"You all discussed this beforehand?"

Lin Ye sat on the edge of the hospital bed, eating some fruit.

"No. They needed to pay a certain price to enter the asylum. I rarely go out, I've been focusing on the host matter recently, so I didn't know they were planning something behind my back... If I had been involved, things over in the Dreamrealm would probably have been more interesting."

The young girl explained earnestly.

"It's fine, it's okay if it wasn't more interesting."

Lin Ye chatted with the girl for a few more sentences, then chose to return to the Shelter.

When he returned to the Shelter, it was already afternoon. Lin Ye took the Shelter's animals to the Rest Area for a meal. Xiao Bai was always efficient. The moment they entered the restaurant, the Middleman was already inside, waiting to greet him.

"Our last collaboration was very pleasant. I heard you were looking for me?"

The Middleman began asking.

"I acquired a batch of Black Boxes. Is there anyone on your side interested in buying them?"

Xiao Bai had already arranged everything. When they entered the restaurant, the dining table was already set with utensils and the Appetizer.

"Black Boxes produced by the black box? Indeed, many clients are interested in those Black Boxes, but the items they offer in exchange probably wouldn't catch your eye."

Black Boxes were different from Waste Stones. Waste Stones could yield extremely high-value items, which was why they were so sought after.

Because their uncertainty was too high, the price for Black Boxes was generally mediocre, and the Middleman rarely handled such items.

"Forget it then... Would you like to have something to eat together?"

Lin Ye decided to keep those boxes as collectibles in the Storage Room.

"If you don't mind."

The Middleman replied very politely.

After finishing lunch with the Middleman, Lin Ye returned to the Shelter and went to the Game Room to complete his daily spiritual energy circulation.

Before the Nighttime Activity began, Lin Ye took out that Falling Rule Fragment and integrated it into his body.

He remained in that state of perpetual falling until the Nighttime Activity was about to begin, finally breaking free from it.

[Nighttime Activity begins]

[Tonight's Activity: Personal Special Random Event Activity]

[Will you join?]

"Join."

[09:59]

...

[00:01]

[00:00]

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[Personal Special Random Event drawing in progress...]

[Personal Special Random Event drawn: System Temporary Worker]

[Detected Identity Card--Blank, import random identity?]

"Yes."

[Acquired Random Identity: Laborer]

[Acquired Identity Skill: Labor Income]

[Labor Income]

[When you complete your essential job duties, you can obtain a random reward]

[Note: If you cannot gain income from your work, then you will be unable to change your identity]

Lin Ye opened his eyes, his mental energy spreading outward. He was inside a shabby general store.

He stood behind the counter. Outside the counter were two rows of empty, old-looking shelves.

The entire general store was only about fifty square meters. The sales area occupied over thirty square meters, and beside the counter was an inner room of about a dozen square meters.

Outside the general store was a desolate desert. Stuck into the sand were some cross-shaped, black metal mega-structures, each structure hundreds of meters tall.

The surroundings were deathly silent. Within Lin Ye's perception range, there were no other buildings and no living creatures.

The environmental spiritual energy concentration was relatively high. Lin Ye was using his original body, and his loot space had no restrictions.

"So, this event is about being a general store clerk here for a day?"

After confirming there were no immediate threats around, Lin Ye sat on the chair behind the counter and began thinking about how to complete this Nighttime Activity.

"This place is way too desolate. Will customers really come here?"

Although Lin Ye was somewhat dissatisfied with the general store's location, he still began preparations to open the shop.

"Hmm... I still have some materials and spiritual energy cards, but it's a bit lacking for opening a shop..."

Lin Ye picked up the pale purple Suitcase leaning against the side of the chair, opened the lid. Inside were filled with various spiritual energy materials that could be used to craft spiritual energy items.

"Great, this way I can fill the shelves."

Lin Ye started printing cards. Soon, he had filled the shelves with various types and tiers of spiritual energy cards.

"That's about right. Just don't know when the first customer will arrive."

After completing the necessary preparations, Lin Ye leaned on the counter, closed his eyes, and began studying the two newly acquired rule fragments.

About five minutes later, a spatial fluctuation suddenly occurred outside the general store door. A squad wearing black combat uniforms appeared outside the general store.

"What is this place?"

"Report, it might be spatial turbulence generated during the previous battle that moved us here."

"Spatial turbulence? If it really was spatial turbulence, it's highly improbable our entire squad would appear intact in the same place. The probability of that happening is too small."

"This seems to be a general store. Maybe our teleportation here is related to it."

...

Lin Ye paid no attention to the combat squad outside. Opening a general store in a place like this was suspicious enough. If he went out to greet these potential customers, they would definitely think he had ulterior motives.

Doing business and fishing were essentially quite similar. First, prepare the spot, then it's a matter of waiting for a willing bite.

A member of the combat squad cautiously entered the general store. He stopped at the entrance, carefully observing the goods on the shelves and the only living person inside the store.

Lin Ye didn't speak, acting as if he hadn't seen the other person.

The squad member soon returned outside. Not long after, another squad member entered the general store and walked near the counter.

"Hello? Excuse me, are you the owner here?"

That squad member asked somewhat nervously.

"No, I'm just the clerk here. This is the system's general store. You can use system trade points to trade with me. If you don't have trade points, this place also accepts bartering."

Lin Ye wasn't sure if these people knew about the system, but since the system teleported them here, they should have some connection to it.

"This is the system's general store? That system?"

The squad member asked somewhat excitedly.

"Correct."

Lin Ye didn't think there would be a second system here.

The squad member hurriedly turned and walked out of the general store. Not long after, the Squad Leader brought the other members into the general store.

"What are the uses of these cards? Do you only sell this type of card here?"

The Captain walked over to communicate with Lin Ye.

"You can use your mental energy to sense the labels beneath the spiritual energy cards. They have the usage method, card effect, and card price.

This place doesn't exclusively sell spiritual energy cards. You can request the goods you want. I can satisfy the vast majority of your requirements, provided you can afford the corresponding price."

Lin Ye had already prepared the product labels using Mental Marks earlier.