Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Shiiki Ruri took the Frost Armor Knight's words as modesty, and her anticipation grew even stronger.

Then, as Shiiki Ruri listened attentively, the Frost Armor Knight finally expressed his thoughts, which gave Shiiki Ruri an epiphany.

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Lord Frost Armor Knight's idea was this. He told Shiiki Ruri that he had no way to bring Cat Girl Restaurant back to life, but he had a way to delay Cat Girl Restaurant's death so as to buy time to find a solution.

This specific method of delaying death is actually very simple to implement, and can be summed up in two words: limited.

The so-called limited quantity, Frost Knight, means that the number of dishes provided by the Cat Girl Restaurant is limited every day. Only a few servings are made each day, and they are sold out while stocks last.

In this way, not only can the loss of food ingredients be controlled, but the staff of the Cat Girl Cooking Kiosk can also free up their labor to do other things, thereby helping the Cat Girl Cooking Kiosk to earn some cash more or less and cope with business crises.

"Limited edition, meow... This sounds like fun, meow!"

After hearing the thoughts of Lord Frost Armor Knight, Shiiki Ruri immediately became excited. Although she didn't quite understand it for the time being, her intuition as a cat-girl had already sensed the power of it!

Previously, Shiiki Ruri knew that only those dishes that were extremely popular would be limited in quantity, and then customers would line up early to get a chance to eat the limited-edition dishes.

As for the dishes at the Cat Girl Food Pavilion that simply couldn't be sold out, she never thought that they could be sold in limited quantities!

9.189 - Unexpected Path

The unprecedented business strategy made Shiiki Ruri excited for a while, but after the novelty wore off, she soon noticed the problems in this strategy.

——(Wait, that's not right...)

——(There aren't many customers to begin with. If we limit the number of customers further, wouldn't that just be self-defeating?)

Shiiki Ruri thought about it carefully and found that the "limited strategy" proposed by the Frost Armor Knight... didn't seem to work logically.

According to Shiiki Ruri's understanding, the reason why popular dishes in popular stores can be sold in limited quantities is not only because the ingredients themselves are difficult to obtain in large quantities, but also because their dishes are in short supply.

If the dish itself is not in short supply, then the so-called "limited sale" is just a self-deceptive pretext, isn't it?

"Sir Frost Knight, um...um, I'm wondering if you might have a little...misunderstanding about the state of our Cat Girls' Kitchen, meow?"

The words came to her lips, but Shiiki Ruri found it difficult to talk about the rest.

It is really shameful for a boss lady to say in person that her dishes are not popular.

However, Lord Frost Armor Knight is not a worm in Shiiki Ruri's stomach, so no matter how embarrassing it is, Shiiki Ruri can only say it herself.

"Our dishes are generally hard to sell. Even if we use the 'limited sale' strategy, I'm afraid it won't attract many customers..."

While saying these words, Shiiki Ruri felt as if someone was cutting her clothes open bit by bit with a knife, leaving her body exposed to others without any cover.

Of course she knew how bad the current business situation of the Cat Girl Restaurant was, but it was really too torturous for her to say it all out.

However, what Shiiki Ruri didn't expect was that the Frost Armor Knight knew everything she said, and even with that knowledge, he still proposed the "limited strategy."

"Well, I understand your situation. There is no misunderstanding."

Lord Frost Armor Knight glanced around, as if to confirm whether there were any other guests. After he had confirmed, he sat down again and continued to explain his strategy to Shiiki Ruri.

Lord Frost Armor Knight told Shiiki Ruri very bluntly that the purpose of his proposal to adopt the "limited quantity strategy" was not to revive the business of the Cat Girl Restaurant, nor did he expect that this strategy alone would cause customers to line up at the Cat Girl Restaurant.

His real purpose was to free Shiiki Ruri and the employees of the Cat Girl Restaurant from their current "ineffective work". Only in this way could their time be transformed into benefits.

"Wait a minute, meow. Master Stan, you're talking so fast, I can't keep up, meow...!"

Shiiki Ruri was confused for a moment. She understood every word the Frost Armor Knight said, but when they put all of it together, she felt dizzy.

"Master Stan, what is 'ineffective work'? And what does 'converting it into benefits' mean, meow?"

Shiiki Ruri did not pretend to be smart for the sake of face. She now vaguely felt that the Frost Armor Knight really understood business strategies, so no matter how she would be viewed, no matter how stupid she seemed now, she had to ask about the things she did not understand.

Fortunately, Lord Frost Armor Knight was quite patient. He first drank a sip of water, and then began to explain in detail to Shiiki Ruri.

Lord Frost Armor Knight said that the current labor shortage and food waste at the Cat Girl Kitchen are not in line with the turnover.

When the Cat Girl Food Kiosk was doing a booming business, it did need so many supporting staff and materials, but now the customer flow is less than one-tenth of what it used to be, so so many employees have become negative assets and a burden.

