Chapter 5: The Capable Hotaru
The old horse was awakened by his own stench...... It's everyday for him, just the beginning of an unpretentious day.
But when he pushed open his door and looked out......
The hangover had a question in his head: "Is this my store?" ”
I saw that the original dirty and messy shelves had been cleaned up, and even the dropped price tags had been made and put away.
The floor of the shop seems to have been slashed, revealing the cleanliness of the newly renovated area.
How is this done?
He was dazed, and then the sound of Wang Li humming a small melody and mopping the floor came to him, and he hurriedly walked to the basement......
I saw him in the basement......
A stocky spirit servant was gliding happily on the ground with two rags, leaving a trail of filthy water in its wake...... This stain is actually the original dirt on the ground, but it has been washed off by the liquid on the little fat dun.
Wait, who's this little chubby dun?
"Are you awake?"
Wang Li stopped mopping the floor and looked at the old horse with a rather hearty smile.
Ying's presence filled his heart with joy, and he unconsciously overcame some communication barriers...... Besides, Lao Ma is also a person to be grateful for in his heart.
The old horse was slightly surprised when he saw this smile, and the wine also sobered up a little......
He pointed to the busy 'little dwarf' in front of him and said, "This ...... Is it your spiritual servant? ”
Wang Li nodded, the love on his face was undisguised.
The old horse asked again: "Has it evolved?" ”
Wang Li nodded again, and his eyes subconsciously looked at Hotaru who was gliding on the ground.
The boy has grown up a lot now, almost fifty or sixty centimeters in height, just fat and round like a large piece of soap.
Her complexion was still snow-white, but her hair was lighter, from the original pitch black to a little purple, and then two rather delicate eyebrows grew.
It is worth mentioning that her hands and feet are like four round lumps in one, like the 'Powerpuff Girls'...... It looks silly and cute.
She still secretes some strange fluids all the time, but in the past, the effect of these liquids was unknown...... However, after evolving into a growth body, it has a strong ability to decontaminate.
…… Although he felt that the direction of this evolution was not quite right, Wang Li was happy.
His happy emotions were transmitted to Hotaru, and naturally she was full of energy.
"Hotaru, come over and show the teacher."
Wang Li greeted him.
The old horse was touched when he heard this...... However, he did not object to this title, since Wang Li was his apprentice, it was natural to call him a teacher.
He skipped the question and looked at Hotaru running towards him on her short legs......
Frowning and asking, "What is her ability?" ”
Wang Li pointed to everything they were doing on the ground and said, "That's it, Ying can make very clean water." ”
Hearing this, Lao Ma's expression became serious, and he said, "That's it? ”
Wang Li nodded, a little dazed.
Then the old horse sighed helplessly and said, "Didn't I tell you that the first evolution of the spirit servant from a young body to a growing body is very important, and it is related to her future path?" ”
Wang Li was a little dumbfounded.
He pointed to the dirty marks and the smell of the old horse...... This passage was obviously skipped because of someone's lavish preoccupations.
Lao Ma patted his face with both hands and said, "Then let's start from the beginning...... Spirits come in many forms when they are born, which means that the possibilities for their future are endless. ”
"Therefore, after the witcher signs a contract with the newborn to reach a master-slave relationship, it is necessary to conduct targeted training for the spirit attendant...... The concept of 'first lesson' is particularly important. ”
"The so-called 'first lesson' is the enlightenment education of the spirit attendant by the master himself or by a professional, which will almost determine the future development direction of the spirit attendant."
"Just like my flying sickle, it was the sword master I specially hired to enlighten it back then, and now it can appear by my side in this image and continue to fight for me."
Lao Ma looked at Hotaru helplessly and shook his head, and then said to Wang Li: "Who taught her 'first lesson'?" Or, what did you do to her? ”
Wang Li's mind instantly remembered the situation in the morning when he asked Jiang Hui for advice on the 'way of housekeeping'...... At that time, it seemed that Hotaru also listened very seriously?
So he said, "In the morning, I asked my mother for some tips because I thought I would come here earlier to help you clean up...... I guess Hotaru listened to it at the time. ”
Lao Ma's face was speechless, and he vomited: "It's amazing, my apprentice, you are a precedent for creating a spirit servant: a housekeeping spirit servant!" ”
"What can you expect her to do with such a spiritual servant?"
His words were a little rushed, which made Wang Li a little unhappy.
Of course, he will suppress these unhappiness.
However, his spirit servant Hotaru could feel his master's emotions, and then expressed them very bluntly......
"Hu'er~~"
Just listening to the sound of a crisp blow, Hotaru opened a small round mouth and spat out a stream of water that was not too fast.
