Chapter 954: Items That Can Be Sold (Seeking monthly tickets for the last three days)

Seeing this, Lu Mian didn't force it. After all, Xu Xinyang still shouldered the heavy responsibility of paying the bill. He couldn't help him pay it, could he?

He hadn't even received his first month's salary yet!

Lu Mian then greeted the colleagues who had collapsed in the early stages and were now recovering, arranging for them to send the different drunks home nearby. If there was no one on the way, he would call their family members to come and pick them up.

After finishing this matter, Lu Mian pulled over a chair and sat down, drinking two mouthfuls of strong liquor as a beverage, making the few colleagues who maintained a certain level of sobriety twitch their brows.

Is this a reincarnated wine vat?

Looking at the lobby outside that was still very lively, Lu Mian had nothing to do, so he took out his phone, replied to messages, and browsed hot topics.

As he watched, he found that the content pushed to him had a lot more related to "alcohol," including but not limited to "which brand of white liquor is good to drink," "beer tasting," "legal responsibility for accidents caused by persuading others to drink," "civil compensation for those who drink at the same table for those who die suddenly from alcoholism," "alcohol is a carcinogen"...

Does this count as a kind of monitoring? Lu Mian slid his thumb on the screen thoughtfully.

After the last drunk was taken away, he stood up, left the hot pot restaurant, searched for the location of Xinhong Residential Complex, and found that it was only a little over two kilometers away.

Lu Mian decided to walk back.

It was already past eight o'clock, the sky was completely dark, the dry and hot wind brought a bit of coolness, the street lamps on both sides were bright, and there were many pedestrians coming and going, brushing past each other without affecting one another.

Lu Mian experienced this state of integrating into the crowd and then pulling away, his spirit gradually relaxing and loosening.

He walked past a shop playing old songs, past a crowd dancing to dynamic melodies, past a bar street, and heard the sound of "thump thump" coming from inside.

Returning to the rental house, Lu Mian saw Ludwig in the kitchen, stepping on a folding stool, busy making something to eat, while Anthony sat beside the dining table, writing down the observations and gains of the day.

His task was to continue observing Zhou Mingrui and those people close to Zhou Mingrui, to see if they appeared abnormal after contacting Lu Mian, Franca, or Jianna, and whether there were any detailed changes.

Seeing Lu Mian return, Anthony raised his head and said:

"He insists on doing it himself.

"He feels that preparing breakfast and late-night snacks for himself is a more pleasant thing than reading textbooks and doing homework."

"More human nature." Lu Mian laughed.

He hadn't sat down for long before the door was opened, and Franca and Jianna appeared at the entrance.

"There's an urgent matter. We need to gather together to communicate and learn from each other's strengths." Franca explained the purpose of her visit concisely.

Her contact with Zhou Mingrui today belonged to the kind that only left a certain impression, and this already had experimental results and wouldn't cause her to be kicked out of the dream or restricted.

Therefore, before taking further action, they could meet up with Lu Mian and the others covertly.

—She and Jianna had taken a taxi to a stop away and relied on shadow stealth to come over.

"What's the matter?" Lu Mian sat up slightly straighter.

"I'm going to have a private dinner with Zhou Mingrui tomorrow night, thanks to Luo Shan!" Franca pulled out a chair and sat down, asking Lu Mian excitedly and nervously, "This doesn't affect your experimental arrangement, right?"

"A little, but it's not a big problem. Making big strides to try, and then looping back to exclude possibilities one by one, is also one of the methods of experimentation." Lu Mian pondered for a few seconds and said.

Franca breathed a sigh of relief:

"Then let's discuss how to hint to Zhou Mingrui. Compared to before, there must be some progress, but it can't be excessive, otherwise we won't be able to exclude options, and we'll have to risk making a second attempt later."

Lu Mian gave an "Mm" and gave multiple ideas from the perspective of a "Conspirator," and evaluated Franca's plan and wording. Jianna helped check for omissions and fill in gaps as an "Instigator."

Anthony was responsible for speculating on Zhou Mingrui's possible psychological activities and instinctive reactions, and would even play Zhou Mingrui during the rehearsal.

After twenty or thirty minutes of discussion, Franca finally had two plans that were feasible and had a high probability of achieving her own goals.

"Sure enough, we need to pool our wisdom!" She sighed sincerely.

Jianna turned to talk about her experience of selling the painting to the Star Dream Grocery Store, without omitting any detail.

Hearing the end, Franca took out the Beyonder characteristic obtained from the resurrected female corpse Panatia from the "Traveler's Bag" thoughtfully.

She showed it and hurriedly stuffed it back:

"Can this thing be sold to the Star Dream Grocery Store?

"Anyway, we can't use it for the time being. It's better to exchange it for money and find a way to rent useful items. Regardless of whether the mission succeeds or not, the Major Arcana card holders should reimburse or help redeem it later."

"We can try, but I feel that person is very likely not to accept it." Lu Mian also took out an item from the "Traveler's Bag."

That was the corpse oil candle obtained from the "Blue Avenger."

