Chapter 9: The Food Deliverer Becomes the Food!
During the banquet.
Chen Yi heard the old man dressed in Daoist robes sitting next to Shi San whisper to him.
"Gang Leader, it's time to deliver a meal to the River God tomorrow."
This old man was the Black Stone Gang's strategist. Shi San consulted him on all matters, big or small.
Shi San nodded.
"Let Wang Qiang handle it."
"Wang Qiang is already feeding the fishes."
"Oh... I drank too much and forgot about that, hahaha! Then let Old Four go to the pier tonight and pick a few coolies... By the way, I remember there was a fool, right? Eats a lot too! He must go!"
Hearing this, Chen Yi frowned slightly.
He feigned drunkenness and probed.
"Gang Leader, that fool is from my hometown. He's clumsy. If you have any errands, give them to me. He can't get anything done!"
Shi San remained unmoved upon hearing this.
"This matter, that fool can definitely handle. You just focus on being an instructor here. Come, drink!"
Clearly, Shi San wasn't prepared to give Chen Yi face.
Chen Yi didn't say more.
He still had to rely on himself becoming stronger to solve the problem for him and Da Chun.
He must start the second simulation as soon as possible!
After the lunch banquet.
Chen Yi pretended to be drunk and staggered back to his room, declining anyone's service.
As soon as he entered the room, his drunkenness vanished, and his eyes became clear.
[Guide Quest Complete!]
[Rewards have been distributed!]
"Clang!"
A crimson longsword fell in front of him.
And there was one chance to extract a Boutique Trait.
A familiar ball of light appeared before Chen Yi.
The various colored specks inside were the traits.
White was still plentiful, but compared to before, there were fewer, as the probability of White traits was now only 89%.
"Come on, give me a useful trait!"
Chen Yi reached out.
No surprise.
He touched a White trait.
"No matter. These are Boutique Traits. Even if they are White, they are useful, unlike 'Chicken You Are Too Beautiful'..."
[Dragon Plays with Phoenix (White Common): Your bedroom skills and abilities are significantly improved. Everyone who uses it says it's good!]
"What the heck is this?! I'm full of vigor and have watched countless videos; do I need this?"
Chen Yi really wanted to roll his eyes at the "Simulator" trait.
"So-called Boutique Traits are indeed a scam, just like the rate-up banners in gacha games. The drop rate isn't even as high as the standard banner; it's just to trick players into spending! Better hurry up and simulate."
[You have completed the Guide Quest for this simulation and obtained a new simulation opportunity.]
[Initial Equipped Traits: Simulator [Prismatic], Low-Grade Root Bone [Green], Serious Punch [Green], Hard Work Pays Off [Green], Dragon Plays with Phoenix [White].]
[Simulation Start!]
[Burn the boats; the hundred and two Qin passes eventually belong to Chu. Sleep on brushwood and taste gall; three thousand Yue armored soldiers can swallow Wu!]
[To successfully escape the Black Stone Gang's control with Da Chun.]
[You deliberately revealed your Martial Artist strength, thereby gaining the opportunity to join the Black Stone Gang and become an instructor within the gang.]
[However, you have no interest in being a gangster and aim to find an opportunity to escape...]
[Year 1, Age 18.]
[Beginning Trait Extraction...]
[Extraction Successful!]
["Night Owl" (White): You like to be active at night and sleep during the day. If you don't sleep during the day, your mood will be low.]
[Do you wish to adjust your traits?]
[Yes/No]
White traits performed consistently as usual.
To obtain valuable traits, he still had to raise his Martial Arts Realm and increase the probability of high-quality traits.
Relying solely on luck and "godly draws" was too unreliable.
[You chose No.]
[You know you have entered the simulation.]
[Then there's no need to be too cautious.]
[Take a risk tomorrow and run!]
[The next day, just before dawn.]
[The Fourth Boss leads a few underlings, taking Da Chun and two other coolies along the bank of the Qing River downstream.]
[You know the Fourth Boss is easy to fool, so you say you can't sleep and will go with him, treating it as a walk.]
[The Fourth Boss doesn't think much of it and takes you along.]
[The Fourth Boss uses the same story as Wang Qiang, stating that after delivering the meal to the River God, the three coolies can go to the Yihong Courtyard to play for three days.]
[Da Chun asks as he walks.]
"Hehe! Fourth Boss, is there good food in the Yihong Courtyard?"
[The Fourth Boss laughs heartily upon hearing this.]
"Yes! Plenty of good food! Sausages! Abalone! Tofu! It's delicious!"
[Da Chun drools listening to this.]
[The group arrives at the Ten-Mile Pavilion. The Fourth Boss pushes Da Chun and the other two to stand by the river, then shouts towards the water.]
"Lord River God! We've come to deliver your meal! Eat and drink well!"
[You see the gang members who came along instinctively step back a few paces. Clearly, they are somewhat afraid of this River God.]
[The three coolies, unaware of the truth, are still holding lunch boxes, truly thinking they are here to deliver food, not knowing they are the food.]
[Whirlpools suddenly begin to churn on the calm surface of the Qing River.]
[Some fish and shrimp jump out of the water, as if there is some great terror beneath preventing them from staying down.]
[Just then, standing behind the Fourth Boss, you suddenly deliver a fierce kick!]
"Get in there!!"
[With a "splash," water sprays into the sky, and the Fourth Boss is kicked into the river by you.]
[Seeing this, the gang members behind draw their broadswords on the spot.]
"Instructor Chen! What are you doing!"
[You completely ignore their questions and attack directly.]
[With your current cultivation, dealing with these non-Martial Artist gang members is more than easy.]
[You throw them one by one into the river.]
[The Black Stone Gang members know all too well what is in this river.]
[They swim desperately toward the shore.]
"Chen Yi! You actually harmed me! Wait till I get ashore; I'll skin you alive!"
[The Fourth Boss is still making threats.]
[But it seems there is a large hand in the river pulling them. After swimming for a long time, not only have they not reached the shore, but they are getting closer and closer to the center of the river!]
[Da Chun and the two coolies look at this scene, somewhat bewildered, not knowing what is happening.]
"What are you staring at? Run!"
[You grab Da Chun and run.]
[Looking back.]
[You see half a massive green fish head emerge from the center of the river.]
[That fish head actually speaks human language.]
"The Black Stone Gang is really generous, sending seven people in one breath this time? Good, good, good... A truly pleasant cooperation!"
[Hearing this, the Fourth Boss screams and shouts.]
"River God! Mistake! We are not this month's 'meal'; those people on the shore are!"
"Oh~ This one is the fattest. I like it! Gang Leader Shi really understands my heart!"
"What??? I am the Fourth Boss of the Black Stone Gang! Look clearly, old man!!"
[This fish's eyesight is clearly not that good. It can't see the Fourth Boss's face clearly at all, only treating him as a delicious meal.]
[The Fish Demon opens its bloody maw and bites down on the Fourth Boss and the others. Its mouth is full of barb-like teeth, growing in dozens of rows like a saw blade.]
[Blood dyes the river red.]