Step out of the fog gate and out of the tower.
After taking his first breath of outside air, Price paused for a moment.
He was not overly sentimental, but he felt as if he was instantly pulled back to reality and down to earth. This feeling also made him begin to examine his own body that had been dormant for many years and even on the verge of death.
Although it relies on "pathogens" to maintain its vitality, its actual body has long been empty, all its organs are on the verge of death, and its stomach is about to degenerate and disappear. It relies entirely on hair to absorb moisture in the air to obtain that meager nutrition.
Gurgle~ Price's stomach made a deafening sound.
However, he was not embarrassed and planned to find a random restaurant in Rat City to fill his hunger and recover quickly.
William suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said quickly:
"Slap, during the time you were asleep, the structure of Rat City has completely changed. All the restaurants here sell plague-related food, which has too many impurities and is not suitable as your first nutritious meal when you wake up.
Come with me, we just need a meal before the action."
William called on everyone to go out of the city. Along the way, when the rat people saw the former city lord really appear, they all prostrated themselves to the ground.
However, Slap did not express much to the people and just walked by silently.
Arriving at an open space several thousand meters away from Rat City and confirming that they had escaped from the darkness, William threw the card of the Blackworm Company on the ground and soon a Blackworm train arrived.
When the flight attendant saw the domineering Lord of Slap wearing silver beast armor, he was a little frightened and emphasized the rules of the ride.
"Where do you want to go?"
"No need to travel this time, we want to head to the dining car, my friend hasn't eaten in a long time."
"Wait a moment, we are checking for the nearest dining car for you."
Different from the dining cars in human society which are part of the train, the dining cars of the Blackworm Company are independent and even superior to most trains in grade.
This is the second industry developed by Blackworm Company after its transfer business matured - the global restaurant chain.
The dining car's supporting facilities are quite luxurious, and the chefs are all the best in the old world, specializing in fine dining. When the stewardess notices that the passenger has a high status or more wealth, he will inform them about the dining car.
Food trucks tend to roam in densely populated areas, and occasionally visit marginal areas.
"We have found the nearest dining car number 7 for you. It is 271 km away and the estimated travel time is one and a half hours.
If you spend more than $600 in the dining car, the round trip will be completely free.
Need to head to the dining car?"
"Let's go."
William doesn't care about this little time. With the assistance of a teammate like Price, the efficiency of exploring the abyss will be greatly improved.
And William had other purposes for going to the food truck party this time.
"Okay, please take a seat! We are about to head to dining car No. 7. During the trip, please enjoy the free massage service provided by the crew."
"Jin, Slap, relax. The service provided by Blackworm Company is very good."
Jin was quite relaxed. He did not need to take off his armor but simply tucked it under his skin, leaving only a thin leather corset. He even slightly untied the thin strings on the corset to allow the restrained part of his body to be briefly released.
William, who was sitting next to Jin, watched the process and said softly:
"As expected, Jin, you didn't discard your gentleman's attire, but incorporated it into your armor?"
"It would be a shame to throw it away~ Although I don't care about the skin, this convenience is still great."
Just as the two were enjoying the massage, the flight attendant's voice suddenly came from the seat on the other side.
The flight attendant who was massaging Slap's eyes widened, unable to believe the touch of her fingers.
He has received professional massage training. As long as his fingers touch the other person's body, he can detect the general physical condition through parasites and perform targeted massage.
When he touched Slap, he felt that the other person was completely old and should have been dead for hundreds or thousands of years. It even felt like he was massaging an ancient corpse.
William said, "It's okay. Mr. Slap has just woken up from hibernation and his body hasn't fully recovered yet... You can just massage him in the normal way."
"Yes, yes..."
After a while, another flight attendant came up to William with a beautifully packaged menu.
"Dear Mr. William, you can place your order in advance. The dining car will serve the dishes perfectly according to your arrival time, saving you the waiting process."
"Okay, let me see."
When the menu was unfolded in his hands, William frowned.
He had only heard of the dining car, and it was his first time going there, so he didn't know the prices. The prices of the dishes in front of him made him feel a little uncomfortable, after all, he was still considering how to repay the 100,000 yuan owed to Zhuou.
“A la carte dishes may be a bit more expensive, so I suggest you try the set menu. The cheapest one is 188 per person, and of course the most luxurious individual banquet currently costs 3,888.
Mr. William, please rest assured that the quality of our dishes is definitely worth the price."
"Let me think about it."
William was a little conflicted. City Lord Price had just woken up and was willing to join the team to explore the abyss, so he definitely couldn't be messed with at will. But if the price was over a thousand, it would be too expensive.
Just as William gritted his teeth and prepared to order the set meal priced at 1888, Price, who was enjoying a massage, also noticed that they were discussing the price.
"Do the numbers you are talking about correspond to "ancient coins"? Such currency should still be in circulation in the Old World today, right?"
"That's right."
"Sure enough, this kind of coin is hard to replace. But aren't the prices you mentioned a bit cheap? The most expensive one is only 3888 per person?"
"Yes, the chefs we have hired and the ingredients we have are only of a quality of 3888 at best."
"It's really cheap~ It seems that the value of the currency has increased a lot during my sleep. It is probably related to the blockade of the old world. It should be difficult to produce a currency like this that connects to the center of the world.
This time I will treat you. If it weren't for you, William, I wouldn't have woken up, and I might even have died completely."
"Ah? That's not good."
"It's okay. You haven't completed the path yet, and there are many places that require money. I'll pay for this little money, and you can come to me if you need money later."
"Okay... can I ask Price how much money you have right now?"
Priss held up seven fingers. "That's probably about it."
"Seventy thousand?"
“No, I meant seven figures.”
When these words were spoken, even the train attendants were stunned for a moment. The guy who was giving Price a massage was a little hesitant to start, for fear of making the big boss uncomfortable.
"so much!?"
"Is this a huge price for the old world now? I used to have a total asset of nine figures at most, but I bought a lot of precious materials to build the moon, and only kept a few on me."
"ah?!"
"That mine was very profitable. Half of the ore mined at the time went to the Cancer Palace, and the other half was supplied to the whole world by the Rat Caravan I founded. Soon, a very good business network was formed.
30% of the income will go directly into my pocket, and the remaining 70% will be used to improve the lives of the rat people and urban construction.
And we had a lot of currency back then.”
"Ah, this."
"William, if you need money anywhere, just come to me."
"Okay." For some reason, William felt more intimate when he looked at Lord Slap again, and the heavy stone in his heart about the debt was also put down.
After a while, we arrived at the area where dining car number seven was located.
A black parasite with eight legs and a body length of up to 100 meters appeared outside the car window. It is also called the "world black tick". As the name suggests, it is a special parasite that lives in the Old World.
It is an advanced transport unit of the Blackworm Company and has now been converted into a dining car.
When the black roundworm train approached the slow-moving black tick, it was immediately grabbed by its front two legs, and then the entire train was sent into its mouth.
I thought it would be a disgusting cavity filled with flesh and blood.
Unexpectedly, the black tick's body had been completely transformed, with neat gray-white wall tiles paved on it, turning it into a restaurant space that suits human taste. There was even a soothing fragrance floating in the air, which quickly filled people with the desire to eat.
The waiters also maintained their human form and were beautifully dressed. William even had a feeling of returning to the human world.
It has to be said that the emerging Black Ascaris companies have already connected with the world, and their development is completely directed towards the absorbed human world. When the world infection is complete, their transportation business will be connected to the world in a short time.