"Wu Jie said he'd keep using this doll until the day he found a woman."
"I saw it in his hands when I left Salt Well Town yesterday. How did it end up here today?"
He called the players over and questioned them.
He learned that they had traded for it from a caravan from Colossus City.
"Did Wu Jie sell it, or did someone steal his stuff and sell it?"
The Colossus City caravans had an excellent reputation. Though their prices were sometimes less than ideal, they had never robbed anyone or forced unfair deals. They even protected those who came to trade, so it could be ruled out that they had taken Wu Jie's belongings.
Besides, this doll had passed through who knew how many hands. The Colossus City caravan dealt with important people; they couldn't possibly be interested in it.
"Something's wrong. When I left yesterday, Wu Jie was heading out to scavenge. If he went out alone, he definitely would've taken this doll with him. He was going to Red City, west of Salt Well Town, while Colossus City is directly north of Salt Well Town. He and the Colossus City caravan weren't even on the same route. There's no way their paths could've crossed."
"Something must have happened."
He still couldn't determine whether something had happened to Wu Jie. It was also possible that Wu Jie hadn't gone to Red City yesterday.
"I'll find out when I go to Salt Well Town to buy supplies in the next few days."
Temporarily setting the matter aside, Cheng Shaofeng ate some beans and prepared to continue Quantum Surfing. He had already picked out several candidates and planned to choose two more players to descend into this world.
"Wait!"
Cheng Shaofeng took a few steps outside, then turned back to look at the three players rubbing their hands together in front of the Loot Generator.
"What are you doing!?"
Cheng Shaofeng felt like his brain was overloaded.
Where had the three Raiders' corpses on the ground come from?
Why was the Loot Generator running?
At that moment, the voices of the three players drifted over.
Thin Dog: "Good fortune! Give us a legendary item!"
Demon Fox: "Hehe~ Just give us some equipment we can use early on."
Lin Tang: "Some potions would be nice. Otherwise, recovering from injuries on our own is way too slow. Four Raiders for one health potion isn't too much to ask, right?"
Cheng Shaofeng: ???
They had killed another four Raiders???
What the hell kind of god-tier players were these!
He looked at the Loot Generator glowing red, his face filled with envy.
Can you give me one piece of loot?
But he quickly restrained himself. As the Lord of a base, he had to maintain his dignity. What kind of Lord competed with his underlings for corpses?
Through the base interface, he saw that Lin Tang's health had dropped by a considerable amount and was slowly recovering.
He also had an injury on his butt.
Cheng Shaofeng took off his Copper Ring of Radiation and handed it to Lin Tang.
"Soldier, pain will affect your combat power. Wear my ring. It'll help you recover faster. Remember to return it once you're healed."
Lin Tang accepted the ring with a bewildered expression.
"Thank you, Lord."
Equipment had no durability anyway. Let Lin Tang use it, recover quickly, and get back to work.
These three players... were pretty fierce.
Cheng Shaofeng left the machine and let the players enjoy the thrill of opening loot.
He was afraid his tears of envy might accidentally spill out.
"If I get more people like this, I'm afraid I'll become the tyrant of Four Mountains."
At first, he had been frustrated that his Nano Base lacked any Attack Capability. But now it seemed that the base's ability to summon players was its most overpowered feature!
"The Lord, he really... I'm crying!"
After Lin Tang put on Cheng Shaofeng's ring, his wound recovery speed increased significantly.
After he shared the ring's information, his two teammates clicked their tongues in amazement.
Demon Fox: "This is high-quality equipment. It has two attributes, better than our Wolf Tooth Clubs. No wonder it belongs to the Lord."
Thin Dog: "It even has elemental damage. It looks pretty advanced. Say, if I wore this ring and used my little fists to pound a monster's chest, would it deal a string of Radiation Damage?"
Demon Fox: "You can try it next time and see if the Raiders will let you pound their chests with your little fists. Without the advantage of range and weapons, what are we supposed to use to fight Big Muscle Men that buff?"
"Oh, right."
The few points of Radiation Damage provided by the ring were actually far less useful than the increased Life Recovery Speed.
"It's opening!"
The Loot Generator's door opened, and its conveyor belt delivered two items.
Copper Ring of Resistance Quality: High Quality 11% Radiation Resistance Health Recovery Speed +1 per second
"Eh? Another ring that increases healing speed, and it even has resistance!"
"Lin Tang, put this ring on too. Your injuries will heal in no time. With these two rings, you can just hide somewhere and wait for your health to recover whenever you're hurt. Good stuff!"
There was also a vial of red blood.
Boiling Blood Socketable Item (for rings, necklaces, and medals) +8% Physical Damage +18 Attack Capability
"Socketable item? I understand Physical Damage—it's like the one on the crowbar. But what does Attack Capability mean?"
None of the three understood the term very well.
Zero's voice came from the Loot Generator beside them.
"Attack Capability refers to your ability to use your own strength to attack. After your Attack Capability increases, you will be more focused while attacking, react faster, handle combat more skillfully, and find enemy openings more easily to deliver fatal blows!"
Lin Tang understood immediately.
"So it basically increases mental reaction speed!"
Zero: "You may understand it that way. I will now upgrade your watches and add the ability to view your Attack Capability."
The watches on the three players' wrists flashed briefly, and all three of their Attack Capability values appeared.
Thin Dog: 100 Demon Fox: 100 Lin Tang: 110
Lin Tang: "Eh? My Attack Capability is actually a little higher than yours? No wonder I feel like I react faster in the game."
Demon Fox keenly seized on the issue and asked Zero.
"Excuse me... Do our initial physical attributes also differ?"
Zero: "There are slight differences between randomly generated Clones, but their total energy is fixed. While he has higher Attack Capability, he loses some other attributes, such as height and strength."
"Oh, got it."
Thin Dog held up the two pieces of loot. "These two things are a set. If we pour this tube of blood onto the ring, it'll have four attributes: attack power, reaction speed, health recovery speed, and resistance. If we get more equipment like this, our overall capabilities will improve by a huge margin!"
Demon Fox pressed down on his hand. "Don't rush. Let's see what loot the remaining three corpses produce. We might get an even better combination."
"That's what I was thinking too."
The three of them put all three Raiders' corpses inside.
More loot is being generated.
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