Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 222 - 43 Rich Spoils of War

Chapter 222: Chapter 43 Rich Spoils of War

Tang Zheng wanted to rest not only because of physical exhaustion, but also to examine this haul of loot. That wristwatch seemed to be a piece of space equipment and if he was lucky, he could make quite a fortune from it.

Bai Guo, holding an axe, wanted to follow Tang Zheng upstairs, but was held back by Zhang Hao.

"Let me see the axe." Zhang Hao’s eyes were sharp. Moreover, the wristwatch had an automatic identification system. He had scanned it once and knew it was an S-grade artifact. His words were all in a bid to hide his desire for it.

"No." Bai Guo twisted herself to avoid Zhang Hao’s hand.

"Zhang Hao, this is my spoils of war. Do you have a problem with that?" Tang Zheng stood at the staircase, peering down at Zhang Hao. His indifferent tone made it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"Ha, I was just curious. S-grade goods, eh? I’ve only seen them in the shopping list but never held one in my hands." Despite running his mouth, Zhang Hao was secretly annoyed. Once again, Tang Zheng had gotten the better end of the deal. After killing a Conqueror, there must be other spoils.

"Uncle Tang’s Firefly protective clothing is also S-grade. Do you want to touch that?" Little Fan Fan emerged sleepily from the staircase, pouting at Zhang Hao as she challenged his statement. Then, she briskly ran over and threw herself at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng smiled bitterly and quickly held up his hands to signal her to stop. He wasn’t sure he could withstand her running into him right now.

"Uncle, are you hurt?" Little Fan Fan paused, looking worriedly at Tang Zheng. As a child, she was still half-asleep and hadn’t heard the earlier conversation.

"Seriously wounded!" Tang Zheng nodded and sneaked a glance at the gathering below.

Seeing Tang Zheng’s state of weakness, Zhang Hao clenched his fists, but the four flight attendants by his side made him abandon the idea of taking advantage of Tang’s weakness.

"By the way, I have a piece of protective clothing. You can have that if you don’t mind." At Tang Zheng’s words, Bai Guo begrudgingly pulled out the protective clothing that had been stripped off Sergey and tossed it towards Zhang Hao. None of the others could use it anyway.

"Huh, a Level A artifact. However, it doesn’t really fit me." Even though he complained, the delight that flashed across Zhang Hao’s face after a mere glance revealed his excitement.

"Wait, it would be better if we wait until we get back to the Trojan Room before I give it to you." Tang Zheng finished speaking and went upstairs, ignoring Zhang Hao’s miserable expression.

"Uncle, let Fan Fan help you up the stairs." Little Fan Fan moved Tang Zheng’s arm onto her shoulders and climbed the stairs with him.

On the way back to his room, Tang Zheng reflected on the journey and the battles. He pondered over his mistakes, reminding himself to never underestimate a newbie. One mistake by a rookie could ruin everything, like a rat dropping could spoil a pot of soup. Sergey had underestimated his enemies today, and more importantly, one should never go all out when they do not know the seed ability of the opponent. It’s always necessary to keep a defensive leeway.

Thinking of the fleshy vines on Sergey’s arm that could shred someone’s body, Tang Zheng felt disgusted and started worrying about the endless array of strange abilities.

"What are Zhang Hao and Yin Shangwu’s abilities? They definitely wouldn’t tell me if I asked. It seems like I’ll have to trick them." Tang Zheng sat on his bed, stroking his chin, before deciding that after his next physical enhancement, he would activate Furious Queen’s new branch ability. Even though his endurance had been strengthened several times, he still couldn’t handle the after-effects of using the seed ability. If he activated it directly, he assumed he would succumb to fatigue.

"Brother Tang, I’ve left the axe and backpack by your bed. I won’t disturb your rest." Bai Guo put the things down, grabbed Little Fan Fan’s hand, ignored her complaints, and dragged her out of the room, "Brother Tang needs to rest."

"You should rest too." Tang Zheng didn’t want Little Fan Fan to stay. He wasn’t afraid she would let something slip, but that enemies would capture and interrogate her. Therefore, the less she knew, the better.

He used the Meteorite Wristwatch to scan Sergey’s wristwatch and the data immediately showed up on the virtual screen.

"Space Wristwatch, S-grade artifact, worth 8000 points, three golden seeds, special product of the Russian Trojan Room, also has a personal information terminal function, five slots, five instant weapon switching slots, and also has a hundred cubic meters of space."

Tang Zheng got excited. Another S-grade artifact! Compared to his own inconvenient and small backpack, this was a must-have for travelling. Plus the weapon switching slot, this would allow him to equip five weapons at the same time and choose the most appropriate one during combat.

Tang Zheng was eager to use it, but was told by the Meteorite Wristwatch that it was locked and needed to be decrypted.

"Then decrypt it." Tang Zheng answered naturally, and was looked down upon by the Meteorite even though it was just an AI. Yet, he could hear the mocking tone in that loli mechanical voice.

"You need to pay a hundred points. Who else would do things for you for free? You’re not trying to take advantage of the Silver Trojan, are you?"

"Pay." Tang Zheng sulkily murmured while forcibly suppressing his urge to fling it onto the ground.

"By the way, are there any intelligent beings like you in this Space Wristwatch? You said earlier that this is a special product of the Russian Trojan Room. Does that mean I can also purchase stuff from their room if I have this watch? If so, is there any special products that my room doesn’t have that I could add to my power?" Tang Zheng couldn’t resist a jest as he asked, "Do I need to pay some sort of tariffs?"