Chapter 106. Successfully Arriving in Mona...

'Sila—' The metal longsword clashed against the teeth of the polluted beast, producing a sickening sound.

At the forefront of the exploration team, Captain Mosen and the usual elite combat team members were joined by a slender but powerful figure.

Wearing special metal masks and wielding weapons, they fought in perfect coordination, constantly switching positions, each strike inflicting massive damage on the corrupted beasts before them.

Among the exploration team, there were several tall and voluptuous women whose gazes were fixed on the elite combat team members ahead. Even Xiao Weizhi, who was mixed in with them, received a look of attention.

Molly, who was cleaning up the stragglers at the rear of the battle, nudged Lin Xiaoxiao, who was firing her energy gun next to her, and gestured for her to look to the side, saying in a low voice, "Look over there."

there?

Lin Xiaoxiao pulled the trigger, firing an energy blast.

A moment later, a polluted beast, over 2 meters tall, with long fangs and bloodshot eyes, developed a blood hole the size of a fingernail between its eyebrows.

The polluted beast collapsed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust with a loud thud: 'dong—'.

[Congratulations to Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi for defeating the level 77 Polluted Beast - Long-Toothed Beast, gaining experience...]

She turned her head and looked in the direction Molly pointed, and saw a woman swinging nunchucks while her gaze kept falling on Xiao Weizhi, who was fighting in front of her.

Molly whispered a reminder: "Her name is Snowflake, and she likes those fair-skinned young men, cough."

In response to Molly's reminder, Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow and glanced at it before focusing back on the battle: "Okay, I understand."

More than twenty minutes later, when the last corrupted beast fell, the battle officially ended.

[Congratulations to Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi for assisting the *** expedition team in annihilating...]

Along with the battle-ending notification, Xiao Weizhi also received a level-up notification: his level had increased to 190 after the battle.

As Xiao Weizhi walked, he took off his mask and headed towards Lin Xiaoxiao's location. Along the way, he reached out and pulled back all his long, sweaty, and dusty wet hair, turning it into a slicked-back hairstyle.

Lin Xiaoxiao took out a handkerchief from her spatial storage and reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead, her voice slightly tinged with emotion: "Weizhi, your dashing appearance has captivated another beautiful woman."

Xiao Wei wiped her hands on the relatively clean clothes, then pinched the tip of her nose: "Why does the air smell so sour today? Can you smell it?"

He teased Lin Xiaoxiao, implying she was jealous, which made him feel sour.

Lin Xiaoxiao slapped his hand away and said calmly, "My nose is blocked, I can't smell it."

Upon seeing this, Xiao Weizhi immediately realized something was wrong and quickly tried to salvage the situation, explaining gently, "What heroic figure do I have? A short, pale-faced guy like me has absolutely no assets to attract attention."

The native inhabitants of the Black Abyss have a normal height of 1.8-2 meters for women and 2-2.4 meters for men. Their aesthetic preference is for a full figure or a robust and tall physique.

To be fair, Xiao Weizhi's height of 187cm and his physique that is slim when dressed but muscular when undressed make him a top-tier male god in China.

But on Black Abyss's side, he's just a short guy, about the same height as a woman, with fair skin, and looks like a skinny weakling.

Lin Xiaoxiao pursed her lips somewhat embarrassed. She wasn't deliberately looking for trouble; she just felt a strange tightness in her chest that made her uncomfortable if she didn't let it out.

She abruptly changed the subject: "Has your hair grown long? I'll trim it for you tonight."

Having found a way out, Xiao Weizhi quickly nodded: "Okay, you fix it for me."

The exploration team had all witnessed the interaction between the two. When they first had a disagreement, many of them thought to themselves, "This is when the opportunity will come."

Later I realized I was overthinking it; this was just how the young couple got along.

Forget about trying to pry open a corner of the wall; before you even get close, the wall senses something's wrong and runs away.

After more than a month of hard work, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi, who were part of the exploration team, made an extraordinary leap in their levels.

Xiao Weizhi is currently at level 201, while Lin Xiaoxiao has reached level 234.

The exploration team, having completed its mission and collected enough polluted beast crystals, is ready to return to Mona City.

