Chapter 204
Tang Yu'an quickly approved Lan Yunqing's request and unlocked the overnight stay function of Store No. 5 for him.
"In this case, Brother Yunqing's salary this month will only be a little over 10,000..."
Tang Yu'an scratched his head, "Is it really okay for us to do this?"
Seeing the boy's guilty conscience, Zhou Qi reached out and touched his head.
"In the end times, the most important thing is supplies. Brother Yunqing still has 100,000 purchasing points, which can be exchanged for a large amount of resources."
In addition to earning points and experience points when trading these supplies, all the supplies exchanged with customers also remain in the hands of the employees.
"Lanhu Town itself has excellent conditions, so even if we have a few fewer points, it won't be too difficult. We are still in the initial stage, and there are still many areas where we need to use points."
Zhou Qi patiently analyzed it for Tang Yu'an.
"And after being promoted to branch manager, you can receive an additional 1% of the store's monthly profit as compensation."
This 1% includes not only the store manager's own profit, but also the profit of other employees.
Not to mention, they have opened so many branches, and it is still undecided which one will be upgraded first and which one will have more functions unlocked first.
Given the superior geographical location of Lanhu Town, its priority was not that high.
As the lord of Lanhu, Lan Yunqing wants to gain more benefits for Lanhu Town. How can he do that without making more efforts?
Finally, he said, "At worst, we can wait until we have enough points and then give bonuses to employees with outstanding performance."
Tang Yu'an nodded and said okay.
Their plate is getting bigger and bigger, and the speed of earning points will also be faster and faster. They have to be stingy now, and everything will be fine after they develop in the future!
Tang Yu'an thought of something and said, "By the way, should we recruit new employees for Store No. 5?"
Lanhu Town has a population of over ten thousand, but Brother Yunqing is alone.
700 transactions a day should be his limit. He still has so many customers left. It would be a waste not to utilize them.
Even if Mok is still there, it is not enough to take up the rest of the market.
"Then let's hire another employee." Zhou Qi nodded.
Now that Lord Lan Hu has been promoted to branch manager, it is not a good idea to keep him in command without any troops.
However, up to now, the recruitment of employees is still in the hands of Tang Yu'an. Zhou Qi thinks it is better not to delegate this authority for the time being.
"Do you think of a suitable candidate?" Zhou Qi asked.
"How's Brother Liang?"
"Blue Moon?"
"Uh-huh!"
Zhou Qi recalled his previous contact with Blue Moon, and the other party was indeed a person of good character.
Moreover, they had also heard that in Lanhu Town, those who were given the surname Lan were people who had made outstanding contributions and had relatively high status.
So Zhou Qi nodded and said, "Okay, then it's him."
"Uh-huh!"
So, Tang Yu'an sent a recruitment invitation to Blue Moon and at the same time gave Lan Yunqing a task.
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Lanhu Town, Store No. 5.
After turning on the overnight stay function, a "overnight stay list" appeared on Lan Yunqing's panel.
He clicked in to check.
So, he can now invite 100 customers to stay at Store No. 5, and when Store No. 5 is not open for business, they can still enter the protection barrier?
Lan Yunqing immediately transferred Lan Maolin over and added him to the overnight stay list according to the system's instructions.
Unfortunately, he was still blocked by the protective barrier.
Lan Yunqing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
He reviewed all the information he knew now.
This overnight stay function only works when the hotel is open, because the protective barrier will be opened at night and only invited customers can enter.
When in operation, the Guardian Barrier will have a very long window of time during the day.
Anyone can enter during this period, and the protective barrier will only be open around the clock when the store is closed.
However, in this state, only employees who have received accommodation benefits can enter...
Lan Yunqing couldn't help but frown.
This is not what he imagined. In this case, the protective barrier of Store No. 5 can only protect a small number of people at night.
He hesitated for a moment, then brought Mok, who was strolling in the town, over.
