Chapter 15
Ge Qiang watched helplessly as the sharp claws struck down.
"Damn it, let's fight!"
He gritted his teeth viciously.
Looking at the entire game continent, the number of dragons is extremely rare, otherwise they would not be called "legendary creatures". At least before today, Ge Qiang had never heard of anyone having fought with a dragon.
He thought with a glimmer of hope...
Maybe dragons are not as scary as people imagine?
As his mind raced, the sound of the wind created by the sharp claws was already whistling across his cheek.
Ge Qiang raised the dagger he was going to use to assassinate, and used all his strength to block the attack.
The next second, the dagger was bent by the scales on the palm, making a crisp sound of broken metal.
“Crack!”
Ge Qiang's face was instantly filled with despair.
*
Although Mo Bai had tried his best to reduce his size so that the small room could accommodate his body, his long tail had to be placed next door helplessly.
In the inner room separated by a wall, Shu Mo sat on the bed, staring at the pitch-black tail, and his ears twitched.
The noise from next door disappeared.
"Okay?" Shu Mo asked.
The dragon hummed.
In contrast to the calm attitude of the response, the tip of the tail, which was almost at her feet, was slapping the ground.
Shu Mo walked out from the inner room, and Mo Bai turned back into human form. He stood in front of the window with his hands in his pockets, with miscellaneous items and materials scattered on the ground in front of him.
The assassin who came to attack has disappeared.
In the game, when characters or monsters die, they will not leave behind corpses, only "exploded" drops, so killing people and robbing goods is actually a very low-risk thing.
Fighting is strictly prohibited in Guangming Town, but as long as they are not discovered, the guards don't really care.
Shu Mo dared to let Mo Bai take action because he knew that no evidence would be left.
Shu Mo frowned slightly.
Although she knew that death was normal in the end times, she came from a modern civilized society after all, so it was still difficult for her to accept it psychologically.
When Shu Mo heard about the existence of the malicious player from Mo Bai in the afternoon, he knew that this matter would not end easily.
How could someone who dared to think about robbing in public give up just because his guards were strong?
If that person still wants to attack her, he will definitely wait until she is alone.
So Shu Mo rejected Chen Hui's invitation, stayed in the hotel, and booked a suite to ensure that Mo Bai was with him all the time.
She really didn't notice Ge Qiang's following her. It was all just a simple deduction. But later in the suite, Mo Bai told her that someone had been following them, and Shu Mo knew that her guess was correct.
The objects where high-level assassins can hide their whereabouts obviously do not include legendary monsters - dragons.
Ge Qiang was used to being tyrannical and domineering, and he had taken countless lives. This time, he had a setback.
Seeing how decisive this man's actions were, Shu Mo knew that this was probably not the first time he had done this. She took a deep breath, adjusted her mindset, and her expression immediately returned to calm.
Shu Mo walked forward, ignoring the assassin's personal belongings, picked out a few materials that could be sold, and unexpectedly found a piece of equipment that caught her eye.
The shoes left behind by this assassin actually have the attribute bonus of [Agility].
Moreover, as Ge Qiang's magic weapon for escape, it adds a lot of agility.
Equipment in the game is different from personal items. It only consumes durability and will not get dirty or worn out. When the original owner dies, the item is automatically unbound and looks like a brand new pair of shoes again.
Shu Mo happily put it into his backpack, "Great, wearing this will save me a lot of time when I go back tomorrow."
Otherwise, the eight-hour long journey would be too hard to endure.
*
The crisis was resolved, and Shu Mo and Mo Bai were assigned beds. She slept in the inner room, while Mo Bai rested and watched in the outer room.
After a busy day, Shu Mo was sleepy, but he still forced himself to wait until midnight.
When the clock struck twelve, the system dutifully began to settle accounts.
[Congratulations to the players for completing the third day of business! 】
The usual congratulatory message was delivered in an excited tone, a far cry from the dejected tone of the previous day.
Shu Mo curled his lips.
【Today's total turnover: 5080 points】
[Today's profit and loss: 2796 points]
The profit and loss included Shu Mo's expenses for purchasing a mobile stall, a fireplace, and ingredients for his own use, but after deducting these, the net profit was still a considerable figure.
Shu Mo opened the business panel again and took a look.
I just spent 100 points on my stay at the hotel, and after deducting the cost of maintaining the small indoor hot spring, my current account balance is 3616 points.
