Li Yue was both amused and exasperated by Xia Chuhe's actions: "Is it really necessary to do this kind of inspection? Have you forgotten my capabilities?"
She stuffed the peppercorns into Xia Chuhe's arms: "Take your time to look at them."
After seeing Xia Chuhe off, Li Yue spoke gently to the wildflowers.
Shanhua was Li Yue's favorite apprentice she had taken on at the trading market. She was very talented and resilient. But Li Yue always felt that she shouldn't speak loudly to Shanhua, lest she scare her?
I don't know where this illusion came from.
Shanhua tells Li Yue about the current state of the food and amusement park.
After continuous improvements by five teams, the food and amusement park has taken initial shape, neatly divided into areas for noodles, desserts, side dishes, main dishes, seafood, soups, beverages, and snacks.
In addition to the known food items, the amusement park has added a creative zone and a voting zone.
The creative zone is like a large kitchen, providing a variety of cooking utensils, ingredients, and seasonings. "Chefs" can freely create dishes that are not currently included in the food amusement park.
The created dishes, after undergoing basic tests for color, aroma, and taste, will be sent to a voting area where visitors will vote. Only dishes with more than 100 votes and over 80% of the votes in favor will have the opportunity to become permanent items and appear in the food amusement park. In addition, the creator will receive a small gift from the mechanical boy.
The creative zone and voting zone are not yet officially operational; more people need to experience the instance before the mechanical youth can make improvements.
For a teenager, running a food and amusement park is like a mini-game with endless upgrades. At first, it's incredibly fun, and they can't wait for the park to officially open and for lots of people to come.
Outside of the instance, Shan Hua also had an idea: "I want the ordinary people in Dream City to know about this. Although ordinary people can't enter the instance, they can write stories, and once they're finished, the evolved beings can take them into the instance to show the mechanical boy. If the mechanical boy likes them, they can also receive small gifts, which can be considered as supplementing their household income."
Xia Chuhe, who had come to return the peppercorns, overheard Shan Hua's idea and thought to herself: "Isn't this just like writing novels as a side job? Advising someone to write novels? May they be struck by lightning! You have to rack your brains to come up with a plot, then spend time writing it, and even then, there's no guarantee of a reward. And even if you do get a reward, with the mechanical boy's stinginess in giving just a bag of peppercorns, who's going to live on that? TAT The only good thing about the mechanical boy is that he won't leave bad reviews TAT"
As Xia Chuhe was thinking, a steaming hot bun suddenly appeared in her hand. Lu Dangui had given her one, and seeing that she wasn't coming over, he had no choice but to come and give it to her.
Xia Chuhe took a vicious bite of the large, thin-skinned, and generously filled steamed bun, then froze: Wait…did they make the wrong request? Why could Shanhua bring out so many large steamed buns!
Xia Chuhe finished the steamed bun in a few bites, quickly returned the peppercorns to Li Yue, and asked Shan Hua, "Why did you ask the mechanical boy for these?"
Shan Hua looked bewildered: "I told you I wanted a big bag of steamed buns, the more the better."
"You just gave it to them?"
"Yes, I got it."
Xia Chuhe felt as if he had been stabbed in the chest, filled with unbearable regret. He should have demanded more and asked for more! Regret, oh regret!
Li Yue took the peppercorns and tossed them to Bao'er: "Dry at sixty degrees."
Bao'er diligently held the peppercorns high and created a small fire a little distance away from them, keeping the temperature around the flames at around 60 degrees Celsius.
The two worked together so smoothly that Xia Chuhe was completely mesmerized.
After instructing Bao'er, Li Yue asked Shan Hua softly, "What story did you tell him?"
Shan Hua lowered her head, a little shy: "I didn't tell any stories, but I did talk about the power struggles between the gang leader and Wu Ying, both overt and covert, and a few raids on the base."
Xia Chuhe: "..." A political intrigue novel! I want to hear it too!
Shan Hua continued, "The young boy is quite gossipy, he kept asking me about what happened next. I told him I'd tell him later, I'd only gotten to the first disagreement between Wu Ying and the gang leader, there are still dozens of more ups and downs before we get to the parting of the family and the establishment of a new gang..."
Xia Chuhe listened, inwardly marveling: This woman is a master of maneuvering! I'm in awe. Poor little boy, even a highly advanced AI has to endure the pain of following a serialized story—how pitiful, how tragic!
Shan Hua hadn't finished speaking: "We can provide some guidance to the evolved beings entering the instance from outside. If some people really can't come up with a story, we can remind them to talk about their own experiences or interesting news and gossip."
Li Yue nodded repeatedly, seemingly lost in thought.
Perhaps, the next time she enters the food and amusement park, she can not only play in the creative area, but also tell the story of how she became a canary and how she escaped her master's control.
Perhaps by then, she will be a renowned super chef in the wasteland, owning a chain of grand hotels. Her story will be called "Flying Out of the Cage, Evolving from a Plaything to a Top Chef".
...
After completing the dungeon test, Cat Tail, Mountain Flower, and the others have only finished half of their mission. Tomorrow, they need to delineate the dungeon area and turn Story Paradise into an annex of Dream City, bringing it under the management of the Xintian Gang.
The area circled by Lu Danggui, Zhu Guanshan, and Li Qiusheng is just a landmark area. Xintian Gang needs to build a fence around the outside of the instance and send people to guard it.
Before dinner, Maowei quickly took out the contract that Weng Xintian had prepared in advance and showed it to Xia Chuhe.
Xia Chuhe was furious when he saw that Weng Xintian had taken it upon himself to decide to split the copy 30/70.
The Xintian Gang did put in a lot of effort in the previous battle for Dream City, so it's only right that the two sides share the spoils.
However, for the Story Paradise instance, everything was arranged by Xia Chuhe and his team; only the follow-up maintenance was needed. Even without involving the Xintian Gang, other teams could easily complete the remaining work.
Weng Xintian's demands are excessive.
Based on the outcome of the Happy Five-Star Hotel, the operating rights of the Story Paradise instance should belong to Xia Chuhe and others, while the Xintian Gang at most has the right of first refusal.
Xia Chuhe quickly calmed down, returned the contract to Maowei, and then immediately sent a message to Weng Xintian.
Since the two companies had cooperated many times before, Xia Chuhe didn't want to ruin things, so she spoke very politely: "[Thank you for sending the people, Leader Weng. The dungeon exploration went smoothly. However, for the subsequent maintenance, we don't need your people for the time being. Their salaries can be deducted from my share, or you can name a number and I'll transfer it to you.]"
The shrewd Weng Xintian immediately realized his little scheme had been exposed, and quickly replied to Xia Chuhe: "Is there something they did wrong? Mr. Xia, just point it out. No need for payment; why bring this up between our two families?"
Seeing his evasive and indirect approach, Xia Chuhe stated directly: "I will not sign the contract."
Weng Xintian: [The contract can be amended. Please feel free to make any requests you may have.]
Xia Chuhe didn't reply; instead, she messaged Su Ye directly: "Does the Meow Meow Legion accept the maintenance instance quest?"
Su Ye replied after a while: [I was busy just now, I answered the call. What's the approximate address?]
Xia Chuhe sent her a nearby coordinate.
Su Ye: [The closest branch to the dungeon is the one stationed at the Cape Trading Post. Ah Bao is still at the branch. I'll have her contact you directly.]
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