"The future prospects of the Midnight Diner are very promising, and I'm quite optimistic about it," Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction.
The skeleton boss's face lit up, thinking that Chen Mu was falling for its pitch, and quickly said, "Mr. Chen, it's just that this Midnight Diner... is a bit pricey. I wonder if you have the capability..."
It was worried that Chen Mu couldn't afford it!
"Name your price," Chen Mu said calmly.
"Eight hundred... no, seven million! Seven million soul currencies!" the skeleton boss tentatively suggested.
Typically, the Midnight Diner, despite its poor performance, would be worth ten million soul currencies. However, due to severe losses, the skeleton boss reluctantly slashed the price by three million to quickly offload this hot potato.
This was already close to the skeleton boss's bottom line price; the absolute minimum was six point five million, or else it wouldn't sell.
"I'll add another five hundred thousand, making it seven point five million soul currencies to purchase the Midnight Diner," Chen Mu proposed.
"Cheaper by fifty thousand more... what about just thirty thousand less, you know..." the skeleton boss started to say, then abruptly stopped, thinking it had misheard.
What?
Another fifty thousand added?
The buyer was proposing to pay more?
It thought Chen Mu wanted to reduce the price by another fifty thousand, but Chen Mu actually added fifty thousand, leaving the skeleton boss dumbfounded.
If Chen Mu could casually pull out a hundred thousand soul currencies, it might have thought Chen Mu was joking.
Chen Mu nodded. "That's right, I'll give you an extra fifty thousand. But I have a small request—keep all the staff at the Midnight Diner. You can't let them go."
Now, the skeleton boss was once again perplexed.
The Midnight Diner was not doing well, and the employees' wages had been overdue for over half a year.
Chen Mu could have ignored the staff, avoiding paying the overdue wages.
Naturally, the skeleton boss wouldn't want the staff and would leave without a second thought.
As for the staff with overdue wages, it wouldn't matter to the skeleton boss; let them fend for themselves as lost souls and ghosts.
However, now Chen Mu was actively proposing to keep the staff, voluntarily taking on this hot potato.
This meant that Chen Mu would need to at least cover the overdue wages of the staff—a whopping five hundred thousand soul currencies!
First, he voluntarily paid an extra fifty thousand in price, and now he wanted to take on these employees. Altogether, that was a million soul currencies.
What a rare and benevolent buyer!
The skeleton boss looked at Chen Mu, finding him more pleasing to the eye by the moment, feeling that Chen Mu was its angel, naturally meant to take over!
"Mr. Chen, your judgment is impeccable! I can assure you that buying the Midnight Diner will be the wisest decision you've ever made!" The skeleton boss lavishly praised Chen Mu, extolling his virtues as the most discerning individual in the world.
Chen Mu enjoyed the skeleton boss's flattery. However, Chen Mu knew he wasn't a sucker.
He had his own plans for doing this.
Adding an extra fifty thousand to the skeleton boss wasn't because Chen Mu had too much money with nowhere to spend it.
Mainly, the original ten million item was now purchased for seven million, a significant bargain.
If he was making a killing, he also had to leave some soup for others. Adding fifty thousand to the skeleton boss would also put it in a good mood.
Otherwise, the skeleton boss might feel resentful and intentionally delay for a month or two. In that time, with the rapid development of the anomaly apocalypse, the Midnight Diner could turn its losses into gains.
If the skeleton boss reneged later and didn't sell to Chen Mu, then Chen Mu would be at a loss.
As for actively taking over the employees, first, some employees had potential; among the future hotel's five top chefs were two current employees.
Secondly, Chen Mu wouldn't need to recruit new staff, saving a lot of trouble.
Chen Mu believed that by extending a helping hand to these employees in their time of need, preventing them from becoming lost souls and ghosts, their loyalty to him would be high!
All in all, this additional million was simply a windfall!
As Chen Mu had anticipated, the onlookers were incredulous upon hearing his words.
A brief sentence from Chen Mu spared them from the tragic fate of becoming lost souls and ghosts. Thinking of this, Li Xiaoxiao's eyes were filled with gratitude.
"Mr. Chen, when do you plan to make the payment?" the skeleton boss cautiously inquired.
In its eyes, Chen Mu had become a prime buyer, and it would have to treat him well. It absolutely couldn't afford to anger Chen Mu.
Thus, a peculiar scene unfolded in the anomaly task—
The biggest boss of the anomaly task—the skeleton boss—was now looking at Chen Mu with a pleasing gaze, as if Chen Mu were the big boss, and it was a cautious servant who dared not break any rules.
"I'll pay you now, seven point five million," Chen Mu said calmly.
Touching the ring on his hand, Chen Mu's mental command caused stacks upon stacks of soul currencies to appear in the private room, neatly arranged against the wall.
A strong ghostly aura emanated from them—these were pristine soul currencies from the Soul Bank, exuding unparalleled allure!
The skeleton boss widened its eyes, staring in disbelief at the vast sum of soul currencies.
After a moment, it looked at Chen Mu, unable to help but sigh. Humans these days were so wealthy...
"Let's sign the contract. Once it's done, this money will all be yours," Chen Mu
Empathizing with such a straightforward buyer, the skeleton boss didn't hesitate and immediately produced the contract, signing its name without a second word.
Taking the contract from the skeleton boss, Chen Mu found the paper quite peculiar. Holding it in hand, he could sense a strong ghostly aura emanating from it.
Within this ghostly aura, there was also an irresistible force—
The power of rules!
In the anomaly apocalypse, the power that reigned supreme over everything was the power of rules.
If one violated the rules, even the anomaly kings would pay a hefty price.
Apart from the rules within the tasks, there were many other rules in the anomaly apocalypse.
For example, the contract in front of him was a manifestation of rules.
As long as both parties signed the contract, it meant accepting the rules of the contract. If one party wanted to violate the rules and forcefully reclaim the Midnight Diner, they would face the punishment of the power of rules.
Chen Mu signed his name in the contract.
The moment he signed his name, a powerful ghostly aura surged into his body. Suddenly, Chen Mu had a strange sensation; he felt like a monarch capable of controlling the entire Midnight Diner.
The Midnight Diner was bought by Chen Mu!
At this moment, Chen Mu became the biggest boss in the Midnight Diner. His words were the rules in this anomalous scenario!