Player Reload - Chapter 653: 566: Mandarins

Chapter 653: 566: Mandarins

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Chapter 732 of "Player Reload" begins revealing: Capítulo 653: Chapter 566: MandarinsThe vending machine’s tone was unequivocal. To better pick up bargains... Continue the adventure!

Capítulo 653: Chapter 566: MandarinsThe vending machine’s tone was unequivocal. To better pick up bargains and fleece others, Li Cheng specifically spent money to commission an encyclopedia-level artifact authentication program for the vending machine AI,

well-versed in the history of ancient and modern times both domestically and internationally, with an authentication scope covering jade, ceramics, bronze, paintings and calligraphy documents, modern artifacts, and even items and props from various literary works.

That’s right, give this vending machine two children’s backpacks, and it can truly identify which backpack is from “Dora the Explorer” and which one is from “Big Ear Tutu.”

To add another layer of security, Li Cheng previously spent thirty thousand special points to upgrade the Toy Factory’s from Level One to Second Level, unlocking the portable grinder and spectrometer associated with the Shredding Room,

These can remotely connect to the Shredding Room and Refining Room, by grinding off dozens of micrograms of shavings from an artifact and analyzing the spectrum to roughly estimate the historical value contained within the artifact.

The historical value of the contents in the Formalin Jar is approximately only 11 special points, which is just the intrinsic value of Heistein as a Level 20 player. Nothing extra.

“It’s impossible, I injected myself with a whole tube of and even used a CT machine to scan the fetal situation, there shouldn’t be any mistakes.”

Heistein was yelling hoarsely, his internal rating in European Heavy Industry was B-, not receiving much resource support.

To cope with increasingly difficult tasks, to defy destiny,

He and his teammates not only traded stocks but also exchange rates, gambling, scratch-offs, virtual currencies, precious metals, labubu, sneakers, CS skins… they leave no stone unturned.

This time, he bet most of his assets on the task, for which he didn’t hesitate to inject himself with —

This substance comes from a killing field treasure box, automatically binding to the individual once opened. It’s a conceptual-grade magic potion comparable to the water of the Mother and Child River from “Journey to the West” Daughter Country, bypassing reproductive isolation to nurture a fetus.

As for the side effects… now Heistein urinates fire.

“Captain, please calm down first.”

Behind Heistein, a red-haired woman dressed as a witch pressed his shoulder, stepped forward half a step, and said deeply, “The Star-casting Anvil’s business is big, and its owner Pifu is a first-rate hero and wouldn’t intentionally harm us.”

This think tank was noticeably more thorough in her thoughts. The Star-casting Anvil’s owner Pifu was a born killer, relying on his conjugate father-son relationship with the Side of Truth, elbowing London, smacking face with the Bell Tower, yet managing to escape unscratched afterwards.

For ordinary players like Heistein, unfortunately, even if Pifu killed them, the European Heavy Industry Guild wouldn’t avenge them, better to make the issue public.

“Uh…”

Zhao Zijing hesitated, originally they were supposed to record another promotional video, “You’re a bit busy, why don’t we leave first? Wait until you’re free…”

“No need, it can be resolved quickly.”

Li Cheng casually shook his head and stepped before the vending machine.

Upon his approach, Heistein and his seven or eight teammates all had anxious and uneasy expressions. The onlookers, on the other hand, crowded more eagerly to watch the spectacle.

Li Cheng first picked up the Formalin Jar, inside which floated two shriveled and wrinkled eggs akin to raisins, like those of bodybuilders—

Bodybuilders, long term use of steroids can suppress their testosterone secretion, causing the eggs to gradually shrink due to reduced workload.

This should be the normal side effect of .

Setting down the Formalin Jar, Li Cheng then picked up the USB stick Heistein had just slapped on the table, opening it through the counter computer.

The USB drive folder was filled with over a hundred video recordings, where Heistein’s team documented the entire task with a sports camera.

Some video thumbnails showed the so-called Lizard Men, Ghouls, Fish Princesses’ “peerless” appearances.

While Indian players secretly liked it, the audience’s expressions were something else.

Dammit, the Ghoul Princess lacked hair, had rotting skin, and had flesh strands in the teeth gaps;

The Fish Princess’s eye spacing was so wide, you’d need a cab to travel from left eye to right eye;

The Minotaur Princess’s biceps could crush a person alive;

Someone muttered in a low voice, “Reckless investing leads to ruin. If it weren’t for greed, someone as ruthless as Heistein could have prospered easily.”

Click.

Li Cheng’s mouse hesitated, pausing on a video thumbnail featuring a Harpies Princess.

Despite being of short height, her proportions were excellent and her appearance seductive and delicate.

With wings on her back, bird-like legs, chest, abdomen, thighs covered with white feathers didn’t evoke a Valley of the Uncanny effect, but instead perfectly complemented her voluptuous curves.

Even in the slum, she’d give the goblin girls of the Evil Science Alliance a run for their money, not to mention having those odd-looking princesses to support.