[Mona City: One of the three major cities in the Black Abyss. Its most distinctive feature is its division into a left and right city; the left city is a place of extravagant luxury and opulence for the wealthy; the right city is heavily guarded, with a tough and resolute style, a city where strength reigns supreme.]

There are also more than a dozen towns of varying sizes surrounding Mona City.

These towns depend on Mona City for survival, and once the tainted beast tide arrives, the people who have lived in these towns for years will directly seek refuge in Mona City.

Of course, this protection is not free; a certain amount of supplies and resources must be handed over periodically as a price for the protection.

After traveling for nearly five days, the group arrived at a town near Mona City and found a hotel that looked relatively clean to stay in.

During their rest time that evening, the exploration team leader, Mo Sen, knocked on Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi's door and asked in a low voice, "What are your plans for the future?"

Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi exchanged a glance.

Xiao Weizhi responded with a polite reply: "I should find a place to stay in Mona City first, and once things are settled, I'll consider finding a team to continue hunting polluted beasts."

Upon hearing this, Mo Sen didn't waste any time and directly stated his purpose: "If you're considering joining the exploration team later, would you like to consider our team first?"

After spending time together and developing excellent teamwork in battle, Captain Mo Sen developed a fondness for Xiao Weizhi and tried to recruit him into the team.

As for Lin Xiaoxiao, in Mo Sen's eyes she was just a weakling. Although she had good combat ability, she relied too much on energy devices. Once the weapons ran out of energy, she would be helpless. In essence, she was still a weak and short woman.

Xiao Weizhi did not give a definite answer, but chose to reply ambiguously: "I will consider it, Captain Mo."

Mo Sen did not receive a definite reply, but he could roughly guess Xiao Weizhi's thoughts. He secretly regretted that Xiao Weizhi also wanted to join the resistance army.

Over the years, Mo Sen and his team have encountered many in-depth professionals like Xiao Weizhi and Lin Xiaoxiao who were unintentionally drawn into the Black Abyss, and they have tried to recruit many promising talents.

Unfortunately, the professionals who came from the secret realm were only focused on joining the resistance army, hoping to gather enough corrupted beasts to return.

(Professionals from various countries who have come to the Black Abyss must gather 300 million points for killing corrupted beasts in order to return to the inner realm. However, whether they can gather enough points and return alive depends on their strength.)

The residents who grew up in the Black Abyss were also very curious about the inner world.

However, due to the pollution in their bodies, they were not qualified to enter the inner realm at all.

After Mo Sen left, Xiao Weizhi closed the door, took out a prop from his spatial storage, and set up an anti-eavesdropping isolation shield.

He turned and asked, "What are our plans next?"

Lin Xiaoxiao sat in the chair, removed the bionic prosthetic leg from her right leg, put it in a box for preservation, and said in a low voice, "When we get to Mona City, we'll find a place to stay first, and then join the resistance army."

Xiao Weizhi squatted down in front of the maintenance box, helping to put energy stones into it. He watched as the golden inscriptions on the prosthetic limb gradually emerged, and then poured in life water.

He asked in a low voice, "Okay, once we get to Mona City, I'll ask about the conditions for joining the resistance army."

The two finalized their plans in just a few words. There were several reasons why they had always wanted to join the resistance:

First, the polluted beasts that the resistance forces face every day are not on the same level as those faced by the expedition team.

In essence, the expedition team takes on missions periodically to explore a certain area to see if any polluted animal populations have emerged. If they can handle it themselves, they do so; otherwise, they report it to the authorities.

The resistance forces face an endless tide of polluted beasts, with millions or even tens of millions of them every day, which is perfect for Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi's goal of leveling up quickly.

Secondly, most of the resistance fighters are professionals from the interior, so they can blend in without feeling out of place.

Thirdly, the number of the resistance forces is large enough to conceal the energy aura that Lin Xiaoxiao occasionally leaks when using her skills.

Moreover, the places the resistance army went to were all territories with many polluted beasts, so it wouldn't be surprising if a large number of polluted beasts appeared out of nowhere.

During the month or so that I temporarily joined this exploration team.

Lin Xiaoxiao was almost eaten as a snack several times. In order to protect herself, she had no choice but to throw out a few gold coins to attack, which attracted more polluting beasts.

