Chapter 383 I'm sorry, I can't do it

In the warehouse behind the "daily groceries" store, a round-faced little boy in baggy overalls and cloth shoes is busy.

The little boy raised a large wooden box that could hold himself in both hands, walked steadily all the way to the basement, and gently put the box on the shelf.

After stacking the large boxes neatly, he marked the day's date and quantity on them with a charcoal pencil.

Then, the little boy swept the floor with a broom, waved a feather duster to clean up the dust and cobwebs above the shelves, and wiped the stair railings, cabinets, and countertops with a rag.

After all this work, he washed the cleaning utensils with water and put them back in place, and then washed his hands and face. He walked all the way out of the vestibule and knocked lightly on the door.

"Uncle Yanbu, I tidied up the warehouse and cleaned it up. Come and take a look."

The middle-aged man dozing off in front of the counter rubbed his eyes and yawned: "Don't look, Xiao Ye, you work, I am at ease."

He stood up and stretched, then took out two city bonds with a denomination of 50 from his pocket and handed them over: "Here, don't lose it."

"But, Uncle Yanbu... the weekly salary is 50 seashells? You pay too much."

Ono looked hesitant, but he didn't pick up the two banknotes with his raised hand.

"This is what you deserve."

Yanbu stuffed the two banknotes into Ono's pocket, rubbed his nose and said, "A month ago, I went out to buy goods, and there was a fire behind the store... The boss next door said, you put out the fire with all your might, and even saved this guy."

He looked at a brown beagle at his feet: "I'm not married, and Dagu is my child. I would like to express my gratitude to you for saving him. I should have given you more, but the store is in a downturn. I've been broke since the last rebuild, and I don't know how long I can last."

Ono hesitated for a moment, and put the two city bonds in his pocket on the table.

"Please keep this shop open, and pay me when you have money in the future."

This time, Yanbu was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed loudly: "Think about it, if you don't take the money today, you may not get it in the future, and this small shop may close down at any time."

"Please hold on! You are a good person who will not skimp! Business will be fine!"

Ono bowed, and then ran out quickly.

The middle-aged man looked at the running back of the child, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He gently put away the two banknotes on the table and stuffed them into his pocket.

"What a simple and stupid kid. It's because I don't know how to skimp that I can't do business well."

Yanbu patted the pet dog's head: "Da Gu, are you right?"

The puppy barked twice.

"Seeing that child, I thought it would be nice to really have a child."

Yanbu showed a little melancholy on his face.

He looked at the puppy Dagu: "Tell me, how about Xiaoye and I becoming father and son? You think it's good too? What? You must adopt him, and you said you would not rob him of his inheritance... Do you like him so much? Well, since you've asked me so much, I have to think of a way."

Ono left the store, the more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.

Without those 50 seashells, I would be hungry.

The boss's business has always been poor.

Ono has been working in the store for five years, and he is very clear about the situation of the store's shipments and purchases, especially the loss in the past two years. The fire not long ago caused heavy losses to Yanbu. The middle-aged boss was in a daze for a long time, and he couldn't hear him when he was called many times, which was a very heavy blow.

Ono looked at the street in a daze.

The boss is miserable, but how can I fill my stomach.

As a Huqi tribe, Ono needs to make money to buy the Almighty Stone to satisfy his hunger.

The Huoqi tribe feeds on the Almighty Stone, whether it is polluted or pure, it doesn't matter. However, you must pass the city bond to buy it in designated specialty stores. If there is no omnipotent stone, no matter how much coal, kerosene or wood you swallow, you will still have a strong sense of hunger. .

Ono could feel that the combustion in the gas stove in his chest was weakening.

Without the supply of omnipotent stones, the bodies of Huoqi clan will become extremely heavy, and in severe cases, they will even fall into shutdown and dormancyequivalent to the death of a Huoqi clan.

Even if the Almighty Stone and fuel are filled again, it may not be able to awaken the Huoqi clan again. At that time, it was just a humanoid stove.

God Yao, please help me and enlighten me...I am so hungry that I can hear birds singing in my head.

As a devout believer, Ono has never forgotten to pray.

A voice suddenly came from the ear.

"Little friend, do you want to come to work with me? Are you a Huoqi clan?"

It was a smiling woman who spoke.

Ono was vigilant.

It is difficult to identify the Huoqi family just by looking at their appearance. But if you have had frequent contact with the Huoqi tribe, you will find that they are still different from ordinary people.

No matter how the body looks like a flesh and blood body, the Huoqi tribe will not have the so-called pain sensation when their bodies are damaged. Therefore, the Huoqi tribe was not considered human at first, but a kind of alien produced by transmutation.

The perception of the Huoqi tribe is actually very keen. Unlike ordinary people, they use the five senses to touch the world, but use the extraordinary power generated by the burning of the Almighty Stone to touch other objects to get feedback, and their perception ability is more three-dimensional.

It is only because the transformation is affected by the environment of the Yao people, so they still habitually see, hear, and touch.

The strange woman recognized her identity at a glance, making Ono very careful.

In the early days, many Huoqi tribes were trafficked and deceived. Later, Yaocheng and Yancheng recognized the legal status of the Huoqi tribe and jointly promulgated relevant protection laws to curb this trend.

Even so, because the Huoqi tribe belongs to a special minority group, they are still easy to be targeted by some criminals.

