Tortoise Shell

"Don't think you can buy off Lord Buffalo like this! I will absolutely not conceal the truth for that guy!"

Seeing the little fatty's smug look as if he were the smartest person alive, Abel had Baby-5 snatch back the half-meter tall deluxe ice cream.

"It doesn't matter, I'm not that close with Luo anyway. His life or death is none of my business."

"This ice cream looks really good. If I take a bite, I might die of happiness~"

Abel immediately opened his mouth wide, slowly biting towards the strawberry on top of the ice cream.

Buffalo felt like ten thousand ants were crawling in his heart. Finally, he couldn't help but shout, "No! That's mine!"

"So, deal?"

This time, Buffalo didn't hesitate, nodding continuously.

Just as Abel had guessed, Buffalo didn't like Corazon at all. When he saw Luo assassinate him, besides being shocked, he was also somewhat excited.

Abel wasn't worried about Buffalo tricking him, so he readily let Baby-5 return the deluxe ice cream to Buffalo.

Buffalo immediately started licking it happily.

With all the witnesses successfully dealt with, everything would return to normal once Luo was captured and brought back.

However, before heading back, Abel decided to use his newly updated free search attempts for the day.

[Begin searching for Wish Orders?]

[Current Search Attempts: 1 (Free)]

[Searching for Wish Orders. Search complete!] Completed

[Acquired a Beginner Wish Order]

[Order Description: An old man calling himself 'Turtle Hermit' suddenly felt life was boring and wanted some fun.]

[Order Content: Beautiful girl photo album or other (you know)]

[Order Base Reward: Customized Tortoise Shell, 100 Trading Points]

[Order Remaining Time: 9 minutes 59 seconds]

"???"

Looking at this order, Abel was speechless.

He could only say, "As expected of you, you old bastard!"

"You two go back first, I still need to buy some other things."

Abel suddenly felt fortunate that he had borrowed a full five thousand Belly from Baby-5 earlier, otherwise he would really be in a bind right now.

Ten lolis, nine rich, and one is the richest!

My seniors truly didn't lie to me.

It was clear that Baby-5 still wanted to stay by Abel's side, but the problem was that the things he was about to buy were not suitable for her to see, otherwise his image would completely collapse.

So, with Buffalo's assistance, Baby-5 still left.

"Hehe, as expected, Baby-5 and I have the best relationship!"

The little fatty kept grinning foolishly as he went back.

He didn't notice at all that Baby-5 hadn't even glanced at him.

(Baby-5: Stay away from me, I'm afraid Abel will misunderstand~)

Ten minutes was very tight, Abel quickly ran back the way he came.

If he wasn't mistaken, he had seen a bookstore over there earlier, with many novels and magazines displayed outside. It should have what he needed.

A few minutes later.

Under the boss's strange gaze, he spent all the money he had, barely managing to buy three books.

These damn things were ridiculously expensive, with each one costing 1599 Belly. He had to bring up the name of the Donquixote Family to get the price cut down a bit.

If Mingo knew that he was using the family name for the first time to do something like this, he would probably be so angry that he'd kick him out!

In fact, there were even more expensive limited editions in the store, but Abel couldn't afford those prices at the moment, so he simply pretended not to know.

As expected, he needed to find a way to get some money first.

Abel sighed and, carrying the photo albums, ducked into a nearby alley.

After a brief look, he found that the young ladies were quite professional and it should be enough.

Damn, that lecherous old man got off cheap!

Seeing that little time was left, Abel didn't hesitate any longer. He directly chose to submit the photo albums in his hand and complete the order.

[Confirming order items. Initiating transfer.]

He estimated that it would be unlikely to get a four-star rating this time.

The subsequent system prompt was indeed as expected.

[Beginner Wish Order completed, customer gave a three-star rating (mediocre)!]

[Comment: Heh heh~ Not bad, not bad~ Huh? It's over already? Give me more!]

[Three-star rating grants the basic Trading Points reward as normal, remaining rewards have been automatically distributed, please check yourself.]

At this point, Abel's Trading Points had accumulated to 1350 points.

And that [Customized Tortoise Shell] was also quite interesting.

[Customized Tortoise Shell]

Equipment Item

Effect: Weight bearing, can adjust weight as needed when worn on the back, range: 10kg - 1000kg.

PS: If you don't want to be crushed to death, it's recommended to start light and gradually increase the weight.

This thing was clearly designed for training and should be quite effective.

But the only drawback was its appearance.

Just thinking about the high probability of him walking around with a tortoise shell on his back all day in front of Luo and Baby-5 and the others made him suddenly feel like he was going to die of embarrassment.

Maybe he should just leave it in his inventory and let it gather dust.

Wait a minute!

Abel suddenly remembered the items that had refreshed in the shop last time. The [Defense Bracelet] (Blue) had been scrapped, and the remaining two were still quietly lying in the shop.

Item: [Camouflage Spray Paint] (White)

One-time consumable item

Description: Your marksmanship might be terrible, but your paint job has to look cool!

Effect: After use, the appearance of one ordinary item can be permanently changed.

Price: 100 Trading Points

Quantity: 1

PS: Just spray it, Zuan Pianist requests to join the battle!

Item: [N95 Filtered Cigarettes] (White)

One-time consumable item

Description: Absolutely non-toxic and harmless, even if it's epic-grade to the lungs.

Effect: Lighting one up refreshes the mind and can slowly restore energy.

Price: 20 Trading Points

Quantity: 10 (boxes)

PS: Ever since I got these, Mom doesn't have to worry about me getting lung cancer anymore.

Originally, Abel wasn't planning to buy these two items.

But looking cool is a lifelong pursuit!

He had a feeling that if he really walked around with a tortoise shell under the nose of the Donquixote Family, he probably wouldn't be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life.

Anyway, he still had surplus Trading Points, and even if something unexpected happened, he would still have time to buy a [Red Heart] to increase his lifespan.

Moreover, joining the Donquixote Family, if nothing else, would at least provide a certain degree of security.

Of course, that's assuming he doesn't provoke their cadres.

Therefore, Abel bought both items directly, spending a total of 300 Trading Points, leaving him with 1050 points.

Then, without hesitation, he took out the [Customized Tortoise Shell] and the [Camouflage Spray Paint] and started spraying!

In a short while, the laughable tortoise shell had transformed into a high-tech silver round shield, which Abel couldn't help but fondle.