On a cold snowy day, I met a little flower seller wearing thin clothes.

Nance asked softly: "How much does one flower cost?"

"Only 18 pence a flower." The little girl took out a yellow rose from the flower basket and handed it to him timidly. "This kind of yellow rose flower is very rare to see in the wild. My mother searched for two days and only found four.

If it can't be sold anymore, it will wither..."

Such a pitiful tone.

Nance took out his wallet and looked at it carefully as he opened it.

The currency system of the Black Gold Empire uses two units: pennies and pounds.

One penny can buy almost 1 egg, and 100 pence is equivalent to 1 black gold pound. Spending it sparingly can provide a day's living expenses for a family of three.

18p a flower is not expensive.

Because of the raging natural disasters, most of the earth's surface has become barren, and mutated beasts are rampant in the wild. Even if the land that can be planted is still short of food, even if it is full of food, there is no time to plant flowers.

Nance counted his savings.

Total 726p.

Today is the 28th, there are still 8 days until the salary is due, and the basic daily food expenses are 60 pence... After careful calculation, spending one flower is not a big problem.

Nance exhaled, took out a 50-pence note and handed it to the little girl: "Give me one."

Although I don’t know what I want to spend the money on.

But just buy it.

The little girl wrapped the flowers in old newspapers and stretched out her little hand towards him: "Sir, you will be very lucky today."

After saying this, the corners of her mouth raised, and a simple and green smile appeared on her little face that was red from the cold.

"Will you be unlucky tomorrow?" Nance asked funnyly.

The little girl replied slightly naughtily: "Come to Little Jasmine tomorrow to buy flowers, and you can continue to be lucky."

Cute and cute.

"Okay, I'll remember you, little Jasmine." Nance smiled and took the rose in her little hand.

【Mutation Rose】

A line of underlined gray font appeared before his eyes.

Is this a preloading function?

It seems that the database has been opened before. Can I click in to view it?

With the mentality of giving it a try, Nance clicked on the text with his mind.

[A mutated version of ordinary roses that has been eroded by natural disasters. It has the effect of a sedative when soaked in water and taken directly. After being dried and ground into powder, it is the basic raw material for magic potions. 】

There are links at the end of the text.

Nance clicks in.

A series of potion formulas were spread out in front of his eyes.

[Abnormal Rose*1g Poppy Liquid*2ml=Dream Dew]

[Mutant Rose*1g Poppy Liquid*2ml Bat Fang*1g=Chaos Nightmare]

[Mutation Rose*2g Bat Fang*2g Wormwood*1g=The Night Will Last]

…

Take a look at it in one go.

There are nearly hundreds of recipes, and the name of each material and potion is underlined. After clicking on it, you can see the detailed introduction, where to obtain it, and how to make it.

The font colors that appear are gray, green, and blue, which represent the three material levels of low-level, mid-level, and high-level respectively.

Nance studied for a while, exited this interface, and saw the two most conspicuous lines on the main panel.

[Destruction Engine (Inactive)]

[Guardian Engine (not activated)]

I can't click on either option, and there's no prompt on how to activate it.

After researching for a while, he found that only after activating the engine can subsequent functions be activated.

It seems a bit troublesome, but it would be nice to have a plug-in... Nance comforted himself and looked at the little girl: "Where is Xiao Mo...?"

The sight was empty.

Where is the poor little flower girl?

"You haven't changed the money yet—"

Angry roars echoed in the square.

People nearby subconsciously looked over and then turned back as usual.

The couple continued to whisper, the boy who looked like a student was discussing the new rock record, and the two company employees were studying documents while drinking paper cups of coffee on the bench; in a city like Shin-Yokohama, no one would care about a person who has been cheated out of his money.

of strangers.

I learned a lesson as soon as I left home...

Nance hid his wallet and walked helplessly towards the shops on the edge of the square.

32p.

The price of a meal.

It's not a big deal, and there's no point in worrying about it. Just pay more attention to it in the future.

The first thing now is to fill your stomach.

When he came to a bakery stall, Nance ordered a lemon meringue, a small cream cake, and a cup of coffee.

Total 26p.

Cream cake and lemon meringue were served first, and the boss set up the coffee machine on the counter.

Nance ate the cream cake.

It was a small portion, and after eating it in a few bites, the fierce hunger finally eased a little.

Just as he was about to take out his wallet to pay, a woman wearing a peaked cap suddenly approached him quickly.

"Sorry, I want to lend you my body..."

The woman whispered, then hugged him suddenly.

"...?"

Nance was stunned.

She snuggled into Nance's arms obediently and glanced sideways at him: "Someone is chasing me, please help me..."

Nance became nervous instantly.

His gaze also moved slightly to the side.

Three bald men in suits walked through the crowd in a triangular formation, looking around as if they were searching for something.

They have cold and resolute expressions and strong physiques. They look like bodyguards or thugs.

Nance clenched his fists.

If there were to be a conflict, he might not be able to defeat them. He could only hope that his status as "section chief" would scare them.

The well-trained trio gradually gathered in this direction.

The square is still chaotic, someone pulls the trigger in front of the stall, a balloon bursts, and a stuffed bear dances.

The bear blocked the view of the three people and here, and Nance couldn't see them.

At this time, the woman suddenly smiled, stood on tiptoes and touched his forehead with her forehead: "Thank you, you are such a good person, see you later..."

Say it.

She turned around.

As soon as she took the first step, she disappeared into the crowd without leaving a trace, just like ice melting into water.

Nance touched his forehead.

Another light blue panel appeared in his eyes.

【Susa】

[Familiar (human)]

[Faction: Greed]

【Second level familiar】

[Faction talent: Good at creating illusions and dreams.]
To be continued...