Home of the Brave

Lanlos Town is a small town on the border of the Gulambel Kingdom. It used to be famous for producing wine, but now it is regarded as a paradise for adventurers.

The silver dragon that descended on the Frost Mountains thirty years ago took the town of Lanlos from the territory of the kingdom to its own territory. Since then, there have never been fewer adventurers who peeped into the treasure of Silver Dragon. These endless stream of adventurers have brought huge extra income to Lanlos Town, and the biggest beneficiary among them is the item shop called "The Cemetery of the Brave".

Obviously it is a shop for adventurers, but it chose the taboo name "Cemetery of the Brave". In the eyes of unsuspecting people, it is like a tap dance on the tightrope of the deficit. However, due to the economic blockade imposed by the kingdom on Lanlos Town, there is only one item shop in the entire town, so adventurers who want to supplement consumer goods have no other choice. Almost every adventurer gritted his teeth and stepped helplessly into the item shop that seemed to curse the customer, and their presence brought a steady stream of wealth to the item shop...

Well, of course this is impossible.

In fact, since Dai Yang inherited the prop store from his father and became the second-generation owner of the "Cemetery of the Brave", the turnover of the prop store has been on the verge of a deficit. The good months can barely make a little surplus, the bad months are not even enough for living expenses, and the latter accounts for the vast majority of the year. Every time I see the curse-like stubborn deficit in the business book, the young shopkeeper has an urge to cry.

The reasons for this phenomenon are firstly the name of the **** shop left by the previous generation of shopkeepers, who expelled customers, and secondly, the daily necessities transactions that are like forced labor every month-the low-profit daily necessities transactions targeted at the residents of Lanlos Town. It is a nightmare legacy left by the previous generation of shopkeepers. Every time he goes to the black market to buy goods, it will take Dai Yang about five days. The previous time was because he was involved in the crusade against the silver dragon, which set the "Cemetery of the Brave" to close continuously. New record for the week!

All in all, the double loss of customers and business hours has kept the turnover of the "Cemetery of the Brave" on the verge of a deficit.

For the young shopkeeper who opens his eyes every morning to worry about turnover, this is certainly not a situation he likes to hear. Fortunately, this situation has finally improved.

"Hmph, from now on, the'Cemetery of the Brave' will never go out of business again!"

Facing Xiao En, who came to visit, Dai Yang said happily while wiping the goods on the shelves.

Under Dai Yang's mediation, the crusade against the Silver Dragon initiated by the female knight Xia Luwei a week ago ended in a peaceful ending after many twists and turns. The female knight, who is the protagonist of the incident, currently lives in the "cemetery of the brave" temporarily, and if there is no accident, the female knight will be transferred to the good wife of the prop shop in the future, working hard with her husband to eliminate the deficit-in other words In other words, even if Dai Yang goes out to buy goods in the future, the prop store will not end up being closed because of no one.

Just thinking of the loss of turnover recovered as a result, the face of the young shopkeeper exudes bursts of happiness.

"Well, that's great, here is my credit!"

Sean interrupted. In fact, strictly speaking, the black belly of this tavern owner was the one behind the instigation of the female knight to crusade against the silver dragon, which caused Dai Yang and his party to be involved in the great trouble. However, now it was a triumphant tone that invited credit for himself, which attracted the contempt of the black-haired youth.

"Fuck you! What you guys did was just light up the fire, and then just hide and laugh, right?"

"Well, in terms of the result, don't you marry a good girl who is hard to find with a lantern?"

Xiao En patted him on the shoulder readily, but Dai Yang only partially agreed with his remarks.

"...Even so, it has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Nephew, you can't be so unkind! The ancients said, "Drink water and never forget to dig the well." The old man is also going to replace your father to give a speech at the wedding... You see, I even have the manuscript ready."

"You guy, too boring..." Looking at the pile of speeches that Xiao En took out of his arms, Dai Yang felt weak.

"Speaking of which, how about our Miss Cavalier? Why didn't I see her?" Sean put away the speech, craned his neck and looked towards the store.

"Xia Luwei, I let her go out for delivery." Dai Yang explained.

In fact, in addition to operating adventure goods for adventurers, the "Cemetery of the Brave" also deals with daily necessities for the townsfolk. The daily necessities that Dai Yang bought back last time need to be delivered door-to-door according to the order. This is a simple and cumbersome task that will waste a lot of valuable business time every time, but now that the prop store has extra manpower, it is naturally unnecessary for Dai Yang to do it himself.

"Xia Luwei just came here. The door-to-door delivery like this can make her familiar with our town more quickly. It is a matter of killing two birds with one stone!"

Dai Yang advocated this, and his opinion was also approved by the tavern owner.

"Hmm, this is indeed a good idea. It seems that you are getting along pretty well?"

"Hmph, this is the so-called ‘God rewards hard work, good people are rewarded’! In the future, I will earn the living expenses of two people, and I have to work hard to increase the turnover!"

