On a cold day when it was snowing, I met a little girl who was wearing thin clothes.

Nance asked softly, "How much is a flower?" ”

"It's only 18p a flower." The little girl took out a yellow rose from the flower basket and timidly handed it to him, "This kind of yellow rose is very rare to see in the wild, and my mother has only found four after two days of searching, and if she can't sell it, she will wilt......"

What a pitiful tone.

Nance reached for his wallet and looked at it carefully as he opened it.

The monetary system of the Black Gold Empire was based on two units: pennies and pounds.

A penny can buy almost 1 egg, and 100p is equal to 1 black gold pound, which is the living expenses of a family of three for a day.

18 pence a flower is not expensive.

Due to natural disasters, most of the earth's surface has become barren, and there are mutated beasts in the wild. Even if all the grain is still lacking in the land that can be planted, how can you care about planting flowers.

Nance counted her savings.

A total of 726 pence.

Today is the 28th, there are still 8 days before the payroll, and the daily food cost is 60 pence...... After careful calculation, it is not a big problem to consume a flower.

Nance exhaled, took out a 50p note and handed it to the little girl, "Give me one." ”

I don't know what I'm going to spend it for.

But just buy it.

The little girl wrapped the flowers in an old newspaper and stretched out a small hand to him: "Sir, you will be lucky today." ”

After saying this, the corners of her mouth rose, and a simple green smile appeared on the face of the little flower that was red from the cold.

"Won't you be lucky tomorrow?" Nance asked amusedly.

The little girl replied a little mischievously: "I will also come to Little Jasmine tomorrow to buy flowers, and I can continue to be lucky." ”

Cute love.

"Okay, I remember you, little Jasmine." Nance smiled and took the rose from her little hand.

【Mutant Rose】

A line of underlined gray font appeared in front of him.

Is this a pre-loaded feature?

It seems that the database has been opened before, so can you click in to view it?

With the mentality of giving it a try, Nance clicked on the words with his mind.

[The mutant mutant of the ordinary rose after being eroded by natural disasters, directly soaked in water and taken with the effect of sedative, is the basic potion raw material after being dried and ground into powder. 】

The text is accompanied by a link at the end.

Nance clicked in.

A barrage of potion recipes spread out before his eyes.

[Mutant Rose*1g + Poppy Liquid*2ml=Dream Dew]

[Mutant Rose*1g+Poppy*2ml+Bat Tooth*1g=Chaos Nightmare]

[Mutant Rose*2g+Bat Tooth*2g+Absinthe*1g=Night Forever]

……

Look at it in one go.

There are nearly 100 recipes, and the name of each ingredient and potion is underlined, and you can see the detailed introduction, where to obtain it, and how to make it.

There are three font colors: gray, green, and blue, which represent the three material grades of low-order, medium-order, and high-end, respectively.

Nance studied it for a while, exited the interface, and saw the two most conspicuous lines of words on the main panel.

【Destruction Engine (not activated)】

Daemon Engine (Inactive)

Neither option clicked, and there was no indication of how to activate it.

After researching for a while, he found that the subsequent functions could only be activated after the engine was activated.

It seems a bit of a hassle, but it's nice to have a cheat...... Nance comforted herself and looked at the little girl: "Little Mo...... What about people? ”

It's empty.

What kind of poor little girl selling flowers.

"You haven't found the money yet—"

An angry roar rang out in the square.

The people nearby subconsciously looked over, and then turned their eyes back to normal.

Couples continue to whisper, teenagers who look like students discuss new rock records, two company employees work on papers over paper cups of coffee on a bench; In a city like Shin-Yokohama, no one cares about a stranger who has been cheated out of money.

As soon as I went out, I bought a lesson......

Nance hid her wallet and reluctantly walked towards the shop at the edge of the square.

32 pence.

Money for one meal.

It's not a big deal, and it's useless to dwell on it, just pay more attention to it in the future.

Now the first thing to do is to fill your stomach.

Arriving at a bread stand, Nance asked for a lemon crisp and a small cream cake, plus a cup of coffee.

Total 26p.

The cream cake and lemon crisp were served first, and the owner fiddled with the coffee machine at the counter.

Nance ate the cream cake.

After eating a few bites, the ferocious hunger was finally relieved.

Just as he was about to take out his wallet to settle the bill, a woman with a peaked cap suddenly approached him quickly.

"I'm sorry, but I'm borrowing your body ......"

