Chapter 3. The prosthetic limb is complete, Little Black Hand...
Early the next morning.
The maid gently knocked on Lin Xiaoxiao's door: 'Knock, knock, knock—'
Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly buttoned up her clothes, her voice a little anxious: "Please come in."
The maid entered with her head bowed, followed by a middle-aged woman wearing a leather jacket, with heavy makeup and red lips, her short hair tied up high, and sunglasses hanging on her forehead.
The woman smiled and extended her hand to Lin Xiaoxiao: "Hello, I am Jiang Ling, a mechanic. I have been commissioned by Young Master Xiao to help you customize a mechanical prosthetic limb."
Lin Xiaoxiao shakily stood up, holding onto the chair beside the bed. She reached out and shook Jiang Ling's hand, smiling sweetly and gently: "Hello, I'm Lin Xiaoxiao, a guest staying here temporarily."
Upon hearing the guest's explanation, Jiang Ling couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, his smile carrying a deeper meaning.
Young Master Xiao's beloved fiancée has run away, and all of them know the truth.
When he went to pursue his fiancée, he brought back a pretty young girl. Could it be that he's decided to give up on his willful and spoiled young lady...? She's a guest now, but who knows what will happen in the future...?
Jiang Ling wore a friendly smile and said in a gentle voice, "Ms. Lin, please let me take your measurements when it's convenient for you."
Lin Xiaoxiao was still wondering why Chen Sen and Jiang Ling both gave her a meaningful smile when they met.
Upon hearing this, I quickly replied, "Now is fine. How can I cooperate with you?"
Jiang Ling pointed to the stool and whispered, "First, lift up your skirt and stand so I can measure the length of your legs. Then sit down so I can measure the data on the interface."
Lin Xiaoxiao was very obedient; she stood when told to stand and sat when told to sit, even though beads of cold sweat had appeared on her forehead.
They measured back and forth for almost an hour without showing any impatience. They even asked Jiangling if he was tired and if he wanted to stop and rest before taking more measurements.
After Jiangling finished measuring all the data, he flipped through the folder containing the data in his hand and sighed inwardly, "This one is much better-tempered than the previous one."
Having finalized the style and measurements, Jiang Ling smiled warmly: "Measurements complete. Miss Lin, I'll take my leave now! I'll come back to help you put on the prosthetic limb once it's finished. I look forward to seeing you again in a few days."
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded, and stood up shakily with the help of her cane: "Okay, I'll take you there."
After seeing Jiangling off, she sat back down in her chair, slightly out of breath, leaned her cane against the table, and gently wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Once her breathing had stabilized, she closed her eyes and awkwardly manipulated the meager energy within her body to activate a certain skill.
A tattered box, about the size of a basketball, appeared out of nowhere and fell right in front of her.
Lin Xiaoxiao bent down, picked up the box, and opened it.
Upon opening the small box, a gentle, multicolored light appeared, and an item materialized:
[Item Acquired: Latest Beijing-style Contact Device: KLO-1049]
When Lin Xiaoxiao took out the silver-white, watch-shaped, high-tech communicator—which functioned as an upgraded mobile phone—from the box, the dilapidated wooden box turned into countless tiny stars and vanished into thin air.
Her expression was somewhat dazed. She had previously opened the daily luck chest and found: a worn-out shoe, a tattered burlap sack, a red berry, an ordinary fishing rod…
Unexpectedly, I'm so lucky today; I actually managed to get a brand new communication device from the capital.
The original body's previous communicator had been destroyed in the previous secret realm. Lin Xiaoxiao had originally wanted to ask the maid today if she could find her a training device.
It seems that it's no longer needed now.
Lin Xiaoxiao put the watch-shaped communicator on her wrist and, following the instructions she remembered, awkwardly turned it on and logged into the original owner's Feiliao account.
The moment I logged into Feiliao, a whole bunch of messages popped up.
Chen Zhuoran: [Xiaoxiao, do you know you were wrong? Xinxin said she's forgiven you. Come here right now...]
Liu Duoxin: [Xiaoxiao, I've already explained it to Brother Zhuoran, you didn't do it on purpose...]
Wang Dao: [Hey, logistics guy, aren't you coming back yet? Even if you're throwing a tantrum, have some self-control. We're about to go on a raid, so get back here right now.]
...
A series of messages poured out like boiling water.
Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at them, scoffed, and immediately added them to her blacklist before deleting them.
The original person was a love-brained bootlicker, but she is not.
Do you really want her to use this nonsensical commanding tone to ask her to be a "good" Chinese teammate who delivers money and supplies and works tirelessly without complaint?
Go wash up and go to bed early; you can dream about anything.
Second Uncle: [Xiaoxiao, when are you planning to come home?]
Second Aunt: [Xiaoxiao, your second aunt has transferred another sum of money to you. Remember to tell your second aunt if you need more.]
Big Brother: [Xiaomei, I recently went to a secret realm and got a lot of good stuff. Looking forward to your return!]
Little cousin: [Sis, I miss you. When are you coming back?]
Second cousin: [Xiaomei...]
...
The rest was information about the original owner's relatives, whose words were full of concern, leaving Lin Xiaoxiao somewhat at a loss.
She burys her head in the sand, quickly closes the chat software, and logs out.
Although she had promised the original owner that she would take care of her family, Lin Xiaoxiao was really afraid that people would find out she wasn't the original owner, since she had to face it so soon.
There was a knock on the door.
Lin Xiaoxiao calmed herself down and said softly, "Please come in."
Xiao Weizi was wearing a dark blue tailored suit, with his semi-long hair combed back, two strands of hair falling from his forehead to his cheeks. He was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses as he walked in.
His voice was flat and monotone: "Pack your things, and head out in ten minutes."
Ten minutes later, Lin Xiaoxiao, who had changed her clothes, sat in a wheelchair and was pushed out of the small building by a maid, who then pushed her onto a flying car that looked like a futuristic light shuttle.
As soon as they got in the car, apart from the driver, all six people in the car, with their eyes either openly or secretly focused on Lin Xiaoxiao.
They all wanted to know what (ability/charm) this woman had who was so bold as to forcibly bind herself to their boss and was allowed to join the team.
Lin Xiaoxiao felt her hair stand on end from all those eyes staring at her, and she huddled in her wheelchair like a quail.
At this moment, Xiao Weizhi, who was sitting next to him and reading a report, suddenly spoke in a cold voice: "Are you all free?"
Upon hearing this, the group immediately turned around and went about their business.
Suddenly, a screen displaying an invitation to join the team popped up in front of Lin Xiaoxiao:
Xiao Weizhi invites you to join the Dragon Fang Squad. Do you agree? [Yes or No]
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't ask any more questions and raised her hand to agree.
She didn't notice that the moment she clicked to agree to the progress, Xiao Weizhi, who was sitting beside her reading the report, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, an almost invisible arc.
The news of joining the team was also received by the other seven members of the team.
Then Lin Xiaoxiao was pulled into the team's chat channel:
Cheng Cheng: [Welcome new lady to the team.]
Jiang Tao: [Welcome, welcome~]
…(Five welcomes omitted below.)
Lin Xiaoxiao: [I'm very happy to join the team and happy to meet you all. I'm Lin Xiaoxiao.]
Cheng Cheng: [Miss, I'm a level 88 priest with fourth job advancement. Feel free to contact me anytime if you need healing.]
Lin Xiaoxiao: [(With a cute kitten expression) Okay, okay.]
...
"Are you all very free?" Xiao Weizhi's cold voice caused the entire team chat channel to fall silent instantly.
Soon, after an hour's drive, the flying car successfully arrived at the entrance of a small dungeon.
The remaining few people didn't need to be explained at all. They all went about their work in perfect harmony. The deputy team leader, Chen Feng, went to park the car, Cheng Cheng pushed Lin Xiaoxiao's wheelchair, and Jiang Tao went to buy tickets to enter the small dungeon...
The highest level monster in this small dungeon secret realm is only the second highest level (level 30), and it is full of round, colorful and cute slimes.
Their attack methods involve gathering in large numbers to suffocate the enemy, or spitting out small amounts of sulfuric acid, fireballs, water blades, or wind blades...
The entire secret realm is lush and green, filled with towering trees with large canopies and blooming with all kinds of beautiful flowers. If it weren't for the slimes, it would be an excellent camping spot.
The first thing Cheng Cheng did after entering the secret realm was to take out a large tablecloth from the storage space and spread it on the grass. He then deftly took out many delicious foods and drinks.
