What should I do if all the contractors are in love?

"Voluntary?" Yunjiu's eyes were full of suspicion.

This kind of auction...

It sounds inappropriate!

Yue Yang replied nonchalantly, "Yes, what is being auctioned is only their time in the Star Network, which is equivalent to a job, right?"

In the beginning, only some orcs, dissatisfied with their own appearance, would create their own virtual images to be better looking and more in line with their expectations.

Or maybe he could place the inevitable "beast element" that could prove his half-orc identity in a part of his body that is not easily noticed by others, hide his identity as a half-orc, and live in the star network like a "normal person".

But since when, these orcs, who only make up a minority of the population in reality, have become somewhat conspicuous in the star network.

Some people are extremely fond of the appearance of orcs from minority races, which has led to some people being willing to pay for their virtual images.

……

"For example, being a model and taking some photos to sell, or being a lead singer in a bar or something, opening for some events?"

After Yue Yang finished explaining, he looked at Yun Jiu in surprise: "Aren't these already available online? Including some auction information will be promoted online in advance."

"...I'm relatively poor and have never paid attention to these things." Yunjiu said without hesitation.

"Oh... sorry..."

Yue Yang looked at her with a loving expression: "Then you should come to my shop to be a model. My hourly wage is quite high."

Yue Qi curled her lips when she heard this.

It is quite high. A person who lives from month to month uses the living expenses he earns from working to pay other people's wages.

……

Yunjiu refused Yue Yang's invitation without changing his expression: "I am on the Star Network at the rental center. I just want to see the world, so I am afraid I don't have extra time to work part-time."

After hearing Yunjiu's words, the other three people present all showed the same expression - "She's so miserable!"

Chu Zhou also understood why the time she entered the star network was "different from ordinary people".

Yunjiu didn't care about their reactions, but continued to ask curiously: "The jobs that orcs do...are they similar to virtual idols?"

Although she had never been exposed to them, she had more or less heard her classmates mention the names of some individual stars or idol groups when chatting in the 21st century.

Yunjiu had seen similar anime images of half-orcs on the big screens of some shopping malls, on roadside posters, and even in his classmates' "pain packs".

……

"Idol?"

Yue Yang pondered for a while and shook his head: "Not really, most people just like their image in the Star Network.

After all, you know, orcs don’t look that good in real life.”

In fact, orcs are a group that is more easily excluded in reality.

Even though everyone’s overall quality is online in today’s society, but…

In reality, orcs have all kinds of strange appearances, far from being as "perfect" as the fabricated virtual images.

So for most people, the appearance of orcs is more or less "strange".

As a result, when these orcs are in reality in their original appearance, they are easily excluded by their own people.

Therefore, most orcs agree that it is easier to present a relatively "perfect" image in the Star Network and do some work in the Star Network to earn star coins than to work in reality.

However, there are some orcs who want to "change lanes", but their racial genes do not allow it.

……

After hearing Yue Yang's words, Yun Jiu recalled the stack of strange photos he had seen not long ago.

And the very 'realistic' skin texture of the beast-like parts of the orcs...

Yunjiu was strangely silent for a moment before he said, "That's true."

If an orc like that told Yunjiu that he wanted to be an idol...

She would think it was a new kind of low-level scam.

It’s not that Yunjiu is picky or mean about other people’s appearance.

Rather, some professions require the most basic "professionalism" and the necessary "thresholds".

Even in Feng Zhao, those young prostitutes had to be good-looking in order for people to be willing to pay for them.

Although the nature of the work of the two is somewhat different, based on Yunjiu's current shallow understanding of this "knowledge blind spot", there is no difference between the two.

Anyway, she had never seen an ugly one when she visited brothels before.

……

“So, when they are auctioned off as ‘commodities’, what is actually being sold is just their external image.

No one cares about what they are like in private. After all, there are very few orcs with good looks in real life. If you see them, you may even dislike them on Starnet."

Yue Yang thought about it, and suddenly said with a smile: "If you are interested, you can go into the "real world" with my brother to take a look, but I have a small request..."