Fortunately, her movements were discreet and not seen by others. Although the exploration team found it unusual, they simply recorded it and prepared to report it back, without thinking about it in any other direction.

While waiting for her prosthetic limb to be serviced, bored Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly suggested, "Weizhi, how about we open a few boxes?"

As things got busier, they opened the daily treasure chests less and less often. Every day after Lin Xiaoxiao got up, she would just buy them and dump them into her space.

The daily treasure chests piled up in the space now look like a mountain.

Xiao Weizhi nodded: "Okay."

Seeing that he did not object, Lin Xiaoxiao took out dozens of daily treasure chests from her space and opened them with Xiao Weizhi.

Congratulations on obtaining: A silver fork (no level required)

Congratulations on obtaining: A broken cup (no level required)

Congratulations on receiving: A silk nightgown (female) (no level requirement)

...

After opening dozens of boxes, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't even get a single bronze-level item. She looked at the XXXXL red silk slip dress that looked like a bed sheet and could fit six of her. She laughed in exasperation.

Redtail kept jumping around inside the box, playing and dodging with Hill;

The black cat was curled up in a ball on the bed;

Monet nestled on the soft pillow, holding the treasure-hunting mouse that was munching on a nut.

She crumpled her pajamas into a ball and threw them directly into a burlap sack: "This luck is just unbelievable."

Xiao Weizhi's face turned pale. He pinched his nose and pulled a stinky sock out of a treasure chest, responding in a buzzing voice, "Hmm."

Goosebumps rose on his hands as he carefully pinched the sock between his index finger and thumb and tossed it into the tattered sack next door that held the trash.

After throwing it away, he had a cold face, took out a bottle of water, washed his hands, and then wiped them with a wet wipe again and again.

Seeing Xiao Weizhi's actions, Lin Xiaoxiao's anger instantly dissipated. She packed up the usable items and put them into her spatial storage, then hugged his neck and said cheerfully, "Let's not open it anymore, let's go to sleep."

"Ding!" The maintenance box beeped.

Xiao Weizhi half-squatted down and helped Lin Xiaoxiao put on the prosthetic limb. After watching the golden inscription on the prosthetic limb fade and turn back to normal skin color, he lowered his voice and asked, "Tonight?"

Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at the little ones curled up on the bed out of the corner of her eye, her tone a little unnatural: "They're here."

Xiao Weizhi's Adam's apple bobbed as she tilted her head back and suggested, "The bathroom. I have a soundproof shield in my space."

Every so often, they would enter the bathroom one after the other, the bathroom lights would stay on for hours, and then Xiao Weizhi, looking completely satisfied, would come out carrying the drowsy Lin Xiaoxiao.

As he was about to put her on the bed, Xiao Weizhi woke up the black cat, which stared at him speechlessly.

Xiao Weizhi carried Lin Xiaoxiao in his arms, his tone devoid of any apology: "Sorry, Cat Brother, could you move over a bit? I'll put her on the bed."

There's only one 1.5-meter bed in the room, and the black cat is curled up right in the middle of it. If the two of them want to sleep, they have to let it move around a bit.

The black cat got up and took a couple of steps, stretched, and made room for Lin Xiaoxiao. Once Lin Xiaoxiao was put on the bed, it snuggled up next to her pillow and continued sleeping.

Xiao Weizhi went back to the bathroom again before coming out and falling asleep in Lin Xiaoxiao's arms.

The next day, everyone slept until noon. When they gathered at the restaurant downstairs, everyone looked at Lin Xiaoxiao with particularly meaningful eyes.

Lin Xiaoxiao was puzzled as to why everyone was looking at her like that, so she asked Xiao Weizhi beside her, "Didn't I wash my face properly? Why are they looking at me so strangely?"

Xiao Weizhi looked at the small red mark on her neck, coughed twice, and casually asked her what she wanted to eat, cleverly changing the subject: "Maybe it's because you've rested well, your complexion is rosy, they think you're beautiful. What do you want to eat? They said the stewed meat here is good."

Two days later, with Mo Sen's guarantee, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi handed over a batch of supplies and several thousand points, and successfully entered Mona City.

