"Don't try to guess my intentions. I have no ill will towards the lower city. These knives have their uses."
"Your sister is a 'gatherer,' why don't you let her try it out?"
Ultimately, neither of you are afraid of death.
Lu Xiaofang: "!!!"
She stared at the three messages, her almond-shaped eyes wide as saucers.
Lu Xiaofang went through another round of word-by-word analysis, repeated reading, and deep thinking... seemingly understanding, yet also seemingly not understanding.
The hidden meaning behind the big boss's apparent lack of hostility towards the lower city is—he's actually targeting the upper city!
As expected of a master!
The big boss did indeed know of the Xiaochu's existence and her profession; thankfully, she didn't act rashly.
As for the last sentence, Lu Xiaofang's heart pounded with fear...
She's afraid of dying, she's terrified of death!
But the hidden meaning behind these words is: Since you're already defying me without fear of death, what's wrong with giving it a try?
Indeed, Lu Xiaofang calmed down.
She was already like a fish on a chopping board, with the knife hanging over her.
Since I'm going to die anyway, what's the harm in trying out this skinning knife beforehand?
What if it really is just an ordinary knife?
Then she can sell it with confidence.
As long as innocent people are not harmed, she doesn't care about the consequences.
The reason why the Xiaochu had to try it out was because of the limitations of different professions on tools. For example, an ordinary person could use this skinning knife, but the effect would definitely not be as good as that of a "gatherer" or " Hunter ".
Even if nothing Lu Xiaofang, it doesn't mean everything is alright.
If it were Lu Xiaochu, he would have noticed something was off just by holding it in his hand— Xiaochu Lu had worn out far too many peeling knives and knew these kinds of tools all too well.
If the peeling knife is truly dangerous, then there's nothing we can do.
She and the Xiaochu were being watched no matter what.
We have to do it, whether we want to or not.
Lu Xiaofang stopped worrying. Carrying her Peddler's Box, she hurried home. She needed to hide the Peddler's Box before Xiaochu got home.
Song Xiaozhu originally didn't want to spend the 100 Quantum Coin, especially since the matter of surveillance was not good in itself. If she developed a habit of wanting to "check surveillance footage" for everything, she would find it difficult to build trust with others in the future.
If you don't trust others, you can't expect anyone to trust you.
It's very dangerous to be completely isolated.
Some exceptionally convenient capabilities, if used recklessly, can pose significant risks.
Song Xiaozhu knew what was going on.
However, this time, she still chose to check, and her reason was reasonable. Lu Xiaofang was obviously overly frightened, and she was afraid that Lu Xiaofang would not dare to test the peeling knife and might do something rash.
Song Xiaozhu was startled and asked, " Xiao He, can you freely adjust the amount of Quantum Coin that can be consumed?"
Xiao He: "We can't lower the price." Her older sister was up to no good again.
Song Xiaozhu: "Can we raise the price instead of lowering it?"
Xiao He: "?"
Song Xiaozhu: "For example, this 'check recent status' function: for the same 'friend,' the first two times it costs 100 Quantum Coin, the third time 1000 Quantum Coin, the fourth time 10000 Quantum Coin, and so on, each time increasing tenfold."
Xiao He: "Why?"
Song Xiaozhu: "Tell me first if it's okay."
Xiao He: "Okay."
She added, "Lowering the price is not allowed, but raising the price is. Quantum Coin is like food; if you eat too little, you'll feel unwell, but if you eat too much, you'll grow taller."
Song Xiaozhu breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and explained to her, "Using some abilities too much can lead to a loss of humanity. I still want to be a good person, but I'm not sure about myself. People are prone to deceiving themselves, so I need Xiao He's help to tighten the reins at crucial moments."
Xiao He seemed to understand, but not quite.
Song Xiaozhu
To put it simply. " Xiao He, remember this, I am human."
Xiao He: "Mm."
Song Xiaozhu: "It was true in the past, it is true now, and it will be true in the future."
Xiao He: "Mmm!"
Finally, Song Xiaozhu quickly reminded Xiao He, "Don't adjust the prices of the others arbitrarily, I'm poor!"
Xiao He: "... Oh."
Song Xiaozhu: "You sound quite disappointed?"
Xiao He: "..."
Song Xiaozhu: "Hey, have some pity on your sister! Look at my Quantum Coin, when have they ever been enough? And now they've dropped below a hundred again! Do you know what that means? It means we're so poor we can't even afford to eat!"
Xiao He: "..."
I won't listen, I won't listen, my sister is chanting scriptures.
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Lu Xiaofang's recent situation began right after she left home early this morning.
She rented disposable protective suits and Peddler's Box, showed her travel permit to the guard before leaving, and then hurried to Test Site No. 49. Upon arriving at Liu Family Village, she bumped into Xiao Yunjie and her team testing gunpowder...
Lu Xiaofang was so frightened that she stood there stunned.
Seeing this, Song Xiaozhu sighed, "No wonder he was so scared."
Lu Xiaofang was initially given a hard time upon entering the village, but the Liu Family Village's warm hospitality surprised him even more.
At this moment, Song Xiaozhu, this "mysterious big shot," finally heard Lu Xiaofang's question from afar, about whether she could take the meat back for her sister to eat.
After reviewing this series of observations, Song Xiaozhu made several new discoveries.
Firstly, there were indeed "space boxes" in the city. These Peddler's Box were quite large, far less compact and convenient than the Employee Backpack, but they could obviously hold more things. 500 skinning knives were no problem.
Then there's the ability to "travel as a merchant," which seems to increase speed and even come with built-in "navigation" capabilities?
Lu Xiaofang's journey was very smooth, but not in a familiar way; rather, it was like driving with a GPS navigation system—you could sense her pauses at certain forks in the road.
Furthermore, clean water and fresh meat are scarce resources for the residents of the Holy City —at least in the Lower City.
Then came Lu Xiaofang's soliloquy after entering the city...
Xiaofang has a really wild imagination.