Repaying evil with kindness

"He didn't make it."

"He froze to death."

Lin Shuang slowly put down the sword in her hand. She knew that there was no point in struggling at this time, and she might lose her life in vain.

Instead of continuing to show hostility and risking death, it's better to take a gamble.

What if the other person believed the lie you told?

No matter what, you must not tell him that the man was killed by his own tribe, let alone let him know that he personally sent his brother's body to Old Bones.

By now, the corpse should have been turned into fertilizer and buried in the ground.

Opposite Chen Jiu secretly shook his head, this woman is too stupid.

If you really were facing an enemy with a blood feud, how could this kind of rhetoric possibly convince anyone?

But fortunately, I really don't intend to do anything to her.

Just kidding, to him now, she is just a score in Shuanghe's assessment.

Still can't recover from that!

Even if I was angry, I couldn't just kill her in revenge.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and pretended to be sad and said:

"I'm very sorry. But that's how it is on the bare ground. The ice wave is coming. No one knows whether they will be alive tomorrow."

"What the hell! What are you talking about? Why don't I have this plot!"

Qin Chuan on the side interrupted him anxiously, while Chen Jiu quickly pulled him aside and whispered:

"This is an exclusive character background plot. Just don't talk and watch. I will explain it to you later!"

Upon hearing the "exclusive plot", Qin Chuan immediately calmed down and stood aside obediently to watch Chen Jiu's performance.

Yes, those who can enter the game during the closed beta stage are not ordinary people. They are still bug testers. What’s the point of having an exclusive plot?

Soon, Chen Jiu and Lin Shuang reached an agreement. She could continue to collect acorns. If necessary, she could also take the acorns to the cave and exchange them for some dried meat.

Lin Shuang's expression finally relaxed.

This level has finally passed.

At the same time, a trace of expectation appeared on her face.

Dried meat!

If you can get dried meat, you can take the dried meat back to the village and exchange it for more buckwheat.

After all, in the ice wave where the temperature plummets, the fat carried by the dried meat may determine life or death to a large extent. It is a hard currency that you can never worry about trading.

"Can I go now?"

she asked tentatively.

"sure!"

Chen Jiu agreed immediately.

He did not expect that this breakthrough would be so smooth. If he could establish a connection with Xiahe Village in this woman, it would be much easier to do other things later.

At least he didn't have to be like before, where he just mentioned the sacred furnace and was directly stabbed.

Soon, the three of them followed Qin Chuan's footprints and returned to the entrance of the research institute. Naturally, Chen Jiu couldn't let the woman named Lin Shuang in, so he asked Qin Chuan to get the dried meat while he accompanied him.

Lin Shuang was waiting outside.

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Of course, there was another reason why he couldn't say it out loud, and that was that he wanted to watch Lin Shuang to prevent her from stealing the dried meat that was still being baked and running away.

It is undeniable that Chen Jiu's understanding of human nature is very good, but it is not good enough.

Because now, when Lin Shuang saw the shelf full of barbecues, the thought that flashed through her mind was:

If these refugees are killed, will the meat belong to themselves?

Fortunately, she suppressed this thought as soon as it came up, otherwise the wrath of the fourth natural disaster would probably fall not only on her, but on the entire Xiahe Village.

Damn it, how could I think that!

Lin Shuang pinched her arm angrily.

His own tribe had already killed his brother, but he still wanted to kill him.

If I do this, what's the difference between me and those bandits?

For a moment, feelings of guilt, self-blame, and fear surged up at the same time.

She could feel that she had been distorted by this land - humanity was being slowly wiped out, and when this ice wave passed, she didn't know how much would be left.

A few minutes later, Qin Chuan hummed and carried the dried meat to the entrance of the cave, followed by Wig, who was looking curiously.

"Ah, new NPC!"

Wig jumped in front of Lin Shuang, who subconsciously took a step back.

"What a courageous NPC, Brother Jiu, is this a spawned businessman?"

"Yes, they are merchants who came to Xiahe Village in the early stage and can exchange materials."

"That's it. Then what do you have?"

This sentence was asked to Lin Shuang, who was stunned for a moment and replied:

"All I have is acorns."

"If you need it, I can bring some kabu and buckwheat."

She didn't understand what the other party meant by "NPC", but she could understand what the word businessman meant.

These people probably want to use themselves to trade with Xiahe Village.

This is the best result, after all, this way, I will really have a use.

And useful people will not be killed so easily.

These so-called "bandits" are really interesting.

For her, this kind of interest is not only reflected in the fact that the other party ignores past grudges, but also in their performance in all aspects.

Including this young woman later, they didn't seem to be worried about the ice tide at all - no, they suppressed their worries about the ice tide.

It was as if he had completely ignored life and death.

That kind of expression, that kind of tone, has never appeared on anyone in Xiahe Village.

Yes, they are people who will risk their lives in hunting.

Maybe only such people can live better on the red earth, right?

Before she could think any more, Qin Chuan had already dropped the dried meat at her feet.

"The total is thirty kilograms, I asked Shuanghe to do the math."

"??Why did you take so much?"

Chen Jiu asked inexplicably.

"Do you even need to ask? Just increase your favorability!"

"Hey, I tried it just now. This transaction is a mission transaction. You don't need to spend points to buy these dried meats. They are all for free, so why don't you give more as a gift?"

"Anyway, we set the bartering ratio. The dried meat is from Shuanghe, but the favorability is ours!"

"Just wait, I'll get some more!"

Qin Chuan said proudly, he was secretly happy that he had found another bug.

Sure enough, this is a closed beta game, and there are bugs everywhere. Wouldn’t this make you stuck?

Chen Jiu screamed in his heart that something was wrong. Shuanghe really didn't understand the game mechanism yet, so he quickly sent a message to Shuanghe on the administrator interface, asking him not to give Qin Chuan meat anymore.

But what to do with the dried meat that has been brought over?

Not giving?

Wouldn’t that be inconsistent with his identity as a player?

Chen Jiu felt very uncomfortable, but he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his mouth.

Fortunately, for players, it is not as difficult to obtain dried meat as it is for aboriginals. If you give it, just give it to them. It will really increase your favorability.

With this thought in mind, he said:

"Take away the dried meat and leave the acorns."

Lin Shuang looked at the dried meat on the ground in disbelief, and her voice couldn't help but tremble:

"Give me everything on the ground?"
To be continued...