Chapter 33 Make Friends
So Bai Xiao politely asked, "Excuse me, what kind of trash can be recycled?"
Xiao Erhui didn't expect Bai Xiao to ask that, and looked at her with some surprise: "Naturally, it's a damaged game item."
Bai Xiao immediately remembered that every time the junk-making station failed to upgrade and all the items were damaged, Si Si would remind the player to recycle them.
Does this mean that if players choose not to recycle and throw it into the trash can as garbage, it will be picked up by the sanitation worker, Little Gray Mouse?
But there are rewards for recycling, so who would be so stupid as to choose not to recycle?
Bai Xiao knew that if you don't understand something, you should ask. So he humbly asked Xiao Erhui, "But when our props are damaged, Si Si always reminds us to recycle them directly instead of using the trash can."
Xiao Erhui explained, "You're probably talking about treasure chests and items from failed upgrades, right? Those can be directly recycled, but there are some items that can't be directly recycled."
Bai Xiao listened attentively as Xiao Erhui continued, "For example, if your basic combat suit is damaged to more than 85%, it will lose its original function. At that point, you should throw it away, and I can recycle it through the trash can."
Bai Xiao nodded thoughtfully, then thought for a moment and took out the Compensation Succulent from her backpack. Although the Compensation Succulent could generate Nightmare Coins, multiple items could not be used together; any extras she obtained could only be used for trading.
Bai Xiao figured that Little Grey must have its reasons for recycling damaged items; to build a good relationship with someone, you have to cater to their interests. And as a sanitation worker rat, Little Grey's current job seems to be destroying non-recyclable waste and recycling damaged items.
Bai Xiao definitely wouldn't give Xiao Erhui trash, so the only way to please him was to give him props. Although she was a little reluctant, after all, she didn't know if getting along with Xiao Erhui would be beneficial.
But what if it's beneficial? After all, these players are from another world. If they can get along well with the local monsters, they might learn more about this world. And as the saying goes, having more friends means having more options.
Bai Xiao handed the succulent as compensation to Xiao Erhui: "I almost forgot, could you please recycle this prop?"
Little Grey stared in shock at the brand-new succulent that Bai Xiao handed over as compensation. It had been doing this business for so many years, and this was the first time it had ever recycled brand-new game items.
Little Gray immediately accepted the succulent as compensation, as if Bai Xiao would change his mind if he hesitated for even a second. After receiving the succulent, it cautiously asked Bai Xiao, "Are you sure you don't want it?"
Bai Xiao nodded.
[Little Gray the Fancy Mouse's favorability +20, currently at 20 favorability towards you.]
Goodness, she gained 20 points of favorability all at once. Bai Xiao knew that her gift had really disappointed Xiao Er.
Xiao Erhui made a tidying-up motion with the compensation succulent, and it vanished into thin air, presumably recycled by it. As for where the item went after being recycled, Bai Xiao had no idea, but she believed that as long as she maintained a good relationship with Xiao Erhui, she would definitely find out in the future.
Little Gray was in a good mood today, having had a great haul. He happily said, "You're quite likable to mice. I'm not the kind of mouse who takes advantage of others. Do you need any props? I'll bring one over for you tomorrow."
Judging from Xiao Erhui's tone, it was as if she could get Bai Xiao any prop she wanted. Could it be that she had accidentally latched onto a powerful patron?
Bai Xiao tentatively asked, "Can I have a level 3 turret?"
Upgrading to level 2 turrets is difficult enough. Successfully upgrading to level 2 turrets requires at least twenty or thirty level 1 turrets. Currently, there are very few players in the four four-unit dormitory buildings who own level 2 turrets.
Level 2 turrets are rare, and level 3 turrets are even rarer. It's unlikely that level 3 turrets will appear in the four four-unit dormitory buildings anytime soon.
Therefore, Bai Xiao didn't have high hopes when he asked this question.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Erhui patted his chest and said, "No problem, I'll be here again tomorrow, and I'll bring you a level 3 turret."
Judging from its tone, acquiring a level 3 turret seems to be a very easy task for it.
Bai Xiao realized that she had made the right move by befriending the local monster, and she said happily, "Thank you so much. You are the most lovable and adorable mouse I have ever met in this world."
That's for sure, because before that, the only rodents she had ever seen were ugly, disgusting little rat monsters.
Xiao Erhui was very happy to be praised: "You can call me Xiao Erhui. What's your name? Let's add each other as friends. I'll send you a message when I arrive tomorrow."
Bai Xiao suppressed his surprise at being able to add a monster as a friend, and while summoning his game interface, he said, "Just call me Xiao Xiao, we'll be friends from now on."
Little Grey glanced at Bai Xiao's nickname and then sent a friend request. Hearing Bai Xiao's words, it was quite happy: "Okay, we're friends from now on. I'll be in charge of the garbage collection on the 44th floor of the dormitory building. If you have any items to recycle in the future, you can consider me. Although I can't give you recycling rewards like Si Si, I definitely won't let you suffer any losses."
Bai Xiao accepted the friend request immediately. Hearing what Xiao Er Hui said, Bai Xiao thought that it probably also wanted to earn some 'extra money'. However, since it was a mutually beneficial thing, Bai Xiao naturally agreed.
Xiao Erhui: "I've finished my work and I'm going home. It's almost six o'clock, you should go home too."
With only five minutes left until six o'clock, Bai Xiao nodded, and the man and the rat parted ways.
Bai Xiao jogged all the way and finally made it back to dormitory 4444 at 5:58. He closed the door to his dormitory and then quietly lay down on his small bed, waiting for 6 o'clock to arrive.
[Dear players of Unit 4, Building 4, night is approaching. Tonight, you will face the Serpent Woman's night of revelry. Please try your best to survive tonight.]
[Monster appearance countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!]
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Tonight, Bai Xiao wasn't as scared as he was last night, and he was even able to calmly open the chat interface with Xiao Erhui.
All ailments vanished: "I'm home, are you home yet?"
Xiao Erhui: "I'm home. Monsters are appearing in the dorm corridor soon. Aren't you scared? You even sent me a message."
All ailments disappeared: "I was scared, so I wanted to chat with you to distract myself."
Xiao Erhui: "You don't need to be too scared. It's only the second night. As long as the turrets in your dorm have an attack power of 40 or more, there won't be any danger."
Looking at Xiao Er's gray-haired message, Bai Xiao thought to himself, "As expected, the local monsters know more information than human players."
Bai Xiao currently has the following turrets in his dormitory: Level 1 Turret X5, Level 2 Turret X2, Level 2 Poisoned Turret X1, and Level 2 Poisoned Double-Headed Turret X2, with a total attack power of 76 and a poison level of 57.
If what Xiao Erhui said is true, that an attack power of 40 or higher is enough to survive, then with her attack power of 76, there's nothing to worry about tonight.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com