Chapter 198

"Brother Xiaoqi, we have a new message in a bottle!" After seeing the system prompt clearly, Tang Yu'an sat up with a somersault.

Zhou Qi, who had woken up a long time ago, nodded helplessly.

He had already seen the empty bottle hanging on the window of the Dream Bottle. Although it was outrageous, it felt like it should be that way.

After all, it’s An An who gets what she wants.

"Is it because of the upgrade?" he couldn't help but guess.

He remembered that he had unlocked the message in a bottle related functions at levels 10 and 15.

"Yeah!" Tang Yu'an nodded, "I just reached level 20! It seems that Xiaocao and Shitou have already opened."

Zhou Qi nodded. He could also see this from the store log records on No.1 Store.

Profitable transactions made by employees and upgrades to No. 1 Store will be recorded on it, and branch managers can view them at any time.

"Aside from the newly added dream message in a bottle, are there any other rewards?" Zhou Qi asked.

"Yes!" Tang Yu'an read it to him.

First, five new items were added to the wholesale market: oyster sauce, dried chicken, canned fish, rain boots and light bulbs.

"There's more and more meat, and seasonings too," Tang Yu'an said, "and electrical appliances too!"

Zhou Qi nodded, saying that there are currently as many as 10 kinds of seasonings in the wholesale market.

With refined salt, cooking oil, white vinegar, soy sauce, white sugar, pepper, MSG, chicken essence, cumin and oyster sauce, there is basically no problem with daily cooking.

So when all the seasonings were swept away by that god yesterday, although Zhou Qi was surprised, he was not too sad. He immediately used points to redeem another batch.

In addition to adding new types of goods to the wholesale market and a message in a bottle, this upgrade also includes many new features.

【Unlock RV upgrade function】

[Portable storage slot +1, current total slots: 24; authorized slots +1, current authorized slots: 5]

Unlocks the "Item Appraisal (Intermediate)" skill. Details can be found in the skill panel. The number of items that can be displayed in the plane shop window increases to 5.

[Seven-day special sale refresh card +1]

Yes, not only the RV upgrade function was unlocked, but Tang Yu'an's identification skills were also upgraded!

Because after reaching level 20, he officially becomes a mid-level businessman!

【Item Identification (Intermediate)】

Description: Intermediate merchant skill, obtained by unlocking appraisal atlases and upgrading merchant levels.

Function: It can identify the basic information of objects and life forms. Each identification will deduct 10% of the object's value and charge a fixed identification fee of 10,000 points for intelligent life forms.

The Appraisal skill can finally identify intelligent life forms! But the processing fee is ridiculously expensive, costing 10,000 points each time!

This also means that they cannot infer the point value of intelligent life forms through appraisal fees. If they want to know any information, they must first spend 10,000 points in appraisal fees.

Tang Yu'an couldn't help but shake his head, feeling that the system was really crazy about wanting points.

He closed the skill page, then granted Zhou Qi the right to use the newly added portable warehouse, and then looked at the RV upgrade function.

The RV upgrade panel is included in the store page of Ping An Grocery Store, probably because only Ping An Grocery Store has unlocked this feature.

Tang Yu'an opened it and checked.

【Please select the part of the RV you want to upgrade】

[1. Vehicle body]

2. Internal Space

【3. Driving system (unlocked)】

Tang Yu'an looked at the third point and found that it required Merchant Level 25 to unlock it, and the experience points required for the next level were...

Experience bar: lv20 (13/25200)

Tang Yu'an: "..."

After becoming a mid-level merchant, the experience points required for upgrading also increase exponentially!

He silently looked away and decided to leave it to time. After all, this was not a goal that could be accomplished in the short term.

"The car body can be upgraded, and every component can be replaced, but you need points." Tang Yu'an browsed the RV upgrade interface.

"As for the internal space, it's mainly about expanding it, just like a super-capable container. It looks small on the outside, but is actually very large on the inside. However, in addition to upgrade points, you also need space stones."

Zhou Qi nodded, "The internal expansion is not useful for the time being, but the vehicle body upgrade can be tried."

