Chapter 6
Chen Hui hasn't felt so comfortable for a long time.
The warm and bright cabin keeps out all the wind, snow and monsters, and the tense nerves can finally relax.
He was completely immersed in the hot spring, and through the high window he saw the stars against the dark blue sky.
Chen Hui was distracted for a moment.
After the game starts, modern technology is destroyed, cities gradually disappear, and the natural scenery becomes better and better.
But when you are hovering between life and death every day, who can have the mood to appreciate the sky?
He wiped his face with hot spring water and heard the laughter of his teammates nearby.
Some people were surprised, "Xiaoyu didn't lie! Her strength returned so quickly!"
"Really? Mine is almost full."
"Wait, if we come to the hot springs as soon as we reach the red bar, then we don't have to sleep? We can spawn monsters day and night?"
"? How come you are even more outrageous than my past boss?"
"Sleeping is free, but soaking in the hot springs is expensive, brother. And are you sure you can beat the monsters at night? But to be honest, if I had money, I would really like to come here every day. It's so cool."
A team member suddenly lowered his voice and said, "If we can capture the Shadow Knight, we can probably make a lot of money. The materials dropped by the boss are rare items! And I remember seeing someone in the town buying [the Shadow Knight's cloak] at a high price..."
"But its silencing skill is so annoying." another person muttered.
Chen Hui's mood, which had finally improved, suddenly became worse again.
Their team had already wasted two full days on that Shadow Knight.
After two days of no income and being in a terrible state, some team members who need to support their families looked at him with hesitation when they returned to the camp today.
Tomorrow is the deadline. If we don't take down the Shadow Knight...
Chen Hui frowned, feeling a heavy pressure.
*
Chen Hui had something on his mind, so he stayed in the room for a longer time.
When he changed his clothes and walked into the hall, he found that the other team members had already come out.
A group of people were crowded near the front desk, making a lot of noise and no one knew what they were doing.
Seeing him coming, the birds and beasts scattered.
Each of them was bent over, hiding something in their hands, covering it up, as if they were deliberately trying not to let him find out.
Chen Hui: “?”
He walked over puzzled, "What are you doing?"
As soon as he said this, his nose twitched and he felt a fragrance in the air.
The last team member standing in front of the cashier counter saw him coming, his back stiffened, and he said anxiously: "Boss, I want the last bottle of coffee milk!"
Without waiting for Shu Mo's consent, he paid the money in a hurry.
Coffee milk?
Chen Hui was stunned, and sure enough, he saw Shu Mo take out a bottle of coffee milk and hand it to the man.
He realized something and turned his head.
The glass case was indeed empty.
Chen Hui was furious: "You didn't even leave me a single bottle!!!"
His team members were sitting on chairs, some holding meat buns, some holding Tremella and Snow Pear Soup, and the worst had a bottle of warm coffee and milk. When they saw his majestic gaze sweeping over, they all turned their heads away without saying a word.
The most outrageous one was Zhao Yu, she even covered her mouth and burped a little.
Chen Hui: “…”
Where is his dignity as the leader of a team? !
"I'm sorry, Captain. When we came back, there were only three of each item left. It's first come, first served, right?" One team member cast a resentful look at the two of them. "It's all Weiwei and Xiaoyu's fault for eating too much!"
Zhao Yu shook his finger, "You said it, first come, first served."
The man choked.
He paused, feeling very aggrieved: "Then I want to eat meat buns too!"
The thirty-year-old man almost cried because he didn't get to eat the meat buns.
Shu Mo listened and felt something was wrong, so he poked his head out from behind the counter.
"Hey, didn't I tell you that we can restock the cabinet if it's sold out?"
Everyone: “……???”
Shu Mo looked innocent: "I just didn't know how much you wanted, and I was afraid that if I bought too much, I wouldn't be able to sell it, and it would go bad after a night..."
After the silence, there was an exclamation.
"Boss, why didn't you tell me earlier?!"
The team members on the bench suddenly jumped up and surrounded the counter with the momentum of a zombie siege.
"Hurry up and give me two fresh meat buns! I was so hungry because I didn't have enough to eat just now!!"
"I'll give you one serving each of fresh meat buns and rock sugar white fungus and snow pear soup! Oh, and can I take the coffee milk to go?"
"If I can take it away, I'll order three more bottles. It's great to drink on the road. I haven't tasted this flavor in years. I miss it so much."
