Survivor

With this first completed order experience, Abel knew how to use the system from now on.

He absolutely had to get good reviews!

And to get good reviews, the [quality] of the traded items was crucial, perhaps also the [quantity].

Besides that, there was time.

So, how to better complete orders while ensuring timeliness was the biggest challenge in earning good reviews.

This undoubtedly required him to be fully prepared at all times, no matter what kind of order he encountered, so he could immediately prepare items of excellent quality or sufficient quantity for trade.

And this was something that couldn't be accomplished by one person alone, no matter what.

He needed his own manpower and influence, ample money, and even a high status and privileges!

With just one command, he could mobilize the most abundant resources in the shortest possible time and make the most thorough preparations. Then, through the system, he could strengthen himself, acquire resources that others didn't have, and form an unsolvable closed loop!

Of course, this was only the most perfect, most ideal situation.

But it didn't prevent Abel, who had nothing at the moment, from regarding it as his next goal to strive for!

And at this very moment, a seed full of ambition had quietly been sown.

Then Abel quickly took out the Leg Strength Enhancement Shoes he had just obtained from his system [Inventory] and put them on. He had to arm himself by any means necessary now.

Classic white and red high-top sneakers, they fit perfectly.

Each shoe had a hidden knob on the outside, which could adjust to 3 different power levels.

They stimulated the acupoints in the feet through electric and magnetic currents, allowing muscles to exert greater strength.

Each use consumed the electricity inside, so they needed to be recharged after use.

But there was no need to worry about a matching charger; a small area on the shoe's surface could absorb and convert solar energy. They could be fully charged after 6 hours of direct sunlight, making them very practical.

Abel let out a satisfied sigh, but then immediately and nervously lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

Because just then, soldiers were transporting corpses over again.

"What bad luck, to get stuck with this kind of job."

"Alright, stop complaining. This should be the last batch. Hurry up and put the bodies down, then go back and take a shower. We'll grab some drinks tonight."

Abel listened to the soldiers' conversation, and a thought stirred in his mind.

But he immediately suppressed the urge. If they discovered he wasn't dead, he'd probably be finished off immediately.

Fortunately, these soldiers didn't want to linger, and after roughly unloading all the bodies, they left in a hurry, not even glancing in his direction.

This also made Abel breathe a sigh of relief.

"No, I can't wait any longer. I have to get out of here immediately."

Thinking about the soldiers' earlier conversation, Abel felt a sense of urgency.

If that was indeed the last batch of corpses transported, it meant someone would soon come to burn everything here to ashes.

If he couldn't escape before then...

Just as fate would have it, as Abel was calculating the time to leave, two soldiers unexpectedly returned. The sound of their conversation drifted over from not far away.

"Hurry up, grab what you need and go."

"What are you afraid of? Everyone else is gone, they won't find out."

"I just think this place is unlucky and disgusting! Ptooey! Damn it, didn't you say the bodies were just dumped over here?"

"It's here, alright. I even left a mark. They must be buried underneath. Hurry up and look."

"Honestly, you're really twisted, thinking of hiding things inside corpses."

"Hmph! We work hard to get a little extra, and those bastards upstairs just open their mouths and take it all, then throw us some scraps to get rid of us? Damn it! I'm not doing that! Once I get these jewels and sell them, I can live like a rich man for the rest of my life on some small island!"

"Haha, you're right. Let's do it!"

Although the two soldiers felt uneasy here, man dies for wealth, birds die for food. To find the precious jewels they had hidden inside the corpses beforehand, their faces were filled with greed.

"That's weird. It should be right here, why isn't it here?"

"Did you remember the wrong spot?"

"Impossible. Forget it, let's search nearby."

Lying on the ground pretending to be dead, Abel's heart tightened as he heard the approaching footsteps.

If he were discovered, it would be certain death.

He didn't want to gamble, so he immediately took out the I Am Just a Passerby coin from his system inventory and chose to use it.

The next moment, the coin shattered and vanished.

I Am Just a Passerby began to take effect, greatly reducing Abel's presence.

One of the soldiers walked right up to Abel and began searching the surrounding corpses, but bizarrely, he repeatedly overlooked Abel's presence, never touching him.

Otherwise, Abel, who was pretending to be dead, might have been exposed.

After all, no matter how much he held his breath, his heart was still beating slowly and powerfully, and the surface temperature of a living person and a corpse was vastly different, making them easy to distinguish.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel fortunate.

But not everyone was as lucky as he was.

A soldier rummaging through corpses in another direction suddenly let out a startled cry, drawing his companion's attention.

"Found him!! Huh? What the hell is this?!"

"Hurry over here! There's a kid still alive?!"

"Quick, grab him!"

Hearing this shout, Abel almost subconsciously thought he had been discovered.

But when he stealthily opened his eyes, he saw that the two soldiers had cornered a little boy wearing a black and white spotted hat between them.

"Is this guy Luo? Trafalgar Law?"

Abel recognized him almost instantly.

Because in this world, they were not only fellow members of the same church, but Abel had even been treated for Amber Lead Syndrome by Law's father.

So, were they considered childhood friends?

Upon realizing this connection between himself in his memories and the future Supernova, Abel hesitated.

If he continued to play dead, he likely wouldn't be discovered, and his chances of survival would be high.

However, besides that, he wouldn't gain anything else.

Moreover, he would have to place all his hopes on the soldiers finding what they were looking for and leaving quickly. Otherwise, once the duration of [I Am Just a Passerby] ended, unforeseen circumstances might arise.

But if he chose to save the boy, he would first put himself in danger, although he was quite confident he could escape unscathed.

He wasn't a saint, nor did he possess the compassion to save everyone he saw.

So, at this moment, he was weighing the cost of saving the boy against what he could gain!