Chapter 36
After listening to Tang Yu'an's plan, Zhou Qi smiled and nodded.
Then he added: "But we still have to take it step by step, steadily and steadily."
While it is possible to erase the memory of an unsatisfactory employee by firing him, this cannot be done for the customers with whom the employee has had contact.
Therefore, it is necessary to conduct an investigation in advance, and it is best not to overlap the living area and circle of newly recruited employees with their own.
On the one hand, it is for safety, and on the other hand, it is to avoid conflicts.
"Chi Hao was an unexpected situation." Zhou Qi said, "If we need to recruit employees in the future, it would be best if we don't know them."
"Even if we meet by chance, at least we can't let him know that we are also employees of the 'Mysterious Merchant'."
"Yeah!" Tang Yu'an nodded vigorously, agreeing with Zhou Qi's words.
Chi Hao on the ground had his eyes closed. Because of the soundproofing effect of the shadow umbrella, even if the two teenagers were plotting loudly, he could not hear their plan.
"So, this brother quite meets the requirements."
He came out of the fortress and came to the deserted city to carry out a mission. After his injury healed, he would definitely leave the deserted city and might not have any contact with them for a long time.
Tang Yu'an thought for a moment and then said, "Then how should we explain our identities?"
Zhou Qi pondered and said, "If we're talking about a fortress, the information will definitely be exposed once it's in place."
They knew very little about the outside world, and they also wanted to get some information from Chi Hao. If they used the character setting of "coming out of the fortress" again, it would be difficult to ask too many questions.
"That's right." Tang Yu'an said.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and then said, "Let's just say we were born in a deserted city and only after being favored by a mysterious businessman did we have the life we have now."
This also explains why they are raised so "rich".
"Haha, okay."
Being favored by a mysterious businessman or something... Tang Yu'an felt a little embarrassed when he heard it.
After briefly explaining Chi Hao's deceptive plan, his attention turned back to the acquisition page. Feeling that there was nothing else missing, he clicked to exit.
"Do we need to identify the crystal?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Although the appraisal fee for one crystal is 20 points, which is a bit expensive, they can afford it now, and some money still needs to be spent.
"Yeah." Zhou Qi also nodded.
This helps solve the mystery of the parasite in his body.
Tang Yu'an took out a crystal stone and threw a primary item identification test on the stone. After deducting 20 points, the information of the crystal stone slowly emerged.
[Name: Water Psychic Stone, also known as Crystal Stone]
[Value: 200 points/2 grams]
[Origin: JM278, GM4568, GM49840, DM129834… MR176349 plane…]
【Named by: Unknown】
[Description: A crystal formed in a place with extremely rich water-attributed spiritual energy. It is a very high-quality energy source, mostly produced in the magical plane. It can be used for various purposes such as cultivation, special item creation, contracts, etc.]
"That's all?" Tang Yu'an, who was originally looking forward to it, frowned unhappily after reading it.
Zhou Qi was also holding the appraisal album and looking at it.
When the identification results came out, relevant information about the crystal stone also appeared in the album, and the catalog showed "unclassified" and the page number was page 2.
"Maybe the level of identification skills is still relatively low." Zhou Qi guessed.
Although the information identified is relatively small, it is not completely useless.
He looked at the long list of numbers on the production site. It can be said that there are really many planes that produce this kind of psychic stone. A rough glance shows that there are at least hundreds or thousands of them.
only……
"Since this kind of crystal is mostly produced in the magic plane, why does it appear in this world?" Zhou Qi said puzzledly.
“There should be exceptions.”
Tang Yu'an followed up with his analysis, "Look at all these planes. Some of them start with the same letters, while others are different. So this world... maybe it's just that the spiritual energy is more abundant?"
The special abilities of Granny Guo and Tiejin should also be considered a kind of magic, right?
"really."
Zhou Qi read the identification information several times and said, "The Psychic Stone is just a high-quality energy source, so I was controlled. The main problem lies with the parasite."
Tang Yu'an nodded and mentioned that "shared ecology" was written in Chi Hao's status bar.
