"So, what do you think?"

Li Ang flicked his finger, stopping the spinning top. The huge dragon head faced the information broker. "Any comments or suggestions?"

"..."

Mule took a deep breath and said slowly, "Let me be frank.

If you didn't think you had a future, you wouldn't have bought the land, nor would you have come to me.

I'm sure you've already done your market research and know that the technology you possess is unique and highly competitive.

And you have enough confidence to protect your wealth.

What I don't understand is,

Do you want to use the opening of the store to make a name for yourself, so as to sell yourself for a good price and join a large organization,

Or do you want to stay out of it, cooperate with all organizations, and obtain money and power,

Or do you want to be independent and work alone without interference?"

Since Li Ang had shown him the confidential surgical list of the products, Mule, as a consultant, directly stated the matter and asked, "Different purposes,

correspond to different development strategies.

I need to know what you're thinking first."

He took the money and eliminated disasters for others. Since Li Ang had agreed to give him a consultation fee, Mule naturally had to consider everything for his employer—both of them had professional ethics and a spirit of contract, which is why they could become partners and even friends in a sense.

"As for working for someone, it's impossible for me to work for someone. I'll never work for someone in my life."

Li Ang shook his helmeted head and said, "Joining a large organization is out of the question. If I join, I'll become a worker bee, a tool.

What they're willing to provide, I don't need.

What I want, they can't give me.

I might as well open my own store."

Mule remained silent. In fact, talents like Li Ang would be treated with courtesy and preferential treatment by large organizations wherever they went.

There was no need for him to fight alone at all.

Opening a store was actually the slowest way to make a profit.

At least at this stage, life-skill-oriented players were still relatively scarce and irreplaceable.

For the time being, there was no need to worry about large organizations turning their backs on him,

treating life-skill-oriented players as slaves in sweatshops, brutally enslaving them, forcing them to work, and trampling on their dignity.

As for the future... who knows?

'So resistant to large organizations... Either Li Risheng really hates being under someone else's roof, or he has some kind of concern...'

Mule thought silently, 'Or he's worried that one or more of his items are too powerful, attracting covetous eyes—

This is very possible. Some secret societies even ask their direct members to take off their logistics-type equipment before entering script missions and hand it over to the society for safekeeping, in order to prevent the equipment in the player's inventory from disappearing after death.

Or, his identity in the real world is too sensitive...'

Mule's heart stirred. The information broker himself also had problems with his identity—his enemies were a group of top Western dignitaries who dominated the old world. Their tentacles extended to every corner of Western society, their networks of relationships were intricate and mutually supportive.

By normal means,

it was absolutely impossible to defeat them and bring them to justice.

Even if Mule tried to join a large secret society, wanting to reach the upper echelons and use the society's extraordinary power to deal with his enemies,

he would very likely be discovered due to the society's internal review,

and then be strangled by his powerful enemies—the power wielded by the Western dignitaries was enough to influence and interfere with the Global Supernatural Alliance, the nominally official extraordinary organization of human civilization.

If both sides had the same concerns and the same goals, perhaps he could cooperate with Li Risheng in a deeper way...

Mule's mind raced, and he immediately said, "In that case, there's no need to worry about other secret societies. Everything should be aimed at 'running a store and making money.'

How about this? I'll go offline for a while,

study the reasonable pricing of the surgical procedures offered by this store,

and then draw up a business plan for you that outlines the store's long-term goals, short-term goals, business strategies, and tactical strategies,

as personal advice.

After it's done, I'll also use my network of resources to help the store with marketing and attract customers.

If a large organization comes forward and wants to cooperate with you, I can also provide some free advice—if you need it."

"Okay."

Li Ang nodded.

It was a bit troublesome for him to run the store alone. With Mule's participation, he could save a lot of trouble.

The two sides had cooperated many times before and had a foundation of trust. Li Ang directly transferred 500 game currency to Mule as an advance for the consultation fee.

As for the remaining payment, it would depend on the extent of Mule's efforts.

Mule took a deep look at the product list and handed the paper back to Li Ang.

He was about to go offline to prepare,

but Li Ang stopped him, "Wait."

"What's wrong?"

Mule, who had just opened the player panel and was about to log out, stopped and looked at the dragon head mask, asking, "Is there anything else?"

"One last thing."

Li Ang turned the spinning top in his fingers and pondered, "What do you think would be a good name for this store?"

"This..."

Mule frowned slightly, "I'm not very good at naming things...

Um, let me think. Body modifications based on flesh and blood, magic potions, medical surgery..."

"How about Scarlet Devil Mansion?"

"Huh?"

Li Ang was stunned for a moment, then slowly said, "That's not very good... Wouldn't that be suspected of infringement?

I don't have a vampire lady or a maid who can stop time with The World here."

Mule nodded, "Then let's call it Hong Magic Hall. It specializes in promoting magic potion techniques, and it sounds novel."

"Doesn't that sound the same?"

Li Ang twitched the corner of his eye and complained, "And it also gives people the feeling of a villainous sect that promotes heretical culture."

"..."

Mule fell silent. He really wasn't good at naming things. After thinking for a long time, he threw out a bunch of strange names, "Urahara Shop?

Odd Jobs Gin-chan?

Super Large Convenience Supermarket?

Marvo?

Worry-Relieving Bargain Shop?

Risheng no myoomyoo house?

50 shipping solve your worries?

This shop, okay?

Stimulating Pink Light?"

What the hell are these?!

Li Ang's expression froze slightly. He finally believed that Mule really wasn't good at naming things.

The translation of movie and TV series titles in a certain region of southern China was at the same level.

(The local translations in a certain region of southern China are very ridiculous. Lovelive is translated as "Star Student Girl", Draco Malfoy - "Cocky Horse Manure", Optimus Prime - "Invincible Iron Bull", The Matrix - "22nd Century Killing Network", The Hunchback of Notre Dame - "Hunchback Hero of the Bell Tower". In addition, there is the "Gods and Ghosts" series: Pirates of the Caribbean - "Gods and Ghosts Strange Voyage", Gladiator - "Gods and Ghosts Gladiator", The Brothers Grimm - "Gods and Ghosts Brothers", Infernal Affairs - "Gods and Ghosts No Space". And the "Ace" series: Legalhigh - "Ace Great Lawyer", Hanzawa Naoki - "Ace Banker", Dr. Rintaro - "Ace Great Doctor")

Compared to these painful translations, Mule's naming method was at least a little more normal.

"Sigh..."

Li Ang sighed, "I'm not good at naming things either...

In that case, let's just call it this."

A flash of light appeared in his palm, and the writing on the product list immediately changed, revealing the store's name.