After all, they can open the car door and go directly back to Ping An Grocery Store. If the interior remains as it was, it will be easier to hide from others.

If the body parts can be upgraded, it will be more convenient for them to drive outdoors.

Tang Yu'an nodded, but didn't rush to upgrade. Instead, he looked at the time. There were still more than three hours before the Dream Message in a Bottle and the Summoning Technique were integrated...

Seeing his thoughts, Zhou Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's not throw this bottle into the Dream Sea for now."

Tang Yu'an was stunned, "Why?"

"It takes too long to go back and forth." Zhou Qi explained.

"Since we are 100% sure that this bottle can reach Uncle Tang and Aunt Tang's dream, why don't we take the supplies directly there first?"

"Judging from the plane number, our world should have already begun to enter the end of the world. Uncle Tang and Aunt Tang will need these supplies very much."

After all, their entire shop was brought here by the system, and Uncle Tang and his men were left with only a small truck.

"Yes, we should bring supplies to Mom and Dad first!"

Tang Yu'an also felt that Zhou Qi was right, and quickly began to make a list of supplies that could be sent back to the original world.

But he quickly thought of something and said, "But we don't have a spirit storage bag, and this bottle can't hold much..."

Even if they had a space capsule, the bottle mouth was too small and many things couldn't be stuffed in. Moreover, they didn't have a space capsule on hand.

The one that Kosona traded to them has been fused with the automatic water storage thermos.

"Can it be bought in the plane store?" Zhou Qi asked.

"Let me see!"

Tang Yu'an quickly opened the plane store, but after searching, he found -

"It's so expensive, one space bag costs 200,000 points!" he said with some pain.

Their current points balance is only over 200,000. If they buy space bags, there will be very little left. I am afraid they won’t even be able to pay their employees’ salaries.

"After all, a space stone is worth 50,000, so the price of space-related props must be high." Zhou Qi also sighed.

"Should we buy it now?" Tang Yu'an asked.

"Let's wait a little longer." Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "Wait three days. If I can't find any other solution, I'll buy a space bag!"

Tang Yu'an was obviously a little conflicted, but finally nodded and said okay.

Try to earn more points during these three days. Even if you buy a space bag in the end and there is still balance in your account, you won’t feel too bad.

"Let's go to Jufeng Grocery Store and use the drainage card!"

They have one 48-hour diversion card and two 6-hour cards. They can use the 6-hour card first to attract more customers to the Kyoho Grocery Store.

Zhou Qi nodded, "And the task of eliminating dangerous creatures (3) can also be completed."

"Yes, this mission can get you two 48-hour drainage cards and five lucky wheel draws!" Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up. "Maybe I can get a suitable special item?"

So they quickly washed up and ate, then left Ping'an Grocery Store and teleported to Jufeng Town.

Sure enough, Xiaocao and Shitou had already opened their shop, and Old Li was also helping out in the store.

The area outside the Jufeng Grocery Store was crowded with people, all coming to buy cheap salt. Tang Yu'an looked at the dense spots of light outside the store and temporarily gave up the idea of using the drainage card.

The mountain path is narrow and too many people could easily cause a stampede. Let's wait and see tomorrow.

They watched in the store for a while. Because of the design of the window hole, the safety was indeed greatly improved. Black Bear also sent two guards to guard in front of the window hole to maintain basic order.

"Grandpa, do you think we should send someone to guard our side as well?" Tang Yu'an asked Old Li for his opinion.

"you mean?"

"Do you think Brother Lan Lin can be trusted?"

In the grocery store in the deserted city, apart from Zhou Qi, the strongest psychic is Lan Lin.

After spending some time together, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi both felt that Lan Lin was a good person and someone worthy of trust.

Lan Lin showed great enthusiasm for knowledge exploration. Under his leadership, the communication room they set up gradually achieved some results.

What surprised Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi was that their original intention of setting up the exchange room was to facilitate the exploration of superpowers, but after Lin Zhen joined, the research direction of the exchange room was no longer limited to superpowers.

