"As expected, business is slow again today."
After five consecutive days of booming business, the internet cafe entered a quiet period today.
However, Ge Liang was not flustered.
Even though it was still during the Chunin Exams, Jonin and Anbu Ninja had the duty and responsibility to maintain Konoha's public order.
But the contestants in the competition didn't have these obligations. To increase their chances of winning the third exam, they would definitely come back to the internet cafe.
Didn't they just arrive!
"Boss, good morning."
"Why are you here so early... Oh, right, you're not Konoha Ninja, so you don't need to do missions."
The Sand Siblings Trio had arrived; all three of them were there, except for Baki.
"Go inside and pick your spots."
After paying Ge Liang, the trio didn't immediately go to their computers. Instead, they asked, "Boss, when will the next event be held?"
"The next event will probably be in a few months... Hmm, I can't say for sure, it depends on the situation."
Organizing internet cafe events wasn't so casual. First, there had to be a good game, and then it had to be approved by the System before an event could be held.
Of course, Ge Liang could also hold events without the System's approval, but then he wouldn't get any System rewards.
He would definitely not do anything without a reward.
Actually, diablo ii wasn't suitable for events; he only used it to boost the internet cafe's revenue at the time.
When it came to events, fighting games like the king of fighters 97 were the most suitable.
Therefore, Ge Liang's evaluation of this event was only 'good,' and he didn't refute anything.
"That long? By then, we'll already be back in the village."
"The fastest would probably be a month from now, after all, this event just ended."
Temari nodded and didn't press further.
The three entered the internet cafe, turned on their computers, and without even looking at legend of sword and fairy 1 or the new pixel bird, directly chose diablo ii to play.
Seeing that the three didn't choose legend of sword and fairy 1 but instead chose diablo ii, Ge Liang found it a bit strange.
Logically speaking, the allure of flying with swords should be more attractive than the various magic spells in diablo ii.
Their current choice must have a reason.
"Temari, aren't you going to play legend of sword and fairy 1 or the new game?"
"No, we want to finish this game first."
For some reason, Ge Liang heard a hint of resentment in Temari's refusal.
After thinking for a moment, he had a guess.
The Sand Siblings Trio participated in the solo competition this time.
Among the four, no one made it into the top three.
Baki had the best result, ranking fifth.
Gaara had the worst result, ranking fifteenth.
Temari and Kankuro's rankings also didn't make it into the top ten.
The rewards were secondary; it was this result that made them unresigned.
Even if their opponents were all Special Jonin, so what?
Playing games in the internet cafe, they were all on the same starting line, so why couldn't they beat others?
With this thought, Temari had just asked Ge Liang how long it would be until the next event.
It was to prove themselves again and wipe away the previous shame.
Ge Liang stood quietly behind them, watching them play.
He didn't tell Temari that the game chosen for the next event wouldn't be diablo ii but another game.
It was useless to say anything, because he didn't know what the next event's game would be; it could be the king of fighters 97 or something else.
Who knows!
..."Sorry, Boss, we're late."
More than half an hour had passed since Ge Liang opened the shop when the internet cafe's service staff, Zabuza, Haku, and Karin, finally arrived.
"No need to apologize, business won't be as good as the past few days anyway."
Their tardiness didn't anger Ge Liang, so he didn't accept Haku's apology.
"Sasuke, why are you here too? Aren't you doing missions today?"
"Naruto's there anyway, so it doesn't matter if I go or not."
He nodded. It was just d-rank missions, Naruto could handle them alone, so Sasuke really wasn't needed.
"Karin, has your body recovered?"
"Thank you, Boss, my body has almost recovered."
"Don't thank me, thank Naruto."
Yesterday, when exchanging reward items, Naruto, like Gekkō Hayate, exchanged for a Medicinal Pill to enhance Physique.
He was still wondering, did Naruto's Physique really need to be enhanced?
He probably didn't want to turn into a muscular tough guy.
It turned out that this guy didn't use the Medicinal Pill himself but gave it to Karin.
This moved Karin so much that she almost offered herself to him.
"I still have to thank the Boss. If it weren't for you, Naruto wouldn't have come to save me."
Waving his hand, Haku, Karin, and Sasuke entered the internet cafe to play games, but Zabuza didn't go in; instead, he stood in front of Ge Liang.
Waving his hand, Haku, Karin, and Sasuke entered the internet cafe to play games, but Zabuza didn't go in; instead, he stood in front of Ge Liang.
"Zabuza, what are you doing?"
Hearing this, Zabuza smiled and rubbed the back of his head, saying, "Boss, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Damn.
Just because I spoke to the other three, I must speak to you?
Where does this inexplicable confidence of yours come from?
"Three seconds to disappear from my sight, otherwise..."
"Alright!"
Hearing Ge Liang speak to him, Zabuza entered the internet cafe contentedly.
Ever since Zabuza started playing games and watching TV series, he had become increasingly amusing; now he even dared to joke with Ge Liang.
No, where's your cool persona?
Where's your BOSS's swagger?
Did you feed it all to the dogs?
Ge Liang could only let Zabuza do as he pleased.
Who told him he had a good subordinate?
"Boss, you have a new game out?"
After a brief sigh, Ge Liang heard Sasuke's shout.
He got up from his rocking chair, entered the internet cafe, and went behind Sasuke.
"Yes, this game called pixel bird is new, but unlike other games, it's just a mini-game."
"Mini-game?"
Sasuke, who had only recently started playing computer games, couldn't yet understand the meaning of the term 'mini-game'.
"Mini-games, as the name suggests, are games with smaller file sizes. Compared to large games like legend of sword and fairy 1, mini-games generally have a common drawback: a lack of content and relatively simplistic gameplay."
"If that's the case, Boss, why did you add a mini-game? Wouldn't it be better to add a big game?"
Hearing this, Ge Liang was 'in tears'.
Was it that he didn't want to add a big game?
He simply couldn't.
This was the System's choice; what could he do?
System: It's clearly your bad luck, don't blame everything on me!