Ark Journey

Chapter 18: Scar Mall and the Social Ecology of the Sarkaz

After dealing with the last wave of pursuers, Xue Zhi and W rode as fast as they could to Scar Mall while it was still light. Finally, they arrived here before dark.

After arriving in this area, W was obviously much more relaxed. Although there were many Sarkaz mercenaries attacking each other for bounties, it was still simpler than confronting the army head-on.

Xue Zhi used the last ray of light at dusk to observe the settlement surrounded by various fences not far away. Its huge and gloomy shadow gradually covered the setting sunlight, plunging the land in front of it into darkness.

Xue Zhi didn't like this kind of dark building. He frowned slightly and said, "It doesn't look like a good place."

W was more excited: "Really? I think it's good. After all, most of the time we have to rely on it to live."

The two of them walked closer to the Scar Mall. There were quite a few people coming in and out of the door. Those who walked alone all wrapped themselves up like dumplings, and only some who walked in groups of three or four showed their faces.

Seeing the guard at the main entrance, Xue Zhi asked W, "Do I need to pay to enter and exit Scar Mall?"

In his opinion, for such fixed shopping malls that have been standing for a long time, no matter whether you buy anything or not, you always have to pay an entrance fee before entering, just like going to a pet market to choose a pet.

W shook his head. "No, there is no such rule here, but the consumption inside is very expensive. The managers of Scar Mall make money by taking commissions. In contrast, the commissions from selling things and commissions are not high."

Hearing this, Xue Zhi nodded. He followed W and walked in with her. When passing by the guards, he found that the two guards looked at him a little more. He didn't know whether it was because of race or some other reason. He hoped that he would not cause any trouble.

The interior of the Scar Mall was brightly lit and bustling with activity. There were many fixed stalls on both sides of the wide street, and many strange-looking Sarkaz merchants were selling various things.

Xue Zhi looked along the way and found quite a few interesting things, including various tattered weapons and strange materials. He even found the black block-shaped medicine that W had carried with him before. That kind of medicine seemed to be very popular, and every stall selling this kind of thing was full of people.

[It's no different from a night market, you can come and visit if you have time. 】

Crossing the street, W led Xue Zhi to a five-story tall building. Next to it was a sign with the words "Scar Hotel" written in Kazdel language.

Turning to look at Xue Zhi, W said, "Let's rest here tonight, is that okay?"

Xue Zhi waved her hand indifferently: "I'm from another place, I don't know much about this place, just choose what you like."

Seeing that Xue Zhi had no objection, W led him over and gave him some information about Kazdel's customs and practices. "This is the safest place in the entire mall. Although it's a bit expensive, you can be guaranteed to have a good night's rest. No one would dare to do anything here. Even the bounty on someone is issued by Scar Mall. Most people who have to stay overnight in Scar Mall will choose this place. After all, if you lose money, you can earn it again, but if you lose your head, it's gone for real."

Xue Zhi shook her head when she heard this situation: "It's really dangerous."

When he first watched the Ark plot, he didn't know much about the situation in Kazdel. Now after hearing about it, he felt that the internal friction among the mercenaries was so serious that it was frightening.

In the lobby, W was communicating with the front desk, while Xue Zhi was standing in front of a task wall looking at the densely packed papers on it.

There were quite a few people around him, and from time to time someone would tear off a piece of paper on the wall and leave.

After looking for a while, Xue Zhi found Hedley's bounty notice in a corner of the wall. The notice had turned yellow and the corners were a little torn.

Just as he was checking out various tasks with great interest, W suddenly came over from the front desk.

Stopping looking at those things, Xue Zhi turned to W and asked, "Is the room ready?"

W showed a rare awkward smile: "No, my wallet fell, do you have any money?"

After finally arriving at a place he was familiar with, he wanted to treat Xue Zhi well, but his wallet was gone, so he had to use his money to book a room.

Xue Zhi could only smile helplessly at this, and walked to the front desk and asked, "Okay, can I use any money here?"

W nodded behind him, "Yeah, any money can be used."

The two returned to the front desk, and Xue Zhi took out several stacks of various coins, which were a bit tattered but neatly arranged, and piled them on the table. Many of the banknotes were stained with dark red blood.

The blue Lungmen coins, Casimir's marks, Ursus' silver coins, and Victoria's gold coins were taken away one by one. Perhaps because there were so few people coming, the waiter did not show any impatience.

Soon, the waiter who had collected enough money pushed the remaining coins in front of Xue Zhi and said respectfully, "It's enough."

Instead of putting them back into the warehouse, Xue Zhi took out a medium-denomination Longmen coin and handed all the money to W: "Take these, didn't you say you lost your wallet?"

W blushed and collected all the money.

Soon, the key was handed over to Xue Zhi. When he took the key, he smiled and handed the Longmen coin to the waitress who handled their business: "It's a tip."

The girl was pretty, and all the Sarkaz women I met along the way were pretty. And the cultural atmosphere here is more similar to the West, so tipping, a democratic cancer, should also exist.

