Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

"I actually lost to an old man in hand-to-hand combat? Me, a Marine Admiral, can't even beat an old man in terms of physical strength?"

Hearing Akahoshi's existential-doubting words, Sherlock rolled his eyes in annoyance.

No, who gave you the confidence to go and compete with a demigod in physical strength? Besides, you've already told them how to allocate his skill points, and you still stupidly went up to fight in close combat?

Too lazy to pay attention to Akahoshi's existential crisis, Sherlock looked around the room before asking Gandalf, who was drinking tea, with a hint of doubt.

"No, what about the yellow cotton?"

Upon hearing Sherlock's question, Gandalf did not answer Sherlock's question. Instead, after finishing the tea in his cup, he stretched and said...

"This old man needs to take a bath and rest too. I'm getting old, and I can't keep up with young people like you who can just lie down and go to sleep."

After saying this, Gandalf stood up and walked towards the bathroom.

It wasn't until Gandalf stood up that Yellow Cotton's figure appeared before Sherlock.

Chapter 392 Daily Life in Infinite City

Looking at the yellow cotton cushion that had been cosplaying for who knows how long, Sherlock was internally ranting.

No, doesn't Gandalf feel any remorse for what he just said? Is he too old? What elderly person would use one of the three admirals of the navy as a cushion? Although the three in front of him might not be the real deal.

But calling it piracy isn't right either! This is something an old man would do!

And when you just said you fell asleep the moment your head hit the pillow, were you really saying you fell asleep the moment your head hit the pillow? I'm not very educated, so don't try to fool me!

Looking at Yellow Cotton, who remained motionless on the ground even after Gandalf got up, Sherlock asked Yellow Cotton in a trembling voice.

"Hey Lao Huang, are you still alive? Give me some kind of response!"

Seemingly sensing the tremor in Sherlock's voice, Huang Mian shakily raised her arm and gave Sherlock a thumbs-up gesture.

However, the trembling arm that was raised did not last long before it fell back to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

Seeing Huang Mian's appearance, Sherlock's lips twitched. After thinking for a long time, Sherlock finally decided to give up on the three seafood generals.

For one reason only, Sherlock assessed that his small physique seemed unsuitable for participating in the story between Middle and Old Deng.

On the other hand, it was also Chun Chun's way of getting revenge on these three idiots for not inviting her to the red-light district!

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Sherlock was the first to wake up. As usual, he pulled out all the plots from Spider Mountain and excitedly took the comics to find the gluttonous boss.

After a barrage of words, Sherlock successfully obtained a voucher for the courtesan from the gluttonous shopkeeper and then rushed straight to the red-light district.

When Sister Hua woke up and realized that Sherlock was long gone, she naturally asked Black Death Eyes about Sherlock's whereabouts. Sister Hua's face turned terribly dark.

Seemingly sensing the oppressive atmosphere emanating from Sister Hua, the three seafood generals, upon hearing that Sherlock had run off with the courtesan's invitation ticket, decisively declared that they would go and drag Sherlock back, and then rushed out of the room one after another.

He didn't look like he was going to drag Sherlock back at all; rather, he looked like he was going to learn something from Sherlock.

With the departure of the three seafood giants, Sister Hua's mood became even more tense.

Originally, he planned to leave the two little ones with Gandalf and take his weapons to show those men what a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood looked like. However, because of yesterday's riots, Gandalf had already begun to have some psychological trauma about the Infinite City.

Taking care of two little ones is no problem, but Gandalf would absolutely never want to step out of the room again!

Seeing the longing for food on the two little ones' faces, Sister Hua could only sigh helplessly and personally take them out.

After all, with children in tow, Sister Hua, being a woman, wouldn't recklessly barge into the red-light district with two little kids like she did yesterday. For the entire day, Sister Hua took Doro and Lilith around the entertainment area of ​​Infinite City.

Of course, when Sherlock and the three seafood generals returned in the evening, they naturally couldn't escape Sister Hua's punishment.

The sight of four men, their faces bruised and swollen, kneeling obediently facing the wall in a row was somewhat shocking, especially considering that the so-called courtesan was only selling her art, not her body.

Who knows what would have happened to the four men if they had returned with more than just the smell of alcohol on them, but also some other inappropriate marks?

Anyway, based on Sherlock's understanding of Hua Jie, there's a high probability that Hua Jie could use her killing intent to directly simulate the solution to the problem, right?

