That's amazing survival skills!

His entire upper body was devoid of any normal skin; it was completely red, like meat grilled on a hot plate, and the external injuries were extremely disturbing to look at.

"Lin Yuan, you..."

Just as Gu Siyu was about to ask a question, she saw Lin Yuan drop the fire axe and quickly disappear into the woods.

The three women's expressions changed drastically upon seeing this, and they quickly followed.

I ran less than ten meters when I heard a thud.

The icy river water washed away the burning sensation on her skin, and Lin Yuan's complexion finally improved. She couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"Emergency cooling is necessary to prevent being slowly roasted by the residual heat."

Lin Yuan raised her hand and looked at her arm, which was gradually cooling down. The surface of her arm was covered with dense blisters, and she couldn't help but sigh.

The emergency treatment was very effective, but... there's no hospital here!

There are no antibiotics available, so treatment is very difficult!

Lying silently in the cold river water, I looked up at the sun overhead and felt its blinding light. I slowly closed my eyes again, letting the river wash away the remaining warmth in my body.

The three women watched from the beginning, and the densely packed blisters made their scalps tingle.

"Do you regret it?" Wang Xi couldn't help but ask.

He could have easily dodged it himself; there was no need for him to take the hit of that fireball for their sake, especially since, as he said, they weren't very familiar with each other.

But he still did it anyway.

Lin Yuan lay in the river with his eyes closed. "What's the point of asking these questions now that it's already happened?"

Everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere instantly became awkward.

After a long while, feeling the temperature gradually dissipating from his body, he slowly spoke, "Let's explore that mound; gathering the spoils is the important thing."

"it is good."

The three women turned and left, giving Lin Yuan some space to be alone.

Instead of exploring the mound, Wang Xi headed back the way she came. Gu Siyu grabbed Wang Xi's hand, "Where are you going? This isn't the way to the mound."

"The kobolds in that place have been cleared out, so there's not much danger there. You can go there."

Wang Xi broke free of her grip on the wrist and turned to look in Lin Yuan's direction. "The days ahead will only get harder, and we can't afford to lose him now."

"We can't lose his help until we've grown up."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the subway.

Han Miao remained unusually silent and did not respond.

Gu Siyu sighed, understanding what she was going to do, but... was there really any hope?

Antibiotics are absolutely precious to any team these days, and they are not allowed to be traded to others. Anyone with a brain understands this.

The greatest benefit for them is a dead opponent.

"Han Miao".

"I am here."

"Go gather some dry firewood, don't let the fire go out." Gu Siyu pointed to the still-burning clothes, gripped the iron axe tightly, and walked towards the mound. "I'll go inside and take a look."

"it is good."

Han Miao quickly went into the forest to find dry firewood.

Once the flames were ignited, they were rekindled into a bonfire.

Gu Siyu gripped the iron axe in one hand and used a wooden stick to lift the still-burning clothes with the other, walking step by step toward the mound.

The space inside the mound wasn't very large. The ground was covered with a mixture of weeds and broken, unidentified bones. The heat in the air gradually dissipated, but the smell still wasn't pleasant.

Gu Siyu glanced at the dry, hard objects on the surrounding earthen walls, but ignored them and continued walking inside.

In the corner, there was still half-eaten, bloody pieces of meat from the mountainside.

The kobold priest's body, split in two, lay peacefully on the ground. Beside him, a brownish-red wooden staff lay quietly on the ground, and the small red gem the size of a fingernail on his head was dull in color.

There were also some rotten wooden crates along the edge.

Gu Siyu bent down and picked up the staff. The corpse of the kobold priest on the ground turned into specks of light and disappeared, leaving behind a bronze box.

"It exploded?"

Gu Siyu's eyes lit up. She tucked the staff under her arm, bent down, hugged the bronze box to her chest, and quickly walked out of the cave.

He casually tossed it on the ground and then began to search for it carefully again.

.....

