GCLA 40

Chapter 40: Time to Buy Equipment

 

I, Xia Xiaolan, never do mean things. However, for that arrogant Fu Su, I’m willing to make an exception. An eye for an eye, a face for a face!

 

“Xiao Lan—Xiao Lan—” Suddenly, Jiang Yan’s voice came from outside the window. Mo Ming’s silver-gray ears twitched, and he immediately stood up and opened the window.

 

I saw Jiang Yan, Qing Ming, Si Yino, and Maomao down below. In the radiant sunlight, they seemed full of life.

 

“Let’s go buy equipment together—” they beckoned to me. “Mo Ming, you’re coming too~~~”

 

Mo Ming blinked his vivid green eyes, and a hint of embarrassment flickered across his face. He turned around immediately, meeting my gaze. He awkwardly looked away, saying, “There might be danger, I’ll go check!”

 

“Whoosh!” In an instant, he disappeared again.

 

He always uses that excuse. Can’t he come up with a different one? He’s clearly stronger than any of us but gets even shyer than all of us combined.

 

I immediately shouted to everyone, “Got it~~~ Mo Ming will join us once he changes clothes~~~” I began packing my things when suddenly, my phone rang, and Fu Su’s voice came through, “Xia Xiaolan! Answer the call!”

 

His tone was so fierce, as if he’d kill me if I didn’t answer.

 

Gods, this phone system is quite something, the caller’s voice is transmitted.

 

But how on earth did Fu Su get my phone number?

 

When I answered, Fu Su’s image appeared. He was wearing a black mask and glared at me fiercely. “I’m warning you, don’t be nosy!”

 

I looked back at him coldly. “How did you get my phone number?”

 

“Hmph.” His image conveyed his usual disdainful smile. “Who do you think you are? Do you really think your phone number can be kept a secret from me?”

 

I squinted my eyes. “I’ll block you!”

 

“Go ahead if you dare!”

 

While he glared, I disconnected the call directly. His menacing presence disappeared instantly from my view. I promptly blocked him. He will definitely retaliate against me, so before he does, I need to buy some equipment for self-defense.

 

The equipment store in the Immortal Realm was as large as a supermarket in the mortal realm. Looking at the map, it was almost the size of a football field, situated at the very center of the realm, accessible from all directions by eight celestial bridges.

 

I walked together with everyone, chatting along the way. Strangely, there were very few people around in the Immortal Realm recently. I heard that the senior students were mainly focusing on monster hunting in their recent classes.

 

Why were there so many monsters to hunt?

 

Mo Ming quietly walked by our side. He now belonged to the “Bunch of Misfits” group. I worried that staying with us might affect his graduation. He still seemed a bit reserved around us, trying hard to fit in. In his effort to fit in, he appeared a bit unnatural.

 

“Bro, relax a bit, treat it as a normal shopping trip.” Maomao, hands behind her back, no longer used her large brimmed hat to hide her furry face.

 

Mo Ming looked at her with an expressionless face. “I never go shopping.”

 

Everyone looked at Maomao, who poked her finger. “That’s right… Bro has been kept in training since childhood. Hey, Bro, why don’t you give us some advice on what equipment to buy?”

 

Mo Ming started to think seriously. I looked at everyone, and in my mind, I remembered our first combat class.

 

There was no doubt that Jiang Yan had the widest range of knowledge among us. He was our living database. In today’s world, information was everything, and I believed that applied in the Immortal Realm too. Carrying around Baidu was practically like carrying strategy guides for gaming. Therefore, Jiang Yan was our strategy guide for leveling and monster hunting!

 

Moreover, he was fast. According to what I read on my phone, vampires were an extremely agile race, especially the ancient ones. Wings would grow from their backs, making them adept at aerial combat. In ancient times, they were referred to as flying zombies.

 

So, Jiang Yan should be able to fly!

 

I looked at him again. He was leisurely sipping from his blood bag, his face deathly pale. Well, forget it. His physique could only keep him grounded.

 

His agility combined with his powerful spells made me categorize Jiang Yan as a mage, suited for long-range attacks.

 

In a team, mages were indispensable!

 

Continuing on, my gaze shifted to Qing Ming, the most robust among us. He had already displayed his ability that day: barrier magic.

 

His barriers were incredibly sturdy, and he seemed to have a high defense coefficient, a real tank. Even though his Azure Dragon Crescent Blade hadn’t been effective that day, I believed he would be a warrior with a formidable attack and thick defense.

 

Hmm… So Qing Ming was a warrior?

 

For now, I’ll categorize him as a warrior. Although he could also fly, he was afraid of heights, so he could only stay on land.

 

Next was Xiao Nuo. There was no doubt that he was an animal tamer. Xiao Bai was the animal he controlled. I wondered if he could control anything else besides Xiao Bai.

 

Oh, right, he could also turn invisible. So, he would be suitable for ambushes too.

 

For now, I’ll categorize Xiao Nuo as… an assassin.

 

Lastly, there was Maomao!

 

Maomao after transformation was too terrifying! Too powerful! Too ferocious!

 

After her transformation, she wasn’t just an ordinary warrior, she was a berserker! Her output was extremely high! She should be the ace of our team!

 

Now, we had a berserker, a tank, a mage, an animal-controlling assassin, oh, as a monster-hunting team, we should have a healer too!

 

I suddenly realized that this was me, wasn’t it?

 

I couldn’t fight effectively, couldn’t tank, and as a mortal, I couldn’t absorb damage. So, I should be the healer for everyone!