"Will you become part of the same ecosystem as the parasite over time?" he said.
Living in symbiosis with that parasite?
Zhou Qi frowned. Judging from the aggressiveness and devouring desire shown by the parasite, he felt that it might not be that simple.
But it's hard to say for now, and he doesn't want to make Tang Yu'an worry, so Zhou Qi nodded and said, "Well, it's very likely."
Then he closed the identification album and put it into his personal storage.
At this time, Tang Yu'an thought of something. After putting away the crystal stone, he took out another crystal stone and a fire crystal stone.
Then I discovered——
Okay, only crystal stones will reveal information. Other types of crystal stones need to be identified with the same points before they can unlock information :)
Tang Yu'an muttered, "What a pitfall!", and then reluctantly ordered the appraisal of the other crystals.
The identification information that came out was exactly the same except that the word "water" became the corresponding "fire" and "gold"!
But there is nothing we can do about it.
After all, as long as the identified items appear in his field of vision, bubble information will appear, so if he encounters them in the wild in the future, he will not be afraid of missing them.
This is definitely a very necessary investment. If you can pick up another psychic stone, you can earn back these 60 points.
"Brother Xiaoqi, how do you feel?"
Tang Yu'an held two psychic stones in his hands and looked at Zhou Qi carefully, ready to put the psychic stones away immediately if anything went wrong with him.
Fortunately, Zhou Qi shook his head and said, "Well, I can control it."
Perhaps because it had to stop after facing a burst of 6 psychic stones at the same time in the afternoon, the parasite seemed to have become weaker.
Of course, it is also possible that his body's threshold has been raised.
In short, facing the two psychic stones at this moment, he felt relaxed and at ease, and as his perception improved, he could gradually sense the energy field emanating from the psychic stones.
He carefully told Tang Yu'an about these changes.
"That's good."
Tang Yu looked at him calmly and said, "Brother Xiaoqi, you can definitely defeat that parasite! Don't worry, I will help you!"
Zhou Qi smiled lightly and said softly, "Yes, I know."
After Tang Yu'an put away the two spiritual stones, he asked again: "Hasn't there been a lottery today?"
"Yes, I almost forgot!"
Tang Yu'an rubbed his hands. He almost failed to complete today's daily task. He had to draw something good after getting the lottery tickets with such difficulty.
Hearing his words, Zhou Qi couldn't help but smile and said, "Well, it's OK."
However, he also felt that this was a bit risky. After all, An An had drawn skills and special props for several consecutive days. No matter how lucky he was, it was impossible for him to be so lucky all the time, right?
Sure enough, Tang Yu'an quickly said: "Ah, it's not skills and props!"
But his expression and tone didn't seem to indicate a sense of loss. Could it be that...
"Brother Xiaoqi, I got the fuel!" Tang Yu'an's excited voice rang out.
I saw a line of text flashing on his system panel.
Congratulations! You won the entry-level tech product "Fuel Oil." Check it out in the "Wholesale Market" section of the store.
Tang Yu'an quickly opened the wholesale market and saw that fuel was indeed among the redeemable goods.
[Fuel: 20 points/L]
Tang Yu'an shared the new products with Zhou Qi and said happily, "Although there are no skills or props, the fuel is also great! We don't have to worry about power outages in the future."
Zhou Qi nodded with a complicated expression.
As a person who has never won the "one more bottle" lottery since childhood, An An's little red hands are something he envy.
Of course, they are inseparable now, and An An's luck can also be said to be his luck.
Thinking of this, Zhou Qi also laughed.
"Well, An An is really awesome." He patted the boy's head to express his joy.
"Hehe." Tang Yu'an smiled foolishly and asked, "Brother Xiaoqi, how many kilowatt-hours of electricity can be generated from 1 liter of fuel?"
"It depends on the type of fuel," Zhou Qi explained. "We use diesel at home, so 1L of diesel produces about 10 kWh of electricity. If it's gasoline, it's about 3 kWh."
