After leaving the station, Zhang Heng first went to the Game Point and brought the golden scale he had cut from the black giant python to Bartender Lady for appraisal.
When he pushed open the lounge door, he happened to see Bartender Lady tinkering with a new drink behind the bar.
Recently, Bartender Lady had clearly been getting lazier and lazier. Whenever Zhang Heng saw her, she was either reading comics, playing on her phone and binge-watching shows, or fiercely arguing with unknown netizens on anime forums. She barely wanted to do her actual job anymore. Whenever someone ordered a drink, she would casually mix something up for them, or, even worse, simply transfer the order to the bartender downstairs and have it brought up once it was ready. She might as well have written "half-assing it" across her face.
But today, she had surprisingly broken with routine. Instead of continuing to slack off on company time, she was finally being diligent again after a long absence, developing a new drink for the lounge.
Bartender Lady added a small spoonful of sea salt to a glass of blue-green, unidentified liquid, completing her improvised creation. She then handed the drink to a player at the bar before turning around and wiping her hands with a towel. "It hasn't even been twenty-four hours since you last left. What, are you already itching to start the next round of the game?"
"No, I just got an item and wanted you to help appraise it." As Zhang Heng spoke, he took the golden scale from his travel bag.
Bartender Lady accepted the scale and held it beneath her nose for a sniff. "Hmm, it's pretty fresh. Looks like you just had an intimate date with this thing's owner. You're in luck—I happen to have