Chapter 95

Only the toes, unconsciously tightening and loosening their grip on the sheets and slightly curling up, betrayed the turmoil in their owner's heart at that moment.

What am I doing?

A muffled sound came from under the pillow, tinged with annoyance and a hint of barely perceptible embarrassment.

She quickly looked up, swiftly retrieved the high heels from the storeroom, and then, as if dealing with some contraband, hurriedly stuffed them into the deepest corner of the wardrobe, covering them completely with several pieces of clothing.

After doing all this, she finally let out a long sigh, fell back onto the bed, and buried her face in the pillow again.

"Should I... wear it for him to see?"

This thought made her ears feel slightly hot.

"..."

"No."

She immediately denied it, her voice muffled, "It was clearly... I who refused."

But her gaze involuntarily drifted towards the wardrobe.

In the corner, the edge of that scarlet shoe sole peeked out from the shadows, like a silent temptation.

The next second, Texas seemed to have made some kind of decision.

She quickly bought a standard 25-slot tactical backpack from the trading post.

She got out of bed, tiptoed to the wardrobe, parted the clothes, took out her high heels, and carefully put them into her backpack.

Then, she placed the backpack neatly in the most conspicuous and easily accessible equipment area of the room.

It was as if a standard equipment maintenance was being carried out.

After doing all this, she looked at the backpack and murmured to herself, as if trying to convince someone:

"It's just... we have a backup plan. We don't necessarily have to use it, right?"

Meanwhile, Han Fei had returned to his room, taken a shower, and lay down on the bed, slowly placing orders in the trading hall.

Having a control panel makes things much more convenient; otherwise, he'd probably still be squatting next to that pillar in the R&D department—the computer next to that pillar can access the trading market.

The sales efficiency of this little purple item is truly touching; it was listed for a short time before the auction house was full again.

Feeling utterly bored, Han Fei began to study his control panel.

Actually, many of the functions are the same as those in Delta Force, the only difference being the lack of an activity interface.

The store interface is still there, but Han Fei can't access it; it prompts him to upgrade the Special Operations Center first.

Han Fei had no idea who this B-store was for; he didn't have a single penny to his name, so where was he going to top up his account with those three-cent coins?

After fiddling around for a long time without figuring it out, Han Fei returned to the social media interface.

There are only three profile pictures in my social media list: the Exusiai sisters and a Texas.

There's not much to research about that, but the team recruitment and the recent games I've played with are more interesting.

Han Fei clicked on the former first, and as expected, it was completely blank.

This is not surprising, after all, in the entire Terra, it's probably just him and his friends searching for supplies.

However, this recent friend gave Han Fei a little surprise.

Talulah, FrostNova, Alina, Patriot Lappland, Andoain, Mostima...

One by one, familiar names appeared in Han Fei's sight.

This almost immediately made Han Fei think of a possibility—could this thing have arranged all the characters I encountered during the search and withdrawal process here?

And judging from the results that have emerged, this is clearly the case.

However, some people's names have a gray background, and it's unclear why.

For example, the backgrounds of the characters in the Tundra are mostly gray.

Lappland, Mostima, and Fiammetta are highlighted, while Andoain is grayed out.

Obviously, this couldn't have been a character being sent. Not to mention, Talulah and Andoain aren't that easy to send.

But Han Fei doesn't know the exact reason yet.

On a whim, Han Fei tentatively added FrostNova as a friend.

After waiting for a while, no new person appeared in my friend list.

So, after making the changes, he added Lappland.

Lappland agreed quickly, and the next second, a Lappland appeared in the panel, followed by her private message.

Lappland: "Where did you take Texas?!"

"Eat?"

Han Fei raised an eyebrow upon seeing the text, thinking to himself, "As expected of you, still thinking about Texas."

Han Fei still liked Lappland quite a bit, and he would tease her about it.

Having not seen each other for so long, Han Fei couldn't resist teasing Lagou again, so he replied, "Guess?"

"?"

"Guess if I guess?"

Lappland responded quickly, almost as soon as Han Fei typed in his message.

Han Fei smirked and continued, "If you don't guess, you won't see Texas, okay?"

"?"

Han Fei smiled and replied, "Don't worry, she's doing very well here with me."

Just as I sent the message, a new private message popped up. It was from FrostNova, whom I had just added as a friend but hadn't accepted.

FrostNova: "Sorry, something came up and I was held up for a bit. It's been a long time, I didn't expect to hear from you now."

"Long time no see," Han Fei replied. "How have you been lately?"

FrostNova: "Fortunately, we've integrated quite a few infected, and the team is much larger than before. However, the pressure to survive is ever-present. Resources are extremely scarce in the Tundra, Talulah is considering whether to take us south."

FrostNova: "How have you been lately? We haven't seen each other since we last parted, and I haven't heard a word from you. It's really a shame."

"Everyone misses you, even Talulah mentions you from time to time."

Han Fei replied, "I'm alright, I've been busy traveling. I even went to Columbia and Laterano recently. Are you short of supplies? I can try to help you."

