Magic is really fun.
After Si Jin and Harold left, there were no new customers in the store. Lu Yao opened the first page of the magic book and was completely immersed in it.
This magic book is just as Si Jin said, the content included is huge and rich, the classification is clear, and it is easy to understand at a glance.
Lu Yao first found the shrinking magic circle used by Harold through the catalog. Next to it was a diagram of how to draw the magic circle step by step, and there were small print explaining the construction principles of the magic circle.
Although it was only the second time he read this kind of book, Lu Yao found the content very easy to understand.
For her, it is difficult to blindly draw the magic circle, but after knowing the construction principles and basic formations, it is not difficult to try to draw the magic circle.
In order to experiment with the effects of the magic circle, she went to the fruit stall and bought some kinds of fruits.
There are many strange varieties of fruits in the other world, such as the snake fruit that really looks like a snake, the crying face fruit that will cry loudly when pinched, and the meat fruit that exudes the aroma of braised pork... Although Lu Yao was curious, he finally only bought the most common apples, green pears and grapes.
Back in the store, Lu Yao first used an apple to experiment with shrinking the magic circle, but failed three times.
After repeated adjustments, on the seventh time, the shrinking formation she drew shrunk the apple by one circle, and on the eighth time, it shrunk the apple to the size of a grape.
After his first success, Lu Yao tried again and again, as if he had found a new and interesting toy.
A bag of apples and pears were all used as experimental subjects. Some were shrunk to the size of grapes, while others were only the size of grape seeds.
Lu Yao soon discovered that the extent to which an object could be shrunk depended on the amount of magic power injected into it.
The more magic power you inject, the smaller the item can be shrunk.
The next page of the magic circle is the magic circle of enlargement. Its formation is the opposite of the formation of reduction. Once you learn the formation of reduction, it will be very easy to learn the formation of enlargement.
Lu Yao tried to draw a magnifying magic circle on the grapes and slowly and steadily injected magic power. The second time he did it, he was able to enlarge the grapes to the size of an apple.
At the end of this section, we also teach you how to restore objects to their original size.
Lu Yao tried it on apples, pears and grapes and restored them to their original state.
This magic book is simply a treasure. It is more practical than the one rewarded by the system and very easy to learn. Lu Yao likes it very much.
She slowly flipped back to the chapter on potion recipes.
The first chapter is divided into ten sections, which include common medicinal materials distributed in the continent of Alexandria, plants, crystals, and monsters that can be used as medicine. It introduces their distribution areas, growth environments, habits, effects after being used as medicine, and common combinations.
Lu Yao glanced through the book and turned to the second chapter, where a practical medicine recipe appeared.
Suddenly, Lu Yao frowned slightly, flipped through the magic book quickly, read ten lines at a glance, with confusion in his eyes.
She picked up a bottle of Dragon-specific nail glue from the table, turned to the recipe page, and compared it with some of the herbs in the book. They had the same names.
Is it a coincidence
Or can you just collect the materials according to the recipe and make this glue
Lu Yao was too curious. There seemed to be a herbal medicine store in Emerald Town. Lixiu mentioned it that day.
There are five bottles of glue in this set, and each bottle has different usage and effects. Lu Yao copied down five recipes and went to the herbal medicine store to buy the materials.
The herbal medicine store in Emerald Town was too small, so she only bought half of the more common materials, and she didn't know the amount and production method of these special glues.
Even though I was extremely curious, I had to put it aside for the time being.
The table was filled with materials, and fruits used for the experiment were rolling everywhere. Lu Yao rubbed his eyes. He was too focused at the beginning, and only felt tired when he relaxed.
The cell phone suddenly rang several times in succession, and Lu Yao leaned over to pick it up.
[Yaoyao, your skills have improved again!!! The two new manicures in your circle of friends are simply divine! ]
[I love it so much, I must have it immediately! ]
[Are you free today? I want to come over and make it right away. I want the black one with gemstones. It really appeals to me! I want it no matter how expensive it is!!!]
It’s Shen Sisi.
Si Jin and Harold’s manicures were so beautiful that Lu Yao was very proud of them and shared two pictures on his Moments.
