Chapter 72: How many days’ worth of meal money is worth to Egg Baby?

Walking down the street, I suddenly shivered.“Brr—feels like someone’s got their eyes on me.”
I shook my body, instinctively crossing my arms over my chest, glancing around with a suspicious expression.“Hm? What’s wrong, Su Mengmeng? Something off?”
Katherine, walking beside me, noticed my reaction and asked.“…Nothing, just got a weird feeling like someone’s thinking about me.”
I replied.“Hehe, your boyfriend, maybe?”
Katherine chuckled, seizing the chance to chat.“…Nope, no boyfriend.”
Her straightforward mention of a boyfriend caught me off guard for a moment, but I shook my head slightly in response.“Aw, really? I thought a cute girl like you, Su Mengmeng, would have tons of suitors.”
Katherine blinked, and I gave a slightly helpless look.“I’ve always been a lone wolf.”
“Oh, alright then…”“Katherine! We’re not out of danger yet! Focus!”
I answered Katherine, but she looked ready to keep chatting.Just then, Carter, the squad leader, spoke up, gently scolding her.“Alright, alright, I’ll zip it.”
Katherine flashed a radiant smile, waving at Carter.Seeing her response, Carter nodded and turned back to scan our surroundings.
Twenty minutes had passed since I met the noble squad and we set off.Moving cautiously on foot slowed us down considerably, but safety came first.
In those twenty minutes, aside from a brief run-in with a small group of blood zombies and a silver-rank blood clan warrior, things had been relatively calm.As for that minor skirmish?
The unlucky blood clan warrior got smashed senseless by Carter’s brute-force shield bash, then swiftly finished off by a flawless combo from Katherine and Nico.The remaining twenty or so blood zombies?
For the noble squad, it was like slicing through vegetables—effortless and almost fun.No comparison, no pain.
The noble squad had struggled against a golden-rank swordsman earlier, making them seem underwhelming, but against a same-tier opponent?Instant kill—
How else could they call themselves a noble squad?Just look at the magic runes on Carter’s massive shield, the quality of its material.
Then check out the enchantments on everyone’s weapons and the pristine, fully enchanted armor they wore!Ugh, it made my mouth water… How many magic crystals could I get selling that stuff?
Back in the day, I might’ve scoffed at gear like this, but now?That’s all money!
Sure, I fantasized about snatching a piece of Carter or Katherine’s equipment to sell for enough to feed my egg babies for days, but that’d probably only happen if the noble squad got wiped out—and I’d likely not get far either.Still, maybe I could use this chance to get on their good side?
I blinked, scheming quietly to myself.Carter and his crew’s families might not be top-tier aristocracy, but they were definitely loaded and influential.
The gear they were rocking wasn’t something even an average golden-rank warrior could afford.