1 ? The seventh store

1 The Seventh Store

◎The little thumb man who lives at the end of the world.◎

Lu Yao pushed open the door, and all he saw was a vast expanse of white.

But the distant mountains and wilderness were no longer the familiar scenery of the shopping street. There

were three moons hanging upside down in the sky, each bigger than the other, and the largest one was so close that it seemed as if he could reach out and touch it.

Lu Yao paused for a moment, then stepped out.

There was a creaking sound under his feet, it was the accumulated snow.

The silver moonlight set off the snow on the ground, staining the gray and white outlines of the surroundings, desolate and silent.

This is the end of the world, and it is also the alien world connected to Lu Yao's seventh store.

About a year ago, Lu Yao accidentally tied to the alien world management dream system and inherited an abandoned commercial street.

The Dream Fulfilling System claims that Lu Yao is bound to it because she made a wish.

To realize this wish, Lu Yao must continue to go to other worlds to open stores and complete the tasks issued by the system.

However, Lu Yao has lost part of her memory. She does not remember the reason and process of binding to the Dream Fulfilling System, and she has also forgotten the wish itself.

Despite this, she spent nearly a year and successfully opened six stores in different other worlds - a snack bar, a nail salon, a blind box store, a furry store, a super-time movie theater, and a childhood cram school.

The Dream Fulfilling System has the ability to open a space-time star gate, allowing Lu Yao's store to exist in the space gap where the world she lives in and the other world overlap.

As the star gate opens and closes, the world outside the gate changes time and space according to the shop owner's thoughts.

The shop owner can freely travel between this world and the other world, and the shop he runs also appears in both worlds at the same time.

However, the main service objects of these shops are the guests of the other world they are currently in.

And now, Lu Yao is preparing to open a new store in this other world with the clue "The End of the World".

Behind her is a child, about four or five years old, with skin as white as snow, short silver hair, bright red eyes, and a little unusual under the childishness.

The child's name is Lu Budu, who is nearly one year old.

He is a god-like existence, and now he is willing to be the shop owner's bodyguard.

Lu Budu caught up with Lu Yao in a few steps and held her hand: "Mother is going to open a hotel here?"

A sign with the words "Lu Yao's Hotel" was already hung on the new shop.

Lu Yao: "At the end of the world, I always feel a kind of loneliness of having seen thousands of sails and nowhere to return. Although the hotel is not as good as home, it is enough to rest here." Lu Yao

turned around and observed the sign of the new store under the moonlight.

Standing outside the shopping street, the sign was written in Chinese characters.

But when I came here, the words on the sign became strange and weird shapes. However, with the existence of the system, the words and language of the alien world are not an obstacle.

At this time, these strange words still meant "Lu Yao's hotel" in Lu Yao's eyes.

The clues this time were particularly abstract, with only four words: "The End of the World".

Lu Yao imagined several possibilities based on her experience, and finally decided to open a hotel.

Her first store in the other world was called "the small canteen at the end of the world" by the guests. Now she opened a "small hotel at the end of the world", which is located on both sides of the shopping street, which is just right.

Bu Du seemed to understand and said truthfully: "But there is no one around here."

Without Bu Du's reminder, Lu Yao had already noticed that the area around the hotel was desolate and deserted.

No matter where you open any store, it will be a headache if there are no guests.

Lu Yao already owns six stores, and she and the Dream Fulfilling System are also a pair of happy enemies.

Even if the system had any ideas, it could at most mislead her with information or make things difficult for her in terms of tasks, but it was unlikely to connect the store to a world without people.

Lu Yao took out a strange key from her pocket and drew an arc in the air: "Call Harold first."

The key formed a door where it passed through the air, and she stepped forward and tapped it lightly.

"Tut-tut-tut--"

After three rings, the sound of a lock turning came from behind the door, and then the door was pushed open, and a boy in black clothes, blue eyes, and a high ponytail walked out.

Harold put away the same key as Lu Yao's, turned around and looked at the time-space door that was slowly closing: "This method is really good, much more convenient than me looking for you everywhere."

Harold, a dragon from the Alexandria continent, has the ability to travel through time and space.

When Lu Yao opened a nail salon, he became acquainted with this little black dragon.

Since the second store, Harold always tries to find Lu Yao's stores in different alien worlds and come to help.

Lu Yao has been practicing using his new abilities recently, and tried to optimize the time-space key two days ago.

Now using the key to summon Harold is low-key and convenient.

Harold glanced around: "Why is the store in such a place this time?"

