Chapter 28 [Congratulations on unlocking the "City Lord's Mansion"...
Zhu Yu stared at the white figure in the bushes, calmed himself down, hugged the little fire dragon tightly in his arms, and quietly took a few steps forward.
Just as she was about to summon up the courage to shout "Who's there?", the person suddenly raised his head, looked at her with horror and shouted, "Ghost!"
Zhu Yu’s mind went blank for a second: Stealing my lines???
However, the other party's scream made her feel relieved - it seemed that she was just scaring herself and it was not really haunted.
She stood up helplessly and stepped forward to ask:
"Who are you? What are you doing sneaking around in the bushes in the middle of the night?"
The girl was obviously a little embarrassed. She lowered her head and stammered for a long time, unable to make any clear words.
Zhu Yu folded his arms and sneered, threatening:
"I am the mayor of this city. If you don't tell the truth, I will kick you out of the dungeon."
"No! Sister, don't chase me away!"
The girl got anxious when she heard this, and quickly stood up from the bushes and explained:
"I was just looking for my summoned beast in the bushes."
Zhu Yu became interested when he heard this:
"Summoned beast? What kind of summoned beast?"
The girl hesitated for a moment, but still answered:
"It's a snow-white fox, and its nickname is Xuebao."
After some questioning, Zhu Yu found out that the girl's name was Bai Ning, and that she had sneaked out to play when her sister wasn't paying attention.
However, because she only caught the last train, she missed the store's opening hours when she arrived at the underground city.
She originally wanted to go upstairs to rest, but her snow fox wanted to stroll in the garden for a while. As it was too dark, she didn't pay attention and the snow fox ran away.
"I was just lying in the bushes looking for it, and I bumped into you. I was afraid that you knew my sister and would go to her to complain, so I didn't dare to speak."
After learning about the other party's identity, Bai Ning relaxed a lot, and even looked at the little fire dragon in Zhu Yu's arms and asked:
"Sister City Lord, are you also a summoner?"
Zhu Yu nodded and touched Yi Yi's head.
Seeing that Bai Ning was still worried, she put the little fire dragon down and went to look for the snow fox with her.
The two of them searched slowly along the garden path, chatting along the way.
"Sister City Lord, you're not also out walking your summoned beasts at night, are you?"
Bai Ning asked curiously as she walked.
Hearing this, Zhu Yu paused and looked at Bai Ning.
The next second, they both sighed at the same time.
Alas, who can resist having a summoned beast that likes to take a walk at night?
During the conversation, Zhu Yu learned that Xue Bao liked to eat ice cream. She thought for a moment and said, "Since he likes ice cream, will he run to the ice cream shop?"
“It’s possible!”
Bai Ning's eyes lit up, and the two of them immediately walked towards the ice cream shop.
Sure enough, in the flower bed near the ice cream shop, a snow-white little fox was squatting there, sniffing the lingering sweetness in the air.
"Orabo, you scared me to death! Don't run around again next time."
Bai Ning picked up the snow fox and scolded it for running around, but her tone was full of doting.
Olaf made a soft "meow" sound, seeming to be very aggrieved, and rubbed his little head against Bai Ning's shoulder.
Zhu Yu looked at the man and the fox and couldn't help but smile. He lowered his head and touched the little fire dragon in his arms:
"See how well behaved my summoned beast is. Look at you."
Charmander squinted his eyes and sneezed innocently, as if he didn't understand and was unwilling to accept it.
When Zhu Yu saw that the snow fox had been found, he casually suggested:
"Why don't we stay and have some ice cream together?"
Bai Ning was a little embarrassed at first:
"This is not good... and Sister City Lord, you have helped me a lot. I..."
"Since we're here," Zhu Yu waved his hand, "it's a good opportunity to try the new flavors and take a break."
Besides, Yiyi would go out for a walk late at night every few days. It was not the first time that she had given herself some special treatment, and she had long been used to it.
Zhu Yu opened the door of the ice cream shop as if he knew the place well and scooped out three ice creams of different flavors from the cabinet.
The blessing for Olaf was specially put in a small box, and she also sprinkled chopped nuts and sugar beads on it.
She put the other two ice cream balls in a crispy cone, gave one to Bai Ning, and kept the other for herself.
In the store, Zhu Yu tried to scoop a little ice cream with a small wooden spoon and put it to Charmander's mouth, but it turned its head and ignored him without any interest.
"Well, it seems you are not interested in ice cream."
Zhu Yu reluctantly took back the spoon and gave up the idea of feeding Yi Yi.
Then Zhu Yu locked the door of the ice cream shop again. The two of them each held their ice cream and found a nearby bench to sit down.
After sitting down, Bai Ning held the small box and gently fed a mouthful of ice cream to Olaf.
Olaf ate happily, and his fluffy fox tail swung rapidly.
Zhu Yu touched the snow fox's shiny and sleek fur and couldn't help but sigh:
"Olaf's fur is so smooth and feels so good to touch."
Then she turned her head to look at Yi Yi who was also squatting next to her, and suddenly she felt that Yi Yi's hard dragon scales were no longer fragrant.
Summoners love to hear other players praise their summoned beasts the most. No matter what the praise is, it makes them happy.
