Thinning a few trees? That definitely wouldn't be enough. Besides, Lin Fuxia wasn't planning on growing her own peppers, so why bother? She just wanted to do wholesale.

But you can’t say that. If you say you came for the chili flowers, then why not take a look at the chili trees first?

So I picked a few particularly vigorous pepper trees, half a person's height, with branches full of ghost peppers.

"After the fruits are picked, the flowers will bloom again soon." said the NPC manager.

Lin Fuxia asked, "After planting, it will bloom, and after blooming, it will continue to bear fruit?"

"Yeah, this devil pepper bears fruit frequently."

“Then the output must be very high.”

The manager became very proud and talked about how much effort he had put into the devil pepper and how much it could produce in a year.

Lin Fuxia listened and realized that as soon as the devil peppers were picked, there were big buyers who wanted them. One way was to sell them as fruits at a very low price, and the other way was to squeeze them into juice before selling them. Although the latter involved an extra step, it was only roughly processed, so it still couldn't be sold at a high price.

It is also because the profit of devil pepper is too low, so they cannot afford to hire workers to pick it, so they can only trick new players into being free laborers.

Lin Fuxia had an idea in her mind, and she started to talk about it, saying that the supply of devil peppers was out of stock in the city where she lived, and many pharmacies couldn't sell them. She had a friend who was almost going bald because of this problem, and asked her to help find out where she could buy devil peppers and buy them if she saw them.

"If my friend came here and saw all these devil peppers, he would be so happy that he would go crazy. But it's useless to be happy because all your devil peppers are owned by someone else."

As she spoke, she paid attention to the steward's expression.

From the perspective of the game, these NPCs all have their own personalities and ideas, and from the perspective of the real world, these are all real people.

As long as he is a human, there is a way to conquer him. The stack of magic paper just now is proof of that.

Sure enough, the manager's facial expression kept changing, and then he became a little absent-minded, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

After the pepper trees were dug out and packed, Lin Fuxia took out another stack of magic paper and gave it to the steward: "This is the money for the pepper trees."

The manager quickly refused, and Lin Fuxia said, "How can I let you suffer a loss? Actually, this magic paper was given to me by my friend, who asked me to buy some devil peppers for her. I really want to buy some devil peppers for her, but unfortunately, the devil peppers here are all taken by others."

She sighed, looking very regretful. "I'll give her a few of these pepper trees when I get back. That'll be considered a good job. If she can grow the devil peppers, it will solve the supply problem. You really helped me solve a big problem!"

She has solved the supply problem, so what else does it have to do with me?

The manager finally made up his mind and pulled Lin Fuxia to say that the devil pepper could only be grown in Mole Manor.

"We are friends now. Your friend's business is my business, isn't it just the devil pepper? I'll give her as much as she needs."

Yay, that's it!

Lin Fuxia was delighted, but she looked worried about the manager's embarrassment: "If those buyers find out, won't it make things difficult for you?"

The steward waved his hand with a magnanimous and heroic look: "I can still make the decision on such a small matter."

But I was thinking about where to squeeze in.

Although the output of the devil pepper field is fixed, the workers are all novices, and there will always be some that are trampled and damaged. When squeezing the juice, if it is not squeezed cleanly, there will be a lot of loss. If a field is not watered enough, the yield will be much lower.

In short, there are reasons to reduce production everywhere. Squeeze here, save there, why can't we free up some resources?

If that doesn’t work, plant a few more devil peppers in the corners.

So, the two of them whispered to each other behind others' backs and finally decided on the rules of the transaction.

Lin Fuxia comes to purchase goods once a week, 500 kilograms of devil peppers at a time. He pays for 10 kilograms of devil peppers with a piece of magic paper, the 4A size one.

After the deal was settled, both sides were very satisfied.

Lin Fuxia: We make our own magic paper. Many scrolls require large sheets of paper. 4A paper? Leftovers!

