Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 993: 623, Golden Family Members, Zheng Yuandong_2

After the fall of the demigod Jindai Chika, Chen Yu directly returned to City No. 7 and shut himself in, indulging in painting every day, ignoring all chores.

Every day, outside Chen Yu’s residence, truckloads of paint, ink, and rice paper would be delivered.

All these years, although the Chen Clan had a family head, everyone knew that the real decision makers were ultimately Chen Chuanzhi and his son, Chen Yu.

After Chen Chuanzhi’s passing, the current family head wanted to seize power, but before he could celebrate for long, the exceptionally gifted Chen Yu unexpectedly also stepped into the ranks of demigods.

It truly drove the Chen Clan’s family head to despair.

Now, anyone wishing to visit Chen Yu was turned away.

There was only one reason: to paint.

In the eyes of ordinary people, this demigod seemed to live with leisure, embracing great elegance within.

But in the eyes of Zheng Yuandong, it was clearly a preparation for the impending great war, conserving energy and gearing up for battle.

It’s important to know that Chen Yu’s paintings were for killing.

At this moment, several people walked into the bar, led by Zhang Qinghuan and Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi cheerfully said to the bar owner, ”It’s time to pay the protection fee for this month.”

In the past, whenever the group came to collect protection fees, the bar owner was always worried.

After all, it was an additional expense on top of operating costs, and no one was willing by choice.

Of course, unwilling as they were, they had no choice. Since the establishment of District 3, the custom of collecting protection fees has never ceased; only the groups collecting them frequently changed.

However, Lu Yuan noticed that when Xiao Qi’s group collected the protection fee, the bar owner surprisingly smiled and said, ”Xiao Qi is here, huh? I’ve got the money ready for you guys. Want to sit down and have a couple of drinks? I just bought some draft beer; it’s quite satisfying.”

Xiao Qi accepted the envelope with a smile, waved his hand, and said, ”We’ll pass on the drinks for now. We still have dozens of protection fees to collect.”

Lu Yuan quietly said to Zheng Yuandong, ”Boss, why is it so harmonious when they collect protection fees?”

Zheng Yuandong replied, ”Because the Parent Association here gets things done. Previous groups only collected protection fees but never really protected you. Saying you’re protected by an arts collective here means even drunkards don’t dare skip their tabs or cause trouble. Moreover, the entire District 3 is different now; recently, people from District 5 have even been coming here to drink because it’s safe.”

The safety index of District 3 in City No. 22 has already been maxed out by the Parent Association.

The association established here—the Federation of Collectives—has become one big family, led by Luo Wanya and Xiao Qi.

The collectives are plenty, but the ones in control are only the Parent Association.

Now there are patrols at midnight here; no matter where trouble occurs, as long as the Federation’s hotline is called, someone will resolve the issue within 10 minutes.

It’s like a linkage with the Outer World’s 110; when in doubt, find the Federation.

That’s why the governance and order that the fourth, fifth, and sixth districts couldn’t achieve, District 3 has.

People from neighboring districts now come here to drink at night instead of going elsewhere.

Just because if you pass out on the street after drinking too much, you won’t have your kidney taken.

Even if you get pickpocketed on the street, the Parent Association can immediately catch the thief through the ubiquitous cameras and the Skynet System...

There’s a real feeling of police-public joint defense here; it’s extremely harmonious.

The bosses in District 3 find business easier to conduct too.

At this moment, the bar owner quietly said, ”The two people next to us, we haven’t seen them before; they might be newcomers from out of town.”

Xiao Qi raised his eyebrows, walked over to Zheng Yuandong with a smile and politely asked, ”Where are you two from? You seem unfamiliar, not from our District 3, right?”

Zheng Yuandong glanced at him and whispered, ”I’m with the Golden Family.”

Lu Yuan: ”...”

Xiao Qi stood in awe, ”Didn’t expect you to be family. What brings you two to City No. 22?”

Zheng Yuandong shook his head, ”Things instructed by the family can’t be disclosed.”

Xiao Qi quickly replied, ”Understood, understood, I won’t ask.”

Saying that, Xiao Qi waved his hand and left with the Parent Association members.

Lu Yuan looked at Xiao Qi’s back and marveled, ”You never know unless you come here; once you do, you’re surprised. District 3 of City No. 22 has brightened up entirely, looking clean like it’s not even a slum. The Parent Association has truly changed this place.”

Zheng Yuandong wasn’t actually part of the Golden Family, but claiming to be here definitely worked wonders for him.

Anyway, the Parent Association doesn’t dare compile rosters or member systems for the moment, and except for a few core members, no one can immediately verify his identity.

Zheng Yuandong said, ”Now, District 3 in City No. 22 is fully organized like grassroots monitors. Qing Chen and the others... they have significant ambitions. They’ve now gone to City No. 20, City No. 21, as well as City No. 10 to the south, City No. 18, City No. 13, blooming everywhere like they’re racing against time. I’m planning to go to City No. 20, dive into the Parent Association, observe their operating model, and see their ultimate plan.”

Lu Yuan softly asked, ”Boss, you won’t become one of them someday, will you?”

Zheng Yuandong smiled, ”What are you thinking? The consortia have started to notice them, and I’m contemplating how to secure more time for them.”

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Countdown 18:00:00.

”What’s this plant?” Qing Chen asked.

Shadow explained, ”This is Chicken Blood Sprout, used for hemostasis, anti-inflammation, and healing. All the special trauma medicines you buy on the black market use it as a primer. Actually, that black medicine is diluted by merchants, and it’s more effective to directly crush Chicken Blood Sprout and apply it to wounds. Generally, one Chicken Blood Sprout can be diluted into forty-two bottles of black medicine.”

Qing Chen nodded, ”Good stuff. Xiao Mengqiu, dig up this Chicken Blood Sprout and stuff it into Zard’s stomach.”

”Okay,” Zhang Mengchan said, bending down to dig up the roots.

These days, Qing Chen has been digging plants in Taboo Land City No. 10. If they were useful, they were directly dug up by Zhang Mengchan and stored in Zard’s body for preservation.

Because of digging up plants, Xiao Mengqiu’s hands were covered in blisters, but he worked tirelessly without ever giving up, while Qing Chen seemed oblivious and didn’t intervene.

Zard, on the other hand, because of having too many plants stuffed inside him, was swollen up like someone pregnant with octuplets.

His bloated body resembled a snowman when he walked.

Others might have long complained, but Zard was not only unfazed but instead followed Qing Chen with an eager expression, as if nothing was wrong.

Ma Jingjing and others exchanged glances; they also didn’t know why Qing Chen was collecting so many plants.

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