However, the reason why Sherlock rushed to see the courtesan today was simply out of curiosity. After all, now that Boss Zhai, Third Brother, and Black Death Eyes have all appeared, who wouldn't be curious whether the courtesan is Daki?

However, after Sherlock's personal confirmation, it was a pity that the courtesan was not Daki, and he couldn't even find Gyutaro in the red-light district. Sherlock was somewhat disappointed.

But I have to say, the courtesan is really beautiful! Her petite figure is so graceful, hehe... Anyway, even though Sherlock was punished by the courtesan, he still didn't feel like he got the short end of the stick!

After the courtesan incident, Sherlock pulled out the Demon Slayer: Red Mansion arc, which made the big-eater shopkeeper extremely excited. He even gave a reward to the courtesan and Sherlock on the spot.

Honestly, if Sherlock hadn't run so fast, judging from the way that gluttonous boss looked at him, Sherlock would have even wondered if the thing wanted to be like the courtesan and keep him company.

Seeing Sherlock flee in disarray, the gluttonous boss didn't chase after him. After all, in the comic Sherlock pulled out, although he played the villain, at least the villain Muzan had his own good looks and handsome appearance.

If there's anything he's unhappy about, it's just that the gluttonous boss was a little annoyed when Muzan appeared in drag after the Entertainment District arc.

Of course, despite his displeasure, the gluttonous boss couldn't resist cosplaying as Muzan in the middle of the night. Although he was quite satisfied with his appearance, believing that his beauty was no less than that of a courtesan, it was still quite an eyesore from the perspective of others.

The next morning, Nakime, who had been missing for several days, returned. Unlike when she was with the gluttonous boss, Nakime didn't even have time to change her clothes before going to the gluttonous boss to report the information she had gathered about Sherlock.

Although he didn't like Nakime's punk style, which consisted entirely of spikes and leather, the scumbag boss didn't say much in the face of Sherlock's information.

Just as Sherlock had predicted, Nakime investigated the Collector's base riot and learned that the stolen spaceship had crashed in the Outlaws, which the Guardians of the Silver had visited before.

Nakime almost effortlessly deduced where Sherlock and his group came from, and even investigated the battle between Ronan and the Guardians of the Galaxy. She even found out that the Power Stone had fallen to Xandar.

Meanwhile, Nakime also brought back two pieces of news: one was Xandar's bounty for information about Sherlock, and the other was the Collector's kill order for Sherlock based on surveillance screenshots.

Whether it's the bounty on Xandar or the information from the collector, both have one thing in common: the amount involved is definitely not a small sum.

After listening to Nakime's report, the Boss of the Big Eater had a very amused expression on his face, tapping his fingers on the table in front of him. Nakime, on the other hand, knelt in front of the Boss of the Big Eater and quietly awaited his orders.

After a while, the big-bellied man's smile gradually faded, replaced by a sinister expression as he looked at Nakime kneeling before him.

"Have the third brother give the people of Infinite City a warning and keep the news that these gods of wealth are in my hands a secret. At the same time, have the third brother keep an eye on them and find a way to leak some ambiguous information to the other two old geezers and see how they react."

Upon hearing what the gluttonous shop owner said, Nakime was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the gluttonous shop in disbelief and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Shouldn't we take action now?"

But the answer given by the big-eater was chilling.

"Of course not. Now that it's in my hands, I'll squeeze out the greatest value from it! But before that, Nakime, go change out of that damn outfit of yours. Your taste is just awful."

Nakime: ...

Chapter 393 Conditions Met, Plan Begins

Honestly, if Nakime didn't have to work for this gluttonous guy, she would have grabbed his iron bass guitar and smashed it over his head after his teasing remark.

Naruto didn't quite understand her boss's aesthetic sense.

Take that damn work uniform her boss prepared for her, for example. It's so tight and makes it impossible to move. If it weren't for the huge amount of compensation and the fact that her life and fortune were in the hands of that big eater, Nakime would probably have quit long ago.

Without answering the big eater's question, Nakime turned and left after the big eater finished teasing her, partly to change her clothes and partly to handle the task the big eater had given her.

In just one day, Sherlock almost immediately sensed the changes throughout the Infinite City.

In the core area where they lived, many people whose clothing and appearance were obviously out of place in the Infinite City were wandering around, and in the inner city, the streets, which were usually bustling, became even more lively in the blink of an eye.

