Two shadows and one person moved so fast that even the enhanced evolved individuals could barely keep up.
Following two dark figures, the group ran wildly into the back street.
A vending machine has appeared on the back street at some point.
Li Yue stood in front of the vending machine, deep in thought. The small mouth of the fat and thin figure continued to chatter incessantly, clearly encouraging Li Yue to make a purchase. Judging from their demeanor, they were ten times more enthusiastic than when collecting taxes.
The prices of items in the vending machine were also magnified tenfold.
Food and water gift pack, 10 energy points; combat suit, 20; weapon set, 30...
Li Yue was dumbfounded: "Are the items in this vending machine different from those in the other vending machines?"
Same here~
"Can't I buy it from other vending machines?"
Fat Shadow: "No way."
Thin figure: "You're an outsider."
Fat Shadow: "This is the only one we can use."
It's a ruthless scythe for reaping the benefits of outsiders, without even trying to put on an act.
Li Yue isn't stupid. Why would she fall into such a blatant consumer trap?
Li Yue gritted her teeth and "politely" refused.
The shadowy figure, still unwilling to give up, exchanged a glance. (This glance was purely Xia Chuhe's imagination; the eyeless shadowy figure simply turned its head away from him.)
Do you want a partner?
Do you want children?
"Get married in a minute~"
"Two babies in three days!"
"Grows up in two days."
"I'll make you a grandmother!"
Do you want your parents?
Do you need grandparents?
Do you want a brother?
Five generations living under one roof!
"A fulfilling life!"
"Arrange it immediately!"
Li Yue was confused. Why was the topic so drastically different? Was it about spending money? No, after failing to scam her out of money, why was he suddenly interested in her family?
Li Qiusheng, who came from an unfortunate background, was very perceptive about this and murmured, "Get married and have children, with elderly parents to care for and young children to raise."
Xia Chuhe continued: "With eyes open, making money is like climbing a mountain, every step is difficult and arduous; with eyes closed, spending money is like flowing water, gone forever."
Li Yue was so terrified by the future the two described that her hair stood on end, and she immediately crossed her arms in front of her chest: "Stop! Stop!"
Wang Yan added, "There are two brothers lying down over there, waiting for you to help them up."
Li Yue wasn't afraid of Wang Yan at all. She covered his mouth with her hand and glared fiercely at the two menacing figures in the shadows: "Shut up, both of you! I want to be beautiful on my own!"
Lu Dangui stood to one side, a slight smile playing on his lips as he watched them fool around.
Bu Yi laughed so hard he couldn't straighten up.
Xia Chuhe couldn't help but pat Li Yue's arm, which was wrapped around Wang Yan's arm, to indicate that while she was having fun and joking around, she shouldn't forget to take care of the important matters.
Xia Chuhe looked at the dark figure, immediately his smile vanished, and he asked seriously, "What exactly are you plotting?"
The shadowy figure was fairly honest; seeing that the most effective consumer traps and fertility traps were not working, it simply told the truth.
"You have money, you are free."
"If you have no money, you'll risk your life."
I hope you're broke and poor.
"We're waiting for you to beg for help, we're waiting for you to sign!"
Fat Shadow pulled a piece of paper from his body, shook it in the air with a "whoosh," and slapped it in front of Li Yue.
Li Yue glanced at it and realized that the shadowy figure was truly shameless; the paper was actually a "food contract"!
The shadowy figure harbored the idea of turning Li Yue into a penniless pauper, forcing her to sell herself as food!
Li Yue was pondering whether signing this contract would help others become diners.
Xia Chuhe immediately crumpled the contract into a ball and threw it back into Fatty Ying's body: "I won't sign! Get out of here!"
She saw through Li Yue's thoughts and explained with an exceptionally serious expression: "There are already enough ingredients. If it were truly helpful, the world wouldn't have developed into what it is today."
Li Yue blinked, her soft voice full of laughter: "Thank you."
After going around in circles, the issue of identity is still unresolved.
Xia Chuhe watched as the fat figure foolishly reached into his throat to pull out the crumpled contract, and a flash of inspiration struck him.
"The Food Law, possessing the power of adjudication and supreme authority, should be a law... I have heard that the world's first relatively complete written code of law was the Code of Hammurabi, promulgated by a king named Hammurabi. Do you think it is the kingship that gives the law its authority, or the law that consolidates the kingship's rule?" Xia Chuhe spoke slowly, a plan already taking shape in his mind.
Li Yue used the wasteland situation as a reference: "The laws of the base are stipulated by the upper echelons. First there are upper-ups, and then there are laws."
As Li Yue spoke, her face paled slightly. She murmured softly, seemingly to herself, "The law has very little effect on the upper class... just like the dining regulations apply to diners..."
Xia Chuhe was engrossed in his own thoughts and didn't hear the second half of Li Yue's sentence.
Others were also pondering Xia Chuhe's meaning.
Lu Dangui pursed his lips: "You want to..."
Xia Chuhe's eyes sparkled; that was the expression she showed when she thought of something new and exciting, wanted to go on an adventure, and was very interested in something.
"Let's draft a new law!" Xia Chuhe paced back and forth excitedly. "As long as enough people support it and agree with it, as long as we have enough power to overthrow the existing law!"
Seize power and rewrite the laws.
They rewrote the laws and seized power.
In the Flesh and Blood Restaurant instance, the two complement each other.
For laws to be effective, they first need to be formulated and promulgated by authoritative figures, and require the recognition and obedience of the vast majority.
At the same time, in this instance, the law is also a tangible force. Only the newly compiled law can oppose the law of food and... replace the law of food!
In this way, they can bypass the process of becoming diners and become "diners" in a completely new sense!
Xia Chuhe was thrilled with the idea, but Lu Dangui had to rein in her runaway thoughts.
"Xia, we don't have that much time." There's a time limit for the dungeon, and today is already the second day.
Xia Chuhe patted her feverish head. Yes, they only had five days left. If they adopted the method of the newly compiled laws, there would be too much to do.
Bu Yi said firmly, "Boss, what do you need me to do? I can stay awake for three days and three nights."
Li Qiusheng retorted, not to be outdone: "I can do it too, no, I can go five days and five nights without sleeping!"
Wang Yan glanced at Xia Chuhe, then at Lu Dangui, and remained silent. He also wanted to support his leader, but the idea of rewriting the laws was simply too far-fetched. Even if the six of them worked day and night for five days, it wouldn't be enough.
Lu Dangui conceded: "Let's test it with a simple agreement first, and if it works..."
"Hahaha!"
"You big idiot!"
"Draft laws!"
"Looking for us!"
"Please, we're begging you!"
I won't tell you either~
The giggling sounds came from the two dark figures.
They sang and laughed as they drifted away.
Fat Shadow tossed a wad of paper around in its hand, finally pulling out the crumpled "Ingredient Contract".
Li Yue gave everyone a deep look, and with explosive speed that caught them off guard, she caught up with the shadowy figure and quickly exchanged a few words with him.
Then, she unfolded the "Ingredient Contract," bit her index finger, and pressed a bloody fingerprint onto it.
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