Brewing Tea

Master of Slacking still felt that this warehouse was an impossible building to open, not to mention the absurd act of doing math while standing in the rain...

Even if one did manage to solve it, what could possibly be gained?

Could it really provide a text hint for the specific location of a key?

At most, it would just give a coordinate, right?

Without a corresponding map, such a coordinate would be no different from receiving nothing at all!

Yet this eerily powerful human simply reached out from who knows where, produced a key, and opened the door.

Master of Slacking was already too stunned to speak, and the others were naturally no better. But since they were veterans who had followed Cheng Shuili for a while, they didn't want to lose face in front of a newcomer like Master of Slacking. Only Xinxue laughed and remarked, "Boss is indeed the boss!"

And that was exactly the case.

Cheng Shuili silently put away the Skeleton Key, removed the chains and the iron lock, and with a gentle push, resolved the dilemma.

The Skeleton Key lay quietly in the Abyss Ring, hiding its merit and fame.

The moment Cheng Shuili pushed the iron doors open, a notification suddenly popped up before her eyes.

【A squad in the current dungeon has opened the supply storage warehouse. All anti-corrosion coatings in the dungeon are located within the warehouse. The squad's real-time location will be revealed once members pick them up! Players who have not yet obtained anti-corrosion coatings, please acquire them as soon as possible!】

What?

Cheng Shuili was genuinely stunned, subconsciously blurting out a phrase in her hometown dialect.

The others standing nearby received the same notification, including Master of Slacking.

In other words... this message would be broadcast to every player in the dungeon.

Cheng Shuili shook her head, then, as if sensing something, opened the interface and pressed a newly appeared option. A pitch-black map instantly materialized.

The current map only displayed her own location. Once she picked up this quest item, would her location be revealed to every player in the dungeon?

The notification was written very clearly, and Cheng Shuili was not the type of player who couldn't understand text; that was certainly the case.

So... a question was instantly laid before everyone.

Should these materials be picked up?

Cheng Shuili smiled and shook her head. She had expected the materials piled in this warehouse to be slightly more abundant, but who would have thought... they were actually all here?

But could anyone really solve that math problem on the small screen?

Cheng Shuili and her group hadn't tried to solve it, so they naturally felt it was strange, but the answer was actually hidden within that problem.

If a player successfully opened the warehouse, all scattered anti-corrosion coating materials in the entire dungeon would appear inside. Otherwise, they would remain scattered.

It didn't matter that Cheng Shuili found it strange; she was never one to dwell on such things. What she needed to consider now was whether to reveal her location to the others.

The members of the team each had their own thoughts.

Qi Wanyi and Ailin were naturally the pro-combat faction! So what if their location was exposed? Their strength gave them plenty of confidence.

While Jiang Tang and Chu Xue were a bit timid, with their boss and two highly capable sisters present, they certainly wouldn't hold the team back.

However... everything depended on Cheng Shuili.

Cheng Shuili pondered for a moment and felt there was really no need to overthink it.

Wasn't it their plan to find others and exchange information anyway?

Since they didn't know the locations of the other teams, they might as well make their own location public and wait for them to come knocking.

And besides...

Cheng Shuili looked up and surveyed the area; this warehouse was also a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The few small windows were high and narrow, making it impossible to enter from the outside. The only way in was through the main entrance.

Moreover, there were stairs inside the warehouse that allowed them to stand behind the windows; it was definitely a prime spot for setting up weapons.

Although Qi Wanyi and the others only had pistols, Cheng Shuili had a rifle and a submachine gun. She could give them to two people and have them stand on the windowsill!

Want to make a move? Ask the bullets first if they agree.

Cheng Shuili made up her mind and directly arranged for Ailin and Xinxue to stand by the windows, while the remaining two and she herself gathered the supplies.

Master of Slacking immediately reported the latest situation: "Your location is now visible on the map."

That was correct.

Qi Wanyi did a quick count of the anti-corrosion coatings: exactly 300!

A single player needed to find 10 coatings, and a team could have at most 10 people. By that calculation, there were only three teams in the entire dungeon.

Of course... one could not rule out the possibility that the dungeon generated coatings based on the number of people who entered.

Cheng Shuili felt that would be a bit too cunning...

But the system might be even more cunning than she imagined.

For example, there might be four teams, but it only generated enough coating quantity for three.

Cheng Shuili shook her head. The exact result was unclear for now, but they could prepare themselves to welcome three teams.

Her gaze swept over these materials, which were enough to trigger a scramble among all players, and she chuckled. "Let's stay put for now and wait for the guests to arrive."

"Wait for the guests to arrive."

Qi Wanyi repeated the words, gripping her long sword as she stood behind Cheng Shuili.

Master of Slacking still found these people terrifying, especially the one who had taken him hostage—this smiling tiger!

Too terrifying.

He couldn't help but shiver, and just as he happened to meet Cheng Shuili's gaze, he was so scared that he subconsciously took a step back.

Cheng Shuili was speechless. This guy was still somewhat useful, but by now, there should have been some movement mentioned in the Fengyun Tianxia group chat, right? Why wasn't this guy reporting it?

Master of Slacking was truly wronged; the three remaining members of the Fengyun Tianxia team were all together, so how could they possibly be using group chat to send messages?

Cheng Shuili had clearly forgotten that.

But that didn't affect anything.

Cheng Shuili took a tea set out of the Abyss Ring and set it on the wooden crate holding the anti-corrosion coatings. At a glance, it really looked the part—weren't they just waiting for guests to arrive?

She slowly and methodically pinched out a bit of tea and brewed it with mountain spring water.

But unfortunately, there was no hot water, so she had to settle for cold-brewed tea.

Qi Wanyi grumbled from the side about her wasting good things.

If anyone else had said that, Cheng Shuili might have let it slide, but Qi Wanyi...

"How come I remember someone using top-tier Longjing tea to make tea eggs?"

"But the tea eggs were really delicious, though."

That line came from Jiang Tang, that little glutton.

Cheng Shuili said nothing more.

Master of Slacking, however, was drooling with envy. What kind of lives were these people leading? It was too enviable.

The fragrance of tea wafted through the humid air, bringing a sense of serenity that felt entirely out of place.

Outside the warehouse, the sound of rain never ceased, occasionally interspersed with the faint, wind-shredded cries of monsters in the distance.

"They're here."

Ailin, standing behind the high window, suddenly said in a low voice, her gun barrel shifting slightly.

"One team, six people, moving very fast. They won't be weak."