Lan Lin also has a remarkable talent in handicrafts. He can help put many of Lin Yu's ideas into practice. If he can't figure it out himself, he will take it to the communication room to discuss.

Also, because Lin Zhen's design is mainly aimed at improving production efficiency, it is also closely related to the psychics who use the communication room, so they can occasionally provide very good ideas.

As a result, the topics of discussion in the communication room became more diverse.

"You want to recommend Lan Lin as an employee?" Old Li frowned and said, "He might not be very good at business."

Lan Lin is a good person, but his mouth is too sharp. Even Lin Zhen, who grew up with him, sometimes can't stand him.

However, Huangcheng Home is indeed short of manpower now.

Xiaocao and Shitou are busy doing business in Jufeng Town, and only Lin Zhen can help him. However, this girl has been obsessed with studying recently and is not as proactive as before, which makes Old Li often feel too busy.

"That doesn't matter. There's no need to solicit customers in Jufeng Grocery Store." Tang Yu'an said.

He wanted to recruit Lan Lin mainly to have him guard the Jufeng Grocery Store to prevent the previous robbery from happening again.

As long as Kyoho Grocery Store continues to sell salt, it will not lack customers even if the staff has a bad attitude.

"In this way, Xiaocao or Shitou can go back to their home to help you, and Grandpa will feel more relaxed." Tang Yu'an continued.

Old Li smiled and nodded, "Okay, let me talk to Shitou Xiaocao first and do some ideological work."

Since the business of Kyoho Grocery Store is so booming, they may not be willing to share half of the sales, so they still have to give some precautions first.

Tang Yu'an thought about it and nodded, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Grandpa!"

Afterwards, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi entered the basement again. They opened the door of the secret passage and walked into it, preparing to eliminate the dangerous creatures in the tunnel.

Of course, before entering, Tang Yu'an cast the Light Protection Technique on himself and Zhou Qi.

After watching them leave, Old Li walked back to the front of the store.

Because the front and back doors and windows were tightly closed, there was little light in the store even in broad daylight, and the movement was prevented from being affected by the light from the fluorescent fruit.

Xiaocao sat in front of the window, handed the salt to the customer, and then threw the collected wild vegetables and mushrooms into a basket next to her.

Shitou sat behind her, responsible for replenishing the salt that had been sold out, and moving the basket aside when it was full and replacing it with new one.

Although he couldn't be said to be doing nothing because the salt sold quickly, he was certainly quite leisurely compared to Xiaocao.

So, Old Li took advantage of the opportunity to pull him aside and have a chat.

"Do you want Brother Lan Lin to come over?" Shi Tou was slightly stunned.

Old Li nodded, "I also heard about what happened last time, so I suggested that Xiaoqi arrange for a psychic to guard here, and I recommended Lan Lin."

"When the time comes, you or Xiaocao can return to the deserted city home to help me. Or you can take turns if you want."

Shitou said without hesitation: "No need to take turns, I'll just go back."

Old Li looked at him and said, "You have to think carefully. There are far fewer customers in Huangcheng Home than in Jufeng Town."

"It's okay. Xiaocao likes doing business. Let her stay here. Brother Lan Lin is a very powerful psychic. He is more capable of protecting Xiaocao than I am."

Even when talking to Old Li, Shitou kept staring at the window.

From his tense body, it can be seen that he is always ready. Once there is any unusual movement, he will rush over to protect his sister at the first time.

"If the store manager and the young doctor hadn't been there last time, we might have been finished along with the store."

Shi Tou recalled the madly rushing crowd at that time. Even though he had been exposed to all kinds of evil since childhood, it was not as shocking as that scene.

Those people were like a group of bloodthirsty beasts, rushing towards him and his sister as if they wanted to tear them apart and eat them.

He knew it wasn't "as if," but something that almost happened.

When he was a child, before the Red Carp Mountain Master took over as administrator, he had personally witnessed someone throwing a child into a pot and boiling it...

Nothing is more important than being alive.

