The gunshots were rather loud and rapid.
"What's going on?" Luo Xiaole scrambled up, not even bothering to put on her shoes.
Just as she was about to go out, she suddenly felt dizzy and fell back onto the bed.
Could it be... low blood sugar...
She quickly rummaged through her food stall and grabbed a bunch of chocolates and candies, stuffing them into her mouth.
During the escape, her nerves had been so taut that she hadn't even felt the pain. Now that she had finally rested well last night, all the physical ailments had resurfaced.
When would she be able to upgrade her body's abilities and transform from a sickly, weak bean sprout into a normal... bean sprout!
Just as she was about to run to the base gate to check the situation.
The door to the room next to hers suddenly opened.
A slender hand reached out.
"If you're weak, lean on me." Mo Chen's gaze wasn't on her, but fixed on the distance.
A faint blush appeared on his cheeks.
Luo Xiaole sighed inwardly, "Mo Chen... is truly loyal! I saved him once back then, and now he's so thoughtful. Where else can I find such a good person!"
"Thank you, thank you!" Luo Xiaole, swaying unsteadily, eventually leaned on Mo Chen's arm.
But by the time they reached the base entrance.
The gunshots had already ceased without a sound.
Several soldiers quickly dragged away a blood-covered body.
The slightly disrupted line of people was soon reordered by the nearby soldiers, returning to their original positions.
Several soldiers efficiently maintained order, as if nothing had happened, and resumed their inspection duties.
"???" Luo Xiaole was bewildered.
She had intended to come and see what was happening and if any help was needed.
"Excuse me, little brother, could you tell me what this is...?" She quickly called out to a soldier nearby, wanting to inquire about what had just happened.
"Oh, it's nothing. Someone tried to rush the checkpoint just now, but was detected as abnormal and turned into a corpse shortly after. They've been dealt with..."
"I see..."
It was truly a sigh of regret.
However, the clothes on the person being dragged away looked somewhat familiar.
Luo Xiaole thought carefully. It seemed to be one of the people who had tried to snatch her ring at the airport...
She hadn't expected them to escape to this place, only to become a corpse here.
But those two were always inseparable, and she wondered where the other one had gone...
...
With Mo Chen's "support," Luo Xiaole swayed back to the room.
She took out two bottles of electrolyte water, left one for Mo Chen, and then drank hers with great satisfaction, looking around.
She wanted to take advantage of her time here to reinforce more weapons. Once she entered the main city, she could trade them all at once.
But the items in the room now belonged to the military of Luocheng Base, and she didn't feel right about taking them for reinforcement. After searching, she found nothing she could use.
Mo Chen watched her "shifty" eyes searching everywhere, then pushed open the door and left the room.
Soon, he pushed the door open again, carrying something as he walked back in.
He lowered his head, placing a large pile of items down. His hair obscured part of his eyes, making him look somewhat mysterious.
Luo Xiaole looked at his handsome profile, coupled with their unfinished conversation from last night.
She couldn't help but start to imagine. Was the person in her memory, who had been beaten so badly that his face was unrecognizable, really Mo Chen...
She really couldn't reconcile that face with his current delicate features.
After she had sent Mo Chen to the ambulance, she had rushed home...
She hadn't heard any news of that bullied boy since then.
What had Mo Chen experienced in the years she didn't know about him?
"Cough, cough." Mo Chen saw her spacing out.
"Were you looking for these?" he said steadily.
Luo Xiaole looked down and saw a pile of slightly damaged, irreparable gun bodies.
There were no magazines, they looked useless and had been collected to be disposed of.
But for Luo Xiaole, these were excellent reinforcement materials.
Machine guns had a decent length, and after reinforcement, they would be excellent weapons!
"Where did you find these!" Luo Xiaole exclaimed.
She was a little excited. How could she feel restless from not reinforcing weapons for a day?
Mo Chen raised an eyebrow. This was all thanks to those two girls from last night.
As soon as he got on the roof, he saw these good things in the abandoned weapons depot not far away.
The image of Luo Xiaole's pale and thin face involuntarily appeared in his mind.
He sighed then and decided to get these weapons for her this morning.
"Mo Chen! You're so thoughtful!" Luo Xiaole was very excited.
"Don't worry, you protected me all the way, I remember it all. Don't worry, when I become stronger in the future, I will definitely protect you well!"
Luo Xiaole's heart was full of passion, wanting to repay the kindness of this powerful person she had latched onto.
Mo Chen pressed his temples helplessly.
This wasn't the kind of repayment he wanted!
An hour later.
【86 weapons have been reinforced, costing 17200 shop coins, remaining balance 83885 shop coins】
Phew, Luo Xiaole exhaled.
She opened her interface and checked her current weapon inventory.
Including the ones reinforced at the villa, she now had a total of 303 weapons!
Trading them should yield a considerable amount.
Unfortunately, it was still far from her goal of reinforcing her body.
However, once Luo Shu and the others arrived, and after she discussed weapon sales with Zhou Shoushan, she should have a stable source of materials, and her income should become more stable.
Plus, the income from selling food from her stall...
Right, that 3 million in the card... since it couldn't be converted into shop coins...
Luo Xiaole already had an idea in mind.
...
At noon, she and Mo Chen ate Huangmen Chicken and Wolf-Tooth Potatoes from the food stall.
Both wiped their mouths with satisfaction.
By the afternoon, Luo Xiaole had fully rested.
Even the mental energy reinforced that morning had been replenished.
She decided to do something big!
To avoid missing Luo Shu and the others who might arrive at the base at any time, Luo Xiaole waved goodbye and left Mo Chen alone at the temporary accommodation camp.
Fully armed, she asked a soldier for a box of thumbtacks, which she reinforced again.
After confirming that Strawberry Bear and Big Bell were in her pockets.
She boarded the bus to the main city alone.
Taking out the map the soldier had given her, she found the location of the Luocheng Base Real Estate Transaction Market.
Luocheng Base's communication and point system had only been established recently, and everyone was practically broke.
Even the real estate transaction market had only been built with great effort to improve infrastructure.
Currently, there were hardly any people coming here to trade, as not many could afford a house. Consequently, the few employees present had nothing to do.
Luo Xiaole's appearance instantly attracted the attention of all the staff.
"This... little classmate, are you lost?" A staff member nearby cautiously approached her.
After all, no one who came for a transaction would be dressed like Luo Xiaole, completely wrapped up without a single gap, wearing a loose down jacket, and even a hat, mask, and glasses...
Fully armed...
She looked like she was about to rob a bank!
But her size... was too petite, instantly dispelling any thought that she could rob a bank.
She didn't look like she had money either...
Perhaps she was just... a somewhat strange girl who had caught a cold and wandered into the wrong place.
Seeing that there was no immediate danger, Luo Xiaole pushed up her goggles and said calmly.
"Oh, I'm here to buy a house."