Chapter 483 - Deductive Reasoning (1/2)
Chapter 483 Deductive Reasoning
Zhang Heng managed to note down the addresses of the former SEAL and psychologist right before the power went out. Whether the United States or Greenland, they were a great distance from the city he was located in, not to mention how further investigations had to be carried out once he got there. It meant he needed at least a week or two to get the information required.
Nevertheless, not long after the new semester started, Zhang Heng started becoming known as the guy who skipped cla.s.ses. His string of good luck was finally coming to an end. Thanks to the Dreamland of Death debacle, he was recorded twice by the school for skipping cla.s.s. The school had began to take notice of him, and for the time being, he had to comply with whatever they wanted. Hence, the last resort was to delay his summer break plans. At the end of the month, Zhang Heng made another trip to s.e.x and the City bar. This time, the bartender wasn’t behind the bar mixing c.o.c.ktails. Instead, she was slacking outside the lounge, leisurely lighting up a cigarette as she looked at the men and women on the dancefloor.
“What you have entrusted to me is now done,” she told Zhang Heng as he approached. “Huh???”
The loud music drowned out her voice, and Zhang Heng had to move closer to hear what she had to say. “I found someone who can help you repair that katana. He’s the most powerful blacksmith I’ve ever known, where he once forged weapons for the G.o.ds. He can not only restore your katana to its forme glory, but he can even give it some upgrades!” “But?”
“But… in exchange, the price you’ll have to pay is 2000 of your game points. Besides, you still have to find the lower and upper pieces of the katana before he can help you.” “All he needs to is put the two pieces together, and he wants to charge me 2,000 game points?! This is no small amount we are talking about. That sort of points can buy me a Grade-C game item. And I’m talking about the popular ones here.” Zhang Heng still remembered that the final price of the Escape Dagger cost him only 2,050 points. He paused for a moment, then continued. “Besides, you haven’t told me what grade the katana is.”
“Unfortunately, I can’t identify it until the blacksmith restores it,” replied the bartender.
“So, this is like a gamble?” Zhang Heng frowned. The katana in question had been obtained from Scarlet in the last round of the game. Upon returning to the real world, he pa.s.sed the katana, together with a flash-drive and copper ring to the bartender. He even requested for a restoration expert to try fix the broken saber. Little did he expect the price would be that extravagant. No matter how he looked at it, blowing 2,000 points to repair an unknown grade item was a risky endeavor. Even a Grade-C item might not achieve this value, and if it turned out to be a Grade-D or E or even worse, a Grade-F item, Zhang Heng would suffer a significant loss.
“Anyway, I’ve found someone for you, and the decision is in your hands,” the bartender lady said.
“Wait until I find the lower half of the katana, and I will think about it,” replied Zhang Heng.
The remaining piece should be with Scarlet. And since it was not going to be easy getting it from her, Zhang Heng thought it best to leave this matter temporarily. He pushed open the lounge’s door and walked to the empty deck. Taking out the alarm clock from under a stool, he set the time and started his seventh round of the game.
[Verifying player ident.i.ty…]
[Verified, randomly selecting the seventh round for player 07958…]
[Extraction completed. Your current quest is: Deductive Reasoning)