Although this burly man looked indistinguishable from a human, the only ones left in this city were robots; the city had been abandoned for a long ti.
This burly man in a pink vest approached Chen Mang and the others, raised his hand with a flamboyant gesture, then draped his arm over Biaozi’s shoulder, lightly biting his lip with a drunken gaze as he pushed a wine glass toward Biaozi.
"100,000 points, go lie on that table over there."
"What?"
Biaozi looked incredulously at the burly man in front of him, instinctively wanting to throw a punch, but quickly rembered that a "Zombie Siege" map chip at the chanical accessories store only cost 50,000 points.
100,000 points could buy two of them.
With eyes slightly reddened and teeth clenched, he was just about to turn to Master Mang to say sothing.
Only to see Master Mang already kicked out with his foot.
"Bang."
The pink-clad burly man, having taken a solid kick, staggered back a few steps before plopping down on the ground, muttered a few words, got up, and left, wandering around the casino again.
"Mang... Master Mang."
"I think your brain might be a bit off too."
Chen Mang sighed wearily, patting Biaozi’s shoulder: "Next ti sothing like this happens, don’t hesitate. It’s just 100,000 points. I don’t want to think of my right-hand man as soone who’s been defiled by a guy in a pink vest."
"It’ll make it hard for to look at you in the future."
"Let’s go, let’s check out the second floor."
"At least it proves our guess was right, there are money-making opportunities in this Adventure Map, though they need to be uncovered."
"But had I known this would happen, I would’ve brought a better-looking burly guy from among the survivors, and besides..."
He glanced back at Biaozi curiously.
"You don’t even look like a sissy, clearly a rugged man, so why’d he take a liking to you?"
"Maybe it’s because of the beard, I’ll shave it off when I get back."
Biaozi spoke with a feigned calmness on his face, but inside he couldn’t help but feel jubilant. This was the first ti Master Mang called him his right-hand man. Those two words ant much more than the position of squad captain of the guard team, indicating that Master Mang had noticed all his efforts lately!
Right-hand man, hehe...
He’d go back and probe Old Pig, see if Master Mang had ever said those two words to him.
...
This entertainnt city was called "Sun City."
The second floor housed various shops.
Half of the shops were open, and unlike others, these shops seed pretty normal, selling ordinary goods like "bag stores" and "clothing stores."
The only abnormality was the price.
"..."
Biaozi was dumbfounded, staring at a seemingly ordinary t-shirt, looking incredulously at the staff beside him: "This t-shirt, priced at 880,000?"
"Are you fucking serious?"
The t-shirt had no price tag; he only found out after asking.
A trace of disdain flashed in the staff’s eyes, pointing to the sun-like logo on the clothing: "See it? The brand is Fiery Sun, it’s top luxury, understand?"
"Do you know what top luxury ans?"
"Hey!"
Biaozi was montarily amused with anger, looking towards Master Mang: "Master Mang, this guy is actually mocking ."
"Let’s go."
Chen Mang waved his hand carelessly: "In general, luxury shops train their staff to show a bit of superiority when facing custors who look poor, to stimulate purchasing. But such blatant disdain might indicate a problem with the program setting, or maybe it’s unique to the chanical Civilization."
"But those eyes are really impressive, being able to express disdain like that."
"It’s a pity this map forbids attacks, otherwise I could dig them out and bring them back for Ai, she’d probably like it."
They had checked the second floor.
There wasn’t anything they could afford.
They were all luxury shops.
Even a seemingly ordinary comb, with "handcrafted" and a trademark, was priced at 1.28 million.
An utterly outrageous price.
Chen Mang guessed that in the chanical Civilization, many products ca from the "accessory production line," and everyone used the sa ones. So products labeled as handcrafted beca a strong selling point, and using them could signify one’s status.
Pretty good indeed.
Even if a regular gambler managed to win so money on the first floor, they’d probably end up spending it here on the second floor.
Easy co, easy go.
The second floor still didn’t offer any moneymaking opportunities.
Not until they reached the third floor—
Everything suddenly opened up before them.
They saw various kinds of mini-gas, resembling those stall gas he used to see at fairs, like teddy bear tossing and balloon shooting, but packaged to look more upscale.
Next to every stall stood a pretty bikini-clad beauty, with upbeat music playing in the hall.
Since ancient tis.
Only three things could stir human emotions effectively.
Sex, violence, death.
And these are often carried by text, audio, and visual experiences.
The latter two especially, being the most straightforward.
Clearly, this "entertainnt city" aid to stir guests’ emotions better; bikini-clad beauties, as if for free, were everywhere, with visuals and music constantly teasing one’s emotions into a frenzied state.
A faint aromatic scent also lingered in the air.
The oxygen machine on his train had always been running, so he clearly felt the ample oxygen in the hall, constantly maintaining a high-oxygen state. These factors, together with the bustling, heated atmosphere.
As soon as you step in here.
You’d find your emotions fully aroused; even a monk who hadn’t tasted at in ten years would press his palms together here and mutter—
Wine and at pass through the intestines, the Buddha remains in the heart.
"..."
Chen Mang glanced around, then leaned on his cane and headed toward the first stall ga, feeling indifferent. Not because he was a saint, but he’d visited too many places like this in his previous world, and the excitent, experiences, and lavishness had all beco dull to him.
With the threshold infinitely raised, coming to such a place again didn’t have much impact.
Especially with just their group present, the atmosphere wasn’t lively enough.
If it were a young man, he’d already be red-faced and white-faced.
Like Li Shiji.
Chen Mang stood at the first stall, turned to look at Li Shiji, just about to say sothing, but saw Li Shiji standing there blushing, panting slightly as he stared at one of the bikini-clad beauties.
"Sigh."
After a soft sigh, he turned to Biaozi: "Call that guy over for , and by the way, I’ll give you another task: after we return to the train, take him out more often."
"A man who can’t walk when he sees a woman."
"Won’t accomplish anything big."
Food and sex are natural, asking n to remain calm in front of won is inherently against human nature.
There are only two solutions.
Getting tired of it.
Or wearing out.
"Understood!"
...
"Master Mang."
The soon-to-be-dragged-over Li Shiji stood sowhat awkwardly beside Master Mang, just about to say sothing, but Master Mang interrupted him.
"All virgins are like this, it’s normal."
"Look at these ga rules, can you handle them?"
Li Shiji was slightly taken aback, then carefully examined the ga rules on the screen at the stall before him.
"Sun Entertainnt City mini-ga."
"Ga Na": Fast Eyes and Quick Mind.
"Ga Rules": A minimum of 1,000 point tokens is required; up to 10,000 point tokens can be used. Next, you’ll see a 3D image of a cube on the screen before you. Inside this cube box are 18 golf balls, displayed for three seconds.
You must morize the positions of the golf balls.
After the screen goes off, you need to place the golf balls on the table in the sa order as they appeared on the screen, without altering their arrangent, back onto the table’s box.
If you place them all correctly, you will get double your bet back.
If there are any mistakes, all will be deducted.
Apart from the participant, no one else can give a verbal hint during the placent phase, or it will be considered an imdiate loss.
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