I opened a shopping mall in Xihuan

You Xia glanced at the man's flattering expression, and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"

"My name is Dis, and I am the guide for all businessmen from afar." The man bowed his waist and replied, "You can find me for renting a house, buying a house, looking for people, and hiring workers, and I only need to charge some copper coins as errand fees."

You Xia understands, isn't this just an intermediary?

After becoming an elf, his ears became much better. When the man came over, he heard a young man not far away swearing, "Damn it, that boy Diss took the lead again."

He guessed that the person in front of him was not a liar, so he said to Diss, "I want to rent a shop."

Diss' eyes lit up, and he asked in a low voice as if he was afraid of being robbed of business by others, "Is it a shop that runs a business?"

"Yes."

"Then you should come to me. I happen to know a few shops on Schlevoger Street for rent. What size shop do you want? Do you have any requirements?" Diess led him to the road ahead, and from time to time Looking back at You Xia.

He seemed to be very interested in the appearance under the hood of Youxia, but he didn't dare to observe too presumptuously.

You Xia followed his footsteps: "It doesn't need to be very big, I just need a small food shop, with a better location, more traffic, preferably two floors, with sleeping rooms."

"What about the price, what is the highest annual rent you can accept?"

Youxia also learned about this problem from the goblin.

In Rose City, the average meal cost for an ordinary person is around [-] copper coins, and the monthly rent for a single room in a convenient location in a civilian area will not exceed ten silver coins at most.

He now has five gold coins, converted to [-] silver coins and [-] copper coins, which seems like a lot, but he must leave at least one gold coin as the operating expenses of the milk tea shop for a week.

After thinking for a while, he said, "The annual rent is within four gold coins."

Diess nodded, and said confidently: "This price is definitely not available on Schlevoger Street, but there is one on Nightingale Street that meets your requirements, and I will take you there."

Hearing that he always mentioned the word "Schlevoger", You Xia couldn't help asking: "Are the shops in Schlevog expensive?"

"Of course, it is the center of the city after all, and the annual rent is at least ten gold coins."

As expected of Diss, who specializes in this line of work, seeing that Youxia didn't seem to know much about it, he explained the situation in Rose City thoroughly in just a few sentences.

"We are now in the city of Fedorin. I want to take you to the former old business district, Alser Street. The rent of the shops there is half that of Schlevog Street. Generally, small merchants from other places will choose to trade there. goods."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the direction ahead: "Go straight along this road, you can reach the city hall square in the center of the city, and then north is Joseph City, where all major chambers of commerce are basically stationed. Xiong Brun There are also branches of the four major alliances on the street, if you have any need to escort goods, you can go there and have a look, as long as the salary is decent, someone will pick it up."

While trying to remember the information he mentioned, Youxia asked, "If I want to open a store here, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

"It's nothing special." Diss smiled, and quickly put away his smile after thinking of something, "Just one thing, don't go near the Maria district in the west, it is a poor and chaotic place, our largest black market And the casino is there, if you don't have some connections, I don't suggest you go there, it's very dangerous."

Unexpectedly, there is such a place in a seemingly prosperous and peaceful big city, Youxia asked curiously: "What do you sell in the black market?"

"There are things that are not allowed on the surface." Diess replied, seeing the exquisite and beautiful half of Youxia's face under the hood from the corner of his eyes, and deliberately lowered his voice, "Including slave trade, the rarer the race, the more rare it is." It's welcome."

You Xia swallowed subconsciously, and pulled down the brim of his hat.

Under Diss' selfless science popularization, Youxia gradually gained a general control over the situation in Rose City. After about ten minutes, he was brought to a spacious and crowded boulevard.

"This is Nightingale Street."

Diss pointed to a small two-storey building diagonally opposite, half of the roof covered by a sycamore tree canopy: "What do you think of that shop?"

You Xia looked at the house he was pointing at, it happened to be at the corner of a crossroad, beside the corner was a long and narrow alley, and you could see the hotel sign protruding from the building next door.

Diss was eloquent: "There are a lot of people on the street, four gold coins a year is definitely the lowest price in the same area, and I know the landlord, so I can negotiate the price for you, you can get it for three gold coins and eighty silver coins..."

You Xia walked to the front of the house and had a look.