"I want three more servings of Tremella and Pear Soup. I'll take it back for my wife and kids to try. It turns out my wife loves desserts the most."
"It's a pity that the backpack can't keep warm, so I can't carry food that needs to be heated, such as fresh meat buns." Someone said regretfully.
When Shu Mo heard this, his heart moved.
The backpack has no insulation function, so even if you bring things out of the hot spring, they will become cold after a while. Doesn't that mean that in the entire game world, players can only get warmth from the hot spring she runs?
...What a great golden finger the system has given her!
It’s a pity that there is no internet in the game world, otherwise if I post something, I’m afraid the door will be broken down tomorrow.
Shu Mo felt regretful for a second, then started to get busy again.
After being busy for a long time, purchasing goods, collecting payments and taking things away, I have heard the sound of gold coins so many times that I have become a little numb.
Finally done, Shu Mo breathed a sigh of relief and looked through the cash register records.
In just such a short period of time, including those sold before, a total of 26 fresh meat buns were sold, 24 bowls of rock sugar, white fungus and snow pear soup were sold, and 30 bottles of coffee milk were sold.
The latter two can be eaten cold, and the weather is so cold that the food is less likely to spoil, so they sell in larger quantities.
Many people want to bring a few back for their families to try, or save them for themselves to treat in the next two days.
Shu Mo pondered secretly.
Following this line of thought, can she develop some specialty products in the future?
Provide unique packaging with logo printed on it, specially for customers to take back as gifts for relatives and friends, and also advertise the hot springs...
Shu Mo's brain worked rapidly as he calculated the total turnover in his head.
1050 points.
After deducting costs, the net profit is 710 points.
A good start.
It’s good to work for yourself. The more you work, the more you earn. The hard work just now doesn’t seem to be a big deal.
Shu Mo sat down comfortably in the chair behind the counter.
——She just bought the chair in the business mall. It comes with a cushion and costs 10 o'clock.
Shu Mo, who already had some savings, paid the money without blinking an eye.
It's so tiring to stand all the time. No matter who you are, you can't make yourself suffer.
The team of ten also returned to the bench contentedly.
Sit in a row and eat fruit.
After Shu Mo restocked the stock, those who had just grabbed one or two remaining foods bought all three.
The unfortunate priest was drinking a bowl of soup at this time.
After soaking in the hot spring, his strength was restored and his pale cheeks finally showed some color.
After taking a few sips of hot soup, he suddenly stopped moving, as if he realized something, and showed an incredible expression.
The priest took another quick sip just to be sure.
Then he stood up suddenly, "Wait! My silence state has been eliminated!!"
Shu Mo was startled by his loud voice.
The pastor had been listless since he entered the room and had hardly spoken a word while taking the hot spring bath. Suddenly he spoke so loudly that everyone looked at him.
It takes two seconds to react and the scene explodes.
"Xiao He, what did you just say?!" Chen Hui was so shocked that he almost dropped the bowl.
He looked carefully and found that the death sickle symbol that symbolized the Shadow Knight hanging on the body of Pastor Xiao He had indeed disappeared.
"???"
Everyone looked at Shu Mo.
Shu Mo: “…”
Don't look at me, I don't know either.
The system showed ordinary food when it was replenished, and she didn't know what special effects it would have.
but……
silence? Rock sugar and snow pear?
Shu Mo felt like he understood something.
Rock sugar, white fungus and pear soup.
Snow pear is cold in nature. Stewing it with rock sugar can clear away heat, moisten the lungs, relieve cough and promote salivation. In the past, when Shu Mo caught a cold, her grandmother would often make her some rock sugar and snow pear soup to drink.
And "silence", in a literal sense, also means that the throat cannot speak.
So rock sugar, sherry and white fungus can treat the throat and eliminate the silent state, it seems...
That makes sense too!
Shu Mo was confused: "?"
I didn’t expect this game to be so logical?
On the other side, Chen Hui was stunned by the huge surprise.
He was just worrying about how to deal with the boss, but he didn't expect that the solution would be delivered to his door the next moment.
Shadow Knight is a boss with mediocre abilities in all aspects. His greatest feature is his silencing skill which lasts for a very long time and cannot be removed by ordinary priests.
Once silenced, the mage is useless, which is equivalent to losing one person in the team.
If they are unlucky, like Song Wei and her team, the only priest in the team is silenced, then the endurance of the entire team will be cut off.
As for replying through props?
