Chapter 12: Grinding Time
I knocked on the door, and after more than half a minute I heard footsteps and the door opened.
The person who opened the door was a Tang Dynasty woman in her thirties, with bright lipstick and light pink eye shadow, permed curly hair, painted eyebrows, and a cheongsam, which gave her a very old-era charm.
The woman looked at the man and the cat, and asked with a wary look: "ID card!"
"What is the ID card?" Mo Zhi lowered his head and looked at Uncle Cat...
"He's a newcomer... He hasn't received his ID card yet." Uncle Cat straightened up: "I'm from the Supervision Office..."
After saying that, Uncle Cat fiddled with the cat bell and a black card fell to the ground.
Picking up Uncle Cat's black card, with the three golden characters "Inspection Office" printed on it, the woman looked at it against the light in the corridor and said in a deep voice: "The first time is free for newbies, you, five silver dollars, entrance fee.
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Damn... five silver dollars!
Five silver dollars is equivalent to five red bills in my hometown, and it's just the entrance fee. Why is the cafe here so dark... I feel a bit of pain in my heart.
Uncle Cat touched Mao Ling again nonchalantly, and a silver banknote with a face value of five fell to the ground.
The woman let the two people in first, then picked up the silver coins, checked them, put them in her pocket, and closed the door.
"Come with me!"
After saying that, the woman led one person and one cat through the corridor and entered the hall on the first floor.
There are about thirty or so seats in the hall. The huge chandelier is not bright, but feels a bit dark. The decoration is exquisite, but the seats are relatively empty - only eight or nine people are scattered around. These people are either reading newspapers or drinking coffee. There is only one person sitting there.
The three of them sat in the corner and talked in low voices.
The environment is quite quiet, similar to the coffee shop in Mo Zhi's impression.
"Drink coffee here, there is a bar and dance hall upstairs." The woman introduced.
"Let's go upstairs, let's have a cocktail." Before Mo Zhi could speak, Lao Mao replied directly.
Seeing the woman sitting alone at the bar on the first floor, Mo Zhi realized that he could just go upstairs and the other party would no longer provide guidance service...
Going upstairs along the narrow wooden stairs, there was a hollow sound under my feet. I had to step lightly and found that the melodious violin sound gradually became louder, and was mixed with more lively human voices.
Upstairs is a bar. The same exquisite solid wood tables surround the dance floor in the middle. In the corner, a violinist sits and is immersed in the music. The dim lights bring a hazy feeling to the entire bar.
There were also not many people, only three tables were occupied.
Lao Mao walked to the bar with Mo Zhi and jumped on it: "Two martinis."
When the female bartender turned around, Mu Zhi was stunned.
Long-sleeved shirt, black tie, brown suit vest... but she looks very familiar - the woman who just welcomed me and Uncle Cat into the door!
"I..." Mo Zhi was almost startled and stared at the bartender to make sure he was not dazzled.
...It is indeed the woman on the first floor, she looks exactly the same, she is a completely different person!
Even the makeup looks similar, except that the bartender’s eyeshadow in front of me is a little lighter...
The woman on the first floor obviously didn’t go upstairs!
They look the same, but wear different clothes... "Twin sisters store?" Mo Zhi thought about it.
The bartender smiled sweetly: "Would you like to add ice?"
Even the voices are the same, which makes Mo Zhi even more convinced that the other party is a twin...
"Add ice!" Uncle Cat turned around to look for an empty seat, and suddenly heard someone shouting cheerfully: "Teacher, why are you here?"
Unpredictably turned his head and saw an extremely burly man striding over. He was nearly two meters tall and had a broad build. His footsteps made a heavy sound when they landed on the floor. It seemed that he could not bear his weight...
The strong man's face was full of surprise.
The old cat was stunned for a moment, and said in an equally surprised tone, "Meow! It's you!"
"Be quiet!" the bartender reminded kindly.
"I'm sorry..." The strong man responded in a low voice, walked up to the old cat and said, "I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Bringing in new people..." The old cat's face was filled with satisfaction. He stretched out his cat paw and pointed at Mo Chou: "Nightmare, Mo Chou!" After saying that, he introduced to Mo Chou: "Ma Li, Han Xu! How about me?
The Awakened Ones of the Year.”
He is considered a "senior brother", but his figure is not "Han Xu" at all... Mu Zhi laughed in his heart.
"I have taken care of more than a dozen newcomers in Hot Spring City, and it's nothing to bump into them occasionally." Uncle Cat said proudly.
"Come and sit together..." The strong man turned to the bartender and said, "The drinks will be brought over in a minute."
Seeing the bartender nodding, Han Xu happily returned to his table with one person and one cat. There was also a Dongsi man on the table, whose figure was almost the same as Han Xu's.
Is this a basketball team party?
Unpredictable sighed, with my height of 181cm and being with them, I would probably only be able to play as a defender.
After some introduction, the Dongsi people were friends of Han Xu, and their contract title was "Brown Bear"... Andre raised his wine glass in a familiar manner, and said with a bold smile: "I didn't expect to meet the Awakening Master. It's really rare. Come on, first
A toast to my mentor!"