Due to the special nature of the Cat Girl Restaurant, they can neither change the style of the dishes nor easily fire employees, so the Frost Armor Knight proposed to adopt a "limited sales" strategy.

For those few old customers who still patronize the restaurant regularly, Lord Frostmail Knight suggested that a reservation system be adopted to ensure that the dining experience of these die-hard fans is not compromised;

As for those casual customers who come on a whim, Lord Frost Knight believes that "limited sales" can be used to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

"Wait a minute, meow, Lord Frost Armor Knight, w-what is this Jiang Ben Zeng Xiaoya-meow?"

"It means reducing expenses and increasing benefits."

Lord Frost Armor Knight said that in order to ensure that customers have food to eat when they come to the restaurant, Cat Girl Restaurant purchases a lot of ingredients every day, but in fact most of these ingredients are often wasted, which is a huge loss over time.

[Note: For details, please see chapter "9.152 - Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion"]

In addition, since there are not many customers, the employees in the store are basically in a daze. Isn't this equivalent to paying the employees for nothing?

Therefore, Lord Frost Knight suggested using the strategy of "limited sales" to drastically cut off those "possibilities" that are unlikely to happen. As long as the store clearly posted a statement that only a certain number of dishes would be supplied each day except for customers with reservations, then even if a customer really came and had no food to eat, it would not be anyone else's fault. It might even bring some popularity to the Cat Girl Restaurant in Mel Town.

"As for the limit, I think you can be bold. Judging from the lack of customers I've observed over the past two days, a daily limit of three or five servings is reasonable."

Lord Frost Armor Knight spoke very directly, which really hurt Shiiki Ruri.

However, despite the pain, Shiiki Ruri did benefit a lot. As long as she made up her mind to cut off those unrealistic "expectations", the expenses of the Cat Girl Restaurant could save a lot of money just on purchasing ingredients.

"But, Master Stan, although this does have some benefits, what are we going to do when everyone has some free time? Meow, should we give everyone a day off?"

Unconsciously, Shiiki Ruri had entered a state of learning from her teacher. She now wished she could turn into a sponge, pounce into the ocean of the Frost Armor Knight and absorb all his knowledge.

Lord Frost Armor Knight was not stingy. After Shiiki Ruri asked the question, he immediately gave a generous answer.

"Haha, of course it's impossible to take a holiday. However, the following suggestion is quite radical. If it fails, it will only make the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion go bankrupt faster. Even so, do you still want to listen?" asked the Lord Frost Armor Knight.

"Listen! I want to listen, meow!", Shiiki Ruri answered without hesitation!

"Okay, then listen carefully. After the 'limited sales' policy begins, I think we can integrate the extra manpower and financial resources and open a new store in Mel Town."

"Eh? Opening another store? What kind of store, meow?"

Faced with Shiiki Ruri's straightforward question, Frost Armor Knight Stan paused slightly, and then gave an answer that she once again could not understand.

"My suggestion... is to open a milk tea shop."

9.190 - Second Boss

"Milk...tea...shop...?"

Shiiki Ruri repeated the string of noun combinations mentioned by the Frost Armor Knight in confusion. She knew "milk", "tea" and "shop", but putting these three things together... what did that mean?

"Lord Stan, do you mean to open another beverage store selling milk and tea...nyan?" Shiiki Ruri asked with her head tilted.

"Well, that's roughly what I meant, but the details are a little different from what you understood."

"detail?"

"Correct."

"What details?"

Shiiki Ruri blinked her eyes and looked at the Frost Armor Knight. If she was a dog-person, she would probably be wagging her tail and waiting for an explanation. But she was a cat-person after all, so she could only continue blinking her eyes and shaking her furry ears a few times.

However, to Shiiki Ruri's surprise, the Frost Armor Knight, who had answered every question until just now, suddenly "changed his face" at this most critical juncture, and responded to Shiiki Ruri's questions with silence.

"Uh, Lord Frostmail Knight, could you tell me which details I misunderstood, meow?"

Shiiki Ruri thought that the Frost Armor Knight didn't hear her question clearly, so she repeated it again.

At this time, the Frost Armor Knight slowly replied to her...

"Haha, it's not impossible for me to tell you, but I have one condition."

Shiiki Ruri was stunned for a moment. She had become accustomed to the Frost Armor Knight's generosity in granting whatever he asked for. Suddenly he said he wanted to negotiate conditions, which made her alert.

"Eh...? W...what conditions?"

"Haha, you don't have to be so nervous. The conditions I proposed are beneficial to both you, the boss, and the Cat Girl Restaurant."

The Frost Knight kept everyone in suspense for a while, and then spoke frankly.

