After bashing Billy's head in a flurry of chaotic strikes.
Nicole, having thoroughly vented her spleen, tossed her hair back with a dashing flick, sending the strands that had fallen forward during her exertion back behind her head.
Finally feeling refreshed, Nicole temporarily stopped her hand movements.
Suddenly, she remembered that her manicure was freshly done.
Realizing this, Nicole hurriedly spread her hands, carefully inspecting whether the nail art she had just gotten done not long ago had been scratched while beating Billy.
It had taken her quite a lot of effort to get this done; if it got scratched, the loss would outweigh the gain.
While she was confirming whether every fingernail remained as glossy as new.
Billy was lying on the ground, motionless, playing dead.
In order to play dead, he had even directly shut down both his facial expression display and breathing simulation, while his engine entered sleep mode.
It was as if he had completely shut down.
The only difference from a shutdown was that his auditory equipment was focusing with full attention, listening for Nicole's reaction.
And on top of his body.
Was Anby, who still hadn't let go even though Billy had turned into this state, maintaining a posture that firmly suppressed him.
A moment later, having confirmed her nails weren't scratched and with her mood completely refreshed, Nicole finally looked ahead.
She opened her mouth and said to Anby:
"Alright Anby, let him go."
Hearing this, Anby didn't immediately loosen the hand that had been pinning him down, but instead reminded her:
"Nicole, the punishment attack just now didn't actually hurt him, nor would it truly make him feel pain."
"Therefore, according to my analysis, the probability of him continuing to waste ammo afterwards is as high as 87.1%."
The Starlight Knight's Ultimate Move isn't a waste of ammo! It's a necessary combat procedure!
Originally, after Nicole spoke up, Billy had already quietly breathed a sigh of relief. But after hearing Anby's reminder, he instantly began to scream in his heart.
However, after hesitating again and again.
Afraid of being beaten by Nicole again, Billy ultimately didn't dare to recover from his feigned death state.
And then shout these heartfelt words out loud.
However, Anby's subsequent actions instantly exceeded Billy's expectations, making it so he could no longer continue playing dead.
He saw that Anby's hand not only didn't loosen, but instead increased its strength a little once more.
Instantly.
Billy felt his joints, which were already near their limit, immediately begin to creak continuously the moment Anby applied force, emitting sounds of being overwhelmed.
At the same time, Anby looked up and proposed:
"Therefore, I propose removing one of Billy's arms. This way, even if he continues to waste ammo in the same manner, he will only waste 50% of the original amount. It can effectively save costs."
"Wait... wait a minute, Anby! In history, there has never been a one-armed Starlight Knight! Even the bad guys aren't one-armed!"
Feeling his creaking arm.
Billy's facial expression display system, which was originally turned off, instantly switched on.
He immediately turned his head, looking at Anby with a face full of panic mixed with flattery, and began to beg for mercy.
"For the sake of our very good camaraderie in working together these past two days, have mercy! Have mercy!"
But after turning his head.
What appeared in Billy's field of vision was Anby's face, which maintained its expressionless state, completely unmoved.
He immediately realized that begging Anby was ineffective.
To prevent Anby's proposal from truly happening, Billy immediately shifted the target of his begging.
He turned his head and immediately began to beg Nicole with incomparable sorrow.
"Don't do it, Boss Nicole! I don't want to be a one-armed Starlight Knight!! I will definitely save ammo from now on, don't dismantle my arm!!!"
His tone was wretched, highlighting a vibe that would make listeners sad and hearers weep.
Attempting to use this to awaken his Boss's sympathy.
"Alright, alright, Anby. Let's forget about dismantling his arm."
Seeing his pitiful expression.
Nicole, whose anger had originally been fully vented, didn't immediately agree to Anby's proposal.
She waved her hand and said:
"After all, removing his arm would require me to pay someone out of my own pocket. I won't do a losing business like that. So..."
"So...?"
Billy, whose hope instantly ignited once again, looked at Nicole with a face full of anticipation as she continued her sentence:
"Let me off the hook this time?"
Although Billy's thoughts were beautiful, reality was extremely cruel.
Nicole, with an expression that said 'you wish', extended her index finger and wagged it gently. The golden light of a money-grubber in her eyes could no longer be concealed.