One ticket is only for two people, and Yue Yang bought the tickets from a partner.

Yue Yang had heard rumors that an orc would be the finale, so she wanted to go and see if the other party's appearance was to her liking.

If it's a good fit, try to pay them to 'hire' you as a model.

——Well, after the orc who will be the finale appears, the organizer will explain the orc’s specialties and employment history in advance.

In order to make money, most orcs would plan in advance the exact time of "leaving" their previous job.

Their participation in the auction is essentially a 'seamless' job hopping.

After all, there is still a big gap between the conversion value of StarNet's virtual currency and real star coins.

Therefore, in order to earn enough money, many orcs will fill their work schedules very tightly.

Generally, only when the auction time is approaching can one use the "process of elimination" to figure out which orc will be participating in the auction.

——After all, the orcs who can auction their star network time are already quite popular.

Those with lower popularity simply don't have that much influence, and can't get others to "pay for" them.

……

As for this auction, various rumors have indicated that the item being auctioned is a male orc.

The few female orcs that Yue Yang personally likes are still working in their original jobs and show no signs of leaving.

This made Yue Yang lose interest in this auction.

It was difficult to sell tickets at the last minute, so I simply asked my brother Yue Qi to join in the fun.

——It’s not that there are no men who would wear this kind of skirt, but Yue Yang herself would rather find a female model.

Moreover, many orcs have difficulty finding jobs in reality, and an extra salary on the Starnet would provide them with an extra layer of security...

And Yue Yang was more willing to pay them.

Let’s put that aside.

Now that he has unexpectedly met Yunjiu, who is a person he likes, Yue Yang certainly wants to give it a try.

……

Yunjiu was somewhat curious about this kind of auction. Anyway, she came to Star Network today essentially to see the world and learn about new things.

So...

She looked at Shang Yueyang's expectant eyes and asked, "What's your request?"

Yue Yang blurted out the idea that she had already thought of: "Let's add each other as friends. If you have a chance to go to the Star Network next time, I want you to come to the store and work as a model part-time."

Upon hearing this, the curiosity on Yunjiu's face instantly disappeared.

"Forget it. I'm not really interested."

She muttered to herself, "I should be able to find videos of this kind of thing online, right?"

Yue Qi chimed in at this point: "Usually there are only promotional videos, and video recording is not allowed inside the venue."

Yunjiu looked at Chu Zhou with a "confirming" look.

Chu Zhou nodded: "If it is the finale, it is not allowed to be recorded."

After all, the finale item itself is a rarity to see. If every time it could be recorded, who would be willing to pay for the ticket?

Just wait for the media to play the video.

In this case, the organizer will not make any money back.

……

Seeing that the other two had confirmed what he said, Yue Yang nodded hurriedly: "That's right, the ticket price is not cheap, and the next finale may not be the orcs."

Seeing Yunjiu's hesitation, Yueyang thought for a moment and added, "It won't take up too much of your time. Just take a few simple photos in a skirt. How about that?"

After successfully bargaining, Yunjiu touched his chin, looking rather distressed: "But I don't know how to take photos. What if the photos don't look good? I'm afraid I won't have enough time."

If you're just taking a photo, think of it as trying out a new style.

And this agreement is also to wait until the next time she comes online, which is not bad.

——After all, if Yue Yang isn’t there when Yun Jiu comes online again, then we’ll have to wait until the next time…

Strictly speaking, it is not difficult.

It’s just that Yunjiu doesn’t want to spend too much time on this matter.

……

In response to Yunjiu's 'lack of confidence', Yue Yang patted his chest and said - "Based on your appearance, even if you are just a piece of wood, I will definitely take a good picture of you!"

Yunjiu: ...

"Okay, thank you." She smiled halfheartedly.

Yue Yang raised her head proudly: "Don't worry! In our major, my photography skills are second to none, and no one dares to claim to be first."

Yue Qi uttered a “huh”.

Hearing Yue Qi's cold voice, Yue Yang fixed his eyes on him: "I'll trouble you to take care of sister Yunjiu later, brother."

