"When Lu Yu first awakened his talent at the age of eighteen, his parents died, and I heard that he didn't leave much money, which can be called a hell mode, but he still came to this point, sure enough, people can't blame the society!"

"I've recorded this [next] sentence and I'm going to use it as a phone ringtone to motivate myself!"

"Aren't you afraid of ringing when you're with your girlfriend?"

"Damn, are you the devil?"

"Is there a possibility that Lu Yu has the bloodline of the ancient king? Otherwise, I wouldn't have an excuse to comfort my own waste! ”

“……”

All the spectators in the venue have become numb, and the high emotional intelligence is said to be that the threshold of excitement stimulated by Lu Yu has risen.

It's going to be bad!

In general battles, they are not rare to watch, after all, the aftermath of fighting is not good.

But look at Lu Yu......

It's the same as the replay, each challenger either surrenders or is killed in seconds, leaving only three words "next" in everyone's minds!

It's handsome, but there's too little content!

Normal people watch small action movies, and they have to add a little plot to be interesting, and the looming is more emotional!

The most important thing is not to blame Lu Yu, but only to blame the opponent for being too weak!

"The eleventh consecutive victory, the twelfth game should be about the same, please pamper other players first!"

Just when most of the people looked away, ready to look for the rest of the fun, someone suddenly exclaimed:

"Wait! Lu Yu's opponent this time is him! ”

Everyone looked at each other, and after seeing the challenger clearly, there was a look of surprise on their faces.

Opposite Lu Yu, a short-haired brown man wearing a moonlight robe, wearing black-framed glasses, although he was clean, Lu Yu could smell a familiar smell.

Oil!

Other words......

It's a mechanic!

It's just that unlike the pure mechanical power faction that Lu Yu has seen, the smell of engine oil on the person opposite is relatively light, mixed with a rusty sweet smell that can't be concealed, like ......

Blood!

It's not fresh, it's more like being contaminated in a flesh and blood environment for a long time, and it's already pickled and flavorful!

A smell of blood with a rotten stench!

In this way, pure mechanical power can be basically ruled out, and the steam faction prefers to cook barbecue and steam.

As for the electronic derivation faction, because of the huge computing power, they have a strong desire to control everything around them, except for a few who can also operate with cardboard boxes, most of them are cleanliness parties!

As for the mechanical warfare armor faction, the gear faction, and the electromagnetic faction, the three factions are not like it.

Then only ...... remained.

Lu Yu said thoughtfully: "Blood weapon faction? ”

Although it is also possible for the Mechanical Gu Sect that advocates natural selection and the law of the jungle, Lu Yu trusts his instincts even more!

It's not that he doesn't want to know the information, it's just that it's really pointless to play a baby cup game and remember a bunch of opponents who are killed in seconds.

The most critical ...... You have to collect money for the information!

The poor god favors himself, and he has a few thousand dollars in his pocket, so he can only buy a signed photo of himself!

Well......

Lu Yu just saw someone selling in the audience, and he himself didn't know who signed it!

The most important thing is not to give him a penny,

There is a way to die!

"The God of War in the Secret Realm really lives up to his name!"

The young man nodded in acknowledgement, his movements were elegant, but with a hint of capitalist elegance and hypocrisy, and said with a smile:

"In the Lower Blood Weapon Faction - Li Yonglian!"

"Long admiration!" Lu Yu said seriously, and then listened to the almighty passerby's explanation.

The information of the white prostitute is the coolest!

"The surname is Li, it is likely to be the helmsman of the Blood Weapon Faction, a descendant of Li Infinity!"

Li Yonglian ...... It's a little familiar, I think about it, I heard a friend from the Mechanic King Domain say that he is a very scary guy, both the mechanical transformation talent and the combat talent are very strong, and he belongs to the strongest of the younger generation in the City of Order, the most critical...... Very rich! Super rich! ”

"It's great to be rich, unless you give me v50, I'm a little black man who hates the rich!"

"The blood weapon faction, I remember that the symbiosis of flesh and machine that they pursued, it seems that Lu Yu's dragon ant did it!"

"Lu Yu easily realized their pursuit of a hundred years of faction coefficients, this is too dramatic, right?"

"In this way, the Blood Weapon faction should be very eager to study the dragon ants in Lu Yu's hands, and there is a high probability that they will make a bet!"

