Chapter 266 Rest In Peace



[The Gourmet Cup: All survivors in the zone get +1 to the taste of food, and their constitution increases by 20.]

"This…"

Ming looked at the stone pillar in front of him, with a golden figurine holding a bowl of rice at the top. The skill was better than nothing.

"Let's go, there's nothing more to do here. Time to continue collecting rent." Ming took out the joystick and plugged it into the tractor...

The tractor roared to life, it's sound thunderous. The whole family settled into their usual seats. The new member, the five-star chef, followed Lopene, watching the latter dance with gauze. The two froggies went traveling.

After returning to the 3000-zombie gathering area, Ming used the taunting tractor to lure the zombies away from the tent. Then, he turned back and drove the tractor into the tent without any obstruction.

He suddenly realized that he only had one empty puppet slot left. Wendy, the giant hedgehog, Lopene, and the five-star chef. Ming put the giant hedgehog into the puppet space and disconnected the bridge, considering it was not very useful now and it would consume food. Besides, he didn't have any fodder to feed it.

Eh?

Although the puppet space was different from his inventory, the principle of storing items remained the same. Once put in, the items would maintain their current state and not change.

From now on, he could simply put the mutant creature puppets into space and not worry about feeding them!

This space was really good and saved food! However, he would first use the hedgehog as a test subject. He would take it out after a week and see if it was alive.

The giant hedgehog's usefulness +1.

Ming looked at the giant hedgehog in space and suddenly remembered that he hadn't named it yet.

"Hedgehog~ Hedgehog~"

"Let's just call it Hedgehog~"

Then, he reconnected Annie and Janna, letting them sing and dance to add buff effects. He checked Lopene and the chef, and they also received skill cooldown reduction buffs.

Ming pulled a sofa over to the tent entrance and handed a broken bowl to Lopene, asking it to kneel at the entrance and beg for money from the people outside. Annie and Janna massaged his legs and shoulders, while Little Bear sat to the side, enjoying the cupcake provided by the chef.

Ming glanced back at the enjoying Little Bear, thinking that this fellow would become chubby sooner or later.

"Open the door, give one dollar!" Ming kicked Lopene, "Kowtow~"

"Hehe"

Bang bang~ Puppet Lopene solidly kowtowed three times towards the outside.

[Ding~ Successfully begged for 3,759 gold coins]

"Oh, my God!"

"They all gave money without hesitation!"

"Kowtowing really works!" Lopene was perfect for this kind of job. What was the difference between earning money standing and earning money kneeling? In the end, the money would still go into his pocket.

This was so nice~

"Hehe~"

Ming laughed and kicked Lopene again, "Attract investment, you fool!"

"Hehe~"

Bang bang bang!

Puppet Lopene kowtowed another three times in place.

"..." Ming closed the tent door. He seemed to recall that Lopene's investment-attracting skill didn't require kowtowing, did it?

A new move? Or a conditioned reflex? Never mind, as long as it could make money.

[Your froggies are squatting by an anthill, but no ants are appearing despite the various insects they caught on the ground... Foodie looks at Da Vinci and asks if they have spoiled the ants and made them picky eaters.]

[Da Vinci sticks out its tongue, wondering if they may have eaten all the ants in this nest in just half a day... Foodie rolls up a grasshopper, asking if the queen ant is pretty?]

[Da Vinci pats Foodie, saying that even though you're a foodie, don't think about falling in love with food, otherwise, love will disappear...]

"I'm so bored~" This was Ming's current mood. He had been collecting money for almost 3 hours, and other than money, there was nothing else. It seemed that rich people could be bothered and bored too. He then opened the chat channel to see what everyone was talking about.

"Rest in peace, Gutmann! We will remember you!"

"Rest in peace, Gutmann! May we fight side by side again in the next life!"

"Brother Gutmann! Even as a ghost, please continue to watch over us!"

"..."

Mike: "Gutmann, you will always be my big brother. We waited for you for three days, but you never came back. We know you're watching over us from another world now, protecting us. Don't worry, we, your brothers, will take good care of your family and everything big and small. We will make sure they grow up and inherit your strong will!"

"..."

Ming was startled for a moment. Uh, it turned out that they thought Guteman was dead. but That didn't have much to do with him, he was Ming! 

However, these guys helping to take care of his home were nice. It gave him peace of mind, knowing he had no worries left behind.

Gutmann, rest in peace~

[Your froggies decided to find a way to eat the queen ant, but their tender claws were unable to dig through the ground. So they decided to come up with a plan... Foodie bumped into Da Vinci and looked towards the artificial lake in the distance, where a large black bird was floating...]

[Your froggies hopped to the lakeside and jumped into the water, swimming to the blackbird. They thought the bird was really beautiful... Foodie asked the bird how it managed to be completely black without a single stray feather...]

[Da Vinci slapped Foodie, telling it not to be impolite... It turned to the blackbird and asked why it looked like those silly swans... The blackbird turned its head and stared at the two froggies, telling them that it was a black swan...]

[Your froggies were stunned, exchanged glances, and Da Vinci croaked at the black swan, asking if it was male or female... The black swan raised its neck, graceful and serene... Da Vinci's heart was moved with love...]

"…"

Ming chuckled softly, it had been a while since his heart was moved by love. The last one that moved his heart Butterfly turned into a cocoon, what would this one turn into?

He was looking forward to it～

[Foodie blew a bubble underwater, reminding Da Vinci with its eyes not to fall in love with its own food, as love would disappear... "I'm not afraid of disappearing, let me bear this pain..."]

[Da Vinci glanced at Foodie, knowing love would disappear, but it was possible that the love between brothers would disappear first... Foodie understood and swam away, diving into the water...]

[Foodie went underwater and saw a little fish staring at itself in the water plants... Foodie swam towards it... "Let me turn you into food..."]

"Black swan?" Ming remembered that when he first arrived here, he saw a black swan, and it was a five-star one~

Ming lifted his foot and kicked Lopene's butt, "Why are you looking at me? Kowtow for money."

Bang bang bang~

[Ding~ Successfully begged for 3,759 gold coins]

"Hiss~" There wouldn't really be 3,759 zombies outside the tent, right?

He opened the tent door, quickly grabbed a zombie, and closed the door.

Scanned with eagle eye:

[Weakness detection: It really has a bloody disaster coming...]

Pfft!

Ming killed the zombie with a single strike, after all, he had to conduct an experiment, and experiments always required some sacrifices.

After waiting for a while, he kicked Lopene, opened the tent door, Lopene raised the broken bowl, and quickly kowtowed three times.

Closed the tent door.

[Ding~ Successfully begged for 3,758 gold coins]

"Hehe~ Lopene can even make the skill have a counting effect~ Nice~"