She continued:
"So, in addition to promising never to waste ammo, one more condition must be added."
"That is, for the commission fees completed after this month, the portion belonging to you must be completely confiscated!"
Billy's words had successfully awakened Nicole's sympathy.
But they only successfully awakened a tiny bit.
Hearing Nicole's arrangement, Billy subconsciously blurted out:
"But... doesn't our Cunning Hares only have three people in total? Then after Anby takes her share, wouldn't the remaining money..."
As his voice fell, Billy immediately realized he had said something he shouldn't have. He saw Nicole's face instantly turn cold again.
Without refuting, Nicole just turned her head to look at Anby.
She immediately called out:
"It seems Billy doesn't agree with this proposal. Then let's follow Anby's proposal after all."
Subsequently, she pointed directly at Billy's left arm and said:
"Anby! Snap it off directly! It just so happens we can save the money for disassembly and assembly!"
"Wait wait wait wait! Boss Nicole, I agree! I agree!"
Just as Nicole's voice fell, Billy, feeling Anby really start to apply force, instantly shouted loudly without hesitation.
It wasn't until his arm was released that Billy, surviving the disaster, let out a long breath.
But the thought that his salary for the next month was gone, and the limited edition Starlight Knight transformation device had directly turned into a bubble...
For a moment, sorrow came from within.
Shrinking into the corner, he began to wipe away nonexistent tears, looking miserable and wretched.
"Boo hoo hoo... My limited edition Starlight Knight transformation device... It's completely gone now..."
Looking at Billy's sorrowful appearance.
Nicole, still soft-hearted, hesitated again and again.
With one arm crossing her chest, supporting her very ample bosom, and the other hand unconsciously playing with her pink hair to conceal her inner thoughts.
She first opened her mouth to reprimand fiercely:
"Alright, stop crying!"
Subsequently, Nicole looked away, gazing into the distance as if speaking casually:
"It just so happens our Cunning Hares is lacking a performance bonus. So, for the employee who completes the most commission data for the Cunning Hares this month, how about using a limited edition Starlight Knight transformation device as a performance bonus at the end of the month?"
?!
Hearing this, Billy instantly perked up.
After all, Nicole and Anby had to return to Silver City to look after the Silver Squad from time to time, so during this period, Billy was often out finding commissions alone.
Plus, Anby had no interest in the Starlight Knight.
In this way, it was self-evident who this reward was prepared for.
"Boss Nicole, you're the best! You are simply the best Boss in the whole world!"
Billy, who originally thought it was completely hopeless, instantly stopped being sad upon hearing this.
After performing a supreme face-changing technique, he jumped up beaming with joy, so excited he was practically dancing with his hands and feet.
Cheering and jumping, he began to calculate the matter of doing commissions.
Even though he had just returned to Silver City from New Eridu, he was already beginning to impatiently plan to go out and find commissions.
Seeing the farce between the three come to an end.
Andrew also approached Nicole and asked about the bees.
"Nicole, do you know of any channels to purchase some beehives and honeybees?"
Although Andrew was quite confident in this method.
For the sake of safety, just in case any accidents occurred, Andrew still planned to buy one beehive to try first.
If the experiment was successful, he would continue purchasing to expand the quantity later.
"I want to buy a box first as a preliminary experiment. If the experiment succeeds, I will make a large purchase afterwards."
"Honeybees?"
Hearing this, Nicole was instantly somewhat surprised and confused.
Why would Andrew suddenly think of buying this kind of wild creature that could almost only be seen in pictures?
Although she had almost never heard anyone mention it, Nicole actually really did have channels in this regard.
After pondering for a moment, Nicole nodded and said:
"Xiao Qi, who used to follow behind me before, seems to be in a company of this nature right now. I can ask her for you."
"So there really is one!"
Actually, Andrew hadn't held out too much hope originally.
Compared to New Eridu, the places outside were already desolate to this extent, and the ecology had long since collapsed.
If no one specifically raised this kind of animal that could neither serve as meat nor as a pet...
Whether they still existed was estimated to be a question mark.
Andrew had originally been prepared to receive the news that the work of honeybees had been completely replaced by machines, so they had disappeared in New Eridu.