The house was obviously weather-beaten, moss emerged from the gaps between the pink and white stone bricks, and the area was relatively small. Although it was two floors, it looked squat, and the second floor was at most a small attic.

"It's directly opposite the bakery, next door is a pharmacy that doesn't open very often, on the right is a flower shop, and diagonally opposite, it's an old tailor's shop..." Diss introduced articulately next to him, and finally asked : "Shouldn't it conflict with the business you want to do?"

You Xia shook his head and said, "Go in and have a look."

There are two small flower beds between the sidewalk and the store gate, but there is no green in the flower beds, the soil is black and dry, and there are wisps of black and purple smoke, as if poisoned.

"What's wrong with the soil here?" Youxia asked standing by the flower bed when Diss took out the key to open the door.

"Oh, that's the 'masterpiece' of the last tenant!" Diss sneered, and explained while unlocking the lock: "The last tenant was a black magician. I don't know what he did to the flower bed. After he left, the land That's how it became."

"Is there no one to solve it?"

"I found it. The people of the Mage Alliance said that unless there are elves who are close to the natural elements to dissolve the poison in the land, otherwise, we can only wait until the flower bed returns to its original state."

Diss pushed open the wooden door of the house, turned around and smiled helplessly at him, "That's why this shop is cheaper."

You Xia nodded, did not identify himself as an elf, and followed Diss into the house calmly.

The inside of the house is much cleaner than the outside, the first floor is empty, only the dilapidated wooden stairs lead to the second floor.

He went straight up the stairs, and as expected, the second floor was indeed a dark attic, with a wooden bed sandwiched between the sloping roofs on both sides, and other than that, there were only some simple old furniture.

You Xia stood beside the bed, feeling the pressure of the low roof making him unable to straighten his back.

He glanced around, walked to the small window near the street, and pushed away the wind-shielding wooden boards. The golden rays of the setting sun passed through the lush branches and leaves of the plane trees and scattered on the wooden floor, casting spots of light.

Diss stood at the foot of the stairs and asked, "Look, how is this?"

You Xia stared at the dust flying in the sun, and after thinking for a moment, he responded, "Okay, let's settle here."

Although the house is very old and the space is relatively depressing, it is better than the location and it is a single-family building. Except for the problem with the flower bed at the entrance, the surrounding green environment is pretty good!

Of course, the more important thing is the cheap price.

After confirming it, Diss quickly found the landlord to sign the contract.

You Xia paid four gold coins, of which three gold coins and eighty silver coins were the rent, and twenty silver coins were the deposit.

After the landlord left, Youxia paid Diss another silver coin.

This kind of business is what Diess is most willing to do. Every time a transaction is made, not only can he receive a certain amount of remuneration from the client, but he can also get another sum from the landlord later. Earning two silver coins is much more cost-effective than taking other businesses!

If you earn money, you can go to the Flame Tavern for entertainment in the evening. Diss was so happy that his cheekbones rose to the sky. Before he left, he didn't forget to advertise to himself: "I have a lot of contacts. You can come to me, I usually pick up business at the Nancheng Gate."

You Xia nodded to show understanding.

The location of the store was settled, and it was getting dark.

Having been busy all afternoon and hadn't eaten yet, and had nothing else to do right now, You Xia went to the bakery opposite to buy a loaf of wheat bread for ten copper coins, sat on the doorstep, and finished eating the bland bread with the view of the street.

When he returned to the house, he glanced at the shop next door from the corner of his eye. The door of the shop was closed, and there was a wooden sign in front of the flower bed, on which was written "Burnes Pharmacy" in an unknown red liquid.

You Xia only glanced at it, then looked away with a lack of interest. After returning home, he went upstairs directly, spread the cloak he took off on the bed, and prepared to sleep first to refresh himself.

The moonlight was like silver, and the cool night wind blew along the window onto the white and clean cheeks of the person on the bed.

You Xia turned over, and was woken up by the hard bed.

He sat up, woke up at the empty wall, then put on his cloak and went downstairs.

The street is silent in the middle of the night, the lights of the houses on both sides are all out, the vision is dim, and the only guide is the moonlight.

Standing in front of the rented shop, You Xia opened the game panel, clicked on the unlocked first-level shop, and the phantom of the small white building of the milk tea shop appeared again.

