novelraw Chapter 1901: 843: The Telephone That Crosses Time and Space! (Part 2)
Chapter 1901: 843: The Telephone That Crosses Time and Space! (Part 2)
Chapter 1901: Chapter 843: The Telephone That Crosses Time and Space! (Part 2)
Lin Baici couldn’t understand the numbers on the coins, but based on experience, the biggest and thickest one should be of the highest denomination.
After turning the crank three times, Lin Baici ‘fed’ it a little.
“Please insert a coin!”
“Not enough money?”
Lin Baici frowned and simply stuffed all the remaining coins in.
“Dial 1 for a phone call, 2 for consultation, 3 for summoning an invitation, 4 for midnight chat, 5 for divination.”
“…”
Lin Baici frowned, if only there was a complaint option? He’d definitely dial!
He thought for a moment, felt he should choose 3, but still placed his finger on 2, dialed the rotary, consulting first.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
On the phone, it was a busy tone waiting.
About a minute later, a voice sounded.
“You inserted too few coins, please continue!”
Lin Baici immediately wanted to smash this phone.
A scam, right?
Should have chosen 3 earlier.
[Choosing 3 won’t work either, summoning an invitation requires a lot of money!]
“Why didn’t you say so earlier?”
Lin Baici slammed the phone down, glanced at the coin slot again.
Money,
This damn phone definitely won’t refund it.
“How much money is needed?”
Lin Baici sneered at himself: “If I killed everyone in this castle, I still wouldn’t get enough for the phone bill!”
The Eater God did not respond.
Lin Baici was not disappointed and left the room, thinking of ways to get money.
Either rummage through boxes to steal, or start with the servants.
The former took too much time, and Lin Baici was worried about Kim Myungjin’s safety. Moreover, if delayed too long, that little girl might come looking.
The latter was too slow.
“If only I could find the room of the castle owner, that guy surely has money.”
Just as this thought crossed his mind, Lin Baici shook his head again, the castle owner might be the final BOSS, he shouldn’t go courting death.
So he settled for something in between, seeking someone like a butler in the middle tier.
Lin Baici walked down the corridor with his head hanging, soon, he saw a lone servant, immediately went up, covered his mouth, and dragged him into the room next door.
“I ask, you answer, or I’ll kill you!”
Lin Baici spoke in Jiuzhou language, the other’s confused expression clearly showed he didn’t understand.
“Damn!”
Lin Baici cursed, had to switch to Europa language and ask again, though some grammar and wording weren’t quite accurate.
The servant didn’t understand, Lin Baici didn’t have time to waste, snapped his neck, burned the body, then went looking for the next prey.
Then three in a row were in the same situation.
“Learning a foreign language is really important!”
Lin Baici mused.
This pollution wasn’t user-friendly enough, just look at the little girl, the previous butler, and Mrs. Oliver, they all spoke Jiuzhou language.
Fortunately, Lin Baici wasn’t completely unlucky, he heard someone speaking loudly, judging by the tone, they seemed to be angry.
He followed the voice over and saw a middle-aged man scolding two servants.
The clothes on this middle-aged man were the same as those of the butler Lin Baici had seen before, so their status should be similar.
“Finally ran into one.”
Lin Baici thought for a bit, took out five small goldfish, two bottles of good wine, some food, and a pack of cigarettes.
A small goldfish is a hundred grams gold bar.
In some rule-based pollution, modern currency is useless, but gold is hard currency. Xia Hongyao had reminded Lin Baici and the others long ago to buy some as a precaution.
Once the butler finished scolding, Lin Baici walked over.
“Who are you?”
The butler instantly became alert, asked loudly, seemingly ready to call security at any time.
“My aunt Eva works here as a maid, she brought me here to introduce me to work!”
Lin Baici activated the Performance Master, put on an honest kid look, coupled with his lines and expressions, it instantly made people feel immersive and instinctively believe him.
“I came out to use the restroom and got lost!”
Lin Baici said while pulling out a small goldfish, handed it over: “I see you’re scolding these people, you must be an important person in this castle, right?”
