Li Xin'er didn't respond to Lu Chen's words, but simply said:
"She's quite impressive."
Actually, she didn't expect that Qiao Ruoyun would take the initiative to greet her, and she seemed very excited and happy.
Seeing her like this, Lu Chen guessed that the two might not have a good relationship, so he wisely didn't bring it up again.
Li Xin'er didn't stay at the base for long. When she came out, Qiao Ruoyun and her group were still at the mission post at the base's main gate.
Qiao Ruoyun seemed to be waiting for her on purpose. When she saw her come out, she waved to her from afar.
She greeted Carl and Lu Jin'an, then walked alone towards Qiao Ruoyun's direction.
She had initially thought that saying they would talk later was just a polite remark, but since Qiao Ruoyun had specifically waited for her here, she couldn't just ignore her.
Qiao Ruoyun's hair seemed to have been cut again, now as short as behind her ears.
Her leather jacket and corduroy pants gave her a more androgynous and casual look, and she completed the outfit with a pair of leather boots.
Her skin was much darker than before the apocalypse, and she had lost some weight, but she looked more energetic and vibrant than before.
She greeted him with a smile, "Sister Xin! Are you done with your work?"
Li Xin'er nodded. "You were waiting for me?"
Qiao Ruoyun didn't hide anything and said directly:
"Yes, I've finished what I was doing, and I'm not going on any missions today, so I have some free time."
I was thinking of waiting for you, hoping I'd see you, but you came out so quickly. I'm so lucky.
Li Xin'er thought of what she heard in the west of the city that day. Even though Qiao Ruoyun's experience was not good, she stood up and resisted, and relied on her own abilities to live tenaciously in this apocalypse.
Based on these points, Li Xin'er still had a rather good impression of her.
"Now that you've settled down at the base, focus on doing a good job with your team. If you need any help, feel free to come to me."
Qiao Ruoyun was afraid that Li Xin'er would misunderstand and think that she was waiting for her because she needed help, or because she was trying to get closer to her since she was getting close to the base leader and the others.
She quickly waved her hands, anxiously explaining, "Sister Xin, you've misunderstood. I...I didn't mean that, I just..."
When he gets anxious, his face turns red, and he starts to stutter when he speaks.
Li Xin'er patted her shoulder reassuringly.
“I know you consider me a friend, and since we're friends, it's only right that you ask me for help when you need it.”
Qiao Ruoyun finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was genuinely grateful to Sister Xin; it was rare to meet someone like her in the apocalypse, so she really didn't want to be misunderstood.
"Okay, thank you, Sister Xin, I'll remember that."
Li Xin'er found her blushing face quite cute and couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Of course you can contact me if there's nothing wrong, but I'll be going on a long trip for the next few days and won't be in S City."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Ruoyun immediately became anxious. "Sister Xin, where are you going? Should I go with you?"
"City S looks quite safe right now, but that's because the base here is quite well-constructed. It's very dangerous outside."
"My superpower is alright; I can handle most zombies except for those above level three. Besides, I also raise mutated beasts, and I can borrow the ones I handed over to the base..."
She didn't know if Sister Xin had any special abilities, or what level they were, but she spent a lot of time outside and was well aware of the dangers there.
Upon hearing that Sister Xin was going on a long trip, I instinctively became worried.
This anxious little face is completely different from the person who used to whip Mu Zijin with a rattan whip.
"Don't worry, I have people with me, and I have the ability to protect myself."
In the original book, Qiao Ruoyun is portrayed as an innocent and kind-hearted girl, an assistant to the male lead, whose excessive kindness could be considered saintly.
Because of Qiao Ruoyun's kindness, many more "side stories" were added for her and the male lead.
Although she knew that the Heavenly Dao had awakened in this world, and everyone had awakened their true selves, and that Qiao Ruoyun had taken a different path and her personality had changed considerably, Li Xin'er still couldn't help but want to remind her of something.
"As for you, you should be more careful in the future."
In just a few words, he revealed all his special abilities and mutated beasts. He seems so easy to fool.
Qiao Ruoyun looked embarrassed. What should she do? It seemed Sister Xin had misunderstood again...
She wouldn't do that to others; she's incredibly shrewd.
"Sister Xin, I'm only saying this in front of you. I won't say it in front of outsiders. I'm still very low-key."
As she spoke, she scratched her head and gave an embarrassed smile.
Seeing that she understood, Li Xin'er didn't say anything more.
"That's good. I'll meet up with you again when I get back. I have to go out today, so I won't chat with you any longer."
Li Xin'er noticed that Tan Jingrui was still looking this way, seemingly waiting for her as well.
"There's someone I know over there, I'll go say hello."
Qiao Ruoyun nodded quickly and even made way for her.
"Okay, then Sister Xin, please be careful on your way and stay safe."
Li Xin'er patted her shoulder again, "Yeah, you too, be careful when you go out on missions."
Li Xin'er walked towards Tan Jingrui, not seeing Qiao Ruoyun behind her, and at this moment revealed the shy charm of a little fangirl.
"You were waiting for me too?"
After Li Xin'er walked over, her expression became much more subdued, and the smile she had shown towards Qiao Ruoyun earlier was gone. She asked indifferently.
Even though I already knew she was a big star and had seen her face before, standing this close still made me dazzled by her stunning beauty.
Suppressing his nervousness, Tan Jingrui spoke haltingly.
"yes."
Was it you that day?
Although he already knew the answer in his heart, he still wanted to ask again, wanting to hear the answer from her.
Li Xin'er answered quite frankly, "Yes, you've already recognized me, haven't you?"
Tan Jingrui's earlobes flushed red, and his eyes darted away unknowingly. "Mm."
Seeing him like this, I knew he was shy because of his appearance. I didn't expect this rough man to be so shy.
Since these people were allowed to stay at the base, they couldn't be completely evil. Besides, she had noticed something amiss that time, so she took the initiative to ask them.
"You waited for me just to ask this?"
Tan Jingrui was no longer as nervous as before, and his complexion gradually returned to normal. Now that they were talking about serious matters, he even managed to gather his scattered thoughts.
"No, I also wanted to ask you, once we have crystal cores, will we still be able to exchange them for resources?"
He had looked at the base's exchange list, and compared to what he had exchanged with Li Xin'er before, the amount had increased several times, and the variety was much smaller.
Now that they have a stable foothold in the base, they will definitely go out to collect crystal cores and exchange them for resources to survive.
If Li Xin'er can continue to exchange, they will definitely prefer to trade with her.
Li Xin'er reacted quickly, immediately figuring out the intricacies involved, "A big difference?"
Tan Jingrui nodded honestly, "The difference is secondary; the base has very few types of supplies, just a few fixed items."
As Li Xin'er spoke to him, she saw people setting up stalls on the ground in the distance.
A plastic sheet was laid out on the ground, on which were the things he wanted to sell: clothes, accessories, bags, food, household items, and all sorts of other odds and ends.
There are quite a few people setting up stalls, and it's almost turning into a trading market.
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