Slave, Flying Motorcycle

The man being held was extremely thin, as if he'd been malnourished for a long time. His lips were chapped, his skin pale, and his eyes held not only intense fear but also a deep, deep weariness.

His frail body, held by Sun Er, felt like a bundle of straw, giving the impression he could break at any moment.

"Cough, cough, cough, sirs, please spare me. I have no ill intentions, truly none. I only came to trade some food with you. My woman and I moved here from the Base City a month ago. Our food ran out, our weapons were damaged, and we don't have enough energy left. We can't handle the zombies leaving the city with just basic exoskeleton armor. We've been waiting for explorers, hoping to trade for the food we need."

The man was thrown to the ground and coughed violently a few times, his face turning red from being choked. But he didn't dare to relax; he quickly scrambled up and explained in a panic.

"Heh, anyone spying on others' transactions in the wasteland is a thief. You were hiding nearby from the moment our transaction started. Save those lies for Heaven."

Sun Er scoffed and took a metal semi-circular steel ring from his waist. Without a word, he forcibly put the ring around the man's neck. Holding it with one hand, he took a Wristband Controller from his waist with the other and gently pressed a button on it. The steel ring instantly closed, fitting seamlessly and tightly against the man's neck.

"Spare me, please spare me! Don't make me a slave! I have a woman nearby..."

As the steel ring closed, the fear on the man's face instantly intensified a hundredfold. Tears and snot streamed down his face, and he even wet himself involuntarily. He pleaded piteously, his voice filled with despair.

"I deserve to die! I shouldn't have waited for your transaction nearby! Even if I starved to death, I shouldn't have appeared near your transaction spot! I deserve to die, I deserve to die! I know I was wrong! Spare me, please spare me!"

The man's body trembled uncontrollably, his wails filled with the same terror as someone facing a devil. Sun Er frowned in disgust at the sound, then abruptly pressed a button on the Wristband Controller. A current instantly surged through the steel ring. The man's body stiffened instantly, his hair stood on end, and he fell straight to the ground.

"Finally quiet."

Sun Er picked at his ear, looking quite impatient. He then lifted the man, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, and sneered, "A lowly wanderer thinks he can negotiate with me."

"You shouldn't have used the Slavery Collar. It's not convenient for us to bring a slave back to the Base City."

The woman behind him frowned, walked over to Sun Er, looked at the man on the ground, and couldn't help but speak to Sun Er.

"..."

Inside the gold shop, Li Yang frowned as he watched the scene on the screen. Every movement of Sun Er was clear to him. His brows furrowed even more tightly after watching the other man get electrocuted by the steel ring around his neck and fall to the ground.

Although this world has order, it doesn't seem very peaceful or friendly. Perhaps human lives aren't worth much.

Or rather, the lives of those with low status aren't worth much.

Li Yang's eyes were fixed on the man who repeatedly used violence. An uncontrollable feeling arose in his heart—it seemed like nothing would happen even if the other man killed this man.

His vigilance instantly rose another notch, reminding himself that this world was a desolate, brutal, and morally corrupt Apocalyptic World.

"Hey, buddy, although this Slavery Collar is the lowest-level version, it's safe and easy to use. I'll give you this along with the new slave I just captured on the spot. How about we use him as a token and become friends?"

Just as Li Yang was feeling vigilant, the man's voice came from the controller again. His brows furrowed.

"My name is Sun Er, and I live in the outer district of Base City Number Three. I hope we can make more transactions in the future, like..."

On the screen, the man faced the Drone's camera, the fierceness he'd shown towards the man he'd just enslaved completely gone. He showed a very friendly side, pointing to the backpack on the woman beside him: "Like this can of unpolluted food. If there's a chance, we'd be happy to trade more of this kind of food with you."

After the man finished speaking, there was silence from the Drone's speaker.

A moment later, Li Yang's voice was heard again from the Drone.

"The slave issue is fine, and I can provide the food he needs. Tie the Wristband Controller to the Drone and then leave. As for the transaction, we'll meet again if fate allows."

Li Yang spoke calmly into the controller. Hearing his words, the man on the screen's expression stiffened for a moment, then he quickly smiled and nodded repeatedly. Under Li Yang's gaze, he quickly wrote a note with pen and paper and held it up to the Drone.

"This is my communication number. If you ever need anything in the future that we can help with, we'll do our best to achieve it."

After speaking, the man, with a smile on his face, held up the note and placed it on the rooftop. He then tied the collar control Wristband Controller to the Drone. Following that, he extended his right hand, revealing a small wristwatch, and gently pressed a button on the side of the wristwatch with his left hand.

"Buzz..."

The sound of a second Drone hovering came from outside the iron gate. Li Yang thought for a moment, then first controlled the first Drone to automatically return. He got up to retrieve the second Drone. Opening the cloth bag tied to it, a new test tube containing a potion appeared.

Body Correction Potion!

"Hiss..."

Li Yang looked at the potion, his eyes shifting slightly. Just then, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the first remote controller. Turning his head to look, he was surprised and raised his eyebrows. In the video transmitted by the first Drone, a motorcycle was flying in the air and steadily landed near the rooftop where the man and woman had just made their transaction. The next moment, the man and woman nimbly got on the motorcycle and quickly left the area in Li Yang's line of sight.

"Flying Motorcycle? Not only is the biotechnology in this world this developed, but other technologies are too?"

Li Yang quickly turned the camera, watching the motorcycle soar away in the air with shock. He couldn't help but mutter to himself with some pleasant surprise.

The more developed the technology in this world, the more he could earn!

Genetic Potion, Flying Motorcycle...

In a short time, Li Yang had gotten a glimpse of what this world was like after lifting its veil.

"Phew~"

It wasn't until the figures of the other party disappeared from the high-definition camera that Li Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but turn his gaze to the potion in his hand and the potions in the glass display case beside him.

Was that man so agile because of the potion?

So, should he take these two potions now?

Can correct and heal 99% of physical defects and minor ailments, reaction speed increased by 30%...

Li Yang looked at the two potions one by one, his eyebrows moving. He turned his gaze to the first Drone slowly flying back. A Wristband Controller, like a sports Wristband Controller, was tied to it.