Jiang Mingze: "Sister Lan, Liu Hongtao has the temporary blueprint for the Golden Bell Shield, but he wants to exchange it for an intermediate exploration card, which I don't have."
Luo Xinglan had been searching the mall but couldn't find the temporary blueprint for the Golden Bell Shield. Just as she was getting desperate, she saw the message from Jiang Mingze.
She immediately replied, "Liu Hongtao wants an intermediate exploration card? I happen to have one intermediate grassland exploration card here. I'll talk to him about the rest. Thanks."
Jiang Mingze scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "No need to thank me, I wasn't really that helpful."
Originally, I was planning to just buy the temporary blueprints for the Golden Bell Cover and give them to Sister Lan, but I didn't expect that Sister Lan would have to do it herself.
Luo Xinglan: "You've already helped me a lot. Okay, I'm in a bit of a hurry, so I'll talk to you later."
Jiang Mingze: "Okay, Sister Lan, you go ahead and do your work."
Luo Xinglan privately messaged Liu Hongtao: "[Intermediate Exploration Card - Grassland] in exchange for your temporary Golden Bell Shield blueprint, wanna trade?"
Liu Hongtao quickly realized: "So Jiang Mingze is helping you collect the Golden Bell Shield blueprint? Since it's you collecting it, then I don't need the exploration card. I'll just give you the [Golden Bell Shield Blueprint - Temporary] directly."
He felt he had made a profit if a temporary blueprint could extend an olive branch to Luo Xinglan.
After all, no one can predict how the game will develop in the later stages. Having more friends means having more options, especially with someone as powerful as Luo Xinglan. Even if you can't be friends with him, you can't be his enemy either.
Luo Xinglan readily agreed: "Okay, I'll remember that. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."
Although she didn't know Liu Hongtao well, judging from his past statements, he seemed to be an upright and honest person.
She understood his intentions perfectly well, and it was precisely because she understood them that she readily agreed.
While it's important to take care of yourself, having more friends can sometimes provide a better chance of survival.
Therefore, she naturally wouldn't reject Liu Hongtao's overtures.
Liu Hongtao: "As expected of one of the top bosses in our District 66, you're so decisive! I'll trade you the blueprints right now!"
Immediately afterwards, Luo Xinglan received the temporary blueprints for the Golden Bell Cover from Liu Hongtao.
She thanked them briefly and used the product immediately, gaining an hour of immunity to damage.
With the Golden Bell Shield protecting her, she was no longer afraid of these scorpions and stepped directly onto the swarm of scorpions as if walking on flat ground.
The scorpions she stepped on bared their fangs and stung her with their venomous stingers, but they were blocked by an invisible barrier.
The scorpions couldn't hurt her, and Luo Xinglan was too lazy to bother with them. These scorpions were just ordinary scorpions; the experience points they dropped were negligible, and they didn't drop any supplies, so she didn't waste time clearing them out.
It would be good to let the robots improve their combat proficiency.
Luo Xinglan summoned Number 2, Number 5, and Number 6 and instructed them, "Number 2, take Number 5 and Number 6 and hunt some scorpions around here."
Although the three little robots have the same attributes, No. 2 has higher proficiency and richer combat experience, so she felt at ease letting it lead No. 5 and No. 6 to fight monsters.
Number 2 clenched his fist: "Leave it to me, Master! Number 5, Number 6, come with me!"
Numbers 5 and 6 quickly followed.
Number 2 swung its mechanical arm and smashed it into the scorpion horde, instantly reducing the scorpions' health bars to zero. The surrounding scorpions then tried to sting Number 2's mechanical arm with their venomous stingers, but scorpion stingers are no match for metal. It was like throwing an egg against a rock.
Numbers 5 and 6 followed suit and also started beating the scorpion.
The three little robots were having a great time beating up the scorpion.
Luo Xinglan was relieved and began searching for the giant desert scorpion.
Standing at the top of the gentle slope, the view was very open, but the endless yellow sand made it impossible for her to see anything in the distance; all she could see was a dim yellow.
Luo Xinglan had no choice but to climb down the "Scorpion Mountain" and slowly begin her search.
She wasn't sure exactly how big the desert giant scorpion was, but she had a rough idea in her mind—it was only about the size of a wild boar, just a scorpion, how big could it get?
So, following the clue that the wild boar was the size of a wild boar, she searched the surrounding area carefully, not missing any small mound of sand.
Some sand dunes had sand underneath, some had a lizard suddenly darting out from under them, and others had a snake leaping out from under them—all of which Luo Xinglan swiftly smashed to death.
After turning over every sand dune, big and small, in the vicinity, she still couldn't find the giant desert scorpion.
Luo Xinglan stopped what she was doing and began to ponder: Could it be that the Desert Giant Scorpion wasn't here?
Is it just a coincidence that so many scorpions have appeared here?
I glanced at the time; the Golden Bell Shield's protection had less than half an hour left.
No, she can't waste any more time here. It seems she has to look elsewhere.
Thinking this, Luo Xinglan waved to the small robot not far away: "Number 2, Number 5, Number 6, let's go!"
Number 2 was busy cleaning up the scorpions when it heard Luo Xinglan's voice and immediately replied, "Okay, Master, I'll be there after I finish cleaning up these scorpions!"
The robotic arm fell down again as soon as he finished speaking!
The scene that was originally envisioned did not appear.
Instead, the robotic arm No. 2 made a crisp "clang" sound when it touched the sand, and was then bounced away!
Luo Xinglan was startled: "Number 2, are you alright?"
Number 2 landed heavily, but fortunately the sand on the ground cushioned some of the impact, preventing it from falling apart.
Number 2 struggled to his feet, jumped a couple of times to brush the sand off his body, and then said, "Master, I'm fine! It was just too hard there!"
Luo Xinglan breathed a sigh of relief before looking at the spot where Number 2 had been launched away.
It looked unremarkable, just the top of a gentle slope.
Sand should be loose and soft, so how could it have sent number 2 flying?
Could there be ore down there?
As Luo Xinglan was thinking, she suddenly felt her body sway slightly, but quickly returned to calm.
She looked at the sand beneath her feet with some confusion. Had she just imagined it?
Or is this little sand dune not stable enough and about to collapse?
Soon, the sand dunes beneath our feet began to sway again.
Luo Xinglan immediately rushed down the sand dune: "Number 2, Number 5, Number 6, come back!"
It immediately recalled the little robot, and carrying the little ear mouse and the little divine bird, rushed down as fast as it could.
"rustle……"
With the sound of sand rubbing against my ears, the sandstorm seemed to intensify, making it almost impossible to see the road.
Luo Xinglan rushed to a relatively safe place, turned around and looked at the sand dune she had just been on, her eyes widening in shock.
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