1425 In Modern Day 23 (1/2)

It's obvious that she's a little embarrassed to say that the mushroom looks dry and black—it causes alarms to go off, and it can hardly whet up an appetite. After all, I'd offered it out of kind intentions.

Hehe… I take this opportunity to change the topic.

”What's your drink called?”

Rozanne immediately turns around and picks up the beverage bottle on the table. She says with a smile, ”This is it! The design looks cool, right?”

The beverage bottle has a streamlined design with a footprint theme. The name is:

”Reporter.”

That's different from mine… I politely compliment, ”Looks good.”

Rozanne twists the cap that has been opened a long time ago as if she's preparing to take a sip.

I instinctively want to stop her, but after opening my mouth, I realize that I don't have a reason.

Furthermore, a third of the Reporter beverage is gone. This means that Rozanne has already drank it. There's no point in stopping her now.

Gulp… Rozanne lowers the bottle and twists the cap back on.

”It doesn't taste bad. Try it.”

”Okay, okay,” I say perfunctorily.

Rozanne doesn't urge me any further. Instead, she points at the remaining beverage bottles in the plastic bag.

”You can also switch bottles.”

”No need, there's no need,” I reply without hesitation.

Either way, I don't intend to drink it. It doesn't matter if I switch it or not.

After two seconds of deliberation, I look at Rozanne and probe, ”How do you feel after drinking it? Any special sensations?”

”Special sensations? Do you think this is a drug? Erm, it's moderately sweet and refreshing. The fragrance will definitely be better after chilling it.” Rozanne says, a little pissed.

She doesn't look like she's lying… This means that she probably didn't obtain superpowers from the Reporter beverage… I subconsciously survey my surroundings and realize that my fellow colleagues have more or less drunk some of Rozanne's beverages, but none of them show any signs of abnormality.

They don't even appear dazed or confused.

Could it be that only the Assassin beverage I picked last time has a special effect? I wonder if that's considered being lucky or not… I quickly control my doubts and wave the Instigator beverage in my hand.

”I'll need to get down to work.”

”Go ahead. Don't let me stop you.” Rozanne waves her hand casually.

Returning to my seat, I sit down. I look at the Instigator beverage in front of me and fall into deep thought.

Although I don't plan on drinking this beverage, I'm curious about what the liquid inside looks like, and whether it contains some special powers.

Splash. I pour all of the Instigator beverage into my mug.

That's too little, isn't it? That definitely isn't 500 milliliters! I can't help but look down on this beverage's manufacturer.

My mug isn't small, but it usually can't hold the entirety of a 550-ml bottle of mineral water.

In other words, while there appeared to be quite a bit of ”Instigator” in it, the manufacturer had actually cut corners!

Hmm, it's dark blue. It's clear, and it's quite enticing… I carefully observe the liquid in the mug and gather some preliminary information.

Other than that, the drink is no different from anything else, at least not on the surface.

After some thought, I decide to throw something into the mug to see if there will be any changes.

What do I throw? I look around when I suddenly get a bout of inspiration.

Those dried mushrooms!

Anyway, this isn't something I plan on eating, so I can use it for experiments.

I really am a genius!

Without any hesitation, I tear open the packaging and throw the black dried mushrooms into the dark blue liquid, watching them stretch out and expand slightly.

There aren't any changes. I'm starting to think that I'm overthinking matters.