Chapter 109 Plastic Dummy "Who told you to block the road?"...
“There are two ways to get coins.”
The plastic mannequin said this, and stretched out two fingers with difficulty.
"First, customers pawn their items, and I will quote you a corresponding price. Once the transaction is completed, you can get coins."
"Second, customers can work in the supermarket and contribute to us. I will also pay a certain amount of coins as compensation. As you can see, the supermarket is short of people and there are many things to do."
The dummy pointed at the empty supermarket, where it was the only employee.
"The coins obtained are considered as the customer's assets, and the minimum consumption is taken from the average assets of all customers at 10 o'clock that night."
Ten o'clock in the evening?
Cecilia looked up subconsciously. The electronic screen of the supermarket was playing advertisements for the products, and the time in the lower right corner kept ticking.
One twelve in the morning.
When they entered the room, it was just past midnight. If calculated based on 24 hours, they needed to earn coins and complete the minimum consumption task before midnight.
The minimum consumption is fixed at 22:00, and they are given two hours to purchase goods, which is quite humane.
"Do you have any questions?"
The plastic mannequin smiled, waved the coin in front of her eyes, and then took it back.
“What if by 10pm the average customer’s assets are still zero?”
Looking at the plastic dummy, Cecia raised a question.
“…So far, there has been no such situation in supermarkets.”
The plastic mannequin was stunned for a moment, then bowed politely. "If it really appears, it will be treated as a minimum consumption of 0, and the customer can leave the supermarket without buying anything."
In other words, as long as the three of them don't try to earn coins, they can easily pass this room.
Cecia thought.
The teddy bear is not counted as a player, but as her personal belongings, so there are only three players in this room...
etc.
She was the only player in the first room, Jia Dadan appeared in the second room, and Lin Zhi appeared in the third room.
It seems that the order of the rooms represents the number of players in them.
She seemed to be thinking about something, but she remained calm on the surface.
Needless to say, Jia was very bold. With that guy's timid look, he probably wouldn't be able to get a single coin and would just squat in the corner shivering.
But Lin Zhi, he is tricky.
If Lin Zhi is not informed of this rule, perhaps everyone's assets can be guaranteed to be zero...
"What a coincidence, you are here?"
A familiar voice suddenly sounded behind her. She turned around and saw Lin Zhi appear behind her, looking at her with a smile.
"This should be an NPC, right?"
He looked the plastic mannequin up and down and approached it without hesitation. "I searched almost every part of the supermarket and couldn't find the NPC, but you found it right away when you came."
"Sure enough, I was not wrong about you."
Lin Zhi raised the corner of his mouth and stretched out his hand in a familiar manner.
"How is it, did you get any information?"
On the surface, he was asking questions, but he gave people a feeling of being in control. He looked so relaxed, as if this was not a dangerous dungeon, but his backyard.
"Of course."
Cecia narrowed her eyes and smiled back, "But, I don't think I'm obligated to tell you, am I?"
For some reason, Lin Zhi made her feel very uncomfortable and even aroused her hostility for no reason.
"Don't be so ruthless, we are allies."
Lin Zhi drew out the last word, with a harmless look on his face.
He gradually approached Cecia and whispered, "Or do you think that the NPC will only tell you the information?"
Turning his head to look at the plastic dummy, he raised his voice.
"Hello, I want to pawn something. Do you have time?"
“…Xia, how did he know that!?”
The teddy bear's eyes widened in shock. The little guy grabbed Cecia's shoulders and whispered in her ear, "Didn't he say that he had never found an NPC?"
This guy must have been eavesdropping nearby.
She worked hard to get the information, but she didn't expect that someone else would get the advantage.
Cecia suffered a loss and was gnashing her teeth in hatred, especially the bright smile on the opposite side, which was a blatant provocation in her eyes.
The plan to keep assets at zero is about to be shattered before it even begins.
"What would you like to exchange for the coins?"
The plastic dummy moved stiffly, approaching Lin Zhi, its expression showing due respect.
"Are you going to say this right here?"
Lin Zhi looked around hesitantly, and asked in a seductive tone, "Don't you care about the privacy of your customers?"
"Oh, of course not."
The plastic dummy waved its hands and explained eagerly.
"We have a very complete service and it is very humane. If you need anything, I will take you to a closed staff room."
Its speech speed increased, and the sound of the plastic rubbing against each other quickly was even a bit harsh.
"The staff room is only open to staff members. No one else can enter by any means without my permission."
Lin Zhi nodded with satisfaction and responded: "Then let's go..."
"etc."
After thinking it over again and again, Cecilia finally called out to the other person.
"I have a suggestion that will allow everyone to pass the level easily, but I need your cooperation."
