What treasure chest monster? Call me the Mysterious Merchant!

Chapter 59 Fantasy Library Requests Access

"Mr. Box, what should I do? Should I teach her? I've never taught a student before, how about you teach her?"

"No, it would interfere with my meals, and I wouldn't be able to teach..." Fang Qi refused.

However, revealing some information about the new class to players would indeed benefit the design of the vending machine's front panel and the activity level of the "Gulgar" dungeon.

Fang Qi thought for a moment and added, "Keep her hanging for now. If she can do the work of two people, teach her a little. When we leave or don't want to mentor her anymore, we can recommend her to other tutors."

"Okay, we'll do as Mr. Box says," Rosie replied.

"Don't forget what we agreed on before. To the adventurers, I'm just a vending machine; I have no other form," Fang Qi emphasized.

Regardless of what happens next, let's get the cutting done first!

Different "boxes" have different settings and functions, so that others can fill in the blanks in their minds.

Imagine an ancient commercial force hidden deep beneath the surface of the water, filled with various kinds of intelligent vending machines, wine barrels, treasure chests, or something else...

This not only provides a background that makes business negotiations easier, but also prevents other boxes from being implicated should something go wrong.

"Um!"

Luo Xi nodded slightly and said no more. He turned to the side and began to introduce the academy's facilities to Zhenyu along the way.

……

"We're here." Rose pushed open the door.

An ordinary, even somewhat messy, shop came into Zhenyu's view.

The bottles and jars left behind by the previous owner in the counter and cabinets made her even more grateful for her choice.

This is clearly a newly established shop, waiting for me to come over!

The next tasks will definitely be cleaning, negotiating the purchase of goods, preparing for the opening, and then gradually developing from a small shop with no customers to a large and eventually occupying the entire college...

"Your task today is to tidy up this place and prepare for opening."

As Luo Xi's voice came through, Zhen Yu revealed an expression of "I knew it."

See? As a veteran gamer, she can at least understand the planner's thinking...

"My goodness, why are there so many people outside?"

"She's asking you why there are so many people outside." Fang Qi knew Luo Xi couldn't understand the dialect, so he translated online.

"This is nothing, there were even more people yesterday," Luo Xi patted her top student on the shoulder, speaking earnestly:

"Miss shop assistant, please work harder in the future. Our shop depends on you! Please tidy up quickly and put the goods on the shelves!"

She pointed to three piles of goods in the corner: "The sales plan and prices are posted here. Just take a look."

This is the first shop that Mr. Box opened, and Rosie is very dedicated to it. She even personally oversaw the trial opening yesterday.

After bringing back the sales statistics for the day, Mr. Box devised a plan.

The regular "Le Long" is limited to 50 bottles per day and costs 30 credits. The shield is limited to 5 shields per day and costs 2000 credits.

It's all first-come, first-served. There are no extra credits or limited edition "Le Long" items.

On the other hand, there are as many standard Metra blocks as you want, with no limit on supply.

Loshi admired Mr. Box's thinking; given the shortage of raw materials in Talosha, adopting a purchase restriction strategy was indeed the best choice.

Zhenyu glanced at the list and clicked her tongue: "It's just simulation management games, huh? I'm an expert, no problem!"

She quickly swept the clutter aside, then flung open the door, her voice booming, "Open the door, welcome!"

The students, who couldn't wait any longer, rushed in, all sorts of people, tall and short, fat and thin, of all races, crammed together.

But I've seen plenty of poison in management games; I can multitask on the spot with lightning-fast hand speed.

"Here you go, your credit card. Hurry up and take it out, stop dawdling!"

"What are you doing? It's not your turn yet, get in line!"

"Quiet down, you're giving me a headache. If you keep yelling, I won't sell to you!"

It's small, but it has a lot of presence!

Rosie watched for a while and nodded in satisfaction.

I don't know where Mr. Box found this new employee, but he's really good at handling people. He can get along well with so many people.

That's good, I don't need to stay here anymore, I can go back and stock up on some goods.

……

"Akasha Academic Weekly"

"This week, an ancient magical artifact called the 'Metra Standard Cube' has become all the rage throughout the academy. Several academies have indicated that they have included it in their next three-year plans and will make large-scale purchases. According to my estimates, this will lead to a reduction of 80% in the academies' magic crystal reserves."

"The Metra Standard Block is of great strategic significance for advancing the standardization of length, weight, and magic units, and will inevitably bring about changes worldwide in the future."

"But some goblin merchants expressed their concerns: 'That damned creation machine, it actually came to drive down the price of my magic crystals? This is the first time in my life I've ever made a losing deal!'"

"Turn the page, turn the page, is there more?" Fang Qi had already moved himself into the shop and was now watching with amusement, urging Luo Xi to turn the page quickly.

After its successful debut in the exam, the sales of cubes have skyrocketed in the past few days. With its overwhelming advantage, it has successfully squeezed out the market share of magic crystals in the academy.

However, the shortage of raw materials also exposed the problem, so he had to send Loxi to recycle magic crystal waste, and even bought a lot of ordinary magic crystals at a low price.

The goblin merchant was so angry he gritted his teeth, but he had no choice but to sell his goods at a low price.

There's no other way; the shipping costs are too high, and if we don't ship them out, they'll just become a burden!

Rose turned the newspaper in her hand to the next page.

"Recently, a beverage called 'Le Long' has become all the rage across the college. There are supposedly five varieties, but I've only managed to try four."

"Four types? Isn't this Mina?" Fang Qi remembered that he had only made four different bottles for this one catgirl.

The main reason is that this catgirl is too good at getting things done. She always secretly slips him credits and good stuff, and doesn't even ask for anything in return. He feels bad about it.

"Le Long comes in five flavors: basic, ice and fire, sweet and sour, sparkling, and slightly bitter. Each flavor has its own unique characteristics. I personally prefer the sweet and sour flavor."

"It has remarkable effects on mana restoration, mental alertness, and inspiration. Those who need it can keep an eye out at Loxi's alchemy shop, where it is sold in limited quantities at specific times."

There were only these two pieces of information about Fang Qi, but one piece of news caught his attention.

The Archaeological Institute has announced new findings: various signs from the "Court of Fate" suggest that the Apero civilization may very well be related to the legendary "dragons."

The Court of Fate, the Civilization of Apero?

What are those? Could they be from the academy?

However, Fang Qi was not in a hurry. The feeding rights would be rotated immediately, and the Archaeology Branch was located near the ancient ruins, so there would be plenty of opportunities.

Just as I was pondering what look to adopt to better imitate the Appello style, a message popped up on the trading terminal:

[A request to access the Apello Fantasy Library has been detected. Allow it?]

Fang Qi's first reaction was: What did Seth and the others dig up? How did they find their way here?

Then it suddenly occurred to me that if it could be reported, it must have happened a few days ago, so the timing doesn't match up.

Today, however, he arranged for players to deliver goods to the Alchemy Department. Judging by the distance, they should be arriving soon…

Could it be because of this?