Because Mo Ke had the authority to enter Store No. 5, he was not blocked outside like Lan Maolin, but entered the store directly and appeared in front of Lan Yunqing.
After understanding Lan Yunqing's question, he was stunned for a moment.
"Ah? Is there such a difference?" Mo Ke scratched his head, "But our No. 1 store can also open the protective barrier during the day."
Seeing Lan Yunqing looking at him with suspicion, he said anxiously: "Really, our place was flooded, but Store No. 1 is fine, there is no impact at all..."
Mo Ke paused, realizing that he had let the cat out of the bag. He hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up.
"The water outside No. 1 Store is now as deep as three or four stories. If not ten meters, it's at least seven or eight meters. It's higher than the wall of our store, forming a high wall of water outside the store."
After hearing his detailed description and the confidence he showed when he spoke, Lan Yunqing finally dispelled his doubts.
He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is it true that not even a drop of water can get in?"
"That's not the case," Mok recalled. "When it rains, water still comes in. Only when the water exceeds a certain depth will it be pushed out by the protective barrier."
Then he continued, "There are still many mutant creatures in the water, and they are all blocked outside and can't get in."
Lan Yunqing nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Then is Store No. 1 closed?"
"What does that mean?" Mo Ke looked confused.
Lan Yunqing then realized that Mo Ke was an ordinary clerk and he could not see the status of the store.
He thought for a moment and then asked, "Are all the people living in Store No. 1 employees? Or are there customers?"
"Of course there are customers!" Mok said affirmatively.
Lan Yunqing nodded in agreement. If that was the case, then there might be some function that had not been unlocked.
Or will this function only be enabled when a major disaster occurs?
He accepted this explanation and felt a renewed motivation to continue running Store No. 5, but...
Lan Yunqing stared at Mo Ke and said, "I have one last question."
"What?"
"Since Shop No. 1 has been flooded and the water around it is so deep, how did you leave and come to Lanhu Town?"
Mo Ke: "..."
How could I forget this?!
The first thing he thought of was the teleportation array in the basement. Facing Lan Yunqing's gaze, he couldn't help but look away feeling guilty.
"Haha, this is my ability, it's not convenient to reveal it." Mo Ke covered up.
Lan Yunqing looked at him until cold sweat broke out on Mo Ke's forehead, then he looked away.
"I'm sorry for being so presumptuous."
"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay!" Mo Ke waved his hands, "If there's nothing else, I'll go out first."
"Yeah, okay."
Mo Ke fled in panic, not daring to stay with Lan Yunqing any longer, for fear that he might accidentally say too much.
Lan Yunqing looked at his running back, frowning slightly. It seemed that there were still many secrets that he didn't know...
He glanced at the room where the basement was located.
After becoming the branch manager, he still couldn't enter the basement. He didn't know what was down there, and how to gain access...
At this time, the system message popped up again.
[Congratulations! Triggering the normal task "New Employee Orientation"]
[Description: In order to expand the Lanhu Town market and reduce the burden on the branch manager, the mysterious businessman decided to add a new employee to "Ping An Grocery Store No. 5"]
[Task: Recruitment information has been sent. Please guide the new employee "Blue Moon" to accept the recruitment, provide them with on-the-job training, and complete a profitable transaction.]
[Reward: Tricycle*1]
Was Blue Moon also recruited as an employee by a mysterious businessman?
Looking at the new task reminder, Lan Yunqing frowned again. Why was it Blue Moon?
The figures of two young men emerged in his mind.
Could it be related to Xiaotang and the others? Thinking that they were the ones who came to open the branch, Lan Yunqing nodded secretly. Perhaps they recommended Blue Moon.
The mission reward is a tricycle?
Lan Yun took a quick look, then left Shop No. 5 and came to Lan Hulin, and transferred Blue Moon over.
Blue Moon, who was still looking at the recruitment information with a confused look on his face, suddenly found that the surrounding scenery changed. He was quite familiar with this feeling, so he remained calm.