Hearing this number and looking at the fuel consumption of 20 points/L, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but be amazed.
"If we need to use electricity in the future, it will be a considerable expense." Tang Yu'an sighed, "It seems we still have to use it sparingly."
"Save when you should, but don't be too frugal when you need to spend," said Zhou Qi.
Too much is as bad as too little, and they now have a certain amount of surplus. As long as they live a good life, they just need to avoid being extravagant.
"Yeah, I get it, Xiaoqi."
After Tang Yu'an finished speaking, he remembered something and said quickly, "That's right! There is one last reward!"
Yes, his special skill "Teleportation" will be upgraded as his merchant level increases!
【Air Pickup Level 2】
Description: Within a 10km radius from the shop, merchants can remotely pick up and place any goods from the shop, with no cooldown. (This skill level is not higher than the merchant level and can be downgraded to a clerk.)
The limit distance has increased tenfold! From 1 kilometer to 10 kilometers!
"Doesn't that mean that by the time it reaches level 3, the range can be increased to 100 kilometers?" Tang Yu'an touched his chin. "I feel like if that's the case, it can be used anywhere within the deserted city."
"That should be about the same."
Zhou Qi was also surprised by the improvement of this skill. This way, they would have more freedom of movement.
When it becomes more advanced, perhaps some unexpected uses can be developed.
At this time, a long-awaited prompt appeared on his system panel.
[Congratulations! Because of your outstanding work performance, the mysterious merchant has granted you the special skill "Teleportation Level 1". You can equip it in the skill panel.]
The original level 0 skill was overwritten, and Zhou Qi's teleportation range was increased from 100 meters to 1 kilometer, but...
Tang Yu'an patted Zhou Qi's shoulder and said earnestly, "Brother Xiaoqi, you have to work hard and strive to upgrade!"
According to the skill description, the level of teleportation cannot be higher than the merchant level. Even he is like this, let alone Zhou Qi as an employee?
Therefore, Tang Yu'an speculated that if Xiaoqige's level was not upgraded to lv2, he would not be able to continue to be granted more advanced skills after he upgraded.
It turns out that this is the role of employee grades.
Zhou Qi nodded and glanced at his experience bar.
【Employee Level: lv1 (11/20)】
I still need 9 experience points. As long as all the transactions with Granny Guo, Old Li and Tiejin tomorrow are profitable, I should be able to successfully upgrade to the next level.
"Yeah, I understand."
At this point, the inventory of today’s harvest is complete. It’s another day of great harvest!
"Are you going to bed?"
Zhou Qi glanced at Chi Hao lying on the ground. He didn't know when he would wake up. It was impossible for them to stay here and guard him all night without sleeping.
However, Tang Yu'an didn't feel sleepy yet.
He looked to the side. After eating and drinking, the three little ones lay on the floor to rest.
Yuanbao has closed his eyes and is sleeping, and Wangcai is licking his paws - after being a cat for a long time, it seems to have gradually gotten used to it and started to awaken the habits of a cat.
Silver Coin lay on the ground, his eyes fixed on Wangcai's shaking tail.
After noticing Tang Yu'an looking over, it turned over, curled up its two paws in front of its chest, grinned, and revealed its soft belly to Tang Yu'an.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but walk over and stroke its fluffy and soft fur.
Just looking at its enthusiastic and silly appearance, he couldn't help but think: Wangcai might not be able to change back to his original form on his own due to the restrictions of his title as a fortune cat. What about the silver coin?
In the afternoon, facing the seriously injured Chi Hao, Tang Yu'an was deeply impressed by its cowardly appearance.
They were both mutant dogs, so why didn't it transform back to its original form like Yuanbao? He felt it necessary to experiment.
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The back door of the grocery store was opened, and light from the room spilled out.
But after leaving the position under the awning, the light suddenly disappeared - because of the existence of the awning roof, the protective barrier behind the grocery store extended outward by more than two meters, leaving a small open space.
Tang Yu'an walked out of the house and turned to wave to Yinbi who was standing by the door.