She clenched her fists and suppressed the joy in her heart.
*
Have a good night.
The market opened at eight o'clock, but Shu Mo slept until half past seven before waking up refreshed. After a quick wash, she hurried downstairs. Before leaving, she glanced at the front desk and found that the person sitting in the back had been replaced.
Shu Mo curled the corners of his lips and rushed to the market with Mo Bai.
It was almost eight o'clock when the two arrived. It was still dawn and fog had risen in the morning. The street scenes in the distance were hidden in the mist and looked hazy.
It looks like it will be a nice, sunny day today.
Shu Mo walked briskly into the market and went straight to the corner where he had set up his stall yesterday.
Before she got close, she realized something was wrong.
...What's going on with that huge group of people in the distance?
“The owner is here!!”
"Hey, it's the store manager!"
"Finally, I've been waiting for a long time."
I don't know who was the first to notice her, but there was immediately a burst of warm welcome.
Shu Mo was at a loss as he was surrounded by enthusiastic people and walked to the place where he had set up his stall yesterday.
Looking closely, I saw that the waiting crowd had already consciously lined up in a long queue. Although there were many people, they were all in order, completely different from the chaos at the beginning yesterday.
She had an idea in mind, and when she looked around, she saw several familiar figures.
It was Chen Hui, Song Wei and a few others.
"Boss, we guessed you were short-handed, so we came to help today." Zhao Yu also saw her and said good morning, then remembered something and quickly waved, "Let me make it clear first, we had breakfast before we came here, so we don't need you to treat us today!"
"Yes, boss, you helped us out yesterday, and we haven't had the chance to repay you yet." Zhang Li also echoed.
Shu Mo frowned, "How can that be possible..."
But Chen Hui and the others were determined and refused to accept any benefits from Shu Mo.
Shu Mo's heart softened.
She made a mental note of it, and without further ado, she took out her mobile stall from her backpack, stocked up, and began cooking her first pot of oden for the day.
She only planned to sell for two hours today. Based on yesterday's experience, if she was quick, she could sell about six pots in two hours, including the time for cooking and serving customers.
Shu Mo estimated his income and suddenly felt full of energy.
*
A young man was standing in the middle of the line. He looked curiously at the long line in front of him, then turned back and found that a line as long as the eye could see had formed behind him without him noticing.
"Holy crap, are they all crazy?" He was startled and muttered, "What on earth are they selling? Why are so many people buying them?"
"Nonsense, why else do you think I asked you to line up at six o'clock?"
A guy who was wrapped up tightly appeared beside him at some point and scolded him in a low voice.
The next second, the man said smugly, "I calculated it. She only entertained more than a hundred people yesterday. Those who came later couldn't even get a seat!"
Noticing the man's strange attire, many people in the team cast subtle glances at him.
The young man was speechless in his heart. He rolled his eyes silently, but didn't know what to say.
...Who told him that he was hired by this man at a high price?
"Just to confirm, if I buy both of the things that woman is selling, you will give me a hundred points, right?" he asked.
The man nodded. "I'll wait for you at the entrance of the market. We'll exchange the money and the goods. I'm not offering you such a high price, so hurry up. Do you hear me?"
The arrogant tone, which seemed to be giving him alms, made the young man frown uncomfortably.
But the deal is indeed very tempting. Just by getting up early and queuing, he could get such a high reward, which was comparable to what he would earn from fighting hard for two or three days in the wild.
Thinking of this, the man could only swallow his anger and said, "I know."
The man nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly saw Chen Hui approaching from the corner of his eye, so he quickly ran away.
There is a sneaky look in his back.
This guy with suspicious behavior and vulgar temperament is Hou Qingping.
He was quite nonchalant when he sent the team members home yesterday, but who knew that the aroma of the oden would penetrate into his nose. After returning home, Hou Qingping couldn't help thinking about the delicious smell all night long.
After finishing his dinner reluctantly, Hou Qingping felt even worse.
There is a world of difference between tasteless canned food and fragrant oden.
...Why can Chen Hui eat such delicious food while he can only sit here and eat canned food? ?
Thinking of this, Hou Qingping finally couldn't sit still anymore.
He was worried that Chen Hui would find out if he went there, so he had to hire someone to help him queue up overnight.
