Chapter 54
The dispute between Chi Hao and Yuan Bao soon attracted the attention of the other two little ones.
The cat and the dog, who were lying on the ground playing, suddenly ran over. Wangcai jumped onto the chair, and Yinbi moved next to it.
They tilted their heads and looked at Chi Hao.
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Chi Hao: “…”
The red-haired young man, who had originally looked righteous and a little angry, slowly lost his arrogance under the gaze of these two pairs of eyes.
Depend on!
What are you looking at? Haven't you seen people tanking?
Chi Hao cursed softly, threw the broom in his hand, and sat on the ground with a look of despair.
You can't eat him just because he doesn't go into the warehouse to clean, right?
"Woof woof!"
Yuanbao was very dissatisfied with his attitude and flashed in front of him.
Chi Hao was startled, but still didn't want to admit defeat. Seeing the tense atmosphere and Yuanbao's eyes staring at him becoming colder and colder, a system message suddenly popped up.
The system panel appeared again, startling Chi Hao.
He hadn't opened the system panel for a long time - because he couldn't leave the grocery store, he couldn't earn points, and without points he couldn't redeem goods.
There is no point in looking at this panel too much. It is useless to look at it but cannot be used, which only adds to your troubles.
But he didn't expect that when he was about to give up, the system panel that had been silent for a long time would pop up again.
[Congratulations! Triggering the daily task "Cleaning the store"]
[Description: The other two employees of Ping An Grocery Store have left the store. You are the only one left in the store who has the responsibility of cleaning the store. The mysterious merchant hopes you can complete this task.]
[Task content: Complete the daily task of cleaning the store (0/1)]
[Reward: Points*2]
[Warm Tips: This task can be triggered once a day. You will receive extra points if you complete it five times in a row.]
Chi Hao:!!!
The mysterious businessman actually gave him a task?
So why didn't he trigger yesterday?
Chi Hao thought about it carefully, and soon thought he understood the reason -
It must be because Xiao An and the others cleaned the house yesterday morning and the task had already been completed for them, so he didn't trigger it!
Chi Hao couldn't help but touch his chin. It turns out that you can earn points by cleaning the store every day?
No wonder Xiao An and Xiao Qi kept telling him to clean every day before they left. So it was because of this?
Chi Hao glanced at the reward.
So does that mean I can get 2 points for cleaning every day? Isn't that a bit too little?
However, thinking about his basic salary of only 10 points a month, he felt that 2 points were already a lot, and there would be extra rewards if he completed 5 consecutive days!
This task is not difficult. He is just starting out now and should cherish every point.
Chi Hao quickly adjusted his mentality.
Isn't it just cleaning the warehouse? With three pets here, is he still afraid that the one in the warehouse will eat him?
Just when Chi Hao figured it out and was about to go to the warehouse to clean, he saw a black and gold figure rushing towards him. He was unable to dodge and was knocked to the ground.
He looked closely and saw Yuanbao opening his mouth wide and biting his neck!
Damn, you really bite!
Chi Hao quickly grabbed the broom and held it in front of him, barely blocking the puppy's mouth, and then shouted, "Stop, stop, stop! I'll go clean it! I'll go right away!"
He dodged, muttering, "You bit me to death, Xiao An will be angry if he sees it!"
Yuanbao remained unmoved.
If it hadn't been worried that after turning back to its original form, it would be too big and would damage the things in the grocery store, it would have definitely turned back into a giant dog and bit off this guy's head in one bite!
But it doesn't matter, even in this form, it can still kill him!
While dodging, Chi Hao had an idea.
"Think about it, you bit me, and my blood will definitely stain the floor. Do you have a way to clean it up? Xiao An specifically told me before he left that I should supervise my cleaning!"
After hearing this, Yuanbao finally hesitated.
At this time, Silver Coin, who was watching the fun nearby, also started barking.
It barked very loudly, as if it was talking, and Wangcai also meowed twice to show his agreement.
When Chi Hao first came to the grocery store, he made the floor really dirty. It took the owner a long time to clean it!
Yuanbao listened seriously and finally stopped.
It stared at Chi Hao, and the murderous intent in its cold eyes faded and turned into deep disgust.
Chi Hao: “…”
Although it is worth being happy about saving his life, why does he feel so aggrieved?
