Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

He said calmly.

"Understood, Minister."

Liu Zheng nodded.

He knew that this was Thirteen Orphans' opportunity for him, but also a test.

He wasn't sure how much Thirteen Orphans knew, but if he couldn't even get past the first hurdle, Thirteen Orphans and the faction he represented wouldn't be interested in further cooperation.

"arrive."

Thirteen suddenly stopped.

Liu Zheng looked at the door number of the barrier house next to him: 706.

"Oh, right, whatever you do, don't mention monks or monkeys to it, or it will become the S side."

After giving his reminder, Thirteen Yao opened the paper door.

A huge wooden barrel appeared before Liu Zheng's eyes, and equally eye-catching were the mountains of lemons piled up beside it.

Four maids dressed in the same style of water jackets as Wanzi climbed up and down the ladder that was placed next to the barrel, and then squeezed the juice from the lemons in their hands and dripped it into the wooden barrel.

Hearing someone come in, they merely glanced at them before continuing with what they were doing.

"Mr. Shi, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Thirteen bowed.

The customer is king, and even the head of the massage department must show the same humility.

Seeing this, Liu Zheng also bowed, at the exact same angle and with the same force.

"Fortunately."

After a long while, a deep and slow sound came from inside the wooden barrel.

"I've brought a new person with me this time. Mr. Shi, could you give him a chance to serve you?"

Thirteen asked.

"can."

After another period of waiting, the slow sound rang out again.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Shi. Alright, you may leave now. I will personally attend to our distinguished guest's bath."

Thirteen said to the maids.

Although he was not the head of the Service Department, he could still give orders to the Service Department staff on some minor matters.

"Yes, Minister Thirteen."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the maids climbed down the ladder, bowed slightly to Thirteen Yao, and then left the screen room.

"Renhe, help me squeeze lemons for Shisang."

Thirteen Orphans greeted him.

"Oh well."

Following his example, Liu Zheng scooped up a bag of lemons from the pile and climbed the ladder.

When his eyes were above the height of the barrel, he finally saw the distinguished guest clearly.

Inside the wooden tub, a huge stone sat cross-legged. The stone had no facial features or hands, but it had a pair of thick legs and a sharply defined upper body.

Green moss grew from his feet all the way to his waist, while the head section was covered with many dead vines, beneath which were embedded many skulls polished shiny by the wind.

When Liu Zheng looked at it, he also felt many gazes shooting out from the empty eye sockets of those skulls, scanning him.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and squeeze lemon juice for Shi Sang."

Thirteen urged.

"Oh well."

He quickly picked up a lemon and squeezed it in his hand.

The slightly yellow juice, along with some crushed fruit pulp, fell into the wooden bucket, providing a negligible rise to the water level.

"Keep going, don't stop."

As he spoke, Thirteen squeezed a lemon.

His movements were incredibly fluid; each time he clenched his fist, he squeezed the lemon dry, then precisely tossed the peel into the trash.

I wonder how many years he squeezed lemons to develop this level of skill.

Men, on the other hand, are prone to developing an inexplicable competitive spirit.

Seeing how fast Thirteen Orphans was pushing, Liu Zheng subconsciously sped up his pace as well, and Thirteen Orphans naturally couldn't let him catch up.

In their competitive race, a mountain of lemons was quickly consumed, and the water level in the bucket was almost below the stone man's head.

"Please enjoy the acid bath, Mr. Shi."

Thirteen led Liu Zheng down the stairs, then stepped aside and said...

".good."

As soon as the stone man finished speaking, the sound of flowing water filled the room.

The next second, the huge wooden barrel shattered into pieces.

Chapter 384 The Rustic Beauty Shi Tiantian

The giant stone figure spun in place, stirring up gusts of wind.

The lemon juice in the barrel swirls around, enveloping the stone man like a bubble.

As the stone continued to rotate, the lemon juice bubbles grew smaller and smaller, eventually adhering completely and evenly to its surface.

