Deities Are All Just My Food-Chapter 2235 - 998: Deadly Claypot Rice! (Part 2)

Lin Baici had only seen the things the long-haired boss mentioned in nostalgic videos on Bilibili.

"What do you want to record?"

The long-haired boss sized up Lin Baici’s outfit, estimating his purchasing power: "Walkman is the cheapest, and tapes can be recorded and played back repeatedly, but the sound quality is a bit poor!"

"If you’ve got the money, you can try this MP3, it’s the latest trend!"

The long-haired boss took out a small MP3: "Don’t be fooled by its size; it can hold 500 songs!"

"What’s that thing?"

Lin Baici pointed at a large appliance that looked like a box next to him; it was playing music.

"A tape recorder!"

"Can this record stuff too?"

"Yes!"

"Can you help me record a sentence and set it to loop playback?"

"500 yuan!"

The long-haired boss quoted immediately.

"Alright!"

Lin Baici urged him: "You record it first, let me see the effect."

The long-haired boss found a discarded tape, inserted it into a Walkman: "When I say start, you begin speaking!"

"Alright!"

Lin Baici nodded.

"Start!"

The long-haired boss pressed the record button.

Lin Baici exhaled and raised his voice: "Gu Qingqiu, I’m here!"

Lin Baici shouted it ten times in a row.

"Done!"

The long-haired boss pressed the play button, and the Walkman began automatically playing the sentence, rewinding, and repeating.

"Satisfied?"

Asked the long-haired boss.

"Yes!"

"If you’re satisfied then pay up, what are you standing around for?"

The long-haired boss rolled his eyes.

Lin Baici chuckled.

"What’s so funny..."

Before the long-haired boss could finish cursing, Lin Baici delivered a chop to his neck across the counter.

The long-haired boss rolled his eyes and passed out.

Lin Baici found an electric cable, tied up the boss’s hands and feet, stuffed a piece of burlap in his mouth, and then shoved him under the counter.

No choice, Lin Baici had no money and didn’t want to waste time, so he resorted to this tactic.

It’s just God Ruins Aboriginal, a little abuse doesn’t matter.

After dealing with the boss, Lin Baici took a tape, followed the boss’s earlier actions and re-recorded the sentence.

Tested it out, it was perfect!

Lin Baici took the tape out of the large tape recorder, replaced it with the newly recorded one, and then played it.

The street immediately echoed with "Gu Qingqiu, I’m here!"

Lin Baici also put the second recorded tape into the small Walkman and then left the record store.

Volume at maximum.

"Gu Qingqiu!"

The three words burst from the speaker.

Passersby on the road all looked towards Lin Baici.

Lin Baici, enduring the awkwardness, began to weave through the streets.

After more than two hours, Lin Baici had walked through six streets and had found nothing.

During this time, he robbed every record store along the way, recording the three words "Gu Qingqiu," loop-playing them.

Lin Baici headed back, just like a hunter checking for prey in a trap, visiting each of the record stores once more.

At the seventh store, Lin Baici had just entered and saw Xia Hongyao wearing headphones, standing in front of a shelf listening to music and checking out CDs.

If she found something she liked, she’d try it out.

"Red Medicine!"

"Little Linzi?"

Xia Hongyao immediately pulled off her headphones, looking delighted: "You’re so clever, I never thought of using this method to find you all!"

"Haha!"

Lin Baici chuckled: "Let’s go!"

"Okay!"

Xia Hongyao wasn’t in a rush initially, and now seeing Lin Baici, she felt even more at ease.

This time, it’s a sure win!

Lin Baici returned to the first record store but didn’t see Gu Qingqiu. But this classmate has a high IQ, so there was no need to worry about her safety.

"What’s next?"

Xia Hongyao glanced at the sky; the sun was setting, it was dusk, everyone had been in the game for almost 5 hours, but no abnormal situations had occurred.

"Wander around, waiting to trigger the quest plot!"

Lin Baici had already bought a newspaper and read it, but in this era, information is abundant, and there were so many headlines he couldn’t tell which one was related to rule pollution.