Manager: Saving 500 kilograms of devil peppers in a week is too easy. These 50 pieces of magic paper come so easily. You’ll be rich!

On the first day, the manager did not let Lin Fuxia go empty-handed. He squeezed out more than 100 kilograms of devil peppers from somewhere. Lin Fuxia gave him a dozen pieces of magic paper and left happily.

Even to teleport back, he had to tear up a teleportation scroll. Watching the person disappear on the spot, the manager looked painfully: "For a little bit of devil pepper, you have to use up two teleportation scrolls, one for the way there and one for the way back. What a waste!"

There are so many rich people in this world, why can't there be one more?

However, touching the stack of magic paper in his arms that he had bought for him as a gift, a smile of a profiteer appeared on his face, which had turned dark red from years of dealing with the devil pepper.

If I continue this business, it won't be long before I, the manager, can become a rich man.

…

Not long after Lin Fuxia tore open the scroll, she returned to the vocational college. It was the same place as before. Morris and Zhang Zhao were waiting for her.

Seeing her return safely, both of them breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at what she brought back, two full baskets of devil peppers and several pepper trees.

A spicy smell suddenly spread.

"You brought it back so soon?" Morris was surprised. "Did it go smoothly?"

Lin Fuxia put the devil pepper and pepper tree into his backpack. He didn't put them away just now because he wanted to see if these things could be teleported back together. It turned out that they could.

As long as it is within the transmission aura, it can be transmitted.

The food was put away, but the spicy smell did not dissipate for a while, making it difficult to breathe and itchy in the nose and throat.

Lin Fuxia took off his mask, smelled the scent, smiled embarrassedly, opened all the windows, and then lit a mint cigarette.

This is also something developed by the pharmacy. It has the same effect as the mosquito repellent incense in the toilet and is currently selling well.

As the mint scent spread, the pungent spicy taste was diluted a little.

"It went smoothly." She briefly explained the situation at Mole Manor, then asked, "So the transmission channel is stable, right?"

"Yes, from now on, as long as you use the corresponding scroll, you can teleport to wherever you are." Zhang Zhao said.

Lin Fuxia was relieved and patted Zhang Zhao on the shoulder. "Thank you for your hard work. Make a few scrolls for next week's trip to Mole Manor. But in the meantime, learn more about other scrolls. For example, scrolls for returning to the city, scrolls for returning to the guild, and the scrolls that Steal the Stars and Steal the Moon need. You should also study them more."

She gave Zhang Zhao a wink, meaning that he should squeeze out all the knowledge in Morris's head, learn it well and thoroughly.

Zhang Zhao looked at Morris's ugly face and thought that even Teacher Molly could see if you winked at me.

He could only nod honestly: "I will definitely study hard."

Morris snorted, "Where's my fried chicken and that happy water?"

Lin Fuxia turned around and immediately put on a flattering expression: "Hasn't it been delivered yet? I'll go and urge you right away. You're a great contributor to our guild, and we can't let anyone else suffer."

Even though he knew she was being slick, Morris felt relieved after hearing this. He waved his hand impatiently, "Go, go, go, take care of your own business. Don't delay our class."

Lin Fuxia left the vocational college happily and went to the snack bar to ask. He found out that fried chicken could be made today, but happy water could not be made and iced black tea was still under development, but a lot of other fruit drinks were prepared.

As long as it's not too weird and has lemon and honey ice cubes, it will generally taste good, and there's always something Morris likes.

Lin Fuxia nodded. The old man just wanted a bite to eat right now. Material was scarce in the game, so a plate of grapes could make him happy for a long time. He had to find a way to get him more delicious food.

It would be great if we could bring in things from the real world, so we don’t have to go through so much trouble to figure things out from scratch.

She returned to the guild, but there were still people around. She could only sneak over the wall and unload the devil peppers in the pharmacy. Joanna was surprised and happy to see so many devil peppers.

Lin Fuxia warned: "When touching the devil pepper, be sure to wear a mask and gloves and take precautions."

