh, she decided to wait in the spot for a bit to see if someone came looking for it. If no one showed up, she’d leave it at a nearby shop for safekeeping.
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Not far away, in another corner, Wei Suozhai frowned as he scanned the ground. He had planned to take a duplicate USB out for a spin today, but shortly after leaving home, he had run into the beauties Qian Xu and Chu Feng. Embarrassed, he had stuffed the USB into his pocket.
The result? The USB had fallen out somewhere, and retracing his steps had yielded no results.
Shrugging, Wei Suozhai decided it wasn’t worth stressing over. The original was still safe at home, so losing the duplicate wasn’t the end of the world.
Just then, he spotted a beautiful young woman crouched in a corner, holding what looked like his missing USB drive. She seemed to be waiting for someone.
After a moment’s hesitation, Wei Suozhai decided against approaching her. While the USB didn’t have any “TOP SECRET” markings, he still felt uneasy. It was better to just leave it and head home.
Back in his room, he saw the original USB plugged safely into his computer. Relieved, he removed it from the port. But as soon as he did, the screen lit up with a red-and-white window:
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What’s Wrong with My USB?
Your USB’s files have been encrypted. Without our decryption service, even the most skilled technicians won’t recover these files. Note: Removing the USB will result in the permanent destruction of all data. Don’t even think about recovery.
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Below was a link to a recovery guide, but Wei Suozhai didn’t bother reading it. He stared at the now-empty USB shell in his hand, realizing everything was gone.
Tossing the useless USB onto his desk, he bolted out the door. He could only hope the girl still had the duplicate USB, giving him a chance to recover it.
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“Why isn’t anyone coming to claim this? Did they just throw it away because it’s broken?”
Jiang Xue inspected the USB in her hand. It looked fairly new—why hadn’t anyone come looking for it? Maybe the owner hadn’t realized they’d dropped it.
As she debated leaving, she spotted a familiar figure approaching. It was Ling Ning, now dressed and heading in her direction. Her Master hadn’t noticed her yet.
Panicking, Jiang Xue stuffed the USB into her pocket and slipped away through a nearby alley. She still didn’t know how to face her Master and decided leaving was the best option.
Ling Ning paused, glancing toward the alley as though sensing something. Finding it empty, she frowned in confusion before continuing on.
She soon encountered a familiar face—Wei Suozhai, who was crouched and searching the ground.
“What’s wrong, Classmate Wei Suozhai?” Ling Ning asked.
Startled, Wei Suozhai turned to see Ling Ning smiling at him. Flustered, he stammered, “I-I just… dropped something.”
“Did you lose something important? Need help finding it?”
He hesitated, then quickly replied, “No, it’s nothing important. If I find it, great; if not, it’s fine.”
“I see. Well, I’m off to buy groceries. See you later.”
"Ah, goodbye, Classmate Ling Ling."
After seeing Ling Ling leave, Wei Suozhai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. When he was with this high school classmate, he was really too nervous. He was afraid that if he got nervous, he might end up talking about the USB drive incident. Big sister Qian Xu and little sister Chu Feng were definitely better company.
In front of them, he could talk non-stop without any hesitation.
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"Eh!? How did I end up bringing this back with me?"
Jiang Xue looked at the USB drive in her hand with a bewildered expression. When she saw her Master earlier, she had unconsciously slipped it into her pocket and brought it home.
Looking at this USB drive, she suddenly felt a surge of curiosity. Although she knew it wasn't right to look at other people's USB drives, it felt like there was a 'Sprite' scratching away inside her heart.
This feeling was unprecedented.
Moreover, she had a feeling that if she didn't look at it, she would definitely miss out on something.
Thinking this, Jiang Xue hesitated no longer and plugged the USB drive into her computer. When she opened it, twelve folders appeared, each corresponding to the names of the twelve sacred artifacts.
She casually opened a folder named "Song of Saya," and the gates to a new world opened for the umpteenth time.
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Author’s Note:
Ha ha ha! The salted fish strikes again! Don’t forget to praise this hardworking fish!