Before entering Mona City, the guards at the city gate handed them a three-hour temporary stay token and repeatedly reminded them: "Once you enter the city, you must go to the municipal government to register your residence information as soon as possible."

"If you don't register your information and your temporary stay order expires, and you get caught by the patrol team inside, you will not only be fined, but also detained, and then expelled from Mona City."

"Next time they want to come in, it won't be as simple as just getting a guarantee."

Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi repeatedly assured each other, "Thank you, we'll go register our residency information right away."

After entering the city, they separated from the exploration team. Mo Sen and the others were in a hurry to complete their mission and didn't have time to take Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi to process their residency information. They could only point out the direction they needed to go.

Before parting, Molly repeatedly told Lin Xiaoxiao about her home, telling her to come visit her after she had settled down.

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, saying that she would visit her whenever she had time after things settled down.

After they parted, Lin Xiaoxiao linked arms with Xiao Weizhi, and the two strolled slowly along the distinctive street paved with unique black rocks, heading towards the municipal area.

This dark street served as a clear dividing line.

The city buildings on the left are mostly exquisite architecture, white walls, tall buildings, and colorful lights. You can also vaguely see huge billboards in the distance, enveloped in neon lights.

The billboard features a woman making alluring movements, blinking her big eyes and blowing kisses, as if saying, "Come on, come find me over here."

The city buildings on the right are mostly built with the same rocks as this street, and the lights are all incandescent bulbs.

Compared to the complex, exquisite and varied architecture of the neighboring Left City, the buildings in the Right City are all square and arranged in a regular pattern, making them look exceptionally solemn.

Even the most severe cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder would have to admit that the arrangement is very neat.

Left City and Right City: one is like a charming young girl in the sunshine, the other is like a solemn and serious general.

The two are clearly contrasting, yet because they are placed side by side, they create an exceptionally unique landscape of contrasting light and dark.

Lin Xiaoxiao gazed into the distance at the top floor of a very stylish and exquisite high-rise building in Zuocheng, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Xiao Weizhi noticed Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze, glanced at her a few times, and asked in a low voice, "Where do you want to go?"

Lin Xiaoxiao chuckled and shook her head: "I don't want to right now."

At her current level, going there would be like delivering vegetables; the guy living on the top floor is notorious for being a sycophant.

If you're of a higher rank, you'll be treated with courtesy; if you're of a lower rank, you might be killed by dirty tricks.

Just as the two were chatting, a long bus with many patches slowly drove out from a few streets away on the right.

Inside the car sat a group of 70 people. Among them was a middle-aged man with many white hairs, a weathered face, and dark skin. You could still vaguely see that he was handsome when he was young. He had his arms crossed over his chest. He opened his eyes as if he had realized something and looked in the direction where Xiao Weizhi and Lin Xiaoxiao were.

Behind the middle-aged man, a burly man with a rugged appearance saw his boss staring blankly at the patched metal car wall and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong, boss?"

The middle-aged man snapped out of his daze and shook his head: "It's nothing."

I don't know if my perception is wrong, but it seems like a very familiar aura has arrived in Mona City.

A bald, burly man in the front seat scratched his head and grinned mischievously: "Could it be that the boss is missing Miss Luo? Tsk, but then again, the boss has been celibate for so many years, and it's not easy for him to finally find a woman with a great figure..."

The middle-aged man looked ahead coldly, his right hand, which was crossed over his chest, slowly clenched into a fist. Unable to bear it any longer, he slapped the back of the head of the person in front of him who looked like a light bulb: "Shut up. I have nothing to do with Miss Luo. What you are saying is defaming a woman's reputation."

The bald, burly man lunged forward, his head slamming into the chair in front of him with a loud 'thud'.

This little incident caused everyone in the car to burst into laughter:

"Hahahaha, Baldy's mouth is really annoying, boss did a good job."

"Serves you right, well done. Baldy is always talking like a gossip, always talking about this or that."

"Boss, one more time, whoosh--[whistling sound]."

...

More than two hours later, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi stood at the entrance of the city hall, looking at each other wearily.

Who would have thought that registering people would be so easy, but getting stuck on the information of Treasure Hunter, Red Tail, and Black Cat for almost two hours?

If Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't been clever enough to secretly slip 100 one-yuan wish coins to the staff member in charge of the review, they might have been forcibly expelled from Mona City today.

