The thought that his face-reading career at Hidden Dragon High Martial was about to begin, and that Fortune Points would soon come pouring in again in an endless stream, instantly made Zuo Xiaoduo generous. He even dared to write empty checks now.
Little Dragon looked deeply ashamed.
"I definitely will. I'll go back right now and get that other third of the Earth Vein Qi."
Little Dragon knew just how to play along. "Don't worry, Boss. I'll be loyal and true, and my resolve will never waver."
It had immediately realized that the empty check Boss Zuo had written came with a condition: loyal, unquestioning obedience.
Little Dragon's emotional intelligence had clearly improved by a considerable margin.
"Mm, don't be so silly as to drain an entire earth vein dry, either."
Zuo Xiaoduo patiently instructed it, "There are so many earth veins around Fenghai... they don't necessarily have to be Dragon Veins, do they?"
"You could take a third or a quarter from any earth vein and bring it all over here. Wouldn't that give us more? Right? Take a third from each of three earth veins, and wouldn't we have a whole one? That way, the other two wouldn't be affected too much, either... doesn't that make sense? What if you took a third from each of eighteen earth veins? Or two-thirds from each? You're too young."
Zuo Xiaoduo patiently instructed it, "You still haven't thought things through. When you're fleecing sheep for a bargain like this, the one thing you must never do is take everything. Let the water trickle in a steady stream and take it slowly... like stealing tea leaves from your supervisor's drawer at work... take just a little pinch each time, and only steal once a day... shit, why am I telling you all