novelraw Chapter 56: I’ve accepted this test
Chapter 56: I’ve accepted this test
"Manager! It’s a long story!" Alexander’s expression was as if his own brother was paraded on the street and sliced into pieces with a small knife. His anger and resentment were palpable.
After fully expressing his sincere feelings towards the manager, Alexander said, "A few days ago, a group of wandering lost souls and ghosts came to our backyard gate and seemed to be plotting something."
"Manager Charles was worried that these malicious spirits might have some conspiracy, so he asked me to go and investigate quietly!"
"As it turns out, those were the enemies who had held a grudge against Manager Charles for a long time!"
"I know Manager Charles’ character, so I dared not tell him the truth and had to keep it to myself!"
"But who would have known, Manager Charles saw through me, tricked me into coming here, and then went out to confront them all by himself!"
"He was such a good person!" Alexander kept sighing, his face full of nostalgia.
The ultimate trick in fooling people is to not lie.
You see, Alexander didn’t tell a single lie. There indeed were malevolent spirits in the backyard, and they indeed had a longstanding grudge with the manager.
Alexander had simply not mentioned how long ago that was! Absolutely no other implications.
As for Edward hearing about the investigation and discovering that the Ferocious Ghost Association had only been established a few days ago, it was actually his mortal enemy that fit the ’long time ago’ setting.
That had nothing to do with Alexander! He didn’t name names or anything!
As for his reminiscence for Manager Charles, it was even more genuine! Unless his parents were also in this horror world, no one else could miss him as much as Alexander did.
Still, Manager Charles, such a great man!
After his death, he was turned into a giant lobster by Alexander, over a meter long.
As an enemy, he not only contributed his body after death, but also gave Alexander 103,000 ghost coins before his death.
Without Manager Charles, it would take a long time to open the black iron coffin, and the development of the Ferocious Ghost Association would inevitably be dragged down.
He gave so much that Alexander was somewhat embarrassed!
As a Ghost King, Edward naturally had his ways of sensing Alexander’s emotional changes.
Genuine, absolutely genuine! His feelings of reminiscence for Charles couldn’t be faked!
"Manager Charles! You’ve promoted such an excellent deputy manager, you can rest in peace!"
Edward’s favorability rating shot up by five points, he said, "You’re not bad! I will avenge Manager Charles for you! I heard that a new Ferocious Ghost Association has recently emerged!"
As soon as he said this, before Alexander could say anything, he shook his head:
"No, it’s not right. I heard that the head of this Ferocious Ghost Association is just a few unruly youngsters! It seems they just came from the abandoned Blood Moon Town. Since it’s an old grudge, it can’t be them! The remaining ones..." As Edward was speaking, a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"No matter how many people there are, this is a horror world. Let them all be buried with Manager Charles, then I can say I’ve done right by him.
What’s more, I can also win over the new manager. Although I don’t always keep an eye on the restaurant, I know who welcomed the Bloody Shirt Prince through my ghost orb, being a ghost host.
He is talented, most importantly, he is loyal, values friendship, and knows to repay kindness! That deep sense of nostalgia and gratitude can’t be faked! If I avenge Manager Charles, given Alexander’s attitude towards him, he would be moved to tears! Of course, it’s not that easy to be the manager of my restaurant."
Edward looked at Alexander and said, "Your relationship with Manager Charles is so deep, and you are capable. It would be right for you to take the position of manager! But you are a Chosen One. If you want to get the dungeon ghost orb, it won’t be that simple! Do you dare let me test you?"
"Congratulations to the Chosen One, Alexander, for triggering a hidden mission: the test of the ghost host of the Ferocious Ghost Restaurant. Complete the mission, get a 20% commission on the dungeon earnings, and obtain the ghost technique: Hypnotic Demon Hand! Do you accept?"
Oh my god! A hidden mission is triggered!
Alexander instantly got excited, just thinking about the treasure Black Iron Coffin, it was terrifying!
Two rewards, not to mention the commission, this is a business under the Ghost King. It’s completely different from a regular dungeon. An open dungeon, especially this restaurant, is not for accumulating fear to transform into ghost coins, but for attracting customers.
The real money comes from those malicious spirits who come to consume! In other words, other ghost hosts open dungeons to scare the Chosen Ones to death for rewards, while the Ferocious Ghost Restaurant opens dungeons, it’s like a discount promotion and lottery season, completely treating the Chosen Ones as event prizes.
By Alexander’s estimation, yesterday’s earnings were at least 5,000 ghost coins. This income doesn’t stop when the dungeon closes, it just decreases a bit without the event.
It doesn’t seem like a lot in a day, but what about a month, a year?
But this is the small part, the more important reward is the next one, the ghost technique!
"Hypnotic Demon Hand" doesn’t sound very proper, but Alexander wouldn’t want it for anything naughty, but simply because of the power of the ghost technique.
There’s no such thing as a level in a dungeon task.
For example, the restaurant, the main line is to survive until three days later as I said at the beginning. The side tasks are to serve customers every day and the final evaluation. Hidden tasks are randomly triggered ones that are more difficult but rewarding.
Although tasks don’t have levels, the issuers of tasks do.
Obviously, the rewards from Charles’s task can’t exceed that of a ghost king. Although the dungeon earnings are precious, they are far behind the treasures. Unless, this ghost technique is very powerful!
I must take this task!
Without hesitation, Alexander nodded directly, choosing to accept.
"Very well! Then I’ll issue the task. The test for my restaurant manager isn’t so easy to complete! The condition for this test task is... from now until the end of the task, the restaurant’s turnover must reach 15,000!"
15,000? That’s triple, and it’s past noon today, there’s only dinner left!
You should know that when the dungeon is opened, it’s already the highest business time of the restaurant. To triple it, and there’s only one day plus one night left.
Luckily, I have many friends!
The first floor of the apartment has over 300 people, if each spends 100 ghost coins...
"Right!"
Just as the thought flashed through Alexander’s mind, Edward spoke with an I-predicted-your-thoughts expression:
"You have a lot of friends, but acquaintances can’t count! I believe with my words, people in the apartment wouldn’t dare to play any tricks! Or, are you confident enough to cheat past me?"
As usual, his words were full of confidence and forceful. Alexander really didn’t dare to gamble what kind of methods a ghost king would have, and shook his head, saying:
"I don’t need help from people I know! I’ve accepted this test! 15,000 is a small deal, is there a reward for exceeding the target?"
"You want to exceed it?" Edward was taken aback, this was already a difficulty he deliberately raised to test Alexander’s limits.
Even if it’s not completed, as long as the performance isn’t too bad, Edward would give him the position of the restaurant manager.
Who would have thought that Alexander isn’t panicked, but even wants to play on a master level!
The reason he’s so confident is naturally because Alexander plans to use some of his secret weapons!