"Oops~ I accidentally used the title over there... The store is just calling you~"
"Yeah! Everyone from the Chamber of Commerce went to help. I'm the only one here selling these crappy things. I can't see a single customer all day long. It's depressing!" The shop owner rested his head on the counter with his arms.
Looking very unhappy.
"Ah~ Is your store still a chain store?" I answered casually.
"What chain?"
"Ah, it's okay. All the stores around here are owned by your chamber of commerce?" I immediately realized that chamber of commerce and franchised suppliers are not the same concept.
"Half of it, and the other half are from other chambers of commerce, and their people have also gone to the mines. Our leader said that one person must stay here, and he must let me come, or get out if he doesn't come! Then I will be here.
Hey, let's forget it after thinking about it. Although I can't get any rewards, I can sit quite leisurely and still get my salary, which is pretty good." The shopkeeper frowned, not feeling good at all.
"Uh...Paqi, has the chamber of commerce in your world started hiring people to look after stores? Isn't this almost the same concept as our store managers? So it's okay to call it a chain store, right?" I thought quickly in my mind.
asked.
"That's right! The big chambers of commerce here all hire people to look after their stores. Only small businessmen can open their own stores. Family-style operations have long been gone." Paqi also answered in high-speed mode, but between sentences
There are some pauses, probably because I am not used to this mode yet.
"Uncle, what is going on in that mine? Is the country digging for gold? Why is it so mobilized? Ah~ I want one of these candies."
Ai Li lay on the counter, deliberately showing the deep ravine in front of the shop owner. At the same time, she also took out a lollipop from the jar on the counter. It was the kind of real lollipop that was full of sugar. She was very skillful.
And he sucked it lustfully.
"Uh...we're not digging for gold..." The shopkeeper's eyes immediately became uncomfortable, and he even swallowed quietly.
"What is that, uncle?" Ai Li twisted her body again.
"Just... dig some sulfur or something. The new chamber of commerce seems to be engaged in alchemy products. I don't know the details... In short, it is to open a new mine over the Hengduan Mountains, but it is a large-scale one.
, so we recruited everyone nearby." The shop owner's eyes were staring straight at him, unable to take his eyes away from Ai Li's body.
"Hey, I heard that the salary there is very high. Is this true?" Ai Li asked.
"Really...really! Even the most ordinary miner can get fifteen gold coins in a month! Not to mention the caravans, the more they transport, the more they earn, just like the employer's money is free of charge.
"
"This description is really...but to be honest, Ellie, is the gold in your world really as abundant as iron and so worthless? Otherwise, why would Mao really use gold coins as currency among ordinary people?" I'm here
I’m complaining about its world setting in my head.
"Sister, you know it's a setting and you're still complaining? The gold coins here are still a large amount of money. In some games, one gold coin is the same as one dollar. Isn't that even more nonsense?"
"That's right~ Wait, you said gold coins are large-denomination currency here? Why haven't I seen small-denomination currency?"
"... Of course you, a super young lady like you, who gets gold coins every time you pay and never asks for change, don't know that!" Ellie couldn't help but exit the high-speed thinking mode and rolled her eyes.
"Miss...did I say anything wrong?" Pay attention to Ai Li's expression. The store owner was a little frightened, like a boy who accidentally made his beautiful female classmate cry.
"Ah~ It's okay, I just thought why didn't we know about such a good thing earlier~ If the mine is in the Hengduan Mountains... then it should be close to the Trial Forest, right? They should also be harassed by monsters, maybe if we go there
You can make a lot of money~"
Ai Li immediately let the sweet smile return to her face, as if she really rolled her eyes out of regret just now. There was nothing unnatural about her smile, words and deeds. If I didn't know her true thoughts, I would definitely
Will believe her words. Compared with the exaggerated acting skills they usually use when tossing me, this kind of casual performance can really deceive others' trust. Ellie, you really deserve to be a deceiver~
"Sister, you think too much..." Ai Li couldn't help but complained in her mind again.
