Chapter 107
When the system message came, Chi Hao was just about to set off and continue his journey.
In just a few days, he had encountered two mutant creatures on the road. He successfully shook off one and killed the other.
Unfortunately, his portable storage was full, so he could only cut off the two hind legs with the most delicious meat and put them away, then quickly leave before other mutant creatures were attracted.
At least one-third of the time spent on the journey to Qingmu Fort was spent dealing with these mutant creatures.
Now that he was alone, it took even longer.
Fortunately, after experiencing the beast tide in the center of the deserted city and the pursuit of mutant tigers, Chi Hao felt that he had been reborn. Facing these mutant creatures on the road, he was obviously more at ease.
[Mysterious Merchant has opened the message board function to all outstanding employees. A new forum panel has been added and can be viewed on the homepage.]
Looking at this sudden news, Chi Hao raised his eyebrows slightly.
His excellence is unquestionable, but...what is the message board function?
Chi Hao curiously opened the forum on the homepage, and the words "Message Board" were written above the new interface.
There are two channels below, one "Public" and one "Administrator".
The public channel was still blank and no one left a message. Chi Hao clicked on the administrator channel and the system popped up.
[Insufficient permissions, unable to enter the channel]
Chi Hao couldn't help but curl his lips. Of course, he still had some self-awareness. After all, he had just been hired not long ago and had not yet reached the position of administrator, so it was normal that he could not get in.
But he will be able to get in one day!
Chi Hao secretly made up his mind and then set his eyes on the public channel.
This feature is called message board. Does that mean he can leave text here and others can see it?
So you can communicate with others?
Thinking of this, Chi Hao's eyes lit up.
Wow, that's much more convenient than using a portable storage device to communicate with pen and paper! Did An An and Xiao Qi also turn on this feature?
He quickly found the input box and fumbled to type in a sentence: [Hello everyone! ]
After clicking send, I found out...
[Insufficient staff level, unable to leave a message]
[Tips: Employees must have reached level 5 and the store they work for must have reached level 1 or above to be able to post on the message board.]
Chi Hao: ...
Employee level lv5?
Chi Hao looked at his panel and found that he was only level 1?
Depend on!
He knew about this employee level before, but never understood its purpose. Now he finally knew, but...
Chi Hao looked at the ruins around him.
Where in this godforsaken place could he find customers to do business with? It would take more than a month before he could return to the fortress!
[Pampas Grass]: Is anyone there?
At this moment, a message suddenly appeared on the blank public channel.
Pampas grass? That's a nice name.
Chi Hao replied subconsciously, and then received a mute prompt again, which made him very angry.
At this time, new message appeared on the public channel again, and a familiar nickname caught Chi Hao's eyes.
[Handsome Porridge]: Yeah.
“…”
Thinking of his nickname "Green as Blue", Chi Hao suddenly felt that being banned from speaking was not such a bad thing.
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"Handsome porridge, huh."
Xiaocao's expression became a little subtle as she listened to the mechanical voice reading the message to her.
Is this a real name or a title given by a mysterious businessman?
So... so special.
When this message board appeared, Xiaocao and his brother had just returned from the market, and today there was another person competing with them for the hairdressing business.
The market was so small, but there were only three haircutting stalls, so business was naturally difficult, and they only attracted two customers.
The only good news was that she had leveled up again, now at level 6, and received a 50-point bonus, and also unlocked textile cloth.
She didn't recognize the fabrics and felt they were too expensive, so she didn't try to exchange them.
Fortunately, there was still hot soup business in the evening, and a team leader on duty had already ordered a pot from her.
The team leader wanted to exchange soybeans with her, but because the mysterious merchant said that wild vegetables were high-quality commodities, she asked to accept only wild vegetables.
In fact, Xiaocao didn’t quite understand. The food she obtained from the transaction was used up by her and her brother, so what did she earn for the mysterious businessman?
She thought about it for a few days but couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it, thinking that this might not be something she could access at her level.
It's like the gap between ordinary people and those with special abilities...
Looking at the administrator channel on the message board in addition to the public channel, Xiaocao's eyes flickered slightly with a bit of yearning.
Of course, she didn't think she had the ability to become an administrator, but she just kept it as a goal in her heart.
She needs to work harder!
Looking at the only person who responded to her on the public channel, Xiaocao cleared her throat and spoke in a low voice.
As she finished her words, the corresponding text appeared in the input box.
After she read it twice more and listened to the system's mechanical voice read out the text she had converted, she sent it out only after confirming that there were no mistakes.
[Pu Wei]: Hello, I am a new employee who has just been recruited.
Just as Xiaocao was about to continue typing new text, she saw the other party's message pop up again.
[Jiangzai Zhou]: Have you encountered any problems?
