"Epic!"
"Muming Milk hit the jackpot with this one."
"Compared with the other Novice Villages, Jiamao City has taken a completely different turn. They're partying like there's no tomorrow."
"This is the most brutally anyone has ever wrecked the immortal-hero genre."
"I so want to party with them."
"The Beggar Gang is the richest. The expeditions from the other Novice Villages look pathetic next to theirs. They don't even have a single carriage—they left town on foot."
"It's not that they can't afford carriages. Their leaders won't let them. The key is Shopkeeper Lin's charm. He wooed their leader before they even set out."
"It feels like a variety show. Nobody's watching the player livestreams from the other Novice Villages anymore."
"How much hate is the Beggar Gang going to draw from this? I bet plenty of teams will target them later. Who knows if Shopkeeper Lin can hold them off?"
"Honestly, I'm actually looking forward to the day Shopkeeper Lin crashes and burns."
Atop the city wall.
Watching the carriage convoy recede into the distance, Zhou Jiang asked, "City Lord, do you think Shopkeeper Lin will come back?"
Xu Longyun glanced at him without speaking.
Zhou Jiang scratched the back of his head. "I'd gotten used to Shopkeeper Lin stirring things up in the city. Now that he's suddenly gone, it feels a little hard to adjust..."
"He'll be back." Xu Longyun stood with her hands behind her back. "The Chef God Restaurant is here. Besides, he promised me he'd hold the Heavenly Fragment Culture Festival. Lin Bai isn't someone who goes back on his word."
Zhou Jiang stole a glance at Xu Longyun and chuckled. "I think so too."
"A headstrong dragon has entered the sea. Who knows what sort of chaos he'll wreak in Qian City?"