The girl, who seemed very happy to receive the tip, bowed to him and said, "Thank you, sir! I wish you and your companions a pleasant evening!"

W, who was watching the whole process from behind, curled his lips and followed Xue Zhi upstairs.

After opening the door with the key and seeing the big bed inside, Xue Zhi realized that they only had one room: "Wait, are we staying together?"

W, who had already started to take off her clothes, gave him a playful smile: "Yeah, the room is so expensive, is there a problem? If you book another room, I'm afraid you can't even afford a tip."

She looked up at the bright ceiling light, then at W who had already taken off his physical suit. Ignoring W's sarcastic tone, Xue Zhi took a step back and sat on the bed. While feeling the softness of the mattress, she said, "As long as you don't care, then I'm sure there's no problem."

At the same time, his eyes stared at W's body unscrupulously, especially the sensitive parts, scanning back and forth. His powerful mental strength made his eyes have some power when he concentrated.

Now that things have come to this, let’s take a closer look. After all, who doesn’t like something white and round?

An inexplicable tingling sensation spread across her skin. W, who had already taken off all her clothes, suddenly felt her heartbeat quicken. She put her hands on the Originium crystal on her lower abdomen, and hurriedly said "I'm going to take a shower" before running into the bathroom.

The sound of dripping water was heard. Xue Zhi got up from the bed, walked to the window and quietly observed the people coming and going below.

Chapter 19: Purifying Water, Healing Medicine

After looking at the boring scenery below for a while, Xue Zhi suddenly felt a little hot. He pinched the collar of his clothes and shook them back and forth a few times, but this action did not make him cooler, but made his mouth even drier.

Glancing at the bathroom where the sound of water was still coming from, Xue Zhi touched her chin, intending to verify one of her conjectures and find something to do to divert her attention.

【-twenty four】

Once you think of it, you must do it. Walking to the middle of the room, Xue Zhi exchanged for an arcane bath and a set of arcane bath salts that she had in her save file.

These are things from the Mystic Age mod. The introduction to the Magic Manual says that it can cleanse the body and eliminate mental distortion. As a great magician who thoroughly studied the entire manual when playing the game, Xue Zhi's save files at the time were not less affected by the high distortion value.

Place the Arcane Bath on the ground, and then build a circle of wooden boards centered one block above it to prevent the liquid from leaking out.

Looking at the two-meter-high crude structure and the ceiling that was still quite a distance away, Xue Zhi nimbly jumped onto a wooden board. He looked at the black center and white edges of the Arcane Bath and whispered, "I think this thing should be able to cure oripathy, or at least weaken the symptoms."

Arcane bath salts and clean water were put in. Xue Zhi concentrated her mind, pointed at the arcane bath block from a distance, and selected the medicinal bath mode.

Soon, bubbling white water of purification gushed out from the spouts of the Arcane Baths.

【-twenty four】

Xue Zhi filled the empty bucket with water and took out 12 10ml glass test tubes with plastic caps to scoop water from the bucket. This little thing is quite cheap, you can buy one for 1 yuan, and he just bought 100 of them.

Not noticing that the water level in the bucket had dropped, Xue Zhi looked at the basketball-sized bucket with interest: "This bucket is not a simple thing. It looks so small, but it actually contains a cubic meter of liquid."

After collecting the remaining purified water and dismantling the equipment she had just assembled, Xue Zhi lay on the bed and shook the test tube in her hand towards the light. The silver purified water inside was slightly sticky and flowed slowly with refracted colorful light.

[In any case, countermeasures must be prepared]

After thinking it over again and again, Xue Zhi called up the system panel after a long absence. Most of the time, he didn't need anything except food, and even ate for enjoyment. The strength and convenience of this body made him not need to exchange for more things.

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Name: Xue Zhi

Race: Human [Spirit + Void Infection] (Stable)

Time: 10:42 (pm)

Score: 252130

Currency Points: 0

Food Points: 8353

Drug points: 9997

Shop

warehouse

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The status has not changed, and the points have not changed much compared to last time. Since encountering W, there are fewer pursuers, and no mineral veins have been encountered. The biggest source of points in the past few days is still the blood demon.

Thinking of the blood demon who was killed in just a few hits by her, Xue Zhi couldn't help but become interested in the upper limit of her own strength, but now was not the time to think about these things. Moreover, even if he was particularly good at fighting, he would still have to survive in the end. After all, there is always someone better than you.

【-twenty four】

Although he didn't have many points, he still exchanged for an Undead Totem without hesitation, which is a very expensive item in the exchange list of Minecraft. He also spent 50 points to exchange for 8 bottles of Splash Type Instant Healing II.

The additional thing is that it has been replaced with a portable heart rate/blood oxygen monitor.

Everything was ready. After putting everything away, Xue Zhi looked at the bathroom where the sound of water was no longer heard. W's graceful shadow was visible through the frosted glass door.

She was drying her hair at the moment, with her slender arms raised high, which made her slender waist and upright chest form a beautiful curve.