Just had to wait.

But one thing could be assumed; the pollution probably related to places like ’restaurants’.

After all, this game was called "Claypot Rice."

Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao aren’t hungry, but they still randomly pick a restaurant, diner, or even a street stall to go in, and ask for a bowl of casserole rice.

The two don’t eat, they sit and wait for fifteen minutes, if nothing happens, they leave and continue to the next place.

Ten o’clock at night.

The bustling street still has a large crowd.

For some young people, nightlife is just beginning.

"Little Linzi, since we can’t trigger the task plot in restaurants, should we take a spin around the vegetable market?"

Xia Hongyao suggested, "After all, both places can be connected!"

"It’s already ten o’clock, which vegetable stall is still open?"

Lin Baici said speechlessly.

"Oh, right!"

Xia Hongyao scratched his head, feeling awkward.

Lin Baici looked at Xia Hongyao’s embarrassed face, not wanting to dampen the energy of the high ponytail, he changed his mind, "But your reasoning is great, we can give it a try!"

Xia Hongyao’s eyes lit up instantly, "Really?"

"Yeah!"

Upon hearing Lin Baici’s confirmation, Xia Hongyao immediately pulled him to find a vegetable market.

"Wait, find an old-brand street stall!"

Lin Baici suggested.

"Why?"

Xia Hongyao didn’t understand, "Aren’t we going to the vegetable market?"

"The vegetable market can’t be the only one, right? Find a stall that’s been around for over ten years, and ask the owner where they buy their vegetables!"

Though the chance of triggering the plot is small, it’s better than wandering around like headless chickens.

Five minutes later, they found out.

Niushui Street Night Market is the largest vegetable market in this area, not only are the goods fresh and complete, but you can also find some rare items.

Many restaurants from other districts come here to purchase goods.

Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao called for a taxi, and twenty minutes later, arrived at Niushui Street Night Market.

Despite it being nighttime, it was quite lively.

Many shops were open, especially those selling seafood.

Because some tourists from other places would buy seafood here and directly find a restaurant to cook it, this way not only is it cheaper, but the ingredients are also fresher.

Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao strolled leisurely along the street.

Soon, they reached the end of the street and exchanged a glance.

"Alas, nothing happened!"

Xia Hongyao said in frustration.

"Let’s continue!"

Lin Baici turned back, walked about a hundred meters, and saw a group of people gathered ahead.

"Something going on?"

Xia Hongyao immediately ran over.

A refrigerated truck transporting seafood backed up and knocked over a sixty-year-old lady.

Someone helped to call and summon an ambulance.

"No need, I can walk, I still need to go back and make food for my grandson!"

"He’ll get too hungry!"

"I don’t need to go to the hospital!"

Listening to the lady’s words, Xia Hongyao nudged Lin Baici on the arm, "What do you think?"

"Lady, you love your grandson so much, he must be raised all chubby by you!"

Lin Baici shouted.

"Of course!"

As soon as the lady mentioned her grandson, a smile spread across her face full of wrinkles, filled with happiness.

"What does your grandson love to eat?"

Lin Baici asked unintentionally, but deliberately.

"Everything I make, my grandson loves to eat!"

The lady boasted.

"Casserole rice?"

Xia Hongyao couldn’t wait, went straight to the point.

"Loves it!"

The lady collected her vegetable basket.

The onlookers immediately helped put the scattered vegetables back into her basket.

The lady stood up, dusted off the dirt on her clothes, took the five hundred yuan compensation from the truck driver, and limped away.

"What do you think?"

Xia Hongyao eyed the lady’s back, "Should we follow her a bit?"

"Definitely!"

The two followed behind.

The lady zigzagged through small streets and narrow alleys, and half an hour later, Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao were lost.

"Could this be another fruitless effort?"

Xia Hongyao worried.

"No way!"

Lin Baici’s tone was very certain.

"Huh?"

Xia Hongyao was stunned, then happy, "Did you discover something?"