Before long, Lin Chen had made cup after cup of steaming hot milk tea. At first, only a few scattered customers came to buy a cup or two for a taste, since there was nothing like milk tea on Douluo Continent. But the instant it entered their mouths, they could no longer stay calm.
"Give me a cup."
"I want ten cups!"
Watching the people on the street scramble in front of his stall, Lin Chen could not help feeling a little smug. "Hmph, let yourselves experience the dimensional strike from Blue Star."
But outwardly, he still said, "No need to rush, take it slow. There's enough for everyone. Seven Copper Soul Coins per cup!"
Ha, things from Blue Star really were popular in fantasy worlds. Lin Chen did not need to be like Huo Gua, offering free samples first to attract customers before selling grilled fish.
While Lin Chen's milk tea business was booming, Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao also pushed their grilled fish cart over.
From afar, Huo Yuhao saw a crowd surrounding a stall. When he got closer, he realized it belonged to his classmate.
"Lin Chen, why are you here?" Huo Yuhao stepped forward and asked.
"Aren't you here too, Squad Leader?" Lin Chen asked in return.
"Uh... are you here to sell things too?"
Lin Chen nodded and continued making milk tea. There were still many people standing in front of his stall, and he had no time to bother with Huo Yuhao.
At that moment, Tang Ya pushed Huo Yuhao's grilled fish cart beside Lin Chen's stall and asked Huo Yuhao, "Little Yuhao, do you know each other?"
"Yeah, he's my classmate. His Dormitory is right next to mine." Huo Yuhao answered. After briefly introducing Lin Chen to Tang Ya, he began grilling fish as well.
Gradually, the stalls of the two Shrek freshmen were both surrounded by crowds of passersby, and Lin Chen also caught sight of Jiang Nannan, known as the "number one beauty of the Outer Court."
Jiang Nannan slowly walked toward Lin Chen's stall, making him scream wildly in his heart, Don't come over here! If anything really happened, he did not yet have the strength to go up against Xu the Simp, Xu Sanshi.
But regardless of his inner screaming, Jiang Nannan still joined the line in front of Lin Chen's stall.
Before long, it was Jiang Nannan's turn. She said to Lin Chen, "Junior, how much is your milk tea?"
"Seven Copper Soul Coins." Lin Chen answered expressionlessly. At a time like this, all he saw was money.
After hesitating for a while, Jiang Nannan slowly took out seven Copper Soul Coins and handed them to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen handed over a freshly made cup of milk tea.
Jiang Nannan took a small sip, and the confusion in her eyes gradually turned to delight. Earlier, she had wondered why such a small cup cost seven Copper Soul Coins, but now it seemed well worth the price. Looking back at Lin Chen's stall, she asked, "When will you come set up your stall again?"
Lin Chen, whose milk tea was selling like wildfire, casually replied with two words, "When I'm broke."
After glancing at the busy young man, Jiang Nannan did not linger and walked toward Huo Yuhao's grilled fish stall.
Right after that, Lin Chen saw the scene from the original story where Xu the Simp wanted to teach Huo Yuhao a lesson for Jiang Nannan's sake, followed by Beibei's arrival.
It was not that Lin Chen insisted on watching. The customers lined up in front of his stall had all been frightened away, and with nothing else to do, he might as well quietly watch the drama unfold.
"Xu Sanshi, you bullied my junior disciple. You must give me an explanation for what happened today, or we'll settle it with a match at the Soul Fighting Arena."
After that, the two of them went to the Soul Fighting Arena.
Huo Yuhao was also pulled away by Tang Ya.
Before he left, Lin Chen handed Huo Yuhao a cup of milk tea and said, "Squad Leader, this one's on me. Watching a match while drinking milk tea feels great."
"Thanks."
No need to thank me. I give you a cup of milk tea, and you give me that bargain Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber. Sounds fair.
After Huo Yuhao left, Lin Chen packed up his stall as well and rode his Soul Guidance Vehicle toward the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
After finding a place near the Treasure Gathering Pavilion to park his vehicle, Lin Chen headed straight inside.
"Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber." As he walked, Lin Chen rubbed his hands excitedly.
Releasing the aura of a Soul Grandmaster, Lin Chen entered the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. A lightly dressed young woman approached him and asked, "Hello, esteemed Lord Soul Master. What would you like to purchase?"
"Do you have any heavenly treasures that can strengthen the body?"