"I can exchange Brother Lan Lin, but the prerequisite is that he must protect Xiaocao." The young man looked at Old Li with seriousness in his eyes.

Old Li was silent for a moment, then continued, "If you want to protect your sister, perhaps it would be more appropriate to let her return home."

Hearing this, Shi Tou couldn't help but sigh heavily, revealing an expression that said "you don't understand."

Facing Old Li's puzzled look, he said tiredly, "Xiaocao likes doing business. She won't be happy if we ask her to return home."

If she could have stayed, she would not have dragged him to Meiyu Pavilion to sell hot soup before the Jufeng Grocery Store was repaired.

At this time, Old Li finally saw the dark circles under the boy's eyes and patted his shoulder with understanding.

"Don't worry, I will tell Lan Lin."

-

Stepping into the secret passage again, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Fortunately, Zhou Qi looked normal this time, and his mind was no longer controlled by the spiritual insect in his body, so Tang Yu'an breathed a sigh of relief.

They used flashlights to search for mutant creatures in the tunnel.

With the experience gained in the Giant Forest, the two teenagers became much braver and seemed to be able to handle any emergency with ease.

After all, the tunnel environment is just a bit darker, and the density of mutant creatures cannot be compared with that of the giant forest.

Soon they killed six mutant creatures, most of which were bugs, and only two were rats.

These two mutant rats are huge, about one meter long, with sharp pointed teeth that can even chew through boulders.

One of them saw that the situation was not good and wanted to escape, but Zhou Qi controlled it and pierced its head with a machete, killing it with one blow.

[Congratulations! Completed the special mission: Clear dangerous creatures (3), and received rewards: Points +300, Wholesale Market Discount Cards (30% off) +2, Drainage Cards (48 hours) +2, Lucky Wheel draw times +5]

Rewards received!

At the same time, the removal of dangerous creatures (4) is triggered, and the required number has been increased to 60.

Unfortunately, this quest is triggered in this plane, so even if you kill as many mutant creatures as possible in the other plane, it won't count. Otherwise, it would be easier to complete it in the other plane.

Zhou Qi collected the teeth and claws of the mutant rats, and moved the rest back to his home in the deserted city, ready to be handed over to the residents for disposal.

"Go back."

"OK."

Tang Yu'an looked at the map and suddenly noticed that there was another green light spot besides the green eyes at the location where they were.

Green Eyes is in an abandoned chemical plant that is full of toxins. It is unknown who else except Green Eyes can survive in such a place.

"Come to think of it, we haven't picked up a bottle with green eyes for a long time." Tang Yu'an said.

Zhou Qi thought about it and guessed, "Maybe his wish has been fulfilled, so he doesn't make any more wishes in his dreams?"

The drifting bottles they picked up from the sea of dreams all belong to dream owners who have strong wishes that they want to fulfill, so they are called "dream wishers."

If Green Eyes didn't have any particular wish he wanted to fulfill, his bottle would naturally not appear again.

Tang Yu'an nodded, "As long as he is safe and happy, that's all that matters."

When they returned to Jufeng Grocery Store, the number of customers not only did not decrease, but increased.

Tang Yu'an looked at the map mark and found that several of Jin Fu's men were wandering around the store, but Jin Fu did not appear.

Last time, he had a lot of bad luck with marbles, and I don't know what happened to him later...

Just then, Captain Black Bear came to check on the situation, and Tang Yu'an asked curiously.

"You mean Jin Fu..."

Black Bear said with a strange look on his face, "After he left the garrison, I heard that a rock rolled down the mountain and broke his leg. After he was rescued, he encountered a lot of bad luck."

"All we can say is that he's still alive, but he probably doesn't have the ability to cause any trouble anymore."

Just because Jin Fu is gone doesn't mean he is safe. After all, when he went to Linhai Town to buy salt, he must have gone with a whole caravan, some of whom were his replacements.

Hearing that Jin Fu was injured so seriously, Tang Yu'an found that he was not very happy.

If possible, he doesn't want to solve problems by destroying others... It seems that he has to use the unlucky marbles with caution in the future.

