Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

Seeing Lin Zhiyu and Aniloz come and sit down in front of the bar, the drinkers at the nearby seats stood up and moved away as if they had seen a ghost. They hurriedly left the bar along with many other drinkers in the hall, as if they would encounter something terrible if they continued to stay there.

Behind the bar, the bartender who was pouring drinks for Lin Zhiyu and Anneloz also had a look of panic on his face. Even though there was a beauty like Anneloz in front of him, he didn't dare to look at her for too long.

"Everyone seems to be afraid of you?" Lin Zhiyu joked to Aniloz with a smile.

At this time, Anneloz was tilting her head to look at Kim Mi-jeong and Busujima Saeko.

Her eyes were mainly focused on Tachibana Rikuro, and the extremely hungry Tachibana Rikuro was already eating with his mouth full of oil, which made Aniloz frown and feel disgusted.

Hearing Lin Zhiyu talking to her, Aniloz turned around and said with a blank expression but a tone that could hardly conceal her arrogance:

"Do you think everyone is like you and dares to look me in the eye like this?"

Just then, the bartender brought up a full glass of beer, so Lin Zhiyu picked up the glass, made a toast to Aniloz, and said:

"Only those with evil intentions but a fear of beauty dare not look directly at her. I am upright and have a clear conscience, so why should I be afraid to look? Besides, when speaking to others, you should look them in the eye. Isn't this the most basic etiquette?"

"Haha, you have good eloquence." Anneloz smiled faintly, then clinked glasses with Lin Zhiyu and took a big gulp of beer.

Afterwards, the two talked about the commission.

Lin Zhiyu once again told Aniloz about the characteristics of the magician Barud Barnett, and said to Aniloz solemnly:

"This magician, Barud, is an extremely dangerous person. He likes to lurk in the shadows, plotting and harming others. If you agree to help me investigate him, you must not take it lightly!"

In fact, Lin Zhiyu was just giving it a try, hoping that if it was Aniloz, she could find the whereabouts of the magician Barud.

Even if she couldn't find out, after he reminded her, Aniloz would definitely take the magician Barood seriously, so that she wouldn't end up like in the plot, where she was forced into a desperate situation and only then realized that the mastermind behind the plot was the magician Barood.

If an ordinary employer commissioned Aniloz to investigate the magician Barood and told Aniloz that this person was dangerous, someone as proud as Aniloz would definitely not care.

But Aniloz had just fought Lin Zhiyu and knew that he was quite powerful. Naturally, she wouldn't underestimate a figure who even Lin Zhiyu was so afraid of.

After taking two more sips of wine and seeing Lin Zhiyu's serious expression, Aniloz narrowed her eyes and said:

"Is this magician Barud you mentioned really that dangerous? If so, I'm afraid I'll have to pay more..."

"Money is not a problem." Lin Zhiyu immediately took out all the money he had and slapped it on the bar, then added to Aniloz, "If it's not enough, my friend has more."

The amount of money Lin Zhiyu slapped on the counter was quite a lot. But Aniloz only glanced at it, then returned her gaze to Lin Zhiyu's face and said calmly:

"Adding money or something is just nonsense. I said before that as long as you fight with me, I will accept your commission without any money. Do you think I look like a person who goes back on his word?"

Lin Zhiyu was silent for a moment, then pushed the money to Aniloz on the counter and said:

"You'd better keep the money! If you really don't want to accept it, then consider it as payment for another commission from me."

"Oh? You still have something to entrust me with?" Aniloz looked at Lin Zhiyu in surprise.

Lin Zhiyu nodded and then said:

"I heard that the 'Red Queen' Aixiu, who controls the largest arena in this city, and Miss Aniloz are good friends who grew up together?"

Seeing Lin Zhiyu suddenly mention Aixiu, Aniloz was even more surprised. Then she made a "tsk" sound and said with disgust that Aixiu was not her good friend. Strictly speaking, he should be called a bad friend.

"That woman has loved playing tricks on others since she was little. Now she manages the city's largest arena. Every night, she arranges for two female gladiators to fight each other. The loser is stripped naked and humiliated on the stage. This not only satisfies her perverse taste, but also excites the audience in the stands. It's truly boring."

This is not boring at all... Lin Zhiyu secretly complained, and then said to Anneloz, I hope you can introduce me and my friends to Aixiu.

Anneloz didn't expect that the other thing that Lin Zhiyu paid her to do was so simple. She raised her eyebrows and then turned to look at Jin Meiting and Busujima Saeko.

"Oh, your two friends have good looks and figures. I'm sure they will attract Ai Xiu's attention without my introduction."

The implication is that Aniloz obviously misunderstood Lin Zhiyu, thinking that Lin Zhiyu wanted to recommend Jin Meiting and Busujima Saeko to Aixiu, so that these two beauties could also become female gladiators in the Red Queen Arena.

