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◎First Release◎
Yan Yu did not receive many strange memories. She only knew that "she" was a cat-clan orc. In this huge forest, cats were almost the weakest existence and were bullied and oppressed.
Her parents died in an invasion war by another tribe, and she became an orphan. She lived in an orphanage of the cat tribe and was raised by the tribe.
Cardolin and the others' identities are similar to Yan Yu's. They are all orphans whose parents have both passed away. They belong to the lowest class in the cat clan and can be easily stepped on by any cat clan member.
Yan Yu sighed: "Getting this identity card is simply the beginning of hell."
Yesterday was the day when these orphans came of age. After receiving the baptism of the Beast God, their leader allocated several dilapidated and leaky houses for them to live in. From then on, they had to take care of themselves. The tribe no longer had the obligation to raise them, and they were responsible for their own life and death.
Yan Yu lowered his head and checked all his savings, which were only 5 copper coins. Then he looked at the cheapest coarse grain steamed bread sold in the shop opposite, which was only half the size of a palm and cost 2 copper coins each.
In other words, her money was only enough to buy two and a half steamed buns, which was not enough for her entire meal.
Looking at the somewhat confused Cadoline, Beulah and the other three, their pockets were equally empty. Even if they put their money together, they only had 10 copper coins, which was not as much as Yan Yu's.
The five of them looked at each other, and finally Yan Yu spoke up, "This mission lasts a full 100 days, and the Beast King Battle mentioned in the dungeon system currently has no clues. Why don't we first find a profitable business to solve our immediate survival problems, and then slowly gather clues for the main quest."
Beulah, Hill and Wilfred were originally going to follow Cadoline's orders, but Cadoline had specifically emphasized to them before entering the competition that Yan Yu's orders would take precedence during the competition.
In fact, if the team could change its name midway, Cadoline would have changed the shameful team name "The Mermaid Princess is the Most Beautiful" to "Lord Yan Yu is the Best" long ago.
In response, Yan Yu declined the offer.
Beulah agreed, "Yes, with our talents, how can we not find a way to make money?"
They all have A-level talents (Yan Yu is still disguised as an A-level blacksmith), and Cardolin even has S-level perception talent. Moreover, their levels are all above level 50, so it is very easy for them to make money.
Yan Yu nodded and said, "Okay, then let's split up and find ways to make money, and gather clues about the Beast King's fight. We'll meet back home at 6pm."
"Home" refers to the shabby house assigned to them by the cat leader.
"Okay." Everyone said in unison, and then dispersed.
After Yan Yu said goodbye to Cardolin and the other three, he first walked around the town to familiarize himself with the terrain. Then he compared the environment and the appearance of his fellow tribesmen with his memory one by one. Then he walked to the leader's house and knocked on the door.
The leader of the cat tribe is a tall, middle-aged female orc with a long scar on her forehead. She has two eyes, one blue on the left and one red on the right. Her ears and tail are pure black, and she looks majestic without being angry.
"What do you want from me?" Li Hong, the cat leader, stared at Yan Yu for a few seconds before slowly reminding her, "First of all, let me make it clear that you orphans have officially reached adulthood. It's absolutely impossible for you to be taken care of by the tribe anymore. You must be responsible for supporting yourselves."
"Everyone's life in the forest is very difficult. Giving each of you a room is the last help I can give you as your leader."
The house allocated to Yan Yu and the others was indeed shabby, but at least it was a place that could shelter them from the wind and rain. In addition, with the care they had taken in previous years, the cat tribe had done their best compared to other tribes who simply abandoned the orphans.
After all, everyone's life is not too rich.
The place where they live is already short of resources, and they are often harassed by other ethnic groups around them, making their lives miserable.
In order to resist the harassment from foreign races, many young members of the tribe also died in the battle. After the sacrifice of those young members, the strength of the cat tribe was greatly reduced, so the harassment and invasion from foreign races became more and more frequent, directly falling into a vicious circle.