Bai Ning was no exception. She smiled and took the initiative to share:
"In fact, the fur of summoned beasts also needs regular maintenance. I usually use a special hair care solution to clean Olaf's fur, and comb its fur regularly every day. This not only makes the fur shinier, but also increases the intimacy with the summoned beast."
"Treatment solution? Combing hair?"
Zhu Yu took note of it seriously.
"Yes, these can be purchased in the trading forum." Bai Ning added, "But your summoned beast is an extremely rare baby dragon, and the maintenance of its dragon scales may require special tools. You can post a question in the trading section of the Beast Union. They are very professional and should be able to provide you with appropriate advice and help."
Zhu Yu nodded and stroked his chin thoughtfully:
"It seems I have to find time to study it."
As they chatted, they talked about the daily training of summoned beasts.
Bai Ning: "My sister told me that the best way to train summoned beasts is to take them to fight monsters. This will not only increase the combat effectiveness of the summoned beasts, but also improve the coordination between the summoner and the summoned beasts."
Zhu Yu felt helpless when she heard this. As the lord of a city, she was usually too busy and didn't have much time to take Charmander up there to fight monsters and train.
But then she thought again, Yi Yi had just hatched from its shell not long ago and was still young, so she could first train its flying ability and there was no rush for combat training.
When it grows up a little more and unlocks more skills, she should have more time and it won't be too late to take it to the dungeon to fight monsters.
The two of them ate ice cream and chatted for a long time while watching the two summoned beasts chasing and playing with each other on the garden path.
During the conversation, Bai Ning couldn't help but yawn, and a hint of sleepiness appeared in her eyes.
Seeing this, Zhu Yu stood up and said:
"It's getting late, you should go back and rest."
Bai Ning stood up and happily hugged Zhu Yu:
"Sister City Lord, it's great to meet you tonight. Thank you for accompanying me to find Olaf."
Before leaving, Bai Ning opened her gamer bracelet and added Zhu Yu as a friend:
"We can exchange experiences on raising summoned beasts in the future!"
Zhu Yu watched Bai Ning skipping away, with the snow fox following closely at her feet. He couldn't help but shook his head, looked down at Yi Yi and said softly:
"We have to go back too. You've walked enough today."
After taking Charmander back into the summoning space, Zhu Yu rubbed his sore shoulders and returned to the fruit tea shop yawning.
She first opened the bracelet as usual, switched to the blue NPC interface, and checked the new system messages.
[10,000 cups of fruit tea sold, the fruit tea shop upgrade conditions have been met, the shop has been successfully upgraded to advanced level! ]
Zhu Yu clicked the upgrade button, and the area of the rest area and operation room in the fruit tea shop instantly doubled. The interior was also completely new. Not only was a larger and more spacious counter added, but a row of soft and comfortable sofas were also added by the window for players to use.
After taking a quick look around, Zhu Yu nodded with satisfaction and continued to check the information of other stores.
[1,000 ice cream scoops sold, the ice cream shop upgrade conditions have been met, and the shop has successfully upgraded to the intermediate level! ]
She also ordered an upgrade for the ice cream shop.
But unfortunately she was still in the fruit tea shop and couldn't directly see the changes in the ice cream shop. She had to wait until tomorrow to go there and check it out.
Then Zhu Yu opened the task panel to check the current progress of the side quest.
[Side Quest—Countdown: 2h]
1. Sell 50 servings of any syrup. (Progress: 50/50)
2. Unlock a new train carriage. (Progress: 1/1)
3. Receive and treat 100 players. (Progress: 100/100)
[Congratulations, you have completed all the side quests]
【You get a chance to win a prize*1】
【Lychee seeds*10】
[Fire Dragon's new skill boost value +20]
Zhu Yu looked at the reminder of the chance to draw a lottery, rubbed his temples, and finally decided to continue saving up the chances to draw a lottery, and when he had saved enough next time, he would do a ten-draw streak.
She then turned her attention to the orchard.
After arriving at the orchard, Zhu Yu skillfully harvested a batch of ripe fruits, and the system immediately popped up a new unlock prompt:
【……】
[You get 20 bayberries, 40 bayberry seeds, +400 experience points]
[Congratulations on unlocking a new variety of fruit tea: Bayberry Sparkling Grape Drink]
[Congratulations on unlocking a new variety of fruit tea: Bayberry Lemon Tea]
[Congratulations on unlocking a new variety of fruit tea: Succulent Bayberry]
Zhu Yu's eyes lit up, and she quickly exchanged the experience points she had gained for more land to plant a new batch of fruit seeds.
After finishing all this, she breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the fruit tea shop, ordered herself a cup of succulent bayberry tea, and then dragged her tired body back to the bathroom, ready to take a hot bath to relax.
In the steaming bathroom, Zhu Yu drank the cool, sweet bayberry fruit tea and finally felt a long-lost sense of relaxation.
After taking a shower, she fell asleep almost immediately as she touched the pillow.
The next morning, Zhu Yu was sleeping soundly when he was awakened by a system notification sound.
[It is detected that the traffic volume of the underground city has exceeded 10,000. Congratulations on unlocking the "City Lord's Mansion". The neighborhood committee mode has been turned on]
Zhu Yu sat up dazedly, frowned, and clicked on the system interface to view the details:
"Neighborhood committee mode? What new tricks are they playing this time?"
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