Devoted Heart and Soul

Cannot be used by oneself? There is such a thing?

Cheng Shuili raised her eyebrows slightly and immediately asked 001 for more details.

The 001 system did not have a function for beating around the bush. Upon hearing its master's inquiry, it immediately replied: "That is the case, Boss! This item is indeed not intended for player use. In the detailed description, there is a very explicit rule! The leather armor produced can only be equipped by servants or gifted to NPCs to gain their favor! The player who offered this custom processing deliberately withheld this information and only after earning many game coins was the truth exposed."

Equipped by servants?

Cheng Shuili thought about it seriously.

The servants in the manor were even safer than she was, so they clearly did not need this.

The only one who would need it was naturally Su Rui.

Cheng Shuili glanced toward the driver's cabin and remembered the wolf-race beastmen of the Third Patrol Team. However, they all had tactical vests; she did not know if they needed this...

Besides, they were not considered her servants.

If Cheng Shuili really bought these, she could probably only give them as gifts to those beastmen to build rapport, right?

For NPCs who were already absolutely loyal, giving gifts to build favor was clearly redundant.

Cheng Shuili shook her head and looked at the sky outside the window. It was going to be dark soon, and tomorrow... would be the team dungeon.

She withdrew her gaze, opened the private chats of the two people, and commissioned a refined crossbow and a set of leather armor respectively.

Hao Hao was quite conscientious, throwing in 20 arrows for free with the crossbow.

Cheng Shuili played with it in her hands for a moment and then had Ba Tie Lu Fei send over the leather armor.

Cheng Shuili had seen crossbows in her past life, but she had truly only seen leather armor in games.

Cheng Shuili pinched the shoulder strap of the leather armor and lifted it up.

As described, this was indeed a set, including a vest, a pair of bracers, and greaves.

The whole set presented a deep, brownish-tan color. The surface had undergone special treatment, emitting an imperceptible, oily luster. It felt tough yet slightly elastic to the touch, and one could imagine it possessed decent defensive capabilities.

"It looks the part, at least."

Cheng Shuili commented in a low voice, casually placing the leather armor set on the seat beside her, and picked up the refined crossbow again.

The crossbow body was mainly composed of hardwood and a metal mechanism. It had sleek lines and a compact structure, exuding the precision of a cold weapon.

She tried pulling the crossbow string, attempting to set the mechanism.

If it had been the Cheng Shuili who had just entered this world, she certainly would not have been able to pull it, but for the current Cheng Shuili, it was too easy.

She weighed the hand crossbow and found it felt heavier than it looked; the materials were certainly solid.

The twenty included arrowheads glinted with a cold light and also looked quite sharp.

Cheng Shuili wanted to find a target to test it on, but it was not completely dark yet and no monsters had appeared, so she settled for having 001 analyze it instead.

"001, how is the power of this thing?"

Cheng Shuili raised the crossbow, assuming an aiming posture, and gestured toward the carriage wall, though she did not dare to actually pull the trigger.

"The effective range is about fifty meters. Within thirty meters, it can penetrate ordinary leather armor or one-inch thick wooden boards. It can cause considerable damage to unarmored biological targets. However, the loading speed is slow and requires a certain amount of arm strength."

001 reported the analysis results in a monotone voice.

Cheng Shuili, however, was invigorated. She had only given a casual instruction and did not expect 001 to actually provide such a thorough explanation.

It seemed this system was even more useful than she had imagined.

Cheng Shuili lowered her eyes and pulled her thoughts back to the crossbow.

"It really is quite lackluster. Against humans, there are firearms, so this isn't needed. Against monsters, there is the Night Hunt, and even if I really needed long-range attacks..."

Cheng Shuili put down the crossbow and decided to put the matter of buying an RPG from the Rat King on her schedule.

She had a slight phobia of insufficient firepower; the sooner she got weapons into her hands, the more at ease she would feel.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shuili wanted to take out the parchment and quill and write a letter to the Rat King immediately.

But thinking that this could be done sooner or later, and the wax seal stamp could only be used three times, wasting one for this kind of thing...

It was indeed a bit of a pity.

Cheng Shuili's gaze fell on the leather armor set again. "A pity I can't use it."

She pondered for a moment, and her mind was made up.

First, she sent a message to Ba Tie Lu Fei: "Leather armor received, good craftsmanship. Balance paid, happy to do business."

Almost immediately, Ba Tie Lu Fei replied with a silly-grin emoji and the words: "Boss is generous! Come to me next time you need anything! Guaranteed discount!"

Cheng Shuili smiled and did not reply, then opened the chat box with Hao Hao: "Just tried it, quite good. Thanks."

Hao Hao replied very quickly: "As long as it's useful! Boss, if you run out of arrows, you can come to me for more, I've got plenty!"

Cheng Shuili looked at the two replies with much emotion.

Having a reputation abroad has its pros and cons; before, the negatives took up the majority, but now that her reputation had stabilized, the benefits were manifesting.

Those who traded with her before would never have been this polite.

Cheng Shuili shook her head, casually stuffed the crossbow into the Abyss Ring, picked up the leather armor set, and kicked the door of the driver's cabin with her foot.

Su Rui knew exactly what Cheng Shuili was using to knock on the door just by the sound.

But her lack of manners had not been just a one- or two-day occurrence. Su Rui had nothing left to say; she sighed silently, stopped the car, and resignedly opened the door for Cheng Shuili.

As soon as the car door opened, she noticed Cheng Shuili holding something in her arms.

Cheng Shuili had never seen leather armor, but Su Rui had. She was, after all, in this line of work. Never mind leather armor, she had even seen the real deal in chainmail.

But in this time and place, for this person to bring this thing over, it was clearly meant for her.

Su Rui had seen leather armor, but in her past life, those things were like antiques, placed in glass display cases, and she had only ever taken a peek through the glass.

Receiving one as a gift was truly a first.

And...

Was Cheng Shuili really not afraid of her rebelling?

That long spear increased attributes by a full ten points! Su Rui had not known at first and only learned of it when chatting with the guide.

Such a weapon, if one wanted to trade it...

It would definitely be priceless.

Cheng Shuili had brought it over to give to her as if she were delivering a bottle of mineral water.

And now this set of leather armor, too.

Cheng Shuili hadn't even worn it herself, right?

Just like that, she gave it to her?

Although Su Rui lifted her hands to take the equipment, her brain had actually already crashed.

If she hadn't been holding it back, her eyes would probably be welling up with tears.

Her boss might have many flaws, but when it came to being 'good' to her subordinates, there was truly nothing to criticize.

Perhaps that was why so many people were willing to follow her heart and soul?