3 3 301 DialogEnable Two hours into waiting for him in his "secret lair," you finally find Changyu slipping through the door.
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5 5 301 1 Changyu Haha, sorry for leaving y'all up there. 1
6 6 301 Cheekily he shrugs and wipes off the rain from his mechanical parts, looking anything but apologetic.
7 7 204 1 3
8 8 301 Changyu So, what are you doing here? Is Babylonia after that black market as well? 1
9 9 302 That's right. 10 What about you? 10
10 10 204 1
11 11 301 Changyu Hmm, well, well... 1
12 12 301 Changyu takes a long look at the four of you and stops when his eyes reach your tired appearance.
13 13 204 1 1
14 14 301 Changyu You look like you'd walked through a rainstorm. And when was the last time you rest up? 1
15 15 202 1
16 16 301 He deftly climbs up the racks behind him and throws a box down.
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19 18 301 1 Changyu C'mon, let's get you something to eat. 1
20 19 302 311 That's not necessary. 22 That's unusually generous of you. 23
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22 21 303 311
23 22 24 301 Changyu Let's call it my apologies—not to mention that there's this itsy-bitsy problem I can use your help with. 1
24 23 301 Changyu Ha, nothing can get past you! There's this itsy-bitsy problem I can use your help with. 1
25 24 302 What problem? 26 Anything to do with that man back there? 26
26 26 301 Changyu Oh, slow down! 1
27 25 204 1 1
28 27 301 Changyu tears open the box he took, grabbing two cans of canned food, a couple of condiments, and a self-heating cooking pot.
29 28 302 Um... 29 ... 29
30 29 301 Changyu C'mon, it's obviously just food stocked in the warehouses. 1
31 30 301 Changyu One of Akdilek's many ventures is reselling food. Occasionally I'll "liberate" some of the ingredients upstairs and keep them here. 1
32 31 301 Changyu Y'know, just to reminisce... how people used to gather and feast. 1
33 32 301 Changyu Sure, I no longer have to eat, but I still love to cook. It's nice when others enjoy my cooking. 1
34 33 301 He deftly opens the red can and mixes in a few different spices, stirring everything together. Next is the white can, which he opens and takes out a few white, circular discs.
35 34 203 1 0.25 -400
36 35 201 2 1031001 1 400
37 36 301 1 Liv Are those... made with actual flour? 2
38 37 301 Changyu That's right; these are wrappers for this famous Kowloong dish called "jiaozi." Y'all can give it a try once I'm done! 1
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40 39 301 1 Lucia —If the commandant approves. 2
41 40 302 1000 Well, they are made by Changyu... 1044 Well, if these are made in Kowloong... 1045
42 41 202 2 1
43 42 203 1 0.25 0
44 43 303 1000
45 1044 204 1 13
46 44 1046 301 Changyu Ha! Is that a compliment, or are you just worried? 1
47 1045 204 1 13
48 45 301 Changyu To be fair, Kowloong doesn't make these cans the way they used to. 1
49 1046 204 1 1
50 46 301 He spoons out a portion of the fillings from the red can and stuffs them into a piece of wrapper. Holding it in his palm, he folds the edges of the wrapper and turns the whole fare into a wrinkly dough.
51 47 301 Changyu They ought to look better, but that would be way too much work for me, so you'll have to make do with this. 1
52 48 301 Changyu's hands briskly move around as he speaks. Before you know it, he has finished wrapping a whole plate of jiaozi.
53 49 302 That was quick! 50
54 50 301 Changyu Oh? Maybe it's because the motion of wrapping jiaozi is pretty similar to my martial art training. Check this out— 1
55 51 301 Changyu slows down his movement to demonstrate. With a wrapper in his left hand and the spoon on his right, he takes some fillings from the can and stuffs them into his left palm.
56 52 301 Changyu ...And squeeze. Done! 1
57 53 302 It does look like the opening moves of a martial art set. 54 If you just ignore how they turn out... 56
58 54 204 1 2
59 55 58 301 Changyu Right? It makes sense once you speed it up. 1
60 56 204 1 13
61 57 301 Changyu Tch. Picky eaters get field rations for dinner. 1
62 58 204 1 1
63 59 301 Changyu turns around and grabs a bucket hanging on a nearby pipe, pouring the water inside into the cooking pot.
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65 61 301 1 Lucia The piping still works here? 1
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67 63 301 1 Changyu It's more of a filter than a pipe, if anything. It purifies the rainwater collected above ground. 1
68 64 301 Changyu Relax, though. Sure, it's not completely sterilized, but it's clean enough to drink. 1
69 65 301 Throwing the jiaozi into the pot, Changyu seasons them with a pinch of salt. The water quickly begins bubbling.
70 66 301 Changyu Almost there... 1
71 67 301 He lightly rinses the plate in his hand with the boiling water.
