Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 112 45. Night Banquet: Metal Gear Solid
Two days passed in a flash. After the city curfew caused by the psychic storm was lifted, Zhou Ke could finally go out and move around in public.

In the afternoon, he ran ten kilometers in one breath around the block where his apartment was located as a form of rehabilitation.

Facts have proved that the physical strengthening that Weng Mingyue gave him was indeed very powerful. After running ten kilometers, he felt refreshed all over, neither tired nor sleepy. When he swung his arms and ran fast, it seemed as if there was an endless supply of strength flowing out of his body. It was worth the suffering he had endured during the two phases of strengthening.

Especially the real pain that came from the body, which almost made Zhou Ke hide in the quilt and wipe away tears secretly.

"The second phase of organ enhancement will take some time to achieve its best effect, but your nerve reaction is much better than before."

Wu Neng said to Zhou Ke through bone vibration:

"Although you still can't dodge bullets, in theory you can already do pretty cool evasive counterattacks in close combat. This is not your limit. Your psychic organs are suppressed, causing certain nerves in your brain to be paralyzed. When the inhibitors are removed during the third phase of enhancement, your nerve reactions will surge again.

However, this gradual strengthening method also requires you to master strength and skills.

We have arranged for D-4 to be your combat instructor. Spending a few hours training with her every day will help you gain a general understanding of your current physical condition."

"It's just bio-enhancement, not nineteen surgeries to turn me into a space marine."

Zhou Ke continued to sprint and complained:

"I can feel my physical fitness improving, but it is still within controllable range. Unless I take drugs like Ajie, it is unlikely that I will lose control of my functions. Weng Mingyue herself said that biological enhancement alone cannot make me a superman.

If you want to truly achieve a breakthrough in your life form, you can only take the path of a sublimator."

"That being said, you still need to master the fine control of your strength. Your current burst of strength is enough to break the finger bones of ordinary people like Old Taff and Qiao Ya when you shake hands with them."

Wu Neng said:
"So, don't cause trouble to others just because of your own problems, okay?"

"Yeah, that's true, let's train then."

Zhou Ke readily accepted the new schedule, which made Wu Neng, who was playing the guest role of "personal butler", very satisfied. He replanned the route for Zhou Ke and asked him to speed up the pace to test his extreme speed, endurance and cardiopulmonary function.

After all this trouble, when Zhou Ke returned to the apartment, his iron-like body felt a little tired.

But Wu Neng hadn't finished yet, and he said excitedly:
"In theory, the strengthening of your immune system should make you resistant to toxins, and the regeneration of your circulatory system should allow you to excrete toxins through sweat and urine, so how about having D-4 bring back some poison to test it tonight?
So that the machine can better update your physical values?"

"Isn't this necessary?"

Zhou Ke pouted and complained:
"Who is a good person who drinks poison to do a test? This is not cultivation. If I am sent to Weng Mingyue for this stupid reason, I will lose face."

"Humph, you really have no confidence in your iron stomach. You are simply ruining Weng Mingyue's genius technique."

Wuneng snorted, expressing its disappointment with Zhou Ke's response, but it did not insist on its request. It just marked a big "?" in the resistance column of the self-updated user's physical fitness manual.

When Zhou Ke finished his shower, changed his clothes and went downstairs, D-4 had already prepared all the equipment needed for tonight's operation.

A large ammunition box was placed in the living room, next to which were several sets of clothes specially sent by Weng Meiyu. It is worth mentioning that Weng Meiyu specially made two sets of evening dresses in different styles for D-4. Just looking at the texture, you can tell that they are definitely not cheap.

"She really went to great lengths to win your favor."

Zhou Ke whispered:
"How is it? It feels good to have a 'best friend', right?"

"It bothers me, frankly."

D-4, who was inspecting and maintaining the weapon, said with a straight face:

“Especially in the past few nights, Ms. Weng Meiyu always discussed with me some personal issues in women’s lives, and I can understand that the topics she chose were helpful to me in shaping my sophisticated mimetic personality.

But the problem is that she seems to have got the focus wrong.

I consider myself a security guard, so I have no particular interest in details about cosmetics, makeup, and beauty methods.

