Chapter 173: The Conjured One

During this period they ate a lot, but the leftover bread that day was still too much, and one of them was toast—so many ultra‑cheap slices that they could never finish!

The two kinds of bread were piled together, looking like two little hills.

Bao Chi and Hu Bu's eyes lit up instantly, their ears standing up straight.

"Bread…? So fresh, like it just came out of the oven yesterday, but there was no loss yesterday. You… conjured it?"

Bao Chi stammered, his gaze fixed on the bread, unable to look away.

Yes, she conjured it.

Cheng Shuili shoved the bread into their arms: "Take it, I can't finish it anyway."

They're mostly expired; they're not even allowed to be sold.

The few people in the small group ate their fill, and now just thinking of the bread makes them recoil. If Cheng Shuili doesn't give the bread away now, she'll truly be wasting food.

Bao Chi widened his eyes, pointing at the bread and then at himself, clearly too stunned to speak.

Hu Bu, hearing that, didn't even have time to thank her and immediately grabbed a plain loaf to bite. Unlike Bao Chi, who owns a bakery and hasn't been hungry these past two days, Hu Bu has been truly starving for two days!

The gesture scared Bao Chi half to death; he tugged Hu Bu's sleeve and whispered, "Thank…"

This beast is clearly Bao Chi's friend, so Bao Chi is also Cheng Shuili's friend; Cheng Shuili is always generous to friends, waving her hand, "It's fine, you eat too."

Bao Chi finally tore open a bag of bread, took a bite, then rubbed his eyes, "Human… you're the best person I've ever seen."

Whimper.

Bao Chi was truly moved into speechlessness; the first day he got his share he still doubted this human, but now it seems impossible that a human could have done this!

He really was too harsh! To have doubted such a good human!

This has nothing to do with that human, for sure.

Cheng Shuili smiled naturally, feeling not the slightest guilt about giving expired bread to the beasts; she said nothing more, planning to wait quietly for the two beasts to finish the bread before escorting them away.

After eating, the two beasts remained very restrained, getting up as if to slip out of the vehicle.

Cheng Shuili grabbed Bao Chi, shoving more bread into his arms while saying, "Take all of these with you."

The rest of what she wanted to say got swallowed; seeing how socially anxious these two beasts are, it'd be strange if they managed to snatch food, right? She doesn't want Bao Chi to starve before the famine ends.

Hurry and reopen the bakery! This disaster can affect anything, but it's too much if it hurts her Game Coin earnings!

"C‑Can you really give this to us?" Bao Chi stammered, his claw hovering, wanting to touch but afraid to.

Cheng Shuili pressed Bao Chi down, shoving the bread into his arms: "Take it, I can't finish it anyway."

Bao Chi clutched the bread to his chest, his ears trembling nervously, his tail anxiously sweeping across Cheng Shuili's carriage floor. He seemed truly uneasy, thought carefully about how he could help Cheng Shuili, and after a while said, "Human… you were scary before; if you kept that way, few beasts would dare to trouble you."

Is that… intimidation? Can intimidation even fend off these refugees?

The information is useful.

Cheng Shuili nodded and said, "Thanks."

After the two beasts thanked her profusely and got off, Su Rui finally saw a chance to speak; she glanced at Cheng Shuili standing nearby: "So familiar with NPCs too?"

After all, she's Number One.

Being a bit closer to NPCs is normal; maybe she'll get close to the system later too?

Cheng Shuili nodded seriously and said, "Time for work, Miss Su."

Su Rui didn't mind the title, nodded, and went to the cockpit herself.

Cheng Shuili sat cross‑legged on the floor, switching her title back to "Supreme King"; now the refugees no longer pose much threat, everything that needed clarification is settled, and she can confidently sell Designated Player Duel Cards.

She stroked her chin, thought briefly, and decided to first trick the old clients.

Cheng Shuili opened Bu Xiang Shang Ban's chat window and typed a line of text.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Need Designated Player Duel Cards? The more you buy, the cheaper for you. Also, the exact info on this refugee wave—buy more and get it free.

Bu Xiang Shang Ban didn't see any issue with the message, but after noticing the "oh" at the end of Wu Ya's two sentences, he furrowed his brow warily.

He really had a bad feeling.

Bu Xiang Shang Ban's work follows procedures, so this situation must be reported immediately.

Zhu Xuan was a bit surprised that Wu Ya would approach him for business, but since she came, he had no reason to refuse.

Even if their organization had no need, he wouldn't so easily brush Wu Ya off, especially since the refugees have already shaken morale.

The price… Zhu Xuan sighed, no longer expecting any discount from Cheng Shuili. If the offered price is acceptable to the organization, Zhu Xuan would gladly make the deal.

As for how many to buy… he first needs to see what exact info Wu Ya is talking about.

He kept explaining; although Bu Xiang Shang Ban doesn't want to work, he understands human speech fine, and after making it clear they won't do an official transaction first, his tone became much more casual.

【Bu Xiang Shang Ban】: Our boss asked me to ask first, what's this exact info? We need to know it to decide how many Duel Cards to purchase. Of course, no freebies—make an offer, Wu Ya sister.

Such sincerity! A sincere person!

Cheng Shuili's eyes lit up; she loves people who speak straight.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Ten Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments; if you buy more later, we'll give you a discount. Deal?

Bu Xiang Shang Ban saw no problem, silently reported the info to Zhu Xuan, and suddenly thought the organization's procedure was unnecessary.

If Zhu Xuan makes all the decisions, why doesn't he negotiate directly with Wu Ya?

What's the point of a part‑timer like him anyway? To look pretentious?

Bu Xiang Shang Ban didn't get it, and Cheng Shuili didn't either, but Cheng Shuili respected it. She waited quietly, and finally received Bu Xiang Shang Ban's reply.

【Bu Xiang Shang Ban】: Our boss agreed; these are the ten agreed‑upon Vehicle Upgrade Material Fragments.

"You've received from a player…"

Cheng Shuili was satisfied and sent the unaltered information she got from Bao Chi over to Bu Xiang Shang Ban.