Chapter Twenty-Seven: Commodity Sales
Lin Meng thought for a minute, but didn't come up with an answer.
Jubilee sighed: "Thieves' Guild. ”
"There must be a lot of guilds...... It's just that if there is a complete guild, doesn't this go against the original intention of being a thief? Then she was confused again.
"Listen, don't worry. There is a ...... between them agreement, you don't have to worry about it! Jubilee looked at the door: "Are you ready?" ”
Lin Meng cheered up and clenched her fists.
"You're staying here today, aren't you?" The girl was a little worried that she would mess things up alone.
Jubilee waved his hand and turned to walk towards the door. "Huh? Of course, do you think I'll be comfortable leaving you here alone? ”
Hearing her friend's affirmation, Lin Meng was moved to tears: "I always count on you, ...... Xi!" ”
"I'm sure if I leave, you'll do something stupid, like start giving away our stuff for free, or burn down the house."
Lin Meng reluctantly put down his hands, rubbed his arms and looked away: "You could have not said the rest of the words!" She whispered with a gloomy expression.
Jubilee stared at her, one hand on the door. The room was quiet. But the noisy buzz outside brought a very eerie atmosphere to the tense atmosphere.
"I'm sorry!" A slightly nervous voice came from the doorway.
When they looked away from each other and turned to look at the door, Jubilee seemed to whisper, "Let's ...... Do your best! ”
Lin Meng's eyes widened, put her palm on the counter, and responded happily: "Okay! ”
Jubilee took a deep breath and opened the door.
When the door opened, a crowd of adventurers in colorful clothes scrambled to enter. The cardinal wizard and a particularly tall man rushed in first, and the rest of the group rushed in from behind them.
"Get out of the way!" The wizard shouted at the man.
"Get out of the way, little brat!" The man roared in response.
"You two get out of the way!" An old man in a white robe shouted behind them and ran into them as he spoke, causing all three of them to fall to the ground. Just as Jubilee stepped aside to get out of the way, Lin Meng looked at the three of them, quite she must have seen them in the town before, and they were also members of the Adventurers' Guild?
"Good morning and welcome!" Lin Meng, who greeted the crowd, didn't know what else to do. If she could, she wanted to leave it all to Jubilee.
The others behind them came in, thankfully not stepping on the three, and then the three of them also got up and followed the first batch of the crowd straight for the potion.
"Ahh It's lovely! Said a giant woman dressed in leather and holding a giant sword.
Lin Meng was sure that even if she reached level 100, she would never be able to lift this sword herself. The giant, whom Lin Meng would call an orc at first glance, leaned forward and muttered to himself to the crystal chicken. Lin Meng felt that it was obvious that the 'orc' was a woman with good taste.
"It's just a glass chicken!" Her companion said as he agreed to the potion counter, taking a moment to glance at her.
"They're just potions, too!" The orcs responded to them in the same tone.
A man stood in the doorway, looking at the dagger. "How did they make it out of bones? I've never seen a dagger like this. ”
"Maybe it's made from a huge bone?" A whispered voice next to him said.
"That seems like a lot of tedious work!" The man said, looking at one of the bone daggers.
The woman next to her pointed and looked at the item's introduction menu: "Look! Deals Dark Damage! ”
"Huh? How do they ...... Not even magic? The man scrutinized: "...... This is really useful for the thirteenth floor......"
Lin Meng couldn't take care of all the people, looking at all kinds of items, a girl walked to the counter, held a blue glowing crystal bottle in her hand and said, "Hello! ”
Lin Meng turned his attention to her, recognizing her as the red wizard she gave the free potion a week ago, the one who always stuck his face to the window, and the one who had just quarreled and fallen at the door.
"Ahh Hello! Do you want to buy this? She asked.
The wizard placed the five bottles in her hand on the counter and nodded excitedly: "Yes!" After a day of soul regeneration, I've gone deep into the dungeon! Even the boss of the eighth floor was fought alone! ”
Lin Meng's body clenched forward fists in excitement at the same time, and the expressions and body language of the two people were almost the same.
"Really?! That's great! She looked down at the five vials of potion and thought for a moment. Nineteen each.
"That's 95 Orr!" A voice next to her said suddenly. Lin Meng smiled gently, straightened up, and looked back at the Jubilee. The wizard nodded, slapping a large silver coin on the counter. Lin Meng stared at it curiously, and Jubilee took it and pushed five small bronze coins over in turn.
