It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 576 Liu Zheng gets on a sedan chair, carried by eight men

Only when he stood in the sunlight could he see the ball in his hand clearly.

The surface of the sphere is mainly milky white, with some light yellow spots.

Liu Zheng leaned in closer and smelled it, and could faintly smell a strange fragrance.

It's not as pungent as sandworm blood, but the aftertaste is longer.

"Colonel, I found it."

He said, holding up the ball.

"It's OK. This size is above average. You're not too unlucky."

The driver got out of the tank and said.

"That's right. After all, my luck has been improved many times."

Liu Zheng said proudly.

"By the way, this smells similar to sandworm blood. Are they the same thing?"

he asked.

"Not exactly. This stone ball is actually the ganglion of the sandworm. The substance inside is called 'spice'. It is a substance formed by the reaction of the sandworm's blood, medulla, excrement and various other messes."

"The effect of 'spice' is much stronger than sandworm blood, and it is much more addictive. Your men took sandworm blood, so I said it could still be saved. If it took 'spice', then I can only suggest that you kill it."

The driver replied.

"If all the soldiers die, what's the point of the commander's existence?"

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"I don't think it's anything special. Anyone else you know can take its place. Of course, you are the commander now, and I am just a staff officer providing advice."

The driver chose to reserve his opinion.

"Let's continue discussing this."

He returned to the tank cabin carrying the ball.

"How should we deal with it? Cut it open or suck it out with a syringe?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"All is fine. But I suggest you don't open it yet and sell it with the whole ball."

the driver said.

"why?"

"Have you ever heard of gambling on stones?"

The driver asked back.

"heard about it."

He nodded.

When jadeite is mined, it is wrapped in a layer of weathered skin. It is impossible to know whether the jadeite is good or bad. The quality of the jadeite can only be known after it is cut.

Some people will specifically buy these jadeite raw stones, and then bet that the value of the jade material inside can exceed the value of buying the raw stones.

This kind of playing method is called gambling on stones.

Of course, in reality this is pure fraud.

Putting aside the issue of various testing methods, the overall quality of raw stones produced in the same area will not differ too much, and there is no room for gambling at all.

"This is different. 'Spice' is very sensitive when it is in the ganglion. Existing detection methods will cause it to spontaneously combust, so betting on 'spice' still makes sense."

"The sandworm has become like this. Although the size of this ganglion is good, it is hard to say how much 'spice' it can contain, so it is better to sell it as a whole."

The driver explained.

"I see. I'll put it away for now, then."

Considering that the stone ball was not very heavy and it was not very convenient to put it in the legendary takeout box, Liu Zheng simply put it into the "Headless Mandarin Duck Purse".

This storage equipment obtained from the box weaver spider finally has its first inventory.

“Who should I sell this to?”

he asked again.

"'Spice' has a wide range of uses. You got it through a legitimate channel. There should be a lot of people buying it."

the driver said.

This is when it was demonstrated again that as an employee of the Bloody Restaurant, if you were an ordinary person, even if the Arrakis sandworms took the initiative to attack you, even if the Biological Administration determined that you were acting in self-defense, your spoils would definitely be confiscated.

"Row."

Then he can go and ask Doctor Nile first. If Doctor Nile doesn't have the channel, he can then ask the "Sadouyou" business or the "Yifeng" pharmacy.

Considering that the equally addictive "Diyejia" was purchased from Yifeng, it is very likely that the latter is willing to pay a high price for it.

"Then what should we do with this sandworm corpse?"

Liu Zheng asked again.

"As I said, if you sell it to a stonemason, you might be able to get some money."

The driver said expressionlessly.

“Maybe there are other uses.”

He suddenly had an idea and dialed 4399.

"what's up?"

4399 seconds to answer.

"I was attacked by an Arrakis sandworm near Bathhouse Street."

Liu Zheng said.

"Rescue or aftermath?"

4399 asked
"It's been killed. I thought the Biological Administration might need it, so I called you."

"Was it intentional or accidental?"

4399 was silent for two seconds, then asked.

"At least for me it was accidental."

He understood what 4399 meant.

"Okay, I'll contact the Biological Administration."

"Let's go to the bathing street."

Liu Zheng hung up the phone and ordered.

"Copy that, Commander."

Perhaps it was because he had relived the hunting activities with the driver, the driver was very kind to him.

