Chapter 159 What is a Merchant?

"Then what."

"Just to buy cigarettes, what else? How did you get into smoking? Not many people know about this." The long-eared man asked after adjusting to a comfortable position.

"It was a coincidence. Someone recommended this thing to me, saying it was amazing. One cigarette cost me 10 second-level crystal cores. Now I think about it, I lost all my pants." The man with the pigtail tore open the cigarette butt, revealing the tar-filled cotton inside, and put it to his nose to take a deep sniff.

"That's too expensive. The black market should be open next Friday, want to go?"

"I want to go, but I don't have a crystal core."

The long-eared man sighed, he also had no crystal cores left.

The two looked at the gray-white wall and couldn't think of any way to get the crystal core quickly.

Regardless of whether the customer is staying in the hotel or not, the crystal cores will be exchanged for points.

The black market doesn’t recognize points.

"Hey, can we exchange points for crystal cores?" The pigtailed man suddenly said, "If crystal cores can be exchanged for points, then points can also be exchanged for crystal cores!"

They both sat up at the same time.

"You're right. If we can change it, we'll have a lot more room to maneuver."

"Go ask Boss Xia."

...

"What did you say? What are you doing?"

In the hall, Xia Yan stood up with a look of shock on his face.

Lao Zhang rubbed his hands, glanced quickly outside the door, and repeated: "I want to ask if the points can be exchanged for crystal cores..."

"I can't change it."

Xia Yan noticed his movements and knew who asked him to come.

These two people are quite cautious and even knew to send out a small thug.

Asking this question...you have a very evil mind.

After getting the answer, Lao Zhang relaxed.

"Well, I'll trouble you, Boss Xia. I'll be leaving first."

Old Zhang walked out without stopping.

Xia Yan looked at his back silently.

She had no right to criticize his behavior.

Anyway, once the crystal core is in her pocket, there is no such thing as returning it.

The strong will prevail.

If you don't agree, come and make trouble.

...

Old Zhang stopped, took a deep breath, pushed open the door and walked in.

The two people lying on the bed heard the sound and looked over.

"Back so soon? What did she say?"

"Boss Xia said no, it can't be changed." He hunched his shoulders and looked at his face cautiously.

"She didn't say why she couldn't change it?"

"Well, merchants, as you know, are only interested in profit. It's impossible to spit out the crystal core once it's in your pocket..." Lao Zhang began to talk nonsense, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

"What the hell, these idiots!" the long-eared man cursed angrily. Then he looked at Lao Zhang and said with a sly smile, "You know what to say and what not to say, right?"

The man with pigtails beside him pulled out a sharp blade and tapped it with his fingers, making a crisp sound.

"I know, I know." Lao Zhang swallowed and nodded.

"Go away."

Old Zhang quickly "rolled away".

"What should I do? I can't change the crystal core." The man with pigtails slammed his hammer on the bed, his face wrinkled like a chrysanthemum.

"Shut up and let me think."

The long-eared man roared and then fell into deep thought, his mind working furiously.

How can I get the crystal core quickly?!

The man with pigtails didn't dare to disturb him, so he had to pretend to think of a solution.

My mind is actually blank.

"You said..." the long-eared man suddenly spoke.

"If we can help those who have reserved a house move in early, how many crystal cores should we charge?"

The man with pigtails sat up suddenly.

"Moving in early?"

The long-eared man nodded.

"Well, then we have to collect at least five or six level two crystal cores. But they only have points..."

"Tsk, so stupid. Can't we use the points to kill zombies?!"

"But the black market opens next Friday. It's too late, right?"

The long-eared man thought for a moment and said, "It should be fine. Don't underestimate those people. When the female boss is not around, check the registration book to see who is next in line."

"OK."

The man with pigtails stood up and walked out.

The glass of the resort hotel was so bright that he could see Boss Xia sitting on the sofa without having to go close.

Well, let’s bask in the sun.

He strolled aside and sat down on the steps.

Since it’s not hot anymore, just consider it as calcium supplement.

His actions of occasionally looking over successfully attracted Xia Yan.

After waiting for several days, it’s finally time to take action.

I didn't expect these two people to be so capable.

Xia Yan sneered and pretended not to see it.

She waited for a while, and the man just lay on the steps pretending to bask in the sun.

After thinking for a while, she called Xiongxiong and whispered:

"See that guy outside the door? When he comes in, ignore him and just do your own work."

Xiong Xiong looked outside the door when he heard this, "Did something happen to the boss?"

"Not yet."

Xia Yan stood up and walked into the cafeteria, took a cup of coffee, sat on a chair by the window, drank while turning on the surveillance camera and watching the background.

The guy with pigtails who had been lying outside the door basking in the sun actually took a nap.

He turned his head and looked towards the hotel again.

Boss Xia is gone.

Xiong Xiong was the only one left working in the hall.

The man with pigtails stood up and stretched to look around, and happened to see Boss Xia drinking coffee by the window in the cafeteria.

Only then did he feel relieved.

Just know where she is.

It looks like there’s still a full cup of coffee, so it probably won’t come out for a while.

There is plenty of time.

The man with pigtails hummed a little tune as he walked into the hotel.

Xiongxiong, who was mopping the floor, just looked up at him and then concentrated on his work.

The man with pigtails felt more at ease. He pretended to be attracted by the TV program while walking upstairs and stopped at the stairs.

Xiongxiong ignored him, picked up the bucket and went outside to wash the steps.

It was worth the wait, the opportunity has come.

The man with pigtails' eyes lit up and he quickly walked to the cashier counter.

The notebook that records the reservation information is placed in the open.

He cast a cautious glance at the bear outside, his hands flicking through the front page.

"Booking information: Bearded men, two people... Lao Zhang, one person."

He wrote down the first five.

Xiongxiong glanced at the front desk, and I don't know what he was looking at.

But the boss said, ignore him.

Xiongxiong withdrew his gaze and continued to mop the floor.

The man with pigtails glanced outside the door, closed the notebook, and walked to the second floor. He stayed there for a while and then went downstairs again.

When he passed by Xiongxiong, he even said hello. He looked so kind and didn't seem like a person with ulterior motives.

Xiongxiong ignored him, poured the sewage onto the street, and went back with the mop.

"Boss, he's gone."

"Yeah, I know." Xia Yan stood behind the cashier counter, flipping through the reservation information book.

She saw it clearly on the surveillance camera just now.

The man with pigtails just looked through it, didn't add the two people, and didn't change anyone's information.

It seems like all the trouble is just to get the information of the reservation person.

Then I thought about Lao Zhang asking if points could be exchanged for crystal cores.

Could it be that their purpose is the crystal core?

But, what do they need the crystal core for? To upgrade?

Xia Yan organized his thoughts, pondered carefully, and suddenly realized something.

It should be that the two of them saw that the points could not be exchanged for crystal cores, so they thought of another way.

Who's scheduled next?

Bearded man.

What a coincidence.