Survival in the neighborhood: Give me a piece of bread every day

"Honey, these guys are trying to steal our repeating crossbows! I suggest we kill them all!"

Bai Lu pointed at the shivering group of people and said.

There are three men and one woman.

Upon hearing the egret's words, they were so frightened that they immediately begged for mercy.

"Spare me! Spare me, big brother/sister! I really didn't mean to steal it, I just wanted to touch it, really just touch it!"

"Yes, yes! I swear he's telling the truth! Because his talent is to duplicate items, he just wanted to touch the repeating crossbow and duplicate it..."

"Lin Xiaochun, you bastard! I told you not to stop people like that, you're going to get us killed!"

"Damn it! It was you who tricked me, saying that as long as we could replicate the repeating crossbow, we'd be rich. Otherwise, how could I have had such a bold idea?"

The group begged for mercy while blaming and shifting the blame among themselves; they were almost about to come to blows on the spot.

Annoyed by the noise, Chen An frowned and snapped, "Shut up!"

The group quickly stopped making noise and looked at Chen An with fear and apprehension.

They already knew that the person in front of them was the leader of the ninth floor.

If you anger the other party, you really could be killed!

"Tell me, what happened?"

Chen An looked at the egret that was eating watermelon.

It's obvious that this guy deliberately made them argue.

If the monster invasion hadn't started so soon, Chen An would have definitely kicked the egret's backside a few times first.

They really cause trouble for others.

"Here's what happened."

When Bai Lu noticed that Chen An was looking at her strangely, she quickly began to recount what had happened.

It turns out that they were just trying to recruit people on the eleventh floor when these people suddenly opened the door and used their talents on them, causing them to fall into an illusion.

Bai Lu initially mistook the crossbow in her hand for a poisonous snake and instinctively threw it away.

But the quick-witted woman realized what was happening and immediately took out a repeating crossbow from her backpack, which led to her arresting the men who were trying to steal it.

However, these people really didn't intend to hurt anyone.

This is also why the egrets didn't kill them directly.

But while the death penalty may be avoided, punishment is inevitable.

Chen An looked at Lin Xiaochun and the others expressionlessly and said, "Open your panels and let me see your talents."

"this……"

Just as the group hesitated, they saw Bai Lu raise his crossbow.

"No, don't shoot! We'll open the panel right now!"

While begging for mercy, the group quickly showed their control panel.

Although panels and talents are very important privacy features.

But nothing is more important than life.

Chen An scanned the panels of the four people one by one.

Two of them have only average talent; they can only temporarily boost a certain attribute, which is not considered strong.

It is quite satisfactory.

But the remaining two, Lin Xiaochun and Wang Lili, have some interesting talents.

Especially Lin Xiaochun's talent.

[Copy (lv1): You can create a one-to-one copy of an item by touching it, but if you don't have enough stamina, you will not be able to copy successfully.]

【Pupil Technique (lv1): You can cast a pupil technique on a target by staring at them, causing them to hallucinate. However, the higher the target's intelligence attribute, the shorter the hallucination will last. Also, the more targets you target, the greater the stamina consumption will be.】

Chen An stared at the talent for replication, muttering to himself, "This talent is a bit amazing... kind of conceptual, right?"

The ability to completely copy something simply by touching it is too lenient.

As for physical strength, that can be restored and improved.

In other words, as long as Lin Xiaochun can raise the maximum stamina bar, she can copy whatever she wants.

Including firearms!

If the level 1 copying talent is already this overpowered, what even more overpowered effects will it have after leveling up?

It's incredible just thinking about it!

Chen An was very interested in this talent.

Unfortunately, Lin Xiaochun is a man, so I can't let him join my room.

However, we can let him join Li Jia's room.

This can be considered as indirectly controlling him.

From the current perspective, Li Jia is still very reliable.

He never procrastinated on the tasks assigned to him, nor did he show any rebellious streak.

It works.

Thinking of this, Chen An looked at Lin Xiaochun and said, "If you join my room and my team, the matter of you stealing the repeating crossbow will be wiped clean, and I can let you copy a repeating crossbow."

"No problem, boss! From now on, I'll be your most loyal lackey!"

Lin Xiaochun immediately expressed her loyalty with excitement.

Anyway, he was someone else's resident, so he didn't have any status to begin with.

Changing rooms now has no impact on the status of servants.

What's more, the boss was even willing to let him copy the repeating crossbow.

Isn't this just getting something for free?

I'm absolutely thrilled!

Wang Lili's face looked somewhat bitter.

Because Lin Xiaochun was originally her resident.

She also had high hopes for Lin Xiaochun's talent and potential, and even planned to cultivate her with great effort, but now it's going to be snatched away...

As for the other two passersby, they breathed a sigh of relief, but all they could do was look on with envy.

Lin Xiaochun has finally found a powerful backer.

I'm so lucky.

"Ms. Wang Lili, could you let him join my team?"

Chen An looked at Wang Lili, his tone questioning but not at all requesting.

"No problem, I'll kick Lin Xiaochun out of the room right away."

Wang Lili dared not refuse.

She didn't want to die.

So he opened the control panel and kicked Lin Xiaochun out of the room.

A resident can only join another resident's room if they are kicked out by the homeowner.

Otherwise, even if the homeowner dies, the resident cannot regain their freedom and can never join any room.

Then, Chen An called Li Jia over and asked him to take Lin Xiaochun back.

"Thanks, boss! You're awesome!!"

Li Jia was naturally very willing to take in a resident with a strong talent.

After expressing his gratitude, he pulled Lin Xiaochun back to their room.

then.

Chen An looked at Wang Lili and her two residents.

Actually, Wang Lili is quite talented.

It should be noted that the effect of her pupil technique is not limited to attacking humans.

It can also be used to fight monsters!

That would be very practical.

But it's not yet practical enough for Chen An to really want.

So he took a repeating crossbow out of his backpack and said, "If you'd like to join my team, I'll sell you this crossbow for one gold coin."

"Add! I'll add! We absolutely have to add!"

Wang Lili said excitedly.

One gold coin buys a repeating crossbow!

What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?!

Moreover, with such powerful residents on the ninth floor, her joining provides a sense of security.

You can't refuse a bag!

"Um."

Chen An handed over the repeating crossbow with satisfaction and said, "The monster invasion will begin in eight minutes. If you want to buy more repeating crossbows on credit, they're 4 gold coins each, and you can pay back within three days."

"Can I get it on credit?"

Wang Lili had just handed a gold coin to Jiang Lai when she heard this and was stunned.

Doesn't that mean everyone in her room could have a repeating crossbow?!

The other two men looked at Wang Lili with equally excited expressions: "Sister Wang, give us credit! With weapons, our strength will definitely increase significantly! Dealing with today's Smiling Nightmare will be no problem!"

"Sister Wang, I used to play with crossbows, and I'm incredibly accurate. Give me a chance to show off my archery skills!"