"If it weren't for the fear that Li Yonglian's own spirituality would not be able to keep up, and it would be easy to be eroded in reverse, causing the human body to rust, I feel that the Li family might use money to smash out the mechanical beast of the Huiyue Tier!"

"This guy is also one of the favorites to win the championship, compared to Wang Yan's pet beast, the adaptability of the mechanical department is stronger, after all, the flesh and blood body still needs training, and even has congenital deficiencies and attribute restraint.

But he can directly load the Void module, and he can also load the shock absorption module to deal with the Huang Black Red Dragon Ant, and I heard that there is also a special Dragon Module.

These things are sky-high for ordinary mechanics, but as a descendant of the number one person in the blood weapon faction, they are just sprinkled with water! ”

"Oil guy krypton! It's so cheating! ”

“……”

Although everyone complained, their eyes were full of excitement.

Although crushing is also very cool, it is interesting to be evenly matched!

Especially there is a ruthless character, a mechanic who has become stronger with krypton, and with the richest blood weapon faction, it can be called an invincible combination!

Lu Yu has already shown his basic ability in these ten battles, and for mechanics, he can completely target!

Although it is a bit despicable, as long as it can control the corresponding pet beast, Imperial Capital University will not ban it!

This world is inherently unfair!

On the real battlefield, no one will tell you the rules, and if you suffer in the ring, you will be embarrassed at most!

But to suffer a loss on the battlefield, that is to die!

What makes everyone even more concerned is that Lu Yu is not only a dark horse that wins the championship, and he is in competition with Li Yonglian, but also the Huang Black Red Dragon Ant in his hand is suspected to be close to the perfect life pursued by the Mechanical King Domain!

This is equivalent to when you are still studying the principle of the aircraft, someone else already has a high-performance aircraft.

I don't understand the principle, but it doesn't hinder using!

But in the eyes of a group of machinists, this is a huge waste, because once they have studied it thoroughly, they can work backwards and directly manufacture it in batches.

As for whether there will be accidents in the process?

Well......

Scientific research is always accompanied by sacrifice!

It is called "to become a cornerstone of a new era!"

As a enjoyer, it naturally doesn't matter, but when it's your turn, you can't help but say, "Go to Nima!" ”

Li Yonglian also understood this, and was worried that Lu Yu would resist because of this, so he showed a gentle smile and said sincerely:

"It's too boring to play a simple game, let's add a lottery, if you win, I will give you 30 million alliance coins, but if you lose, I don't need money, I just need to let your Huang Black Red Dragon Ant enter the top research room of the blood weapon, and cooperate with the research for half a month, I can use the reputation of the blood weapon faction to ensure that it will not be harmed!"

The words fell, and the audience was in an uproar!

It's not that everyone is rich, and thirty million is not a small amount even for the Morning Star Rank Beast Master!

You can purchase a large number of materials to make the strength of the pet beast in your hand to a higher level!

Many people ask themselves if they can resist this temptation!

The answer is most likely ......

No!

After all, it's just a research project, not a slice study, but after you have money, you can make the pet beast progress faster!

"I finally found out why I can determine at a glance that you are not a mechanical Gu Sect, but a blood weapon!" Lu Yu touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "After all, seeing you, it's like a leek with the smell of money sent to the door!" ”

Li Yonglian was not angry that he was compared to a leek, but just smiled and said:

"How about it, I can add more conditions, even if you lose, as long as you cooperate with the research, you can take the same 30 million, and when the time comes, you can buy more materials for all pet beasts and grow faster."

Do you know? Although the Blood Weapon faction has always produced results and sold the alliance easily, its own path has been stagnant for nearly fifty years, so it is even more urgent to find a new direction, and when the time comes, the entire alliance will benefit from it.

So as long as you agree to this gamble, whether you win or lose, you will gain the friendship of our blood weapon faction, and you have a share of the alliance's technological changes! ”

The tone is calm, but the content is extremely arrogant!

He directly represents the entire Weapon Domain with the Blood Weapon faction, and is confident that he can promote the development of the Alliance's technology, and he will ...... from beginning to end

I never thought Lu Yu would win!

But everyone didn't have much disgust for him, because this guy firmly grasped the moral high ground!

And now many ordinary people also benefit from the technological products of the Robot King Domain, in fact, many times the improvement of living standards is not because of anyone's rule, but simply because of ......

