I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 176 - Procurement of Equipment

Chapter 176: Chapter 176 Procurement of Equipment

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Fang Xiaocao walked to the balcony and glanced down. Below the balcony was the hotel’s garden, and since it was mealtime, there was no one around.

After planning her route on the navigation, Xiaocao hopped on a shared bicycle and took off.

Pedaling furiously, it took her ten kilometers to reach her destination, a guesthouse hotel.

After returning the shared bicycle to its parking spot, Xiaocao walked into the guesthouse hotel and checked in.

With her room card in hand, Xiaocao didn’t hurry upstairs but instead turned around and walked out.

The assassin from the Blacklist could come at any time, so Xiaocao needed to familiarize herself with the surroundings to avoid running into a dead end while on the run.

Getting trapped in a dead end would spell disaster.

Xiaocao circled the guesthouse once, getting an initial grasp of the local terrain.

After some thought, she expanded her range and circled around again.

Not until she had a basic understanding of everything within a one-kilometer radius around the guesthouse did Xiaocao feel somewhat relieved.

She then entered a clothing store, picked two sets of sturdy and wearable clothes suitable for physical activity, including underwear and outerwear.

After paying, Xiaocao quickly changed into one set in the fitting room of the store before leaving with the other set.

As for the old clothes…

Having worn them for two days already, Xiaocao simply threw them away.

In a situation where she was constantly at risk of assassination, who had time to wash and wait for clothes to dry?

It was not like she could run for her life while toting around dirty laundry.

Better to just throw them away.

Leaving the clothing store, Xiaocao walked into a military enthusiast equipment shop.

She needed to replenish some useful gear.

Right now, all she had were a few Flying Daggers, which were far from enough.

Those Flying Daggers couldn’t even sustain her through a skirmish with the assassin from the Blacklist.

So, she had to stock up on gear.

Inside the military equipment store, Xiaocao browsed around and selected two woven paracord bracelets.

Paracord bracelets double as a wearable accessory on the wrist when not in use and can be unraveled into a bundle of strong, durable rope in an emergency.

Xiaocao browsed some more and picked out two short-handle hand axes designed for outdoor survival.

The short-handle hand axe was akin to two oversized Daggers.

The short handle was long enough for an adult man to grip fully, made from heavy-duty but surprisingly sturdy material, with one side being the cutting edge and the other a Window Breaker Hammer.

They also came with a canvas sheath for the blade, which could be hung on a belt, making them convenient to carry and far more lethal than a Dagger.

She bought a robust outdoor belt, a pair of Cut-resistant Gloves, and a pair of imported high-top desert combat boots.

After some thought, Xiaocao grabbed a Stab-proof Vest and a Desert Camouflage Training Suit.

Once her shopping was complete, Xiaocao paid and left the military enthusiast equipment store with her goods.

She then turned and entered a hardware store nearby.

Fang Xiaocao was staying on the third floor. For her now, jumping down from this height was not really a problem.

She scanned the surroundings to make sure no one was paying attention to her from above or below. With a leap, she flipped over the balcony and descended.

Landing on an air conditioning unit on the first floor to break her fall, Fang Xiaocao steadily touched down and with a tactical roll, she managed to reduce her momentum even further. She then sprang up and took off running.

Xiaocao agilely vaulted over the garden fence and reached the street.

Glancing back at her room, Xiaocao smiled slightly, scanned a shared bicycle and rode away.

“Goodbye, Mr. Assassin~”

“Treasure every moment~”

“I’ve slipped through your fingers again~”

Xiaocao muttered to herself, feeling quite pleased.

Riding the bike felt like flying.

In a short while, Xiaocao had vanished.

After biking three kilometers non-stop, Xiaocao was still neither red in the face nor out of breath.

She parked the shared bike by the roadside and took out her phone to send a WeChat message to Hot Noodles: “Future me, I’ve made it out. Three kilometers should be safe for now, right?”

[Hot Noodles: You are safe for now, but it’s only temporary.]

[Hot Noodles: The terror of the Blacklist far exceeds your imagination. As long as you’re in Tang City, no matter where you stay, as soon as you leave your identity information, the Blacklist will be able to find you very quickly.]

[Hot Noodles: At most, they’ll need only one night’s time to locate you.]

Hot Noodles quickly replied to the message.

Reading the content of Hot Noodles’ message, a weight sank in Xiaocao’s heart.

Xiaocao knew Hot Noodles was right.

As long as she was in Tang City, it didn’t matter which hotel or B&B she stayed in; as soon as she left her identity information, it was only a matter of time before the Blacklist would find her.

And even…

It was not just in Tang City.

In any city across the country, as soon as Xiaocao revealed her whereabouts, even just leaving her identity information, the Blacklist would have ways to track her down.

Again, it was just a question of time.

After some contemplation, Xiaocao composed and sent a WeChat message to Hot Noodles: “Future me, do you have any good suggestions?”

Now Xiaocao was at a loss.

Unsure where to go from here.

No place was safe; the Blacklist was extremely powerful and intricate, having claws everywhere.

Even abroad, they were widespread.

Facing such a behemoth, even as the chosen heroine with Golden Finger at her side, taking on the Blacklist alone was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, utterly overestimating her abilities!

She was by no means a match for the Blacklist!

At a time like this, she could only avoid the limelight temporarily.

And look for opportunities to stealthily strike at the Blacklist, breaking them down one by one, plucking the fangs they bared.

Even so, even with Xiaocao’s strength constantly growing, gathering more subordinates through hypnosis, completely eliminating the Blacklist was probably a lifelong small goal.

The existence of the Blacklist could be said to have a long history.

It is said to have been around for a century already.

Just the fact that it had lasted so long was proof enough of the Blacklist’s strength and terror.

[Hot Noodles: I think you’d better hide away for now.]

[Hot Noodles: The assassin from the Blacklist that’s after you is extremely powerful, and your greatest trump card, hypnotism, is utterly useless against him. You can only hide for the moment and lay low.]

Hot Noodles’ reply made Fang Xiaocao chuckle bitterly. It seemed that even with the ability to foresee the future, she wasn’t omnipotent. In the face of absolute power, all the fancy tricks were just paper tigers.

“Fine, I’ll find a place to stay.”

Shaking her head helplessly, Xiaocao replied to Hot Noodles over WeChat, then closed the WeChat app and opened the Unscrupulous Map to locate a hotel.

After looking around the hardware store, Xiaocao chose a large box of nails.