Yan Yu smiled and said, "Chief, I'm not here to ask for special care. We are already very grateful that the tribe has raised us to adulthood. How could I possibly ask for extra care?"
"Well, I'm planning to open a shop in this small town, and I'd like to ask the chief about the procedure for opening a shop."
Li Hong gave Yan Yu a strange look and shook her head. "There's no need to go through any formalities. I can first help you mark out a shop. The rent is the same as other tribesmen, 10 silver coins per month. You can pay it at the end of the month."
Li Hong knew very well how tight the financial situation was for orphans like Yan Yu. After leaving the orphanage, the money they had might not even be enough to buy a few meals, let alone anything else.
They said they were going to open a shop, but they even had trouble gathering the materials needed. They probably just wanted to start a small business, like a breakfast shop or something, and it would be good if they could make a profit within a month.
As for the monthly rent of 10 silver coins, Lihong was prepared for them to continue to delay payment. After all, it was not easy for anyone.
In fact, not only Yan Yu and her friends, but also many other tribesmen who opened shops owed her a lot of rent. She usually turned a blind eye and was unwilling to force her tribesmen.
"Thank you, Chief." Yan Yu received the letter from the chief, confirmed the store address assigned to her, and went straight to the store.
The cat town is not big, much smaller than their player city. It has only two commercial streets, and most of the houses are low bungalows. Each shop is about 50 square meters, and the decoration style is relatively simple, like the fly-infested restaurants hidden in the alleys on the blue planet in the past.
Yan Yu's shop is located on the northeast corner of East Street. The location is not good and there is little traffic. Next to it is a pastry shop and a fruit shop.
The fruits sold in the fruit shop are obviously wild fruits collected from the wild. The quality is not very good, and some are big and some are small. Fortunately, they are cheap, only 1 copper coin each, so they can occasionally make a profit.
On the right was a pastry shop, which sold only three or four kinds of pastries. They looked far less refined than the pastries she was used to, did not look good, and had no attribute bonuses. However, they cost 15 copper coins each, which made it completely impossible for people to buy them.
Seeing Yan Yu coming, the owner of the pastry shop instantly showed a look of disgust and stood at the door to prevent her from entering: "What are you looking at? You can't afford it! Don't expect me to give alms to you lowly orphans like the leader. Go away, go away quickly, don't affect my business!"
The pastry shop owner's youngest son also ran out, raised his chin high like an adult, and deliberately spat at Yan Yu: "You poor bastard, go away, go away, don't stay in front of my house!"
Yan Yu: ...
As expected, orphans in the tribe are not welcomed at all and have no status at all.
"Don't worry, I won't go even if you invite me to your house in the future." Yan Yu was too lazy to get angry with them, so he turned around, took out the key, and opened the door of the empty shop.
As soon as she pushed the door open, she was hit by a stale smell of mold and dust, which made Yan Yu cough uncontrollably. She quickly opened all the windows to ventilate the room and then left the store.
After waiting for ten minutes, the air in the store finally became fresh. Yan Yu borrowed cleaning tools from the owner of the fruit shop, cleaned the room carefully twice, then cut a piece of wood, carved the three big words "Equipment Store" on it with a weapon, and hung it outside the door to inform passers-by that an equipment store would soon open here.
Then he found a thin wooden board and carved two lines of words on it:
"Big opening promotion!"
"Free equipment forging for the first three days. Three sets of materials will yield two pieces of equipment. The equipment attributes are guaranteed. Limited to 20 people per day!"
【Author’s words】
I've been visiting relatives these days and haven't updated much. I don't know if I'll have time to write tomorrow. If there's no update by 9 pm tomorrow, I'll wait until the 15th to update. Xoxo everyone!
Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: 14 bottles of Jiuhe; 3 bottles of Yu Ni Qingfeng; 1 bottle of Tian Xia Di Yi Shuai!
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