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【Complete daily tasks (3), points +2】
[Congratulations! Complete all daily tasks, Lucky Wheel Spin +1]
Seeing the system prompt pop up, Tang Yu'an, who had finished dinner and was waiting anxiously, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, nothing happened to the grocery store.
The daily task that Chi Hao just received was naturally sent by Tang Yu'an. After discovering that Chi Hao had not cleaned the room yet, he studied the employee page and then issued the task to him.
Before, he always shared daily tasks directly with Zhou Qi, so Chi Hao did not complete the task. Tang Yu'an guessed that either something happened or he did not give him the task.
So after careful study and experimentation with Zhou Qi, he gave Chi Hao the daily task just now.
If Chi Hao can complete the task for 5 consecutive days, he will get an additional 10 points as a reward, for a total of 20 points.
Although it looks a bit small, it is obviously quite attractive to Brother Chi Hao.
Wasn’t it not long after he sent it out that he finished it?
After receiving the lucky number of the wheel, Tang Yu'an couldn't help rubbing his hands and said to Zhou Qi, "Brother Xiaoqi, what do you think I will win today?"
Zhou Qi smiled. He had enough confidence in An An's little red hands.
"It must be something that will be useful to us."
"Um!"
Tang Yu'an nodded vigorously, blew on his palm, and then clicked on the lottery.
The pointer turned and turned, and finally stopped at——
Congratulations! Unlocked a low-level item in the Tech Dimension: "Textile Cloth." See the Wholesale Market for details.
Tang Yu'an blinked. Textile cloth? Is it the cloth that can be made into clothes?
He curiously opened the wholesale market, only to discover that the goods this time were different, because textiles were not just a single item, but...
A whole category!
I saw a new column appeared on the wholesale market page: [Textile Cloth]. Click to expand it and you will see——
【Cotton cloth】: 10 points/meter
【Available colors: black, white, gray】
【Unlockable colors: red, yellow, blue, green, cyan, purple, pink, brown...
Note: Every 10 points can unlock a color scheme, and each redemption can cost an additional 5 points to adjust the color depth.
[Linen]: 20 points/meter
【Available colors: black, white, gray】
【Unlockable colors: ……】
【Unlocked Cloth】
[Polyester cloth: Unlock with 10 points]
[Nylon cloth: Unlock with 10 points]
[Coarse cloth: 25 points to unlock]
[Wool Cloth: Unlocked with 50 points]
[Polar Fleece: Unlock with 50 points]
【Down: Unlock with 100 points】
[Silk: Unlock with 100 points]
【……】
[Warm Tips: The width of the fabric is uniformly 1.2 meters]
Looking at the long list of unlocked cloth varieties behind him, some of which he didn't even recognize, Tang Yu'an couldn't help swallowing.
"How is it?" Seeing that Tang Yu'an had remained silent, Zhou Qi asked curiously.
Could it be that I finally got something different this time?
However, Tang Yu'an soon smiled and said happily, "Brother Xiaoqi, you guessed it right! We got something useful again this time. We can make new clothes!"
Then he shared the "Textile Fabric" column with Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi opened the employee mall and fell silent. What he got this time...
Very practical!
He even felt it was much more practical than fuel.
Although fuel can generate electricity and is very important to them, for people in the end times who cannot even afford enough food and clothing, fuel is too far away from them.
However, cloth is the “warmth” that can solve the problem of food and clothing.
Polar fleece and down are very good thermal insulation materials. Of course, on hot days, you can also choose breathable and sweat-absorbent fabrics, such as linen and cotton.
Both of these can be redeemed directly, and the points required are not high.
In the future, they can make and sell these fabrics. For example, Tiejin has this demand and even took out 5 mutant metal arrows for exchange, right?
Using 10 points to exchange for 1.2 square meters of cotton cloth is more than enough to make a nice little dress tailored for Jin Lili!
Of course, we’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see the prices of things in the wasteland at the market.
"Brother Xiaoqi, can you see the unlocked cloth types?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Zhou Qi nodded, "Okay."
"Then why don't you try unlocking the woolen cloth?" Tang Yu'an said.
Wool is definitely good at keeping you warm, and this will be unlocked sooner or later, so it’s not a waste to use these 50 points now.
Zhou Qi nodded and unlocked the woolen cloth as he was told.
