Chapter 32
Not everyone knew about the oden and the warm hot springs that day. Many combat players present had just returned from outside the town in the past two days. They came to the market to trade materials and stopped by the bulletin board to check the situation.
When they saw the word "hot spring" at this time, they were all stunned.
"Hot spring, what hot spring? Am I seeing things?"
"Is this some kind of secret code?" Many people thought in the wrong direction.
"It's possible. It's said that a group of white fluff balls suddenly appeared in the sky just now, covering the sky and the sun. The leaders posted this advertisement on the bulletin board." Another person was amazed, "Just looking at the number, there must be at least 500 or 600 of them. They must be some special monster that we have never seen before... Is there such a powerful summoner in our town?"
White fluffy cats are not very aggressive and always live in remote mountains, so not many players know them.
"Look at the coordinates, they are also in an area where high-level monsters gather. Is he hinting to his teammates that a boss is around?" A man in heavy armor racked his brains to guess.
"But hot springs, fresh meat buns, oden, candied pears, candied haws... what kind of monsters can these represent..."
Before I could guess the result, I was already tempted.
He read it over and over again, then threw his hands in anger, "Fuck, I won't guess anymore. Who is so wicked as to use these things as a signal for contact?"
Seeing that the discussion was going in a direction that was becoming increasingly off-track, someone who had been to the market that day to join in the fun could no longer stand it and stepped forward to interrupt.
"What kind of monster is this? Stop guessing. Don't you know that a female stall owner came to the market a few days ago and specialized in selling oden and candied haws? Oh, it smells so good. I can smell the soup stock from a kilometer away."
What he said was obviously an exaggeration. Oden is not a food with a particularly strong smell, and Shu Mo's stall is in the corner of the market, so one would have to queue up close to smell the aroma. But the pervasive smell, coupled with the snow-white steam that can be seen from a distance, is truly impressive.
As the man spoke, he sniffed exaggeratedly.
"I got up early and queued up here at 4 o'clock, and finally got a bowl. The fish balls are springy, fresh and sweet, and the tofu skin has absorbed the hot soup. After taking a bite, I feel refreshed. Oh, and the beef balls are also great, with firm meat and juicy texture when you bite them..."
He talked incessantly.
Several dusty combat players were stunned.
Fish balls, tofu skin, beef balls, do these really exist?
They were just rejoicing over the gains from this trip, but now they felt as if they had missed out on 100 million.
Several people opened their mouths, drooling, refusing to believe it. "How is it possible that someone can make oden in an extremely cold apocalypse? Have you been driven crazy by the game and imagined this?"
They managed to sneer.
Over the past ten years, many people have suffered mental breakdowns because they could not endure the situation where their lives could be in danger at any moment, but what the man in front of him said sounded too real, and his expression was so confident that people had no confidence to refute him.
Guangming Town has a population of over ten thousand, but only a very small number of them came to eat oden that day. The onlookers were caught off guard and heard the man bragging, and they inexplicably felt as if they were suddenly kicked while walking on the street.
Moreover, this guy described it in such detail, he must have been a food broadcaster before the end of the world! Did he ever consider the feelings of those people who didn’t get to eat?
Whether it was made up or not, it is unforgivable.
The power of the crowd's anger was terrifying, and the man was thrown out of the crowd in the blink of an eye.
man:"……"
He shouted at the top of his voice, "If you think I made it up, why don't you go ask other vendors at the market and you'll know? The line that day stretched outside the market, and I wasn't the only one who bought something."
After that, he sneered with disdain, "I only talked about oden, and I haven't mentioned the candied haws. The owner is a real man, and he only chooses the best hawthorn fruits. Each one is red and plump, and is wrapped in crystal sugar..."
Everyone: “…”
Ahhhh why is there no function in this game to turn off other players’ microphones!
They really don't want to listen to this guy's bragging anymore!
However, although this guy deserves a beating, he can indeed be called a human grass-planting machine. His speech made people who were not present that day eager to try, and their eyes unconsciously fell on the simple sketch of the meat bun drawn by Shu Mo on the advertising paper.
Such simple strokes can make them salivate.
Everyone swallowed silently.
"This advertisement can't be true..."
Some people still can't believe it, "How can there be a hot spring in the game?"
