Guide to Running a Shop in Another World

Chapter 100: The third store

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Xue Ge saw Xiao Linglan and smiled happily, "Success!"

The little lingorchid nestled in the flowerpot, with two large leaves spread out. A bunch of white flower buds on top were arranged gradually from small to large, turning around from time to time to kiss Lu Yao.

She would also stick out her little tongue from under the flower bud and lick Lu Yao's fingers like a little animal.

Lu Yao leaned back slightly, took an apple from the table and handed it to her.

After getting food, she finally settled down.

The whole plant curls up softly into a ring, encircling the apple in the middle, and the little flower bud buries its head to eat it.

Lu Yao opened the door of the sterile room and called Xue Ge: "Zhong Ruying is inside, and she is still very weak. Carry her out. There is a doctor outside who will help her treat her wounds."

As soon as Xiao Linglan left, Zhong Ruying's body collapsed quickly.

The torn flesh on his chest seemed to have been repaired by Xiao Linglan, but blood was still oozing out and his breathing was intermittent.

Lu Yao fed her some diluted recovery potion and hemostatic potion, which barely stopped the bleeding, and left the rest to Doctor Bai.

Xiao Linglan is so naive.

Lu Yao helped Zhong Ruying put on her clothes. She secretly stretched out her branches and drank the healing potion on the table. Lu Yao moved the flower pot to the ground, and she climbed up the bedside. She simply stopped hiding and openly expressed her desire to eat and drink.

She was too noisy, so Lu Yao carried her out.

Seeing Luo Huian, Lu Yao called him: "There is a doctor outside, go out and see him too."

Luo Huian was stunned and said hesitantly: "Is it possible to cure my disease?"

Lu Yao: "I don't quite understand either. Let's see what the doctor says first."

Luo Huian nodded and followed Lu Yao silently.

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The Bai family and the Ji family have similar backgrounds, but the Ji family is not as prosperous as the Bai family. There has always been contact between the two families.

Before coming to the shopping street, Bai Jing knew that he would be involved in something strange.

It was only after signing the confidentiality agreement and seeing the different scenes outside the blind box store that he was surprised to find that this time, no ordinary weird things were involved.

Bai Jing examined Zhong Ruying's injury, bandaged it, and prescribed some anti-inflammatory medicine.

Her condition still required intravenous drip, so Bai Jing went back to her own hospital to get the medicine.

Zhong Ruying lay on a rattan chair in the corner of the blind box shop, with an infusion bag hanging on it for half an hour, and his breathing finally gradually calmed down.

Lu Yao pushed Luo Huian forward and said, "Doctor Bai, there is another patient. I would like you to help take a look."

Bai Jing washed his hands, sat aside and examined Luo Huian.

After a moment, he stood up and looked at Lu Yao: "His condition is quite complicated, and I can't easily determine the situation. It's best to do a full body check to determine the symptoms before prescribing medicine."

The problem is that the medical system in this world has collapsed long ago, there is no place to get checked, and Luo Huian cannot go to Lu Yao's world.

Luo Hui'an stood up and said calmly, "It doesn't matter if it can't be cured. I'm already very happy that I can spend the last days in the blind box shop. Grandpa Jiang, it's time to go back and continue the experiment."

Jiang Shanrun and Luo Huian stayed in the laboratory for a long time and occasionally chatted during breaks. He knew Xiao Luo's situation.

Not to mention Ronaldinho, he felt that his body was not as good as before.

I may fall down at any time, and I am supported by only one thought.

Both the grandfather and grandson were racing against time. He shook his head, got rid of all distracting thoughts, stood up and went back to the laboratory with Luo Huian.

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In this unpredictable world, the heavy rain continues and the water level rises from the second floor of the shopping mall to the third floor.

The limited series of water blind boxes sold in the blind box store played a big role. Residents of the nearby bases more or less drew one or two kayaks, and some also drew hidden speedboats. Life jackets and lifebuoys also played a protective role.

