Lin Baici glanced at the fish tank on the windowsill, where the big-eyed goldfish lay belly-up, floating on the water’s surface.
Due to apprehension, no one touched it.
The taboo things everyone commonly encountered were items; seeing such a living creature all of a sudden, frankly, they were very cautious.
Ordinary life forms, like humans, die like lights going out, leaving nothing behind; but with taboo things, who could guarantee that their death wouldn’t release rule-contaminating radiation?
Lin Baici summoned the Muscle Buddha, with no success.
This indicated that his own taboo things had been restricted by some unknown means; otherwise, he could have placed the goldfish’s carcass in the Black Tripod Bowl and taken it back to sell.
Lin Baici walked out of the room.
The African brothers waiting outside immediately greeted him; they saw Tai Mei follow Lin Baici into the restroom and figured they might be relaxing, so they came out to wait.
Dorisan was resting with her back against the wall and was surprised to see Lin Baici emerging so soon!
Could it be that Lin Baici had a problem with his kidneys? She then realized it wasn’t that Lin Baici was quick on the draw, it was his lack of interest in that plain Jane!
Doesn’t that mean I have a chance?
Big Ocean Horse immediately sidled up to Lin Baici, leaning on him and getting cozy, even reaching for his behind.
A strong scent of perfume assaulted Lin Baici’s nose, making him sneeze uncontrollably.
Lin Baici reached out and pushed Dorisan away.
Big Ocean Horse’s body odor was too strong; he could smell it without even activating A Sip of A Hundred Flavors.
"Where did Bath and Jilu go?"
It wasn’t that he was feigning modesty; he simply didn’t want his first time to be with a girl like Li Yintong.
Tai Mei was pretty, with her black fishnet stockings and camisole that were cute yet sexy, but she was too petite for Lin Baici, who preferred Goryeo girls.
The African brothers respected Lin Baici’s self-control. If Dorisan had tempted them, they would have indulged first before saying a word.
Lin Baici headed for room 902.
He could already hear the sound of an argument.
On this floor, besides the people Lin Baici had met, there were also two men from Southeast Asia, Apaion and Sutai Jia. Smart enough not to be fools, they captured a rat, extracted the key, and promptly opened the door to avoid it being snatched away.
This time, they found a black leather suitcase filled with gold bars. As they were counting them, Bath kicked it over.
The two Siamese men merely grumbled without getting physical, clearly not wanting to antagonize Bath.
When Bath saw Lin Baici at the door, he commanded Apaion, "Collect the gold and give it to God Lin!"
"Why should we? We found it!" Sutai Jia was indignant. "The rules say that whoever finds the loot, gets to keep it."
Sutai Jia glanced at Lin Baici disdainfully.
Bath curled his lip, too lazy to argue with Sutai Jia, and turned around to ask, "What do you think, Ashly brothers, Dorisan, Li Yintong?"
"Everything on this floor belongs to God Lin!"
Big Ocean Horse declared her loyalty.
"God Lin doesn’t care for these gold bars, but even if it were excrement, if God Lin doesn’t offer it, you can’t snatch it!"
Li Yintong stood by Lin Baici’s side with her arms crossed, like a loyal guard dog.
"Hmph, hand over the gold bars to God Lin without making us resort to force!"
The African brothers cracked their knuckles, ready to fight.
Apaion and Sutai Jia were dumbfounded. Had this Nine States man just arrived, and in such a short time, he had already intimidated everyone?
Were Bath and Jilu pretending to be fierce before? ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel•fire.net
"God Lin, please take these gold bars!"
Apaion hastily smiled, picked up the gold bars from the ground, placed them back in the suitcase, and offered it to Lin Baici, "My name is Apaion, I’m from Chiang Mai, I have several friends from the Nine States."
Apaion wasn’t tall, his skin dark from high-latitude sun exposure, not African dark but the kind of dark from constant sun exposure.
He wore flip-flops and swim shorts, bare-chested with sunglasses, and a curved knife tucked at his waist.
Despite looking unassuming, there was a feral air about him.
[He’s a ruthless bandit, human trafficker, and smuggler. Before becoming a God Hunter, he has killed more people by weight than all the pork you’ve eaten in eighteen years!]
[Don’t be deceived by his amiable manner!]
The Eater God’s comments put Lin Baici instantly on guard, but he showed no reaction on the surface, "I don’t need it."
The Black Tripod Bowl couldn’t be activated, and carrying so many gold bars would be a burden.
"Then we won’t be polite!"
Sutai Jia, a money-grubber, immediately grabbed the suitcase back, holding it in his arms.
He was terrified of being poor and didn’t want to give up any amount of money.
Apart from God’s bones, Meteorite, and taboo things, gold bars were considered solid currency; one could cash them out after leaving God’s ruins.
He once exchanged gold for 600 yuan per gram, which was 300,000 yuan per kilogram; the suitcase of gold weighed around a hundred kilograms or so, making it 30 million yuan.
For God Hunters, that sum wasn’t too much, but it was the fact that it was free money.
"God Lin, why are you being polite with them?"
Li Yintong was displeased. To her, the gold bars weren’t important. Demanding them was about asserting one’s status and making sure these people knew who was the boss.
Lin Baici wasn’t concerned about that; he wanted to quickly find Kim Myungjin and the others.
Chatter, chatter! Chatter, chatter!
Sounds of faint rat squeaks reached his ears, and Lin Baici immediately activated Guo Er Cheng Song and A Sip of A Hundred Flavors.