Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âYouâre very naughty. Even though you didnât lie to me, there are a lot of secrets in your words. It seems that if I donât teach You a lesson, you wonât be honest.â Kate narrowed her eyes, she tried her best to put on a fierce look and shook the whip in her hand until it cracked.
âNo, you canât treat me like this. After all, I was the one who saved you from dying. How can you repay kindness with enmity!â Bick didnât want to experience the feeling of being whipped. He wasnât a masochist.
As for saying that he would rather die than tell him about the part about the transmigration and the system that he had hidden.
However, at this moment, he could only swear in his heart that if he didnât die today, he would return the favor sooner or later. He would also tie up this little slut in front of him and whip her for three days and three nights.
Kate saw that Bickâs attitude was so resolute that he wouldnât admit his identity as a noble even if he was beaten to death. She didnât have any good ideas for the time being.
After all, she wanted to use his power to help her find the slave-hunting team that took her sister and rescue her. She did not want to start a feud with a Northern Federation Noble.
Provoking a Northern Federation noble in the Wasteland World was not a wise move.
If this little guy in front of her was a civil noble with a âDEâ in his surname, it would be fine. But if it was a military noble with a âVONâ in his surname..,
thinking about those nobles who had to conquer at least a second order mutated beast before they could be granted the title of military noble, Kate felt cold sweat dripping down her back, and her mouth was dry.
She picked up the Mcdonaldâs Cola paper cup that had long been drained, and subconsciously emptied it into her mouth.
Kate, who had drunk a mouthful of air, looked at the paper cup in her hand with some embarrassment, she changed the topic without batting an eyelid. âPerhaps there is something wrong with me, but only with a basic understanding of each other can we get along better. After all, there are only two normal humans in this desert, you and me.â
Bick secretly curled his lips and did not answer Kateâs question.
Couldnât they be more gentle if they knew each other better? Why did they have to throw themselves over their shoulders and then tie them up to ask with a whip?
If they were in a different place, he wouldnât mind.
âAlright, Alright. Since youâve already introduced yourself, I wonât let you suffer a loss. Let me introduce myself. âMy name is Kate. Smith, not Upton. Perhaps youâve met someone who looks a lot like me. Her name is Kate. A lady named Upton. Iâd like to get to know her when I have the chance. I should be 118 or 120 years old this year. Who knows, the damned wasteland world, whether thereâs a new year or Christmas!â Kate shrugged, she made a very perfunctory self-introduction.
He had long guessed that Kate wasnât a famous model from another world. After all, the Kate from Bickâs world couldnât easily throw herself over the shoulder.
However, when he heard Kate introduce herself as being more than 100 years old, Bickâs mouth was still wide open in shock.
âDonât look at me like Iâm a monster. I didnât undergo nuclear transformation, and Iâm not a product of any biological warfare. Have you heard of the frozen sanctuary? During the Apocalypse War, I entered the frozen sanctuary. The sanctuary only opened three years ago. I was 20 years old before I stood, and I was frozen for about 100 years. In addition to the next three years or so, I was basically between 118 and 120 years old. It seemed that she was very sensitive to age, Kate immediately waved her hands excitedly and tried her best to explain.
Bick muttered to himself, âEven if she was frozen for 100 years, sheâs still one or two years older than me, old woman!â
The corners of Kateâs eyes twitched uncontrollably. If she didnât have a trace of rationality, she really wanted to beat this reckless guy to death.
Seeing that Kate was furious but didnât move on him, Bick heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.
The reason why he had provoked this violent woman in front of him was to confirm his guess.
It seemed that Kate in front of him had a wild imagination, fantasizing that he was a noble of some big force, perhaps the Northern Federation.
Having just transmigrated for more than a week, how would Bick know what kind of force the Northern Federation was, and what exactly was going on with the nobles.
In any case, they were all just wild guesses by the other party. He did not say that he was the one, so he could not be blamed for guessing wrongly.
Moreover, Kate seemed to be very afraid of her identity as a noble, so she seemed to be able to make up for her mistakes.
As expected, being called an old woman, Kate also endured this.
Kate took a deep breath and changed the topic again. She continued to dwell on the issue of age. She was afraid that she would be angered to death.
Raising the Mcdonaldâs Cola cup in her hand, Kate struggled to spell the word: âCoca-Cola, is that how you spell it? Where did you get it? How can you stay cool in this weather?â
Listening to Kateâs pronunciation, it seemed that she had never spelled the word. It seemed that there was no coca-cola company in this world.
This made him feel awkward for a moment. The coca-cola was provided by the system. It was very common and very ordinary in his previous life.
However, who knew what the history of this world was like.
As for preserving the coolness and texture, of course, it was also thanks to the system space.
If he wanted to explain it clearly, the transmigration and the system could not be kept secret.
Bick pondered for a moment and said in an impatient and mysterious tone, âYouâd better not ask too many questions. Itâs not that I donât want to tell you, but itâs not good for you and me if you know.â
As expected, Bickâs words caused Kateâs expression to become hesitant once again.
She knew that regardless of whether it was the rich before the war or the important figures of the survivor base that developed after the war, they were not people with good tempers. Furthermore, they had many secrets that were unique to them.
As for the Northern Federation, such a huge power in the wasteland, their nobles were even more mysterious.
The outside world only knew that the Northern Federationâs nobles were divided into military and civilian aristocrats. As the name implied, military aristocrats could not be awarded without military merits, and they had to kill at least one type 2 mutant beast, the outside world would not know much about it.
Perhaps, this kind of drink had to do with the secrets of the nobles?
Seeing Kateâs hesitation, Bick continued to raise the stakes, he said in a seductive tone, âDonât continue to ask about my origin and the origin of the thing I took out. Itâs not a good thing to know too much. Just think of meeting me as a gift from God. In this desert, you, who is about to die of thirst, was found by me. It just so happens that I still have a drink, so I saved you.â
âA gift from God?â Kate murmured in a daze. Someone had said something similar to her.
That was what she said after she was rescued by an old nun when she was escaping from the slave-hunting team.
âYes, a gift from God!â Bick said with certainty. âYou seem to be living a difficult life. Maybe you can help me with my work. I was stranded here for certain reasons. You can see that I am also in a terrible situation. However, I can get various supplies through my own channels. How about you work for me and Iâll pay you for it?â