Gluttony House, A Golden Shop Delivered to Your Door!

"Alright, stop thinking about it."

Chu He looked at the two stunning women, one older and one younger, beside him and let out a long sigh.

"Once I make it, you'll know what true gourmet food is."

Kachi and Xia Yao nodded vigorously at his words, their eyes filled with trust and anticipation.

Chu He gazed at them, a wave of belated shame quietly washing over him.

In the end, he was still too inexperienced.

Facing City Lord Lilian's blatant targeting and the enormous 20 million task, his first reaction was confusion and panic; his mind had become a complete mess.

If it weren't for Xia Yao's "The food you make is delicious," and Kachi's analysis and encouragement, he would probably still be wallowing in despair.

These two girls, despite acting cute or tsundere around him at times, like children who never grow up.

But when it truly mattered, their composure in the face of change was leagues beyond his.

"It seems surviving in this otherworld isn't just about having cheat skills, but also about having the right mindset."

Chu He lamented inwardly, his gaze towards the two women filled with newfound, heartfelt gratitude and tenderness.

"Since I've decided to do this, I'm going to do something big!"

Chu He swept away the distractions in his mind, his eyes sharpening, his fighting spirit soaring.

"If I'm going to do it, I'll do the absolute best!"

"We'll find a location in the most core area of Myriad Phenomena City, to exclusively rip off... ahem, to exclusively target those rich and powerful anomalies!"

"Exactly what I wanted!"

Kachi excitedly snapped her fingers, her small face full of approval.

"Myriad Phenomena City is divided into different tiers. The outer areas are full of paupers with limited spending power; you can't squeeze much profit out of them."

"The real millionaires and powerhouses are all gathered in the central district!"

As soon as she finished speaking.

Xia Yao, understanding immediately, lightly tapped her jade-like foot on the ground.

The next second, Chu He felt the world spin, and the scenery before him dissolved into countless distorted streams of light.

The three of them shot up like cannonballs freed from gravity, hurtling towards the area in the city's center, shimmering with neon lights and radiating divine light.

The moment their feet touched the ground again, even though Chu He had been mentally prepared, he was still profoundly shocked by the sight before him.

If the outer city was Cyberpunk.

Then this place was a divine-demon version of Wall Street!

Every building was extravagantly luxurious, twisting the common sense of physics and exuding a cold aura that screamed, "I'm expensive, and you can't afford me."

The anomalies walking the streets were also completely different from those in the outer areas.

Their forms were much closer to perfect humanoids!

A man in a custom-made suit, with a physique comparable to a top male model, elegantly carried a cup of coffee as he walked by. However, his head was a ferocious lizard head covered in fine scales.

A curvaceous and enchanting older woman, with a figure that could drive anyone wild, sauntered past, her waist swaying like a snake's. Nine fluffy fox tails behind her swayed gently as if alive, exuding a deadly allure.

There were also youths with cute cat ears and girls with magnificent deer antlers on their heads...

Various demi-humans, only seen in myths, legends, and anime, were commonplace here.

Chu He, a pure human, appearing alongside Xia Yao and Kachi, whose beauty and aura were both considered top-tier, like royalty, immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.

Countless gazes, mixed with surprise, jealousy, envy, and greed, turned towards them.

"That human... is actually accompanied by both the Void Gazer Royal Family and the Star Law Royal Family?"

"Am I seeing things? Those are two King-level existences! Since when did Kings become so cheap?"

"Shh! Keep your voice down! Don't you see? The way those two Princesses look at that human... it's full of doting! This kid... he probably struck it lucky and became their kept man!"

Whispers kept reaching their ears.

Chu He, however, paid no mind. Instead, he puffed out his chest, enjoying the feeling of being the center of attention with a composed expression.

What's wrong with living off a woman?

Living off a woman is also a skill!

However, reality soon doused him with a bucket of cold water.

They had browsed for a full hour, covering the most prosperous commercial streets, but the result was despairing.

Not a single shop here was vacant!

"This is troublesome. Prime locations are indeed hard to come by." Chu He's brows furrowed slightly.

Just then, Kachi suddenly pointed, her voice laced with a hint of excitement.

"Little He He, look there!"

Following her gaze.

Chu He saw a building with a completely different art style.

Surrounded by futuristic skyscrapers, an ancient-looking three-story pavilion, like a primordial beast, was abruptly sprawled at the heart of the crossroads.