Although the expense was a bit high, Hou Qingping couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips hidden under the mask when he thought about eating oden in a while.
*
Watching Hou Qingping leave, the young man curled his lips and changed his standing posture to relieve his fatigue.
He had been queuing since six in the morning and his legs were already sore from standing. He was completely relying on the 100 points that were about to be obtained to support himself.
He glanced boredly at the end of the line.
The stall was completely blocked by the crowd, and only half of the female owner's face could be seen occasionally through the gaps.
Her eyebrows and eyes are beautiful, and a thin layer of mist seems to add a worldly filter to her, making her look particularly beautiful and vivid.
The young man stared at the curling milky white smoke and thought to himself.
Could it be that some lifestyle player has developed aromatherapy or something?
It must be something extraordinary that attracts so many people to line up. It was a rare opportunity to queue up, and if it wasn't expensive, he might consider buying one for his home...
As he was thinking, an overbearing fragrance suddenly rose from the direction of the stall, and was blown along the team by the wind, hitting his face.
man:"?"
What's that smell? ?
He sniffed sharply, looking confused.
*
Hou Qingping squatted at the entrance of the market for a long time in a wretched manner, thinking that it should be his turn in line, but for some reason, no matter how long he waited, no one showed up.
He stretched his neck and looked in the direction of the stall, cursing, "Useless!"
I told him to move faster, but he still procrastinated.
There will be more people at the market later. If I meet someone I know, how will I explain it to him?
"Hey, Captain?"
Hou Qingping's back stiffened.
The sound came from behind him. Just as he was about to pretend that he didn't hear it, he heard a commotion behind him.
He vaguely heard someone curse "idiot". Hou Qingping felt something was wrong. Turning back, he found that the team members who had joined him in making trouble yesterday were hiding something behind their backs in panic.
The stupid team member who had just called him had his mouth covered, and in his mouth... there was half a candied haws in his mouth.
Hou Qingping: “?”
He instantly understood what was going on.
Hou Qingping was furious. "You actually came here secretly to buy it without my knowledge! Did you ignore my words?!"
Just as he finished speaking, a familiar figure whizzed past him in his peripheral vision and was about to run out of the market.
Hou Qingping's hands were faster than his brain and he reached out and grabbed the corner of the man's clothes before the man could react.
After a closer look, he saw that it was indeed the man he hired.
The young man staggered when he was pulled by him. Knowing that he couldn't escape, he laughed and said, "Brother Hou, I'm sorry, I won't take this order."
Hou Qingping almost vomited blood.
He was so angry that he lost his mind. He pulled down his mask and asked fiercely, "You didn't buy it?"
How is that possible? He had calculated the time and got up early to ask the men to line up!
"I did buy it..." The young man burped with a satisfied look on his face, "I'm sorry, the oden and candied haws were so delicious, I couldn't help it and ate them all by myself... Anyway, you didn't pay the deposit, so it doesn't matter, right?"
"But I have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known there was such a stall in the market."
Hou Qingping: “…”
He let go of the man in a daze and he ran away.
The team members were shocked to find that they seemed to have overheard something incredible: "..."
The scene fell into dead silence for a moment.
Scarface looked at the half-eaten candied haws in his hand, then looked at Hou Qingping's gloomy face, hesitated for a long time, and finally handed over the bamboo stick with great pain.
"Boss, how about you eat the remaining one..."
He looked distressed, as if he had made some great sacrifice.
Hou Qingping: “…”
*
"Hey, why is it you?"
Shu Mo looked up and met a pair of round eyes.
The girl who had sat behind the hotel reception desk last night was standing in front of her, her face full of surprise.
Shu Mo smiled and asked back: "Why can't it be me?"
"You are the owner! So you asked me to line up yesterday..." The girl suddenly realized, "Thank you very much! I didn't expect there were so many people lining up here. If you hadn't asked me to come after get off work at six o'clock, I might not have been able to get in line."
After working all night, she rushed to queue up without stopping, but now standing in front of the stall, she looked even better than last night.
The power of food is indeed invincible.
The girl at the front desk ordered six kinds of oden in one go and also asked for a string of candied haws.
The new pot of oden was not ready yet, so Shu Mo handed her the candied haws first. While waiting, she asked casually.
"Are you feeling better now?"
"Hmm!" The girl took a bite of the candied haws, licked the amber sugar residue at the corner of her mouth, and smiled with her eyes curved.
