Chen Lin left the Time Cottage looking utterly helpless.
A Four-Star Gourmet Voucher and eighteen thousand Nightmare Coins had bought him a dish that extended his lifespan by thirty years. No matter how many Nightmare Coins he had, the expense still hurt terribly.
Even that price included another ten-percent discount from the owner, leaving him owing a favor. Otherwise, it would have cost over twenty thousand Nightmare Coins.
But he knew there was no helping it.
None of the food on Gourmet Island could be priced arbitrarily; all prices were subject to restrictions from the Management Office. The owner had already given him the greatest discount possible. After all, half the Nightmare Coins from every sale had to be handed over. After deducting the cost of the ingredients, the owner would barely make anything.
Gourmet Island was a vampire. No matter how many stars a Gourmet House had, making money was never easy.
The rules set by the authorities simply did not allow anyone to earn too much. The entire island existed not for commercial profit, but to find delicacies for the Gourmet Guardian.
Chen Lin returned to the Xue Wa Cabin and gave the food to Black Wa.
"This lifespan-extending dish cost me nearly twenty thousand Nightmare Coins, plus a Four-Star Gourmet Voucher. Go back and tell Xue Wa to hurry up and cultivate! Once she advances, she can work like an ox or a horse for me to repay the debt!"
He was not in a good mood at all.
Though he was on good terms with Xue Wa and could never stand by and watch her die, the price was truly steep. It would have been impossible not to feel the pinch.
Black Wa was dumbfounded as well.
Twenty thousand Nightmare Coins!
Their Gourmet House had been