Gold, truly a hard currency.
Regardless of time or place, even in another world, it might be universally accepted.
Lin Baici was quite lucky; the butler could understand Jiuzhou language, and his expression immediately softened considerably upon seeing the gold.
“Eva has a nephew like you? How come I didn’t know about it?”
The butler shuddered and took the gold bar.
The name Eva was something Lin Baici had overheard in the kitchen, and it came in handy.
“I gave the money!”
Lin Baici wore a smile, trying his best to appear friendly while changing the subject: “I also brought the sweetest wine and the strongest whiskey that only a real man can handle!”
“Oh?”
The butler was noncommittal, waiting for Lin Baici to continue.
“These are cigarettes from my hometown, better than cigars. Give them a try!”
Lin Baici handed over a Good Brand cigarette and even lit it.
The butler squinted his eyes and didn’t take it.
Lin Baici smiled, lit one for himself, and then handed another to the butler.
Only then did the butler light it with ease, taking a puff.
“The taste is too light!”
“Then shall we try the wine?”
Lin Baici thought, never mind the taste, if you smoke the Eater God’s cigarette, we’re friends now.
Normally, the butler wouldn’t try it. Who knows where your stuff comes from? But the power of Good Brand cigarettes is quite impressive!
The butler led Lin Baici to his office.
Lin Baici immediately poured the wine and opened a roasted chicken and a can of luncheon meat for the butler.
“Please!”
Lin Baici initiated the “drinking with friends” ritual.
The two dishes were because of this Divine Grace, which only activates at the table, making anyone drink when Lin Baici toasts.
Without dishes, Lin Baici didn’t consider it a proper table setting.
Sure enough, without any fuss, the butler took the glass and drank it in one go.
Lin Baici began probing, first asking about the castle’s owner.
But as soon as the question was posed, the butler immediately locked his gaze on him, with heightened alertness in his eyes.
“Don’t ask things you shouldn’t, or you’ll be executed!”
If it weren’t for the power of drinking with friends and Good Brand cigarettes, Lin Baici would’ve been apprehended by security now.
Lin Baici inquired about the phone usage, then shifted the topic to salary.
“My aunt said working here isn’t tiring and earns a lot.”
“Of course, ma’am is the kindest owner in this city!”
The butler was proud.
While chatting, Lin Baici took out a deck of cards and some small goldfish: “Want to gamble a few rounds?”
The butler chuckled, pulling out a wallet.
“Let me show you the rules!”
Lin Baici sat beside the butler, and in the next second, he suddenly sprang up, covering the butler’s mouth with his left hand, pinning him on the sofa, and drew the Black Death Dagger from his climbing boot with his right hand, stabbing fiercely towards the butler’s heart.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Blood spurted out, quickly soaking through the clothes.
The butler’s body was like a balloon, emitting a leaking sound, and in just a dozen seconds, he went limp, unmoving.
After killing him, Lin Baici wiped the dagger on the butler’s clothes and sheathed it back, then picked up the wallet, giving it a glance.
All paper money.
Afterward, Lin Baici started searching the room.
He got lucky and found some coins in the drawer, and even luckier, this room had a phone.
“Eater God, can this one work?”
Lin Baici looked around but didn’t find a coin slot.
[No!]
[That phone is a Taboo thing, called ‘Love You Before the Century,’ you can make calls after inserting coins, achieving different goals based on options.]
[Select 3, Summon Invitation, when the call connects, you can summon the other person to your side!]
“Got it!”
Lin Baici immediately returned upstairs and dialed the phone again.
“Please insert coins!”
Lin Baici inserted all the coins.
“Please hold, connecting your call!”
Lin Baici’s eyebrows furrowed slightly; in God’s ruins, electronic communication devices don’t work, so if Gu Qingqiu doesn’t have a phone, wouldn’t it not connect?
The constant beeping was annoying, and just when Lin Baici thought he might not reach Gu Qingqiu, suddenly the sound of a connected call came through the receiver, followed by a voice asking:
“Hello?”