Wang Xi returned to the subway, slightly out of breath, with no time to rest. She opened the chat panel, which was no longer filled with the previous worries, but rather with an extremely strong sense of depression.

People kept asking to trade for something that could help with the treatment.

Looking at the messages on the panel in front of her, Wang Xixin immediately became serious. She took a deep breath, her eyes sharpened again, and her fingers quickly edited the message on the interface.

[Latest news about Kobolds for sale!]

Click send.

The constantly popping messages were reflected in Wang Xi's eyes; most were requests to buy medicine, and words of gratitude for slaying goblins.

Wang Xi sent the message again.

The constantly scrolling messages can instantly drown out the sent messages, as if they had been thrown into the sea.

Wang Xi gritted her teeth, preparing to edit again.

Ding-dong!

[Li Wen has requested to add you as a friend. Do you accept?]

Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Xi clicked "agree".

He didn't rush to reply, but tapped his fingers lightly on the metal panel, making a rhythmic sound.

Especially at times like these, she must not rush!

[Li Wen: I heard you have news about the kobolds?]

"We just finished the game." Wang Xi quickly typed, waited a minute, and clicked send. "I suppose you guys aren't bad either, otherwise you wouldn't have gotten this mission."

"The information is guaranteed to be genuine. What price are you willing to pay to buy it?"

[Li Wen: Let me guess, is someone in your team injured and needs emergency medication?]

"You're wrong, no one in our team is injured." Wang Xi sent the message. "I just want to be an information broker to increase our team's chances of survival."

[Li Wen: You're quite frank.]

"That's how it should be done in business."

"So, what can you offer?"

[Li Wen: Two sets of clothes, fifty units of iron, and one hundred units of timber—is this price enough?]

"Too low." Wang Xi quickly edited, "This news could save your team's lives. One wrong move and you could be wiped out there."

The other party did not reply, seemingly deep in thought.

Wang Xi didn't have time to waste any more time with him, so she closed the interface and continued sending messages in the chat box.

Soon, many people added him, all wanting to buy the information, but none could be completely sure of its authenticity.

With so many people adding to the list, yet no one seemed willing to offer any treatment medication, Wang Xi couldn't help but feel anxious.

Ding-dong!

[Li Wen: My conditions remain the same, but I can increase my bargaining power a little.]

[Healing Potions (Basic)]

What was in front of him made Wang Xi's eyes light up, and he quickly opened the message panel.

[Healing potion (basic): Can treat basic injuries and promote rapid recovery.]

Wang Xi's breathing became heavy. He closed his eyes, forcing himself to calm down, and turned off the introduction. "We have this, although not much, but we can trade it."

[Li Wen: How can I believe your news is true?]

"The other things can be delivered first, but we can trade the potion after you pass through the checkpoint."

Li Wen: Sure.

Wang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but remained vigilant.

Ding-dong-

[Li Wen has proposed a deal with you. Do you agree?]

"yes!"

You have harvested 2 pieces of clothing, 50 units of iron, and 100 units of wood.

Wang Xi quickly sent over all the information he had seen, along with the message: "Authenticity guaranteed, but no secondary transactions allowed."

Li Wen: OK

With one party providing assurances, Wang Xi didn't believe there was any contractual spirit involved in this situation, and that the information would be traded in the shortest possible time.

As expected, a considerable amount of basic materials have been collected.

There is almost no news about healing items.

An hour passed.

Ding-dong!

Wang Xi stood in front of the panel again.

[Li Wen has proposed a deal with you. Do you agree?]

"yes!"

You have found 1 low-grade healing potion.

"call--!"

Wang Xi let out a long sigh of relief, opened her backpack and looked at the healing potions lying quietly inside. Her tense body suddenly relaxed.

[Li Wen: The information is reliable. If we have similar information again, we can continue trading.]

"No problem!" Wang Xi replied with a smile.

[Li Wen: It seems you didn't just sell this information to us.]

After closing the chat interface, I found that quite a few people were selling information about Kobolds, but I didn't know how many people actually bought it.