Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

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In the hotel room, Jiang Ran fell into a deep sleep, while in another house in Mel Town, the head of the Liutang of "Zhaoye Liuque", Shiiki Ruri, had just woken up.

The monster invasion that occurred in the warehouse last night really exhausted the cat girl.

Fighting monsters is not tiring in itself, but hiding one's identity from the Frost Armor Knight is tiring.

Fortunately, Shiiki Ruri managed to get away with it in the end, and even came up with a solution that he thought was very brilliant: recommending Frost Armor Knight to the organization, so that Frost Armor Knight could also become a member of "Teruya Ryujaku".

Given the strict internal rules of Teruya Ryujaku and the rigorous new member investigation process, Sir Frost Armor Knight will not become Shiiki Ruri's companion so soon.

Shiiki Ruri was not in a hurry about this. She was confident that the Frost Knight would not discover her true identity so soon. Moreover, while waiting for the organization's review, Shiiki Ruri had another equally important thing to do - that was to ensure that the successfully opened "Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop" continued to prosper until both the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop and the Cat Girl Restaurant were able to enter a healthy operating state.

Last night, in the warehouse of the Cat Girl Restaurant, Lord Frost Armor Knight gave Shiiki Ruri another management lesson, allowing her to learn new management strategies.

[Note: For details, see chapter 9.200 - Under the Night]

And today, on the second day after the opening of the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop, Shiiki Ruri is going to implement this rather novel business strategy to allow the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop to continue its success at the opening.

"Auntie Magee, I won't let you down, meow...!"

Shiiki Ruri patted her cheeks on the bed, then jumped up from the bed with a "duang", saying goodbye to the warm and comfortable quilt.

However, the cool autumn breeze, coupled with Shiiki Ruri's own thin clothes that were so cool that they were almost negligible, made her shiver immediately and then sneeze.

“Ah…Ah-choe-meow…!”

As she sneezed, the two little puddings on Shiiki Ruri's body began to shake. She rubbed her nose with the back of her hand, then shivered and hugged her body and began to look for clothes to wear.

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When it was still summer, Shiiki Ruri was afraid of heat because she had furry ears and a tail.

In order to make herself more comfortable when sleeping, she usually only wears a small pair of underwear in bed.

Recently, as time passed, the season changed from summer to autumn, but Shiiki Ruri was so busy with the store and the organization's affairs that she forgot to take care of her body, which led to this cute and pleasing scene just now.

"I found it, I found it, it's time to put on more clothes meow~"

Shiiki Ruri is very agile in putting on clothes and pants at the same time. Her flexible tail is not just for decoration. For example, when she is putting on clothes, the tail can help her perform difficult movements such as unbuttoning and buttoning buttons.

After just two or three minutes, Shiiki Ruri went from being naked to being the neatly dressed cat girl restaurant owner. She grabbed a piece of bread and set off.

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Soon, Shiiki Ruri arrived at the Cat Girl Restaurant. After the adjustments in the previous few days and the adaptation in the past few days, the staff have become familiar with the new business strategy.

Whether it was limited sales or reservations, everyone handled it with ease.

After a brief inspection, Shiiki Ruri left with peace of mind. She silently thanked Lord Frost Armor Knight in her heart. If it weren't for his advice and help, she would have spent more than a hundred times more time at the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion every day.

Immediately afterwards, Shiiki Ruri went to the cat girl milk tea shop next door. During the morning period, the cat girl milk tea shop was closed to the public because they were short of staff and had to use the morning time to prepare for business, and this was also in line with the limited sales strategy.

"Good morning everyone, meow. Put down your work and come to me, meow."

Shiiki Ruri excitedly called all the store employees over. Next, she would teach everyone the new strategies she learned last night to implement.

9.219 - Cat's Paw Strategy

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October 187, 9

〖2:49 pm〗

[Death Future Remaining: 6 Days]

[Confession death countdown remaining: 26 days]

"Curse of the Ancestral Wolf: 72 Days Remaining"

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In the afternoon, a drizzle began to fall from the sky in Meier Town.

The falling raindrops not only took away the little remaining temperature in the air, but also drove away people's desire to go out.

The afternoon was already deserted, and with the added impact of the rain, the streets and alleys of Mel Town were naturally deserted. However, there was one exception...

This place is the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop that just opened yesterday.

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In the town of Mel where all the shops are diligently running, the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop can be said to be an idle business.

Other shops open early and stay open until night, but the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop does the opposite. Not only is it closed in the morning, it is not even open at noon. It does not open until three in the afternoon.