"I can testify that at least the oden thing is true." Gu Xiao came back to his senses at this moment and happened to hear this sentence, and spoke weakly.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
For a moment, countless pairs of eyes were staring at Gu Xiao.
She has always been outgoing and didn't feel stage fright, but there were quite a few high-level players here with sharp eyes, which made Gu Xiao a little nervous. She gritted her teeth and said, "I also lined up that day and bought a bowl. I can testify that it was genuine oden, piping hot and delicious..."
Gu Xiao slammed on the brakes under everyone's gazes, to avoid following in the footsteps of the man just now and becoming the second person to be thrown out. "The owner later advertised that she opened a hot spring hotel, and it's at this location."
"Since the owner can get hot food, maybe he really has some special abilities." After hearing this, the person next to him pinched his chin and said, "So... maybe there really is a hot spring?"
The looks of the people around me changed.
The accommodation price was written on the list. An ordinary double room was only 200 points per night, and you could soak in the hot spring in the hotel for an unlimited time!
"this……"
A girl stammered, "Is there really such a good thing?"
It's really unbelievable.
"I have goose bumps all over my body." Her companion stroked his arm and made up his mind, "Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway. I don't think this girl looks like someone who would lie."
"There's really nothing to look forward to in this apocalypse. I'll arrange a trip tomorrow to see if it's true. If it's true, wouldn't that be a big win? Even if it's false, I can still level up in the high-level leveling area nearby, so it won't be a wasted trip."
The girl hesitated for a moment, then looked at the hot spring water surrounded by huge rocks in the painting, and her eyes became firm, "If you go, I will go too."
After they said this, many people's expressions relaxed. The companion took the opportunity to ask loudly, "Are there any other people who want to go? Let's form a team of five. If there are too many people, we may fight for the rooms. Only those above level 55 can join!"
"I'm going too!"
"Take me one, a level 58 bowman. My wife is the same level as me, and she's a ranged mage."
"Okay." The girl breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm a priest. With my current professional combination, there's no problem going to high-level areas. Just be careful. Come to my house and talk."
In the blink of an eye, a team had been formed.
The five people turned around and left without hesitation, leaving the rest of the people looking at each other in bewilderment, and finally turned back to find their own fixed teams, or asked loudly on the spot to call for people.
Of course, there are still more than half of the ordinary players who can only watch and envy because of their low level.
Some of them were quick-witted. While the senior players in the team were still there, they quickly grabbed one of them by the arm and whispered to him about asking him to help with purchasing.
The swordsman player's eyes lit up when he realized that he had discovered a new business opportunity. He quickly hid his excitement and said in a serious tone, "I can help you buy it, but you have to pay three times the original price."
"Three times? Why don't you just go and grab it!" the person asking for help was shocked. "A fresh meat bun costs 15 points, three times is 45 points, right? That's enough for a day's food for our whole family! Besides, the backpack isn't insulated, so it got cold when I brought it back."
"If you don't want to buy it, forget it." The other party rolled his eyes, "If you have the guts, go by yourself."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
"Hey, wait, wait." The man quickly stopped him and gritted his teeth, "I'll pay. Three strings of candied haws, for the kids at home. As long as you bring them back, I'll pay for you on the spot."
"Only three strings? Poor fellow." The swordsman player sneered, not disguising his sarcasm, and then spread his hands and said, "Got it, give me the address, and I'll settle with you when I get back."
After noting down the man's address and collecting a five-cent deposit for each string, he then shouted, "Anyone else want to buy on my behalf? I'll only take half the deposit and I guarantee you'll bring it back safely!"
This shout immediately attracted many people. When they heard that they would be charged three times the price, they all looked distressed. But the opportunity was rare, and after hesitating for a while, many people paid the money.
The swordsman player looked at the points pouring into his account, and although he remained calm on the surface, he was actually extremely happy.
It only takes two days to go back and forth, and you can make twice the net profit by just buying and selling. It is a sure-win business. Isn't it much easier than working hard to fight monsters? He is so smart!
He should take more orders while no one is competing with him for business.
Thinking of this, the swordsman player started to shout again, feeling happy in his heart, but still being rude, "Just one string? No, no, this little money is not enough for me to run errands to your house... Go away..."