"oh?"
Lin Zhi stopped and looked back at Cecia.
"Tell me about it?"
She summarized the language and explained the "0 assets" plan in just a few words.
"So that's what you think."
Lin Zhi smiled and remained calm. "That's a good idea. Unfortunately, I really want to buy something."
He shook his head regretfully.
"I'm sorry, I can't follow your plan, but if you need it in the future, I can provide you with coins for free."
Lin Zhi followed the plastic mannequin and left. Before leaving, he looked back at Cecia and waved to her.
That mean look makes people feel angry.
"Damn it, why is he like this!"
Seeing the other party walking away with the dummy, the teddy bear stood up indignantly.
"He did it on purpose. He clearly heard everything, but he pretended not to hear it. He was deliberately making fun of us!"
"Don't be impatient, it's still unclear who will play tricks on whom."
She sneered and watched Lin Zhi's departing back.
When the other person passed by her, she took out the [Peeping Eyeball] that she had prepared long ago, and stuck the thing on his back when he was not paying attention.
With the eye records, she could know the conversation between the two and the number of coins Lin Zhi obtained, and thus infer the minimum consumption amount.
With an idea in mind, Cecilia followed the two slowly with her teddy bear and walked to the door of the staff room.
The door was closed and she was waiting outside bored, chatting with her teddy bear from time to time.
Half an hour later.
The door to the staff room finally opened.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Lin Zhi still maintained his gentle and polite attitude, and even thanked the plastic dummy who was an NPC.
"Well, I'll leave first. After all, there are other customers waiting for you."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Cecia, hinting at something.
"You're so slow."
Cecilia yawned, her eyes were covered with mist, and she could not see people clearly, which made her feel that Lin Zhi's figure was familiar.
"Sorry, I wanted to buy a lot of things, so I changed a few more coins."
Lin Zhi had an apologetic smile on his face, and he didn't seem surprised at all by Cecilia's appearance.
"Mr. Salesperson, can you please have this lady change the coin?"
He looked at the plastic mannequin in a pretentious manner and even used a respectful title.
"Of course, we welcome customers to shop and thank you for your love and support of our products."
The plastic dummies were also very polite.
The two men complimented each other, speaking official jargon. The fake smile on Lin Zhi's face was even faker than that of a plastic mannequin.
"…I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
The plastic mannequin finally remembered Cecilia's existence. It slowly moved forward and made a "please" gesture.
"To ensure your privacy, please follow me. The staff room is absolutely safe..."
And when Cecilia passed by, Lin Zhi also bowed slightly, as if he was greeting.
Walking past him, Cecia bumped into him hard and took the opportunity to retrieve the [Peeping Eyeball] that was attached to him.
"I'm sorry."
Cecia forced a fake smile and said, "I didn't mean to do that. Who asked you to block the road?"
As she spoke, she wrapped her eyeballs with cloth and stuffed them into her pocket.
"It's my fault, you don't have to apologize."
Lin Zhi's attitude was very humble and he took all the blame on himself.
“It’s a good thing to be self-aware.”
She spoke softly, following the plastic dummy into the staff room.
Bang.
The door was closed by a dummy.
"Sir, what do you want to pawn?"
The plastic dummy asked Cecilia to sit on the sofa and brought her tea and some exquisite pastries.
"We have a systematic evaluation system, and we will give the corresponding number of coins according to the value of the item. If there is a deviation from your expectations, I hope you can understand."
The dummy explained and took out a calculator and a strange-looking scanner from the drawer.
"Can I exchange anything?"
Cecia asked, as she stuffed a lot of useless things into her backpack.
“Is this okay?”
She took out an ancient sword from the system backpack and looked at the plastic dummy.
This ancient sword was obtained in [Abnormal Love] and was simply stuffed into my backpack. It is not a special item and has no other uses except that it is quite sharp.
"Sorry, it has no value to us, so we can't replace the coin for you."
The plastic dummy did not take the knife. It just took a look and began to shake its head stiffly.
“I hope you can come up with some new and special effects items.”
Special effects?
This is talking about special items.
Although each of the special items has its own uses, there is one thing that she really dislikes and has no intention of using at all.
[Item name: Leather]
[This is clothing made of human skin. It feels the same as skin, but it has burn scars on it. It is invulnerable to weapons and can protect the host's safety to a great extent, but it is only effective when worn close to the host. If worn for too long, it will gradually blend into the host's skin, trying to repair the scars.]
[Note: Leather is extremely afraid of flames, and any tiny flame will ignite it immediately.]
This was also obtained from [Abnormal Love], but it was the skin peeled off a monster, and it had to be worn close to the body to be effective... She had long since stopped wanting it.
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