Kingdom of Corrosion

Even Little Knife noticed that Nightmare didn’t know how to do business, revealing her cards after just a few words. So, with a grand gesture, Little Knife declared, "We’ll take everything. The map, the spray gun, the katana, and the repeating crossbow. We want it all."

Everyone looked at Little Knife, who suddenly hesitated and asked in a low voice, "Should we want one less thing?" Why was everyone so kind? We could dictate our terms. Nightmare could pay on delivery, right? What if, just what if, she was willing to pay?

Shana spoke up, "The condition is as Lin Wu said, the repeating crossbow plus the System Map."

"I want the repeating crossbow, no map," Nightmare said. "I’m heading to Right County to undertake a task with two branches. One branch requires giving the System Map to an NPC, and the other involves showing the NPC the repeating crossbow."

If Shadow wanted the System Map, Nightmare could keep the repeating crossbow. If Shadow wanted the repeating crossbow, Nightmare would be left without both the map and the repeating crossbow.

Lin Wu looked at Shana, who whispered in his ear, "She’s probably telling the truth."

Lin Wu fell into a brief freeze, caught in thought. You’re all in it together, yet you speak from the standpoint of the base. Faced with the decision, Lin Wu was very decisive, "The repeating crossbow." Since you’re not taking the repeating crossbow with you, that’s what I’ll ask for.

Maya then said, "The map?" She wasn’t certain about the map’s drop rate, as North Town’s System Maps were quite common.

Lin Wu and Maya looked at each other and then turned to Stone, who didn’t immediately respond.