After the message was sent, FrostNova disappeared again.

"Hello? Are you still there?"

"???"

Han Fei waited for a long time, but still didn't receive a reply.

This made Han Fei somewhat worried; had something happened to FrostNova?

"That's strange."

Han Fei stroked his chin, somewhat puzzled, and said, "The news from Lappland came quite quickly, which means it shouldn't be my problem. Could it be that something really happened to FrostNova?"

Thinking of this, Han Fei couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But no matter how he asked, FrostNova remained silent.

Han Fei waited for a long time but FrostNova didn't reply, and his anxiety deepened with time.

As a result, just as Han Fei was considering whether he should go back to the Secret Dam to try his luck and see if he could return to the Tundra,

FrostNova finally replied.

"Sorry, this communicator was captured by us. It wasn't in good condition; it seems to have malfunctioned again. We spent a lot of time and effort fixing it."

Volume 1: Chapter 131 Pre-departure Preparations

Seeing FrostNova's reply, Han Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief and replied:

"It's good that you're alright. I was worried something had happened to you since you didn't reply to my messages for so long."

In addition to replying, based on the information FrostNova provided, Han Fei also had a general idea of the gray and bright states in this social list.

-- Operators are contacted through the social system, and the operators on the other end need to use communicators to send and receive messages.

This leads to the possibility that the operator has a usable communicator, which is why the status is displayed as "online" when they don't, and "offline" when they don't?

Upon closer examination, Han Fei felt that this possibility was quite high.

Players like Mostima and Fiammetta definitely have communication devices, and Laterano's financial resources are trustworthy.

Needless to say, Lappland is a wealthy heiress.

Andoain just left, and probably hasn't even found a place to stay yet, so he's also offline (hidden in gray).

As for the people on the Tundra, because of poverty, it was probably impossible for everyone to have a communicator. Even if they captured one, it would mostly be given to messengers or similar units, rather than being carried by themselves.

FrostNova quickly replied, "No, I'm at the camp right now. My father and Talulah are both there. How could anything have happened? Don't overthink it. Anyway, thank you for your concern."

Seeing this, Han Fei couldn't help but ask, "How are Talulah and Alina doing? Are they alright?"

FrostNova: "Yes, everyone is doing well. Although the supply problem hasn't been solved yet, we're all trying to find ways to ensure everyone has enough to eat, and things are getting back on track."

Han Fei wanted to help with supplies on the Tundra, but he didn't have any leads at the moment.

Even setting aside how to get back to the Tundra, even if they could return stably, giving Han Fei a 45-slot red envelope filled with canned food would probably be just a drop in the ocean.

However, Han Fei replied, "I'll try to think of a solution for you, but we don't have any ideas yet. Heading south is definitely an option; at least it's better than staying stuck in the Tundra."

A short while later, FrostNova sent a message:

"Yes, that's what we think too. As for helping, you must be very busy right now, so let's not trouble you. We'll figure something out ourselves."

Han Fei replied, "After all, I've received your help before, so it wouldn't be right for me to stand idly by when my friend is in trouble, would it?"

The two chatted casually, and it was clear that FrostNova's situation was indeed quite difficult; the communicator was unreliable, making even simple conversation difficult.

After quite a while, this unusually laggy cross-world chat finally came to an end.

FrostNova said, "I have some things to take care of, and the communicator isn't working very well either. Let's talk again next time. Next time, I'll try to get a better communicator."

"OK."

Han Fei was about to end his reply with that sentence, but looking at the cute white bunny figure, Han Fei suddenly became interested and added another sentence:

"Just now, you said everyone misses me, but you didn't mention yourself. What about you? Have you missed me?"

After a long while, FrostNova replied with a single word, and then her avatar went dark.

"Think."

Looking at that simple word, Han Fei's lips curled into a smile, and he silently turned off the communication.

The next day, as morning approached, Han Fei and his colleagues gathered in front of the pillar in the research and development department.

After a night's rest, the girls were in top form. Knowing they were about to go out on a field mission, they also changed into appropriate outfits.

Lemuen retains her original skin, the same all-black outfit she wore when she was at Elite 0.

Lemuen, on the other hand, somehow bought a new skin – the Land of Life series, Wilderness Expedition.

Texas, on the other hand, was wearing the [Passe /Passe] series select version/Will set that she bought in the previous round when Han Fei was still present.

A black coat with a red lining makes her look both cool and beautiful.

Han Fei didn't really care about the angel sisters' outfits, but Texas's outfit was something Han Fei hadn't expected.

Where are my black stockings?!

However, with both sisters present, Han Fei couldn't bring himself to ask and had to suppress his doubts for the time being.

Han Fei easily pulled his friends into the group.

At first, he was worried that someone might be left behind, but after checking, it seemed that the team could only have a maximum of 4 people.

Then he understood; this was the upper limit of a large-scale battlefield.

Although I was somewhat surprised, upon further reflection, it didn't seem so strange.

The great battlefield is also a continent!