The Birth of the Alcohol-Free Festival / The Calm Before the Storm

Last month, a branch line in the mine suddenly experienced an activation of Originium, causing a rapid increase in the concentration of Originium in that mine shaft, which resulted in several miners being severely infected.

The inferior potion provided by Mondo was completely ineffective in suppressing the increase in Originium concentration in the Infected' bodies under these circumstances, resulting in the deaths of several miners.

Although Mondo suppressed the matter, and the outside world was unaware of these circumstances, the miners who worked in the mines every day knew everything.

After Rite brought this up, all the miners' eyes turned bloodshot.

Rim Billiton is not like any other country. In this region, which boasts the largest mineral vein in all of Terra and is also the most developed Terra area, miners here enjoy a much higher status than in other places.

Although the top level is still controlled by capital, the rabbits here can really bite when cornered.

Sensing the malicious gazes around him, Mondo shuddered and dared not provoke the workers any further.

He led his men in a disheveled escape towards the gate.

Rite and his workers knocked on the door of the house where Suika was.

Upon seeing Rite, Suika smiled and nodded at him.

"Well done, but not enough."

Rite and the workers looked at Suika with some confusion.

Suika raised an eyebrow, then took out a notebook and tossed it to Rite.

"This Mr. Mondo doesn't seem like a respectable person; after all, what respectable person would keep a diary..."

I looked inside and found the things very interesting; I'm sure you'll like them.

When Rite opened the notebook and saw its contents, his face turned extremely pale.

"Suika, on behalf of all the workers in the mine, thank you."

This evidence is enough to hang that damned bastard Mondo from the crane.

"Don't forget to take your medicine with you. Of course, it would be even better if you could recommend a restaurant with good wine and meat so I can have a good meal and then get a good night's sleep."

Seeing that Rite was eager to leave, Suika grabbed his clothes and pointed to the suitcase lying unnoticed to the side.

"Oh, right, right, right!" Only after hearing Suika's words did Rite remember that he had come here mainly for this batch of potions.

Just as he picked up the box to leave Suika asked, "Aren't you going to check it?"

"No need, I trust you. Anthony, take Miss Suika to lunch." After saying that, he arranged for a young man to take Suika to the restaurant, while he put his notebook in his pocket and carried his briefcase to his clinic.

After treating several critically ill patients at the clinic and demonstrating the miraculous Inhibitor from Rhodes Island, the miners became even more convinced of Rite's decision.

He then contacted the Miners' Union in Steel Carrot City and reported what had happened there, along with the details Mondo had recorded.

After hearing Rite's report, the union said they would immediately report it to the police and then send people to investigate together with the authorities.

After finishing all this, Rite let out a long sigh of relief. He was about to stretch and ask someone to find out where the girl who brought the medicine and luck was, so he could thank her privately, when he saw the young man he had arranged to receive Suika run in with a terrified look on his face.

"Oh no, Dr. Rite..."

"What happened, Anthony? Don't panic, tell me slowly!" Rite immediately stood up upon seeing this. He assumed that Mondo had discovered his notebook had been stolen and, in a desperate move, had gone to cause trouble for Suika.

"That Miss Suika, Miss Suika, she... she drank everyone in the restaurant under the table!" Anthony stammered.

!!!!!!

Rite was momentarily at a loss for what expression to wear.

Wasn't the plan to have Anthony take that girl out to dinner?

How did we end up drinking alcohol?

That child was clearly a minor; selling her alcohol is a crime, you know?

And look at what you're saying! Everyone else in the restaurant was drunk by that kid. Are you even speaking human language?

Rite and Anthony, both looking on with disbelief, arrived at the restaurant entrance.

A large crowd had gathered outside the restaurant, and from a distance, one could hear people cheering and encouraging each other inside, then regretfully saying that they had lost another one.

As the two entered, they were immediately struck by the overwhelming stench of alcohol emanating from the restaurant. Several elderly drunkards were lying in the spacious area near the entrance, performing a fountain-like act of spewing from their mouths.

Upon seeing Rite arrive, everyone immediately made way for him.

Rite first checked on the unconscious people lying outside and breathed a sigh of relief after finding that they were just drunk.

Chapter 493 The Birth of the Alcohol-Free Festival

Upon entering the restaurant, one could see that Suika and Old John were each holding a large beer mug, which was almost empty.

However, Rite keenly noticed that the aroma emanating from the beer glass was far too strong and didn't smell like beer at all.

Before he could even ask what they had drunk, he saw Old John's eyes roll back, and he collapsed amidst the laughter of his coworkers.

Then Suika arrogantly raised her glass, stomped one foot on the table, and shouted, "Move away, next!"

Seeing Suika's arrogance, before Rite could even offer a word of advice, some unruly miners rushed forward with their wine glasses in hand.

Rite had no choice but to go over and check on Old John.

Upon entering and smelling the strong aroma of alcohol, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Good grief, you guys are drinking vodka from beer glasses?

Then, Suika and the challenger simultaneously picked up their glasses and started chugging amidst the cheers of the surrounding crowd.

In less than ten seconds, Suika calmly turned the glass upside down to indicate that she had finished the drink.

Meanwhile, the person on the other side was frantically chugging alcohol, his face flushed and neck red.

However, it was clear that downing such a strong liquor in one gulp was far beyond the opponent's ability.

He had barely drunk half of it when he put down his glass and collapsed on the spot.

"Huh!" The workers scoffed as they watched the next challenger arrive on the battlefield.

At this moment, two questions were stuck in Rite's mind, refusing to come out.

