Half an hour later.
The stubbled man was very efficient and quite clever.
He and his companions, as if calculating the food they had traded, deliberately walked a circle from the cafeteria entrance.
Then they acted separately, dividing into several groups, and cautiously approached the designated location of Luo Xiao Le.
As expected, they saw a giant strawberry bear, standing with its arms crossed.
"Boss, these are the new items we found, and these are the weapons we want repaired." The stubbled man put down the items and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The ground was piled high with a small heap of different items, including the broken floor lamp that the stubbled man had previously strengthened.
"Okay, can you go guard the alley entrance outside and alert me if anyone comes in?" Luo Xiao Le couldn't carry these weapons alone and planned to strengthen them on the spot.
It just required a bit of time.
The stubbled man nodded at his companions, and they each stood at different alley entrances, constantly on the alert for anyone passing by.
Luo Xiao Le took a deep breath and summoned the panel in her mind.
[Strengthening skill activated: Sharp Blade!]
Ever since the weapons she sold at the convenience store made her feel like there were hidden dangers, she had strengthened all items traded with Bill using the Level 1 strengthening skill.
After all, a weapon strengthened with Level 1 was more than enough for others to fight zombies.
She tried her best to keep the weapons strengthened by the Peerless Blade in her own hands, which could also reduce some hidden dangers.
Countless silver lights flashed in the depths of the alley, as if someone was welding inside.
An hour later.
Cold sweat had already seeped through Luo Xiao Le's forehead. She was panting inside the strawberry bear.
In an hour, she had almost exhausted her mental power, strengthening 67 weapons.
Her mental power had actually been improving all along!
Luo Xiao Le's eyes lit up. Could it be that the reason she was the only one who could barely resist Brother Cheng's ability last night was the result of her mental power increasing from strengthening so many weapons along the way?
This possibility was very high.
After strengthening was complete, she dared not delay. She wanted to distract Brother Cheng, so the actions of the stubbled group had to be quick.
They had to be done before Brother Cheng became suspicious.
Luo Xiao Le threw a nail quickly towards the alley entrance where the stubbled man was. The nail hit the wall with a "ding."
A moment later, the stubbled man and his companions ran over. They knew that Luo Xiao Le was ready to give them the weapons.
"Boss, boss, just name your price." The stubbled man touched the newly strengthened floor lamp, very pleased with it.
"Scatter and sell these weapons as quickly as possible. You can each keep one as your reward for distributing them for me this time."
The eyes of the stubbled man and his group lit up.
Where did such good fortune come from!
"Okay, no problem! The weapons you made, I only sold for 15 minutes this morning, and they were all sold out! I didn't expect your weapon-making speed to be so fast, as expected of you!"
Luo Xiao Le quickly waved her hand. The stubbled man was too good at flattering.
"Then we'll go sell them now! Boss, please rest assured, we won't pocket any weapons." The stubbled man's tone was sincere, for fear that the boss wouldn't trust him. Where else would he find someone to repair his weapons in the future!
He wanted to establish a connection and trade and repair with the boss long-term.
Luo Xiao Le nodded with a steady gaze.
Even if they wanted to pocket them, it would be impossible. She had her income records here.
The group was also extremely efficient, quickly receiving the strengthened weapons and scattering as Luo Xiao Le had instructed.
They began setting up stalls in different parts of the base to sell weapons.
They unanimously agreed to tell outsiders that these were old stock from the weapon boss before.
...
Opposite the dormitory building.
"Boss, the observer just reported that several more people have started selling weapons. They seem to be a small team, exchanging weapons for other things."
Brother Cheng lit the last cigar in his pocket, his brow furrowed.
"Someone else is selling weapons?" He pondered for a moment before confirming his conclusion.
"It seems that Luo Xiao Le's group really doesn't have a weapon master..."
"Brother Cheng~ Why do you think so? What if the weapon master you're talking about is that bean sprout?" Zuo Ran leaned towards Brother Cheng from behind, her voice laced with affection.
"I ask you, if you suddenly gained the ability to make weapons, what would be your reaction?"
"Of course, I would want others to follow me, protect me well, and obey me. After all, not everyone has such a skill." Zuo Ran's ambition was revealed without any concealment.
"Hahahaha, I love your honest little self!" Brother Cheng flicked her nose.
"You're right, so if it were someone like Luo Xiao Le, a bean sprout that could be easily crushed with one hand, if she had this ability, wouldn't she have been swaggering around and conquering other teams to protect her by now?
You've been in their team for so long, you've observed her the most. What do you think?"
Zuo Ran suddenly realized, "Back then, we thought she was useless. If she had the ability, she would have retaliated long ago! She wouldn't be like this."
"So smart." Brother Cheng looked at Zuo Ran and smiled sinisterly.
He glanced at the dormitory building again and raised his cigar, finishing the last puff.
He believed he didn't misjudge people. Luo Xiao Le was just a little girl; how could she be so deep-minded and have been pretending so well from the beginning?
Thus, the suspicion that Luo Xiao Le was a weapon master vanished from his mind.
It seemed he had been chasing the wrong direction all along!
He had made a mistake.
It seemed he had to keep a close eye on everyone selling weapons and observe who they interacted with.
Zuo Ran next to him watched Brother Cheng lost in thought.
"But they bullied me before, Brother Cheng, you must stand up for me~" Zuo Ran began to shake Brother Cheng's arm.
Brother Cheng stepped forward, picked her up, and said as he walked, "No problem. I'll have a few people go teach them a lesson later."
...
Luo Xiao Le had long observed that all the surveillance in this base was unusable.
That's why she dared to trade so openly with the stubbled man and his group in the alley.
After the stubbled man and his group piled the exchanged items in a corner,
Luo Xiao Le quietly snuck over and had the system exchange all the items for mall coins.
Of the 67 weapons she strengthened this time, she gave a few to the stubbled man. Coupled with the 32 weapons she had strengthened herself last time, all of them were sold!
[Ding~ Your account has received 95,000, balance 117,750 mall coins]
A pleasant sound echoed in Luo Xiao Le's mind.
Ah... This six-digit mall coin balance made her so happy...
She tilted her head and recalled. Hmm... She was still half the mall coins short of activating the food stall.
Then she looked around, ensuring no one was peeking.
Only then did she quickly take off her mascot costume and find an unnoticed intersection.
Using her petite figure, she slipped out of the alley in a few steps and blended back into the crowd.
She didn't have enough food on hand. She needed to go back and, with Luo Shu, find the weak spots of the protective shield again.
She was also running out of medicine.