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"The tavern doesn't keep any concoctions for more than a day. If they don't sell, I'll stay and watch you finish them."
Jiang Kehan looked at Qin Luoyu, somewhat speechless.
Don't say such cruel things so casually, shop manager. Can't you just let me off the hook because I'm cute?
"Manager, this is workplace bullying!"
Jiang Kehan mischievously stuck out her tongue and began brewing the wine that interested her.
Qin Luoyu found it somewhat amusing and would occasionally point out her mistakes. The two chatted like this, letting time slowly pass by.
By the time Jiang Kehan came to her senses, it was almost time for the tavern to officially open for business that evening.
She looked at Qin Luoyu beside her somewhat embarrassedly. The store manager had spent almost the entire afternoon with her, which in a way wasted the other person's own time.
“Let’s go upstairs, I’m really looking forward to starting my job.”
Jiang Kehan skipped lightly, waved in front of Qin Luoyu, and then, somewhat impatiently, headed towards the door with the drinks.
Hmm, what a lovely young lady.
Qin Luoyu was somewhat speechless. After spending a short time together, she had already discovered that Jiang Kehan was somewhat hypocritical, but unexpectedly cute.
Because what Jiang Kehan hides in her ordinary words is her concern for others.
Interesting. Qin Luoyu scratched her hair and followed after her with her long legs.
When the two returned to the tavern's main hall, the number of people there was gradually increasing. Ruoxin was no longer lying down and was nodding and greeting the guests with a slight smile.
When she saw Jiang Kehan and Qin Luoyu, her smile became more genuine, and she waited for the two to get closer before asking them questions.
"Manager, what's today's theme?"
Jiang Kehan was a little curious. What theme?
Qin Luoyu glanced at Jiang Kehan beside her and spoke after a brief moment of thought.
"I remember the year-end season of Witch Duel is about to begin, so let's go for the most classic wooden house design today."
Ruoxin nodded, then pulled out a button from under the bar. When the guests saw her raise the button, they all found a seat and sat down.
Qin Luoyu pulled Jiang Kehan down to sit, winked at her mysteriously, and teased her.
"You'll have to look closely from here on out, because you'll be most truly awestruck the first time you see it."
Jiang Kehan held her breath. Although she didn't know what was going to happen, she stared at the button in Ruoxin's hand with a slightly restrained look.
I couldn't contain my curiosity—what situation required such a grand spectacle?
Soon, she knew.
After confirming that everyone was seated, Ruoxin gently pressed the button, entered a string of numbers, and then the entire tavern seemed to make a "click" sound.
It was as if each floorboard in the tavern had a mind of its own, and began to move along with the people on them.
Jiang Kehan steadied herself on the table, looking around in shock at the changes.
Countless particles gathered above their heads and then fell like fireflies, while the ground and walls began to rotate, piece together, and transform into things of different styles.
It felt like a dream, and Jiang Kehan felt a strong sense of unreality. She greedily scanned the changes around her, wanting to etch them into her mind forever.
The most striking feature is not the Western-style pub-inspired decor, nor the absurdly expanded space that has more than doubled in size.
Instead, it appears above everyone's heads as a virtual character that seems to be embracing everyone.
The bar where Ruoxin was located floated up and became the absolute focus in front of the second-level wall. The virtual character also began to shrink and walked to Ruoxin's side.
The virtual character spoke in an exaggerated but enthusiastic tone, waving its left hand while its right hand produced a bottle of champagne from somewhere and shook it.
"Let's begin today's revelry! The tavern night never ends!!!"
With her shout, the champagne in her hand sprayed out golden liquid, as if sealing away fragments of sunlight and bringing its own passion to the night.
“Wuhu!!!”
The witches shouted in unison, responding to each other.
Jiang Kehan's mouth gaped open as she stared at the scene in disbelief, which completely overturned her worldview.
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Ruoxin's quill automatically flew into the air, and the ink dripping from its tip bloomed in mid-air into a dazzling neon sign: [Witch's Tavern - Medieval Special].
The crystal table in front of Jiang Kehan has been replaced by a wooden table with a slightly antique feel.
She couldn't help but touch it, confirming that this was not a trick of the magic of the Demon Yueyi 2 Phosphorus Master Wine Seven Three 罒力, but a real change in the material structure.
"How about it? The microparticle-based technological furniture I chose is pretty good, isn't it?"
Qin Luoyu was somewhat proud; she had personally chosen the decor for the Witch's Tavern.
"The particles that just fell were auxiliary tools for reorganizing the structure of these substances. I must say, this scene looks much better than a simple spell."
"Nanobots handle disassembly, annihilation spells handle reconstruction—the new era of renovation only requires one elegant collapse."
Data streams and magical light ribbons swirled and intertwined at her fingertips, creating a unique allure.
Witches' magic emphasizes simplicity and practicality, while their attitude towards technology is much more casual, though not entirely opposed to it.
Or perhaps, the witch respects and utilizes all truths, solely to create the most beautiful moment in her own mind.
"You have great taste, Manager Qin..." Jiang Kehan's eyes were filled with eagerness; she was already considering whether to get a set for her home as well.