Joanna nodded repeatedly, her eyes fixed on the devil peppers, unable to tear them off.

"In the past two days, I bought all the medicines with devil pepper added from other pharmacies in the city and took a closer look. I think we can make those medicines and do it better."

Lin Fuxia nodded. He was good at studying on his own and was willing to do so. Well done.

"If you produce results, I'll give you a raise."

She distributed some devil peppers and asked someone to squeeze them into juice. The devil pepper juice was quite useful. Although it was simple and crude, it was effective in killing monsters. Everyone was given a bottle as a benefit.

As for those chili pepper trees, if they were planted in the guild, no one would be able to stand it, but it would be a pity to just throw them away.

Otherwise, I would really plant it in a hanging garden.

When I came out of the pharmacy, I saw a cart of hay passing by. When I asked, I learned that it was hay for ten horses. There was also a cart of wheat and beans, all for the horses.

She went over to take a look. The horses had been busy all day and were still in good spirits. They were sitting or standing in the stable, eating hay, their tails wagging, and they were obviously in a good mood.

She felt relieved and was about to leave when she saw the little lion beast coming out from the side, stealthily eating the grass. While eating, it retched, as if its throat was choked, and it spit out "Pooh, Pooh, Pooh" and sneezed several times.

All ten horses looked over with unfriendly eyes.

Others are eating well, and you come in front of them to steal food. Not only do you steal food, but you also retch and vomit. You deserve a beating!

A white cat came out from the little lion beast's neck fur and slapped the little lion beast that was still spitting, as if reminding it to run away quickly. The little lion beast quickly ran away.

A hot-tempered chestnut horse rushed out of the riding stable, kicked up its four hooves and gave chase, chasing the little lion beast all over the training ground, howling and screaming.

Lin Fuxia was stunned.

This short-legged guy was so scared of these horses yesterday, but today he has the courage to provoke them?

How come I didn’t notice how mean it was before?

Or was it the cat who instigated it?

This cat has never been so mean before?

A man nearby was pulling fodder and saw Lin Fuxia, so he stopped and greeted him.

Lin Fuxia asked: "When did they become like this?"

"Last night, the little lion beast was secretly paying attention to the horses." The man laughed. "This little lion beast must have been too lonely before, and now that it has so many friends, it can't help but tease them a little. It wants to make friends with them."

Lin Fuxia looked at the man and saw that his eyes were full of love for these animals.

She asked, "Have the horses been checked upon their return?"

"Yes, we've checked it out in detail. The lead horse, the big black one, has some wear on its left hind hoof. The black horse with white hooves has a small scrape on its buttocks that's bleeding a little, and we've applied medicine. The bay horse has some bloating, probably from eating something difficult to digest."

This man spoke like a treasure trove, and could tell every horse in detail.

She asked, "Are you the one who takes care of these horses?"

"I used to work at the beverage store. Yesterday, Mr. Chuanhe asked who among us had experience taking care of horses. My family used to run a horse farm, so I came here. Besides me, there were two other players who were transferred here."

Lin Fuxia nodded, thinking that the riding shed should indeed be managed by someone who is careful, knowledgeable, and caring towards animals.

But there is no rush, let’s wait and see.

She saw that the chestnut horse didn't really speed up, but just followed slowly behind, occasionally pouncing on it and biting its butt... which scared the little lion beast so much that it screamed even more miserably, just like a donkey.

Lin Fuxia: “…”

She couldn't understand how these animals played with each other.

But it looked like nothing would happen and they were having fun, so she wasn't worried anymore.

The mushroom hanging around her waist swayed, and seemed to be about to light up. She patted it. Which one do you want to eat? If you really want to eat it, I'll roast you first.

Whether it is the little lion beast or the war horse, in a sense, they are also so-called monsters, but they are different from the monsters and filthy things mentioned by NPCs.

