Opening Four Pages in Succession

Sure enough, early the next morning, Xue Xi was woken up by the loud banging on her door. She leaned lazily against the window, intending to see what was going on, only to be startled by the sea of people below: What happened?

Luo Feng, who had sharp eyes, spotted the bewildered Xue Xi on the second floor and shouted, "Xue Xi, open the Gate of Opening! You're probably going to be busy all day today. Your sister Xu Xin asked me to come and help out."

Too busy to change her clothes, Xue Xi hurried downstairs in her bear pajamas and slippers. She opened the two doors, and the impatient crowd outside immediately surged in, packing the hundred-seat restaurant completely, with even more people pushing to get inside.

Luo Feng pulled Xue Xi into the kitchen and asked the still-dazed girl in surprise, "Didn't you go online last night? Your restaurant is now being treated as the second 'Elite Training Camp'. All the Martial Artists are gradually heading this way. How are you still able to sleep?"

She shook her head, "I was exhausted from processing a few crabs yesterday, so I went to bed early. What should I do? Based on what you said, I'm afraid the ingredients I just purchased yesterday won't even last a few days."

Luo Feng pondered for a moment, looked at the bustling scene outside, and made a decision: "I'll handle the ingredient issue. I still have 5.3 billion in assets in my account. I'll invest in your restaurant; we can just split the profits later. How does that sound?"

Xue Xi agreed immediately. This "City Lord" Luo, who offered help in her time of need, was quite dashing. This brother-in-law was actually pretty reliable: "No problem. Let's discuss the details after we finish today's rush. For now, let's just get the customers in front of us settled."

Luo Feng nodded: "Alright, you focus on cooking. I'll handle the cashier, serving, and restocking." For a genius Psychic, handling these tasks was as easy as flipping his hand.

Thus, the two hit it off, their division of labor clear, and the day's restaurant operations proceeded in an orderly fashion. During this time, Yao Rao, one of the three personal guards of Hong from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, also came to taste two dishes. Before leaving, she exchanged contact information with Xue Xi and gave a warning to the various factions, indicating that Hong was watching over the restaurant. If anyone lacked the sense to behave, the Extreme Martial Arts Hall wouldn't mind carrying out a purge.

Terrified, the crowd no longer pushed, obediently queuing up to pay and wait for their meals. They ate quickly, felt the authenticity of the effects within their bodies, and left promptly to leave seats for those who came after.

By nine o'clock in the evening, Xue Xi, who had been working non-stop all day, could no longer hold on. She apologized to the Martial Artists still arriving outside and hurriedly hung up the "Closed" sign to lock the doors.

Exhausted, she collapsed against the back of a chair. Looking at Luo Feng, who still seemed full of energy, she said with weak envy: "The physical fitness of a Martial Artist is truly something. One day, I want to be able to stay open all night and still be this energetic, with a whole universe of mouths waiting for me to feed."

Luo Feng just assumed Xue Xi was talking nonsense because she was worn out. He forcibly pulled the wilted Xue Xi up, finalized the details of the investment, and then said goodbye to go prepare more ingredients.

Xue Xi dragged her weary body to take a hot shower. Although she had the invincible effect of the Gourmet Anchor, she couldn't overcome the mental exhaustion and irritability. She was only an eighteen-year-old girl in the prime of her life. At the thought of the hundreds of millions or trillions of people in the future, her vision went dark—she sank her mind into the Gourmet Catalog to tally the harvest of her tiring day.

She had made a rough count today, and Xue Xi estimated there were at least four or five hundred people. Luo Feng said this was just the first batch of people nearby, and there would be more and more later.

She skillfully cleared the red notification dots for the unlock rewards on each page and flipped four pages ahead in the catalog. The unlock progress for the next page had reached 55/100. Ignoring the four new menu items in the book for now, Xue Xi cast her gaze toward the four items slowly emerging from the deep blue vortex.

Culinary Practice Virtual Space (Desolate), Culinary Spirit Fire (Desolate), Magic Seasoning Pouch (Desolate), and a Housekeeping Doll.

The four rewards hovered around Xue Xi. The Culinary Practice Virtual Space was just as its name suggested; it provided data on all the ingredients she had encountered within a virtual space, making it convenient for the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage cuisine to practice without wasting ingredients.

The Culinary Spirit Fire functioned similarly to the Myriad Manifestation Water; it was a wisp of spirit fire that could change temperature at will, with an upper limit of 5000 degrees Celsius, close to the minimum temperature of the sun's surface. Her cooking speed would increase significantly in the future.

The Magic Seasoning Pouch contained all the seasonings found on Earth, and the Housekeeping Doll could do everything except cook and fight. Xue Xi decided to leave the cleaning and cashier work of the restaurant to it in the future.

After understanding the functions of the new rewards, Xue Xi finally turned her attention to the four new menu entries.

①: [Zhu Ku La Coffee] The first coffee tree in Huaxia was planted in 1904 by the French missionary Tian Deneng in Zhu Ku La Village.

[Magic Modification Effect] Keeps the mind clear and accelerates the cultivation of psychic power. It provides 10x, 100x, 1000x, and 10,000x acceleration effects for psychic power cultivation at different levels respectively. The effect is halved when breaking through a major realm. One cup of coffee provides effects lasting for 7 natural days.

②: [Lijiang Baba] Lijiang Baba is a unique delicacy of the hardworking Naxi people with a long history of production. In Yunnan, there is a saying: "Lijiang Baba and Heqing Wine." It was once used as emergency dry rations for horse caravans and has the characteristic of not spoiling easily, remaining mold-free even after being stored for several days.