She thought for a moment and said, "Actually, before I came here today, I thought oden was just a rumor. I didn't expect it to be true! I'm so happy!"
"You think it's fake, but why are you queuing up?" Shu Mo was puzzled.
"Well, working every day is too boring." The girl waved her hand, "I don't want to miss anything new in town."
Trapped in this small town, spending every empty and monotonous day facing the white snow, even a rumor that comes from nowhere can become a spice of life.
Shu Mo inexplicably felt a resonance.
She thought for a moment, "Can I ask a question?"
"What?"
"How much is the monthly salary that the hotel owner offers you?" After a pause, Shu Mo added cautiously, "It's okay if it's inconvenient to answer."
"It's not inconvenient at all. There aren't many stable jobs in the doomsday, and our wages are settled on a daily basis, at 30 o'clock every day." The girl said generously, crunching a candied haws that was worth one-third of her daily salary.
Shu Mo frowned.
The girl smiled. "I don't have any skills, so I can't be a life player. It's pretty good that I can get so much without having to work hard in the wild. After eating and drinking every day, I can save some money. I'm not a combat player, so I don't have to save money to buy weapons and equipment. I don't know when I can save money to buy a house, so I really can't spend this little money--"
She sighed, "It's my bad luck that I got such a crappy job."
Shu Mo asked curiously: "What is your occupation?"
Girl: "Call."
Shu Mo: “…”
"Summoner... isn't that good?" she said silently.
The girl gave a poor and vicissitudes smile, "It's not that bad - if the summoned beast doesn't need to eat, this profession is actually quite good."
oh.
Shu Mo glanced at Mo Bai's back not far away and understood.
In fact, she is now also in charge of Mo Bai's three meals a day. The food she provides to the little black dragon is even better than what ordinary people in this world usually eat - it is completely based on Shu Mo's own food standards.
But she only has one summoned beast, so this burden is not too obvious.
And it is impossible for a normal summoner in this game to be as lucky as her to have a bug-level summoned beast like the Ancient Dragon.
High-level monsters are extremely difficult to tame, so their fighting style often relies on the "beast" sea tactics-
Gather a group of weaker summoned beasts and rush forward at the critical moment.
This style of play is both offensive and defensive, and a powerful summoner can rival an entire team alone. However, to maintain this number of summoned beasts, it means purchasing a large amount of monster feed.
These upfront costs are not affordable for everyone.
Moreover, once the battle begins, the weak summoned beasts will suffer heavy losses, so many summoners simply give up fighting and turn to logistics, relying on summoned beasts to transport supplies and wounded soldiers, etc., and they can also have a stable source of income.
But the girl at the front desk did not take this route.
Shu Mo listened to her nagging complaints and felt something in his heart.
When she first started chatting with this girl, she actually just wanted to find out about the salary of non-combat players so that she could prepare for hiring store clerks in the future.
After all, as the business scale expands in the future, she will definitely not be able to handle it all by herself.
But after chatting for a while, Shu Mo suddenly realized that she seemed to have overlooked another labor resource she had.
——Summoned beast.
Absolutely loyal, hardworking, and does not require any salary, just three meals a day.
This might be a heavy burden for an ordinary summoner, but for Shu Mo, who runs a shop, is there any better employee than this?
What's more, she runs a restaurant!
If you only look at the purchase cost, the food expenses are just a drop in the bucket.
The more Shu Mo thought about it, the more reliable it seemed. After the oden was cooked and the receptionist was sent away, he excitedly waved and called Mo Bai over.
Mo Bai walked over, not knowing why.
Shu Mo asked him to bend down, and whispered in his ear, "Do you know where there are other monsters that can transform into human form?"
Mo Bai raised his eyebrows, and some hideous and terrifying figures flashed through his mind. They were all legendary creatures standing at the top of this game.
"I know." He answered seriously.
Shu Mo's eyes lit up, "Then can you beat them?"
"After my wings recover, I should be able to defeat most of them..." Mo Bai didn't dare to say too much.
He said, his expression becoming more serious, "Are you going to conquer them?"
Crusade? What a serious word.
Shu Mo: "Uh... that's not the case. If you can beat them, can you help me subdue a few?"
How many?
Mo Bai's expression became more serious.
He said slowly, "So, you want to form an invincible army and conquer the world?"
"?" Shu Mo was very confused.