The silver coin ran out happily with its tongue hanging out.
"Woof woof!"
It barked excitedly, and suddenly realized that it was the dark wilderness outside. It hurriedly covered its mouth and lay on the ground.
Yuanbao, who ran to the door to watch, couldn't help but reveal a look of disgust.
Silver Coin is a Samoyed, about 40 centimeters long. In terms of size, even after being shrunk by the dog frisbee, it is still the largest of the three little ones, but it is the least courageous one.
"Silver Coin, can you change back to your original appearance?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Silver Coin tilted his head, and looked at him with innocent black eyes, as if he didn't understand what he was saying.
Tang Yu'an had no choice but to look at Yuanbao and said, "Yuanbao, can you demonstrate the silver coin?"
Sure enough, Yuanbao understood what he said.
It ran out of the house and transformed into a four-eyed giant dog. Seeing it cooperate, Tang Yu'an reached out and touched the hair on its chest.
I wanted to touch his head, but I couldn't reach it.
"Yuanbao is so smart." Tang Yu'an rewarded it with a sausage with a smile.
Yuanbao puffed out his chest with pride. Seeing that it had ham sausage to eat, Yinbi swallowed his saliva with envy and made a humming sound in the back of his throat. He looked very envious.
The four-eyed giant dog's body became smaller again. It returned to the house with the sausage in its mouth. When passing by the silver coin, it impatiently bit off half of it and threw it to the sausage.
Silver Coin's eyes lit up, and he grinned foolishly, rubbing his dog head against Yuanbao happily again and again until Yuanbao got annoyed and ate the half sausage.
You know what to do next, right?
However, when Tang Yu'an asked the silver coin to do so, it still stood there in a daze.
The silver coin really seemed to have no idea how to return to its original form.
Finally, after many experiments, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi came to the conclusion that the silver coin would only return to its original appearance when it encountered danger or someone was about to attack it.
As for Wangcai, the situation is better than that of silver coins.
After Yuanbao demonstrated it several times, it finally mastered how to change back to its original form on its own.
It is worth mentioning that when they first met Wangcai, its fur was black and gray, but now, perhaps because it was washed clean, its original fur color finally showed up -
It is golden in color, looks fluffy and soft, and is particularly handsome!
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but praise: "Wangcai, you are so handsome!"
The big golden-haired dog grinned, lay down on the ground, and stretched its head in front of Tang Yu'an so that he could touch its head.
Tang Yu'an reached out and hugged it, drowning in the joy of being surrounded by fur.
“Ouch~”
Silver Coin was also laughing foolishly beside him. He didn't feel any sense of crisis at all because his friends were better than him. He was still digging around under Wangcai's belly, having a lot of fun.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but worry when he saw its silly look.
The silver coin cannot control its own shape changes and is very slow to sense danger. It can only return to its original shape when it is actually attacked and hit.
Although its original form was as tall and mighty as Wangcai, it was not strong enough to crush everything.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but touch Silver Coin's head and said to it, "Silver Coin, you should stay at home with Wangcai from now on. Don't run around outside."
Otherwise, it is really worrying how it will survive in the wild!
Silver Coin tilted his head, then shook his tail with a heartless smile on his face.
Wangcai didn't seem to like changing back to his original form. He quickly turned back into a cat and then jumped lightly to the side to lick his paws.
Tang Yu'an looked at it, then looked at Yuanbao squatting at the door, and suddenly thought of something. He reached out and took out the invincible cat toy from his portable storage.
He had wanted to try it before!
As soon as he shook the cat toy, the three pet dogs looked over. The next moment, Yuanbao, who was the farthest away, arrived first and his paw touched the cat toy.
Then, it turned into a kitten with white background and orange stripes.
Silver Coin was stunned. He tilted his head to look at Yuanbao, then at Tang Yu'an, his eyes sparkling, as if saying: Hey, look! It turned into a cat!
This was also the first time that Tang Yu'an used a cat teaser on multiple animals at the same time, and he also came up with a new pattern.
