Chapter 18: A Black Shop, This Is A Blatant Black Shop

Tianlu City, Nancheng Base.

"How is it? Has the arrival time of the beast tide been confirmed?"

Above the high-rise buildings of the base city, inside a conference room, several holographic projections were cast onto the large screen.

"According to the observations of the vanguard, it is expected to arrive in three days!"

At the head of the conference table, a burly man wearing metal armor was giving the report.

As the person in charge of the Tianlu City Nancheng Base, the burly man’s expression was extremely grave at this moment.

After that catastrophe, the entire continent had undergone earth-shaking changes.

In order to survive, humanity had established city bases outside the major cities.

And the purpose of these city bases was to defend against the beast tides that arrived from time to time!

"Three days, damn it, the time is too short, there’s no time to prepare at all!"

On the large screen in the conference room, a white-haired old man swung his iron fist in anger, and the special alloy table in front of him was smashed into a dent with a single punch.

"Jing Chunan, can the defensive forces of Tianlu City handle it?"

On another projected image, a dignified middle-aged man spoke up and asked.

As the person in charge of the city base outside Tianlu City, Jing Chunan could be said to be the one who understood the strength of both sides best.

"Please rest assured, I have already urgently recalled the base's forces; it is enough to cope with this crisis!"

Assuring the several figures on the screen, Jing Chunan was full of confidence in the strength of the Tianlu City base.

"Mm, that’s good, keep in touch at all times!"

The dignified man said this, then exchanged a few more words with Jing Chunan before cutting off the call.

In an instant, as the meeting ended, the entire Nancheng Base began to operate like a giant steel beast.

Meanwhile, inside Tianlu City.

"Another new day!"

It was a beautiful day, and Su Mu opened the shop door early.

Watching the pedestrians coming and going on the street, Su Mu sat idly in his shop once again.

Aside from a few actors filming nearby, the only people who patronized Su Mu’s shop were those from Fomen.

Therefore, Su Mu was very leisurely most of the time.

And just as Su Mu was resting in the shop, outside on the street at this moment.

"Hurry up, the boss is still waiting for us to go back!"

"Alright, stop pulling me. Look, I’ve been traveling for three days, I’m hungry!"

On the street, a young man and woman wearing peculiar equipment were arguing; the man, who looked to be only in his twenties, was constantly dodging.

"Look, there’s a shop right here. Let’s go in and eat something; it won’t be too late to head to the base after!"

While dodging, the man noticed Su Mu’s gourmet shop.

Before the woman could react, the man stepped into the shop first.

"Jiang He, stop messing around, we still have a mission!"

Watching the man step into the gourmet shop, the delicate-looking woman had no choice but to walk in as well.

"Alright, Xue’er, we’ve already reached this point, no need to rush!"

The man called Jiang He had already found a place to sit down on his own.

Just kidding, going to the Nancheng Base now would definitely be busy as hell.

He, Jiang He, wasn't that stupid; he would slack off for a day whenever he could.

This, damn it, was what you called living!

"Look, I’m hungry. I promise, we’ll leave immediately after we finish eating!"

Seeing the delicate woman’s slightly angry eyes, Jiang He started acting like a rascal.

As for the promise?

Just kidding, if promises were useful these days, what would we need laws for!

"Fine, you said it yourself!"

Seeing Jiang He like this, Yang Xue had no way to deal with him and could only suppress her temper and sit down as well.

"Boss, two portions of fast food!"

Not giving Jiang He a chance to order, Yang Xue spoke up first.

Jiang He, on the other side, glanced at her with disdain.

How naive, she actually believed it.

After eating in a bit, I’ll show you what it means for the world to go to the dogs!

But to the surprise of both, just as Yang Xue’s words were spoken, a crisp voice came in response.

"Sorry, this shop does not have what you ordered!"

Having been lying on the recliner at the checkout counter, Su Mu only rose slightly after Yang Xue ordered.

"If you want to order, take a look at the menu over there!"

Having heard their previous conversation, Su Mu already had a rough idea of whether the two would spend any money.

Just by listening to a few keywords, Su Mu knew that the two were definitely not wealthy elites!

Rushing to a certain place so hurriedly, they were likely miserable wage slaves!

People like this would probably start spraying him the moment they saw that price menu!

Thinking this, Su Mu sensed something amiss; his brow furrowed, and his body instinctively retreated a little.

On the other side, Yang Xue and Jiang He looked up at the menu on the wall in confusion.

A second ago, they were still wondering why there wasn't any ordinary fast food.

The next second, when they saw the menu on the wall, they were both dumbfounded.

Damn, did they see that wrong?

This is simply outrageous!

What kind of braised egg dares to sell for five taels of gold, and what kind of egg fried rice dares to sell for ten taels of gold!

This isn't selling gourmet food, this is outright robbery!

"Hehe, shopkeeper, do you think the two of us are easy to bully?"

Yang Xue, who was already full of anger, felt her fury soar upon seeing such a black-hearted shop when the beast tide was approaching.

They were working hard to guard the city, yet there was such a black-hearted merchant inside the city.

And he was even bold enough to try and extort them.

"You two, the items in this shop are indeed a bit expensive, but they are worth the price!"

After the changes of the past few days, especially with the patronage of Yue Buqun, Zhang Sanfeng, Song Yuanqiao, and Xuanci.

Su Mu had become increasingly confident in his craft.

Although he had undergone devilish training by the system and graduated.

Whether the food was good or not still required the customers to verify it in practice.

In these two days, no matter who among Yue Buqun and the others ate it, they all called it a peerless delicacy, so Su Mu was very confident in the food he made.

"Hehe, worth the price?"

Yang Xue sneered, asking what kind of value could possibly be worth this price.

Do you think this rice of yours is made from spiritual rice?

"I think it would be better for you to close this shop; no customers will come anyway!"

Looking at Su Mu with a slightly cold gaze, Yang Xue felt she could notify someone to come and handle this.

However, just as she finished speaking, a figure stepped into the shop entrance first.

The figure was none other than the impatient Yue Buqun.

As soon as he stepped into the shop, Yue Buqun didn't even glance at Yang Xue and the others, but spoke respectfully to Su Mu.

"Shopkeeper, I’ve come to disturb you again."

"Please, a set of braised egg, egg fried rice, and cold boiled water!"