Finally exiting the competition venue, the internet connection was restored.
Seeing the congratulatory messages from her friends, Meng Huai replied to each one.
At the same time, she also saw a message from Xiao You at the medicinal cuisine restaurant. Xiao You informed Meng Huai that something had come up at home and he needed to resign, but he could wait until Meng Huai found a replacement employee before leaving.
Looking at the message, Meng Huai murmured, "What could have happened at home again?"
She immediately replied, "Okay."
Meng Huai thought, "Looks like I need to hire again."
Meng Huai casually posted a job advertisement on the recruitment website, waiting for the next employee. Then, she saw someone "@" her. It was from the website where she had previously replied to Bai Taoran.
That website was mainly a forum where netizens posted their daily lives. Through this "@" message, Meng Huai clicked to see what the person had said.
He Hehe: "@Meng Huai, when will the shop owner expand? I really can't get a spot! One hundred spots a day is really not enough! Ahhhhh! By the way, shop owner, is your account @Medicinal Cuisine and Tea really not used? I really want to see which account can attract you."
Looking at the message, Meng Huai rubbed her forehead. The secondary account @Medicinal Cuisine and Tea had indeed been used for early promotion of the medicinal cuisine restaurant, but it hadn't been logged in since then...
So Meng Huai replied, "Hmm... probably after the competition ends? I really don't have time. I just saw a message from the young man at the shop saying he's resigning. Sigh, I still need to hire an employee. [Emoji: Resting chin]"
This message attracted a lot of attention, and many people rushed to reply.
He Hehe replied to Meng Huai: "As expected, it's the owner's main account replying! Okay, if the competition ends, let me calculate. [Emoji: Counting on fingers] What? It's still several months away!"
Na Na Na replied to Meng Huai: "What what? Owner, is the handsome young man resigning?! Ahhhhhh! I don't allow it! [Emoji: Crying!]"
Benben in Imperial Capital Star: "What did I see? The young man who looks a lot like the Crown Prince is actually leaving! Owner, I don't allow it! Do you hear me! (Ah no, crying to death)"
Guagua Gaugau: "The handsome young man is leaving, what should I do next! Can I still see the handsome young man in the future?"
Looking at these replies, Meng Huai said, "Xiao You is more popular than I imagined. Handsome young man, that's quite fitting. Otherwise, should I hire another handsome young man as the next employee?"
Meng Huai was contemplating this issue. After leaving the competition venue, the few of them left the dusty planet. They really didn't want to eat dirt there, so the sooner they left, the better.
There was no one to welcome them back to the military academy this time. It was already the start of the school year, so students couldn't just run out as they pleased.
Upon arriving at the academy, Teacher Wang instructed them, "Don't get complacent just because this competition went smoothly. You were just lucky! Alright, you can all go!"
A few days later, on a weekend, Meng Huai resolved the employee issue. However, it was a pity that there were no handsome young men.
The customers who came in the following days, especially the young girls, were very disappointed to see that Xiao You was no longer in the shop.
After all, Xiao You was one of the unique attractions of the shop.
"What a pity!"
On the day the new employee arrived, Xie You bid farewell to the shop staff and left. Notably, he also received a month's salary.
Xie You said at the time, "Isn't the salary deducted from the cost of the medicinal agent?"
But Meng Huai said, "Take it!"
Meng Huai thought to herself, "I really don't lack that one medicinal agent."
After all, Meng Huai had always thought Xie You was a young master fallen on hard times, and she certainly wouldn't shortchange him on his wages.
Xie You looked at Meng Huai. Although she didn't seem to care about the medicinal agent, he knew how important it was. Without that medicinal agent, his sensory perception would still be lacking.
As he was leaving, Xie You handed Meng Huai a brocade box.
"A token of gratitude for the medicinal agent."
Meng Huai accepted the box and said to Xie You, "Then I'll accept it!"
After Xie You left, Meng Huai opened the brocade box and her eyes lit up at what she saw inside.
"Du Yixiang! I didn't expect to find Du Yixiang here! Wasn't it said that no plants could grow in this place?"
Meng Huai took out the plant from the brocade box. The fiery red flowers were blooming brilliantly. After looking at it for a moment, Meng Huai planted it by the small spring in her spatial dimension. Du Yixiang liked water, so planting it there was the best.
"This is the best for brewing wine!"
Meng Huai said this, and several brewing recipes came to mind. However, for sustainable development, she decided to cultivate more Du Yixiang plants first!
After dealing with these matters, she returned to the academy.
Zheng Yiran saw Meng Huai enter the training room and called out to her, "Meng Huai, you're back? Have you finished dealing with the shop's matters?"
"Yes, it's all handled."
Zheng Yiran nodded, "That's good. By the way, the next competition venue has been announced, and you're very familiar with it!"
Hearing this, Meng Huai was puzzled.
"I'm very familiar with it?"
To be honest, the only places she was familiar with were Imperial Capital Star and the garbage planet No. 915 from which she had come.
...
Then, Meng Huai thought of a place, "Could it be Blue Sea Star?"
After arriving at Imperial Capital Star, apart from Awakening Star and Dusty Star where she competed, she had only been to Blue Sea Star.
Zheng Yiran clapped his hands and told Meng Huai, "That's right, it's Blue Sea Star."
"Then that's really a familiar place. Has the beast tide there been resolved?"
Zheng Yiran heard Meng Huai's question and nodded, telling her, "It's been resolved. Since that defensive array you built was completed, there haven't been many beasts."
Then, remembering something, Zheng Yiran laughed and continued, "The Blue Sea Star was chosen for this competition, and it's said to have driven Commander Xie Xiejun crazy. In the past, he worried about the abundant beasts, but now he's worried about the lack of beasts!"
Thinking of that scene, Meng Huai also burst into laughter.
It was truly one moment of joy, one moment of sorrow!
When the competition day arrived, the few of them went to Blue Sea Star again. When they disembarked from the spaceship, the reporters hadn't rushed forward this time.
First, a group of robust individuals pushed to the very front, followed by a group of people who looked somewhat delicate standing behind them.
These people unfurled a banner that read: Welcome Imperial Military Academy, Imperial Military Academy will win first place!