She clutched the hem of her clothes nervously.
Could it be that Qin Mingyang had found a way to activate the ring?
That would be terrible for her.
Once the ring was activated, her location and the ring's location would be instantly exposed to Qin Mingyang.
She hadn't leveled up yet, nor had she acquired defensive skills against firearms.
Now was not the time to confront Qin Mingyang.
She had been following Qin Mingyang around but had not tried to join his team for this very reason!
She couldn't be too far away, nor too close, otherwise the moment the ring was activated, Qin Mingyang would immediately discover that the person by his side held another ring!
Then she would be completely finished...
"Oh... what did he say again... activation failed? What are they talking about?" Zhou Xiaojun frowned deeper the more he listened, utterly confused.
Luo Xiaole, soaked in cold sweat, felt a wave of relief upon hearing this.
However, she was suddenly filled with trepidation, and a sense of crisis surged through her. She realized she had to speed up her leveling!
She would continue to set up her stall tomorrow morning!
...
The next morning, Luo Xiaole woke up early.
Before everyone else was awake,
She asked Luo Shu to retrieve some tools they had found in the supermarket from the storage space.
Then, she quietly sneaked to a deserted spot in the camp.
She put on her Strawberry Bear costume and sat down with her back to the aisle, focusing on reinforcing those few weapons.
At that moment, someone woke up groggily, staggered out of the camp, and began to relieve himself.
He saw a corner that was usually empty and thought he saw a large figure...
He was startled, rubbed his eyes, and walked closer.
Good heavens, wasn't that the eerie Strawberry Bear he had seen the day before!
He scrambled back to the small shop where he was staying, his voice hoarse from shouting.
"I saw that eerie Strawberry Bear again! It might be a new mutated zombie species!"
"Seen it for two days in a row?" His companions no longer mocked him.
Seeing it the first day might have been a hallucination, but their companion wasn't that incompetent to be mistaken for two consecutive days.
Could it be that a terrifying new type of zombie was starting to roam near the camp?
They exchanged grim glances, and a few with abilities decided to go and investigate together.
[15 weapons have been reinforced, costing 3000 shop coins, remaining balance 96550 shop coins]
Luo Xiaole finished reinforcing them in less than half an hour.
She rubbed her shoulders and stood up.
Glancing at the time, she realized that a leisurely walk back would allow her to be just in time for the stall.
As she walked back, she heard what sounded like many footsteps stealthily approaching.
Their intentions seemed hostile.
She took off the giant costume as quickly as possible.
Then she scanned her surroundings and, relying on her extremely frail physique, squeezed through the gap between two small shops.
She circled around the small shops, just avoiding the hurried group.
Then, with great composure, she headed towards her stall.
She left as if nothing had happened.
"What's going on? Didn't someone say there was... a Strawberry Bear!" The group arrived at the spot but couldn't find the eerie figure their companion had described.
The man also panicked, "It was... right here?" He was utterly baffled.
He had only run out and brought them back in about five minutes. Where could such a large Strawberry Bear have gone?
But the group's expressions became even more somber.
"If this new type of zombie is so elusive, it's going to be bad for us." They walked back, their minds heavy.
"It's crowded again up ahead. Is it that girl selling weapons again?" As they walked back, they suddenly saw the crowd and remembered this matter.
"Quick! Buy more weapons." The leader made a decisive call. "If I hadn't had these weapons yesterday, I would have almost been bitten by that zombie in the corner!" They had personally tested how effective these weapons were!
The companion who had warned them quickly pushed through the crowd, trying to secure a better spot.
But when he saw what was on Luo Xiaole's blanket, he was struck by lightning and froze.
These peach wood swords... they looked so familiar...
Wasn't this the thing the Strawberry Bear from the handicraft shop had been fiddling with yesterday!
How could it be on her stall!
Could it be that this Strawberry Bear was the weapon master, and she was the one making weapons yesterday?
Then, was this girl in front of him...
He gasped sharply...
No, no, no!
He shook his head vigorously, negating his own guess.
This "bean sprout" looked like she was limping, gasping for breath with every step.
How could she possibly be that burly Strawberry Bear!
But she had items from the weapon master...
This could only mean she had a very close relationship with that Strawberry Bear weapon master!
Seeing that the weapons were almost sold out, he quickly pawned his companions' phones and completed the transaction with Luo Xiaole.
Carrying several peach wood swords, he returned to his companions.
He told them his conclusion.
"Holy cow... a weapon master appeared in the camp?" The others were also shocked!
"But why a Strawberry Bear? Did this weapon master mutate from a teddy bear? Where does he live usually?" someone asked curiously.
"Don't worry about it. Masters always have their peculiarities. Maybe his ability is spatial, and he lives in a spatial dimension normally. No wonder he's so elusive. I'm so envious!"
"Alright, stop with the nonsense. In short, from now on, show respect to this bean sprout." The leader said solemnly. "Perhaps we can connect with this weapon master."
"Understood!" The others responded in unison.
On the other side, Luo Xiaole chuckled to herself.
She had sold a total of 72 weapons this time!
[Your account has received 72000, balance 168550 shop coins]
She had already earned nearly 170,000 shop coins!
With just one more transaction, she would earn 200,000 shop coins and upgrade her skills!
She was incredibly excited.
The weapon transaction was complete. Those who bought were satisfied, and those who missed out dispersed with regret.
At this moment, two people approached her with smiles.
"Hello, student."
Luo Xiaole was a little puzzled but responded politely, "Is there something I can help you with?"
"Look, this is the supplies we risked our lives to get from the supermarket the other day." The other person wailed, showing his backpack with great difficulty.
They assumed Luo Xiaole hadn't been to that supermarket and wouldn't know what it was like.
Luo Xiaole found it amusing. Apart from a few splitting zombies in the corner, the supermarket was relatively safe now.
It was even safer than the camp.
"That's amazing. So?" Luo Xiaole didn't expose them.
"We saw a few days ago that you seemed to be wearing a ring? We have a hobby of collecting rings, it's a bit of a keepsake in the apocalypse. We'd like to trade these supplies for that ring, would that be okay?"
They exchanged confident glances.
It was easy to trick girls like this who had weapons but no combat ability to obtain supplies.
She would definitely trade with them!
Unexpectedly, Luo Xiaole looked bewildered.
"A ring... what ring? Are you mistaken? It's the apocalypse, why would anyone wear jewelry?" Luo Xiaole feigned innocence.
The two were stunned and gritted their teeth. Why wasn't this bean sprout falling for it?
"You're joking, student. We don't have many hobbies, just playing with rings. You were wearing that ring the first day you arrived, we absolutely wouldn't mistake it.
Do you think the supplies aren't enough? It's okay, we can find more for you."
"It was dark that day, and I was carrying plastic bags. You might have really mistaken me." Luo Xiaole didn't want to argue further. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going. I wish you luck finding a nice ring."
She turned and left.
Her ring? How could she give it to anyone!
"Peh! She's a tough one!" They were so angry their teeth almost shattered.
This bean sprout was lying with her eyes wide open.
Since persuasion didn't work, they couldn't blame them for resorting to force, to snatch it.
A fierce glint appeared in their eyes.