The system deducted 50 points from his personal account——
Although Tang Yu'an always calculated the points balances of the two people together, in fact, their accounts were separate.
After Zhou Qi successfully deducted the points, Tang Yu'an saw that the "wool cloth" was indeed unlocked in his mall at the same time, and his eyes lit up.
Previously, if Chi Hao wanted to exchange for fuel, he had to use 500 points to unlock it first.
This was actually set by Tang Yu'an - he thought it would be easy for Chi Hao to earn points after returning to the fortress, so he set the unlocking conditions for fuel a little higher.
Now he hadn't unlocked the cloth category, but after Xiaoqi used his personal points to unlock it, he also gained redemption rights, so...
"Can I ask my employees to help me unlock fabric types and colors in the future?" Tang Yu'an said with sparkling eyes.
Although he has more than enough points now, these dozen or so unlocked cloths would cost at least a thousand points in total. Add in the color unlocking, and it would be even more difficult. It hurts just thinking about it!
If the employee could help him unlock it, he could save a lot of points.
Of course, this "employee" does not include his younger brother.
Brother Xiaoqi is a family member, not an employee.
“In theory, it’s possible.”
Zhou Qi also thought Tang Yu'an's idea was feasible. He added, "We can hide the fabrics we have already unlocked, or set a higher employee unlocking condition."
In this way, when comparing prices, they will naturally give priority to unlocking cloths with lower points requirements.
"Yes!" Tang Yuan said happily, "Brother Xiaoqi, you are so smart."
Zhou Qi chuckled. Although this was not very friendly to the employees, but...
Just like the system said, being able to be recruited as an employee by a mysterious businessman in the end times and having access to the employee mall is already a great fortune. What is there to complain about?
"By the way, what did you get from the lucky wheel yesterday?" Zhou Qi suddenly asked, thinking of something.
The robbery and murder happened last night, and their mood was affected, so they didn't discuss the matter.
"Oh, I drew a special item." Tang Yu'an said.
“…”
Zhou Qi kept smiling and continued to ask, "What is that?"
Could it be another incredible thing like the Magic Series Marbles?
"It's an item called the Thousand Faces Cloak." Tang Yu'an replied, "But I think it's a bit useless."
He took out the "Cloak of a Thousand Faces".
This is a pure black cloak with a hood. It looks ordinary and the fabric is very thin and the quality does not seem to be very good.
Tang Yu'an told Zhou Qi the description of the cloak word for word.
“It can only be used on stage.”
He put the cloak on himself, silently thinking of the person he wished to change, and after waiting for a while, he said, "You see, nothing happened."
Zhou Qi stared at the cloak and pondered for a while, then leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
Tang Yu'an widened his eyes slightly and said shyly: "Ah? Is this really necessary?"
Zhou Qi coughed lightly and said, "Let's give it a try."
Tang Yu'an hesitated for a moment, then stood up with his cloak on. Standing under the suspended umbrella, he said loudly, "Life is a stage, and I am always on it!"
"Now, I am Mok, and Mok is me!"
As Tang Yu'an said this in a firm tone, the originally ordinary black cloak began to move without wind, and then the hood automatically flew up and was put on Tang Yu'an's head.
Everything went dark before his eyes, and Tang Yu'an almost jumped up in fright.
But he immediately realized that it was the cloak that was working, so he quickly calmed down and continued to maintain his original serious and determined expression.
Under Zhou Qi's gaze, Tang Yu'an, who was tightly wrapped in the cloak, actually began to grow taller and his body became two sizes bigger.
He couldn't help but widen his eyes and watch this magical scene happening before his eyes.
Finally, all the changes stopped.
Tang Yu'an, whose vision was blocked by the hood, blinked gently, then carefully pulled open the brim of the hat that was blocking his eyes.
He looked at Zhou Qi and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother Xiaoqi, you've become shorter!"
Then……
Hearing that his voice was completely different from that of a mature man, Tang Yu'an covered his mouth in fear.
What's going on? He...
Tang Yu'an looked at Zhou Qi with wide eyes, and thought of something, and quickly took out a mirror from his personal storage.
When he saw a strange yet familiar face reflected in the mirror, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but open his mouth wide and stammered, "I...I really became Brother Mo Ke?"
Seeing the "Mo Ke" in front of him, with such a mature face, saying such words in a child's tone, Zhou Qi's usually calm expression couldn't help but show a slight distortion.
