Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 277: Chapter 129 Neighbor_2

The civilian staff member nodded and said, ”Yes, the soldiers just eradicated an Abyss Worm this morning, and they found the Three-Pointed Blade you had reported inside its body. However, your Spiritual Ability Equipment was severely damaged and even got crushed.”

The staff member gestured to estimate the size, ”Well, two meters long, and only the spearhead is left.”

”Fortunately, the Mysterious Substance is well-preserved. We were planning to find you to ask how to recast it,” the staff member said, ”Do you want to repair the Three-Pointed Blade, or forge another weapon? Like, your team leader’s Sky Halberd? Or the Horse-Cutting Blade that you’ve been thinking about?”

”Recasting...” Li Yelai pondered for a moment and responded, ”Let’s recast it into the Azure Dragon Halberd. The original Three-Pointed Two-edged Spear was a bit too light; it would be best to adjust it to the weight of my former Red Dragon Spear. You should have a backup of the data.”

The single-eared Azure Dragon Halberd was the weapon with which Li Yelai was most comfortable, and his first choice was this one.

”Okay, recast as the Azure Dragon Halberd and adjust the weight...” the civilian staff member noted down the information on the computer and then looked at Li Yelai, ”Since you’re here, might as well discuss what your armor should look like. You can put forward any requirements. By the way, do you want to upgrade to Spiritual Ability Equipment? However, if you want to upgrade, it will not be covered by the compensation; there will be a charge.”

The Spiritual Armor given to Li Yelai by Jing Lin was not considered Spiritual Ability Equipment.

It contained no Mysterious Substance and could not release any spiritual power skills.

It was a suit of armor forged from Extraordinary Materials that were sufficiently hard and had related properties.

The one that Jing Lin gave had some physical defense and Spiritual Resistance effects.

Unfortunately, the armor was completely scrapped. Although the officials would replace it for him, the upgrade to Spiritual Ability Equipment...

”I won’t upgrade. Too many of them are not useful,” Li Yelai replied. He had given his Double Blade Knight’s bell to Li Yunyan.

But he still had another bell, originally containing the Thunder Stepping Dragon Colt.

Thinking of the Dragon Colt, Li Yelai sighed deeply in his heart. Alas, the old steed, oh the old steed... just bumped into a War Worm, how did it end up dead...

Even though the Dragon Colt was gone, the bell remained, and Li Yelai still planned to find Black Umbrella later to trade for another mount.

Under such circumstances, to use another piece of Spiritual Ability Equipment would likely cause an immediate loss of control.

”What about the style?” the civilian staff member inquired, ”Plate armor, Lamellar Armor, Scale Armor, which one would you like?”

”Just...” Li Yelai thought for a moment and said, ”Like my team leader’s type.”

”Alright, Team Leader ’Champion’s’ armor... that’s the Ming Guang Armor of the Tang Dynasty!” the civilian staff member nodded, ”What requirements do you have? Recently, we’ve pulled a lot of good stuff from the Insect Swarm, we can cater the auxiliary effects of the armor to your needs, like sound-absorbing materials suitable for Stealth, bone material that can self-repair, lightweight shell defense...”

Dangers and opportunities coexisted; after suppressing the Disaster Fog, the officials also obtained a considerable amount of Extraordinary Materials.

Some came from the Extraordinary Creatures of the Doomsday Forest, some from the Insect Swarm itself.

Especially the latter, not only abundant in quantity but also rare in effect. Other Giant Cities are planning to ask No.3 Border City to purchase some Insect Swarm materials.

Li Yelai stated, ”The armor shouldn’t be too heavy, but with higher defensive power.”

”Then let’s add some bone material from the Forbidden Army Insect and shell from the Hunting Insect,” the staff member asked, ”Sound-absorbing material?”

”I’m a brawler, don’t need that.”

”I understand~ I’ve seen your brave charge on the battlefield,” the civilian staff member smiled and nodded, ”Do you need a helmet, face armor, and a cloak as well?”

”No cloak, but the rest is fine,” Li Yelai replied. A cloak is too conspicuous, making one an easy target.

Yang Chen wears a cloak, solely because it is an heirloom of the Champion Team One.

As the Eighth Generation Champion, Yang Chen doesn’t need to hide his identity.