After seeing Lan Yunqing, he calmly saluted the lord.
Lan Yunqing got straight to the point and asked, "Have you received a recruitment message from the mysterious businessman?"
"Yes, my lord."
"Accept the offer."
"OK!"
Blue Moon didn't even ask for the reason and directly agreed to the recruitment of the mysterious businessman.
At the same time, Lan Yunqing's store panel now has an employee management function. Now the No. 5 store officially has a new employee, and -
[The mysterious merchant has opened some permissions for you to manage employees]
[1. Granting and revoking employee permission to stay at "Ping An Grocery Store No. 5"]
2. Authorization to issue tasks to employees
Lan Yunqing raised his eyebrows slightly. Can he assign tasks to his employees?
He looked at Blue Moon and said, "You are now an employee of Ping'an Grocery Store No. 5. You have officially joined the Shangshen Cult. From now on, you will work under me."
"Yes, sir!" Blue Moon responded excitedly.
Next, Lan Yunqing tried to trade with Blue Moon, but found that it didn't count, so he had to bring Lan Maolin over again.
Under his command, Blue Moon quickly completed a profitable transaction and successfully opened the employee panel.
Congratulations! Complete the "New Employee Orientation" mission and receive a pedal tricycle*1.
【Please select the delivery address】
[1. Ping An Grocery Store No. 5 Warehouse]
【2. Portable Warehouse (Not Opened)】
[3. For immediate delivery, please select a location for the goods (touch the location with your finger or look at it for 3 seconds)]
Before, when Lan Yunqing exchanged goods from the mall, he could only choose to receive the goods immediately. Now that he has become a branch manager, he has an additional warehouse option.
He was also very interested in the portable warehouse, but unfortunately he didn't know how to obtain it.
Lan Yunqing looked towards the open space for three seconds, and then a brand new pedal tricycle appeared in front of the three of them.
"My Lord, this is..."
Not to mention Blue Moon, even Lan Maolin was shocked when he saw Lan Yunqing use this ability for the first time.
"A gift from the God of Commerce." Lan Yunqing explained.
Listening to the lord's calm explanation, Lan Maolin couldn't help swallowing, while Lan Yueliang's eyes lit up slightly.
Because he has seen the mall panel.
So, could the abilities displayed by the lord be related to this?
"My Lord, does the God of Commerce... really exist?" Lan Maolin asked cautiously.
Lan Yunqing looked at him and said, "I can't give you a definite answer, but I can only say that I believe this more and more."
"Then please let me join the Shangshen Sect! I am willing to follow the Lord!" Lan Maolin pleaded in a low voice.
Lan Yunqing shook his head slightly.
"Although I also hope you can help me, it depends on the intention of the envoy."
Lan Maolin lowered his head in disappointment, "I understand!"
"That's a pedal tricycle. I think I've seen it in some books. Take it with you and find someone to teach you how to use it."
"Yes, sir!"
Lan Maolin was sent away, and Lan Yunqing looked at Lan Yueliang again.
"You already know how to earn profit points and employee experience points. You need to reach Lv5 as soon as possible."
Blue Moon hurriedly obeyed the order, but he soon looked confused again.
"Lord, what are profit points?"
Lan Yunqing paused. "Didn't you receive the novice mission? For every profitable trade, you can earn 1 point?"
Blue Moon shook her head blankly.
Lan Yunqing frowned slightly, thinking of something. He looked at the newly acquired authority. Could it be that...
He edited a similar novice task according to the format of the task he received, and chose to publish it to Blue Moon.
The system prompt popped up again.
【「Newbie Mission」 was released successfully! 】
[Every time employee "Blue Moon" makes a profitable transaction, 1 point will be transferred from your points balance to the employee's account (purchase points will be deducted first)]
"Lord, I received a mission!"
Looking at Lan Yueliang's happy expression, Lan Yunqing looked strange.
