The overwhelming amount of hair gave Fang He the illusion that he had accidentally wandered into the Spider Cave.
"Girl, did you apply the hair growth serum to the wrong place?" He didn't dodge or avoid the question, but instead slightly raised the hand holding the short knife.
The moment the blade touched the hair, it didn't cut it off directly, but instead made a metallic clanging sound.
But Fang He hadn't expected it to be so easy to solve. He used a clever trick, wrapping the stinging hair around the blade, and before the girl could react, he forcefully shoved the tip of the blade into the top of her head.
"Grand opening special offer: get a manicure and receive a free one-time hair curling service! Are you satisfied, young lady?"
The moment the blood spurted out, Fang He quickly leaped to the side, not getting a drop on himself.
He darted behind the enraged girl, grabbed her collar, and executed a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw, sending her flying out of the store and sliding a considerable distance down the street before coming to a stop.
Almost simultaneously, in Xiao Cheng's shop next door, a fat man with a sleazy demeanor was also kicked out and fell silently to the ground, his injuries at least a comminuted fracture.
"What kind of trash is this! They think my food is bad?! It's bad enough, but they still dare to dine and dash here?!"
Xiao Cheng stood with her hands on her hips, still fuming, and wanted to go out and kick him a couple more times, but as soon as she stepped out the door she saw Fang He and the girl drawing a perfect parabola.
Xiao Cheng: "..."
Fang He: "..."
The two looked at each other and both gave a dry laugh.
"Haha, what a coincidence, we're fighting?" Xiao Cheng forced an awkward yet polite smile and started making conversation. "That girl's headdress... is really unique, haha."
“Hmm…you ate and dashed, so you deserved to be beaten.” Fang He returned her a similar smile.
No one cared about the life or death of the fat man and the girl for the time being. Suddenly, a scream more shrill than a pig being slaughtered came from not far away.
"Aaaaaah!!!! Help!!!! These two shop owners!!! They've killed someone in the street!!!!"
Immediately afterwards, the entire scene before their eyes changed instantly, the ship that had been hovering overhead reappeared, and the dazzling neon lights instantly illuminated the sky.
The streets and shops returned to their previous dilapidated and desolate state, and the girl and fat man on the street disappeared, leaving only Xiao Cheng and Fang He.
"This is... it's been switched back again?" Xiao Cheng touched the two not-so-bulging wallets in her pockets. They were still there, so she breathed a slight sigh of relief.
“Obviously.” Fang He sighed with some regret, “It’s a pity we haven’t gotten any money from that girl yet.”
Xiao Cheng: "..." Please let that girl go.
"I do have some here, but not many." As she spoke, she poured out the money inside, and to her surprise, there were more than ten gold coins in total.
"Is it really that simple?" Xiao Cheng herself was a little doubtful. She picked up a gold coin and shone it in the light of the cruise ship overhead. The more she looked at it, the more something seemed off. After thinking for a moment, she bit the edge hard with her teeth.
His expression changed immediately.
"Damn, chocolate, and it's even filled with liqueur." Xiao Cheng felt like he was being mocked.
"Try to look on the bright side. Maybe this is their currency," Fang He comforted her. "When it changes again, we'll go to the underground hunting grounds and see."
"If that's not the case, then it means all our hard work has been for nothing." Xiao Cheng still felt a little frustrated.
"Then let's think about it from the opposite perspective," Fang He said patiently, like a mentor. "Besides the gold coins, we also gained something else."
"Like rats and human flesh?" Xiao Cheng looked at him suspiciously, feeling that he shouldn't be that gory.
"For example, we thoroughly rectified the market atmosphere here, cracked down on underground criminal gangs, and even saved... saved... two shops that were on the verge of bankruptcy."
Xiao Cheng: "..." You're making this up, aren't you?! Stop laughing like that, you're making this up, aren't you?!
"Okay, let's get serious. We've figured out the general direction now." Fang He steered the conversation back on track, his expression immediately turning serious.
"Currently, there are two known ways to obtain the ticket. First, gold coins. Second, 100 coins in the Underground Hunting Grounds. If it were a solo player, they might only need to consider one of these methods, but we can't, because there are two of us."
"Dungeons won't include useless information, and similarly, they won't leave loopholes in such obvious places. So we must be prepared for both scenarios: shops and underground hunting grounds."
“As things stand, at least my shop is closely connected to the underground hunting grounds,” Xiao Cheng continued. “The necessary ingredients come from there. Moreover, judging from the reaction of someone who witnessed… well, you know, they probably don’t accept killing people in the street here.”
"So let me make a bold guess: my ticket is probably inextricably linked to the underground hunting grounds."
“From this perspective, the connection between the nail salon and the underground hunting grounds isn’t that close. So the difficulty lies with the customers themselves—how to get enough gold coins from them.” Fang He nodded in agreement and continued based on her analysis.
"Therefore, from a more efficient perspective, setting aside personal desires and analyzing purely rationally."
Worried that Fang He might overthink things, Xiao Cheng added several more sentences, probably to prepare him mentally, before continuing, "Fang He, so I suggest that we split up for this transition."
As it turns out.
Plans always beat changes.
The instance is not to be trifled with; it will play its tricks on every player who tries to play it.
The moment the cruise ship disappeared again, Xiao Cheng and Fang He were unceremoniously thrown out of the shop.
The two looked up in bewilderment and saw that the shop's door had been sealed off with tape, and a petition from thousands of people was stamped on the tape. The petition essentially said that the shop owner was a scoundrel who dared to overcharge customers in the street, and that not only should the shop be closed, but a city-wide manhunt should also be issued!
Xiao Cheng: "..." No, where did you guys get all this drama from?
Fortunately, they didn't see any wanted posters or anything like that, and the monsters passing by didn't react much to them. It's estimated that the final solution will just be to close the shop.
"Forget it, let's go check out the underground hunting grounds." Fang He was in a very good mood.
Then they saw a newly posted notice at the entrance to the underground hunting grounds.
"Post-disaster reconstruction".
"Warning: These two people are not allowed to enter."
Behind them are high-resolution portraits of the two of them.
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