Last Totem Novel - Chapter 269

Chapter 269 Drink Water
Not long after, Tie Zha walked past a clothing store and saw that it was full of men’s gowns, so he turned inside. This shop had about a hundred square meters of space, and clothes were generally hung more closely. Compared to the shop on the second floor, which was close to a thousand square meters, this place was somewhat crowded.

A plain looking, tidy-haired, red service-dressed female shopping guide, aged between 25 and 16, greeted him.

“Sir, what can I do for you?” The shop assistant nodded to Tie Zha and said politely. However, when she saw the tattered military uniform on the iron slag and the rough skin that was overly sunburned, she revealed a trace of displeasure. Judging from his attire and temperament, this guest might be a civilian Marine from the Academy Alliance, so he probably didn’t have much money on him.

“I want to buy a gown. It’s for big occasions and places to eat.” Said Tie Zha.

Hearing the country bumpkin-like narrative, the female shopping guide couldn’t help but frown. It was obvious that he had just come from the countryside when he spoke so rudely and had “big occasions” and “big places”. However, she quickly regained her professional smile and asked patiently, “Sir, what price do you need for a dress?”

“It looks good on you. It shouldn’t be too expensive.” Said Tie Zha.

“About three hundred gold coins?” The female shopping guide asked.

“Mm” Tie Zha thought for a moment and said, “It’d better be below 100 gold coins.” According to what he had seen in Sand City before, 60 gold men’s clothes were considered expensive.

“I’m sorry, sir. We don’t have any men’s gowns of less than two hundred gold coins.” The female shopping guide said.

“Then two hundred.” Tie Zha casually raised his hand and signaled the female shopping guide to lead the way.

Turning around, the saleswoman shriveled her mouth in disgust and brought Tie Zha to the low-priced discount area.

‘”Sir, perhaps this dress suits you” The shopping guide took off a dark dress from the shelf and returned to her professional smile the moment she turned around. “You must be handsome and elegant. The girls will be fascinated by you.”

“Is that so?” Tie Zha subconsciously scratched his hair and asked with some uncertainty. Even he was no exception. Thinking back to the day when he walked into the office in his military uniform, Qin Ke’er and Mu Qian He’s eyebrows widened in surprise, he felt complacent.

In a few seconds, he followed the female shopping guide to the fitting room. After closing the curtain, he took off his uniform and revealed a bandage. Then, he put on his trousers, put on his gown, buttoned up, and lifted the curtain and walked out.

“Wow ~ So handsome ~” The female shopping guide revealed a surprised expression and said excitedly. However, all of this was faked. She only felt that although the young man in front of her could not be said to be ugly, he was definitely not fated to be handsome. Just the rough skin made people feel terrified, thinking that he was a laborer.

‘”Mm” Tie Zha walked to the mirror and looked at it carefully for a while. This suit was quite fit, at least it looked better than the tarpaulin uniform, but compared to the general uniform, it was much weaker. However, his aesthetic view was limited, so he could only read roughly, and he didn’t understand the details at all. After all, he wasn’t a woman, so it was up to them to judge whether a man’s clothes looked good or not.

At this moment, two familiar voices suddenly came from behind him.

“Monroe, are you rich?” “Let’s go for a stroll. It’s rare to visit the Upper City.” “Johnson, this isn’t the first day I know you. You won’t come shopping if you have nothing else to do. You must be prepared this time. Tell me, are you preparing a dress for the Valentine’s Day dance?” “Haha …”

Tie Zha followed his voice and turned around. It was his roommates when he first came to the academy-Johnson Zhang and Huang Yu.

When they saw Tie Zha, both of them were stunned. Johnson was the first to react and greeted him, “Student Zhang Tie, what a coincidence.”

“That’s right. Are you also here to visit the city?” Huang Yu asked. Zhang Tie has not returned since Yoga Lombar visited Room 601, Building 28, Bamboo Cage Street, and soon after, his other roommate, Marcus Baldwin, disappeared. Afterwards, they found out that Marcus had joined an unknown group and went to the dark jungle to earn credits. From this, they thought that Zhang Tie should have joined a certain guild just like the former, earning credits.

Although Yoga Lombar had gone to the dormitory to look for someone, they were unable to connect the Temple of War Bears’ preservation to the Temple Princess. Afterwards, they felt that Yoga Lombar had found the wrong person, or had gone to the wrong place. It wasn’t that they looked down on Zhang Tie, but that this matter was too unimaginable. One had to know how the goddess in the sky could intersect with the ants on the ground. If there really was an intersection, then it would be fine if he didn’t step on it to death …

Ten thousand steps back, even if Tie Zha was a hundred times stronger than them, or even a thousand times stronger, it was impossible for the Temple Princess to reveal a sad expression. This was what Huang Yu had personally witnessed, heard, and vouched for by generations of ancestors. So they all agreed that Yoga Lombar had found the wrong person …

“Come and buy some clothes.” Tie Zha smiled and said. Although he didn’t have much of a good impression of the two roommates, it wasn’t a bad impression. At least they had lived together for some time. However, meeting an acquaintance in this strange place still gave him a sense of familiarity. After all, everyone was a commoner student, not a noble. There was still some common language between them.

