If You Know It's Presumptuous, Don't Ask

Zhao Rui's face darkened, as if she had discovered the key point.

It was because of Lu Xingyuan that it refused my gift, wasn't it?

For all she knew, this guy had secretly badmouthed her to the Doghead.

What a despicable little man!

He had successfully made it ashore, then blocked off the path upward!

Feeling the venomous look in her eyes, Lu Xingyuan had already guessed what she was thinking.

But he could not be bothered to explain.

A filthy-minded person saw filth in everything. Explaining would be useless.

He looked at Bai Xiao.

"Leaving?"

"Leaving."

Bai Xiao immediately nodded.

Just as the two were about to leave, Zhao Rui suddenly made her move.

Her target was none other than the Doghead.

The chain in her hand transformed into a silver venomous snake and viciously shot toward the Doghead!

This sudden turn of events truly startled Lu Xingyuan and Bai Xiao.

Neither had expected Zhao Rui to be so insane.

"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! I've been far too nice to you!"

Zhao Rui's face was full of resentment.

She had witnessed Lu Xingyuan's strength earlier. That dark-red revolver of his possessed terrifying power.

So, instinctively, she had not attacked Lu Xingyuan.

People always bullied the weak and feared the strong.

They all liked squeezing the softest persimmon.

She was narrow-minded and petty, but that did not mean she was stupid.

On the contrary, she was very smart.

She had long since seen through everything!

The only thing she had not expected was that this harmless-looking Doghead before her would be so terrifying!

The chain shooting toward it was incredibly swift, yet the Doghead remained expressionless.

It was an utter contempt.

In its eyes, the other's confident strike was nothing but a joke.

The next second, its body abruptly expanded dozens of times without warning, transforming into a savage, terrifying hound. With sharp fangs and claws, a ferocious visage, and towering demonic flames, it looked like a hellhound that had crawled straight out of hell!

One bite!

It swallowed Zhao Rui whole, along with that piece of bread.

This time, Zhao Rui had finally gotten her wish.

She had successfully fed the bread to the Doghead.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, catching everyone completely off guard.

By the time they came back to their senses, the Doghead had already returned to its previous form. It lounged lazily on the ground, smacking its lips as though savoring the aftertaste. Then, without warning, it dry-heaved twice. "It tastes like Poison Guano Bat droppings. Don't ask me how I know."

Lu Xingyuan and Bai Xiao remained frozen stiff.

Although it had started quickly and ended even faster, as though nothing had happened, the soul-deep trembling they felt was exceptionally clear!

"Leaving?"

Bai Xiao looked at Lu Xingyuan, his voice trembling.

"Leaving."

Lu Xingyuan took a deep breath, and his expression quickly returned to normal.

After all, that was his big brother.

His big brother was this awesome. As his little brother, he should be happy. Afraid? There was absolutely no need to be afraid.

"Wait, this is for you."

The Doghead spat out the Level 1 treasure chest that should have belonged to Zhao Rui and tossed it over.

"Thanks, Big Brother."

See? I told you there was nothing to be afraid of. This was my big brother, my real big brother!

The two waded through the muddy stretch covered in Poison Guano Bat droppings and soon reached the cave entrance.

It was still raining outside, a steady drizzle that showed no signs of stopping.

The two braved the rain and arrived at the platform.

Zhao Rui's train had long since disappeared.

What did that mean?

It meant it was already past eleven o'clock, past the departure time.

Yet Bai Xiao's train was still parked where it was.

Clearly, he had also modified Delayed Departure.

"That Zhao Rui..."

Bai Xiao shook his head with a complicated expression, finding it difficult to comment.

For her to end up like this, all he could say was that it was quite fitting.

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"It's a pity we came out a little too late. Otherwise, we could have dismantled her train."

Lu Xingyuan sighed regretfully.

Bai Xiao could not help but laugh.

"Haven't you gained enough from this trip already?"

Three Level 1 treasure chests, plus the Doghead's precious return gift.

Lu Xingyuan said, "I want to reach Level 4 sooner."

Bai Xiao said, "..."

Who did not?

"Can I presumptuously ask you a question?"

After thinking it over, Bai Xiao still spoke.

Lu Xingyuan said, "Since you know it's presumptuous, don't ask."

Bai Xiao said, "..."

"Fair point."

"Then send me a friend request later. I'll accept it."

Lu Xingyuan made an OK gesture, then boarded the train.

Departure, departure.

The train began moving, splashing the rainwater pooled on the tracks far into the distance.

Bai Xiao watched the departing train and stood there for several seconds, lost in thought. In the end, he boarded his own train as well.

The two trains traveled along different tracks, heading in different directions.

"Beep beep!"

"Are you back yet?"

"Why aren't you back yet?"

"Did any more treasure chests spawn in the cave?"

"Did you feed the Doghead anything?"

The moment he arrived at the control console, messages from Gu Wanqing erupted like a flood.

Lu Xingyuan could not help but smile, and warmth also rose in his heart.

Being cared about like this was actually quite nice, wasn't it?

He answered her questions one by one.

When she learned that the Doghead's favorability toward him had reached eighty points, Gu Wanqing instantly lost her composure.

"How is it so high? Mine is only fifty points!!"

It seemed that favorability really was not so easy to raise.

"Maybe it's because I'm handsome."

Lu Xingyuan also sent Gu Wanqing the properties of the Dust-Scattering Smoke Pouch he had received from the Doghead.

"Not bad. It's a very good life-saving item. But why didn't you take its Level 3 Extraordinary Creation?"

"Of course I prioritized what was suitable over what was expensive."

There were not many Level 3 creations, and most of them were offensive.

His damage output was already sufficient.

He did not lack offensive items at all.

Besides, he still had the Transformation Reassembler.

At worst, he could toss the Explosive Flame Revolver in for another Transformation Reassembly.

After experimenting, he had more or less figured out the characteristics of this Hextech.

Although Transformation Reassembly was random, it was not completely without patterns.

An offensive weapon would still become an offensive weapon after undergoing Transformation Reassembly, and it would retain its ranged nature.

That was pretty comfortable.

Huh... What did it mean that the item "Explosive Flame Revolver" could not undergo Transformation Reassembly for the time being and that he should try again later?

Looking at the prompt that had appeared, Lu Xingyuan was somewhat bewildered.

Was it because it had just undergone Transformation Reassembly and entered a cooldown period?

Then at the next stop, he could only use Transformation Reassembly on the Nether Breath Dagger.

If he wanted to be more ruthless, he could directly choose the Dust-Scattering Smoke Pouch.

They were both Level 2 Extraordinary Creations and still had plenty of room for improvement.

Oh, and the Keen Fangs too.

When he counted it all up, he actually had quite a few things on him that could undergo Transformation Reassembly.

He also wanted to try putting ordinary metal into the Transformation Reassembler to see what changes would occur.

"I still have several Level 1 treasure chests here. I'll give you one."

Zhao Rui's Level 1 treasure chest had been an unexpected windfall.

That woman had insisted on courting death. Sigh, the kind no one could stop.

After learning where the treasure chest had come from, Gu Wanqing directly sent a string of sixes.

"By this count, you've offended all the major human factions in District 11 except the Pure Mind Brotherhood."

"Don't say you're my little brother when you go out in the future. I'm afraid I'll get beaten to death."

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