The day before the black ring transaction, Zhuang Liang went to see Xia Zhiyi.
The two agreed to meet in the most private teahouse in the city.
Xia Zhiyi was not originally in the Shaguang City, and for this transaction, he deliberately set aside two days to rest.
Zhuang Liang pushed the door and entered the private room. He was stunned. It was really him.
The man sitting on the sofa had a delicate appearance, a tear mole under his left eye, and was wearing a blue striped shirt. He had a weak temperament and a hint of depression in his eyes.
This was Xia Zhiyi, the male lead actor of the hit movie that took 6 billion box office not long ago.
Once the movie became popular, the first to become famous was the lead actor. Xia Zhiyi has already ushered in the peak of his career.
Every day's schedule was full, and the fame and wealth he longed for were gathering towards him at an unimaginable speed.
Late one night, after finishing his last announcement, he took out a white phantom ring from his suit pocket on his way back, and then he learned about the Paradise Game and the forum. On
one hand, there is a career that is becoming increasingly prosperous, and on the other hand, there is a death that is approaching. How can Xia Zhiyi be willing?
Zhuang Liang reacted calmly to the experience of this popular movie star, nodded slightly to show his understanding, and then gestured to the other party: "I can accompany you for this transaction. This is the price I usually accept orders."
Xia Zhiyi was a little dissatisfied with Zhuang Liang's attitude, but Zhuang Liang had a great reputation in the small circle of Paradise Games, especially after the last account suspension incident.
He was at the transaction site at the time and met Miss Lu, who was suspected to be the game administrator.
There was a lot of discussion about the mysterious seller in the high-level player group later.
Some people didn't believe it and threatened to find the players who posted that they had seen her in the game, so as to find out her real identity.
Zhuang Liang stood up and said, "If you want to be banned, go ahead and find out," which immediately stopped those who had ulterior motives.
Mr. Zhuang used to be a very "spendthrift" player among the high-level players. He was rich and arrogant, and he said and did whatever he liked.
Even he was timid, which was enough to show that "Miss Lu" was indeed not easy to mess with.
Xia Zhiyi had other plans in mind. He suppressed his emotions and gestured, "I'll give you twice the price. Can you tell me about Miss Lu?"
Earlier, Xia Zhiyi contacted him to discuss the matter. Zhuang Liang guessed that there might be something else and said coldly, "I'm not familiar with her. There's nothing to talk about."
The implication in his words was not that. Xia Zhiyi didn't want to continue practicing Tai Chi. He got straight to the point and said, "It's said in the forum that she can summon NPCs to help people pass the third level of the Black Ring World. Do you think it's possible to ask her to lead people?"
Whether it should be said or not, this movie star's mind is very fast.
Has Zhuang Liang never thought about this?
Of course he has.
But does he dare to ask Lu Yao?
Absolutely not.
Zhuang Liang raised his hand and scratched his face, saying in a tangled way: "It's hard to say. Posts on the forum are true and false, so you can't believe them all."
Xia Zhiyi was disappointed that he didn't get any useful information from Zhuang Liang.
But he didn't want to give up yet, so he made two preparations in private.
When the transaction comes tomorrow, he will observe Miss Lu first.
If there is an opportunity, he will mention the matter of bringing someone.
Since she is selling the ring and keeps raising the price, it means that she actually has financial needs.
He is not really without a chance.
The next day, Xia Zhiyi prepared 5 million, and Zhuang Liang arrived at his residence in the city as scheduled.
At the appointed time, a black door appeared out of thin air in Xia Zhiyi's room.
This is different from the usual process of wearing a ring to enter the game, and both of them were stunned.
After a moment, he seemed to wake up, pushed the door open and walked in with the money.
Lu Yao had lunch at the snack bar, and seeing that it was about time, he went to the park with the ring in his pocket, followed by a group of shop assistants.
Except for Qi Chen who took the initiative to ask to watch the store, everyone else went with Lu Yao.
Bai Jian was eating in the office upstairs, and Qing brought him the curry beef brisket rice that had just been released from the snack bar. Lu Yao
went upstairs to find him and told him the shop assistant's idea.
Bai Jian nodded after listening, and asked Qing to go with him.
The guards are more intimidating than the shop assistants. If any problems arise during the transaction, Qing can handle it on their behalf.
Lu Yao: "..."
The door of the park that is specially opened for the store owner is on the outermost side of the corridor on the first floor, and the house number is "999".
Judging from the number on the house number, this is probably the safest room in the park so far. Lu Yao
pushed the door and walked in. There was no messy scenery, just a black empty space.
Although there was no light, she could still see the surroundings clearly.
She looked around, turned back, and her heart almost stopped.
The clerk who came in with her was gone, and a row of terrifying amusement park NPCs stood at the door.
Even after experiencing the bloodiest game scenes and the impact of dragons, demons, necromancers, and vampire ancestors in the magic world, it still took Lu Yao five minutes to gradually adapt when she saw the completely camouflaged clerks and guards for the first time.