Listening to the mechanical voice's retelling, Xiaocao's eyes lit up slightly. Although the name of this handsome guy Zhou was a bit strange, he seemed very friendly!
Xiaocao inexplicably thought of the little miracle doctor.
He was the first person who had been so kind to her and her brother in all these years. She didn't know if she would have the chance to see him again...
Xiaocao spoke again, and because he was in a hurry to respond, he sent the message without even confirming it.
[Pu Wei]: I make a profit by cutting flowers for people, but these days someone has taken over my business, so my profit has dropped a lot.
On the other side, Chi Hao was still wondering why Pu Wei, a newly hired person, was not banned from speaking when he saw a new message pop up on the message board.
He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Cut flowers? Can cutting flowers be profitable?
Is this Pu Wei also someone who lives in the fortress, serving those wealthy families?
Chi Hao felt that he had guessed the truth. This could also explain why Pu Wei, a newcomer, reached level 5 so quickly.
Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an looked at the information without any doubt.
Cutting flowers means cutting hair, right?
I don’t know if Xiaocao said this on purpose or if there was something wrong with the voice recognition.
Now they finally understood why Xiaocao's trading volume had dropped sharply in the past few days. As for the large order last night...
Tang Yu'an also roughly guessed what new business she had come up with from the fact that she exchanged pepper several times.
[Pu Wei]: The profit during the day is so little.
[Pu Wei]: I don’t know what to do.
In fact, Xiaocao was not naive enough to think that her "colleagues" would provide her with any good ideas. After all, she and these people were competitors.
But she was indeed very distressed and had no way to explain it clearly to her brother. Now that there was a message board, it gave her a way to talk.
[Pu Wei]: If the profit during the day is too little, will it leave a bad impression on the mysterious businessman?
For some reason, Chi Hao suddenly felt sweaty.
Fortunately, Xiaoqi reappeared soon.
[Handsome Porridge]: No.
[Handsome Porridge]: The mysterious businessman is very busy and has no time to pay attention to every employee. Only those with a large number of transactions and profits will attract his attention.
Chi Hao was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw their conversation continue.
[Pu Wei]: So how much is considered too much?
[Liangzai Zhou]: For example, receiving more than 50 customers a day, or the items obtained from the transaction are of high value.
[Pu Wei]: I see.
[Pu Wei]: Then I’m still a little bit short.
Xiaocao didn't count carefully, but she felt that the number of customers she served when selling hot soup yesterday was very close to this number.
In the administrator channel, the chat between Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi has flooded the screen.
Unlike Xiaocao's voice input, they found that the input box of the message board can be input through thought.
Just stare at the input box and think of the corresponding text in your mind, and what you want to say will appear directly in the input box, which is very convenient.
Although Tang Yu'an's nickname is "Mysterious Merchant", he can appear anonymously!
then……
[Administrator (anonymous)]: No, I have learned that the number of visitors you received yesterday exceeded 50.
Xiaocao couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard the machine reading out these words next to his ear.
The administrator showed up!
Tang Yu'an, who made a dazzling appearance with the administrator's golden badge, immediately stunned Xiaocao and the onlookers Chi Hao.
[Pu Wei]: Are you the great mysterious businessman?
[Administrator (anonymous)]: Of course not.
"Huh, isn't it?" Xiaocao's excited expression suddenly froze.
[Pu Wei]: How did you find out about the number of guests I received?
[Administrator (Anonymous)]: Because I am an administrator, I naturally have a way to know. You will understand when you reach my level in the future.
Seeing Tang Yu'an pretending to reply on the message board, Zhou Qi smiled, shifted his attention away from the message board, and continued to look for Lin Jue to trade.
Tang Yu'an continued to reply to Xiaocao.
[Administrator (anonymous)]: Pu Wei, is the weather very hot where you are?
[Pu Wei]: Yes, yes.
[Administrator (anonymous)]: You can weave straw hats yourself and sell them, or buy them from others, buy low and sell high, and make a profit from the difference.
The grass blinked.
Selling straw hats... Actually, she had thought about it before, but she felt that the straw hats could not be sold at a high price.
But since it was the administrator who told her the method, she had to try her best. After all, he was already the administrator, so there was no need to cheat her, a small employee!
[Pu Wei]: Okay, I’ll go learn it!
[Pu Wei]: Thank you, administrator.
Although she has learned how to weave straw hats, she can only weave a few straw hats a day, but she will sell as many as she can, since she has nothing to do during the day anyway.
As for buying other people's straw hats, she was a little worried that if she couldn't sell them, she would end up with a lot of trouble...
Perhaps because of her positive attitude, the administrator continued to give her advice.
[Administrator (Anonymous)]: Remember to ask for wild vegetables when trading.
Xiaocao immediately believed what the administrator said even more, because she just learned yesterday that wild vegetables are high-quality commodities, and there will be points rewards for trading large quantities of wild vegetables.