She said uncertainly, "Is it possible that I just want them to be waiters?"
Mo Bai: “…”
Shu Mo blinked innocently, his eyes clear.
Mo Bai stared at her for three seconds and sighed, "It's very dangerous to fight a monster of this level, but if you really need that 'waiter', I can give it a try."
"'This level'?" Shu Mo came to his senses, "So all monsters that can transform into human form are very strong?"
"As far as I know, only a very small number of races that are on par with dragons can transform into human form."
A basin of cold water was poured over my head.
No wonder Mo Bai looked like he was going to a life-and-death duel...
Shu Mo immediately dismissed the idea.
She originally thought that the monsters in this world could transform like in Journey to the West, and that any monster with a certain level of cultivation could do it, but she didn't expect the threshold to be so high.
...It's better to just hire serious players.
Shu Mo thought with regret.
I still don't understand enough about this world.
*
When the two hours were up, Shu Mo closed the business on time, and the remaining part in the pot was just enough for himself and Mo Bai as lunch.
Song Wei and her friends insisted on not asking for any compensation, so she had to give each of them two strings of candied haws as a thank you gift, and the rest was sold to the customers behind in line.
After all 100 strings of candied haws were sold out, Shu Mo officially announced the closure of his stall.
Those who didn't get a chance to queue stayed in front of the stall unwillingly, unwilling to leave. She took this opportunity to once again advertise the hot spring hotel that was about to open.
Halfway through his speech, a cry suddenly broke out in the crowd, interrupting Shu Mo's propaganda.
"Wow--"
A little boy was standing in the line, led by his father, crying heartbrokenly, "There are no more candied haws!!"
"We can't help it. We came too late, and the candied haws will be sold out." His father comforted him helplessly, "Haohao, did you hear what that sister said just now? She said that you can buy candied haws at the hot spring hotel. Daddy will take you and mom there in a few days, okay?"
Hearing this, the expressions of the people around him changed slightly.
The father must be of a very high rank to dare to leave the town and take a child who has no ability to protect himself to such a far place.
Some sharp-eyed people have already recognized his identity and whispered to their friends, "Is this person Fu Yiming?"
"The knight who is ranked in the top ten in terms of strength in that town?"
"He actually heard the news and came over."
"No wonder. The knight is good at defense and has the skill of attracting hatred. Besides, his wife is also of a high level. No wonder he dared to take the child out of the city."
Fu Yiming didn't have time to pay attention to everyone's discussion. His whole mind was on his son at the moment.
Haohao completely ignored his father's comfort and cried loudly.
The people around him silently stepped back a few steps, leaving him a big stage to cry freely.
I don’t know if it’s because the children’s crying had a chain effect, but when one child started crying, the rest of them started crying too.
All of a sudden, many children waiting in the back of the line who didn’t buy any candied haws started crying.
A group of parents were busy and confused.
Fu Yiming had a terrible headache. He glanced around in despair and suddenly saw the candied haws in the hands of Chen Hui and the others.
It was agreed that each person was limited to one cigarette, but these four people each had two!
He stepped forward and pleaded with Chen Hui, "Sir, can you sell me one of the candied haws in your hand? You bought it for 10 points, I'm willing to pay 50 points!"
Chen Hui read the distress signal in his eyes and cautiously hid the candied haws behind him. "Sorry, sir, this is for my daughter. Please ask someone else."
Such a precious thing, your son wants to eat it, and my daughter also likes it.
He put the candied haws into his backpack despite Fu Yiming's disappointed gaze.
The system did not pop up any prompts, and it was obvious that the candied haws did not have the attributes of a prop.
Chen Hui discovered yesterday that the candied haws and oden had no additional effects and were just ordinary food, so they were not affected by the secondary transaction restrictions.
But even so, he's not ready to sell.
If Shu Mo had not imposed purchase restrictions, Chen Hui might have considered it, but now each person can only buy one candied haws and six skewers of oden, which is not enough for themselves to eat, so how can there be any extra to sell to others?
What's more, Qingqing likes it so much.
In this day and age, it is not easy to get children to eat something sweet.
But some of the onlookers didn't like candied haws that much. After hearing what Fu Yiming said, they suddenly had an idea and shouted, "I can sell it to you."
Fu Yiming looked over immediately, and the man quickly added, "But I only have one string, so I can only sell you one at most, 20 points. It shouldn't be too much to let the child have a taste of something new, right?"
