Chapter 4: The first step of the Chamber of Commerce: the beginning of a new journey

The early morning sun shone through the window lattices onto the wooden floor of the Chamber of Commerce, and there was a faint mixed smell of wood and spices in the air.

He Shiqing took a deep breath, trying hard not to look like a country bumpkin who had just arrived in the city.

She looked around. The interior of the Chamber of Commerce was more complicated than she had imagined. The tall shelves were filled with bottles and jars and strange goods that she couldn't name. Visually, it was like she had accidentally walked into the magic shop in "Harry Potter", except that there were no wands and talking portraits.

"Newcomer, what are you doing standing there? Go and organize the goods!" A sharp voice broke her thoughts.

She turned around and saw Lucy, a young girl with freckles on her face and wearing a coarse apron, staring at her hostilely.

He Shiqing understood the disdain in her eyes, as if she was saying, "Here comes another guy who wants to lie down."

He Shiqing rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking, "Sister, I want to build a career," and put on a professional fake smile on her face: "Okay, Sister Lucy, where do I start?" Lucy pointed at the messy boxes on the ground in annoyance: "Start from there, sort them out, and don't break them, or you can't afford the compensation!"

He Shiqing walked to the box and looked at the unfamiliar words on it. She felt that they looked like ghost paintings and complained in her heart but remained serious on the surface.

She whispered to herself: "System, start the translation function." "Ding - the translation function has been started." The system prompt sounded reassuring.

She picked up a box, which contained sparkling gems of various colors. They were smooth to the touch, like the paid items in the game. She muttered, "Can these be sold for money?" Although the system helped her, she was like a headless fly and could not help but complain about this primitive way of buying and selling.

Just when she was in a dilemma, she heard a slightly sarcastic voice: "Hey, the new 'top student', you can't even move the box?" He Shiqing looked up and saw a man in elegant clothes with his arms folded across his chest, staring at her with a malicious smile on his face.

"Who are you?" she retorted rudely, a little panicked inside but calm on the surface.

The man sneered: "I'm Kevin, the deputy manager. You're quite brave to talk to your boss like that on your first day at work." "Hello, Kevin, the deputy manager." He Shiqing responded with a fake smile, complaining wildly in her heart.

Kevin walked up to her, picked up the box and pretended to be surprised: "Oh, isn't this the most difficult 'magic crystal ore' to handle? If you give it to a newcomer, you will have to pay a lot of money if it is damaged." He Shiqing's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the name sounded expensive. She wondered in her mind why it was difficult to handle, and then calmly started the system scanning function.

"Ding - magic crystal ore, rich in magic power, can be used to make magic potions, magic arrays, etc., and is very valuable." She secretly thanked her luck for having the system.

Kevin looked at her nervous expression and smiled smugly: "What? Are you scared? If you are scared, just admit that you can't do it, don't embarrass yourself." The colleagues around her began to whisper, and some said, "This newcomer must be no good, and he is still pretending." Lucy watched coldly from the side.

He Shiqing took a deep breath and suppressed her anger: "Deputy Director Kevin, are you questioning my ability?" Kevin raised his eyebrows: "Isn't it? What can a newcomer know?" He Shiqing smiled slightly, "Kevin laughed: "Good, you have courage! I want to see what you can do!"

He Shiqing turned around and began to process the magic crystal ore. While using the system to scan and analyze its properties, she carefully sorted and arranged it. She felt the ore was heavy.

As time went on, she became faster and more skilled.

Kevin originally thought she was bluffing, but was surprised to see her skillful operation.

Colleagues around her whispered, "She must be pretending. She's going to make a fool of herself later." Lucy's eyes widened as well.

At this moment, He Shiqing suddenly stopped, frowned, stared at the ore in her hand and whispered to herself: "It's a bit strange..." She found that although the ore was of high quality, its energy fluctuations were disordered. The system showed that if it was used directly to make potions, the efficacy might be unstable or even explode.

"No wonder they are piled up in the warehouse." She suddenly realized what was going on and immediately asked the system to simulate an energy stabilization plan.

"Ding - the simulation plan has been generated, please check it." She studied the plan carefully, with a confident smile on her lips.

She walked up to Boss Tom, and people formed a circle around her. She stood in the middle holding the magic crystal ore, gesturing and explaining: "Boss, this batch of magic crystal ore is of good quality, but the energy fluctuations are unstable. Selling it directly will damage our reputation. I have a plan that can solve it perfectly..." Boss Tom was skeptical at first, but his expression changed from confusion to surprise as he explained. Finally, he stood up excitedly and clapped his hands in praise: "Great! Why didn't I think of that! Xiao He, you are such a talent!" He looked at Kevin with a proud look in his eyes.

Kevin's face turned pale and he stood there awkwardly.

Lucy and other old employees looked at each other in disbelief.

He Shiqing thought to herself: "Hmph, you little brats, you're too young to fight me!" It was as if fireworks were blooming in her heart. After being suppressed and despised for such a long time, she was finally released at this moment. Let those of you who looked down on me have a good look.

Boss Tom values He Shiqing more and assigns important tasks to her.

He Shiqing gladly accepted it and felt that she was doing very well in the Chamber of Commerce.

"Xiao He, this batch of goods is very important. You have to supervise the loading yourself." Boss Tom handed her the list of goods. She took it and checked it. She found some strange marks on the list and whispered to herself, "What is this?"