Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Her eyes were filled with deep resentment, but she could only dare to be angry and dare not speak out.

If she dares to disobey Black Cat's management, she can forget about ever attending these salon balls again.

Even if the host wasn't Black Cat, he wouldn't tolerate such a provocative act against authority.

Moreover, given Black Cat's status, even if they are not in the same field, she can still exert pressure through other means.

Although being a waitress is shameful, it's not worth risking everything for Hii Shikibu.

"Although Ms. Hishikibu has already expressed her apologies, as the host, I also bear some responsibility. To express my apologies..."

The black cat thought for a moment and then said to the shin-shikibu.

"Miss Hishishibu, could you please pour a glass of 'Joy Turns to Sorrow' for this gentleman? How should I address you?"

"The black cat asked."

"Just call me 'deliveryman'."

"Okay, go pour this delivery guy a cup of 'Joy Turns to Sorrow'."

"The black cat gave the order."

"it is good."

Hishikibu squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth, then strode away.

The Writers' Association is not a strictly disciplined organization. Black Cat can make her obey in action, but not in attitude.

"Ugh."

The black cat sighed when it saw her like this.

Although it didn't have a good impression of Shikibu, it didn't want such a troublemaker in the association.

After all, it's quite troublesome to make a major author disappear completely from the association or even the metropolis.

It doesn't even have enough time to count money every day, let alone care about this kind of thing.

However, as a popular candidate for the next vice president election, it has no choice but to intervene.

"As expected of the Bloody Restaurant, they even still have the 'Phoenix' dish in stock, which hasn't appeared for over a hundred years."

Black Cat put Hii Shikibu aside and started chatting with Liu Zheng.

In its eyes, it could naturally see that the power of the four virtues on his body was taken from the phoenix.

"It's just a small employee benefit, not worth mentioning."

Liu Zheng was humble, yet also carried a hint of arrogance.

"I wonder if the delivery driver would be interested in transferring ownership?"

An unusual light flickered in the black cat's light green pupils.

Chapter 221 Si Xue: Keep that woman away, the sour smell is overwhelming me.

"what?"

Liu Zheng never expected that such a sentence would suddenly appear.

But on second thought, it makes sense.

After all, if Si Xue could tear off the Five Virtues from the Phoenix and transfer them to him, others could naturally tear off the same virtues from him and transfer them to themselves.

Moreover, the Five Virtues seem to have a high compatibility with the Writers Association.

"Don't worry, I will definitely give you a price that satisfies you."

"Moreover, I see that you are barely able to bear these 'words'. If you trigger them a few more times, you may be crushed to death."

"That's what the black cat said."

"Then, I wonder which 'character' the Great Fool desires?"

Liu Zheng asked.

He was indeed curious whether there were any oddballs among the beneficiaries of these metropolises who met the standards of the "Five Virtues".

"Um"

Upon hearing his question, the black cat fell into deep thought.

Indeed, it was just an impulsive purchase request without carefully considering whether it would actually be useful to it.

Although Black Cat has always considered himself unconventional and not to conform to the mainstream views of the metropolis, becoming a great author inevitably requires doing a lot of things.

Even if it doesn't suppress others, others will still try to climb over it to get ahead.

The number of souls it has lost is enough to fill a salon ball.

However, it's not entirely true that the black cat couldn't withstand it at all.

Even in the metropolis, there is still a virtue that no one likes but has to abide by.

"I want to buy your 'letter' character."

After thinking for a moment, the black cat said.

In the metropolis, keeping promises is a very serious rule.

Although the city hall has not specifically enacted any regulations for this purpose, everyone can feel the inescapable constraint.

Although there are ways to circumvent promises or contracts, Black Cat's business has been so successful that he has never resorted to such underhanded methods.

Therefore, it is still confident that it can withstand the pressure of the word "trust".

Just as Liu Zheng was about to speak, the phone rang suddenly.

He looked at the phone number, and his expression changed.

"Excuse me, answer the phone."