[The currency of Mona City is mainly points earned from killing corrupted beasts (the numbers on the back of each person's hand). Hopefully, these points will also be usable in the Darklands, given the large number of Chosen Ones there.]

As for why the information for Treasure Hunter, Red Tail, and Black Cat is so difficult to obtain, it's because in the Black Abyss, pets are particularly prone to mutating into corrupted beasts, making it extremely difficult to get proof of a pet's ability to move freely within the city.

She looked at the amount on the back of her hand, which was originally more than 30,000 yuan, but now only more than 200 yuan remained. She said helplessly, "I've become penniless in an instant."

While Wishing Coins can be used, they're too flashy; it's better to use points if possible.

The more than 70,000 yuan on the back of Xiao Wei's hand had been reduced to zero. He put his arm around Lin Xiaoxiao's shoulder and replied gently, "It's okay, what can be spent can be recovered."

Their residency registration only cost a little over 2,000 points; the remaining 90,000 points were used to obtain Hongwei's travel permit.

Redtail kept fiddling with the collar around her neck that held a coin-sized token, her voice irritated: "It's uncomfortable, take it off, take it off."

Black Cat and Treasure Hunter weren't as resistant to wearing collars as Red Tail.

Lin Xiaoxiao patted Red Tail and soothed it gently: "Good girl Red Tail, you can't pick it. If you pick it, you'll have to stay at home and won't be able to go out."

After calming down Redtail, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi exchanged a batch of bread, water, and low-level energy cores for 1.2 million points at an exchange shop a few streets away from the municipal government.

First, I paid a deposit of 500,000 points to enter the city in the right city, and then went straight to the real estate agency.

After searching around with real estate agents, I finally spent 480,000 points (three months' deposit and one month's rent in advance) to rent a two-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen, one-bathroom empty house in a remote area, covering an area of ​​about 60 square meters.

Redtail stood in the middle of the house, swishing its tail in disgust: "What a tiny house, and so much plaster has peeled off the walls. It stinks."

There was a strong musty smell in the house, most of the paint had fallen off, revealing the dark gray walls underneath, and there were water seepage in the corners. There were broken lights in the bathroom and the rooms.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Xiao Weizhi with a helpless expression. Before, Hongwei lived in the Xiao family and was pampered by Grandpa Xiao and Uncle Jiang, who gave her whatever she wanted.

Xiao Weizhi coughed twice: "I'm going to buy some things now to paint the walls."

An hour later, Xiao Weizhi returned with a set of tattered clothes and a black hat he had obtained from a daily treasure chest. He then deftly began painting the wall.

Lin Xiaoxiao, with a few children, sat on a small stool, cupping her face in her hands and watching him work with a smile.

Xiao Weizhi finished the last coat of paint, then turned his head and asked, "Does painting the wall look this good?"

Lin Xiaoxiao tilted her head and chuckled: "I wasn't looking at the wall painting, I was looking at you. I feel like your quality of life has been declining ever since you've been with me. I'm sorry to have made you suffer."

From the Xiao family mansion with its large garden at the beginning, to moving out to live in a large single-level apartment, and now living in a dilapidated two-bedroom apartment of 60 square meters.

They weren't lacking in supplies or currency; they simply needed to keep a low profile and, after careful consideration, rented this house.

Xiao Weizhi chuckled and bent down, tapping the tip of her nose with his index finger, which was covered in white ash, leaving a small white dot. His tone was affectionate and gentle: "It's my fault. Give me some time, and I'll get you a big house as soon as possible."

Lin Xiaoxiao sat on a small stool, raised her head and clapped: "Good, keep it up, Wei Zhi is the best!"

Xiao Weizhi looked at the small face glistening under the light and those rosy lips, his eyes darkening involuntarily, and his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

Redtail shouted after Lin Xiaoxiao, "Go for it, Weizhi!"

Interrupting his subsequent actions, he snapped his fingers, and a gentle breeze blew back and forth in the room, quickly drying the painted wall.

While Lin Xiaoxiao was selecting and arranging furniture in the space, Xiao Weizhi went to fix the broken lights in the bathroom and room.

After five hours of hard work, they created a warm home...