Sell by the piece?
This is too dark!
There are six hawthorn berries in that bunch. Wouldn't that mean they can be sold at a high price of 120 points?
You have to know that the man only paid 10 points when he bought it from Shu Mo.
Many people secretly looked at the owner, trying to observe her expression, but they found nothing.
The place where there was a small stall just now is now empty.
Their eyes almost popped out.
"Where's the owner??"
Zhao Yu interrupted weakly, "Just now when the child started crying, the boss simply packed up the stall and left..."
Everyone: “…”
Seeing Shu Mo left directly, the man became even more arrogant and shouted for a long time. The string of candied haws in his hand was actually bought by six different parents.
But more people silently remembered Shu Mo’s last advertisement.
At the foot of the snow-capped mountains——
There is a hot spring hotel about eight hours away from here.
There, you can buy the most coveted food at the most reasonable price.
Compared with this black-hearted guy, Shu Mo’s pricing seems more conscientious.
Based on the price of oden, that hot spring hotel shouldn't be too expensive. Why not splurge a little and enjoy yourself?
Not only high-end players like Fu Yiming, but also many ordinary players are eager to try and plan their itinerary for tomorrow in their minds.
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After Shu Mo closed his stall, he didn't leave in a hurry, but walked around the market.
She estimated that she would not go to Guangming Town often in the future. Since it was a rare trip, she had to take a look around before leaving.
She actually heard the noise coming from the stall, but was too lazy to care.
Anyway, once we return to the hot spring, the items will automatically be given the attribute of not being able to be traded a second time. Second-hand transactions like this will only happen once at most, and there is no possibility of scalpers constantly driving up prices and disrupting the market.
What's more, even if she banned it now, people could still find another place to trade. How could she control it alone?
This market covers a large area, a bit like the vegetable market in the previous life, with all kinds of things for sale, and of course there are also people who purchase materials.
Shu Mo was very satisfied with her shopping. After comparing prices from three stores, she sold all the materials she had on her at once and deposited all the points she earned into her personal account.
She used these points to collect a few more good equipment, improved her defense, and then left in a swagger.
Walking all the way from the market to the entrance of Guangming Town, Mo Bai suddenly said, "They didn't follow us anymore."
"Really?" Shu Mo breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
She had long guessed that Ge Qiang couldn't be the only one coveting the food.
So after closing the stall, while walking around the market, Shu Mo asked Mo Bai to carefully identify whether there was anyone following him.
Sure enough, there were a few people who were still following her after she turned around a few times.
Shu Mo knew without even thinking that the other party had bad intentions.
Fighting is not allowed in Guangming Town, but no one will care once you enter the wild.
The journey ahead is long, and Shu Mo doesn't want to be on guard against a sneak attack that may come at any time.
So she simply sold the high-grade materials in her hands in front of those people. Shu Mo had deliberately selected them, and the materials he took out were all drops from A-level monsters.
The fact that a person can take out so much at one time is itself a symbol of strength.
After this move, those people knew that they were not strong enough and left quietly.
Only then did Shu Mo feel relieved.
*
The original eight-hour journey was shortened to less than six hours after Shu Mo changed into the shoes he had looted from Ge Qiang.
This also includes the time they stopped for lunch.
On the way here, Mo Bai suggested that he should transform back into his original form and carry Shu Mo on the road - although he could not fly, he could run much faster on four legs than Shu Mo could flapping his two legs.
But as soon as this proposal was made, Shu Mo simply rejected it.
Although it is very exciting...
But she was more afraid that Mo Bai's true form would be accidentally seen by some passerby, causing a sensation.
It’s better that as few people know that I have a giant dragon as a summoned beast as possible.
At around five in the afternoon, Shu Mo finally returned to the hot spring.
From afar, you can see the rolling snow-capped mountains. The snow on the top of the mountain has slid down, revealing the dark mountain body. When you get closer, you'll find the snowfield is empty and lonely, without even a forest of trees automatically generated by the game system.
“The scenery here is too bad…”
Shu Mo sighed for the ten thousandth time.
If you want to run a resort, beautiful scenery is a must.
The better the surrounding natural scenery, the less artificial decoration she needs.
