The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 295

Many people looked grim as they saw the houses that resembled tombs.

Lian Xinyi and Charlie opened the door of one of the rooms with great interest. The environment inside was indeed not good; it was cramped and had a dusty smell that hadn't been lived in for a long time.

But the two of them were very happy. "Having a roof is already a good thing. You don't know, the places we went before were all rocky beaches. You could get your hands scratched if you set up camp there, and the weather was so hot that the rocks could burn you when you slept."

The hardships of the past are too painful to recall; having a house to live in is already a blessing.

Lian Xinyi rolled up her sleeves. "We'll help you clean the house first."

Su Ninglong stopped him, raised her hand, and used her spiritual power to forcefully extract moisture from the dry air, creating a gentle breeze that swept through every corner of the room.

Two minutes later, all the dust in the room was gone.

The filth in the nooks and crannies, including rat droppings, cockroaches, and ants, was all swept away.

Lian Xinyi was silent for three seconds, then grabbed Lei Qingya's arm and said with burning eyes, "Lei Lei, I'm your good brother, right?"

Lei Qingya: "I only acknowledge my best friends."

After joking around with people in the group a lot, even Xin Yi's shamelessness has reached a new level.

He used to be unwilling to "be a woman," but after a brief moment of thought, he said, "That's right, I'm your best friend." He was flexible and adaptable in order not to sleep with insects.

Lei Qingya: "..."

Old Master Su wanted to rest, so he made up the bed and fell into a deep sleep, and couldn't be persuaded to get up.

Lei Qingya and Feng Ying were also invited to other rooms to help with the cleaning. However, they were not as fast as Su Ninglong and took more than an hour to clean all the other people's rooms in the team.

Perhaps it was the positive attitude shown by the Star Alliance that made the Star Alliance members less inclined to complain.

Of course, they didn't know how the Star Alliance cleaned it, so they had to do it themselves.

Several female assistants and logistics staff of the Star Alliance were terrified and cried when they cleaned up the insects and small animal carcasses.

While Lena was fiddling with the treatment pod and other machines, several girls came crying and asking if they could squeeze in with her.

They weren't being dramatic; they were just disgusted.

"A sheep died in our area, and it stinks."

"I don't even know how I got in there."

"The mayor is unwilling to rent any other houses to us."

“The townspeople’s houses aren’t even here; they live on earthen mounds. Otherwise, I would have rented one.”

Not far from the houses, mounds of earth are the dwellings of the townspeople, not much different from graves.

But considering the weather here, that kind of house is the safest.

Lena: "We don't know how long we'll be stationed here. It's just an animal that died, not a person. How about I have a few boys switch places with you?"

The five girls nodded quickly, saying that would be perfect.

"Please wait a moment. I don't know if any boys would like to switch, since they've already cleaned the room."

"So fast?"

The cleaning was just too quick. "Are guys this efficient at cleaning too?"

"You know what, many of the guides are men, and they're really good at housework. We should be grateful to anyone who's willing to take on this role."

"Hmm."

Lena made a message in the Star Alliance's temporary group chat, and Song Hu, Ying Gu, and others, who were usually the most gentlemanly, remained silent.

It wasn't that they didn't want to change; Lei Qingya and Feng Ying had helped them tidy up their rooms.

After they played the good guys and got replaced, did they ever consider the sacrifices the two women made?

After changing rooms, should we call Lei Qingya over again?
Su Ninglong was alone in a room. As the hunter who held the Key of Prophecy, no one wanted anything to happen to it.

That thing could be tempting people to steal it.

Therefore, Lei Qingya, Feng Ying, Sha Li, and Tong Zi shared a room.

[Lei Qingya]: Our room hasn't been cleaned yet. I just checked and there are no animal carcasses.

[Lena]: Thank you for your help.

The five girls breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that there was no dead body in the room, but at the same time they were a little disappointed. After all, the boys had finished cleaning, so why hadn't Lei Qingya's room been cleaned yet?

Secretly, they had been delaying, hoping the room would be almost completely cleaned.

However, as those seeking help, they cannot ask for more, otherwise it would seem excessive.

These five girls were all medical interns who came with the team, solely to serve the female hunters in the group.

After all, Lena is the only female doctor, so it wouldn't be convenient for her to change the clothes of the injured female hunter.

