32: A game merchant?

This small bone couldn't be identified as belonging to any specific body part; in fact, if one didn't look closely, they might even mistake it for a stone.

But Gu Qinghan didn't care; after all, this skill didn't require any strength to use, essentially making the materials free.

Now that he had a place to live, the most urgent tasks, besides improving his strength, were figuring out where to get equipment blueprints.

However, this was not something that could be rushed, so Gu Qinghan could only hope for good luck.

"Dinner's ready. There are no utensils here, so we'll have to make do."

At this moment, Chen Yuting carried a pot and placed it on the table, then put two pairs of chopsticks, taken from a self-heating hotpot, beside it.

Gu Qinghan walked over and found that the pot contained a mixture of hotpot meatballs and some dehydrated vegetable packets.

If he had to describe it, this thing should be called... mala tang?

"This is what you spent almost an hour making?"

Gu Qinghan twitched his mouth, looking at Chen Yuting with some disbelief.

Chen Yuting, still wearing her bathrobe, explained with an embarrassed expression:

"I... I haven't cooked in so long, and the ingredients are limited. I thought for a long time before making this pot of food."

Gu Qinghan didn't say anything more, sitting down to enjoy this rare hot meal.

Fortunately, these were all semi-finished products, and the taste was quite good. Gu Qinghan ate half the pot by himself.

Putting down his chopsticks, Gu Qinghan lay back on the sofa, using Vision of the Dead to control the Skeletons to explore the surroundings.

Chen Yuting had no complaints whatsoever; she immediately tidied up and then began to clean the bloodstains on the floor.

She was a smart woman and knew that what she needed to do now was to demonstrate her value.

After finishing all this, she sat down next to Gu Qinghan, looking at him, who seemed to have fallen asleep, somewhat lost in thought.

"He looks about the same age as me, so why doesn't he have any of the immaturity and naivety typical of this age?"

She watched Gu Qinghan's eyelashes tremble slightly, suddenly curious about this man's past.

And just at this moment, Gu Qinghan suddenly opened his eyes, meeting her gaze.

"Why are you looking at me?" Gu Qinghan asked, a little confused.

Chen Yuting's face flushed, but she quickly explained:

"There are only two of us in the room. If I don't look at you, who should I look at?"

Gu Qinghan thought about it and felt that there didn't seem to be any problem.

Then, he immediately ran into his room and put on his old, blood-stained clothes.

Chen Yuting hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"

"Going out for a bit, I'll be back soon. I'll leave Skeletons near the house."

After Gu Qinghan finished speaking, he ran straight out of the room.

Just now, while having the Skeletons search the vicinity, he had discovered a strange person.

Or rather, he didn't even know if it was a person.

Because when he discovered the person, there were several zombies around, but none of them attacked him.

However, this person also did not attack the Skeletons; he just watched Gu Qinghan's Skeletons kill all the zombies, then continued to stand still.

He vaguely felt that this person was the reason why this place was so unique!

Soon, Gu Qinghan, protected by the Skeletons, arrived at the location where he had previously found the person.

This was a plump man, without any fluctuations in his aura, looking benevolent and kind, like an ordinary person.

However, an ordinary person would not remain motionless and unfazed amidst a horde of zombies.

"Who are you? Or rather, are you human?"

Gu Qinghan stopped at a distance, asking the man with some caution.

Hearing Gu Qinghan's voice, the plump man slowly turned his head, revealing a kind smile when he saw him.

"Finally, a player has found me. Buying anything, young man?"

Gu Qinghan was stunned, buying things.

Before he could think further, the other party pulled out a large pile of items from nowhere and displayed them in front of him.

The empty space in front of him was very clean, as if no zombies had ever set foot there.

Gu Qinghan frowned, scrutinizing the other party for a long time, but found no information.

Not a monster? Could it be a player?

The fatty clearly saw Gu Qinghan's hesitation; he immediately explained:

"You can think of me as a mobile merchant in this game, specializing in business with powerful Professionals."

Gu Qinghan looked at the pile of items in front of the other party, still somewhat hesitant.

The fatty seemed a bit helpless, then rummaged through the items in front of him and threw a piece of black fabric to Gu Qinghan.

"First time meeting, let's be friends. It's a gift."

Gu Qinghan wanted to dodge, but found that the item seemed to have a will of its own, flying directly in front of him.

However, his brows relaxed when he saw the item's attributes.

[breath concealing cloak (Silver): Level 0]

[Effect: The wearer is immune to most detection skills and reduces their sense of presence.]

Gu Qinghan was first surprised that the item's usage level was 0, then he saw the words "Silver."

"Does this represent higher quality equipment?"

He had a vague guess, hesitated for a few seconds, and still accepted the gift.

Seeing him accept the item, the fatty smiled even more brightly.

He waved his hand, signaling Gu Qinghan to come closer and look at the goods.

Gu Qinghan didn't hesitate this time and walked straight over.

Because he realized one problem: if the other party's methods were to deal with him, he definitely wouldn't be able to resist.

He glanced at the fatty's appearance: a chubby face, small eyes, a standard look of a shrewd merchant.

Then, he slowly looked at the goods on the ground.

As a result, he somewhat helplessly found that he could only see a pile of question marks.

"Friend, what are you planning to buy?"

The fatty rubbed his hands, looking like he was eyeing a fat lamb.

Gu Qinghan helplessly stated that he couldn't see the item information, and only then did the fatty pat his head and say:

"Oh, I forgot this is the beginning of the game. My apologies, my apologies."

Then, with a wave of his hand, all the goods on the ground disappeared, and he began to scrutinize Gu Qinghan.

Gu Qinghan was a little wary, stepping back and saying, "What are you looking at me for?"

The fatty chuckled and explained:

"I'm checking your profession. Players in the rookie stage have too few usable items. I'm seeing if there's anything suitable for you."

However, in less than two seconds, his expression subtly changed.

He hid his expression very well, then put on an apologetic look and said:

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I don't have any suitable items for you this trip. Definitely next time!"

Gu Qinghan twitched his mouth; this fatty was truly bizarre.

However, he thought of something and immediately took the initiative to ask:

"By the way, do you have any equipment blueprints here?"

The fatty paused, nodded, but then asked curiously:

"Equipment blueprints, yes, but you probably can't use them, right?"

"It's fine, a friend of mine needs them."

The fatty nodded, then conjured several somewhat worn blueprints out of thin air.

"Take a look; these are all blueprints for common equipment."

Gu Qinghan caught another new term: common equipment.

He finally asked the question that had arisen earlier:

"Besides usage level, is there also another classification for equipment?"

The fatty nodded, then explained:

"Yes, common equipment is the most basic type of equipment, with average effects and no special abilities.

Above that, there are Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, and Immortal equipment.

But these things are too far in the future for you right now; let's pick some items first."

Gu Qinghan nodded, then suddenly took out the black cloth in his hand to confirm it.

This fatty, upon their first meeting, had actually given him a Silver-grade equipment!