If you have already turned one animal into a cat, the item's allure to other animals will be removed, and you will no longer be able to control them!
Zhou Qi frowned and said, "Pay attention to this in the future."
The task of clearing the giant lizard's nest has not been completed yet. When the time comes, they may need to face multiple mutant creatures at the same time. If this is ignored during the battle, it is likely to cause trouble and danger.
The two exchanged a few words, and Tang Yu'an shook the cat toy again.
He also discovered that the cat toy seemed to have no cooling time, or the cooling time was very short, because the silver coins watching the lively ingots were attracted again when he shook the cat toy.
As for Yuanbao and Wangcai, who have turned into cats, they also stared at the cat toy excitedly.
It's just that they don't behave so eagerly and frantically - perhaps this is because when cats play with cat teasers, they also stare and observe first, and then pounce.
In short, the silver coin finally turned into a little orange cat.
The orange color on its body is creamy yellow, without a single stray hair, let alone stripes.
Three orange cats squatted side by side in front of Tang Yu'an. Their colors and patterns were different, and even their expressions were different. The scene looked inexplicably funny.
And the test results that Tang Yu'an wanted also came out——
Congratulations! You've earned the special achievement title "All Are Cats"
[Description: Obtained when all pets raised are cats and the number reaches the pet breeding limit. Wearing this title will automatically grant you the "Cat Lover" aura.]
【Cat lovers: Cats will stay away from those who love cats.】
[Gain a bonus to the favorability of all cats. The lower your intelligence, the higher the bonus. All cats will not attack you and are very likely to flee due to your abnormal love. At the same time, the chance of receiving cat gifts will be significantly increased.]
[Note: This title conflicts with "All Are Dogs" and can only be worn on one at a time.]
Tang Yu'an, who was originally cheering, was stunned after carefully reading the system prompts.
Why is this different from what he thought?
My favorability increased, but I'll stay away from them? What kind of weird aura effect is this?
Tang Yu'an muttered, but he got the special title. Although he couldn't wear it at the same time, he still felt like he had made a profit.
As for "all rats"...
Tang Yu'an looked at the clip of the super mousetrap, then looked at the three little ones, and finally decided to give up.
Cat teasers and dog frisbees are toys, and there is no harm in playing with them, but the super mousetrap is a trap-like thing, and he doesn't want to hurt Wangcai and the others.
What's more, the Black Pearl is still in the abandoned parking lot. Even if I wanted to try it today, I can't. Besides...
He felt that if he really set this trap and turned Black Pearl into a mouse, it would probably hate him to death and would no longer recognize him as its master.
Forget it.
Tang Yu'an put away the invincible cat toy stick, took out the dog frisbee and wanted to turn the gold and silver coins back into dogs, but the result was -
Yuanbao squatted on the spot with his head tilted, as if thinking, and then under his gaze, he turned back into a four-eyed giant dog again, and then transformed again into the appearance of a puppy!
It seemed to be enjoying itself and began to switch between three forms.
Tang Yu'an watched it transform from a four-eyed puppy back into a giant dog, then into a small orange cat, and then back into a four-eyed puppy.
Looking at Yinbi and Wangcai who were staring blankly beside him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It turns out that dogs are really different from each other!
However, Zhou Qi realized a problem.
There is an obvious difference in level between the three pets, which shows the difference in ability and intelligence.
So, can more advanced mutant creatures like Yuanbao and Black Pearl gain the ability to change their form freely after turning into cats and dogs?
Or is this ability something that only comes after being adopted as a pet by An An?
Zhou Qi was thinking, and Tang Yu'an walked into the house with Wangcai in his arms, and saw... Chi Hao, who was lying unconscious on the ground, was raising his hands to cover his head and groaning in pain, and seemed to have woken up.
The author has something to say:
Anzai: It turns out that silver coins are really not that smart... Ugh!
Silver Coin (raises his paw to cover An An's mouth): Woohoo, the puppy can't stand hearing this kind of talk qaq
Hahahaha, let’s grow together slowly~
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