There are few birds in the wilderness, let alone people.

Without people, there will be no business.

Lu Yao shrugged, as if he was used to it: "I have nothing to do tonight, let's go a little further and see, maybe we can find a village or a town."

Three moons hung in the sky, and the snow was white.

Even without lighting, he could see things clearly, and Lu Yao put his cell phone in his pocket.

Three pairs of footprints extended crookedly from the door of the hotel. The hotel became a small dot, and the surroundings were still a desolate snowy scene, without any trace of human existence.

Harold glanced at Lu Yao, her face was a little pale under the moonlight.

"We have walked a long way. There should be no one around here." Harold said, "You and Budu go back first. I will fly out to take a look."

The sharp and flexible thorns were tangled and covered by the snow.

Harold and Budu were strong and did not feel the obstruction of the thorny vines.

Only Lu Yao stumbled along the way. Fortunately, she changed into thick deep-tube snow boots when she went out, so she was not injured.

She stood up and took a breath. She looked into the distance and was disappointed. There was indeed no change around her. Lu Yao

typed into the system: "What's going on?"

The system appeared quickly: [What? ]

Lu Yao: "There is no business without people."

System: [How can there be no one? It's not like you to be so impatient.]

With this sentence, Lu Yao felt relieved: "Forget it, it's too late today, let's go back first."

Harold wanted to turn into a dragon and fly to a farther place alone.

Lu Yao shook his head and asked him to go back together.

Even if there are people nearby, they will not be outside at this time. Why not come back tomorrow morning?

When turning around, Lu Yao paused slightly and looked up at a dead tree not far away.

The tree was as thick as a bowl, and the leaves had fallen off, leaving only bare branches.

The branches were covered with a thick layer of snow, and a row of sharp icicles fell below. Lu Yao

walked closer and looked up.

There is a hole halfway up the trunk of the tree, and a strange-shaped object hangs in the depression. Lu Yao

initially thought it was a dead leaf embedded in it, but when she got closer, she found that the object looked like a huge cocoon, four or five times larger than a normal insect cocoon, and the outer layer was murky in color.

She reached out to pick it.

Harold stepped forward and held her down: "Don't move, I'll do it."

Unexpectedly, the object was fragile. Harold spread his hands and looked a little ugly: "It's broken."

Lu Yao smelled a strange fishy smell and took a closer look. The cocoon was dark red, and the top was crushed by Harold.

She couldn't help but reach out to fiddle with the debris, her eyes slightly widened, and there was something under the debris: "This... looks like a person?"

A small humanoid creature sleeping in the cocoon.

---

At the end of the world, Lu Yao's hotel.

The hotel has not been renovated yet, it is empty and messy.

Lu Yao moved a folding table from the employee office next door, brought three small stools and a blanket.

After setting up the table and covering it with the blanket, Lu Yao motioned Harold to put the humanoid creature he had just brought back from outside on it.

Harold peeled off the remaining bloody debris on the little guy's body and put it in the middle of the table.

What was revealed was indeed a little man, and Lu Yao stretched out his hand to measure it.

The little man was about six or seven centimeters tall, and his body shape and limbs were exactly the same as those of humans.

The only difference was that he was very small, like a thumb man from a fairy tale.

The young man had messy short dark gray hair, his eyes were closed, he held a weapon in his right hand, and there was a pattern on his forearm that looked like an animal horn.

The weapon in his hand looked like a thin arrow, and a polished conical stone was tied to one end of the gray pestle.

Lu Yao tried to pry his hands open, took out the weapon and put it aside.

He was only wrapped in a piece of dirty fur, with dry grass tied around his ankles and feet, and nothing else to keep him warm.

Lu Yao saw that his chest was still rising and falling slightly, and he felt a little relieved: "Could he be hibernating?"

Harold leaned against the table and watched for a while: "He looks like he's dying. Try magic?"

Lu Yao hesitated a little, wrapped the man in a blanket first, and turned to walk towards the door.

"You guys watch him, I'll get a stove."

Lu Yao came back quickly, brought a small sun, plugged it in and put it under the table.

The tabletop was warm, and Lu Yao pushed the thumbnail to the warmest position in the middle.

After about a few minutes, he suddenly said, "He's waking up."

Lu Yao had been paying attention to the little guy. He closed his eyes and turned over, rubbing his head on the soft blanket, and suddenly froze.

Harold was impatient, and stretched out a finger to poke the small bulge in the middle of the table: "Don't pretend, I see you move."