Chapter 7: The Head of the Undead

Knowing that Aniloz had misunderstood his meaning, Lin Zhiyu immediately explained and said to Aniloz, I have something more important to discuss with Aixiu, and this matter is also related to the magician Barud.

Seeing Lin Zhiyu mention the magician Barud again, Aniloz couldn't help but frown.

"Who is this magician Barud? Do you have a grudge against him?" Aniloz asked Lin Zhiyu subconsciously.

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and said:

"In short, you just need to know that this guy is dangerous."

Seeing Lin Zhiyu's secretive look, Aniloz was silent for a while, and then said that she would help introduce Lin Zhiyu and the other two to Aixiu.

"Where are you living now? I'll come find you once everything is arranged."

"It's in the hotel a hundred meters after you leave this bar and turn left. It's the first room on the second floor."

"Okay, see you later then."

After knowing Lin Zhiyu's contact address, Aniloz took the stack of bills that Lin Zhiyu had placed on the bar counter, then stood up and walked towards the door of the bar.

When she passed by Tachibana Rikuro's position, she stopped for a moment, her eyes swept over Kim Mi-cho and Busujima Saeko who dared to look at her, and finally locked onto Tachibana Rikuro.

At this time, Ju Rikuro had already eaten and drunk his fill, and he noticed a beautiful woman walking towards him and stopping beside him to stare at him. He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly tore off a piece of paper and wiped his greasy mouth.

Looking at Tachibana Rikuro's silly look, Anneloz suddenly felt that there was nothing to regret.

What's the point of having such a powerful talent in a child like this? She had originally seen that Tachibana Rikuro was gifted and even wanted to take him in as a servant. Now, she could only say that she didn't feel bad about missing out on him.

Tachibana Rikuro didn't know that this brief eye contact with Anneloz was the final verdict of his fate.

When Aniloz took another step, walking past him with a fragrant breeze, he suddenly felt as if he had lost something important...

Finally, Aniloz pushed the door open and left.

Lin Zhiyu then came to Ju Lulang and asked, "Are you full?"

"Well, thank you for your gift!" Ju Rikuro smiled and thanked Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu nodded silently, then walked to Jin Meiting, touched Jin Meiting's thigh, and slid his hand into his trouser pocket, and quickly took out several large-denomination bills.

"Amidahara is too dangerous. Take this money and leave this place quickly!"

Lin Zhiyu slapped the bills on the table, looked at Ju Rikulang meaningfully, and then without giving Ju Rikulang a chance to thank him again, he turned and walked towards the corner of the bar where Huang Xie was sitting.

At this time, apart from Lin Zhiyu and his friends, there were six or seven people left in the bar, including Huang Xie, all of whom were members of the Kowloon Club.

They looked at Ju Rikuro secretly with greedy and fierce eyes. If they were not afraid of Lin Zhiyu's presence, they would have probably robbed him.

Lin Zhiyu walked over and sat down opposite Huang Xie.

Huang Xie glanced at Ju Lulang, then reminded Lin Zhiyu:

"Is that kid your friend? He looks like a little lamb, harmless. In this city, people love to bully stupid guys like this. If you give him money, it will probably only hurt him."

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and said nonchalantly:

"Who said he and I are friends? I just like him and gave him some money like a beggar. As for whether he will be beheaded and his money stolen, what does it have to do with me?"

Hearing Lin Zhiyu's words, Huang Xie raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, and after a moment's hesitation, he whispered to Lin Zhiyu, "Are you serious? Are you kidding me?"

"Do you think I'm joking with you?" Lin Zhiyu looked at Huang Xie expressionlessly.

Huang Xie and Lin Zhiyu looked at each other for a moment, then nodded slightly and smiled, then stood up and said something to several other members of the Kowloon Club in the bar.

Then he returned to Lin Zhiyu, waved to the bartender, and ordered two glasses of the most expensive and best-tasting Blood Thorn wine in the bar.

"This is my treat, come on, have a drink!"

boom!

As the wine glasses collided, the blood-like wine in the glasses swayed and spilled a little.

At the same time, several thugs from the Kowloon Society in the bar ignored the presence of Kim Mi-cho and Busujima Saeko, came to Tachibana Rikuro, grabbed his collar and lifted him up from his seat.

"Boy, what are you looking at?"

"Ah? Me? I didn't see anything?"

"What are you looking at? I'm talking to you and you don't look at me. You don't respect me, do you? Do you know what politeness is? Damn it, get out here!"

Several thugs from the Kowloon Gang were arrogant and unreasonable, and were simply looking for trouble. If they disagreed with something, they would drag Tachibana Rikuro outside the bar and beat him up.

Kim Mi-ting and Busujima Saeko glanced at Lin Zhiyu and found that Lin Zhiyu shook his head slightly, so they let Tachibana Rikuro be taken away.