She pushed Lin Xiaoxiao onto the picnic blanket and greeted her with a bright smile, "Come on, let's eat and drink well, and let the men get to work. Finally, there's a young lady on the team. Finally, I'm not the only girl on the team."
Xiao Weizhi took out a table and a chair not far away, sat down, and then took out a personal computer and began to work on it.
The remaining six people yawned and nonchalantly lured and fought monsters. Their various skills exploded and flew around in the crowd of monsters, but were quickly harvested and turned into experience points.
While drinking, Lin Xiaoxiao could also hear the sound of experience points increasing.
After a whole day of eating and drinking, her level rose from 0 to 5.
The team members looked at each other with some surprise in their eyes. They all felt that the development of the situation was a little unreasonable.
Normally, with the team giving up 95% of the experience points and fighting monsters of higher levels, Lin Xiaoxiao should have reached level 10 and be ready to undertake her first job advancement quest. (First job advancement levels are 1-10)
Xiao Weizhi knew the reason because Lin Xiaoxiao had a permanent -50% experience debuff.
The next question, delivered in a cold tone: "Are you very free?"
This directly shattered the suspicions among the team members.
Over the next few days, the Dragon Fang team traveled to various beginner dungeons on the outskirts of the capital. The team members were exhausted from grinding monsters until they were sick of it, and finally managed to bring Lin Xiaoxiao to level 25 of the second job advancement (the level range for the second job advancement is 10-30).
Upon hearing the news that Jiang Ling was coming to try out Lin Xiaoxiao's prosthetic limbs, the other six people, except Cheng Cheng who had been on a picnic for several days, were able to breathe a sigh of relief.
In the temporary living room.
Jiang Ling half-squatted in front of Lin Xiaoxiao and helped her put on a punk-style metal prosthetic leg, black and gold with several fluorescent tubes attached.
Jiang Ling took Lin Xiaoxiao's hand and helped her stand up gently, reminding her, "Come on, try walking a few steps and see if there's anything that feels uncomfortable."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao felt somewhat uncomfortable and stumbled a few steps.
Seeing this, Jiang Ling squatted down and gently adjusted the parts at the joints, and said in a gentle voice: "Try again."
After adjusting like this for more than an hour, Lin Xiaoxiao's walking style was no different from that of an ordinary person; she would have to get used to the rest on her own.
Lin Xiaoxiao bowed and thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Ms. Jiang. If it weren't for you, I probably would have been using crutches like this forever."
Not to mention, this prosthesis is extremely lightweight to wear, and the cut is very comfortable, with no discomfort whatsoever.
Jiang Ling, holding the folder of records, replied with a smile, "You should thank Young Master Xiao. He spent a lot of money to have me come here specifically to customize a prosthetic limb for you."
"Okay, I've already recorded the data. The remaining spare prosthetic limbs will be completed within two months, and I'll have them delivered to the Xiao residence. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Jiang Ling is the most famous mechanic in the capital, and she has a master-level skill in customizing prosthetics.
The price of each order will not be less than one million gold coins. The price of making prosthetic limbs is another price, and the orderer needs to provide the materials himself. This is why she reminded Lin Xiaoxiao.
After bidding farewell to Jiang Ling, Lin Xiaoxiao walked without a cane, limping a little, to find Xiao Weizhi, to thank him and to flatter his boss.
Xiao Weizhi looked at Lin Xiaoxiao coldly and threw out a gold coin card: "No need to thank me, just redeem today's treasure chest."
Lin Xiaoxiao quickly took the gold coin card, spent 100,000 gold coins to buy the ten daily treasure chests for today, redeemed them, and respectfully placed them in front of Xiao Weizhi.
Looking at the nine treasure chests in front of him, which yielded nothing but scrap metal, he lowered his head and desperately tried to suppress his laughter. So this is how ruthless the villains are!
Xiao Weizhi, with a dark expression, opened the last box and obtained a silver-level auxiliary spell skill book, [Smoke Spell].
(Equipment levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Rainbow, Epic, Grandmaster, Quasi-God, God-tier)
His dark expression vanished instantly. He raised his chin and glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao, as if to say: Is this funny?
Lin Xiaoxiao's expression froze for a moment, and she managed a stiff smile.
A note from the author:
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Xiao Weizhi raised an eyebrow: "I'm unlucky? But I'm rich." [Stylishly pulls out a card]
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled [biting her handkerchief in hatred]: Refusing to allow players who pay to play to enter
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