He held up his phone to signal.

The black cat expressed its understanding and voluntarily moved aside.

"Boss, what are your orders?"

Liu Zheng pressed the answer button and said respectfully.

The novelist, seeing his obsequious manner, revealed a murderous glint in his eyes.

"Tell the woman next to you to move away; her sour smell is nauseating me."

Si Xue said calmly.

"Uh, okay."

Liu Zhengchao, the novelist, gave a helpless smile and then walked away a little.

"Hmph, of all the people she could have chosen as a lover, she had to pick someone born to be a widow. What, do you think you're going to live too long?"

Si Xue said sarcastically.

"Boss, is there anything I can help you with?"

He didn't respond to Si Xue's words.

Putting aside whether the novelist was his mistress or not, does he think he could live longer if he found someone else?

The females of the metropolis are all formidable.

"I forgot to remind you, you can use those few 'words' and that's fine, but if you dare to sell them to someone else, I'll burn you up and put them on that phoenix."

Si Xue said coldly.

"Uh, okay, boss."

Liu Zheng hung up the phone and wiped away imaginary cold sweat.

Although he hadn't originally planned to sell it to Black Cat, Si Xue's warning still served as a reminder.

It seems that even for Si Xue, the "Five Virtues" are not exactly common knowledge.

So, are the things sealed inside those obsidian pillars Si Xue's private collection, or the restaurant's accumulated wealth over the years?

As Liu Zheng pondered, he returned to the novelist's side.

"Senior, are you okay?"

The novelist asked with concern.

In fact, with her hearing, she could have easily heard their conversation, but out of respect for Liu Zheng, she deliberately made herself not hear it.

"It's nothing, just a work reminder."

Liu Zheng laughed.

"Delivery driver, have you thought this through?"

The black cat walked over and asked eagerly.

"I'm sorry, this is the restaurant's property, and I personally have no right to sell or exchange it."

he said apologetically.

"That's fine. Maybe this is a good thing."

The black cat was disappointed for a while, but quickly felt relieved again.

Although it felt it could bear the weight of the word "faith," it didn't actually have complete confidence.

After all, it only kept its promise; it didn't do anything remarkable in order to do so.

If Black Cat were to be crushed by its own arrogance and die because of its trustworthiness, its rivals would surely be laughing all the way to the bank, and might even be opening champagne at its grave.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Hishi Shikibu walked over from a distance carrying a plate.

Her steps were steady and powerful, and her posture was very stable; the wine glasses on the tray didn't even wobble.

If you replaced Hishikibu's gorgeous five-colored twelve-layered kimono with a vest and trousers, she would indeed have the air of a high-class waitress.

Unfortunately, her face was frighteningly gloomy, and her pupils were slightly bloodshot, making her look more like a murderous assassin than a waitress.

"Your 'extreme joy turns to sorrow'."

Hii Shikibu stiffly handed the tray to Liu Zheng, her tone even stiffer than her actions.

"Thank you."

Liu Zheng said politely, then took the wine glass from the tray.

The wine in the glass was amber in color, and when tilted slightly, a bronze-colored reflection could be seen.

This is the color that only the finest distilled spirits possess.

However, the many impurities suspended in the wine seriously affected its appearance.

The black cat also noticed these impurities, but did not raise any questions.

In other words, these impurities were not added by Hii Shikibu as revenge, but were already there.

Liu Zheng held his breath and observed carefully for a while, and soon discovered the clue.

It turns out that those tiny black dots weren't impurities, but rather tiny characters.

"This is an exclusive wine of the 'Feather Pen' Club, available only to members of Gold rank and above in limited quantities."

"That's what the black cat explained."

"Then I'll benefit from the God of Fools's blessing."

As soon as he finished speaking, the product description popped up.

Title: Extreme Joy Turns to Sorrow

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect: +1 to mental attribute, slightly increases resistance to mental attacks."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

Note: When happiness and sadness are nothing more than a play manipulated by others, should you cry or laugh?