This column of water directly nourished the old horse's face, and then poured him through......
"Hey, what are you going to do with this spirit servant?!"
The old horse lowered his face and seemed very angry.
However, Wang Li showed enough calf protection this time.
He hurriedly hugged the frightened Hotaru, blocked her behind him and said, "Teacher, this kid is showing you what she can do!" ”
The old horse wiped the water from his face...... Unexpectedly, the water seems to have a faint spring fragrance.
He looked down at himself again...... It turned out that all the vomit and garbage fragments on his body had been washed to the ground.
Except that his clothes were wet, there was a fragrance on his body that seemed to have just been bathed.
"Hiss~"
He touched his body, and the whole person felt much cooler.
I looked at Hotaru, who was trembling behind Wang Li's back with two eyebrows furrowed together, and suddenly felt that this spirit attendant seemed to be quite useful?
The old horse nodded, wiped his face to hide his embarrassment, and turned to go outside the basement......
Just as he walked to the door, an inconspicuous voice came: "It looks pretty good." ”
Wang Li breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the firefly behind him, his heart was still full of joy.
It seems that he feels the unchanging love of his master, and Hotaru is soon happy again.
Her mood seemed to be very affected by her master's thoughts, and anyway, all she felt from Wang Li was love, so she was naturally happy.
As an unprecedented 'housekeeper', she quickly helped Wang Li clean up all the dirt in the basement.
In addition to the fact that there are some leaks in the basement, Wang Li, who has not mastered the skill of filling leaks, is a little sorry...... He felt that he and Hotaru could do better.
When they returned outside, they saw the old horse unexpectedly entertaining guests at the door.
At this time, the old horse had changed into clean clothes, and the whole person looked a lot more energetic.
What he entertained was a middle-aged woman who looked plain in clothes, but had a very temperamental temperament.
When Wang Li came to the top, he happened to hear their conversation......
The middle-aged woman said, "You guys give me a good feeling here, it's a very clean smell...... This makes me determined to leave this matter to you. ”
Lao Ma said: "I'm a professional, don't worry, this kind of thing is perfect for me." ”
His voice fell, and when he saw Wang Li coming out, he added: "This is my apprentice, very talented, I believe we will handle everything." ”
The very temperamental lady glanced at Wang Li, but she was very impressed by his clean and delicate appearance, so she said, "Okay, I will leave this cleaning work to you...... Be sure not to let me down. ”
The old horse was like a gentleman at this time, and bowed politely and said, "You will not be disappointed, my lady...... You go back first, we'll get our gear in order. ”
Wang Li stood in place with his head bowed in a daze, and only raised his head in relief when he heard people walk out of the store...... The lady's gaze made him feel a little nervous.
"Don't be stunned, hurry up and pack your things, we have a life!"
The old horse shouted, and began to command Wang Li to move here and there...... They moved a lot of things, and they didn't care if they were useful or not.
Until he accidentally said something leaked: "I haven't come to business for a long time, I can't let the guests wait for a long time!" ”
Then the old horse fell into an awkward silence.
In the end, I had to admit: "Okay boy, this time thanks to you for cleaning the shop so cleanly, otherwise, this kind of customer would never have talked to me about business in the store before." ”
Wang Li didn't mind, but just looked at the knives, swords, guns, and things that were moved to a small box car, and felt that it was a bit too exaggerated, right?
Because Lao Ma got the benefit, he said patiently: "Don't underestimate this work, that lady has just moved to our Linjiang City and bought a big house on the outskirts of the city that has been vacant for a long time. ”
"These days, the house has been vacant for a long time, and there are always some strange things, especially the basement that she told us to focus on."
Wang Li was interested, and he asked curiously, "What will be in the basement?" ”
The old horse shrugged and said, "Who knows! ”
"In my early years, when I was teaming up, I once encountered a terrible evil corpse in the basement of an old house...... Almost all of my teammates died there. ”
Wang Li asked in surprise, "Evil corpses? ”
"It's just a group of cultists...... By the way, by the way, cultists are also demon hunter enemies. ”
Wang Li became nervous and hugged Hotaru with some concern.
Lao Ma sneered when he saw him like that: "Okay, don't worry so much, we have night watchmen in Linjiang City patrolling night and night, and a small team of elite night soldiers are stationed, no evil god believers will dare to do any sacrificial rituals here...... That's a lot of movement. ”
He finished his words, checked his things briefly, and then walked to the driver's seat of the little box car and said, "Come on, that lady is not as rich as she seems...... Really rich people don't come to do business with small shops like ours anymore. ”
"And such customers tend to be very picky."