If Ms. Weng Meiyu could spare some time to discuss with me the history of the development of individual weapons in the city-state area, or the tactical action mode that security personnel should adopt, then I would be happy to spend more time on these topics. "

"She just wants you to become a beautiful fairy like her. What's wrong with her? This is the beautiful expectation of girls. Don't be so mean to your new friend, D-4."

Zhou Ke picked up the pistol loaded with bullets and fixed it on the weapon slot of his armed backpack mechanical arm. He joked:

"Social interaction is a very important part of human life. You can't just have a few friends. A healthy and active social system can provide you with enough emotional value and shape your emotional intelligence."

"I think you just want to see the drama when I can't stand Ms. Yung Mei-yu's chattering anymore and finally have a falling out with her."

D-4 still had a straight face and said:

"There are too many such plots in the popular skits in the city-state area. In my opinion, humans can never get tired of such stories of plastic sisters turning against each other. But in my opinion, meaningless socializing is a pure waste of time.

If I wanted to kill time, I could be breaking down information for my own tactical database or going to Crystal Palace to do housekeeping and discipline the maids, which would eat up a lot of unplanned time and be much more valuable.”

“But everyone has qualities that we can learn from.”

Zhou Ke shrugged, armed his backpack, and chatted:

"'Make yourself better' is always the most critical part of effective social interaction. We should learn from others. Even their flaws can remind us not to go down the wrong path that others have already taken."

"Well, that's a very valuable suggestion. I will try to modify my behavior according to this suggestion."

D-4 thought what Zhou Ke said made sense.

While examining the weapons, she began to think about what qualities of her "new sister" Weng Meiyu were worth learning.

Then she immediately thought of the scene when Weng Meiyu took care of Zhou Ke that night, and then she thought of how Zhou Ke and Moni had repeatedly commented that Weng Meiyu was a person who could provide emotional value to others and was very "feminine".

Well, this can be considered an advantage that she has but I don’t?
So, should I deepen my study in this area?
"Zhou Ke! Are you ready?"

Ten minutes later, as the sound of brakes was heard outside the apartment, Money's loud voice followed.

Moni, who had changed into a very decent banquet suit, pushed open the door and saw Zhou Ke and D-4 sitting among a pile of weapons and ammunition.

"We are going to attend the banquet and steal something, not to blow up the entire ecological park. What are you going to do?"

Moni sighed and said:
"You won't be able to get past security with so many weapons, and if the operation goes well tonight, I don't think we'll even have to fire a single shot."

"what?"

Zhou Ke raised his head and looked at Moni with strange eyes. He sighed and said:
"You've partnered with me so many times, and you still have unrealistic fantasies about my luck? I'm really touched, Moni, you always know how to make me happy."

"Uh"

This rhetorical question made Moni's face change slightly.

He thought about it, bent down, picked up a pistol and put it in his arms, but felt it was not safe, so he grabbed a tactical shotgun. A few seconds later, Moni muttered something while picking up a charged assault rifle in his hand and then picked up the external grenade launcher and installed it.

In just a few minutes, Moni, who was originally dressed as if he was going to be a gigolo at a rich woman's party, turned himself into a walking weapon rack.

Well, it seems that he does have a pretty clear understanding of Zhou Ke’s bad luck.

"Can Weng Meiyu deliver these things in?"

After the three of them prepared their weapons, Zhou Ke asked. Moni looked at the full weapon box in front of him and nodded.

"Others certainly can't do it, this banquet is too high-profile, but I don't think anyone would dare to check Acholi's vehicle. It's easy to send weapons in, but the best case scenario is as I said just now, don't shoot if you can!
It won't matter once we get into the underground structure.

It is completely isolated from the surface, so no matter how violent the situation is underground, it will not affect the big shots above from having fun.

Weng Meiyu has made all the arrangements for us. We will go in as attendants, then work during the banquet, find the time beast, and finally leave with them.

According to Weng Meiyu, little Acholi has made all the preparations.

At the banquet tonight, he will formally admonish the Panis Group. If the other party does not intend to resist, then the recovery of their power is a foregone conclusion.

