203: Chapter 203 They've really ripped us off!

The roar of the Titan-class water pump lasted for a full day and night.

Early the next morning.

When the girls of the Velvet-Ear Tribe looked at the once crystal-clear stream again, everyone was stunned.

Forget about the stream.

That terrifying pumping hub had actually sucked the groundwater in this entire area dry!

Mia opened her little mouth, staring blankly at the dried-up riverbed.

These humans...

They really are a group of demons who would scrape away three layers of topsoil!

However, what shattered the worldviews of the Little Rabbit Girls even more was always yet to come.

Logistics Team camp.

"Boss!"

Shougong Geng, with his messy long hair, ran up to Lu Yuan with a silly grin.

He mysteriously reached behind his back and suddenly pulled out a dark red straw raincoat.

"What is this…?" Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

Shougong Geng patted his chest, full of pride.

"Boss, you know that I love making little inventions!"

"The red grass on this grassland is not only tough in texture, but it's also fireproof!"

"I figured this was good material!"

"So, I spent the whole night hand-weaving a tactical raincoat. What do you think?!"

Lu Yuan skeptically took it, grabbed the collar with both hands, and gave it a hard shake.

The raincoat opened up in mid-air.

Ugly!

It was ridiculously ugly!

Various red grasses were tangled together in a chaotic mess, looking exactly like a giant, sentient chicken coop.

Lu Yuan fought the urge to shield his eyes from the eyesore and opened the item information panel.

[Name: Shougong Geng's Tactical Thorn Raincoat]

[Quality: Inferior Trash]

[Attribute Bonus: Fire Resistance +50%, Physical Defense: Negligible!]

[Note: This item retains the razor-sharp edges and hard burrs of the red grass.]

[This is a perfect ancient torture device.]

[Wear it, and as long as you dare to wiggle your waist, you will instantly experience the thrill of being sliced into a thousand pieces and skinned alive.]

After reading the system description, Lu Yuan clutched his head in pain.

He was speechless.

Is this supposed to be clothing?

This is clearly a torture device specifically developed because they weren't satisfied with how miserably the enemies were dying!

"Old Liu!"

Lu Yuan waved his hand weakly, "You do it. Hurry up and change this thing; just looking at it for one more second makes my eyes hurt."

The true god Old Liu sighed and stepped forward again.

"Turn Waste into Treasure!"

The skill activated, and a dazzling golden light instantly enveloped the ugly straw raincoat.

[Ding! This modification requires 10 units of fabric. Confirm?]

"Confirm!"

The golden light dissipated.

A slim-fit trench coat, dark red all over and stylish in design, floated quietly in mid-air.

Lu Yuan looked closely, and the attribute panel had been completely refreshed.

[Name: Scarlet Raincoat]

[Quality: Brave]

[Attribute Bonus: Fire Resistance +200%, Physical Defense +150]

[Special Skill: Environmental Adaptation—Wear it, and the fabric will automatically regulate temperature, keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer, impervious to water and fire.]

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up.

Good stuff!

This is an excellent piece of individual defensive equipment for the apocalypse!

Not only can it resist fire, but it can also solve the problems of extreme cold and heat.

Lu Yuan raised his head.

At this moment, the high-ranking members of the Red Wolf Guild surrounding him looked at each other.

The next second.

Everyone's expression changed.

It was visible fanaticism and greed!

"Boss..."

Lin Zihao swallowed his saliva and pointed to the endless grassland outside, "Does that mean the red grass in this grassland isn't useless after all?"

"Then..."

Dozens of guild core members looked at each other and roared in unison, "Strip it bare!!!"

Next.

The Velvet-Ear Tribe girls standing in the distance witnessed a terrifying scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

A full 300,000-strong Red Wolf Army!

Completely transformed into emotionless harvesters!

Those with the means welded a whole row of high-speed rotating harvesting blades to the front of their vehicles, racing wildly through the Grass Sea to cut grass.

Those with fewer resources each held a large sickle, forming an endless human wall, pushing forward while howling.

"Brothers! Charge! contribution points are here!"

"Hurry! Strip it all for me! Don't leave a single blade of grass!"

"Damn it, don't steal my territory! I saw this patch of grass first!"

"Get lost! I need to save up enough points today to trade for a Scarlet Raincoat!"

The Red Wolf Guild's madness turned this dangerous Grass Sea into a large-scale harvesting farm.

The following week.

The Red Wolf Army didn't even travel; they stationed themselves there and began a crazy sweep.

Until the morning one week later.

Accompanied by the last harvester shutting down.

The Red Wolf Army packed the last patch of red grass into the guild warehouse.

At this moment.

Mia stood on a high slope, staring blankly at the scene before her.

The originally endless, three-to-four-meter-tall blood-colored grassland.

Had completely disappeared by now.

In its place was a flat, barren, blood-colored desert where not a single blade of grass remained, and even a layer of topsoil had been scraped away...

Mia swallowed hard.

She finally confirmed it now.

These people are not humans at all; they are a group of locusts in human skin!

Wherever they pass, nothing grows!

They don't even leave a drop of water!

Looking at the group of rabbit girls who had their mouths wide open and were gathered together, chattering and frantically complaining.

Xia Li walked slowly to Mia's side.

"Next, we are heading north."

Xia Li looked at Mia and extended an invitation in a calm tone.

"How about it? Do you want to come with us?"

Mia looked at the barren desert and smiled bitterly, her voice filled with endless grievance.

"C-can we choose not to go?"

Xia Li shrugged innocently.

"Of course."

"The Wolf Cavalry army from Outer Mongolia has been completely wiped out by us; you are safe now."

"Whether you come with us or stay here is entirely up to you."

Mia looked at Xia Li's serious expression and sighed helplessly.

She pointed to the bare, muddy ground all around and shrugged.

"As you can see."

"Not only was the water in this grassland sucked dry by you, but the grass was also stripped bare."

"If our tribe stays behind, even if we aren't eaten by monsters, we'll starve or die of thirst."

Mia lowered her long rabbit ears in resignation.

"It seems we have no choice but to follow you locusts to make a living..."

Hearing this, a knowing smile bloomed on Xia Li's beautiful face.

She generously extended her right hand.

"Welcome to the Red Wolf Guild!"

Mia looked at that fair hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out to grasp it tightly.

The moment their hands clasped, Mia sighed silently in her heart.

The future fate of the Velvet-Ear Tribe was now completely tied to this bunch of bandits.

"Right."

Mia seemed to suddenly realize something and looked in the direction where the Red Wolf Army's vehicles were gathering and turning.

A gust of cold wind mixed with an inexplicable chill blew past, causing Mia to shiver uncontrollably.

"You just said... you are heading north next?"

Mia raised her head, her red eyes filled with an unconcealable gravity.

"Yes."

Xia Li nodded, her eyes firm, "We are heading to the World Center!"

Upon hearing the words "World Center," Mia's expression changed instantly.

Her long rabbit ears shot up, and her eyes were filled with deep worry and fear.

"The north..."

"Even those Wolf Cavalry thugs wouldn't dare to take a single step forward!"

"Over there, there is a terrifying horror of heaven-shaking proportions..."