novelden Chapter 23 Anya
Chapter 23 Anya
thump.
Lily placed her backpack on the counter and took out some handicrafts she had collected before.
"here."
The shopkeeper, Cole, took out a magnifying glass and examined the items on the counter, sometimes frowning, sometimes relaxing.
Meanwhile, Xu Yang stood to the side with his arms crossed, ever since he learned of the boss's unscrupulous nature.
He began to scrutinize the entire store with a critical eye.
All sorts of goods are piled on the shelves, including familiar protein rations and some simple daily necessities. It's just an ordinary grocery store. A corridor has been specially left next to the glass counter, and there's an elevator further inside.
It might be an underground warehouse.
The secret stupa has no stupa, nor any secret treasure.
Just as Xu Yang was looking around, Lily's side also entered the price negotiation stage.
Boss Cole put away the magnifying glass, looking somewhat conflicted.
He tapped his fingers incessantly on the counter, carefully considering his offer before giving a price: "The goods are good, but I can only offer around 24,000."
"As you know, it's the 'Red Drop' period right now, and the prices of these items will fluctuate wildly. Maybe other survivors will also be able to bring out a lot of stock."
"The more of this stuff there is, the more bored the lords of the big city will get. So, in a way, I'll be at a loss."
"..."
Lily simply looked at him quietly. "Not enough."
"How about 26,000?"
Lily lowered her head and began packing her things.
Snapped.
A hand grabbed hers, and Cole forced a smile: "Sigh, thirty thousand, thirty thousand, I'll take the loss."
Lily hesitated for a moment while tidying up, then finally withdrew her hand.
This price barely met her expectations, and it's also true that the acquisition prices of various collectibles dropped during the Red Fall period.
The price would probably be similar in other gathering places.
Immediately, she took out her ID card and handed it over...
It's unclear how much Cole "lost," but after paying the contribution points, he didn't seem to feel any pain. Instead, he greeted Xu Yang even more warmly.
"Hey sir, what do you want to sell?"
Cole glanced at the military backpack on the other person's back, which was almost half a person's height, and nodded to himself.
Xu Yang was taken aback at first, but after thinking for a moment, he realized that he actually had something to sell.
I rummaged around in my bag for a bit.
With a thud, he placed something on the counter.
Blackwater.
Cole's gaze paused slightly, as if he couldn't understand why such a big bag would contain such a thing.
Then, seeing that the other party really had nothing else to sell, he picked up the black liquid and examined it, his tone becoming somewhat playful.
"Hey buddy, you can't be lying to me, can you?"
Xu Yang seemed wronged and angrily retorted, "What are you talking about? I only smoked it yesterday. How would anyone know without an examination? How could I lie to you?"
This is also an obvious fact; without testing, the black liquid is essentially a blind box. Only after activity testing will the waste liquid reveal a red color, a color that is almost impossible to erase.
He took a deep breath, his tone becoming more restrained.
"Boss, wanna take a gamble?"
……
"What a shrewd businessman." Xu Yang followed behind Lily, looking somewhat annoyed. "They sold it for two thousand, but only gave me eight hundred."
"..."
Lily asked疑惑地问道：“Then why are you selling it?”
"Punish evil and promote good!"
"Can't understand."
"It's good that you don't understand; that guy's not honest anyway." Xu Yang curled his lip. "Why do you want to sell things to him?"
"Only Cole buys these handicrafts in Settlement Three," Lily said calmly. "He has connections in the Great City."
A giant city? It seems that the unscrupulous merchant mentioned it earlier.
Xu Yang frowned after hearing this.
He continued, "What is a giant city? A huge city?"
"Hmm." Lily simply nodded and continued leading the way.
……
"Anya, marry me!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xu, I haven't considered that at the moment."
Xu Yang crossed his arms and watched the delightful scene unfold. The only downside was that the guy shared the same surname as him, which made it sound like he'd been given a "friend zone" card as well.
At this moment, in front of him and Lily was a relatively spacious waiting room.
A black-haired young man in a suit and tie is kneeling on one knee, proposing to a silver-haired woman, holding a red ring box in his hand.
Clearly, he failed.
Surprisingly, the people around him only glanced at him indifferently and didn't react much. The young man didn't seem discouraged; he simply patted non-existent dust off his knees.
In a calm tone, almost like a greeting, he said, "Alright then, I'll come again tomorrow. You'll be moved by me sooner or later."
"..."
He's a repeat offender.
Xu Yang quietly observed the silver-haired woman and found her to be far more interesting than she appeared.
With her delicate features, captivating eyes, tall and shapely figure, and even her gentle voice, she is an incredibly charming woman on every level.
however--
Bionic medical robots
This android, made from a mixture of various materials, is the culmination of the creator's dedication. As a medical robot, it can treat various injuries. It contains a special module within its body.
[Note: That person will never come back...]
So, did that guy know he was proposing to a robot?
Xu Yang thought about it for a moment and figured the other party probably knew, since this was a clinic, a medical institution, and medical robots shouldn't be something that needed to be kept secret.
But what about humans and robots?
While he was still thinking, Lily had already walked over to the silver-haired woman and handed her the two bottles of black liquid from her backpack.
"Anya, we need to do an activity test."
"Oh, it's Lily." Anya smiled as she took the things, clearly an old acquaintance of Lily.
As she labeled the two glass containers, she said, "We'll have to wait a while to get the results. Let's find a seat here first."
After saying that, the woman took the black liquid into a metal cubicle on the right side of a clinic.
Xu Yang moved next to Lily. The girl's body stiffened instinctively, but this time she didn't move away. She glanced at the man and asked, "What's wrong?"
"What is Dr. Anya's background?"
"I don't know, she owns this clinic," Lily said coldly. "She's also in charge of implanting the mutant."
As the two were chatting, Anya came out of the cubicle.
Xu Yang said directly, "Doctor, I want to implant a lubricant."
……
Anya led Xu Yang to a private room.
The room was simply furnished, with a computer desk and a medicine cabinet on the wall, and a white medical device in the center.
It was similar to the one I saw in town before, only a bit newer, still with three mechanical arms, gleaming with a cold light.
Xu Yang swallowed hard.
To be honest, it was impossible not to worry; he had even seen a corpse that might serve as a cautionary tale.
A pair of empty, lifeless eyes seemed to still be watching him. Xu Yang quickly shook his head, knowing he couldn't think about it anymore.
unlucky!
He quickly took off his shirt and decisively lay down on it.
The moment he came into contact with the medical device, its special surface material felt like puffed-up cotton wool, warmly enveloping him.
The material's surface began to seep into the skin with a cool substance, a very strange feeling, but inexplicably comfortable. Gradually, the light in front of me became hazy.
The initial tension and fear were replaced by endless sleepiness.
Meanwhile, Anya was standing next to the medical equipment, placing the lure and mutagen.
After finishing all this, she returned to her computer desk and began operating the computer to perform the implantation, as a gentle voice, like the sound of a breeze, rang out:
"Mr. Xu, keep it up!"
What's the point of cheering?
Before Xu Yang could even voice his question, everything went completely black...