The base dispatched a team, which took turns using kayaks or speedboats to go to the blind box store to exchange for survival supplies, and occasionally went out to rescue people in nearby areas.

The next day, Zhong Ruying woke up.

When she opened her eyes and saw the unfamiliar ceiling, she was stunned for a while, and felt a dull pain in her chest. Then she realized that she was not dead.

But where is this place and who rescued her

Lu Yao came in carrying Xiao Linglan, and seeing that she was awake, he turned around and asked Xue Ge to bring in some water and porridge.

The two little alien plants have officially become employees of the blind box store, but their mission is not over yet.

Xue Ge's reluctance was clearly written on her face, and she did not acknowledge the owner from the bottom of her heart.

Xiao Linglan wanted to spend the whole day with Lu Yao, but when she looked at the progress of the second stage task, it was zero percent.

If it weren’t for the system, Lu Yao would have been confused.

Zhong Ruying's gaze lingered on the flowerpot in Lu Yao's arms for a moment before she looked up at Lu Yao: "Excuse me, where is this place? Why am I here?"

She only remembered that mutant beasts attacked the base and that she was stabbed in the chest by a mutant beast's claw.

Xue Ge came in with water and food, and Lu Yao asked him to explain to Zhong Ruying.

Zhong Ruying drank the porridge with difficulty. As soon as the thick and fragrant rice porridge entered her mouth, she couldn't help but widen her eyes.

The rice is rich in aroma and is cooked until it is thick and soft. It also contains sweet, crispy and tender corn kernels. It tastes warm and satisfying.

She wanted to drink it in big gulps, but if she moved too violently, she would tear her wound and it hurt so much that she couldn't move.

I sat there stiffly, waiting for the pain to pass before I dared to lower my head and continue drinking my porridge.

Xue Ge narrated in a straightforward manner what happened after she was injured.

Zhong Ruying was stunned again, and looked at the beautiful boy wearing purple flower earrings in surprise: "Are you the mutant snow mow grass that loves to eat soil in the garden? How did you become like this?"

Lu Yao approached with interest, "What, Xue Ge likes to eat dirt?"

Zhong Ruying explained: "Among the mutant plants, there will occasionally be one or two particularly smart ones with different personalities. Some will eat everything, while others are more picky and only eat what they like. Snow Grass doesn't like to eat anything else at the base, it only likes to eat soil."

Xue Ge didn't want to talk.

Devouring one's own kind to evolve is the instinct of mutant animals and plants.

But after evolving to a certain level, extremely rare individuals will develop self-awareness.

After Xue Ge gained consciousness, he became very disgusted with the food prepared by the base, most of which were mutant animals or mutant plants.

But if I don’t eat these, there is nothing else to eat, so I have no choice but to eat dirt.

The people at the base thought he liked to eat dirt, so they dug up all kinds of soil from outside to feed him.

It’s all contaminated, dirty soil, and each tastes terrible in its own way.

Xue Ge ate while pinching her nose, absorbing the nutrients in the soil and filtering out the waste.

The researchers at the base particularly like to watch his reactions when he eats different kinds of soil. It's really nauseating.

By eating dirt, he gradually became stronger and was even able to transform into a human form.

Linglan became restless again in Lu Yao's arms. She twisted and turned and wanted to chew something. Lu Yao took out a piece of chocolate and gave it to her.

The tender green branches immediately stretched out to pick up the chocolate bar, and the little mouth was left with a black mess.

Zhong Ruying was mesmerized. "This is the lily of the valley that loves to eat the most in the base. Unlike the snow mowing grass, it eats everything. Sometimes when it's hungry, it has gnawed away the tables and chairs in the base. But I didn't expect it to save me."

The mutant plants in the base are all experimental subjects, and Zhong Ruying's job is to feed and care for them.

She never thought that one day she would be rescued by an experimental subject. She felt very complicated and a little touched.

