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Chapter 156: 149, Blow on it and it won't burn anymore_1
Chapter 156: 149, Blow on it and it won't burn anymore_1
Chapter 156: Chapter 149, Blow on it and it won’t burn anymore_1
Wu Heng furrowed his brows as he looked at the distant figure.
The stature, the way of walking, and that Cheetah, all gave a familiar feeling.
Has Slyther arrived?
The owner of Money Cat, the manager of Black Stone Town.
A very domineering woman.
Wu Heng wanted to go and confirm, but there were quite a few people around the other party. After thinking about it, he did not approach.
If it really was Slyther, she would come to him later.
After some consideration, he walked straight to the front desk and asked, “Do I have any letters?”
The staff member checked the records and said directly: “Team Leader Wu Heng, there are no letters for you here, but we expect to deliver new letters to you in the next couple of days.”
“Okay, thank you.” Wu Heng thanked them and headed to the lounge.
It seemed that the issue with the Hammer Party was resolved.
The passage was open at least, the teams involved in the eradication of the Hammer Party had returned, and the goods and letters left behind would be sent to the city in the next few days.
Considering this, it might well be that Slyther has come.
After sitting in the lounge for a while, he went to the training room and practiced his swordsmanship.
Feeling a bit sweaty, he immediately left the Guild and walked straight across to the Snake Badge Consortium.
…
The Snake Badge Consortium.
“Good afternoon, Mr. Wu Heng,” Laisia greeted with a smile.
Despite coming unannounced, it appeared that Wu Heng had become an important guest. As soon as he entered the reception room, Laisia followed him in.
“Good afternoon. How is my commission and the store going?” Wu Heng directly asked.
Laisia nodded and smiled, “The store has been cleaned according to your requirements. The people in charge of that area have been notified. You can open the store at any time.”
Then, she presented him with the store keys, “These are the keys to the store.”
Wu Heng accepted, “Thank you.”
“We should do our jobs. If you have any special requests, feel free to mention it. We will try our best to accommodate you,” she assured him.
“Mm.” Wu Heng nodded then continued, “What about the rune array of the Burial Ground and the Alchemist’s commission? Has there been any news?”
The matter of the Burial Ground was more of a casual inquiry. After all, construction, transport, and manufacture are slow processes.
The main concern was the matter regarding the Alchemist’s corpse.
After all, he had heard from a certain little wildcat that two Alchemists had died in the outer city area.
Moreover, the Consortium gave him a deadline of three days to collect the goods.
“The Alchemist’s commission is ready. Please wait a moment.” Laisia smiled and called out the door for clarity.
Very soon, five bodies—two covered with white cloth, and three inside black coffins—were brought in.
“Among these, three are human Alchemists, one Dwarf and one Beastman,” Laisia softly introduced.
From their body sizes, one could tell who was the Dwarf, and who were the humans or the Beastman.
Wu Heng looked over to the side.
Basen came forward and revealed the bodies under the white cloths.
A human and a Beastman. Both had pale faces, but it could be determined that they had died within the last three days.
It seemed that there was indeed a connection between the Consortium and the assassination of the Alchemists.
It wasn’t necessarily their doing, but the bodies of the deceased were indeed transported here.
After the other three coffins were opened, they revealed somewhat dry bodies.
They seemed to have been dug out from somewhere else and transported here.
“Are they all at level 10?” Wu Heng asked.
Meanwhile, in the black market of Black Stone Town, the black market worker with the crooked beard would introduce the identities and names of these bodies.
Apparently, ‘Laisia’ did not have this intention.
Wu Heng wasn’t interested in the histories of these bodies. As long as they were confirmed to be Alchemists, that was enough.
“Of course, if there are any problems, feel free to come to me,” Laisia assured confidently.
“Mm, I’m very satisfied then.”
“As long as you are satisfied, Sir. We charge 7500 silver coins for five bodies in total,” Laisia made the offer straightforwardly.
It is different to buying something.
When buying, one can bargain with the boss to reduce the price.
But for a commission, the fixed price is the fixed price. There is no room for negotiation after completion.
Wu Heng took several bags of silver coins out of his Space Ring, using gold bars for the larger amounts.
Recently, his silver coin exchanges had been considerable.
The amount he was spending could sustain an ordinary family for a lifetime.
Seeing Wu Heng bring out the gold, Laisia’s eyes lit up.
This young and well-off man was indeed worth the cost.
After collecting the gold and silver coins, her face brightened even more, “Mr. Wu Heng, have you had lunch yet? I can order the preparation of lunch for you.”
“If we have another opportunity, I will host a banquet for Miss Laisia.”
“Sir, you are too polite. You are the guest after all,” she playfully pointed out.
Wu Heng continued looking at the bodies, “I cannot transport these out.”
His Space Ring already had quite a few items inside.
It wouldn’t be able to fit in all these coffins and bodies.
“Oh, don’t worry, Sir. I will have someone deliver them to your place,” Laisia assured him.
After she said this, she went out to instruct some workers.
Soon, someone with a sachet-type storage item collected all five bodies.
It seemed that there was a difference in the sizes of storage items.
And organizations like Consortiums, which transport various goods, also rely on these items.