"Thank you!" Lin Meng happily waved to the wizard, grabbed the five bottles of potion and the equally happy wizard, and turned to leave the store. Within two seconds, the old man in white walked over with a bottle of soul elixir and antidote potion that he had chosen. As everyone picked the item they were happy with, the checkout line quickly became long. Coins jingle in the jar under the counter, and the two assist in the work. The jars were getting fuller and fuller, more money than Lin Meng had seen in her new world in total, and people were still constantly coming in and out of the store.
At first, Jubilee seemed to do most of the work. But soon, a few minutes later, Lin Meng seemed to master the rhythm and took over the collection of money at the counter. She told Jubilee to go upstairs to the pantry to get more stuff to replenish the quick-empty shelves.
Until now, small soul potions were a big seller, and sometimes antidotes also appeared on the counter, and sometimes bone daggers appeared. When the giantess held the crystal chicken under her arm, her eyes gleamed with great pride, and the two of them talked about the topic of this craft together until Jubilee came back to interrupt Lin Meng and point to a long list of anxious faces in the room.
[Commercial: 2] {Give & Receive}
A few hours had passed, and it was now just past evening. Lin Meng looked at the man in gray who was standing there with his arms crossed, and looked at the person who seemed to be their last customer today, his face was still a little excited.
"I'll give you forty!" He made the offer.
Lin Meng raised one finger and pointed at the bone dagger with the other: "No!" 49 Orr! ”
"42 no."
The girl rubbed the back of her head and smiled softly: "It's going to cost 49 Orr!" ”
The man's eyes widened and he muttered excitedly.
An equally excited voice came from the other end of the room: "This is not a bazaar!" There are no rules for bargaining! ”
He glanced annoyed at Jubilee, who was standing there with his hands on his hips. He muttered something under his breath, slapped the last seven coins on the counter, and left with the dagger.
Sold: 1x [Bone Dagger] (Normal)
Obtain:
{ 49 } Orr!
"Welcome back!" Behind him were Lin Meng's gentle words, waving goodbye to those who did not respond to the muttering. Looking around at what looked like a ransacked store, she closed the door and leaned against it, a feeling of exhaustion immediately flooding over her body.
It's getting late. Time passed quickly, and Lin Meng could hardly remember what happened in a day, as if she was dreaming. She opened her eyes and looked around the store and the almost empty shelves, it was clear that she had survived today, and it had been more than ten hours now.
A pile of coins jingled and made a pleasant sound that woke her from her groggy exhaustion. Lin Meng raised his head and looked at Jubilee, who was putting a pile of coins on the counter and sorting them out.
"Jubilee~" the girl cried softly.
"What?"
"I'm tired~" she sighed: "It's harder to sell things than to go into the dungeon." ”
Jubilee tilted his head to look at her, "Well, yes, because you haven't done anything useful in the dungeon since the beginning!" He then turned his gaze back to sort the coins and added, "You did a great job today." ”
She closed her eyes, her face beaming with pride, her fingers running over the wet cover of the spellbook on her lap. She took it downstairs with her, hoping to read it in her free time when no one came. But today there does not seem to be such an opportunity. From the time it opened to the time it just closed, the store was packed. She looked around. The floors she had cleaned before had become dirty, including where she was sitting now, and the shelves that had been working for a week were now almost empty.
Almost all of their potions were sold, even the antidote, and the daggers were the same. It's just that when she saw that most of the crystal chickens she made were still there, Lin Meng narrowed her eyes in displeasure and sighed: "Some people just can't appreciate the real works of art. ”
"What?" Jubilee asked.
"Can we have something to eat?" Lin Meng propped himself up with trembling legs: "I'm starving." ”
"Okay!" Jubilee put a coin back and responded, "We have a lot of work to do after that!" ”
Lin Meng immediately understood: "Yes! And the ...... work."
"We also need to prepare for tomorrow. We needed to clean the whole store again and the floor was dirty too. The girl said in frustration, "We have a lot of loot to deal with!" Finally, her legs went limp, and she leaned against the counter and fell to her knees: "In addition, the shelves need to be replenished." This means that you also need to make more bottles. ”
Lin Meng returned to the position by the door, next to Jubilee.
"We need to decide where we want to put this money. I recommend putting most of them into guilds. One of the benefits of joining a guild is that they have institutions like banks! Jubilee explained.
