MDT Chapter 183 (Patreon)

Chapter 183: The Custom Brothel

The moment Biaozi finished speaking, commotion erupted from the crowd behind them. A group of men was suddenly enveloped in a red membrane of light, then vanished in the blink of an eye. Judging by their movements just before disappearing, they'd clearly been about to attempt robbery.

"Uh..."

Biaozi sheepishly retracted his gaze and continued following Boss Mang on his motorcycle. That plan was a no-go—this encounter map strictly prohibited any form of violence.

He just didn't know if those men had been sent back or killed.

Probably sent back.

All the sentinel squad members could basically ride a motorcycle. Even those who couldn't pick it up after a few tries. If you could walk, you could ride a bike. If you could ride a bike, you could ride an electric scooter. If you could ride an electric scooter, you could ride a motorcycle. No difficulty learning, especially in an apocalyptic world with no traffic rules. You could ride however you wanted.

Chen Mang rode at the front, eyes constantly scanning the shops lining both sides of the street. Only about half were open for business. Through the glass doors, he could see robot attendants waiting inside.

Many shops dotted the street, with brothels being the most numerous.

The street was wide, easily accommodating twenty trains driving side-by-side. All the mechanical cities he'd encountered had wide roads, as if designed with trains as the primary transportation mode in mind.

"Thrill Shop."

The neon sign flashed continuously. Chen Mang looked at it and stopped in front of the storefront on the ground floor of an office building. He'd passed many brothels without stopping—he wasn't here for a thrill.

Even if he were, Ji Chuchu was more entertaining than these robots.

But this shop's name was so direct and explicit that curiosity surged within him. He had to see what was inside.

By now, the street behind them was empty. Only their group remained.

In this encounter map, having a vehicle was a huge advantage. They could reach any corner of this city, while others had to rely on their own feet.

"This can't be good..."

Biaozi cleared his throat, eyes full of anticipation as he followed Boss Mang into the Thrill Shop.

Li Shiji, who'd been tense all along, finally relaxed slightly. He admitted he was quite capable and had made a few contributions, but he wasn't omnipotent. Boss Mang even wanted him to gamble—the pressure was immense.

Now it was time to play, to relax. A good thing. He really didn't know how to gamble.

The shop's interior was extremely dopamine-drenched. The walls were painted with various colors, and combined with multi-colored lights, it was pure light pollution. No aesthetic to speak of.

Chen Mang frowned slightly as he took in the decor. He was starting to realize the mechanical civilization had no aesthetic sense at all. In their eyes, these bright colors were beautiful, relaxing, and pleasant. They had no concept of combining and matching colors.

It looked extremely messy.

No shelves in the shop, only a robot attendant holding a tablet. When it saw them approach, it revealed a standard smile and held the tablet out to them.

"Welcome. First floor for selecting services, second floor for receiving them."

Several options appeared on the tablet:

[1: Ultimate AI Thrill. A unique string of code that can send an AI into ecstasy. Price: 998 points.]

[2: Lesser AI Thrill. Suitable for AIs with a gentler personality. Price: 668 points.]

[3: AI...]

A brothel, alright. Just a niche one, specializing in services for AIs.

After understanding what this shop offered, Chen Mang shook his head and led Biaozi and the others out. If he had the chance to return, he could consider bringing Xiao Ai to get a thrill.

After all, Xiao Ai worked for him. If there was a chance to enjoy himself, he wouldn't leave his people behind.

But before leaving the shop, a vending machine at the entrance caught his eye.

The machine displayed a variety of goods:

[Lemon Cola, price 10 points.]

[Lemon Cake, price 18 points.]

[Eden City Map Chip Version, 1000 points.]

[Paper Version City Map, 20 points.]

He hadn't found a convenience store after searching for so long, but he'd found one here. Chen Mang didn't hesitate, immediately spending 30 points to buy a map and a bottle of lemon cola. The chip version required an AI or robot to use. Since he hadn't brought Xiao Ai, he could only buy the paper version.

After placing his watch on the payment interface, a can of cola and a rolled-up map dropped into the collection slot.

He opened the bottle of lemon cola, sniffed it—it hadn't expired—then took a light sip. Normal, with no strange taste. Only then did he hand the opened can to Biaozi.

"Drink it and see if it restores stamina or has any other special effects."

He'd bought this cola purely out of curiosity. The mechanical civilization should have been destroyed long ago, or on the verge of it. This city had been unvisited for a long time. So he was curious if these foods had expired. He never thought they wouldn't.

The can had no trademark or production information, just the words "Lemon Cola."

Two possibilities: This vending machine had a permanent preservation effect, similar to the Level 5 advanced effect of a refrigerator, or this cola was produced in a way that it would never expire.

"Mechanical Civilization"—this was a term he'd always guessed at in his heart, but on the light screen of this encounter map, the words were clearly mentioned.

These details revealed a lot. Their "trains" and "accessories" and other methods were all inherited from the mechanical civilization, and their common enemy was the various monsters.

Chen Mang had learned to read between the lines—small details often revealed the bigger picture.

Chen Mang walked out of the shop and unrolled the paper map on the ground. It was very large—a full nine square meters when spread out, with a side length of three meters.

This city was not large. It wasn't even as big as the city they'd encountered in "Geocentric Nuke," about a quarter of its size. The map was so large entirely because it was detailed, marking out all the shops on the streets. Too detailed.

Chen Mang bent down, brow furrowed as he seriously studied the map on the ground. The entire city had no residential areas, just a variety of strange shops. He couldn't even guess what some were for just by their names.

