278 The eleventh store..
◎New mission. ◎
The store owner's tone was not intense, and his facial expression was calm, but 0496 felt a sense of tension for no reason.
Lu Yao did not notice 0496's emotions. The iron face of the robot was indeed a sharp weapon for hiding emotions. It was difficult to see anything unusual with the naked eye. Only when they made larger movements could their intentions or thoughts be vaguely detected.
0496's doubts inevitably brought Lu Yao's thoughts back to the information she had just read. She was just thinking and was not angry.
Without waiting for the customer to answer, Lu Yao continued, "But a mechanical body is actually more like a house. Before human consciousness moves in, it is empty. And robots have a more violent way to enter someone else's 'house', which is faster and more intuitive than walking around in the other person's shoes. But even so, the world of mutual understanding has not arrived."
0496 found that the owner was not looking at her, but lowered his eyelids, and his eyelashes as fine as crow feathers blinked every few seconds.
It was better to say that the owner was mumbling to himself rather than talking to her.
0496 felt a sense of distance for some reason, and the owner suddenly seemed to be particularly far away from her.
She couldn't keep up with the shop owner's thoughts at all, and didn't understand what the shop owner was thinking, just like she still couldn't figure out why Zhu Wei was so shaken.
Shaking.
Yes, 0496 just suddenly thought of using this word to describe Zhu Wei's state at that time.
Lu Yao raised his head and smiled at 0496 apologetically: "Don't take my words to heart. I'm afraid I can't answer your confusion for the time being. I'm very sorry."
The other party's expression and words were very sincere. If it was a robot, 0496 might have been fooled so easily.
It's just that the facial expressions of native humans are too vivid, and the slight twitching of eyebrows and mouth corners is difficult to escape the capture of mechanical eyes.
0496 was amazed. The shop owner's facial expression and body language management were perfect. She was actually shaken for a moment just now. She couldn't help wondering whether native humans were better than humans with mechanical bodies. However, even the shop owner, who was so powerful as a native human, could not hide his emotions under the monitoring of the machine. The emergence and development of mechanical body technology is indeed a step for the continued evolution of humans.
But new confusions emerged. 0496 found that even if she saw through the shop owner's perfunctory attitude, she couldn't figure out the reason. Everything seemed to be in vain.
0496 saw the plant atlas next to Lu Yao and suddenly said, "This book doesn't seem to be on the bookshelf."
Lu Yao: "Yes, this book is all about plants. I'm familiar with the content and may put it on the shelf in the store in the future."
0496: "Why not put it on now?"
Lu Yao pushed the plant atlas in front of 0496: "Turn it open and take a look."
0496 flipped through a few pages and saw plants that he had never seen before.
There were pictures in the book with text next to them, but the text was a bit strange and 0496 couldn't understand it.
0496 flipped through a few pages and returned it to Lu Yao, then stood up and said, "I want to buy a book."
0496 decided not to pursue the shopkeeper's perfunctory attitude. She couldn't think of anything else in her mind and just wanted to read a few more books.
Perhaps after reading more books, she would understand what the shopkeeper meant.
After all, the authors of these books are all native humans. As long as you understand the books, you may be able to understand those humans who have not yet given up their native bodies.
0496 did not think about what the point of understanding them would be. She just suddenly wanted to understand.
0496 is a crazy rich woman. She bought all the books that have been on the shelves of the bookstore since it opened, even the two cookbooks.
The book "Piao" that she read in the morning is a thick book without volume, and the price is 200,000 star coins.
0496 directly took two books, bought one to read, and put the other for collection.
She only read the beginning of this book, and there are many things in it that are difficult to understand, but the text is beautiful, the description is delicate, and the characters are all very interesting, making people unable to stop reading.
Two copies of "Floating" cost four hundred thousand, and when put together with the rest of the books, they formed a small mountain, with a total price of more than three million star coins.
The rich woman jailed 0496 while she was brushing the star rings, without blinking an eye.
She bought too many books and cleared out all the books in the store. She had nothing left to exchange for new books in the book bag event.
Lu Yao discussed with her and agreed to give her one of the copies of "Floating" for free.
The Dream Fulfilling System heard the store owner's bold proposal and made a sharp noise in her mind.
That's two hundred thousand!
But 0496 refused.
0496: "No need for a free bill. According to the rules of the event, I can exchange it for a book I like. I want the plant atlas you just read, is that okay?" Lu Yao
was slightly stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Of course."
Lu Yao took out the plant atlas that he had put away not long ago from the drawer and handed it to the other party: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand it?"
0496 shook his head: "The pictures are also very interesting."
...
The long day in Guandao was finally half over. Obviously, there were more customers coming to the bookstore during the lunch break than during the morning break.
The twin brothers have already joined Del and Kani, and the four of them came in from the door together. Xi was particularly lively and greeted the owner.
They walked through the front hall, found the display stand of new books, and couldn't wait to flip through them.
Carney immediately fell in love with the thickest book on the bookshelf. The thicker the book, the more time it can kill, especially at night. He couldn't imagine how happy he would be to own such a thick book.
While imagining the joy of reading in prison late at night, he habitually turned to the last page to check the price.
List price: 200,000 star coins.