[Pu Wei]: Okay, thank you.
With a new direction, Xiaocao is finally happy.
She closed the message board and immediately went to find her brother.
"You want to learn this?" Shitou was puzzled. "It's time-consuming and laborious, and you can't sell it for a good price."
After all, hay can be found everywhere, and weaving straw hats does not require any technical skills. Most people weave them themselves. The hats of the brother and sister are made of stones.
If you sell it, a straw hat can be exchanged for a wild vegetable or two mushrooms at best, and it may not even sell at all, as it is far less popular than hot soup.
Xiaocao glanced at the message board again.
Buy low and sell high to make a profit...
"What if we sell it to the guards?" Xiaocao said, "The guards can't weave straw hats themselves. They will definitely trade them with others."
Shi Tou was stunned for a moment, then nodded hesitantly.
By the way, they are now acquainted with the “upper class” of Jufeng Town, and he is familiar with almost half of the people in the garrison.
Ask them to exchange it, you will definitely be able to get it out!
"Okay, then I'll go pull out the weeds." Since he had nothing to do anyway, Shi Tou just did what he said.
But Xiaocao held him back and said, "Brother, we don't have to weave straw hats ourselves, we can go buy them."
"Acquisition?"
"Yes, use mushrooms to buy them."
Since wild vegetables are high-quality commodities, is one wild vegetable more expensive than two mushrooms?
She uses mushrooms to buy straw hats and then exchanges them for wild vegetables. Is that also considered a profit?
Chi Hao, who was on his way, had no idea that Xiaocao had found a new way to make money. He admitted that he was stimulated by her conversation with the administrator.
This newcomer named Pu Wei received more than 50 customers in one day?
This is too much!
Chi Hao finally felt a sense of crisis, but he felt uncomfortable when he thought that it would take a long time for him to return to the fortress and meet someone.
So he decided to turn and go to Lanhu Town.
Lanhu Town has a large population and is backed by Qingmu Fort. The administrators of Lanhu Town should not refuse him.
He just doesn't believe that he can't develop customers there!
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Time soon came to evening.
Tang Yu'an received a total of 15 guests today. Most of them were residents of the deserted city. Two of them were from Jufeng Town and came to the deserted city to hunt.
With three giant mutant dogs guarding the place, no one dared to act recklessly here. After Tang Yu'an explained patiently, he also reached a deal with these guests.
In the end, he successfully earned more than 700 points and 65 experience points, as well as a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms, and two kilograms of meat.
At this rate, I should be able to reach the next level tomorrow.
Tang Yu'an also took the time to look at the upgraded walls and floors. The main store has richer content, but it also requires points.
For No.1 Store, only the cement floor has been unlocked for the time being. Other decoration functions require upgrading the level of No.1 Store to be unlocked.
It is worth mentioning that the upgrade conditions for the main store have become more stringent——
[Shop upgrade to level 3 requires: Merchant level 15, 3,000 points, 5,000 shop popularity, 10 hardware upgrades, 10 pieces of magical furniture of level 1 or above, and 5 pieces of magical furniture of level 2 or above]
Tang Yu'an only saw the word "points" between the lines.
However, he and Xiaoqige also discussed that according to their current progress, it would not be a bad idea to slow down and consolidate the foundation.
The current system functions are sufficient, and there are even many functions waiting for them to be developed and better used, which all takes time.
So there is no need for them to upgrade their stores in a hurry.
This time, after the store reached level 2, more furniture could be upgraded. When they had time, they had to look for materials and upgrade all the furniture!
Tang Yu'an still likes the magical furniture very much.
At about half past five, Zhou Qi, who had been exercising outside all day, finally returned to Store No. 1 with Old Li.
At this time, Kang Kang had already been taken back by Grandma Guo.
When she saw the towering wall outside Building 1, Grandma Guo’s expression showed her surprise.
However, she did not ask Tang Yu'an much. She traded potatoes for coarse salt with him and took Kang Kang home.
Before she left, Tang Yu'an invited her to bring Kang Kang to live in No. 1 Store when the flood occurred so that they could take care of each other.
Tang Yu'an still remembers the surprised expression on Granny Guo's face.
Then she nodded and said she would think about it. She stuffed two more wild fruits into his hands and left with Kang Kang.
Tang Yu'an felt that she would agree in the end. After all, it was obviously safer to live with them.
For Kang Kang, no matter what difficulties there are, Granny Guo is willing to overcome them.
"Grandpa Li!"
Seeing their light spots coming to the store door, Tang Yu'an hurried out to greet them.
After Zhou Qi completed the transaction with Lin Zhen, he found Old Li who was out hunting under the command of Tang Yu'an.
Old Li also sensed the possible upcoming weather changes, so he was busy storing food.