"I'm hungry."
Jubilee sighed and turned to look out the window: "Look, we still need to work for a few more hours. But...... Considering your shit data, can you really hold up? ”
Lin Meng replied tiredly: "I'll do my best!" ”
"Look! Here you go! Jubilee handed her a coin, a silver coin, like the one the wizard paid for the potion at the beginning of the day: "This is worth 100 orre." ”
Although he had seen dozens of them today, Lin Meng's eyes were still wide-eyed.
"Is this for me?" She excitedly took the coin. 100 Orr?! She had never had so much money......
(Lin Meng) gets:[{ 100 } Orr]
Jubilee stared at her for a second, then returned to the mountain of coins next to her: "That's not all, stupid! We made more today and will do the math once I'm done sorting. The street food bar should be open for another half hour. Find something to eat. "Jubilee turned back to the coin." I'm tired of bread and dried fruit, so maybe see if you can get something more interesting. ”
The temptation of good food is more exciting for her than the temptation to make more money. Lin Meng stood up excitedly, grabbed her bag after bypassing the counter: "Okay, I'll be back in a while!" ”
"Uh-huh, don't do anything stupid."
"I won't!" Lin Meng smiled and said, full of expectation and joy for a hearty meal. She clenched her trembling fists and decided to find them something to eat first, and then help Jubilee finish the rest of the work and meet the challenges of the new day!
She opened the door and stepped outside.
A cool air blew through her body, caressing her cheeks with a damp chill. But she felt much warmer now, because she was wearing a new robe, and even though she could feel a little cold through the fabric, it was much better than her old clothes. With excitement, Lin Meng turned right and walked towards the front square.
Another gust of wind passed by her, and the girl couldn't help but turn her head and look back at the gate of the dungeon in the center of the square, feeling still eerie.
At this point in time, there were almost no people on the streets, and she stared at the dungeon, not knowing why. But something caught her eye. What's ...... A faint voice, coming from behind? Well...... Lin Meng knew what it was.
"Oh, look at you!" A voice popped up.
Lin Meng woke up from her wandering thoughts, stared at the old woman standing in front of her suspiciously for a moment, and then recognized her as the old woman in the potion shop that took her to in Jubilee. Donata! Like an alchemist!
"Looks like you don't want to be an adventurer!" The old woman said with a strange smile, "You have caused a sensation...... These are all very interesting commodities that you have? ”
Lin Meng stared at her curiously, and then showed a bright smile: "Ah! Hello! Thanks, you scared me out just now! ”
Donata narrowed her eyes and glared at the girl, "Oh, you know it's been a slow day, so I have a lot of time to think. ”
Lin Meng tilted his head and responded without any defense: "Yes! A long, tiring day! The girl approached the old woman and said, "Will you teach me alchemy in the future?" ”
A dog, or some kind of dog-sounding creature, barks in the distance. Soon the only voice that could be heard in this quiet street was broken by a shrill whisper: "Don't fool me, girl! ”
Lin Meng staggered back, a hand caressing her tingling, flushed cheek, and looking at the old woman in shock and confusion through her moist eyes.
"Teach you alchemy?! I don't know what you are, but! "Warnings sound! Footage of her battle followed. Lin Meng's eyes widened, and she realized in horror that the angry old woman was about to see her pitiful health value, and the value of her soul.
She needs to resist. Time seemed to slow down, and Donata glared viciously as she began to turn her head to the right, turning to the battle menu pop-up hanging beside them.
When she realized that she needed to protect her secret at this moment, she needed to protect her secret and the secret of Jubilee, Lin Meng felt such despair. She's too weak! What will be done in the Jubilee?
Her fingers clenched tightly together, her mouth let out a silent cry, her fist flew out with a loud thud, and she struck the old woman in the face with what little strength she had left in her weak body.
The bent old woman stumbled to the ground, and before the blood could be wiped off her face, she quickly opened the battle pop-up window that was being updated. Donata fell to the ground and looked up at her, "How dare you resist!" ”
Lin Meng clenched her fists, she was no longer Lin Meng now. She must now become a stronger person, a colder person, a braver person. This is the advice that Jubilee gave her! Is the old woman trying to threaten her? Threatening them? She had to get out of here before things escalated. What will be done in the Jubilee? What will the Jubilee say?
Lin Meng narrowed her eyes and stepped on the old woman's chest, pressing her deep into the dirt.
