The nail salon has been open for three days, but there are no customers.
Lu Yao lies on the table and plays with her fingers. She has prepared everything a professional nail salon should have, such as cleaning the store, classifying materials, drawing pictures of styles, and snacks, but she has nowhere to use them.
System: [If you had listened to me and opened a jewelry store, it would have sold out long ago. There is not a single jewelry store in this town. ]
Lu Yao: "...This town is not rich, and there are no customers who can afford expensive jewelry. They just haven't seen a nail salon before. As long as there is a customer willing to enter the store, it will be easy to handle later."
She is not in a hurry. The store costs very little. The decoration of the store is based on popularity. The tools and materials are all accumulated in the past, and there is no extra cost.
Waiting is nothing more than wasting time, and there is not much financial pressure.
System: [The problem is that no one is willing to enter the store. There are quite a few people who sneak in and observe at the door every day.]
Lu Yao: "It's right to be curious. Wait a little longer, there will definitely be customers."
When chatting with nearby neighbors on the first day of opening the store, she deliberately did not tell them what the nail service is specifically, just to arouse their curiosity.
Humans always have infinite curiosity about unknown things. When curiosity accumulates to a critical point, the first person to try it will appear.
The system was about to break her naive idea, but suddenly stopped: [Someone is coming.]
Look, here they come.
Lu Yao sat up straight, opened the tool box at hand, and prepared to receive the first customer of the nail salon.
Si Jin stood at the door of the nail salon, looking up at the sign on the top of the door - Lu Yao Nail Salon, there was a hint of familiarity.
He remembered that this was the small shop that appeared out of thin air that day.
No wonder people in the town are talking about it. Even he doesn't know where this shop came from.
Si Jin is even more curious about what this shop does, and the "nail art service" that has been passed down by word of mouth. She pushed open the door and shouted, "Is the owner here?"
Hearing the voice, Lu Yao was stunned for a moment. It seems to be a man?
She stood up and went out to greet him: "Hello, I'm the owner."
Si Jin, who turned into a human form, has medium-length blond hair, handsome features, amber eyes, and wears a moon-white uniform with gold trim. His temperament is strong and sharp.
Lu Yao sighed slightly in his heart. He was afraid that this business could not be done.
She was not saying that boys could not do nails. She had taken orders from boys before. It's just that the man in front of her was very imposing and didn't look like the kind of person who would like those useless little things.
Si Jin was also observing Lu Yao.
What? The shop owner is just an ordinary human being, so weak that he can be easily crushed with just one finger.
Si Jin looked around. This small shop was very clean and did not look dangerous. There were just a lot of small boxes with unknown contents and tools that he had never seen before.
After looking around and making sure that he could not see anything, he lowered his head and looked at Lu Yao again, "I want a manicure service."
Lu Yao blinked, reacted quickly, and immediately led him to sit down next to him.
Since you took the initiative to ask for it, you can't let him go easily.
Lu Yao sat down opposite him, clicked on the tablet, and flipped through the illustrations of the styles that had been made in the past, "Take a look and see if there is any style you like. I will trim your nails first."
Trim nails?
It turned out to be a nail care service. Si Jin instantly felt that the name "manicure service" was simple and easy to understand.
He stretched out his left hand, wanting to see how this human was going to trim his nails.
When Lu Yao saw Si Jin's hands, her eyes lit up immediately.
She didn't have any special fetishes, but after working in this business for a long time, she would be attracted to particularly beautiful hands without any defense.
This customer's fingers were thin and slender, his knuckles were even, and his nails were very long, which was longer than the usual length of nails for boys, but very clean, and looked inexplicably beautiful.
In Lu Yao's words, these hands were perfect for manicures.
The customer's hands were so perfect that she was just going to simply grind them.
Lu Yao took out the sanding strip, gently held Si Jin's left hand, and began to grind the nails.
Just after grinding it for a while, there was a crisp "snap", and the sanding strip broke.
Lu Yao smiled to ease the embarrassment, "Wait a minute, I'll change the tool."
She took a new sanding strip, grinded it twice, and it broke again with a "snap".