The woman whispered, then grabbed him violently.

“……？”

Nance was stunned.

She snuggled obediently into Nance's arms and glanced at him: "Someone is chasing me, please help......"

Nance instantly tensed.

His gaze also moved slightly to the side.

Three bald men in suits walked through the crowd in a triangular formation, looking around as if searching for something.

They have a cold and resolute expression, a burly physique, and look like bodyguards or thugs no matter how they look.

Nance clenched his fists.

If there is really a conflict, he may not be able to fight, and he can only hope that the identity of the "section chief" can scare them.

The well-trained trio gradually closed in this direction.

The square was still in disarray, with a trigger pulled in front of the stalls, a balloon bursting, and a doll bear fluttering.

The bear blocked the view of the three of them and this side, and Nance couldn't see them.

At this time, the woman suddenly laughed, stood on tiptoe and touched his forehead with her forehead: "Thank you, you are really a good person, see you ...... back"

Let's talk about it.

She turned.

As soon as she took the first step, her whole body disappeared into the crowd without a trace, as if ice had melted into the water.

Nance touched his forehead.

A light blue panel appeared in his eyes again.

【Susa】

【Demon (Human)】

[Faction: Greed]

【Second Order Demon Envoy】

[Faction talent: Good at creating fantasy dreams. 】

[Individual Talent: Manifestation]

[Individual Skills: Escape, Probability Theory]

[Intelligence: A greedy poor ghost, a gambler who wanders in the old area of Shin-Yokohama, a disaster star, and takes the initiative to go to prison in the ninth lesson in order to avoid debts; I just ran into a big injustice]

Nance looked confused.

This great injustice...... It can't be me, right?

He rolled his gaze blankly.

In the square at this time, where can I still find the shadow of a woman, even the three men in black have disappeared out of thin air, as if they don't exist in the real world at all.

Touched his pockets.

It dawned on Nance that he had come to his senses.

The wronged seed is indeed himself.

"Guest, your coffee is ready." The meaty-faced shopkeeper brought out the coffee and said to him with a smile, "It's 26 pence in total." ”

"Uh......"

"Do you have any questions?"

“…… Can I brush my face? ”

The shopkeeper's face turned cold, he looked him up and down, and then grabbed it with his big hand: "You have a good coat, stay and pay off the debt." Also, give me back the lemon crisp—"

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"Bad Woman...... Bad woman, in vain I still want to help her block it, and actually take advantage of my kindness, hateful bad woman-"

On the way back to lesson 9, the sea breeze blowing from the direction of the harbor crackled like a fly swatter on the face of the head of the class.

Nansi, who felt the simple folk style of Shin-Yokohama for the first time, shrunk his neck in the cold wind.

Weak and helpless.

And not yet full.

I can't live my life!

Nance wanted to cry and look at the falling snowflakes without tears, and couldn't help but want to look up to the sky and howl.

The former section chief had just graduated and started working, but instead of leaving a penny in savings, he was carrying a student loan of 80,000 pence and a living loan of 50,000 pence.

The only money left on his body was stolen, and now, even food has become a problem.

Why is this so?

Obviously, crossing over a civil servant, there is also a golden finger, these are two overlapping joys, and these double joys can bring more joy. Should have had a fantastic blissful time, however, why—

Nance, who was planning to resign and leave, studied silently...... No, silently calculated the account.

The average working-class man in the empire earns around 4,000 pence a month, and his monthly salary is fixed at 15,000 pence, plus scattered allowances and benefits, barely touching the door of 20,000 pence, the absolute high-wage class.

It is said that he will never give up, and he now has 20,000, and it seems that he should not quit.

Although there is only 15,000 left after deducting taxes and insurance, and 10,000 yuan of loans have to be repaid, there is still 5,000 pence left for living expenses every month.

Enough single dog chic.

If he wasn't the section leader, Nance, who knew little about the world, wouldn't know what he could do other than be a cowherd for a while.

If you don't have a job, you will definitely not be able to repay your loan on time, and your life will be worse than death...... Money owed to the bank is a nuisance in all eras.

"Let's touch the fish for a while, if the situation is not right, run away with a bucket at any time, if you eat, um...... Rub the adjutant for a few days......" Nance sighed and walked forward with his arms folded.

The black iron door of Lesson 9 quickly appeared in front of him, like the open mouth of a giant shark, which made him feel terrified.