Lin Qi Pushed Open the Tavern's Back Door

Where are the bullets?

Lin Qi searched the wooden box next to the Hunting Rifle and found only a few damp lead bullets.

The chef put the wine barrel back on the ground.

You used it to make pickles last month.

"Who gave you permission to use bullets to crush vegetables?"

You said this thing won't make a sound.

"Sound it now."

The helper searched under the bar for a long time before finally pulling out a gold coin.

Is this okay?

Lin Qi took it.

The coin has Tavern printed on the front and a door on the back.

The system description then appears.

[Spatial Displacement Coin]

[Can swap the bound building with the specified coordinates once]

[After use, the building's original coordinates will be temporarily closed.]

The chef stared at the line of text.

"Does that mean moving the entire store?"

"Looks like it."

"You're moving the wine barrels too?"

"Move everything inside the building that's been bound to it."

"Okay."

The helper pointed to himself.

Are we even considered things?

"You are the debtors."

Will the debtor move out?

Lin Qi put the coin into the gun barrel.

"Leave if you want to stay."

Neither of them moved.

The chef put the pot lid on his head.

I need to keep an eye on the wine.

The helper held the ledger tightly.

"I need to keep an eye on my wages."

Three more Black Chains appeared on the back door.

The door panel bulged inward, and several thin threads extended from the crack, wrapping around the table legs and wine rack.

A wine glass was dragged towards the crack in the door.

The chef lunged forward and pressed down on the cup.

"It even took the cup?"

"The Throne is missing tableware."

"This is mine."

"From the shop."

"They haven't paid me yet, but they've already given it to me as payment."

Lin Qi raised the muzzle of his gun.

"Lie down."

"Can you shoot?"

"Won't."

The chef and helpers immediately shrank behind the bar.

Gunshots rang out.

The lead bullet did not leave the muzzle.

The gold coin first passed through the gun barrel and then into the lock cylinder of the back door.

The entire door collapsed outwards.

There was no street behind the door.

The rooftops of Pangaea Castle appeared a few steps away, and dozens of soldiers of the Holy Knights stood on the other side of the roof tiles.

The two looked at each other for a moment through the door frame.

The lead knight raised his spear.

"Initial Terminal detected."

Lin Qi closed the bolt again.

"Someone has been spotted breaking into the store."

The spear pierced the door frame.

The Tavern's permanent defenses deflected the spear, sending the person opposite crashing into the roof.

More knights charged in.

The chef lifted the pot from behind the bar.

"Can they get in?"

The door is already open.

"Then why are you still standing there?"

"Let them break things first, so we can keep track of the costs."

The first knight stepped across the threshold.

The moment his feet touched the ground, the bar slid sideways, pushing him back onto the roof of Pangaea Castle.

The second person entered through the window. Just as half of his body was over the window frame, the wine rack fell forward, burying him and the wine bottles on the ground.

The helper peeked out.

"The defenses are still in place."

"Certainly."

"Then what are you doing with the gun?"

"Open the door."

Lin Qi slung his Hunting Rifle over his shoulder and stepped out the back door.

The Black Chains on her ankle straightened.

He took his third step, and the chain pulled him back half a meter.

The system warning light appeared again.

[The Initial Terminal must not leave the bound building]

"You're not letting me leave?"

[Please move the bound building]

Lin Qi turned to look at the bar.

How do I move it?

[Confirm the target Spatial Displacement]

Luo's voice came from the wall.

"Coordinates for Flower Room selection."

Where is the Flower Room?

"In the center of Pangaea Castle, above the Empty Throne."

Vegapunk immediately took over.

"You can't directly choose the Throne; it's subject to a causal lock, and the Tavern will be stuck in a spatial Inner Compartment!"

"Then choose the side."

"The Imu residential area is right next door!"

"Perfect."

Lin Qi drags the Tavern marker on the map.

As the map approached the center of Pangaea Castle, hundreds of chains rose from the Empty Throne, sealing off the target area without any gaps.

[Target cannot be replaced]

The Knights have regrouped.

Someone went around to the area under the roof and began dismantling the projection lines connecting the Tavern to the foundation of the East Blue.

The helper noticed the floorboards were warped and quickly moved a chair over to weigh them down.

"Boss, they're tearing the shop down."

"I saw it."

"Think of a way!"

Lin Qi smashed the chain wrapped around his ankle with the butt of his gun.

The first time, only a few pieces of rust came off.

The second time, the butt of the gun cracked.

The chef shouted from behind the bar, "Don't break the gun, we can still sell it!"

How much is this thing worth?

"I don't know, I'll keep it for now."

Lin Qi turned the Hunting Rifle over and found a line of small characters engraved in the stock Inner Compartment.

[Witnesses cannot leave the record]

He looked towards the Cellar.

Seventeen names are still illuminated on the black wall.

