The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 600 - Ji Dezhu’s Request

The assistant returned with a tray filled with chips, panting. The tray held the chips listed on the page.

Han Wu checked each chip with his left arm.

[Appraisal complete. Level 6 chip, Lightning Fist. Compatibility rating with the current chip set: 18%. Not recommended for use.]

[Appraisal complete. Level 7 chip...]

He slowly appraised each chip and finally selected three from the hundreds available, choosing only those with a compatibility rating of 80% or higher to equip them. They were the Level 2 Electrocute, Level 4 Signal Jammer, and Level 6 Lightning Whip chips.

Han Wu lifted the three chips from the tray. The assistant looked at him eagerly. “Sir, do you not want these three chips?”

Han Wu looked at him. “No, I want these three. I don’t want the rest.”

The assistant was stunned and almost cursed out loud. He had brought out hundreds of chips, yet Han Wu only wanted three of them!

Does he take me for a fool? Fool me once, shame on you! The assistant walked away with the tray of chips.

Han Wu called after him, “Wait. You can take this Level 3 Piston Punch chip away too.”

The assistant wanted to scold Han Wu, but he swallowed his anger. He was only a worker and had received special training to restrain himself from scolding customers, unless he truly reached his limit.

The assistant stepped forward two paces and muttered under his breath, “Idiot.”

Han Wu smiled and considered paying the young man a visit later to discuss the importance of manners.

Meanwhile, Kerry and Ji Dezhu finished appraising the Energy Parts. The total sale reached 4.39 million Enercoins.

The entire room fell into stunned silence. Usually, a hunter team counted as top-tier if it could sell Energy Parts worth 100,000 or 200,000. Han Wu managed to earn 4.39 million, an amount equal to the combined results of forty hunter teams.

Ji Dezhu realized that they were different from the others and decided to treat them with greater courtesy. “Thank you. We will always welcome you to our shop.”

After deducting the total from the cost of Han Wu’s purchases, Kerry bought a large supply of compressed energy bars to restore her automatons’ energy. They also purchased various other materials to prepare their venture down the Lightless Sewers.

Before leaving, Kerry asked Ji Dezhu for information about the Nanite Mythril. The old man flinched when she mentioned the rare material. He then shook his hands and said that he hadn’t heard of it before.

Kerry and Han Wu noticed the slight shift in his emotions. It was clear that he knew about the Nanite Mythril but chose not to tell them due to certain circumstances. They had the same thought to come back and ask another time.

They were about to leave when the assistant shouted, “Boss! Young Master Zhongyi escaped!”

Ji Dezhu didn’t get to send them off. He hastily rushed into the room. Even though his relationship with his son was strained, he was still his son.

Han Wu didn’t want to get involved and left the shop. They wanted to find a decent hotel to rest before departing for the second restricted zone the following day.

Nothing unusual happened that night. The next morning, they woke up, packed the food they had prepared, and headed for the Lightless Sewers’ entrance.

Although this was a restricted zone, many hunters had gathered there because it produced Energy Parts and chips. Ji Dezhu was also present there today. Only a night had passed, yet he appeared to have aged ten years. His white hair had turned even paler, and his back was noticeably more hunched.

Curious about what had happened, Kerry and Han Wu approached him.

Ji Dezhu handed out request orders to any hunters who got close to him. When he spotted Han Wu, he quickly pleaded with them as if they were his last hope. “Could you please save my son from the Lightless Sewers?”

Han Wu frowned. “Your son went into the Lightless Sewers?”

The restricted zones carried their reputation for good reason. Even if the Lightless Sewers ranked as the safest among the seven restricted zones, it was still dangerous. Even a seasoned hunter couldn’t guarantee their own survival, much less an arrogant youngster.

“Zhongyi brought the Mechmouse King with him into the sewers. I only have one son. There’ll be no meaning to my life if I lose my only son down there,” Ji Dezhu said.

Han Wu glanced at Kerry after seeing Ji Dezhu’s grief. Kerry understood his intent at once. They planned to enter the Lightless Sewers, and if they rescued Zhongyi, Ji Dezhu would owe them a tremendous favor. That favor could easily take the form of information about the Nanite Mythril.

Kerry spoke up. “We can try to rescue your son, but about the reward...”

Ji Dezhu said quickly, “Name your price. I won’t haggle.”

Kerry nodded. “How about information on the Nanite Mythril?”

Ji Dezhu froze. Some truths carried risks that could threaten both his family and his life. Unfortunately, his son’s life was already at risk. What more did he have to lose?

Ji Dezhu ground his teeth and stomped loudly. “Fine. If you bring him back alive, I will tell you everything about the Nanite Mythril.” 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Han Wu nodded. “It’s a deal.”

They then paid the entrance fee and selected one of the sixty-four sewer entrances. The ceiling measured three meters high, which allowed even Kerry to walk upright without bending.

Before long, they reached a fork with three branching paths. Han Wu realized that he couldn’t discern anything in the darkness of each path.

“It’s just a maze. I’ve already prepared for this,” Kerry said.

She removed a large box from the storage compartment of one of her automatons and opened it to reveal a massive mechanical hive riddled with small openings. She took out another box from another compartment and retrieved several metal cubes along with compressed energy bars. She placed one cube and one compressed energy bar into a dedicated slot beneath the hive and activated it.

Mechanical buzzing filled the air as several finger-sized mechanical bees flew from the hive and split off toward the different paths.

The screen on the hive showed their flight routes. Han Wu was ecstatic because they far surpassed the mechanical mice.