The thin Tachibana Rikuro was dragged out of the bar by the thugs of Kowloon Society. He looked at Lin Zhiyu in despair and shouted for help.

Lin Zhiyu turned his back to Ju Lulang, said nothing, and drank the blood-colored wine silently.

After a while, Huang Xie, feeling relaxed and happy, glanced at Jin Meiting and Dokujima Saeko, smiled sideways and said to Lin Zhiyu:

"Are those two beauties your lovers?"

Lin Zhiyu glanced at Huang Xie and said calmly:

"Why, you want to chat up someone?"

"Uh, haha, that's not true, I'm just envious. But, beauty goes with heroes! This is an unchanging truth from ancient times! Come on, let's go for another one!"

Huang Xie smiled apologetically and raised his glass to Lin Zhiyu again.

They sat in the bar drinking for about fifteen minutes before several Kowloon Gang thugs who had previously dragged Tachibana Rikuro out came back, one of them with fresh blood on his clothes.

"Let's go!" Lin Zhiyu then said hello to Huang Xie, then stood up and called Jin Meiting and Busujima Saeko and left the bar.

……

A moment later, in a narrow alley near the bar.

Lin Zhiyu, with Jin Meiting and Busujima Saeko, found Tachibana Rikuro covered in blood.

At this time, Ju Lulang's head had been separated from his body, and his head fell at his feet with his eyes wide open, as if he died with his eyes open.

But Lin Zhiyu knew that this boy was an extremely rare "immortal". Even if he had completely lost his vitality, as long as his body was intact, he could be resurrected after a period of time.

So Lin Zhiyu squatted down, reached out to grab Ju Rikuro's hair, lifted up his head, and considered whether to cremate it.

At this moment, the prompt sound of the infinite system suddenly sounded in Lin Zhiyu's mind:

[Special item detected - 'Undead Head', triggering special options, please select! ]

[Option 1: Turn in the 'Head of the Undead' to receive +20 Stamina, 200 Exchange Tickets, and the special ability 'Immortality' will be added to the Infinite Mall as a new purchase item.]

[Option 2: Deal with the 'Head of the Undead' yourself, no reward.]

Chapter 8: The Cold-Faced Killer Needs to Be Held and Fed

In the worldview of the Taimanin universe, humans and demons have been the protagonists on the stage of history since ancient times.

Compared to the demons, who have all kinds of strange shapes and appearances, most of them are naturally extremely powerful.

The reason why humans have been able to survive to this day and stand on equal footing with the demons, in addition to the rapid development of scientific and technological civilization, is that there is another very important reason. Among the humans in this world, there are very few people with special powers who are born with various abilities that far exceed common sense.

Just like the mutants in Marvel.

These people are born different and cannot be judged by common sense.

As for Tachibana Rikuro, who possesses an immortal body, his talent is considered top-notch even among the group of people with special abilities.

In a modern magical world like the Taimanin universe, where there are all kinds of monsters and demons, if Tachibana Rikuro's head falls into the hands of some biologists or some evil demons who are proficient in magic and secret techniques, it may play a role far beyond people's imagination.

Thinking about it this way, the Infinite System's plan to recycle the 'heads of the undead' seemed both unexpected and reasonable.

Lin Zhiyu had never intended to keep Ju Rikuro's head, as he didn't want this useless person who was only a burden in this plot to be resurrected.

Now that the system wants to reclaim Tachibana Rikuro's head, Lin Zhiyu has no reason to refuse, so he happily chooses option one and hands over the undead's head, and in return receives +20 stamina and 200 exchange coupons.

Then Lin Zhiyu opened the Infinite Mall in his mind and looked at the new special ability "Immortality".

[Immortality]: A living being with this talent will quickly regain its vitality even if it is killed. Even if it is torn apart, it can be resurrected after a period of time as long as the corpse is pieced together. Moreover, a living being with this talent can surpass its own limits under certain conditions, and its overall ability can be temporarily increased by dozens of times. The price is 3000 redemption coupons.

……

Wow, a Super Saiyan with slime-like regeneration abilities?

Is this the male protagonist’s trick?

"What a shame! It's priced at 3000 redemption vouchers. I'd have to clear several worlds without spending a penny to get that many redemption vouchers."

After reading the description of the special ability of immortality, Lin Zhiyu realized that if he really wanted it, he couldn't buy it at all.

But this was just an extra.

At least for now, handing over the undead head will definitely give him the reward of +20 stamina and 200 exchange coupons, which are more important to Lin Zhiyu.

Plus the 100 redemption coupons that were originally left unused.

Now Lin Zhiyu has as many as 300 exchange coupons available, and it just so happens that Lin Zhiyu has been eyeing one with the ability of "Pitch-Black Shegan" for a long time.