A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga - Chapter 357 : Chapter 357

Chapter 357

On the street outside “Endless Ability Academy,” there was a very strange hardware store. There were many strange things about it. After all, which hardware store would open next to an Ability academy? They didn’t even need it!

You know, the land around “Endless Ability Academy” was worth its weight in gold. After most of the Nightmare Beasts were eliminated, Ability users became less important, and logically, the price should have come down. But then, in the blink of an eye, a spatial rift appeared, and as a result, the price of land around the academy did not fall but rose instead.

Especially with a Vampire space nearby, the price was raised even more. Wang Lele had asked once before, and the answer she got was simply breathtaking. Let alone buying a house here, even the price of one square meter was beyond her reach.

Under such circumstances, for a hardware store that looked completely unprofitable and had no one coming in or out to be opened as a decoration around the academy, it made one curious.

“Is that why you’re going to that hardware store after school today?” Qiao Xin’s face was covered in black lines, and she commented sharply, “I see you don’t have enough homework.”

Wang Lele giggled and begged with her hands clasped together, “Come on, come on. Anyway, it’s a shop opened around the academy, so you don’t have to worry about danger.”

“That’s not necessarily true. Before we started school, the academy went through a period of great chaos,” Qiao Xin retorted seriously. “At that time, let alone around the academy, even inside the academy was very dangerous.”

Wang Lele pulled her arm and swung it from side to side. “Please, anyway, there’s nothing to do after school today. What if we run into some opportunity?”

Speaking of which, she looked around, and after confirming that no one was around, she whispered to Qiao Xin, “Let me tell you, it’s not like I’m suddenly curious about this place for no reason. I heard from a classmate who passed by this shop after school that almost every time they see a customer walk into this shop, they are handsome men and beautiful women. I can guarantee that there’s definitely something wrong with this place!”

Seeing her like this, Qiao Xin had no choice but to nod helplessly. Anyway, there was nothing to do after school, so it was fine to have a little adventure.

“We’re here! This is the place!” Arriving at the hardware store next to the alley, Wang Lele put her hands on her hips, looking very proud. Although this hardware store was next to the academy, its location was actually not conspicuous. In addition, the sign of a hardware store was a deterrent, so generally, no one would come here.

Qiao Xin looked up at the shop name and read it word by word, “‘Destiny Hardware Store,’ what a strange name.”

Wang Lele had a completely different idea from her. “It sounds very mysterious. Let’s go, let’s go in and take a look!”

Pushing the door open, the scene inside was a great disappointment. It was not arranged with a sense of mystery as Wang Lele had imagined, but looked like an ordinary hardware store, just with a lot of gear decorations.

There was a girl who looked to be in her late teens dozing behind the counter, not at all awakened by the sound of the door opening.

Wang Lele and Qiao Xin looked at each other. It was Qiao Xin who gritted her teeth and spoke first, carefully trying to wake up the only shop assistant. “Miss? Miss?”

Fortunately, the other party was just dozing and was awakened with a call. After waking up, she hurriedly wiped the corners of her mouth and put on a standard business smile. “Welcome, may I help you?”

This time, Qiao Xin didn’t know what to say and looked at Wang Lele, signaling her to solve it.

“I’m here to ask if you can help me fix a clock?” Wang Lele was indeed prepared and took out a broken mechanical clock from her storage space.

The shop assistant sister took the clock, looked at it carefully, and then showed a confident smile. “A small problem, it can be fixed. The price is three hundred and fifty yuan. How would you like to pay?”

So it was just a repair shop? Although the girl was very disappointed in her heart, she still paid the money first.

Then she saw the shop assistant sister in front of her easily fix the clock with her Ability, place it on the counter, and signal that the repair was complete and she could take it away.

Wang Lele: “?”

Her face was full of disbelief. “It’s fixed just like that? What does this have to do with a hardware store?”

She had originally thought the other party was a craftsman who needed to use those hardware parts in conjunction with her Ability to fix things. But now it seemed that parts were not needed at all!

The shop assistant sister smiled embarrassedly. It was not the first time she had been asked this question, and she explained skillfully, “I’m not the shop owner. The boss only requires me to know how to repair things, not necessarily to use hardware parts.”

Hearing this, a sense of excitement rose in Wang Lele’s heart again. She deduced from her years of intuition from reading manga that this hardware store owner must be extraordinary.

“Then what’s the point of the boss opening this hardware store?” she asked curiously. “Opening a hardware store here doesn’t make money, right?”

“That’s true. A customer rarely comes in once in a blue moon.” The shop assistant sister had no defenses and nodded in agreement. “As for this shop, you can think of it as a foothold for the boss? He occasionally gathers with his friends here.”

