"You said you received news that the new president of the Guishi Commercial Street in Hongcheng City is willing to come?"
"Yes, yes, I just received the message." Qianzhigui said ingratiatingly to the president of the provincial chamber of commerce, "The message came from the pharmacy owner in Hongcheng City. That owner knows Huapi and they have some connections, so it shouldn't be wrong."
After tapping his fingertips on the table for a while, the president of the provincial chamber of commerce nodded. "Then let's make proper preparations to welcome this new president of the chamber of commerce."
As he spoke, a young human male was brought forward, bound and pleading, "I... I'll do anything, please don't kill me, please..."
The sound then disappeared into the rippling water, and a huge black shadow leaped out of the water, biting off the young man's body and falling back into the water, creating huge waves.
Seeing the miserable state of his companions ahead, the man who was then pushed up was so frightened that he wet his pants.
"Alright, that's settled. Let it eat a little less these next few days, save room for a big meal!"
As for this...
"You've soaked my fine carpet... I'll just use his to fix it!"
...
Back at the cabin, Su Luo didn't stand on ceremony. He used the Rejuvenating Grass along with the medicinal herbs given to him by the pharmacy owner to make a lot of Rejuvenation Liquid. He then divided it into tiny bottles, each the size of a thumb, and gave one bottle to each of the contracted monsters, Ghost Hand.
"Is this... Am I dreaming?" Congratulations on getting rich stared blankly at the resurrection liquid in the small bottle.
"Resurrection fluid, resurrection fluid." Brain Brother hugged the small bottle with great interest and inserted it into his brain to preserve it.
Even the newly arrived Rose Beauty became interested in the rejuvenating elixir, speaking in her characteristically weak voice.
"Su Meiren is truly amazing; this is something that you might not be able to buy even with ghost money."
"This is freshly picked rose tea, meant to preserve youth and beauty. I'm giving it to Lady Su."
Su Luo: ...
"This is good tea, you should keep it for yourself." Su Luo calmly pushed the hot rose tea back. It's true that she wants to stay young forever, but she doesn't want to become a dried-up skeleton.
The strange creatures carefully put the items away, their respect for Su Luo growing even stronger.
"I'm giving you these because I'm going to the Guishi Commercial Street in the provincial capital."
"Since the other party is so eager to see me, it would be really inappropriate not to extend my New Year's greetings."
"However, I'll be bringing some family members with me."
As for the family members Su Luo mentioned, it's probably them.
Bringing so many strange creatures to stroll through the Ghost Market doesn't sound like a simple shopping trip; it sounds more like they're going to cause trouble.
"This thing is for saving your life."
Or perhaps, there's no need for it at all.
Having several plans is Su Luo's usual practice. Directly confronting a three-star monster head-on sounds... pretty good!
"Boss, where's mine?" The gourmet waited around but didn't get his resurrection potion. When he heard his boss say that they were going to attack the Gui City commercial street in the provincial capital, the resurrection potion was obviously a get-out-of-jail-free card. If anyone got hurt, they would have a chance to start over.
Is it because the boss doesn't give it to me that he thinks I'm just a one-star monster and not very useful?
Even that lucky guy is an evolving creature; when he wakes up again, he'll be at least a three-star monster!
He's the worst cook in the whole house, it's so frustrating!
Noticing the gourmet's pitiful gaze, Su Luo chuckled calmly, walked up to him, patted the crack on the gourmet's big belly with earnest words, and hung a small bottle of rejuvenating fluid on it.
"The pastry shops in Hongcheng are pretty good."
"The shapes are quite nice, especially the human-shaped cakes. They are unique and insightful."
"There are just too few, only one."
"I hope I can eat more rice cakes when I come back, okay?"
So the eldest sister really does like rice cakes! She still wants mine, I'm so happy! The gourmet thought to himself, completely unaware of the wink and smirk the painted skin gave him.
This food critic probably doesn't actually believe the owner likes his terrible taste in rice cakes! This guy probably didn't actually make a skewer of rice cakes shaped like that!
Are you sure Su Luo won't punch you twice as soon as he gets back?
So the revitalizing liquid was used to prevent the boss from losing control of his strength and accidentally sending the food critic away?
Thinking of this, Huapi withdrew his outstretched hand, swallowed hard, and pretended not to have seen it.
Well, everyone has their own destiny, I won't force it.
...
That night.
Lunar New Year's Eve is usually a time for family to eat, drink, and reunite. However, in these post-apocalyptic world, it's hard to say how many people have such relaxing time these days.
The president of the Chamber of Commerce in the Guishi Commercial Street of the provincial capital, when in Rome, do as the Romans do, and he celebrates the festival like humans. A gladiator is placed in mid-air below a pool of water the size of a football field, and black shadows can be seen swimming on the surface of the water from time to time.
In the arena, a dozen or so people were driven in. There were women who were barely clothed, as well as lean men, old people and children. Most importantly, this group of people were all related by blood.
"Today is a joyous day for family reunion. Our family has been blessed with great kindness, allowing you all to be together!" Qianzhi Gui, who had been promoted to vice president of the provincial chamber of commerce, declared arrogantly.
"Only one winner can leave the arena!"
"Everyone present can place bets on the final winner. Betting will stop when there are fewer than four people on the table!"
"Game, start!"
At Thousand Fingers' command, all the monsters in the arena erupted in excitement! Meanwhile, the humans in the arena wore sorrowful expressions, looking around with tearful eyes.
"Dad, are you alright?"
"I'm an old man, I've lived this long and I've had enough. I'll leave the hope of life to you all!" With that, the oldest man in the arena pushed aside the people around him, ran to the edge of the arena with all his might, and jumped down without hesitation, plunging into the bottomless abyss below the arena.
"dad!"
"Old man!"
Before the daughter could recover from the grief of losing her father, her mother jumped off the stage as well. In just a few breaths, the two people on the stage were gone.
The surrounding monsters seemed a bit annoyed by this and started jeering, "Suicide? That's boring, what's the point of watching this?"
"Refund! Refund! Refund!"
"President, is this all? This is the grand opening act you were talking about?"
Hearing the words of the strange VIPs below the stage, the Chamber of Commerce President glanced at Thousand-Finger Ghost. Thousand-Finger Ghost nodded knowingly and ordered his little ghosts and human slaves to bring weapons to the arena. He also released a fierce tiger to provoke the people on the stage to resist!
"I'll say it again, suicide is ineffective. If everyone commits suicide, the last person left won't survive either!"
Upon hearing Qianzhigui's words, a trace of pain flashed in the eyes of the remaining people. Finally, the father in the middle of the field seemed unable to bear it any longer. He roared, picked up the nearest axe, and chopped at the person he loved most!
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