System: [Why?]
Lu Yao: "Is it possible that jewelry is also a scarce commodity for me?"
System: [This is a scam. The store owner clearly has hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings, but he cries poor every day.]
Lu Yao: "... Are you checking my savings?"
She did have some savings, but it was hard-earned money.
Lu Yao had few relatives. Her parents separated before she could remember, and she lived with her mother.
When she was in middle school, her mother died in a car accident, leaving her alone.
The driver who caused the accident paid 600,000 yuan in compensation. Lu Yao was a minor at the time and was taken to live with his uncle.
When she came of age, only 100,000 yuan of the 600,000 yuan remained in her hands. In order to get the money back, she even had a falling out with her uncle's family.
But Lu Yao used this money as start-up capital and took on several side jobs during his college years, which provided him with a stable income.
On the eve of her graduation trip, her savings increased several times.
As a result, an accident happened during the trip, and she was tied to a crappy different world business dream-making system. After opening a store, the assets she had accumulated for many years shrunk by half.
System: [When the shop owner makes a wish, your past experiences and all your assets are connected to this system. ]
It didn't deliberately check the store owner's deposit.
"Okay, I'll trust you this time." Lu Yao lay down. He was already on the boat and had spent the money. It didn't seem like a big deal that the system knew about his deposits.
The system still didn't give up: [Are you really not considering opening a jewelry store? Have you ever thought about the clues? That claw indicates some very powerful creature, and the claw is tightly grasping gold and silver treasures, which must be their favorite things. ]
Lu Yao didn't want to waste time arguing with the system, so he asked directly: "Can you go online by yourself?"
The system seemed to be stunned for a moment, and paused for two seconds before answering: [Of course. ]
Lu Yao: "Just go to the official websites of two high-end jewelry stores and have a look."
Five minutes later, the system came back dejectedly.
Not to mention top-notch jewelry, even the most ordinary custom-made jewelry would be difficult to buy two pieces with the store owner’s savings.
When Lu Yao got the clue of the first world, the system analyzed the four words "five flavors of the world" and suggested selling condiments.
At that time, Lu Yao knew that the small system was less reliable than it looked.
Seeing that it had calmed down, she decided to go to the snack bar first to decide on the deputy manager.
Lu Yao arrived at the snack bar, pushed the door open, and found that something was different in the store.
There was still half an hour before the store opened, and Xingzi, Bai Ming, Xiao Qie, Qi Chen, Quan Shengju and Chi were all there. In the past, they always arrived at the store on time, neither early nor late, unless there were special arrangements.
Not only did he arrive early today, but all the preparations had been completed when Lu Yao arrived.
When the shop assistants saw her, they immediately came over to help her with her bag and pour her water, and were more attentive and considerate than usual.
Lu Yao had just opened the shop and spent most of his time in the snack bar. He had only been to the theme park once and actually didn’t know much about the world.
But she often saw guests leaning against the window to look at the scenery, reluctant to leave for a long time, or gathering in a circle to carefully touch the succulents on the windowsill.
They yearn for the secular world, but the two worlds separated by a window have clear boundaries that can never be broken.
According to the system, if a shop assistant becomes the deputy manager of a snack bar and is bound to her soul, he or she can stay in the world for a short time as long as he or she does not step out of the snack bar.
When Lu Yao is not around, someone has to move the goods into the store. This is the core reason why the deputy store manager has special powers. But the employees don't care. As long as they can go to that world, even for a few minutes, what does it matter if they move a few boxes of goods
Qi Chen stepped forward first: "Shopkeeper, I am familiar with that place and I know how to deal with the deliveryman. I can do the job of deputy store manager."
The present world has a greater appeal to Qi Chen than to anyone else. As long as he thinks about being able to go back, he can still feel the excitement of his heart beating rapidly.
Xiao Qie immediately retorted: "It's just moving goods, who can't do it? You don't even dare to enter Xiao Qilian Paradise, I doubt your responsibility."
This directly hit Qi Chen's sore spot. The memory of entering the park as a player in his previous life was too profound. After his identity change, he still kept his distance from the park.
