The Employee Hiring System

In the warm sunset, Li Nai stood alone behind the cash register. A small bat swooped down from the ceiling, hanging suspended in front of him.

The blockade by the Special Ability Department only lasted for a brief half-day, quickly lifted before dawn. Although the government tried to act as if nothing had happened, that brief blockade still caught the attention of some people. More and more people stepped into this small shop, making Li Nai's business significantly better than before.

The sudden panic caused countless people to start placing their hopes on mysterious things. In just one morning, Li Nai had sold quite a few rolls of bandages to ordinary people. Setting aside what those buyers had encountered, or how the Special Ability Department was currently pulling its hair out... in short, information about a mysterious shop in Yokohama had quietly spread.

In rumors filled with fear or fantasy, Li Nai—the shopkeeper regarded as the embodiment of mystery—always had a smile lingering in the shadows of bizarre stories, and was remembered by more and more people. What would happen next... no one could know.

Of course, that was a matter for the future. At this moment, Li Nai was seriously preparing for the evening opening.

"So..." Li Nai stared at the screen in front of him, pondering for a moment before asking heavily, "Where is the promised surprise?"

The pink shop icon on the screen had changed to the brilliant words: "The Sweet Shop of the Messenger". After selling the book page, the shop's level had finally risen to level 3. But this time, after the white light flashed, there was no change in the surrounding space. There was no expansion of area or upgrade of equipment like previous times. Where was the promised surprise! He had looked forward to it for so long, yet in the end, nothing had changed!

While Li Nai was secretly complaining, a bubble on the shop icon slowly emerged, quickly expanding and then bursting in the middle of the screen like a congratulatory firework, spraying brilliant bright red streaks. Li Nai was stunned. The red streaks slowly flowed down, and a line of large words suddenly appeared:

"Congratulations! You have successfully upgraded the shop to level 3!"

Li Nai raised an eyebrow, his finger gently touching the screen. Those words immediately warped, their structure torn and reorganized to form the next sentence:

"As a serious and responsible new shopkeeper, you have shown talent on the path of business, which is truly worth celebrating. But facing increasingly busy work, do you feel overwhelmed?"

Overwhelmed... not really, Li Nai thought. But immediately, the scene of those NPC customers lining up last night to seek "protection" appeared, making him shudder. It was truly too troublesome! Having to receive each person one by one like that was indeed too much!

"To cope with this situation..." As if understanding Li Nai's thoughts, the text on the screen warped again, shrinking into a black dot, and then suddenly popped out a large notification occupying the entire screen:

"—The employee hiring system has officially joined the shop!"

Li Nai was instantly interested. An employee hiring system? As the shopkeeper, could he finally hire workers?

"For more details, please click on the 'Hire' icon..."

Li Nai couldn't wait any longer, quickly clicking through the notifications. The light from the screen illuminated his deep black eyes: "Can recruit 1 official employee... 3 part-time employees... Recruitment condition: Based on the spirit of voluntary consent, wanting to dedicate their life to the shop from the bottom of their heart..."

A knock sounded on the door. Business hours had arrived. As a highly responsible shopkeeper, he couldn't neglect his work! Li Nai closed the system interface, and the small bat fell onto the counter before scurrying into the shadows. Although there was still a pile of text he hadn't finished reading, it was fine, he had completely understood the rules!

Summary: Connecting different space-times, hosting all kinds of customers, finding ways to sell bizarre goods, using the money earned to upgrade the shop and unlock more goods... Just like any ordinary business game, to rescue Naiyazi and repay the massive debt, run this sweet shop together with Naiyazi!

Will you sell sky-high priced bandages to the young executive to rip him off, or sell him a strange hat to secretly drive a wedge between the Double Black pair? Or sell a cursed pair of sunglasses to a certain white-haired, blue-eyed guy so that the world in his eyes becomes more interesting? Or perhaps, do you want to sell a bottle of rejuvenation potion to the female student skilled in Karate?

Of course, perhaps you yourself will also have the chance to buy something at this sweet shop. You will weave a unique story with Naiyazi. But please keep the following points in mind: ...