Anyway, every year when exploring ruins, a few interns are always crammed in. Whether they are intern hunters or intern doctors, it doesn't matter.

Lei Qingya quickly switched rooms with the five girls and arrived at a room containing animal carcasses.

Feng Ying covered her nose, regretting not wearing a mask. "It stinks."

They examined the body and concluded, "It seems to have died of natural causes. He hid here, with the door closed, and then starved to death."

Before long, they planned to drag out the body, but before they could start, the mayor arrived with two strong townspeople.

"You've come to move the body?"

The mayor nodded, and they brought ropes and wood to make a stretcher. However, after arriving, they did not immediately take the body away. The three men knelt down and bowed three times to the corpse, then sprinkled a green powder on it and began to dance on the spot.

Lei Qingya and Feng Ying watched intently without interrupting, as that was their custom.

During the dance, they felt the flow of spiritual energy around them, and after the dance ended, the air seemed to be fresher.

How amazing! Using dance to communicate with spiritual energy seems to be a kind of spiritual practice.

After all the rituals were completed, they took the body away.

"Are they purifying something by dancing this dance?"

When Sally returned, Lei Qingya asked her.

Sally was stunned. She was one of the medical staff and was very busy. She was unaware that there was a dead large animal in the room where they were exchanging rooms.

They were even more unaware that the town mayor had actually held a ceremony in front of Lei Qingya and the others, after hearing Lei Qingya's explanation.

Sally said, "That's the custom here, but ceremonial dances are very serious matters. They're only performed on major holidays, funerals, and weddings. I've never heard of dancing at the burial of animals."

"We're so close to the ruins, what if something happens?" Feng Ying became alert. Details matter, and no detail can be overlooked in the contaminated area.

Sally is a local, which gives her a natural advantage.

Instead of going directly to the mayor, she approached a resident and expressed her willingness to buy local ingredients at a high price.

The town resident was initially unwilling to sell, because people in the town always went out in groups to buy things.

The courier only comes once every ten days or so, so there's nowhere to spend the money.

Once something is given away, it becomes difficult to buy it back.

Sally offered a compromise: "How about this, we'll give you food from other star systems, and also give you money equivalent to the cost of the ingredients, how about that?" The two quickly struck up a conversation.

It got dark quickly, and the land of the gods was very cold at night, chilling to the bone.

Sally returned with the message and said it directly in the group chat to avoid repeating it multiple times and causing the message to be transmitted incorrectly.

[Sally]: Strange things actually started happening in this town about a year ago. If the large animals that died weren't kept indoors, a few would be missing the next day. Here, every cow or sheep is a treasure, so now we keep the animals indoors.

The fact that a sandstorm occurs does not mean there is no grass. There are many tall and strong grasses around the town, all of which are drought-resistant species.

The cattle and sheep here are used to the food and have adapted very well.

If that's not enough, you can buy from other realms; bulk orders get a discount.

[Lei Qingya]: No wonder I haven't seen any cattle or sheep since I came here.

[Lian Jiujiu]: You're not going to tell me that the place we're living in now was originally used to raise cattle and sheep, are you?

【Sally】: @Lianjiujiu You guessed right, you wouldn't have been able to move in if they hadn't made room for you.

They've slept on rocky beaches and swamps, so what's wrong with sleeping in livestock pens? Even Chirp doesn't care.

Song Hu and Ying Gu had no objections; they weren't people with obsessive-compulsive disorder to begin with.

When Eagle Bone returned from outside, the team provided a makeshift shower area. He had just blasted an area and was covered in dust, so he needed to take a shower.

Before my clothes were completely dry, a gust of cold wind blew, and I felt refreshed.

Upon seeing the message in the group chat, he dried his hair with a towel and leaned over to ask Lian Qiuqiu to inquire where the animals had gone.

[Lianjiujiu]: We've taken over this place, where are they going?

[Sally]: Because we gave them a lot of money, they built a ranch in another place to settle them.

In reality, it's only a few tens of thousands of star coins. For the Star Alliance and the Star Glory Alliance, this amount of money is just a normal monthly salary for a two-star hunter.

But for the locals of the Land of Gods, it was a huge sum of money.

A huge sum of money, enough to improve the lives of all the townspeople.

Su Ninglong woke up to find the messages in the group chat to her surprise.

Ask them what happened.

It's not unusual, but since it happened near the ruins, it warrants caution.

[Su]: Where will they take the body after they move it?