Sure enough, this Harpies Princess appeared repeatedly in subsequent videos, presumably assisting Heistein, aiding in religious promotions, and helping soothe his dwindling SAN value.

“That’s , my lover.”

Heistein hurriedly explained, “She’s different from other ‘princesses,’ she’s always by my side. If she didn’t have to stay in the Script World to inherit the kingdom, I’d bring her out.”

Li Cheng clicked open the video, inside which showed Heistein and Ocypete’s sweet daily life, soaring together across the sky, strolling through the woods, feeding each other fruits, whispering intimately.

In that dark, sunless fantasy world, the warmth of the Harpies Princess Ocypete was the biggest pillar supporting Heistein’s mental state.

“What a pair of ill-fated lovers.”

Li Cheng looked at the information read by the , smacking his lips with a complicated expression,

Gray Rain casually said, “Aren’t the ill-fated lovers now specifically referring to Dong Zhuo and Lv Bu? I think this Harpies still looks pretty.”

“Look more carefully.”

Li Cheng nudged his glasses and pointed at the screen, “Ocypete’s feathers on her chest and abdomen are whitish. The feathers on her back, buttocks, and thighs exhibit a brown base with black spots pattern.

In other words, Ocypete is indeed of the Harpies race, but her specific type is Philomachus pugnax from the real world.”

“P something X something? Never heard of it.”

Gray Rain’s question was also the crowd’s confusion,

“Fringed sandpiper.”

Li Cheng spread his hands and said, “Order Charadriiformes, family Scolopacidae, genus Philomachus. Widely distributed in Asia, Africa, North America, Europe, Australia.

Named ‘fringed’ because of the luxurious feather band around the males’ necks during the breeding season.”

Gray Rain asked without understanding, “What’s so special about this?”

“Fringed sandpiper’s breeding season is every year from May to June, during which male fringed sandpipers gather on open grasslands to display feathers to attract females.”

Li Cheng explained, “Male fringed sandpipers come in three types, territory males, satellite males, and fader males.

Territory males are the strongest, with the darkest feathers, they divide a one-square-meter territory in the courting grounds and engage in fierce fights with any male birds crossing the line.

Satellite males have whitish feathers, are slightly smaller in size, don’t have their own territory but stay near the territory of the former, looking for chances to secretly mate with the territory male’s female birds, and if caught, they’ll just get beaten up.

And fader males have feathers and size completely identical to female birds, they thoroughly disguise as females, willingly mate with territory males to stay within the territory, seeking opportunities to breed with female birds.”

“Hang on, hang on…”

Gray Rain found it increasingly odd, and the crowd was also confused.

Li Cheng continued unperturbed, “Male territory fringe sandpipers are very aware of fader males’ gender but are still willing to mate with them because the same-sex behavior attracts more female birds.

Moreover, for some reason, the more pseudo-females in the territory males’ area, the more female birds are summoned.”

Pop!

The red-haired witch suddenly took out a cloth soaked with unknown liquid and forcefully smeared it on Heistein’s mouth and nose.

Due to the teammate relationship, the anesthetic gas in the cloth efficiently knocked Heistein out cold.

“The in the video isn’t a Harpies Princess but a Prince. As a male fringed sandpiper fader male, he exhibited female characteristics and successfully seduced Heistein.

When he drank bottle after bottle of strong liquor, then slept with and subdued various race princesses, Ocypete quietly appeared again, replacing his own seeds.

That’s why all the fetuses seen in Heistein’s final CT images showed wings on their backs—those were Ocypete’s seeds.”

Li Cheng looked at Heistein, whose eyes were rolling white, with a sympathetic gaze and remarked, “In the real world, fader males of fringed sandpipers, being offered fewer mating opportunities compared to territory males, have testicles 2.5 times the size of the territory males.

A certain kind of special talent indeed.”

“This, he, wow,”

Gray Rain was dumbfounded, looking at the screen with Ocypete’s charming smile of a thousand allurements, unable to fathom the specific image, “What a pair of ill-fated lovers!”

“Very sorry to have affected the normal business of the Star-casting Anvil, please accept my apology.”

The red-haired witch gestured to the teammates to carry Heistein on their shoulders, politely apologizing to Li Cheng, then hurriedly ran away.

Mmm… considering Heistein’s “descendants” venture also have wings on their backs like him, perhaps they can continue running the religious scam they left in the Script World…

As Heistein and company fled, the crowd also slowly dispersed, with the Indian player walking while slapping his thigh, seemingly regretting not seeing the image of the Lizard Man Princess.

“…The world is full of wonders.”

Having seen such an absurd farce, Zhao Zijing sincerely marveled, even though she as a dual-qualified senior spy of the Special Affairs Bureau and GOC has seen many big scenes, she was still shocked by the bizarre event.

“You’ll get used to it.”

Li Cheng calmly said, his eyebrows slightly raising unconsciously.

“Respected factory owner,”

The smart core of the Toy Factory sent remote communication via the Phone Worm prop, “Something’s gone wrong here, you might need to handle it personally.

A player is approaching.”

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