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Chapter 699 - 495: The Restaurant Has Benefits_2

Chapter 699: Chapter 495: The Restaurant Has Benefits_2

"Laugh all you want. When you get back, bring me a few cups of coffee, or I’ll beat the crap out of you."

Niu Ma threatened.

"Got it."

He waved his tentacles and took out the damaged Dragon Fishing Rod.

"???"

Ghost Hand pointed at the Dragon Fishing Rod, his mouth agape.

Where’s my beer bottle? My big, green beer bottle?

Liu Zheng gave it an apologetic look but said nothing more.

Last time, Ghost Hand was burned by Si Xue’s golden liquid, so it should be able to recognize her scent.

After patting the Dragon Fishing Rod with a heart of pain, Ghost Hand extended a finger towards Liu Zheng and then made a drinking motion.

Liu Zheng guessed it wanted a bottle of wine in exchange.

After all, Ghost Hand couldn’t go outside, so the Dragon Fishing Rod was useless to it.

As a Perfect Quality beer bottle, the wine in exchange had to be Perfect Quality as well.

"Another one owed."

He sighed.

His stock was growing, as was his debt.

If he could make a fake deal, Liu Zheng might be able to skip town and dodge the debt.

But most of his current debts were due to favors, half-borrowed and half-gifted, making it hard for him to shamelessly default.

"Ah, whatever, lice don’t itch if there are too many, and debts don’t worry you if they pile up."

While hypnotizing himself, he picked up the takeout slip from the ground.

"Order: One portion of fried potato cake"

"Address: Jiahe New Residence Property Center"

"Ordered by: Manager Huang"

"Time limit: One hour"

"Jiahe New Residence again?"

Liu Zheng’s first reaction was to take the initiative and order.

But then he remembered that the chew toy had already been returned, so he shouldn’t have any ties with Jiahe New Residence anymore.

It couldn’t be that they wanted him to return the Honorary Owner Medal, could it?

"Hmm..."

Thinking of the Honorary Owner Medal, Liu Zheng mused.

As the only neighborhood where he held the Honorary Owner Medal, having just left his boss’s office only to be assigned a Jiahe New Residence order right to the property center made it hard not to suspect it was intentional.

Whether it was deliberate troublemaking or leniency, Liu Zheng leaned towards the latter.

After all, he had taken on the big task of Nine Dragons Carrying Coffin. Once completed, everyone would benefit, and neither Bloody Restaurant nor Si Xue had any reason to make things difficult for him.

"Then why not just make it a three-day time limit? And the order being just potato cakes, that’s really the height of stinginess."

Liu Zheng mocked.

Thinking of how Si Xue had once given him a generous seven-day delivery limit and even offered him a day’s break on returning, this was likely the work of Bloody Restaurant.

"Oh well, having something is better than nothing."

He shook his head and left the lounge.

Opening the meal box, a golden, slightly blackened potato cake appeared before Liu Zheng’s eyes.

"Name: Potato Cake (single-use)"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Ordinary"

"Effect: Restores stamina."

"Remark: Liu Zheng, if you don’t want to live, just say so. There’s no need to anger me this way."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"Oh, good grief, they even called me out by name this time."

He tugged at the corner of his mouth.

But honestly, it really had nothing to do with him this time. It was the restaurant being stingy. If you have the guts, go complain to them.

Picking on the soft ones, both the fruits and the pests, right? Serves you right when someone comes on strong.

Grumbling, Liu Zheng placed the meal box into the Legendary Takeout Box.

The green light lit up, confirming no issues with the item.

As expected, if an employee could mess up potato cakes, they would’ve become ingredients long ago.

Leaving the takeout corridor, Liu Zheng hopped into the sports car, and the Driver also took the front seat.

Since it was a freebie order, he naturally intended to make full use of the delivery time.

"Where to first?"

Liu Zheng pondered over the map.

Firstly, he clearly needed to visit the shop selling dragon dung.

This order was originally meant to help him complete Nine Dragons Carrying Coffin, and if he didn’t focus on the task, the restaurant would certainly be displeased.

Although Liu Zheng leaned more towards Si Xue, without tearing the facade, he wouldn’t anger the restaurant.

