bacchusnovels Chapter 202 The Taste of Breakup and the Growing Pains of the City
Chapter 202 The Taste of Breakup and the Growing Pains of the City
That bottle of black concentrate contained less than 100 milliliters.
When Wang Minyu poured it into that huge reservoir, it was like dropping a drop of ink into the Pacific Ocean—not even a ripple was seen.
However, the change occurred on a spiritual level.
If Pierre's "Biochemical Fried Fish" was an inhumane ravage of the "mother's" taste, then Wang Minyu's "Sage's Soup PLUS" was a precise prefrontal lobotomy performed on its soul.
The hysterical screaming of a "resentful woman" that had been echoing in everyone's minds came to an abrupt end.
It's like a stereo system playing rock music that gets its power plug kicked out.
The entire underground space instantly returned to deathly silence.
The boiling water gradually calmed down.
The churning, colorful bubbles, as if they had lost their support, quickly burst and dissipated.
The water is turning back to its original color.
The cloying, love-induced stench in the air, and the pungent, bioweapon-like smell, were both replaced by a completely new aroma.
It was a feeling of... emptiness.
It's a feeling of utter boredom, a desire to find a corner to lie down and contemplate philosophical questions like "Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?"
Guan Shan slowly stood up, shook his head, and looked confused: "Boss... I just... suddenly don't want to work hard anymore."
Captain Zhou had also recovered. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Wang Minyu with lingering fear: "What...what did you just pour down?"
"Breakup happiness water." Wang Minyu put the empty bottle back in his pocket without changing his expression. "It cures all kinds of 'love brain.' The side effect is that you might lose interest in life, but it's not a big problem. You'll be fine in a couple of days."
At this moment, Su Qing's voice came through the earphone, carrying a weak and incredulous feeling of surviving a disaster: "Boss... that infrasound signal... disappeared. Not weakened, it's... completely gone. It's like, like it suddenly realized that dating was meaningless and became a monk."
Wang Minyu walked to the edge of the pool and looked at the water surface that had returned to its lifeless state.
In the field of vision of the [Aura Observation] technique, the huge network of mycelium that originally covered the bottom of the entire reservoir and emitted a pink halo has now turned gray.
A gray hue of utter despair.
They stopped wriggling and expanding; they simply lay there quietly, as if entering a period of spiritual tranquility.
【Ding--】
The long-awaited system notification sound rang in Wang Minyu's mind.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the hidden mission: The Urban Heartbreak Front Alliance.]
[Mission Description: Forcibly interrupt the full-channel mental broadcast of the Class A anomalous organism "Mother Zero" to Changxiang City using non-lethal biochemical means, causing it to fall into a state of self-doubt and philosophical contemplation.]
[Task Rating: S (Perfect). You not only solved the problem, but also caused significant psychological trauma to the problem itself.]
[Task Rewards:]
[1. Special architectural blueprints: "Biochemical Energy Purification and Circulation System". This system can be installed at Renxin Resort to convert the biological wastewater discharged by the "mother organism" into high-purity medical energy liquid and edible protein blocks.]
2. Skill Points: 2000.
[3. New Recipe Unlocked: "Meng Po Soup (Quick-Acting Trial Version)". Effect: Allows the target to temporarily forget the thing they most want to forget for three minutes. Note: After the effect wears off, the memory will rebound with double the force; please use with caution.]
Wang Minyu looked at the reward list, especially the "Meng Po Soup," and his lips twitched.
This system is becoming increasingly inhumane.
If this thing were used in business negotiations, it would be a game-changer.
"Dr. Wang... Dr. Wang." Captain Zhou walked over, looking at the unconscious workers, his face filled with awe and gratitude. "This time, we owe you a great debt. On behalf of the city, I express my gratitude to you."
"Stop with the formalities." Wang Minyu waved his hand. "Compensation, emotional distress damages, lost wages, and appearance fees for my employees—I'll have Su Qing put together a list for you later. By the way, these workers were a bit stunned; they might experience mild cognitive impairment when they wake up, like mistaking their wives for their first loves. Remember to prepare their families mentally."
Captain Zhou: "..."
