The information reached Fang Jie, who was in the middle of chewing on a dry biscuit. When she received Luo Xiaole's message, her mouth fell open, and the dry biscuit even slipped from her grasp.
Why did this little troublemaker want to rent a shop again?
Where did she get the money and all those supplies?
Could it be that she was truly a super big shot?
Fang Jie blinked her eyes, suddenly feeling that being able to serve Luo Xiaole was practically a stroke of luck.
She had already received several successful commissions from Luo Xiaole, not to mention the commission she got at the beginning when Luo Xiaole bought a house.
It was enough for her to live comfortably in the base for two years.
What a lucky star!
She was always efficient in her work, and she was determined to continue following Luo Xiaole's lead.
Without even finishing her dry biscuit, she immediately flipped through the shop listings at the base and began to handle the matter for Luo Xiaole.
Meanwhile, after sending the message, Luo Xiaole watched the stars for five minutes before returning to her densely packed small bed.
The piles of weapons surrounding her were like the stacks of documents faced by civil servants or lawyers.
For the first time, she truly understood the helplessness of a worker.
Who told her that her shop had become so famous that countless people were eagerly waiting for her to sell weapons?
She still had to do what needed to be done; she still needed to make money!
Luo Xiaole took out the Guan Gong saber that Wang Biao had given her from her pocket and examined it carefully. Its durability was indeed at its limit, the kind that would break after just a couple more uses.
She nodded. Well, she would start reinforcing his weapon.
The lights in Luo Xiaole's room remained on until 3 AM.
[495 weapons have been reinforced, costing 99,000 shop coins. Remaining balance: 1,077,585 shop coins.]
A full five hours had drained almost all of Luo Xiaole's mental energy.
"Ah, I'm so weak, so weak..." After reinforcing the weapons, she felt like she had become a zero-benefit employee.
Having lost the last shred of her mental power, she collapsed and fell into a deep sleep.
...
The next day, it was already noon when Luo Xiaole jolted awake and leaped out of bed.
"Heavens, I didn't even hear my alarm!" she exclaimed in a panic. She was back, and she had reinforced new weapons. Logically, the weapon shop should have new stock.
"Why didn't anyone wake me up!" Luo Xiaole sent a "resentful" message in their villa group chat.
"Someone didn't allow it..." Luo Shu sent a very resentful emoji.
"Said you should rest more..." Zhou Xiaojun chimed in.
"I was glared at by someone when I passed your room, so I didn't dare to knock on your door and could only go around..." Lin Xia surprisingly joined the banter.
"Ah, no..." Luo Xiaole was bewildered. Had Mo Chen done quite a few things while she was asleep?
"But new weapons are supposed to be released today! We can't let other people down, what about the shop's reputation!" Luo Xiaole struggled.
"Don't worry, Mo Chen and Luo Shu have already asked us to send out the announcement," Chen Xiaolin said leisurely in the group chat.
What? What announcement?
Luo Xiaole opened the announcement board of Luocheng Base and found an announcement related to the weapon shop. It read:
"The opening time for the weapon shop today has been changed to the afternoon. Please do not make a wasted trip in the morning. The shop will open precisely at 2 PM."
"To prevent anyone from missing the announcement, they've now sent me to the entrance of the weapon shop to post a paper notice..." Chen Xiaolin complained quietly.
Luo Xiaole chuckled.
Yes, Luo Shu and Mo Chen were very steady in their actions. They had even considered this.
"Alright, alright, come and get your weapons," Luo Xiaole said, finally handing them over.
"Only weapons?" Mo Chen's voice sounded softly.
"And breakfast! How about dim sum style breakfast? Crystal shrimp dumplings!" Luo Xiaole was exasperated and amused. Was she a chef now?
There was no response in the group chat.
The next second, countless footsteps echoed from the stairs, like a horde of zombies approaching.
In an instant, the weapons in her room and the breakfast she was holding were snatched up.
"Yours," Mo Chen said, and the next moment, he was gone, his figure vanishing with a flick of his toe. Luo Xiaole was left holding the largest shrimp dumpling king.
Luo Xiaole was on the verge of tears. "You heartless people, only Mo Chen left me a portion!"
Although she could buy one from the food stall herself, having someone think of her moved her greatly.
She wolfed down the shrimp dumpling king.
Suddenly, a message from Fang Jie arrived on her card.
"Student Xiao Le, I've found a few shops for you. After carefully inspecting them, I've found two shops that are in the best locations and offer the best value."
Luo Xiaole clicked her tongue. She found them so quickly and was so thorough. As expected of Fang Jie!
"I've had preliminary discussions with them, and upon hearing your name, they proposed very tempting rental terms, on the condition that they meet you in person," Fang Jie's message continued.
"No problem. I was planning to meet the landlords myself to vet them anyway. Can we schedule it for 3 PM this afternoon?" By then, the weapon shop matters should be finished.
"After asking, they said it's fine. We'll meet on the 4th floor of the shopping center at 3 PM."
"Alright, I'll be there on time," Luo Xiaole put down the card, feeling like she had endless tasks to do as soon as she returned to the base.
"Whoosh!" The bright sun outside suddenly disappeared, and a cold wind blew.
"Achoo!" Luo Xiaole sneezed. This damned weather, how could it be so fickle!
But she immediately became worried. The weather had been changing more and more rapidly lately, easily leading to large-scale flu and colds.
Her own cold had just recovered.
She suspected that the base would not be peaceful lately.
"Big Shot Xiao Le!" Luo Xiaole looked down to see Xiao Zhen. He had tracked down her base card contact information through the team's communication log and sent her a message.
"What is it?" Luo Xiaole replied helplessly.
"I have an S-rank mission here, looking forward to you joining me to complete it~" Luo Xiaole frowned. This sycophantic fellow hadn't acted like this when he first took on the mission!
She couldn't stand it.
"No, I'm very busy lately," Luo Xiaole quickly refused. The classic scene of Wang Biao tripping and falling flat on his face was still vivid in her mind.
"Alright, then I'll accept this mission first. We'll team up next time!" Xiao Zhen was truly persistent when it came to seeking favors.
...
At 1:45 PM, Luo Xiaole and everyone else set off on time, coming from the back door of the villa to the weapon shop, preparing to put today's weapons on display.
"Go sit over there, we're familiar with this," Luo Shu said with a tease, seeing her looking even weaker, and gently pushed her towards a nearby sofa chair to rest.
Luo Xiaole was amused. She had indeed been unwell lately, but she wasn't an old lady to receive such treatment.
"Boss, why are you here in person today~" Lin Xia's bodyguards also greeted her.
They now loved their jobs at the weapon shop. Luo Xiaole's salary was paid weekly, it was generous, and they didn't have to risk their lives daily. Moreover, they enjoyed the envious glances from other buyers, making them extremely happy.
"Alright, opening!" When the time came, Luo Shu shouted, and the weapon shop's door instantly opened, with countless buyers lining up and pouring in.
Luo Xiaole immediately spotted the stubbled man with the Katana and the desk lamp weapon at the front of the line.
"Xiao Le!" they rushed over.
Luo Xiaole smilingly handed the Katana weapon to him. The Guan Gong saber happily took the weapon and checked its durability information.
"Very good, very good!" he praised heartily.
"We need to buy a few more weapons today, our team members have increased recently!" the stubbled man nodded at Luo Xiaole.
"And..." The two looked at each other, their expressions instantly turning serious.
"Xiao Le, try to avoid taking high-difficulty missions recently," Wang Biao whispered.
"Several elite teams who accepted missions recently have gone missing..."