He told Shiiki Ruri that the conditions were very simple, which was to make him the second boss of the Cat Girl Restaurant and the "milk tea shop" that would be opened in the future, and he would get 10% of all the profits from the Cat Girl Restaurant and the milk tea shop in the future.

——(One percent…?!)

Shiiki Ruri was somewhat of an experienced boss, and when she heard the condition, she already had a rough estimate in her mind.

If calculated based on the revenue of the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion during its peak period, this 10% profit is quite considerable. However, now the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion can't even make a profit, let alone survive for two or three months.

If you say that the Frost Knight took advantage of the situation to rob, he didn't get anything substantial;

If you say that the Frost Armor Knight proposed a very conscientious condition, Shiiki Ruri really couldn't think so;

Shiiki Ruri hesitated for a moment, then quickly made up her mind. Instead of haggling over the 10% profit in the future, it would be better to agree to let the Cat Girl Restaurant survive.

If the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion can't even survive, then what's the point of talking about future gains and losses?

"Okay, I promise you, Lord Frostmail Knight. As long as I use your ideas, I'll give you 10% of the profits from the Cat Girl Restaurant and the 'milk tea shop' you mentioned. As for the specific terms of the contract, I'll write one tonight and give it to you for review tomorrow, meow."

At this moment, Shiiki Ruri showed the magnanimity and decisiveness of a store manager, and her performance also won the recognition of the Frost Armor Knight.

"Okay, then it's settled. This is the deposit, you can take it."

As the Frost Armor Knight spoke, he slapped a glittering gold coin on the table, which made Shiiki Ruri stunned again.

"Meow? Deposit? W-What kind of deposit, meow?"

"Of course it's my down payment for joining the partnership. I wouldn't be so shameless as to take 10% of your future profits without paying a penny."

The words of Lord Frost Armor Knight were like a ray of sunlight that broke through the clouds and shone onto the earth, instantly brightening Shiiki Ruri's heart!

Until the Frost Armor Knight bid for the gold coins, Shiiki Ruri thought that the other party would take away 10% of the profits just by relying on an idea. Only now did she realize that she had been judging others by her own standards.

--(Long live!)

——(That’s awesome!)

——(The financial pressure can be relieved!)

If Lord Frost Armor Knight hadn't been here, and if Shiiki Ruri hadn't had to save face, she really wanted to lie down on the table and roll back and forth to celebrate!

But at the moment, she could only restrain her impulse and accepted the precious gold coin very respectfully.

"Thank you so much, Lord Frost Armor Knight. I will accept the one gold coin deposit you paid on behalf of the Cat Girl Cuisine Pavilion, meow."

At this moment, Shiiki Ruri's eyes had turned into the shape of gold coins. If the other party went back on their word and took the gold coins back at this moment, she would probably be so sad that she would cry.

Fortunately, Lord Frost Armor Knight is not a bad person, and he can even add icing on the cake.

"Okay, there will be four more gold coins later. I'll give them to you in a few days. That's a total of five gold coins, which is all the money I can use to sponsor the Cat Girl Cooking Kiosk."

Hearing that the Frost Armor Knight would actually take out four more gold coins, the cat-man girl Shiiki Ruri's eyes widened! A bright green light flashed!

When she heard the word "deposit" just now, she had somewhat expected that Lord Frost Armor Knight would provide some more funds, but she expected at most to provide one more gold coin, which would be exactly half of the deposit, in line with the business rules in their area.

Unexpectedly, Lord Frost Armor Knight actually gave out five gold coins at once!

Five gold coins! This is truly a windfall. Together with the remaining funds of the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion, it is enough to continue for another half a year!

And if we adopt the advice that Lord Frost Armor Knight just gave, maybe we can really come back to life?

Shiiki Ruri was so happy. She hadn't been able to earn the five gold coins entrusted by Mr. Turman in Sunny Town, but she didn't expect that they would come into the account of the Cat Girl Restaurant in this way. It was really a blessing in disguise.

[Note: For details about Mr. Turman's commission, please refer to chapter "9.153 - A Flash of Inspiration"]

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"Hello~Boss~Boss Liuli?"

It was unknown how long it had passed before Shiiki Ruri heard the voice of the Frost Armor Knight coming from a very "far away" place.

She was so frightened that she trembled, and found herself distracted again with great embarrassment.

"Sorry, sorry, I... I'm a little too happy, meow, hehe."

Shiiki Ruri playfully stuck out her pink tongue, and she was so happy that she rarely showed her cute side that matched her age.

"Haha, it's okay. Now that we've agreed on the terms, I'll tell you what this so-called 'milk tea shop' is all about."

Lord Frost Armor Knight stood up as he spoke. He walked straight to the kitchen of the Cat Girl Restaurant and motioned for Shiiki Ruri to follow him.

On this dark and windy night, Lord Stan, the Frost Armor Knight, is about to teach Shiiki Ruri an extremely unforgettable lesson.