She deliberately prolonged her voice, which gave Yue Qi goosebumps. He waved his hands in disdain: "Okay, okay, okay. Got it."

Anyway, the ticket money was bought with her own living expenses, and she was willing to give up the seat to others, so it had nothing to do with him.

Yue Qi has now selectively forgotten the fact that once Yue Yang runs out of money, she will have to ask him for money sooner or later.

……

Seeing that the terms had been agreed upon, Yunjiu asked, "When can we go to the auction?"

She had gradually become bored with the Star Network and wanted to log off and take a break.

Yue Yang glanced at the time and nodded at Yue Qi: "It's almost time to go. You'll have to queue up to enter later. I'll send you the admission code."

"Row."

Yue Qi responded and looked at Yun Jiu and the others: "Shall we go then?"

Seeing Yunjiu nodded, Chu Zhou also nodded in agreement.

"Let me take you there." Yue Yang said as she turned on the automatic operation mode of the store.

She smiled at Shang Yueqi's speechless look and said, "I came here to have fun today. I can't make a skirt without inspiration."

Whenever Yue Yang went to Star Network in the past, she would tell Yue Qi seriously that she was there to make skirts.

Although this statement is more or less exaggerated, it is true.

And today… this is a special case!

Brush more favors! Only then can Yunjiu be willing to be a model for photos!

It is not easy to find a suitable model, and Yue Yang is still working hard for it.

In response to Yue Yang's words, Yue Qi just laughed and did not comment.

As long as you don't spend his hard-earned money, everything else will be fine.

……

After leaving the store, they headed towards the auction site.

There were many people on the road heading in the same direction as them.

Yunjiu noticed that when someone was walking, a blurry "shadow" suddenly appeared in front of him, "moving forward" in the air following the person's steps.

As time passed, the "phantom" gradually turned into an ice cream.

The whole process is just like "painting", the ice cream is "carved" out bit by bit.

At the moment the whole "painting" was completed, the ice cream changed from a "phantom" to a "real entity" and floated in the air.

Seeing that person taking the ice cream from mid-air and handing it to his companion, Yunjiu, a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, couldn't help but ask, "What is that?"

Yue Yang followed her line of sight and explained with a smile: "Oh, this is to use mental power to "construct" objects. As long as you use it skillfully, you can "manifest" what you want."

Yunjiu couldn't help but widen his almond-shaped eyes: "What can be manifested?"

Isn’t this too cool?

Yue Yang thought about it and shook his head: "It depends on the strength of the mental power. If the mental power is insufficient, it will only be a semi-finished product. It will disappear after a long time and will not be able to manifest things beyond the scope of one's ability and cognition."

Yunjiu: ...Wow!

Still looks and sounds awesome though.

but……

Yunjiu said thoughtfully: "But why don't I have any mental strength?"

She thought the shopping guide talked too much and asked for the best-looking Star Network plug-in. After buying it and installing it, she left.

Yunjiu is an unusually generous big customer, so the shopping guide didn't dare to recommend the product to her too much.

……

Hearing Yunjiu's words, Yue Yang said, "It's normal, newcomers don't have mental strength.

The newcomer has already built a "bridge" with the Star Network after connecting to it for the first time.

In order to avoid damage to the spiritual sea, you are not allowed to use your spiritual power at will until the "bridge" is stable. "

Yunjiu opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Yueyang seemed to have understood what she wanted to ask and took the initiative to explain: "Generally, the restriction on mental power will last for 24 hours, Star Network time."

Yunjiu touched his chin and thought, that's not too long, he could just come up and take a walk one day and then he could hang out for a while.

Yue Yang looked at Chu Zhou who was following behind her with contempt at this moment: "Aren't you her guide? Why didn't you tell her anything?"

This is so unprofessional!

Yue Yang felt that if she were to do it, she would be more diligent than this guy named Chu Zhou.

It’s a pity that the identity of the guide cannot be changed.

She looked at Yunjiu with some regret.

Yunjiu: ...? Why are you looking at me?