The pavilion was entirely black, its roof adorned with two ferocious, sky-piercing horns.

Its walls and tiles were made of black scales that gleamed with a metallic luster, reflecting an eerie, deep blue under the sunlight.

It seemed to be breathing.

And before the pavilion's tightly shut vermilion-lacquered main door stood a lone wooden sign, bearing several large characters written in what looked like still-wet blood.

[Gluttony House]

[Rent: Free]

[Condition: Must offer a meal that satisfies this establishment.]

[Warning: If the meal is unsatisfactory, the tenant will be directly devoured by this establishment.]

Free?

Chu He's eyes lit up instantly!

This was like someone sending a pillow when you're sleepy, and it was even a golden, bejeweled dragon bed!

A perfect opportunity to acquire a prime location with zero cost!

"This is it!" Chu He slapped his thigh and made up his mind.

"These conditions are practically tailor-made for me!"

His face was beaming with a confident smile, as if he could already see the bright future of earning a fortune after conquering this "Gluttony House."

However, the moment the three of them reached the main door.

Creeeak--

The heavy, vermilion-lacquered door silently opened a crack inward.

A dull, ancient, and immeasurably hungry intent, like a thunderclap, exploded directly in their minds:

"Offer... your tribute..."

"Otherwise... become my food!"

Holy crap!

Chu He's heart skipped a beat. This house was actually alive?

"It's not surprising," Xia Yao's cool voice rang out at the opportune moment, clarifying his confusion.

"This is the Gluttony Clan, a race that has nothing in their heads but eating."

"Later, the 'Master' established a lawful society and forbade them from arbitrarily devouring living beings. To survive, they evolved into these rentable houses, living by tasting their tenants' food."

So that's how it is!

Chu He suddenly understood, and not a shred of fear remained in his heart, only burning fighting spirit.

Without a word, he took out his phone and opened the app called "Ghost Coin Wallet."

On the twenty-million loan amount, he unhesitatingly clicked to borrow.

[Please enter loan amount]

"One hundred thousand!"

[Loan successful!]

On the phone screen, his debt immediately skyrocketed from -3600.

This was because he had just treated the two girls to some "specialty snacks" at a roadside stall, which cost 600.

His current balance was frozen at a shocking number.

-!

Looking at this number, Chu He felt no pressure at all; instead, his blood began to burn.

"Let's go! Time to shop!"

He waved his hand grandly, leading the two queens straight to the nearest high-end bizarre ingredient market.

The moment he stepped into the market, a thick, unresolvable, peculiar aroma assaulted his senses.

The scene here once again shattered Chu He's worldview.

In the so-called fresh food section, instead of chickens, ducks, or fish, giant metal cages held beasts comparable in size to rhinoceroses, with ferocious appearances. They were violently slamming against the cages, letting out roars.

The vegetable section was even more absurd. Cabbages with legs were hopping around in cages. Carrots were trying to burrow into the soil, leaving only a section wriggling frantically outside.

"Many of the ingredients here are captured by professional adventuring parties from the dangerous areas outside the city," Kachi explained diligently from the side. "So, most of them are alive, which ensures absolute freshness."

Chu He marveled as he began selecting ingredients.

He bypassed the ferocious, clawing monsters and precisely aimed his gaze at the pre-processed meat sections.

However, as he passed a large garbage disposal area, he suddenly stopped, his nose instinctively wrinkling.

He saw several Anomalies dressed in butcher's attire, carelessly dumping buckets of bloody contents into the waste disposal chute.

Inside were huge livers, meticulously cleaned and resembling white jade.

There were thick, snow-white, crystal-clear slabs of fat.

There were resilient, tender, springy intestines and stomachs.

Even some blood vessels and tracheas that looked incredibly crisp…

On Earth, in Dragon Country, these were treasures that foodies would fight tooth and nail for at hot pot and barbecue stalls!

Here, they were being treated as trash and thrown away directly?

What a waste!

It was simply a mad, wasteful atrocity!

Chu He looked at the "scraps" being ruthlessly discarded, his eyes growing brighter and brighter, frighteningly so.

A brilliant, even wickedly malicious plan, instantly took shape in his mind.

The corners of his mouth slowly curved into a meaningful, even somewhat "evil" smile.

"The essence of hot pot..."

"You Anomalies will probably never imagine it, haha!"