Outer Gods invade, stuff them all into your equipment inventory.

As expected, Long Dai was very interested in this deal.

The materials and equipment on the ground, once picked up, are worth about 1,500 to 1,600 dimensional coins.

That should be enough to buy some storage equipment.

Moreover, Sean was willing to give them some hunger-resistant pills and water-condensing beads.

In the short term, the three of them had enough supplies.

But who would complain about having too many hunger-resistant pills and water-condensing beads?

These things never seem to take up too much space.

In critical moments, a hunger-resistant pill or a water droplet might save a life.

Long Dai exchanged a glance with Cheng Yirou and Wu Jinyan beside her before answering:

"Senior, we do have a spare storage device with a decent capacity, which should meet your needs."

As she spoke, she took a storage bag from her bosom and handed it to Sean.

Their team consists of three people and has a total of seven spatial storage devices.

Even among teams composed of C-rank heroes, this number is astonishing.

The main reason is that for Long Dai's mechanic abilities to be effective, she needs to carry a large number of mechanical monster materials or corpses with her.

To satisfy this almost hamster-like hoarding demand, the team had to invest a significant portion of its resources in purchasing a large amount of additional storage equipment.

This empty storage bag was meant for her to store her future earnings.

The purpose of completing this transaction was, in part, to obtain these dropped items.

On the other hand, it was also to repay Sean.

If Sean hadn't shown up, their team would have suffered a huge loss.

She could tell that Sean really needed this storage device.

Although she couldn't understand why a B-rank hero would lack storage equipment.

But she wasn't going to ask any more questions.

As for how to store any extra loot later...

The cockpit of the Dragon Smoke is actually quite spacious.

They could easily leave their things there.

Sean took the storage bag and probed inside with his consciousness.

However, when his "gaze" swept across the corner, his movement paused almost imperceptibly.

"This is..."

Those were several neatly folded, soft women's undergarments.

Sean's expression paused slightly, then returned to normal, as if he hadn't seen anything.

However, Long Dai, who was standing opposite him, keenly noticed Sean's brief pause.

She was initially puzzled, but then she remembered!

Before setting off, she seemed to have casually stuffed some personal clothing into this spare storage bag.

"Damn it... I completely forgot about this! Did he... did he see it?"

With a "whoosh," a distinct blush appeared on Long Dai's cheeks at a visible speed, spreading all the way to her ears.

"Um... senior, could you please return my storage pouch to me first...?"

She lowered her head and asked softly, not daring to meet Sean's gaze.

Cheng Yirou and Wu Jinyan noticed their captain's unusual behavior and cast questioning glances at him.

Long Dai felt her cheeks burning and wished she could disappear into the ground.

She didn't know how to explain it.

Fortunately, Sean is a gentleman, and since Long Dai brought it up, he naturally had to return the item.

Anyway, he has no use for this thing, he can't keep it to wear himself, can he?

"Then... give it back to her?"

He handed the storage bag back to Long Dai and asked her to take out the contents.

Long Dai took the bag, her fingertips burning slightly. She quickly turned her back and, with the fastest speed and the smallest movement, swiftly took out the few "clothes" from the corner and stuffed them into her other storage device.

Throughout the process, her hand speed was so fast that it almost created afterimages, a speed that was completely unlike what a mechanic could achieve.

After doing all this, she finally breathed a deep sigh of relief.

"Senior, your storage pocket..."

He turned back around and handed the storage bag, which had been "cleaned" clean, back to Sean with both hands.

Sean calmly accepted the storage bag that had already been "cleaned," and without even looking at it, casually put it into his pocket.

Immediately afterwards, he flipped his wrist and took out a small pile of items from his original storage equipment—some white equipment.

He gently pushed the pile of white equipment in front of Long Dai and explained:

"The storage pouch you traded to me has four cubic meters of internal storage space. It's quite a rare find, and its value is much higher than what I gave you."

I'm not trying to take advantage of you. These are some white-grade equipment I got before; they're not worth much. Consider it the price difference!

Transactions must be fair and just.

These pieces of equipment have mediocre stats, and he'll likely have to get rid of them soon.

Since that's the case, it's better to leave it to Long Dai and the others.

Long Dai did not refuse and accepted it very readily.

This senior is indeed a person of high moral character; he was unwilling to take advantage of even this small amount.

Her impression of Sean improved a lot.

"Excuse me, are you heading to Rust-Eroded Canyon?"

Long Dai asked.

Her question was not a random guess.

Normally, when traversing the rocky wilderness, one rarely heads southeast.

Compared to heading southeast, staying straight ahead is the fastest way to cross the rocky wilderness and enter the next area.

Few people would choose to level up by killing monsters in a complex terrain like the Boulder Wilderness.

Compared to scattered monsters in the wild, it is more cost-effective to enter monster lairs and kill the monsters inside.

There are very few monster lairs inside the Giant Rock Wilderness.

More often, monster lairs are completely absorbed by this world, existing as fixed-spawn maps similar to permanent dimensional battlefields.

She had reason to believe that Sean's destination was the same as theirs, given that he had chosen this path forward.

"Yeah, what's wrong? You guys too?"

Sean's eyes lit up.

If that's the case, that would be wonderful.

He has the ability to travel underground, allowing him to sneak into the Rusty Canyon.

However, the drawbacks of the Earthwalking ability are too obvious.

If he doesn't control his physical exertion well, he might dive too deep and bury himself underground.

Even if he has extremely high physical and strength attributes, he might be able to crawl out from underground and might not actually die there.

But this kind of pain is real.

Recalling the torment he endured while buried underground, he never wanted to experience it again.

If we could have a team that is familiar with the route and can travel together on the ground, even if it's just a temporary companionship for a part of the journey.

For him, all of these methods were far more reliable than using that awful "earth-traveling technique" to get around.

A subtle hint of anticipation crept into his gaze as he looked at Long Dai and the other two.

They quickly reached a consensus that Sean would temporarily join the Dragon Smoke Squad.

However, they did not form a team; they simply traveled together.

Along the way, the Dragon Smoke team was responsible for finding the way and getting there, while Sean was responsible for the team's security.

If they encounter the Blade Demon, Long Dai and the other two are not allowed to take action; Sean will handle everything.

As for the dropped items, apart from the ones Sean picked up, the rest will be sold to the Dragon Smoke Squad.

This agreement remained in effect until they entered the Rusty Canyon.

Long Dai and the other two didn't know why Sean was so unwilling to team up, but they still agreed without hesitation and dared not have any objections.

A B-level, possibly A-level big shot, is the kind of powerful figure many people dream of having. To be able to travel with someone like that is a blessing for them.

Strong people always have their own temperament and should not be provoked. They only need to stay true to their place and act as guides.