Lu Yao looked at the kind and gentle eyes with which Zhong Ruying looked at Ling Lan, and did not expose the ungrateful nature of this little thing.

Her personal experience was that Lily of the Valley was close to her not because of love, but to get food.

From Zhong Ruying's words, the foodie nature of this little thing was also confirmed.

Linglan chose to save Zhong Ruying at the critical moment, and she must have had a purpose.

Zhong Ruying is recuperating in a blind box shop and has to receive intravenous drips every morning.

She sat in the medical corner specially set up in the corner of the blind box store, watching people coming in and out of the store to exchange blind boxes.

That day, a person who looked particularly familiar came in. She was a little bit unbelieving and rubbed her eyes, but still felt that the other person looked familiar.

He was wearing sunglasses that covered most of his face, but his figure and temperament were the same as the man she was familiar with.

Jiang Han ran ahead and shouted, "Brother Chi, you exchange first. I'll go see grandpa."

Not wanting to test his luck again, Chi Jin walked to the table and sat down, not planning to draw a box.

Zhong Ruying's heart skipped a beat. She slowly sat up straight and asked tentatively, "Chi Jin?"

Chi Jin turned his head, raised his eyebrows, and spoke after a moment: "Zhong Ruying."

"It's really you!" Zhong Ruying didn't expect to meet Chi Jin again after a few years.

He was not dead.

A few years ago, Chi Jin and Zhong Ruying were researchers at the same base, and their main topic was the study of mutant plants.

Chi Jin went out once, looking for mutant plants suitable for cultivation, and never returned to the base.

The base sent people out to look for him, but they didn't find him.

A new round of unpredictable events arrived, and with no one left to continue the search, they simply assumed he was dead.

Chi Jin stood up and walked over, "Why are you here?"

Zhong Ruying briefly explained her experience and then asked, "Why do you always wear sunglasses?"

Chi Jin raised his hand and pushed the frame of his glasses, saying casually, "My eyes are a little injured, and I feel uncomfortable seeing the light."

Lu Yao came out from the backstage holding Xiao Linglan and saw Zhong Ruying and Chi Jin chatting. He was a little surprised: "Do you know each other?"

Zhong Ruying nodded. "Chi Jin and I were originally in the same base, but something unexpected happened to him and we all thought he was gone. It's incredible to meet him here."

As Lu Yao approached, little Linglan noticed Chi Jin, and shook her little head like a windmill, stretching out her branches to reach him.

Chi Jin took a step back calmly, dodging the green branches that were reaching out, and gave the lily of the valley a warning look.

The lily of the valley suddenly froze, slowly retracted its stem, and the small flower bud buried itself in Lu Yao's arms aggrievedly.

Lu Yao found it funny: "She seems to like you very much."

Chi Jin said coldly, "You little ungrateful bastard, don't be too nice to her."

Lu Yao: “???”

Zhong Ruying explained: "Chi Jin also studied mutant plants before and has some understanding of their habits. But this should be a joke to you."

Lu Yao nodded and didn't take it to heart.

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In the laboratory, Jiang Shanrun and Luo Huian were doing their final experiment.

After many studies and modifications of the ratio, and with the assistance of Xue Ge, they developed a crystal core nutrient solution that can initially purify the soil.

This is a bit different from what they originally envisioned, but it is a viable path.

The people at Zhong Ruying's base have been studying the habits of mutant plants, providing them with reference materials and new directions.

Mutated plants can sense whether the environment is good or bad, and can even change the humidity and soil composition near their nests according to their own preferences.

As the most senior soil-eating master in their base, Xue Ge was called in to check the condition of the soil.

With his help, adjusting the various proportions of soil and nutrient solution becomes much easier.

They have already tested the extent to which nutrient solutions affect soil evolution, and this time they want to further test planting with purified soil.

Jiang Shanrun and Luo Huian both felt that they would not be able to see results in a few months, so they taught Xue Ge madly with a mentality of entrusting him to their children, hoping that he could continue to study soil purification.