135 Ism from Jia City (1/2)
Chapter 135: I'm from Jia City
Translator: _Min_Editor: Lis_
The crowd was shocked by these words.
Shock was written all over Liu Mang's face. He did wonder why he hadn't met the Huizhong Mercenaries in so long. Could it be that what he said was....
His shock gradually turned into fear.
”I did hear that the Huizhong Mecenaries offended the wrong force and was wiped out.”
”It seemed to be a force from Qingpu.”
”Oh I remember! An alcoholic from Qingpu did say this.”
Lone travelers on the wasteland naturally had heard some news. For example, Songjiang was suddenly stabilized, and the Huizhong Mercenaries' raid team had abruptly evaporated into thin air. No one would have guessed that this recognized force had been wiped out by the man standing in front of them.
The woman that continued to piercingly gaze at Jiang Chen was even more shocked. If she was tempted in the beginning, now she didn't care about the price anymore....
The greedy gazes from the shadows were now wary. They began to question how they would have fared against the Huizhong Mercenaries.
”You, th-that's impossible.” Liu Mang stared at Jiang Chen as if looking at a ghost. He shivered, unable to properly articulate his words.
Jiang Chen didn't bother with Liu Mang anymore. Instead, he smiled at the young man who was sipping at his drink.
”I've heard that this industrial alcohol is not too good for you.”
”It's fine. You can have two bottles as well. People with genetic vaccines have a strong digestive system.” The man put down his cup and laughed casually.
”You know who I am?”
”Of course. I came from Jia City for the sole purpose of finding you.” The young man shrugged and extended his right hand. ”Lin Chaoen, from Jia City's Defenders. Pleased to meet you.”
[Defenders? Why don't you call yourself the Avengers?]
”Jiang Chen.” With an odd expression, Jiang Chen similarly extended his hand for a handshake, but the caution in his eyes remained.
”Don't look at me like that. I'm a nice person,” Lin Chaoen said innocently in response to the look of distrust in his eyes.
Jiang Chen didn't refute him and looked away. He returned to the seat beside the counter and turned to the frightened Liu Mang.
”You're lucky. At least you can choose which brand of formalin you want to use.”
When he heard those words, Liu Mang immediately got on his knees.
”Please spare me. I didn't know any better. I—”
”Enough, I've heard too much of the same thing. If you want to live....” Jiang Chen said irritably. He slapped the counter. ”These four strange concoctions—you can get the hell out once you finish them.”
Liu Mang's face turned green instantly.
”psh, an entire bottle of industrial alcohol. Half of his life would be gone by the time he finishes. What a waste. Why don't you—”
Before Lin Chaoen could finish, a bottle flew in his direction.
He caught the object thrown at him by Jiang Chen and laughed as he poured himself another cup.
”The remaining three bottles, go ahead.” Jiang Chen slowly said as he stared at Liu Mang.
The three drinks did not look normal at all. He didn't have the intention to drink it himself. But for market research, as well as curiosity, it was not a bad idea to find his own white rat.
Liu Mang thought about Jiang Chen wiping out the Huizhong Mercenaries and lost all courage to fight back. He bit the bullet as he valiantly walked up, picked up the bottle of Nut Coke, and began to guzzle it.
The crowd blew whistles as the lot of them stared at his pants mockingly.
By the time he finished the entire bottle, Jiang Chen was shocked to discover that this guy's pants had lit up.
That's right, lit up.
”Nut Coke adds a trace amount of a radioactive strontium isotope that makes the pee fluorescent. Damn, a whole bottle in one sitting. This guy's di*k could be a light bulb for an entire day,” Lin Chaoen mocked as he took a sip.
”Radioactive element? Is it not harmful to the human body?” Jiang Chen asked as he gave a weird look at the Nut Coke.
”This thing is harmless. They sold it before the war.”
Liu Mang picked up the dark green Kaka Tea. His forehead twisted, but he still raised his head with a look of agony and started to chug.
”Kaka Tea has an excessive amount of tea polyphenols as well as other radiation-resistant substances. It doesn't look the best and tastes bitter to the point of stinking, but the radiation resistance effect is quite superb.” Just as Lin Chaoen finished speaking, Liu Mang's pants lost all illumination.
After finishing the two bottles, Liu Mang held the last eOrange and looked at Jiang Chen with a troubled expression.
”Why are you looking at me? Drink!” Jiang Chen stared at him.
”Yes, yes!”
Liu Mang grit his teeth as he began drinking from the bottle. As soon as it reached his stomach, however, he fell unconscious to the ground.
”eOrange, concentrated sweetener. The normal way to drink it is to use the cap to pour it into a big bottle of clear water. If he drank this entire bottle, it'd be better to send him to the hospital right away,” Lin Chaoen explained with a smile.
Jiang Chen glanced at him but didn't say much.
A few enforcers in black combat suits walked in, catching sight of the thugs on the ground as they eyed the bartender questioningly.
”They were the one escalating the conflict. They were taught a lesson.” The bartender neutrally explained the situation. From his calm expression, it didn't seem to be his first time dealing with this sort of situation.
The enforcer smiled at Jiang Chen. ”We apologized for your infringed rights. The people who started the conflict will receive a fifteen-day imprisonment sentence.”