Chapter 20 Charging Upgrade Fees
The swaying lily breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the gift, now that all her ailments had vanished. She was still shaken by her near-death experience.
She had come out to the corridor to pick up props. After she finished, she was about to go back when she realized something was wrong as she walked around a corner. When she turned around, she saw a tall, burly man following her. She was immediately terrified.
After she discovered it, the dog that had been biting stopped barking and hiding, and threatened her to hand over all the props.
If the dog that bites doesn't bark and only wants one or two props, the swaying lily might just consider herself unlucky and grit her teeth to give him the props.
But the dog that bites doesn't bark; what he wants is all the items. If she hands over all the items, she might as well just pack them up and make them the monster's dinner that night.
The swaying lily was unwilling to hand over the item. She remembered that when she opened the reward chest earlier that day, she had obtained two scythes. She used the scythes to attack the little bat monster and learned their details: scythes are weapons, unlike turrets which are only effective against monsters; scythes can also be used against players.
She was far too small for the biting dog, and the swaying lily dared not confront him head-on. She thought she would say a few nice words to buy time, and then find an opportunity to open her initial inventory and take out her weapon, a scythe.
She had barely secretly opened the game interface, and before she could even click on the initial inventory, the barking dog, thinking she was haggling, punched her right eye socket.
It was only then that the swaying lily realized that the difference in strength between men and women, as described online, was true. With just one punch, she saw stars and could barely stand, clutching her injured right eye.
At this moment, the dog that had been biting her stopped barking and started touching her. The swaying lily tried to fight back with all four limbs but couldn't break free. In desperation, she bit him.
This one move enraged the barking dog, who punched her to the ground and then slammed down on her like a mountain, nearly causing her to faint from the pain.
Then her hands were restrained, forcing her to stare at the game interface but preventing her from clicking on the initial inventory or taking out any weapons. The biting dog, which didn't bark, relentlessly choked her neck; she couldn't breathe and felt like her neck was about to break.
When she fainted, she thought she was going to die. But she woke up not long after and saw a scene of utter chaos. The dog that had bitten her was lying on the ground, its head smashed to pieces. She was covered in blood and brain matter, and the scene was extremely disturbing.
Having narrowly escaped death, she ran back while vomiting.
She didn't know who had saved her until she opened the chat lobby and saw the pinned notification. She didn't know the person who could cure all diseases, but she knew the dead man's game nickname was "The Dog That Bites Doesn't Bark," because he had mentioned his game nickname when he threatened her to give him all her items.
The swaying lily was grateful to All Illnesses Eliminated. Regardless of what All Illnesses Eliminated's purpose was in killing the biting dog, she ultimately survived because of All Illnesses Eliminated.
So she added "All Diseases Cured" as a friend and sent him a scythe. She didn't need two anyway, so she figured she might as well return the favor. She and "All Diseases Cured" were both level 44 players; they might meet again in the future, and it was always good to maintain a good relationship.
Even at this moment, Bai Xiao didn't forget his persona, sending a message to the swaying lilies.
"Cures all ailments: 'What a huge scythe! Do you know what the details of this prop are?'"
Swaying Lily: "This scythe is a weapon-type item. After I got it, I tried using it to deal with the little bat monster in the level 1 treasure chest. It's very sharp. With one slash, the little bat monster was cut in two."
All ailments disappeared: "That's amazing! Thank you so much."
The swaying lily: "You're welcome. You saved me, and I have nothing else to repay you with. By the way, this weapon can be upgraded, but you need to find the monster weapon forging room."
All Illnesses Cured: "I understand. Be careful lately. You can inherit a player's items after killing them. Girls like you should stay home lately; it might not be safe outside."
Bai Xiao wasn't being overly kind; she said that to make Swaying Lily think she was a man. After all, she and Swaying Lily were both players in the 44th-floor dormitory building, and she didn't want Swaying Lily to guess who she was.
The swaying lily: "Thank you, I'll be more careful lately."
The swaying lily was deeply grateful. In this dung-filled world of survival, there are rotten people like the one who bites but doesn't bark, and there are also kind people like the one who cured all ailments. The care shown by the one who cured all ailments warmed her usually icy body slightly.
She had no doubt about Bai Bing Quan Xiao's gender, because she hadn't personally witnessed how he killed the barking dog. From her perspective, the barking dog was an extremely strong man, and if Bai Bing Quan Xiao could kill him, he must be even stronger.
Although this is a stereotype, most people will believe their own stereotypes before they know the truth.
Although Bai Xiao's arms were weak, she didn't sit idle at all. She currently had a Level 1 Turret X16, a Double-Headed Level 1 Turret X2, and Bat Venom X18 in her backpack, with a 100% success rate. She was definitely going to upgrade them.
Moreover, her initial backpack had 17 out of 20 slots already filled, so using all those items for upgrades would still free up some space.
Bai Xiao took out the Double-Headed Level 1 Turret X1, Level 1 Turret X4, and Bat Venom X10, and put them all on the junk manufacturing table.
Perhaps because there were more props this time, Bai Xiao felt that the upgrade took much longer than the previous two times, and there was a constant clattering and crackling sound in his ears.
Not knowing how long the upgrade process would take, Bai Xiao opened the chat lobby out of boredom. To her surprise, the chat lobby had already returned to normal. Apart from the first kill announcement at the top, everything was normal as if nothing had happened.
Humans are very resilient creatures. After a brief period of complaining and fear, most people realize that such negative emotions are meaningless to them because they are still alive, and life must go on.
Losing his mind: "I have a junk manufacturing station here. Friends who want to upgrade can add me. Let me make it clear first, each upgrade will cost the price of two level 1 turrets."
Can I survive? "Upgrading once gives you two level 1 turrets? Why don't you just rob someone? The success rate of upgrading is only 5%. If it fails, you'll lose seven level 1 turrets at once."
Squidward: "Yeah, bro, this game's only on its second day. We don't even have many level 1 turrets, not enough to upgrade. Could you ask for less?"
Losing his temper: "You want less? Do you think I'm a sucker? Anyway, I'm telling you, take it or leave it. If you're interested, add me. Who knows what will happen tonight? Yesterday, all the players without level 1 turrets died. Maybe today, all the players without level 2 turrets will die. Is your life more important or your turret? You decide for yourselves."
Bai Xiao was utterly stunned. She felt that she was still too inexperienced and too naive. She only knew that the junk-making station could be upgraded, but she never expected that the junk-making station could also 'make money'.
However, this irrational behavior is outrageous. They charge the price of two level 1 turrets for each upgrade. New players are hardly going to have so many level 1 turrets to spend.
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