novelraw Chapter 229: I Want to Escape Prison—Are You Selling Nukes or What?
Chapter 229: I Want to Escape Prison—Are You Selling Nukes or What?
Know-it-All: ?
Know-it-All: ......
What the hell is this?!
Lu Ce’s string of moves right after coming in left his brain in standby mode. He stared at the other person in total confusion.
This girl looked all quiet and reserved on the outside, but what was with the bad attitude—like she had a bone to pick with society?
Well, anyone who ended up in this place probably didn’t have much love for society anyway.
But this contrast was... something else.
His silence wasn’t the real problem. Right now, Lu Ce’s livestream chat was absolutely exploding.
【I knew it! No way “Sin” gets powers like this without wrecking Sister Blank’s reputation.】
【Blank’s name has been dragged through the mud. My eyes are cursed.】【Hearing stuff like that from that face—my mind is collapsing.】
【That's it. The rational and intelligent image I had of Blank is officially destroyed.】
......
The Know-it-All could only stay quiet, staring at the dead-fish eyes behind the helmet, and that sneering mouth. He honestly had no idea what to say.
Every time someone came in here, he was the one who led the conversation, who had psychological control.
People like this one... were really rare.
“What are you looking at?”
“Xie Antong” rested one hand on the desk, rolled her eyes, and glared at the Know-it-All.
“Heh.” The Know-it-All chuckled, squinting slightly. “Do you know who I am?”
“What, you forgot your own name? Want me to name you? You can even take my surname if you want.” Lu Ce replied casually.
Know-it-All: ......
After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly smiled, clearly finding the other person interesting.
“You’re pretty funny.”
“You want something to drink? Sure, no problem. But all I’ve got is tea.”
“Just not sure if you can handle it.”
As he spoke, he brought out a steaming cup of something from who-knows-where and placed it in front of “Xie Antong.”
The liquid was blood-red—so red it was almost black. It looked straight-up ominous. And yet, he served it like it was no big deal. Called it “tea,” even.
“If you—”
Before he could finish, Lu Ce grabbed the cup and downed it in one go!
Gulp gulp gulp~
Huh?
The Know-it-All felt his brain cramp up just watching the girl chug the entire cup.
And the key thing was... she didn’t even wait for it to cool down!
How the hell did she manage to swallow that?!
Bang!
After finishing, “Xie Antong” slammed the cup down on the desk like some outlaw hero from the Water Margin.
The Know-it-All stared, stunned, and then gave her a big thumbs-up.
“Good! A true heroine!”
“You came here because you wanted something, right?”
“Obviously. What, you think I came to check if you’ve kicked the bucket?” Lu Ce shot him a sideways glance. “Tch. This stupid helmet seriously blocks my vision.”
“Why don’t you take it off then?” the Know-it-All followed up smoothly.
“Oh wow, sheer brilliance! Genius-level thinking! Do people often call you a genius?” Lu Ce clapped mockingly.
Know-it-All: ......
“Alright, let me get straight to it.” Lu Ce cleared his throat. “Old Wan, I heard you’re pretty capable.”
The Know-it-All almost choked. Old... Old Wan? Are you serious?!
You don’t actually think my name is Know-it-All, do you?
“I do have a real name, you know...”
“Eh, doesn’t matter.” Lu Ce waved it off. “In this prison, you should be able to get a lot of stuff done, right?”
“Just tell me what you want.” The Know-it-All got straight to the point.
“I want to escape.”
“What?!”
“I want to escape!!” Lu Ce repeated loudly, like the guy just hadn’t heard him.
The Know-it-All started coughing violently, waving his hands.
“Don’t shout like that! I can hear you!”
After a moment, he calmed down a bit and said helplessly,
“What I meant was... normally, people here don’t talk like that.”
“No one just says ‘I want to escape.’ Usually, they ask for intel, tools, the best time to move, what to use...”
“Xie Antong” curled her lips in disdain. “All that’s pointless. Escape means escape. Just be bold about it!”
Know-it-All: ......
He had no idea what she was so proud about.
What a shame. Pretty girl, young, but clearly brain-damaged.
“So basically, you can sell me tools for breaking out, right?”
“Right.” The Know-it-All laced his fingers together and smiled mysteriously. “I do have some skills.”
“You can make big requests. But you’ll need to pay a price.”
“What I have might just blow your mind.”
“Xie Antong” instantly lit up, leaning forward a bit and asking,
“Really?”
“Of course. I can even give you routes, strategies—so long as you can pay the price.”
“Eh, I don’t need routes or anything.” Lu Ce waved his hand.
“Since you’re being so generous, I won’t hold back.”
“Do you sell nukes?”
“I... sell... what now?!” The Know-it-All’s voice jumped like eight octaves. He shot to his feet, clearly pissed.
“Nukes? The h*ll are you talking about?!”
Lu Ce nodded seriously. “Nukes. High-power escape weapon. Chain reaction by neutron collision with uranium. Based on Einstein’s mass-energy equivalence formula...”
“I d*mn well know what a nuke is!” The Know-it-All lost it, glaring at “Xie Antong.”
“What the hell are you talking about? You trying to provoke me? I’m telling you—”
“Don’t yell. Just means you don’t have one. If you don’t have it, stop talking nonsense.”
Lu Ce cut him off, giving him a disdainful once-over.
If it’s just small-scale weapons, he could get those himself!
“Forget it. You have other functions, right?”
What the hell does other functions mean!?
The Know-it-All looked utterly fed up, his expression turning dark as he said coldly,
“What is it? Speak.”
“I forgot something. I need to go back for a bit. I’ll come find you later.”
“I’ll give you an earpiece then. Just hold onto it for me. Next time I come back, give it to me.”
The Know-it-All had braced himself for another insane demand, but was surprised when he heard something relatively normal.
But then he raised an eyebrow and asked,
“You have an earpiece? Where’d you even get that?”
“What’s it to you? Mind your own business. Can’t even handle something this simple?”
Know-it-All: ......
After ten seconds of silence, he said,
“Fine. But... what’s the price you’ll pay?”