Productivity levels increase!

And the breakthrough of the Blood Weapon faction may improve the living standards of most people and further reduce the pressure on the border!

Or even ......

Embark on a new Great Expedition!

Moreover, the use of infinite energy will be able to solidify the teleportation array between different worlds and mine more resources!

Draw the nutrients of the worlds and feed yourself!

"The blood weapon faction, full of benevolence and morality, is actually business!" Xiao Ling, one of the five teachers, couldn't help but shake his head.

It is worthy of the most commercial mechanical faction, a proper businessman thinking, no threats, but an analysis of the pros and cons, and a good attitude for the other party.

Li Shu complained: "Sure enough, capitalists are devils, so they should be hung on street lamps!" ”

Mao Guixian held her chin with one hand, her plump figure like a young woman was undoubtedly revealed, and she smiled deliciously:

"But the rules of the game have never forbidden trading in the ring!"

Shang Yuguang nodded and agreed: "Trading is also part of resourcefulness!" ”

In the ring match, it is never forbidden to buy off opponents!

Nothing is forbidden by law!

What Imperial Capital University needs to look at is not only the ability to fight, but also the mentality, wisdom, and way of dealing with things encountered by a student!

As long as it is not too despicable and violates public order and good customs, success is the greatest reason!

Yue Hao pushed his glasses, and he was also curious about what Lu Yu would decide.

Normally, you should choose a win-win situation!

Even take this as a requirement to make Li Yonglian surrender, so as to maintain the first place and get the highest score!

Luo Zisong watched this scene quietly, and muttered in his heart:

"Lu Yu, what will you do?"

"How's it going, have you made a decision?"

Li Yonglian is confident, he doesn't believe that he still talks about this, and the other party will refuse!

Many of the audience on the field were also quite moved, and looked at Lu Yu with envy and hatred.

How come all good things were earned by Lu Yu!

Playing a game not only crushes the opponent, but there are also people rushing to give him money!

A true winner in life!

"The conditions are very superior...... Lu Yu nodded, smiled and said:

"But, I refuse!"

The audience was in an uproar, they didn't expect Lu Yu to choose the stupidest decision!

Many people talked about it, thinking that this person was too selfish!

Li Yonglian's smile suddenly froze, and he frowned:

"Why?"

Lu Yu chuckled and said, "Because that's my companion who gets along day and night, I have to add ...... If you say something ugly, will you put your mother and sister out as a bet? ”

"I'm short of money, I can accept money betting, but I won't use my pet beast to gamble, as for the so-called security, you, a mechanic who has just arrived at the Morning Star Level, can you represent the Blood Weapon faction?"

"I ......" Li Yonglian was speechless, but he couldn't refute it, because he was only a little transparent in the faction now!

Lu Yu continued:

"If you suddenly make a lab mistake, how can I, an ordinary person from the grassroots, fight against your blood weapon faction? Is it too late to regret when you lose it? ”

When the words fell, the audience was silent!

When Luo Zisong heard this answer, he let out a long breath, looked at Lu Yu's figure, and scolded with a smile:

"It's been pretended by this kid again!"

"No wonder he was able to get the approval of the Brilliant Black Red Dragon Ant!" Xiao Ling exclaimed.

"This is the bond between the beast master and the pet beast, and it is really pure as a child!" Mao Guixian smiled, and her gaze at Lu Yu was a little softer.

Li Shu said with a smile: "It's no wonder that the blood weapon faction is ossified, always thinking about using money to solve problems, but forgetting that there are some things that money can't influence, this kid, at first glance, is suitable for entering our battle system!" ”

Shang Yuguang rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "According to your logic, this kid is determined and very suitable for the Potions Department!" ”

"Actually, the cultivation department is not bad, his bond with the pet beast is definitely very deep!"

“……”

"It's my villain!" Yue Hao laughed at himself, looking at Lu Yu's gaze for a few more moments.

The audience, netizens in the live broadcast room, etc., also had complicated expressions, and many pet beasts raised their heads and looked at Lu Yu with adoring eyes.

Everyone says that they treat pet animals as companions, but only a few can do it!

And Lu Yu is obviously from the grassroots, but because of a possible danger, he rejected the temptation of 30 million and rejected an excellent Morning Star material!

