In the shadows of the car, where the lights couldn't reach, Lin Ruo grabbed Ah Liu's willow branch. "Ah Liu, wait a minute."
A willow branch sprouted a small bud on Lin Ruo's arm. The bud tilted slightly, as if asking Lin Ruo why she hadn't left yet.
Lin Ruo tapped the tender bud, released Ah Liu's willow branch, then turned around and set up a shield on the car body. Although the car was empty, the fuel tank was full. She didn't want to have to take a tank of fuel back with her.
A willow branch was draped over her shoulder, and the tender buds gently brushed against her face, urging her on.
Lin Ruo was helpless. This time she only brought A Liu with her, leaving the rest at home to guard the house. Ever since she subdued A Liu, A Liu had always been the one left at home. It was not easy for its ability to evolve again. This trade fair was lively, and A Liu had to come and see it.
Moreover, there might be many plant-related products at this trade fair, which would be a good opportunity for Ah Liu to help her see if they would be of any use to her.
Lin Ruo walked along the streets of the B City base with her bag on her back. This was A Liu's first time at the B City base, and everything around her felt new and exciting. Liu Zhi kept sticking out of her backpack to look around, like a curious child.
Lin Ruo also noticed that the B City base was exceptionally lively today; it could be said that this trade fair had brought the atmosphere of the entire B City base to its peak.
Stalls were everywhere, and people's faces were beaming with joy. The fear from the previous battles with the superhumans was completely gone. At this event, everyone seemed to have come together, as if they had returned to the pedestrian street before the apocalypse.
Lin Ruo quickly arrived at the vicinity of the base's experimental building. All she could see were crowds of people, heads everywhere she looked.
Seeing that A-Liu's willow branch couldn't help but grow a little taller, she nimbly leaped onto the building next to her so that A-Liu could see more clearly. Standing on the rooftop, at a height that allowed her to survey the entire scene, A-Liu's willow branch rested on Lin Ruo's hair as she carefully looked down.
Looking down, all she could see were stalls and goods. Her eyes sparkled, and she quickly spotted her target. She jumped down from the building and immediately disappeared into the crowd.
"Ah Liu, let's go take a look."
Lin Ruo's attire was not originally eye-catching, but since the last battle, many people have started to imitate Lin Ruo's clothing. Although the material of the clothes cannot be imitated, the color can be copied.
Therefore, there are many people on the street wearing black clothes, and they look somewhat similar to Lin Ruo. Even some men dress like that.
The person being imitated, however, moved among these people without noticing anything, until...
"Why do I feel like everyone around me is dressed so similarly?"
"Don't you understand? Dressed like this, would you dare to offend them? If you actually ran into Lin Ruo, you'd be dead for sure. That's what these people are thinking. They feel safe wearing clothes like this."
"So that's how it is. You know what, even though I can't see what these people look like, their appearance is still quite unsettling."
...
Lin Ruo, who was standing aside listening, was speechless.
She then noticed that there were many people around her dressed similarly. She shrugged indifferently; it was actually quite friendly to her. At least she wouldn't have to worry about being discovered after doing something bad. Just blending into the crowd would be enough to confuse everyone.
The sounds of bargaining filled the air, but Lin Ruo and A Liu seemed oblivious. She focused intently on scanning the items on the stalls with her mental energy, trying to find something useful.
Ah Liu's willow branches also stretched out from the backpack, sensing the different plant information around them, to see if there was anything the owner needed.
Scanning her surroundings, Lin Ruo realized she had seen quite a few people, such as Yin Chuan and his group from before, and the high-ranking officials she encountered when she returned to S City to kill them and cover her up...
Finally, Lin Ruo stopped at a stall that was filled with books, most of which were now considered rare copies. There were also a few paintings and calligraphy works on the stall. Lin Ruo didn't have any talent for appreciation and couldn't tell the age or origin of the paintings and calligraphy works, but he just felt that they were beautiful.
The stall owner was a woman with very beautiful features, and there were several superhumans guarding her. Lin Ruo scanned her with his spiritual power and found that she was actually a level 3 superhuman. Thinking about it, it made sense. If she wasn't strong, how could she have preserved these books so well?
"Are you sure you want to sell these books?" Lin Ruo stopped in front of the stall, her gaze lingering on the books.
The woman smiled gently, exuding intelligence and elegance. "We just don't have much to sell. These books are just to fill the space. If you like, you can take a look."
How much is this?
The woman turned to look at her companion. She never expected that in this chaotic post-apocalyptic world, someone would actually buy books. "Five books for one level 1 crystal core."
Lin Ruo nodded and lowered her head to carefully select from the books. These books covered all sorts of topics, and there were even quite a few novels. She first picked out two paintings from these calligraphy and paintings. The walls in her living room were still too bare, so she would choose two to hang on the wall.
He then bent down and pulled out eight more useful books from among them, took out two crystal cores from his pocket and handed them to the woman, saying, "These are all."
The woman took the crystal core, smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your patronage."
After the transaction, Lin Ruo put all the books into the backpack in front of him and then stored them in his spatial storage.
At this moment, the branch that Ah Liu had placed on Lin Ruo's head moved slightly. Lin Ruo looked up, and Ah Liu's branch immediately pointed in a direction. She took a step and continued walking forward in the direction Ah Liu was pointing.
She made her way through the bustling crowd and soon arrived at a seed stall with a wide variety of seeds.
When Lin Ruo was planting trees and other crops in her space, she realized that the seeds she bought were too food-oriented. Now, she doesn't have seeds for many of the plants she wants to grow.
She spent a long time browsing the stall, asking, "Are all these seeds hybrids? Can I save them for propagation?"
The stall owner, a level 3 wood-type ability user, nodded immediately upon hearing this, "These are all seeds from plants I've nurtured; they're perfectly suitable for propagation."
Looking at Lin Ruo's outfit, the stall owner, though aware that such outfits were common on the street, still offered a word of caution, "What if this one is genuine? The soil here is no longer suitable for planting. These seeds can only be grown by a wood-type ability user."
His reminder wasn't out of kindness, but mainly because he was afraid that if Lin Ruo planted the seeds and found they wouldn't grow, she would cause him trouble, and then he would lose out on the few crystal cores he had earned.
Just then, the willow branch that Ah Liu had been draped over Lin Ruo's head swayed gently. Upon seeing this, the stall owner immediately fell silent. It turned out that this wasn't Lin Ruo at all, but just a wood-type ability user who insisted on dressing like this, which had terrified him.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Lin Ruo again.
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