Moreover, opening late is just the tip of the iceberg of the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop's unproductive nature. This newly opened store actually started with limited sales, and each person can only buy one cup a day. This can be said to be "lazy" to the extreme.

Many gourmets have predicted that the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop will definitely go bankrupt and close down soon. In addition, the Cat Girl Restaurant, which is a descendant of the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop, will also be affected and suffer.

The foodies who made the above remarks were all guys who had not tasted black pearl milk tea yesterday. They relied on their qualifications and experience, and without personally tasting or investigating, they brazenly made conclusions based on some rumors they heard.

These "strong talkers" didn't take a small shop that only sold drinks seriously at all, and they were not optimistic that the already declining Cat Girl Restaurant could make any more waves.

However, at this moment, outside the "passively managed" cat girl milk tea shop, there was already a long queue even though it was still drizzling.

Such a strange sight is extremely rare even in the history of Mel Town.

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"Hey, Sister Huihui, didn't you have a reservation yesterday? Why are you queuing up so early?"

"Hey, I was thinking I'd get it earlier. What about you, sister Nashida? Did you make a reservation yesterday?"

"Hey, I just didn't get a reservation yesterday, so I thought I'd come early today to see if I could get one."

"I see. Then you can queue in front of me. I have a reservation, so I don't have to worry about not being able to buy it."

“Really?! Thank you so much! Megumin-sister is the best!~!”

"..."

In the queue, two lovely girls were having a lively conversation.

There were many other people talking like them.

Just for the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop, all the residents of Mel Town can be simply divided into two categories, one is those who drank black pearl milk tea yesterday, and the other is those who did not drink it yesterday.

Then at this moment, the crowd queuing outside the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop can be divided into two categories. One category is those who had drunk black pearl milk tea yesterday and wanted to drink it again today; the other category is those who did not drink it yesterday, but became very eager to drink it after listening to other people's recommendations.

These people with something in common gathered outside the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop early in the morning, and then lined up under the guidance of the staff.

It was so lively that it was even more exciting than the opening yesterday.

However, as time goes by, everyone's patience is wearing away.

Just five minutes before the shop opened, and when complaints began to be heard from the crowd, two cat-girl waitresses from the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop came out from the side door, one on the left and one on the right.

The two cat girls first greeted everyone very enthusiastically, and then immediately began to register the information of the customers in the queue, including their names and whether they had drunk black pearl milk tea yesterday.

For customers who had already had black pearl milk tea yesterday, the cat girl waitress will stamp three pink cat paw stamps behind their names, while for customers who are drinking it for the first time today, only two stamps will be stamped.

Just when everyone was confused, the owner of the cat girl milk tea shop, Liuli sister, appeared from the roof again. She held an umbrella in one hand and waved a huge cat paw prop in the other to greet everyone.

"Thank you all for coming, meow~! To show our appreciation for your enthusiasm, everyone who came to our store today, regardless of whether or not they bought black pearl milk tea, will be given a 'cat paw stamp, meow. And for those who came yesterday, we'll give them another 'cat paw stamp, meow~!"

Boss Liuli spoke eloquently, but the people below were completely confused.

"Sister Liuli, what is the 'Cat's Paw Seal'? What can it be used for?"

"Meow hahaha, that's a good question, meow~!"

Taking advantage of the questions from the crowd, Boss Liuli jumped off the roof and landed on the ground, getting closer to everyone.

Boss Liuli loudly told everyone that from today on, all customers who come to buy black pearl milk tea will get a "cat paw stamp" for each cup of black pearl milk tea purchased, and after collecting ten "cat paw stamps", they can get another cup of black pearl milk tea for free.

"We'll keep track of everyone's cat paw print numbers, so don't worry about losing them, meow~"

Boss Liuli's simple words easily resolved everyone's dissatisfaction with the queues, and after she finished her speech, it was exactly three o'clock in the afternoon. Then, the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop opened for business at the most appropriate time~!

"Don't worry, everyone who's in line can get black pearl milk tea~!"

As if they had anticipated the sudden increase in the number of customers today, the number of waiters in the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop doubled compared to yesterday.

In addition to the waiters who greeted guests at the front desk, there were also waiters outside who maintained order in the queue. There was even a cat-girl holding a sign that read "This is the end of the queue" who followed the very end so that new guests could find where they should line up immediately.

Looking at this lively and orderly scene, the proprietress Shiiki Ruri was so moved that her eyes became moist.

She still couldn't believe that the Cat Girl Restaurant, which was almost about to close down a few days ago, could open such a popular new store in just a few days.

On the roof of the hotel dozens of meters away from the Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop, there was also a person watching the crowded scene. This person was Jiang Ran, who had just finished brunch.

