"We have to leave the city."
[ Zhong Lele ] looked at the two people in front of him and said:
"At least one of them should go out. [ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ], as a casual player, doesn't seem to care much about what's happening in Fir City. She probably won't be able to handle this situation well, and besides, the current situation can't be resolved simply by caring or not caring."
The [ Dark Archmage ] quickly waved his hand to stop the other party:
"Don't rush into a decision, and... what help could we possibly offer if we went out now?"
As a close friend of the person involved, [Pond Fish and Old Abyss] thought for a moment and said:
"Going out is too much trouble. I'll go offline for now and stay in touch with them. I'll come online and contact you as soon as I find a better solution."
"That's fine too, if all else fails..."
[ Zhong Lele ] gritted his teeth:
"This was definitely my oversight. If things really go wrong, I'll ask for help on the forum. I'll try my best to keep it from Ed and the other NPCs finding out..."
[Pond Fish and Old Abyss] nodded:
"I understand."
After saying that, she found a storeroom in the chapel, crawled into the pile of supplies, and logged off on the spot.
In this World of Disorder, the [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ], who had counted mice until he was dizzy, finally paid the bill for [ Ever-Changing Master Ye ].
Because of the sheer number of rats, it took almost an hour just to count them.
After receiving the cash, [ Ever-Changing Master Ye ] looked at [ the Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] and said half-jokingly:
"It's taken you so long, you've delayed my earning time, bro."
"Stop talking. Count them yourself next time. I feel like my eyes are ruined; I'll go get a new pair later."
[ Ever-Changing Master Ye ] didn't reply, waved his hand, and led the Dragonborn away from the Greenhouse.
He wasn't in the mood to chat with players he wasn't that familiar with right now; after all, every second before the countdown to the acquisition announcement ended was precious to him.
With four Dragonborn behind him, [ Ever-Changing Master Ye ] began repeating yesterday's steps: purchasing long poles, hiring temporary workers, buying Bee Silk, crafting rat poles, starting short-term training, and then--
On duty!
Although the prices of various supplies have increased compared to yesterday, it's still just a drop in the ocean compared to the cash he has.
What really annoyed him was that there weren't that many Dragonborn anymore!
[ Ever-Changing Master Ye ] envisions an extremely rapid expansion of his business empire, one that doubles in size once the allotted time is reached, like cell division—one becomes two, two become four...
However, reality and ideals are bound to have a gap, one of which is: there aren't enough Dragonborn.
The number of half-dragons in Dragonborn Village is limited. Some of them are elderly and children who cannot be hired, while the remaining young and middle-aged Dragonborn, except for the blacksmiths who stayed in the village, have all become active in the vicinity of Valhalla.
These half-dragons are tall and strong, rarely get sick, and are hardworking and conscientious; they would be the best employees in any field.
Therefore, most of the Dragonborn now have their own stable jobs. Most of the male Dragonborn work at the Valhalla branch of the [ Zhongde ] Concrete Pouring Club, under the command of the branch managers [ Enemy from the Sky ], [ Brain Bling ], and [ Add Ice Fiercely Concrete Pouring Club. Another small group operates Dragon Force Vehicles, pulling metal vehicles around every day.
While female Dragonborn mostly engage in relatively easy jobs, each of them, with their half-dragon physique, can still accomplish the work that would take three or four members of the Tree Worship Church Cult to do.
Such high-quality labor is naturally hard to find in the market. The Dragonborn that [ Ever-Changing Master Ye ] previously hired were less forced to do odd jobs and more likely enjoyed doing odd jobs.
It's not that they can't find a job they can stay in long-term, they just simply like to try new things.
So when he came to the Great Prospects General Store for the third time and planned to hire four Dragonborn temporary workers, the half-dragon woman in charge of selling the goods had already frankly stated the problem of labor shortage.
After some negotiation, the number of Dragonborn behind [ Ever-Changing Master Ye ] increased to six, and there will be no more.
Even so, including his boss, the temporary rat-catching team now numbers seven people.
With 42 hours left before the acquisition closes, [ Ever-Changing Master Ye ] is already brimming with confidence.
On the other side, [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ], who was so busy he was dizzy, finally saw his sister come back online.
"So what exactly happened...?"
He rubbed his temples, asking with a slight headache.
After a brief explanation, the corner of the [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ]'s mouth began to twitch:
"So your biggest problem right now is that the number of rats has far exceeded the required amount, but you can't stop buying them because of the rules. You have to find a way to solve the problem, otherwise you might go bankrupt?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I mean, Zhongdeng. Stop thinking about your Psionic Energy all the time. Try to think of something for me when Xiaodeng have time. I'm really out of ideas this time."
"There will definitely be a solution, but not now."
[ The Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] said with a resentful expression:
"I think we need to clarify one thing before discussing remedial plans."
"What?"
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] pressed for an answer, to which the older brother replied indignantly:
"No, who drafted this acquisition announcement? Isn't it a bit too sloppy? If you ask me, this kind of person needs to take some courses and revise this kind of thing..."
[ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] The more I talked, the colder the atmosphere became. I turned my head and saw my sister's ashen face.
"... Oh, it was the announcement you wrote. The wording was indeed a bit imprecise. Please be more careful next time."
His tone softened a little, but not completely; his face still held a faint, suppressed laugh.
Forcing himself to suppress his laughter, he asked with some confusion:
"You're not usually this careless, and how did this announcement even get approved by Ed's team...?"
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] also sighed:
"Thinking back on it carefully, Ed did remind me at the time, but I was busy recording the screen and didn't think much of it... Later, when the four of us discussed it internally, no one felt there was any problem, it was just..."
"Sigh, being obsessed with looks is a killer..."
[ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] really didn't know what to say, so he just subtly suggested that if [ Ever-Changing Master Ye ] dragged the New Wine in Old Bottles -box quartet into bankruptcy, he could provide his younger sister with a small low-interest loan called "Family Loan." Then he was kicked out of the Greenhouse by three burly, Deadwood Vine.
"Boss, what's good to eat today?"
Tired from running, [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] sat down in front of [ Not Bad Tasting ]'s stall and shouted loudly, as if he was about to line up nine copper coins in the next second.