Chapter 54: Boss! Activate the Game for Me Right Now!

Clerk Requirements: 1. Shop rules must be strictly obeyed

2. Please consider yourself a clerk of this shop

3. Cleaning must be thorough, leaving not a speck of dust

4. Cashiering must be accurate, with absolutely zero errors or omissions

Violating the requirements results in immediate dismissal and permanent blacklisting!

Wages: Meals and lodging provided; due to the clerk's excessive appetite, there is temporarily no salary

Bonuses: Doing laundry, 1 spirit crystal per month

Cooking, depending on culinary skill (please do not serve inedible meals, otherwise immediate dismissal and permanent blacklisting).

"This prin... err..." Catching Fang Qi's strange gaze, the little loli seemed to realize something, recalling the second rule under the clerk requirements, and hurriedly changed her words, "My name is Jiang Xiaoyue, please take good care of me."

She wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead and let out a small sigh of relief: "Good thing this princess is smart. That damn boss actually tried to trap me right from the start!"

Just like that, when Fang Qi handed out this copy of the clerk guidelines, the shop had already gained a little loli clerk who was left somewhat disheveled in the wind.

Fang Qi nodded, pointed to the cashier counter, and said, "When there's nothing to do, you just sit there. The blackboard behind has all the prices written down. You just need to collect the money according to the prices. If there are any errors or omissions..."

"Immediate dismissal, permanent blacklisting!" Jiang Xiaoyue snorted coldly, saying disdainfully, "Such simple content, this prin... I have already memorized it all!"

"In addition, there are two bedrooms upstairs. Go clean them up later when there are fewer people. If new customers come to the shop and there's anything you don't understand, come ask me."

"Ah..." Jiang Xiaoyue looked suspiciously around the entire shop, her mind completely filled with question marks. "How can there be such a strange shop in the human world? Even though it's so expensive, so many people are willing to come. Also, this kind of drink that costs three spirit crystals a bottle, is it really that good to drink?!"

She looked dumbfounded at the customers in the shop who were drinking Sprite with faces full of enjoyment.

It was simply unbelievable!

With Jiang Xiaoyue around, Fang Qi finally felt a bit more free. Stepping out of the shop door, Fang Qi found a few carpenters nearby to renovate the rooms upstairs. The room modified by the system was only the internet cafe itself and had nothing to do with the upstairs, so the upstairs remained ordinary rooms. Fang Qi pondered whether he should set up a bed in the internet cafe in the future.

Slightly depressed, Fang Qi said to the system, "Can't our internet cafe be equipped with a dormitory or something?"

"Host's permission level is too low, unable to equip."

Fine! Permissions again!

Fang Qi was utterly depressed.

An Huwei was not only the commander of the Jiuhua Army, but also the City Lord of Jiuhua City. Holding heavy military power and towering over a mighty city that integrated commerce, martial arts, and more, he could be described as a figure of absolute practical power!

Yet just yesterday, not only was his subordinate Vice Commander Gong He driven out of a small shop, but even the honored guest he brought along was thrown out. If this kind of matter got out, how could he, An Huwei, establish a foothold in Jiuhua City?!

Outside the Origins Internet Club, a burst of heavy and complex footsteps approached.

A tall, broad-browed, wide-faced middle-aged man with a handsome countenance strode through the door with his head held high.

Behind him followed a large number of Jiuhua Army elites dressed in silver armor, their auras extremely powerful!

The large force of troops immediately surrounded the internet cafe heavily!

The one following behind him was precisely Gong He, who had come to the shop with Nalan Ying yesterday.

Jiang Xiaoyue stared blankly.

Isn't this... the City Lord of Jiuhua City?!

A Peak True Lake Realm cultivator!

And the one behind him was actually a warrior of the Grand Martial Master realm!

And he actually brought an army?!

What should they do?! This detestable boss is probably going to suffer!

"Boss!" Jiang Xiaoyue hurriedly woke up Fang Qi, who was merrily playing his game.

Fang Qi looked at Jiang Xiaoyue with a look of bewilderment: "Are there new customers?"

"It's the City Lord bringing an army to smash the shop!" Jiang Xiaoyue said with difficulty. "As expected, because the boss's shop is too unscrupulous, even the City Lord has been provoked? How about we run away quickly!"

"Run away?" Fang Qi said with absolute composure, "Isn't this just a new customer arriving?"

Fang Qi walked forward.

"New... customer?!" Jiang Xiaoyue looked at Fang Qi in disbelief. "The boss hasn't gone mad, has he?!"

"You are the boss of this shop?" An Huwei sized up Fang Qi coldly. "Seeing this seat, why do you not kneel?"

"Kneel?" Fang Qi frowned. "I originally thought you were a customer. Turns out you're here to cause trouble?"

Immediately after, he spotted Gong He behind An Huwei: "Are you people going to be like those from yesterday? To be blunt, those who cause trouble in this shop will be served directly with lightning punishment, and will never be received hereafter!"

Jiang Xiaoyue completely no longer knew what to say, her pair of small hands covering her face, as if she could not bear to watch the ensuing scene.

"What arrogant talk!" An Huwei sneered, waving his hand. "Seal this shop for me! Take the boss and..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw a white-haired old man turn around to look at him.

Like a mouse seeing a cat, An Huwei shuddered all over, his mind going completely blank!

