Fifteen minutes later, Luo Xiao Le successfully returned to the back door of the alley.
The owner of the long-standing shop was called back to the premises, looking bewildered. "What's wrong? Are you not going to rent it anymore?" The owner assumed Luo Xiao Le had failed and was now here to return the deposit.
"I'm afraid I have to disappoint you," Luo Xiao Le said with a smile, teasing. "On the contrary, I want to rent this place." With that, she handed over her base card.
"Wh-what?" The owner took the card, but before he could look at it, he glanced at his watch.
"It's only 3 PM..." He had obtained elite team qualification in less than three hours?
This was preposterous!
But when he saw the bright sunset logo on the card, the whole man was stunned...
He looked at the card back and forth, "You didn't possibly go work as a housekeeper for these three hours...?" But the gilded sunset color and the silver-white team font on it were impossible to replicate with current technology...
"This... this this..." The owner's hands trembled slightly, "I've truly opened my eyes today..."
And so, Luo Xiao Le called Fang Jie back, and they signed the contract with the owner.
The security deposit was waived, and a one-month shop deposit was paid upfront.
Her base card immediately sent a notification of points deduction.
Luo Xiao Le walked around the large flat factory and the front courtyard.
She was quite satisfied with the shop.
However, there were still opportunities inside, and the area was simply too large, making it difficult to do business quickly.
"Can I hire a cleaning company to clean the shop?" Luo Xiao Le asked Sister Fang. She wanted to get the place ready as quickly as possible to start operations!
"No problem, employer. You can choose to post civilian tasks yourself. Generally, such cleaning tasks are calculated based on area. This area is quite large, and it will probably cost around 3000 points to clean it..." To be honest, this price was a bit expensive in terms of points...
Luo Xiao Le calculated. When she bought the house, she had about 20,000 points left. A month's deposit used 12,000 points, and points for medicine for her companions used about 1,500. She had over 6,000 points left...
No problem, she had enough money!
Although she had lived with her stingy aunt and uncle for many years, she was not a stingy person. Money that needed to be spent should be spent, especially since she was in a hurry.
Following Fang Jie's instructions, she opened the task board on her base card and posted a cleaning task.
"Ding, your task has been accepted." To her surprise, it was accepted after only five minutes.
Soon, a group of people arrived at Luo Xiao Le's location.
"Hello, are you here for cleaning? Little sprout... how are you?" The voices of the group were very familiar.
Luo Xiao Le was also stunned. She looked up.
It was those lively characters she had met at the village courtyard when she stayed overnight on her way to the Luocheng base!
There were also two others who weren't there then but were familiar faces from the community.
It seemed they had not only found their companions but also arrived at the Luocheng base!
"Why did you accept this task?" Luo Xiao Le was very curious.
She remembered they had bought several weapons and repaired the durability of their old ones.
"Ah, it's always good to have more weapons for a weapons expert, for self-defense. We actually don't like fighting, and since we just arrived at the base today, we thought we'd try our hand at a living task."
"Besides, you're giving quite a lot of points! Little sprout, you're amazing, how do you have so many points so soon after arriving?" The group surrounded Luo Xiao Le enthusiastically.
"Just got lucky, hehe," Luo Xiao Le scratched the back of her head.
"By the way, why did you buy such a big place?" The group walked around the house.
"To sell weapons!"
"The weapons expert sold you weapons again? Got it, got it, let's get started then!" The lively group rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
One of them closed his eyes, concentrated, and the dust in front of him suddenly came alive, flying up automatically.
Then it spun in the air, condensing into a small ball!
Finally, it turned into a dust ball and landed on the ground with a thud...
The room in front of them was instantly refreshed.
Luo Xiao Le was dumbfounded... Had they awakened powers to control dust and smoke?
Another young man closed his eyes and waved his hand.
It was as if a waterfall descended from the sky, with flashes of water light. The entire interior was instantly washed clean by water, and even the glass had shimmering water droplets reflecting light!
Another person closed his eyes, raised his palm, and a gentle flame flickered. The damp areas, still covered in water droplets, seemed to be dried as if by baking.
Huh?
Luo Xiao Le showed a confused, wry smile. Using water and fire abilities like this... was it a bit... overkill!
"See, super clean! Brand new! Whiter than my face!"
"Wow, cleaning the room is so stress-relieving... I really like this feeling!"
"My heart feels so much better without dust..." The group praised their work with happy smiles.
Luo Xiao Le's mouth twitched... This task suddenly didn't feel out of place for them at all!
"Thanks for the points, Xiao Le! Remember to call us again if you have such tasks in the future!" The group left happily, skipping along.
...
After witnessing these rather peculiar individuals who, instead of using their powers, came to clean, the shop owner and Fang Jie also left.
After walking a few steps, the owner stopped Fang Jie with surprise and suspicion, "What's this girl's background?"
Fang Jie shook her head helplessly, "In short, she's not simple. Let's just do our own jobs and don't bother her, don't provoke her."
"That's for sure. This young girl has an extraordinary future..." the owner sighed again.
Luo Xiao Le, who remained in the weapon shop, carefully considered the situation for the opening tomorrow and the day after.
She suddenly felt that something was missing in the room.
She abruptly realized that the alley in the front was very narrow, making it inconvenient for customers who had already bought weapons to enter and exit.
So, after getting the shop owner's consent, she decided to open a side door next to it.
She casually picked up a piece of wood left beside her.
[Reinforcement Skill Activated: Blade of the World!]
Then, with this wood that could cut through metal, she drew a passable shape of a common door on the adjacent wall leading outside.
"Clack!" The broken part in the middle fell off.
Very good.
The door was opened. All they had to do next was to smash it open!
She then used her remaining points to buy some display stands and tables, and had the shop owner deliver them.
...
By evening, Luo Xiao Le, exhausted from setting up the weapon shop, returned to the small villa through the back door.
"Xiao Le, why are you only back now!" Luo Shu said with surprise.
Xiao Le was supposed to be looking for Zhou Shou Shan today. Why did she look like she had completed a strenuous task? Did Zhou Shou Shan make Luo Xiao Le run a marathon?
Luo Xiao Le waved her hand and took out a large bottle of water from her space, gulping it down.
"What do you want to eat tonight! Say it boldly!" she said, looking at everyone else who had also been out all day, and waved her hand.
Unexpectedly, everyone said in unison, "Hot pot!"
They hadn't had it in a long time and everyone missed it...
"No problem!"
Soon, Luo Xiao Le, who had come out of the eatery, had the dining table full.
Everyone wiped their mouths and sat down harmoniously.
They unleashed their appetites and started eating!
At that moment, two people walked past the villa.
"Why do I smell hot pot? It smells so good!" one of them looked longingly at the villa window, "It seems to be coming from inside!"
"What are you dreaming about? Who can casually eat hot pot at this time? How many ingredients would that require! The base points are not a joke, let's go home and cook!"
...
Feeling full and content, Luo Xiao Le returned to her room and saw countless types of medicine packed in bags, neatly placed on her desk.
She happily jumped over.
She unceremoniously brought all the medicines into her space and went to the front of the pharmacy.