Qi Chen said with a stiff face: "What does being a deputy store manager have to do with whether or not you can enter the park?"
Xingzi said: "The deputy store manager not only has to handle store affairs, but also has to solve problems encountered by customers at any time. Many of the customers are park employees and guards. I'm afraid Xiao Qi can't handle it."
Bai Ming also stepped forward. The sixteen-year-old boy had a childish look on his face, but spoke in a very steady manner: "Let me do it. I have a strong soul power and know how to get along with the living without revealing anything. I've been in the kitchen before and have experience in receiving guests."
Xiao Qie pouted and whispered, "The former guard who was possessed by a ghost is not trustworthy at all."
Bai Ming was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and was choked for a moment: "..."
Chi was laughing secretly on the side and wanted to stand up and fight for it. However, before he could open his mouth, he was scared away by the eyes of others who said, "You newbie who hasn't even passed the probation period, don't join in the fun."
Quan Shengju wanted to fight for it, but he felt that he was just an ordinary person and could not compare with these big guys who had some experience in theme parks. He sat quietly aside with a wry smile.
Xingzi sat down next to Lu Yao, hugged her arm, and said directly: "Shopkeeper, I also want to be the deputy store manager."
Facing several pairs of sparkling eyes, Lu Yao lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Is there a limit to the number of people who can be soulbound?"
System: [As long as the other party is willing to enter into a contract with you, there are no restrictions. What do you want to do? ]
Lu Yao looked up at the clerk and said in a gentle voice: "I want to tell you first, after the souls are bound, you will lose the possibility of returning to the soul."
The food made by Lu Yao can bring some people back to life, although it is a low-probability event, everyone has hope before it happens.
But the shop assistants who are bound to Lu Yao will never be able to return, and they will become Lu Yao's subordinates.
Xiao Qie said nonchalantly, "I just want to be with the owner forever."
Kyoko nodded, "Me too."
Bai Ming lowered his head and thought for a few seconds, then looked at Lu Yao and said solemnly: "Wherever the owner is is where I belong."
Xingzi jumped up and hit Bai Ming: "Cunning."
Quan Shengju stood up silently and walked to Lu Yao's side, "I am willing too."
At first, Qi Chen, who had a strong sense of competition, hesitated.
If he had the chance, he would still like to leave.
Qi Chen didn't say anything, but Lu Yao understood his decision.
She stood up and said, "Let me tell you my idea. I want to implement a rotating store manager system in the store. Each person will be responsible for a week and take turns on shifts. What do you think?"
Xingzi hugged Lu Yao and said, "Okay, I like the owner the most!"
No one else had any objections, and Lu Yao felt that this should be the best solution.
System: [Congratulations to the store owner for winning the title of "Yaoguang City's Famous Master of Balance".]
Lu Yao: “…Thank you.”
Chi Qiaomimi found Lu Yao and said that the trial period was over and he also wanted to bind.
The former guards with powerful soul powers knew that some people’s souls were easy to return to the body, but the stronger the person, the deeper their obsession, and the possibility of their soul returning was very low.
Xingzi, Bai Ming, Xiao Qie and he all understood that they wanted to hold on to the warmth and home they had in front of them.
Lu Yao agreed.
The affairs in the store were almost handled. Lu Yao first bound himself to Bai Ming, and then to Xingzi a week later.
During the binding process, Lu Yao saw some of Bai Ming's memories again. When he was alive, he was an excellent, self-disciplined and somewhat cute high school student.
If he hadn't saved that person, he would have been taking the college entrance examination in two years, but unfortunately his time stopped at the age of sixteen.
When he was saving people, he never thought about dying.
After his death, he was worried that his parents could not bear his departure, so he became obsessed and strayed into the land of dreams and became Bai Ming.
Lu Yao also saw something else.
The young man with silver hair and red eyes stood in the gap between the two worlds, waiting for Bai Ming to come, possessing him, changing Bai Ming's appearance, and following him to the land of dreams.
There were goods arriving in the afternoon, so Lu Yao handed the deputy store manager's work badge to Bai Ming.
The work badge produced by the system has a special binding effect, and only by wearing the badge can the star gate be opened.
