"Mm..." Luo Xiaole nodded.
She had already asked Luo Shu when she was collecting supplies.
"I have no attachments now, so of course I'll follow our little captain!" Luo Shu was unwavering.
As for Mo Chen, when he was chatting with Luo Xiaole by the campfire earlier, Luo Xiaole had noticed that he probably had no family left either...
Moreover, his current condition was not suitable for continuing to stay at the airport.
The mutated creatures here were more numerous than expected, posing a potential danger and not conducive to his recovery.
Once Qin Mingyang and his group left, the doctor would also be gone.
"Our parents are in Luocheng." Nie Yuan paused for a moment, speaking about his family matters for the first time.
"When communication was cut off, I felt desperate. My parents were actually still alive then, hiding at home." His tone was filled with sadness.
"But after we could no longer contact each other, I was truly worried about their situation."
"Me too..." Yang Lin and Ye Feng beside him also sighed heavily.
"If possible, I want to go back to Luocheng to find them, maybe there's still a glimmer of hope."
Luocheng... Luo Xiaole thought, it would probably be a bit difficult to go to Luocheng now.
However, the location of that military base was indeed on the way to Luocheng.
"Our previous objective was that military base," Luo Xiaole said frankly.
Nie Yuan and the other two poked their heads out and exchanged glances.
"Xiaole, if you don't mind, please take us with you. We must survive first to be able to save our parents. Following you..."
Yang Lin chimed in, "We feel... safe..."
Luo Xiaole was taken aback and chuckled.
This was the first time she had heard someone say that her team made them feel safe.
After all, they had been looked down upon by other teams more than once because of their so-called lineup.
"Hahahaha, that's more like it!" Luo Shu slapped his thigh under the covers and laughed heartily.
"Follow this young master, and I guarantee you'll have food to eat!"
"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed with relief.
After laughing, Luo Xiaole turned to look at Mo Chen.
She saw that in the darkness, his bangs covered his eyes.
But by the moonlight, she could still see the slight upward curve of his lips.
Luo Xiaole thought, next time she absolutely couldn't let Mo Chen get so seriously injured under her watch.
If her thigh got injured, she would feel very insecure.
Everyone in the craft store slept exceptionally soundly that night.
...
The next morning, before dawn.
Luo Xiaole woke up refreshed and quietly slipped out of her warm covers.
Following the directions the leader had given her yesterday, she found the location of their store.
"Knock knock knock."
The people inside were surprised.
Since fleeing to this airport, no one had knocked on their door.
But upon seeing Luo Xiaole, the person who opened the door, though groggy, showed a surprised expression.
"Hello, you... hello, why are you knocking so early? Have you encountered any difficulties?" The person remembered their leader's instructions.
Be polite, be helpful.
"Oh, no, I just came to ask if you still needed weapons. I don't have many weapons on hand right now, so I didn't want to set up a stall."
Luo Xiaole had received their kindness yesterday, so she naturally considered them first for selling weapons.
"Yes, we desperately need them! Please wait a moment." He gestured for her to enter the store.
Then he excitedly ran inside.
When he reappeared, Luo Xiaole saw the middle-aged man coming out with some urgency.
Several people followed behind him, carrying many items.
"Student, here is the price for the 46 weapons you've brought out this time. Please take a look, are these items valuable enough?"
Luo Xiaole looked down and saw a pile of electronic equipment she didn't recognize.
What was the background of this team? They didn't seem ordinary at all.
Luo Xiaole signaled for them to place the items outside the door, and she let the system estimate how many mall coins they could be converted into.
The system indicated that it was still a bit short.
But the middle-aged man also showed a hint of difficulty on his face; they had brought out almost all their valuable items.
"Or, do you have anything like thumbtacks here?" Luo Xiaole asked with a hint of yearning.
Her thumbtacks were being consumed continuously, and her remaining supply was running low.
But this was her primary weapon that she had gotten used to.
It seemed the thumbtacks from the supermarket last time hadn't been replenished, and she hadn't acquired many herself.
"You've asked the right person!" The person in the store's face immediately lit up.
"We were taking refuge in the airport's maintenance area before, and the person in charge there, who turned into a zombie, had a lot of tools in his bag. We happened to take them."
"If I remember correctly, there were several boxes of thumbtacks in there."
They actually produced several boxes of thumbtacks.
[Detected that the host has a high demand for this item. The system will automatically convert this item into more mall coins.]
The system's voice came from Luo Xiaole's mind.
This way, she only needed to sacrifice 2 boxes of thumbtacks to convert them into mall coins, and the rest of the thumbtacks could be kept as weapons!
Luo Xiaole was decisive. After receiving the thumbtacks, she handed over the 46 previously strengthened weapons from her bag to them.
"Great, now every brother can be equipped with 3 weapons!" the people inside were very pleased.
"Thank you for the special treatment you've given us today. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can always find us." The middle-aged man was very good at reciprocating kindness.
"Okay, I'll be going now. I hope we'll have the opportunity to trade again in the future." Luo Xiaole smiled slightly and turned to leave.
The moment she closed the door.
She immediately had the system absorb the equipment at the door and convert it into mall coins.
[Transaction successful. Your account has received 46000, balance 205350 mall coins.]
Yes!
Luo Xiaole's heart pounded with excitement.
Since she had enough money, it was time to... upgrade!
Luo Xiaole quickly returned to the outside of the craft store. It seemed her companions hadn't woken up yet.
She skillfully opened the system's trading panel.
She found the "Defense Skills" section within the "Modification Area."
A voice sounded.
[Do you wish to spend 20w to upgrade your level two defense skill, Iron Wall Shield?]
Luo Xiaole rubbed her hands and chose "Confirm!" in her mind.
[Your account has been debited 20w mall coins, balance 5350 mall coins.]
[Successfully unlocked defense skill: Iron Wall Shield. Congratulations to the host for completing the mission and receiving a reward of 40000 mall coins, current balance 45350 mall coins.]
Luo Xiaole knew the system would definitely have a next mission, so she waited quietly. As expected, the announcement began again.
But this time, it wasn't a mission announcement.
"Congratulations to the host for unlocking all skills in the current tier [Modification Area]. Congratulations!"
Luo Xiaole was stunned. Congratulations?
Was she about to... finish?
This couldn't be right!