Chapter 28: Happy Water
"Where did this thing come from?" I asked, confused.
"Of course, I bought it from the store, there is an unmanned store over there, not far from the food printer, where you can buy all kinds of hobbies, but the most popular is the happy water."
"Happy happy water? What a strange name, is this thing delicious? Is it said that if you drink it so well, you can feel happy? I asked, slightly sarcastically.
Who knew that the rat boy nodded seriously: "That's right, that's what happened." ”
I was taken aback, and said to myself that I was from a small country planet, so don't bluff me.
Looking at my expression, the rat boy poured me a small glass, "Taste it, I'm in for a treat." ”
I drank the liquid in the cup in disbelief, the taste was a little sweet, like a gasless Coke, there was nothing else, I just wanted to say that this thing is not good, but suddenly, an inexplicable feeling of kindness came to my heart, I felt a kind of warmth of home, from the heart began to warm my body and mind, I looked around, everything was covered with a warm tone, looking at it makes people feel very comfortable, those hideous and weird-looking aliens, at this time it looks a little more cordial, It was like returning to my familiar hometown, and they were like my family.
I looked at this gladiatorial arena again, and it also made me a little more inexplicably kind, maybe it would be good to stay here for the rest of my life.
I thought to myself, and suddenly I felt that life had become easier and more enjoyable, but this feeling came and went quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the warm colors around me disappeared, and the surrounding area became a prison cell where I could not be free.
"What a magical drink, I kind of understand why it's called Happy Water," I reluctantly put down the cup, and the rat boy wanted to pour it for me, but I waved my hand.
I don't know if this thing is addictive, but thanks to the ear reading and eye exposure from childhood to adulthood, I instinctively have a certain degree of wariness of this kind of thing that will change human cognitive function.
The rat shrugged his shoulders, poured a glass for Karim and Furball, and poured it himself.
"How much does this stuff cost a bottle?" I asked as I nibbled on the sweet noodle cube in my mouth.
"A bottle only costs 10 star coins, if you drink it slowly, a bottle can make you happy for an hour or two, the manufacturer of this drink is an interstellar beverage company called [Happy Home], they have a unique technology, it is said that they can implant pheromones into the drink, when you drink it, you will feel the corresponding emotions, there are many flavors of happy water, what you just drank is called the warmth of home, in addition to the taste of first love, the joy of victory and other different flavors, which can make you feel good every day.
He took a sip as he spoke, and then savored it with an intoxicated expression.
"You're spending all your money on drinks? Then how do you save money to redeem yourself? Karim asked aloud.
The ratboy laughed a few times at Karim's words, and then realized that Karim was not joking, and that I had the same questioning expression, and he suddenly became serious, an expression that was surprisingly incompatible with his obscene face.
"You really think you can leave? No kidding, as a friend, I have to advise you, don't have this kind of thought, otherwise you will only die faster, it is useless to save money, it is better to use the money on consumer goods, at least you can be happy before you die. ”
"Why can't it be?" I asked, with a look of uncertainty on my face.
The rat boy sighed, "100 games, you have to win 100 games to leave, how can we ordinary people do it?" You may want to say that you are strong, but it is useless, the game uses a grading system, the stronger your strength, which means that the stronger the opponent you match, for the viewing effect of the game and the so-called 'balance', the committee will always choose freedom fighters or monsters with similar strength to face each other off, basically every game is a 50% chance of failure, and once defeated, there is a high chance of death, how good luck do you have to win a hundred games to the end? ”
I felt a chill in my heart when I heard this, but I immediately felt that it was not right, wait a minute, but didn't you say that you have lived here for half your life?
The rat boy smiled helplessly: "That's because our rat people have a very short lifespan, only less than ten years of life, I was sold here at the age of six, and I stayed here for two years, isn't it half a lifetime." ”
"Didn't you live for two years, then?" I asked, a mouse can live for two years, no matter how weak I am, I can't even be as good as you, right?
Rat Boy explained, "That's because I have barely played a few matches, I have already said before, the competition side must choose an opponent of equal strength to fight, and I am too weak, there are almost no opponents to fight, and the audience of the Free Kill League does not want to see a nezumi fighting a slug, so the championship duel mode and the brave dragon slayer mode have nothing to do with me, I have only played a few team matches, and they are almost ignored, so I can survive until now." ”
I was speechless for a while, I didn't expect that weakness would have such benefits.
"Isn't there anyone leaving alive?"
"Of course there is, but there are only a handful of them, you need to be very, very strong, if you are stronger than all the freedom fighters and all the beasts in the Free Kill League, then you can naturally keep winning, a few years ago, there was a guy called Demon Eye who did it, he first fought a hundred games to get free, and then played for two years as a contracted freedom fighter, and earned a lot of money before leaving Chiyan Star, which is simply a legend."
I said in my heart that Demon Eye had also been a freedom fighter, and that thing was really outrageous, especially the hand-to-hand combat ability, which I couldn't see enough at the time.
I'm completely disproportionate in comparison.,Although I'm estimated to be relatively strong among all aliens.,But it's definitely not the strongest.,At least the hairball and Savita I guess it's very mysterious.。
I listened to it with almost despair, and the joy of successfully passing the test before was of course gone at this moment, so I was still certain to die?
If that's the case, then we can only enjoy it as the rat boy said, and we didn't go out of the earth in vain, and we will also open up foreign meat on the territory of these aliens.
I thought about giving up on myself for a moment, and I asked, "Okay, tell me what there's to do here?" ”
"Haha, it's a lot of fun, in order to empty the wallets of the freedom fighters so that we don't think about leaving, the director here has put a lot of thought into it, first of all, the prices of all kinds of delicious food and drink are extremely cheap, cheaper than the outside, things like happy water, it is said that there are dozens of bottles outside, and then there are game electronic boards - this is it."
The rat boy said as he pulled out an electronic board from his pocket.