The delivery man arrived and Lu Yao took Bai Ming out.
Bai Ming stood under the eaves and felt that everywhere he looked, the colors were bright and everything looked like new.
There is a light scent of grass in the air, and the breeze blows across the skin, feeling cool and very comfortable.
Even the highest level theme park games cannot simulate this kind of realism.
Lu Yao introduced the deliveryman: "This is my shop assistant, his last name is Bai. Sometimes I'm not in the store, you can just look for him."
Bai Ming came back to his senses and looked over: "Hello."
The deliveryman was shocked and nodded repeatedly, but he was thinking in his heart, this shabby little shop usually doesn't have any customers, but it actually hired employees, it's weird!
After receiving the goods, Xingzi and Xiaoqie stopped Bai Ming who had returned and asked him what it looked like outside.
Bai Ming slightly curved his lips, with a smile in his eyes: "Very good, I want to stand in the wind forever."
Kyoko clasped her hands together, her eyes sparkling, "I can't wait!!!"
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Lu Yao went upstairs to find Qi Chen and took out the three black rings Bai Jian gave her. "Do you know what the market price of this kind of ring is?"
Qi Chen accidentally broke the glass in his hand, his voice trembling: "Where did you get so many black rings?"
Lu Yao: "The captain of the guard gave it to me."
Qi Chen was speechless for a few seconds. "The market value of the new black ring is between 200,000 and 500,000, but you'd better find someone to help you sell it, so as not to be targeted by someone with ulterior motives. You can go find Zhuang Liang."
Lu Yao had a rough idea in her mind, but she didn't plan to look for Zhuang Liang. She guessed that Zhuang Liang didn't want to see her either.
She logged into the paradise forum and spent some time to browse around. She found quite a few posts asking for rings.
Lu Yao filmed a video showing the details of the black ring and uploaded it, priced it at $300,000, and directly posted a post to ship it.
Someone soon left a message below.
"Outrageous! Three hundred thousand? Is it new?"
"New ones aren't that expensive. How is this offer any different from robbing?"
"In the past, there might have been some people who were fooled into buying it, but now there are many scammers. Who knows if it is really new? There are fewer black rings, but there are some that are cheaper than this."
"Let's go, don't be a fat sheep."
There were all kinds of complaints about the ring being fake and expensive, but no one was interested in buying it. Lu Yao just read for a while and then left.
She was not in a hurry about the ring. Last night she counted the RMB collected by the store clerks and found that there were more than 50,000 yuan, which was enough to supply the snack bar for about ten days.
She came out with her bag and walked around the shopping street. It was indeed time to decide on the location of the second store.
The world connected to the snack bar is too special and a bit dangerous, so it’s better for the new store to be separated from it.
Lu Yao quickly found a store, which was two doors away from the snack bar. It was also a store facing the river and its area was three times that of the snack bar.
Just like a snack bar, the store must first be upgraded into a special space before it can welcome customers.
Lu Yao drew the blueprint skillfully, spent 100,000 popularity points to upgrade the store, and simply decorated it.
The maintenance took twelve hours, so Lu Yao went home to prepare the tools and materials needed to open a new store.
The system saw her busying around the house sorting out nail art materials and was very puzzled: [You are not preparing anything for the store, why are you sorting out these materials? ]
Lu Yao took the time to answer while working: "These are the things you need to open a store."
The system has a bad feeling: [What kind of store are you going to open? ]
Lu Yao took out the new clue he had just obtained from his purse, pointed at the claw on the small picture and said, "Don't you think this claw is very beautiful, with long nails, and is very suitable for manicure?"
System: [… Wake up, this claw is obviously from a large beast, how could it let you do a manicure? ]
Lu Yao was determined to open a nail salon, and the system couldn't stop him.
She taught herself manicure in her freshman year, and her skills improved day by day. She had many customers and plenty of materials for manicures.
Five storage boxes are filled with a variety of nail polishes, and there is also a large box of glue for sticking diamonds, making patterns, and edging. There are also various tools, glitter, small diamond pieces, small accessories, and soft brushes. The workload is not small.