Such a change might not matter to guests who genuinely come to the Infinite City for fun, but it is something worth noting for Sherlock and his group.

Of course, Sherlock couldn't get involved in gathering information about the reasons behind this, since he was too conspicuous as the center of the storm. Therefore, the information about what exactly happened had to be left to others.

As for Sherlock himself, he continued to fool the gluttonous boss as usual.

After the Flower Street arc, Sherlock quickly handed the chapter about the death of the eldest brother to Mr. Scumbag. After seeing the chapter about the death of the eldest brother, Mr. Scumbag lived up to expectations and his gaze towards the third brother began to become somewhat strange.

Although the third brother knew the reason, there was nothing he could do. He could only helplessly remind his boss that it was just a story.

Of course, unlike his third brother, Black Death Eyes, as the chief steward, quickly noticed the commercial value of Demon Slayer that Sherlock had brought out.

Coupled with the inherent advantages of Infinite City, Black Death Eyes quickly produced a business plan that was exceptionally well-suited to the characteristics of Infinite City.

The proposal includes both normal entertainment projects, such as promoting films or building theme parks, and projects with a unique color industry characteristic of Infinite City.

For example, guests can dress up as ghosts, while the girls in the red-light district dress up as humans. Occasionally, they can also hold some timed shows.

Ultimately, it's ghosts eating people. As for how they eat them, what they eat, and what they eat, don't worry about that.

This business plan greatly pleased Big Stomach, who immediately began to implement it, setting aside a space within Infinite City to promote the Black Death Eyes plan.

This operation was quickly relayed to Sherlock's ears by the three Seafood Generals.

Sherlock's only reaction was this: Make money off him? He'll rip off that gluttonous, slovenly boss!

Especially after Sherlock learned why the Infinity Castle had become so lively, he was full of scheming when using alchemy to create comics. Of course, Sherlock didn't say this to anyone, but his smile was as smug as could be when he was 'creating'.

As for why Infinite City became lively, it's quite simple. On one hand, news that Sherlock and his group might be on Eternal Night Star has been leaked, and people from Xandar, the Collector's group, and those space hunters eyeing the bounty have all gathered on Eternal Night Star.

This is true not only in Infinite City, but also in other cities on Eternal Night Star.

Sherlock also learned about the Xandar Galaxy Collector's 'bounty' on him.

It has to be said that Xandar was quite cunning; they never revealed their identity as alchemists throughout the entire process, only offering bounties on intelligence and living people.

Compared to Xandar, the Collectors are much more hot-tempered, caring nothing for life or death, only for the corpse and the doro!

As for the unfamiliar faces in the core area, they are relatively mysterious, and intelligence gathering about them has become extremely difficult.

However, something happened soon enough that changed the situation.

After Sherlock gave the Swordsmith Village chapter to the gluttonous shopkeeper, that same evening, Sister Flower and the others returned and told Sherlock some important news.

The collector withdrew all his bounties and was even willing to pay over a billion yuan in breach of contract fees.

On the contrary, the bounty on Xandar has increased dramatically. The bounty for just one piece of information about Sherlock has risen to hundreds of millions. As for bringing Sherlock back alive, the bounty would make him a top noble on Xandar.

Moreover, it wasn't just the external environment that was changing; even the entire Infinite City was starting to become strange.

The most obvious change is in the core area.

Inside the core area, the number of unfamiliar faces increased almost exponentially, and some people had already roughly deduced where the group came from based on their clothing and appearance.

Most of those unfamiliar faces were from the other two top forces on Eternal Night Star, and some were even mid-to-high-level intelligence specialists!

Most importantly, the way that gluttonous boss looked at Sherlock recently started to become extremely strange. It was as if he wasn't looking at Sherlock, but at a huge, glittering gold mine.

No matter how good the story of Demon Slayer is, or how outstanding its business acumen is, it's impossible to make that gluttonous, slovenly boss look at you like that in a short period of time.

Therefore, based on all the intelligence available, Sherlock and his companions have come to an important conclusion.

Now that all the forces in Infinite City have gathered, all the conditions for the Ghost Cart Project have been basically met, and it's time for the group to launch the Ghost Cart Project.

Late that night, Sherlock opened the bedroom window in his room.

Under the watchful eye of his third brother, who was hiding in the shadows, Sherlock finished eating a piece of fruit and casually tossed the pit into the abyss outside.