Lin Yiran was actually very kind: "How about I help you choose one?" Then she used fire tongs to rummage around at the bottom of the cart and picked out a piece of the reddest charcoal.

He casually said, "This one will do. Do you want to experience the feeling of charcoal burning down your mouth, throat, large intestine, small intestine, rectum, and finally coming out through your anus?"

"I will grant your wish."

Brother Long's eyes widened in terror: "No! No! Don't! I'll buy it! I'll buy it! I'll make them buy it right now! Right now!"

Lin Yiran tossed aside the fire tongs with a cold look in her eyes. She casually sat back down: "Hey, the grilled chives are over there, the payment code is here. Line up to pay, 100 star coins per skewer, if that's not enough, grill them yourself."

She sat calmly to the side and watched. The circle of scrap metal and iron bars around her did not disappear, but shrank. It only moved around Brother Long, circling him, which scared him so much that he urged his underlings to pay.

One hundred star coins,

One thousand star coins,

10,000 Star Coins

One million star coins,

Today's total earnings are 1.5 million Star Coins!

The most expensive contribution was from Brother Long, one million star coins. "This, this is for your car repair money. Please, please don't mind, accept it!" Then he and a group of his underlings quickly ran away with the roasted chives, not even taking the knife that was standing on Lin Yiran's cart.

The scrap metal surrounding him also fell down in an instant.

Lin Yiran ignored them; she was too busy checking her popularity score to even notice the million-dollar savings in her Star Brain.

[Ding! Forty popularity points have been credited to your account. Would you like to make a repayment?]

Lin Yiran chose "Yes," adding, "But first, return forty star coins. Leave me three popularity points; I need them."

The system said OK; it knows its limits.

Lin Yiran didn't want to repay the loan either; she always wanted to save all her popularity points to exchange for crystal cores.

But the main problem is that if she doesn't pay back the loan, the 40 star coins she owed will double every night after midnight. Tonight it will be 80 star coins. If the interest keeps piling up, how many kebabs will she have to sell to pay it back?

Moreover, business here is not doing well at all.

If she hadn't run into so many thugs today, she probably wouldn't have made a single sale!

No, she has to find a way to sell kebabs. After all, without any real strength, the only thing she can rely on is Tongzi 101.

However, I still need to thank it.

So Lin Yiran said, "Thank you for just now. You helped me a lot." She was referring to the fact that Tongzi 101 helped her suppress the man's mental power during the fight.

It can be said that without the suppression of that person's mental power, and given that Lin Yiran had only absorbed one crystal core, her superpower was not yet at the first level, and she had no way to defeat that person.

System 101 said arrogantly, "Hmph, who told you to be my host? I had no choice. But you're really tough, host. That person's mental strength is B-level. You can't fight them head-on! Even if you have superpowers, it won't work!"

Lin Yiran was speechless. "Having superpowers isn't good either? What's the point of having superpowers then? You might as well just give me mental power instead?"

Tongzi 101 was furious: "Your special ability is mainly for targeting the mutated plants in the Forest of Hope! Not for fighting, boss! Do you understand the difference?"

Hearing Tongzi's angry voice, Lin Yiran hesitated whether to tell Tongzi about the net-like fine threads she saw next to the man. She decided to wait and see, and find someone to verify it next time.

She wanted to take advantage of the good morning weather and hurry to the Forest of Hope to find some more food. The variety of food at her barbecue stall was still too limited. This wouldn't do. If the taste and reputation didn't spread, how would she gain popularity points?

As she pondered this, she simply turned around and started walking towards the Forest of Hope. Having stayed up all night, she didn't feel particularly tired, so she decided not to rest.

After paying 100 star coins, Brother Long, whose face was burned, hurriedly ran away.

His gang of henchmen ran faster than him.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed by running so fast?" he roared angrily when they reached a secluded spot.

"A bunch of useless bastards! You run faster than anyone when it comes to running away, but when it comes to fighting, where are any of you? You even said you recognized me as your brother and would do whatever I asked! Is this how you treat me? All of you, stop right there! Slow down! Slow down!"

He almost said "Wait for me" aloud.

The running aggravated the wound on his face, causing him to grimace in pain. It was easy to imagine how horribly his face had been ruined; his reputation was completely tarnished! He couldn't help but feel resentful:

"Damn it, once I find some help, I'll kill that girl right away!"

As they talked, their escape went quite smoothly.

Suddenly, his underlings, who had been running faster than rabbits, braked abruptly. He couldn't dodge in time and fell onto the back of the nearest person, yelling "Ah!!!" in pain.

"Aren't you guys watching where you're going?" "Are you blind?!"

But then he couldn't bring himself to curse anymore. A person wearing a black windbreaker was standing against the wall in the alley.

Brother Long's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but smile ingratiatingly at the newcomer: "Hehe, Brother Ye, you? Hello? What brings you here to see me?"

Zhou Ye simply leaned against the wall and glanced at Brother Long.

Fearing Zhou Ye wouldn't be able to see clearly, Brother Long's henchmen lined up to the side, deliberately clearing a path to completely expose Brother Long's figure to him.

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