73: Fully armed

Chen Du nodded.

An Nuonuo possessed the "Child of the Weather" talent; her words were basically the standard answer.

The center of the second phase of the poison circle was the Golden City ruins.

That place was absolutely packed with top experts from all regions.

"Since it's dangerous, we need to be armed to the teeth."

Chen Du looked down at his own attire.

Bare-chested, pants with holes—this image was too shabby, like he'd escaped from a refugee camp.

Looking at the women, they were all dressed even more scantily.

If they went out like this, let alone fighting monsters, they would just be providing eye candy for others.

Chen Du braced himself against the rock wall and stood up, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding toxic mushrooms and several mutant large gray rats.

"Pile up those dead rats and toxic mushrooms."

Although everyone was puzzled, they still did as he asked.

Soon, a small mountain made of disgusting biological corpses and toxic items was piled in front of Chen Du.

Chen Du took a deep breath and pressed his palm onto the pile of disgusting things.

He silently recited in his heart: Wish direction—Battle Suit!

As the number of uses increased, he discovered that as long as his will was strong enough, he could obtain directed supplies.

"Sacrifice!"

A familiar dark red light exploded in the gloomy cave!

The pile of sickening corpses quickly withered and disappeared in the red light.

"Detected a large amount of highly toxic fibers and biological leather! Possesses certain value!"

"Sacrifice successful!"

A few seconds later, the light dissipated.

Five sets of brand-new camouflage special combat uniforms were neatly laid out on the ground!

The fabric had a matte finish; at a glance, one could tell it was high-strength, wear-resistant fiber.

Each set was also equipped with a tactical belt, military boots, and even knee and elbow pads.

"Holy crap..." Xia Lai's eyes went straight. "Captain, are you planning to wholesale military supplies?"

"This is too cool!"

Lin Keke excitedly picked up a set and held it against herself. "Special forces limited-edition skin? Love it, love it! Wearing this will increase defense by at least 50%!"

Even Li Yaozhi and An Nuonuo showed expressions of pleasant surprise.

In this godforsaken place, a sturdy, dirt-resistant set of clothes was more precious than gold.

Especially Li Yaozhi; she had long since had enough of the rags on her body that were prone to revealing everything at any moment.

"Hurry up and change, don't dawdle."

After saying this, Chen Du was the first to pick out a well-fitting combat uniform.

"Chen Du! Turn your dog head away! No peeking!"

Xia Lai shouted at Chen Du while clutching the new clothes.

Her pretty face was still flushed, the lingering effects not yet faded.

Chen Du glanced at Xia Lai and retorted with a straight face, "We're all crew members, what's there to shy away from? However, you're the one who needs to turn around."

"Huh? Am I sick? Why would I watch myself?" Xia Lai looked bewildered.

"That's not necessarily true."

Chen Du's gaze swept over the three hot-bodied women nearby, his tone leisurely. "Given some of your special hobbies... I think you're more dangerous than me."

"Whatever you want!" Xia Lai huffed and ignored him.

A moment later.

Chen Du leaned against a large blue stone, half-squinting his eyes, appreciating this world-class painting without any psychological burden.

There was no obstruction; the main theme was complete honesty.

Feeling the scorching gaze that felt almost tangible, An Nuonuo blushed and hid behind Lin Keke.

On the contrary, Li Yaozhi, having already been through the baptism, was surprisingly calm at this moment.

After all, her dignity and reputation were already shattered on the ground; who had the spare time to feign modesty?

"Have you seen enough? Capitalist."

Xia Lai neatly tied her hair into a high ponytail and clicked her tactical belt shut.

She sat down on the ground and turned the "dimensional toolbox" inside out.

The bone fragments, titanium alloy plates, and biological tendons collected earlier were piled up like a small mountain.

"Seen enough? If you've seen enough, get to work."

Xia Lai had a bone nail in her mouth, her eyes burning with fanaticism.

"Mechanic" talent fully activated!

The hard alloy plates were reshaped like playdough in her hands, and the blunt, heavy bones were polished into arrowheads.

"Nuonuo, come over and try on the new equipment!"

Soon, Xia Lai waved at An Nuonuo and slipped a cold-gleaming gauntlet onto her arm.

It was polished from beast bones and alloy, with a cylindrical device at the front and a complex spring structure inside.

"This is the air compression gauntlet, version 1.0!"

Xia Lai patted her masterpiece, looking proud. "With this, you can compress airflow into air bullets. Currently, it can only do single shots, but blowing a dog's head off is no problem."

An Nuonuo touched the gauntlet with surprise and tried to activate her talent.

Bang!

A strong current of air shot out!

The toxic mushrooms on the opposite rock wall instantly exploded into splattered juice and debris!

"Wow! So amazing! Thank you, Sister Xia Lai!" The Little loli's big eyes were sparkling with excitement.

Following that, Xia Lai also made two hand crossbows.

Finally, she tossed a long blade to Chen Du.

The blade body was reshaped from the titanium alloy of an airdrop crate.

The lines were smooth, and the cold light was menacing.

"Use this for now."

Xia Lai huffed, her tone filled with tsundere: "This blade has had its center of gravity adjusted, making it more suitable for chopping."

"Use it sparingly; repairing it is very tiring!"

"Thanks, good craftsmanship." Chen Du took the long blade and casually spun it in a flourish.

"The craftsmanship is naturally good; didn't you also expe... cough!"

Xia Lai replied subconsciously.

As soon as the words left her mouth, she froze.

Chen Du raised an eyebrow, wearing a half-smile.

Xia Lai wished she could slap herself; she was blushing down to the root of her neck.

She could only bury her head in polishing the bone fragments in her hands, pretending to be a heartless blade-polishing machine.

"Alright, everyone is fully armed."

Chen Du put away the long blade and turned his gaze to the silent Li Yaozhi.

"Study Committee Member, it's your turn. Help me divine the location of the others."

Li Yaozhi said indifferently: "Pinpoint divination requires a medium, the kind that is worn close to the body."

"I have one!"

Xia Lai raised her hand, took off a red braided bracelet from her wrist, and handed it over: "This was bought by my eldest sister. We three sisters each have one, and it carries her aura."

Li Yaozhi took the bracelet and said indifferently: "That's enough."

"Everything has a spirit; as long as the bond is deep enough, it will work."

She sat cross-legged on the bone-powder ground and wrapped the red string around two slender fingers.

Her left hand held the coin.

She closed her eyes and focused.

"Diviner" talent, activate!

Hum—!

It was as if an invisible string in the air had been plucked.

Li Yaozhi's complexion turned pale to the naked eye, and fine cold sweat seeped from her forehead.

The intense physical activity just now had overdrawn her stamina, and forcing a divination now was strenuous.

Li Yaozhi gritted her teeth.

The coin flipped frantically between her fingers, emitting a crisp ringing sound.

A few seconds later.

The coin landed.

It rolled straight in one direction for three turns.

Heads up!

The red string between her fingers tied itself into a dead knot, presenting a strangulation-like shape.

Li Yaozhi opened her eyes abruptly, a flicker of obscurity flashing in her pupils.

"How is it?!" Xia Lai stomped her feet in anxiety.

"It's locked on."

Li Yaozhi's voice was hoarse, her speaking speed extremely fast: "Southeast direction, about three kilometers from here."

"But..." She paused and looked up at Chen Du. "The divination hexagram shows that it is a place of great misfortune over there."

"Great misfortune?" Xia Lai's face turned pale. "What do you mean by great misfortune?! My sister... is she in danger, isn't she?!"