The notification sounds for gifts kept chiming incessantly. The items coming through were decent at first, but later, Cheng Shuili was bombarded with things like compressed biscuits, mineral water, random materials, and useless ballpoint pens.
Even the most oblivious person would sense that something was wrong by now.
Everything about this looked like someone handing over their last will and testament.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: What happened?
The other party didn't reply. After quite a while, once the gift notifications finally stopped, Cheng Shuili finally received a response.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: You take them, Big Boss. This is everything I have. I didn't see your message and just opened that Gold Supply Crate. There was a monster inside, and it bit me.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: It looked like a giant lizard, absolutely terrifying. After it got dark, it turned and ran off. I thought I was saved, but who knew this monster was poisonous?
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: The system made it very clear. I'm going to die from the poison in half an hour.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Crow, I don't have many close friends. Since entering this world, I've only felt close to you. Thank you for the meal you treated me to today. Forget about that other meal; there's no need to waste food on me. You must live well and eat a few extra meals for me.
Eat a few extra meals for her.
This was a final wish, wasn't it?
Cheng Shuili's eyes blurred slightly, but she pretended to be nonchalant, wiped her eyes, and let out a short sigh.
She should have said so earlier.
It was just poison; she thought something worse had happened.
Cheng Shuili had an antidote. Not only did she have one, she had five. Forget about sharing one with Liang Shanbo; she could spare two if she wanted.
"You have gifted player 【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】 item: antidote x1."
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Eat it. We'll eat later.
Looking at the antidote that suddenly appeared before her, Liang Shanbo burst into tears. Regardless of whether Cheng Shuili could hear her, she choked out a sob and called out, "Crow."
Cheng Shuili returned the gifts Liang Shanbo had sent, keeping only the 23 Vehicle Upgrade Material Shards she had gifted initially as payment for the antidote.
This naive girl had incredible luck. Cheng Shuili hadn't seen many people pull items like that from chests since the novice protection period began.
Cheng Shuili happily accepted the 23 Vehicle Upgrade Material Shards.
With these 23, she now had 38 in total.
Very good, that was one-tenth of the way there.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Crow, sob. I'm better!
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: As long as you're better. I just created a small group; go take a look.
Seeing this, Liang Shanbo immediately clicked on the four-person group chat.
That was close; it almost ended up being a three-person group.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Hello everyone!
【New Snow Clearing】: Whoa, the mysterious guest who hasn't said a word.
【Wan Yi】: Hello to you too!
Cheng Shuili found Wan Yi's formal, by-the-book reply somewhat amusing and sent a message herself.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Hello to you too!
【New Snow Clearing】: I guess we're all part of Boss Crow's core team now! Since we're all our own people, let me introduce myself. I mainly do buy-and-sell business, relying on Boss Crow's information to get by. My inventory is quite varied, so if you need anything, just say the word. If I have it, it's yours.
【Wan Yi】: Then I'll introduce myself as well. I was a chef in my past life, the first-tier kind. If you have fresh ingredients that need processing, you can come to me! Since we're all our own people, it's half-price.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Everyone here is a big shot, so I guess I'll introduce myself too. I... I don't think I have any particular strengths.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: She has incredible luck.
【Wan Yi】: A lucky charm?
【New Snow Clearing】: So she's the lucky guest.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: She's also naive and can be trusted.
Liang Shanbo scratched her head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
The group chatted lively for a while. Cheng Shuili stared at the chat interface, the corners of her mouth curling upward involuntarily.
This temporarily formed small group was much more interesting than she had anticipated.
New Snow Clearing's worldly sophistication, Wan Yi's earnest, by-the-book attitude, and Liang Shanbo, the naive lucky charm—the four of them together really felt like a proper apocalypse squad.
Cheng Shuili didn't know it yet, but the strongest team that would go on to win every group battle was already taking shape.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: @Liang Shanbo vs. Pig, tell us in detail about that lizard monster.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: It was just... the gold chest, right? I thought it would have good stuff, but as soon as I opened it, a giant lizard lunged out! It was this big!
Liang Shanbo sent a hand-drawn sketch. Beside the crooked lizard, she had drawn a stick figure for scale. The lizard was at least half a person's height.
This...
This move was truly impressive.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: It bit me and ran off. I thought my leg was gone, but I looked down and it was still there, just that the wound had turned black. Then the system warned me that I had been poisoned by a potent toxin and would die in 30 minutes...
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Crow, if it weren't for you, I'd really be dead! My life was saved by you. Can you let me help you with things in the future? I don't want any reward; I'm really happy to help you!
【New Snow Clearing】: Now I know why the Boss called you naive.
【Wan Yi】: How did Crow save her? @Angry Crow Takes Flight, do you also know medicine?
This strange focus—this person really was the 'old cadre' type.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: I have some medicine on hand.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: !!!
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: I suddenly remembered, I think I studied medicine. I hadn't graduated yet, though I had interned for a while, but I don't have much practical experience.
Seems like she studied medicine.
【New Snow Clearing】: Girl, if you studied medicine, you studied medicine. Why the 'seems like'?
Liang Shanbo scratched her head, smiling shyly.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: It feels like the stuff about school happened in a different life. Since coming to this world, I've lost contact with my classmates, friends, and family. Now, even thinking about textbooks feels so surreal.
【New Snow Clearing】: That's how it is. I was just a corporate slave in my past life, clocking in from nine to five every day. Now, I can't even remember what the time clock looked like.
【Wan Yi】: I'm a chef, I'm cooking. @Angry Crow Takes Flight, what does this Boss do?
This was definitely a tease.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: The Boss is a detective, right? I saw them speculating about it on the Regional Channel before! It felt quite reasonable.
【New Snow Clearing】: The Regional Channel also speculated that the Boss is a 189cm tall man with eight-pack abs, long legs, and bulging muscles.
【Wan Yi】: Crow is definitely a girl.
As soon as these words appeared, Cheng Shuili was slightly surprised. She felt she hadn't revealed any gender-related clues since she started interacting with Wan Yi.
Not only did this person guess it, but they were so certain?
Rate on N.U.