Joy Boy made an opening in the High Tower's wiring.

"The chains are maintained by records."

"Delete the record?"

"The name will be deleted along with it."

"Then I won't delete it."

Lin Qi aimed his Hunting Rifle at the Cellar wall.

Luo immediately stopped him.

"Don't shoot."

I didn't say I wanted my name printed.

What do you want to fight?

"Debt."

The public review and settlement window is still hanging in the corner.

The World Government's debts were divided into tens of thousands of articles, each linked to the management of the Tavern.

Lin Qi flipped to the earliest entry.

[Zero Patient's Medical Debt in God Valley]

The creditor column lists the World Government.

The list of debtors has been changed to include all publicly available witnesses.

"Luo, isn't this calculation wrong?"

"Wrong."

Who owes whom?

"The World Government owes patients."

Lin Qi submitted a correction.

The scales were recalculated in Public Trial Scales.

One of the chains binding the outside of the Tavern is missing.

The second account was also brought to light.

Flevance lockdown costs.

The third expense was for the observation of seventeen children.

With each correction Lin Qi made, the chain outside the door loosened a bit.

The Five Elders attempted to withdraw the compensation claim, but the system instead sent the application to witnesses worldwide for a vote.

The results came quickly.

[Withdrawal failed]

The last chain left Lin Qi's ankle.

He removed the gold coin from the gun barrel and then put it back in.

"Can we still choose a target?"

Vegapunk looked at the map.

"The causal barrier has been thinned by 30%, but I still can't get in!"

"Then let it fall from above."

"That's the rooftop of Pangaea Castle."

"Any place will do."

Luo asked, "Where do you plan to land?"

"Smash."

There are still people in the Tavern.

The chef lifted the pot lid.

"We heard that."

The helper had already crawled under the bar.

"Boss, will you get paid after you're done smashing it?"

"As long as you're alive, you'll prosper."

"You always add conditions."

Lin Qi pressed the Spatial Displacement button.

The Tavern sank a bit first.

East Blue Street disappeared from the window.

The next moment, the entire building detached from its foundation and entered the passageway behind the door.

The tables and chairs were all thrown towards the ceiling.

The barrel came crashing in, and Lin Qi dodged to the side, but his foot tripped over the Hunting Rifle strap, causing him to fall behind the bar.

The chef protected the largest wine barrel.

"Help me drink first!"

Help me up.

You will get up by yourself.

The helper peeked out from behind the accounting box, revealing half of his face.

There's a roof over there!

The rooftops of Pangaea Castle cover an entire window.

Lin Qi gripped the edge of the bar.

"Lie down properly."

The Tavern crashed down.

The first floor roof was smashed through.

Wooden beams and tiles fell into the shop, and the bar counter slid forward half a foot.

The second floor level failed to hold.

The Tavern, along with an entire royal drawing room, continued its descent.

After the third impact, there was a brief silence.

The chef climbed out from behind the wine barrel.

"Arrive?"

There was still gravel falling from the ceiling.

The helper pushed open the ledger and looked at the now-vanished back wall.

"There are so many flowers planted here."

Lin Qi stood up and brushed the sawdust off his clothes.

Outside the shop was a flattened garden.

Several white butterflies landed beside the shattered steps of the Throne, their wings covered in dust, unable to fly again.

In the very center of the Tavern, the bar counter is securely wedged Flower Room.

A figure sat on High Seat in the distance.

The other party did not look at the shattered palace, nor at the collapsed Flower Rack.

Their gazes lingered on Lin Qi.

The system page pops up automatically.

[Holder of the Empty Throne detected]

[Account Name: Imu]

Lin Qi picked up the Hunting Rifle from the ground.

The gun barrel was bent.

Will you compensate the store?

Imu raised his hand.

Black Chains rose from beneath the seat.

As soon as the first crack appeared in the space, the blue ROOM covered the Flower Room.

Luo and Lami appeared at the bar.

When the wheelchair landed, it veered to one side, and Lin Qi reached out to hold onto the armrest.

Luo's Kikoku has been unsheathed.

"You chose a pretty good spot."

"It hit two floors off-center."

"As long as it gets there."

Lami looked at the damaged garden.

"Mr. Lin Qi, is your Tavern still open?"

The chef lifted an intact wine bottle from the ruins.

"Able."

Lin Qi pushed the wheelchair to the inside of the bar.

"We will not be open for business for now."

Imu rose from his High Seat.

The Life Line connecting the Five Elders then emerged from the bottom of the Throne.

Luo unfolded the parchment he had received from Joy Boy and laid the Reverse Surgery Diagram on the bar.

All the doors Flower Room were closed at this moment.

The system provides a new diagnosis.

[The First Patient has arrived]

[Conditions for Reverse Final Surgery met]

Imu pointed at Luo.

"The Trafalgar Family has finally returned the Op-Op Fruit."