Chapter 113: How Bold Can a Person Be?

Don't brag too much, what's with all this god talk? No matter how awesome you are, you're just like us—you're still human, right?

This is the server-wide broadcast, right? No matter the sub-zone or major zone, all players can hear it?

Yes yes yes, all players can hear it! Being in the same zone as a big shot really lets you gain face!

Other sub-zones, shut up first—our 1000th sub-zone is the most authentic!

Enough already, why are we even arguing over this? We're all from Long Guo, what's there to say?

Long Guo's third major zone, sub-zone 666 also has its share of doubts, but overall praise prevails.

At the same time.

United States' first major zone, sub-zone 444.

A blond-haired man frowned deeply; he was in a barber shop in Shou Ren Xiao Zhen.

Just now, he had extended a cooperation invitation to the beastman barber; logically everything should have proceeded smoothly. But at the very moment the beastman was about to speak, he heard the server-wide broadcast!

His server-wide first place was just snatched away by a player named Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji!

Jie Ke clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead, and muttered under his breath: "Fuck!"

Cheng Shuili wasn't looking at what everyone was saying in the zone channel, nor did she check the small group's messages; she was discussing with Bao Chi the specifics of how to cooperate.

Bao Chi still shrank his head, but after giving out the nice-guy card, he obviously wanted to relax a bit.

Seeing this, Cheng Shuili didn't want to make things difficult for him; she walked around the bakery before asking: "Do you have any experience cooperating with humans?"

No.

After asking, Cheng Shuili realized the question was problematic.

The system had just announced she was server-wide first; where would Bao Chi get any experience?

As expected, Bao Chi honestly shook his head, his gaze fixed on Cheng Shuili for a moment before saying: "I can provide you with my goods. Since you're a good person, I won't take a deposit, but after you sell them, I want a quarter of the profits."

Provide goods, no deposit, profits split one-quarter.

Cheng Shuili lightly furrowed her brows.

If it were her former self, she would have agreed outright, but the current Cheng Shuili knows how important game coins are and suspects that every shop might have a treasure of its own.

Taking a quarter all at once is still too much.

Bao Chi couldn't tell the humans were dissatisfied, but he saw Cheng Shuili's furrowed brows.

Does this mean she disagrees?

Bao Chi felt a chill down his spine and stammered a second proposal: "Or you could pay me ten thousand game coins up front as the purchase fee for my goods; no matter how many game coins you sell, all the profits would be yours!"

If we calculate long-term cooperation, an outright purchase would definitely be more profitable.

But the problem is, Cheng Shuili doesn't have that much money on hand.

She was still thinking that if the miraculous bread's attributes increased, she could take out another 6000 game coins to buy the bread.

That would leave her practically penniless!

Cheng Shuili pondered for a moment, then lifted her lips and asked: "Can I only choose one option?"

Bao Chi thought Cheng Shuili wanted both to share profits with him and to pay him for an outright purchase, and he was stunned for a moment.

Cheng Shuili didn't know what he was thinking, but from his expression she could tell this beastman absolutely hadn't understood her meaning.

However...

Come to think of it, could this beastman's brain really have come up with these two cooperation plans?

This should also be a setup by the system, right?

Since it's set up by the system, there should be a bug we can exploit.

These past few days, her 【Bug Physique】 talent's presence has been far too low.

It's time for her to show up and make an appearance!

"I mean, if I choose plan one, can I later change it to plan two?"

"First cooperate with this beastman to earn some money, then once I have the money I'll go solo!"

Bao Chi was still clueless, his brain like a frozen computer; it took a while before he reacted, opening his mouth under Cheng Shuili's expectant gaze.

"But..."

Cheng Shuili's eyes lit up—great!

She was still hoping to get rich through this cooperation!

If she only chose plan one, earning ten thousand game coins would mean giving Bao Chi 2500—that really adds up!

Bao Chi noticed Cheng Shuili's expression, his nervousness eased considerably, and he finally got out the rest: "But... but this isn't allowed."

Cheng Shuili: "......"

Sometimes it's really annoying to stutter.

But that's only sometimes.

Cheng Shuili suppressed her temper, smiling as she asked: "A quarter is too much; can you take a little less?"

Although she was smiling, it was clearly different from her previous smile.

After a moment, Bao Chi realized this was what elders called—a human-exclusive skill: smiling with the lips but not the heart!

She was angry!

The moment that thought formed, Bao Chi immediately shrank back behind the counter, hemmed and hawed for a while, then said: "No!"

Cheng Shuili completely lost her temper; she closed her eyes and said helplessly: "I choose plan one. Now, what do we need to sign?"

As her words fell, a burst of blue light suddenly exploded before her eyes, forming a panel that bore only four characters.

【Contract Signing】

Bao Chi's claw traced a faint glow in the air, and the bakery counter suddenly produced a yellowed parchment, the cooperation terms written in gilt script.

"'Just... just press a claw print.'"

Bao Chi nervously pointed at the circle in the lower right corner of the contract.

At the moment Cheng Shuili reached out to touch, the system prompt popped up:

【Ding! You have reached a cooperation agreement with "Bao Chi's Bakery"!】

【Cooperation mode: profit sharing!】

【Cheng Shuili side??? %, Bao Chi side??? % (to be filled)】

【Current sellable goods】

【Ordinary bread: cost 5 Game Coin, sale base price 6 Game Coin, no upper limit.

Toast: cost 6 Game Coin, sale base price 7 Game Coin, no upper limit.】

【Current total profit 0 Game Coin, unlock new product: honey small round bun after profit of 1000 Game Coin!】

The system even specially made a system for the cooperation.

If death in this game isn't real death, it's still a pretty good game.

Cheng Shuili thought, scanning the contract again with her gaze.

Profit sharing, correct.

Cheng Shuili side???, to be filled?

What is this?

Cheng Shuili carefully lifted her head to glance at Bao Chi; this beastman was still hiding under the counter, not even looking at the contract.

Is this a bug or normal procedure?

Cheng Shuili lightly raised her eyebrows; either way, this means she's supposed to fill it in herself, right?

How does that old saying go? The greater one's courage, the greater one's land!

She raised her hand and tapped on the "???", and the question marks disappeared immediately.

Cheng Shuili's mouth corners slightly turned up, her fingertips lightly tapped the virtual keyboard a few times, quickly changing the 【??? %】 to 【1000%】.

Bao Chi's paw was still pressing on the contract, completely unaware that the contract's content had been tampered with.

【Ding! Contract signing failed! 1000% does not exist!】

Cheng Shuili didn't even lift her hand from the virtual keyboard; after receiving the reminder, she immediately deleted a zero.

【Ding! Contract signing failed! No 100%】

Even 100% doesn't work?!

It's too strict!