The little man remained stiff and no longer moved, as if it was just an illusion of the three people.

Lu Yao looked up at the sky, took out a tangerine from his pocket, peeled it, took out a slice and broke it open, and put the fresh flesh next to the little man's head, and the sweet citrus fragrance spread.

One second, two seconds, three seconds -

the little man lying there pretending to be dead couldn't help but sniff secretly, and this subtle movement was seen by the three people.

Harold followed suit, took out a handful of spiced beef cubes, peeled one and pushed it over.

The wind-dried meat cubes were mixed with spices, exuding an alluring smell.

The little man frowned and his face turned red.

Budu also touched his pocket, but found only a handful of building blocks.

The little thumb who was pretending to be dead couldn't hold it back anymore, and suddenly opened his eyes, stretched out his hands to hug the beef cubes, rolled over, and turned around to jump off the table.

Lu Yao was quick to act. He took the thumb-sized man in his hands and held him in his palms, saying softly, "Don't be afraid. We have no ill intentions."

She spoke as usual, and the system automatically translated her words into a language the thumb-sized man could understand. After

a stalemate, the man with restless palms gradually calmed down.

Lu Yao opened his hands and put him back on the blanket.

The thumb-sized man was still holding the beef cubes tightly in his arms. He looked up warily and took two steps back when he saw Lu Yao's appearance. Surprise appeared in his blue-gray eyes. At

this moment, the man on the table seemed to be surrounded by three giants.

After a long time, the man mustered up the courage to speak, "Are you an adult?"

His voice was loud despite his small size.

Adult?

Lu Yao stretched out a finger and slowly placed it in front of the little man: "Hello, my name is Lu Yao. Do you have a name?"

The little thumb man was so shocked that the beef cubes fell on the table without any reaction. After a long while, he came to his senses, leaned over and sniffed Lu Yao's fingers, and tentatively stretched out his hand.

Her hands were so big that she could easily press him down with one finger. She just covered him lightly in the palm of her hand, but her skin felt soft and was not much different from his.

"My name is Monk, Monk from the Red Pig Tribe." Monk introduced himself loudly and couldn't help but exclaimed again, "You are really an adult!"

Lu Yao thought this little guy was a bit fierce, and pushed the tangerine with a missing petal in front of him: "Is this the first time you see someone like me?"

The small tangerine was bigger than Monk's head, but the little guy's eyes lit up and he went over to sniff.

The fresh citrus scent was particularly tempting. Monk couldn't help but take a bite. He was stunned for a moment, and then he tried to hide the orange behind him. He found that he couldn't hide it, so he sat down dejectedly.

Monk: "The chief said that the adults disappeared a long time ago. They were too weak."

Monk ran to take another bite of beef cubes, and began to be dazed while chewing.

It was obviously the coldest dusk moon season. Where did these adults get such fresh and delicious food?

This meat jerky is even better than the smoked meat jerky of the Xiaguang tribe.

Lu Yao gestured to Harold, and then said to Monk: "Can you tell us about your story? As a thank you gift, all these foods are given to you."

Harold's pocket was like a treasure bag, with tangerines, beef cubes, fried peanuts... piled up like a small mountain in front of Monk.

Monk's head stretched longer and longer, in disbelief: "You gave all these to me?"

Lu Yao nodded.

Monk did not hesitate at all, with excitement in his eyes: "What do you want to know?"

Lu Yao currently wants to know most whether her hotel can continue to operate, and to do this, she must understand this world and the people who live here.

---

Monk is a little man living on the Nittian continent.

He said that he had only heard the tribe leader tell big humans like Lu Yao as stories, and never thought that he would really meet one day.

Because of the cold weather in the late moon season, food is in short supply.

Monk went out hunting with his companions, but accidentally fell behind, and was blocked by the wind and snow on the way home, so he had to tie a cocoon on the spot.

"Tied a cocoon" is a natural skill of the little people, and it will only be used when they encounter a desperate situation.

It was the first time for Monk to tie a cocoon, but he didn't expect to meet the legendary big human.

He found it incredible.

Monk spoke incoherently, his thoughts jumped around, and he spoke whatever came to his mind.

Lu Yao was experienced and skillfully screened out useful information.

Based on the information Monk gave, she speculated that there had been ordinary humans like Lu Yao on the Nittian continent, who were later called big humans by the Nittian dwarfs.

After the legendary big humans died out, the Nittian dwarfs became an intelligent race living on the Nittian continent.

And perhaps for some reason, all previous civilizations died out along with the big humans.