"Yes. We have Peiyuan Pills, Thousand-Year Ganoderma, Hundred-Year Snow Lotus, Thousand-Year Whale Rubber..." The young woman introduced the items to Lin Chen.
"Take me to have a look," Lin Chen said.
The young woman led Lin Chen to the area that sold heavenly treasures.
"Lord Soul Master, this is Deep Sea Dolphin Marrow. It comes from a type of dolphin-like sea soul beast..." The young woman introduced the products one by one.
After walking for ten minutes, Lin Chen finally saw that piece of "Spoiled Thousand-Year Whale Rubber."
"Lord Soul Master, this is Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, a special substance produced in the brains of whale soul beasts. It is also very effective at improving one's physique. However, it is black. According to our appraiser's assessment, this piece of Thousand-Year Whale Rubber has spoiled somewhat. Still, the price is very reasonable, and its value for money is absolutely excellent," the young woman explained.
"Mm, I'll take this one." Lin Chen spoke calmly, but inside, he was already ecstatic.
"Certainly, Lord Soul Master." The young woman immediately took down the item and went to the counter to settle the payment.
I struck gold, I really struck gold!
"Lord Soul Master, this piece of Whale Rubber costs six thousand Gold Soul Coins."
Lin Chen handed over the card in his hand.
Lin Chen left the Treasure Gathering Pavilion in high spirits, got on his Soul Guidance Vehicle, and hummed a song as he returned to the Dormitory.
The moment he returned to the Dormitory, Lin Chen smelled an incredibly foul odor. Without even thinking, he knew that Huo Yuhao was using cheats again.
Back in the Dormitory, Lin Chen saw Zhou Mingxing, who had already been knocked unconscious by the smell. He circulated his Soul Power, creating a powerful gust that blew the stench out of the room, then immediately shut all the doors and windows tight.
After finishing all that, Lin Chen climbed onto his bed and lay down to sleep.
Using cultivation in place of sleep was not a good thing. After all, cultivation could not truly replace sleep.
Balancing work and rest was important. Of course, that idea had long been ingrained in Lin Chen's mind back on Blue Star.
So, Lin Chen set a rule for himself: cultivate on Sunday through Thursday nights, and sleep on Friday and Saturday nights. Mm, perfectly in line with the schedule of a Blue Star native.
The young man on the bed soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Lin Chen woke up early.
After taking a refreshing shower, he went to the classroom for lessons.
That evening, while Lin Chen was selling milk tea, a little girl's voice suddenly sounded by his ear. "Little Earth, you're selling delicious food out here so late at night and didn't even tell us? That's seriously not loyal at all."
Without needing to think about it, Lin Chen knew it was the lively Xiao Xiao. But then again, he seemed pretty lively himself, didn't he?
"Little Earth?" Lin Chen asked with a face full of question marks.
"Lin Chen, Lin Chen. If you split apart the character Chen, doesn't it become Little Earth? This young lady has decided that Xiaolei and I will call you that from now on!"
"You're incredible, kid." Lin Chen gave Xiao Xiao a thumbs-up.
"Don't try to change the subject. You still haven't explained why you were selling delicious food without telling us." Xiao Xiao puffed out her little cheeks.
Lin Xiaolei held her forehead. Her good sister, her best friend, was simply far too outgoing.
"How could I let two young ladies of your standing lower yourselves to come to me? This is only my second day. I was planning to get familiar with this area first, then respectfully invite the two young ladies over," Lin Chen said with an apologetic smile.
"Hmph, that's more like it. But tonight, you have to treat me to ten cups of milk tea," Xiao Xiao said.
"Right away, young lady."
Suddenly, Lin Chen spotted Zhou Mingxing hiding behind Lin Xiaolei. Slightly surprised, he asked, "Why are you here?"
Lin Xiaolei said, "Mingxing asked us to come find you. He noticed you returned to the Dormitory very late last night and was a little worried."
Zhou Mingxing nodded weakly.
Lin Chen smiled, then took out three cups of milk tea and handed one each to Xiao Xiao, Zhou Mingxing, and Lin Xiaolei.
"Ha, this milk tea is really delicious. Little Earth, I didn't expect you to actually have some skills," Xiao Xiao said as she drank.
"Of course." Lin Chen was a little proud.
He attended class during the day, went out to make money at night, and spent his free time in the library. Lin Chen lived each day to the fullest like this.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and Lin Chen raised his Soul Power to the peak of level 25.
Class One classroom...
"Three Control System students?! Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, are you three doing this on purpose?" Zhou Yi roared.
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