The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Rumor

Useless as it might be, Shen Lu couldn’t bring herself to do something as wasteful as throwing it away.

She had the System Warehouse anyway. ’Stow it away,’ she thought. ’Maybe it’ll be useful later.’

Before getting into bed, she glanced at her panel.

[Name: Shen Lu

Popularity Value: 5012

Task: None]

Huh?

Her popularity value was already over 5000?

She remembered it was just over 4000 before she went out today. It went up by 1000 in a single day?

Even though she had prepared a few more ingredients than usual today, it shouldn’t have caused such a huge jump.

’Did the system bug out?’

’If so, I hope this bug happens a few more times!’

[No, it’s because the Host successfully resolved a crisis today and also gave away free snacks. That’s why you gained more popularity value than usual.]

Shen Lu: "So you’re saying, giving stuff away can increase my popularity value, right?"

[Host, please pay attention to the sequence of events. You first had to successfully resolve the crisis to achieve this result.]

Shen Lu sighed. She’d gotten her hopes up for nothing. She thought she had found a loophole in the rules and could rack up a ton of popularity value in the last few days.

The system saw through her little scheme and gave a stern reminder.

[Host, the system has a strict judgment protocol. Please do not attempt to exploit loopholes. If you are discovered, there will be very severe penalties.]

Shen Lu didn’t give up. "How severe? Will it kill me?"

[Depending on the severity of the infraction, different penalties will be applied. A severe case can be fatal. The lightest penalty is a deduction of at least 10,000 popularity value.]

Shen Lu: ...

She decided it was best not to tempt fate.

Shen Lu: "Right, about opening a store, do you have any good suggestions? Where would be a good place to open it?"

[You can open it anywhere, but it’s best if the place is a bit bigger.]

Shen Lu: "A bigger place? The rent for that would be very expensive."

She had asked around about the prices for storefronts on Gold Street. A small, ten-square-meter space cost several thousand Star Coins a month. The price was exorbitant.

After all, Gold Street was the most prosperous place in the entire Lower City District, so the rent was naturally incomparable to other areas.

If she didn’t look for a place on Gold Street, the price would be much lower, but the storefronts elsewhere were very rundown. Moreover, in terms of customer quality, their spending power would be significantly lower.

The snacks Shen Lu sold now weren’t expensive, but that didn’t mean she wouldn’t make pricier dishes in the future.

The more expensive the dish, the higher the profit. No one would complain about earning too much.

’Ugh, choosing a store location is such a headache.’

Shen Lu lay down next to Fu Cheng and mumbled softly, "It’d be great if I could find a storefront in a good location that was also free."

She knew it was impossible. Where in the world could you find such a good deal?

Fu Cheng immediately sensed someone lying next to him.

’It couldn’t be anyone other than Shen Lu.’

’Has she finished her bath?’

Fu Cheng carefully extended his consciousness. Only after confirming that it was a fully clothed Shen Lu did he release his mental shield.

He heard Shen Lu’s words, and his thoughts grew heavy.

’She’s been running a stall for so many days. She must have earned a good amount of money and is planning to open a store.’

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