After replacing five sanding strips, Lu Yao was silent.
Is this nail made of steel bars?
So hard.
She was sure that she did not use much force, as the sanding strip seemed to break when it lightly touched his nail.
It could only be a problem with the nail. Lu Yao let out a breath and took out a stainless steel nail file from the toolbox.
This is a bit rough, but the store has no spare sanding strips, so let's try it first.
The stainless steel nail file is better than the sanding strip. It took at least three times to break.
Lu Yao: "..."
Si Jin had been looking at Lu Yao. Her expression was very interesting. At this time, she seemed to be at her wits' end.
He raised his hand and asked with interest: "Nails, are you still grinding?"
Lu Yao heard a hint of provocation. This guy was thinking it was fun.
System: [Spend 100,000 popularity points to exchange for a dragon-specific black gold nail file. Do you want to exchange it?]
Lu Yao's expression did not change, but his heart was shaken violently:... Are you saying this guy is a one-stop shop?
The system was silent, and Lu Yao had no choice but to choose to exchange it.
She pretended to get up and find new tools, and took out the exchanged dragon-specific nail file from the warehouse. This time she was finally able to grind her nails smoothly.
Si Jin saw her take out the new tools and concentrate on grinding his nails. No human has ever dared to treat a dragon like this.
But how to say it, it's quite comfortable.
He just stared at the movements of this human and forgot what she stuffed in his mouth.
It was not until Lu Yao reminded him that he lowered his head to take a look at the "tablet" she mentioned, and he couldn't take his eyes away from it.
Lu Yao taught him how to animate photos. Knowing that he was a one-stop worker, she repeatedly reminded him to animate gently. She didn't want the tablet to end up like the sand strips in the trash can. She would be heartbroken.
Si Jin animate the screen carefully.
He was smart enough to use the pads of his fingers instead of his fingertips to gently rub. His golden eyes stared at the sparkling little pieces on the nails in the photo and asked, "What are these sparkling things? Did you crush the gems?"
Lu Yao nodded seriously, "Yes, not just gems, I also picked stars and collected rainbows and crushed them into nail polish to decorate the nails, so they are so beautiful. Do you have any designs you like?"
The system didn't expect Lu Yao to even fool Long, so it popped up to remind him, "Shopkeeper, don't cheat Long, the consequences are terrible."
Si Jin nodded repeatedly, completely captivated by the beautiful nails in the photo.
Dragons are born with a love for shiny treasures. Si Jin himself has a mountain of gold coins and jewelry. Every few days he goes back to roll and sleep on those treasures, but he has never thought of decorating his nails with those treasures.
This is too beautiful!
Well, it’s better to say that it fits the taste of the dragon race.
He wants to have such gorgeous nails right now!
Si Jin quickly scrolled through the pictures and finally pointed to two samples and said, "I like these two styles, the color must be blue gold."
The two styles he liked were a silver-blue cat-eye style and a red-gold base with tiny diamonds in the pattern.
As expected, Long likes shiny and exaggerated things. Lu Yao saw the design and nodded, "Okay, I can do it right away."
The nail art was very slow. Lu Yao was worried that Long would not be patient, so he brought snacks and drinks and asked, "The tracing can be changed. The original one is a kitten. Do you want to change it to something else?"
Si Jin said without thinking, "Change it to a dragon." Lu Yao
nodded, grabbed his left hand, and started working.
The design Si Jin wanted must have the brilliance of cat eyes, the sparkle of small diamonds, and also have his favorite dragon painted on it.
Apply the base coat to the nails and bake them dry, then you can start the operation.
Apply a thin layer of blue base coat once, and then add more after it is dried.
Lu Yao wanted to give different designs to both hands. The left hand was made into a gorgeous style with cat eyes and diamonds, and the right hand was painted with a dragon and then a cat eye effect.
Her hands were very steady, and she didn't need to refer to pictures. She picked up a soft brush and drew the outline of a dragon on Si Jin's index finger. This was a sleeping dragon with its tail coiled up. Then she drew a squatting dragon shaking its tail on the middle finger. On the little finger was a pile of shiny treasures, and a golden dragon tail appeared on the edge of the treasure.
