8: Chapter 8 Teammates Assemble

An hour later.

Li Mumu and Liu Lin were picking out weapons and items at the Professional Trading Market owned by the Shanshui Group.

In the Professional Trading Market, there were both self-operated stores owned by the Shanshui Group and many stalls set up by various professionals.

"Come, come, come, take a look! Top-tier Bronze armor, Blue grade, only costs 1 million Crystal Coins!"

"Egg gambling, egg gambling! Any experts interested? Prices range from 50,000 to 50 million. I've even hatched a divine pet, the Death Spider Emperor, from here!"

"Talismans on clearance sale! 100,000 for one dozen, 180,000 for two, 660,000 for ten."

At this moment, Li Mumu was strolling leisurely through the market, browsing for a weapon he liked while waiting for Liu Lin to assemble the other three teammates.

As he walked, Li Mumu turned into a weapon specialty store under the brand 'Hook'.

Just as he entered the door,

a young lady dressed in cool, well-fitting attire stepped forward and asked, "Sir, what type of weapon are you looking to choose?"

"Staff type."

Li Mumu stated his purpose directly. There wasn't much time, so he would just pick a random weapon as Liu Lin had suggested and be done with it.

"Alright, please come this way."

Guided by the young lady, Li Mumu arrived in front of the weapon rack. Looking at the dazzling array of staff-type weapons before him, he couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Hook really is Hook; they even have Blue-grade Bronze weapons for sale.

"How much is this Blue-grade item?"

"One million."

"Ahem."

Li Mumu coughed on the spot to resolve the awkwardness.

The young lady giggled, "Sir, I suggest you buy a White-grade item. Its price is between 10,000 and 100,000, which is more suitable for a beginner."

"Then what about Green-grade items?" Li Mumu asked.

"They range from 100,000 to 500,000," the young lady replied politely.

"Okay."

Li Mumu was very satisfied with the young lady's service and directly chose a Green-grade Bronze staff, the cloud-piercing staff, which was priced around 200,000.

Afterward, Li Mumu paid and walked out of the Hook store. Just then,

"Sanmu!"

Li Mumu heard a shout, turned his head, and saw Liu Lin waving at him from not far away. Furthermore, there were three people standing beside him.

"I suppose these must be the teammates for the dungeon assessment," Li Mumu thought to himself as he walked toward Liu Lin.

In less than a moment,

Li Mumu arrived in front of the team and carefully sized up the other three.

Behind Liu Lin was an old acquaintance: a young girl wearing light blue armor, with fair skin and delicate features. Especially captivating were her eyes, which were as bright as stars and as clear as water.

This girl was none other than the Ice Feather Archer who had dueled Li Mumu at the awakening ceremony, Dongfang Xue.

"Hello," Li Mumu said with a smile.

"Hmph!" Dongfang Xue snorted coldly, crossing her arms and looking aloof.

Li Mumu touched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly, thinking to himself, "What's up with this girl? Did I offend her somewhere at school before? I'll ask her another day."

Beside Dongfang Xue was a professional wearing heavy armor. Judging by his attire, he was clearly a Knight, but with his height of 1.62 meters and weight of 160 jin, wrapped tightly in armor, he looked truly comical.

Li Mumu smiled brightly and reached out his hand to him very politely.

But the Knight seemed not to notice and completely ignored Li Mumu, instead circling around Dongfang Xue constantly.

"Xiaoxue, are you thirsty? Do you want some milk tea?"

"Xiaoxue, there's a KFC over there. Want to eat? Shall I go buy some?"

"Xiaoxue, talk to me, otherwise it's so boring!"

"Scram!" Dongfang Xue said coldly.

"Alrighty." The Knight left the team and walked toward the KFC store not far away.

Li Mumu: "..."

What kind of teammates did Liu Lin find? One is an ice block, one is a simp—each one is more bizarre than the last.

"Hahaha..."

At this moment, the last teammate came to Li Mumu's side and slapped him on the back.

"Don't mind that fat guy Mao Renfeng. Let me introduce myself, my name is Wang Baobao, a Fire Element Mage. Please treat me well."

Compared to the other two teammates, Wang Baobao, who had a hot figure and high attractiveness, seemed much more enthusiastic and kept asking about Li Mumu.

"Xiao Mumu, I heard from Liu Lin that you have a super cute little pig?"

"Yeah, that's right," Li Mumu nodded.

Wang Baobao's eyes sparkled. She took out a Spirit Fruit and smiled flatteringly, "Xiao Mumu, can you summon it for me to see? This is a Spirit Fruit I just bought, and I want to feed it to the little pig."

Spirit Fruit is similar to dog food or cat food and is suitable for all pets, but the price is not low—1,000 per piece.

Seeing the look of anticipation on Wang Baobao's face, Li Mumu helplessly opened the Beast Taming Ball. With a 'whoosh', the Little Fragrant Pig appeared before everyone.

Wang Baobao didn't stand on ceremony; she immediately took the Little Fragrant Pig into her arms, feeding it the Spirit Fruit while playing with it.

Seeing the cute Little Fragrant Pig, the icy expression on Dongfang Xue's face finally softened with a hint of a blush. She walked over to Wang Baobao, looking like she wanted to touch it but didn't dare.

Sigh, cute little animals are just too lethal to girls.

Meanwhile,

Mao Renfeng returned, holding a family bucket. Seeing the two girls hovering around the Little Fragrant Pig, he said unhappily, "Tch, who uses a pig as a pet? That's so low-class."

Li Mumu heard this and was displeased. Just as he wanted to retort, the Little Fragrant Pig broke free from Wang Baobao's embrace, ran quickly on its little legs to Mao Renfeng's side, and began making humping motions like a dog in heat.

"Oink oink~~ Oink oink~~ (Looking down on me? I'll screw you over.)"

"Hahaha..."

"Hahaha..."

Everyone was amused by the Little Fragrant Pig's behavior and burst into laughter.

Seeing this, Mao Renfeng's expression turned grim and terrifying. If not for the helmet hiding his face, Li Mumu would surely have seen that this person was a petty, vengeful individual who was completely unsuitable as a teammate.

"Alright, alright, time is almost up. Everyone, let's get on the bus. We should head to Ger Forest as soon as possible," Wang Baobao said, changing the subject.

"Okay."

Afterward, the group quickly boarded the special bus heading to Ger Forest.

The two girls and Mao Renfeng sat in the front, while Li Mumu and Liu Lin chose to sit in the last row to chat.

"Liu Lin, where did you find these teammates? Are they reliable?"

Liu Lin looked at the three people in front, saw they were closing their eyes to rest, and whispered, "I met Wang Baobao in Ger Forest. How is it? Is her figure hot? Is she beautiful?"

Li Mumu said speechlessly, "Are you picking teammates or a wife? Why are you looking at looks instead of strength?"

"What do you know!" Liu Lin said disdainfully, "Haven't you heard the saying: beauty is strength?"

"You know Dongfang Xue, right? In just one week, her professional level has already reached Level 3. Isn't that awesome? Plus, she's a Hidden Class. Do you know how many teams are fighting to get her?"

"Then it's even more strange. Why would someone that awesome join our team?" Li Mumu asked, puzzled.

Liu Lin spread his hands helplessly, "It's because of you. The man who once defeated her. Dongfang Xue has publicly stated..."

"I will only group with you!!!"