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"For restaurant operations, food safety is paramount, even more so than reputation," Amamiya Natsuki extended a finger, gently tapping the table, and said unhurriedly, "It's very difficult for us to handle this given your request."
Hayasaka Ai echoed him:
"Operating the restaurant is our role mission; it's indeed very difficult to handle this your way."
If it were Fujiwara Chika, the light of humanity, she probably wouldn't ask for any benefits and would enthusiastically help with the mission. But Amamiya Natsuki and Hayasaka are not warm-hearted people.
Asking someone to do something without any benefits seems unreasonable.
"...Please wait a moment."
Miss Nurse Manager was clearly also someone who knew the 'rules,' and didn't say useless things like 'we're all players, why don't we help each other.' She quickly initiated trade mode.
"If you two are willing to help complete the mission, I can offer five million Yen as compensation in reality..."
Game currency cannot be traded or transferred. The content of transactions between players is mostly equipment and items, and the most common trading method is naturally monetary transactions.
There is no life-or-death conflict of interest between players. Dungeons are all PvE in nature. If the relationship is good in the dungeon, it's normal to meet up in reality after clearing it.
However, the security of monetary transactions cannot be guaranteed. What does what I promised in the dungeon have to do with me in reality?
If you want compensation, find the person first.
Miss Nurse Manager clearly understood the drawbacks of monetary transactions. Without waiting for Amamiya Natsuki to speak, she took out several items and said:
"These are 'collateral.' If you agree to the trade, you can find me to exchange for the compensation after clearing the dungeon."
Amamiya Natsuki casually picked up a card and examined it.
This card looked like a character card, with an unclear image of a nurse on it.
Item: Intern nurse
Category: Skin Card
Usage: After equipping this Skin Card, you can silently chant 'use' in your mind to achieve an instant costume change effect.
Skin Bonus One: As an Intern nurse, your medical abilities receive an additional bonus. All your healing effects are additionally increased by 20%. This bonus includes items and skills.
Skin Bonus Two: Infant Night Crying. After equipping the Intern nurse Skin, you have a chance to intimidate Child Vengeful Spirits.
Note: If the nurse uniform is torn or damaged in other ways, it can only be re-equipped after twenty-four hours.
"It's a Skin Card?"
Looking at the card in his hand, Amamiya Natsuki's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
Skin Cards are quite rare. So far, he had only traded one [Bunny Girl] Skin Card from the silver-haired loli Aharen, which is currently equipped by Shinomiya Kaguya.
Although no one has healing skills, and the Infant Night Crying Skin bonus is only 'a chance,' the instant costume change effect alone makes it quite worth acquiring.
"Senpai, look."
Hayasaka Ai suddenly lightly kicked Amamiya Natsuki's heel and handed over a scroll, somewhat resembling a Ninjutsu scroll from Naruto.
Amamiya Natsuki reached out and took it, and an item appraisal quickly appeared before his eyes.
Item: Blank Imprint Scroll
Type: Consumable
Current Uses: One
Effect: You can imprint a skill onto the scroll. After successful imprinting, others can permanently learn and master it.
Note: Unique skills, restricted skills, title skills, etc., cannot be imprinted. In addition, the higher the skill level, the lower the success rate of imprinting.
The scroll's effect was quite powerful, but unfortunately, upon seeing the final note, Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but shake his head.
It looked impressive, but its practicality wasn't high.
Besides the two items above, the remaining items were very common.
For example, buns that can quickly replenish health and stamina, medical bandages that can quickly stop bleeding, and so on; it's not worth mentioning them.
Miss Nurse Manager observed their expressions and said:
"If you two are interested in the items, we can also trade directly, but in that case, there will be no compensation in reality."
Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at Hayasaka and said calmly:
"Hanamori, what do you say?"
"Miss Nurse Manager is very sincere, but it's still a little short." Hayasaka Ai held up two fingers, "Give two more of those Imprint Scrolls."
"I'm sorry." Head nurse shook her head, "That's an item I obtained from the last dungeon; I only have one."
"Eh, what a pity."
Hayasaka Ai said it was a pity, but her eyes sparkled.
This Blank Imprint Scroll, for ordinary players, could be said to be of little use, a chicken rib item that is tasteless to eat and a pity to discard—if it truly had extremely high value, only a fool would take it out for trade.
But in Hayasaka Ai's eyes, the value of this thing was extremely high.
Although skill imprinting has a success rate limit, don't forget that the Coin of Destiny can greatly increase luck in a short period, basically eliminating the possibility of imprinting failure or the scroll going wrong.
"We're taking a big risk by poisoning the restaurant, so..." Hayasaka Ai sat up straight, entering negotiation mode, "you need to add more money."
Private transactions are not like shopping at a shopping mall; bargaining is the default rule.
The items the other party took out at once were certainly not their final psychological price.
Given that, Hayasaka Ai decided to continue pushing.
After some bargaining, nurse Manager took out another valuable item, plus other things, and the two parties finally reached a deal.
"We will be responsible for manipulating the election to ensure you succeed and become the Department of Nursing Director," Amamiya Natsuki interlaced his fingers and said, "After the role mission is completed, nurse Manager will trade over the remaining items."
"No problem." Miss Nurse Manager nodded lightly, "But to be safe... please provide corresponding collateral items."
The two parties were in a private transaction, and both were worried about the other backing out, so mutual collateral was very necessary. Otherwise, if Amamiya Natsuki and Hayasaka took the items and didn't do the job, they would be furious.
"I'll offer collateral."
Hayasaka Ai pondered for a moment and took out a very suitable item.
The trading platform had already been established, and after mastering the wealth password, there were actually many valuable items in Hayasaka's game backpack.
"Eh, the Cursed Red Dancing Shoes?"
Miss Nurse Manager looked at the pair of red dancing shoes on the table in surprise.
"That's right." Hayasaka Ai smiled, "With the dancing shoes, you can easily eliminate one competitor, and with proper operation, perhaps all of them."
After putting on the Cursed Red Dancing Shoes, the body would involuntarily start dancing and couldn't stop, with predictable consequences.
Miss Nurse Manager nodded and agreed: "That's the one."
"Then, happy trading."
"..."
The two parties reached an agreement and prepared to leave the lounge.
"Here."
Miss Nurse Manager handed over the colorless, odorless, and essential paraquat for home travel.
Amamiya Natsuki didn't decline, took the paraquat, and put it away, then said:
"The mission is on us, but the method of completion might be different from your plan... Regardless, we will definitely ensure you succeed in the election and become the Department of Nursing Director."
Miss Nurse Manager bowed and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
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