Chapter 24 Let's plant lemon seeds, girl!

When Xu Yongfeng and his group arrived at the Star Territory, they found a large number of people queuing in front of a shop, whispering among themselves, creating quite a lively scene.

Upon seeing the unfamiliar building, Xu Yongyuan immediately knew that something new and interesting had appeared in the territory. Curious, he went over to inquire and learned that a new milk tea shop had opened in the territory.

Xu Yongyuan immediately became interested and pointed to a two-story building next to him, saying to Xu Yongfeng, "Brother, the swimming pool is over there. You take Brother Lin and the others over first, and I'll go queue up to buy you milk tea!"

As soon as Xu Yongfeng and his three companions entered the Star Territory, they took off their protective suits. The stench of sweat made them feel out of place among the locals, and they had been thinking about washing off the filth for a long time.

The man who was the team captain nodded: "Okay, go ahead, we'll wait for you at the swimming area."

The other three also expressed their agreement.

So, Xu Yongfeng led the other three straight to the swimming area, while Xu Yongyuan stayed in front of the milk tea shop to queue.

Xu Yongyuan finally felt relieved when he saw that everyone who came out of the milk tea shop was carrying four or five cups of milk tea.

It seems like this milk tea is unlimited.

Xu Yongyuan was at the very back of the line, but fortunately the line was moving fairly quickly, so the wait wasn't too boring. He looked around the milk tea shop while waiting in line.

The milk tea shop has a simple and modern exterior, with a large sign hanging at the entrance that reads "Xingxing Milk Tea Shop".

Through the large glass window, you can see that the interior is even simpler, with only a beverage machine and a half-person-high ice storage room, and no milk tea making ingredients.

The store does have a rest area with several comfortable sofas and coffee tables for guests to relax and chat.

Finally, it was Xu Yongyuan's turn. He excitedly walked to the bar and said to the woman who was still busy, "Boss, I'd like five iced lemonades, half sugar, extra ice, please."

With so many customers, Lin Nanxing was too exhausted to smile. She mechanically and numbly entered the order options into the machine.

She pressed the confirmation button, and the machine emitted a slight hum. In a short while, five glasses of iced lemonade were ready.

She handed the packaged milk tea to Xu Yongyuan and mechanically said, "Here are your five glasses of iced lemonade. Please enjoy."

"Thank you!" Xu Yongyuan took the drink and turned to leave.

At the same time, Lin Nanxing's system interface received a message that four new high-level players had been added to the swimming pool.

Lin Nanxing glanced through the player information and found that one of them had a very similar name to Xu Yongyuan, who had just bought five cups of lemonade from her.

She remembered that Xu Yongyuan had rented an apartment building for a month. Good, the fighting power in the territory was about to increase again.

"Hello, I'd like two glasses of iced lemonade."

"Okay, right away." The sound of ordering brought Lin Nanxing back to her senses. She thought to herself, "No, I have to hire someone to make milk tea tomorrow, or I'll be exhausted!"

As it approached six o'clock, Lin Nanxing dragged her weary steps into the swimming pool lobby. Her eyes showed obvious signs of fatigue, and the milk tea bag she was carrying made a crisp clinking sound.

"Here you go, employee perk." Lin Nanxing listlessly handed the bubble tea to Lin Qiulan, then slumped into the chair at the reception desk, while he himself got a jasmine milk tea.

Lin Nanxing had been feeding her these past few days, and Lin Qiulan naturally took the milk tea from her hand. The icy touch made her raise an eyebrow: "What's wrong with our little lord? She looks so haggard."

"Don't even mention it..." Lin Nanxing buried her face in her arms and said in a muffled voice, "I never expected that the people in the territory would be so enthusiastic about milk tea. I haven't stopped all day except for eating."

She looked up, pointing to her chapped lips with a pitiful expression, "Look, I've been talking too much, and my lips are all chapped."

Looking at the lord who was pouting and complaining, Lin Qiulan couldn't help but laugh and teased, "Isn't this a good thing? It means business is booming!"

"What's so good about it..." Lin Nanxing wailed, "If this keeps up, I'll become the first lord to die from exhaustion making milk tea!"

Although she is the only lord in the game world.

Lin Nanxing suddenly grabbed Lin Qiulan's wrist, "Sister Lan, you know a lot of people, can you help me find a reliable shop assistant? I need to hire someone for the milk tea shop!"

What are the specific requirements?

"As long as you're diligent and hardworking, you don't need any special skills to work at a milk tea shop," Lin Nanxing said, then added, "Oh, no, you need to be physically strong."

Lin Qiulan thoughtfully spun her milk tea cup, the ice cubes making a crisp sound: "Now that you mention it... I do think of someone."

"You figured it out so quickly? Who is it? Do I know them?" Lin Nanxing immediately stepped forward, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"You haven't met this person, but you have met her daughter."

Lin Nanxing immediately guessed and said knowingly, "Sister Lan, you mean Li Ziqi, right?"

Lin Qiulan nodded, "Li Zi's mother used to be a tank player, with a level of over 20. However, she injured her leg during a monster hunt and did not receive timely treatment, which made her unable to walk. But it does not affect her mobility."

With a tank base of level 20, her stamina should be quite good. Coincidentally, the job at the milk tea shop isn't complicated; it's just a monotonous assembly line job that doesn't require much movement. She can do it sitting down, which is quite suitable for Li Ziqi's mother.

Lin Nanxing had little contact with Li Ziqi, but he had a good impression of her.

The moment this girl saw the portable shower, she thought of using it to hire someone to do her laundry. She's very quick-witted; her mother must be just as clever.

