Moreover, Su Lin has a ruthless heart.
Zhao Yaxin instinctively pressed her temple, at a loss for words.
Could it be that she was less decisive than a former lazybones?
Unconvinced, she pressed on: "Didn’t you think, what if they were from our village?"
Su Lin countered, "But were they?"
"...That long-haired one is the captain of the Black Scale Village’s Search Team, Zhou Song." Zhao Yaxin’s voice carried a trace of complexity.
"What?"
Now it was Su Lin’s turn to be shocked.
The one he shot dead with an arrow was actually the infamous captain of the Black Scale Village’s Search Team?!
Without realizing it, he had once again taken down someone at the captain level?!
Zhao Yaxin couldn’t help but add:
"The Black Scale Village doesn’t have a Hunting Group, only a single Search Team. Zhou Song’s status is second only to the leader Zhang Shuo, and he is also one of only four Tendon Lock Martial Artists in Black Scale Village, ranking just below Zhang Shuo in combat strength."
Su Lin: "..."
Silence spread among the ruins.
It turns out, without saying a word, he had taken down the second-in-command of Black Scale Village.
Damn, am I really that awesome?
"...Ahem, we should hurry and check out the vending machine, then...make a quick getaway, right?" Su Lin cleared his throat, decisively making a decision.
Zhao Yaxin wholeheartedly agreed, nodding vigorously.
Wasting no time, the two quickly rushed towards the vending machine that exuded an enticing golden glow.
The machine was glowing all over, with internal LED strips illuminating the entire machine through the top transparent acrylic panel, making it dazzlingly radiant.
The glaring golden light in the glass display was so bright that it almost obscured the items on the shelves, with only the vague discernment of a solitary piece of paper lying quietly inside.
The machine panel’s design was extremely simple:
A prominent coin slot, and below it, a lone button.
Above the button, the price was clearly marked:
"Special Offer: 20 Silver Coins".
At the sight of the numbers, Zhao Yaxin couldn’t suppress the overwhelming disappointment that crossed her face:
"20 silver coins?!...I didn’t bring enough money."
Finding treasure but returning empty-handed; even with her temperament, she felt utterly unwilling.
"It seems Zhou Song and the others were guarding here, waiting for their comrades to return with money. We... let’s search their bodies and leave quickly! Zhang Shuo could come at any moment!" She forced herself to remain calm and quickly made a judgment.
Just as she took a deep breath, preparing to bypass the vending machine to inspect the corpses, Su Lin silently...pulled out a small bag of silver coins from his pocket.
Zhao Yaxin’s movements instantly froze.
This was yet another moment today where she found herself utterly disconcerted by her "transformed" brother-in-law.
"...Why did you bring so much money with you?!" Her voice was filled with incredulity.
"Because I planned to sell my things and then buy materials to upgrade the Level 3 Safe House."
As Su Lin explained, he smoothly inserted twenty silver coins one by one into the vending machine’s somewhat cold coin slot.
Who would’ve thought such a coincidence? The money was just right.
As the clinking sounds subsided, he unhesitatingly pressed the fate-deciding button.
Their gaze fixated on the vending machine’s output slot, they unconsciously held their breath.
The dazzling golden light inside the glass display dimmed and faded away like the ebbing tide.
On the shelf, the thin piece of paper, carrying unknown possibilities, gently slid down into the output slot.
With his heart in his throat, Su Lin swiftly reached out to grab the blueprint.
Eager to see everything it held.
However, before the information on the blueprint could form a complete understanding in his mind, a bold line of words already burned into his sight like a branding iron:
"Tier One Blueprint"