Firstly, where would the vodka on the Mobile Block come from? Although it's not exactly a rare or expensive liquor, very few people from Rim Billiton would import such a drink from Ursus.

He knew about this liquor because his medical teacher had mentioned during his medical studies that high-proof vodka could be used as medical alcohol in emergencies during wartime, and had even treated him to a drink for that purpose.

Secondly, there's the question of how many cups Suika actually drank.

After all, he had watched her drink two glasses since he came in, and she was drinking her third.

The pile of "corpses" outside indicated that her achievements were far more than that.

He vaguely remembered that the five of them, master and disciples, opened a bottle of vodka. Except for the cunning master who took a few sips and managed to walk back, he and his four fellow disciples were all dragged back to the dormitory by someone the master asked to do.

This thing is probably more than half full, if not a full beer glass.

This cup is so big that even drinking water would make a person burst. If you actually drank it all, you probably wouldn't find a single drop of blood in your blood; it would all be alcohol.

But the atmosphere was lively, and watching his fellow workers being sent away one by one, he could only pat Anthony on the shoulder.

"Go to my place and get the hangover medicine from the second cabinet... remember, get them all."

Anthony looked enviously at Suika's bold downing of a glass of wine, which drew cheers from the crowd, swallowed hard, and then quickly ran towards the clinic.

When he returned, he saw that the area outside the restaurant was already filled with food. People who didn't know the situation might have thought that something terrible had happened inside and that a lot of people had died.

A more trendy person might think these miners are doing some kind of performance art.

Only after you get closer will you realize that these are all unlucky guys who got themselves drunk.

Upon closer inspection, the newly carried-out Anthony immediately resembled the figure in the world-famous painting "The Scream".

My inner voice was screaming, "Wow, that's awesome!"

Because the person being carried out was Dr. Rite.

After he was placed on the ground, he spat out a beautiful little spray of water.

Fortunately, many of those present were seasoned drinkers. Although they didn't know how to take other medications, they were all experts on how to use hangover remedies, and they quickly gave each of these "losers" a pill.

About half an hour later, no one continued to challenge themselves, Suika regretfully ended the drinking session.

At that moment, the bar owner was admiring her Ibuki Gourd.

After all, the amount of wine poured out here today is enough for his small restaurant to drink for a whole month.

As for how such a small thing could hold so much wine, he neither knew nor understood.

After all, this self-proclaimed Ghost King of Mount Oe had countless underlings, could summon wind and rain, and command thunder and lightning; his nickname Vajra Demon-Subduing Thunderbolt Lord.

Although she was probably just bragging after drinking too much, the fact that she could drink so much proves that she's no ordinary person.

Initially, the boss did have some ulterior motives, wanting to take it for himself.

But by the time Suika had drunk half of it, he had already abandoned the idea.

After all, someone who can run a tavern must have good vision and a sharp mind.

He'll give a second glance to those who can drink a lot.

But for someone who drank as much as Suika, he just hoped the other party would be lenient and not cause him any trouble.

After receiving Ibuki Gourd back from the reluctant shopkeeper, Suika let out a satisfied burp, then walked to the door and saw Anthony still standing there.

"What are you doing here, young man?" Suika asked, puzzled.

"Well, Dr. Rite guessed you wouldn't have anywhere to stay tonight, so he prepared a private room for you at a nearby inn. Shall I take you to see it?"

Anthony said with a simple, honest smile.

"Don't use all those formalities, just call me Suika."

After saying that, he slung his backpack over his shoulder, put on the Shanghai Dolls that had been placed aside while he was drinking, and then followed Anthony out.

"Where's Dr. Rite?" After going outside, Suika looked around and saw that the place, which had been full of "corpses" before, was now empty. Those who had gotten drunk had all been taken to Rite's clinic.

"The doctor has gone back to the clinic..."

He couldn't help but touch his nose, recalling Rite's awkward expression after waking up.

At this moment, in Rite's clinic, a group of old men were sighing and groaning, like defeated Fowlbeast.

Everyone felt ashamed of losing to a little girl. To remember this unforgettable "lesson," the workers decided to designate this day every year as Alcohol-Free Festival. No matter how much of an alcoholic they were, they had to abstain from alcohol for a day to commemorate this crushing defeat.

Meanwhile, back home, after dealing with a bunch of things with a lot of resentment, Mondo was planning to write in his diary as usual.

However, when he opened the safe, he discovered that his laptop was missing.

In an instant, cold sweat covered his back.

This notebook contains not only his daily complaints and grudges, but also many shameful things.

If this thing is lost, even several heads wouldn't be enough to save his life.

He first searched frantically, turning the house upside down, but after failing to find the notebook, he was completely bewildered.

He then went outside and asked the guards if anyone had entered or approached his room. When he was told that no one had, he became even more apprehensive.

Chapter 494 The Storm Is Brewing

"Where's Rite? Has that guy and those peasants come any closer?"

Remembering how timely Rite arrived that afternoon, Mondo hurriedly asked.

There is no boss.

"Because you instructed that, as a separate villa, the miners are not even allowed to come near this area."

The guard racked his brains for a long time but couldn't remember who had come today.

After taking Mondo asked the person next to him, "First..."

What are the Witte people doing right now?

The subordinate who was standing nearby returned after a while and said...

"Reporting to the boss... Dr. Witte and the little girl who delivered the medicine today were drinking at the restaurant, and they're lying unconscious outside now."

???

Mondo never expected this answer.

In his view, if the other party really got hold of that notebook, they should be eager to bring him down by now.