Chapter 348 - 242: Tier Twenty-Eight Saint Mutated Creature, the Shadowy Abyss Tongue Demon (Part 2)
Chapter 348: Chapter 242: Tier Twenty-Eight Saint Mutated Creature, the Shadowy Abyss Tongue Demon (Part 2)
With his broken English, Li Xiang perfectly demonstrated his attitude: their inability to understand was their problem, not his.
"Let’s go sit over there." Spotting a bar in the distance, Li Xiang led the group over.
"Feel free to get a drink or gamble a little. It’s all on me tonight," Li Xiang said. He had plenty of US Dollar cash in his system’s inventory.
Besides, he also had a lot of gold, so exchanging some for chips to play a few rounds wouldn’t be a problem.
Everyone took a seat. This place was a world apart from the outside. Outside was a land of ice and snow, but inside it was quite warm. There were many beautiful women, all scantily clad.
There was no shortage of blondes, and there were even black women—a whole variety of exotic beauties.
Naturally, Li Xiang didn’t let his eyes wander. He had Luo Feifei beside him, not to mention the three other young women: Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui.
Xu Xuan didn’t look around either. For one, he wasn’t the lecherous type, and for two, his actual wife was watching him from the side.
Only Lei Jiaming was practically drooling, his eyes unable to take it all in.
Lei Xiaohui exasperatedly pinched her brother again and whispered, "Could you please try to have some self-respect?" ’You’re so embarrassing,’ she thought. ’Look at you, acting like a total pig.’
Lei Jiaming gave an embarrassed smile.
The lights here were dazzling. Near their table was a thick column, on which a gold-plated relief of Cupid was sometimes swallowed by shadows, and other times revealed by the sweeping beams of a spinning disco ball.
The chubby little angel on the column held its bow and arrow, and under the flickering lights, it seemed to come alive, shooting arrow after arrow of "opulence," "greedy indulgence," and "every kind of desire" into the eyes of everyone present.
Once here, you couldn’t help but be infected by the atmosphere, overcome with the urge to succumb to degeneracy and let yourself go. It was a den of pleasure that made you forget everything else.
Yao Yao was secretly impressed. She whispered to Li Xiang, "This place is way more intense than the bar I used to work at. My old bar had to hire people like me for the ’atmosphere crew’ to liven things up. Here, you don’t need a crew; everyone automatically becomes part of it."
Li Xiang glanced at the others. Luo Feifei’s eyes were, of course, clear; her personality was far too proud to be impressed by a place like this. Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui were amazed at first but quickly regained their composure. Since Yao Yao could make such an observation, she was clearly not much affected either. Xu Xuan and Zhang Youyou also wore placid expressions. Only Lei Jiaming was fidgeting, itching with anticipation, his eyes darting everywhere.
Everyone started ordering drinks. Lei Jiaming couldn’t understand the menu, so he had to secretly ask Lei Xiaohui.
Knowing he liked to drink, Lei Xiaohui recommended a cocktail called a "Tequila Sunrise." It wasn’t very strong, only 11% alcohol, so it was a good way for him to try something new.
They were out on a mission, so anything too strong was a bad idea. If they drank too much and an Exotic Beast suddenly attacked, a split-second delay in their reaction could be fatal.
Tequila itself is actually a strong liquor that originated in Mexico. It’s a distilled spirit made from the agave plant, known as Mexico’s national drink, and typically has an alcohol content of around 40%.
However, this "Tequila Sunrise" was a mixed drink. Its flavor was a balance of sweet and sour, combining the bite of tequila, a subtle herbal sweetness, and the sweetness of orange juice and grenadine, creating a rich and layered taste. The color was also beautiful, gradually transitioning from yellow to red, symbolizing the changing colors of the sky at sunrise.
"Sir, your Tequila Sunrise." A buxom, brown-haired waitress in a bunny girl outfit sauntered over, swaying her slender hips. On her silver tray, the liquid in the crystal glass refracted a captivating yellow-to-red glow.
The sexy bunny girl handed the cocktail to Lei Jiaming with a faint smile, her slender fingers brushing against his wrist as if by accident, leaving a silky, searing sensation. Lei Jiaming had never experienced anything like this; his bones felt like they’d turned to jelly.
You had to admit, this casino was meticulous. Beautiful women served drinks to the men, and handsome men served drinks to the women. When handing over the drink, they would either give a light touch of their fingers or a look full of tender affection. Who could possibly resist that?
Someone like Luo Feifei simply ignored it. Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, Lei Xiaohui, and Zhang Youyou also paid no attention to the male waiters, and none of them let the waiters touch them.
The same went for Xu Xuan and Li Xiang.
Only Lei Jiaming took the bait, letting the bunny girl touch him—or rather, he didn’t want to avoid it. If he had come alone, he would have been played so badly he’d lose the shirt off his back, not leaving until he’d spent his very last gold coin.
As they say, flies don’t swarm an egg unless it’s cracked. The small gesture was a test. The casino’s schemes were everywhere. The moment you walked in, they could judge your identity, status, spending power, and personality from all sorts of details, then formulate a complete plan to fleece you.
And you would even feel happy about it, because they would "cater to your desires."
"Are you guys sure you don’t want to play a few hands?" Li Xiang asked.
"No thanks. We’re not actually going to gamble, are we?"
Everyone politely declined.
Lei Jiaming looked like he wanted to say something but held back. He had wanted to go play, but since no one else was, he felt it would be awkward to bring it up. Besides, his sister was glaring at him.
"Alright, let’s take a look around inside, and then we’ll leave." Li Xiang stood up and led them on a stroll through the casino.
They were in an unfamiliar place, and the casino’s interior was like a maze. An Exotic Beast could appear at any moment, so they decided not to split up.
It was hot inside, but they were all Extraordinary Beings and weren’t bothered by the heat, so none of them took off their coats.