Chapter 618: Chapter 431 True and False Rumors
This situation was not isolated; many skeletons that had risen to Red Soul Fire status began their sacrifices almost simultaneously. Although each Sacrificial Array summoned a small number of Undead Creatures, the number of Red Soul Fire skeletons just in the suburbs of Kyoto was considerable.
Thousands of Sacrificial Arrays summoned hexagonal prisms, which called forth even more Undead Creatures.
And each Wizard Wraith that emerged from the space gates directly became the leader of the Undead in their respective areas. For some unknown reason, all the Undead Creatures that emerged from the hexagonal prism space gates, regardless of their number or strength, were essentially equal.
These Undead Creatures, just like the skeletons revived at the onset of the catastrophe, would attack their kind when they encountered others from the hexagonal prism space gates, as if these Undead Creatures were not fellow beings, but mortal enemies instead.
The chaos in the urban areas at night occupied the troops that should have been deployed to clear out the skeletons, which allowed those in the wild to successfully complete the ritual of the Sacrificial Array.
Although drones captured the entire process, as the hexagonal prisms disappeared and the Wizard Wraiths took control of each group of Undead Creatures, they used death rays to destroy the drones that were hovering in the sky for surveillance.
This action by the Wizard Wraiths also made the members at Command Headquarters realize that they were no longer dealing with low-intelligence enemies like the ancient creatures and Bug Race they had previously encountered.
Dong Tianyu, who stayed at home, was unaware of the changes outside. He thought that the worst that could happen from not going out overnight was that the skeletons outside would become somewhat stronger, but Dong Tianyu never expected such a drastic change to occur among the wild skeletons.
After a night of turmoil, the streets of Kyoto during the day became much more somber than the previous days. The Patrol Teams appearing intermittently on the streets hastened everyone’s movements, and there were far fewer of the usual people lounging around.
Thinking about not having ventured out the previous night, Dong Tianyu was getting ready to take a stroll during the day when Gordon suddenly turned up at his door.
Dong Tianyu was somewhat surprised that Gordon had come to see him. Gordon was a friend of Yara’s, and although Dong Tianyu had been spending more time with Yara lately, there was hardly any interaction between Gordon and Franklin. Therefore, Gordon’s unexpected visit left Dong Tianyu puzzled as to the purpose of his visit.
But regardless, a guest is a guest, so Dong Tianyu still smiled and invited the visitor into the tea room.
Once the guest was seated, Dong Tianyu asked with a smile, "Tea or coffee?"
Gordon didn’t choose between the options Dong Tianyu had offered and instead asked directly, "Got any white?"
Hearing Gordon’s question, Dong Tianyu of course understood what the ’white’ referred to—it certainly wasn’t plain water.
"I do have some, but it’s just loose white liquor. If you don’t mind..."
Before Dong Tianyu could finish speaking, Gordon interrupted impatiently, "That’ll do."
Seeing Gordon’s excited expression, Dong Tianyu was somewhat amused but still went through the motions of getting up and heading to another room. There, he pulled out a container of loose white liquor from his Storage Space. It was a barrel of booze he had found while scavenging the Logistics Park during the previous calamities, and its cheap packaging made it clear it wasn’t anything fancy.
Although Dong Tianyu did drink, he wasn’t particularly fond of it. So, it wasn’t just the cheap liquor—he also seldom drank the good stuff stored in his Storage Space.
Gordon’s eyes widened when he saw Dong Tianyu bring in a barrel of liquor (6L), knowing that after the disasters, it was very rare to find newly brewed grain alcohol. The reason was simple: aside from the fact that grain alcohol requires time for fermentation and settling, there wasn’t even enough grain for food, let alone surplus for brewing liquor.
For this reason, most of the liquor currently found on the market was a blend of industrial alcohol. Under normal circumstances, before the disasters, drinks mixed with industrial alcohol were banned due to their health risks.
But now, with insufficient grain even for food, let alone brewing alcohol, and bodily improvement following the advancement in Martial Cultivation, drinks mixed with industrial alcohol had become mainstream in circulation.
Yet even so, this adulterated liquor was not only expensive on the market but also hard to find.
Dong Tianyu took out a small pot, poured the barrel’s loose white liquor into the pot, and then filled a cup for Gordon.
Gordon eagerly downed the drink as soon as he took the cup, then placed it on the table. Seeing that there was no more liquor in Gordon’s cup, Dong Tianyu naturally poured him another.
As he looked at his cup filled once again, Gordon wanted to down the drink in one go, but remembering the purpose of his visit and that his relationship with Dong Tianyu wasn’t too deep, he resisted the urge. However, his betraying glance revealed his inner thoughts in an instant.
Seeing Gordon’s expression, Dong Tianyu considerately picked up his own cup of tea and said, "Let’s drink. I’m having tea, but since there’s liquor on the table, we’ll follow the rules of drinking—three cups first, then we can talk business."