Actually, there are even better candidates. Lin Nanxing knows that Lin Qiulan's motive is to take care of the people in her own team, which is not wrong. As long as the person is reliable, Lin Nanxing is happy to do this favor.

Lin Nanxing thought for a moment and agreed with her suggestion, "Then I'll trouble Sister Lan to inform Li Ziqi and have her bring her mother over this afternoon. She can try it out for a day and see how it goes. If it's suitable, she can keep her."

This crappy game doesn't have a communication function in the player panel; messages are passed entirely by shouting and kicking.

Mao Qindong's guard team was like a shuttle bus, bringing people from Yunpei Town to Xingxing Territory in the morning and packing them up to take them back in the evening.

As for how Li Ziqi managed to get her mother from town over in half a day, that's not something Lin Nanxing should worry about.

How can you survive in the apocalypse without some skills?

Seeing that she agreed, Lin Qiulan couldn't stop smiling and nodded heavily, "Don't worry, I'll definitely make you satisfied."

After discussing things with Sister Lan, Lin Nanxing dragged her tired body home. Instead of lying down on the bed immediately, she went straight to the balcony.

Yes, the apartment building has balconies.

The balcony is now empty except for a styrofoam box, next to which sits a basin of water that is gradually running low.

Lin Nanxing picked up the basin, went into the bathroom to fill it with water, and then, as usual, watered the clover that was still recovering.

"Xiao Ye, move over a bit and give me some space."

"Master, do you want to plant it too?" After the clover and Lin Nanxing formed a contract, they no longer needed to touch each other to communicate.

Lin Nanxing shook his head. "Of course not. I'm not a plant. I'm going to plant these seeds."

Lin Nanxing opened her hand, revealing four seeds she had carefully preserved inside—lemon seeds she had found while drinking lemon water.

Lin Nanxing had previously inquired and learned that since the apocalypse, all plants in this world had been wiped out, except for those that had been transformed into demonic plants; the entire world was practically barren.

Lin Nanxing had originally planned to save up money to unlock the planting module in the store and see if there were any seeds for sale. Finding rare seeds in the milk tea was a complete surprise.

Lin Nan gently placed four lemon seeds on the surface of the moist soil, but before he could plant them, the clover stopped him.

“Master, only one of these four seeds is still alive; the other three have lost their vitality.”

Lin Nan was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect Xiao Ye to have this ability. She looked down at the four originally intact seeds and felt a little disappointed, but she quickly felt relieved.

She took a deep breath: "It's okay, this is an unexpected surprise. At least one seed can sprout, which is better than nothing."

Lin Nanxing gently placed the only viable seed that Xiaoye had pointed out into the soil, covered it with a thin layer of soil, and then watered it with a small cup of water.

Satisfied, she put down the basin of water, gently patted the soil, and silently prayed that the seed would sprout successfully.

I don't aspire to grow into a lemon tree; I only hope to trigger the system's free unlocking mechanism.

Clearly, Lin Nanxing's thinking was sound, and she received a system notification the day after she woke up.

[Congratulations, host! You have triggered the planting function unlock mechanism. Unlock condition: Successfully grow ten seeds (1/10)]

Lin Nanxing's lips curled up slightly, secretly delighted. Sure enough, even just planting a seed could trigger free rewards from the system.

Next, she only needs to find 9 more seeds to unlock the complete planting area.

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At 10:00 AM on October 21, 2011, Li Ziqi had just stepped into the Star Territory with her team and was still catching her breath when Lin Qiulan grabbed her and brought her some incredibly good news!

"Sister Lan, what did you say? Boss Lin... wants to hire my mother?"

Li Ziqi was completely stunned, and then a huge wave of joy exploded like a cannonball. Her mother was unable to work because of a leg injury, and the two of them could only rely on her to work hard outside to make a living. She always felt guilty and thought she was a burden to her daughter.

Seeing her mother's spirits decline day by day, Li Ziqi felt helpless and desperate. This job opportunity was a lifeline!

"Thank you, Sister Lan, I'll go pick up my mom right away!" Li Ziqi didn't even have time to drink some water before turning around and rushing out.

Time was of the essence, so she gritted her teeth and hired someone to accompany her to pick up her mother.

In the dimly lit and cramped prefabricated houses underground in Yunpei Town.

“Go to the Star Territory? No way!” Li Suhua looked at her daughter who had returned, and when she heard that her daughter wanted to take her out of town, her weathered face was full of resistance.

“This wheelchair of mine is just a burden. If we run into a wandering monster on the road, we won’t be able to escape. Isn’t it just dragging you down?” She patted her numb legs, her tone dejected.

In fact, a safe road had been built from Yunpei Town to Xingxing Territory by people who had no means to travel back and forth, and it was not as dangerous as imagined, but Li Suhua, who had been living in the room for a long time, was unaware of this.

Li Ziqi squatted in front of the wheelchair, grabbed her mother's rough hand, and said urgently, "Mom, the road has been trodden by now, and it's very safe with someone escorting us. A milk tea shop opened in Xingxing Territory and they're short-staffed. Sister Lan recommended you to the boss. You can't make things difficult for Sister Lan, can you?"

Looking at her daughter's expectant expression and hearing Qiulan vouch for her, Li Suhua frowned deeply, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

If I have a job, my daughter won't have to work so hard, and I can support her again. Should I take this risk?

She was silent for a few seconds, then slowly nodded: "Okay, Mom will go with you."

Li Ziqi immediately perked up, "Then let's pack our things now!"

At this moment, she showed none of the composure she displayed when hunting monsters, revealing a liveliness unique to her age.

Seeing this, Li Suhua felt a mix of emotions, but it only strengthened her resolve to get the job.