Shen Sisi couldn't help herself when she saw it, and she immediately took a fancy to the most expensive one.
However, this time Lu Yao is going to reject her.
Lu Yao: [Thank you, baby. But we can’t make this model for the time being.]
Shen Sisi: [!!! Why? Is it expensive? Money is not a problem. Even if you offer a five-digit price, I can accept it. I want to have it right away!]
Shen Sisi was extremely excited. It had been a long time since she had seen such heart-warming manicures.
The black and silver shading is natural and even, which is Lu Yao's usual level. The most outstanding thing is the gem fragments used for embellishment. The color matching, composition and texture are perfect. It looks like the real thing, without a trace of plastic feeling. It is simply her dream armor.
Lu Yao has always had great skills in taking pictures, and his hands for doing nails are also amazing, long and slender, with distinct finger bones.
When Shen Sisi saw this, she felt that her manicure would be as beautiful as the one in the picture, and she couldn't wait to have it.
Lu Yao: [It’s not about the price. This is a custom-made manicure. The gemstones inlaid on the nails are materials brought by the customer himself, and they are all pre-polished colored gemstones.]
After hearing this, Shen Sisi understood.
The difficulty lies not in decorating nails with gems, but in collecting gems of so many colors and stable quality, and then polishing them into suitable shapes.
Each stone has a different hardness and density, and it is extremely difficult to make it large enough to fit on a nail and cut it so perfectly that it can refract light at almost every angle.
Shen Sisi was unwilling to give up. She saved the picture and enlarged it, and clearly saw that the gems on the nails had countless facets. There were a few amethysts almost the size of dust embedded on the little finger. When she enlarged it to the maximum, she could see countless tiny facets on the surface of the crystal. It was too delicate.
She knew that Lu Yao was not lying. This manicure was not only made of real gems, but also of extremely high-quality rare gems. It would be very difficult to own the same one.
But after seeing this one, other styles no longer caught her eye.
Shen Sisi didn't know at this time that soon Lu Yao would recommend all kinds of magical nail art to her every day, and almost every one of them would be her dream nail that she loved and rarely saw.
After coaxing Shen Sisi away, the sun was setting and there were no customers in the store. Lu Yao was about to close the store and go to the snack bar to check.
Before going over, she took a gold coin and went to the meat stall next door to buy half a piece of monster meat, and also bought a small amount of potatoes, tomatoes, green peppers and other vegetables from another world, and also bought a basket of fruit.
After being moved into the store, it is transferred to the warehouse and then taken out at the snack bar.
She wanted to try ingredients from another world and then seek advice from the snack bar staff to see if it was possible to purchase the ingredients from here.
Lu Yao had tried to bring the fruits and specialties of the Alexandria continent to her world before, but outside, the things in the warehouse were like being trapped in a panel on the game interface. One could only see the quantity and type, and could not take them out naturally like in a store.
The system's explanation is that this world has never opened up the alien space, is not protected by system rules, and cannot capture energy from other spaces.
Simply put, the worlds connected by the star gate are one-way.
Unless her world also has a different dimension, she can transfer and exchange items with other worlds like in other worlds.
Lu Yao also tried not to put them in the warehouse, but to bring the ingredients from Alexandria Continent back to his own world directly through the door of the nail salon, but every time he opened the door, the streets of Emerald Town were outside.
This is also the inherent rule of the system. She must have a star gate in her own world to bring things from other worlds back to this world.
Back at the snack bar, the shop assistants on the first floor saw Lu Yao and immediately came up to him, "Shopkeeper."
Lu Yao nodded and asked about the daily situation in the store.
After Dream Country implemented the policy of zoned occupancy in Area A, there are still many guests coming to the store every day, but no one is fighting outside anymore.
Currently, the residents of Area B are being exchanged with those of Area A, and even the park has been replaced.
However, the 99th floor paradise is special. The paradise guarded by the chief guard cannot be easily moved. The chief guard, Qing and other NPCs of the paradise are still here, coming to eat from time to time.
Lu Yao walked upstairs while listening to Bai Ming's report. There were many customers drinking coffee and eating snacks on the second floor. Qi Chen and Xiao Qie greeted her and turned around to continue their work.