"Don't be nervous, I'm the owner of that store, and my name is Shang Zi."

The woman raised her finger and pointed across the street.

Ono took a look.

It is a domesticated pet shop, which deals in training and taming pet cubs, including various dogs, foxes, rabbits, lizards, and pheasants.

The trend of pets is becoming very fast in Yancheng, and it is not easy to do this business. Ono found the image of a woman in his memory, and she was indeed the owner of the shop.

"We'll have pets that are less tempered."

The female boss blinked: "Ordinary animal trainers are a bit overwhelmed and often get injured, but if you switch to Huoqi tribe, it should be fine, right?"

"Why are you looking for me?"

Ono still keeps a distance from the opponent.

"You work in Yanbu's shop, right? I opened the shop for two years, and you worked in his shop for two years. The weekly salary is 50 seashells. It hasn't changed in two years. Am I right? I am more concerned about the reliability and duty of employees, and according to my experience, once Yanbu's store was burned down by that fire, it may be difficult to continue to operate.

"Come and work with me, I will give you a weekly salary of 140 seashells." Shang Zi said with a smile.

"What pets do you keep in your store?"

"I think about it..."

Shang Zi snapped her fingers: "There are lions, wolves, crocodiles, and pythons... Now the tastes of customers have become more serious. Without these ferocious creatures, no one wants to keep them."

"Oh, there is also an aberrant beast, but its prototype is a steam carriage, and the danger is not bad. It's just that it's not easy to appease this guy."

Ono's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough.

The key point is the abnormal beast.

Shang Zi stated: "If you are willing to come, I can give you a daily salary. You look very hungry, don't you? Eating some Almighty Stones will make you feel better, even if it's just for a day?"

Finally, Ono accepted the employment.

He followed Shang Zi into the large pet store. There was a special warehouse behind the store, and two tall Jade Rabbit bodyguards stood guard on both sides of the door.

After opening the gate, Ono saw that there was an old-fashioned steam carriage inside.

It has classic wide iron wheels, and the carriage and seat retain the old-fashioned style of decades ago.

The surface of the steam carriage is wrapped with iron cables, and there are copper chains between the iron cables. The thick iron cables are connected to the foundation stones at the four corners of the warehouse.

"It doesn't have much fuel left in its body, so it can't break free from here."

Shang Zi said: "But after all, it is a deformed beast, and it is easy to go crazy. Xiaoye, you should try to get along with it as much as possible. The coal is in the box next to it. If it is hungry, you can feed it."

"The main reason is that my client is a big man, and he likes the aberrant beast, so he took a fancy to this classic car. There is no choice but to keep it. This aberrant beast has a weird temper and is suspicious. If you throw coal to it, it will just throw it away." When it is crushed, you have to run around in front of it with the coal and let it **** it... before it will eat."

The female boss also looked helpless: "So you know where the trouble is in this job?"

"Understood."

Ono nodded.

"Then, I will work hard for you tonight. Be sure to feed it some food. It has been on a hunger strike for nearly a week. I don't want its quality to be inferior. It will be discounted at that time."

The door slowly closed.

A hanging lamp was fixed on the top of the warehouse, and the dim light shrouded the not-so-large space, coating the carriage bound by chains with a faint golden layer.

Ono first took off a whole set of thick leather armor from the hanger in the corner, put on a face helmet, boots and thick gloves, then opened the box beside him, and took out a bag of coal from it.

Then he ran round and round the wagon.

The other party did not respond.

Ono tried to throw a piece of coal, and it hit the iron horse of the classic car, making a bang.

he murmured.

Is this aberrant beast... dead?

At this time, a cold voice came from the car: "Are you sick? Did I provoke you while I was sleeping? Can you be a little more polite?"

not dead?

Ono was taken aback, but what made him even more astonished was that this deformed beast could actually speak!

"You can actually talk?"

"Nonsense, I can speak the seven languages of Yao, Dragon, Bo, Elf, Bamboo Reed, and Ghost World."

Ono was shocked.

His eyes widened suddenly: "You are not a deformed beast... Are you a Huoqi tribe?"

"Not all Huoqi tribes have easy-to-use brains, and not all abnormal beasts are primitive beasts. Some Huoqi tribes are born with disabilities, and some abnormal beasts are good at various languages. Thank you."

The steam carriage made a crackling sound, the front of the carriage slowly stood up, and the body of the carriage was greatly twisted and deformed, folded and twisted into a burly horse-headed man sitting cross-legged on the ground. Under the light of the hanging lamp, his angular body reflected a metallic halo.

"Let's make a deal while I'm still normal. Let me go, and I'll give you a box of Almighty Stone. It's very simple, you just need to put the chain over there..."

"I'm sorry, I can't do it." Ono kept his distance from it and shook his head.

"Whatever they give you, I'll give you double."

"Are you hungry?" Ono raised the charcoal bag in his hand.

"I'm talking about cooperation with you, and you ask me if I'm hungry?"

After a moment of silence, the horse-headed man sitting cross-legged raised his metal finger and said, "Half a box of washed coal, another barrel of heating magic oil that has absorbed impurities with charcoal, and another bundle of raw cut pine firewood, and finally Remember to sprinkle rose petals, dried roses are fine. That's all."

(end of this chapter)