(You're truly teachable, Shiiki Ruri... Seeing how well you've executed the strategy I instructed you to do, I can now deal with your boss with peace of mind.)

9.220 - Fortune and Misfortune

(Stupid Loli: That's amazing, Jiang Yan. You asked Liuli-chan to set up your Earth world's "membership points system", right?)

(Jiang Ran: Well, you know quite a lot.)

(Stupid Loli: Humph, I'm a four-follower? I'm Master Prigog Nissen!)

The silly loli was proud for once, but the points system she just mentioned was not a concept she already knew, but something she learned and put into practice.

Just now, Silly Loli used the power that she could only use once a day to request access to the "Omniscient Wisdom Library" from the "Good God Camp", and then found the operating strategy used by Jiang Ran this time in this wisdom library.

[Note: For details about the "Omniscient Wisdom Library", see chapter "2.2 - Wei'er"]

While admiring Jiang Ran's abilities, Silly Loli couldn't help but sigh, "These humans on Earth are really too greedy. They actually use this method of controlling people's hearts through human nature to sell things? If it were placed in another world, it would definitely be used as a core theory in war!"

The more Silly Loli thought about it, the more she felt she wanted more, so she wanted to find Jiang Ran to discuss in depth how to apply this "points system".

But Jiang Ran didn't have time to care about the silly loli's strange ideas. After a luxurious sleep, he was about to start his next plan.

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In the evening, Jiang Ran arrived at the outskirts of Mel Town, exhausted. Under this barren land, seven cat-man ninjas from the Cicada Corps were being held captive.

Jiang Ran changed into the black masked man's clothes again, then went down to the underground cell and confirmed the situation of each cat ninja one by one.

As Jiang Ran expected, these cat-man ninjas who were "only" level 140 on the fourth stage were still in a coma. So, according to the plan, Jiang Ran woke up the captain Hong Xin alone and told him that the organization had completed the preliminary review and allowed him to challenge the "test mission".

"Listen carefully, Hong Xin. If you want to become a true member of the 'Zhaoye Liuque', you must be able to complete the 'Test Mission'. Otherwise, you will be dead."

After saying that, Jiang Ran, not caring whether Hong Xin understood what he said or not, simply threw a parchment scroll into her arms and continued, "The specific details of the 'Test Mission' are all recorded in it. You can take your time to read it later... Oh, by the way, your other six teammates have also accepted the 'Test Mission' and have already set off to carry it out. If you still want to team up with them, it's not too late to go now."

After saying this, Jiang Ran neither waited for Hong Xin's reply nor stood up to him anymore. He just left the dark cell without looking back.

Hong Xin, on the other hand, was still in a daze, his mind constantly replaying the words that the mysterious masked man had just said, and he didn't even realize that he was free.

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Outside the cell, Jiang Ran followed the same method he used to deal with Captain Hong Xin and used it on the other six members of the Xianchan Corps.

These cat-man ninjas, whose minds had been destroyed by Jiang Ran last night, or early this morning, are now completely under Jiang Ran's control.

With the last cat-man ninja dealt with, Jiang Ran retired with his mission accomplished, leaving the wasteland where the cat-man ninjas were imprisoned as quickly as possible.

As for whether these cat-man ninjas will act according to their plan next, it is no longer important to Jiang Ran.

On the way back to Meier Town, the silly loli asked Jiang Ran, "Jiang Yan, is it really okay for you to deal with them this way? Aren't you afraid that their will to resist will rekindle and they'll take the opportunity to escape?"

Jiang Ran replied that he had done what he should do, and the rest should be left to nature.

Jiang Ran's sudden open-minded attitude surprised the silly loli. In her opinion, even if these cat-man ninjas were of no use, the always cautious Jiang Ran would destroy them.

But this time, Jiang Ran returned the power of life and death to these cat-man ninjas. Was this a sudden act of kindness or did he have other intentions?

——(Oh, I don’t understand…Jiang Ran, have you evolved again?)

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At the same time, in Mel Town, the popular Cat Girl Milk Tea Shop had to close early.

The sun hadn't even set yet, but this milk tea shop, which only opened at three in the afternoon, was already closing. It was really unbelievable.

The proprietress, Ruri Shiiki, could only smile helplessly at the situation, and together with the store staff, comforted the customers who were unable to buy black pearl milk tea, asking everyone to continue to make reservations at the counter in order to reduce the customers' dissatisfaction.

This situation was actually within Shiiki Ruri's expectations, but the inventory was sold out somewhat earlier than she expected.