After completing the transaction of the last piece of scorpion meat, Xi Xi gently patted the sand off her clothes and breathed a sigh of relief.

She stretched her limbs, turned around and walked towards the golden treasure chest. She took out all the light and portable items such as shower caps and hair dryers from the chest and stuffed them into her hiking backpack. Then, she laboriously lifted the heavy car refrigerator and rice cooker and carefully put the two large appliances into the treasure chest.

With a slight scraping sound, Xi Xi, carrying a heavy hiking backpack and dragging her full load of supplies, set off on her return journey with satisfaction.

The weather remained unbearably hot, with the afternoon sun so intense it felt like it could bake a person alive.

Having not eaten for a long time, Xi Xi's stomach was now empty. However, the hot weather ruined her appetite, and she had no desire to eat at all.

Xi Xi felt her mouth was dry and her throat felt like it had been burned.

Nevertheless, Xi Xi mustered her spirits, dragged the heavy treasure chest, and walked steadily towards the car.

Fortunately, the sandstone area was very close to where she parked, and Xi Xi returned to her car in no time.

She swiftly lit two large fires, then without hesitation took out the two enormous scorpion pincers, one on each side, and threw them into the raging flames.

When it comes to cooking shellfish, Xi Xi doesn't have any fancy techniques; she just roasts them in a simple and straightforward way.

However, she had her own thoughts: with such a thick and hard shell, there was no need to deliberately control the heat. Just like cooking beggar's chicken, even if it was roasted for a long time, at most the shell would just get burnt, while the meat inside would still be tender and delicious.

Thinking this, Xi Xi, who was sweating profusely from the heat, quickly returned to the car with a sense of relief.

As soon as she entered, she saw that the little white duck had fallen asleep again, nestled comfortably on the carpet, looking completely at ease. Xi Xi glanced at it helplessly, thinking to herself, "Well, this guy is going to be up all night again."

As she put down her backpack, she muttered to herself, "I've only ever heard of night owls, this is the first time I've ever seen a night duck..."

Xi Xi first drank a lot of water to replenish her fluids, then quickly and efficiently sorted out the supplies she had just acquired, and finally installed the vehicle inverter.

"Since we're already putting on this, why not just make some ice to cool things down!" An idea flashed through Xi Xi's mind, and she immediately put it into action.

She carefully poured clean water into the ice maker and then turned on the ice-making mode.

During her student days, Xi Xi worked a summer job at a bubble tea shop. She knew very well how to use an ice maker. When she first used it, the ice cubes were often too small because the temperature inside the machine was too high.

Only after the second and third uses can the ice maker fully enter normal working condition and produce satisfactory large ice blocks.

So Xi Xi waited patiently to the side. She had barely sat down when she seemed to have a new idea and immediately got up to install the car refrigerator and blender.

She thought for a moment, then wiped the green and red dates clean, and put them into the blender one by one.

With a buzzing sound, the dates were quickly crushed into a smooth and thick date puree, emitting a rich fruity aroma.

Next, Xi Xi added an appropriate amount of water, intending to use an ice maker to make refreshing and delicious date ice cubes.

The scorpion pincers in the fire outside the window were still being roasted, and judging from their color, it would probably take a long time for them to be fully cooked.

The waiting process was boring and agonizing. In desperation, Xi Xi had no choice but to reach out and tap the screen in front of her, trying to find some amusement on the public chat to pass the time.

Only then did she realize with surprise that the person named Li Duhua had replied to her message at some point.

Having sold everything she had, Xi Xi naturally had no interest in arguing with him further. She casually opened the chat window, and what caught her eye was a photo sent by Li Duhua.

Li Duhua : "What do you mean 'you guys'? It's just me."

Li Duhua, "Xiao Ji": "Screenshot from the Light Screen"

Li Duhua : "See if there's anything you need?"

In the photo, supplies were scattered haphazardly on a thick carpet: scissors, flashlights, military knives, glass goblets, ashtrays... Xi Xi couldn't help but frown at the sight.

But what attracted her attention most was not the supplies themselves; she keenly noticed a man's hand faintly appearing in the lower right corner of the photo.

Upon closer inspection, the man was wearing an extremely luxurious wristwatch, and on his index and middle fingers, he wore two uniquely designed and exquisitely crafted snake-shaped diamond rings.

Xi Xi wasn't quite sure, but looking at it, it really does resemble the high-jewelry Bulgari Serpenti collection.

Xi Xi, who was about to regretfully inform him that the item was sold out, paused. She rubbed her earlobe and thought for a moment before feigning concern and saying, "Hey, I think that Cartier ring you're wearing is really pretty. Why don't you give it to me?"

Li Duhua (Xiao Ji): "Wait a moment!" This time, Li Duhua answered very quickly.

Xi Xi's lips curled up slightly, forming a faint smile.

At first, she secretly thought that perhaps the price of scorpion meat was too high and that one person might not be able to afford it, so Li Duhua and his group planned to each contribute some items to buy it together and then share it equally.

As a result, every transaction required everyone to discuss and decide together, and the communication time with her naturally became slow and lengthy.

That's why she told him earlier, "You guys should discuss it before you come to me."

However, after just glimpsing that photo, Xi Xi instantly overturned all her previous guesses.

Because the photo didn't look like a collection of supplies pieced together by everyone, she didn't believe that other players would easily transfer their supplies to each other just to take a picture.

So now there's only one possibility left.

This Li Duhua is very likely acting as an intermediary, running errands for someone to conduct this transaction.

As for why the person hiding behind the scenes refused to show up in person, Xi Xi guessed that it was probably because this person had already been blacklisted by her, making it impossible to send private messages or talk to her.

This greatly narrowed down the range of suspects.

Judging from the skin on his hands alone, the man in the photo doesn't seem very old, and with so many high-end luxury items he's wearing, he must be wealthy.

A person involuntarily came to mind.