The First Match Begins (2)

"Hey, you're obviously an expert!"

"A person of insight!"

"You're right."

"I am indeed Dou One) member."

"If I'm not mistaken, you're also from our Dou One World, right?"

The owner behind the stall gave a thumbs up.

Then, pick up the prepared sauce.

A white Ten-Year Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath his feet.

At the same time, a layer of icy white mist instantly covered his palm. With a grab and a shake, the spilled sauce was frozen into granular ice crystals by the white mist.

Half of it fell directly into the ice cream cone.

The remaining half was held in mid-air by white mist.

Cream is poured into the ice cream cone.

Fill the inside of the ice cream cone completely.

Then, the remaining half of the granular ice crystals fell, like a sparkling crystal shell embedded in the cream on top of the ice cream. In the sunlight, it shone like a diamond, looking more like a work of art than food.

Finally, the overall shaping is done.

White mist rose from the bottom of the ice cream cone.

Freeze the semi-solid cream inside into a slushy consistency.

Meanwhile, solidify the top layer of crystal shell.

To prevent uneven weight distribution from causing it to fall.

Finally, amidst the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's wide, unnoticed gaze, it pulled out a tissue, wrapped the bottom of the ice cream cone, and handed it to Ye Qingcang. With a very talkative smile, it said, "As for spiritual cuisine, to be honest, my small business wouldn't dare to provoke anything... Take this Dragon Saliva Jasmine Flavor ice cream, for example. It's called ambergris, but it's actually just Dragon Saliva Grass powder mixed with a certain proportion of jasmine flowers to create a new flavor. It can be invigorating, but compared to real spiritual cuisine, its effects are negligible. I remember there was a dish in the Spirit Cuisine Room where Dragon Saliva Grass was just an ingredient. That ingredient is the main ingredient in my ice cream... But thank you for gracing me with your presence; please try it out!"

"Hmm..." If it were the kind of modern ice cream, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion definitely wouldn't be interested. It's just taking a cone to a machine to get it, all the same old thing. But this human vendor in front of him turned the making process into a kind of skill show, like mixing drinks. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's curiosity was immediately piqued. "A Ying, A Ying, I want one of these too..."

"Ah... he... he... he spoke!"

The unsuspecting stall owner was immediately startled.

Pointing at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

He looked utterly bewildered.

Because in the normal understanding of people.

Only 100,000 Year Soul Beast can speak.

Those over 100,000 years old also count.

However, after Ye Qingcang's explanation, she quickly calmed down. "It's alright, it's alright, no need to be surprised... Years ago, I obtained a special medicine that could help wild beasts and Soul Beast refine their transverse bones, meaning they could speak... Anyway, if it were truly dangerous, I wouldn't have brought her out, and she wouldn't be being held by my friend, would she?"

"Phew... In that case, I was the one who overreacted. I'm really sorry, ma'am and... uh... cat?" The stall owner called out uncertainly, and seeing that the cat was unhappy, he quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, what would you two like to order? Would you like me to recommend something?"

"Give me... the original flavor, please!"

Perhaps others would be interested in ambergris.

But the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena was genuinely uninterested.

No one knows better than her what ambergris is.

To put it bluntly, this stuff is just dragon saliva.

Regardless of where the human vendor at the stall in front of her got his goods from, or what kind of dragon saliva had soaked them in, she had no interest in tasting the saliva of other dragons.

Even her own saliva.

She had no interest in tasting it.

So, after looking left and right, I decided against it.

Let's have the original flavor.

"I want the Dragon Saliva Jasmine Flavor..." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, not having had enough, stretched out its little paw and gestured, "And like before, it sprays out all at once, like it's raining..."

"Okay, okay, I understand."

The stall owner immediately understood that this was a small, cat-like creature whose breed was unknown but which was definitely a pet and looked quite expensive. He smiled and nodded repeatedly.

We follow the rule of dealing with difficult customers first.

First, make the Dragon Saliva Jasmine Flavor.

Then make the original flavor.

While sculpting, he chatted casually with Ye Qingcang: "Judging from your appearance, you two must be here for fun... or perhaps to participate in a competition. Oh my, that's incredible! This is about bringing glory to the world. Regardless of whether you win a prize or not, just being here makes you a true hero!"

"Thank you for your kind words." Ye Qingcang took a bite of the icy outer layer, crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. The rustic ambergris and the delicate jasmine flavor blended together quite well. "To be honest, we definitely won't be in the first round. I'm not a child under twelve anymore. At my age, I can only participate in the Second Division Second Division, which won't start until after the first round. In short, during the first round, I'll just be a spectator, here for fun... Speaking of which, how's business here? When I came, I saw quite a few people bringing their families. With such a commotion, business must be much better than usual, right?"

"That's right!"

"As you've probably seen, this is what I'm talking about."

"There are just too many people here."

"I used to do business in Yunluo City."

"Oh, it's the Star Luo Empire."

Even during peak hours.

"At the end of the day, there are only a few hundred people."

"On the street over there, less than 10,000 people pass by in a day."

That's about it.

"Actually, that's already a lot."

"Because in our city, the last census showed that there were only about 400,000 residents. I heard that the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire has a million people. I don't know if it's true or not. Anyway, everything is normal."

"We can't expect these 400,000-plus people to stroll down one street every day."

"But when I got here, I realized... there are fucking tons of people here!"

"I don't know if it's five million."

"But I feel that it should be around three million."

"Seriously, I've been making a killing these days."

"I arrived nineteen days ago."

"Right now... after deducting costs, we have eighty Gold Soul Coin."

"With these eighty gold coins, my child's tuition for next year will be covered... Although he is already eleven years old, it's not impossible for him to work as a student after he enters Yunluo Intermediate Soul Master Academy, but as his father, having experienced the hardships of this society, I naturally don't want him to waste his energy on part-time work."

"My wife and I live off the one Gold Soul Coin the Spirit Hall gives us each month. Whatever we earn, we save for our child. Soul Master spend money so fast—food, clothing, shelter, and transportation!"

"However, on the other hand... if you don't strive for advancement when you're young, you won't have the ability to do so when you're older. He's only eleven years old and already has level twelve Soul Power, only two levels lower than me, his father. Who knows, when he comes of age, our family might produce a Soul Elder. There's hope for the future!"

After handing the ice cream to the kitten, the stall owner made the plain ice cream much faster, because compared to special ice cream, all plain ice cream in the world is the same.

However, even though it was the same, the boss still tried his best to make things work.

A sentence was sculpted on the ice cream.

And when it was handed to the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.

With a smile, he offered his blessings. "May you two have a long and happy marriage, and have many children. If fate allows, we might meet again at the Soul Master Competition five years from now..."