Feast of villains

On a cold snowy day, I met a little flower seller wearing thin clothes.

Nance asked softly: "How much does one flower cost?"

"Only 18 pence a flower." The little girl took out a yellow rose from the flower basket and handed it to him timidly. "This kind of yellow rose flower is very rare to see in the wild. My mother searched for two days and only found four.

If it can't be sold anymore, it will wither..."

Such a pitiful tone.

Nance took out his wallet and looked at it carefully as he opened it.

The currency system of the Black Gold Empire uses two units: pennies and pounds.

One penny can buy almost 1 egg, and 100 pence is equivalent to 1 black gold pound. Spending it sparingly can provide a day's living expenses for a family of three.

18p a flower is not expensive.

Because of the raging natural disasters, most of the earth's surface has become barren, and mutated beasts are rampant in the wild. Even if the land that can be planted is still short of food, even if it is full of food, there is no time to plant flowers.

Nance counted his savings.

Total 726p.

Today is the 28th, there are still 8 days until the salary is due, and the basic daily food expenses are 60 pence... After careful calculation, spending one flower is not a big problem.

Nance exhaled, took out a 50-pence note and handed it to the little girl: "Give me one."

Although I don’t know what I want to spend the money on.

But just buy it.

The little girl wrapped the flowers in old newspapers and stretched out her little hand towards him: "Sir, you will be very lucky today."

After saying this, the corners of her mouth raised, and a simple and green smile appeared on her little face that was red from the cold.

"Will you be unlucky tomorrow?" Nance asked funnyly.

The little girl replied slightly naughtily: "Come to Little Jasmine tomorrow to buy flowers, and you can continue to be lucky."

Cute and cute.

"Okay, I'll remember you, little Jasmine." Nance smiled and took the rose in her little hand.

【Mutation Rose】

A line of underlined gray font appeared before his eyes.

Is this a preloading function?

It seems that the database has been opened before. Can I click in to view it?

With the mentality of giving it a try, Nance clicked on the text with his mind.

[A mutated version of ordinary roses that has been eroded by natural disasters. It has the effect of a sedative when soaked in water and taken directly. After being dried and ground into powder, it is the basic raw material for magic potions. 】

There are links at the end of the text.

Nance clicks in.

A series of potion formulas were spread out in front of his eyes.

[Abnormal Rose*1g Poppy Liquid*2ml=Dream Dew]

[Mutant Rose*1g Poppy Liquid*2ml Bat Fang*1g=Chaos Nightmare]

[Mutation Rose*2g Bat Fang*2g Wormwood*1g=The Night Will Last]

…

Take a look at it in one go.

There are nearly hundreds of recipes, and the name of each material and potion is underlined. After clicking on it, you can see the detailed introduction, where to obtain it, and how to make it.

The font colors that appear are gray, green, and blue, which represent the three material levels of low-level, mid-level, and high-level respectively.

Nance studied for a while, exited this interface, and saw the two most conspicuous lines on the main panel.

[Destruction Engine (Inactive)]

[Guardian Engine (not activated)]

I can't click on either option, and there's no prompt on how to activate it.

After researching for a while, he found that only after activating the engine can subsequent functions be activated.

It seems a bit troublesome, but it would be nice to have a plug-in... Nance comforted himself and looked at the little girl: "Where is Xiao Mo...?"

The sight was empty.

Where is the poor little flower girl?

"You haven't changed the money yet—"

Angry roars echoed in the square.

People nearby subconsciously looked over and then turned back as usual.

The couple continued to whisper, the boy who looked like a student was discussing the new rock record, and the two company employees were studying documents while drinking paper cups of coffee on the bench; in a city like Shin-Yokohama, no one would care about a person who has been cheated out of his money.

of strangers.

I learned a lesson as soon as I left home...

Nance hid his wallet and walked helplessly towards the shops on the edge of the square.

32p.

The price of a meal.

It's not a big deal, and there's no point in worrying about it. Just pay more attention to it in the future.

The first thing now is to fill your stomach.

When he came to a bakery stall, Nance ordered a lemon meringue, a small cream cake, and a cup of coffee.

Total 26p.

Cream cake and lemon meringue were served first, and the boss set up the coffee machine on the counter.

Nance ate the cream cake.

It was a small portion, and after eating it in a few bites, the fierce hunger finally eased a little.