The latter were pure evil, twisted, and hostile to humans, though they could be tamed through some means, like the little ground mushroom she had collected. Another example was the Rose Giant, who, for some reason, guarded the dungeon, but seemed to have been educated and thus held a neutral stance.

As for the little lion beast, it is just affected by the environment and possesses some unique abilities, which makes it stronger than ordinary animals.

In terms of strength, the former is far inferior to the latter.

But for her, she likes both the little lion beast and these war horses very much. Although this little mushroom is powerful, if it dares to lay its hands on them, she will not even consider giving up any of them.

Suddenly received a notice that Steal Star and Steal Moon came to visit.

She let someone in.

Stealing the stars and stealing the moon came in through the back door, and Chuanhe also came back with them.

Chuanhe said, "It's not a good idea to have so many people gathered outside. It's inconvenient for everyone to come in and out."

Not everyone is like Lin Fuxia, who can sneak in and out.

Lin Fuxia said firmly: "They won't be here soon."

They all came to find out how to permanently close the copy. She felt that this could be told and announced, and there was no need to hide it.

So, in response to Stealing Stars and Stealing Moon's questions, she told him how she cleared the dungeon and how she made the dungeon boss so angry that he collapsed.

Stealing the Stars and Stealing the Moon was thoughtful: "So, we have to kill the boss over and over again, until it collapses, and then capture it or kill it completely?"

"That's probably the case." But not all bosses are so impatient. It shouldn't be easy to make the boss collapse, so that he doesn't want to work anymore and wants to die together with the player.

Stealing the Stars and Moon nodded and said, "I'll try when I get back."

Lin Fuxia added, "I'll post this on the forum."

Stealing the Stars and the Moon paused, then nodded, "Alright, if we all rush through the dungeon together, we'll be able to discover patterns faster."

After getting the answer he wanted, he left directly without asking whether everything was going well at Mole Manor or what Lin Fuxia was doing at Mole Manor.

This shows that you are very sensible.

After they left, Chuanhe asked Lin Fuxia, "Do you really want to post on the forum?"

Lin Fuxia said, "Send it out. Instead of being secretive, it's better to show it openly. Otherwise, people will think I'm using some kind of cheat. Besides, even if they know the method, not everyone can close the dungeon. Of course, if everyone can close a few more dungeons, I think that would be great too."

I always think this is a good thing.

Chuanhe stopped talking and asked, "Is there any reward for closing the dungeon?"

Lin Fuxia suddenly realized: "I think I forgot something. Yes, there are rewards. There are rewards for the first kill as well."

She felt around herself and looked at her backpack, but there was nothing there.

"Why is it gone? I didn't pay close attention to the rewards for closing the dungeon," I was so shocked at the time, "but I heard the first kill reward was 1,000 gold coins, and there was also a reward of prestige points for the president or something."

1,000 gold coins is not a small amount of money. Even though she is wealthy now, she cannot take such a large amount of money lightly. After all, she has so many people to support, but she still cannot find anyone.

"Did it fall on the road?"

Looking at my attribute panel again, my prestige value has not increased.

She frowned. "System failure?"

Chuanhe suddenly remembered something, and his expression became a little strange: "You mean, prestige points are awarded to the guild president?"

"yes."

Chuanhe showed an expression that was hard to describe: "The nominal president of our guild is not you."

"Why not..." Lin Fuxia was stuck.

Suddenly she remembered that the nominal president was not really her, because she didn't want to be the queen's "favor" and accompany her once every three days, so she found a very cool, handsome and good-looking female player to be the nominal president.

She looked at Chuanhe with wide eyes. Chuanhe nodded to her with sympathy in his eyes, indicating that things should be what you thought.

Lin Fuxia had a mouthful of blood stuck in his heart.

Fuck! After all this hard work, let alone gold coins, you're wasting your time on something as important as prestige?

Sure enough, it is not so easy to take advantage of Her Majesty the Queen.

You don't want to be her pet, but you still want to get the benefits of being petted. Is there such a beautiful thing in the world?