I don’t know if it’s to simulate a real doomsday survival environment and prevent players from having too much comfort, but the prices of in-game mall items are generally high. The way of relying on potions to brute force your way through online games like in the past no longer exists.
Today's points are the RMB of the past, supporting the daily necessities of an entire family. No team would be willing to waste them on recovery items.
For example, the dispelling powder that can eliminate abnormal conditions caused by the boss is sold in the mall for as much as 100 points per piece.
——Ordinary players like Zhao Yu may not be able to earn 50 points even if they work hard all day. Only advanced players like Song Wei can maintain an income that fluctuates by 100 points a day.
Of course, in a battle with a boss like Shadow Knight, it wouldn't be too outrageous if you could save a lost team member by just buying a bottle of dispel powder.
The problem is that the boss's skills will not be released only once.
If every time a team member is silenced, a bottle of dispel powder must be used, how much does that cost?
Captain Chen, who is very frugal, felt pain in his heart just thinking about it.
And now, when Chen Hui discovered that the rock sugar, white fungus and snow pear soup sold by Shu Mo for only 15 yuan a bowl could actually have the same effect as the dispersing powder, he was almost ecstatic.
Chen Hui said proudly: "Boss, give me another ten bowls, no, twenty bowls of rock sugar, white fungus and snow pear soup!"
When the battle breaks out, just let the silenced person temporarily leave the battle, drink a bowl of soup at a distance, and he will be able to continue fighting soon.
This is much more efficient than just waiting for the silent state to pass!
Chen Hui's eyes were filled with uncontrollable ecstasy, his gaze was bright, and he had obviously begun to imagine the harvest scene after defeating the boss.
Shu Mo: “…”
She asked cautiously, "Buying so much...are you sure your pastor can drink it?"
Didn’t you see that the pastor named Xiao He’s face turned pale?
*
Xiao He felt aggrieved, but he didn't say anything.
Fortunately, T Chen Hui didn't buy it for himself. Everyone in the team could be silenced, so he bought them all and could distribute them on the spot when the time came.
【Received: 300 points】
[Consumed: 300 points]
Reminders popped up on both of their panels at the same time.
Those who spend money seem happier than those who make money.
Chen Hui accepted the twenty bowls of soup and put the food into his backpack, which immediately displayed its item properties.
【Rock sugar Tremella and pear soup】
[Effect: Eliminate the silent state]
【Fresh meat buns】
[Effect: Strength +2 (effect lasts for 3 hours, can be stacked 2 times)]
【Coffee milk】
[Effect: Physical strength decline rate -2/h (effect lasts for 3 hours, can be stacked up to 3 times)]
All foods are followed by a line of scarlet characters:
[Tip: This item cannot be traded twice]
Chen Hui was shocked.
This is actually a bound item?
He was more quick-witted than his teammates and had originally wanted to buy more to resell in the city, but he quickly gave up the idea when he saw this reminder.
There are many bound items in "Arctic Cold End", and players have long discovered that the game system is extremely intelligent. As long as it is marked as not allowed to be traded twice, the system can still detect it even if the item is given as a gift first and the points are added later. It is impossible for players to find loopholes.
Chen Hui was extremely grateful at this time.
Fortunately, he was careful and didn't buy much. If he had bought 99 bowls at once, which was the limit for a single item in the backpack, wouldn't all of them be wasted?
Thinking of this, Chen Hui felt a little scared.
He quickly distributed the twenty bowls of Tremella and Pear Soup to the team members.
At the same time, he specifically reminded me that these were combat supplies, and if they were not used, they could be left to family members, but one must not be reluctant to use them during a battle!
Everyone understood what was going on and nodded, and Chen Huian felt relieved.
After the distribution, each person will have exactly two bowls, which means that each team member will have two chances to be silenced.
Now the tolerance for error in fighting Shadow Knight has greatly increased.
That annoying silencing skill is no longer a threat to them. With the Shadow Knight's mediocre attributes, isn't it easy to deal with it?
Thinking of the generous experience rewards and drops after defeating the boss, everyone couldn't help but smile.
*
The heavy burden in their hearts fell, and everyone talked and laughed. They stayed in the cabin until nearly midnight, and then left in the snow.
Shu Mo went out to see the guests off, and when he came back he turned the wooden sign that read "Open" outside the door over and changed it to "Closed".
After locking the door, the clock on the wall struck twelve.
The sound of the system in my ear seems to be singing.
[Congratulations to players for completing the first day of business! 】
[Settlement will begin soon...]
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