Chapter 7: The Benefits of Oriole
In Fireline, the staff in the game's business district were all real players. The salary for this job was not low, and it also provided a number of jobs for the federal government, easing employment pressure.
Schippers brought Shichu to the counter quickly. The staff in the jewelry area was a friendly-looking female beta.
She saw the two people's faces and was stunned for a moment before she reacted.
"Hello, both of you. How may I help you?" she asked gently.
"I want to buy this earring." Schippers stretched out his right hand and pointed at the ornament on Shichu's right ear.
"Okay, sir, please allow me to introduce this product to you. It's called 'Eye of the Dragon'. The actual design was by jewelry master Maclay Watts. It fits the human body perfectly, feels seamless to wear, and can be disassembled and reassembled. It can be worn on either ear."
The staff member paused, then continued, "The earrings in the game are generated by scanning the real person from every angle, with a 100% similarity. A limited edition of 10,000 pieces will be sold. The price is 200,000 Star Coins."
On the main star, the monthly salary of an ordinary beta was about 20,000 star coins, that of an alpha was 40,000, and that of an omega was somewhere in between.
In other words, this small earring was almost equivalent to a beta's annual salary.
It's so expensive; she can't afford it. She really knows how to choose, Shi Chu sighed secretly.
The federal compensation was only equivalent to three earrings. She was really poor. If it weren't for that compensation, she would be homeless now.
She secretly observed Schippers's expression, wanting to see his reaction.
Schippers chuckled, slowly withdrew his left hand from Shichu's shoulder, and casually opened the computer to pay directly.
"Thank you for your patronage." The service staff glanced at Shi Chu and gave them a polite and sweet smile. Under the invisible counter, she had already skillfully opened the Star Network Forum.
[OP: Friends, I met two beauties at work today. Silver-haired, golden-eyed angel boy alpha x black-haired, red-eyed devil girl beta, what a perfect match!
At first, the two seemed to be in a cold war, but then Alpha bought Beta a gift as compensation and apology, his words and actions incredibly gentle. He paid for the "Eye of the Dragon," a 200,000-dollar in-game item, without blinking.
I cried with envy. Today is another day of working for someone else's beautiful love. Wiping tears with relief.]
1L: Damn, 200,000 star coins, who is the sucker?
4L: If you don't believe me, V me for 50,000 to see my strength.
9L: Are there still gentle alphas in this world? Is your eyes okay?
15L: How can alpha fall in love with beta? It must be just for fun. AO love is the right way to go. Beta is nothing.
16L: The alphas above are so aggressive. I always say there is no normal person among alphas.
26L: That's the "Eye of the Dragon," the masterpiece of jewelry master Maclay Watts. I heard there were only three of them, and they were all bought by a mysterious seller at an auction two years ago for a whopping 40 million Star Coins.
27L: I hate the rich. Damn rich people, why not me?!
38L: Alpha with silver hair and golden eyes, a friendly reminder here, the original poster had better delete the post as soon as possible.
41L: Wait, that's not what I think. But if you can tweak your face in the game, maybe that's not it.
42L: My friend above, I feel the same way.
43L: What's going on upstairs? Someone please explain it.
44L: I guess they are saying that the alpha is from the Alvid family. I heard that their direct descendants all have silver hair and golden eyes.
45L: The person above is really awesome. He said it directly. Their family is famous for producing crazy alphas.
46L: I think you are more powerful than the one above. You actually dare to say it directly. Be careful of the lawyer's letter of warning.
One minute later.
55L (OP): I'm back, my friends. I've just been talked to by someone and I've behaved myself now. I'll delete this post right away.
56L: Oh my god, this is serious. How is the host?
The staff member looked up at the two people not far away and deleted the post with tears in her eyes.
It's over. She had just been working for a month and secretly posted something, but she ran into a big shot. Not only was she talked to, but her supervisor also found out that she was slacking off at work. She lost today's salary.
Shi Chu looked at the staff member twice with some surprise. Why did she feel that her expression just now was weird?
Seeing that she was distracted, Schippers lowered his head slightly, and with a gentle and intimate gesture, he whispered in her ear, "I'm very rich. Becoming my friend will bring you many benefits."
The warm breath sprayed on her skin, causing her right ear to slightly blush.
Shi Chu suddenly came back to her senses, and a strange feeling inexplicably arose in her heart.
She raised her eyes and stared straight at Schippers, who blinked at her innocently with a smile in his eyes.
Is this guy trying to let her guard down and then play tricks on her?
She looked at Schippers warily, took a step back to create some distance, but bumped into a strong body, her back pressed against his chest. A warm breath came from behind, and a slender hand naturally put its arm around her waist.
Shi Chu quickly turned her head, but when she saw the other person's face clearly, the words of apology she was about to say were stuck in her throat.
A big question mark appeared in her head.
What's going on? She turned back to look at the boy in front of her, making sure she wasn't mistaken, then turned back again and exchanged a look with the boy behind her.
How come these two people looked exactly the same? How come she didn't know that this game allowed you to play with clones?
"You're here." Schippers in front of her said slowly, and walked in front of Shichu seemingly casually, but in fact, he blocked her way of escape.
"Yeah." The young man behind her just responded dully.
There seemed to be a mysterious tacit understanding between the two of them, which tightly surrounded Shi Chu and left her with no way to retreat.
Schipers lifted a strand of Shichu's black hair, which entwined and slid around his fingertips, with an elusive light flashing in his eyes.
The young man in front of her looked at her tenderly and lovingly, and said to the back: "This is what I told you, my dear friend, Xiao Fu."
Shi Chu felt goosebumps all over her body. What was wrong with such a corny and disgusting tone?
"Xiao Fu"? Her game ID was clearly called "Help me up so I can still grind." Did she ask you to call her that? Please call her Gan Di, thank you.
"Xiao Fu, this is my brother. He likes you too and wants to be friends with you."
"Well, let's talk it over nicely. Can we find another place to talk?" Shi Chu said stiffly.
It's fine if this pervert is the one, but why is the young man who came later also like this, touching her right from the start?
The presence of the hand restraining her at her waist was too strong for her to ignore.
What on earth were they trying to do, sandwiching her in such a strange position?
She's not the filling in the Oreo, the ham in the sandwich.
There were people watching her, and she didn't want to die like this.
The staff member nearby silently looked away, covered her red face with her hands, and screamed wildly in her heart.
Ahhh, this is so exciting!
They were actually twins, and the sandwich scene was so exciting. Could she watch this without paying for star coins? She felt like her nose was about to bleed. She couldn't handle it anymore!
She closed her eyes, raised her head, and took a deep breath to calm her excitement.
One alpha is already... two is unimaginable... and they are twins.
She reached up and pinched her nose.
My friend, as a fellow beta, you are the real warrior!
Being able to see such an exciting scene makes today's salary worth it!