...But now there are only bare snowfields and snow-capped mountains around. This might be shocking in the past, but in this icy and snowy game world, snowfields and snow-capped mountains are the most mediocre scenery and can be seen almost everywhere.
Shu Mo has already started to worry about the future.
Fortunately, the view was not something that came to mind immediately. The most important thing at the moment is the construction of guest rooms.
But after returning to the hotel, Shu Mo suddenly realized a problem that she had previously overlooked.
If she remodeled the hotel now, she would have to pay for an extra day's maintenance costs.
After the renovation of the hotel, the maintenance cost will be a considerable amount.
Shu Mo decisively gave up on tonight's transformation.
After two days of intensive travel, she decided to rest early today and get up early to work tomorrow.
The only question is, where will Mo Bai sleep tonight?
Although the wooden house that comes with the small indoor hot spring can be expanded, it seems inappropriate to build two bedrooms where guests move around. What's more, the scale of the hot spring will only get bigger and bigger in the future, and Shu Mo also has to consider the accommodation problem of future employees.
It takes more than half a day to get here from the nearest town. If Shu Mo hires employees, he will definitely provide them with food and lodging.
In this case, it is better to separate the employees' living area and business area as soon as possible.
Shu Mo made up his mind and called the system in his heart.
"System system."
【I am here. 】
Why do I feel like I've heard this conversation somewhere before...
Shu Mo was in a daze for a second, then he calmed down and asked, "I want to move my current bedroom out of this cabin. Can I do that?"
[Yes, props are being distributed.] 】
[Put in backpack.] 】
Shu Mo checked his backpack and found a small wooden hammer and a pair of white gloves inside, with the note that they were bound items and could not be traded.
The clear voice of the system sounded in my mind.
[After putting on the gloves, you can move buildings freely within the business scope, and you can also disassemble and combine different buildings at will. 】
[Please note that the constructed buildings can no longer be put back into the backpack, but the host can use [Gloves] to move the buildings freely or use [Wooden Mallet] to demolish them. Demolishing buildings can save maintenance costs, but you cannot get back the purchase funds. Please use props properly. 】
This explanation surprised Shu Mo a little. He didn't expect that this simulation management system had such a high degree of freedom.
She asked Mo Bai to sit on the bench and wait, she took out her gloves, put them on, and walked to the bedroom door.
After thinking for a moment, he cautiously made a grabbing motion towards the room. His gesture was a bit like the little hand pattern of a computer mouse pointer.
Mo Bai looked at Shu Mo's mysterious behavior in confusion behind her.
The next second, the wooden door behind the counter disappeared with a "bang". In addition to the cute cartoon sound effects, a cloud of white dust even rose in front of Shu Mo.
Mo Bai: “!”
The white mist dissipated, and Shu Mo stared at his hands with a strange expression.
A palm-sized wooden house was lying quietly in her palm. Its appearance was like the miniature models often seen in housing purchase centers. The system automatically added the four walls and the roof, and the style of the wooden door looked very familiar.
Shu Mo used his other white-gloved hand to carefully lift the roof of the cabin.
Inside was indeed her familiar bedroom - a mini version.
These architectural things will become cute after being shrunk. Shu Mo used to often watch some bloggers making miniature models of convenience stores, canteens, doll houses, etc. on a certain website. Just observing those rich small details can greatly relieve stress.
But handmade models are not as detailed and exquisite as the real ones.
Shu Mo looked at it lovingly for a long time before carefully putting the roof back together tightly.
Cover and fasten it.
She didn't want a draft when she was sleeping in the middle of the night.
Shu Mo then held the hut and walked towards the door. Suddenly, he saw Mo Bai standing next to him with his mouth opened into a round O shape, looking as if he doubted Long Sheng.
She thought about it and extended an invitation, "I'm planning to build a staff dormitory. Do you want to come and see it?"
Mo Bai nodded and followed her closely.
Anyway, the location can be changed at any time in the future, so Shu Mo is not so particular about the location of the employee dormitory.
She looked around and finally stopped at the open space behind the cabin.
She motioned Mo Bai to step back a little, then bent down and put the bedroom on the ground.
There was another "bang" sound effect.
The small house was enlarged and appeared in front of the two people.
It's a magical operation just like Doraemon.
Shu Mo opened the door and let Mo Bai take a look at the bedroom inside.
The little black dragon's open mouth never closed.
He didn't have the chance to visit this bedroom yesterday, but when he saw it now, he couldn't suppress his envy.