But looking at it now, there was actually a company specifically engaged in this?
However, Nicole had an attitude of taking it for granted. She waved her hand and explained:
"To put it bluntly, there is demand in this area. But these things are ridiculously expensive. Andrew, you have to be mentally prepared!"
Saying that, Nicole turned on her phone and placed the company's information in front of Andrew.
Instantly, Andrew was shocked by the content on it.
"Pure natural organic food? This small jar of one hundred milliliters of honey costs over ten thousand Dennies? Is it made of gold or silver? Why is it so expensive!"
Evelyn, who had been standing quietly to the side, approached upon hearing this. After glancing at the content on the screen, she immediately understood the reason.
She turned to explain the situation she understood to Andrew.
"Because these items cater to the richest aristocratic class in New Eridu, as well as the high-level executives of TOPS."
Speaking of this, Evelyn also felt a bit helpless.
"Many aristocrats circulate rumors that things produced by machine collection or soilless cultivation endanger health and affect longevity. Therefore, what they pursue is pure natural food."
Glancing at the information of this company on the screen.
Inside were basically agricultural crops requiring pollination, honey, and other related things.
And without exception, they were all ridiculously expensive.
"This is a honey company specifically responsible for producing honey collected by real honeybees for those nobles in New Eridu."
"Although the things produced have no essential difference from crops collected by machines or soilless cultivation, the price is more than fifty times that of ordinary honey."
"It even formed a trend among the aristocrats before. Now for them, this has instead become a symbol of style."
Listening to Evelyn's explanation, Andrew was speechless for a moment due to the absurdity.
But he had to admit, it was also very reasonable.
After all, in a place like New Eridu where land was worth gold, using soil cultivation instead of soilless cultivation that could be stacked to maximize space utilization...
It was indeed reasonable for the things to sell a bit more expensively.
He even had to thank them for being able to find honey in New Eridu.
After all, only with demand is there creation.
Without this group of people supporting this business that could earn a bloody fortune without spending much effort, who would have nothing better to do than specifically raise a bunch of honeybees?
Andrew was afraid he truly wouldn't have anywhere to buy them even if he wanted to now.
"But saying that, isn't this honey the hen that lays their golden eggs? Will they sell it?"
However, what Andrew didn't expect was that Nicole instead patted her full bosom with brimming confidence and said triumphantly:
"Don't worry. Xiao Qi is a technical executive at this company. Helping us buy a little honey is definitely no problem!"
But subsequently, Nicole thought of something and said with a bit of hesitation:
"However, the price this time, even if I don't make a profit on the difference, is estimated to be very expensive. Andrew, you have to be mentally prepared."
Regarding Nicole's reminder, Andrew nodded.
Having seen the price of that honey earlier, Andrew could be said to have long been mentally prepared for this.
But the importance of honey need not be said.
Andrew nodded directly and said:
"No problem, then I'll trouble you to contact her for me."
Although he had long been mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but sigh.
While Nicole was calling to make contact, Andrew chose to take out his phone to check the balance he had forgotten to query earlier due to the delay caused by events.
He also wanted to see how much he earned from DGA Entertainment this time.
As his fingertips pressed down, the balance of the receiving account was soon pulled up by Andrew.
Subsequently, his eyes were dazzled by the string of zeros following the three.
However, it actually started with a three?
Wasn't the base amount of the commission fee three million?
Wait.
Is the length of this number a bit incorrect?
"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands... millions, ten millions, ten millions?!"
Coming back to his senses, Andrew discovered with surprise after counting carefully.
This amount was not the three million Dennies of his first reaction, but a complete thirty million Dennies.
The amount of the commission fee had directly flipped ten times this time!
Previously, his second floor only cost forty-seven million or so. This commission fee could directly buy a not-so-large house in New Eridu!
When Evelyn said she had fought for the maximum commission for him earlier, Andrew actually hadn't paid too much attention at the time.
After all, normally speaking, being able to flip it three or four times could already be said to be extremely amazing.
The result was that Evelyn actually made the commission fee flip directly by ten times!
If not for the fact that the price of the bee hives was still unclear, Andrew would have wanted to say right now that he couldn't spend it all, he simply couldn't spend it all.
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