By the time they finished discussing everything, it was past nine, almost ten, so the others stayed in.
Most of them had just leveled up anyway, making this a good chance to consolidate their gains. Bai Yaoyao headed out with Lulu, Dada Juan, and Xiao Shiliu.
Their first stop was to buy another two level-four crystal cores, then send Dada Juan and Xiao Shiliu back to keep training and leveling up. She had wanted to buy four, but the authorities did not have enough in stock, so she settled for two.
Then she planned to stroll around the base with Lulu and look for a suitable place to open a shop.
Bai Yaoyao was the sort to act on an idea immediately. Once she decided to do something, she refused to delay even a moment.
"This is so nice. The last time we went shopping arm in arm was a year ago, right?" Lulu said.
Bai Yaoyao froze. Only a year ago?
After a moment, she said, "For me, that was over a decade ago. Lulu, the days without you were so hard to get through."
Fat Brother and Lulu were around Bai Yaoyao's age and had joined the organization in the same batch, so the three had always been the closest. Apart from Stone, practically everyone else was younger than Bai Yaoyao, and she saw them as little brothers and sisters.
In her previous life, Lulu had succumbed to a gunshot wound and turned straight into a zombie. Bai Yaoyao had grieved for a long time.
Lulu parted her lips slightly, but did not know what to say. All she could do was take Bai Yaoyao's hand and press it to her cheek. "Go on, pinch them! I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you!"
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