"Oh~ It's really too late for the three beautiful ladies to go over now~ Many adventurers have already gone there to try their luck, and oh, by the way, there are also many mercenaries! If we want to drive away the monsters, we must have enough manpower."
"Ah~ What a pity~~~!" Ellie tugged on her twin ponytails angrily and shook her body vigorously at the same time.
"Uh...what...if it's this young lady, maybe there's still a chance..."
The shopkeeper shook his head vigorously to take his attention away from Ellie. He turned to Pachi, looked at her whole body carefully and then said.
"Huh? You said I still have a chance, why?" Pachi tilted her head with a smile.
"It is said that the big shot in that chamber of commerce is looking for personal bodyguards, and they require strong strength and only adventurers. This lady should be a high-level magician~ An adventurer with both strength and temperament like you should be selected~"
"Ha! You mean I'm not good?"
Ai Li was a little unhappy, and she kept flirting with her for a long time, but it turned out that the other person was praising someone else.
"Ah, of course not, of course you are cute and... attractive..., but they are recruiting personal guards. With all due respect, there is no chance that a junior swordsman like you will be selected." The shop owner waved his hand vigorously.
said.
"Huh? Why am I just...well, my clothes are indeed worn by junior swordsmen."
Ai Li wanted to continue to have an attack, but suddenly understood the reason why the other party thought so, so she could only tug on her collar depressedly, making the shop owner's eyes widen again. Well, the collar of her leather vest-like dress had already
It's low enough. I don't know why this damn kid is deliberately pulling that position. Is this an addiction to giving welfare to passers-by?
"Sister~are you jealous~?" Ai Li asked angrily in her mind.
"Jealous ass, I just don't like you giving benefits to people casually like this!"
"Isn't that just jealous~ But sister, this is how I used to deal with men~ People are so slutty by nature~"
"What a slutty thing! Isn't it just to achieve some goal? If the other party wants to go to bed, you will go too!"
"Oh, that's impossible. The most I can do is provide some small benefits. If those stupid men dare to bargain with me like this, then I will be happy to let them reincarnate immediately." Ellie's voice immediately became cold and sounded cold.
Like an emotionless killer. Well... just like the earliest Stardew.
"Hey shopkeeper, you really shouldn't judge people by their appearance, you will suffer a loss~"
Having gained a psychological balance because of Ellie's words, I began to kindly persuade others again. Yes, that's right, the Virgin's behavior is related to her mood. Only when you are in a good mood can you do good things, right?
"Ah~ Did I say something wrong again? If you two are so powerful, why do you wear such basic equipment? Won't this seriously affect your battle?" The shop owner scratched his messy hair, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Ah... you mean it that way? No, what if our strength no longer requires equipment..."
"Amy~ This is how our world is~ Except for top beings like Ellie, everyone else needs corresponding equipment to show their true strength~ It is common sense in our world to judge people by their appearance~" Pachi typed in her head
Stop my words.
"Yes, sister, and my Valkyrie is completely different from the Valkyrie that most people think of! I am the legendary Valkyrie who can modify the terrain~ This kind of profession did not exist thousands of years ago.
Yes, the current Valkyries have been weakened in countless versions." Ellie continued to explain.
"Okay..." I nodded helplessly, "Shop, bring us some Quinte cakes. You should still have these, right?"
"Of course! This is the only thing left in this place. You can get as many as you want! I eat this damn stuff every day!" the shop owner said ventingly, as if he had a lot of resentment in his heart.
"Hey, I still want to taste what it tastes like. Where is it?"
"That's the bunch!"
Following the direction of the shop owner's finger, I saw an oversized square wooden box placed in the middle of the shop. It was filled with... piles... piles of stuff, including yellow ones and various colors.
It looks like undigested vomit after it has dried and hardened, and you can barely see that it was pressed into a round shape, that kind of food called quintessence.
I don't have any appetite now, and I even feel like vomiting.