"Indeed, money can be earned again, and partners are the most important thing!"

"Li Yonglian, this guy just wants to bully people, it's really disgusting!"

"From today on, I will be a fan of Lu Yu, and I will go back and submit an application to the Yellow Hair Support Association!"

"Plus one!"

“……”

In just a few words, the moral aptitude of Li Yonglian's structure was shattered, and even because Lu Yu thought that he was grassroots and powerless in the face of big forces, many people resonated with him, and his gaze at Li Yonglian was a little more dissatisfied!

Even with a little more disgust for blood weapons!

Many smart people saw that this was Lu Yu guiding emotions, but ......

They also want to see the Bloodweapon faction unlucky!

And whether you want to cooperate with the research or not, it is a personal choice!

If you dare to force a top demon like Lu Yu today, won't you dare to kill God tomorrow?

Li Yonglian also noticed the change in the atmosphere, and even his reputation stinked, although his personality was calm, he was a young man after all, and said with a gloomy face:

"In that case, then I don't need money, let's fight directly!"

"No, no, no, you've got something wrong!"

Lu Yu shook his head and said slowly:

"Although I won't bet on pet beasts, but you have to give this money, and if you don't give it, I'll cry you!"

"Since the first round is a ring match, then the second round will definitely not be a restricted match, it is likely to be a random brawl, even if it is not, it will be fine......"

"This boy from the Blood Weapon faction, you don't want to be unable to enroll!"

After saying that, everyone was stunned!

An undisguised threat!

If you don't give something, you still take the money, otherwise you will kill the other party!

Proper bandit logic!

Who is the villain?

If it was the previous battle, they would feel that Lu Yu was bullying, but now that he has become a weak character, his attitude has not changed in the slightest!

He doesn't care if you are an ordinary person or a child of a family, you will step on it the same!

Arrogant ...... I'll step on two more feet!

It's so cool!

At this moment, Lu Yu instantly attracted countless fans.

The entire stadium resounded with a unified shout at this moment:

"Lu Yu! Lu Yu! Lu Yu! ”

Many of the other candidates in the ring also tacitly stopped fighting, and some of them from the grassroots beast master candidates also began to cheer, very curious about how Lu Yu would deal with Li Yonglian's target!

The live broadcast room also exploded in an instant, on this day, no matter whether Lu Yu wins or loses next, all the geniuses in the imperial capital today will be shrouded in his shadow!

"Good...... Very well, then let me witness how you took the money out of my hands and came out! ”

Li Yonglian said in a cold voice, and the huge summoning array that enveloped the entire ring opened, and the terrifying aura was intertwined with the breath of the rolling sea of blood, surging!

Even if there is a barrier of defensive rituals, it makes all the audience feel suffocated!

"Woo !!"

With a deafening roar, a huge mysterious figure rushed out of it, and it turned out to be a ......

Nine-tailed scorpion!

The body is fully thirty meters tall, and its whole body is made of metal and flesh, but it is completely different from the handsomeness of the Brilliant Black Red Dragon Ant, and it only presents a terrifying effect on it!

A large amount of flesh and machinery were stacked on top of each other, as if they had undergone some special transformation, quite rough, the two were faintly repulsive, and nine flesh tails were connected to metal barbs, constantly waving, and a terrifying shadow enveloped everything!

In the heart of the mechanical giant scorpion, it covers multiple layers of mechanical decks, but in the cracks, black oil is constantly oozing, flowing all over the body, and countless strange lines are attached.

It looks twisted and terrifying, as well as a majestic energy aura!

"It's ...... Oil! ”

Although the black lines in front of him were lighter in color, Lu Yu still recognized its identity at the first time.

Another reason why he didn't trust the other party was because of the oil.

A faction in the City of Order has been conducting secret research on the oil and has refined a product called the Oil of the Perfect Artifact in an attempt to carry out the Descent of the Machine!

In this way, what is the difference between sending the first incarnation of the rat and the black red dragon ant over and beating the dog with meat buns?

But what I didn't expect was ...... The Blood Weapon faction seems to have reached the initial use of the oil?

Is the Blood Weapon faction really behind the previous incident?

Li Yonglian looked at the pensive Lu Yu, still thinking that he was scared, and said lightly:

"My Beast Master talent, called [Gu Breeding Field], can promote the fight between different Gu worms, increase the success rate of the final Gu worm, and derive a special ability, which has absolute suppressive power over Gu worms!

