The vending machine filled with snacks was placed on the large platform on the second floor.
This vending machine is just like a modern, ordinary vending machine. The goods are displayed above, the dispensing slot is below, and in the middle, there's a small screen to select items for purchase by inserting coins.
Su Yao stood in front of the vending machine, looking through the clean glass at the white shelves inside.
The shelves are divided into five rows and six columns, currently empty. Su Yao needs to select products from the system store to stock them here.
"It feels like a middleman is making a profit."
[Please use "procurement" and "selling" to describe.]
[Moreover, the price is automatically generated, determined by a certain proportion of the purchase price, ensuring that the host does not have the opportunity to make exorbitant profits.]
"Tsk, alright then."
The system pretended not to understand the slight hint of regret in Su Yao's tone.
The first time she stocked goods, Su Yao had no idea what would sell well, so she just followed her own instincts.
"Since it's snacks, my spicy strips must be the first on the list," Su Yao said, quickly placing an order in the system store with her fingers. "Konjac snacks are a must! All three flavors! Kiss Burn too! And the big spicy sticks... shredded beef jerky..."
System: .....
Each type of spicy strip occupied two slots, and soon the top three rows were all filled.
On the next two rows, Su Yao added non-spicy snacks like marinated eggs, chicken sausages, and popcorn.
After the vending machine was filled, the hotel staff gathered around it.
Ya and Felix were the first guests. Following Su Yao's recommendation, they each got a pack of spicy strips, and in the end, it was Su Yao who paid.
The packaging was torn open, and the sizzling, oily aroma of chili peppers burst forth. Felix carefully pulled out a spicy strip and tentatively took a bite. At the same time, with Su Yao's help, Ya also nibbled a small piece of konjac snack.
The two people were eating different spicy strips, but their sensations were the same. As the spicy strips entered their mouths and touched their tongues, the fiery taste instantly swept through their entire mouths.
The two non-humans tasted such stimulating food for the first time, and their expressions were somewhat strange.
However, after enduring the sudden onslaught of spiciness, they also experienced a different flavor.
Salty, sweet, numbing, fragrant.
"How is it, tasty?" Su Yao unceremoniously reached out and grabbed a piece from Felix's bag of spicy strips for herself. "Mmm! This is the flavor!"
Ya and Felix didn't speak, but lowered their heads and took another bite.
Su Yao looked at them. They still didn't answer and took another bite. Just like that, one bite after another, they finished the whole pack before finally remembering to respond to Su Yao:
"Addicted."
"A bit unusual, but very tasty!"
The serious expressions of the two shop assistants somehow hit Su Yao's funny bone, making her laugh so hard she bent over. The two assistants beside her looked at Su Yao and showed helpless expressions as well.
After eating the spicy strips, the three shop assistants returned to the counter.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was coming down, Su Yao organized the remaining cards.
Taking out the data card and the data glasses, stacking them together, the all-purpose glasses were successfully synthesized.
Su Yao couldn't wait to put it on.
However, Su Yao, wearing glasses, saw nothing; there was only darkness before her eyes.
"Are your glasses not working?"
[Please, host, switch to another observation target.]
Su Yao was stunned, her glasses slid down slightly, revealing half of her eyes, and she saw the subject of her observation.
It was Felix.
Su Yao turned her head and shifted her focus to Ya, putting on her glasses. This time, things indeed returned to normal; the darkness before her eyes transformed into Ya's figure.
Just like wearing sunglasses, what Su Yao saw at this moment was a dark gray elegance.
Su Yao remained still for three seconds, and the scene slowly began to change. A string of numbers appeared next to Ya.
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Target Person: Ya
Strength: 0.3
Agility: 5.5
Mental Strength: 5
Overall Constitution: 4 (Average Constitution)
Su Yao tilted her head slightly, her gaze falling on the chair inside the inn.
[Target Item: Wooden Chair
Durability: 4.2
Aesthetic appeal: 3
Overall rating: 3.5 (cheap and useful)
Items can actually be digitized!
Su Yao seemed to have found a beloved toy, examining everything in the hotel thoroughly.
Then she came to a conclusion: the evaluation values of the items provided by the hotel often fluctuated around the average, while the overall evaluation of the decoration cards drawn would generally be higher, usually reaching values of seven or eight.
As for why Felix was completely shrouded in darkness, it was likely related to his immense power. Su Yao had specifically sought out Zhan Xing to test this, and Zhan Xing was also enveloped in the same pitch-black darkness.
Finally, Su Yao looked at herself. She stood in front of the mirror, and numbers slowly appeared beside her.
Target Person: Su Yao
Strength: 2
Agility: 3
Mental Strength: 3
Overall Constitution: 2.5 (Poor Constitution)
This was her body after consuming the mysterious fruit; Su Yao couldn't even imagine how fragile she must have been before!
[Coward, I dare to imagine it.] The system not only dared to imagine but also dared to mock, [If it weren't for the defense card, you would have died the first time you faced the Spider King, even faster than others or the evil spirits.]
Su Yao was inside the large net at that time, unable to perceive the normal flow of time. In reality, only a second or two had passed since the defensive card was forced out.
"You still dare to tell the truth! Do I not care about my reputation?"
