What the hell is the "kill line" when you're in America?

"What do I want?" Leon took a step forward, looking at him quietly. "I want your channels, Derek."

"Who are you... how do you know my name?" The hooded man unconsciously tightened his grip on the switchblade in his hand.

"Does it matter who I am?" Li Ang continued. "What matters is that your goods are outdated."

"Bullshit!" Derek reacted as if his tail had been stepped on, instantly bristling with anger.

"My goods are the latest products from the Golden Rust Gang, what do you know!"

The Golden Rust Gang?

Li Ang's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly beneath his hood.

It's the Golden Rust Gang again.

It seems that this gang's influence can be felt everywhere, from the streets to the back alleys.

They have already built a complete industrial chain.

“My stuff is different,” Li Ang said calmly. “It brings a stronger feeling.”

Li Ang spoke these words with complete candor.

Because he wasn't lying.

Compared to the short-sighted, exploitative model of the chemical industry, his approach is truly sustainable and sustainable.

Derek stared intently at the black pill in Leon's hand: "Why...why should I believe you?"

Li Ang withdrew his hand and put the pill back in his pocket.

"You don't need to believe me." Li Ang paused. "You can try it first, it's free."

His tone was slightly seductive.

Derek himself eats this stuff; every single person who sells it eats it.

He understood better than anyone the feeling of being tormented by desire.

This guy of unknown origin spoke with great conviction.

Derek's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed.

Reason told him that this thing was of unknown origin and he absolutely could not touch it.

"I..." Derek gritted his teeth, "How am I supposed to know if this stuff is poison?"

"It is poison," Li Ang replied crisply.

Derek was stunned for a moment.

"Weren't those you ate poison?" Li Ang retorted.

Derek was left speechless.

A brief silence fell over the alley.

"Deal," Derek finally said through gritted teeth.

He put away the switchblade.

"Give me the goods."

Li Ang did not give it to him immediately, but instead extended a hand.

"money."

Derek frowned. "Fuck! Didn't you say it was free to try?"

"The pills are free," Li Ang said calmly, "but my time isn't free."

"You..." Derek was so angry he almost laughed. "You really are a businessman."

He grumbled as he pulled a wad of crumpled bills from his pocket, counted out five ten-dollar bills, and slapped them into Li Ang's hand.

"Fifty, is that enough to buy you for a few minutes?"

Li Ang took the money and stuffed it into his pocket.

Then he handed over the black pill.

Derek took the pill and smelled it.

The smell was a mixture of herbs and burnt smells.

"This thing... you're just going to eat it like this?"

"Otherwise what?" Li Ang retorted. "Do you want to drink it with red wine?"

Derek looked around to make sure no one was watching, then without hesitation, he threw the pill into his mouth and swallowed it whole.

He smacked his lips; it didn't taste particularly special.

"That's it? I thought..."

Before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly froze.

A warm current instantly surged from the bottom of my heart, spreading throughout my limbs and bones.

This feeling was unlike any other "goods" he had ever used before.

It's not that kind of rough, head-on impact.

It's so gentle, like a layer of enveloping comfort.

It's like waiting for a whole bathtub of hot water in the dead of winter, immersing yourself in the water, and having every pore open up.

The joint pain and muscle soreness I usually feel seem to disappear at this moment.

An indescribable sense of pleasure rose from the base of my spine and shot straight to the top of my head.

What made it even more incredible for Derek was that, even though the feeling had spread throughout his body, he remained fully conscious!

The world before my eyes has become vibrant.

"Oh...fuck..."

Li Ang looked at him quietly.

The expression on his face was one of ultimate enjoyment and ecstasy.

The effects of this "Ecstasy Pill" were even better than he had expected.

It seems that people in this world, due to long-term exposure to chemical drugs, have bodies that are far more sensitive to the effects of medicine than ordinary people in the cultivation world.

[Target: Derek]

[Kill threshold: Medium (rising)]

Li Ang: "?"

He looked at the line of light above Derek's head that had been steadily positioned in the "center".

Instead of declining, it slowly climbed upwards.

Can it rise after hitting the sell-off line?

This completely overturned his understanding of the system.

According to the system's explanation, the "kill line" is a comprehensive reflection of vitality and social value.

Taking this kind of pill is essentially depleting one's life force, so the critical threshold should be lowered.

Just like those homeless people who took the "Body Tempering Elixir" before, their kill threshold was invariably "endangered".

But Derek's condition has completely reversed.

Li Ang's gaze fell on Derek again, trying to find out why.

Derek was currently enjoying this rare experience with his eyes closed.

"Oh... God... this feeling..."

He was completely immersed in this hard-won, ultimate pleasure.

Could it be that the elixir was so effective that it gave him an immense sense of "happiness," thus temporarily enhancing his vitality?

wrong.

Li Ang quickly dismissed this guess.

This system isn't some idealistic wish-granting machine; happiness, such an ethereal thing, can't directly affect the kill threshold.

The only explanation is that this pill, in some way, actually had a "positive" effect on Derek's body.

In other words...

Although his own "Ecstasy Pill" was essentially poison, at least the raw materials were "natural".

Compared to purely chemically synthesized substances, perhaps it is precisely this touch of "naturalness" that has a strange harmonizing effect on Derek's body, which has been eroded by chemical toxins for many years.

"This...this thing..."

Derek finally recovered from that extreme pleasure.

"What's this thing called?"

"The Elixir of Bliss," Li Ang replied calmly.

"Elysium Pill... What a great name!" Derek nodded vigorously, feeling his whole body brimming with power.

This feeling is wonderful.

Most importantly, he was mentally alert!

Unlike those old products, which either dulled people's senses or drove them completely insane.

This "Ecstasy Pill" made him feel like a god who controlled everything.

"Do you have any more?" Derek's tone became urgent. "I want them all!"

Li Ang looked at Derek, whose face was flushed with excitement, and then glanced at the slowly rising kill line above his head.

If... if the kill threshold could be increased in this way.

Does that mean he can artificially "create" higher-value targets?

A homeless person whose elimination threshold is "endangered" has almost zero social value. Even if they are "eliminated," the system can only plunder a tiny amount of what they have.

But if he first uses pills to raise the vagrant's kill threshold to "medium" or even "high".

Then "kill" it.

this......

Isn't this just pig farming?

Are the pigs fattened up first, and then slaughtered?!