New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 41 Orphan Team, prepare to charge!
Meng Xiyue sat up straight and lowered her voice: "Hey, do you think those red heads look a bit like tomatoes with human faces?"

Mai Lili just thought about it for a moment and then she shuddered and began to tremble with panic.

She couldn't imagine the pedestrians she saw after entering the city. Were they human beings, or monsters with tomato heads? Why didn't the other normal people react? Why didn't they notice anything unusual?

"Shit! Stop talking, I'm a little panicked." Lu Rang's hair stood on end as well. He couldn't help but feel creepy when he thought about the fact that he had just received a food box from an 'eggplant-headed weirdo'.

It was so scary! He remembered the first time he had a close encounter with a non-human orc serving food in the cafeteria when he was in junior high school, and it wasn't this terrifying.

Yuan Zhu: "Captain, do you have any advice?"

"I have no instructions. Follow your own judgment and intuition. Don't be afraid of making mistakes, and don't be afraid of failure. Tonight is the main mission of your trial. Rely on your own experience and judgment to survive, and try to profit from it. [Mao Mao Wang] won't blindly invest and protect you. You already have the foundation to protect yourself. [Happy House] needs people who can contribute to the company's profitability."

Zhou Chu extended his index finger, pointing at the curious little tomatoes wiggling slightly in the porcelain bowl, and asked, "What about them? What exactly are they? Good or bad? Are they hiding malicious intentions from the local monks?"

The captain picked up a cherry tomato with an eye from the bowl and held it up to him for inspection. The texture of the cherry tomato's skin was somewhere between flesh and plant matter. It was harder than flesh, but more elastic, resilient, and...warmer than a tomato.

As for the single eye, it seemed like the core of a tomato fruit, exposed by a cracked eyelid. After meeting the captain's gaze, the blood-red fruit shyly closed its eyes and trembled slightly.

The captain repeatedly turned the tomato, held it under the light, closed his eyes, and finally spoke, "Don't worry, it's edible, it just looks a little strange. This fruit is blessed by Buddhist magic power within, somewhat similar to the naturally formed Buddha head cocoons around temples. It just happened to overlap with the tomato, forming a false organ image. Stimulated by the internal energy, it's slightly activated."

As he spoke, the captain tossed the tiny tomato, which had been secretly squinting, into his mouth and, with a 'crunch! crunch!', began to chew it vigorously. His slightly furrowed brow relaxed, revealing a satisfied expression.

"The taste is unexpectedly good. It's sweet and sour, not unlike a cherry tomato, but with a much chewier texture. It has a vegetal flavor, but also feels like chewing a juicy chunk of meat, with a bursting sensation. It can quickly replenish physical strength and slightly repair and heal injuries. Eating it in large quantities can slightly enhance the senses and also carry a subtle Zen feeling, which can clear away mental pollution."

Yuan Zhu picked up the one with ears and pressed it slightly. It was more elastic than he had imagined and warm, about 10 degrees Celsius. "Is this thing really a tomato? Can I eat it?"

The captain carefully considered his words. "To be more precise, it should be called [Meat Tomato]. While it's beneficial to the body, it can also cause psychological distress (discomfort). Its juice is sweet and salty, a bit like blood, but the sourness perfectly neutralizes the impression of blood. It doesn't trigger a sense of danger or alarm in the taste buds, but instead allows you to indulge in the delicious flavor and feel a sense of happiness."

Meng Xiyue also grabbed two to play with, and rolled them up like walnuts: "The more I hear, the less I dare to eat them."

The captain said: "I don't want it. Divide it among you and carry it with you as a life-saving pill."

Zhou Chu: "Are there any side effects?"

"Side effects? This stuff has no effect on me. It's probably too weak, so I can't feel any side effects. As for you..." The captain thought carefully and concluded based on his experience, "Don't worry. At most, your subjective attitude will be more inclined towards Buddhism, and you will have a weak initial favorable impression. The more you eat, the greater the benefits you gain from it, and the stronger your attitude towards Buddhism will be. This is also the law of nature. If you receive benefits from others, you will naturally be more inclined to eat them."

