Chapter 44: Little Wen Apologizes

There were only two Wooden Treasure Chests and one Bronze Treasure Chest.

Mo Yubai quickly opened the chests, killed the monsters, and sighed as she looked at the meager supplies inside, which were barely better than nothing.

It was easy to go from rags to riches, but hard to go from riches to rags.

After making so much big money, she was starting to look down on these small gains. Shaking her head, Mo Yubai adjusted her mindset. Some special resources could still only be obtained by opening treasure chests.

Mo Yubai parked the “Pickled Pepper Fish Head”, found a spot in the middle of the road, set up her tent and campfire, took out her cookware, and started cooking!

After being busy all day yesterday, she wanted to make a good meal today to reward herself and her companions.

She took out some ribs and chopped them into chunks, then sliced green onions, ginger, garlic, and potatoes, soaking the potatoes in clean water to wash off the starch.

Next, she added two slices of ginger and a splash of cooking wine, boiling the ribs briefly to remove the scum and gamey odor.

Then, she poured peanut oil into the heated pot, using the hot pot and cool oil to caramelize some sugar first.

She tossed the ribs and prepared seasonings into the pot to stir-fry, and finally added the green onions, ginger, garlic, and hot water, leaving it to simmer over low heat.

She set the chopped and washed potato chunks on the table next to the campfire, planning to add them once the ribs were mostly stewed.

Mo Yubai stood up and walked to a relatively open area. She took out the eight broken, unusable vehicles from her backpack along with the Automatic Repairer, and began repairing them one by one.

The Automatic Repairer was very fast, fixing all of them in less than three minutes.

Returning to the campfire, Mo Yubai opened her game panel. Before she could even get a clear look at her friends list, she was shocked by a “99+” notification for unread messages.

They were all messages from Zhu Ou. Mo Yubai read through them carefully, one by one.

She read how Zhu Ou went from initial worry and anxiety to cheering her and Wen Ruyan on.

And finally, to the massive pile of trauma medicine she had sent over once the battle had completely ended in the morning. A gentle warmth flickered in Mo Yubai’s eyes.

Wen Ruyan must have just woken up too. She was replying to Zhu Ou’s messages one by one, explaining that she and Teacher Mo weren’t injured but were just too tired and had gone to rest, so there was no need to send healing medicine.

Mo Yubai chimed in with a smile, “Ou Ou, I declined those medicines. You don’t need to worry about Little Wen and me. Those people couldn’t hurt us. Besides, I’m not short on healing medicine. If you ever get hurt, just ask me. I still have the good stuff the robot gave me.”

Zhu Ou’s eyes lit up when she saw the messages on the chat screen. “Sister Mo, you’re awake? Sister Mo, do you still need Tracking Gold Coins? I just got three more from chests!”

Mo Yubai’s lips twitched. Was this the power of the Luck Goddess? She herself had only managed to get two Tracking Gold Coins after so many days.

“No need, Ou Ou. I’ll ask you if I need them. I’m stewing ribs with potatoes for lunch today. I’ll send you both some delicious food in a bit.”

“Yay! That’s awesome, potato and ribs is my absolute favorite! Sister Mo, I opened three pots of steamed white rice this morning. Perfect, one pot for each of us! Rice with ribs… ahhh, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.”

Wen Ruyan sent a happy eating emoji: “૮₍ᵔ⤙ᵔ ₎ა”

Zhu Ou immediately replied: “Stolen! ૮₍ᵔ⤙ᵔ ₎ა”

Mo Yubai stood up with a smile, added the potatoes to the ribs, gave it a gentle stir, and let it continue stewing.

Then she messaged Wen Ruyan, “Little Wen, I’m going to split the backpacks of the people we killed yesterday in half. Go ahead and accept them.”

The smile instantly vanished from Wen Ruyan’s face, and she declined the transfer. “Teacher Mo, you provided the Tracking Gold Coins and supplies yesterday. Besides, the reason I went with you to kill those people wasn’t just to help you, but also to seek justice for those victimized girls.”