The kitchens on the first and second floors were occupied, leaving only the kitchen on the third floor vacant. Lu Yao was preparing to cook the meat and vegetables he brought back from Alexandria Continent on the third floor.
Bai Ming looked at the ingredients Lu Yao took out curiously, "These things... look so weird."
Everything looked familiar, but not entirely familiar to him.
Lu Yao: "It looks a bit strange, but I heard it tastes pretty good."
Bai Ming was surprised: "Do you want to eat?"
Lu Yao nodded.
She asked the stall owner, and he said that the way to eat these things is actually the same as here, the meat and vegetables can be eaten after they are cooked, and the fruits can be eaten directly after washing.
She first took the monster meat that interested her the most and cut off a large piece of fat and lean meat.
I was going to blanch the meat with scallions and ginger to remove the fishy smell, but the meat was very bright in color and smelled faintly of milk. Lu Yao hesitated for a moment and decided to stir-fry it directly, as he also happened to have the giant green peppers he bought from Alexandria.
The monster meat is cut into half-centimeter thick slices. The texture inside the meat is like marble, and the ratio of fat to lean meat is almost five to five.
After cutting it open, the milky aroma becomes more pronounced.
The green pepper flesh is very thick, and when you cut it, the juice bursts out, and the refreshing sweetness immediately spreads in the air.
Lu Yao took a piece and tasted it. It was crispy and sweet and could be eaten as fruit.
Bai Ming originally thought that these ingredients were strange, but when he saw Lu Yao eating them raw, he became a little curious.
Lu Yao handed him a piece. Bai Ming took it and took a careful bite. He was extremely surprised: "So sweet."
Lu Yao started to stir-fry the meat, poured a little oil into the pan to lubricate it, and then directly poured in the monster meat.
As soon as the meat is put into the pot, the rich meat aroma hits your nose. When the green peppers are added, the whole third floor is filled with fragrance.
There was not enough space downstairs and there were already some guests on the third floor, including a table of guests who were the guards of the park in Area B who had just moved in.
When a few people saw Lu Yao coming up, they paid attention. Could he be the owner
She may look unfamiliar, but she can go straight into the kitchen and her cooking skills are very skillful.
When the aroma of stir-fried pork with green peppers filled the entire floor and wafted along the corridor, they were sure that this must be the owner.
I heard that the owner’s dishes are the best, and the aroma is really tempting.
The guests on the third floor focused their attention on the kitchen and swallowed uncontrollably.
When the fire was turned off, Lu Yao couldn't help it anymore. He scooped a spoonful into a small bowl, picked it up, blew on it, and put it directly into his mouth.
After being fried, the monster meat will actually expand and become soft and elastic like jelly.
When you poke it with chopsticks, fat sizzles out. It is soft and not greasy when you put it in your mouth. It melts in your mouth with a sip, and then the mellow fat aroma and a peculiar milky taste emerge, which is very special.
Lu Yao ate three pieces in a row and couldn’t stop.
Bai Ming was also surprised after tasting it, "This meat... is so delicious!"
She divided it into two plates and asked Bai Ming to send them downstairs for other employees to taste.
A man walked out from the guard at the table on the third floor, stopped at the kitchen window, and asked, "Owner, can I have a taste?"
Lu Yao looked up and found that the guests on the third floor were all looking at this side.
She didn't cook a lot, but there was still some in the pot, so she simply made some for a tasting.
There was a piece of meat and a piece of green pepper in the palm-sized box. Lu Yao said, "We're trying out new products. The portions are small. If you don't mind, you can come and queue up."
Bai Ming sent the meat downstairs, and when he came back up, he saw people lining up at the kitchen window on the third floor. He came over to help distribute the samples, and Lu Yao took time off to fry two more pots.
"The meat is not greasy at all and has a milky flavor. It's so delicious." The guard who got the sample package first could not hide his excitement.
My companion nodded repeatedly: "I like this meat! Owner, are you going to have new ones in the store?"
Other guests who tried the food were equally excited.
"It's gone before I even have a taste of it, ahhhh, this is too little!"
"What delicious meat! I can eat a whole pot with rice!"