The tank quickly arrived in front of the Torii gate, and Liu Zheng carried Niu Daji out of the cabin.

"Brother! Brother, what's wrong with you?"

The two minotaurs guarding the torii were horrified when they saw them and immediately came forward to meet them.

"We encountered enemies on the way here. Who are you two?"

Liu Zheng asked after he finished explaining.

"Boss, I'm Niu Baji."

Said the slightly larger minotaur.

"Boss, I'm Niu Jiuji."

The slightly smaller minotaur said.

"Where's Niu Xiaoji?"

he asked casually.

He remembered that Niu Daji was on duty with Niu Xiaoji at that time.

"Brother Xiaoji got into trouble again and was grounded by his mother."

Niu Baji replied.

The job belongs to whoever is given it, but if one finds someone to take over the job or is punished by family law, the salary for that day will belong to the replacement.

"I see."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"Jiuji, call mom and ask her to prepare the medicine soup."

Niu Baji said to Niu Jiuji.

"Okay, Brother Baji."

Niu Jiuji took out his cell phone.

"Is the medicine effective?"

he asked.

"This is a recipe passed down from our family, specially developed for our family's constitution. The effect is very good, there will definitely be no problem."

Niu Baji said confidently.

"No wonder your ancestors were able to help you earn this iron rice bowl."

Liu Zheng said admiringly.

The ancestral armor, ancestral prescriptions, and ancestral physique make it the best in terms of resistance to attacks. It is an innate meat shield holy body.

"Hehe, that's right. Then I'll take Brother Daji home first."

Niu Baji reached out to take Niu Daji.

"No hurry, since you all call me Boss, I'll be frank with you."

He stared into Niu Baji's eyes, making the latter's scalp tingle. "If anything happens to Daji, I will send your entire clan to accompany him. Especially Niu Xiaoji, I will make him wish he could neither live nor die."

Liu Zheng said word by word.

He remembered clearly that when Niu Daji wanted to stay behind to cover their retreat, Niu Xiaoji was very happy to inherit his name.

"Yes, Boss. I remember that. Don't worry, our family is very united. Brother Xiaoji was just a little mean, he doesn't have any bad intentions."

Niu Baji said with difficulty.

"That would be great. Take these first."

Liu Zheng stuffed a handful of money into its arms.

"Buy whatever you need, all the best. If you don't have enough money, call me anytime. If you can't buy something with the money, tell me and I'll go get it."

he warned.

"Yes, Boss. Don't worry, Daji is the pride of our family. We will definitely cure him."

Niu Baji assured.

Ever since the ancestors of the Niu family earned this fortune, there have been ambitious people in the Niu family who want to expand and strengthen the family fortune.

It is not easy to maintain a successful business, and starting a business is even harder. Those members of the Niu family who dared to fight either failed at the start or died halfway. Not to mention becoming bigger and stronger, it actually consumed a lot of the Niu family's foundation.

So over time, the Niu family became more and more conservative and lived on their small piece of land on Yuchang Street.

Niu Daji is the one with the best chance of success in the Niu family now. Not only did he not ask for any support from his family, but he also gave his family a lot of feedback in a short period of time, allowing the Niu family to see hope of suppressing the Yang family.

"Well, let's go."

Liu Zheng carefully placed Niu Daji on Niu Baji's arm.

"Not bad, young man. Stand guard well, and you will be able to walk out of Bathhouse Street like you, Daji, in the future."

After Niu Baji left, he patted Niu Jiuji on the shoulder, stuffed a handful of money into his pocket, said a few words of encouragement, and then walked through the torii gate under the other's admiring eyes.

As soon as he entered the Bathhouse Street, he saw a sedan chair carried by eight people, with three large ink-splashed characters "Gaga Shuang" written on the curtain.

"Please get in the sedan chair, Mr. Liu. Mr. Yuan asked us to pick you up."

The lead sedan bearer said respectfully.

"it is good."

Liu Zheng got into the sedan without any doubt.

If the "Gaga Shuang" bathhouse had been infiltrated to this extent, Yuan Baoer would have died long ago.

Of course, he also held the express delivery note in his tentacle, ready to use at any time.

Fortunately, nothing happened. The scenery outside the window changed, and soon the sedan chair arrived at the entrance of the "Gaga Shuang" bathhouse.

"Why are you here so late?"

Liu Zheng got out of the sedan chair and Yuan Baoer came up to him and asked.

