Chapter 85, Defensive Devious Weapons
If the sugar doll vendor isn't a bad NPC, then this message is very important: to gamble or not to gamble?
After hesitating for a few seconds, Zhong Bingxuan decided to take the gamble. The Rain or Shine Squad's combat strength was still too weak. Having another powerful item was more important than anything else.
"Hello, how much is this red lantern?"
"Fifty thousand yuan each."
"Okay, I'll take the red lantern."
"I'm sorry, there's only one of that style of lantern. If you want it, I'll give you a 12% discount, so you can take it."
Zhong Bingxuan looked at the lantern and saw that it was the most beautiful, very similar to the lanterns at the Wen family wedding. She nodded in agreement.
"Here's 44,000, give me a red lantern."
"Here is your lantern."
The stall owner took the money from Zhong Bingxuan and handed the exquisite red lantern to her.
Zhong Bingxuan took the red lantern, her eyes lighting up.
Red lanterns: surround the host and drive away any strange creatures that approach.
It is a defensive artifact that would be very helpful to Zhong Bingxuan, who lacks defensive weapons.
Furthermore, this item can be upgraded; one star equals one meter, two stars equals ten meters, and so on. As long as Zhong Bingxuan has enough points, she can possess a group defensive artifact.
After Zhong Bingxuan returned, she asked Li Hanmo, who had already arrived, to try and buy a defensive artifact as well.
Li Hanmo browsed through the stalls, and finally chose a red lantern that was somewhat similar to the one Zhong Bingxuan was holding.
The slight discrepancy in the pattern caused the red lantern in Li Hanmo's hand to not be a growth-type defensive artifact, and it could only defend against strange attacks within three meters of him.
"Not bad, something is better than nothing. If things are over with Linlin, we can have them come over and get a defensive artifact."
Li Hanmo saw two or three similar artifacts above, but unfortunately, each person could only buy one artifact, and Li Hanmo couldn't buy more even if he wanted to.
The team has too few tricks up its sleeve when it comes to the supernatural; having another supernatural artifact would be ideal.
"Okay, I'll ask."
[Undeterred by Wind and Rain (Captain Zhong Bingxuan)]: Linlin, how's the situation on your end?
【Undeterred by Wind and Rain (Mascot Zhong Linlin)】: Trouble! Here we need to snatch blood-red roses, and once we succeed, as long as we don't leave the rose garden, they might be snatched back by some weirdo. My brother Yuchen and I put in a lot of effort and only managed to snatch a little over 990 blood-red roses.
[Undeterred by Rain or Shine (Captain Zhong Bingxuan)]: That's impressive. At least we haven't even finished making the couple dolls yet, while you guys are almost done with your mission over there.
Zhong Bingxuan felt that Linlin's side was more efficient than theirs and had a good chance of collecting all 999 blood-red roses. When they arrived at the temple fair, she told Linlin about the defensive artifact she had just bought.
[Undeterred by Rain or Shine (Core Member Fu Yucheng)]: Awesome captain! You even managed to snatch the title of Linlin's mascot. Your luck is extraordinary.
[Undeterred by Wind and Rain (Captain Zhong Bingxuan)]: You're overthinking it. It's all about observing people's expressions and the benefits you get from it.
Zhong Bingxuan recounted her conversation with the stall owner and how she obtained the clue about the red lantern, suggesting that Linlin could try to find a better artifact.
[Undeterred by Rain or Shine (Mascot Zhong Linlin)]: Okay, cousin, we'll give it a try when we have time.
After sending a message to Linlin, Zhong Bingxuan turned back to the couple dolls and found that Li Hanmo's sugar dolls were all finished, and the stall owner was making her sugar dolls.
I believe she will soon receive a pair of beautiful sugar dolls, but I wonder if they can be used as couple dolls.
"Okay, take a look and see if there's anything that needs to be changed."
The stall owner quickly finished making Zhong Bingxuan's sugar dolls. The two sugar dolls were lifelike, holding hands and smiling.
"What beautiful sugar dolls! Thank you, vendor. Here's two hundred yuan for you."
The moment Zhong Bingxuan obtained the sugar doll, the progress bar for collecting Osida specialties in the main quest increased by one point, and now there is only one specialty left to collect.
The same thing happened to Li Hanmo. He had just received the sugar doll, and the progress bar for collecting local specialties increased by one point, leaving only one progress bar remaining.
"So, which one should we get next?"
"The love knot, that looks like the easiest thing to get."
Compared to 999 blood-red roses, the love knot is a bit more difficult to make, but it's definitely much easier than that dagger that supposedly severs all love and affection.
Zhong Bingxuan didn't want to use her own blood to forge weapons; it would be bad if she turned into a madwoman while forging them.
"good."
Li Hanmo had no objection; either one was fine with him.
Are you trying to make a love knot?
The sugar doll vendor had planned to leave after finishing Zhong Bingxuan's order, but after overhearing their conversation, he couldn't help but stop and ask a few questions.
"Yes, does the boss have any recommendations?"
“My wife is the best at crafts. If you don’t mind, you can buy from her.”
"Sorry, boss, we're using these for a wedding. We'd like to make our own love knots as a token of our affection."
Zhong Bingxuan pretended to be helpless and refused the sugar doll vendor's offer. The process of making the specialty products written in An's mother's notebook had a trap, but at least the main process would not change.
The knot of love needs to be made by oneself; this is Zhong Bingxuan's way of testing the stall owner in front of her.
Ideally, she wouldn't have to knit it herself, as Zhong Bingxuan is clumsy with her hands and can't do such delicate work.
"That's easy. You can go to the Cultural Street area tomorrow. My wife teaches people how to make love knots there. Buying love knots directly is expensive, but if you learn to make them yourself, you only need to pay a small tuition fee."
“My wife isn’t very skilled at making things, but if she makes a good enough love knot, it can actually work.”
Before Zhong Bingxuan could reply, Li Hanmo interrupted with this sentence.
The fact that the love knot needed to be soaked in blood was something that bothered Li Hanmo deeply, and he had to get it off his chest.
But what they were doing was all in secret, and they couldn't tell outsiders about it.
"Sir, please rest assured, the love knots made by my wife are the best. Take this letter to my wife, and she will give you the best love knots. Just be prepared for the price, as they are a bit expensive."
The sugar doll vendor was a little embarrassed as he spoke, worried that the couple in front of him would think he was trying to extort money from them.
"It's okay, as long as the knot of unity is tied."
Li Hanmo waved his hand, indicating that it was not important, took the business card from the stall owner, and pulled Zhong Bingxuan forward.
"Why don't we do it ourselves?"
Once the two were far away from the stall owner, Zhong Bingxuan couldn't help but ask directly.
She didn't think that she could directly buy the special products needed for the main quest. Getting them so easily was really not in line with the system's deceitful nature.
"Having another option to consider is always better than having no way out at all."
Li Hanmo made a pointed remark.
Before Zhong Bingxuan could even agree, she was bumped by the sudden surge of people and fell to one side.
Li Hanmo reacted swiftly, pulling the person into his arms to prevent his lover from falling to the ground in a pathetic state and being trampled to death.
"Be careful, you almost stepped on someone."
Li Hanmo was dissatisfied and criticized the crazy crowd, but to his surprise, his criticism not only failed to earn him an apology, but also almost caused him to have a heart attack from anger.
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