Mechanical Flesh - Chapter8

"He shot me. I won't let him leave here alive!"

Qi Yuan immediately sentenced Molin to death.

When the waiter heard that, he frowned slightly, but he still put Molin down. Rules were dead, but humans were alive. Blackstone Town had not been peaceful recently, and it was definitely not a smart choice to go against a supernatural being who could withstand bullets with his body.

Qi Yuan lifted Molin with one hand and drew the dagger at his waist with the other.

"No!

Don't kill me!

I don't want to die! "

Molin struggled desperately, trying to break free from his restraints.

"Who would want to die?!"

Qi Yuan said coldly. Then, he pressed Molin against the table and stabbed him in the back.

Splat!

The cold blade pierced through Molin's heart and nailed him firmly to the round table. Scarlet blood flowed all over the floor.

Molin's body twitched a few times, but he soon stopped struggling.

The waiter was silent for a few seconds before saying in a deep voice, "A supernatural being who kills someone in a tavern will also be punished. You'll have to go to the mines for a month, or you can choose to pay a fine of 1,000 yuan!"

1,000 yuan for a life!

The bloody rules were exposed just like that, but no one felt that there was anything wrong with it.

In Blackstone Town, the life of an ordinary person could only be sold for 1,000 yuan in a place like a tavern.

In the outside world, it might only cost 100 yuan or even less!

Qi Yuan glanced at Molin, who had died with his eyes wide open. He took out two 10-yuan bills from his pocket and placed them on the corpse to settle the bill for the wine and the wine glass.

"I choose to go to the mines!"

The waiter was obviously stunned. When Qi Yuan exchanged for the Corrupt Wolf's claws and fangs from Elder Luo, he had already received news that another ruthless person had come to Blackstone Town.

That was why he took the initiative to back down just now to avoid a direct confrontation with Qi Yuan.

Even after Qi Yuan had seen blood, he still gave him a way out.

Paying the fine was essentially a way to give the powerful supernatural beings a way out. After all, 1,000 yuan was not a small sum. Others might not be able to fork out that much money, but for the powerful supernatural beings, it was only the price of a rotwolf.

For a superhuman like Qi Yuan who could withstand bullets with his body, hunting Corrupt Wolves was no longer too dangerous.

Moreover, the bartender knew very well how much cash Qi Yuan had on him. It was more than enough to pay the fine. There was no need for him to stay in the mine for a month!

Although the mine was not dangerous, the conditions inside were definitely very harsh.

In the waiter's opinion, although Qi Yuan was powerful, he was not at the level where he could fight Situ head-on. There was no need for a supernatural being of this level to offend Situ over 1,000 RMB.

Unless … he was Situ's enemy!

The waiter's gaze froze. Ever since Xu Kui enslaved a Class 2 insectoid, his ambition grew rapidly. He had challenged Situ's authority several times and tried to become the new leader of Blackstone Town. If this person was sent by Xu Kui to cause trouble, then this matter was not something he could handle.

The bartender hesitated for a moment, not knowing if he should ask for help from outside.

Qi Yuan glanced at the clock on the wall and smiled.

"It's already very late. I'll go to the mine with the convoy tomorrow morning. Is there a problem?"

Looking at Qi Yuan's sincere smile, the waiter was stunned again. A strange thought appeared in his mind.

Could it be that he really wanted to go to the mine to mine?

Could it be that the more powerful a superhuman was, the more stingy they became?

"You can go tomorrow. If you escape, you'll be wanted by the entire Blackstone Town!" said the waiter.

"It's too far to walk. Remember to get the convoy to give me a ride tomorrow."

Qi Yuan shrugged and walked out of the tavern alone.

The waiter silently watched Qi Yuan's back as he left. Then, he made a call. Two men in work clothes came out from the inner room and carried Molin's body out. Then, they cleaned up the bloodstains on the table and floor.

Returning to the bar, the waiter whispered to a scantily clad woman beside him, "Send someone to keep an eye on him and investigate his background. See if he's one of Xu Kui's men."

"If he's one of Xu Kui's men, do you want me to kill him?" The woman licked her lips and said temptingly.

The waiter shook his head with a gloomy expression.

"Xu Kui's background isn't that simple. Otherwise, he would've become a corpse long ago."

"If he's not one of Xu Kui's men, then don't bother with him. This kind of guy isn't as easy to deal with as you think."

"If he's really one of Xu Kui's men, don't be in a hurry to act. Warn him to leave Blackstone Town. If he dares to cause trouble in the mine, let him die in there. The mine is our main resource point. There must be no accidents!"

The woman nodded and pretended to bend down to clean up under the bar. Then, she suddenly turned into a shadow and disappeared without a trace.

"His aura is only that of a rank 1 ability user. A pistol shot at close range couldn't even penetrate his skin. This definitely isn't an enhanced defense. What kind of ability is this?"

The waiter's finger lightly tapped on the bar as he muttered to himself.

"If it's a brand new ability, then his gene sample will be worth a lot of money!"

The new era had been going on for hundreds of years. Many abilities had been discovered, captured, and researched. Every brand new Extraordinary ability represented a miraculous genetic code. The laboratories that were dedicated to the research of Extraordinary gene locks would offer a high reward for the genetic samples of every new ability.

Although Blackstone Town didn't have any extraordinary genetic labs, the neighboring Quicksand Shelter and Black Steel Shelter both had such labs. They offered a price of over ten thousand for a brand new extraordinary gene sample. If the brand new extraordinary gene sample came from a human, then the price would double!

The waiter reached out his left hand and two deformed bullets appeared in his palm. They were the two bullets that Qi Yuan took from his body.

The waiter stared at the two bullets. Finally, as if he had made a decision, he took out a transparent glass bottle from under the bar and placed the two bullets inside. Then, he sealed the bottle.

Ten thousand was enough to perform a mechanical modification or buy a mechanical weapon!

Other than the basic gene samples of the insectoids and the black ores dug out from the mines, Blackstone Town didn't have many things that could catch the eyes of the shelter.

Therefore, Blackstone Town didn't have many things that could be exchanged. Other than some freshwater purification equipment and food processing equipment, there were only some old guns that the shelter had already eliminated.

As for the evolutionary potions and powerful mechanical weapons, even if Blackstone Town could afford them, they wouldn't be willing to sell them.

Unless you had something that could catch their eye.

The Skull Crusher in Situ's hand was exchanged with the corpse of a rank 2 insectoid.

If Qi Yuan's gene sample could really unlock a brand new super gene, then these two bullets would be a huge fortune that even Situ would be tempted by.