The living environment of the Nittian dwarfs is quite primitive, and they rely on the "hunting-gathering" method to survive. However, they have simple concepts of numbers and language, and retain a small amount of written text, but there are very few Nittian dwarfs who can read.

In Monk's tribe, only the chief and a few elders knew a little bit of words.

There were probably quite a few dwarf people, scattered across this vast land, and there was a small amount of bartering between the tribes.

Lu Yao sighed, it was no wonder that the world after the extinction of mankind was called "the end of the world".

Perhaps the jerky tasted too good, Monk ate half of it, and then greedily ate a whole tangerine, his belly swollen, and he lay on the mountain of food in worry.

The snow was deep and the road was long, he couldn't bring all the food back to the tribe, but he was reluctant to give up some of it.

Lu Yao gave him an idea: "You take some back to the tribe first, and then ask the tribesmen to come and help transport the rest back."

Monk's eyes lit up, and he thought this method was feasible.

It seems that adults are not as incompetent as described in the story by the tribe leader. They are still smart.

Lu Yao cut off a corner of the blanket, stacked two layers to make a small hooded cape for Monk to keep out the cold, and sewed a purse-like storage bag with scraps of fabric, stuffed a tangerine, two peanuts, and a piece of spiced beef into it, tied the bag with a string, and handed it to Monk.

Monk put on the soft and warm new clothes and rolled on the table like crazy.

When he was happy enough, he picked up the heavy bag and jumped off the table.

"Lu Yao, I will be back in five Muyang days at most." Monk stood at the door and turned to say goodbye to Lu Yao, "You have to wait for me."

Lu Yao smiled and waved at him: "Be careful on the road."

---

Lu Yao took out his mobile phone to check the time and couldn't help yawning: "I didn't notice it, it's almost dawn."

Harold: "There are only dwarfs in this world, what are you going to do?"

Bu Du played with a few building blocks in his hand: "You can only barter. Selling food may be a better option. I think a fruit store or a vegetable store is good."

This world is poor, and food is hard currency, which is definitely more attractive than a hotel.

With the economic and civilization development level of this world, hotels are really ahead of the times.

System reminder: [Please remember the rules, shop owners, once you decide on the main business category, you cannot change it no matter what the situation. 】

Lu Yao: "Don't worry, I don't want to change it, but the original decoration plan can't be used."

Lu Yao never took out a piece of building block parts with one hand, rubbed it carefully: "I have a new idea."

[Author's words]

Lovely pre-collection No. 1 "Reconstruction of the Barren Planet Live Broadcast Daily" Please collect~

Copywriting: Ji Weilai traveled to a barren planet a thousand years later.

After several cold waves, ground fissures, volcanic eruptions, and asteroid impacts, the planet has completely become a barren planet with no resources, no people, and ranked last among the planets.

Weilai is the last resident on this planet.

Interstellar news broadcast: The barren planet will be destroyed by the Alliance in a year.

Weilai: I think both me and this planet can be saved!

Weilai picked up the only mobile phone that can connect to the Internet and started live broadcasting to save himself.

-The

signal from the deserted planet is unstable, and the live broadcast room is connected to the Earth where Wei Li was born and raised thousands of years ago.

On the first day of the live broadcast,

Wei Li started to sell bad things: family, people are on a deserted planet, have nothing to eat and drink, and are almost bald.

Netizens thought it was another new live broadcast script, which won because of its novel settings and realistic scenes, and gave her some gifts.

Wei Li harvested a lot of seeds, fertilizers, and farm tools.

On the second day of the live broadcast, Wei Li was broadcasting farming, and was sweating profusely.

Netizens complained that "the anchor was selling stupid things to attract attention", while the superiors rushed to teach her how to farm.

Future: Planting skill +10.

The third day, the fourth day, the fifth day...

In the future, I will learn to farm, build houses, and repair bases from netizens...

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One year later, the Alliance warship arrived as scheduled.

Battleship operator No. 1, who was on a destruction mission, said: "How can there be plants on a deserted planet?"

Operator No. 2 went down to explore and returned three days later with a round belly: "Not only plants, but also people, and delicious ancient cuisine!"

Operator No. 3 came back with a plant-extracted perfume, looking calm: "The deserted planet hotel is quiet and comfortable, and it cured my insomnia for many years. The planet manager also gave me a calming perfume!"

Operator No. 4 held the handmade plush doll given by Future: "Why don't we blow it up?"

...

The deserted planet is rebuilt and live broadcast online.

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