mousepad-d2 Chapter 101 Whoever finds it, keeps it.
Chapter 101 Whoever finds it, keeps it.
Xu Si's starry eyes narrowed slightly, and his perception of the 'Star Trail' properties spread out like mercury.
Deep within the scorched earth at the bottom of the pit, a faint crimson light flickered on and off.
He leaped down, his boots making a soft cracking sound as they landed on the still-warm vitrified sand.
[Strange item detected: Sandfly skin]
【Characteristics: Stealth, Disguise, Pheromone Isolation】
[Upgrade Option 1: Enhanced Artifact - Void Cloak]
[Description: Combines the characteristics of 'Stealth' and 'Camouflage', further enhancing optical camouflage effects and energy concealment capabilities. Has a relatively high probability of granting 'Pheromone Concealment' abilities.]
[Estimated Purification Points Consumption: 1500]
[Upgradeable Option 2: Marvelous Item - Stealth Footwear]
[Description: Significantly enhances movement speed and stealth on sand and rocky terrain, and effectively isolates the user's own scent and pheromones.]
[Estimated Purification Points Consumption: 1800]
【Sandfly skin】is a palm-sized piece of reddish-brown skin.
However, it feels more like fabric; it's soft to the touch, very resilient, and has excellent stretch.
However, both upgrade options were somewhat useless to Xu Si.
The current features of the Void Cloak are sufficient for him. If the Void Cloak becomes useless, it would be more reliable to rely on the system directly.
Therefore, he did not choose the upgrade option, but instead directly put it into the dimensional space.
In about another day, we can rejoin the other teams. At that time, it will be much more cost-effective to exchange them for other more suitable drops.
He leaped out of the scorched pit, his figure flashing a few times in the night before silently returning to the side of the "Messenger of Molten Wax".
The camp had returned to silence, with only the crackling of the campfire and the light footsteps of Shao Bing and his men on vigilant patrol.
There was no further movement from the "Flaming Chariot," as if the previous shot had been an illusion.
Xu Si returned to the car and lay down comfortably.
I got a weird loot for free. I wonder what Fire Man's expression will be when he finds out.
……
The night passed uneventfully.
When the blood-red sun rises again, the Gobi Desert is quickly dyed from its cold, deep blue to a scorching ochre red.
The joint team started activities almost simultaneously.
On the Xinhuo team's side, Jiao Jiao got up early and, as usual, energetically cast "Recovery" and "Purify" on the entire team, even the newly joined Shao Bing and others.
Her "Radiant Followers" sequence seems to have improved with frequent use, and the aura has become more solid.
Fortunately, with her there, the atmosphere in the team improved day by day, no longer dull and lifeless.
Tashan yawned and stretched its rocky body. The low wall from last night had long since reached the end of its lifespan and turned into sand and gravel in the Gobi Desert, never to be seen again.
Su Su practiced her boxing silently, the wind from her punches whistling softly in the dry morning air. Whenever she had a spare moment, she seized the opportunity to improve herself.
The side armor plates of the "Flame Chariot" slid open again, and Lin Li stepped out first, still dressed smartly with a bright smile.
Fire Man followed behind her, his face turning dark instantly after the shy girl said something to him.
The look in her eyes as she looked at Xu Si held a hint of shame and indignation.
Xu Si, however, glanced at the woman named Aya a few more times.
Aya, as if caught red-handed, kept trying to burrow behind the Fire Man, even hesitating whether to escape back into the Flame Chariot.
The fire-man's black face was practically steaming as he strode toward Xu Si, his scorching aura rising with each step, even the sand and gravel beneath his feet seemed to be getting hot.
Lin Li reached out to stop him, but he suddenly stopped and stared intently at Xu Si, who had just opened the car door, from a distance of several meters.
"You..." Fire Man's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Did you... find something last night?"
Xu Si leaned against the car door, Xing Tong calmly meeting his gaze, a barely perceptible smile playing on her lips.
"It's been picked up. It's something from the Gobi Desert; whoever finds it keeps it."
His voice wasn't loud, but it was clear enough to make everyone around him prick up their ears.
Jiao Jiao was standing on tiptoe applying "purification" to Tashan when she heard this, and immediately turned her head, her big eyes sparkling with gossip.
Su Su's punches slowed down, and her cold eyes swept over the two people facing off.
Fu Xiaojian straightened up from beside the Mengshi vehicle, his brows furrowed slightly, but he did not intervene immediately. He had not expected that Xu Si would actually gain something, but since one of his own had picked it up, it was his.
"I killed him!" The fire man's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and the flame patterns on his arms faintly glowed.
"You little bastard, sneaking around and taking advantage of others, have you no shame?"
"What I picked up is mine, so what? You're not happy about it?" Xu Si slowly straightened the collar of the [Empty Cloak].
"You—!" A wave of heat suddenly erupted from the Fire Man, and the air distorted violently.
Zhuang Guodong and Xiao Zhi behind him changed their expressions and took half a step forward at the same time.
On the Xinhuo train team's side, Tashan Rock straightened up, dark light shimmering on Su Su's gauntlets, and Shao Bing's hand was already on the axe handle at his waist.
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
The girl named Aya looked like she had done something wrong and was almost in tears.
"That's enough," Lin Li's voice broke in, but she didn't take sides.
She walked over to the fire man and placed her hand on his shoulder.
Strangely, the scorching heat subsided somewhat when it touched her palm.
"It's just a piece of clothing that fell; why get so worked up?"
Although Lin Li also thought the item was valuable, it was clearly not something that would lead to a complete falling out.
Moreover, their caravan already had a lot of loot, and since the caravan didn't have any blacksmith-related sequences, they hadn't been able to use them, so they weren't in a hurry for the strange drops.
She turned her gaze to Xu Si, her smile unchanged, but a sharper look appeared in her eyes.
"Young Master Xu, you're quite capable. Since you picked it up, it's your good luck."
"Who told you to be so careless last night!" she then said to the fire man with a reproachful look.
That was a clever way of putting it. It seemed like he was lecturing the Fire Man, but anyone could understand the underlying meaning.
"Now that we've talked it out, why ruin our relationship over such a small matter?"
Fu Xiaojian stepped forward at the right moment, standing between Xu Si and Huo Nan, his voice calm and steady.
"Team Leader Lin is right. Since our two teams have already formed an alliance and are traveling together, let's not let this little thing delay our journey."
Fire Man's chest heaved violently a few times. He glared fiercely at Xu Si, but ultimately didn't retaliate. He just let out a heavy "humph," turned around, and strode back to the "Flame Chariot," his back radiating fire.
Lin Li shook her head helplessly and gave Fu Xiaojian an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Team Leader Fu. That's just my brother's temper; he comes and goes quickly. Since Brother Xu picked up the things, they're yours. Shall we pack up and head out?"
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Fu Xiaojian nodded.