Welcome to the Ability Shop!

Chapter 170 Initial Discussion
Of course, there are also people with good skin among them.

For example, he actually found a skin themed around a prosthetic shop... complete with two prosthetic display cases, a bulletproof counter, and an open-plan prosthetic operating room.

Isn't this exactly what Lin Qing desperately needs?

However, when Chen Xuan saw the price, he was dumbfounded. This skin was priced at a whopping 2700000 yuan!

If it were any payment channel for 270 million, Chen Xuan would definitely buy it, even if it meant overdrafting the drug money or transferring funds from Walter Company, he would immediately help Lin Qing secure it.

The problem is that it only allows payments made from funds already in your wallet!
Moreover, the money in the wallet can be withdrawn but not deposited. After taking 500 last time, the salary has remained at 14500.

If calculated based on a monthly salary of 15,000, it would take him a full 15 years to save up to afford this skin.

"This is outrageous! How can they be so heartless!" Chen Xuan couldn't help but curse.

"Who's dark-skinned?" Lin Qing looked over curiously.

"Uh...it's nothing, I was just browsing the forum and reading posts."

"Oh." She crossed her legs again.

In short, with his current income level, it's impossible for him to buy this skin. I wonder if the shop owner has any shady dealings to expand his personal coffers.

Aside from the skincare products, the remaining items are rather unremarkable. For example, there are "tickets" to promote the store, which can help people find it quickly; cafeteria meal vouchers, which can be used to get a buffet meal on the second floor; and a pair of "high-tech" glasses that can perform facial recognition after being connected to a barcode scanner.

After thinking about it, Chen Xuan decided to buy a pair of glasses first to test the waters.

It's only 500 yuan anyway.

Normal prescription glasses cost about the same.

When he first contacted Beitianyuan, he found that taking out a barcode scanner was quite troublesome. Not only did he have to be wary of cameras, but he also had to take advantage of blind spots in other people's vision to complete the scan instantly. With this alternative that looks as thin and light as ordinary glasses, he can make things much easier.

After the payment was made, the salary became 14000.

But he did not receive the goods immediately.

It seems that this thing, like a wallet, can't just crawl out of the store; it has to be mailed to you.

After inspecting the new gadgets brought by the LV5 store manager, Chen Xuan habitually opened the store manager rating page to see what the next level's requirements were.

Store Manager LV6 Application Requirements: 5000 performance points; Save a world on the verge of destruction.

Below is a note: The destruction of life means death and eternity, which is not conducive to the spread of chaos.

What the hell!

These promotion criteria are getting more and more outrageous!

Chen Xuan instantly recalled that steel world filled with radioactive dust, seemingly just as the shop had described—desolate and lifeless, as if time had stood still for centuries. However, even exploring such a world was difficult, let alone any attempt at salvation.

The destruction of a world is always the result of the accumulation of many factors, both large and small. To think that one person could change it is nothing short of a pipe dream.

If I had this ability, I wouldn't be stuck being a store manager in Tianlu Community.

Chen Xuan shook his head repeatedly and closed the page. Let's focus on the world at hand first, family.

……

……

"Boss, I'm here." Elori knocked on the office door.

"come in."

She walked into the office and found three people inside. Xiao Kanong was wearing a sky-blue suit and was sitting at his desk; the other was the stern-faced Wang Qianduan, who stood behind the captain with his hands behind his back.

The last one was a woman with a full head of red hair, sitting on a sofa to the side.

She immediately realized that this person was Honglian, one of the leaders of the execution team.

Although it was her first time meeting him in person, she had already heard of his great reputation from Wang Baihu. This was the fifth day since Elori joined the V-Force. The first four days were all administrative training, and today the captain suddenly said that he would conduct a questioning session with the team members, which was also a warm-up before the official operation began.

"Please sit down." Xiao Kanong still had that same smiling expression. "At first, I was worried about what would happen if Miss Elori didn't understand Chinese. I couldn't possibly assign a translator to the group again. But I didn't expect your language skills to be so good. Now I can relax a lot."

"Why don't you just send her to the overseas team?" Honglian said coldly. "We recruited a lot of new people at this recruitment event."

“Then we still need to consider the operator’s opinion. Elori wants to work in the execution team of the Jiangcheng branch. It’s not appropriate to send her out without any supervision.”

"Have you asked her?"

“No, but I think that’s what she thinks.” Shawcanon looked at Elori. “Right?”

Elori paused for a moment, then nodded. "Yes...that's how it is."

She did want to stay in Jiangcheng because the demon she was hunting was in this city, but she had never revealed this idea to anyone.

Because dealing with a demon requires extreme caution, she cannot reveal her mission until she fully trusts the organization.

“See?” Xiao Kanong chuckled. “Well then… let’s get down to business. From the information, you stayed in Jiangcheng after you finished your studies abroad. May I ask what attracted you here?”

Is this question related to the mission? Elori didn't quite understand, but she still answered, "I... I think the scenery here is nice, and daily life is very comfortable. If possible, I would like to settle down here."

Of course not... After she finishes hunting the demons, she should find a way to leave.

"Hmm, what about your hometown? Don't you miss it? And what about your parents, relatives, friends... what about them?"

"Uh... I will definitely go back to visit them every year."

To be honest, she didn't know if anyone cared about her.

But she still wanted to go back to her hometown... after all, it was a big city, with everything she knew. And here... although the city wasn't small, it was still somewhat unfamiliar.

“No problem, the agency will reimburse your travel expenses.” Xiao Kanong’s lips curled up. “Who is the person you care about most? What are their characteristics or preferences?”

"This one……"

"Captain Xiao," Honglian interrupted, frowning, "this isn't like a normal interrogation, is it?"

"It's alright, you can get to know your team members better. After all, she's from overseas," Xiao Kanong said dismissively. "What's wrong, Elori? Do you need to think about it for so long?"

“I’m sorry…” Elori lowered her head awkwardly, “I don’t have anyone I particularly care about.”

"I understand, that's one way to answer." The captain snapped his fingers. "Next, it comes down to abilities... Ability types are highly confidential, but since the team members often need to cooperate with each other, we usually have to give a general overview. Let me ask you this: if you had to describe your ability in one sentence, what would you say?"

“Let me go first.” Honglian stood up from the sofa and tossed the empty teacup in her hand to Elori. “My ability is to swap places. As long as I have touched an object and marked it, I can change its position, or... switch me with it.”

The moment the latter caught it, Honglian snapped her fingers, and the teacup suddenly returned to her hand.

The thing that appeared in Elori's hand turned into a lollipop.

"Eat up, this brand is pretty good." She smiled gently, completely unlike the stiffness she showed when facing the captain.

"Thank you." Elori put it in her pocket. "I'll try it later."

Even someone as dull-witted as her could see that Honglian was demonstrating her sincerity. Abilities are indeed extremely important; they are a person's trump card. Her willingness to explain in such detail was enough to show her attitude.

"My ability is an attack type, with a range of about ten meters. Within ten meters, I can even destroy a car," Elori said somewhat conservatively.

"A task-oriented type? That's great!" Honglian's admiration was written all over her face. "This is exactly the kind of talent our group desperately needs."

If she had a teammate like Elori in the underground prison, she might have been able to make that hateful guy submit.

However, the thought that she was going to deal with a French hero, and that the girl in front of her was French, made Honglian's smile suddenly freeze.

Elori naturally couldn't guess what the team leader was thinking. She didn't even have time to pay attention to Honglian—her attention was entirely focused on Xiao Kanong. Although the captain was smiling, he inexplicably gave her an indescribable pressure.

It was as if that smile was just a mask he wore.

(End of this chapter)