The thumb and ring finger were made into a "dragon eye" cat eye effect. The golden vertical pupils were reflected in the middle of the quiet blue nails, and a circle of faint black lines appeared on the edge of the dark golden pupils, which was exactly what Si Jin's eyes looked like.
When Lu Yao was drawing, Si Jin held his breath and concentrated, for fear of disturbing her.
As soon as the outline of the little dragon appeared on his nails, he liked it at first sight.
The little dragon she drew was particularly cute, like the chubby and silly little dragon cub in the Dragon Valley before.
He also liked "Dragon Eyes", which was majestic and powerful, and had his shadow.
This human has very dexterous hands and is smart.
Tracing is a more complicated part. After the right hand is done, the left hand should be a little simpler.
Lu Yao brought out a stack of boxes, picked out a dozen suitable diamonds and sequins, and asked Si Jin which style she liked.
She underestimated Long's greed. This guy is a typical "I want them all".
No matter which material she asked, he nodded and said yes, and he couldn't wait to put his hand into the material box and roll it around before coming out.
Lu Yao put down the box, picked up a few small diamonds and sequins of different sizes, and held his hand while saying: "These little things are embellishments. The more the better. The best is the right one."
After finishing with both hands, Lu Yao felt satisfied.
His hands are beautiful and he has temperament. Even the heavy and solemn color of blue and gold on his hands is noble.
He is good-looking and imposing. With gorgeous manicure, he doesn't look feminine at all.
She took a few photos and kept them as pictures. "Okay."
Si Jin raised his hand and looked at it for a while with reserve. He didn't say it was beautiful, nor did he say he was dissatisfied. "How much?"
Gold coins, silver coins and copper coins are circulated in this world. One gold coin is equal to ten silver coins, and one silver coin is equal to one hundred copper coins.
The data provided by the system showed that one copper coin was roughly equivalent to one soft girl coin, and one silver coin was approximately equivalent to one hundred soft girl coins.
Without considering the difference in purchasing power between the two worlds, Lu Yao directly quoted: "Two gold coins."
Si Jin's eyes widened slightly, as if he couldn't believe it.
Lu Yao felt uneasy. Did he think it was expensive?
If Long didn't want to pay, she couldn't do anything about it.
Si Jin stared at Lu Yao for a while, and found that she didn't understand him, so she had to say: "Don't I use nail polish with stars and rainbows on my hands?"
Long's learning ability is super strong, and he was very proud to say the new term "nail polish".
Lu Yao smiled sweetly: "How could it be so bright without stars and rainbows?"
Si Jin stared at his fingers for a while, and nodded slowly, "But why is it so cheap? Only two gold coins."
Long is really rich. Lu Yao asked his neighbors and found out that one gold coin can support a family of three for two months in Emerald Town, which is still more than enough.
Lu Yao: "...You are the first customer of our store, so we have a special discount for you. We have given you a 50% discount."
Long didn't understand the meaning of "special discount" and "50% discount", so Lu Yao explained it to him for a long time.
Si Jin was very happy after understanding it. He paid the bill and walked out of the store with his ten clumsy claws.
He had only one thought in his mind: the manicure service is great, I want to tell my friends! ! !
[Successfully received a customer, the initial task is completed! Illustrated book collection progress 1, elementary magic theory 1. 】
A thick translucent biological atlas appeared in front of Lu Yao. The front was pitch black as if the lights were off, and nothing could be seen.
Turning to the back, a page of "Golden Dragon" was lit up, with a small note next to it: One of the oldest and rarest dragons in Alexandria, in charge of the mines.
When Si Jin left, he told Lu Yao his name. It seems that this little golden dragon is his dragon form, in charge of the mines, and he really has a home in the mines.
The system popped up: [But you lied to him. ]
It is still entangled with the stars and rainbows.
Lu Yao: "That is the artistic form of language. This little golden dragon can't escape anymore, don't be afraid."
System: [……]
What is her confidence?
The dragon is just curious and has no interest in her manicure. How could he come again after satisfying his curiosity once?
