Chapter 443: Date merchant and female college student?

"We're about to go in, get ready."

Lu Li looked behind him, his face showing a rare serious expression.

Seeing the three girls nod in unison, he continued:

"This secret realm is blessed by the power of the [Gambling Doll], so you cannot use the [Secret Realm Escape Ticket] to escape. Everyone must be careful!"

"Remember to avoid the fatal traps noted in the guide, and don't forget to collect the rules."

"Although we are only players who entered halfway, some of the rules may have been collected by Gao Yuzhi."

"But to be safe, we should visit all the places we should go to."

"Also, after entering the village, it's best to pretend you don't know each other so that you can act separately and improve efficiency."

"If you encounter something you don't understand, please contact us in the small group in time."

The three women nodded again to show that they understood.

Among them, Pan Xiaoxiao looked particularly confident.

After all, she already knew that Lu Li had the entire walkthrough of [Conch Girl], so even if there were some discrepancies due to his joining halfway, it wouldn't change much.

It's not modesty to say that I have passed 100% of the customs clearance.

But they are basically stable.

however,

Lu Li's subsequent cautious attitude surprised the woman.

"Pan Xiaoxiao, come here for a moment. I'll give you another layer of insurance."

The latter stepped forward doubtfully.

But black mist surged in the young man's palm, and a strand of it sank into her chest.

"In this critical moment, there is no time to use the data panel to contact, you can try to activate this wisp of soul mist."

"Alyssa and Li Luo both have them. Since you are a newcomer, I will give you some here."

"Oh, okay." Pan Xiaoxiao nodded in a daze, feeling impressed that Lu Li had so many insurance methods.

No wonder I didn’t encounter any problems during my previous strategy guide for “The Daughter of the Sea”.

It turned out that it was all due to the young man's caution and careful approach.

"It seems that the secret realm of [Conch Girl] is really not simple. It should be no less difficult than [The Daughter of the Sea]."

Pan Xiaoxiao secretly perked up her alertness.

Just as the four were about to enter the village entrance,

A villager carrying a hoe, as if he was going to work, suddenly passed by.

Seeing four people standing outside, he called out:

"Hey~~~ You four, you look unfamiliar, what are you doing here?"

Lu Li took a half step forward and replied:

"A merchant who collects dates."

"A merchant who collects dates?" The villagers were startled, and a look of vigilance immediately appeared in their eyes:

"Didn't you just come here two days ago? Why are you here again?"

"Oh, isn't it that there is a new demand in the market? I'm a newcomer in the industry, so I wanted to come and see if there are any good products." Lu Li responded calmly and pointed at the three women beside him:

"But I came alone. The three of them didn't come with me."

"Oh, not the same?" The villagers were stunned, and looked at Alyssa and the other two girls with more defensive eyes:

"Then what are you three doing here? What is your intention in sneaking into our Snail Village?!"

Alyssa, who was well prepared, showed a harmless smile and responded:

"We are female college students who are here for tourism. We have heard that there is a magical deep pool in Luofu Village, so we came here to see it for ourselves."

Pan Xiaoxiao and Li Luo nodded repeatedly, looking innocent and naive.

"So they are students who are here for tourism..." The villagers' vigilance disappeared and they put on a simple smile:

"You told me earlier. I thought it was just one of those old masters who had nothing to do after eating and came here to meddle in other people's business..."

"You guys can wander around. I have some farm work to do, so I won't accompany you."

"If you're afraid of getting lost, you can go to the first cave at the east end to look for Niu Erdan. He's been pretty idle these past few days, so he should be happy to take you around the village."

“Okay, thank you.” Alyssa responded politely.

Then he pretended not to be familiar with Lu Li and strode towards the village.

Pan Xiaoxiao and Li Luo followed closely behind.

Although neither of them looked back, Lu Li still noticed a slight stagnation when he moved.

From the shadow below, a girl whispered:

"My benefactor must be careful."

"Of course." Lu Li responded silently in his heart, and then shouted to the villager who was about to leave:

"I want to go to the date orchard first and discuss the transaction with the village chief later."

"Can you give me a hand?"

The villagers were obviously reluctant.

But seeing that Lu Li was alone and looked frail, he reluctantly agreed:

"Okay, then come with me."

The two of them walked on the bumpy yellow earth, one foot deep and one foot shallow, without saying a word.

They met a few villagers on the way, and they all nodded to the one carrying the hoe, and ignored Lu Li who was following him.

Those who occasionally noticed me always looked wary and not friendly at all.

Lu Li didn't care about it and just treated them as air.

When the ground beneath your feet turns from yellow to black, and the stench of decay accounts for more than half of the air,

The destination has arrived.

Rather than calling it a date orchard, it is more like a small hill simply surrounded by rotten wood.

Every jujube tree there grew crookedly and looked malnourished and ugly.

But the dates on it are all plump and round.

The small ones are as big as a baby's fist, while the big ones are bigger than chicken eggs or duck eggs!

The villagers carrying hoes picked up a few and threw them to Lu Li:

"Try it. The dates from our Luofu Village are famous for their delicious taste!"

"It's big and juicy, and sweeter than icing sugar!"

Lu Li took it with a smile, took one out and rubbed it on his clothes, pretending to bite it off.

But in fact, he did not eat them, but put the dates into the space ring.

Then he praised:

“It’s really delicious, and it lives up to its reputation!”

The villagers are all smiling, honest and simple.

But at this moment, Lu Li suddenly looked around, changed the subject, and said mysteriously:

"Is there enough fertilizer for these date trees?"

The villager's eyebrows jumped and his tone suddenly stuttered:

"Enough, enough, right? I don't care about that. This is the only thing I can do for the village's west ditch. I just need to hoe the land and take care of the jujube garden..."

"Oh, really? Then just pretend I didn't ask anything." Lu Li nodded thoughtfully.

"I'll go around and take a look. You can do your thing."

After saying this, he left the bewildered villagers behind and walked towards the higher part of the date orchard.

On the top of the hill, there grows a huge jujube tree, which appears to be quite old. In the jujube orchard, it is particularly conspicuous, like a wild crane standing among a flock of chickens.

Lu Li walked around under the jujube tree and soon found the clue he was looking for.

【Survival tips for outsiders in Luofu Village.】

[1. The dates in Luofu Village are large and juicy, and sweeter than icing sugar, but please do not eat them! If you eat them by mistake, please go to the north of the village immediately and seek treatment from the village doctor.]

[2. The Luofu villagers are simple-minded and honest. Please do not let them know that you have not eaten their dates, otherwise they will provide you with a large amount of dates and force you to eat them all in front of them.]

[3. The jujube garden in Luofu Village is the foundation of the village and tourists are not allowed to enter. If you accidentally enter, please do not ask anything about the fertilizer, and leave immediately, go to the south of the village, and ask the village chief for help.]

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