After speaking, Andre raised the cylindrical transparent wine bottle, took a sip, and a red cloud suddenly appeared on his face.
Blowing on the bottle... Mo Bu noticed the word "vodka" on the transparent bottle. He saw that the liquid in the bottle was missing, and he suddenly felt a little dizzy.
"Drink less, you're already half full..." Han Xu warned, picked up the wine glass, made a toast gesture to Uncle Cat, and took a sip.
"Only vodka can arouse desire and passion in men." Andre said nonchalantly.
"How are you doing now?" Uncle Cat leaned on the chair and asked Han Xu.
"Leading a construction team... is okay!" Han Xu scratched his head in embarrassment: "You know, I am suitable for this."
"His contract ability is strength." Uncle Cat smiled and explained to Mo Zhi: "It's a very common contract."
"Oh..." Mo Zhi nodded to Han Xu: "Hello, senior brother."
"Haha, I have a junior brother..." Han Xu was obviously excited: "You are still in school..."
Andre is also a straight-tempered and forthright person. The three of them and one cat chatted around the wine table. Only then did Mozhu understand the contract ability of the two of them - the contract ability of the senior brother is in terms of strength, which can instantly explode powerful
The strength can also be used continuously for a long time. After being tested by the Punisher team when awakening, the senior brother's one-time power limit is 20 horsepower, and the title given by the spirit puppet is "horsepower".
Andre also has strength, but he is completely different from his senior brother. His contract ability is to transform into a brown bear. In addition to increased strength, he also has certain resistance and excellent explosive power...
Because of his relatively strong strength, Han Xu started out as a construction worker and now has a construction team of dozens of people, living a very comfortable life...
Only then did Mozhi realize that contractors could make money by working with supernatural powers while hiding in the Ironborn society. Of course, it was work and not a crime, and it could not violate the "Heavenly Punishment".
This requires that the contract ability should be consistent with the profession... Thinking of mind reading, Mo Zhi quickly thought of several professional terms that matched his own: "psychiatrist", "detective", "police"... These professions are all corresponding.
, even in many different professions, mind reading can also play some role.
The scope of application is quite wide, but I have been assigned the role of "psychiatrist" by Luo Sheng - I majored in psychology, and Luo Sheng opened another psychological clinic...
It feels like being paved directly by your parents to enter a state-owned enterprise... I am unpredictable.
At this moment, the waiter came over with a wine tray, and the cocktail he ordered arrived. Unexpectedly turned around and glanced at the waiter...
Stunned!
There is another exactly the same woman, with the same face as the bartender and the cheongsam woman, but she is wearing the waiter's white shirt and black pants!
"Boss Lan, my mentor is here today, please sing a song for me!" Han Xu grinned at the waitress and said, "He is an official contractor."
The waiter smiled: "Official contractors also have to pay."
"No problem, no problem...I'll invite you!" Han Xu came over with a big offer.
So, the waiter sat directly with Mo Zhi and others, and waved to the violinist in the dark corner, who stood up and walked slowly to the center of the dance floor...
Another woman with the same appearance
She was dressed differently from the other three...she was wearing an evening dress!
Seeing the shock on Mu Zhi's face, the waiter smiled wildly and smiled mysteriously at Mu Zhi: "My little brother is a newcomer, so you should come to my cafe often!"
Unexpectedly turned around and looked around at the people on the table, and found that everyone was looking at him with a slight smile on his face...
"My name is Lan Siyong, and I am the owner of this coffee shop." The waiter lazily lit a cigarette and smiled at Mo Ce: "My contract ability is a clone, which can be divided into five separate individuals!"
Doppelgangers! Five doppelgangers!
Unexpectedly, I suddenly realized it, but I was still surprised...
Lan Siyong chuckled, opened his mouth and took out a puff of smoke. The light cyan mist exhaled from the vermilion lips, unable to conceal the fatal charm...
Seeing the violinist walking to the center of the ballroom, Lan Siyong smiled and said: "I have five clones, one is practicing violin and singing, one is practicing bartending skills, one is a waiter and one is at the bar of the coffee shop on the first floor.
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"I can support this store by myself..."
Unpredictable is amazed at the female boss’s imagination!
Using his own ability to be a part-time person, he works as a bartender, a waiter, and a part-time singer and violinist. This saves the labor cost of opening a store...
And it can be divided into five, which is equivalent to five times more time - each individual can think independently and learn individual skills, which is simply versatile!
If this were on Earth, one clone would concentrate on learning mathematics, another would concentrate on learning English, and the other would concentrate on learning Chinese...
The top scorer in the college entrance examination appears!
"Sister Lan..." Mo Cai suddenly realized something was wrong and asked hesitantly: "There are only four people here, couldn't you divide them into five?"
"It can be divided into five at the same time." Lan Siyong flicked the cigarette ashes and winked at Mo Cai: "Four of them will open a shop here, and the remaining one has to stay at home with her husband..."
I wiped... I was dumbfounded.
This is really a perfect balance between work and family!
But that's right... He took a deep breath, calmed down, and thought of a reasonable reason.
——If all five of Lan Siyong's clones are at home, I'm afraid her husband's health won't be able to bear it either...
This chapter has been completed!