Chapter 150: The Bet (1/2)
Chapter 150: The Bet
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
”Didn't Uncle Oscar pick up those cloud-bird eyeballs last time? It's said that those eyeballs turn into crystals after it dies, and then turn into gems. Really curious! If I remember correctly, Uncle Bullet seems to have some anaconda jelly, which is really something special.” Li Duhong said laughing.
Oscar and Bullet looked at each other, both a little helplessly. They hadn't thought that Li Duhong might know everything about them so well. It looked like the little devil had memorized what they had.
”OK.” The two answered at the same time, since they knew that they might as well gamble if Li Duhong had memorized that, since otherwise there would be more trouble later on. The little guy was so good at blackmail that no one in the village could fight it. Bullet patted Alfonso on his shoulder, ”Alfonso, don't drop the ball!”
Alfonso stared him down and said grimly, ”Is that the kind of person I am?”
Bullet laughed, ”No, no, how could we not have faith in someone like you?”
”As long as you know it.” Alfonso hadn't quite been mollified.
Li Duhong wore a mischievous smile, looking like a fox. But he wouldn't have had the guts to talk to Chen Mu that way. Every time his gaze fell onto Chen Mu, his expression became involuntarily serious, and he lost all his normal mischievousness. That was an unconscious reaction that even he wasn't aware of himself.
Suddenly, he said to Wei-ah, ”Do you want to participate Uncle Wei-ah?”
”Not interested.” As always, Wei-ah wasn't showing anything on his face, neither happy or annoyed. Li Duhong wasn't mad either, as he laughed, ”That look of yours is really ugly, uncle.”
Wei-ah didn't respond, and there wasn't any change in his expression at all.
Chen Mu thought a while and then nodded, ”If that's the way it is, I'd better obey out of respect.” Seeing Chen Mu agree, Cheng Ying and Bo Wen were both elated. They were afraid that if Chen Mu didn't agree, no one could force him, not Bo Wen, and not Cheng Ying. Since he'd agreed, the two of them were full of confidence, since Chen Mu was nothing other than an ”A” level of contribution points card master!
The old man was all smiles as he looked at them all, wondering to himself what those people could bring to his village.
Chen Mu and the rest then settled down in the village, and Bo Wen stuck near to Li Duhong, even though that behavior drew unfriendly looks from the villagers.
Chen Mu followed Alfonso to his house.
Inside, it was more messed up than the most chaotic lab that Chen Mu had ever seen. There were all sorts of strange devices in all shapes scattered about on the floor, and he had to watch where he stepped. But Chen Mu had broadened his outlook, that being the first time he had seen so many things related to card appliances. Although the village called them 'card matters,' once he saw them Chen Mu could tell they were card appliances, just called by a different name.
Alfonso very languidly took Chen Mu to the materials room and opened the door to point out the mountains of materials, and then lazily said, ”If you want to use something, take it. None of this is worth anything. If it isn't here, you'll have to get it yourself. Oh, you could also trade me something, if I think it's useful.” People coming from outside always had one or two interesting things with them.
He basically didn't believe that the furry-headed youth could have any ability. The clan elder had certainly been tricked by that fast-talking guy. The accumulation of knowledge was something that took time, and that guy wouldn't have been able get anywhere even if he'd started studying in his mother's womb. He himself had been studying card-matters for over thirty years.
Then Alfonso tossed a model to Chen Mu. It was completely identical to the village houses, except smaller.
”It's just a model. Study it yourself. OK, if you don't need anything then don't bother me. Do what you have to do. Someone will send food when the time comes.”
After he finished talking, Alfonso burrowed into a room inside, and slammed the door shut with a bang.