“I just want to know when the new products will be available?”
The ingredients from Alexandria Continent were unanimously recognized by the snack bar staff and customers. Lu Yao felt relieved and prepared to make a list and purchase directly in the future.
During this time, Mo Cheng and Quan Shengju were in the kitchen on the first floor. Lu Yao thought that the kitchen on the third floor could be opened, so he moved Mo Cheng and Yu Cai to the third floor, with Mo Cheng responsible for cooking and Yu Cai responsible for greeting guests.
The first floor has Xingzi, Bai Ming, and Quan Shengju, the second floor has Xiaoqie, Qi Chen, and Chi, and the third floor has Mo Cheng and Yu Cai. We will send someone to recruit them later.
Just now, seeing the customers queuing up spontaneously at the window, Lu Yao thought of making boxed lunches on the third floor. Some of the ingredients can be purchased from Alexandria Continent, and the daily dishes can be ordered in advance and sold at the window at noon and in the evening. It is simple and fast.
After closing the store in the afternoon, Lu Yao told the store clerks about this idea. Mo Cheng and Yu Cai were very happy, as if they had finally found their belonging.
In the evening, Lu Yao spent some popularity points to upgrade the snack bar.
She drew new blueprints, built a new staircase from the side of the snack bar, and opened a new door on the second and third floors.
Guests can go upstairs directly from outside without having to squeeze through the narrow stairs on the first floor of the store.
When we came out of the snack bar, it was already dark.
Lu Yao slowly returned to his residence and remembered to log into the Paradise Forum before going to bed.
There was actually a private message in the mailbox expressing purchasing intention.
An account that was only level one like her asked her how to trade, he wanted to buy the black ring.
After Lu Yao replied, the other party was actually online and immediately replied to her: "I want to meet in person. Where do you live? I can come to your city and do the transaction in cash in person."
Lu Yao thought about it and felt that one million was not a small sum of money and that a face-to-face payment was acceptable, so he gave an address.
The other side actually replied: "What a coincidence, I am also in this city."
Since the buyer was also from Yaoguang City, Lu Yao agreed with him on the meeting place and time, and then left the forum.
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Alexandria Continent, Dragon Valley.
The weather was great and during lunch break, the baby dragons lazily lay on the hillside basking in the sun.
Teacher Mu Xin was sitting under a tree and was about to take a rest when he suddenly felt his eyelids twitching and immediately became alert.
By the way, that little bastard Harold hasn't been here for a while.
According to the previous frequency, he should be here soon. Could it be today
Suddenly, in the distance, the cry of a young dragon was heard.
Mu Xin felt a headache. There was no doubt that it was Harold who came.
This guy has always been resentful about being kicked out of Dragon Valley. He comes back every now and then to cause trouble, bully his peers, and annoy her as his teacher.
Harold was not yet an adult, and the dragon clan did owe him something by making him leave Dragon Valley early, but that was not a reason for him to keep acting up.
Mu Xin made up her mind last time that if Harold came to Dragon Valley again, she would definitely teach this unruly little black dragon a lesson.
She sighed and stood up, transformed into dragon form, and flew towards the hillside.
On the hillside, Harold stood on a big rock, with the back of his hand facing the sun, moving his fingers like he was playing the piano. The gems on his nails reflected different lights, blinding the dragon's eyes.
The dragon cubs lay on the ground, whimpering, but they couldn't take their eyes off Harold's fingers.
Harold was so proud that he laughed out loud.
These dragons must be envious of his beautiful manicures and crying with jealousy.
When Mu Xin flew over, he saw Harold moving around among the little dragons like a bully, and was a little confused.
Not using dragon form today
The dragon's human form was far less violent than his dragon form, but the fact that he bullied the little dragon cubs didn't change, so she still had to teach him a lesson.
When he flew closer, Mu Xin finally saw clearly how Harold bullied the young dragon. This guy raised a pair of claws and kept waving them in front of the young dragon. The black tips of his claws were covered with gems, like a colorful galaxy flowing in the night, shining brightly in the sun.
Si Jin stood aside, too lazy to persuade him anymore.
If he had known that Hadro was here to show off, he would not have come and would have gone home to pick out gems.