He ignored the embarrassed and angry look of the woman holding the child and waved her away, "Please bring something, three pieces at least!"
Gu Xiao glanced at his smug expression, frowned in disgust, and then his gaze fell back on the job notice in front of him.
The opening advertisement has attracted almost everyone's attention, and few people have noticed the recruitment notice also brought by Bai Rongrong.
Gu Xiao read the above content several times with great concentration, took a deep breath, and suppressed the excitement in his heart.
At this moment, a deep voice suddenly sounded behind her, "Recruitment... Damn it!!"
The player behind him probably saw the treatment conditions written below and suddenly yelled.
Suddenly, everyone looked over.
Gu Xiao, who thought he had no competitors, cursed in his heart.
She had no time to stop him, and could only hear the person behind her continue to scream, "50 points a day? And it includes food and lodging? What kind of boss is this!!"
This sound made the people around excited.
"Let me see."
"With this kind of treatment, is some elite player hiring a live-in nanny?"
Many of the remaining ones are ordinary players. Although the hot springs are tempting, they are too far away for them after all. In comparison, this recruitment is truly related to one's own interests.
"These coordinates... huh?"
It seems a little familiar.
Their voices stopped abruptly, and they glanced blankly at the top of the paper, only to see the words "Nuannuan Hot Spring".
The crowd was quiet for a few seconds, then reacted and became excited.
"This package of food and lodging, could it be that it doesn't refer to canned food, but oden?" The person who spoke had a trembling voice.
"Look, it says here, 'Employees can eat for free in the restaurant'... Oh my God!"
"The boss is generous, the boss is awesome!"
"If the place wasn't too far away, I would quit my job and work for my boss."
"I never thought that the hotel management major I studied before the apocalypse would come in handy one day..."
The conditions were so good that many people were tempted.
"They said the deadline is five o'clock. No, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go back and write a resume."
"I'll ask my mom if she's willing to give it a try. She always says she's bored staying at home. I just don't know if the hotel will send someone to escort her back and forth. The high-level leveling area is inaccessible to ordinary players."
"Well, I'll go ask my brother. His level is not high. He may not even get 50 points after fighting hard for a whole day. If he gets the job, I'll be responsible for picking him up every time."
Few high-level players are willing to go, as they can earn fifty points a day by fighting.
What's more, fighting can accumulate materials, the monsters' drops can be traded, and can also be used to forge and upgrade equipment. Fighting can also increase experience and improve your survival rate in the game later - these are all invisible benefits.
Furthermore, many high-level players consider themselves noble and act arrogantly in the town, and are not willing to work in the service industry at all.
Of course, there are people who don't care about this.
The middle-aged man behind Gu Xiao walked away happily, shouting as he walked, "Only a fool would not go with such good conditions", "It's better to work hard to earn a few hundred points than to eat and stay in someone else's hotel for free."
Gu Xiao: “…”
A few hundred points? ?
She turned back in horror, but only had time to see a nimble and broad figure disappearing into the crowd.
The registration deadline was 5pm. Gu Xiao didn't have time to think about others and hurried home.
A vague sense of doubt emerged in her mind.
The last line of the job posting says that resumes should be handed to the white pompom... What does this mean?
What a strange way to register.
Gu Xiao ran for a distance, but couldn't help but turned around to look.
I didn't notice it just now, but when I looked carefully now, I found that there were indeed a few dandelion-like white fluff balls resting on the bulletin board. Like a little titmouse that has stopped to rest after flying tired, its round body and fluffy feathers fluttering in the wind make it look like a natural decoration on the bulletin board.
It's hard to associate such a cute little creature with the terrifying monster roaming around in the wild.
A naughty kid found a bamboo pole from somewhere and tried to poke them. Before the tip of the pole touched them, the little balls of fluff jumped up lightly and no matter how hard the kid tried, he couldn't reach them. After trying for a long time, it was the mischievous child who was exhausted and out of breath, and finally ran away crying.
The white ball of fluff swayed and fell back to its original place, continuing to bask in the sun peacefully.
The plush T-shirt was ruffled by the gentle breeze, leaving a mark on the plush ball, like a cute little expression.
White Fluffy: =v=
Gu Xiao was surprised for a moment, then pursed his lips and smiled.
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