109 Second Expedition (1/2)
After testing her new set of weapons, Zhang Mengyao put it into her inventory. She hugged Tang Shaoyang, ”Thank you~,” a genuine happy voice flowed out of her mouth.
”This is kinda weird though,” Tang Shaoyang whispered to her, ”What's weird about this?” She asked back while resting her chin on his shoulder.
”The gift. Usually, the man would give the girl a diamond ring or maybe an expensive bag to make her happy, but you are happy to have a set of weapons from me,” he was not expecting her to be excited like this.
”Diamond rings could not be used to kill the zombie just like the lance, and the bag could not protect me from the zombie too like the shield you just gave me. So what you gave me was more valuable than the jewelry or branded bag,” Zhang Mengyao voiced her honest opinion to his ear with her soothing voice.
”As long as you like it then I'm glad,” since the girl was happy with the gift then he was happy too.
”What about if we open the remaining four treasure chests? Maybe we can find the armor for the fallen set too,” she crooked her head toward the control room where Tang Shaoyang saved four Level 7 Treasure Chests from the first expedition.
”Nope, I have my plan for those chests,” he did not agree to open the chests for himself. Since he traded the set of the fallen with a chest with Jin Fan, that meant he no longer had his chest. As for the remaining four chests, those were the empire's assets. He planned to use the chest as a reward for his remarkable subordinates later. He could not be greedy and take all of them for himself.
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The second expedition was getting near and near. After what happened to the first expedition team, the Tarriors were eager to volunteer themselves to join the expedition.
The reward Qin Shoushan and Jin Fan got from the treasure chests had spread among the Tarriors. The reward was enough to make them drool despite the risk of losing their life. A skill and an advanced class, that was something they would dream of.
The same for the slave group, after Chen Jianping and Qian Jianguo got their contracts renewed the others were also eager to join the expedition team. They wanted to get rid of their slave status as soon as possible so this was their chance.
The night before the expedition day
Tang Shaoyang was laying down on Kang Xue's bed, shirtless. When the sound of the door opening resounded, he opened his eyes. Kang Xue was coming out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her head.
”Why are you here?” She blurted out. ”Sleeping of course,” Tang Shaoyang rolled his eyes before lazily changing his posture of sleeping. ”What about Sister Mengyao? I thought you were going to accompany her?” She asked in a concerned tone.
Having your man to have another woman put her in an awkward spot. In her case, she was the third party that entered the couple's life. She felt bad for Zhang Mengyao, so she wanted Tang Shaoyang to company Zhang Mengyao more, especially since this was their last night before going on a trip to look for her parents.
In fact, Tang Shaoyang was having a hard time balancing things as well. He had to make sure that he had to be fair to both women. Since he slept with Zhang Mengyao so he decided to sleep with Kang Xue tonight.
”It's okay, she's sleeping now,” then Tang Shaoyang motioned to the girl by tapping the empty spot next to him, ”Come here,” the girl obediently came over, her cheeks flushed red as she thought Tang Shaoyang wanted to do something.
To her surprise, the man merely embraced her and whispered, ”Good night,” that was all, he did not do anything to her, ”Are you disappointed?” She heard the man's playful voice. Instead of answering him, she buried her head in his chest.
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The next morning
Li Na was standing in front of the mirror that was a half head taller than her. She was wearing complete gear with a cloak draped on her back, light silver armor, a crossbow on the back, and a spear in her right hand.
Li Na's grandmother was standing near the door, looking at her eldest granddaughter with an uneasy expression. Since she was one of the kitchen staff, Li Na's grandmother had heard everything about how dangerous the first expedition was. Seven people died and she was concerned about her granddaughter's safety.
Li Na was aware of her grandmother's presence. She turned around and smiled reassuringly at her grandmother, ”It's okay grandma, I will be fine. Boss Tang also participates in the expedition,” she came over and hugged her grandma while rubbing her back. The girl could feel that her grandma's body was shaking.
”It's okay! It's okay! A lot of people join the team as well, I will be fine,” Li Na's grandma could do nothing since her granddaughter was called to join the expedition.
After reassuring her grandma, Li Na looked down at her little sister who stood behind her grandma, ”Don't worry, Sister! I will protect grandma well!” Clenching her tiny fist, Li Yue said that confidently.