Chapter 66: The Last Day

At noon, the chef did not come because all the ingredients had arrived.

Australian lobsters, various types of caviar, and plenty of A-grade Wagyu beef… common food items that could be called luxury goods were all laid out on the dining table.

Mu Bai was inspecting the goods one by one.

‘Is this Australian lobster just a gimmick for people with more money than sense? It is so expensive, yet it does not even count as high-quality ingredients?’

‘The white sturgeon caviar can increase Agility by two points? But how do I process this thing…?’

‘High-grade Wagyu beef… right, although it only temporarily increases Strength, the boost is huge!’

This can be made into beef jerky to be used whenever needed later.

‘Is aged beef similar in principle to ham?’

It is a pity the quality is not up to par.

In the end, only three types of ingredients could be judged as high-quality, which could collectively add 4 points of Agility and 2 points of Constitution to the same person.

The improvement was quite significant, enough to raise Mu Bai’s weakling physical strength and speed to the average level of a middle school girl.

Aside from this, there were some unexpected gains.

For example, some of the beef could increase Strength by 3 to 5 points for a short period.

This effect seemed useless against enemies with firearms, but if given to Tang Shifu, she might even be able to punch through the main gate of the Research Base.

The entire day was spent cooking the ingredients.

Mu Bai learned from cooking tutorials on video websites while turning the high-quality ingredients into lunch.

After lunch, with the help of the oven, she turned the beef with the more significant buffs into jerky.

Mu Bai originally wanted to see if she could turn the ham into jerky to sell back on The Train, but that thing could not be roasted in an oven.

If she did not want to ruin the ingredients, it would have to be naturally air-dried, so she had no choice but to give up.

At night, Mu Bai intentionally took a shower last.

After finishing her shower, she pushed open the bedroom door.

Ye Yin was leaning back on the bed.

When Mu Bai pushed the door and entered, she lowered her head with a visibly unnatural expression.

‘Yo-ho.’

‘Look at you, acting all shy now.’

Where was this energy last night?

‘Wait, why am I the one acting like a rogue?’

“W-What is it?”

Ye Yin asked softly.

“Have a good talk with me tonight.”

Mu Bai looked at those crimson eyes and smiled.

“Huh?”

A faint glimmer of hope rose in Ye Yin’s eyes.

Although she was prepared to be hated, it would be for the best if she could be forgiven.

“Why did you do that kind of thing?”

Mu Bai’s tone suddenly turned sharp.

Ye Yin was speechless.

“Is it because of Mo Cha and Tang Shifu?”

Mu Bai pressed.

Ye Yin nodded.

“Jealous?”

“I do not want you to be snatched away,” Ye Yin said, though not directly.

“Are you an idiot?”

Mu Bai said, both angry and amused.

“Mo Cha and Tang Shifu are proper friends and teammates.”

Where did you get the conclusion that I would be ‘snatched away’?

“If you have feelings, show them to me.”

Do not keep them bottled up in your heart and say nothing, only to suddenly pull a stunt like that.

Mu Bai picked up Ye Yin’s hand and pressed the palm against her chest, attempting to awaken the once straightforward and sincere Ye Yin.

‘Any normal girl would have been scared away by you already.’

Do you understand, Xiao Yin?

“Will you stay with me forever?”

“Of course I will!”

“For a lifetime?”

“This… it is not impossible.”

Mu Bai hesitated for a moment, shaken by the gravity of the question, but then she thought about how she was not losing out at all, so she agreed.

“What is our relationship now?”

Ye Yin asked seriously.

“Good friends?”

Mu Bai felt she had to maintain some boundaries.

If she acted as if nothing had happened after being forced into that kind of situation, and even upgraded their relationship, it would make her seem very easy.

Ye Yin’s eyes dimmed.

“That is tentative, tentative!”

Anyway, we will talk about this later!

Mu Bai noticed Ye Yin’s aura sink instantly and hurriedly tried to fix it.

Regarding the official business.

The four of them arrived at a carefully selected Abandoned Construction Site two hours early.

When getting out of the car, Mu Bai tugged at her collar.

She did not wear her off-the-shoulder dress today specifically to cover the red marks on her shoulders.

She was finding it harder and harder to handle Ye Yin.

It seemed that because she did not show a very strong resistance, Ye Yin had instead taken advantage of the situation and crossed the line even further.

Simply reckless.

After observing the surroundings and confirming there were no signs of people, the group unloaded the supplies from the car.

“You can leave now,” Ye Yin said indifferently to the driver.

“Miss, if I do this, I cannot ensure your safety.”

The driver showed a look of hesitation.

“Mu Bai, give me the Beretta.”

Ye Yin reached out her hand.

A pistol appeared out of thin air in Mu Bai’s hand and was handed to Ye Yin.

The driver’s facial expression and body movements instantly froze.

“You should recognize that this is the real deal.”

When you go back, tell my father that his daughter is a Player and there is no need for him to worry.

I presume he will understand what is going on.

Ye Yin clicked the safety, intentionally letting the driver hear the crisp sound of a bullet being chambered.

Whether he truly understood or not, Ye Yin did not know, but looking at the current situation, the news regarding ‘Players’ would not be able to stay hidden for more than a few more days at most.

With her father’s status and position, he would surely know the truth.

“I understand.”

The driver was drenched in sweat.

He closed the car window and slowly drove away.

“Is this okay?”

Tang Shifu witnessed the whole process and could not help but ask.

“It is the simplest way,” Mo Cha said, shaking her head.

That said, she scanned the area within her field of vision and locked her gaze on a waterproof tarp covering something.

Walking closer, she lifted the tarp.

Inside were two 20-inch suitcases.

Seeing this, Tang Shifu also left the construction site area to go to a nearby location to pick up the supermarket delivery food.

“How is it?”

Mu Bai leaned in to check the suitcases.

“The Silver should weigh about two hundred kilograms.”

The gold is a bit less, fifty kilograms,” Mo Cha said after opening the two suitcases and checking the weight per unit and the gold-to-silver ratio inside.

“That is enough!”

Mu Bai was quite satisfied.

This was an unexpected gain.

She had not expected to get anything before entering the Reward Station, so every little bit was a profit.

Soon, Tang Shifu returned carrying two bulging canvas bags.

“Fufu, help pile these Construction Materials together.”

“That way, we can compress our moving time to be more efficient when the time comes,” Mu Bai said after thinking for a moment.

“No problem,” Tang Shifu agreed readily.

23 points of Strength would not lie; she could lift items weighing even hundreds of kilograms.

Among the four of them, Tang Shifu was the most suitable for physical labor.

Time passed gradually, and the Iron, wood, and stone in the Abandoned Construction Site were piled up near the supplies.

Unfortunately, this was an abandoned site after all, and there were not many Construction Materials left behind.

Even so, the amount was quite considerable.

Mu Bai even doubted whether she could use her Portable Space to transport all the building materials before the train’s stay time ended.

Faint white light flickered, and The Train appeared in the construction site.

A thick mist shrouded the construction site, gradually shrinking in range.

On the electronic screen of the train, a five-minute countdown appeared.

“Quick, let us do it together.”

“Ye Yin, you go to the touch screen to receive the resources. Do not waste time!”

Mu Bai reacted instantly and gave orders.