"Definitely. With his background and talents, he's guaranteed to have been admitted without needing to take the test," Bai Kaixin said while eating her bun, her voice muffled, "It's so delicious, you should try it too."
Sally took a bite.
The taste was just so-so, far less interesting to her than Rong Wu.
The System was still updating its status, and without Xiaoi's help for reference, it looked like she was on her own this ti.
"When can I take the test?" Sally asked Bai Kaixin.
Bai Kaixin replied, "In a month, the official recruitnt will start. Before the exam, I want to find a part-ti job."
Sally had already helped her repay the gambling debts, as well as the money owed to the villagers. Although she had promised to cover the cost of school as well, she couldn't always take advantage.
"Part-ti jobs, huh." On Earth, Sally had done plenty of those. She had experience in a wide array of fields.
"What do you want to do?"
"I don't have any special skills, so I can only look for basic jobs. Like being a dishwasher in a restaurant, a cleaner in a circus, a porter, and so on."
"How about that one." Sally pointed straight ahead.
It was an inn called Wanfang that was for sale.
"I'll buy it, and you can be the manager," Sally said.
"Sister Sally, what are you saying?" Bai Kaixin was stunned.
Sally replied, "Look, we need a place to stay anyway. Plus, the recruitnt season at Divine Beast Academy is coming up, and there will definitely be many students coming to the Imperial Capital to take the test. Where there are people, there's business to be made, and this inn could definitely turn a profit."
The more Bai Kaixin listened, the more amazed she beca—especially by her plan, "Sister Sally, you...you're so amazing!"
Both in financial capability and in the boldness to undertake such endeavors.
And yes, the audacity to flirt with the strong males out there!
Sally first inquired about the prices of nearby inns and information about Wanfang. After knowing the enemy and knowing herself, she had a plan in mind and took Bai Kaixin with her to knock on the inn's door.
The door was opened by a disheveled middle-aged man, who obviously had been dealt a poor hand in life and was beset with troubles.
Sally politely smiled, "Are you the owner of this inn?"
The middle-aged man, montarily distracted by Sally's stunningly beautiful face, nodded after a mont, "Yes."
"Are you selling the inn?" Sally continued.
Understanding Sally's intention, the man quickly tried to tidy his ssy hair, "Yes, yes, please co in, distinguished guest."
Looking around at the dim and dusty inn, Sally remarked, "There's been a murder here, hasn't there?"
The small spark of hope that had ignited in the middle-aged man's eyes fizzled out instantly, leaving him with a ashen expression.
Bai Kaixin pointed at a crack on the wall caused by a Wind Elent talent, "Wind Elent?"
"One was a top-level Wind Elent Profound Rank and the other a low-level Wood Elent Profound Rank. One died and the other was injured. It affected other guests too—seven died!" The middle-aged man said with a face full of despair.
Sally asked, "What about the surviving party?"
"He was exiled to the Blood Sand Sea. Although he compensated part of the losses, it was far from enough to cover the damages to our guests. My wife ran off with soone too, and now I'm the only one left. Once I sell the inn, I'm going to wander. So, esteed guest, any price you offer will do."
The middle-aged man clearly just wanted to get rid of the burden of the inn, regardless of the money.
"Two dium Grade Crystal Coins," Sally suggested, pulling out a coin pouch from her space.
The middle-aged man was taken aback.
Bai Kaixin patted his shoulder, "Boss? Is that price okay?"
Sally asked Bai Kaixin, the Crystal Coins and Red Coins in the Eastern District and the Western District were the sa, with Crystal Coins also divided into three grades: superior, dium, and low. It was just that the exchange rates between the two districts were slightly different.
One low-grade Crystal Coin could be exchanged for 10,000 Red Coins, one dium grade Crystal Coin for 100,000 Red Coins, and one superior Crystal Coin for 10,000,000 Red Coins.
Beyond that, in the Eastern District of the Beast World Continent, Crystal Coins were in short supply. That was because people had discovered that Crystal Coins could be refined.
The refined Crystal Coins, also known as Enhancent Elixir, could give those who had reached the top level of their talent a chance to break through their current rank.
Therefore, the Crystal Coins circulating in the market were basically all low-grade, dium grade was relatively rare, and superior was priceless.
And the Crystal Coins Sally had were mostly dium grade, with plenty of superior ones, but the least were low-grade.
"Yes, completely possible." The boss suddenly cried.
In recent days, there had been quite a few who ca to buy the hostel, but they all offered just a few hundred Red Coins, at most a few thousand, which was practically tossing pennies at a beggar, or even trying to get the hostel for nothing.
Sally's offer was two dium grade Crystal Coins!
It was simply too much!
Sally had Bai Kaixin follow the boss to handle the hostel's paperwork and, by the way, to find soone for renovation; she wanted to refurbish the entire hostel inside and out.
Apart from the front hall that was battered due to fights, the hostel's backyard was rather nice, with gardens, a fish pond, and even pavilions and towers.
These two Crystal Coins were well spent.
Suddenly, she thought of Rona. A dress made of fine cotton had cost 200 Crystal Coins! If the Beastn in the Eastern District heard about it, they would probably faint from shock.
Once again, she regretted not being bound to a startup system, otherwise, she would have made a fortune.
"Ah— Is there no male that can let complete my mission with just one litter?" Sally lied on the cool bed by the fish pond, gazing at the azure blue sky, and rembered Rong Wu again with his blue hair and blue eyes.
Bai Kaixin was back, he had found a Beastman to do the renovations and was assessing the damages of the hostel, creating a refurbishnt plan.
Sally saw that he was holding a paper bag in his hands, "What is that?"
"Pastries." Bai Kaixin handed her the paper bag, "Females all love sweets, so I thought maybe Sister Sally would like them too."
"Thank you." Sally took it, pulled out a flower-shaped pastry from inside, took a bite— it was a bit greasy, but she ate it anyway.
"The renovation master said it will take over half a month to fix the hostel, so I thought to make use of this ti to find so temporary work in other hostels, to get to know the workflows of the hostel business."
"Alright, do what you want to do," Sally responded, "I want to go into seclusion for a while to enhance my talent."
Bai Kaixin looked at her in surprise, "You have talent?"
"Yeah, didn't I tell you?" Sally's fingertips sparked a small fireball.
The small fireball hovered away from the tip of her finger, towards the weeds on the other side of the fish pond.
Soon, that patch of weeds was burned clean, leaving a thin layer of black ash.
"Fire elent!" Bai Kaixin's eyes widened in astonishnt.
"Mhm." Sally continued eating her pastry.
"My god! Then you could also apply for the entrance exam," Bai Kaixin exclaid in surprise.
Sally shook her head, "I'm only at the Green Rank."
"Even at Red Rank, you'd sail through. The Divine Beast Academy hasn't seen a Fire Elent student in five years," Bai Kaixin said excitedly, having researched thoroughly in hopes of getting into the Divine Beast Academy.
"If that's the case, shall we go and take the exam together when the ti cos?" Sally smiled and said, "After all, if I don't pass, I can still be your attendant. It's better to be safe than sorry, a double insurance."
"Sister Sally, your talent is truly incredible," Bai Kaixin said as he turned to look at the charred ground again.
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