My second uncle can only rely on the family power to fight favorable battles. Once things go bad, he will be at a loss. There was a reason why our grandfather didn't let him inherit the family business. It's a pity that those idiots have no self-awareness!

He can't even do bad things properly, and we have so many handles on him.

The decline of the Panis Group is inevitable. I never expected that my revenge plan would go so smoothly. "

Moni sighed:
"This is all thanks to you, Zhou Ke. You are really my lucky star."

"What? You want to open champagne at halftime too?" Zhou Ke glanced at him and said:

"Your revenge story can only come to an end when you personally shoot the bullet that turned you into a 'parricide beast'. Isn't it too early to be happy now? If little Acholi is really that difficult to deal with, then your real test will come after you overthrow your second uncle.

Lord Moni would not be willing to become someone else's lackey, right?

Even if we choose to be in the same camp with Acholi Jr., we must ensure our independence. Weng Meiyu has submitted our plan to Acholi Jr., but the other party has not expressed his opinion.

Obviously, he wants to control you, the future head of the family."

"When an enemy comes, we will fight him; when water comes, we will drown him. Now that it has come to this, we can't just give up resistance just because the opponent is too strong, right?"

Money obviously has his own thoughts on this, he said:
"Let him do whatever he wants! As long as the Panis Group is still useful, I will have autonomy that is equal to my own value. After Weng Meiyu takes back the Weng Group and merges the two into one, little Acholi will also have to consider our opinions when making decisions.

Just like the principle you taught Weng Meiyu.

The power you possess without relying on the favor of the superiors is truly your own. Don't worry, Zhou Ke, I have my own plans."

"very good."

Zhou Ke nodded, looked at the time, and said:
"Change your clothes and get going! Let us country bumpkins from the Bad Land experience the most luxurious banquet on the surface world."

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The Panis Ecological Park is located in a special area outside the central city. It is close to the last water source in the badlands. It creates an artificial lake and plans the main body of the ecological park along the lake.

Needless to say, the scenery is beautiful. This is the preferred holiday destination for the middle and upper classes in the city-state area.

In an area as big as a small city, there are buildings of different styles, which are said to be arranged according to the cultural styles of different time points in the old civilization era. There are more than three thousand resident service staff to meet the normal or demanding needs of the guests.

It is worth mentioning that all the plants in the Panis Ecological Park are kept as "original" as possible.

Not much genetic screening and modification were done, and they were kept in the style of the old civilization as much as possible. This kind of "natural" thing was the most expensive treasure in the Badlands Era. Therefore, this ecological park, which looked no different from the holiday gardens of the old civilization, naturally became one of the most expensive areas on the surface world.

It is also the largest natural food producer in the Badlands.

Different fruits and vegetables are picked every month and sold in small circles at surprisingly high prices.

According to Moni, the Panis Group almost lost its entire fortune in order to build this ecological park, but facts have proved that his grandfather's generation did have a unique vision.

After the ecological park was built, it almost immediately began to return wealth to the family and has now become the third largest cash cow of the Panis Group after the biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields.

It is said that young Acholi likes this place very much and praises the scenery of this ecological park as much better than the Garden of Eden. During the seven years he served as the surface governor, he has been trying to buy this place as his own private property, but the Panis Group has no intention of selling it.

"Tonight's banquet is scheduled in the 'Temple District', which is a place designed to imitate the landscape of the old civilization in the early feudal era. Little Acholi likes it very much. He said it is full of 'divinity'."

Moni and Zhou Ke strolled along the artificial lake, holding wine glasses in their hands, pretending that they were also members of the upper class. While constantly smiling at the fashionably dressed ladies around them, the two were also exchanging information.

Moni stared at the pale sunset over the artificial lake and whispered:

"After the party started and the venue was sealed off, we headed from the edge of the temple area to the Torii Shrine, where we took the ventilation facilities into the underground structure. The party lasted for four hours, and we had to get out with our stuff before it was over."

"Ah."

Zhou Ke was a little absent-minded at the moment.

Because he saw a few "fishermen" by the lake, which reminded him of his "sad past", Moni followed his gaze, then raised his eyebrows and whispered:
"The old man in white clothes fishing is Master Weng San."

