Chapter 59: Chapter 55: Purple Mark, Trial, Level 9 Combat Suit, Titanium Gun Repair
"Rejected? Don’t think too much about things that haven’t happened yet. Remember! Hesitation only leads to defeat!"
"Who could have known back then, that the person you risked everything to save against all odds, would become the core of this Desert Hunting Team?"
Ding Yi pinched the cheeks of the blushing girl, and as someone with experience, began to continue sharing her wisdom:
"As the saying goes, the pavilion closest to the water enjoys the moon first. We already have the initiative by establishing a deep bond of life and death with Lin Feng."
"So the likelihood of failure is low. Of course, the probability of immediate success is similarly low. The most likely scenario is neither rejection nor direct agreement..."
"But that’s the situation we want!"
"It’s said that when a man pursues a woman, it’s like a mountain apart; but when a woman pursues a man, it’s just a thin veil between. As long as there’s no immediate rejection, you’ve mostly won!"
"The timing is best when the crisis is safely overcome, when they have just survived a disaster, with emotions at their peak, saying it then will leave an extremely deep impact."
Under Ding Yi’s earnest guidance, Chen Shanshan nodded slightly, appearing half-understanding, with a silly smile on her face.
"Come on, let’s scrub and talk, about how to capture the heart of a meticulous man like Lin Feng."
Already soaked, Chen Shanshan excitedly nodded, preparing to get up and grab a towel to scrub.
At this moment, Ding Yi suddenly stopped her, asking with curiosity:
"Wait, did you have this on your chest before? I don’t remember..."
Following Ding Yi’s gaze, Chen Shanshan looked down and found a pale purple mark, the size of a coin, between her breasts, which she had previously wrapped with bandages.
This mark seeped from beneath the skin, not like a mole or a birthmark, and seemingly appeared after she completed her evolution this time.
Feeling a bit nervous, Chen Shanshan tried to recall:
"I think it appeared after I awakened a superpower during evolution. Every time I use my superpower, my chest feels slightly warm, so it should be this thing."
Ding Yi gently pressed the purple mark with her hand:
"Does it hurt? Do you feel anything?"
Chen Shanshan shook her head:
"No. Only when I use my superpower."
Ding Yi frowned slightly:
"Could it be that using superpowers comes with a corresponding cost..."
"Let’s put this aside first, later you can talk to Lin Feng alone, he’s familiar with that Father Su An, who might be able to help inquire."
"This is also a way to deepen connections."
Chen Shanshan suddenly understood and nodded, thinking of Lin Feng, her concern over the purple mark dissipating somewhat.
Afterwards, the two continued washing, scrubbing each other’s backs, and soon they were clean and stepped out of the double room, feeling completely refreshed.
When the two returned to the bus hotel, Lin Feng narrated the meeting process to everyone, while emphasizing the special monster strength of the Lisa Squad’s leader, Old Duncan.
He reminded everyone to be cautious and to watch out.
After explaining the situation, Lin Feng arranged the task for tomorrow:
"Shanshan, Liu Mingfei, and I will head to Mechanical Village to pick up the assembled electric car, and then head to the Hunting Wilderness Guild to receive the task."
"As for Ah Lian, you two take the tricycle to the Slave Market to buy some things..."
Chen Shanshan asked with a bit of confusion:
"Do we need bait for this task too? The Rock-Horned Horse Herd seems to be herbivores?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"Yeah, so what we need is not slaves, but cages to tame and imprison the Rock-Horned Horses."
"Ah Lian, you two go buy an iron cage; if there aren’t any, chains and shackles for hands, feet, and necks will do."
"Ding Yi and Liu Qian will stay to look after the place. We’ll set out at dawn tomorrow. The Duncan Squad will be waiting for us on the right of the main road. Before that, everyone needs to be fully prepared."
Everyone nodded.
Chen Shanshan took out the bath tickets Old Huang had given her:
"There are five left, everyone should go take a bath, Ding Yi and I will handle things here."
"If we don’t wash now, who knows when the next time will be. Water is precious in the wilderness; we can’t waste it on daily washing, or else it’ll start stinking in the vehicle."
She then distributed the bath tickets among the group.
Lin Feng took from Ding Yi the clean clothes for changing, which she had washed and dried in advance.
The Liu Family Siblings didn’t wash last time, so they planned for a thorough clean this round.
As for Ah Lian and Ah Ming, the latter’s thigh wound had rapidly healed after consuming the Enhanced Meat of the Level 9 Desolate Wolf, making walking comfortably possible, though he still couldn’t engage in intense combat.
A little body washing not only cleansed them but also disinfected at the same time.
Thus a group of five, rode a tricycle with high spirits to the bathhouse.
This time, the bathhouse owner was surprised to see Lin Feng bringing three unfamiliar girls along.
Fortunately, except for Ah Lian sisters, the other three bathed separately and individually.
Lin Feng finished bathing first, leaving the remaining half bucket of water for Ah Lian and her sister in the double room, then put on clean shorts and t-shirt and lay on the bench at the back of the bathhouse truck to rest with his eyes closed.
A gentle breeze blew over his skin, evaporating the water droplets and bringing a slight cooling sensation.
"It feels quite comfortable after washing, at least a bit closer to feeling human."
Liu Qian was the second to finish bathing. She leaned against the rail at the back aisle of the truck and expressed her feelings.
Her damp hair lay against her chest and back, soaking her clothes and outlining her curves, keeping her body temperature comfortably cool.
In the hot and unbearable wasteland, there’s no need to dry off completely after bathing, as this is one of the few comfortable moments in the heat waves on the surface.
Lin Feng nodded, neither speaking nor responding, continuing to rest with eyes closed, contemplating which Bounty Order to take next.
Seeing no one around, Liu Qian continued to speak out words long buried in her heart:
"The last wolf hunt was so risky, we almost suffered severe injuries. If Captain Chen hadn’t intervened to assist in Li Hu’s Squad’s battle at that time, we wouldn’t have been caught in the backfire later on."