With today's entire stock sold out, and even the books originally placed on the shelves in the shop having been taken out and sold, it would have been better not to have displayed them if I had known.
As there was no inventory, the citizens of Mondstadt had no choice but to disperse. After all, blocking the way was not ideal, and it would require manpower from the Knights of Favonius to maintain order.
"It seems the boss sold a lot today. Roughly calculated, you've earned quite a bit, haven't you? Come visit my library sometime, I'd love to discuss physiology with you."
Our dear Lisa, after a playful tease, walked away with her high heels clicking, a perfect demonstration of a mature and charming woman. Lu Ze couldn't help but glance back a couple of times.
"Is it that good? Staring for so long."
Upon hearing the question, Lu Ze quickly responded, "It's good, such a figure... Wait, Venti! It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
And just like that, he was dragged away by a certain girl, his ear held tightly. Even ten minutes later, his ear was still extremely red.
"Pfft..."
Someone wearing a green hood chuckled, then immediately realized the awkward atmosphere. They forcefully covered their mouth with their hand, trying to suppress any sound.
"Venti, do you find this very funny? Do you want to try the power of this great spear, or the power of this handgun? Let's choose one."
Perhaps already on the verge of anger, Lu Ze silently took out his weapons and chuckled. Either of these weapons could severely injure the bard before him.
Hearing this, Venti froze. He had witnessed the power of that great spear; it had instantly killed a Honkai Beast he struggled with, a truly terrifying display.
"I... can I not choose? I didn't mean to, you have to believe me."
A drop of sweat slowly trickled down his forehead. He was terrified, fearing that the person before him would raise one of his weapons and obliterate him.
"Hahahaha, alright, stop scaring him. We still have important matters to discuss, my shopkeeper. Please, let's talk about this."
Yae Miko quietly held a book, trying to hide her somewhat mischievous smile. After all, it wasn't as if she didn't know who that bard was; wasn't that our great Barbatos? To be bullied like this, all because he stole my wine back then!
That's right, years ago, Venti traveled to Inazuma and hid in the wine cellar of Mt. Yougou to drink. If not for the Shrine Maiden discovering him, he might have drunk all the wine in the entire cellar.
"I'll deal with you later!"
Lu Ze glared at Venti, waved his hand, and both weapons vanished. He then picked up the ice pack from the table and applied it to his ear, as the pain was quite considerable.
"I've considered what you said. To obtain the distribution rights for this book series, it's actually quite simple. You just need to pay a small price, which is..."
Lu Ze's heart leaped into his throat, his heart beating rapidly until the other party said, "I want 10% of Yae Publishing House's shares. That's not too much to ask, is it? This book is estimated to have about 12 volumes, and I only need 45% of them. The remaining 55% can be yours."
Hearing this, Yae Miko breathed a slight sigh of relief. She had expected a much more dire price. It turned out to be only a 45% profit share and 10% equity. For her, this was a massive gain!
After all, a single volume could sell for hundreds of millions. The influence was unimaginable! If she could also bring back the merchandise, she would become even richer. She would be the top tycoons in Inazuma, with the Raiden Shogun on one arm and her chin slightly lifted with the other.
But the imagination was beautiful, and reality was cruel. The other party might just slice her in half.
"Ahem, then let's proceed as the boss suggests. Take out the paper and sign the contract. This way, it'll be clearly written down in black and white, so you won't go back on your word."
With the brush's stroke, the white paper was filled with the contract. Excellent, for Lu Ze, this was a win-win situation. After all...
Not only did she give him free promotion, but he could also earn more points and unlock the next version sooner. Although he lost some Mora, he didn't care. Wasn't this killing multiple birds with one stone?
The Raiden Shogun sat beside Sirin, looking at the child with a smile. The child was exactly like in the PV... Although the personality was different, it didn't stop me from loving her.
"Sirin, next time big sister visits, I'll bring you special Inazuman snacks, Sanmai Dango! They're incredibly delicious."
As if sensing the warmth from the other person, Sirin didn't act cold. Instead, she silently looked up at the big sister before her. After all, the big sister's eyes were filled with love... completely different from those scoundrels!
"Alright, Ei! We've been away for so long, it's time we returned to Inazuma. You don't want your office to be buried under paperwork, do you? Hurry up and go back."
Hearing Yae Miko's reminder, she suddenly remembered that she had a pile of documents to process before leaving. It had been so long; the entire room must be filled with paperwork by now.
No, no, she had to go back quickly and have the General process all these documents. She had to seize the time to create another body and separate her consciousness, letting the General replace her at work, so she could freely... hehe?
With this thought, Raiden Mei could only bid farewell and stepped out of the Honkai Impact 3rd figurine shop with Yae Miko, then quickly headed towards Inazuma. Why was Miko in such a hurry? Because she was in a hurry to make money.
"Oh my, they came and went so quickly. Shopkeeper, it's Monday today, isn't it time to distribute rewards?"
Speaking of which, Lu Ze just remembered that today was Monday, which meant the leaderboard rewards should be issued. Then the rankings would be refreshed again. He wondered where he would be placed this time.
"Indeed, it's time to issue rewards today. The leaderboard rewards will be sent to your accounts via email. Just log in and collect them. As for the time I promised you, I'll give you three hours. No more than that."
After all, he had promised Venti time. Naturally, he had to fulfill it.
Upon hearing this, Venti became as excited as if he had heard someone offer him a drink, eager to quickly claim his Primogems.
Although the third-place reward was only 1000, any bit counts. After all, they were Primogems.