As long as you have the courage, fierce ghosts go on maternity leave.

Chapter 161: gifts from the neighbors

A single cigar is worth a hundred ghost energy points!

Alexander couldn’t help but take it, taking a deep puff, the spicy aroma prickling his lungs.

In truth, Alexander didn’t have much experience with cigars, thus the Cohiba Behike 52 was overly strong for him. However, the problem was, no matter how spicy the aroma, the increase in ghost energy was tangible!

Watching his ghost energy points continuously rise, Alexander bore the strong taste, puffing the whole cigar down to its nub. Seeing the 100-point increase in his ghost energy, he couldn’t help but break into a satisfied smile.

"It seems you like this cigar. Take it and enjoy it, don’t hold back!" The ghost called Lista, with a generous gesture, offered a box of cigars to Alexander. However, a twinge of heartache was visible deep in his eyes, which he couldn’t entirely hide.

"You’re called Big Brother Lista, right?" Alexander asked.

"No, no, don’t call me that. Just Lista will do!" Lista quickly waved his hand in dismissal.

"If that’s the case, I won’t stand on ceremony. I’ve been really short on ghost energy recently!" Alexander nodded and spoke.

Initially seeing Alexander accept Lista’s Cohiba Behike 52, the other neighbors hesitated, uncertain whether to approach and ingratiate themselves, feeling that their own offerings were too modest.

But hearing Alexander’s words, they immediately understood - what Alexander needed was ghost energy!

All these neighbors held significant positions, and everyone had some reserves. Instantly, they stepped forward.

"Brother Alexander, these are ghost apples that I grew myself. You should take them home and try!"

"Bro, spare me a glance. These are mint-flavored general-class cigarettes. You can have this whole pack!"

"Alexander, this is authentic hell durian. Eating it once can increase your ghost energy by two hundred points, please accept it!"

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"How can I accept this! No, no, I can’t just accept your gifts for no reason. I absolutely cannot accept these!" Alexander held a hell durian in his left hand, two packs of cigarettes in his right hand, and a few black ghost apples under his arm, continuously waving his hands in refusal.

Yet with so many gifts in his hands, his attempts at refusal seemed comical.

These gifts were unlike the ghost food that Alexander produced; they could not be directly absorbed.

Just like how Su Rong needed several days to absorb the lava ghost fruit, a ghost king-class cigar required Alexander 12 hours to digest. If it were the hell durian, he might not be able to digest it even in a whole day.

Therefore, Alexander ’reluctantly’ stored these items first in his instance’s storage warehouse.

However, these neighbors were so enthusiastic, as soon as Alexander put the gifts away, they immediately filled his arms with various other gifts, leaving Alexander no choice but to repeat the process.

The astute Lista, seeing Alexander’s expressions, immediately understood and chuckled, "Alexander, you don’t need to be polite with us. We came to find you because we have a request!"

As expected, these gifts were not for free; they came with a price!

A shiver ran through Alexander’s heart, he quickly spoke, "If you have anything to say, speak up. As long as it’s something I can do, I won’t refuse! But right now I have to go upstairs to find Sister Bloody Clothes, mainly it depends if your matters are troublesome or not."

In truth, Alexander wasn’t looking for the Bloody Queen.

He had come up mainly to see what the top floor of the 18th floor apartment looked like. As for the Blood Queen, that female ghost was too terrifying.

It was best to stay as far away from her as possible unless necessary, or else he might just end up as her next meal one day.

The reason Alexander was saying all this was just to find an excuse to get away from these guys for the time being.

Back when Sister Mary and Andy had tried to curry favor with Alexander, these ghosts were not around. That meant their instances did not require Alexander’s help.

Besides, these ghosts who could afford to live in the Ghost Apartment must not be lacking in ghost currency. It was evident they all had other businesses in the Thrilling World and did not need Alexander in this respect.

Now that they had suddenly approached him with such enthusiasm, it was clear they had other motives.

So, Alexander claimed that he was going to meet the Blood Queen, hoping that the neighbors would be smart enough to leave upon hearing about the Blood Queen.

After all, many residents of the Ghost Apartment had seen him and Louis refer to each other as brothers, so they wouldn’t suspect that Alexander was lying. The reputation of the Blood Queen alone was enough to intimidate these neighbors, preventing them from making excessive demands.

Seeing Lista looking distressed, Alexander frowned slightly, putting on an air of being very righteous, and said, "What’s the matter, is it a big trouble? Don’t worry, we’re friends, and I’ll help however I can! If necessary, I can ask Blood Queen for help."

"No...no need! It’s a trivial matter, really, you would just need to lift a finger!" Lista instantly broke out in a sweat and quickly grabbed Alexander’s arm. The surrounding neighbors were trembling, clearly scared.

Alexander felt completely reassured seeing their reaction. No matter what, they wouldn’t dare seek the Blood Queen’s help.

He immediately said, "Then speak quickly, I need to go see the Blood Queen. Or should I have her come down and talk to you?"

"No! No...no need! It’s just a small thing! A very small thing!" Lista’s legs gave way, and he almost stumbled to the ground.

He quickly waved his hands and said, "Actually, this is just a rumor we heard. We heard that Su Rong has a notebook, and the names written in it are all cursed. We don’t know if it’s true."

As soon as these words were spoken, Alexander understood. It must have been Annie who bragged to others and accidentally spilled the beans! The rumor got more exaggerated as it spread, and these ghosts took it seriously.

Sure enough, there was a notebook with Su Rong. The number of ghost lords recorded in it was not small, but they were all evil ghosts who had blacklisted Alexander.

These ghost lords were from other places and there were only a few in the Ghost Apartment.

But Alexander couldn’t tell them the truth. Otherwise, wouldn’t he have to return the gifts they gave him?

Not to mention, in such a short time, the goodwill of these ghost neighbors was continuously rising. If he told them the truth now, the rewards that were about to come would be gone!

With these thoughts in mind, Alexander didn’t hesitate and nodded, "Yes, there is such a thing!"

This answer immediately drew a chorus of gasps.

After a long while, Lista cautiously asked, "Alexander, if it’s not too much trouble, could you tell us what this notebook is, and whether the names written in it are really cursed?"

It was time to showcase his acting skills and eloquence again!

As long as he could convince these neighbors that everything he said was true, he would definitely reap a lot of benefits!