Chiori nodded, indicating her satisfaction with Alex's performance.
Although Clorinde and Chevreuse beside him remained unmoved, they didn't care much for new clothes.
Even the surrounding Gardes were patrolling, not even glancing at the scene.
Only Charlotte, with a journalist's intuition, quietly came over and took a picture of Chiori and the four clothing racks next to him. Who knows, it might make for good material later~
Chiori, seeing someone taking her picture, instead called Charlotte over and, with a touch of enthusiasm, began to get acquainted with him.
Chiori had come with a purpose. Although Fontaine Fashion Week was still some time away,
Chiori was here to capitalize on the foot traffic and advertise his brand store, the Chiori Tailor Shop.
The four displayed outfits were Chiori's mass-market prototypes designed for the people of Fontaine.
It just so happened that the person in front of him looked very much like a journalist. Getting on his good side would encourage him to promote his brand more.
After all, a new store opening's biggest need is fresh blood. With so many clothing stores in Fontaine, getting people to notice the Chiori Tailor Shop would definitely require aggressive promotion.
Before Fontaine Fashion Week arrived, Chiori tried to subtly promote his designed products.
Alex saw Chiori and Charlotte sitting at a small table, chatting.
Alex was about to sit down and join in the fun, but unexpectedly, another customer arrived at that moment.
"Give me two cups of, uh..." The newcomer looked at the billboard next to him and continued, "Two lemonades."
"Alright, coming right up!" Seeing a customer, Alex quickly returned to his stall and began mixing the drinks.
It didn't take long for Alex to fulfill the customer's request, handing him two lemonades and earning two Primogems.
From that moment on, people began to appear in the Lione District in a steady stream.
Alex's frequency of making lemonade increased, from one cup every few minutes, to one minute, then half a minute, then ten seconds.
Finally, Alex's hands couldn't rest for a moment.
"Another cup! No sugar this time."
"I'll take three cups, one normal, one without sugar, and one with an extra lump of sugar."
Was this person trying three different versions to see which one tasted best?
"I..."
"Here, here, one cup..."
People gathered around Alex's Primogem drink stand, calling out from all directions.
The population density in the Lione District also gradually increased, encompassing everyone in Fontaine, whether they knew about it or not.
People began to gather and watch.
The surrounding sounds became noisy; some who woke up later or were from other areas came over to see what the commotion was about.
"What! Someone here is giving away delicious drinks for free! You just give a Shitou in exchange?" Someone who didn't understand and couldn't see from a distance that the 'Shitou' was a Primogem, casually picked up a rock from the ground, holding it in his hand, ready to exchange it for a drink later.
"Form a line, form a line, no pushing, no loud noises!" At this point, the extra Gardes brought by Chevreuse proved to be of great importance.
Alex's head started to ache; it was his first time experiencing such a huge influx of customers, with only himself to manage, leaving him flustered and overwhelmed.
But these were Primogems! Fine beads of sweat appeared on Alex's forehead.
He worked furiously, each cup taking less than ten seconds.
If only I had known so many people would come today, I would have sliced all the lemons last night!
Initially, Clorinde watched Alex happily busy himself, sitting aside, not wanting to meddle.
However, seeing the seemingly endless queue slowly forming in front of the stall, he still let out a slow breath and walked to the kitchen area behind Alex.
He picked up a cleaver and chopped, chopped, chopped, faster and better than Alex.
Alex even managed to steal a moment to give Clorinde a thumbs-up.
"Thank you for your hard work, I'll treat you to a big meal later." Alex said, then filled the empty space behind with a pile of lemons.
Clorinde said nothing, simply picked up two or three lemons, placed them on the board, and began to slice.
So busy, so busy!
Alex felt like he was playing Overcooked, constantly receiving new customer orders and occasionally other requests.
He had become a mechanical, human-shaped blender.
Fortunately, his current backpack was very convenient. With a thought, cups appeared, and with another thought, lids were placed and straws inserted.
During this time, many also asked why they couldn't buy with Mora, and some even came to try and pass off ordinary roadside rocks as Primogems.
In short, Alex was continuously busy for two and a half hours until lunchtime when the crowd finally thinned out significantly. He could now make one cup and then rest for five or ten minutes.
It was also at this moment that Alex discovered his lemon stock was less than 40%.
Alex had originally thought his lemon stock would last at least three days until the next harvest.
But looking at it now, with so few lemons, he probably wouldn't even last half a day.
Perhaps it was due to the unprecedented and massive 'freebie' event.
Since Mora wasn't required, everyone found a way to get at least one Primogem to exchange and taste.
Chevreuse and the Special Patrol team members couldn't help but relax their bodies.
Chevreuse had brought too few people; after all, the Lione District was so large, and a dozen people were difficult to manage.
During this period, they were constantly maintaining order and responding to emergencies.
Chevreuse and the Special Patrol members weren't that relaxed either.
Even the surrounding coffee shops and public areas were filled with customers resting with their lemonade.
The owner inside the coffee shop looked outside and sighed. It seemed today's business would be dismal. He hoped such events would be rare.
"To the stars, to the stars, to the stars..." Katheryne, not far away, also spoke more frequently today, as the surrounding crowd was larger than ever before.
Clorinde could finally rest.
Although he had been slicing lemons for a long time, Clorinde felt his eyes and nose starting to ache.
But it was fine; he wasn't tired.
Time slowly passed. Alex looked at the Primogems in his backpack... calculated his income for the day... After calculating, Alex couldn't help but exclaim.
Oh my goodness, he had earned over 1000 Primogems in just two and a half hours!
That's incredible, absolutely incredible! Alex was exhausted, but he also felt it was incredibly profitable.
Thinking about it, if the lemon output increased in the future, and he hired a few more people and opened branches, earning ten thousand Primogems a day might not be a dream!!
Even if earning ten thousand Primogems a day didn't last for many days, he would still be making a huge profit!!!
As Alex was marveling, unexpectedly, at this calm moment when everyone was relaxing due to the decreasing crowd,
"Bang, crash!!" Suddenly, the sound of someone being knocked to the ground rang out.
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