This kind of talent is actually very suitable for the Worm Domain, or the Mechanical Gu Sect, but I am the heir of the Blood Weapon Sect, so my father sacrificed a lot of interests to let me enter the Mechanical Gu Sect for further study, which is equivalent to combining the advantages of the two major factions!

I relied on my family background, made a large number of mechanical Gu worms to fight, constantly tried to train Gu Kings, and finally fused the characteristics of flesh and blood, giving birth to my first pet beast [Nine Machines Demon Scorpion].

Let it have the heartbeat sound like life, it can continue to grow, rely on itself, temper the physique to shatter everything, and retain the mechanical characteristics, and can load the fire module at any time, including all your pet beast attributes, such as the Void Resistance Module, the Dragon Resistance Module, the protective force field against the giant power of the Bright Black Red Dragon Ant, and so on......"

Speaking of this, Li Yonglian paused for a moment and said lightly:

"I say this not to show off, but to let you understand that relying on mouth hi cannot erase the gap between us!"

"How are you fighting me?"

"Nine Machines Demon Scorpion, let him feel what fire suppression is!"

As the words fell, the spiritual puzzle that his father helped to improve - the [Ten Thousand Machines Gu Cultivation Field] opened, blessing the power of the insect and mechanical systems on the body of the Nine Machines Demon Scorpion at the same time, increasing the strength!

"Roar!"

The Nine Machines Demon Scorpion raised its hideous transformation head, and the mechanical body on its body continued to open small portals, flying out hundreds of mechanical scorpion drones, equipped with a large number of turrets, the latest model of psionic vortex machine guns, and so on!

It is loaded with special metal bullets that are lethal to all three of Lu Yu's pet beasts!

Armed to the teeth!

Da-da-da-da!

The mechanical flying scorpions flew into the air, and then fired, and the rain of bullets covered them, but the moment they approached Lu Yu, a black-red figure appeared.

The Brilliant Black Red Dragon Ant appeared and threw a punch!

Rumble!

The space shook, the wind howled, and the wind scythe swept through the materialization, cutting bullets and shells, constantly exploding in the air, and countless smoke swirling!

Obscured the view!

But the next moment......

Bang!

With the sound of sharp metal colliding, all the dust and mist were torn apart, allowing everyone to see that the nine huge tails had swept away, constantly chasing and killing the Brilliant Black Red Dragon Ant!

There were constant collisions and confrontations, and although they were easily repelled by them, a large number of drones condensed psionic vortex bullets and roared away!

It's enough to beat a Morning Star beginner-level pet beast into a sieve!

However, when it hit the hard carapace of the rat, it only sparked and did not leave a crater!

Click!

A large number of metal bodies on the Nine Machines Demon Scorpion have been deformed, and more weapon modules have been born, and the firepower bombing mode has directly begun!

It shows the strength of what a kryptonite player is!

Even rats can only dodge, but with them, a large amount of flesh and blood threads are entangled!

"Normally, the Morning Star Beginner Pet Beast has already been beaten into a sieve, but the Brilliant Black Red Dragon Ant has easily resisted, it is worthy of a perfect physique, but it should be like this, according to estimates, the impact force should have damaged its internal organs!"

Li Yonglian exclaimed, and then gave the second order:

"Nine Machines Demon Scorpion, Scorpion Railgun!"

The nine tails of the Nine Machines Demon Scorpion swayed, and the barbed petals at the tips cracked like petals, turning into flowers of death intertwined with flesh and machinery, and the structure was in a special electromagnetic track.

Among them, an ink-colored light mass the size of a grain of rice lit up kept rotating, expanding dozens of times in the blink of an eye, and the vast energy fluctuations converged!

Each blow contains a strength that surpasses the mid-level of the Morning Star and is infinitely close to the high-level!

Seeing this scene, the referee hurriedly increased the strength of the defensive ritual, which could resist the battle of the Morning Star high-level!

Thundered!

Li Yonglian used a large number of mechanical drones to interfere, and finally seized an opportunity and sneered: "It's over!" ”

Nine inky beams swept away, turning the world into pitch black!

Among them, it has the ability to track, and constantly hunts down the Huang Black Red Dragon Ant until it dies!

