radicalducati Chapter 164 Outwardly shabby but inwardly glittering
Chapter 164 Outwardly shabby but inwardly glittering
Chapter 164 A Scrapped Outer Layer of Gold and Jade (Part 1)
After Bai Shuyuan applied the brakes, the train slowly came to a stop, accompanied by the sound of friction between the rails and the wheels.
Several people jumped off the train. Xiao Lü looked up and gazed at the so-called food factory in the distance.
At the edge of the horizon, a lumpy building stood, utterly devoid of any aesthetic appeal. Several fly- and moth-like monsters hovered above it.
It gave off a really bad impression; it had a strange vibe about it. Xiao Lü thought to herself.
Wait, something seems off.
"—Wait a minute." She suddenly realized something and turned sharply to Xia Zhaozhao: "Do you remember—that 8,888 yuan starch we saw when we were scavenging for supplies in the neighborhood a month ago?"
"I remember—"
Xia Zhaozhao recalled this with a look of disgust.
"Is that the one we collected at the beginning? I ate that thing, it had a fishy smell, it was disgusting."
Perhaps it's because I, a wild boar, can't stomach fine bran.
"That's what this company makes," Xiao Lü pointed to the factory gate.
There, a conspicuous gold-plated logo is displayed, along with words such as "Wan's Group - Life Science Research and Development Center".
A sense of absurdity welled up within her. Now, she was genuinely curious about what the interior of this garbage factory selling overpriced health products was like.
Bai Shuyuan had already taken the lead, cleanly and neatly vaulting over the barbed wire fence blocking the way, and Xiao Lü followed suit.
Sasha stood inside the barbed wire fence, tilting her head as she thought for a moment. She could have simply turned her body into a slime and easily slipped through the mesh, but she couldn't bear to part with her clothes.
Then, she seemed to have figured it out. Her upper body rapidly shrank, and all the biomass rushed downwards, converging on her legs.
In an instant, she transformed into a bizarre form with a rat-like torso but two thick, powerful legs like those of a professional wrestler.
Then, with a sudden leap, he easily jumped over the obstacle.
However, Sasha left the Haki dog and the Haki lizard behind, ordering them to guard the gate—no, to watch the train—so that if a monster misjudged and attacked the train, the four of them could react instantly.
The group officially stepped into the factory area.
The landscaping in the factory area is quite well designed. Little Green thought to herself, if you ignore the main building's bulky outline, it actually looks quite modern.
Bai Shuyuan even pointed to several dead trees, indicating that they were quite valuable.
"Even with a glass curtain wall, it can't hide the building's shitty shape," Xia Zhaozhao bluntly criticized the building in front of her.
Xiao Lü's gaze swept over the long-dried-up fountain; it seemed this place was indeed very wealthy. She began to wonder if there were any valuable things hidden inside the factory.
However, upon further reflection, she thought it was unlikely. These health product factories that prey on elderly people probably pocket all the money.
The company itself may maintain a glamorous facade, but it's probably rotten to the core. It's all show and no substance.
"It should be gold on the outside," Xia Zhaozhao added, delivering another blow.
She stated that the building's shape, along with the fluttering, flying objects, was simply pure gold.
However, once inside, the reception hall was indeed magnificent, with a floor covered in gleaming marble.
Of course, this is assuming we ignore the layer of stuff climbing on top.
On the marble slab, swarms of moths and fly-like monsters wriggled haphazardly across the floor, making a rustling sound.
Unlike moths, which are closer to the archetype of moths, these flies are about the size of a person, with the outline of a spine visible on their backs, and their heads are also human-shaped, with various compound eyes and simple eyes.
"Why is it still green?" Xia Zhaozhao said unhappily.
For some reason, these fly-like beings inherited the green, glowing appearance of flies, instead of the usual black color of aggregates.
"Structural color refers to the physical coloration of the microscopic structure of an insect's body surface, not pigments," Bai Shuyuan explained.
Xia Zhaozhao was clearly not interested in hearing any of this.
"What's the point of explaining this! They're attacking!"
Before she finished speaking, she had already rushed out, drawing her greatsword and machete simultaneously, instantly slicing the nearest fly-man into three pieces.
The monster's remains twitched a few times on the ground before rapidly melting into a viscous liquid that stained the marble floor below.
Immediately afterwards, more monsters were alerted and buzzed around.
With a mere thought, several ice spears instantly condensed near the ceiling, whistling as they fell and pinned them one by one to the floor.
However, after all the fly-like creatures nearby had perished, Xia Zhaozhao suddenly had a brilliant idea and exclaimed to Little Green, "Little Green, Little Green! Make me a weapon out of ice!"
"Huh? Why?" Little Green didn't quite follow her train of thought for a moment.
"No reason! I just wanted to give it a try!" Xia Zhaozhao said matter-of-factly.
Ok.
Xiao Lü shrugged, indicating that she didn't care. After considering Xia Zhaozhao's fighting style, she simply tried to conjure two rough ice hammers and handed them to her.
It's basically just two spheres with two ice handles added.
"What the hell did you build?!"
Xia Zhaozhao looked at the two heavy, strange blocks of ice in her hand and made a comment.
However, she didn't seem to mind much. She weighed it in her hand, waved it around a few times, and it actually made a powerful sound.
Then, he slammed his hammer down on the newly attacked monster, smashing it to the ground and shattering it into pieces.
However, several fine cracks appeared on the surface of the ice hammer.
Little Green saw this and understood what was going on.
I didn't inject any magic into these two lumps of ice, yet they were able to withstand the impact. It seems that Xia Zhaozhao's ability is at work.
Her weapon-enhancing ability does indeed slightly increase the strength of items "identified as weapons" in her possession.
Just as Xia Zhaozhao was about to smash the largest moth monster, Bai Shuyuan's voice came from the side.
"Step back, watch out for the phosphorus on its wings."
Sure enough, there was a strangely colored black phosphorus powder around the edge of the monster's wings. It was clearly not a good thing.
Xia Zhaozhao immediately stopped and stepped back. Almost simultaneously, two gunshots rang out.
"Bang! Bang!"
Bai Shuyuan made her move. Two shots pierced through two vital points of the monster, instantly rendering it inactive.
However, Xiao Lü's attention was misplaced.
She looked past the enormous corpse and at a giant portrait on the wall. Two bullet holes were clearly visible in the portrait, near the location of the man's left and right kidneys.
—It was as accurate as if Bai Shuyuan's two shots were aimed directly at that spot.
She turned to look at Bai Shuyuan, who had a calm expression beside her, but didn't ask any questions. Instead, she turned her gaze back to the wall.
The man in the portrait has a large belly, wears a well-tailored suit, and has a huge gold watch on his wrist. He is smiling at the camera.
Above the portrait, the three large characters "万百万" (meaning "millions") are written in a font that would infuriate any designer.
It seems this is the owner of the Wan Group.
Next to the portrait hangs a series of photos of him with various celebrities, as well as rows of patent certificates.
Xiao Lü immediately recognized that those so-called celebrities were basically regulars of third-rate health product companies.
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