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Scarlet Devil Mansion, main hall...
The sky had not yet brightened, but the Scarlet Devil Mansion was already bustling with activity.
Inside the Scarlet Devil Mansion's main hall, Fairy Maids stood in two lines like they were taking part in a relay race, stretching from the staircase platform all the way to the kitchen.
Of the two lines of Fairy Maids, one passed out plate after plate piled with food from the kitchen, relaying them without pause to the round table on the platform at the top of the stairs. The other line did the opposite, passing back plates containing nothing but leftover sauce and returning them to the kitchen.
Despite merely standing in place and passing plates without taking a single step, the Fairy Maids in both lines were panting heavily and looked extremely anxious.
Clearly, this scene had been going on for quite some time.
Looking closely, plate after plate of steaming hot food was continuously delivered to the round table on the platform by one line of Fairy Maids. Yet before long, a pile of plates containing only sauce would accumulate to one side and be carried away by the other line.
The clatter of plates constantly echoed through the hall, while the sounds of chewing lingered overhead. The two sounds seemed to form a rhythm that continued without end.
Under such circumstances, someone seated at the head of the round table was wolfing down the dishes before him, shoveling every last bit into his mouth. He chewed frantically, his throat bobbing at such a terrifying speed that one could not help worrying it might overheat.
The one eating at such an astonishing speed was naturally Wu Yan, who had fallen under the baptism of the