308: Chapter 308 Trouble Comes Knocking

The next morning.

Nie Ning sat leisurely in the living room, drinking tea.

Because his strength had improved significantly, Nie Ning was in an exceptionally good mood.

At that moment, the door opened, and Saya walked in from outside.

Nie Ning looked at Saya and noticed that her expression was a bit unsightly.

Without saying a word, Saya placed the spatial bag on the table.

Seeing this, Nie Ning knew it was the shop's income, but upon opening it, he found only a little over a hundred mid-grade magic crystals.

Nie Ning looked bewildered: "Why is there so little? Is business that bad right now?"

Last time, he had advertised right in front of many Transcendents; even if business hadn't boomed, it shouldn't be this poor.

After all, Amelia's reputation was at stake here; her die-hard fans alone should have been able to drop a significant amount of gold coins.

"Lately, people have been coming to the shop to cause trouble every day, scaring away the customers who come to buy clothes."

Saya pinched the corner of her clothes and spoke with her head lowered in dejection.

Nie Ning had entrusted the shop to her and had even spent so much to help her pay off her debts.

Yet she couldn't even handle such a small matter.

"Cause trouble?"

Nie Ning thought of that Fifth-Order Wizard, Wendifu.

After all, he was a newcomer and rarely went out to offend people; his only recent conflict had been with that wizard named Wendifu.

As Saya explained, Nie Ning roughly understood the cause and effect.

Recently, a Fourth-Order Wizard accompanied by two Third-Order Knights had been frequently coming to the shop to cause trouble, claiming the clothes were poorly crafted and made of trash materials.

The trio's methods were very simple: they would randomly destroy some things, then wait for the Law Enforcers to arrive, and finally pay a fine to settle the matter.

But with the time wasted, most people just watched the commotion nearby and had no intention of entering the shop to buy clothes.

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After listening to Saya's explanation, Nie Ning couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Because he had hired many Alchemists, the current clothes were actually very practical, possessing basically all the functions available on the market.

As for material issues, that was even more impossible.

He had always been very supportive of Heloise's research in Alchemy, so he was never stingy with using high-value materials.

Furthermore, Heloise's talent in Alchemy was top-tier, and the fusion materials she created were impeccable.

After all, she could even create chaos crystals; a low level didn't mean Heloise's ability was lacking.

Looking at it this way, they were indeed just looking for trouble.

Moreover, without a Fourth-Order Transcendent overseeing the shop, such matters were indeed difficult to handle.

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Nie Ning looked at the disappointed Saya and then smiled.

"There's nothing to be sad about. Money is just a worldly possession; you can't bring it with you when you're born, and you can't take it with you when you die."

Money wasn't that valuable to him, and since he had plenty of time to earn more, he naturally didn't care about short-term gains or losses.

"But..."

Saya wanted to say more, but Nie Ning waved his hand to interrupt her.

"Cheer up. I've studied your blood and have already figured out how to help you activate the Ice Desolation Devouring Extreme Body. Soon you'll find that life isn't as hard as you imagine."

Nie Ning said with a smile.

Most of a person's troubles stem from money, and the source of money is a lack of ability.

Once a person's strength is sufficient, many things become very simple.

As Nie Ning's words fell, Saya looked up at him with a face full of disbelief.

What did he mean?

What did he mean by he had already figured out how to help her activate the Ice Desolation Devouring Extreme Body?

Did she really have a special constitution?

But no matter how Saya thought about it, she felt it was impossible.

After all, only two days had passed; if it were really that simple, she would have been able to activate a special constitution long ago.

Thinking of this, the light in Saya's eyes dimmed; perhaps this was just an excuse Nie Ning used to comfort her.

"Boss, I'm fine. There are still many things to do today, so I'll be going now."

Saya took a deep breath and stood up to speak.

"Why don't you believe me? What I said is true."

Seeing that Saya didn't believe him, Nie Ning sighed helplessly.

"Leave the shop's business to the others. Go and notify them in a bit. I also need to prepare some things. When you come back later, I can help you awaken your special constitution."

Seeing that Nie Ning didn't seem to be joking, Saya's eyes slowly widened: "Boss, are you serious?"

Nie Ning rolled his eyes: "Nonsense. I'm very busy; I don't have that much time to joke with you."

"But, I have nothing left to give in return."

After the brief shock, Saya said somewhat dejectedly.

After all, she already owed Nie Ning so much; she didn't know when she would ever be able to repay this favor.

"Don't carry too much of a psychological burden; I've already received the payment I wanted."

Nie Ning stood up and patted Saya on the shoulder: "Besides, I've only deduced the conditions for you to awaken the Ice Desolation Devouring Extreme Body; whether it actually works still needs to be tested."

As a wizard who followed the principle of equivalent exchange, Nie Ning naturally wouldn't let those who helped him down.

Even though Saya might never know the reason behind it.

But for Nie Ning, helping Saya wouldn't result in much of a loss, and the payment Saya had provided was enough to clear all her debts.

Under Nie Ning's persuasion, Saya's expression improved significantly, and she then left the villa with light steps.

Nie Ning, on the other hand, returned to the basement to begin preparing some items that could help Saya awaken her constitution.

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Two hours later, Saya finally returned from outside.

But compared to her excitement when she left, Saya's face was now very unsightly; clearly, something had happened.

"Is it those troublemakers again?"

Nie Ning asked with a grim expression.

Saya nodded.

Seeing this, Nie Ning didn't say much; he picked up Saya and flew toward the shop's location.

Since the distance wasn't far, the two quickly arrived near the shop.

At this time, quite a few people had gathered at the shop's entrance. A mid-stage Fourth-Order Wizard with a mole on his face was stepping on the clothes inside the shop, loudly shouting all sorts of foul language.

Seeing Nie Ning appear, the Fourth-Order Wizard showed a mocking face toward him.

Nie Ning wouldn't tolerate such a person; with a wave of his hand, he summoned a large number of Ice Chains, firmly binding the Fourth-Order Wizard within them.

The Fourth-Order Wizard was initially indifferent, but when he tried to struggle with force, he found that he couldn't break free no matter what.

Seeing Nie Ning descend from the sky, the Fourth-Order Wizard gritted his teeth and drove the mana in his body, causing scorching flames to ignite on his person.

Instantly, the surrounding temperature rose rapidly, and the onlookers hurriedly took a few steps back.

But the Ice Chains remained motionless even under the roasting of the flames.

The Fourth-Order Wizard began to panic.

After all, Nie Ning was in the same rank as him.

And now, so many people were watching.

If he couldn't break free, even if he won the argument regarding the clothes, he would inevitably be looked down upon by others; such a situation was quite a slap in the face.

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