Su Yao was just about to get angry when the system immediately chimed in:
[What I mean is that next time there's a mysterious fruit, you should eat it yourself. They are quite strong and all have ways to defend themselves. You are the weakest one.]
Afraid that Su Yao wouldn't understand, the system further explained: [Your weakness isn't just about having a low magic level; this constitution mainly manifests in your overall health. You aren't sick right now, but if you were to contract any illness, you would quickly deteriorate.]
Some people infected with the curse of malevolent spirits can hold on for a month or two until their family buys the life-saving medicine, but others can only last a week or two after being infected. This situation is related to the strength of the curse and also to the individual's physical condition.
It must be said, the system was indeed telling the truth; it was thinking of Su Yao.
"You always mock me for my bad luck and sometimes find me quite annoying, but I never expected you to care about me so much!" Su Yao listened to the system's words and felt truly touched.
In this world, only the system truly shares life and death with Su Yao, forming the closest relationship.
"I've decided, I will never complain about you again! You are my best companion! I will definitely earn more money and spend more on you!"
"Do you draw cards?"
Don't eat so rudely!
Su Yao pretended not to hear and continued fiddling with the item she had just drawn.
This time, the cards were all very useful, but many of them couldn't be used immediately. The only dish that could be put on the shelf was tomato beef brisket soup, and Su Yao immediately lit up this dish in the kitchen.
In the evening, this tomato beef brisket soup successfully captured the hearts of all the staff and guests.
The red tomato soup, with its tangy flavor, was very appetizing, and the beef inside was tender yet intact. Even guests accustomed to lavish feasts couldn't help but praise the restaurant's food for being both innovative and delicious.
Merry and Wilson had been partners for many years, and they were well-acquainted with each other's habits, working together seamlessly. This time was no different; their movements were synchronized as they sipped their soup while quietly observing their surroundings, then quickly exchanged glances before taking another bite.
Only the two of them knew what was in their hearts, but Su Yao felt the hostility between them gradually diminishing.
"Could it be that this meal made you happy?"
[They understood that the food was in your hands... If you poisoned it, none of them would escape.]
Su Yao and the system voiced their guesses simultaneously, and both heard what the other had to say. Su Yao's guess almost left the system speechless.
Su Yao also realized that she had said something quite funny, and with an awkward smile, she stiffly changed the subject: "Don't say anything more, Meili and the others have eaten and left. I need to go check on Peng Yi."
After Meili and the others had eaten their fill and left, only Su Yao and the three Peng brothers remained in the restaurant.
In contrast to the delicate eating manners of Mary and the others, the three Peng brothers ate in a much more rough and unrefined manner.
Peng Yi held a bun in both hands, gave it a slap, and devoured the flattened bun in two bites. Peng Er drank tomato soup as if it were water, gulping it down without seeming to chew the meat and tomatoes at all. Peng San was no different; he skewered five pieces of braised pork with a single chopstick and shoved them into his mouth until he couldn't fit any more.
Su Yao didn't know whether she should disturb the three of them.
However, while Su Yao was hesitating, the three Peng brothers also saw her.
Peng took a sip of soup to swallow the food in his mouth and asked, "Boss, hurry up, have you eaten?"
"I've already eaten, I've already eaten," Su Yao got straight to the point. "I'm here because I have something else to discuss with you."
Peng Yi stopped, and his two younger brothers also wiped their mouths and stopped eating.
Peng Yi said, "I know what the boss wants to ask. Let me first explain our situation."
After Su Yao left Woshui Town, the three Peng brothers also moved away.
Their goal was clear: to continue stealing in places with lots of people and money.
Their journey was relentless, and their first stop was the northern city of Meritos. This city was home to a large number of alchemists, producing half of the potions on the Dragon's Roar Continent. Every year, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of potions were transported from here to other places.
The three Peng brothers had heard about the wealth of this place even before they arrived. It was said that every person in the city had hundreds of thousands of gold coins in savings.
They rushed here excitedly, eager to showcase their skills and achieve "poverty alleviation and prosperity," but they were dumbfounded as soon as they reached the city gate.
The entrance fee here is one thousand gold coins!
Peng San, young and impetuous, was about to fight the heartless guard on the spot. It was the nearby elderly men and women who held him back.
Peng San huffed angrily, not understanding why these people were blocking his way. He questioned in a very unpleasant tone, "Are you in cahoots with the guards? I thought you were also lining up to enter the city!"
An elderly woman with graying hair quickly waved her hand: "Young man, no, that's not it! We are really just like you, waiting to enter the city. Stopping you is for your own good!"
"How is this good for us?" Peng Yi asked.
The old lady sighed and said, "It's like this now. To enter the city, you have to pay a thousand gold coins. If you don't want to pay, then you have to wait for the lottery. If you're lucky, you can get in for ten gold coins."
The old lady's words confused the three even more, "What do you mean there's a lottery now?"
Hearing this, it seems that the price increase and lottery system have only started recently.
The old lady continued to sigh. Seeing that she was speaking too slowly, the old man beside her leaned in and whispered, "Three foolish kids, there's going to be a war!"
Going to war?
Su Yao: .....
System: .....