Chapter 125 The Tail of Autumn

The cost of a pill is generally only a few dozen copper coins, at most a few hundred, after deducting the cost of materials and labor. This is the first time she has felt profitable.

Lu Jiu opened his mouth unconsciously, revealing an incredible expression.

The store manager looked at her and said slowly, "Do you doubt my ability to make medicine?"

She quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, it's just that I made a profit from selling something for the first time."

This batch of more than a thousand pills can make her several gold coins in profit.

The store manager's expression improved. "So if you still have the chance to pick Refining Fruit, try to pick as many as possible."

"Of course, of course. I just don't know if it will bear fruit next year." Lu Jiu had a feeling about it. Before, he was busy picking tempering fruits in the wild, which was an action of seeking wealth and honor in a risky way.

The store manager did not respond to her question.

Lu Jiu left the pharmacy and looked at the remaining tempering fruits in his backpack. According to the store manager's utilization rate, it felt like they would be enough for several years.

But people must have a sense of crisis. Every autumn thereafter, she would go and peel off the crown of the giant tree to look inside.

She moved quickly and picked thousands of trees. Shen Jufeng picked no less than her, but Zhuang Yun was not sure. She wanted to buy some of her teammates' tempering fruits, but this was really a good thing.

Seeing that there were still many tempering fruits left in his backpack, Lu Jiu decided not to think about it for the time being. He would shamelessly ask his two teammates for help when he really needed them in the future.

Compared to the powerful manager of the Xuantian City pharmacy, many other city-states are not so lucky.

The vast majority of NPCs in city-states are low-level, the better ones are mid-level, and there are very few with high-level talents.

The city lords' initial idea was to hire a cashier to do some work, but they didn't expect these NPC store managers to be so important, and now they are a little regretful.

The store manager of a store cannot be replaced unless a branch is opened and another store manager is hired.

The low-level talented pharmacist NPC has an appallingly low utilization rate of the Tempering Fruit. Some fruits can be used to make several pills.

Some of them can only make one medicine from one fruit, and these city lords can only sigh and accept it.

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Time flies, the impact of flying geese gradually dissipates, and winter is approaching.

Lu Jiu glanced at the upper right corner, where the date and time were displayed. November 30th, December was the beginning of winter in the game world, which would last for three months.

But it's hard to say, after all, the nature of the game world...

Today is the last day of autumn, and Xuantian City seems to have reached a consensus. No one leaves the city today. Everyone stays in the city with their families to welcome the arrival of winter in the game world.

She recalled all the teams that Lu Jiu had sent out. Although these NPCs could continue to search for supplies during the winter, she felt it was unnecessary, especially since she knew that the NPCs were quite intelligent.

Some time ago, jewelry stores put photo stones on the shelves. They were all made into very beautiful small objects, some were small pendants, and some were inlaid in necklaces.

Lu Jiu remembered an anime he had watched before, and asked the store manager to make some long-lasting photo stones in the shape of little snails, which could store images continuously for a month at a time.

She asked the patrolling NPCs to place these photo stones in a public area, and only she and the patrolling NPCs could take them down. If anyone tried to take these photo stones without permission, the photo stones would automatically return to the city lord's backpack.

The photo stone for short-term photography can start recording at any time according to the owner's wishes, and can be quickly designated to be handed over to a specific person.

As hibernation was about to begin, Lu Jiu was in a good mood. He sent an email to his two teammates, inviting them to a restaurant for a barbecue dinner and healthy chicken soup.

She put on her coat and hurriedly opened the door. Sure enough, the two nearby doors opened soon.

An An is wearing a lot of clothes today. Her coat looks very thick, wrapping her up like a little dumpling.

Lu Jiu squatted down and touched her clothes. "Why are you wearing so much? Winter officially starts tomorrow."

Zhuang Yun: "It's too cold. I'm afraid she'll catch a cold." Even in the game world, negative status can be cured immediately, but I just don't want to see the child suffer.

Lu Jiu smiled without saying a word, holding An An's hand, and the two of them, one big and one small, skipped and walked in front. The two men walked slowly behind them, watching their backs.

Zhuang Yun was touched by this scene and said to Shen Jufeng beside him: "What do you think of Lu Jiu?"

Shen Jufeng was stunned, not understanding why he suddenly asked this, "Why do you ask that?"

Zhuang Yun recalled how Shen Jufeng had carried Lu Jiu horizontally without hesitation when they had fled back to the city-state together. "Seeing you holding Lu Jiu a few days ago, I couldn't help but overthink it."

I didn’t think much about it at the time, but after I came back and recalled the whole thing, I realized that something was not right.

Shen Jufeng looked at the ground, his eyelids half covering his pupils. "You know that every time she fights, she will involuntarily get closer to those wild monsters. She suffered a few losses. So I didn't think much about it and hugged her to save us from worrying."

Hearing this, Zhuang Yun recalled Lu Jiu's fighting style. Last time, he was swung away by the saber-toothed tiger boss's tail.

"That's right, but you two are single men and women, and both are very outstanding. I think you can consider it." His two teammates looked quite compatible standing together.

Shen Jufeng just chuckled and shook his head. "In my eyes, she's a very good teammate. She's capable, well-funded, and efficient. Although a bit lazy and naive, it's undeniable that having a teammate like her is much less stressful most of the time."

Since this person said so, Zhuang Yun could only drop the topic.

A few people came to the restaurant and found that it was quite lively today and all the seats were full. They arrived at the right time and one table had just left.

The restaurant was bustling with people, some with their families, some with friends, or with teammates they were close to.

Lu Jiu and the others didn't know what their luck was. Next to them were Lin Zuo and others. Lin Zuo brought his brother and friend Dou Fanrong to have dinner together today.

When he sat down, Shen Jufeng glanced at the three people next to him and started ordering without saying a word.

Lin Zuo greeted them in a familiar manner, "What a coincidence."

Lu Jiu and the others just nodded.

Lin You and Dou Fanrong were only busy eating the roasted meat, not caring about his brother showing off.

Lin Zuo, thinking he was looking very handsome, said hello and turned around, only to see the two men eating the meat with extremely fast hands.

"Damn, you guys didn't even leave any for me." These are all BOSS-level wild monster meat.

The food in the restaurant has been much tastier in recent days than before, it seems like they have added new seasonings.

The added attribute values ​​are higher than before.

"Brother, eating is also a kind of competition. Since you are indecisive, of course I have to take the opportunity to eat more." Although his brother is a powerful professional player in the city, he is just an ordinary person.

Dou Fanrong nodded and said, "Xiaoyou is right. Everyone should rely on their own abilities."

Lin Zuo decided to go all out and put his chopsticks into his good friend's bowl to share the happiness.

Lu Jiu's table was served a few snacks first to prevent them from getting bored while waiting for the dishes.

She gave a thousand Tempering Fruits to the restaurant manager, who then ground the fruits into powder himself. Every time he cooked, he only needed to add a little bit to enhance the taste.

However, not every dish contains this precious seasoning.

(End of this chapter)