Just as he was about to take out his wallet to pay, a woman wearing a peaked cap suddenly approached him quickly.

"Sorry, I want to lend you my body..."

The woman whispered, then hugged him suddenly.

"...?"

Nance was stunned.

She snuggled into Nance's arms obediently and glanced sideways at him: "Someone is chasing me, please help me..."

Nance became nervous instantly.

His gaze also moved slightly to the side.

Three bald men in suits walked through the crowd in a triangular formation, looking around as if they were searching for something.

They have cold and resolute expressions and strong physiques. They look like bodyguards or thugs.

Nance clenched his fists.

If there were to be a conflict, he might not be able to defeat them. He could only hope that his status as "section chief" would scare them.

The well-trained trio gradually gathered in this direction.

The square is still chaotic, someone pulls the trigger in front of the stall, a balloon bursts, and a stuffed bear dances.

The bear blocked the view of the three people and here, and Nance couldn't see them.

At this time, the woman suddenly smiled, stood on tiptoes and touched his forehead with her forehead: "Thank you, you are such a good person, see you later..."

Say it.

She turned around.

As soon as she took the first step, she disappeared into the crowd without leaving a trace, just like ice melting into water.

Nance touched his forehead.

Another light blue panel appeared in his eyes.

【Susa】

[Familiar (human)]

[Faction: Greed]

【Second level familiar】

[Faction talent: Good at creating illusions and dreams.]

[Individual talent: materialization]

[Individual skills: escape, probability theory]

[Information: A greedy poor man, a gambler and disaster star who hangs out in the old area of ​​New Yokohama, took the initiative to go to jail in Section 9 to avoid debts; he just met a big enemy]

Nance looked confused.

This big culprit...could it be me?

He turned his eyes blankly.

At this time, there was no trace of women anywhere in the square, and even the three big men in black disappeared out of thin air, as if they did not exist in the real world at all.

Touched his pocket.

Nance suddenly understood.

The culprit was indeed himself.

"Guest, your coffee is ready." The arrogant shop owner brought the coffee out and said to him with a smile, "It's 26 pence in total."

"Well……"

"Does the guest have any questions?"

"...Can I brush my face?"

The shop owner's face turned cold, he looked him up and down, and then grabbed it with his big hand: "Your coat is good, keep it to pay off the debt. Also, give me back the lemon meringue -"

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"Bad woman...Bad woman, it's useless for me to try to help her, but she actually took advantage of my kindness. Damn bad woman——"

On the way back to Class 9, the sea breeze blowing from the direction of the port slapped the head teacher on the face like a fly swatter.

Nance, who felt the simple folk customs of New Yokohama for the first time, shrank his neck in the cold wind.

Weak and helpless.

And I haven't eaten enough yet.

I can’t get through the day!

Nance looked at the falling snowflakes with tears in his eyes, and couldn't help but want to look up to the sky and scream.

The former section chief had just graduated and started working. Instead of leaving a penny in savings, he was still carrying a student loan of 80,000 pence and a living loan of 50,000 pence.

The only money he had left on him was stolen. Now, even food was a problem.

Why is this happening?

Obviously traveling through time in a civil servant, and having a golden finger, these are two overlapping joys, and these double joys can bring more joy. We should have a dreamlike happy time, but why——

Nance, who originally planned to resign and leave, silently learned for nothing...no, silently settled the score.

The monthly income of an ordinary working-class person in the empire is around 4,000 pence. His monthly salary is fixed at 15,000 pence. With scattered allowances and benefits, he can barely touch the threshold of 20,000 pence. He is an absolute high-paying class.

They say they will not give up even if they die. Now that he has 20,000 people, it seems that he should not give up.

Although after deducting taxes and insurance, I only have 15,000 left, and I still have to repay a loan of 10,000, I still have 5,000 pennies left for living expenses every month.

It’s cool enough for a single person.

If he were not the section chief, Nance, who knew very little about the world, would not know what he could do besides being a cowherd.

Without a job, you will definitely not be able to repay the loan on time, and your life will be worse than death... Owing money to the bank is a troublesome thing in any era.

"Let's fish for a while first. If the situation goes wrong, we can run away with a bucket at any time. If we want to eat, um... I'll wait for a few days with the adjutant..." Nance sighed and walked forward with his arms folded.

Lesson 9 The black iron door soon appeared in front of him, like the bloody mouth of a giant shark, which made him feel horrified.