Could it be that the profit points he received were deducted from the account of a certain divine messenger? And after he became the store manager, he would have to manage the employee benefits himself...
Lan Yunqing thought about it and accepted it with pleasure.
Rights and obligations are equal. As the lord of Lanhu Town, he is very clear about this.
He was about to urge Blue Moon to complete the profit-making task when he saw that the facial expression of his new employee suddenly twisted.
Although he tried his best to adjust, it still looked very strange.
"What's wrong?" Lan Yunqing asked.
"No, nothing. I just received a new title from the mysterious merchant... the envoy of God..."
"Oh? What's your name?"
Lan Yueliang raised her head slightly, looking at the Lord's peerless face, her face flushed and she said in confusion:
"Wash, laundry detergent..."
Even Lan Yunqing couldn't help but have a question mark in his head.
Laundry detergent? Why is it called this? Is there any deeper meaning behind it?
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There is naturally no deep meaning behind it, but when Tang Yu'an was naming the Blue Moon, this was the first thing he thought of.
Unless you are from the original world and are from the same country as them, no one would connect these two names!
"Brother Yunqing really gave Brother Liang a novice task!" Tang Yu'an shared with Zhou Qi.
As the person with the highest authority, he could see all the operations of the branch manager, and naturally he also saw the tasks written by Lan Yunqing and issued to Blue Moon.
"Other branch managers can do this in the future!" he said happily.
With other store managers sharing the burden, Tang Yu'an felt that the pressure of points was much less, and he could continue to maintain this set of rules in the future.
"Brother Yunqing is really amazing. I hope he can keep it up."
Zhou Qi gripped the steering wheel of the RV and pursed his lips slightly.
He thought for a moment and said, "Lao Mo also has great potential. His first month's salary will be 18,000 yuan."
I just paid Lao Mo his salary today - of course, the 18,000 refers to the sum of his personal points and purchase points.
"He has only developed more than 100 followers now, and there should be more this month."
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but nodded, "Yeah! You're right."
Although Lao Mo likes to be a charlatan, he is indeed a very excellent and promising employee.
Zhou Qi successfully diverted his attention. He glanced at the map near Yanlong Fort and suddenly said, "Those two people were let go."
"Those two people who appeared nearby when Lao Mo was performing the ceremony?"
"Yes!" Tang Yu'an said, "I don't know why Lao Mo let them go."
Although he can view the employee panel, he cannot fully grasp the employees' actions and dynamics. Employees cannot share real information on the forum, so sometimes he is quite at a loss.
But Zhou Qi said, "I guess they're going to expand enrollment."
Looking at the direction the two spots of light were heading, Tang Yu'an nodded: "I hope so."
So next, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi continued to build the road, and in their spare time they went to the other dimension to look for materials to make waterwheels.
It is worth mentioning that Zhou Qi finally collected all the materials for making physical eggs, so he temporarily put down the water wheel and tried to make physical eggs wholeheartedly.
Although there is a recipe, failure is inevitable during the production process. Fortunately, he has enough ingredients and it can withstand the test.
They press the drift accelerator every three days, hoping that the drift bottle will return home soon.
However, currently only Kosona's message in a bottle returns more frequently, and it basically comes back every time you press the accelerator.
They have delivered 200 cubic meters of water in succession, and there is still a long way to go before reaching 10,000 cubic meters. They can only rely on Kosona and others to produce more space capsules to increase the speed.
However, from Kosona's reply, one can clearly hear her joy.
"Mysterious Merchant, I've received your replies so frequently recently. I'm really very grateful!"
The little girl's voice was filled with joy. "Did you know? Yana told me today that the water you traded to us has successfully saved over 500,000 people!"
200 cubic meters of water is really not a small amount. Assuming that each adult consumes 1 liter of water, 200 cubic meters of water is enough to meet the daily drinking water needs of 200,000 people.
In extreme cases, this amount of water intake can be further compressed.
