Chapter 50: Intelligence

Yue Zhong walked straight to the bar and sat down.

A middle-aged man dressed in a bartender uniform approached and handed Yue Zhong a price list, smiling as he said, "Young man, welcome to Leijiang Bar. This is our bar's menu."

Yue Zhong took the menu and examined it carefully. It was filled with various famous wines from the real world. Even legendary wines like the 1966 Lafite and the 1956 Feitian Maotai, which cost millions per bottle in the real world, were listed here for just 1 survival coin per large glass.

In addition to these real-world wines, the last page of the menu listed two non-realistic beverages with extremely ordinary names: Stamina Recovery Juice and Mental Power Recovery Juice.

"Stamina Recovery Juice. After drinking, it restores 15 stamina points within 5 minutes. Costs 20 survival coins per cup."

"Mental Power Recovery Juice. After drinking, it restores 15 mental power points within 5 minutes. Costs 20 survival coins per cup."

Yue Zhong had no interest in the other famous wines. He pointed at the two juices and asked the bartender, "Can I take these juices to go?"

The bartender smiled and said, "Of course not. You can only enjoy these juices within the bar. However, for other types of alcohol, as long as you can pay enough survival coins, you can take them to go. Our bar operates on a prepayment system."

Yue Zhong took out a 20-survival coin from his backpack and tossed it to the bartender. "Give me a cup of Stamina Recovery Juice."

The bartender took the coin and retreated to the back. Shortly after, he handed Yue Zhong a cup of green liquid.

Yue Zhong carefully took a sip of the Stamina Recovery Juice. A sweet and sour taste spread across his taste buds. He then drank the entire cup in one go.

A faint warm current flowed through Yue Zhong's body, and he could feel his stamina recovering continuously.

After finishing the drink, Yue Zhong looked directly at the bartender and asked slowly, "Are you human?"

The bartender smiled and replied, "Of course I am human."

Yue Zhong continued, "Are you from this world?"

The bartender's eyes narrowed slightly, but he maintained his smile. "You have a good eye. I am not from your world."

Yue Zhong asked curiously, "Which world are you from?"

The bartender smiled wryly and said, "System restrictions prevent me from answering."

Yue Zhong pressed on, "Have you seen the existence that created the God and Demon System?"

The bartender sighed and said, "In the presence of such an existence, we are nothing more than ants. How could we have seen it?"

Yue Zhong pondered for a moment, then frowned slightly and asked, "Why did you come to our world? Your strength is not weak."

After his mental power was enhanced, Yue Zhong's senses became increasingly sharp. He could feel that the seemingly amiable bartender in front of him was like a humanoid beast, with strength far surpassing his own.

The terrifyingly powerful bartender smiled wryly and let out a long sigh. "In our world, the living environment is ten times harsher than here, and the enemies are even more terrifying. In our world, even with my strength, I have to struggle every day just to get a full meal. I constantly worry about becoming someone else's slave, at their mercy. Although I am now a system-affiliated entity, similar to an NPC in your online games, and bound by the system, my life is a hundred times better than before. I am very satisfied with this life."

Hearing the bartender's words, Yue Zhong felt a sense of urgency. The bartender's strength far surpassed his own. Such a powerful individual was willing to become an NPC controlled by the God and Demon System, which showed just how cruel and terrifying their world was.

Yue Zhong asked, "What does the flame number on the crystal ball in the square represent?"

The bartender extended his hand and said, "5 survival coins for the information. You must pay the corresponding fee for any valuable information you want from me. This is a system rule."

Yue Zhong took out 5 survival coins from his backpack and handed them to the bartender.

"That represents the end of the restriction period. Since you have already found the beginner village, 24 hours later, the main force of zombies in Leijiang City, which has been restricted to the bustling commercial area by the system, will have their restrictions lifted. They will roam the city according to their instincts. The evolution of various zombies will also be unlocked. At that time, hunting zombies in Leijiang City will be ten times more dangerous than before."

Hearing the bartender's words, Yue Zhong felt a chill in his heart. The zombies were already terrifying enough, and that was without the evolution restrictions being lifted. Once the evolution restrictions were lifted, who knew what kind of monsters those zombies would become.

Yue Zhong frowned and asked slowly, "Is it because of me that the zombie restrictions are being lifted?"

The bartender shook his head and said, "No! The system originally prepared a one-month period. After one month, the zombie restrictions in all areas would be lifted. Moreover, after one month, the quest to find the beginner village would end. Any beginner villages that were not found would disappear. People in those areas would not be able to obtain job changes or purchase various products that surpass the technology of this world through the beginner village."

Hearing the bartender's words, Yue Zhong felt slightly relieved. He then continued to ask, "What is the pattern for the appearance of beginner villages?"

"10 survival coins."

Yue Zhong pushed 10 survival coins to the bartender.

The bartender said, "A beginner village will appear in the most bustling commercial area of every city with a population exceeding one million."

Yue Zhong asked, "How much for information on zombie evolution?"

The bartender shook his head and said, "The system does not allow the sale of such information."

Yue Zhong continued to ask questions he was concerned about.

"This kind of information is not allowed to be sold by the system..."

For all the important questions, the bartender only answered with this sentence, very much like an NPC in a game. He did not seem like a human with flesh and blood who could be flexible.

Yue Zhong pushed 10 survival coins to the bartender and said, "Finally, I want to buy a suggestion. Do you have any good suggestions for me?"

After taking Yue Zhong's survival coins, the bartender said with a serious expression, "You have already reached level 10. Go and change your job immediately. Use all your survival coins to buy the supplies you need, and then get out of Leijiang City as soon as possible. The evolved zombie horde is not something you can handle right now. Changing your job is very necessary because not only will it come with a job-specific skill, but you can also use survival coins to purchase another skill of your job class at the job center. You should know the power of skills. Having one more skill means having one more ability and trump card. Before level 30, most people can only learn three active skills. However, there is no limit to learning skills of your own job class."

Yue Zhong nodded, immediately stood up from his seat, and strode out of the bar.