"I'll have my men keep a closer eye on him." said Black Bear.

The Jufeng Grocery Store is now related to the interests of all townspeople. Even if the guards have salt to eat, there is no guarantee that they will not come here to sell salt in the future.

Because they can't be guards for their whole lives, they will have to retire sooner or later. Having a grocery store like this in Jufeng Town will only benefit them and not harm them.

"Then thank you for your help!"

"You are welcome."

Soon the black bear left, and Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi returned to their home in the deserted city. They had already mentioned in the store channel that they wanted to recommend Lan Lin as an employee.

Lin Zhen naturally had no objection, and Shitou and Xiaocao also agreed, so Tang Yu'an sent out the recruitment information.

Then Zhou Qi, the branch manager, came forward to explain things to Lan Lin.

"Lan Lin, please agree to it quickly! Do you know who the mysterious businessman is? He is the messenger of the God of Commerce!" Lin Zhen urged from the side.

Lan Lin, who originally thought that it was no big deal to agree, couldn't help but look at her with suspicion after Lin Zhen finished speaking.

"God of Business?" Lan Lin frowned. "Were you confused from doing the test last night, or are you still sleepwalking?"

"..." Lin Zhen was furious, "Everything I said is true!"

"You're the one who spends all day telling me about physical and chemical theories and how great science is, and now you're talking to me about the God of Business?"

Lan Lin felt that Lin Zhen might have been driven crazy by the physics and math problems.

"Science is great, but what does that have to do with my belief in the God of Commerce?" Lin Zhen angrily said, "The physics and chemistry I learned were all taught to me by the mysterious businessman, and you don't even know how powerful Lord Wu Yue is!"

"Who is Lord Wu Yue?"

"He is also the messenger of the mysterious businessman. Once you see his post on the forum, you'll know to shut up! Hurry and agree to the recruitment!"

Under Lin Jue's strong suppression, Lan Lin still accepted the recruitment, and was then pulled by Lin Jue to do the novice mission.

Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi looked at each other and decided to teach Lan Lin's on-the-job training to Lin Zhen.

Although, Lin Zhen was also led astray by Lao Mo's tricks...

When they returned to Ping'an Grocery Store, the fusion of the dream message in the bottle had ended, and nothing had changed on the outside.

Tang Yu'an tried to put the empty bottle he had just gotten in the morning into his dream sea, and then he saw a system prompt pop up.

You are placing a dream message in a bottle (blank) into the sea of dreams. You are going to let it...

1. Drift into the unknown

2. Go to the dream of your closest blood relative.

It really works!

Tang Yu'an quickly took back the dream bottle and interrupted the launch.

Zhou Qi took a pen and paper and placed them on the small table, making a list. Tang Yu'an leaned over to take a look and found that they were all necessary supplies.

He also said a few things, and then said: "Let's do the lottery first."

There are 6 draws today!

Zhou Qi paused, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's see what we can draw today."

Tang Yu'an rubbed his hands nervously, opened the wish storage bag, and then clicked on the lottery.

The pointer turned and turned, and finally stopped at——

[Congratulations! Earn 1888 points]

Well, the points are not bad. Tang Yu'an nodded and continued to draw the lottery.

[Congratulations! Earn 10 points]

Wow! Is it shipping?

After hearing Tang Yu'an's words, Zhou Qi inevitably became nervous. He put down his pen and cast a concerned look at him.

result--

Congratulations! You've received the "Points Doubler Card (12 Hours)"

"It's a 12-hour points doubling card!" Tang Yu'an couldn't help but jump up.

Zhou Qi was also stunned, then smiled: "Not bad, according to our current point earning rate, we can make a lot of money."

"Yeah! I'll keep smoking."

Although there are no space bags, they have more points, so it seems that it would be nice if they could buy them at the plane store.

Tang Yu'an casually clicked on the lottery and had already drawn a points doubling card. This time he treated it normally.

Then……

Congratulations! You've won the "Dream Bottle Accelerator"!

Tang Yuan: 0.0

Does it mean that the drifting time can be reduced?