Sorting Through the Haul
Lin Yi Wristband his waist, annoyed, as the dagger danced between his fingertips.
Lin Nieran turned and left, walking in the darkness for a long time before summoning the Bronze Horse and riding it back quickly.
If he's right, the Protagonist Group will definitely come to him after they've finished communicating with the Authorities.
As dawn approached, Lin Nieran finally arrived near Jiang City. He put away the Bronze Horse and took a Taxi back to the shop.
After opening the door, which had been closed for several days, an early-rising Purger greeted him, "Boss Lin, where have you been these past few days? The shop hasn't been open for so long."
Lin Nieran yawned widely. "I went to see some old friends, and it took me several days to find them. I need to rest."
"Boss Lin, you can actually go out to find people? I thought the most exercise you did was move from the recliner to the bed."
After exchanging a few pleasantries with a smile, Lin Nieran returned to the shop, exhausted. He closed the door, took a shower, and went straight to sleep.
Unlike his leisurely rest, Qin Rang and his team were exhausted after being sent out of the Instance, but on their way out they were entangled by the strange creatures in the Weird Zone for a long time before they barely managed to escape.
Before dawn, they unexpectedly bumped into Wen Keke and her group again. Remembering the grudge from the live stream, the two sides clashed once more.
Wen Keke to escape only after the Authorities arrived.
Once they got in the car to go back, the six of them collapsed into bed and fell asleep, slumped in the back seat like corpses.
The support staff member in the co-pilot's seat shook his head. "If people in the live stream saw them like this, they'd probably feel their image was ruined."
The driver, unfazed, said, "They hardly get a good night's sleep in the Instance, they're spinning like tops. Keep your voice down, don't wake them."
If the Authorities hadn't sent people to guard the Lily Zone early on and arrived in time to rescue them, Qin Rang and the others would probably still be a long way from getting out of the Weird Zone.
They weren't woken up until they returned to Authorities territory. They slept for several hours, and it was already dawn, but they were still in a daze. When they got off the bus, they almost tripped over their own feet and fell asleep again.
Jiang City, the Authorities Containment Center 'Purger department:
Qin Rang patted his face beside the car and, together with An Ying, shook the other four awake.
Before long, someone took them to the Information Office for a meeting; things outside the Instance were just beginning.
After the meeting lasted for more than four hours, Qin Rang and the other six were completely bewildered.
"Go back to sleep," Tao Yun said, watching their eyes dart around in circles.
The group was finally able to get some sleep. Dragging their limp legs, they walked to their rooms at the base, only to wake up in the afternoon.
Apart from Wang Ding, who had to work overtime to handle matters at the Discipline Office, the rest of the team planned to treat themselves to a good meal that evening and return the money to Boss Lin.
After agreeing on a time, Qin Rang, Sheng Qingqiao, and An Ying waited for the two girls in front of the Containment Center early in the morning. Not long after, Mi Chuchu and Tao Yuan arrived together.
Tao Yuan styled her Long Hair pink hair into an updo with a hairpin in the middle, while Mi Chuchu wore a baseball jacket and her hair was tied up in a high ponytail, exuding youthful energy.
The five arrived at Lin Nieran's shop, which was already open. However, there were no customers inside, only some weapons and a young man who was swaying back and forth in a recliner, pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed.
Welcome, guests! Take a look for yourselves.
"Boss Lin!"
Hearing the familiar noise Lin Nieran lazily opened one eye, his gaze sweeping over Lin Yi, who was holding a dagger and glaring at the group with obvious hostility. He then lazily opened both eyes and looked at Qin Rang: "Here to pay?"
"Yes, this is for the cost of repairing our weapons." Tao Yuan took out a Bank Card and placed it on the Counter next to Lin Nieran with a smile.
"We at the Peach Family know you're not short of money, and we also know that exchanging information for the production of this Pink Chainsaw is a huge bargain for me. Besides the one million in this card, if you need anything in the future, you can always contact Peach Family. We will absolutely not refuse."
Lin Nieran took the Bank Card. He hadn't expected to get so much money. The repairs he had done were worth at most two or three hundred thousand yuan. Even if you included the "profiteering", it would only be double that at most.
"You're giving us too much money." Lin Nieran sat up, looking at them who were full of energy after only a few hours of rest, and exclaimed, "Young people really have a lot of energy. Here, leave your weapons, and I'll give them a good servicing."
"How about we do this another day? We have something to do later," Qin Rang said.
Even when they were just having a meal in the Residential Zone, they dared not let go of their Weird Artifact Weird Object, because they never knew when they might be dragged into Instance.
"Whatever you like. This maintenance is always effective. Feel free to come back whenever you need it."
"We will, thank you, boss."
After the group left, the shop became quiet again. Lin Nieran guessed that there wouldn't be much business at this time, so he closed the door and put out the cards.
The four women— Moonlit Night, Night Moon, Bai Yang, Flower Language, and Ji Fengbai— bowed to him in greeting, but Lin Nieran waved his hand, indicating that such formalities were unnecessary.
"Flower Language, you will take the place of the Dessert Chef and continue to kill the monsters. Ji Fengbai, your health is not good, and you are not in a good condition to travel far. Just stay in the Boundless Land and rest."
Ji Fengbai nodded, and Flower Language left quickly after accepting the order. She couldn't stay idle either; for her, killing the strange creatures was like taking a break.
Lin Nieran watched the direction Flower Language had left in and decided that after the Points were tallied, he would need to get some teleportation Items for these cards.
Otherwise, you can only choose the area when the card is first played; after that, as you play more often, that area becomes very risky.
"Night Moon, you and your brother go to Wen Keke. There's something I need to arrange for you."
"Night Moon obeys." Night Moon bowed, then stood up, her body turning into a wisp of water vapor and dissipating.
Lin Nieran looked at Bai Yang one last time. He sensed that the Dessert Chef had rushed here after noticing his return, and estimated that he would arrive soon.
After sending Bai Yang away to pick up the Dessert Chef and giving him a brief assignment, Lin Nieran calculated the distance and figured he would probably run into the Protagonist Group along the way, so he followed the cards.
Modian was having a good time killing people in Yangcheng and didn't want to come back for the time being. Lin Nieran respected his wishes and let him do as he pleased.
After completing all this, he himself arrived at the Boundless Land.
This Dimensional World remains as quiet and peaceful as ever, as if far removed from all strife and calamity. The sunlight in this white world always carries a sacred and warm temperature, bringing comfort to the soul.
Now, on the large empty space that Lin Nieran found last time, many new Weird Objects are placed.
These cards were all taken from the Residential Complex Instance.
During the final moments in the Instance, he didn't waste any time. Taking advantage of the chaos and heavy rain, he met with the various card identities one by one and collected all the Weird Object they possessed.