He felt that the hardest part of dealing with Wang Minyu was not dealing with those demons and monsters, but how to deal with his flawless logic, which even the punctuation reeked of money.
Just then, Su Qing, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Boss, in the last second before the 'mother' signal disappeared, I intercepted a weak stream of directional information."
"What did you say?"
"That's not infrasound, it's more like... a brainwave response. It's responding to another signal source. I've translated it, it's only two words."
Which two?
"Save me," Su Qing said softly.
Wang Minyu's eyes narrowed.
It wasn't a cry for help.
It means "Save me".
This indicates that the "father figure" in the Third Mental Hospital was not the active signal transmitter.
It, or rather "he", is trapped.
The S Organization and the Summit Creatures are not cultivating a new "god".
They are... imprisoning a "god".
This discovery instantly complicated the nature of the whole affair.
"It seems that mental hospital is even more bustling than we imagined." Wang Minyu touched the cold, black scale in his pocket.
……
at the same time.
Strange "aftereffects" are unfolding in every corner of Changxiang City.
A high school student, preparing to commit suicide for "love" on the rooftop, suddenly stopped, looked at the distant sky, and muttered to himself, "Wait a minute, I haven't even started studying for my monthly exams yet, why would I jump?"
A housewife who had donated all her savings to "sound" suddenly sat up in bed and slapped her snoring husband across the face: "Old Wang! Where's my money?!"
Countless young people who were passionately reciting love poems on the street seemed to have been collectively put on pause. They looked at each other, staring at the roses in their hands, their faces showing awkward but polite smiles.
The whole city seemed to have just experienced an absurd, spring dream.
The dream is over, but life goes on.
However, something seemed to be missing in the air.
Inside Renxin Pharmacy.
Li Siyuan and Zhao Na were busily distributing a special "refreshing tea" to the patients in line.
"Has Master not returned yet?" Zhao Na wiped her sweat.
"Almost there." Li Siyuan looked out the window and saw the familiar Wuling Hongguang slowly approaching, carrying a mixture of gunpowder smoke and... stinky tofu smell.
The car came to a complete stop.
Wang Minyu got out of the passenger seat, glanced at the long line outside the pharmacy, and frowned.
"What happened? Did everyone catch a cold?"
Li Siyuan ran over and handed over a cup of warm water: "Master, it's not a cold. It's... I've broken up with my boyfriend. Everyone in the city says they've broken up with their boyfriends, their hearts are heavy, they can't eat, they can't sleep, and they all insist on coming to you to get some 'love potion'."
Wang Minyu took a sip of water, looked at the "patients" who all looked utterly hopeless, and remained silent for a moment.
Then, he walked to the entrance of the pharmacy, cleared his throat, and picked up a megaphone.
"Dear fellow villagers, brothers and sisters, I, Wang Minyu, attending physician of Renxin Pharmacy, express my deepest condolences regarding this mass heartbreak."
"But!" he suddenly changed the subject.
"Heartbreak isn't an illness, poverty is. Feeling sorry for yourself won't solve anything, but making money will. To help everyone get over emotional distress as quickly as possible, our store is launching the 'Striving for Self-Improvement' series of packages."
"Package 1: 'Bricklaying Therapy'. Renxin Resort construction site urgently needs temporary workers, 300 yuan per day, food and accommodation provided. Work for a day and you'll be so tired you won't even remember your ex's name."
"Package Two: 'Fight fire with fire.' Our newly developed 'Tear-Inducing Onion Essential Oil'—one drop to refresh your mind, two drops to unleash your tears. Once you've cried your eyes out, your heart won't ache anymore. Now priced at 998, the first ten customers get a free tissue."
"Package Three..."
Before Wang Minyu could finish speaking, the crowd erupted in a commotion.
"I'm signing up to be a construction worker!"
"I want that oil! Give me two bottles!"
A city-wide emotional crisis was transformed by Wang Minyu into a unique... product launch.
Looking at the eager "leeks" (a metaphor for easily exploited consumers), Wang Minyu nodded in satisfaction.
That's what it means to prescribe the right medicine for the illness.
The wounds of a city should be healed through consumption.