Chapter 74: Tang Ling’s Sincere Revelation

Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Tang Ling’s Sincere Revelation

"So this girl has been hiding her talents all along."

Lin Ji leaned against the headboard, his gaze openly sweeping over Tang Ling’s curvaceous figure, even swallowing hard involuntarily.

Feeling Lin Ji’s intense and invasive stare,

Tang Ling did not shy away in bashful anger like Shen Manyun, nor did she lower her head in fear like Lin Yurou.

Though her cheeks were flushed red, she bravely met Lin Ji’s eyes.

This girl had always been straightforward and unpretentious by nature.

Coupled with her admiration and affection for Lin Ji, she even felt a faint sense of anticipation deep down.

"Tang Ling, come here."

Lin Ji beckoned to her, setting aside his earlier appreciative demeanor as his expression turned serious.

Tang Ling obediently walked over, carrying the fresh scent of shower gel, and stood by the bedside.

Lin Ji directly handed her the [Hidden-Wing Mantis Exoskeleton Blueprint] and the [Level 3 Wind Attribute Magic Core] glowing with a cyan light.

"Can you understand this?"

Tang Ling took the blueprint, and with just a glance, her previously shy eyes instantly blazed with fervent excitement.

This was practically an instinctive reaction ingrained in the bones of an engineering girl!

"Yes! Absolutely!"

"Oh my goodness! This... this is an exoskeleton armor constructed using biological carapace and high-frequency vibration principles?"

"This design is absolutely brilliant! If it can be crafted, it will undoubtedly be a Divine Artifact!"

"Captain, where did you get this?"

Seeing Tang Ling’s excited reaction, Lin Ji nodded in satisfaction.

Professional matters should be left to professionals.

"This was a reward from the system after killing the Withered Wood Reaper."

"The blueprint and core materials are all gathered. Now, our most important task is to synthesize it."

Lin Ji pointed to the cost note at the bottom of the blueprint.

"But there’s a problem now."

"The synthesis requires 500 Evolution Points, and I don’t have enough savings."

Tang Ling was momentarily stunned before understanding Lin Ji’s meaning.

"Then... Captain, what should we do? Sell off the excess materials?"

"Right."

Lin Ji nodded.

"Go and take inventory of our warehouse immediately."

"Aside from keeping enough rations for everyone for three days, put all the low-level Water Rat meat, Gel Salamander Slime, and other unusable scraps we collected from the cargo ship up for sale in the Trading House!"

"At current market prices, these items should fetch a good amount of Evolution Points."

Hearing Lin Ji’s plan to sell resources to craft the exoskeleton, Tang Ling had no objections.

As an engineering girl with a fervent passion for machinery and forging, she wanted nothing more than to personally bring this exceptional blueprint to life.

However, Lin Ji didn’t rush to finalize the decision.

He turned and looked at Gu Yihan, who stood nearby wrapped in a towel.

"Yihan, what do you think?"

Hearing Lin Ji actively seek her opinion, Gu Yihan felt an indescribable sweetness well up in her heart.

This was not only recognition of her position as Deputy Captain, but also absolute respect for her status within this team.

She quickly nodded, her tone firm as she said:

"I completely agree!"

"Right now, nothing is more important than enhancing the Captain’s strength."

"As long as you can wear this Exoskeleton, our chances of success in the next steps will be much greater!"

Lin Ji looked at her sensible demeanor and smiled with satisfaction.

As for the other women, he didn’t bother asking.

In this team, the authority to make decisions only needed to belong to himself and the Deputy Captain.

"Good, then it’s settled."

Lin Ji turned to look at Tang Ling.

"Go get everything out."

Tang Ling acknowledged, just about to turn and fetch the Expansion Pouch she had placed in the corner.

But after taking just one step, she awkwardly stopped.

She currently had no change of clothes and could only use both hands to tightly clutch the bath towel, protecting the crucial scenery at her chest and thighs.

If she had to use her hands to rummage through the pouch for supplies, this towel definitely wouldn’t stay wrapped.

Tang Ling bit her red lips, stole a glance at Lin Ji, and timidly said:

"Captain... could you... help hold the towel for me?"

"I need to get things from the Backpack..."

Hearing this somewhat naive yet extremely tempting request, Lin Ji was momentarily stunned.

Then, the smile at the corner of his mouth widened, and he directly extended a large hand.

Not to help hold it.

But to yank off the white bath towel from Tang Ling’s body!

"Ah!"

Tang Ling gasped in surprise, instinctively wanting to use her hands to cover up.

But how could her impressive figure be concealed by just two hands?

Lin Ji leaned against the headboard, taking a deep drag of his cigarette.

His gaze swept brazenly over her curvaceous body, which still bore a few glistening droplets of water.

"What are you covering up?"

"It’s not like I haven’t seen it before, why be shy now?"

"Hurry up and get the things, don’t waste time."

Tang Ling’s face flushed crimson, mortified to the point of death, but facing the domineering Lin Ji, she didn’t dare resist.

In the end, she could only blush, grit her teeth, and under Lin Ji’s intensely invasive gaze, begin checking her Space Pack while completely naked.

She crouched down, pulling out the supplies from the pouch one by one, items intended for sale.

Due to her crouching posture, her astonishing waist-to-hip ratio and the perfect curve of her back were even more fully displayed, making Lin Ji burn with desire.

Soon, the supplies were tallied and piled up in front of Lin Ji.

[LV2 Mutated Water Rat Meat: 30 pieces (each about 1 jin)]

[LV2 gel salamander mucus: 15 portions]

"Keep half of these rat pieces as rations, sell the remaining 15. Sell half of the mucus too."

Looking at the pile of supplies, Lin Ji wasn’t in a hurry to set prices himself.

Instead, he called Gu Yihan, Shen Manyun, and even the still-naked Tang Ling over for a brief pricing discussion.

"What do you think would be appropriate prices for these items?"

Gu Yihan spoke first: "Meat is in high demand right now. I think one piece of rat meat could be priced at at least 50 Evolution Points! As for that mucus... it can be used as strong adhesive, so pricing it at 30 points should be about right."

Tang Ling then said: "50 points might be a bit expensive, right? After all, it’s rat meat; it sounds a bit disgusting. I think 30 points is more reliable; it would sell quickly."

Finally, Shen Manyun adjusted her glasses and calmly analyzed:

"I think you’re all underestimating the value of this meat."

"First of all, this isn’t ordinary rat meat—it’s meat from a Level 2 Concealment-type Water Rat."

"For survivors who have awakened assassin-type or Invisibility-type talents,"

"eating this Magic Beast Meat containing the same Primordial Force can slightly enhance the strength of their talents!"

"For these support or agility-based professions urgently needing to boost their strength, this meat is definitely a hot commodity."

Shen Manyun pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses, her tone firm.

"So I suggest we don’t list all of this meat at once." ℯℯ𝘭.

"First, put up five pieces to test the waters, priced at... 60 Evolution Points per piece!"

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