"Three Odd Entropy Core Pawnshop."

"Daily 'Love' Pain Charging Station."

"Wonderful Experience Paradox Clock Shop."

"Mechanical Train Confessional."

"Eden Memory Bank."

Of these strange shops, he could only barely guess what the "Eden Memory Bank" was for—probably related to memory. He had no idea about the others.

On the map, three areas were marked with five-pointed stars. They occupied quite large areas:

Entertainment City, Entertainment City, and Entertainment City.

"Not bad."

Chen Mang rolled up the map and tossed it to Zhang Yi, then looked at the direction sign on the street, swung his leg over his off-road motorcycle, twisted the throttle, and with a roar, sped down the street!

Biaozi and the others hurriedly got on their motorcycles and followed.

As expected of a city specially built for entertainment and relaxation—the three important areas were all entertainment cities.

From the information in these shops, a basic judgment could be made. The mechanical civilization wasn't entirely composed of robots; there were also many humans, and their status was probably not low. Otherwise, there wouldn't be things like cola and casinos.

At least, he felt that a robot—an existence with a core composed of countless data codes—would not have strong love for a probabilistic event like gambling.

…..

The captain of the Electro-King train had finally reunited with his men. He stood in front of the "Custom Brothel," his expression full of satisfaction as he smiled and nodded.

His train had already been upgraded to Level 4.

When he'd gone to the Sand River Plains, he'd wanted to see how the Stellar, which had developed so well in the "Ironridge Wasteland," was doing. But after going to the "Sand River Plains," he couldn't find the Stellar's name on any leaderboards.

He'd thought the Stellar had either fallen into obscurity or been destroyed in a crisis. He'd even asked curiously on the train radio.

All he got in response were three dots "..."

Later, he found out that in the days he was still mining in the white zone, the Stellar had already torn through the Sand River Plains and gone to a higher-level region.

So fast.

He'd also had an opportunity to jump to a Level 4 train, which was already quite fast. How could the Stellar be so much faster than him? It was absurd. It couldn't be that he'd worked so hard until the end of the apocalypse to get one opportunity, while that guy had an opportunity every few days, right?

But now was not the time to think about this.

The dwarf man, captain of the Electro-King train, pushed open the door of the shop with a satisfied expression. The shop was hidden in a small alley. If he hadn't wanted to find a secluded place to pee, he really wouldn't have found it.

The interior was mainly red, looking very ambiguous.

At the door knelt a female robot attendant, holding a tablet high in her arms.

[Custom Brothel.]

[The service staff in this shop are all bionic robots.]

[Any type you want can be customized.]

[Height, race, skin color, gender, age, etc.]

The dwarf man was quite satisfied with this kneeling service. This way, he didn't have to look up—very suitable for him. Then he looked at the various options on the tablet, his mouth involuntarily agape, a hint of shock in his eyes.

"Skin color actually has 48 options. Amazing."

"Let me see... can you only choose the opposite sex by default?"

"Yes, sir, homosexuality is illegal..."

"I understand, I'm not that kind of person."

"...it requires extra money."

The dwarf man looked expressionlessly at the kneeling robot attendant, then pointed to the small print on the screen. "What does it mean that the price for a fully bionic person and a semi-bionic person is the same?"

"The law stipulates that all mechanical creatures must have a clear mechanical organ exposed in a prominent position to distinguish them from humans."

"If a fully bionic person is used as service staff in a brothel, it is a violation of the law."

"So...?"

"It requires extra money."

"No, that law doesn't seem to have much constraint on you, does it?"

"In Eden City, the law can be slightly relaxed."

"How much can it be relaxed?"

"It depends on how much extra money you pay."

The dwarf man pursed his lips and didn't delve into it, just thought for a moment before speaking. "Give me a three-meter-tall one, with a golden-ratio figure, curvy front and perky rear. How much does that cost?"

"Please choose your smart chip level."

[Level 1 Smart Chip: Will do some basic actions and sounds, price 1800 points.]

[Level 2 Smart Chip: Has the same intelligence as me, price 4900 points.]

[Level 3 Smart Chip: Has intelligence close to a human, price 12800 points.]

The kneeling female robot attendant said in a flat, standard, smiling voice, "The higher the smart chip level, the better the experience. And if you can develop feelings with service staff with a Level 3 smart chip, you can redeem her."

"She is inserted into a different body each time, so you don't have to worry about her being dirty. Her main body is clean. As long as you build her a new body, she will still be the virgin body that you humans like."

The dwarf man looked expressionlessly at the kneeling woman, silent for a long time before he said softly, "You guys really know how to play."

"Give me a Level 1 smart chip."

Then he turned to the men behind him. "You guys see if there's anything you want to play with. If you do, I'll pay. Be careful when you choose—I only have 10,000 points. Don't spend it all."

He'd gone to the mechanical train accessory shop and seen it. These 10,000 points couldn't buy anything. He might as well have some fun here.

The men behind him, upon seeing this, their eyes lit up. They liked this about their boss—he would definitely let them have a taste when he had something good.

"Can you give me a zombie version? Don't make it too bloody, make it sexy."

"Just give me a normal one, but make the face pretty. Um... make it the same as yours."

"Can I order you?"

Nearly half of the hundred Train Captains had walked into a brothel to experience a brothel from the mechanical civilization. This was an experience they'd never had before.

If it weren't for the apocalypse, they wouldn't have had this opportunity either.

Although many projects were a bit too challenging, as long as it was under the name of an experience, the acceptance level became much higher.

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