Chapter 441: Coral City Situation
The dinner went smoothly. The woodshed was filled with fragrance and laughter. Everyone was enjoying this rare sumptuous feast.
Su Xia, who rarely drinks, drank two or three bottles of strong liquor, the kind that makes you feel like there is a fire burning in your stomach, and your skin turns red.
“Tons, tons, tons, tons…”
Next to the wooden shed, in the snow, there were more and more empty wine bottles randomly placed, leaning here and there, slowly covered with a layer of silver frost in the cold night wind, like little soldiers standing guard.
The dim electric lights swayed gently on the wooden shed, swinging in the wind.
Under the light, at the wooden table for the dinner, fewer and fewer people were still awake, and the team members fell down one after another.
Everyone who falls will be sent back to the resting cabin.
In the end, little Peter, with red cheeks, also fell down, with an empty wine bottle in his hand. He was mumbling something, burping from time to time, and occasionally he could be heard muttering little Maria's name.
"Oh, dear little Maria..."
The unconscious little Peter waved his limbs as if trying to grab something, but was finally picked up by Sergei and thrown back into his cabin.
By three o'clock in the morning, Sergei and Susha were the only ones left in the wooden shed.
The temperature was very low at this time, and the wind and snow outside were getting stronger and stronger, whistling and very fierce. Snowflakes were flying all over the sky under the light.
Sergey, a middle-aged man, is similar to Lan Guang and the others. They have experienced a lot in their lives. The road they have walked is complicated and long. They have also met too many different kinds of people. Their whole lives are full of emotion.
"Mask, my friend, I really envy your strength and freedom. You can do things that none of us can do." Sergei raised his glass and sighed repeatedly.
"This is not the age of individual heroes." Su Xia smiled faintly and clinked her glass with his.
"Yes, but... my friend, this era needs heroes. One person cannot turn the tide of war, but the spirit of one person can inspire thousands of people..."
The two chatted like this, and there was some hard smoked beef jerky and several bottles of strong liquor left on the table.
Time flies with the wind and snow.
The dinner finally ended at four in the morning.
During the past half month, Su Xia had spent most of his time in the submarine browsing various materials and learning various technologies. He had hardly communicated with other people. Only Sarah and the big whale, two non-human creatures, could occasionally chat with him to relieve his boredom.
At today's dinner, Su Xia probably said more than she did in the past half month combined.
"It's getting late..."
Su Xia looked at the time and said so.
Sergei asked, "Mask, my friend, don't you want to rest for a few more days?"
"No, things in the south are more urgent." Su Xia declined. "If I have time in the future, I will definitely come and take a look."
"My friend, the River Valley Station will always be open to you!"
"good!"
People living in the northern lands tend to speak directly and won't go around in circles with a long string of words to try to keep someone.
After a few simple farewells, Su Xia left the valley base.
Before leaving, he left more than ten primary psychic potions and asked Sergei to help him pass them on to little Peter.
He felt that the young man was good and very malleable, a good prospect who would become a good city lord in the future. However, his current strength was too low. He was only a first-level creature. Although he was courageous, his combat power was not much stronger than that of an ordinary person.
"Masked friend, this gift is so precious. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you on behalf of little Peter!" Sergei was shocked and looked at Su Xia deeply.
In this era, psychic resources are tightly controlled by the mechanical race and are extremely precious. There are fewer and fewer channels to obtain psychic potions. Even within Bear City, the storage capacity of psychic resources is not large.
But Su Xia gave out more than ten with just a wave of his hand, as if he didn't care about this little bit of resources at all.
Sergei subconsciously felt that these medicines and supplies should have been snatched by Su Xia from the mechanical tribe. In addition to admiration, he was also extremely grateful.
"No need to thank me, it's not something important." Su Xia smiled and spoke casually.
He now has more than two thousand psychic pearls in his hands. Once all of them are refined, they will be enough for him to evolve beyond the limits of this planet. There is no point in having more.
There's no point in keeping the extra potions, so it would be nice if I could exchange them for a favor.
Su Xia liked this kind of exchange very much because he didn't lose out.
“Let’s go!”
After leaving the potion, Su Xia flashed and without saying anything else, he rushed directly into the snowstorm. His speed increased rapidly, his figure became smaller and smaller, and soon disappeared into the end of the night.
He had already completed half of the journey back home, with only the second half left.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to return to Coral City and resume his identity as a pharmacist by around two or three in the morning tomorrow.
…
At seven o'clock in the morning, Su Xia logged off to fill the stomach of the body on the other side of the earth.
