Zhongli took a sip of tea and waved his hand, saying, "Why be so extravagant? You few can just give me some money every day."
Upon hearing Zhongli's words, they immediately thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Zhongli, thank you, Mr. Zhongli!"
Hu Tao, who was following behind Zhongli, was momentarily speechless.
Chongyun asked, somewhat puzzled, "By the way, is money really that easy to earn on Blue Star?"
Xingqiu shook his head and said, "Of course not. Mr. Zhongli's chess skills are superb, and he is very knowledgeable. No matter where he is, he will surely be respected and able to earn money with his knowledge."
"Ha, if Zhongli can do it, then Hall Master can too. If I teach them how to handle other people's funerals, it should be quite profitable, right?"
Hu Tao, transforming into a 'Great Genius,' immediately began to draw inferences.
Yanfei immediately retorted, "Of course not! Especially on Blue Star, there are strict requirements for the funeral industry. With your style, you'd probably be reported on the second day."
Thinking of Hu Tao's bizarre actions, the others nodded in agreement.
"But no matter what, the Em... Mr. Zhongli finally has a place to stay." Xiao almost let it slip.
"Boring, boring. Watching Zhongli isn't fun at all."
Hu Tao waved her hand and turned to leave.
By evening, the few of them had to start considering the problem of survival.
Although they could only stay here for 20 hours each day, they would have 4 hours to return to Teyvat.
And the game rules did not prohibit them from doing anything after returning to Teyvat.
In other words, if they really wanted to see this game through to the end,
they could certainly use this time difference to go back, replenish their stamina, eat and drink well, and then last until the end of the competition.
But obviously, doing so would go against the original purpose of the game, and some people would not do it because their pride was at play.
Take poor Furina, for example.
She was sitting on the street, trembling a little.
As night fell, the temperature naturally dropped quite a bit.
"What to do, what to do? Is there really no way for me to win first place in this competition?!"
Furina hugged her shoulders, looking quite pitiful.
Watching the street grow emptier, she realized she had only earned two yuan today.
What could two yuan buy? In the bustling city center of Jiangcheng, it wasn't even enough for a steamed bun!
Left with no choice, Furina gritted her teeth, took out the 500 yuan in starting capital Xavier had given her, and went to a hotel.
"What, 200 yuan a night?!"
Furina was completely distraught when she heard that a room cost 200 yuan.
She had no concept of money on Blue Star before, because all the money she spent was Xavier's!
Today, she finally understood that the desserts she ate every day were enough to pay for one night's stay.
Regret arose in her heart; how could she have been so extravagant!
So she walked around for a long time and found that hotel prices were not cheap.
The small inns in the alleyways were indeed cheaper, but the environment was unbearable.
Furina, who had always lived in luxury, couldn't stand such an environment, so in the end, she gritted her teeth and stayed at the hotel.
Lying on the large bed, Furina was very anxious.
If she continued to live like this, she would run out of money in at most two days.
"No, I must find a way to make money!"
Furina suddenly sat up from the bed, injecting herself with a surge of energy late at night.
Furina's first day was quite good, but Ei's situation on the other side was not so good.
Ei sat on a park bench and hadn't moved at all, and the desserts she brought from Xavier's house were almost all eaten.
However, her resistance was clearly far superior to Furina's, as the current Furina was just an ordinary little girl.
But Ei was different; she could use the General's body to resist everything, let alone this small amount of cold.
Just as Xavier was there, he couldn't help but shake his head when he saw it: "Alas, if it continues like this, but never mind..."
After checking on Ei's situation, Xavier followed the marked location to Venti's place.
Venti was indeed a drunkard. He earned over 1000 yuan today, all of which he spent in the bar.
Cocktails, beer, whiskey—
He drank himself into a stupor and then staggered onto the street...
Xavier really didn't want to look anymore, so he turned and ran to Nahida's place.
Looking through the window, Nahida's living quarters were a staff dormitory, and the environment was quite neat and clean, so there was no need to worry about her situation.
As for Zhongli, Xavier couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he saw the situation.
Because Zhongli's residence was less than two kilometers from his own, and it was also a high-end residential area.
Xavier didn't even go into the residential area to check on Zhongli's situation.
Because he knew without even thinking that Zhongli must be staying in a luxurious villa or mansion at this time, being served by others.
Day one, Zhongli wins completely!
On the second day, everyone came to Xavier's house, and it was quite lively after seeing the summary Xavier provided.
"Oh dear, my good friend, how could she be living so miserably? It's truly heartbreaking."
Miko's face seemed to show immense heartache, but in reality, she was already laughing so hard she couldn't straighten up.
The dignified General was living like a vagrant; if this got out, the people of Inazuma would probably have their faith collapse.
"I'd say Furina is even more miserable, after all, the Raiden Shogun is a god. She only earned so little money, how will she survive in a couple of days?"
Navia looked worried.
"Haha, Venti, well done, you didn't lose face!"
"As expected of my drinking buddy, his abilities are truly extraordinary!"
Kaeya burst out laughing after seeing Venti's summary.
Diona bared her claws and said, "Meow, you two are equally annoying! Why can you drunkards earn so much money and still drink every day!"
"Yay! Klee knew Brother Venti would be great and could earn lots and lots of money!"
Klee didn't care about anything else; she just wanted to know how her Brother Venti was doing.
"That's great, it's no problem for Grass God to get through seven days."
Nilou rushed over today after hearing that Nahida had joined the game.
She clasped her hands tightly, seemingly praying for Nahida.
And the people of Liyue felt amazed by Zhongli's situation, and at the same time, they felt a sense of pride.
After all, Zhongli was the participant from the Liyue team, and if Zhongli lived miserably, it would be their loss of face.
From the current situation, it seems the outcome of this competition is already decided.
After all, Zhongli's starting point was too high; he could earn at least a few thousand yuan every day, if not ten or twenty thousand.
The only one who could compete with him was probably Venti.
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