"Have you heard? Restaurant Mai Mi launched a new product today, supposedly called tofu pudding. Two great mages tried it this morning and even got into a fight because they had different tastes!"
"Really? Then I have to try it. I still can't forget the Yang Zhou Fried Rice you took me to eat last time. But after this meal, my secret stash of money for this month will be halved again."
"We're really in the same boat. We can only afford to eat like this three times a month at most. Our kids are about to start school, so we can't afford to spend money recklessly. But we still have to try this delicious food."
"Did great mages really fight over a dish this morning? Where is this restaurant you're talking about? Is it really as delicious as you say?"
Such conversations took place among many customers who had been to Restaurant Mai Mi. The battle between Crassus and Yulian that morning acted as a catalyst, turning what was originally just an ordinary new product launch into a hot topic among regular customers. Even some people who had never been to Restaurant Mai Mi were attracted by the topic and were curious about how delicious the food was that could make two great mages fight.
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A long queue had already formed outside the Restaurant Mai Mi.
However, tonight's queue was somewhat peculiar, automatically splitting into two lines. Standing at the very front were Crassus and Yulian, standing side by side with a distance of more than a meter between them. Although there was no direct confrontation, but an aura of ice and fire still formed between the two.
The floor tiles beneath Yulian's feet resembled a blooming frost flower or a large snowflake, meticulously crafted with clear and delicate patterns, slowly rotating and attracting attention.
Meanwhile, at Crassus's feet, a firebird was slowly flapping its wings, its eyes fixed intently on the snowflake beneath Yulian's feet, but it did not make any rash moves.
When the two met, a clear dividing line was formed in the middle. Neither was willing to give way, and neither was particularly aggressive for the time being.
This aura was contained within an area of about one square meter, and the rest of the area was not affected.
"Sweet is justice." Crassus tapped his mage staff lightly on the ground and declared righteously.
"Savory is the way of kings." Yulian's hoarse voice rang out, cold and grating like the friction of metal, with a feeling that penetrated deep into the mind.
The two exchanged a glance, a fight seemingly imminent. After a moment of silence, they averted their gazes, each unwilling to yield.
The guests behind them breathed a sigh of relief. If a fight broke out at such close range, they probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape. Even queuing was so thrilling and exciting, this restaurant was truly unique.
The guests in the second place of both lines had consciously stepped back two meters to avoid being accidentally injured. Although the distance seemed a bit strange, but the guests behind them all approved of their behavior. Anyone would be afraid in that situation, the giant frost dragon from that morning had left a deep impression.
And although they hadn't tried the tofu pudding before, but the guests behind them had already formed two lines according to their preferred flavors, following the banners of Yulian and Crassus.
There was still nearly half an hour before the restaurant opened, and there were already more than 20 people in line, with more than a dozen people in each of the two lines, which seemed to be evenly matched.
Seemingly influenced by Crassus and Yulian, the customers who had never tried tofu pudding before were already feeling some hostility from each other in the two lines, and their gazes toward each other were somewhat different.
"Hey? Bro, how did we get lined up today? I don't quite understand." Mo Xiu Ji and Andreas came together and seeing the line that had split into two, Mo Xiu Ji asked one of the people in the line, somewhat puzzled.
"Tonight, the teams are divided into savory and sweet groups. Are you the savory or sweet faction?" The man looked Mo Xiu Ji and Andreas up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Oh!" Mo Xiu Ji glanced at Yulian and Crassus standing at the front and immediately understood what he meant. He felt like he had found his people and stretched out his hand earnestly, saying, "Friendly forces."
"Hello." The person hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and shook hands with him.
"He's a heretic of the Sweet Faction." Then Mo Xiu Ji betrayed Andreas in the blink of an eye.
Yulian's entire group turned their gazes toward Andreas.
"Wow, is that so scary?" Andreas stared, instinctively taking two steps back, feeling immense pressure.
"Don't be afraid, we Sweet Faction's members are no less than anyone else!" a burly man from the next team said with a strong voice, and the others also cast encouraging glances at him.
Andreas immediately felt emboldened and quickly joined the Sweet Faction's group.
The number of people was gradually increasing. Most people made the choice like Mo Xiu Ji and Andreas. However, some customers who originally wanted to try both sweet and savory dishes did not have the courage to force a third line between Yulian and Crassus. They had no choice but to choose the line they preferred and make a decision after entering the restaurant.
"So many people! Has this restaurant become so popular in just a few days?" Sally, whose face was now covered by a white veil, saw the long queue outside the restaurant from afar and couldn't help but show surprise. The first time she came to the restaurant, there were hardly any customers.
"Humans, dwarves, orcs… I have to queue up with them, and even eat at the same table…" Sally stopped in her tracks, her expression hesitant and conflicted. Although she had eaten with a dwarf in the restaurant last time, but there were hardly any customers there, and she was sitting alone.
The restaurant isn't even open yet and there are already so many customers queuing up. There will definitely be even more people later. May be she'll be sitting next to a dwarf and across from an orc. With her slightly germophobic nature, she might not be able to eat.
"Huh? The restaurant seems to be doing quite well. It's true that delicious food will never go unnoticed." Not far away, Luna also stopped and looked at the queue outside the restaurant with some surprise. When she first came, she was worried that Mai Ge's prices were too high and that it would be difficult for the restaurant to survive the initial opening period. Now it seems that her worries were completely unnecessary.
"If there are too many people, I'll take it back to eat." Sally clenched her fist and walked towards the restaurant, but the delicious smell of Yang Zhou Fried Rice made her hesitate and turn back.
"Perhaps there will be new surprises this time." Luna smiled and quickly walked towards the restaurant.
"Ladies, would you like your tofu pudding sweet or savory?" The young man at the end of the line asked Luna and Sally, who arrived almost at the same time.