“Brother, the clothes here aren’t cheap” Huang Yu looked at Zhang Tie’s dress and couldn’t help but remind him. This “Montmartre Ross” was a first-tier brand, and it had always been very valuable. Without a few hundred gold coins, it was impossible to get out of the house. The reason why he said this was not because he looked down on his former roommate, but because he remembered that his roommate did not have much money on him. Otherwise, he would not have consulted him about ways to make money at the beginning of the school year.

“What do you know? Student Zhang Tie must be doing well right now. Don’t forget, he is a student escort from the War Bear Temple. He is much better than us in the academy mission.” Qiang Sen looked at Huang Yu and reminded him. Then, he turned around and said to Tie Zha, “Zhang Tie, long time no see. How have you been recently?”

“Not bad.” Tie Zha nodded and said.

At this time, the female shopping guide suddenly interrupted. She smiled at Tie Zha and asked, “Sir, do you think this dress is satisfactory?” She had no leisure to wait for them to catch up, not to mention that this guest had bought clothes at a low discount. She did not want to waste any more time without much commission.

Seeing this, Tie Zha frowned slightly. Then, he reached into his pocket and took out Mu Yuqin’s Star Stone Black/Card. Without looking, he handed it over.

The female shopping guide looked at the card in her hand and frowned. “Sir, this is …”

“Huh?” As soon as Tie Zha lowered his head to look, he was stunned. The Star Stone Black/Card was covered in cracks, and there was a big hole in the middle. Thinking carefully, it was the day he escaped that he was pierced through by the psionic assault rifle of the expeditionary army knights in his pocket on the right …

“Uh” Tie Zha smiled awkwardly and retrieved the magnetic card. Then, he searched his entire body, but couldn’t find a single copper plate …

“Forget it, I won’t buy it anymore.” After confirming that he didn’t have any money on him, Tie Zha said straightforwardly. Then, he returned to the fitting room and changed into his tarpaulin uniform. Then, he pulled open the curtain and walked out. Under the disdainful gaze of the female shopping guide, he handed the changed dress back.

“It’s fine. The magnetic card is broken. I’ll buy it next time.” Huang Yu comforted, but he thought in his heart, this piece of iron is too vain. If you can’t afford it, don’t try. How embarrassing …

“Yeah, come again next time.” Johnson echoed.

“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded and continued, “I still have a friend up there. I’m going to find her. We’ll have a chance to drink together in the future.”

“Alright.” “Come back when you have time.” The two of them smiled and said. As they spoke, their hearts began to curse at the same time. They clearly didn’t have the money to buy clothes, but they still said that they had friends to spend on them. This was simply too hypocritical. Everyone was commoners, so who didn’t know who they were? Is that necessary?

Then, Tie Zha made a “goodbye” gesture and turned around to leave the clothing store. But just as he walked out of the door, he was stopped.

“Wait!” The female shopping guide rushed out three steps at the same time and blocked him.

“What’s the matter?” Tie Zha narrowed his eyes and asked impatiently. From the moment she entered, the female shopping guide’s attitude was very bad, which made him feel very unhappy.

“Sir, you’ve dirtied our clothes.” The female shopping guide spread out the dress he had just tried on and pointed to a spot.

Looking through her fingers, there was a small patch of blood on the inside of the dress. From the looks of it, it was stained by the blood clot on his bandage when he tried it on.

“What is this? Just wash it clean.” After saying that, Tie Zha turned around and left.

“Don’t leave!” The shop assistant cried out, then she threw herself forward and grabbed Tie Zha’s sleeve.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry.” “Is there a misunderstanding?” Hearing the commotion outside, Qiangsen and Huang Yu hurriedly rushed out and consoled him in unison.

“He damaged our clothes and must pay for it.” The female shopping guide threatened, “Otherwise, I’ll call someone.”

“It’s just a little bit.” “That’s right …” The two of them stepped forward to take a look and said.

“I don’t care. He must pay for it.” The female shopping guide said reluctantly.

Tie Zha frowned, shook off the female shopping guide’s hand, reached into his pocket, and searched for a long time, but couldn’t find what he wanted …

The communicator is gone …

It was only then that he remembered that Alice had taken his communicator away that night …

At this moment, he was penniless and lacked a communicator, so he couldn’t say how aggrieved he was.

Although his two roommates should have a communicator, it’s useless because he doesn’t remember anyone’s number. Looking at the disdainful female shopping guide and the freckles on her face, he couldn’t help but recall an old saying from the Far East: “When a person is unlucky, drinking cold water can also fill the gaps between their teeth.”