After eating in the cafeteria, as per usual, he brought breakfast back for each of his five roommates.
These guys worked all night again, their eyes were bloodshot and they had scary dark circles. In order to defeat a big BOSS, the entire team was wiped out dozens of times. They spent the whole night dying and resurrecting, and finally wore the BOSS down to its last bit of blood.
"Damn it! I'm finally going to kill this damn thing!" Li Defu was shaking with excitement, and his ten fingers seemed to be twitching, leaving a series of afterimages on the keyboard, so fast that people could not see clearly.
"This boss's head can be exchanged for a mecha energy core at the North City Recycling Station!"
"I can still exchange his torso with a merchant on the underground black market. I should be able to get a right arm module for a level 3 mecha!"
"With this calculation, the whole set of armor is complete!"
"Ha ha……"
The whole dormitory was filled with a cheerful atmosphere. Although these guys looked tired, they were quite excited.
Su Xia pursed his lips. He had always been worried that these guys would die suddenly one day. Although working in a studio meant staying up late and working hard, it didn't have to be this serious.
After all, the current Bikini Bottom team has relied on its first-mover advantage to become one of the most powerful player teams in the entire southwest region. It is no exaggeration to say that they are making a fortune every day. The outdated equipment eliminated by the core members of the team are purchased by a large number of new players at a premium.
Now they no longer need to work so hard.
"Hello, everyone, come and eat!"
Su Xia carried five breakfasts and slammed the iron door of the dormitory. The banging sound forced its way in amidst the cheerful laughter of her roommates.
Li Defu's eyes lit up, and he quickly knocked off the last drop of blood from the BOSS. Then he jumped up from his seat, ran towards Su Xia, and shouted: "Brother Su, you are simply my reborn parent!"
Another roommate, He Lie, ran faster than him and snatched the breakfast from Su Xia's hand. He looked impatient and his eyes were almost green with hunger.
Su Xia's mouth twitched, and she said, "Don't worry, are you that hungry?"
Director Yuwen Shuxue hurriedly explained: "Brother Su, you don't know, we have been attacking this BOSS since yesterday afternoon. We didn't even have dinner. We have been starving until now. We are so hungry that our chests are sticking to our backs!"
"Yeah, I want to chew up Li Defu!"
He Lie held the breakfast in his hands, looking very happy, and sighed repeatedly: "But Li Defu hasn't taken a bath for several days, and his meat is not clean. I really can't eat it. Alas, fortunately, Brother Su, you brought back breakfast."
"Get out! Haven't you taken a shower in a few days?" Li Defu refused to accept and snatched half of the breakfast from He Lie.
"I did that to take your feelings into consideration!" He Lie's eyes were red. "If I took a shower, you would be the only one in the dormitory who didn't take a shower for several days. Wouldn't you be isolated? I did it all for your own good!"
"You...?"
"Okay, stop arguing and eat first!"
At the command of the director Yu Wenshuxue, the other guys quieted down, and then, like a group of hungry wolves, they began to divide up the breakfast that Su Xia brought back.
The familiar aroma of food once again wafts through this small yet cozy dormitory.
Li Defu chewed the buns with big mouthfuls, looking very satisfied, and said with emotion: "Brother Su, I really can't repay you in this life, I can only be reincarnated as a woman in the next life to repay you!"
He Lie nodded: "Well, count me in!"
Li Sihua also said: "And me!"
"It seems that Brother Su, you will be born into a wealthy family in your next life, with a harem full of beauties..."
“…”
Su Xia said nothing, walked to the balcony, and watered the roses she had placed in a plastic bottle.
During this period, his dormitory received a bouquet of roses every few days, probably sent by some junior school girls.
The beautiful flowers make this dormitory more lively.
In Jincheng, where the weather is always gloomy, this feeling is very important.
After watering, Su Xia stood on the balcony and squinted at the sky.
It is still cloudy today and the whole world is gray. It seems that such days have lasted for more than half a month. Not being able to see the sun can easily induce depression.
"Brother Su, have you finished writing your textbook on pharmacists?" Li Defu's voice suddenly sounded from behind.
"What?" Su Xia turned around.
"Recently, Four Seasons Rice has been very arrogant, relying on a fifth-level pharmacist to suppress us everywhere." Li Defu said, "We did as you said and did not confront him head-on. Instead, we developed on our own and slowly accumulated strength."
"Then let's continue to develop." Su Xia said calmly.
"We don't care, but other people in the team don't think so," said Li Defu.
"Understood."
Although Su Xia spent most of his time under the sea during this period, he did not forget to browse the forum to collect the latest news and was well aware of the current situation in Coral City.
