"Hah, you guys sure work fast!"
"You didn't use any underhanded methods, did you?"
Su Ran glanced at the deeds on the counter.
"Of course not! For such a small matter, why would we need to resort to tricks?!"
Wu Lei said with a righteous expression, "We just found the owners of those shops and made normal transactions, that's all!"
Liu Chengfeng nodded, "We also asked Captain Zhao Yan of the Security Team for help in finding them!"
Upon hearing this, Su Ran thought of the players' identities and felt relieved.
If he had to contact them himself, it would probably take a lot of time.
So, with them delivering it directly to him, he naturally didn't think of refusing.
However, he couldn't just accept it for free.
Su Ran looked up at everyone, "Alright, how much did you spend to buy these shops? Give me the price, I'll take them!"
"Oh, these old shops aren't worth much!"
"Exactly, no need to pay!"
"Boss, you should prepare for the expansion soon, we're waiting to play the game!"
At this moment, Jia Baolai, who was beside them, spoke with an air of wealth, "Boss, I have a few bigger and better shops on Commercial Street that I can also give you. Are you interested in moving there?"
Su Ran waved his hand, "One thing at a time. I'll accept these deeds, but I will definitely pay for them!"
Everyone exchanged glances. They understood Su Ran's temperament; he was a man of his word.
So, they began to quote prices.
Those old shops were certainly not valuable, but the land was.
Especially on Commercial Street, where every inch of land was precious. Even if this wasn't a bustling area, it still raised the prices somewhat.
A smaller shop cost at least a hundred thousand, while a larger one could be several hundred thousand.
So, the total gold coins needed for all the shops in the small alley was roughly three million.
After hearing the quote, Su Ran was stunned, but not by the price.
It was then that he suddenly realized all the gold coins he had earned had been converted into contribution points, and he had no money on him at all.
He asked the system.
The answer he received was that gold coins and contribution points could not be converted into each other.
Uh…
Just now, he had confidently said he would pay for them, but it turned out he was penniless.
This, it seemed, had a bit of a 'putting on a show' vibe to it?
"Oh, right, I have this!"
However, just then, Su Ran suddenly remembered something and pulled out a white jade porcelain bottle, handing it to everyone.
"I don't have that much money on me right now, but with this, it should be enough, right?"
Ouyang Qing, Oriental Bright, and Dugu Mu's expressions changed slightly. They recognized the small porcelain bottle at a glance.
It was clearly the wager that Li Yun had sent someone to deliver after his duel with Su Ran that day.
However, the others didn't know, and some curiously opened the stopper to look.
Instantly, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out, and they felt their spirits lift.
Everyone's expressions changed.
"This is… a high-grade Qi Gathering Pill?"
"Such pure medicinal power!"
"Although I don't recognize this pill, I can confirm that it definitely didn't come from an ordinary person, and it's even harder to buy a pill of such quality in Feiyun City!"
Especially the students, including Zhou Yang, were extremely surprised, precisely because they had taken many cultivation pills themselves.
So they could better judge the extraordinary nature of this pill.
Liu Chengfeng solemnly reminded him, "Boss, if you don't have money now, you can owe it. There's no need to take out such a precious pill!"
"It's fine, this thing isn't very useful for me. Whether you use it yourselves or sell it for money, just take it and share it!"
"Then… alright!"
Seeing this, Liu Chengfeng then accepted the pills on behalf of everyone.
And Su Ran, at this point, naturally felt at ease accepting all the deeds.
He had just put them away.
"Hmm?"
Su Ran noticed that everyone was still standing in front of the counter and hadn't left. He asked curiously, "Do you still have something else?"
Everyone smiled somewhat awkwardly and hurriedly asked with concern, "Boss, look, you now have the expanded shops. How long do you estimate it will take to complete the construction?"
Su Ran said without thinking, "Tomorrow!"
"What?!"
"It'll be done tomorrow?!"
Everyone was full of surprise.
"What, too fast?"
Su Ran smiled playfully, "Then how about I delay it for a few more days?"
"No, no, tomorrow is fine!"
Everyone didn't doubt the boss's words. Since the boss said it could be built by tomorrow, then it naturally would be tomorrow.
They turned their surprise into joy and walked away happily, their faces full of anticipation.
…
By the afternoon.
The more efficient Farming Team players began to log out of the game one after another.
Because their task was only to quickly learn planting and cultivation methods in the game, and they didn't need to stay in the game long-term.
So, once they learned, they naturally had to leave.
However, as soon as they logged off, another group of Farming Team members who had been waiting for a long time would immediately take over.
As for the Gaming Team players, their game efficiency was much slower.
But there was nothing they could do about it.
After all, they had to play in the game world for a long time, and often, they couldn't choose the fastest and most convenient way to play.
They had to build a solid foundation like normal gaming, manage their farm step by step, and even spend time building relationships with the residents of Stardew Valley.
So, on the first day, most people were busy until evening, and only logged out of the game when the Internet Cafe was about to close.
"Phew, it wasn't easy, but I finally accumulated some achievement points."
"Xiao Yao, have you exchanged for the seeds? If you have, hurry up and go."
"Mmm, alright, let's go."
Li Xiaoyao's team had finally completed their goal for the day. They all exchanged for seeds in the Game Store before logging out of the game.
Then they went to the automatic pickup machine next to the counter, took out the seeds, and then left the Internet Cafe.
"Didn't they say that if we exchanged for seeds, we'd get an extra bonus? We exchanged for quite a few seeds today, how much do you think they'll add to our pay?"
"I'm not sure, but I'm not greedy. If I can get 1 gold a day, that's actually pretty good."
"If you want to get paid, don't dilly-dally. Walk faster, I can't wait any longer."
Li Xiaoyao was also full of anticipation as he followed his three companions towards the Security Team's station.
Besides handing over the exchanged seeds, of course, they were also going to collect their pay for the day.
A Security Team member verified the seeds and then began to distribute the money: "Li Xiaoyao, right? Hmm, with the exchanged seeds plus the basic subsidy, your pay is 4 gold. Here!"
"This…"
The moment Li Xiaoyao received his pay, he froze, looking at the four gleaming gold coins in front of him, his hands trembling slightly with excitement.
"Oh my god!"
"So much!"
His three companions next to him earned even more than him, and after receiving their money, they gasped repeatedly.
Even the Farming Team members nearby looked on with envy, regretting a bit that they hadn't chosen to join the Gaming Team.
Of course, their Farming Team would also receive extra rewards if they could successfully grow the crops in reality later on.
But no matter what, after everyone received their pay, whether it was farming or gaming, their enthusiasm naturally became even higher.