Bigger than his Space Ring, they could store more items.
Wu Heng nodded and walked out. The worker with the sachet also followed him out.
They both returned to his place.
The worker placed all the bodies in the living room.
After another bow, he promptly left to return to the Consortium.
…
Once the visitor left.
Wu Heng opened up the boundary door, allowing the skeletons to carry the corpses and coffins into the Zombie World.
With the consecutive release of the Bone Manipulation Skill, five distinct skeletons all stood up.
All five corpses were at level 10.
But they had only reached level 10.
This hardly seems like a bargain in his favor.
Wu Heng looked at the skeletons and said, “From now on, you are Alchemy No. 2, you are No. 3, No. 4…”.
He named all the skeletons in order.
The number of his Alchemy Skeletons had reached six.
They could completely meet the simultaneous usage of several potions.
After assigning the skeletons to ‘Alchemy No. 1’ and setting them to create potions from the ingredients he had prepared,
He again inspected the neighborhood.
Confirming there were no issues, he returned home.
…
In the study,
Wu Heng continued to read the ‘Book of Runes’, learning about magic artifacts.
Knock, knock, knock~!
Soft knocks resounded from below.
Wu Heng descended the stairs and opened the front door.
Standing in the dusk was Slyther, dressed in leather armor with a cloak over her, her lower half adorned with tight leather trousers, and a Cheetah at her side.
“What are you looking at? Don’t you recognize me?” Slyther lifted her hood, smiling.
“Hold on.” Wu Heng said, closed the door with a thud.
He quickly ran upstairs, commanding the Skeleton Ghost Hag and the two to return to the boundary door.
He also took the cat ear collars on the bedside table and put them into the Space Ring.
While he was naturally happy to see Slyther, she was a member of the Secret Speakers, who had shown great interest in his affairs back in Black Stone Town.
What needed to be hidden still had to be hidden.
Outside, Slyther gaped at the closed door in disbelief.
She was, after all, a notable character. Rich and powerful, and had come a long way, only to be shut outside the door.
A fiery anger spurred in her heart, and she turned around to leave.
The door opened again, Wu Heng was there, smiling, wiping the sweat off his forehead, “The room was a bit untidy, I had to clean up a bit.”
Slyther stood there, glaring at him.
The Cheetah by her feet bared its teeth.
“What’s wrong? Please come in.” Wu Heng stepped aside.
After some hesitation, Slyther chose to believe him and slowly stepped in.
She glanced around suspiciously, “You’re not hiding anyone here, are you?”
“Of course not,” Wu Heng replied, helping Slyther off with her cloak. He then asked, “When did you get here? Why didn’t you give me a heads up? I could’ve picked you up.”
Slyther glanced upstairs along with the staircase, then sat down on the sofa.
The Cheetah also leapt onto a chair nearby, curling up and settling down.
“I arrived at the border two days ago, but the roads were blocked, so I only managed to come over today.” Slyther explained.
“What would you like to drink?” Wu Heng asked.
“What do you have?”
“Iced tea and hot milk tea.”
“Milk tea it is.”
Wu Heng boiled some water and took out two packets of instant coffee from the drawer.
“If I had known, I might’ve asked you not to come. It’s been quite dangerous lately.”
Slyther studied him, “What, you wish I hadn’t come?”
“Of course not, I’m thrilled!” Wu Heng sat down opposite her.
“Nonsense.” Slyther rolled her eyes at him, “How are you settling in here?”
“Slowly getting used to it.” Wu Heng responded.
“How does it compare to Black Stone Town?”
“It’s not bad, but the people here are not as easy to approach.”
Slyther crossed her legs. Her round thighs were tightly wrapped in leather pants.
“I’ve heard from Gomez that you had a disagreement with the original team leader when you first arrived. In a little while, I’ll get you transferred back.”
“Alright, I’ll look forward to it.”
The water was ready, Wu Heng got up and poured a cup of coffee for each of them.
The fragrance of coffee immediately filled the room.
“Hmm! That smells good. No wonder Yuli always says you have good taste.” Slyther commended.
Wu Heng delivered the coffee to her, “Why didn’t Yuli come with you?”
“Do you think I came here for fun? Besides, it’s rather dangerous here, bringing her might court unnecessary trouble.” Slyther said.
She switched legs, leaned lazily against the sofa with her body tilted, half her curvaceous backside pressed tightly against the leather.
Slyther seemed to notice something and looked at him with surprise.
Wu Heng quickly took a sip from his cup, averting his gaze elsewhere.
“Sss~! It’s too hot.” Wu Heng spat out immediately after taking a sip.
“Such a big boy, yet you can’t even drink properly.” Slyther chuckled, stood up and approached him with concern, “Let me see, how badly did it burn you?”
Wu Heng, feeling slightly embarrassed, stuck out his tongue. The truth was he was hardly scalded at all, he simply hadn’t been careful enough.
Slyther leaned over at close quarters.
Her familiar scent, which Wu Heng used to smell frequently in her carriage, emanated from her.
Slyther, holding his chin and turning somewhat red-faced.
“Phew~!”
“Blow on it, it won’t burn.”