You can only read one page of the illustrated book. Lu Yao put it back in the warehouse after reading it. He picked up the elementary magic theory and flipped through two pages at random: Orthodox magic is divided into five categories - wind, fire, thunder, earth and wood, and there are also light magic and black magic...
Lu Yao: "This reward is so strange, do I have to learn magic?"
System: [Tasks and rewards are automatically generated according to the main business direction chosen by the store owner. Please keep working hard! ]
Based on the experience of the previous store, if you follow the tasks, you will always reach the end. Lu Yao is not in a hurry.
There are no customers in the store at this time. Lu Yao is ready to take a good look at this magic book.
She shouldn't be the only one who fantasized about being a magical girl when she was a child, right?
Maybe I can fulfill my childhood dream in this world.
As soon as Si Jin left the nail salon, those people who were spying on him quickly dispersed. This store didn't seem to be anything special.
Pharmacist Lixiu's pharmacy was just across the nail salon, and she had been observing this small store that suddenly appeared.
She saw the man with a terrifying breath curiously walk into the nail salon, and leave in a hurry a few hours later. There seemed to be no change in him, which aroused her curiosity for no reason.
Lixiu tried to divert her attention by sorting the herbs. She was busy all afternoon and was still sorting the first bag of herbs.
The diversion failed. She was too curious.
Lixiu put away the herbs, closed the store early, walked slowly to the door of the nail salon, took a deep breath, and mustered up the courage to push the door in. Lu Yao
heard the footsteps, put down the book and looked over.
Sure enough, once the first person came, the second customer would come soon, and she was a lovely lady.
She stood up and greeted him warmly: "Hello, please come and sit down."
Li Xiu was surprised by Lu Yao's enthusiasm, but her eyes were clear and her temperament was gentle, not annoying. Li Xiu calmed down, walked over, and whispered: "Owner, I want to know what the manicure service is?"
Lu Yao handed the tablet over skillfully, "Simply put, it is to beautify the nails, decorate the nails with nail polish and accessories. These are the styles I have made, you can take a look to see if you are interested."
Li Xiu found that this tool called "tablet" was very powerful. Before she could think about it carefully, she was suddenly attracted by what she saw. These are all nails? How can they be so beautiful?
Si Jin left the nail salon, fearing that his nails would be torn, so he did not dare to transform into a dragon. He ran all the way and finally arrived at the Black Mountain Wasteland before dark.
The Black Mountain Wasteland is vast and the conditions are extremely harsh. There is a huge dark swamp on the outside where weak creatures cannot survive and humans dare not set foot. Only the powerful dragons can enter and exit freely as if they were in an empty space.
Si Jin and Harold often make appointments to fight here to consume the dragons' excess energy.
At the end of the wasteland, a black dragon squatted, looking at the last rays of sunset in the distance sinking into the mountains and the sea.
Si Jin stopped behind the black dragon, trying to find a topic to ease the atmosphere. "Harold--"
As soon as he called out his name, the black dragon's powerful tail swung over and rushed straight to Si Jin's face.
Si Jin dodged left and right, but was still hit twice by the angry little black dragon.
Si Jin jumped to a distant tree, covered his hand and distanced himself from the black dragon, trying to reason: "Harold, listen to me."
If he hadn't jumped quickly, his finger would have been hit. This was a newly made manicure, and he hadn't seen enough.
"Si Jin," the black dragon turned his head, staring at Si Jin with his dark blue eyes as if he was looking at a dead dragon, "It's dark."
"I'm sorry, there is a reason why I'm late. Listen to me." Si Jin's deep golden eyes still sparkled in the night, and his tone was soothing.
Harold stopped his claws that were about to swing over, stared at Si Jin coldly, "Speak."
If he didn't have a convincing reason, he would immediately kill this golden dragon that made him wait for an entire afternoon.
Si Jin didn't feel the low pressure on Harold at all. He spread out his ten inflexible fingers and stretched them in front of Harold: "Look, this is called manicure. A new shop opened in Emerald Town, specializing in nail beauty. This is the style designed for me by the owner himself. Look at this sleeping dragon, it looks so much like you when you were a child."
Harold's forehead was bulging with veins.
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