The next day, Lu Yao called a moving company, threw all the equipment for manicure into the car, and moved them all to the Lu Yao Nail Salon next to the snack bar.
The moving master saw her opening a shop on such a shabby street and asked in confusion: "How can there be business here?"
Lu Yao said seriously, "Stores in good locations are too expensive. I can't afford to rent them right after graduation. This place is cheap and the scenery is nice. The store requires reservations. Customers can make an appointment online and come directly. No problem."
The mover thought she was quite smart, so he didn't think any more about it and helped move the things into the store before leaving.
System: [The shop owner is becoming more and more skilled at lying. ]
Lu Yao: "A white lie can save you a lot of trouble."
She went to take a look at the snack bar first. The clerks were very capable and the store was well organized.
Quan Shengju and Mo Cheng discussed and decided that they would take turns preparing employee meals, and Quan Shengju was on duty on the first day.
Lu Yao also ate a bowl of noodles for breakfast.
Because there were so many guests, the third floor was also opened to the public, but the kitchen has not been put into use yet.
Lu Yao plans to sell a black ring before making any further plans. For the time being, it will only be used to receive guests.
There was no new information on the forum, so she took a quick look and exited, returning to the nail salon to continue setting up the store.
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Alexandria Continent, North District.
A golden dragon flew quickly over Emerald Town.
The breath of dragons is too terrifying. Weak humans would be frightened to death if they sensed their presence, so dragons generally do not stay in small towns inhabited by humans.
This dragon disdains to visit human towns, so this time it passed by Emerald Town in order to take a shortcut.
He paused in the air for a moment. A strange little shop appeared out of nowhere in the town, carrying the breath of time and space magic.
Forget it. I overslept and went out late anyway. Harold might take advantage of the situation and win the fight first.
The golden dragon flew away, shaking its tail.
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Lu Yao spent half a day cleaning up the store, went to a snack bar for lunch, and prepared to open for business in the afternoon.
Pushing open the shop door, there was a not very wide cobblestone road outside. There were many signs written in foreign languages hanging on the street. The strange thing was that Lu Yao could understand this kind of language.
She walked outside the store. There were people walking back and forth, and occasionally a carriage passed by. It was much more lively than the Land of Dreams.
To the left of the nail salon was a fruit stand, owned by a young lady wearing a floral headscarf. To the right was a meat stand, with a piece of meat that looked like both beef and pork on the chopping board.
Lu Yao had never seen one before, so he talked to the stall owner and found out that it was a magical beast called Pig-Ox.
She was sure that the stall owner was definitely not speaking Mandarin, and she didn't know the foreign language, but the communication was smooth.
Just like the situation in Dreamland, Lu Yao was experienced and was thinking of finding an opportunity to promote the new store, so he simply skipped over such small details.
There was also a flower shop and a bakery opposite. Lu Yao looked around and had a general understanding of this world.
The owners of the surrounding shops were also curious about Lu Yao. When they heard her taking the initiative to talk, they asked some questions. The most frequently asked question was what kind of store Lu Yao opened.
Lu Yao pointed to his own store and explained with a smile: "A nail salon is a store that specializes in providing nail services. If you need anything, you can come to the store to learn more."
Within a short time, news spread throughout Emerald Town that a strange new shop had opened in the city, which was said to provide manicure services.
But when asked specifically what nail service is, no one could tell you.
Some people said that the owner of that store was very strange, with strange clothes and a very special appearance, black hair, black eyes, and snow-white skin, like a foreigner.
Every day, there were many people gathered outside the nail salon and observed secretly, but no one dared to go into the store, so that more and more rumors about the nail salon spread, and even the neighboring town had heard of it.
That day, the golden dragon overslept again and was about to take a shortcut to fight Harold. On the way, he heard many humans discussing a small shop.
He heard the men excitedly talking about "manicure services" but didn't hear any specific explanation.
What is a nail service
The golden dragon was very curious. Halfway through its flight, it couldn't help but look back and found the small shop called "Lu Yao Nail Salon".
He circled twice in the air, transformed into a human form, and walked into the store excitedly.