Yan was helped up from the ground by Xie Yue. He wiped the blood from his mouth, his eyes filled with fear and unwillingness. He had never suffered such humiliation since he was a child, but facing the absolute disparity in strength, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
"We… we'll order three bowls of clear noodle soup."
After helping Yan back to his original seat, Xie Yue stammered out the order. Although the price was outrageous, they could only accept it now. Compared to their lives, money was no longer important.
"Please wait a moment."
Lin Feng finally got up from the recliner, his movements still unhurried. He tied on an apron, put on a chef's hat, and walked into the kitchen.
At this moment, although Lin Feng remained expressionless on the surface, inside he was so excited that he was practically screaming.
"Hahaha, the Golden Generation has finally arrived! These are guests who can reach the Titled Douluo level!"
"It wasn't in vain that I deliberately created the aroma to attract them. This wave is solid!"
Lin Feng was a transmigrator from Blue Star to the Douluo Continent, carrying a golden finger called the Heavens' Delicacy System and a restaurant named Food Heaven pavilion.
Inside the restaurant, Lin Feng was the absolute king; even a Divinity descending would have to obey his rules.
More importantly, profits from selling delicacies could be exchanged for delicacy points at a 10:1 ratio, which could be used to purchase various rewards from across the myriad worlds—from Douluo's special Immortal Herbs and Spirit Bones, to exotic treasures like alien flames and Sharingan, and even Ultraman transformation devices!
For Lin Feng, who had been a professional chef in his previous life, cooking was naturally a piece of cake.
He originally thought he could reach the pinnacle of life: with Qian Renxue on his left and Bibi Dong on his right, casually trampling the God King Tang underfoot.
But reality gave him a resounding slap.
All because of this damn pricing!
A bowl of clear noodle soup cost 100 gold coins; even wealthy Spirit Masters felt like they were being robbed when they saw the menu.
So for an entire week, Lin Feng's restaurant didn't have a single customer.
Every day he would lie on the rocking chair in a daze, occasionally releasing some aroma to attract customers, but people would come, smell the aroma, see the price, and immediately turn around and leave.
Looking at the tempting rewards in the System Mall, Lin Feng could only sigh in despair.
No customers meant no delicacy points, and no delicacy points meant he couldn't exchange for anything. This was practically forcing him, a transmigrator, to die!
Fortunately, today he finally caught Hu Liena and the other two.
The Spirit Hall's Golden Generation—strong backgrounds, powerful abilities, and most importantly, they shouldn't be short on money!
He believed that starting today, his restaurant's reputation would spread within Spirit Hall.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.
When Bibi Dong and the other Titled Douluo personally arrived, those would be the real big customers!
Just thinking about it filled Lin Feng with energy.
He walked into the modernly equipped kitchen and skillfully lit the fire to cook the noodles. At the same time, he chopped green onions and cilantro, put them into three bowls, added salt, chicken essence, light soy sauce, dried shrimp, and finally, the key ingredient—an appropriate amount of lard.
This was also the key to delicious clear noodle soup!
Finally, he placed the cooked noodles into the three bowls. Three bowls of clear noodle soup, done!
In just a few minutes, Lin Feng emerged carrying the bowls. They looked like ordinary clear noodle soup: translucent noodles, clear broth, a layer of golden oil floating on top, sprinkled with cilantro and dried shrimp.
But that aroma… the three almost simultaneously swallowed their saliva.
The aroma was too overpowering, directly conquering their sense of smell, making them unable to resist the urge to taste it immediately. Even their earlier fear faded slightly in the face of that aroma.
"Enjoy," Lin Feng said indifferently, returning to his rocking chair.
Hu Liena carefully picked up a chopstickful of noodles and slurped them into her mouth.
Instantly—
An unprecedented deliciousness exploded in her mouth!
It was not just an enjoyment of the taste buds, but an elevation on a soul level!
The noodles were springy and chewy, the clear soup unbelievably delicious, and every bite brought unparalleled satisfaction, as if her soul had been sublimated.
Yan and Xie Yue wore the same expressions. The three buried their heads and ate wildly, not even bothering to speak.
All fear and pressure had been dispelled by this deliciousness.
"So… so fragrant…"
In just a few minutes, the three bowls of noodles were completely devoured.
Yan even licked the bottom of the bowl, unwilling to waste a single drop of soup.
"It was too delicious!" Hu Liena leaned back in her chair with a blissful expression. "I never imagined a bowl of clear noodle soup could be so delicious!"
Yan and Xie Yue nodded in agreement, all three wearing satisfied expressions.
"That will be three hundred gold coins in total. Thank you for your patronage."
Lin Feng's voice came from behind the counter.
The satisfaction on their faces instantly froze, replaced by expressions of heartache.
The noodles were delicious, but they were really expensive!
Although as the Golden Generation they weren't short on money, they also weren't normally wasteful.
Three hundred gold coins! That was enough for several days of lavish meals in a big restaurant!
"I knew I shouldn't have come in," Yan muttered softly, though his voice carried a hint of reluctance. He said he regretted it, but if he had to choose again, he would probably still enter the restaurant.
Xie Yue walked to the counter helplessly, took out three small cloth bags from his spirit tool, and placed them in front of Lin Feng. Only then did he turn around, ready to escape this place they both loved and hated.
"Don't go."
As soon as the two words were spoken, the three instantly froze. Yan's hand was already on the doorknob, but he remained completely still, as if under a petrification spell.
Hu Liena turned around, forcing a smile uglier than crying. "Senior, do you have any other instructions?"
However, in her heart, she frantically complained: He wouldn't possibly think we spent too little, would he? Three hundred gold coins isn't enough? How can he be so greedy!
But Lin Feng's next words immediately put the three at ease again.
Lin Feng lazily raised his hand, his voice carrying an indescribable languor. "I'll give you a lottery draw."
"Lottery draw?" The three turned back in unison, curiosity and anticipation flickering in their eyes.
Could it be that this heartless boss still had some conscience and was preparing to give them compensation?
Lin Feng's lips curved slightly, revealing a mysterious smile.
He slowly sat up from the rocking chair and looked at the system panel.
"Consumption: 100 (average consumption)."
"System evaluation: Three stingy leek minnows. Just give them some trash rewards and send them away!"
"Random reward: spirit power slightly increased × 3"
"Host reward: 30 delicacy points"
Seeing the system's evaluation and rewards, Lin Feng's expression froze for a moment.
Why did he feel that this system was even more snobbish than he was? Still, a mosquito's leg is still meat!
Seeing Hu Liena and the other two staring at him expectantly, Lin Feng cleared his throat and said calmly, "Your luck isn't good. Consolation prize: spirit power slightly increased."
As soon as he finished speaking, three golden light spots flew from Lin Feng's fingertips, each merging into their bodies.
Hu Liena felt a gentle warm current rise from her dantian, nourishing her meridians like a spring breeze and rain. She widened her eyes, incredulous at the astonishing rate at which her spirit power was increasing.
Almost in the blink of an eye, she went from level thirty-nine to level forty.
"I… I broke through?" Hu Liena's voice trembled. She looked down at her hands, feeling the surging spirit power within her, and felt somewhat dizzy.
Xie Yue and Yan were equally shocked. Although they didn't break through like Hu Liena, their spirit power had also increased significantly.
Spirit power that would normally take months of arduous cultivation had been gained in an instant.
Finally, after regaining her senses, Hu Liena swallowed hard and asked in a trembling voice, "May I ask, Senior, who are you…?"