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Chapter 16: Unexpectedly, there is such high-level technology

"The enemy leader is dead!"

"Your boss is dead now!"

Litchi killed the bandit leader with a powerful shot, creating a spectacular display of flames. Everyone saw the brilliant and blooming fire, confirming that the bandit leader, along with his horse, was buried under the flames!

The morale of the bandit group immediately collapsed. If the boss was dead, what was the point of continuing to fight?

Run!

The member Giant Shield Escort breathed a sigh of relief, their overheated brains calming down. They didn't pursue seriously; they simply drove the remaining bandits away.

"Hey!"

The only one still attacking was Litchi.

Riding on Zuo Chang's back, she released magic while shouting loudly, "Don't stop! It is proper to use the remaining courage to pursue the defeated enemy. Don't seek fame but pursue the enemy! Hurry, chase them down! I want to kill them all!"

"..."

"..."

No one listened to her.

The people Giant Shield Escort were just ordinary workers. They drove away the enemy and survived, feeling fortunate enough. Including Captain Li, everyone smiled at her, but no one pursued.

Litchi shouted a few times, realizing no one was listening to her.

Even Zuo Chang stood still, turning to look at her, motionless like a wooden stake.

"Sigh."

Feeling quite disappointed, Litchi dispelled her spells, jumped down from Zuo Chang's back, and said, "If no one is chasing, then forget it. I won't fight either."

Captain Li, covered in blood, walked up, sincerely saying, "Miss Litchi, Mr. Zuo, thank you so much! Without you, I really don't know what today would have turned into!"

Litchi, feeling proud, said, "Even using your toes, you can imagine it, right? Without me, you would all be dead tonight! Oh, Zuo Chang also played a small role, but just a tiny bit."

"Thank you! We really appreciate you both!"

Captain Li expressed his gratitude again.

Zuo Chang exhaled and smiled, saying, "It was a narrow escape. Captain Li, you should change jobs; being the captain of this escort is not suitable for you."

Captain Li understood Zuo Chang's meaning and nodded, saying, "Of course, I'll submit my resignation when I go back, and retire to the countryside."

The escort mission was a complete conspiracy, and continuing to carry out the commission was out of the question.

After clearing the battlefield, they received both good and bad news.

The bad news was...

Nine members of the Giant Shield Escort escort died. Since they were brothers who had faced life and death together, the surviving ones collected the bodies with the intention of bringing them back to the city.

The good news was that the bandits came on horseback.

In the midst of their defeat, only a few bandits remembered to take their horses. The escorts found nearly thirty horses in a nearby small forest.

Now, there was no need to walk back on foot.

Captain Li turned his head and asked, "Mr. Zuo, Miss Litchi, do you plan to go to Qu Shui Town, or would you like to accompany us back to Feng Ming City?"

This...

Zuo Chang was not familiar with the situation in 96511, so he looked at Litchi.

Litchi was also unsure. She looked at Zuo Chang and found him looking at her. "What are you looking at me for?"

Zuo Chang shrugged. "You decide."

"Huh? Aren't you a local? I don't know anything about this area."

Captain Li smiled slightly and said, "Alright, since you're not familiar with the roads, come with me first. I'll go back to hand over, and then personally drive you to Qu Shui Town—don't worry about the assessment. Since we're not carrying cargo, we can take a shortcut, and it's very close."

Zuo Chang immediately smiled, "Good. With Captain Li leading the way, I feel reassured."

After dealing with the scene, about an hour later, the team set out again, heading towards Feng Ming City.

In the only carriage.

Litchi yawned widely, but fortunately, she covered her mouth, making it not too indecent. "Ah~ so tired."

Zuo Chang didn't say anything; he was tired too.

The carriage fell into silence, and Litchi curled up and went to sleep.

Zuo Chang closed his eyes, and the interface appeared quickly.

In the monthly tasks, one task value had changed, and one was already completed.

​​【Ten Steps, One Kill: After ending the lives of five adventurers, you can regain a skill you once possessed. Current progress (1/5).】

In the battle last night, Zuo Chang was tasked with guarding and never left Litchi's side.

The only achievement was the axe-wielding bandit whose forehead he had dented.

But the other task—

​​【Fight to Sustain: After participating in a battle with more than ten adventurers and surviving, you can reclaim ownership of a material warehouse. Current progress (1/1).】

Fight to Sustain was completed!

The entire text turned green, and Zuo Chang clicked with his mind. A new prompt appeared quickly:

​​【Please choose the material warehouse you want to reclaim.】

One hundred warehouses, appearing in a grid in front of him.

For the reward of this task, Zuo Chang could only say it was a pity.

In the game, warehouses were divided into three types: material warehouse, equipment warehouse, and follower warehouse.

If he could choose, Zuo Chang would definitely prioritize the follower warehouse.

The saying "losing land without losing people, losing people and land are both lost" made sense. Having a group loyal to him, what couldn't he achieve?

Unfortunately, he couldn't choose.

Next in line was the equipment warehouse.

Equipment was valuable, right?

As adventurers, who wouldn't want good equipment?

The worst option was the material warehouse.

It's not that materials were useless.

Mainly for the "War of Divine Slaying," Zuo Chang squeezed out the potential of his community to the fullest. All advanced resources were brought to the battlefield and consumed in the final battle.

Out of a hundred material warehouses, seventy were empty.

As for the remaining thirty warehouses, they were filled with ordinary materials, basic consumables not used in the early to mid-game, and some relatively inferior magical materials.

Zuo Chang carefully compared them and finally focused his gaze on "Warehouse 27"—

A warehouse with twenty slots, and for maximum profit, it was filled with the best items.

And not just filled up the slots.

The quantity of each "collection" had to reach the limit as well.

Warehouse 27 was such a warehouse.

The first row of five slots contained life potions, mana potions, rage potions, witchcraft potions, and iron potions, all stacked to the maximum limit of "999."

The second and third rows contained materials needed to create "spell scrolls," also at the maximum limit of 999.

Looking at them, Zuo Chang realized that these materials covered a wide range of seven or eight intermediate spell scrolls.

With so many materials, not to mention making them all into finished products, just selling the materials would probably yield close to one million yuan!

Making some scrolls would easily complete the monthly task "Nitpicking," earning him 10 evolution points, which are used to upgrade skills.

The fourth row contained five magical materials.

Magical materials are necessary for crafting "spiritual weapons" and are very rare, with an estimated drop rate of only 1% in the game.

In Warehouse 27 were five "Quiet Moon Hearts," used to craft spiritual weapons with the prefix "Crown of the Moon."

To be honest, the Moon Crown series wasn't very popular.

The Moon Crown emphasized "balance," with a bit of damage, defense, recovery, and functionality.

Balance often meant mediocre.

The reason these five "Quiet Moon Hearts" were still in the warehouse was that the former Zuo Chang didn't fancy the Moon Crown and didn't want to waste materials on it, yet couldn't bear to disassemble magical materials.

Now... it seemed to have a purpose for some reason.

Confirmed with his mind—

​​【Successfully received. You have reclaimed ownership of Warehouse 27.】

【When no one is paying attention to your hands, you can retrieve items stored in the warehouse through mental commands (e.g., Warehouse 27, give me a bottle of life potion).】

【Similarly, under the same conditions, you can store items you hold in the warehouse.】

Oh.

High-tech.