Chapter 57.2
Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian looked up and found that it was a building that looked like a baobab tree. No, not only looked like a baobab tree, it really seemed to be a baobab tree!
The baobab tree had a huge canopy and a very large trunk. It was 30 meters high. Unlike ordinary baobab trees, it had doors and windows that only buildings could have.
âThis is the Baobab Tree Pub,â Duan Hongzhen said indifferently. âBecause the ingredients are fresh and delicious, many people choose to drink and eat here⦠and it is also the intelligence trading center in the S-district.â
Tang Mianmian immediately blurted out, âIntelligence trading center? It sounds so cool!â
Xiao Tangqiuâs focus was not the same as Tang Mianmianâs, âFresh ingredients? Where do the ingredients come from?â
He had never seen any animals in the City of the Abyss. In the Novice Village and D-district, other than the vending machines that were equivalent to system stores, he had never seen any place that produced food such as restaurants and bars. Where were the fresh ingredients from in the Baobab Tree Pub?
Duan Hongzhen raised an eyebrow, âYou are quite sharp.â
He casually explained, âThatâs right, the City of the Abyss does not have any ingredients, and the fresh ingredients of the Baobab Tree Pub are brought back from various instances.â
Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian were both shocked, âBrought back from instances?â
Duan Hongzhen said mildly, âThatâs right, the things in instances can be brought back, but that needs specific s.p.a.ce artifacts.â
Xiao Tangqiu was dumbfounded. Specific s.p.a.ce artifacts? There was actually such a thing?
âIn addition, the wild animals in the Beast Arena, all kinds of high-tech products, and many scarce resources⦠all these things in the S-district are brought back from instances,â Duan Hongzhen shrugged. âSo there are people who specialize in this type of work, they will keep on entering instances to do missions untilâ¦â
âUntil?â Xiao Tangqiu couldnât help but ask.
âUntil they die in the instances.â Duan Hongzhenâs lips hooked up, revealing a mocking smile.
Xiao Tangqiu was stunned and he suddenly remembered the people in the Novice Village who were very unwilling to pick up missions until the system forced them to be sent into an instance⦠Compared to those who kept on entering instances for their livelihoods, their starting points were clearly different. But in the end, it was simply different paths to the same destination, like a cosmic joke.
So what was
his
fate? Would there be something waiting for him down the road? Maybe itâs deathâ¦
As Xiao Tangqiu was in a daze, a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist. He looked up and saw the Shen Yuanâs dark and heavy eyes.
Although Shen Yuan didnât say anything, Xiao Tangqiu seemed to understand something from his eyes, and his heart settled down a little.
The four of them entered the Baobab Tree Pub. Although the pub was a bit strange, the interior was no different from an ordinary pub. There was a bar for bartending, dozens of wooden tables and the air was filled with a strong aroma of alcohol.
Although it was still daytime, many people were already drunk. They were drunkenly collapsed on the wine table, numbing themselves in a drunken haze.
Duan Hongzhen led them through a group of drunks and went to a private room in a corner. He didnât knock at the door and pushed the door open.
In the room, other than Xue Junli and the others, there were a few more people Xiao Xiaoqiu didnât know. But all of them were women and at the head was a cool and elegant
big sis
in red.
When Duan Hongzhen saw the red big sis, he folded his hands over his chest, âBai Yushan? What are you doing here?â
The red big sis gave a cold laugh, âWhat do you think an intelligence dealer appearing here is for?â
Duan Hongzhen directly turned to Xue Junli, âWhat information do you want to buy from this profiteer?â
Xue Junli said softly, âLetâs talk after you guys come in.â
Duan Hongzhen snorted, walked into the room, found a place to sit down and pick up a gla.s.s of wine from the table.
Although Xiao Tangqiu couldnât figure out the situation, he could figure that something was up. He originally wanted to find a corner to sit down, but he had only just entered the door when his wrist was caught by the big sis in red.
Bai Yushan grabbed Xiao Tangqiuâs wrist. She used too much strength, pinching until Xiao Tangqiu couldnât help but make a pained sound.
Xiao Tangqiu was baffled, he didnât remember knowing this big sis in red. Shen Yuan, who was standing on the side, had immediately reacted. His expression was dark and he slapped away Bai Yushanâs hand.
The others were also shocked by this sudden situation. Duan Hongzhen jumped up first, âProfiteer Bai, what do you want?!â
Xue Junli also frowned. âBai-
xiaojie
, what do you mean by this?â
Bai Yushan looked at Xiao Tangqiuâs expression but was very excited, âYou have the smell of a devil worm!â
Xiao Tangqiu was stumped. Devil worm?