Carney raised his arm and wiped the mechanical eyeball vigorously. It was impossible for him to be dazzled.
This book is two hundred thousand per copy. It's a crime!
Del has already picked up the book and started reading.
Carney moved over in small steps: "Did you see the price?"
Del: "Huh?"
Carney nudged him with his elbow: "Look!"
Del turned to the back and was silent.
Carney: "...Old Carney, you've seen everything. This is really the first time I've seen such a shady interstellar merchant. She's not in jail? Why? It's unfair!"
Lu Yao came over to restock the goods. Hearing this particularly heartfelt complaint, he couldn't help but add, "Am I not already in jail?"
Carney: "..."
Not only did she know how to identify herself, she wasn't ashamed of it.
...
After restocking the goods, Lu Yao returned to the cashier and switched to manual service mode.
Not long after, the twin brothers came to pay.
Xi bought a set of "Journey to the West" and Yuan bought the newly released "To Kill a Robin".
The two brothers bought books separately, and each book needed a book bag, but Yuan paid for it all.
When Yuan was scanning the star ring, he suddenly bent down to get closer to Lu Yao.
Yuan's mechanical eyes clearly saw the alertness that suddenly rose and quickly faded in her eyes because of his approach.
After hearing his request, doubt flashed across her eyes.
Almost in an instant, she seemed to understand his intention and nodded slowly: "When you collect twenty, the store can provide redemption as a special reward."
Yuan was slightly stunned. He just tentatively asked whether the twenty book bags could be exchanged for other items, such as seasonings, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth.
And she also said it was a special reward, as if it was some kind of preferential treatment.
Lu Yao didn't notice that Yuan's limbs suddenly stiffened. She quickly completed the payment operation and lowered her head slightly to hide the excitement in her eyes.
Just when Yuan was about to pay, the Dream-Fulfilling System popped up: "Luyao, we will have 10 million after this order!"
The bookstore's revenue was originally nearly half of the 10 million, but the rich jailer who came in the morning was too generous, and there were many customers buying books during the lunch break.
In addition to the jailers and prisoners from District 9, there were also jailers from District 7 who came to shop, and they all took two books with them when they left.
The 10 million revenue target was completed ahead of schedule, which was a pleasant surprise. Lu
Yao was in a good mood because he could pay off the 10 million loan immediately, and he agreed to Yuan very easily.
He just wanted some seasonings that were not available on the island, which was not an excessive request.
Until the end of the lunch break, Lu Yao maintained an unprecedented good mood.
Customers left one after another, and the store was like a party after a carnival. Books for trial reading were thrown everywhere, but the bookshelves were half empty.
The newly built reading room was also very popular. The guards and prisoners could calm down and choose the books they were interested in. They no longer had to share the same room awkwardly or stand uncomfortably in front of the bookshelves. Lu Yao
even started humming a ballad while cleaning up the reading room.
[Successfully paid off the 10 million star coins loaned to Xinghua Bank within the repayment period. Mission accomplished! Reward star coins +50,000, popularity +10,000! ]
The mission is not completed when the store's revenue reaches 10 million.
It was not until Lu Yao finished her chores in the store and sat down on the Star Ring to pay off her loan that the task reminder appeared.
[Lu Yao's bookstore is very popular and has been successfully upgraded to a two-star store. Reward popularity +20,000, spaceship parts +2! Please keep up the good work! ]
Spaceship parts?
Could she get an interstellar ship for free by completing the task?
[You have a new task! Lu Yao's bookstore is well managed, please continue your journey to the stars and the sea! The eighth district business support project has been opened. Please cooperate with the Star Network live broadcast, and the accumulated popularity will reach 100 million points, and the task will be considered completed when 20,000 books are sold through the Star Network. The mission time limit is 32 days, and the rewards are 100,000 star coins, 100,000 popularity points, and 5 spaceship parts! 】
Lu Yao originally wanted to touch the spaceship parts she had just received. She had never seen such advanced things, but when she heard about the new mission, she withdrew her hand.
"You can still live stream in prison? Aren't you afraid of getting rheumatism in such a damp climate?"
Dream-fulfilling system: "Maybe the robot's joints are stiff, so they're not afraid."
Lu Yao was relieved: "Our Xiao Yuan can pick up on the jokes now."
Dream-fulfilling system tried to suppress its shyness: "I just found out that all the stores in District 8 have live streamed before, but I didn't find the data."
Lu Yao: "Since it's a project in District 8, the contact person should be able to tell you some information."
...
District 8 Management Office, 0815 Just received a notice from Director Ji Lan that the support project has been opened.
The store that was stationed this time was particularly unexpected. The owner "strongly" held on for three days. The store's high popularity also attracted the attention of the management directors of various districts, and the support projects were opened in advance.
...
Outside the island, a certain planet.
At the headquarters of Xinghua Bank, an employee was lost in thought as he looked at a repayment record on the screen.
He couldn't remember when he had applied for this loan. The collateral was a run-down street on an unknown planet, but he had lent out 10 million.
However, the loan was repaid in full less than ten days after it was lent out. The repayment location was on a man-made planet that could not be found on the star map.
[Author's Note]
I don't want to spoil the story, so I won't tell you where Xiao A is.
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