Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Signing the Contract
Translator: 549690339
Li Yao easily saw the other person’s name with the Eye of the Creator.
The careless little girl was called No-Likes-Sweets-Candy, a rare choice of playing as an undead ghost.
Ghosts and banshees are a type of undead that players can only choose under certain conditions. At this moment, her body seemed a bit translucent, her face full of grievance.
The girl comforting her was named Gold Coins Rolling, a rather domineering name. She was also an undead, a proper one, with pallid skin that looked somewhat eerie but in no way undermined her beauty.
Li Yao furrowed his brows in thought, for there seemed to be no information about them in his memory. Nevertheless, he didn’t dwell on it, given the vast number of people playing the game, it was impossible to remember everyone.
In such a vast game world, it was quite normal to never cross paths with someone in a lifetime.
“There, there, don’t be upset. Your secondary profession tutor likes you so much so why don’t you just ask him for another blueprint. Don’t be sad anymore.” Gold Coins Rolling continued to comfort.
“Looks like I will have to. There will probably be lots of tasks to complete, sigh.” No-Likes-Sweets-Candy said, frowning.
Li Yao turned around, gave a slight cough and said, “Excuse me for interrupting.”
Upon seeing the two girls watch him warily, Li Yao shrugged his shoulders and continued, “Please don’t misunderstand, you were just speaking a bit loudly and I happened to hear your conversation. I won’t beat around the bush, I’ve bought the blueprint.”
The eyes of No-Likes-Sweets-Candy lit up as she asked, “Can I buy it back from you at a higher price?”
Although she was naive, she was not stupid, especially within the realm of the game. Any sane person would not return something they bought at a bargain price. She would do the same.
“Cough-cough, sorry, I’ve already learned it, ” Li Yao said apologetically.
“So, you are here to gloat?” Gold Coins Rolling frowned.
“Not at all, that’s not what I meant.’
Before Li Yao could finish, Gold Coins Rolling waved her hand dismissively,
“Whatever. You got the bargain already, so just do your thing.”
“Hey, hey, can you at least let me finish?” said Li Yao helplessly.
No-Likes-Sweets-Candy giggled behind her hand; she seemed to be bubbly and carefree, not showing any of the melancholy from just now.
“Fine, speak. But no adding each other as friends, we don’t add strangers.” Gold Coins Rolling said.
Li Yao wore a stunned expression, apparently being mistaken as a pick-up artist.
“Lack of intention aside, I heard you mention that you’re almost at the intermediate level for engineering?”
“Yes, yes, only a few points away.” The young girl said, brimming with pride, then her mood fell again, “But I have no money left. I went to the auction just to sell some stuff.’
“If I may be so bold to ask, learning engineering isn’t cheap. Are you pro-players in a guild?” Li Yao asked again.
“No, I borrowed the money. That friend was really nice.” No-Likes-Sweets-Candy said.
“You fool, he clearly deceived you. In a few days, if you can’t repay him, you’ll have to join their guild and work for them. You’ll be so busy working for the guild forever.” Gold Coins Rolling’s venomous tone showed her disappointment, “We only parted for half a day, and you’ve already been sold off and are even helping them count their money.”
Li Yao immediately understood, “So he promised to lend you money, give you a deadline, and if you earn enough, you can repay him. If not, you have to join their guild and work as a pro-player?”
“Yes, that nice man lent me ten gold coins.” No-Likes-Sweets-Candy looked up.
Gold Coins Rolling facepalmed in defeat.
“Pardon my words, this is a common strategy used by many guilds. There aren’t many players learning engineering, and it’s a huge burden for any guild to train them. So they use this method, don’t spend any money, have the engineering players borrow money, and then force them to join their guild in despair. Don’t hope that you can repay them even after reaching the intermediate level, it’s practically impossible for engineers to make money at the current stage.” Li Yao explained.
This kind of method was very common, mainly used to deceive ordinary players, who ended up owing them a favor, working for them and naturally earned a reasonable salary.
Of course, the players would have to repay the money they owed before and would feel grateful towards the guild.
“See, even a stranger can tell, only you are too naive and clueless. Sigh.” Gold Coins Rolling said helplessly.
“If you want to join their guild, I won’t say anything. But if you don’t want to, I do have a solution.” Li Yao said after some pondering.
Gold Coins Rolling looked suspiciously, she didn’t believe in unexpected windfall.
“I don’t want to, but if I don’t have money to repay it, I have no choice.” No-Likes-Sweets-Candy said.
“Here is an employment contract, I can temporarily give you the gold coins to repay the debt, but you have to work for me.” Li Yao presented the electronic contract and continued, “Since you’ve already decided to earn money on the side, in my contract, you only need to complete my tasks each day, the rest of the time is yours. I believe you understand the current status of engineering in the game, otherwise, it’s very hard for you to make any money.”
“Even though the contract is fair, I still find it hard to trust you.” Gold Coins Rolling interrupted before No-Likes-Sweets-Candy could say anything. The contract was very lax.
The contract stated that they only had to complete the tasks assigned by Li Yao each day, not exceeding eight hours of work. Overwork earned overtime payment. The payment was fair, akin to the salary of a white-collar worker, too tempting for them as students.
Li Yao sent a friend request and said, “My ID is my guarantee.”
“Prairie Fire, are you the one who has level 1 rank and has defeated several bosses?” Gold Coins Rolling exclaimed.
No-Likes-Sweets-Candy looked bewildered, “Is he very famous?”
“Famous, of course he’s famous. Only you could be so clueless about that.” Gold Coins Rolling was excited for a moment, then suddenly said, “Hold on, even though you’re famous and strong, how can we be sure of your financial capabilities? What if you can’t even pay the salary?”
Li Yao was stunned by this girl’s eccentric thought process. Helpless, he took a screenshot of the amount of gold coins he possessed.
When the two girls saw Li Yao’s bag packed with over a hundred gold coins, they were astounded. Even if he was penniless in the real world, the gold coins in his game bag were indeed a substantial sum.
“Now you believe me? You sign the contract, and I’ll immediately deposit fifteen gold coins into your account. You use ten to repay the debt and five to advance to the intermediate level of engineering, and then start working for
me.”
Li Yao was already fed up with the tedious task of producing bullets, Exploding Sheep and whatnots work that required no skills. He was so busy producing ammunition every day that he didn’t even have time to hone his skills. He was swamped.
“I’ll sign, I’ll sign!” The young girl signed the contract excitedly. “Big shot, do you need a full-time alchemist?” Gold Coins Rolling asked expectantly.
“I’ll need one in the future.’
After seeing the two girls off, Li Yao went back and opened the auction.
As long as there were gold coins, No-Likes-Sweets-Candy could reach the intermediate level that day, not to mention help him make ammunition, traps and the like, thereby freeing him completely.
Meanwhile, Li Yao began to deal with another matter of utmost importance…
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