“If you insist on sending me those backpacks, I’ll leave the group chat and delete you from my friends list. I absolutely hate taking advantage of others!”

“Sister Mo, don’t force it. If Sister Wen doesn’t want them, just keep them. And Sister Wen, don’t be angry either. Sister Mo definitely did this because she considers you a friend.” Zhu Ou hastily tried to smooth things over, placating both sides.

Mo Yubai stared at Wen Ruyan’s message in surprise. She really hadn’t expected such a strong reaction.

She had simply thought that since they fought side-by-side yesterday, the spoils of war should naturally be shared.

Besides, she had already kept all the vehicles, so shouldn’t she at least share some of the backpacks?

Sighing, Mo Yubai compromised helplessly. “Alright, alright, don’t be mad. I won’t send them. But you must keep that greatsword and the first person’s backpack. You like greatswords and I don’t know how to use them anyway. A fine sword belongs to a heroine^[1]. It should ride into battle with you.”

Looking at the message, Wen Ruyan caressed her favorite weapon in her hands. After a moment of thought, she replied, “Fine, I’ll keep the greatsword. But you must also accept the resources I’m sending you, or else I’ll return the greatsword to you.”

Mo Yubai accepted the resources sent by Wen Ruyan. To her surprise, it was the first person’s backpack, along with Forging Stone x3 and Companion Coin x1.

Delighted, Mo Yubai picked up the Companion Coin and put it in her backpack to check its details.

Companion Coin: Can be used on a specific target. Once used, if the target agrees, you can travel together with them. Usable in both dungeons and Resource Islands.

This was fantastic! The next time someone encountered a Resource Island, she could coordinate in advance and use this to travel with them!

This was much better than a Tracking Gold Coin. A Tracking Gold Coin could only be used on the highway to merge roads. Once a player left the highway for a Resource Island or a dungeon, they couldn’t be tracked anymore, and the coin would be wasted.

“I’ve accepted the resources, and I like them very much. You don’t feel like you’re taking advantage of me now, do you?”

Reading the message, Wen Ruyan awkwardly traced the patterns on the sword’s blade. “Sorry, I got a bit too emotional just now.”

Seeing this slightly awkward apology, Mo Yubai let out a knowing smile. She must be feeling embarrassed again. Honestly, this girl…

She walked over to the pot, lifted the lid, and took out three white porcelain bowls. After filling each with stewed potatoes and ribs, she sent them to the two foodies.

Then, she took out the pot of steamed white rice sent by Zhu Ou, scooped out a bowl, and drizzled the savory gravy over it. It was so delicious that even gods wouldn’t trade it for anything!

After finishing lunch, she cleaned up the bowls, chopsticks, and table. Sitting on a small stool, Mo Yubai curiously took out one of the backpacks to inspect it.

Game Backpack: An essential item in the Survival Game. Storage space is 20. Can be opened by the bound player, or placed on a Workbench with other backpacks to fuse. After fusion, half of the secondary backpack’s space will expand the main backpack. The items inside will be partially preserved and partially consumed.

It looked like this player had also used a Space Stone to expand its capacity. Not bad, not bad at all. It just so happened that her own backpack was running out of space.

Now she didn’t have to rush to find Space Stones. These 43 backpacks would directly expand her space by a significant amount. As expected, crime really did pay.

Mo Yubai took out her Workbench and set her own backpack as the main backpack. Then she looked at the slots for the secondary backpacks. To her surprise, she could set four at once!

She decisively placed four backpacks into the slots. The moment she finished, the magical patterns on the Workbench began to glow and flow, displaying a timer of 20 minutes.

The Intermediate Workbench was indeed awesome. The two drawers not only allowed her to set four secondary backpacks at once, but also cut the time in half!

Seeing that it was getting late, Mo Yubai stood up and climbed into her “Pickled Pepper Fish Head” car. As she drove, she began a clearance sale in the chat channel.

“Selling 20 level-3 Electric Tricycles and 23 electric scooters. Only trading for blueprints, refined steel, gasoline, special coins, Mithril, Energy Stones, Forging Stones, and Space Stones.”