Squeak.

Not long after, W, wrapped in a bath towel, walked out of the bathroom with water vapor that had not yet completely dried, and her crystal white little feet stepped on the floor.

There was a subtle friction sound from the bolt, and a sound from the slight deformation of the floor. All these subtle sounds seemed incomparably huge in Xue Zhi's sensitive perception.

A faint fragrance wafted over, a mixture of Xue Zhi's favorite perfume and body odor. He swallowed, his eyes maintaining a delicate balance between wanting to see and deviating.

A warm feeling came from the side. W gathered the towel under him and sat next to Xue Zhi: "Hey, don't you want to take a shower?"

The alluring fragrance made Xue Zhi's heart beat faster and her breathing quicken. Her plump thighs, pressed together in a W, were resting on his legs with only a thin bath towel in between. He could feel her warmth and softness through the fabric.

Controlling her restless heart, Xue Zhi stood up and moved a little away from this place full of temptation: "Ah, let's talk about these things later."

W, whose face was also a little red, frowned. She hugged her chest and looked unhappy: "Why? Don't even think about touching me if I don't take a shower."

The unrestrained plump breasts trembled under W's actions, once again judging Xue Zhi's will.

Without looking at her again, Xue Zhi walked to the window, closed the curtains, and then turned back and said, "Don't worry, W, the night is still long."

W, who was already somewhat tempted, saw Xue Zhi's actions and suddenly felt an inexplicable strange feeling surging from all parts of his body, and his tightly closed thighs also opened a tiny gap.

Returning to the bed, Xue Zhi said to W, "Lie down first."

"Whatever you want." Leaving these words behind, W threw herself on the bed, the towel slightly spread out, revealing the fair skin and curvature underneath. The fruit on her chest swayed slightly under the action of gravity and spread apart, but spontaneously stood tall.

The hazy beauty of a woman holding a pipa and half covering her face came over her. Although she looked more like Niu Taipu, Xue Zhi felt that the gravity was still good.

Just as W closed her eyes and let Xue Zhi do it, she suddenly felt Xue Zhi pinching something on her finger.

She opened her eyes and saw a finger-clip heart rate monitor on her left index finger.

W was confused. She had only used this thing after that transport mission. "What are you doing?"

Xue Zhi did not stop what she was doing, but turned around and stuffed a strange-looking yellow totem into her empty right hand, and said seriously: "You are doing something that may change this land. Hold this thing tightly, and don't let go no matter what happens."

Seeing Xue Zhi's serious expression and tone, W obediently held the Immortal Totem tightly.

After everything was ready, Xue Zhi took out a tube of silver-shining potion, unscrewed the cap and handed it to W: "Drink it, this is medicine for treating mineral sickness. Yes, it was specially issued by our institute. Tell me if you feel any discomfort at any time."

W widened her eyes. She was a little unconvinced, but her intuition and trust in Xue Zhi came into play again.

The silver potion took a sip, and its slightly sticky texture and ordinary taste made it seem nothing special.

Xue Zhi's hands were already glowing with warmth, and as W drank the potion, his hands were already on her abdomen.

"How about it?"

"It's OK, nothing special..."

fun

The contract was signed successfully and I also applied for recommendation (happy)

It is indeed better than the previous book (), but it is a pity that my brother who has always supported me and urged me to update did not see it (sad)

I have an interview tomorrow, and I have not sent out my saved drafts. I cannot update at noon, but will update in the evening o(*≧▽≦)ツ┏━┓

Finally, I would like to thank the good brothers who voted for me, which made the author feel the warmth of this site.

Chapter 21: Procurement

On the second day after arriving at Scar Mall, the rising morning light illuminated the land. The mercenaries who had survived the night started a new day in twos and threes, taking jobs, preparing, taking action, dying suddenly or returning, and then starting another cycle.

W, who had been tormented until midnight last night, did not open his eyes until noon.

Xue Zhi, who woke up early, was leaning on the bed, reading a newspaper published by Scar Mall with great interest. This thing was surprisingly cheap. According to his calculation, it was not much more expensive than a copy on Earth, and it published a lot of interesting things, such as the two sides of the civil war will have a big move soon.

W sat up and let the quilt slide down, revealing her private parts. She had been eaten up anyway, so there was nothing to care about.

Scratching her messy short hair, she said, "Hey, Xue Zhi, is there anything to eat?"

She felt very hungry now. Firstly, it had a lot to do with the fact that she was severely teased last night. Secondly, she felt that this hunger emanated from her whole body. Based on her experience of being treated by the old lynx last time, the reason might be that the Originium was dissolved, and the subsequent recovery of the body consumed a lot of energy. Although Xue Zhi had been releasing Originium skills, this biological instinct could not be easily eliminated, just like intravenous injection of nutrient solution, the stomach would still move at mealtime.

After putting away the newspaper, Xue Zhi took out the breakfast she found downstairs this morning: "How about these? I saw that the mercenaries downstairs all eat this."