As he spoke, the old, almost decaying mermaid leaned in to sniff again, even excitedly stroking Su Luo's hair and sniffing it.
"Fishman, this is the newly promoted... two-legged sheep."
Upon hearing the words of the donkey-horse hybrid, a glimmer of clarity finally appeared in the mermaid's turbid eyes.
"Oh, oh, um, tell me, tell me, what brings you here at this hour?"
Having put away his previous madness, the merman now resembled a shrewd boss, his gaze constantly shifting between the donkey-horse-like creature and Su Luo.
"She earned enough ghost money today, enough... for a promotion."
The old merman seemed to have guessed this long ago and was not too surprised. After all, Su Luo had made quite a fuss outside, and rumors had already spread to the Ghost King City that a special breed of two-legged sheep had appeared in the zoo, and there was even a row of photo booths!
Su Luo raised his hand and tapped the table. Seeing this, he placed the stack of ghost money on the edge of the table but did not let go of it. "May I ask, Mr. Yu, how does one advance to a higher rank, and what rank can one advance to?"
Seeing this, the fishmonger was not angry. Instead, he looked at Su Luo with increasing curiosity, even a hint of amusement.
To be honest, being looked at like that, Su Luo always had a feeling that he was about to say something like, "Woman, you've successfully piqued my interest!"
Raising a hand to rub his temples, Su Luo shook his head, trying to clear his mind. He wondered if he was bewitched by the book. He hadn't even recovered from the fascination with its writing, yet he was having such strange thoughts.
After counting the stack of ghost money, the old mermaid said in his aged, hoarse voice, "The ghost money you've earned is enough to get promoted all the way to... my position."
"However, it's only just reached my position."
As he spoke, the old mermaid took away Su Luo's ghost money and gave her a contract. "Sign it. With this contract, when you earn this much money again, you can go directly to my position."
After saying that, the old merman looked at the donkey-horse hybrid again, "Later, I'll take her to choose a few nice breeds to piece together. Such a sweet two-legged sheep shouldn't be wasted."
Su Luo narrowed his eyes, picked up the contract and looked at it carefully. It was clearly written that it was an employment contract. He needed to earn a certain amount of ghost money to get the contract. After signing it, he would need to earn the same amount of ghost money to complete the promotion.
The amount of ghost money that Su Luo provided was enough to meet the requirements for promotion to director, but she would need to earn the same amount of ghost money again.
Before this, you need to select some animal breeds to become the managers of the initial low-level enclosures.
In order to become the administrator of the initial gatehouse.
If she doesn't need to be the initial gatekeeper, then she naturally doesn't need to choose other animal breeds.
This is a brand new path, but in Su Luo's eyes, it is also a viable one.
With a swift signature, Su Luo returned the contract to the merman. Under the merman's expectant gaze and the look of disbelief, he took out a stack of similar-looking ghost money and said rudely to the merman, "Now, this office belongs to me."
"Can you get out of my office now?"
"you!"
The entire room fell silent. The fish and the donkey stared wide-eyed at the stack of ghost money that Su Luo had pulled out again, not knowing what to say.
This amount, this thickness, is about the same as before, maybe even a little more! It perfectly matches the terms of the contract. Now, this office belongs to Su Luo!
Without going to the initial gatehouse or changing its breed, Sulo appeared uniquely among all the managers.
"You cheated?!" The old merman stood up shakily, pointing his cane at Su Luo with an angry expression.
Su Luo tilted her head and sneered, "I said I earned this much, not that much. You misunderstood. What does it have to do with me?"
Having already guessed there might be a trap, Su Luo didn't hand over all the ghost money he had earned. Instead, he divided it into several portions, which unexpectedly came in handy.
The ghost money that Su Luo just handed over must have been at least 100,000. Even if she came up with some shady tricks, how could she quickly earn 100,000?
With her meager income of fifty yuan per photo?
The old merman couldn't figure out how Su Luo had done it either.
How did Su Luo manage to do that? Of course, it wasn't just about taking photos together. Once you've gained fame, adding things to photos isn't that simple.
The saying goes, "What is taken from the devil is used for the devil." Making money off them and then being free in the dungeon feels even better than spending your own money; it gives you a sense of accomplishment like getting something for nothing.
Seeing this, the donkey-horse-like creature became much more respectful towards Su Luo, and when it heard her ask who was above the director, its eyes widened even more.
Seriously?! Is this guy crazy?! Being a director isn't enough, he wants... to get promoted?!
Shocked, the donkey and horse nodded in reply, "There are four directors in total, divided into different areas, all of equal rank. Above the directors are the deputy directors and the directors."
Su Luo nodded and asked in return, "Where are the offices of the vice principal and the principal?"
She wanted to take a gamble.
Before that, she needed to go to the luxurious mansion to bring back the long black coffin she was carrying.
When the donkey heard Su Luo say he was going to find the vice-director and the director, it backed away repeatedly, muttering, "Crazy, crazy."
This woman... no, this two-legged sheep is a madwoman, she'll kill all the animals here!
Without answering Su Luo's question, the donkey-horse-like creature pushed open the door and scrambled out of the room, leaving Su Luo alone, staring at its back and touching her own face.
Am I that scary? Logically speaking, you guys shouldn't look much weirder, right?!
Su Luo felt that this instance was not meant to kill her, but rather to test her.
This idea became even more certain after I heard that the director was directly above the deputy director and the director.
The problem now is, where should she go to find the zoo director?
I strolled around the director's office. Putting aside the mermaid's perverse tastes, the room was full of all sorts of animal specimens, with bizarre movements and expressions, enough to make a horror museum.
The food, lodging, and other necessities are comparable to those in the second carriage of the Hell Train, and even more upscale and luxurious, comparable to a five-star hotel, a bizarre version of a five-star hotel.
Unfortunately... there are no rules, no promotion rules at all. It's as if this is the pinnacle, and you can't get any higher. But there are clearly positions for deputy director and director.
Could it be that the deputy director and the director didn't rely on ghost money, but on fate?
With this question in mind, Su Luo explored all the parks during work hours, earning some extra money along the way. After get off work, he would wander around the gatehouses in each area and discovered that, apart from the animals, the highest-ranking person he could see was the director.
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