The end of the world: I am linked to a mobile lottery store

Chapter 596 Christmas Tree

I'm impatient; I wish I could give away all the good prizes in one day.

The system chuckled at her antics. [Hey, hey, hey, have some patience! Please, host, you'll get everything you want.]

[Really? If I level up to level seven, could I duplicate a few more shops a day? Doing it one a day now is too frustrating, and I can't stay in one base for over twenty days.]

Why don't you check how many points you need to reach level seven again?

At that time, it took 10 million points to reach level 6, and 100 million points to reach level 7...

Goodness, is it even possible to finish this in this lifetime?

Lu Li glanced at it; the progress bar for level seven was only one-third full, seemingly a long way off.

Oh well, I'll keep trying, even though I'm earning millions of points every day now.

But a lot of money was spent, including 500,000 points for copying a store.

High-speed rail stations, automatic scratch-off lottery machines, buses... these are all ways to accumulate points.

[We saw it, we saw it with both eyes, so what? Can't we even fantasize about it?]

[Fine, fine, you want to...] The system was helpless. Could it control a person's thoughts?

The afternoon was peaceful; Lu Li spent the afternoon using the personal terminal and replying to many comments.

Her eyes were sore from looking at the screen. She took one last look at the time; it was already 5:30 in the afternoon.

It's time for dinner.

Seeing that the person who was supposed to cook dinner hadn't arrived yet, Lu Li sent a joking message in the group chat.

You people are getting lazier and lazier. You're not even enthusiastic about cooking anymore, so what are you enthusiastic about?

After sending the message, I turned off the personal computer, went into the kitchen, and started cooking three pots of rice.

These people can eat.

Just as the rice was cooked, Zong Xia and Sheng Xian arrived.

Sheng Xian added, "Every time we arrive at a new base, these residents are particularly aggressive, restocking at least four times."

“I understand, after all, we could only order takeout before, but now we can buy offline, it’s definitely a novelty,” Zong Xia said.

The two entered the kitchen one after the other and saw Lu Li busy at the cutting board.

"?" The two looked at each other and saw the question in each other's eyes.

What's wrong with Boss Lu today? He's actually preparing food in the kitchen.
That's a bit strange.

The two of them quietly approached Lu Li from behind, each extending a hand.

They patted Luli on the shoulder and then whispered "hey" in each of her ears.

That's so childish.

Lu Li paused, almost grabbing a kitchen knife to chop them both up, then rolled her eyes, "Are you two trying to die?"

The two chuckled softly, and Sheng Xian, seeing the kitchen knife poised to be used in her hand, took it from her.

He said, "I'll do it, I'll do it."

Zong Xia then pulled her away, directly to the living room outside, and made her sit down on the sofa.

Lu Li was confused. "What?"

"Just sit still, you don't need to lift a finger, Shengxian and I are enough," Zong Xia said.

Then I went to the kitchen and got her some chilled chestnuts, yogurt, and fruit from the refrigerator...

She placed the food on the coffee table, gesturing for her to eat and eat more. After settling Luli in, Zongxia returned to the kitchen.

She willingly accepted the change of scenery and settled down to eat and drink.

But I didn't eat much, since I was going to have dinner soon and needed to save some room.

Nowadays, people are not only seasoned shop owners, but also seasoned cooks.

A whole table of delicious and visually appealing dishes can be prepared in just one hour.

During the meal, Luli asked, "How was your day?"

Everyone started chatting whenever they had a spare moment, eating as they talked, without missing a beat.

"It's alright, similar to other bases, but the first day is always a bit busy," Shen Bing said.

"Pretty much," Chu Lisheng said, shoveling rice into his mouth. "Delicious, delicious, so delicious!" Wang Yang said, "It's just like that. Anyway, I'm used to it. I feel like I'm turning into a robot."

Luo Mu wholeheartedly agreed, "Yeah, it's pretty boring sitting behind the cashier every day."

Zong Xia: "We've had too many good days."

Sheng Xian: "They've started to be picky."

The others glared at the two of them, wondering what was going on and why they weren't on the same page.
Zong Xia and Sheng Xian pretended not to see anything and continued to focus on eating, eating and eating, with nothing but food in their eyes.

It was as if those two sentences hadn't come from their mouths.

Lu Li was amused by their reaction and chimed in, "It's just that we've had too many good days, so we're starting to pick on them."

She then said, "Then why don't we find someone else to do it? You can take a few days off?"

Upon hearing this, the people who had previously said it was boring and tedious began to shake their heads vigorously.

Luo Mu was the first to say, "That won't do. That lousy clinic can't do without me."

"Without me, Da Dong and the others wouldn't know how to restock the convenience stores," Shen Bing said seriously.

“I would like to take a break, but who will process the customers’ package purchases and issue membership cards?” Wang Yang also said.

Chu Lisheng remained silent, only shaking his head repeatedly.

See? These men are all hypocrites.

If you let them do it, they'll complain it's tedious and boring, like being a robot. If you don't let them do it, they all have their reasons.

Lu Li smiled and said, "Then do your job well. If you really get bored, you can come and chat with me."

I'm bored anyway.

They nodded vigorously, almost dropping their bowls.

The first day ended successfully. Luli turned off the lights on the first floor and prepared to go upstairs to wash up.

Suddenly, I saw the pine trees in the distance twinkling, their branches like stars scattered among them.

"What is that? It can't be fireflies the size of a fist flying around among the pine trees, can it?" Lu Li murmured.

"It's a pine cone," the system said.

【A glowing pine cone?】Lu Li was slightly surprised.

"[It's still edible.]" the system said. "[However, be careful; their sense of smell is very sensitive, and your scent happens to be a favorite of mutated plants and animals.]"

This is why it attracts swarms of mutated cockroaches; they're practically a walking, top-tier delicacy.

"...It's me again, isn't it?" Lu Li said resentfully.

Because of her own blood, how much suffering did she have to endure that she shouldn't have had to suffer?
Thinking of this, Lu Li wondered how the research at the central base was going. Why hadn't there been any activity lately?

Zhang Ye has a strong desire to share; he reports to her about even the slightest progress.

But these past few days... it's been like I'm dead...

Could he really be dead?

Lu Li took out her personal terminal and sent a message to Zhang Ye: "Are you alive?"

The other end replied quite quickly, typing a question mark followed by a question mark: 【? 】

As long as they're still alive, Lu Li felt relieved. She put away her personal terminal and went to look at the pine trees in the distance.

Don't tell me, it's pretty good-looking.

Like a Christmas tree.

It's just missing a gift box.

Otherwise, it would look even more like it.

Lu Li admired the scenery for a while longer before going upstairs to wash up and go to bed.

While lying in bed, feeling drowsy, Lu Li suddenly opened her eyes and sat up.

"No, something's very wrong. Zhang Ye shouldn't have just replied with a question mark."

She took out her personal terminal and called Zhang Ye, but no one answered!
So late? Are you still in the lab? Working so hard you've forgotten to eat and sleep?
She kept calling, but no one answered.

If the quantum computer is outside the lab, an assistant should be there to pick it up, just like last time.