Yuan Zhu's expression was filled with realization, as he thought to himself, "Are you talking about Maomao Wang? She's been giving me clothes, rats, and arms, and it's making me feel so embarrassed I won't join Zhou Chu in bashing her. Maomao Wang is the best!"

The captain said: "Okay, let's eat. These dishes are all good. Eat well and recharge your batteries. Tonight should be a lively night."

Then he stood up and walked to the window, pushed open the window frame, and looked at the half-moon hanging in the sky, shining a charming green color.

"Eh...shouldn't the moon be blue?"

Yuan Zhu suddenly realized that he had seen the moonlight over Xiaotianshuijing Lane last night and was deeply impressed.

Lu Rang was confused: "Isn't it always yellow? It turns red once in a while." Mai Lili whispered, "White."

Meng Xiyue said impatiently, "Are you all fools? Haven't you heard that the moon symbolizes 'spirit' and 'spirituality'? Different people, at different times and in different mental states, looking at the moon will receive different colored responses, reflecting their own state. The moon is unique; it remains the same from beginning to end, but its color varies from person to person."

Yuan Zhu was humble and eager to learn: "Ah! Is it so amazing? I'm glad to learn!"

"Ah! I remember now. Our Running is a rainy city. All year round it's either cloudy turning to light rain, or light rain turning to cloudy. Even on sunny days you can't see the sun. Every day is either overcast, smog, or fog-filled. How can we ever see the moon?"

Lu Rang clapped his hands, finally remembering why he was unfamiliar with the moon. Although he often mentioned it and was already familiar with it, he had never really observed it carefully. The moonlight in Running was always obscured by clouds and mist, revealing a hazy glimmer.

Meng Xiyue looked at the Running people, who were generally a shade paler than the Taixi people, and was speechless. Their skin was so delicate and fair. Could such a backward, old, industrially polluted city actually be so healthy? Want to go there for a vacation?
The captain, who was now crouching on the window frame, turned back and warned, "I've tampered with the monks' memories. They only remember seven people entering the city; I didn't exist. Take care. If anything urgent, use your rats to contact them. See you tomorrow."

After waving goodbye, he exerted force on his feet and flew out, blending into the night and disappearing.

Before Yuan Zhu and the others could react, the person was gone, leaving them all bewildered, staring at each other. What happened? Is he an orphan?
"Baaaaa!" The goat suddenly opened its mouth wide, stuck out its tongue, and licked Lu Rang's palm repeatedly. It then swallowed a small, one-eyed tomato, crunching until its mouth was full of juice. It looked like it was eating raw flesh, constantly dripping with blood. Its slanted pupils made it even more sinister and frightening.

"Damn it! My fruit!" He screamed, pounced on it and started to pull out the wool, "Give it back to me! Give it back to me! Spit it out!"

There were only about 20 pills in total. After the little goat took one bite, he immediately lost 1/3 of his property.

Yuan Zhu quickly put away his three curious meat tomatoes, "eyes, ears, and nose", and then sorted out his weapons to prepare for the evening ceremony.

After the captain ran away, everyone could only huddle together for warmth.

Uncle Black, who is out of tune with everyone, rarely speaks and says that he is not used to the team mode. Tonight he will become a lone ranger, enter the stealth mode with his racial talent, and look for opportunities to make a fortune.

Yuan Zhu guessed that he was probably afraid of the captain, so he had to cooperate and behaved well all the way. Now that the boss had run away, he felt uncomfortable sharing a room with Zhou Chu, who came from the Security Bureau, so he couldn't wait to go solo.

Aside from him, everyone else chose to travel together. The old woman, no longer sullen and ready to die, instead developed an interest in Buddhism after taking a 'Meat Tomato'.

She probably had no knowledge of Buddhism, so she came up with the idea of using [Maomao King] to subdue and absorb the Buddhist power of the Vajra Sect monks and cultivate the seeds of power.

As we get older, we always become obsessed with a healthy and energetic body.

She had tasted the enhanced temptation brought by [Filthy Bones and Dirty Blood] before, and now her reason told her that she could not continue to deepen her contact, so she changed her track. The Vajra Sect of Buddhism could also bring about physical transformation.

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