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73 69 301 1 Liv What was that? 1
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75 71 301 1 Changyu You mean rinsing the plate with hot water? That's just common Kowloong practice. Our people believe doing so keeps the containers clean and the eaters healthy. 1
76 72 301 With that, Changyu fishes out a whole plate of... grotesque and twisted shapes.
77 73 301 Changyu And done! Give it a try! 1
78 74 302 ...A try it is. 75 ...I could use a little courage here. 75
79 75 204 1 13
80 76 301 Changyu If they taste bad, it's because you've got bad taste. 1
81 77 202 1 1
82 78 301 You pick one up with a fork as everyone has their eyes on you—
83 79 302 Yummy! 80 Hot! Hot! 82
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85 81 84 301 1 Changyu Told ya! 1
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87 83 301 1 Changyu This isn't your typical rations, you moron! Blow on the food before you stuff it in your mouth. 1
88 84 202 1 1
89 85 301 Taking a closer look at your half-eaten dumpling, you cannot believe how fragrant this swirling mess of black and brown bits is.
90 86 301 ...Even though the boiled wrapper looks like a piece of crumpled paper in the trash. But, hey, there is no denying that it is indeed very tasty.
91 87 302 This is amazing! 88 Everyone, come and try it! 88
92 88 301 Hearing that, the three Gray Ravens look visibly tempted.
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94 90 301 1 Lucia Not that we have to eat—but if you recommend it, Commandant, then... 1
95 91 301 Lucia only thinks for a moment before picking up one for a bite.
96 92 204 1 1
97 93 301 Lucia Is this what Kowloong cuisine tastes like? It's really wonderful. Do you guys want one? 1
98 94 201 1 1031001 1
99 95 301 1 Liv I'd like to try one... 1
100 96 301 Liv grabs the fork from Lucia and takes a bite.
101 97 204 1 6
102 98 301 Liv It's quite delicious. Let me run a scan on the ingredients... Oh, the nutritional balance is well-thought-out as well. Commandant, you can eat as much as you want. 1
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105 101 301 1 Lucia How about you, Lee? 1
106 1102 204 2 10
107 102 301 Lee I'll pass. Save them for the commandant. 2
108 103 202 1 2 1
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111 105 301 1 Changyu Now, some thoughts to go with your food. 1
112 106 302 (Munch munch munch) 107 Shoot. 107
113 107 301 Changyu This adulterating business has been bad business for Akdilek as well. 1
114 108 301 Changyu The counterfeits are barely discernable, and it takes way too long to inspect every single one of 'em. We'll be forced to use the knockoffs in any emergency. 1
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116 110 301 1 Lucia Our bases on the ground are similarly compromised. 1
117 111 201 1 500225
118 112 301 1 Changyu Regardless... 1
119 113 301 Changyu pulls up a chair to his side. Leaning on it, he fiddles with the spoon he used earlier, looking buried in thought.
120 114 301 Changyu I'm very close to seeing their boss. I imagine he's got information y'all want. 1
121 115 302 That's right. 116 (Nod) 116
122 116 301 Changyu How about a deal? Get rid of the man by my side, and you get to keep his token. 1
123 117 301 Changyu His clothes as well, so you can play dress-up afterward, and we'll pay their boss a visit together. 1
124 118 302 Who's that man? 119
125 119 301 Changyu A mole from the dock. He was planted on Akdilek originally, but now he just keeps tabs on me. 1
126 120 302 Can't you take him out yourself? 121
127 121 301 Changyu Of course I can! But they know I'll beat his ass, so they've installed this irritating device on me as a contingency. 1
128 122 302 If we act unprovoked... 123 What about the "inside men" he mentioned? 123
129 123 301 Changyu Relax. Do me this favor, and I'll take care of the rest. 1
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131 125 201 2 500026 400
132 126 301 1 Lucia You'll be putting the commandant in harm's way. 1
133 127 301 Lee And why would we have to stick our noses into your "family matters"? 2
134 128 202 1 2 1
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136 130 301 1 Changyu Are you holding a grudge, Lee? And I thought we were family! 1
137 131 204 1 1
138 132 301 Changyu Look, get ahold of the token, and it'll take us to whoever is in charge. You can find out any information you need. 1
139 133 301 Changyu We businessmen call it— 1
140 134 201 1 500026 10
141 135 301 1 Lee Venturing. 1
142 136 201 1 500225 3
143 137 301 1 Changyu WIN—WIN—It's a win-win! 1
144 138 204 1 1
145 139 301 Changyu You know what, it doesn't matter—I just need 【kuroname】 alone. So what do you say? 1
146 140 302 Deal. 141 ...This is the path of least resistance. 141
147 141 301 Changyu That's the spirit! 1
148 142 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Changyu In that case, Commandant, I await your command! 1