Dai Yang held the whisk in his right hand, his left hand clenched into a fist, his eyes burning with fighting spirit. However, someone immediately poured cold water on him.

"Only two people's living expenses? How can that be enough?"

"…what?"

"Huh what? You kid, have you forgotten the condition of your Dai family?"

To the dazed Dai Yang, Xiao En showed an expression of "rules are not to be taught".

What needs to be explained is that the "condition of your Dai family" referred to by Xiao En actually refers to the fact that the Dai family bears the curse of "three generations to end"—Dai Yang's great-grandfather was once the wicked master of China's Central Earth , Because of the heavy killing, the Heaven Extinction Curse has been drawn, and the curse that the Dai family will end in "three generations." Later, the Dai family moved away from Middle-earth to avoid the condemnation of the heavens and came to this land of Palamia, but the effect of the curse still did not pass. Dai Yang is the only seedling among the three generations of the Dai family, and also the only hope for the Dai family to inherit the family. Therefore, he is under great pressure in this regard.

"...You know, back then, your father married eighteen wives back and forth, and worked hard day and night, so that your kid was born." Xiao En said. "The statute of limitations for that curse hasn't passed yet! If your kid really wants to succeed the Dai family from generation to generation, at least half of your old dad's courage must be used!"

"Eighteen wives..." Dai Yang showed an expression of toothache, and couldn't help but stare at the bad middle-aged in front of him with suspicion. "Why have I never heard of this kind of thing?"

"Nonsense, you weren't born at that time." Zeng waved his hand and continued speaking for the bad middle-aged man of Dad's friend. "Since you got your baby single seedling, your dad has washed his hands in a golden basin, retired to Lanlos Town, and opened such a prop shop. Since then, he has devoted himself to cultivating the hope of Dai's succession... Well, although he fell down before he was rewarded. , But when I left, he took my hand and repeatedly told me to report to him the news of the birth of my grandson as soon as possible. You have to know..."

"Ahhhhh! Don't say it! Don't say it!"

Just like the monkey grandson who heard the curse, Dai Yang covered his ears on the spot, showing an expression of distress.

"I've heard you say this hundreds of times since I was little! You can memorize it all!"

"Huhu, you know it..."

Compared with Dai Yang's painful performance, Xiao En seemed quite happy, and pretended to be careful and earnest to warn him.

"As the saying goes,'There are three unfilial piety, and the last is the greatest'... Good nephew, you have to respond well to your father's ardent expectations!"

"...Anyway, what you meant was to encourage me to marry nine wives, right?"

"Well, that's right." A bad middle-aged man nodded calmly.

"Huh..." Dai Yang exhaled for a long time, and then squinted at the bad middle-aged in front of him, as if he was about to vomit the resentment in his heart.

"You guy, don't stand and talk because your back hurts! Do you think it's possible to feed nine wives just by relying on the deficit turnover of the "Cemetery of the Brave"?"

"Tsk tusk, so your practice is not enough, nephew."

Sean shook his fingers and hummed inscrutablely. "You should know? Last month, the new prime minister of the Gulambel Kingdom came to power and at the same time issued a mobilization order against the silver emperor Frost Snow, saying that if someone succeeds in destroying the silver dragon entrenched in the Frost Mountains, they will get it. Increase the remuneration for promotion. As for your knight bride, that's why."

"I know, so what?" Dai Yang replied non-committal.

"How? Hum, think about it, since the kingdom has issued a crusade, it is equivalent to blowing the rallying call! Whether it is an adventurer who wants to make a fortune, or a knight who wants to make a fortune, there will be more and more in the future Many adventurers are coming to Frost and Snow Silver Emperor. A strong flow of people will bring strong demand, and strong demand will naturally promote the increase of turnover! At this time, just seize the opportunity, follow the boat and advance with great success, and the turnover will rise. One or two turns is definitely not a difficult thing!"

"Turn it up or twice? How could it be so simple..." Dai Yang wanted to pretend to be cold, but the arc of the corner of his mouth couldn't help but betrayed his mood. "But we can count on eliminating the deficit...huh, plus the previously lost weekly turnover, and betting on Dai Jia Chuanzong's expectation that we must turn losses into profits this month!"

"Oh oh! That's right, just have to have this kind of momentum! The old man will do his best to help his nephew to increase his turnover! So in the future, as long as it is a woman he likes, he can feel confident and boldly overthrow it!"

Dai Yang clenched his fists and vowed to "eliminate the deficit", while Xiao En clapped around and encouraged him to push it down boldly. Two completely different mysteries and evil thoughts lingered in the air, and the item shop seemed to be transformed into an alien space that was difficult for ordinary people to approach. Then, just as the two evil thoughts were about to resonate and sublimate, the welcome bell at the store door suddenly made a crisp sound.

"welcome!"

At the moment the bell rang, Dai Yang had turned around and put on a brilliant business smile. His conditioned reflex was enough to describe it as perfect.

"Is there anything I can do for you?"