"Na... Na..."

"That lord is currently playing a game!" Elder Fu said with a face full of displeasure. "You lot better watch it!"

"Yes! Yes!" An Huwei was full of panic.

"Father?" Right at this moment, another voice came from the side.

"Cheng'er?!" In his panic, An Huwei actually saw An Cheng!

He looked at An Cheng with a face of incomprehension, "Why are you here too?!"

"Playing Diablo!" An Cheng took out a few spirit crystals. "Boss, give my old dad a bottle of Sprite!"

"Go on." Fang Qi pouted toward Jiang Xiaoyue. "Right there in that freezer next to you."

"Oh." Jiang Xiaoyue felt that she was completely unable to understand the current situation anymore.

Holding the emerald-green glass bottle in his hand, An Huwei was even more bewildered, saying solemnly, "Cheng'er, what tricks are you boys playing?!"

"Uncle An!" Ouyang Cheng explained from the side. "This is a drink unique to this small shop, absolutely unavailable outside!"

"What use is a drink from this kind of small shop, no matter how rare?" An Huwei scolded coldly, "You few rascals are simply living backwards the older you get! Can this kind of thing compare to the fine wine of the Qingfeng Mingyue Pavilion?! To actually bring this kind of thing for me to drink?!"

An Huwei said impatiently, "Keep it for yourselves to drink!"

Before he could finish, Bu Che smiled and said, "Uncle An, how can the wine of the Qingfeng Mingyue Pavilion compare to Sprite? Does Uncle An know that the water used to make this Sprite is drawn from deep mineral springs beneath the Great Snowy Mountains, a cold volcanic rock spring formed through thousands of years of deep underground volcanic rock refinement, and centuries of cycling, adsorption, and dissolution-filtration?"

Ouyang Cheng also added, "And this honey uses nectar gathered by swarms of bees drawn to a precious spiritual flower called the Ice Heart Flower, which has effects like soothing the nerves and quieting the mind."

"When this drink enters the mouth, bubbles dance continuously, being extremely icy and stimulating. It utilizes an advanced high-efficiency silent compression magical artifact, which is specifically crafted to compress bubbles into the beverage..."

Jiang Xiaoyue stared with wide eyes at the drink named Sprite that she had just handed out: "There is actually such a drink in this world?!"

"A drink from your small shop is actually so particular too?!" After the conversation among the few, even Nalan Hongwu's gaze shifted over. "Come, come, come, boss, give us two old men a bottle each to taste as well!"

"Even Prince Nalan wants to drink?!" An Huwei looked at the two enthusiastic old men with a dumbfounded expression, immediately reacting, "Then let me first try it for the two lords, to see if this thing is really as good as these boys boast!"

After saying that, he closed his eyes and slammed down a huge gulp!

Thousands of bubbles danced in his mouth, a crisp and icy sweet-and-sour taste continuously stimulating the taste buds along with the dancing of these bubbles. It was as if thousands of taste buds in his mouth were opened at this very instant! A wave of incomparably thrilling pleasure rushed straight to his brain!

At the same time, a crisp chill traveled all the way from his throat down to the bottom of his heart!

An Huwei’s eyes snapped wide open in sheer astonishment!

"Well?" Elder Fu demanded, noting his sudden reaction. "Could it be those brats were just prone to exaggeration?"

"It is magnificent!" An Huwei cried out. "Never in my life have I tasted a beverage so novel, yet so profoundly delicious!"

"That good?!" The two old men instantly surged forward from their seats, eagerly snatching up the Sprite to take a sip for themselves.

An indescribably crisp, invigorating sensation washed over them, as if every single pore on their bodies had suddenly burst wide open!

Simultaneously, the two elders stared in wide-eyed wonder!

This drink...

Was it not far too sublime?!

"Hahaha! Splendid!" Nalan Hongwu laughed boisterously. "To think that within my twilight years, this old man would live to taste such an exquisite nectar!"

Between deep drafts, Elder Fu cast a sidelong glance at the screens of An Cheng and his companions. "So, you boys play Diablo as well?"

"We do..." An Cheng replied awkwardly, sensing that these two old gentlemen were of no ordinary pedigree. "We are not particularly skilled. Pray do not take offense, Elders."

"Nonsense, you look plenty capable to me!" Nalan Hongwu barked, giving An Cheng a hearty slap on the back. "What say you, boy? Shall we link up?!"

"Absolutely!" An Cheng’s eyes lit up. "It just so happens our party is lacking in front-line combatants. Elder, you play a warrior, I assume?"

"Excellent!" Nalan Hongwu declared. "I shall host a room. You boys join in!"

An Huwei stared dumbfounded at his own son and Nalan Hongwu, pointing a finger at his own chest. "Then... what about me?"

Nalan Hongwu cast a dismissive glance over him, his face filled with profound disdain. "Shoo, shoo! You haven't even activated the game yet. Go play by yourself!"

"Activate the game...?!" An Huwei looked from Nalan Hongwu to his own son, weeping bitter, silent tears. How on earth could he be deemed inferior to these young scoundrels?!

He turned in a desperate frenzy and bellowed, "Shopkeeper! Quick! Activate the game for me this instant!"

Jiang Xiaoyue's face was awash with internal tears. "Just what kind of shop have I stumbled into?!"