"I need to personally investigate Mark's death, but I have an urgent matter here. For now, don't worry about those Outsiders. First, help me get this done."
As soon as Lily entered the Wildfire Gang Leader's office, she received a new mission.
[You have triggered a Faction Quest [Material Collection (Special)]]
[Quest Description: Type II Amoebas are a type of Alien life form living in the Wasteland. They are bloodthirsty and brutal, a headache for all scavengers. However, research shows that the venom sacs of Type II Amoebas have a special purpose. The Wildfire Gang Leader wants you to collect these venom sacs.]
[Quest Objective: Collect 50 Type II Amoeba venom sacs within seven days (0/50)]
[Reward: 100 experience points for each Type II Amoeba venom sac collected, an additional 5000 experience points upon full completion, and 20 Faction Reputation.]
[Accept / Decline]
100 experience points per venom sac, 50 would be 5000, plus the extra reward, completing this quest would grant a total of 10000 experience points.
The reward for this quest was indeed generous.
However, even for Lily, completing this quest within seven days would not be easy.
Her defense could easily withstand the physical attacks of Type II Amoebas, but their true terror lay in the venom they spat when threatened.
This venom would cause extremely severe corrosive damage to the human body, and if it reacted with human blood, it could even lead to mutation, turning the person into an Alien monster.
Lily dared not gamble on whether she could survive being accidentally surrounded by Type II Amoebas.
But her reluctance to gamble didn't mean she wouldn't accept the quest.
The quest didn't specify that she had to personally cut the venom sacs from Type II Amoebas. She could completely accept the quest and then outsource it to players.
As long as the players were given enough benefits, let alone small Type II Amoebas, they would even dare to stab the butt of a World Boss!
"Mission accomplished, guaranteed!"
The Wildfire Gang Leader smiled in satisfaction: "I will have the Logistics Department allocate 50,000 credit points separately. You can apply to the Logistics Department for funds at any time if you need them during the operation."
There was such an unexpected bonus?
That was 50,000 credit points!
Lily beamed.
In a place like the Wildfire Gang, where everyone was a villain, a procurement officer who didn't skim off the top during the procurement process wasn't a qualified procurement officer!
After leaving the Wildfire Gang Leader's office, she first went to the Logistics Department to apply for 5,000 credit points, and then returned home.
Having raised Anya for a thousand days, it was time for Fishing Master Anya to make her move again!
...Outside the Abandoned Cooling Plant.
This area, adjacent to the Wasteland, was the domain of scavengers and desperadoes. Even the Wildfire Gang wouldn't come here unless there were special circumstances, so it naturally became the players' favorite area of activity.
In the afternoon, Excavation Princess walked along the "shopping street" filled with stalls, live streaming as usual.
Since Lily hadn't appeared much in her streams these past two days, her viewership had dropped considerably.
She, however, remained calm about it. She had experienced even quieter times, so this level was nothing to worry about.
Excavation Princess was very optimistic about the future of the game Above the Stars. She believed that as long as she clung to Lily's leg, she would eventually become a big streamer!
[Today, let's first experience the Wasteland style.]
As Excavation Princess walked, a white figure appeared before her.
[Excavation Princess, have you noticed that white-haired loli ahead looks a bit familiar?]
[It's the sister-in-law.]
The live stream's bullet comments surged.
Sister-in-law?
After staring at the white back for a while, Excavation Princess suddenly realized, wasn't this the little girl who followed Lily around?
She chased after her: "Hey, hey, it's you, the one who follows Lily..."
Anya turned around impatiently: "What 'hey'... Oh, it's you again. I have a name, An-ya, got it? Really, alright, alright, go play. I'm very busy right now and don't have time to chat with you."
With that, she walked towards another stall owner nearby, leaving Excavation Princess alone in the wind, disheveled.
Excavation Princess shook her head vigorously and quickly chased after her again: "What are you busy with? Maybe I can help?"
"You?" Anya drew out her voice, her face full of suspicion.
Excavation Princess's face flushed red.
Even though I'm weak, I still have a bunch of strong friends, don't you understand the power of bonds!
Anya said: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking down on you. I know you're not afraid of death, and I know you have many companions, but this has nothing to do with being afraid of death or having companions."
"Then what is it related to?" Excavation Princess quickly pressed.
"Money, probably tens of thousands of credit points."
"Farewell!"
Excavation Princess turned and left. Let alone tens of thousands of credit points, she couldn't even scrounge up a few hundred.