"Bai Ming?" Lu Yao called out the names while calming his heartbeat.
The huge black nightmare monster stepped forward, its body like an erratic ghost, "I'm here."
"Xingzi?"
The body of a doll jumped forward like a doll that was sewn together, with traces of seams on its neck, arms and face. Its eyes were big and round, dark and without whites, and its voice was shrill: "I like the owner the most."
Lu Yao touched his arm, "...Xiaoqie?"
A bright purple eggplant pony squeezed out from behind the many big guys and came to Lu Yao's side with a "tick-tick-tick". "I'm here."
Seeing the familiar eggplant pony, Lu Yao breathed a sigh of relief and continued to call out names: "Chi?"
A fog monster with blood all over its body, twisted limbs, and a huge pair of scissors on its back crawled out, "Owner, I'm here."
Lu Yao: "...Yeah, yeah." Next to him
was Qing who had turned into a blood demon. Quan Shengju, Mo Cheng and Yu Cai were all monsters similar to Xiaoqie.
Because of their stronger soul power, the mimicry of guards and former guards is larger than that of ordinary residents, and looks weirder and more terrifying.
The rules they must abide by in the game are also stricter, but they can always find various loopholes to lure players to trigger traps and kill.
Xingzi said that Xiaoqie usually hangs out in the Gray Ring World and the White Ring World, all in the form of an eggplant pony.
If he goes to the Black Ring World, his mimicry will be upgraded to a high-level form.
Xiaoqie originally planned to transform into one on the spot for Lu Yao to see, but was stopped by her.
God knows, the eggplant pony at this time is an existence that will heal her with just one look.
Xia Zhiyi and Zhuang Liang came in from the black door. In the center of the black space, there was a round table with three chairs.
The two walked over and sat down. Xia Zhiyi was still thinking in his heart that he must not show his timidity and must act steady and sophisticated later.
After hypnotizing himself for a while, he fantasized in his heart that maybe Miss Lu had seen his movies. If she was his fan, it would be easier to talk to her.
That movie had just been released and was a hit all over the country, and even overseas. There was no reason why Miss Lu didn't know about it.
Maybe later, Miss Lu would recognize him first, and awkwardly ask him for an autograph, or even take the initiative to take him to the world of Black Ring... Thinking of this, Xia Zhiyi didn't seem so nervous.
"They're here." Zhuang Liang patted Xia Zhiyi with a pale face, and he regretted coming here.
He knew that Lu Yao was not easy to mess with, but he just didn't learn his lesson. He was so lucky that he really wanted to kneel down.
Xia Zhiyi also heard the footsteps, looked in the direction of the sound, and his face turned pale.
Many years later, Xia Zhiyi and Zhuang Liang would still feel uncontrollably frightened when they recalled this scene.
In Xia Zhiyi's words: That glance was like seeing the abyss of hell.
Lu Yao used magic to make a bone mask to cover his face and walked in front.
Behind him, a row of NPC bosses walked in unison.
The NPCs walked silently. In the huge black space, there was only the sound of Lu Yao's footsteps, but there was an aura of thousands of troops.
Xia Zhiyi pressed his thighs hard under the table, trying to suppress his shaking legs, but found that even his hands were shaking.
He turned to look at Zhuang Liang, whose face was paler than his.
Lu Yao found that the guests had arrived, so he quickened his pace and walked over. He pulled out a chair and sat down, and took the initiative to greet them: "Good afternoon, both of you. Sorry for keeping you waiting."
The NPCs stood behind Lu Yao. It was the first time for them to observe living people other than the store owner outside the game. They were a little curious and felt very fresh.
The two living people were trembling, like weak animals trapped in a trap.
Zhuang Liang came to his senses first, trying to control his emotions, and replied calmly: "Hello, Miss Lu."
He had seen Lu Yao many times, and he could recognize her even if she covered her face.
Lu Yao wore a mask just to cater to the overall style of the team, and did not deny: "Mr. Zhuang, long time no see."
He took out the magic ring and pushed it over, "Please check the goods. If there is no problem, the payment will be settled."
Zhuang Liang picked it up and glanced at it, then nodded to Xia Zhiyi, how could he dare to ask any questions?
Xia Zhiyi immediately took out four suitcases from under the table and pushed them in front of Lu Yao.
Qing, Chi, Bai Ming and Xingzi stepped forward and immediately opened the boxes to count.
Zhuang Liang and Xia Zhiyi trembled, and they had to hold back to avoid losing their composure.
At this time, they were only half a meter away from the most terrifying NPCs in the Black Ring World. It was too scary.
Zhuang Liang had heard Qi Jue say that Lu Yao could control NPCs before, and he was surprised and envious.
But he couldn't imagine what it would be like. Today he saw it.
Lu Yao kindly comforted him: "They have no bad intentions, they are just a little curious."
Zhuang Liang & Xia Zhiyi: ... We are all ordinary people, there is really nothing interesting, please don't be curious!!!
After counting the payment, the NPCs closed the suitcases and took them away directly.
