Chapter 8: A Truly Good Person
But because of her rich supplies, she became a target very early on.
Although Zone 444 had a great benefactor like Dragon Emerging from the Sea trying to maintain order, the rules in this game could never be like reality. There was always darkness he couldn’t reach.
Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar happened to fall right into that darkness.
From the very beginning, she was targeted by another top player in Zone 444. He dragged her into his team by force, using her as a personal medical supplier for his group ever since.
Lin Huai had looked into this person before. That player, ranked second and named “If You Don’t Submit, Fight,” was completely ruthless. He committed every possible crime—looting, burning, killing, and destroying—without any moral limits. If Dragon Emerging from the Sea hadn’t constantly kept him in check, that man would have plunged all of Zone 444 into total darkness.
As the only useful girl on the team, Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar managed to survive, but she endured endless bullying.
Lin Huai could hardly imagine what the girl had suffered. The intelligence report only noted that her ambulance was always hooked to that scumbag’s vehicle, and she was often forced to stay in his car.
At the very end of the report, it clearly stated her cause of death: Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar had jumped into the river to commit suicide!
Thinking about this, Lin Huai’s heart ached. Only now did she truly realize that the brave little girl who had once pinned her own hopes of survival on Lin Huai, right before ending her own life, was only sixteen years old!
Lin Huai opened the public group chat and quickly typed a few messages.
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: First, find something to plug your ears. Go to sleep, don’t listen to the noises outside, and absolutely do not leave your protective shields.
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: Second, an average person has a high chance of beating low-level monsters, Safety Ambassadors, and walking corpses in a one-on-one fight. If you’re terrified of death, then just go jump in the river. But if you want to live, step up and fight! The Newbie Protection Period only lasts for one month. If you don’t hurry to improve your strength now, you will die sooner or later.
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: Finally, maintain a sense of respect and fear for ghosts and gods!
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: That is all I have to say. Whether you survive or not depends entirely on your own abilities. Never expect others to save you. On this road, the only person who can save you is yourself.
For everyone else, this was the only advice Lin Huai was willing to offer. Even speaking up this much was only a gesture of kindness to honor Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar and Dragon Emerging from the Sea.
Seeing so many players foolishly throw their lives away despite all the warnings, Lin Huai suddenly understood Old Hei’s bad temper. In fact, she felt a bit like him now; it really was hard not to curse at such foolish people.
But when it came to Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar, Lin Huai couldn’t just leave it at a few public words. She had to do everything in her power to save this girl.
Opening a private chat window with Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar, Lin Huai quickly checked on her situation.
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: How are you holding up? Are you staying inside your protective shield?
[Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar]: ? Big Boss? Are you coming to save me?
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: Sorry, I can’t reach you right now to physically save you. But I can teach you what to do. You have to find a way to save yourself.
[Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar]: Mm-hmm, thank you so much, Big Boss.
[Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar]: Wuwuwu, I’m back inside the shield. That singing ghost sounded just like my mom and kept calling my name. I stepped out for just a second and got scratched by her.
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: Don’t panic. As long as you stay inside the shield, you are perfectly safe. Plug your ears and ignore all sounds. You should have medical supplies on hand, right? First, use the evil-dispelling alcohol spray to clean the wound. Then, apply the universal wound medicine or whatever else you have.
[Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar]: Got it, I know what to do now. I’m going to plug my ears. Wuwuwu, you are such a good person, Big Boss.
Lin Huai let out a bitter smile. What kind of good person am I? The truly good person here is you.
Lin Huai then sent a few more serious messages.
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: You must remember what I am about to tell you. Do not share this with anyone, and definitely do not let anyone know you heard it from me. Understand?
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: If you see small piles of stones on the side of the road with statues of angry little boys inside, those are called altars. Offer your best supplies to them. If you are sincere, they will give you very generous rewards.
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: Also, never let others know exactly what supplies you have. If you need to trade, find someone you truly trust, or sell your extra items in the Trading Hall. But remember, when using the Trading Hall, never upload a massive amount of one specific item at once. People will easily guess what you have in bulk. Got it?
Lin Huai didn’t want to be too blunt, but she was trying to teach the girl how to hide the fact that she was sitting on a mountain of medicine. Because she explained it in a roundabout way, Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar predictably failed to understand.
[Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar]: That sounds so complicated… Then, from now on, if I get any supplies, can I just trade directly with you? If I don’t know what to do, can I just ask you?
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: …I suppose so.
Lin Huai felt completely helpless. She hadn’t expected Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar to be this naive and innocent right now. The girl didn’t even catch the hint when it was spelled out for her. If Lin Huai didn’t watch over her, she might end up suffering the exact same fate as in her previous life.
Thinking about it, it made sense. She was only sixteen, had never really entered society, had never witnessed the dark side of human nature, and had no idea how to survive a cruel game like this. Being innocent was actually normal for someone her age.
It was Lin Huai’s state in her previous life—forced to grow up overnight into a ruthless survivor—that was truly unnatural.
Because Lin Huai had stepped in to help her, Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar trusted her completely. Without holding anything back, she poured out all her secrets like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.
[Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar]: Bone Ash Boss, my vehicle is an ambulance, so I got a whole bunch of medical supplies! Do you need any? I can just give you some!
Lin Huai suddenly felt deeply exhausted.
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: …Don’t just give your supplies away to people. Remember: a handful of rice buys gratitude, but a whole bucket of rice breeds resentment. Being a good person isn’t as simple as it sounds.
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: I do need some medical supplies, though. Tell me what you’re missing, and we can make a fair trade.
[Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar]: Mm-hmm, I’ll remember that! Boss, I don’t think I’m missing anything. Why don’t you just give me whatever you think is fair?
[Bone Ash Mixed with Rice]: …Forget it. Just take a screenshot of your inventory and send it to me.
Milk Tea Seven Parts Sugar obediently did exactly as she was told.
Lin Huai briefly scanned the image and immediately spotted the problem. This medical supply tycoon hadn’t found a single weapon in her boxes.
The issue was that Lin Huai didn’t have many weapons to spare, either. She only had a dagger, a peach wood sword, and a Three Pure Ones bell. Her specialized weapons required specific conditions to use, and even if she gave them to the girl, Milk Tea wouldn’t know how to wield them.
Lin Huai thought for a moment. Then, she opened a private chat window with Dragon Emerging from the Sea. He was the true weapons tycoon!