To be honest, he was almost going crazy with jealousy.
Harold's paws were so beautiful in the sun, so dazzling that they refracted different colors of light at every angle, brighter than the rainbow light of stars.
He must go back and get a new set of manicure that is even more sparkly than Harold's!
Teacher Mu Xin landed on a rock, his huge dragon body blocking the sun, and his shadow enveloped the little dragon on the uphill slope, "Harold, you're here again. The teacher said last time that if you come to Dragon Valley again, I won't be polite to you."
Harold put his hands behind his back and took three steps back. "Teacher's words are so hurtful. I just happened to be passing by and came in to take a look. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Anyway, he has shown off enough, he won’t fight with the teacher, so don’t damage his nails.
Si Jin rolled his eyes, resigned himself to following Harold and preparing to leave.
Suddenly, a little red dragon in the dragon group stood up and took two steps towards Harold. "Harold, wait a moment."
Harold turned around: "What's the matter?"
The little red dragon was a little embarrassed. He flapped his wings gently, lowered his head and pinched his claws. After a long while, he spoke: "I want to ask, why are your claws so shiny?"
This question expressed the thoughts of countless young dragons. When Teacher Mu Xin heard it, he leaned forward calmly, wanting to hear it more clearly.
No dragon could resist such sparkling light, it simply touched their hearts!
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The next morning, Lu Yao slept until eight o'clock, washed up, and went to the city center with the ring.
Coincidentally, the customer who wanted to buy a ring made an appointment to meet at the teahouse where Lu Yao, Zhuang Liang and Qi Jue had had tea together last time.
Lu Yao arrived five minutes earlier than the agreed time. When she stepped into the private room, she saw a familiar figure. She walked over and said, "Mr. Shen, Mr. Zhuang."
The buyer of the ring was named Shen, he was about thirty years old, wearing a gray suit, thin and cold, and looked a little haggard.
Sitting with him was Zhuang Liang, who had lost a lot of weight and whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Zhuang Liang saw Lu Yao's subconscious action was to stand up. After being glanced at by Shen Pingjin, he reluctantly sat down again, his voice trembling: "Miss Lu."
Shen Pingjin raised his eyebrows, "Know him?"
Zhuang Liang stammered, "Forget it, let's do it."
He should have thought of it earlier. He knew Lu Yao, a player in the Novice Paradise who dared to offer a price of one million and lived in Yaoguang City.
The last time he came back from the snack bar, he was sick for a long time.
Qi Jue came to see him halfway and said that the snack bar had appeared again.
After hearing this, Zhuang Liang felt even worse than before and closed the door to visitors for a long time.
The Shen family is quite powerful in Yaoguang City. If he had not been unable to refuse, he would not have wanted to come out.
I never expected to run into Lu Yao, this ancestor, again. For a moment, I had no thoughts in my mind.
Lu Yao took out the ring from his bag, pushed it to the middle of the table, and got straight to the point: "You guys take a look first? If there's no problem, I'll pay and deliver it. I still have to go to work later."
She was very generous and didn't worry at all about the ring being stolen.
If there is a problem during the transaction, the captain of the guard will solve everything on your behalf, and then it will no longer be a transaction worth one million.
This is also the reason why she agreed to meet in person.
At Shen Pingjin's signal, Zhuang Liang picked up the ring, took a look at it, put it down, and nodded, "It is indeed a new ring, it has never been used."
But I was puzzled. Isn't this the one Lu Yao used last time? Why did she have a new one? Did she have many rings like this
Zhuang Liang didn't dare to think about it any further and sat aside feeling very anxious.
Shen Pingjin was straightforward. When he heard that it was a new ring, he took out two black suitcases from under the table and opened them, revealing a bright red box. "One million. Miss Lu, can you count them?"
Lu Yao left with two boxes of money. Shen Pingjin played with the ring in his hand and looked at Zhuang Liang with a hint of amusement in his eyes, "Mr. Zhuang is very afraid of this Miss Lu."
Zhuang Liang nodded without hesitation, but he was unwilling to say more. He stood up and said, "Mr. Shen is lucky. He got what he wanted. Now that the matter is done, I will leave first."