As a technologically advanced world, there are naturally plenty of ways to recycle this water.
Therefore, these 200 cubic meters of water are not consumables. Although losses are inevitable during the recycling process, the rate is very slow.
So Cosona was very grateful to them.
Upon hearing this news, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi felt unspeakable joy in their hearts.
In one world, they successfully saved over 500,000 people! That's a lot of lives!
Maybe this is the meaning of business!
Time passed unknowingly and it was February 20th - before Tang Yu'an's birthday, Zhou Qi made a lizard egg that could enhance physical fitness and gave it to him as a birthday present.
"Wow! This is an awesome gift!"
Counting it up, this is Tang Yu'an's second birthday since coming to the other world.
"After my birthday, I'll be 14!"
Tang Yu'an ate the physical egg that Zhou Qi had carefully cooked for him. After combining various ingredients, the egg could no longer be seen in its raw materials.
It tastes delicious, melts in your mouth, and you feel a warm current flowing through your limbs.
Before he knew it, Tang Yu'an had finished a large bowl and wanted to eat more.
"I'm one year older!" he said happily. "And after eating this egg, I won't be afraid of cold or heat anymore, and I can even grow taller!"
Zhou Qi smiled and touched his head, then asked, "Do you have any birthday wishes?"
Tang Yu'an paused, the smile on his face faded, and he said, "I hope the message in the bottle can reach my parents soon."
Seventeen days have passed since they threw the message in a bottle returning home into the sea of dreams.
During this period, apart from Kosona's message in a bottle, only Mosang's message in a bottle came back.
From her description, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi knew that the Feiyu tribe she belonged to was an orc tribe, and everyone in the tribe could grow wings.
They can also transform into birds and beasts to fight against wild beasts in the jungle.
The special cold medicine provided by Tang Yu'an and others is very useful. The sick people got better after drinking the medicine, so she hopes to exchange it for another batch.
Because the bottle was too small and she didn't know what Tang Yu'an needed, she stuffed a lot of feathers into the bottle.
These feathers not only have bright and beautiful colors, but can also be used as weapons.
After being shot out, the feathers will become extremely sharp and can easily penetrate metal and stone. The feathers can also be controlled to fly back for secondary use, making them a very suitable material for use as hidden weapons.
Tang Yu'an liked it very much, so he traded another batch of special cold medicine for her. According to the time, Mo Sang's message in the bottle should come back once every 12 days.
Zhou Qi was still trying to organize words of comfort when he heard Tang Yu'an say, "I wonder what happened to Turles's message in a bottle?"
"It should be soon."
Zhou Qi touched the lucky marble on his chest and said, "Let's press the accelerator again tomorrow. We will definitely get something."
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MR23582 plane, Roland Empire, underground in the dense forest of Xiayasa.
In the dim light, Turles was picking mushrooms grown in the corner of the room.
Suddenly, a mushroom in front of him began to twist and make strange noises, as if it had mutated.
Tulsi paused, then calmly picked the mushrooms and threw them into the basket.
The mushroom clicked into the basket and instantly turned into a palm-sized goblin with transparent wings. He flew in front of Tulsi and said dissatisfiedly, "Why don't you fall for it?"
"Little Round Biscuit, stop trick-or-treating. It's useless."
"How can it be useless?" said the little round biscuit angrily, "A creature that has been tricked by a goblin can gain good luck!"
Of course, the fairy clan needs to truly like that creature.
"A little bit of luck is not enough to change fate." Tours smiled bitterly, his face was haggard and he was so thin that his bones were visible.
Just as Little Round Biscuit was about to continue to refute, he saw a flash of light before his eyes and the young man fainted.
He was horrified, "Tulsi, don't scare me!"
However, before he could pounce on him, the young man lying on the ground slowly woke up. He looked down at his hand, which was holding something, and murmured, "He's really back..."
"What's back?"
"bottle……"
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