This is so cool!
"But we still need to get down to business, like bringing you into the public eye," Qin Luoyu said expectantly, placing her hand on Jiang Kehan's shoulder.
But Jiang Kehan had a bad feeling. She stiffened her head and looked at the other person tentatively.
"For example, what do you want me to do?"
Qin Luoyu smiled triumphantly, her snow-white teeth looking somewhat alluring under the light, but what she said left Jiang Kehan stunned.
"How about I let you walk around holding up those drinks that have the 'Newbie Special Offer' label?"
Hey Jiang Kehan, you can't let your "weak" fist come into close contact with the store manager's face on your first day of work. You can't do that.
Jiang Kehan's chest heaved, her cheeks flushed, and she glared at Qin Luoyu with puffed-out cheeks, speaking through gritted teeth.
"Manager, stop messing around!"
Qin Luoyu's expression became slightly serious, and she looked quite proper. She held her cheek and casually fiddled with the wooden wine glass on the table as she spoke.
“I’m not kidding, Kehan. You’re completely unknown right now. If you want to break into the market, you need to make sure you’re remembered by other people.”
"As long as you retain an impression, you can use that as a leverage point to highlight your outstanding performance later on and impress the other party."
Jiang Kehan fell into deep thought. She was originally angry because she thought Qin Luoyu was joking that the wine she made was not very good.
She was an expert in alchemy, and the wine she made according to the recipe should have no problem, but she didn't think of this.
"I misunderstood the store manager, I'm sorry!" The first thing Jiang Kehan did after clearing up the misunderstanding was to apologize to Qin Luoyu. She didn't want to look like an ungrateful wretch.
Qin Luoyu's smile deepened, and she gracefully flicked Jiang Kehan's forehead, explaining.
"I also have my own selfish motives, so naturally I won't blame you for refusing or misunderstanding me, because maybe you didn't actually misunderstand me?"
She spoke in a slightly riddle-like manner, leaving Jiang Kehan somewhat confused.
"After all, pushing you out in this way doesn't really take your feelings or opinions into consideration."
Qin Luoyu looked at the somewhat silly Jiang Kehan with a helpless expression, and finally revealed her hidden motives.
Jiang Kehan's expression was so innocent that even Jiang Kehan felt a little sorry for her.
"Although witches don't have any prejudices, taking the initiative to get close to them will still affect the first impression and may make it a little more difficult for you to gain support in the future."
After all, we always have higher expectations of people we know, don't we?
Jiang Kehan thought it was something serious, so she smiled and answered firmly.
"Let these worries be for my future self. How can I have time to think about the future if I don't have a present?"
This time, it was Qin Luoyu's turn to be a little surprised. Witches are very cautious creatures, especially when it comes to themselves; they wish they could make every step perfect.
Jiang Kehan's optimism is like that of Liu Yi! Yi Er [Ba Zi] [Si Yu], who has been beaten many times and is forcibly trying to rekindle her hope.
"Heh, perhaps Kehan, you don't need to do this to get enough support." Qin Luoyu changed her arrangements for Jiang Kehan and spoke with a slight smile.
"I believe in you, enough to make even the witches who come near you stop and stare at you."
It's not because you're so dazzling, but because you exude a warmth that other witches can't provide. They're so closed off on themselves, how can they extend their hands to others?
"But let's try it out first. The tavern will absorb all the losses after the discount, and your share will still be calculated based on the original price."
Qin Luoyu quietly gave Jiang Kehan a discount, gently pushed her shoulder, and pushed her into the crowd.
"I believe you will give me a satisfactory answer. Good luck!"
Jiang Kehan nodded, somewhat awkwardly took out the wine she had concocted, wrote a label on it with magic, and walked towards the crowd.
Meanwhile, the crowd had gradually settled into their rhythm.
A witch with an identification tag pinned to her chest—the official road committee—was standing with one foot on the table, cheerfully raising her wine glass and waving it towards the sky.
"Sisters, watch me perform a little whirlwind for you!"
After saying that, before the other witches could applaud, she drank all the wine in one gulp, and then burped. Only her companion behind her looked a little uneasy.
Hey sis, don't just chug this whole thing without checking what kind of alcohol it is! This isn't beer!!!
Her companion watched with some despair as the other person finished off the strong liquor, even though her companion clearly knew her alcohol tolerance.
Sure enough, after burping, the official witch's eyes became glazed over, and she fell backward.
But strangely, just as it had fallen halfway down, like a puppet on a string, it stood up again in a bizarre way, emitting a "hehehe" laugh.
She raised her empty glass again, waved it casually, and shouted out her innermost thoughts.
"I am Miss Ruoxin's dog!!!"
Now things were really messed up. Her companion's eyes were beyond despair. The other party was raising her staff—a wooden stick the size of a basketball at the top—to strike the official witch.
Bang! Before collapsing, the official witch's eyes cleared for a moment, and she uttered the most ridiculous words in the most serious tone.
"Hiccup, really, Miss Ruoxin is the best!"
The other witches exchanged glances and laughed, raising their glasses in unison in response to the other's words.