Chapter 303: Chapter 191: "What a cliché opening line." _2
"Not bad."
Chen Mang walked up to the woman with a smile, lifted her chin, and whispered, "It’s a pity you won’t join. It would be more fun with you there."
"I must remind you of one thing."
The woman replied coldly, "Your ’Free Coupon’ has expired. Now I can refuse you."
"Will you refuse?"
He tucked the woman’s hair behind her ear.
At his words, a flash of panic crossed the woman’s eyes as she avoided Chen Mang’s gaze. "The black boxing matches are being held on the rooftop. That ’Devil’s Arms’ in Ziyang City is waiting for you. Win the match first."
"Of course."
...
On the rooftop.
The night wind howled.
Zhang Yi stood on the ring, burping. Opposite him was a burly man whose arms were thicker than Zhang Yi’s thighs, although he was shorter than Zhang Yi by a head.
The woman, now dressed in a deep black long dress, exuded the aura of a queen. She looked at the man in a suit across from her and said coldly, "Come on, let’s see if your ’Devil’s Arms’ can keep its winning streak this time."
"Heh."
The man in the suit on the opposite side sneered, "Bring it on!"
"Such a cliché line."
Sitting in the audience, Chen Mang sighed softly at the scene. The opening line might have been cliché, but it ended quickly as the match officially began.
"Boom."
The Devil’s Arms charged forward, landing a punch on Zhang Yi’s stomach, causing him to step back two steps. Then Zhang Yi swung his fist with a roar, hitting the man’s face.
Like a basketball taking a heavy blow, the whole head caved in on the spot.
Blood flowed from all five senses as he lay on the floor, body twitching restlessly.
It looked like he had only a breath left.
Zhang Yi leaped into the air, delivering another devastating punch from above, which completely caved the head in.
"Roar!"
Zhang Yi raised his blood-covered right fist, pounding his chest and roaring on the ring.
The match was over.
The speed was beyond anyone’s expectations. When physical comprehensive quality reached a certain disparity, combat experience became less crucial, not to mention Zhang Yi wasn’t lacking in it either.
...
At the time of parting.
Chen Mang stood at the suite’s door, looking at his wristwatch balance. After winning the black boxing match, the 1 million had successfully been credited.
At this moment, the balance was—
Exactly 1.5 million.
This was enough. He could buy 30 map chips if the "Mechanical Train Accessories Store" had that many for sale. So much money was enough for him to splurge completely.
"I’m off."
Chen Mang waved towards the woman in the black dress with a smile, ready to leave, but then something suddenly struck him: "I only know your name is Qi. Do you have a surname?"
The woman looked at Chen Mang, her expression complex: "Full name Wang Qi."
"Nice, good name."
"Since we’ve had a brief encounter, if any other guests enter this city in the future, try to avoid them. Don’t let just anyone with a free coupon have access to you."
A hint of anger flashed in the woman’s eyes, and she spoke each word clearly: "I am the boss of Sun City. Not everyone is qualified to meet me. Most people can’t even enter this level!"
"And do you think that ’Free Coupon’ is so easy to get? It’s rare, okay!"
"What if there are above-average people?"
"I’ll hide away in my room."
"That’s right.
Chen Mang turned to the woman, patting her head with a smile: "When I control this city in the future, you’ll be in charge of the three Entertainment Cities, just behave and follow my lead, and we’ll get along fine."
"Have you been with anyone before?"
"No." The woman met Chen Mang’s eyes with a mix of shame and anger: "I’m not human. Do you expect me to have a hymen?"
"Just asking randomly, I’m off."
Chen Mang didn’t say anything further, just waved, and with Biaozi and the others, headed towards the elevator deep in the corridor.
...
"Master Mang, honestly, I’m a bit afraid of elevators now."
"I’m not."
"Okay, Zhang Er, I know you’re not, but can I be?"
A faint voice wafted from the depths of the corridor.
Wang Qi stood there with a complex expression for a long while before walking to the floor-to-ceiling window. That man was leading his entourage, riding motorcycles and heading towards the end of the street. She was the only one in this city with a Level 4 intelligent chip.
Possessing a thinking ability comparable to humans.
And it was this thinking ability that made her begin to fear sleep, unlike others who only understood the concept without much fear.
After these people left.
All light sources in the city would be cut off, and everyone would enter a sleep state again, awakening at some unknown future date.
Perhaps...
This man really could control this city.
For some reason, although logic told her his words were utterly absurd, a voice in her head told her this man truly could, perhaps due to that overly arrogant aura of his.
...
"He should be back soon."
At the "Zombie Basin," Old Pig stood outside the train, glancing at his wristwatch and murmuring. It had been nearly two days, and previous Adventure Maps never took this long. Could they have encountered danger?
He was palpably worried.
If anything happened to Master Mang, it wouldn’t just be a matter of being leaderless. With the Train Captain dead, this train would become an ownerless train, unclaimable, and they would all die here.
Without the train’s protection, survival in the Zombie Basin was impossible for them.
No incidents occurred over these two days.
No trains approached, nor did any exceptionally high-level monsters attack. They peacefully mined for two days, yet he remained uneasy. With Master Mang around, he didn’t have this feeling; as soon as Master Mang was absent, he felt like a headless fly.
...
"We’ve arrived."
In the city cloaked in darkness, Chen Mang led Biaozi and the others back to the "Mechanical Train Accessories Store" at the spawn point once more. About a kilometer in the opposite direction on the street was the "Flesh and Blood Train Accessories Store."
"Start spending."
Chen Mang dismounted the motorcycle, leaning on his cane, and walked into the shop before him.
Just stepping inside the store,
a girl holding a tablet at the entrance smiled brightly at them and spoke.
"This is the Mechanical Train Accessories Store. You can purchase any item here."
"Feel free to browse the first-floor area. The second-floor area is only accessible to Train Captains at Level 10 or above, and your current level doesn’t meet the standard, sir."
Biaozi habitually reached out to poke around.
"Sir, interested? 50,000 points."
Predictably, Biaozi curled his lips. He felt that he understood this city extremely well, like a local.
"..."
Chen Mang looked toward the hall, which had only one row of display cabinets. The cabinets had three levels, with screens on each level displaying information, prices, and corresponding stock of various items.
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"Zombie Siege": Special tool, Map Chip, requires Level 5 ’Combat Training Virtual Space’ to use, priced at 50,000 points, 1 in stock.
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"Take it!"
Chen Mang lightly tapped the screen, and soon 50,000 points were deducted from his wristwatch. The nearby store assistant opened a drawer beneath the counter, placed a chip in a tray, and set it aside with a professional smile.
"Anything else you need?"
"Is there a discount for bulk purchases?"
"No, everything is at sticker price, no bargaining, and no credit."
He said nothing more, moving to another screen nearby.
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"Random White Grade Accessory Blueprint": priced at 15,000 points, 5 in stock.
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Beep beep beep...
He quickly tapped five times, clearing out this good stock. It was a bargain, only costing 75,000 for five. This item could sell for 10 Heritage Value points each in Mondo’s Black Market store.
Extremely cost-effective.
Just... if only there were more points available.
Chen Mang glanced regretfully at the store assistant nearby: "Is there no way to restock sold-out items at all?"
"I’m sorry.
Items with zero stock cannot be repurchased."