He took a deep breath and told himself that the person in front of him was his An An, not the real Mo Ke.
"Yeah." He nodded. "It's so real."
Tang Yu'an looked in the mirror, left and right. No matter how he touched or looked, he looked exactly like Mo Ke.
and……
He recalled how Mok played with the flames, stretched out his hand, and thought to himself, I am Mok, I can control the flames!
The next moment, a faint flame suddenly lit up in the palm of his hand.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but exclaim.
"Brother Xiaoqi, look, I have superpowers too!"
Zhou Qi quickly adapted to Tang Yu'an's "new image". His eyes fell on the flame in his hand, but he frowned slightly.
Then he reached out.
"Brother Xiaoqi, what are you doing?" Seeing that his fingers were about to touch the flame, Tang Yu'an was frightened and quickly retracted his hand.
"Don't move."
Zhou Qi continued to stretch out his hand, and touched the flame under Tang Yu'an's horrified gaze, but...
"Huh?"
Tang Yu'an watched Zhou Qi's fingers moving back and forth over the flames, but nothing happened, and soon realized something.
He took out a piece of paper from his personal storage and held it close to the flame, but no matter how hard he burned, the paper did not catch fire.
"Ah... why is this happening..."
So his flames were just a trick. They looked like they were burning, but they were not real flames.
Tang Yu'an was inevitably disappointed.
Seeing that he was lost, Zhou Qi subconsciously wanted to rub his head as usual, but when he saw Mo Ke's face, he froze slightly and took his hand back.
"Although it's not powerful, it should have an unexpected effect if used to scare people."
Tang Yu'an nodded, walked around the room tentatively, and soon smiled again.
"Although the supernatural power cannot be replicated, my body seems to have become stronger!" He stretched out his fist towards Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi caught it with his palm, and the two men pushed each other, competing in strength.
Tang Yu'an, who originally had much less power than Zhou Qi, became as strong as him after becoming Mo Ke!
After Zhou Qi gained superpowers, his physical fitness also improved a lot, and he became much stronger than when he first arrived in the other world.
Now Tang Yu'an can be on par with him, which is a big improvement.
"But compared to Brother Mo Ke, he should still be somewhat weakened." Tang Yu'an retracted his hand, felt his body, and analyzed.
After all, he transformed himself using a cloak, so it is understandable that there is a difference between his original form and the original body. But no matter what, this Thousand-Faced Cloak is indeed a very useful prop for him at the moment!
"Unfortunately, the restrictions are a bit severe. It can only be used once a day and can only last for 60 minutes at a time."
Tang Yu'an thought for a moment and said, "Should we go out for a walk?"
When they were in the deserted city, it was really dangerous outside and there was nothing to see, so they went to bed early every day.
But Jufeng Town is different. The town is relatively safe at night, and they have umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun, and now they have the Thousand Faces Cloak for camouflage. Tang Yu'an couldn't help but become active.
Zhou Qi thought about it and nodded.
"Then let's go out for a walk." After all, there are still plenty of times to use the umbrella.
He stood up, glanced at Mo Ke's face, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "I remember you bought a monkey mask when we went to the Lantern Festival?"
Tang Yu'an nodded.
"Take out that mask and put it on, or you won't be recognized by Mok's acquaintances when you go out."
"Oh, okay."
Tang Yu'an also thought it made sense, so he used his telekinesis skill to take the mask from the attic of the grocery store.
The mask is made of plastic and is very thin. It is a little small for Mok's face.
Zhou Qi took out a pair of scissors, cut it in half, leaving the upper half, strung it up with a rope, and tied it to Tang Yu'an's face.
"I'll make you a sturdier one when we get back." Now I can exchange it for cloth, and make an eye mask to cover it.
After putting on the mask, although it still looked a little strange, Zhou Qi felt much better.
"Let's go."
With this delay, there are only forty to fifty minutes left to complete the cloaking process.
"Uh-huh."
The two of them quietly opened the door, and the umbrella followed them, hiding their figures.
Soon, they left the Jade Pavilion smoothly.
The night wind was howling, and the umbrella was almost blown away, but fortunately Tang Yu'an caught it in time.
Because the wind was so strong, he put away the umbrella after walking some distance away from the Meiyu Pavilion.