Just after hearing what Li Defu said, Su Xia understood what he meant.
Now, people outside are saying that Su Xia is afraid. Not only is he afraid of assassination, but he is also afraid of Sijidao's teacher, the fifth-level pharmacist. That's why he used the excuse of seclusion to write a book to avoid conflict with Sijidao.
This statement is not only circulated in the Sijidao team, but also in Bikini Bottom and many friendly teams in Bikini Bottom, and there are quite a few people who believe it.
"Recently, Sijidao has been taking his master, a fifth-rank pharmacist, to give lectures all over Coral City. The most recent one was even held on the street next to the pharmacy, attracting many people to attend." said director Yuwen Shuxue.
"It's clearly a provocation to us!" He Lie said with his fists clenched.
"Yes, it's a provocation!"
"He also united many small pharmacy stores. Even the other fourth-level pharmacists in the city joined him and created a pharmacist alliance. He almost controlled more than two-thirds of the pharmacy sales channels. The remaining scattered pharmacy stores also tended to sway to his side..."
I have to say that although Sijidao is disgusting, he is indeed very capable.
This guy is like an indestructible cockroach. No matter how badly he fails, he can always get up again.
If this guy hadn't failed all the time, Su Xia would really wonder if he had some kind of protagonist system.
"Brother Su, look, that Sijidao thing even openly mocked you."
Li Defu opened his phone and showed Su Xia a screenshot from the forum. "He said under his personal post that the path to advancement for pharmacists is very confusing. Every pharmacist has a unique way. Even a fifth-level pharmacist cannot write a textbook, let alone you..."
"Is that so?" Su Xia smiled and didn't care.
"Humph, it must be his master who is a fifth-level pharmacist who told him!" Li Defu said angrily.
"Well, what he said...is not entirely wrong." Su Xia nodded.
"ah?"
Li Defu was shocked and didn't understand what Su Xia meant.
The other roommates also looked at Su Xia. They were all a little anxious, but they didn't say it out loud because they didn't want Su Xia to bear too much pressure. After all, Su Xia had already endured enough for the studio.
Su Xia explained with a smile: "The path to advancement for pharmacists is indeed very chaotic, but there is a phrase called 'order in chaos'. These chaotic paths have similarities, but no one has been able to sort them out at this stage."
"Brother Su, can you sort it out?" Li Defu asked hurriedly.
"Of course I can." Su Xia said confidently with a smile on her face.
With the help of the two pharmacist experience books, Su Xia's current practical skills may not be very strong, but his theoretical knowledge is enough to reach the pinnacle of pharmacists on this planet.
It feels like he has been instilled with junior high, high school, and even college content in advance, and then asked to compete with a group of elementary school students.
Of course, there was a lot of complex knowledge that he could not understand, and he is still slowly groping for it.
"Brother Su is awesome!" Li Defu gave a thumbs up. "When you finish writing the book, be sure to inform us in advance. We will help you promote it all over the world and suppress the arrogance of Four Seasons Rice!"
"That's right, that guy just relies on having a fifth-level pharmacist!" He Lie nodded heavily.
"Oh, a fifth-level pharmacist..."
Su Xia leaned against the window, stroking her chin, as knowledge of pharmaceuticals flashed through her mind.
This time when I go back, I should try to break through.
"By the way, what is this armor you were talking about before? Do you need my help?" Su Xia asked several roommates.
"Hehe, it's nothing. We just want to get a set of mechas."
Li Defu laughed dryly and explained, "I have already made a set of mechas for Yu Wen and Li Sihua respectively. The next one is mine... The boss we worked on all night can have his head and body replaced with some mecha modules."
"You already have two mechas?" Su Xia was surprised. "That's good progress."
"Haha, now I can go fighting with a mecha and kill people indiscriminately." Li Sihua, who already has a mecha, was very excited and cracked his knuckles, making a crackling sound.
"The mecha requires more maintenance. It needs to be checked after each battle, especially the energy module. This module often has heat dissipation problems after high-intensity combat..."
Su Xia was more experienced in this area and gave serious instructions to her roommates.
If you don't take good care of it, it won't be long before an expensive mecha becomes a pile of scrap metal.
"By the way, do your mechas have names?" Su Xia asked casually.
"Yes!" Li Sihua said with a smile, "My mecha is called 'Orange War Treasure', the director's mecha is called 'EVA', and as for that guy Li Defu..."
“Cough… cough…”
Li Defu interrupted him with a serious look on his face.
He said solemnly that he would announce the mecha's name himself.
"My mecha, I named it...Flame Dragon Armor!"
