Swallowed Star: A Culinary Universe
Chapter 98

A Grand Opening!

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Chaos City had no day or night. Dreamlike rays of law shone through the spatial rifts, and streams of primordial chaos swirled through the city, giving it the air of an alien starry sky.

The Virtual Universe timer rang, and Xue Xi opened her bleary eyes. With her current strength, she could go a year without sleep and not feel tired, but sometimes sleep was a way to relax and have fun, too.

She rinsed her mouth with spring water formed from Myriad Manifestation Water, and soon felt refreshed. She picked out a denim overall dress and a short-sleeved top from her wardrobe, tied her hair into a bun, and got ready to open the shop!

She opened the gray door. It was worth noting that Chaos City's buildings had been designed for giants dozens of meters tall, to accommodate most of the residents. Even opening a door had the imposing grandeur of opening an ancient city gate.

Xue Xi didn't use her mental power to sense what was outside, but she guessed that even if there wasn't a line stretching out the door like back on Earth, at least a few friends would show up to support her.

But the truth was, when she stood at the entrance, the street outside was completely empty. Xue Xi could almost see a tumbleweed blowing past in the breeze and a few crows flying overhead, cawing their mocking laughter. The whole scene was unbearably desolate.

Her mouth twitched. Seriously, Arthur? She'd imagined a thousand possibilities for who her first customer might be. She'd even dared to hope the Chaos City Lord, whom she'd never met, might come. But the scene before her was almost too much to bear.

She took a deep breath and sent Luo Feng, Ai Chen, and the others

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