The market town at night was not as quiet as imagined.
They walked up the mountain path and soon came to the place where the noise came from.
Bonfires were seen rising from the open space, and residents in the town who did not own property gathered around the bonfires.
Most of them set up tents, while a few huddled together to sleep in the open air. They spread hay under their bodies and used all kinds of strange things as blankets.
The noise came from a big bonfire in the middle, where a dozen people were sitting around it, talking and laughing, without any regard for the people around them who were still sleeping.
Tang Yu'an smelled a faint scent of alcohol.
He didn't find it strange, as fruits could be used to make wine, and there were people with production abilities like Granny Guo in Kyoho Town.
They were forced to work day and night to make the fruit trees grow, so naturally there was enough to make wine.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi walked around the perimeter of the open space and took a stroll around the town. Then they discovered that most of the residents who did not own any property actually lived in caves.
I guess there is limited space in the caves, so some people have to live in open spaces.
After all, it was built on the top of a mountain. Although the vertical space was utilized, the space was not very spacious. They finished the tour quickly and finally came to the lake where Old Li mentioned to get water.
The shimmering water reflected the quiet night sky, and the noisy sounds could no longer be heard, giving Tang Yu'an a rare sense of peace and tranquility.
He bent down, picked up a stone, and skipped it on the surface of the lake.
"Brother Xiaoqi, look how awesome I am!"
Zhou Qi also picked up a stone and threw it at the lake, but he didn't control the strength well and didn't throw it very far.
Tang Yu'an chuckled.
He opened the map to see how his customers were doing with it, and saw a red dot of light appear on the mountain path.
Tang Yu'an was slightly stunned. This red light...is it the mutant snake?
Because there are many areas in the mountains and forests that have not been unlocked, the red light spot appears and disappears on the map, and only appears when they reach the mountain path they have walked through.
But one thing is certain—
This red light spot is getting closer and closer to Jufeng Town!
"Brother Xiaoqi, there's a mutant creature!" Tang Yu'an quickly told Zhou Qi the situation, "and it's approaching us."
Zhou Qi's expression suddenly turned serious. "Is it that mutant snake? It's coming into town?"
"Not yet." If we enter the town, the guards will definitely react.
"Should we go and take a look?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Zhou Qi shook his head, "The Light Body Technique has been used up. We can't take any risks."
He pulled Tang Yu'an and started walking back, "Let's go, let's go back to the Beautiful Jade Pavilion first."
In fact, if it was really the fire snake that attacked the town, the lakeside should be the safest place, but Grandpa Li was still in the Meiyu Pavilion and they couldn't abandon him.
As they were talking, the red light was getting closer and closer, and had already appeared on the mountain road in front of the town gate.
Tang Yu'an held his breath nervously.
We’re so close, the guards at the town gate should have noticed it, right?
But why is it still so quiet?
But at this moment, the red light that was about to reach the town gate stopped again, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but stop.
Because they had just opened the entire map of Jufeng Town, the entire top of Jufeng Mountain could be seen clearly on the map.
After the red dot disappeared, it did not appear again within the town.
He stared at the map for a long time, but didn't see the red light appear again.
How strange!
Did something suddenly happen to the mutant snake, so it suddenly decided not to attack the town?
Zhou Qi held the umbrella in one hand and held Tang Yu'an's hand in the other. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard his words. Then, without turning his head, he said, "Just keep an eye on it."
It would be best if the mutant snake really left.
They had no light body skills, so their mobility was greatly reduced. Even with a shadow umbrella and two marbles, their safety could not be guaranteed. It was better to avoid contact with the mutant creatures as much as possible.
Finally, the house of Meiyu Pavilion appeared vaguely.
At this time, the time for the Thousand Faces Cloak had finally come. Zhou Qi felt that the hand he was holding had returned to its familiar size and softness, and he couldn't help but turn around.
The boy, who had returned to his original height, stood behind him, and the monkey mask tied with a thin rope slipped down slightly, looking a little funny.
Zhou Qi reached out and took off half of the mask.
"Brother Xiaoqi, it seems that the mutant snake has really left!" Tang Yu'an said happily.
Looking at the boy's bright and sparkling eyes, Zhou Qi slowly exhaled. He reached out and rubbed the boy's head, pinched his chubby cheeks, and finally smiled as well.
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