“Thank you, but… but I want to apply for the mercenary certificate first.”
Seeing Sang Chu was so insistent, Hua Xi couldn’t really say anything else. She led her toward the certificate processing area, speaking as they walked:
“I’ll help you apply for it first, but don’t be in a rush to go out, okay? Your health is the most important thing.”
“Mn, I know. Thank you.”
Perhaps because Sang Chu looked so miserable before, and she was also a woman, Hua Xi went ahead and applied for everything she possibly could for her.
“This is your mercenary certificate, hold onto it. Hovercars are normally supposed to be purchased under a squad’s name, but seeing as you dared to live alone in the wilderness, I applied for one for you individually. However, you have to pay for it. I’ll put it on your tab for now, and the fee will be deducted once you have an income. The price is half of what it is outside.”
“This is a storage box; you can put your hunted prey inside. The optical computer has detailed instructions on how to use it. You can try it out more when you’re resting. Also, this is a physiological inhibitor, an essential item for girls in the wilderness. With it, you won’t have to worry about menstrual periods.”
“As for laser guns, I can only help you apply for three. One is a cold-light gun. When escaping, you can use it to form an ice wall to block monsterized creatures. One is a blue-light gun. You can use it to create traps or dig caves. Its abilities are very stable in all aspects. And there’s a flame gun. It can attack monsterized creatures and can also be used to start fires in the wild. You can see the detailed tutorials for all of these on the optical computer. Take a good look when you get back.”
Watching Hua Xi chatter on as she stored one item after another into the temporary optical computer.
Sang Chu’s voice was a bit choked up as she said her thanks: “Thank you.”
Hua Xi paused for a second, then smiled: “You’re welcome. These are all essential items for mercenaries out in the field, and they all cost money. I’m just giving them to you temporarily for now. You’ll have to pay it back later. Don’t you dare skip out on the bill!”
Hua Xi playfully pointed her finger at Sang Chu, and then saw Sang Chu say with a very serious face: “I won’t. I’ll give you the money as soon as I earn it.”
“Alright, I believe you. That’s all the stuff for now. My authorization level isn’t high enough, so I can’t apply for more things for you to use in advance. I’ve stored them all in your optical computer. Oh right, I almost forgot this. This is a temporary wilderness storage device. You can put some food, water, and clothes in it, but the space is limited, so you’ll have to pack it carefully yourself, okay.”
Holding the storage device, Sang Chu nodded. Under Hua Xi’s gentle and warm gaze, she slowly left the Mercenary Guild and walked toward her own residence.
Sang Chu: “The people here… are very good, and very kind.”
Tu You: “Exactly! So you need to hurry up and earn money to pay them back!”
“Mn.”
Sang Chu returned to her residence and found that the environment was truly good. So good that she wanted to just lie down on the bed and give up, not caring about anything.
But she knew she couldn’t.
She walked to the storage cabinet. As soon as she opened it, the sight of it being fully stocked with food made her drool.
Tu You: “Wipe up your drool, it’s leaking out!”
Hearing Tu You’s disgusted tone, Sang Chu didn’t care at all. She took out a large watermelon, split it open with a clean swipe, and began to eat it in big mouthfuls.
So sweet!
After the apocalypse, food became more and more scarce. What little she got was either expired or spoiled.
Later, Zhao Feng set his sights on Muxue and wanted to force himself on her. The two had a conflict, and after that, the food they were given wasn’t even expired or spoiled anymore.
It was all moldy and maggot-ridden.
Now that she finally had a chance to eat normal food, she definitely couldn’t short-change herself.
In no time, Sang Chu was sitting on the floor from eating so much, holding her stomach and hiccuping non-stop.
‘Hic~’
Tu You’s tiny body crouched on the floor, looking at the complete mess and the well-fed Sang Chu, and asked sympathetically:
“Was your apocalypse really that miserable? Why are you like a reincarnated hungry ghost!”
“Hic~”
“Mn, I’m full. Let’s head out of the city now.”
Seeing her like this, Tu You suddenly felt a little embarrassed for constantly urging her to earn money: “Why don’t you… rest for a bit.”
It wasn’t in a hurry, but Sang Chu was.
She didn’t know how much money she could earn. She had to pay back the money for the things Hua Xi applied for, and she also had to buy supplies and prepare to return to the apocalypse.
Muxue and Lu Minfeng would definitely go out looking for her.
But while she was here for this one month, she didn’t know if the two of them could survive. Therefore, she also needed to prepare a treatment pod.
But that thing was too expensive. She couldn’t waste time.
The combat suit was too thick and heavy, and took up a bit of space, so she tossed it directly onto the hovercar. She also tossed some spare clothes on it.
Anyway, she was the only one using the hovercar, so the extra space could be used to store things.
Water was a must.
The food was all put in the storage device, and a lot of food was also placed in the hovercar. She was preparing to spend a long time in the wilderness.
After everything was packed, she walked out the door and followed the map on the optical computer all the way to the main gate.
Outside the city
As Sang Chu released her hovercar, she looked back at A-City.
Its surrounding walls were snow-white and towered into the clouds, surrounding the inner city like an iron bucket, protecting the people inside very well.
“If I have extra money, I want a house-building machine too.”
Tu You: “Then you’d better work hard. The houses in the monsterized world are all built using light energy. As long as you buy a building device, you can establish your own base when you go back to the apocalypse.”
Although it was a lofty promise, Sang Chu accepted it.
Sitting in the hovercar, she activated auto-pilot, and it traveled all the way toward the wilderness.
Sang Chu held the physiological inhibitor in her hand. Following the tutorial video on the optical computer, she put it directly on her neck.
It looked like a small silver collar, quite exquisite, small, and cute.
“This tiny little collar can suppress a physiological state?”
Tu You, lying on her shoulder, glanced at the inhibitor collar and explained:
“Of course! The technology in this monsterized world is very advanced. It’s just that they have nothing but light energy. Because of this, the monsterized creatures here are rampant, and their skin has evolved to be immune to light-based attacks. So, no matter how powerful the light-core weapons are, they are useless against them. This is also why the people in the monsterized world are so united and friendly. Everyone supports each other to survive. When you get to the wilderness, you can try to see what ability you’ve awakened. If you’ve awakened a metal-type ability, you’ll be rich!”
“You’re saying I can sell it directly to them?”
“Of course! A metal ability can create gold ore. They don’t have that here. It would definitely sell for a sky-high price. That way, you can earn money, and they can use the gold ore to create high-level weapons to kill the monsterized creatures. It’s a win-win.”
Sang Chu thought about it. It was true. Whether it was Zuo Xuefeng or Hua Xi, the only two people she had met were very good.
At least, in their eyes, all Sang Chu saw was gentleness and kindness.
If she could help, and it was mutually beneficial, she thought it wouldn’t be bad either.
“I’ll try.”
Saying that, she closed her eyes and began to slowly explore the path of the ability within her body, just as she had researched.
(End of this chapter)