She sent a sedan chair carried by eight people to pick up Liu Zheng because she saw that the time for delivering the meal was almost up.

"I encountered an Arrakis sandworm on the way."

Liu Zheng explained.

He checked his phone and saw that there were only about ten minutes left to deliver the food. It was indeed too late for him to finish his business at Baiguixing and then go back to "Gagashuang" to deliver the food.

"Is it an ambush?"

Yuan Baoer frowned and said
"Probably not. It's a rare protected species in the Great Desert. Dajiangshan or Baiguixing probably don't have the ability to set up such an ambush."

"Okay, what now? Should I order another takeout?"

Yuan Baoer asked.

"Then I have to get back to the restaurant. Never mind, let's just go."

He shook his head and said.

This is when the benefit of having the "Legendary Delivery Man's Ration Cigarettes" comes into play, otherwise he would have no choice but to return to the city first.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to meet you outside when the time comes."

Yuan Baoer said.

"No, I have plenty of ways to escape."

Not to mention that Liu Zheng has a bunch of insiders in the Hundred Ghosts. If things really don't work out, he can always rush into the elevator and use the "restaurant elevator floor button", which will reply faster than a courier slip.

"Okay. Secretary Yuan, come here."

Yuan Baoer shouted, and a woman in a gray suit and silver high heels walked to the door.

"Her name is Yuan Xiaoqin, and she is my cousin."

Yuan Baoer gave a brief introduction.

"Hello, Mr. Liu."

Secretary Yuan bowed slightly.

"Hello, the Yuan family members are indeed extraordinary."

After a few polite words, Liu Zheng handed the takeaway to Secretary Yuan and rushed to the Baiguixing Bathhouse.

"who?"

He was walking through the streets and alleys along the route that Niu Daji took him last time, when he suddenly felt like he was being watched.

"Squeak~"

A black mass rolled out of the shadows and circled around his hooves.

"So it's you."

The murderous look on Liu Zheng's face immediately turned into a smile.

He lowered his tentacles and teased them a few times.

Although he had no basis for it, Liu Zheng felt that these were the black balls that came to him begging last time.

"What? Have you spent all the money I gave you last time? I don't have any money to give you if you spend it so quickly."

He joked.

"Squeak!"

The black balls all shook their heads, and another group of black balls ran out from the shadows with the hundred-dollar bill on their heads.

"Huh? You haven't used it yet. Are you afraid to use it or can't use it?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Squeak!"

The black ball changed its formation and built a house with its own body.

"Good fellow, are you trying to save money to buy a house?"

He understood.

"Squeak!"

The black balls nodded vigorously.

"Very good. As the saying goes, those who have no permanent property have no permanent heart. Without permanent heart, they will indulge in evil and extravagance, and do everything for their own benefit. You are so small, but you have such great ambitions. It's amazing."

Liu Zheng said with a smile.

"Squeak!"

The black balls, who had all dropped out of prenatal education, naturally didn't understand what he was saying, but that didn't stop them from knowing that Liu was praising them, and they happily started dancing.

"Here, I'll add a little more bricks and tiles to your house-buying project."

He placed ten more hundred-dollar bills on the heads of the black balls.

"Okay, I still have some work to do. I'll come and play with you guys when I'm free."

Liu Zheng touched the black balls again and said.

"Squeak!"

A group of black balls suddenly crashed into his tentacles and then scattered into puffs of ash.

He reacted and quickly raised his tentacle, only to see a clear black ball mark on it.

"Name: Black Dumpling's Gift (One-time)"

"Type: Props"

“Quality: Excellent”

"Effect: Use it in the corner or shadow of a building to transform into a black ball and possess some of its abilities. The duration is ten minutes and can be canceled at any time."

"Note: Weak and poor creatures can only give themselves as gifts."

“Can I take out a copy: Yes”

"Ugh."

Having received a very practical item, Liu Zheng sighed instead.

"Why are you doing this?"

He looked at the black balls and said with a complicated expression.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The black balls didn't answer, but just made the shape of "goodbye" again and rolled back into the shadows.

Liu Zheng took another look at the mark on the tentacle and did not put it into the system space.

It was because of these "people" and these things that he was unable to complete the copy and leave the metropolis.

"It's really annoying."

While complaining, he smiled and walked towards the Hundred Ghosts Parade not far away.

(End of this chapter)