Translator: AnubisTL
"Tch."
Scar Dog stood openly on the pedestrian street of the mechanical race city, scanning the mechanical race players passing by. He pulled out a cigarette, lit it casually, and stuck it between his lips.
Grinning with satisfaction, he said, "Brother Jiang, this is the first time we've felt so safe since we descended into this world."
It was true.
His space bracelet was packed with hundreds of energy blocks.
Even if the city were suddenly hit by a nuclear bomb, they could quickly escape the blast radius.
"Let's go. Let's grab something to eat first."
Chen Jiang didn't bother with hats, sunglasses, or any other disguise. He stood there openly, without any attempt at concealment, and walked along the pedestrian street toward a restaurant with a relatively upscale appearance.
None of the mechanical race pedestrians passing by noticed anything unusual.
After all, as long as Chen Jiang and his group didn't attack anyone or get attacked themselves, their identities as human players wouldn't be exposed.
Soon, Scar Dog and his group were seated in a private room at the restaurant.
Chen Jiang sat down, gentlemanly accepted the tablet computer offered by the waiter, nodded with a smile, and began scrolling through the menu.
Every gesture and movement exuded the refined air of a gentleman.
After casually selecting a few dishes, Chen Jiang returned the tablet to the waitress.
The waitress was a tall, slender woman wearing a uniform that accentuated her curves. Her exposed skin showed no signs of mechanical implants.
Of course, a waitress couldn't afford such enhancements.
"Very well, sir. Just these dishes?"
"No, I'll take everything else on the menu as well."
"Uh..."
The waitress paused briefly, but her professional composure quickly returned. She replied smoothly, "Very well, sir. Please wait a moment, and your order will be served promptly."
"Would you care for a pre-meal dessert, sir?"
"What options are available?"
"You can browse the menu yourself, sir."
The waitress retrieved another tablet from her pocket and handed it to Chen Jiang.
He took the tablet and casually flipped through the pages, his eyebrow twitching slightly but remaining silent.
These weren't the desserts he had imagined.
Instead, the menu featured images of scantily clad women, each labeled with their race: human, mechanical, and even fox-eared.
Beneath the mechanical women's images was a note:
["Equipped with a 'Dragon's Breath' mechanical implant in their throat, valued at 30,000 points, guaranteed to provide a unique experience for our esteemed guests."]
Chen Jiang remained expressionless for a moment before handing the tablet back. "No dessert, just bring the main courses quickly."
"Yes, sir."
After the waiter left, Scar Dog asked, his face full of confusion, "What kind of desserts do they have? Do they not look good?"
"They're average."
"Oh."
Scar Dog nodded absently, not really paying attention, and began looking forward to the meal. It had been a long time since he'd had a proper, hot meal like this.
Soon, Chen Jiang and his group were leaning back in their chairs, patting their full bellies with satisfied expressions.
This meal, it had to be said, was truly satisfying.
Scar Dog casually picked up a toothpick from the table, picking at the meat stuck between his teeth, and murmured contentedly, "The mechanical race must be the only race in the Ten Thousand Races Arena that still retains some semblance of civilization."
"Who knows? It doesn't matter."
Chen Jiang stood up and walked out of the private room toward the bar. He pulled out his black card to pay, then turned and left.
While he could have skipped the bill, there was no need. He still had plenty of money left on his black card.
He exited the hotel and strolled down the pedestrian street toward a residential complex.
For the past few days, he had been pondering a particular question.
Was it true that every alien race player, except for human players, possessed a random innate ability in addition to their racial innate ability?
He hadn't observed any random innate abilities among insect race players or mechanical race players.
He had once suspected that only human players possessed a random innate ability beyond their racial innate ability.
But then he had obtained a title:
[Title Name: Alien Race Harvester]
[Title Effect: Once per day, gain the ability to discern the random innate ability of one alien race player. Limited to alien races.]
This ability allowed him to discern the random innate ability of one alien race player per day. He had used it on both mechanical race players and insect race players, and each time, the result was "None."
So... could it be that only human players and certain alien race players possessed a random innate ability in addition to their racial innate ability?
Chen Jiang shook his head, dismissing the thought. He stood in a secluded alley, gazing at a heavily guarded residential complex a few hundred meters away.
This complex was clearly no ordinary residential area.
Electric fences lined the surrounding walls, and armed soldiers stood guard at the entrance, transforming the area into a virtual military stronghold.
This residential complex was on his priority list.
It housed the families of soldiers from this mechanical race city.
Their target today was these families. They needed to extract detailed information from them about the production lines for manufacturing items and the complete process for creating energy blocks.
Only with this information could they proceed with their next move.
As for the security at the complex's entrance, it posed no challenge to him.
Li Hao activated his map manifestation, and Scar Dog's phantom gate materialized.
In the next instant—
They found themselves in the living room of a house within the complex.
The three of them stood behind a sofa, behind which lay a woman in pajamas, lazily watching television.
Chen Jiang calmly extended his hand from behind the sofa and swiftly clamped it over the woman's mouth, preventing her from making any noise.
Scar Dog and Li Hao, acting in perfect coordination, lifted the woman's body and tossed her into the phantom gate.
The entire operation took only a few seconds.
Not a single sound was made.
The woman now found herself in a cavern deep underground.
Scar Dog quickly slipped through the phantom gate, bound the woman securely, and tossed her into the cavern. He then emerged from the gate and nodded at Chen Jiang, signaling that everything had gone smoothly.
"Hmm," Chen Jiang murmured, glancing around before moving on without lingering.
He continued through the phantom gate to other houses.
Soon, they had brought a total of three men and four women to the depths of the underground cavern.
It had to be said:
Li Hao's map manifestation, combined with Scar Dog's energy drive, made for an exceptionally effective kidnapping tool.
For example, at this moment, the three of them had effortlessly extracted the families of several soldiers from this heavily guarded residential area without alerting anyone.
Afterward, Chen Jiang and his companions didn't linger. They returned directly to the depths of the cavern.
They came without leaving a trace, and they departed without leaving a trace.
(End of the Chapter)
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