Dada Juan took the Cloud-Rising Spear and immediately felt that its weight suited him much better.
He filled the spear with his fire special ability and found that it not only let him unleash his power fully, but even seemed to amplify it a little.
He couldn't help speaking up in Qian Duoduo's defense. "Credit where it's due, this little gold potion is definitely not some counterfeit junk. My Cloud-Rising Spear is at least three or four times stronger!"
Only then did Qian Duoduo perk up again, thoroughly impressed with this big lug who told it like it was!
Without thinking, Qian Duoduo blurted out the truth. "The big lug is right!"
Dada Juan instantly looked utterly baffled!!!
Qian Duoduo hurriedly clapped a hand over that little mouth and retreated to a corner to stay quiet.
Bai Yaoyao noticed someone approaching from outside, so she dropped the subject and pointed them out to the others.
They headed toward the newcomers together.
"Who are you up ahead! Don't come any farther!"
Everyone from Dark Night looked bewildered.
"What the hell was that? Xiaomi, can you understand them?"
Xiaomi knew some basic R and H languages, enough for everyday conversation at least.
But...
It had been so long since the apocalypse began! Xiaomi had forgotten it all!
"Nope, not a word!" Xiaomi spread both hands helplessly.
Qian Duoduo said, "For just fifty thousand energy points, you can gain proficiency in the H language!"
To Qian Duoduo's surprise, everyone from Dark Night replied in unison, "No thanks, no thanks!"
"We can let our fists do the talking. The language barrier doesn't really matter."
"Exactly! That tone didn't sound friendly anyway. Just beat them up!"
Bai Yaoyao couldn't agree more. There were far better things to buy with fifty thousand energy points, so she