Chapter 26: Little Black Can Talk Now!
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The player trading market... Song Yu pondered the matter. She could pay it a visit later.
While the torrential rain made travel impossible, Song Yu stayed in her room and crafted a considerable number of rag bandages and disinfectant bandages.
She could easily exchange them for useful supplies, which was certainly a better deal than trading with NPCs.
Besides, the clinic NPC merchant group had fallen apart, and no one knew where they had gone.
Without free medical care, they were bound to be desperately short of these supplies.
Following the map, Song Yu changed routes several times along the way, stopping and starting as necessary. She found Tree Origin with ease before nightfall.
The entrance to the old library stood before her. Through the glass windows, Song Yu could clearly see the white tiger sleeping inside.
Tree Origin himself was nowhere to be found.
Song Yu walked in. The white tiger raised its eyelids and glanced at her and Little Black before closing its eyes and going back to sleep.
Although Tree Origin was not there, trading could still be conducted.
How remarkable.
Song Yu was currently trading with a baboon.
“Tree Origin says he needs medicine, medicine! No torn bandages!”
Song Yu had just heard the first half and was preparing to take out the pile of rag bandages from her bag when the baboon immediately rejected them.
“...”
What a nuisance.
The soaring prices of supplies had not affected Tree Origin at all. If anything, the exchange rates here had fallen considerably—everything was available at a twenty-percent discount!
At the clinic, Song Yu had collected at least eleven corpses.
Why call it “at least” when the number was so uncertain? Because many of the body parts could not possibly be assembled into complete corpses.
Song Yu donated everything and successfully gained more than 2,200 favorability points with Tree Origin.
[Forever Companion] and [Animal Awakening Potion] were soon hers!
Song Yu eagerly used them on herself and Little Black.
The Animal Awakening Potion came in a pink vial and smelled wonderfully sweet. Song Yu opened it and poured the entire contents directly into Little Black’s mouth.
After Little Black swallowed it, Song Yu watched nervously for any reaction.
In stories, drinking this sort of potion usually brought about excruciating pain.
Song Yu could be ruthless toward human players of her own kind, unleashing every bit of malice upon them without restraint.
But all her love was reserved for her grandmother and Little Black.
Fortunately, Little Black showed no sign of discomfort or pain.
Instead, its muscles visibly grew more compact and powerful. Its claws and teeth became sharper, capable of tearing prey apart with ease.
Even its eyes seemed brighter.
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Under Song Yu’s tense gaze, Little Black stared at her and tilted its head.
“Little Yu?”
The intonation was somewhat broken, but those were unmistakably human words coming from Little Black’s mouth.
“!!!”
“Aaaaahhh!”
Song Yu could not help screaming. This was Tree Origin’s territory, after all, so there was no danger.
She rushed forward, hugged Little Black, and vigorously ruffled its fur.
“Little Black, you can talk now! Aaaaah!”
“Little Yu, I can talk now!”
Little Black could not contain its joy, either. It circled Song Yu, hopping around her as if it were dancing.
Its tail wagged like a propeller.
The overly excited antics of the girl and the dog drew the attention of every animal in the library. In perfect unison, they all rolled their eyes.
So what if it could talk? They were acting as though no one else could.
After finally calming down, Song Yu and Little Black still wore foolish, silly smiles.
Ever since entering the instance, the two of them had maintained the same style of conduct: appearing weak and easy to bully on the surface, while being cruel and merciless underneath. They rarely even spoke.
This was the first time they had allowed their emotions to show so openly.
With Little Black’s problem solved, Song Yu finally had the time to examine the other goods Tree Origin had to offer.
There were plenty of wonderful items, but Song Yu could not afford any of them.
There were things like animal evolution potions and animal attack enhancement books...
All she could do was dream about putting them in her storage space.
Little Black’s treasure cave was still too small. It was already stretched to its limits.
Song Yu could not exchange for much more. After contributing twenty rolls of disinfectant bandages and raising her favorability by 200 points, she exchanged one cubic meter of space for Little Black before leaving the library with it.
Night was approaching, and she needed to find a new shelter for the night.
The car was too small. Little Black could sleep in it, but Song Yu found it uncomfortable.
If only she had a motor home.
She did not know whether the next instance would have NPC merchants. In any case, she intended to stock up on as many supplies as possible in this instance. No one knew what awaited them in the next one.
Song Yu drove away from the library. She was becoming more and more accustomed to driving, and at least she no longer crashed into things very often.
There was no way she could make it to the player trading market today.
What a pity.
Since there was a player trading market, it surely would not be open only today.
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As she was leaving, Song Yu saw Tree Origin. Chen Su and Jing Ming were with him, along with another NPC Song Yu had never seen before.
None of the four looked particularly pleased.
They noticed Song Yu’s car, but made no further move and uniformly pretended she did not exist.
However, not long after Song Yu drove away, the giant eagle Tree Origin raised landed on the roof of her car. Its razor-sharp talons nearly tore through the sheet metal!
Song Yu immediately slammed on the brakes.
“Tree Origin says you can make bandages. Two hundred rolls of professional medical bandages for one backpack slot. He’ll provide the materials.”
The giant eagle’s voice came from above her head.
“How many can you make tonight? Make as many as possible.”
“I’m in!”
Song Yu turned the car around without the slightest hesitation and headed back to the library.
This was practically a gift falling from the heavens!
Tree Origin’s sudden offer did not surprise Song Yu. The arrival of the players had disrupted the balance among the NPCs, causing the zombies to riot.
Throughout the five days of torrential rain, the NPCs had never stopped fighting the zombies. Instead, they had used the opportunity to intensify their attacks.
As the battles grew fiercer, medical supplies were naturally being consumed in enormous quantities.
And with the clinic having collapsed, it was only natural that they were short of medical supplies.
When Song Yu returned to the library, all the materials had already been piled to one side.
Chen Su also prepared dinner for Song Yu and Little Black. Song Yu knew after one bite that Chen Su had made it. It tasted exactly like the food she had eaten back at the camp.
“Can a backpack slot be exchanged for storage space?”
Song Yu asked. Backpack slots and storage space each had their own advantages, but at present she wanted to expand Little Black’s space even more.
With more space, she could store the car inside it, and then fill the car with all sorts of supplies. Exchanging for space would be more worthwhile.
“Four hundred rolls of bandages.”
There was an indescribable weariness in Tree Origin’s voice. Song Yu caught the faint scent of blood.
“Deal!”
Song Yu agreed immediately. A little labor in exchange for backpack slots and storage space—only an idiot would refuse.
She had already decided to stay up all night and work until morning!
After neatly sorting and allocating the materials, Song Yu threw herself into the production of professional medical bandages.
...
Once she started, she worked all the way until eight in the morning.
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