"Shu Mo..." He called softly, seeming a little hesitant.
Shu Mo saw that Mo Bai really liked this cabin, and thought he wanted to ask him to build one for him, so he agreed immediately.
——In fact, Mo Bai didn’t need to ask, she had originally planned to build a bedroom for him.
The summoned beast’s accommodation is not considered an operating expense, as it is paid from her personal account and has no maintenance costs. This expense is nothing to Shu Mo now.
Many of the materials she sold were very valuable, including some she had looted from Ge Qiang - he probably wanted to save up materials to make equipment or something, and there were a lot of good things in his backpack, and now they were all given to Shu Mo.
So now, just looking at her personal account, she can be considered to have some assets.
As a result, before Shu Mo had a chance to speak, he heard Mo Bai ask after some serious consideration: "Are there any requirements and conditions for applying for a hot spring employee? For example, racial restrictions?"
Shu Mo: "Hmm?"
Did she hear it wrong?
Does her summoned beast want to apply for the job?
Mo Bai seemed to be aiming seriously at the [Staff Dormitory] on Nuannuan Hot Spring, with burning sparks flashing in his pupils.
Considering that he is actually a fire dragon, Shu Mo feels that the small flame may actually exist in the physical sense.
Shu Mo wanted to say that he could give him one for free, but an idea suddenly popped up in his mind, so he swallowed the words back and answered seriously instead.
"There is no racial restriction, but I need you to help with receiving guests. The hot spring will clean itself automatically, so don't worry about it, but you need to make the beds in the guest rooms. There are also some other trivial tasks that employees need to do. You need to complete whatever I assign. Can you accept it?"
Seeing Mo Bai nod, she chuckled and changed the subject.
"In return, I will provide you with food and lodging - that is, you will get a staff dormitory that belongs only to you, and it will include basic furniture. During the period of employment, you can change the layout and decoration of this dormitory at will."
"In addition, I will pay you a salary every day. The basic salary is 50 points a day. Considering that monsters cannot use the mall, I will deposit this money in my personal account for you. You can come to me if you want to buy anything."
Mo Bai's eyes lit up little by little, "Really?"
"certainly."
What Shu Mo told Mo Bai was the treatment she was considering providing to future employees.
——Basic salary of 50 points per day, including food and accommodation.
Apart from the right to help purchase things in the mall, she did not provide Mo Bai with any additional benefits.
But this was enough to surprise the little black dragon.
He asked anxiously, "Do I need to prepare for the interview? Do I need to wear formal clothes for the interview?"
Shu Mo: “…”
Where did he get this somewhat strange yet inexplicably reasonable common sense from?
She took a deep breath and said, "No, you've already passed."
"What you mean is..." Mo Bai was stunned.
"Congratulations, you are officially hired."
--bite!
[Congratulations on having your first employee "Mo Bai"! 】
【Salary: 50 points/day, paid daily. 】
【Click [Management Panel] to view the employee list. 】
Shu Mo did what he said and bought a bedroom directly from the player mall. After equipping it with basic furniture such as tables, chairs, and beds, he bought a lamp from the business mall and installed it for him.
Using gloves, he placed the two bedrooms side by side, and a question popped up in front of Shu Mo: "Do you want to merge them into a dormitory?" 】option.
She clicked [Yes], and the entrances to the two bedrooms were automatically merged into one.
After entering the dormitory, there is a corridor about three meters wide, with two wooden doors facing each other and name tags next to them.
One is written "Shu Mo" and the other is written "Mo Bai".
The key hangs on a sticky hook under the name tag.
Shu Mo motioned for Mo Bai to put away his key, "This room will belong to you from now on."
"Considering our actual relationship, this employment relationship should be difficult to terminate..." Shu Mo paused as he remembered the "live and die together" clause in the animal taming guide. Then he added casually, "So you don't have to treat this place as a dormitory, just treat it as your home."
Mo Bai held the key, a little dazed.
He caught the word that Shu Mo mentioned intentionally or unintentionally.
Home.
…For the first time since he was born, he had a home of his own.
He grasped the key tightly, stained the cold metal with the fire dragon's warm body temperature, and said solemnly, "I will work hard."
Shu Mo hummed, "Let's go back to the hall for dinner."
"Have a good rest tonight, we will be busy tomorrow."
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