They also had doubts about this issue.

Sally: I forgot to ask.

Sally scratched the wall, but surprisingly didn't ask the most important question.

[Sally]: I'm going back to the tribe tomorrow, I'll ask again when I get back. Do you want to come with me?

Some people in the group were interested, while others chose to sleep to replenish their energy, but the model workers couldn't stop.

[Song Liu]: I'll prepare a question draft for you to get the message.

[Qi Shen]: I'm so bored, who can help me with my shift?

[Kong Lingzhong]: I'm starting to regret this. Does the Star Alliance think hunters are made of steel? Why did I take on six missions in one month?

People in the group chuckled. All the diligent elites who entered the contaminated area were stuffed into this team, leaving the new elites to take on the tasks.

They discussed in the group that the operation was too dangerous and they had to report the details to others, but submitting the information layer by layer was obviously too troublesome.

It would be better to just explain it to the people in the group.

You can know immediately if there's anything you can't solve or if you're stuck.

The next day, the team was busy and no one noticed that five people had left the camp.

Sally, Su Ninglong, Song Hu, Lian Xinyi, and Shen Zhaoming drove together to Sally's hometown tribe.

This place has a harsh environment and no automatic weather system, so a tribal lifestyle is suitable for it.

Su Ninglong leaned against the window, looking at the green plants in the yellow sand. "Are those plants all native to your planet?"

Sally watched intently as well. "I haven't been back for a long time. We didn't have this before. The most common plants here are cacti and waist-high hard-leaved grass. The animals here have also evolved stomachs of iron. Not long ago, people from other galaxies came specifically to ask for breeding males."

The plants below now come in many varieties, far more than before.

“There’s a greening project here, and we hope to develop animal husbandry more. Some experimental drought-resistant plants can also be planted here to observe their growth process.” Song Hu pointed out one of the plants, “It’s a drought-resistant spice, and my family also invested in it. I never expected it to be planted here.”

Sally: "The current government is really good." Although there is internal strife, it doesn't affect people's livelihoods.

Given the complex planting environment, large machinery will certainly not be used; local residents will likely be hired instead.

"When I get back, I must make sure my mother-in-law and great-grandfather keep those greedy clansmen in check. We can't let them ruin the clan's livelihood. I hope everyone in the clan can live a stable and prosperous life."

Sally, being her own small business owner, understands what kind of employees bosses like.

As long as the contract terms are clearly agreed upon and followed, no one will suffer a loss.

Su Ninglong watched Sally grow up, witnessing her step by step, from a little girl who was jealous and envious of others, to a hunter with some capital through learning and self-improvement, and gradually, she will become someone others look up to.

"Your wish will come true one day." Su Ninglong suddenly felt a little envious of the mortals in this universe. Unlike cultivators, those in power only cared about themselves.

Witnessing human disasters and suffering, people attribute it to God's test for humanity, without considering what tests mortals need, since they haven't defied God.

Sally: "Mmm."

The tribe is not far from the town, but its population should not be underestimated.

In addition to building stone and metal houses, the tribe also carves caves into the cliffs, with colorful doors at the entrances and all sorts of strange grass balls hanging from them.

Because many people have limited education, this method is used to distinguish the entrances to the caves.

It was by chance that it became a beautiful sight.

"Does your tribe like outsiders to come and visit?" Su Ninglong asked.

The cliffside walkway was filled with people dressed in traditional clothing. News of Sally's return had spread throughout the tribe; she was one of the tribe's legendary figures.

She led dozens of her people to prosperity, giving them the means to survive outside, and many people wanted to curry favor with her.

This kind of "flattery" is not a form of ingratiation, but rather a hope to gain special treatment.

The priestess and the former priest came out to welcome Sally back.

Both priests wore very peculiar clothing, exuding a charlatan-like aura.

Sally got out of the car, strode over, and bowed to the two priests with great poise.

A former priest and a contemporary priest smiled kindly, their thumbs dipped in natural white plant pigment, and smeared two lines on her cheeks.

Firstly, it represents blessings; secondly, it symbolizes the safe return of the clansmen.

“Grand Priestess, I’ve brought some friends with me. Let me introduce you to them.” Sally introduced the four people she had brought.

The two priests looked at the four men and found them all to be outstanding talents.

"Very good, very good, you are all outstanding children. We have prepared food and drinks to welcome you."