Hehe~hehe~

The skeletons emitted a cheerful yet chilling laugh, while their empty eye sockets stared at Liu Zheng.

"Give."

Thirteen Yao handed him an oversized syringe with a needle.

"Minister, why are you giving me this?"

Liu Zheng asked, puzzled.

Is it because massaging the stone man is too tiring, so they need to give the masseur a shot of adrenaline before starting?

"Of course it's for work. You take this and squeeze out lemon juice, then apply it to all the places on Shi Sang's body that haven't been coated."

Thirteen said.

"Huh? Oh."

He took the syringe and then grabbed a bunch of lemons, placing them at the stone man's feet.

"Mr. Shi, I'm going to apply essential oil to you, oh no, I mean lemon juice."

Liu Zheng said, tilting his head back.

While size doesn't equate to strength in Metropolis, the Thing's massive size and material still exude an aura of oppression even when standing still.

Hehe~hehe~

Although the movement was very small, the stone man did make what appeared to be a nod.

"He looks scary, but he has a pretty good temper."

He nodded secretly.

Thirteen Orphans certainly didn't take the money for nothing; he was given an excellent practice opponent.

He grabbed a few lemons, filled an oversized syringe with their juice, and then began searching the stone man's body with his eyes.

"found it."

Liu Zheng's gaze lingered near a skull, where there was a slightly protruding hook-shaped stone, the bottom of which had not been drizzled with lemon juice.

To be honest, the Metropolitan guys always manage to be surprisingly realistic in strange ways.

He stood on tiptoe with the syringe, but found he couldn't reach it.

He scanned the room but found nothing he could use as a stepping stone.

What are you looking around for?

Thirteen asked.

"I'm looking for something to stand on."

Liu Zheng replied honestly.

"Isn't the hoof right next to you?"

Thirteen Orphans pointed to the ground beneath his feet.

"Uh"

He looked at the ladder at his feet, then at the stone figure.

"Excuse me, Mr. Shi, may I lean the ladder against you?"

Liu Zheng asked somewhat awkwardly.

The stone man didn't speak, but silently adjusted his posture to make it easier for him to set up the ladder.

"Isn't this temper a bit too good? It's completely out of character for those bastards in the Metropolitan area."

As he climbed the ladder to about the neck of the stone man, he couldn't help but marvel at it.

It's a pity the other party can't speak, otherwise Liu Zheng really wanted to chat with it for a bit.

Judging from Thirteen Orphans' attitude, the other party must be of high status and strength, and has such a good temper. If we can befriend them, it would be a valuable connection.

As he thought about it, he inserted the needle into the crevice in the rock.

The syringe needle is as thick as a chopstick; it's the kind of thing that would make a child faint or someone with a phobia of sharp objects go into shock.

However, it was only just enough to fill the gaps in the stone golem's enormous size.

"Zi~"

Liu Zheng pressed the piston, and lemon juice slowly filled the groove.

It is visibly that the stone in this area has softened somewhat.

"Is it really that effective?"

He was a little surprised.

Liu Zheng had conducted a survey on tap water quality and knew that citric acid could be used to soften stubborn limescale. Then, a microcomputer controlled the water flow and air to generate water flow vibration, which caused the old limescale in the water pipes to peel off and fall off, making the water pipes unobstructed and clean.

But the water company uses food-grade citric acid, which is like the difference between blanching coffee beans and making fifteen times stronger espresso.

Are you strange?

Thirteen Orphans seemed to have figured out what he was thinking.

"Yes, Minister."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"If you want to know, just try it and you'll find out."

Thirteen said with a sly smile.

"This is for work use, it wouldn't be appropriate for employees to try it, would it?"

He refused.

"It's alright, I don't mind, and Ishi-san won't mind either. Right, Ishi-san?"

Thirteen Orphans did not give him a chance to refuse.

Hehe~hehe~

The stone man seemed to nod, and this time the movement was much larger.