He tried to place the phantom on the shop, but he felt a blur in front of his eyes, and when he concentrated again, he saw that the small old dilapidated house had turned into a small and elegant double-storey white-painted building!

"Ah... this... the change is too obvious!"

While marveling at the big change in the house, he also breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.

Before that, he had been worried that the rented house would be judged by the game as not belonging to him. When the milk tea shop was installed, a warning of "illegal land" appeared, but fortunately, this did not happen.

After the dust settled, You Xia was in a good mood, and walked to the front of the small building by the moonlight to admire her new store.

After the renovation, the original heavy wooden door on the front street has been replaced by two glass doors adjacent to the corner, and there are large French windows beside the door. Through the window, you can see the white veil curtains embroidered with lace, which are elegantly arranged.

You Xia noticed that there was still a wooden sign saying "Closed" hanging on the glass door, which gave him the illusion that he was in the doorway of a modern milk tea shop, and felt a little melancholy for the first time after time travel.

But no matter what, You Xia is still very satisfied with the powerful operation of the game system.

It’s just that the one-night remodeling of an old house is a bit of a dream for the aborigines, and he has to find an excuse to fool it.

It's not difficult to think about it, this is Western Fantasy, what is impossible in the world of sword and magic!

"I'm an elf now..." You Xia muttered and smiled suddenly.

Push the door open, and the dim light reflects a complete set of milk tea shop facilities and machines.

As soon as the packaging machine and refrigerator are placed, there will be an inner smell immediately!

There was a small switch by the door, and he raised his hand to turn it on, and saw that the whole room was lit up, and the chandelier above his head cast a warm yellow light.

"Strange, where did the electricity come from?" You Xia muttered to himself.

This is bound to be unsolvable.

Putting aside the puzzle, You Xia turned to observe the internal environment of the store.

He first checked the bar and console area, and then turned his gaze to the floor-to-ceiling windows, where there was a small sofa and coffee table covered in dark green velvet. The sofa's deep cushions and full pillows exuded a sense of leisure and laziness.

The walls are also emeralds of the same color, with several animal landscape paintings hanging, and original floor-to-ceiling tree lamps placed in the corners of the windows. The decoration is in a natural forest style.

Okay, it's wood elves!

You Xia stretched his body and sat down on the sofa, and opened the game panel again, and the text on the "milk tea shop" changed from "unlocked" to "to be opened".

Click to enter the store, and dozens of different types of tea drinks pop up on the panel, but only the patterns of "bubble milk tea", "caramel milk tea" and "lime crushed iced tea" are bright.

Tips at the top of the panel: [You can unlock a new product every time you sell 100 drinks. Click on the pattern to check the drink recipe and production steps. Raw materials, cups, straws and packaging bags need to be purchased in the game mall with coins! 】

You Xia: "..."

Speaking of which, it was the same procedure for playing mobile games in the previous life. At that time, I didn’t think there was anything wrong. Now I really need him to open a shop to find out how tricky the rules are!

Not to mention the raw materials, even the cups and straws cost money to buy. He now has only 98 silver coins and [-] copper coins left in his empty pockets. When he opens the mall, it costs ten silver coins just to customize the shop signs, handbags and paper cup straws of different specifications There is a minimum order of [-] copies, and as for the raw materials, even the most basic fresh milk costs [-] copper coins per liter. After careful calculation, I am afraid that if he spends all the money, he can barely buy the raw materials for three days!

Unless it is full of customers as soon as it opens, and the cost can be paid back quickly, the next day will be difficult...

Speechless for a while, You Xia decisively put aside these troubles, turned off the lights and locked the door, and went upstairs to sleep.

The milk tea shop in the game transformed the staircase into a narrow staircase made of logs, trees and vines, which spread along the wall to the second floor.

The second floor is no longer a depressing and dark attic. The floor has been raised a lot. A huge glass window facing the street occupies more than half of the wall, and the thin blades of the shutters float gently in the breeze.

Not only that, but the room also has a modern bathroom and brand-new furniture, which is comfortable and convenient.

When he saw the soft bed covered with clean white bedding, Youxia's whole body was loose, and he mechanically peeled off his clothes, shoes and socks, and threw himself onto the bed. The quilt was rolled up, and he had a good night's dream.