Su Wen left after only a few sips of tea; the tea was too strong and bitter.
Old Lin stood by the window on the top floor of the Treasure Pavilion, supported by a maid, watching Su Wen's retreating figure until he disappeared from sight.
"Old Mu, this child is quite opinionated."
After a long while, the old woman sighed softly.
"A ten-year-old child, able to resist the temptation of being waited on hand and foot, is something many adults would find difficult to do.
Such independence, charm, and courage—he truly is an excellent leader in the future, but... is the academy really not going to help at all?"
"Heh, isn't the academy already helping?"
From the shadows on the other side.
Mu En, sitting in a wheelchair, slowly emerged.
He smiled and comforted the old woman, "Huiqun, I know what you're worried about, but letting him stay in the golden wooden house on Seagod Island is a privilege even Xiao Tao never received.
This child has his own ideas; if he encounters a problem he can't solve, he definitely won't stubbornly resist to the end.
This shows he doesn't reject the academy.
Now, the academy only needs to show its attitude that's enough."
"Understood."
The old woman nodded slightly, a hint of relief in her eyes.
...
"Flynn Trading Company."
Su Wen watched as workers dismantled a signboard, its contents being carried away by the workers coming and going, leaving only the lingering scent of herbs.
The previous owner was a pharmacist, buying herbs from villagers or Soul Masters living near the Star Dou Great Forest and reselling them to Shrek City.
Even if the price doubled, there were still plenty of buyers.
The core was, of course, "traffic"—the more people saw the signboard, the more potential customers there were.
Many of the herbs in this world are imbued with soul power.
Although they have not evolved intelligence like plant-beast spirits, nor are they as precious as immortal herbs, they possess unique effects due to the spiritual energy they carry—healing injuries, replenishing soul power, and so on.
For example, the Xuanwu Divine Pill of the Xuanming Sect is made from several medicinal herbs, refined using the unique techniques of a Soul Master.
"..."
"A shop of several hundred square meters, divided into three floors tsk tsk, the beam design is indeed exquisite and delicate.
To combine Eastern aesthetics and Western refinement to this extent is quite a unique feature of this continent," Su Wen remarked .
Of course, there was no need for renovations.
"Xiao Wen, you have good taste," Ma Xiaotao said, looking around with curious eyes.
"But what are you planning to sell?" The girl leaned over, casually putting her arm around Su Wen, adopting a commanding posture, her headlights shining brightly on him.
"Milk tea!" Su Wen grinned.
A few minutes later.
The kitchen.
With a look of utter despair, Ice Emperor used pliers to wield a knife, chopped up ice, and then skillfully tossed it into a cup of milk tea.
A slight ripple appeared on the surface, but the entire cup remained perfectly still.
This wasn't just about precise control of strength, but also about practice.
After a month of experimentation, Su Wen had roughly replicated the flavor from his past life's memories, then added popular fruits of this world—fresh orange juice, watermelon, etc.
Although the taste was slightly dry, it was authentic and flavorful, far superior to the half-finished product he'd created in his past life, which relied entirely on stirring.
Of course, with the milk tea, ice cream was also created.
The freezing technology of this world was incredibly convenient—Ice Emperor's beast-like craftsmanship was simply too useful.
"Hmm? Delicious!"
Ma Xiaotao took a sip of the watermelon milk tea, her beautiful eyes sparkling.
She insisted that Su Wen try it too.
Taking the milk tea, the icy watermelon juice mixed with a faint taste of the milk tea from his past life, while not quite the same, was certainly made with real ingredients, without any additives.
The taste is even fresher.
"What other flavors are there? Let me try them all for you."
Ma Xiaotao licked her red lips, eager to try.
"Mango, lemon, and."
Su Wen smacked his lips.
The preparation process was actually quite simple: milk tea + corresponding fruit juice, maybe a few toppings.
Unexpectedly, Ma Xiaotiao gulped down several cups like a whirlwind, praising it endlessly.
Ice Emperor continued chopping ice mechanically.
Hurricane, on the other hand, was scratching its head, trying to earn money for food, but it seemed unable to help, only able to fawn over Ice Emperor, handing him various tools like a general helper.
"..."
"Congratulations on your opening! If Xiao Tao hadn't publicized it so much in the inner courtyard, we probably wouldn't even know you opened a uh, milk tea shop?" Zhang Yi looked surprised: "Speaking of which, Xiao Wen, what's this milk tea shop?"
"Here, try some, everyone gets one, it's on me!" Ma Xiao Tao generously handed out several cups of milk tea.
"Sister Xiao Tao is so generous!"
"Hehe, someone's treating, so we'll have to try some."
The inner courtyard disciples laughed.
Then a series of exclamations rang out.
Milk tea and ice cream are similar to instant noodles; the first bite is always the most fragrant and amazing.
The flavor might fade over time, but there's no denying that these inner court disciples were hooked.
"I want five cups! To take back for my girlfriend to try."
"Ten cups, I'll store them in my soul guide ring, and have one whenever I crave it."
"..."
"One gold soul coin per cup, everyone come here to pay."
Ma Xiaotao, entrusted by Su Wen as the cashier, casually called out to the crowd to collect payments.
"One gold soul coin, damn, that's worth it!" an inner court disciple exclaimed.
For ordinary people, one cup of milk tea represents a month's household expenses.
But for these rich young masters, and even soul masters, it's just a simple afternoon tea, which is Su Wen's main target—whoever has money, I'll profit from.
As the sign was hung up,the benefits of increased foot traffic slowly became apparent.
The three-story building was packed with people, with at least one cup of milk tea being sold every second.
Shrek City was never short of "rich people," and many onlookers, though finding one gold soul coin a bit expensive, decided to splurge and try it out given the shop's popularity.
Soon, a group of inner court disciples volunteered to help, as manpower was stretched thin.
Not to mention, Ice Emperor in the kitchen was practically a blur of activity.
Finally, Su Wen simply summoned the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear to help,nearly causing the crowd to scatter in terror.
Fortunately, several inner court disciples explained the situation, and the fact that the infamous Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was so obediently doing chores shocked many onlookers, who, driven by curiosity, temporarily suppressed their fear.
"Roar~"
Little Gold handed a packaged milk tea to a boy beside him.
The latter, however, seemed somewhat bewildered.
Just last month, he had been slapped away by this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear during the Grand Arena's assessment.
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