Chapter 171

The next day, Mo Lie had retrieved the Holy Maiden Fruit medicinal liquid and fresh Holy Maiden Fruits, and Lin Manzhi only then woke up in a daze. Seeing the bright light outside the window, she struggled to get up, preparing to go to Yuequan Lou in Central City.

Yuequan Lou became her rear, responsible for sales here with no change in personnel; the powerless females, upon seeing the building replace its guards with a batch of strong males, also dared not speak up, and with better treatment, they were even less likely to cause trouble.

The shop owner is Lin Manzhi, Hu Pan is the general manager, and the two managers of Yuequan Lou are Liu Xi and Su Zhen respectively; Su Zhen is the female who previously received the three Wooden Females, and she does not know that the Wooden Female is actually the current shop owner, Lin Manzhi, and Lin Manzhi also did not say so.

Su Zhen was originally a veteran employee of Yuequan Lou, thoroughly familiar with all of its merchandise, and her manner of dealing with people made customers feel quite comfortable.

That day, during the routine morning inspection of Yuequan Lou's merchandise, a kind of medicinal liquid and fruit that had never appeared before showed up.

"This is called the Holy Maiden Fruit's medicinal fruit, isn't it too beautiful!" Liu Xi, originally the female manager in charge of staff, personally handled the medicinal products purchased from the Wushen Temple.

Upon seeing the small glazed bottle of Holy Maiden Fruit medicinal liquid, she first thought the packaging was too beautiful, and upon hearing that its effect was the same as that of the soothing medicinal, she was greatly shocked.

Su Zhen was also curious but did not show it on her face; "It's just a new fruit and medicinal liquid, right?" She actually felt that taking Kuangsha City without war was even more shocking.

Lin Manzhi had a smile at the corner of her mouth.

All the shop fronts in the commercial building already had goods; she had early on cleared out the central spot on the first floor of the commercial building to use as a shop front for displaying agricultural produce, and the first thing placed there now was the Holy Maiden Fruit.

The shop's display cabinets, modeled after modern cosmetic counters, cost a huge sum; the interior walls were all changed to white jade, and the cabinets were made of polished copper mirrors. This renovation here is quite luxurious, the cabinets gleam and reflect dazzling light.

All-white, the small exquisite glazed bottles were neatly arranged on the shelves one by one, and the Holy Maiden Fruits with their stems were also neatly placed in mirror boxes; this deep red color is extremely eye-catching, drawing anyone who enters the hall.

Yuequan Lou can be said to gather the best of Kuangsha City: expensive fabrics and jewels, rare fruits and green vegetables in the desert, sweet water, various spices and medicinal preparations, and all kinds of supplies needed by beastfolk; it is a famous commercial building that all beastfolk aspire to.

After arranging, several sets of cabinets were not full, so the goods were placed outside the cabinets; the snow-white counter was filled with red, and the mirror surface reflected multiple images, showing abundance and beauty.

Among them were a dozen or so fully mature bunches of cherry tomatoes, and Lin Manzhi had someone take out one bunch to display separately.

When all the goods were arranged, Lin Manzhi announced that they could open for business.

……

The male beastfolk from the Planting Base arrived early in front of Yuequan Lou Street waiting for the shop to open; now the Planting Base has completed its planting, they work in three shifts taking turns on guard, but during this break time nobody has gone back to rest.

Since tasting the Holy Maiden Fruit, they are still savoring that hint of sweet-and-sour flavor, after all everyone felt from it a subtle trace of something different in their Spirit Cores.

It is said that it can soothe the energy within the Spirit Core; although it's not that a male beastfolk eating one Holy Maiden Fruit can immediately feel a change, but Xiang Sa, as one of the top-tier strongmen, when he speaks, even those who were only half convinced become fully convinced.

"Lord Lin is really great; the Planting Base provides food and even issues Beast Coins. Before this, I never imagined we could have such a stable life. Back then, when we were stationed in the scorching desert for days, we couldn't even guarantee to fill our own stomachs!"

Xiang Sa always felt that this male beast was saying that life had been terrible following him before; he gave him a deep look and said: "Anyone can have abilities like our leader; you know Lord Lin is merciful, don't forget our leader……"

He hadn't even finished speaking when everyone already understood: the leader is truly terrifying.

Just then, they saw the double-open carved archway of Yuequan Lou swing open from inside, and the sharp-eyed beastfolk spotted Lin Manzhi standing behind the central luxurious, shining display cabinet.

"Hey! The door's open." Everyone's eyes lit up, like a wolf pack hunting at midnight, their eyes glowing green as they rushed toward the entrance of Yuequan Lou.

The female staff of Yuequan Lou were all startled, but seeing the guards at the entrance remain calm, they turned pale with relief.

Lin Manzhi watched the crowd surge in like a horde of zombies, all familiar faces, and the corner of her mouth twitched.

Xiang Sa shoved his way to the front with brute force, slammed a handful of Beast Coins onto the counter, and said: "One hundred twenty thousand Beast Coins—give me ten bottles of Holy Maiden Fruit medicinal liquid and one hundred Holy Maiden Fruits."

Upon hearing this, the crowd's voices instantly exploded; after all, everyone in the Planting Base knows roughly how many Holy Maiden Fruits have been harvested, how could one person buy so much, and would there be any left for them?

With Lin Manzhi right in front of them, they dared not jostle, only shouting hoarsely: "Hey hey! Elder Xiang, leave some for us!"

Lin Manzhi looked at the dark mass of burly men crowding the counter, her expression subtle.

She had never thought of not selling; it's just business, and the Holy Maiden Fruit has a special effect of soothing the Spirit Core—actually she prefers to prioritize selling to her own people a bit more.

Now the staff from the Planting Base have arrived, and those male beastfolk from the camp who have also tried the medicinal liquid might be arriving shortly.

This way, we cannot allow one person to buy so much, lest her prepared goods sell out instantly.

Lin Manzhi: "The Holy Maiden Fruit medicinal liquid is like the medicinal preparation; each of you buying one bottle is enough……"

"Lord Lin, I want fresh Holy Maiden Fruit; please sell it to me……"

"I also want fresh Holy Maiden Fruit; please, please don't refuse to sell it……"

Good, without waiting for Lin Manzhi to finish speaking, everyone began the kneeling-and-pleading routine, making Lin Manzhi start to feel a headache.

Just then, a tall and slender figure came walking down from upstairs.

The noisy clamor quieted down as if a pause button had been pressed.

Lin Manzhi turned her head, saw the person coming from the right staircase, and her eyes involuntarily brightened.

Mo Lie had arrived.

The crowd quickly made way to both sides, forming a passage; Mo Lie slowly walked through the middle, lowered his gaze to Lin Manzhi, and asked: "What's wrong?"

He turned his head and glanced at the group of males before the counter, his voice icy like after a snowfall: "Are they causing trouble?"

Everyone's legs went weak: "……"

How dare we! Are we looking to die?!

Lin Manzhi hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, they are now customers of Yuequan Lou, here to buy Holy Maiden Fruit."

Mo Lie withdrew his gaze and stood at Lin Manzhi's side behind the counter.

There were over a hundred males in the hall, but now nobody dared to secretly jostle or speak up; everyone suddenly became extremely kind, orderly males.

Next, Lin Manzhi said each person is limited to one bottle of medicinal liquid and five Holy Maiden Fruits, and one can only buy one of the two types; nobody dared to voice any dissatisfaction anymore.

Everyone hurriedly took out money to get goods, as swiftly as if conducting food trade in the apocalypse.