Although Zhou Qi's request surprised him, he still agreed and took him hunting in the wild for a day, and they caught a lot of prey.
Now we can be considered to have returned with a full load.
During the hunting trip, he never mentioned the recruitment invitation, so Zhou Qi concentrated on learning the valuable skills of hunting and survival in the wild.
It was not until the way back that Zhou Qi began to think about how to talk to Old Li.
It was just that Tang Yu'an had just come out and greeted them when Old Li looked at him with a determined gaze.
"Did you come up with that invitation?" he asked.
Faced with the strange panel that suddenly appeared in front of him, Old Li neither accepted nor rejected it, so the panel remained in front of his eyes.
He has been thinking about this matter all day today.
After asking this question, Old Li turned his gaze to the building that had been tidied up, from the building itself to the storefront, from the signboard to the wall.
At least he knew that such a neat and solid wall was not something that the Bashi brothers could build.
"Xiao An, is this your ability?" He looked down at Tang Yu'an again, his eyes as sharp as torches.
Tang Yu'an was a little confused by his question and hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
Just when Zhou Qi was about to speak, Old Li shook his head and continued, "It doesn't matter. It's not important."
Just by looking at Tang Yu'an's expression, he confirmed his guess, so...
He chose to accept it.
Congratulations on becoming a salesperson at "Ping An Grocery Store No. 1"
[Access to the security barrier of "Ping An Grocery Store No. 1" has been opened...]
"Ping An Grocery Store?" Old Li pondered the name and nodded, saying, "That's a nice name."
Tang Yu'an finally came back to his senses and shouted in surprise, "Grandpa?"
Unexpectedly, he didn't even need to come up with any reasons to convince Grandpa Li, who actually accepted the job offer directly!
Hearing him address him, a gentle and kind smile appeared in Old Li's old eyes. He said, "Can you explain to Grandpa what's going on now?"
Tang Yu'an nodded, quickly welcomed him into the house, and then communicated silently with Zhou Qi through the message board.
After communicating the words, he said: "Grandpa, you misunderstood. This is not my ability. We are all employees of the mysterious businessman."
"But it was indeed us who recommended you to the mysterious businessman."
Mysterious businessman?
Old Li nodded. It was the word "businessman" that made him lock on to Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi, and also answered some of his previous doubts.
"When a customer comes, you can make a deal with him. After that, you should be able to open the employee panel."
Tang Yu'an gave him "beginner's guidance".
Old Li responded again and then asked, "So it was the mysterious merchant who asked you to come to the deserted city?"
He looked at Tang Yu'an, obviously not quite believing that such a person really existed.
"That's right."
Zhou Qi said with a firm gaze, "Grandpa Li, the mysterious businessman is our great savior. Once you unlock the panel and understand everything, you will definitely think the same as us."
Tang Yu'an on the side tried to hypnotize himself that Brother Xiaoqi was just acting and the savior he was talking about was not him.
Then he also looked at Old Li and nodded very affirmatively.
Old Li stared at the two teenagers for a while, and finally said with some surprise: "Then I'll wait and see."
Although he found it hard to accept that letting two weak children come to the dangerous deserted city to do business was a savior act.
Not long after, customers came again.
They all knew this customer. It was Liehuo who was scared away in the morning and then brought back by Wangcai. Unexpectedly, he was also an acquaintance of Old Li.
"Old Li, why are you here?"
"The boss here hired me, and I will be an employee here from now on."
Liehuo was surprised and asked, "So it is really possible to exchange salt?"
He didn't want to come back, but every time he looked in this direction, a strange thought would arise in his mind, and he really wanted to come over.
It seemed like if he didn't come, he would miss some important choice, so in the end he came back with a day's harvest.
Now that Old Li was here, he could completely relax.
Old Li traded two spoonfuls of coarse salt for six wild vegetables, and cunningly divided the transaction into three parts.
When he saw the system prompt, he understood the abnormalities of Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, it turned out that the old ones were the wisest, and then he opened the employee panel for him.
Just like what was given to Xiaocao, only two things were initially available to him, which were hemostatic powder and salt.
At the same time, he was also given a long-term task of rewarding him with 1 point for every profit.
When Old Li, who had been acting very calm, saw that points could be exchanged for goods in the wholesale mall, he finally showed a surprised expression.
"So your food and salt are actually obtained from the mysterious merchant?"
"right."
"Unlimited exchange?"
"As long as you have enough points, you can exchange for any amount."
Old Li couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this. He finally understood why Zhou Qi called the mysterious businessman "savior".
Of course, when it was almost six o'clock, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi pulled him out of the building of No. 1 Store.
When the non-business hours of six o'clock arrived, Old Li was once again shocked to see the entire No. 1 Store building disappear right in front of him.
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