Hearing her say this, Qiao Xin also became interested. “To be able to use a shop in such a geographical location as just a foothold, your boss must be very rich, right? Is he a senior from ‘Endless Ability Academy’?”

“Is it…… boss? Why are you here today?”

Just as she was about to answer the customer, the shop assistant sister’s eyes suddenly widened, looking at the young man who pushed the door open in surprise.

Wang Lele and Qiao Xin immediately turned their heads, and then their eyes widened. They had thought the shop owner would be a rough uncle, a white-bearded old man, but they had never thought it would be such a handsome young man!

The young man was wearing a black trench coat and a pair of sunglasses. He looked very tall, almost one meter nine. His golden hair was dazzling, and his handsomeness could not be concealed even with sunglasses. At this moment, his eyebrows were slightly raised, clearly not expecting to have customers.

Wang Xinxin quickly reacted, her eyes shining. “Senior, hello! I’m a second-year student from ‘Endless Ability Academy,’ can I add……”

“Wait? ‘Destiny Hardware Store’……” Before she could finish, Qiao Xin seemed to have suddenly realized something, her eyes widening. “Are you Senior Su Bei?”

This name was obviously not an unknown person in the Ability world. Wang Lele also widened her eyes and looked at Su Bei again. This was a legendary senior from their academy. In fact, that entire S-class was quite legendary. Many of the big figures in the Ability world now came from their class.

Although Su Bei did not hold any important position in the Ability world, it was clear that even a fool would not look down on him for this. It was said that even in such a hidden-dragon-crouching-tiger S-class, Su Bei’s strength was among the top.

Seeing that he had been recognized, Su Bei nodded directly, took off his sunglasses to reveal his purple eyes, with a faint smile in them. “It’s me. What can I do for you?”

The shop assistant sister took the initiative to explain for them, “They’re here to……”

Before she could finish, Wang Lele hurriedly interrupted her, looking at Su Bei with pleading eyes. “Senior Su Bei, we’re here to find you. Does this shop only sell hardware?”

Su Bei’s lips curled up. Of course, he could see that Wang Lele was lying. How could someone who didn’t even know he was the shop owner know that the shop also sold other things? They were probably just ordinary students who were curious and came to visit.

However, since she had asked the right question, he didn’t mind being merciful and answering, “No, I also sell destiny here.”

That’s right, this was actually his real source of income besides going down to the space, but very few people knew about it. However, this kind of thing was about quality, not quantity. As long as there were customers, it was fine. If there were too many customers, he would be too busy.

“Sell destiny?” Wang Lele and Qiao Xin both showed expressions of surprise. “What does that mean? Can we buy it too?”

Su Bei generally did not refuse business. He did not look down on these two just because they were students on an adventure. “Of course. Changing today’s luck is one hundred and fifty thousand, changing a certain day’s luck in the future is one hundred thousand, changing destiny is priced according to the situation, and accompanying you down to a space is priced according to the space. Of course, if you have other intelligence business, you can also find me.”

After all, he was still the leader of the “Destiny” organization. Those who had not joined the organization could also buy intelligence directly from him, but it had to be when he was there.

After speaking, while the two girls were in a daze, he took off his trench coat and hung it on the coat rack, then nodded at his shop assistant. “You can rest for the next week. Your salary will be paid as usual.”

As someone personally interviewed and hired by Su Bei, the shop assistant sister had truly learned from the boss. When she heard this, her whole person immediately perked up. Without any intention of asking for a reason, she bowed at ninety degrees. “Okay, boss. Goodbye, boss!”

After speaking, under the stunned gazes of the two students, she packed her backpack with lightning speed, her whole body overflowing with a cheerful aura, and quickly left the shop.

Su Bei leisurely sat down behind the counter and looked again at the two somewhat at a loss girls. “Is there anything I can help you with? The people here will be getting more in a while.”

One hundred thousand yuan was not a big deal for a graduated Ability user, but it was still too much for an ungraduated Ability user. Qiao Xin touched her nose in embarrassment. “Sorry, we don’t have that much money, but can we ask how changing luck works?”

Although she couldn’t afford it now, she was already tempted. There would always be a chance to come here to shop in the future, so it was good to ask in advance. You know, there were countless people in the Ability world who wanted to cooperate with Su Bei but didn’t have the chance. Since she had found a channel, she naturally couldn’t let it go.

Su Bei patiently explained to them for a bit, but before he could finish, someone came to the door.

It was an acquaintance.

“So soon?” Seeing the person who came, Su Bei raised an eyebrow and asked knowingly, “Did you have someone keep an eye on this place?”

The equally handsome silver-haired young man took off his gloves and placed them on the coat rack, saying as if it were a matter of course, “You won’t take the initiative to send a message, so this is the only way to find you. How long will you be working this time?”