Secondly, he definitely had to visit the sewer.

If the Dragon Fishing Rod could be repaired, he’d gain a powerful Perfect Quality, possibly even Legendary Quality, equipment which would greatly aid his future actions.

Also, he needed to visit the store selling Diyejia.

The takeout corridor was his only way in and out of the restaurant each time, so dragging it out wasn’t a good idea.

As for places like Du Kang Wine Workshop, Ten Thousand Great Mountains, cemetery, funeral home, those had to be postponed.

"Let’s go to Rose Street first."

After some thought, Liu Zheng made his decision.

Reaching Rose Street, he greeted the French Plane Tree from a distance before heading into the sewer.

"Where’s the stuff?"

Upon seeing the Fisherman, the latter cut straight to the chase.

"Here."

Liu Zheng presented the Dragon Fishing Rod.

"What a fine piece, how did it end up like this?"

The Fisherman fondled the Dragon Fishing Rod, lamenting.

"Because it fulfilled its purpose."

Afraid of breaking the rules if he got too specific, he kept his explanation vague.

Fortunately, the Fisherman wasn’t dim-witted and understood his meaning easily.

"Hmm, besides our clan, only such treasures can fish for dragons."

The Fisherman nodded.

"Your clan isn’t formed from fishing gear spirits, is it?"

Liu Zheng squinted playfully.

"How should I know? Want me to send you to Hell to ask the ancestors?"

The Fisherman’s expression turned unfriendly.

"No, no, that’s quite unnecessary. Just have them send a message in a dream, that’ll do."

He respectfully declined the Fisherman’s suggestion.

"Hmph, all day long, just running your mouth."

"Yes, yes, yes. So, can this treasure be repaired?"

Liu Zheng inquired.

"It can be fixed, but restoring it to its original state is impossible."

The Fisherman explained.

"How so?"

"The Dragon Fishing Rod was inherently a semi-finished product and damaged as well. To repair it, other forces must be utilized to stabilize it. But once stabilized, its effects would inevitably be influenced by the newly introduced forces."

The Fisherman replied.

"Can the current effects be selectively retained?"

"Which effect are you looking to keep?"

The Fisherman asked.

"The Universe’s Cast."

"I’ll try my best."

The Fisherman didn’t dare make a guarantee.

"However, I can temporarily fix it so you can use the Universe’s Cast once without damaging the Dragon Fishing Rod. But the item will then be temporarily unusable."

"That sounds great."

He exclaimed with delight.

Dragon Power and Dragon Fishing were just icing on the cake; the Universe’s Cast was the true strategic advantage.

"Alright, your mirror is ready too. I’ll give them both to you later. Wait here."

The Fisherman said and walked into the Underwater River.

After about ten minutes, he returned from the river, holding the Dragon Fishing Rod in one hand and the Three-Inch Mirror in the other.

"Here you go."

Liu Zheng took the rod and the mirror, and the item descriptions popped up again.

"Name: Temporarily Reinforced Dragon Fishing Rod"

"Type: Equipment"

"Quality: Perfect"

"Effect 1: Player gains the ’Dragon Power’ status."

"Effect 2: In combat with dragon types, all player attributes +20, damage increased by 20%."

"Effect 3: Player gains the ’Universe’s Cast’ skill; after use, the item will become temporarily unusable."

"Remark: Born from the same egg, why rush to fish each other out?"

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"Name: Three-Inch Mirror (single-use)"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect: Use to summon Sha Jiang’s dark side. Player can issue one command to it; after completion, Sha Jiang’s dark side is highly likely to attack the player. Duration: one minute."

"Remark: How many times do I have to tell you, the Three-Inch Mirror can’t be used for procreation. You big dummies!"

"Can it be taken out of the instance: No"

"Oh boy, it might even attack me."

After reading the effects of the Three-Inch Mirror, he winced.

Good thing he chose Sha Jiang instead of the Fisherman.

Given that someone like Sha Jiang, usually so sunny and cheerful, would have a high chance, with the Fisherman, it would probably be a guaranteed lethal attack.

Though the effects were full of pitfalls, Liu Zheng still felt quite happy, as he finally had a new trump card to use.