Wen Xi shook out the little pink raincoat.
It was indeed black on the outside and a vibrant pink on the inside, showing a hundred percent of its closet perversion.
However, she only had one life, and she had never obtained a defensive item before. She couldn’t just put on the raincoat and enter the black rain without caution; she had to test the efficacy of this raincoat first.
No sooner said than done.
Wen Xi dug out a plastic mannequin she used for her side job of making cosplay costumes, put the little raincoat on it, tied the machete to the mannequin’s hand, and pushed it into the elevator after installing casters on the bottom of its feet.
A balcony test would be seen by neighbors and was dangerous; if she wasn’t careful, she would bring the black rain into the room or affect herself. It was better to avoid surveillance and test it at the entrance of the underground parking garage.
“Whoosh!”
The rain poured down, and Wen Xi pushed the dummy into the rain.
As the black rain fell, it automatically bypassed the dummy. Sure enough, it formed a spherical protective shield on all sides.
Wen Xi cautiously pulled the ropes tied to the mannequin’s limbs, maneuvering it to raise the blade, kick its legs, and even perform a split. Finally, she had it flail about, pulling it back after a variety of high-difficulty movements.
Not a single drop of rain.
Even the bottom of the mannequin’s wheels wasn’t wet.
“Wearing the raincoat, whether it’s a person, what they are wearing, or what they are holding, will be protected,” Wen Xi said with pleasant surprise. “No wonder it’s protected.”
After all, defensive items that resist contamination were extremely rare, and upgradable items only accounted for ten percent of all supernatural items. With two buffs combined, it was enough for the little raincoat to be included in the scope of official protection.
The test finished, Wen Xi took off the raincoat to put it on herself, hid the mannequin in a corner of the parking garage, and picked up the machete to go out, avoiding surveillance.
…
Tianquan Villa Area.
“Mom, look, these people are just too shameless.”
Fu Ruoyao was curled up on her bedroom bed, lying in her mother Ren Jiahe’s arms, mockingly pointing at the chat history.
“Who cares if they want to be live-in sons-in-law? They even dare to crazily add me in the chat group. Don’t they realize that they can’t take away my property just by offering a little worthless love?”
“Don’t worry about it; this just proves that you are enviable and hateful enough, baby.”
Ren Jiahe had finished reading the chat history but had never spoken in the group. “However, the top priority is to raise the level of the villa. There are many variables in the later stages; if you are targeted by people with ulterior motives, it will be very dangerous.”
“Didn’t you tell me to talk about the villa in the group?” Fu Ruoyao asked, puzzled. “If it’s dangerous, why talk about it?”
“People are drawn to strength. Mom let you talk about the villa in the group so that you would occupy the initiative in the group. This way, your future with the authorities will be brighter, and you will appear stronger in the eyes of others. Wouldn’t that bring you interests and a say?”
Ren Jiahe smiled, patting the back of Fu Ruoyao’s hand gently and meaningfully:
“A girl must taste the flavor of power to grow up healthily.”
“I see, but what about Wen Xi?” Fu Ruoyao brought up the notes in the group. “Look, she didn’t even put a note. Is she afraid of letting me know? Doesn’t she want to give the supernatural item to us?”
“Let your father handle this. Find a way to force her to hand it over,” Ren Jiahe sneered. “The daughter of a big blood bag must be a small blood bag.”
“Then I’ll give it a push in the group and make her reveal her supernatural item,” Fu Ruoyao picked up her phone and started sending messages. “If she’s faking it, I’ll have the administrator kick her out. Either way, it’s good…”
Whoosh!
There was a sudden sound outside the door.
Fu Ruoyao climbed up vigilantly to look outside.
“What’s wrong, baby?”
“I just,” Fu Ruoyao hesitated, “thought I saw something break in.”
Ren Jiahe comforted her: “The villa has defenses, how could anything break in?”
“It looked like a bird,” Fu Ruoyao lay back down. “Forget it, it can’t get in.”
…
“—It really can’t get in.”
