CHAPTER 325: CHAPTER 269: LOU FEI’ER’S ACTING, THE DECEIVED MA HONGWEI (4500 WORDS!)

"Hold on a second." Lou Fei’Er suddenly stopped Xu Xin, who was about to leave.

She pointed at the blue leather armor she was wearing. "I’m just gonna wear this? Considering I’m your big sister, it feels a bit off if I’m just wearing this ordinary blue-grade leather armor while your set is so special, right?"

Xu Xin gave her outfit a once-over, then rubbed his chin. "You’ve got a point..."

In this area, Lou Fei’Er was always quite professional.

When she was pretending to be a distressed woman to trick Xu Xin, she paid a lot of attention to her attire. Not only did she change into a beginner’s two-piece set, but she also rolled around in the jungle to make her clothes look ragged and filthy, even swapping her backpack for a white-grade one. Truly dedicated.

"It’s simple!" Li Wenxi clapped her hands, smiled, and said, "I’ve got plenty of freshly smelted steel blocks here. Xu Xin can easily make you a set of blue-grade steel armor!"

"A new set?" Lou Fei’Er was stunned.

She initially thought just borrowing Li Wenxi’s armor for a bit and returning it later would suffice, but now she was getting a whole new set of blue-grade steel armor for free?

Really?

Do captives get such good treatment? Blue-grade steel armor?

"Yeah, let’s go to the workshop." Xu Xin thought it was no problem. Nowadays, Li Wenxi had an ample supply of blue-grade steel blocks. They were considering equipping everyone in the [Explorers] with a set of blue-grade steel armor.

Giving Lou Fei’Er an extra set wasn’t a big deal.

"Oh, okay, great!"

Lou Fei’Er’s eyes lit up, surprised by this unexpected delight!

Being a captive here was more comfortable than exploring on her own next door!

Xu Xin promptly crafted a set of blue-grade steel armor for Lou Fei’Er and handed it to her.

She immediately donned it over her leather armor, wrapping herself tightly.

The blood patterns around her collar were no longer visible.

Like Li Wenxi, she instantly exuded a heroic aura in steel armor, and her unique mutant red eyes added to her cool and striking appearance.

"What are you looking at? You want me to gouge your eyes out?" Her expression suddenly turned cold as she shot Xu Xin a frosty look.

...Hmm, she really looked the part.

"Wow! You look like a female General!" Li Wenxi’s eyes widened. "So cool! Way cooler than when I wear it!"

"No way, no way..." Lou Fei’Er quickly broke character, sheepishly saying, "Just playing along with the act. Wenxi looks better, really."

Alright then, this armor, this aura, this acting—it should all be on point.

...

"Hmm!" Li Wenxi watched the two sitting together on the Silver King, feeling a bit unhappy.

Lou Fei’Er was sitting behind Xu Xin, hands gripping Xu Xin’s waist—or more accurately, the Scale Armor at his waist.

"Don’t worry, Wenxi, I have no interest in this guy," she turned and smiled at Li Wenxi, "Plus, his rigid Scale Armor and my rigid steel armor—there’s no way we can touch. No need to worry."

"Oh, come on," Li Wenxi looked away, her cheeks flushed. "I’m not worried about anything!"

"We’re leaving, should be back soon." Xu Xin pointed to the green area to the south, saying, "Once that patch of green disappears, we’ll come back."

If the green vanishes, it means the tree house has withered and collapsed.

"Okay, you all be quick and come back soon!"

After saying goodbye to Li Wenxi, Xu Xin and Lou Fei’Er headed south.

Mimi once again followed the Silver King, while Afu sprawled on Mimi’s back.

"Remember, Silver King, Mimi, and Afu are your contract beasts. Also, fix your collar tightly; don’t let him see your blood patterns." Xu Xin touched Keke in his arms, reminding Lou Fei’Er behind him.

"Relax, I’m a pro at this. Whatever you can think of, can’t I think of it too?" Lou Fei’Er’s tone became somewhat excited, "Besides, what’s wrong if he sees it? I’ve gained strength through mutation. Is there a problem?"

"...You’d better not be so aggressive. He is incredibly cautious. If he senses even a hint of danger, he won’t let us into his tree house, and might even attack."

He had already experienced Ma Hongwei’s personality last time—cautious to the point where it could be described as cowardly.

"Don’t worry, in our 187 District, the chance of internal conflict is very low."

Lou Fei’Er explained from behind Xu Xin, "Yesterday, Zhang Daoguang sent a notice to everyone in the 187 District, revealing the inter-regional conflict situation to everyone, mentioning that the more people from the same region remain, the higher the survival rate. He specially warned the top ten to avoid internal conflicts, saying there would be penalties for infighting! So the chance of direct conflict between me and Ma Hongwei is very low."

Penalties for infighting?

That sounds unlikely; it must be something Zhang Daoguang made up randomly to prevent internal conflict. After all, even within the same region, survivalists on his map are only neutral entities, not acknowledged by the world as true allies.

Xu Xin lightly turned his head to look at Lou Fei’Er behind him. "Then, what was the reaction of the other survivors hearing this information?"

"Hmm... Everyone was quite fired up because Zhang Daoguang told them only one region’s people can survive in the end. People from other regions are all enemies. Show mercy to anyone outside your region, and it’ll be you who dies."