"Oh?"

Zhou Ke said in surprise:

"Xiaoya's grandfather?"

"Yes, he is the reclusive family leader, the old-fashioned helmsman who stabilized the situation when the Weng family was in turmoil. Without discussing the grudge between him and Weng Meiyu, I actually admire this old man very much."

Moni said:
"If it weren't for his efforts to save the day and his heroic sacrifice, the Weng Group would have been gone 20 years ago. To this day, people are still discussing what the Third Master paid to save the Weng Group.

At first people only thought it was a power struggle within the consortium, but now we know that the troubles the Weng family encountered at the time came from Ms. Weng Yafen's research.

Ah, the truth.

What kind of truth can directly shake the directors of the consortium that shaped the power structure of the city-state and the doomsday era?

To be honest, although the outside world's understanding of Mr. Weng San is mostly gossip, and this man at the helm has become increasingly withdrawn in recent years, without your participation, Weng Meiyu would never be able to defeat this old man on her own.

Just by looking at their demeanor, you can tell that they are not opponents of the same level at all."

"Yes, Weng Mingyue is his grandson, so he can just kill her if he wants to."

Zhou Ke shook his head and said:
"Such a person is very much like the emperor of the feudal era. The older he gets, the more dangerous he becomes. Let's go. We have stayed here for too long. Let's go and take a look at little Acholi from a distance and see what kind of person the crown prince is."

The two turned back to the temple area, the main venue for tonight. As Moni described, the main structure here is a megalithic temple in the style of ancient Greece.

Those towering columns, exquisitely embossed walls and painted glass, as well as the stone statues standing around do give off a solemn feeling.

The buffet-style dinner venue was already crowded with people. The hottest band in the City-State District was playing soft music on the stage. Director Mulan, that charlatan, was chatting with a group of high-ranking old men and women. Mu Fang and Qiao Ya were standing not far away and tasting the fresh fruit platters and seasonal vegetables that were rarely seen on weekdays.

Zhou Ke picked up a peach and took a bite, then looked up and saw Weng Meiyu walking across the high platform.

As Little Acholi's secretary checked her surroundings, a flying vehicle landed not far from her, and then a young man in a white suit walked out of it.

Very free and easy.

This was the first impression that little Acholi gave to Zhou Ke.

He is not pretending to be kind. From the details of his actions, you can tell that this guy is really the kind of person who doesn't care about details.

He strode on the red carpet and waved to the crowd who greeted him below. He had a friendly smile on his handsome face, and when he passed by Weng Meiyu, he kissed her cute little cheek.

He walked down from the platform and quickly blended into the crowd. The way he was surrounded by people seemed to indicate that this guy was born a noble.

"I do not like him."

Moni beside him whispered:

"He clearly came with a killing stick tonight, but he is still so easy-going. You can tell at first glance that he is a very good actor. Tsk tsk, you can tell how terrifying it is just by looking at a superior who is good at acting."

"I'm alright."

Zhou Ke chewed the delicious peach and said:
"If we were somewhere else, I think I could become good friends with him. Who doesn't like someone who is humble but capable? Okay, Meiyu is making gestures, let's take action."

He turned and left, with Moni following closely behind.

In other directions, different individuals also retreated against the crowd, leaving the lively spotlight to the control of the prince. The black gloves he chose would naturally hide in the shadows behind him and act for his desire.

"Af."

Little Acholi noticed that Weng Meiyu had temporarily left the scene, and took the time out from the toasts to say to an inconspicuous security guard standing beside him:

"You go too, and make sure the 'gift' your sister wants is safely in her hands. Her birthday is coming up, and I don't want to ruin the surprise."

"I am responsible for protecting you. There are so many people here. I am sure more than a third of them want to stab their fruit knife into your heart."

The psychic master asked in great confusion:

"How do you manage to smile in front of so many people who want you dead?"

"Well, if you don't make friends with people who want to hurt you here, you're going to be alone pretty quickly."

Little Acholi smiled, patted Afu on the buttocks frivolously, and said:

"Go ahead, I'm protected by a group of murderers, I'm much safer than you think."

(End of this chapter)