Honorary Homeowner Medal of the Complex

The speed of the fall was terrifyingly fast, as if an invisible hand were dragging Liu Zheng downward.

Everything before his eyes played out at double speed.

Yet every floor's windows were shrouded in shadow, and he could not see anything inside.

Remembering the scoring the triangular-eyed security guard had mentioned, Liu Zheng took a deep breath and curled himself into a ball.

The core muscle groups warped by mutation went into overdrive, driving his body to spin like a top.

Sixteen and a half midair rotations!

Amid a burst of enthusiastic applause, he suddenly stretched out his body in the second before impact.

Sixteen and a half midair rotations, followed by a vertical landing.

Thunderous applause echoed throughout the entire complex.

Liu Zheng lay on the ground, more than half his body suffering comminuted fractures and all his organs bleeding heavily, staring up at the gloomy sky.

Several faceless figures appeared along the rooftop's edge, making various gestures of admiration at him.

Others booed him, apparently dissatisfied that he had actually survived.

Liu Zheng suddenly felt the inconvenience of no longer being human—he could no longer flip them off.

"Ptooey."

He spat a mouthful of saliva mixed with organ fragments onto the ground, venting his frustration.

"Congratulations. You have completed this challenge superbly."

The triangular-eyed security guard walked over.

"Next, we will announce the judging results for this challenge."

He solemnly took out an envelope and removed a slip of paper from within.

"Dropping the highest score: 9.99."

"Dropping the lowest score: 9.96."

"Contestant Deliveryman's final score is 9.97! Let us congratulate Contestant Deliveryman for becoming the champion of this Rooftop No-Rope Bungee Standing Challenge!"

The triangular-eyed security guard crouched down and raised Liu Zheng's tentacle.

Applause roared as dozens of illusory figures emerged from the air and surrounded the two of them.

"Next, let us invite the chairman of the Homeowners' Judging Committee to present the contestant's prize."

said the triangular-eyed security guard.

A figure several sizes larger than the others stepped out from the crowd and pinned a bronze medal to Liu Zheng's chest.

Name: Jiahe New Residence Honorary Homeowner Medal

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

Effect: Allows free entry to and exit from Jiahe New Residence Complex. While working, you will receive the cooperation of all property staff and homeowners.

Note: Collect five Honorary Homeowner Medals to gain an additional effect.

Can be taken out of the instance: No

The large figure patted his shoulder, then vanished alongside the other figures.

The triangular-eyed security guard also returned to his indifferent expression and headed toward the complex entrance.

"This reward is kind of interesting."

Liu Zheng touched the medal on his chest.

With this, the person who ordered the food probably would not refuse the delivery later.

He wondered what the additional effect for collecting five medals would be. Would it make him an Honorary Owner of every complex?

With the Legendary Deliveryman Persona and the Honorary Homeowner Medal, delivering food would become much easier.

But maybe not.

He remembered the water truck. Something like that had not appeared during his previous deliveries.

Perhaps the newbie protection period had ended.

As his survival time grew longer, he might encounter danger even on the way back to the Restaurant.

He could not solve everything by throwing money around. Getting the Legendary Deliveryman's Hat was imperative.

Liu Zheng waited for his body to recover while he thought.

A few minutes later, he regained the ability to move.

"It's getting faster and faster."

Liu Zheng's recovery speed was now at least twice what it had been when he had first mutated.

Besides the bonus from the Legendary Disguise, the change in his essence was probably an important factor as well.

He wondered whether, after he completely transformed, Mr. Li would specifically ask for his eyeballs to go with his drinks.

Liu Zheng sneered and headed toward Building 7.

His luck was not bad. The building he had bungee-jumped from was Building 9, right next to Building 7.

So although the water truck and the challenge had delayed him somewhat, he still arrived at the door of 1503 ten minutes early.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Liu Zheng hammered the door several times.

Click.

The door opened immediately.

But he did not see the person who had ordered the food.

Could all the homeowners in this complex be invisible?

Liu Zheng felt a little exasperated.

He tentatively swept his tentacles through the air a few times, but touched nothing.

"Hello, your delivery has arrived. Please come out and collect your food."

Liu Zheng had no choice but to shout into the apartment.

"Who are you shouting at?"

A tiny voice came from below him.

"Huh?"

He looked down.

A little man no bigger than a fist was looking up at him, appearing extremely angry.

"Sorry, I didn't see you just now."

Liu Zheng hurriedly apologized.

"Then stop looking."

With a loud bang, the door slammed shut.

"Damn, I was just telling the truth. Did he have to get that angry?"

He was speechless.

Speechless or not, he still had to deliver the food.

He continued hammering on the door.

This time, Liu Zheng pounded on it for a full three minutes before the door to 1503 opened again.

"I'm warning you, human. Just because I'm small does not mean I'm easy to bully. Get out of my sight right now, or I'll scoop your brains out spoonful by spoonful and feed them to my dog."

Miniature Man threatened.

This time, he was not looking at Liu Zheng's face, but at Liu Zheng's crotch.

"You keep a dog?"

Liu Zheng's expression turned slightly strange.

At that size, was he keeping the dog, or was the dog keeping him?

"Tindalos!"

Miniature Man seemed to know he was thinking something extremely rude and shouted.

A lump-like purplish-red mist suddenly spread out from the corner of the living room.

A strange creature leaped out of it.

Its body was long and slender, made of a perforated exoskeleton, with glowing mist swirling inside it.

The contours of its face shifted constantly, like a wax figure endlessly melting and cooling.

The only things that did not change were its eyes, which emitted scorching red light, and its protruding lower jaw.

The creature, which could hardly be called a dog, flicked out a long, straw-like tongue and silently pounced on Liu Zheng.

He had no way to judge its strength, but he could tell from its appearance alone that it was not something to trifle with.

"Wait, I have this!"

At the critical moment, Liu Zheng removed the Honorary Homeowner Medal and held it out.

"Stop!"

The sharp tip of the tongue was only a hair's breadth from his forehead. Liu Zheng could even feel phantom pain, as if his skin had been pierced.

"Tindalos, sit."

Miniature Man gave another command.

Tindalos let out a few low whines and obediently sat on the floor.

Its eyes remained fixed on Liu Zheng, filled with the desire to hunt.

"For the Homeowners' Judging Committee's sake, I'll let it go this time. Think before you speak in the future. Someone else might not be as good-tempered as I am."

Miniature Man said coldly.

"Then what should I have said?"

Liu Zheng humbly asked for guidance.

"You should have said, 'I'm sorry, sir. My eyesight is poor, and I failed to notice your imposing figure.'"

Miniature Man said in a dubbed-film voice.

"Pfft."

Liu Zheng had to exert tremendous effort to suppress the urge to laugh out loud.

"Your art of conversation leaves me in awe."

he said sincerely.

"Very good. Put it there."

Miniature Man was very satisfied with his attitude.

Liu Zheng took out the meal and placed it on the shoe cabinet by the door.

"Then I wish you a pleasant meal."

he said politely.

"Wait. Do you want to make some extra money?"

Miniature Man called after him.