Star Rail, My Little Shop on the Train 114
Chapter 114: Asmodeus Joins Wangsheng Funeral Parlor
Jingliu looked at Rios.
“Who are you?”
Rios replied,
“I’m Rios. Did you know Bailu before? I think your look towards her was off.”
Jingliu smiled slightly and nodded.
“Yes, I do.”
At this time, Rios glanced at the four little ones running far away.
“Let’s follow them, in case the little ones get hurt. I’m usually responsible for protecting them.”
Upon hearing this, Jingliu and Rios chased after the four little ones.
Following the four little ones, Jingliu and Rios arrived at a reservoir.
This reservoir was an official Luofu reservoir, breeding numerous fish.
After discovering this place, the four little ones had turned it into their regular fish-bombing spot.
Jingliu and Rios stood on a relatively high shipping container.
Jingliu looked at Rios.
“You’re usually responsible for protecting them?”
Rios nodded,
“Yes, those little ones are very cute, and they bring a lot of joy to everyone. I like them very much.”
Jingliu smiled slightly.
“Thank you.”
Rios shook his head.
“You’re welcome. By the way, we didn’t finish our conversation earlier. You know Bailu, right?”
Jingliu nodded.
“I do.”
Rios asked,
“Should I call Bailu over?”
Jingliu thought for a moment.
“No rush, let them finish playing first.”
Afterwards, the two chatted while protecting the four little ones.
Keli held a newly developed bouncing bomb.
“Hiya~” Keli threw it forcefully.
The bouncing bomb landed in the reservoir, and the next second…
“BOOM!!!”
A mushroom cloud roared up, splashing water everywhere, along with many different kinds of fish.
The four little ones cheered joyfully beside the reservoir after the successful explosion.
“Yes!!! Keli succeeded!”
“Great!”
Liyue Harbor, inside Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Hutao, Asmodeus, and Xiangling were eating.
Xiangling brought the food made by Ye Yun earlier; she made a lot, so she brought some back for Hutao to share.
Asmodeus took a bite of the sliced cucumbers.
“Mmm~This is delicious, so refreshing!”
Seeing Asmodeus praise her cooking, Xiangling was very happy.
“If you like it, eat more.”
Hutao held her bowl and scooped up a spoonful of rice, eating it with the radish and beef stew.
“Asmodeus, what kind of work are you interested in?”
Asmodeus thought for a moment.
“I want the kind that pays well, requires little work, and is close to home. Is there such a thing?”
Hutao and Xiangling were speechless.
Who wouldn’t want that kind of job?
Hutao looked at Asmodeus.
“Do you understand funeral rites? Why don’t you work here?”
Asmodeus thought for a moment and shook her head.
“No, but I can help you dig graves!”
Hutao heard this – dig graves?
“What do you mean?”
Asmodeus gestured towards an empty space by the door, and a one-meter-wide, two-meter-long, one-and-a-half-meter-deep pit instantly appeared.
“Like this. How about that?”
Seeing Asmodeus’s skill, Hutao’s eyes lit up instantly!
This is a talent! She knew how tiring digging graves was!
Hutao grabbed Asmodeus’s hand.
“From today onwards, you are a guest retainer of my Wangsheng Funeral Parlor!”
Asmodeus gave a thumbs-up.
“Okay.”
Hutao thought for a moment.
“Let me think about your compensation…”
After a moment of thought, Hutao said,
“Let’s do piecework. I’ll pay you a certain amount of Mora for each grave you dig. How about that? A base salary plus performance bonus. The base salary will be 100,000 Mora; that’s about the average Liyue salary.”
Asmodeus thought for a moment.
“Can I exchange the base salary for internet time? How about that?” Asmodeus chuckled.
She was completely addicted to the game Audition, and she had won a game that very morning.
The sense of accomplishment and excitement were addictive.
Hutao immediately agreed; it wasn’t a difficult request.
After finishing their meal, Xiangling went back to Wanmin Restaurant to help, while Hutao and Asmodeus went to the internet cafe.
They hadn’t played for long when…
The Young Master and Signora walked into the internet cafe.
Hutao saw them and exclaimed, “Oh, you dare come back!”
Hutao slammed the table, summoning her Magical Staff and pointing it at Signora.
“You dare come back! Get out! You’re not welcome here!”
The Young Master quickly smoothed things over.
“Hall Master Hutao, please don’t be angry. We are here to apologize.”
The Young Master and Signora had made little progress in Liyue, and then a message came from the Cryo Archon instructing them to go to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and find someone called Zhong Li.
Hence the current scene, them coming to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to apologize.
Having said that, the Young Master clapped his hands, and several Fatui soldiers carried in a box of Mora.
Seeing this, Hutao put away her Magical Staff.
Apologies were easier to handle.
Hutao looked at the compensation the Young Master brought – a box full of Mora.
With a small adult expression, Hutao muttered to herself, then said to Signora,
“I’ll accept your apology, but I can’t take the Mora. After all, Silver Wolf also taught you a lesson last time.”
As soon as Hutao said this, Signora felt a surge of anger and almost wanted to attack Hutao immediately.
Unbeknownst to her, as soon as she had this thought, Asmodeus in the private room looked over, a flash of red light in her pupils.
Hutao then turned to the Young Master.
“Alright, I noticed you like to use the internet here before, and you enjoy playing that… what was it… that Meteor… game. You were the loudest one in the whole internet cafe.
I’ll use this Mora to top up your internet time, how about that?”
The Young Master smiled.
“Everything is up to you, Hall Master Hutao.”
Hutao nodded and said to the attendant girl beside her,
“Little sister, top up for this guest.”
The attendant girl nodded in agreement.
After topping up, the Young Master familiarly sat down at a seat, opening his computer to log in.
Seeing this, Signora walked over.
“Aren’t you going back?”
The Young Master nodded as a matter of course.
“Why would I? Want to play for a while too? I saw Mr. Zhong Li appear here before.”
As soon as the Young Master mentioned Zhong Li, Signora agreed, and automatically paid to log in.
Signora sat down next to the Young Master.
“How do you play this?”
Under the Young Master’s guidance, Signora started playing Audition.
Just like Asmodeus before, Signora quickly became engrossed.
After completing the tutorial, Signora randomly selected a room and entered.
Coincidentally, she happened to enter the room Asmodeus had opened, and there were only the two of them in the room.
Asmodeus checked Signora’s profile. Oh ho! A fresh new rookie! Hehehe, she could win again.
Asmodeus had found a way to win with a high probability, and it also gave her a great thrill. That was to create a room with only two people, and choosing songs she was very familiar with. She would then check the newcomer’s profile. Once she confirmed it was a newbie, she started, enjoying the thrill of crushing the newbies.
(End of Chapter)
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