"Shut up, fuck!" Lin Meng pretended to be strong and shouted, imitating as much of Jubilee Nian's words and deeds as she could, she pointed at the old alchemist under her with a trembling arm: "If you force me again, I will gouge out your eyes, refine them into poison, and pour them into your ass!" She screamed at the alchemist, her own nails digging deep into her palms, her eyes filled with a feigned malice that was alien to her.
The streets were quiet, except for the sound of the fountain dripping behind the underground gates, the sound of the water splashing tonight seemed to be unusually loud, and it could be heard from so far away.
Lin Meng took a heavy breath and looked away from Donata, continuing to run away briskly before the old woman heard her cry.
Lin Meng ran to an alley in one breath, leaned against the wall and cried in fear.
Five minutes later, after she had calmed down, she sneaked a peek out of the alley for a moment and walked briskly towards the square. Despite the tremors of fear all over her body, she was determined to buy something good for her friends and herself. There's still a lot of work to be done, and the nights are still long. She looked up at the darkened sky and saw that thick clouds were beginning to gather. A storm was brewing above her.
Rumbling thunder swept overhead, and outside it was not only raining, but it was pouring rain from the sky and seeping through the thin and fragile walls of the crumbling house.
Lin Meng trembled and wrapped her arms around herself, glad that her current clothes had real sleeves and a place to live.
Looking back, she stared at the Jubilee that was being cleaned in earnest. It's been about two hours now, they've closed the store, and Lin Meng has returned from her intense shopping trip.
She smiled faintly and shifted her gaze to the two empty bowls on the counter. She managed to find a tavern, add a few more Orr, make two bowls of hot stew, and even managed to convince them to let her take the bowl home with her. Takeaway doesn't have much of a concept here. Maybe this could be an interesting way to make money in the future, but for now, it's important that they get real food. Delicious hot food. They ate together as usual, but today, the two of them were separated by the counter.
It was her first truly satisfying meal in this otherworld.
She sat back in the place she had just cleaned, back to the pile of blue mushroom hats they had bought during the day, and resumed her work, listening to the pouring rain outside, so forcefully that it seemed to be trying to purify the world. She did not tell Jubilee about her encounter with the alchemist. She wasn't sure if she should say it or not. Obviously, it would be wise to tell him honestly. But on the other hand...
She wasn't sure if she was doing something wrong? She hit the old woman and threatened her. But then again, this woman did the same thing to her more or less. This is a dangerous situation, and if Alchemist Donata sees her menu pop-up, it will be a real problem. Wondering if she didn't introduce too much Jubilee into her actions.
She sighed, grabbed a mushroom hat, and got back to work to make more powder for Lin Meng's potion. Thankfully, she still has moonwater left upstairs. At the time of the last Full Moon, she made more, and although it quickly lost its potency, the full strength of the Moon Water would remain for a while if kept in the dark.
A thunderclap shook the heavens and the earth, and Lin Meng couldn't help but exclaim in fright.
After an accident at the fountain, she's not sure if it's a good idea to make moon water in the rain? What if the rain itself is "moonshine watered"? It seeps into everything. Lin Meng thinks that this time she would rather be safer. She also wondered what would happen if she tried to make moon water in the lake? Maybe it's better not to do anything stupid.
"It's great that we can buy mushroom hats now, then we can get anything to make potions without even leaving!" She put a finger stained with some blue mushroom powder to her lips, and her tongue seemed to sting a little.
"Yes, it's much more convenient!" Jubilee responded approvingly, who had just finished cleaning the last corner of the store: "Listen. Today we made a lot of money! ”
"We did it?" Lin Meng was not too shocked.
"Yes! Now basically everything is gone! ”
"Obviously I made so many potions last week, we should have some in the storage room upstairs! With these new ones, we should be enough. I can also make a few more daggers and they look very popular! Lin Meng suggested.
Jubilee leaned the broom against the wall. "yes, we have a few low-level adventurer customers, but I've also seen people from the Thieves' Guild buy one."
"Huh?" Lin Meng was a little curious: "Thieves' Guild? ”
Seeing her worried expression, Jubilee waved her hand to interrupt her: "Don't worry. They're just interested in the new store! Jubilee explains: "The dagger happens to be their favorite weapon. ”
Jubilee grabbed two empty bowls: "Besides, this thing is not expensive." The matching cape is also handsome......"