Wen Xi stood outside the villa. After throwing in a sparrow that was dying after being drenched by the black rain, she came to this conclusion with reluctance.
She squatted by the roadside, finished her breakfast, and had another idea.
She picked up a rock from the roadside and threw it into the backyard fence. She immediately tilted her head to listen; it was probably a lawn inside, but the sound of the rain made it impossible to hear clearly, so she couldn’t confirm if it had actually gone in.
Wen Xi turned around, picked out a large brick, and threw it directly inside.
Bang.
This time, she heard it clearly!
Wen Xi confirmed it: living things couldn’t get in, but dead objects could!
But what types of things were included in the loophole of “dead objects”? Did firecrackers, bombs, or weapons count?
There was no time to lose. Wen Xi immediately took out an inconspicuous small knife from the spatial cell and threw it fiercely toward the villa’s backyard!
“Clang!”
The small knife was shattered by lightning in mid-air and fell backward outside the villa.
“Who! Who is outside!”
It was Fu Zhishan’s voice.
Having finished exploring the clues she needed, Wen Xi turned and left, disappearing into the rain.
When she returned to the residential area, Wen Xi confirmed no one was around and pushed the dummy she had retrieved from the underground garage back to her rented room. It was fortunate that their rundown complex didn’t have much surveillance, and the surveillance in the elevator was broken and hadn’t been repaired, or it wouldn’t have been so simple to hide her tracks.
“Ninini!”
As soon as she entered the room.
Wen Xi heard some faint, strange sounds and the clattering of noise.
Was there anyone else who didn’t have eyes?
Wen Xi gripped her machete, kicked the door open, and paused: “What’s going on here?”
In the living room, one little soldier was blowing a whistle to direct, and two little soldiers had just climbed down from the assembled barbecue grill. The three little ones jumped excitedly when they saw Wen Xi return.
“Good guys, you set this up?”
Wen Xi put away her blade and checked the barbecue grill.
Not bad, they were actually hardworking enough to take the initiative to work.
They really were soldiers!
When the new soldiers enlist, I’ll promote all three of you.
Just as Wen Xi’s thoughts were about to offer some praise, her thoughts suddenly shifted, and she picked up the three little ones.
They were only the size of an index finger, very easy to hide and difficult to be discovered.
“They have self-awareness, can handle difficult tasks, and aren’t considered standard living things or weapons. So, can they get into Fu Ruoyao’s villa?”
Even if they couldn’t kill anyone, they could install some mini-cameras for surveillance.
…But if something went wrong, these three little ones would be struck dead.
Wen Xi’s thoughts churned, and she put the three little ones down: “Let’s eat.”
She picked up the barbecue and dipping sauces that had arrived, and directed the three little ones to light the fire.
She looked through the group chat.
The group had already summarized the definition of “supernatural items,” and some people were posting videos showing how to use their own supernatural items.
Ding, new message.
Wen Xi raised an eyebrow and found that she had been @-ed.
To be precise, she had been @-ed by the person in charge along with a group of people.
[Person in Charge of Group 007 – Baishi]: The above members must immediately use their real names and label their supernatural items. If you have none, please fill in (None) directly.
Wen Xi frowned. She scrolled back and sure enough saw Fu Ruoyao’s message.
The meaning was roughly that she had been honest about her supernatural item, while others were not labeling it properly, which was poor management, and she was going to file a complaint.
“File a complaint? It was just short of naming me directly.”
Wen Xi was just about to leave it for a while to let Fu Ruoyao get anxious.
[Ding! Side mission detected! Please check it in time!]
The phone screen suddenly flashed and a page popped up.
[Side Mission]: Complete a transaction with a total cost of 50,000
[Time Limit]: 48 hours (Warning: If the time limit is exceeded, you will permanently lose the opportunity to upgrade!)
[Reward]: Expand the functional area, unlock a game APP
A game APP?!
Wen Xi, who was lounging on a fishing chair eating barbecue, sat bolt upright with a “pop.”