For the moment, Li Yelai had no need for a cloak.

”Alright, I’ve recorded everything for you. Come to collect your weapons and armor after a while,” the civilian staff member responded, ”Due to the large number of people, you might need to wait a few extra days. As for the Mountain King Avatar, you’ll have to pick it up after getting your Spiritual Ability Equipment.”

Li Yelai nodded; he was not in a hurry.

Afterward, Li Yelai found Cheese in the logistics area... and a Doll?

Who knows why she was also here; her house should be alright, right?

Due to the curse’s uniqueness, the Doll lived in the surface building above the subdivision. The subdivision was one of the large shelters during this Disaster Fog, which helped preserve the nearby buildings.

”Cheese, are there any available spots in the family apartments?” Li Yelai leaned in and asked.

”We’re a bit late, there aren’t many suitable places left. But my uncle told me about a villa in the New District; its owner immigrated to another Giant City, and the villa is now for sale,” Cheese said with a light smile at Li Yelai, ”How about we make do and squeeze in together? I usually hide from Xiao Yan, and you don’t have to worry about being too far from the division; I have a car.”

The Doll, upon hearing this, frantically raised her placard [Hold on, the place next to me is still vacant, you can live next to me, I’ll try my best not to make any noise, don’t squeeze in together, it’s so inconvenient (;へ:)]

Similarly, because of a curse, she had no neighbors.

When she learned that Li Yelai was looking for a place to live,

The Doll thought to herself ’actually, there’s also a room available in my house Xiao Ye could live in (..›ᴗ‹..)’

However, considering her own curse with Li Yunyan and feeling shy, she didn’t have the courage to speak up.

But when she heard there was only one house and Cheese intended to ’make do’ with Li Yelai,

She totally panicked. Squeeze in together? Wouldn’t that be cohabiting?

Xiao Ye is going to cohabit with Cheese?

No way! Absolutely not!

(つД｀)･ﾟ･

So, before Li Yelai could speak, the Doll raised her placard to explain.

[In order not to disturb my colleagues, I’ve remodeled the house, added some very good soundproofing materials. This place is more suitable for Xiao Yan to live in. And since we’re close by, we can take care of Xiao Yan routinely. It’s not good for you to squeeze in together, it’s so inconvenient, Cheese is a girl (ಥ_ಥ)]

In fact, Li Yelai would not make do with Cheese, even if he did nothing, it would still tarnish Cheese’s reputation.

Moreover, Li Yunyan’s curse was not suitable for interactions with anyone outside of Li Yelai or Spirit Extinguisher nuns.

”Then, let’s live closer?” Li Yelai said, ”It’s good to have some support, isn’t it?”

If it were a regular day and I wasn’t at home or in the Giant City, at least Cheese or the Doll could look after Li Yunyan.

”Sure, I have no objections,” Cheese said with a twinkle in her eyes, then nodded, ”It’s fine as long as we wait for the family apartments to be rebuilt. Let’s be neighbors for now.”

Quickly, the two of them processed the necessary paperwork and managed to resolve the accommodation problem.

This also allowed the Doll to breathe a sigh of relief. At least being closer...

Later, Li Yelai handed over a box containing the Magic Potion to Cheese and asked, ”When do you plan to make a breakthrough?”

”Tomorrow,” Cheese said softly, looking at the Magic Potion, ”Thanks, I’ll devote myself in return~”

The Doll stood frozen on hearing this, with chaotic words emerging on her placard.

[You...how did you two come to terms so quickly again? (つД`)]

”Don’t listen to her nonsense,” Li Yelai then teased Cheese, ”Dream on!”

...

On the other hand, inside the Jing Family’s Mansion, as per the old patriarch’s request, the Jing Family members collected a large amount of information about Li Yelai’s parents.

And when a set of old photographs were brought to the mansion,

the old man fell into complete silence; the photograph was a family portrait, a young couple smiling at the camera with their children.

The handsome husband was holding his beautiful wife, both beaming with joy.

And the little boy was holding his sister’s hand, the little girl making faces at her brother.

The old man looked at the beautiful woman in the photo and fell silent for a long time.

”Even if you were dying of illness... you wouldn’t ask me for help, would you? Jing Lian...”