Looking at this pale yellow with red, semi-coagulated candle, Lu Mian said while thinking:

"We discussed before that 'Witches' might have symbolic meaning and special effects in the dream city. Now I want to say that 'Hunters' might also have them: I am a 'Hunter,' the first person killed was a divine messenger, he was also a 'Hunter,' and Anderson Hood, who clearly has anomalies, is also a 'Hunter.'

"Under this premise, items related to 'Witches' and 'Hunters' might come in handy later, and it's impossible to predict which one it will be. That person will likely not accept it and will let us continue to hold it, waiting for the opportunity.

"Mm, we can try. If He doesn't accept it, my speculation can be considered initially verified."

Jianna, Franca, and Anthony all nodded thoughtfully.

The four of them also took out quite a few items with occult elements that they wouldn't use for the time being, intending to let Jianna take them to the Star Dream Grocery Store to sell the next day.

Looking at these things, Jianna pondered for a few seconds and said:

"That person is a true god... Sending such a pile of very messy items with high and low values over, isn't it a bit disrespectful to Him?"

Anthony nodded in recognition of Jianna's statement.

Franca followed up:

"Yeah, it feels like treating Him as a scrap collector..."

As they spoke, Franca fell silent, and Lu Mian and the others were the same.

Finally, they only chose three items with higher value.

After discussing everything, Franca stood up and stretched her arms:

"Thinking that I'm going to hint at Mr. Fool's dream image substantially tomorrow night, I'm still a bit excited and a bit nervous."

"What time did you set for tomorrow night?" Lu Mian asked.

"Seven o'clock. Luo Shan said that those who do technology rarely get off work on time, so we have to leave some redundancy." Franca also mentioned the location of the dinner.

It's also seven o'clock... Lu Mian raised his right hand and rubbed his chin.

Just at this moment, Jianna deliberated and said:

"Don't be too nervous, because you might not be able to successfully get the dinner. I've seen those shares on apps, often appearing where the date time and location are set, but those boyfriends or girlfriends with busy work have to work overtime temporarily, and have to cancel."

"There is that possibility..." Franca was dumbfounded for a moment.

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The next morning, Jianna came to the Star Dream Grocery Store again.

She still took a ride-hailing car, but this time she didn't encounter any obstacles and didn't have any anomalies.

Walking to the checkout counter at the back of the Star Dream Grocery Store, Jianna asked politely:

"Do you accept this item?"

She placed the Beyonder characteristic of the resurrected female corpse Panatia on the checkout counter.

In the environment that suddenly dimmed a bit, the shopkeeper raised her head, took a look, and shook her head:

"We don't accept this one."

They really don't accept it... Is it necessary to make it into an item, or is it as Lu Mian speculated, that things from the "Witch" and "Hunter" pathways will have important roles later? After Jianna put away Panatia's Beyonder characteristic, she took out the corpse oil candle contained in a small glass bottle:

"Do you accept this one?"

"We don't accept this either." The shopkeeper's beautiful face didn't show any impatience.

They don't accept items either... Jianna put away the corpse oil candle thoughtfully.

Then, she took out an item from the "Traveler's Bag."

That was a set of silver-white full-body armor.

"Arrogant Armor"!

Jianna didn't hide the characteristics of the "Traveler's Bag" and placed the "Arrogant Armor" sideways in front of the checkout counter.

The next second, she noticed a faint smile appearing on the shopkeeper's face.

Almost simultaneously, the "Arrogant Armor" moved.

It was like a crab, moving sideways, and amidst the collision of metal armor plates, it rushed toward the entrance of the Star Dream Grocery Store.

However, this silver-white full-body armor ran slower and slower, gradually turning straight.

When it was two or three steps away, it stopped completely and didn't move at all.

It seemed to have become an ordinary suit of armor.

And at this time, Jianna and the shopkeeper were both behind it, facing each other.

It had no reaction.

In Jianna's astonishment, she heard the shopkeeper say with a smile:

"We accept this item.

"Still thirty thousand."

Items similar to "Arrogant Armor" really can be sold... However, why did the "Arrogant Armor" have such a big reaction just now, and why does it not deal with people behind it now? Jianna was puzzled but didn't dare to ask.

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Lu Mian, who learned that he would rotate to the middle shift next week, returned to the rental house.

He went out at six in the evening and arrived at the entrance of the Jinxiu Dongfang residential complex on Sifang Street half an hour early.

He wanted to survey the environment on the spot first, as he might need to use it later.

As Lu Mian's gaze swept, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

It was Anderson Hood, wearing a black T-shirt with abstract patterns on his clothes.

Anderson also saw Lu Mian and walked over, saying with a smile:

"I'm used to arriving early."

Lu Mian returned the smile:

"Me too."

Anderson nodded:

"Since we've both arrived early, let's go visit a bit earlier.

"The friend you mentioned is indeed yourself."

"If you want to think so, I have no way to do anything about it." Lu Mian didn't argue, his face carrying a smile.

Anderson didn't care either, turned his body, and led him into the Jinxiu Dongfang residential complex.

ps: Seeking monthly tickets for the last three days~

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 955 =====