When Lu Yu saw this scene, he felt a little tricky.

"It seems...... Gotta get serious! ”

As his thoughts flashed, the Brilliant Black Red Dragon Ant, which had been dodging all along, suddenly stopped, and then was hit by the Nine Scorpion Railguns!

"Is it over......"

Just when everyone thought that Lu Yu was about to be defeated by the kryptonite player, the smoke and dust were dispersed by the boiling qi and blood, revealing the unscathed black red dragon ant!

Wrong!

The Nine Scorpion Railguns, on top of its carapace, left a shallow trace!

"Such a strong attack, if you bombard for ten minutes in a row, even my defense will not be able to hold up, and it will break a piece the size of a palm!" The rat rat has palpitations in the tunnel.

With the continuous transformation of the Thousand Faces Armament, even the body with the Brilliant Black Red Dragon Ant has been terrifyingly strengthened.

But this scene stunned everyone!

"How is that possible!?"

Li Yonglian couldn't believe that with a blow of eighty percent of his strength, he couldn't even penetrate the opponent's defense!

He looked crazy, and directly asked the Nine Machines Demon Scorpion to continue to launch a railgun bombardment!

It stands to reason that such a super-level ultimate move cannot be released continuously, not to mention the overheating and overload problems of the mechanical system, which is easy to run out of energy.

However, a special power heart made of leftovers from diluted oil is implanted as the second heart of the Nine Machines Demon Scorpion, which is equivalent to having an energy replenishment furnace.

Although it can't be done to the point of infinite energy, it is not a problem to use seven or eight ultimates!

"Tail Track ......"

Rumble!

Before Li Yonglian's order was issued, the Brilliant Black Red Dragon Ant descended from the sky like a meteorite, directly smashing the Nine Machines Demon Scorpion into the ground of the ring.

Thundered!

The terrifying earthquake spread, shaking the entire martial arts arena!

"Roar!"

The Nine Machines Demon Scorpion wanted to resist, but it was trampled by the Brilliant Black Red Dragon Ant, and a large number of metal bodies flew with fragments of flesh and blood!

However, with the blessing of the [Oil Type II Power Furnace], a large amount of flesh and blood was repaired, and machinery was derived, thus achieving a high-speed regeneration effect.

"Regeneration? There should be an upper limit! ”

The rats were curious, trampled continuously, and conducted experiments, but the picture presented was extremely brutal, and the earth trembled one after another.

"Fortunately, there is also the repair ability of the power furnace, which can drag the other party to death......" Li Yonglian's scalp was numb, and just as he wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, he saw the Huanghei Red Dragon Ant slowly raise its ant feet......

"It's annoying!"

A trace of impatience flashed in the eyes of the brilliant black red dragon ant incarnated by the rat, and the touch of a thousand faces intertwined, quickly turning into a thousand-faced weapon!

But it's not the Ghost Shattered Star Arm!

It's not a horn with a thousand faces, a dragon king's skull, and so on!

Instead, they all fused together, condensing a halo of light behind him that was similar to the flame wheel behind the Thousand-Faced Soul Mouse, but even more shining!

"Thousand-faced three-in-one armament - Red Emperor Sky Flame Wheel!"

A dark red round ball of light spit out from it, and it slowly fell, like the ancient sun sinking!

Hit the Nine Machines Demon Scorpion that is ready to fight back!

The next moment,

It still retains flesh and blood, and in its eyes, an emotion called fear emerges!

Thundered!

The huge crimson beam exploded in an instant, devouring it and rushing into the sky, directly hitting the defensive ritual track where the ring was located!

Dazzling red light shines the world and devours everything!

Click!

If it weren't for the referee's timely promotion to the peak of Morning Star, he would have almost been crushed!

But even so, the entire defense ritual is already full of rifts, and it could crumble at any moment!

The light recedes!

The entire ring has completely disappeared, leaving only the edge position, and a huge pothole in the center has been replaced.

In the center of the pit is the dilapidated and sleepy Nine Machines Demon Scorpion, and standing on it, the blood-colored streamers are flying like flames, like the brilliant black red dragon ant of the Abyss Demon King, overlooking all things!

This scene silenced everyone present,

Shocked!

7,500 words of big chapter, begging for a monthly ticket, making up for yesterday's, and pushing a new book by an old author by the way.

(End of chapter)