Chapter 305: Now I Have No Choice But to Buy It

The Star Labs team spent several days setting up Barry Allen's bed and medical equipment.

"I'm saying, are we really going to just leave him right in the middle of the main hall?"

Cisco's fingers danced across the keyboard, but his gaze kept drifting unconsciously toward the center of the lab's main hall—Barry Allen still lay unconscious on the gurney, surrounded by a cluster of electronic medical devices; the gurney and equipment were placed right in the middle, allowing both of them to see the various parameters at a glance.

"That's the safest way," Caitlin replied. "We can't be sure what strange changes Barry Allen's body might undergo next. Placing him within reach makes observation easier and prevents any mishaps."

"Alright, alright," Cisco muttered. "I just don't get used to staring at a naked guy all the time."

"He's covered with a blanket," Caitlin said calmly. "Besides, for a doctor, there's no difference between men and women; solving the patient's problem is what matters most."

Cisco sighed.

"How are his cell tests looking?"

"Very abnormal. They're in a strange state of chronic cellular regeneration—I've never seen anything like this, and I can't explain it."

"So that's why his fractured ribs healed overnight?"

"Possibly, but we can't be certain."

"Alright, so what can we do next?"

"We don't need to do anything. In fact, there's nothing we can do."

Caitlin shrugged. "His cellular regeneration seems to be continuously consuming energy. That's also why his body showed abnormal reactions occasionally while he was in the hospital. Since he can't eat, I'll administer my specially formulated nutrient solution via IV."

"Alright." Cisco withdrew his gaze and went back to tapping on the keyboard. "I'll just keep designing my new fire suit."

Within five minutes, Cisco unconsciously felt a void in his mouth. He casually picked up another beef tongue cookie from the nearby plate and stared at it, hesitating.

"No, no, I have to ration it," he silently admonished himself. "I didn't buy much this time. If I finish it all in one day, I don't know when I'll be able to buy more."

Caitlin happened to pass by him. Seeing his Face Wore a Solemn Expression as he stared at the cookie in his hand, she found it strange. So she casually took one from the plate and took a bite.

There was no meat in the beef tongue cookie. Just salt, pepper, sesame, and flaky pastry, mixed with a bit of sugar and honey inside. The salty and sweet flavors complemented each other perfectly.

In short, delicious.

"Oh!" As the delicacy hit her tongue, Caitlin's cold expression suddenly came alive. Her eyes sparkled. "This cookie is really good."

"Hey! That's my snack!"

Looking at the flustered Cisco, Caitlin instinctively asked, "Snack?"

"Anyway, that Chinese guy driving the food truck used that word. He said it means 'dessert'."

"You seemed to be eating this before too—have you been buying snacks from him these past few days?"

"No, not exactly. I only managed to buy some of his snacks the first few days. When I tried to find him later, I couldn't locate him. I searched for several days afterward. Today, I finally ran into him on the street again, so I just went ahead and bought two hundred dollars' worth."

Caitlin paused, stunned.

"How much?"

"Two hundred dollars. One and a half dollars each," Cisco replied. "I specifically carried cash and searched the streets for him."

"Cisco, I think you might be a bit..."

"I don't know, a bit strange?" Caitlin carefully chose her words. "How about this? Give me one snack, and I'll run some tests on it." "Are you really suspicious that he put something in the snacks, or do you just want another one?"

"Both," Caitlin answered while taking another bite. "Mm, I shouldn't eat any more. It's best to finish the tests first, just to be safe."

Although she said that, she couldn't help but take another bite while speaking. Before she could finish her sentence, the snack was gone.

Cisco: "..."

"I'll take another one for testing," Caitlin said, reaching for the plate beside Cisco. "I'll be right back."

However, Cisco clearly saw that this time she picked up a ham mooncake from the plate.

It was obvious that Caitlin intended to try a new flavor, and that mooncake was unlikely to return.

"Maybe I should buy more next time."

"It's so expensive."

Ma Ma Zhaodi scrolled through the list in Shangcheng and couldn't help but sigh.

Today was another relatively quiet day. It had been a month and a half since the Central City particle accelerator explosion.

During this period, Ma Ma Zhaodi's asset points grew rapidly. He became increasingly familiar with the streets and alleys of Central City. More importantly, he had gotten to know quite a few people.

First, of course, were the students scattered all over Central City, constantly hungry and waiting. Their orders saved Ma Ma Zhaodi a lot of effort in hawking his wares. Although being urged for food every day was somewhat annoying, Ma Ma Zhaodi gradually got used to it.

Next were some ordinary citizens of Central City, such as the sappy couple Denton and Elizabeth. If they met him on the street, they would certainly come to support his business, providing the best cover for Ma Ma Zhaodi as he roamed the city.

As for the third type, they were some very important figures in the original world that Ma Ma Zhaodi knew about.

Future Captain Cold Leonard Snart, his sister Lisa Snart, Francisco Ramon... and recently, even Caitlin Snow had been added to the list.

He wasn't worried about these people attacking him. After all, he was just an ordinary street vendor with nothing worth coveting. The high-end criminals in Central City mostly had ideals and ambitions; they wouldn't care about the little money in his pocket.

What worried him was that if he interacted with too many important figures, the probability of being targeted by the mastermind behind the scenes would increase. Considering he had discovered several extremely hidden, suspicious, and highly technological surveillance cameras in various parts of the city, he had reason to suspect Reverse-Flash had built a surveillance network across the entire city.

Just then, after setting up his stall for this period, he had accumulated another 400,000 asset points, so he decided to upgrade his equipment again.

"Buy Master-level Computer Proficiency. It can be used to counter surveillance."

Asset points -150,000.

"Buy Master-level Unarmed Combat Proficiency. Just in case I have to engage in close combat."

Asset points -100,000.

"Buy... Hmm? What is this thing?"

As he scrolled through, Ma Ma Zhaodi looked at an option in the System Shangcheng and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

【Dumb Cat

Price: One million USD asset points

Note: Boss, if a bad woman wants to knock you down and drag you back to be her 【***】, I will definitely pull you back in my little cart, meow.】

(End of Chapter)