ACE lost, which was inevitable. As a heavy-armored operator, his strength was top-notch, but even he would inevitably lose if he challenged so many elite operators at once.
However, ACE showed amazing adaptability in this battle. He faced two enemies simultaneously, used firearms, and withstood ultra-long-range attacks. The most important thing was that these weapons were not driven by Originium, meaning even ordinary people without Originium talent could use them. Additionally, ACE demonstrated shield counters and spells, further solidifying Amiya's determination.
Amiya is very confident in more than 100 operators in Rhodes Island. These operators, funded directly by ACE, also received some resources from Amiya to aid in their studies.
With ACE's promotion in Rhodes Island, more and more customers frequented the Internet cafe, and the earliest game, Elden Ring, had successfully sold 100 copies.
[The novice store manager task is to successfully sell 100 copies of a certain game.
Status: Completed
Task Reward: Anywhere Door
Guests can use the Anywhere Door to travel to the corresponding world to play when invited by people in this world.]
[Congratulations to the boss for completing the hidden achievement of 100 customers online every day. Now the Internet cafe will launch two discounted games every 30 days. Please don't forget to check regularly.
New task: 200,000 daily sales
Reward: Open Internet cafe private room]
"This task is good."
Liu Yuan checked the requirements of the new task. The current number of customers in the Internet cafe was 100, with a stable daily customer base of about 80. The average daily consumption was 800. To reach 200,000, at least 250 people needed to be online daily to meet this sales target.
"There is a long way to go!"
"Boss, what's wrong?"
At the front desk, Kisara was lying on the table, chewing gum boredly. Liu Yuan's sudden words gave her a bad feeling.
"Nothing, Kisara! I'll give you a difficult task."
"???"
Kisara had a bad feeling.
"I'm going to open a branch, here..."
"Boss!!!"
Kisara jumped and hugged Liu Yuan's arm: "Boss! Don't abandon me, I'm hardworking and capable. Open a branch and take me with you, okay?"
"?"
A question mark slowly appeared on Liu Yuan's head.
Hardworking?
Lying down and playing games during the day, closing the door at night and playing games—no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with hard work, right?
"You make a point. I'm worried about leaving someone like you here. Forget it, let Jibril handle it."
"Yeah~"
Kisara thought Liu Yuan was going to abandon her, but now it seemed that Liu Yuan accepted her and recognized her ability.
In fact, Liu Yuan's idea was the opposite. He was afraid that Kisara would play every day and affect the turnover of the Internet cafe. Opening a branch would be risky if the main store's sales dropped because of her. That would be a real problem.
As for the old store, Liu Yuan would still be in charge. He just needed to recruit someone to manage the new store and help them familiarize themselves with the work process for a few months after the new store opened.
Since this was the case, the recruitment requirements had to be higher, and loyalty was essential. After sending these requirements to the system, the system asked Liu Yuan for more detailed information.
"Gender? Female! But not too big here and there. I'm afraid I can't handle it. The working ability must be strong enough, and the focus must be sufficient to bring in enough benefits. Yes! No white hair! No overly big features! Female gender, good-looking, pleasing to the eye, and memorable."
Liu Yuan knew his preferences too well. If the candidate had overly prominent features, he might not be able to manage the store properly. White hair was even more problematic. If the candidate had both, it would be too distracting for him.
But Liu Yuan didn't want his income to be affected by his hobbies. He was eager for the Internet cafe to make more money so he could unlock more games, animation, novels, and TV dramas.
Isn't this more real than a woman? In this regard, Nephren and Liu Yuan definitely had a common language. Since she learned Shushan swordsmanship and sword control, she had no interest in dating, instead focusing on making her sword sharper.
Soon, Liu Yuan received a notification from the system.
"Six suitable candidates have been found, one of whom has a special request. Do you want to hire this employee?"
Liu Yuan checked the candidates selected by the system, a total of six, but...
"System, didn't I say no big ones?"
"It's already very small."
"..."
Liu Yuan wondered if the system's evaluation criteria differed from his own. But since the system had chosen, Liu Yuan had to choose one here.
This won't work. There aren't many decent people among the saints. And if she knew that I wasn't a god, she would probably lose her motivation to work.
This won't work either. She's underage. This store refuses to hire any underage employees.
Hiss, is this okay? But her request seems a little special.
'Save my world...'
"System, this person is interesting..."
Other people's requests are nothing more than wanting to see gods, gaining invincible power, or making life more interesting. If he only chose one person based on such a bland wish, it would be for superficial reasons. But among these six candidates, one actually hoped to save the world, so...
"System, I want this person. Her wish?"
"I am a reliable system, I will fulfill her wish. As a price... she will owe this system 300 billion. Please work hard to make money so she can pay it back as soon as possible."
Unlike Jibril's self-determined debt, all of this girl's debts would be recorded by the system. As an employee recruited by the branch manager, she would have a 1% share of the net profit.
Until all the debts are paid off, she would remain a worker even worse off than Jibril.
...
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...
On this day, the gods came to the earth, and they wanted to destroy the humans who were eyeing the power of the gods. On this day, countless monsters fell from the sky, and the rain accompanied by the virus was destroying the land.
In just a few hours, human order completely collapsed. The existence of "Heroes" appeared among humans, and they resisted the invasion of the gods. However, facing the dense Vertex, human technology and the power of the Hero became a joke.
At this time, a girl named Takashima Yuuna prayed to the gods.
"God, please save this world. No matter what I have to pay, I am willing."
"The contract is established!"
At this moment, Takashima Yuuna heard this sentence.
A golden meteor streaked across the sky, accompanied by a huge roar. In the center of the Pacific Ocean, a golden tree, countless times larger than the sacred tree, stood on the land.
Under the power of the golden tree, the Elden Ring enveloped the world, and the so-called gods became the "life" under the ring. Under the protection of the golden tree, a new order appeared in this world. Small golden trees appeared in every area. Under the protection of the golden trees, some people were blessed.
All those who were blessed heard the call from the golden trees.
"Destroy all the 'Outer Gods' and become the Elden Lord!"