He suddenly remembered the bite he had received when he escaped from the underwater secret room⦠He hadnât thought much of it. Now that he thought about it, he suddenly felt that the wound was starting to hurt. Clearly there was no feeling before!
âItâs Yuruâs devil!â Bai Yushanâs was getting more and more excited. She once again grabbed Xiao Tangqiuâs wrist. âHave you seen Yuru? Do you know where Yuru is?â
Xiao Tangqiu was once again stumped. Yuru? Was that the secret room woman?
Shen Yuan once again slapped away Bai Yushanâs hand, coldly ordering, âLet him go!â
His eyes darkened, filled with murderous intent, and Bai Yushan couldnât help but feel a little stiff. After a while, she seemed to calm down, ââ¦Sorry, I was a little too excited. But this gentleman, please tell me about you. Why is there the smell of a devil worm on you!â
At this moment, all the eyes in the room seemed to concentrate on Xiao Tangqiu. He was dumbfounded, he never expected that there would be such a moment of spotlight in his life.
He frowned slightly and asked Bai Yushan, âWho is Yuru?â
Bai Yushan gradually calmed down, âYuru is my younger sister. Her name is Bai Yuru, sheâs five years younger than me. This year happens to be her twenty-four-year-old
birth year
, so she should be wearing a red string on her hand. As for her looks, she and I look three-parts similar, but her face is a little rounder than mine and her eyes are a little bigger than mineâ¦â
According to Bai Yushanâs description, Xiao Tangqiu slowly sketched out the appearance of the woman from the secret room. Although he didnât pay attention to whether the secret room woman wore a red string, but she had looked similar to Bai Yushan upon a closer look. Of course, if it wasnât for Bai Yushan suddenly rus.h.i.+ng over to ask if he had seen her sister, even if he felt that the two looked a bit alike, he would only feel that it was a coincidence.
âBut the most important thing is that the devil worm is a pet raised by my sister. There is only one in the whole City of the Abyss.â Bai Yushan became more and more calm, even a.n.a.lyzing it. âAlthough some S-level instances may have devil worms, your last instance was just a D-level instance. Itâs impossible to encounter a devil wormâ¦â
Xiao Tangqiu looked at Tang Mianmian and Tang Mianmian nodded. Both of them obviously had the same thought. Although they were made very miserable by the secret room woman, the secret room woman could only spend the rest of her life in that secret room. There was no harm in telling Bai Yushan about how she ended up, it could be counted as doing a good deed.
Xiao Tangqiu asked Bai Yushan, âBefore your sister disappeared, did she enter another instance?â
Bai Yushan bit her lip, âYes, Yuru did tell me that she was going into the next instance. After that, she disappeared. Everyone told me that she died in the instance, but I donât believe sheâs dead. There is a feeling in my heart, I feel that she is still alive. I think she is still waiting for me to save herâ¦â
Xiao Tangqiu couldnât bear it, but he still spoke of how they met the secret room woman in the last instance.
When Bai Yushan learned that her sister was likely locked in a submerged room forever, she couldnât help but fall into a long silence and wasnât able to extricate herself for a long time.
After a while, Bai Yushan took out a cigarette with a slightly trembling right hand. But she didnât ignite it, just hanging it in her mouth. She asked Xiao Tangqiu in a quiet manner, seeming to be talking to herself, âShe was kept in an instance like this, unable to live or die, just keep going through a cycle, her soul eternally suffering. Isnât it better to die directly in the instance?â
Xiao Tangqiu felt a shock in his heart. He didnât expect Bai Yushan to say this. He thought that for Bai Yushan, this big sister, having her younger sister not be completely âdeadâ would be a relief.
Tang Mianmian was also very surprised. He couldnât stop from asking Bai Yushan, âDonât you want to save your sister? Are you not an S-district elite?â
Bai Yushan couldnât help but laugh, and she said, âLittle bro, you are too naive. Many things canât be done just because you want to. Not to mention I donât know if I can even successfully survive the instance, first let me ask you, how am I supposed to find and enter that instance?â
Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian once again focused on different things. Tang Mianmian blurted out, âEven you guys in the S-district canât guarantee to will survive in a D-level instance?â
Xiao Tangqiu frowned and asked, âYou canât freely choose an instance?â
T/N: Aaaa check out the lovely fanart of Xiao Tangqiu done by @JYzen__ (twitter)