 

I snapped out of my thoughts. This is exactly what I needed to buy equipment for!

 

“We’re here!” Maomao’s excited voice echoed as we stood in front of the magnificent Equipment Supermarket!

 

The grand Equipment Supermarket had black tiles and red walls, massive golden pillars shining brilliantly! Above the impressive portico were three dazzling characters: “Treasure Gathering Pavilion.” Even before entering the main gate, the fragrance of herbs hit us.

 

Here, anything you could think of, you could buy, as long as you had the money!

 

As we entered the gate, small wooden carts had already “clippity-clopped” their way to our side. These carts had four legs, two big eyes in the front, cute and adorable.

 

Ahead, the marketplace seemed endless, soaring to great heights. Rows upon rows of shelves seemed to stretch infinitely upwards and forwards. Many senior students were flying in mid-air, selecting the equipment they wanted.

 

“Higher up is better,” Jianqie explained to me. He held a blood bag in one hand and pointed downwards towards the shelves. “We can only afford the ones at the bottom.”

 

Listening to his words felt quite disheartening. Even though we had saved up a lot of money, we still could only afford lower-grade items.

 

The main hall was clearly divided into sections: weapons, armor, and there was even a section for mounts! You could buy mounts here?

 

Furthermore, there were vampire-specific areas, werewolf-specific areas, dragon-specific areas, and so on, divided meticulously.

 

We followed Jiang Yan to the vampire section first, where an entire shelf was filled with blood bags, stretching high into the sky. Everyone immediately moved forward, helping Jiang Yan load up on blood bags. It felt like a scene in a big mall where women were scrambling for diapers and milk powder. We filled the cart to the brim with blood bags.

 

While Xiao Nuo and Qing Ming helped Jian Yan continue moving the blood bags, Maomao secretly pulled me aside. With a pile of blood bags in his arms, Xiao Nuo watched her. She motioned for him not to look at us, then pulled me behind a shelf, sneaking a glance at Xiao Nuo before turning to me earnestly. “Big Sister Xia Lan, you promised to help me with hair removal!”

 

I froze for a moment. “Um… yeah.”

 

She looked around carefully. “Actually, there’s hair removal cream in the Realm too, but it’s quite expensive, and I…”

 

“Alright! I’ll buy it for you!” I knew that borrowing money in the Realm wasn’t allowed.

 

Maomao hugged me happily. “Thank you, Big Sister Xia Lan! This way, this way.” She pulled me towards the werewolf section.

 

In the mortal world, girls felt embarrassed about buying hair removal cream. It implied that their body hair was too thick. What girl would want to stretch out her arm and be told it looked like a gorilla’s arm?

 

Every girl loved being beautiful.

 

When we reached the werewolf section, the most prominent items were fur care products…

 

I mean, seriously, it felt like we’d entered a pet store…

 

It wasn’t until I went up the shelves that I understood the difference between Mo Ming and werewolves in the mortal world.

 

In the mortal world, werewolves were actually wolf demons. They were ferocious and couldn’t control their beastly instincts. Moreover, during the full moon, they’d involuntarily transform, causing harm everywhere.

 

But people like Mo Ming were wolf gods. They could freely shift between human, werewolf, and wolf forms. They retained their human nature, never losing their sanity. Most importantly, they had a strong sense of guardianship and responsibility. They believed that protecting someone was the ultimate destination for their wolf god clan, a form of happiness.

 

I couldn’t quite grasp the spiritual aspect of their wolf clan. For us mortals, our destiny and happiness lie in being with our loved ones.

 

However, from another perspective, isn’t love also something that needs to be protected? Moreover, it seems that nowadays mortal responsibilities are becoming weaker, so we often can’t hold onto our own love.

 

Maomao glanced around nervously at the fur care products, as if afraid someone would see her. She pulled her hat down and gestured upwards towards me. I followed her gaze and saw products like “Vibrant Fur Care,” “Luxurious Fur Care,” and “Oil-Control Fur Care!”

 

Damn! There are so many varieties of fur care products. How are people with decision-making difficulties supposed to choose?! It’s clearly a money trap! A money trap! A money trap!

 

“And we need to go higher…” Maomao continued pointing upwards. I followed her gaze, but I couldn’t see anything.

 

I looked at her apologetically. “Maomao, I can’t see…”

 

Maomao anxiously scratched herself, tugging on her ears. Suddenly, a silver-gray figure dashed past us. When Maomao and I looked up, Mo Ming had already leaped up. When he landed, he had a bottle of “Powerful Hair Removal Cream” in his hand.

 

Maomao stared blankly at Mo Ming. Mo Ming’s emerald-green eyes held a touch of tenderness as he extended his hand to pat Maomao’s head. He placed the hair removal cream in front of Maomao, who immediately snatched it and hid it deep within her clothes.

 

“Maomao, you know this has side effects. You’re my little sister, and I want you to be healthy and happy.” Mo Ming looked earnestly at Maomao.

 

His words unexpectedly moved me.

 

Maomao glanced at him, lowered her head, and held onto the hair removal cream tightly. “I’m healthy, but I’m not happy,” she murmured. Then she quickly turned and ran away.

 

I could understand Maomao’s words. Even though she’s gained recognition for her abilities from many people, her appearance has always been her biggest concern, keeping her feeling insecure. Even now, she didn’t aspire to a particular kind of beauty; she just wanted a normal, girlish face.

 

Is that such a high demand?