Ren Xiaosu closed his eyes and rested in the clinic's backyard as he waited for the band to arrive. But it wasn't until early in the morning that he heard the stronghold's gate creaking as it was slowly being raised.
It was such a pity that the vegetables in the yard, the onions, the garlic sprouts, and the vegetables …
What had to come would eventually come. Ren Xiaosu opened his eyes and walked to the reception room in front of him. He sat upright in his seat.
Knock, knock, knock. There were three knocks on the door.
"Please come in, the door isn't closed," Ren Xiaosu said. He did not even look up as though he was writing a medical record.
When the door opened, the morning sun shone on Ren Xiaosu's face. Ren Xiaosu looked up and was surprised to see a well-dressed girl standing at the door. She was wearing clothes that Ren Xiaosu had never seen in town before.
Ren Xiaosu had seen her before when he was leaning against the window. This girl was the famous singer in the stronghold, Luo Xinyu.
'Fancy,' Ren Xiaosu thought to himself. Then he cast his gaze behind Luo Xinyu, where the band's staff and the stronghold's private troops were standing. The private troops had actually sent out 12 people this time, which was slightly more than the last time.
However, Ren Xiaosu was most concerned about the girl in the cap … the person who had Perfect Firearms Proficiency.
The girl was still wearing a cap that was pulled down very low. She was dressed in dark blue sportswear. She seemed to sense that Ren Xiaosu's gaze was on her, so she raised her head slightly.
Ren Xiaosu could see her delicate chin, but he could not see her eyes that were shrouded in the shadow of the cap.
And behind this group of people was a large group of students from the school.
In fact, the band members were also a little puzzled. Why had these children suddenly gathered here? Li Facai's sturdy daughter whispered to the girl in the cap, "Are y 'all going to take Ren Xiaosu away with us?"
No one answered Li Youqian. It seemed that the girl in the cap did not like to talk.
But at this moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly heard the voice from the palace in his mind say, "Quest: Refuse to accompany you to the Jing Mountains."
Ren Xiaosu was taken aback for a moment. Why did the palace suddenly appear to get involved in this matter? Logically speaking, the palace should be doing this for his own good, but why did it not want him to go to the Jing Mountains? What was there?
Ren Xiaosu had clearly been to the Jing Mountains before. It was definitely more dangerous there than in town, but it shouldn't be dangerous enough for the palace to come out and warn him, right?
Did something happen?
Thinking of this, Ren Xiaosu wanted to retreat. He wanted to go out and have a look, but he wanted to go out and see the vast world outside, not to see how dangerous that world was …
Luo Xinyu sat down opposite Ren Xiaosu. She smiled and said, "You must be Ren Xiaosu."
Ren Xiaosu looked at Luo Xinyu and pondered, "Father's father is called grandfather, and father's mother is called grandmother …"
Luo Xinyu: "???"
Was there really something wrong with his brain?
At this moment, an officer from the private army walked in from outside. He looked at Ren Xiaosu and said with a smile, "Stop pretending. We've met before."
When Ren Xiaosu looked up and saw who it was, he felt terrible. Wasn't this guy Wang Congyang, who had searched him twice before?!
This time, he couldn't pretend anymore. Besides, Ren Xiaosu knew very well that he might have to go even if he didn't want to go.
His body, which had been sitting upright, slumped against the back of the chair behind him. He suddenly slouched and said, "I'm not going!"
"Quest complete. Awarded Basic Skill Duplication Scroll. You can learn other people's abilities."
Ren Xiaosu's eyes lit up. The quest had been completed!
Sure enough, the palace's criteria for determining whether a quest had been completed was not based on established facts but on Ren Xiaosu's attitude!
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly had a bold idea.
Wang Congyang said from the side, "How can you not go —"
"I'll go," Ren Xiaosu said in a serious tone.
Wang Congyang was speechless.
But to Ren Xiaosu's great disappointment, the palace did not issue any new quests this time. But thinking about it, he only had one chance to complete the previous quests like gifting the sparrows. How could they possibly allow Ren Xiaosu to keep doing quests like this?
At this moment, Luo Xinyu said with a smile, "It's great that you're willing to go. I'm sure someone has already passed on Boss Luo's message to you. If you don't go, there won't be a place for you in town anymore."
"I can go." Ren Xiaosu said, "But I have a few conditions."
Luo Xinyu looked at Ren Xiaosu with a smile. She felt it was much easier to communicate with him now. "Tell me."
"I want 30,000 yuan as a reward."
"No, 10,000 yuan."
"Alright, then I want 10 bags of salt, 10 cartons of cigarettes, 100 kilograms of rice, and …" Ren Xiaosu started counting on his fingers.
Luo Xinyu said calmly, "Hold it right there. I'll give you 30,000 yuan."
"Alright, I have another condition," Ren Xiaosu said.
"Can't you just say it all at once?" Luo Xinyu was getting impatient.
"You were the one who interrupted me just now." Ren Xiaosu said, "I can go, but Wang Congyang can't go."
Wang Congyang was obviously a relative of Wang Dongyang, the factory manager who died. He had already investigated him twice for personal gain. If they were to set off together, he might cause some trouble along the way.
Therefore, Ren Xiaosu could not stand by and watch as a ticking time bomb was buried around him.
Eh, wait a minute. Could Wang Congyang have been exiled because he had secretly searched him twice and offended Boss Luo?
That was very possible. Which normal private soldier would be willing to go into the wilderness? Could it be that they were tired of living in the stronghold?
Therefore, Wang Congyang must be even more dissatisfied with him now that he had been exiled. In that case, all the more Ren Xiaosu should not let him tag along.
Someone once said that the most worrying thing in the wastelands was the increasingly strong wild animals. However, Ren Xiaosu did not agree with that. He had encountered and killed some wild animals before, but the most worrying thing in the wastelands was not the wild animals but the people.
Luo Xinyu turned around and glanced at Wang Congyang. She did not expect the two of them to have a grudge against each other.
Luo Xinyu turned around and looked at the cap-wearing girl. She saw the cap-wearing girl nod vaguely. Luo Xinyu said, "Sure, Wang Congyang, you can go back now."
Wang Congyang looked at Ren Xiaosu. Ren Xiaosu smiled. "Actually, you don't want to go either, right?"
The corners of Wang Congyang's mouth curled up. "Interesting."
With that, Wang Congyang turned around and left.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu said, "Actually, I have another condition …"
But Luo Xinyu had already stood up. The smile on her face had turned cold. "Young man, my patience has run out."
Ren Xiaosu wondered why the people in the stronghold were so temperamental. They were still smiling just a moment ago, but why did they suddenly turn hostile so quickly?
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