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Chapter 709: Ice Black Tea Returns
Chapter 709: Ice Black Tea Returns
This time, Ice Black Tea didn't drink the Mind Stabilizer before entering the spatial tunnel. As a result, he passed out almost immediately after entering.
When he finally woke up, he found himself in the basement of Tang Na's residence.
Standing at the entrance of the basement was a woman in a military uniform.
"You're awake! Welcome back to Earth!"
The woman by the door was none other than Xue Wenli.
She was delighted to see Ice Black Tea awake. He was the first player to return to Earth from this mission.
"I... ugh!" Ice Black Tea spat on the ground beside him.
This wasn't a sign of displeasure toward Xue Wenli. When he opened his mouth to speak, he realized it was filled with dust, so he had to spit it out first.
Xue Wenli didn't mind.
She took out a glass of water from her spatial ring and handed it to him. "Thank you for your hard work! How was it over there? How are the others doing?"
As Xue Wenli spoke, a silver-white portal lit up beside her, and Su Yu stepped out.
"Boss Ke!" Ice Black Tea greeted Su Yu.
"Hello, Ice Black Tea. How was it over there?" Su Yu squatted down and asked kindly.
Morning Star, his cat, also jumped out from his pet space and cast a few healing spells on Ice Black Tea to help him recover both physically and mentally.
Ice Black Tea took a sip of water to clear his throat and replied, "It went smoothly. I filled this spatial ring in just three days, and it's packed with high-value resources."
He took off the spatial ring from his left ring finger and tossed it to Xue Wenli.
Xue Wenli caught the ring deftly and probed it with her mental energy.
Seeing the 400 cubic meters of gold, gems, equipment, energy canisters, and mechs inside, Xue Wenli couldn't help but show her surprise.
She and Su Yu had already predicted that Ice Black Tea's mission would go smoothly, as the Skrull's anti-theft measures couldn't detect the Assassin's Stealth ability. They expected him to bring back a lot of resources, but this level of success was beyond their expectations.
"Three days to fill it up? I should have given him more rings," Xue Wenli thought.
Su Yu, who could sense the contents of the spatial ring from two meters away, squatted down and patted Ice Black Tea on the shoulder. "Well done, you've lived up to our expectations! How about the others? How are they doing?"
"This is a long story..." Ice Black Tea organized his thoughts and began to recount the events of the past few days on Skrull.
Su Yu and Xue Wenli listened patiently.
Xue Wenli used a pre-prepared voice recorder to capture every word, as these were important records.
Morning Star, meanwhile, took out a few large bags of sunflower seeds and beef jerky from her storage space and distributed them to everyone. In her mind, listening to a story without snacks was unimaginable.
Taking the sunflower seeds and beef jerky from Morning Star, Ice Black Tea felt a bit more relaxed as he began to recount his adventures on Skrull:
"When I first arrived on Skrull, I had the worst luck. I was teleported into a lair of three sixth-tier beasts!...
After escaping the wilderness, I arrived at a small town called 'Lente' in the Sun Empire. There, I learned of a major event—Thousand Cups Not Drunk was captured! He was teleported to the same place you left Skrull last time—the Lente National Museum!...
Later, I received news that two other players, Laurens and Minsk, were also captured...
I managed to evade the capture teams dozens of times and eventually escaped safely through the spatial tunnel when it opened."
Su Yu, Xue Wenli, and the cat Chenxing patiently listened to Ice Black Tea's entire story without interrupting.
On the surface, Ice Black Tea's adventure seemed fraught with danger, but in reality, it was quite secure. His ability to Stealth was like Su Yu's Invisibility Spell—the Skrulls had no way to counter it, and he managed to avoid all the pitfalls along the way.
What truly concerned Su Yu and Xue Wenli were the three players captured by the Skrulls—Thousand Cups, Lawrence, and Minsk.
"At least we have a sixth-stage Skrull captive. Otherwise, they would have been dead by now," Xue Wenli said with a sense of relief.
"Indeed, we're fortunate to have the captive," Su Yu agreed, sighing in relief.
If not for the sixth-stage captive they had captured recently, the three Blue Star players would have been doomed. The two foreign players were one thing, but Su Yu really didn't want to see Thousand Cups die.
Su Yu had a good impression of Thousand Cups. He never imagined that Thousand Cups would be so unlucky this time.
In his previous life, Thousand Cups was a pillar of strength, shining alongside Zhong Feng and Ice Black Tea, one of the most brilliant players. And in this life, Thousand Cups was even more powerful! In his previous life, he had wasted some time due to an unsuitable profession. But this time, under Su Yu's guidance, he directly chose the Warrior profession on the Pandaren continent, making him much stronger at the same stage than before. He just kept a low profile and didn't show off much.
It's a good thing he didn't die...
"Here's what I propose," Su Yu paused and said. "I'll go negotiate with the Skrulls for the exchange of captives in the next couple of days. I'll try to get Thousand Cups back as soon as possible. The sooner they return, the sooner they can resume their training. It's a waste of time for them to be stuck in that cell."
"Alright, do you need any assistance from our department?" Xue Wenli asked, turning to him.
"Not right now, but I'll contact you if I need anything," Su Yu replied.
At that moment, Ice Black Tea, who had been sitting on the ground, spoke up. "By the way, there's something I want to add."
"Go ahead," Su Yu and Xue Wenli said in unison, looking at him.
Chenxing, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. "I think you want a large-capacity spatial ring, right? I can tell from your tone that you're very regretful about not being able to bring back more resources."
Caught off guard, Ice Black Tea scratched his head and laughed. "Haha, you're right. I could bring a few more if I had a larger ring, but I'm not sure who has one to spare."
Large-capacity spatial rings were indeed rare.
Xiao Tian's ring had a vast space, but it was a reward from the first phase of the main quest, something not easily obtained under normal circumstances.
Carrying multiple rings also wasn't practical, as it could affect one's combat capabilities.
Su Yu pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, I'll craft a large-capacity spatial ring for you! How big do you want it to be?"
"Of course, the bigger, the better."
"Would 8,000 cubic meters be enough?" Su Yu smiled. "Using Blue Star materials, that's the largest I can create."
"Enough! Definitely enough!" Ice Black Tea was taken aback, breaking out in a cold sweat.
No wonder Su Yu was the boss! He offered 8,000 cubic meters right off the bat!
With a ring of that size, Ice Black Tea could move entire warehouses from the Skrull planet!
(End of Chapter)
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