Lu Yao also stood up and prepared to leave: "The deal is done. I wish you two a happy life!"
Zhuang Liang & Xia Zhiyi: ...
The black door behind them disappeared, Xia Zhiyi's feet went soft, and he collapsed on the ground, "Who is she? How do you know her?"
Zhuang Liang's suit was soaked with sweat, and he leaned against the wall with his hands and exhaled a long breath: "Who is she, I want to know too. Do you understand what I mean now? Don't mess with her."
Xia Zhiyi nodded blankly, unable to say anything.
All those little tricks he had earlier were thrown into the deepest part of his memory, and he never wanted to recall them again.
In the paradise, the NPCs found that the living had left the game space, and immediately became lively.
Yu Cai imitated Lu Yao's tone: "'Please check the goods!' reminds me of the domineering CEO novels I read before I died, haha."
Xingzi also laughed: "The owner explained that we had no ill intentions, and I think the two survivors were even more scared after hearing that."
Bai Ming pondered for a moment and said: "When the buyer started to look at the owner, his eyes flickered, as if he had some ideas."
Qing said: "After today, he probably won't have any ideas anymore."
Chi and a few others were hanging in the back, and they all thought this trip was very interesting.
It was like being tired of the daily work and suddenly having a vacation, but this vacation was a bit short, "whoosh" it was gone in a flash.
Xiao Qie noticed that Lu Yao had not spoken, and poked her with her elbow, "Why doesn't the owner speak?"
The others immediately stopped and looked at Lu Yao, thinking something was wrong.
Lu Yao stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "I was wondering, do I need to file taxes on the money from selling the ring?"
System: [It's a fantasy ring that I'm selling, so I don't need to, right? ]
Lu Yao shook her head and clicked on the store manager's status bar. Her assets had changed from "1.35W" to "6.35W", and she felt a little unspeakable discomfort in her heart.
The NPCs have been away from modern society for a long time and don't understand these things at all.
The system thinks it's unnecessary.
Lu Yao didn't hesitate for a long time and decided to file the previous one million together. He typed in the system: "I remember that the inherited shopping street also had to pay taxes, and you took the initiative to do it. Can you help me deal with these too?"
System: [...Yeah. ]
I thought the store owner didn't notice such a small thing, but it turns out she knows it all.
When Lu Yao came out of the amusement park, the system had already deducted the tax, and the assets in the manager's status column were corrected to "515W".
"In the future, all income related to assets must be reported to me after all taxes are deducted." Lu Yao said.
System: [Okay. ]
With sufficient funds, Lu Yao decided to put the snack bar's night snacks on the agenda.
She mentioned this to the store employees, and the response was very enthusiastic. Everyone was very excited.
For the time being, only the first floor will be open, mainly selling barbecue, and the business hours are from 7 pm to 2 am.
Lu Yao originally planned to recruit two more new people, but the store employees said they could take shifts at night.
They don't need sleep, and taking turns to open the store at night makes them feel more real at work.
Lu Yao was persuaded and began to formulate new dishes and prices, and also to recontact the supplier.
After talking to the staff, she also completed the soul binding with Xiaoqie. Lu Yao
returned to the nail salon. Tina and Eugenia were receiving customers, while Clarissa and Mumu were greeting customers and occasionally went to the workbench to watch and learn.
The two dragons were still hiding in the corner.
Edward heard that Lu Yao had finally returned and immediately called her into the laboratory.
Ambrose and the twin fairies were inside. Plastic nail pieces were placed on the laboratory table, and various magic circles were suspended in the air. Several people seemed to be in trouble.
Lu Yao picked up the nail plate and looked at it. "Is this a manicure for Mumu?"
Edward nodded, frowning slightly. "We are trying the idea you mentioned. Unfortunately, it seems impossible to realize it."
Ambrose held his head with both hands, extremely worried. "We have developed all the magic combinations we can think of, and all failed."
Merulu and Pushu leaned against a glass dessert bowl, with a little grapefruit and milk stains on the corners of their mouths.
Before Lu Yao went to the snack bar, he made them a large assorted fruit salad with yogurt and fruits that were about to expire in the refrigerator.
The two little ones were given a bowl and ate it for a long time before they finished it.
According to the size of the goblins, the two little ones are very greedy.
Now they are leaning there with their little bellies protruding, unwilling to move.
Lu Yao reached out his hand to wipe the corners of their mouths, but Pu Xiu took the initiative to hold her fingertips and rubbed them with joy.
Meilulu turned her face away coquettishly, but couldn't help but pay attention.
She thought that after Lu Yao rubbed Pu Xiu, he would come over and rub her again, but Lu Yao withdrew his hand and lowered his head to look at the magic circle test they had done.
After a while, Lu Yao finished reading all the plans and rolled up his sleeves, "I roughly understand it, let me try it."
Edward stepped forward, a little unbelievable: "We have tried all the methods, do you have any other ideas?" Lu
Yao said vaguely: "Well, almost."
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