"Is the instance price not the same?" Nangong Yan asked curiously, then answered his own question, "Hmm, it makes sense for different levels of instances to have different prices."
"Brother Gong, why not go check it out? What if it’s real?" He turned his head with a playful grin towards Gong Qiang, "But does your card have enough balance? It would be embarrassing if they actually find an instance, and we don’t have the money to buy it."
"Seriously, you really believe it?" Gong Qiang frowned impatiently, "This clearly looks like a scam, right? You go if you want, I’m not going!"
"Come on, it’s free if it’s fake." Nangong Yan warmly invited, gently brushing crimson chopsticks across his lips, leaving a faint oil stain that added a touch of friendliness and charm, "If it’s genuine, it’s good for both us and the people."
He chuckled softly, his peach blossom eyes narrowing behind the lenses, hiding a cold glint, "One must believe in miracles, and miracles often vanish in a flash, not to be missed in vain."
Gong Qiang couldn’t help but glance at Nangong Yan, not sure what he was thinking, and clicked his tongue heavily, "Fine, I want to see how this con artist pulls off the scam. If they can’t find the instance and waste my time, their head will roll like their silly hat did!"
Saying this, Gong Qiang swung his Mystic Black Hammer harshly towards the Green Frog Puppet, the threat obvious.
Qian Qi shrank back slightly.
Why does this person threaten people at the drop of a hat?
This won’t do, it’s not right, I’ve always valued fairness...
The Green Frog Puppet pondered for two seconds, then brandished the fortune-telling banner at Gong Qiang with confidence, "Fine, I also want to see how impoverished the Seven Great Families are. If you don’t pay me 2 billion and 500 dollars upon finding the instance, the name of your Gong Family will plummet just like you did!"
Why has the price gone up? Wasn’t it just 1 billion and 500 dollars!
"Let’s go, get in the car!" With that, the Green Frog Puppet rolled up the fortune-telling banner and climbed into the rescue vehicle, "Today, this master will open your eyes!"
Xi Pingzhe looked at his Magma Hunting Dog, then at the rescue vehicle, his gaze slightly pitiful, "Master, aren’t you going to ride my Contracted Dog?"
The Green Frog Puppet closed the door and then lowered the window, calmly telling Xi Pingzhe, "Have you ever thought about how exhausting it is to ride your Contracted Dog wearing this puppet costume?"
Xi Pingzhe slapped his forehead in realization, "I didn’t consider that!"
Seeing the Green Frog Puppet, or rather now the dog-headed, frog-bodied puppet, treating the rescue vehicle like his own, Gong Qiang couldn’t help but roll his eyes. He’d never seen someone so shameless, "When your head rolls, I want to see where you came from, you fraud!"
Nangong Yan put down his bowl and walked over. A nearby sentinel wanted to say something, but Xi Pingzhe shoved a crying baby into his arms, "Comrade, this is a survivor I saved on the way, I’ll leave it to you! Oh right, there are quite a few survivors in the S7234 numbered bunker too, remember to rescue them!"
With that, Xi Pingzhe quickly climbed onto his Magma Hunting Dog, catching up with the rescue convoy as it set off.
Following Qian Qi’s guidance, the group drove towards Hongcheng District, but when the road conditions prevented further progress, they abandoned the vehicles and continued on foot in the direction Qian Qi indicated.
On the vehicle, Qian Qi had already taken off the heavy and bulky Green Frog Puppet costume; now, she wore a dung-yellow dog-faced puppet costume with a tuft of brownish-yellow dog hair on top. Because it was an inner lining, she specifically chose a thin version without stuffing.
This caused the large-sized puppet costume to slouch and drape over her body, making her look like a skinny dog that could walk.
She activated her speed skill, darting around in the ruins.
Using "darting" to describe her was already putting it mildly, as the eyes of the puppet costume were slightly positioned upwards, making it hard for her to see the stones on the ground clearly, so she would often trip on rocks and roll down slopes, only to rub her sore backside and continue leading the way.
[(｡ŏ_ŏ) Sometimes, as a system walking among humans, I really feel like calling the police.]
The system felt utterly helpless, wondering what mistake it made to first bind with a mental patient and then with a psycho.
The group following her also had complex expressions. The feeling was worse than suddenly seeing poop in your meal, Gong Qiang’s face had turned into a mask of pain, and Nangong Yan crossed his arms, admiring the scenery elsewhere, refusing to let his gaze fall on Qian Qi.
Only Xi Pingzhe watched Qian Qi with admiration all over his face, "The master is worthy of being a master; even falling down looks so graceful."
Kid, is your filter set too high?
At one point, the yellow dog finally stopped, pretending to wave the fortune-telling banner, then darted back and forth like a shaman while chanting, before pointing down to her feet confidently, "This is the place!"
Gong Qiang, who had been visually tortured, took a deep breath and clenched his fists tightly.
Finally, it was over.
If it didn’t end soon, he wouldn’t be able to restrain himself from smashing "its" dog poop out with his Mystic Black Hammer!
"Earth Element, Gold Element, come here." Gong Qiang gestured, and several Earth and Gold Element Awakened Warriors stepped forward, beginning to excavate the ruins beneath Qian Qi’s feet as instructed by Gong Qiang. Updates are released by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩
"Be careful, don’t fall in." Qian Qi moved her feet away, keeping a safe distance from the pit, fearing she might fall in and delay the instance walkthrough.
Gong Qiang thought she was trying to escape, and with quick reflexes, grabbed Qian Qi’s puppet costume by the neck, smirking coldly, "Kid, don’t try to run. If you can’t find the instance, that’s when your head will roll."
Gong Qiang, a strong man at 1.95 meters, lifted Qian Qi like a chick, and she grimaced, threatening, "Can you not lift me? Do you believe I’ll raise the price again?"
"Hah, raise the price?" Gong Qiang sneered, "Your life is in my hands now. If you really find the instance, you better find all the others obediently too!"
"You’re still thinking of asking me for money..." He sneered, "Unless you don’t want your life!"
Unexpectedly, Gong Qiang was quite tough, and the little yellow dog uneasily rubbed her hand, trying to appease, "Brother, can’t we talk this through peacefully? We can totally work together harmoniously for a better society. Why oppose each other, right? Besides, you don’t want to keep messing your pants for the rest of your life, right?"
Listening to her, Gong Qiang was puzzled by the unrelated last sentence. Before he could process it, he felt a familiar sensation brewing below, as if something was about to burst out.
He darkened, feeling uneasy, and immediately dropped Qian Qi, running far away!
Then, everyone heard a series of indescribable sounds and a crude swear, "Damn it! My pants!!!"
Qian Qi adjusted the tuft of dog hair on her head, sneering, "Thinking of threatening me? Unless you don’t want clean pants for the rest of your life!"