Chapter 104: Chatting in the Title Box

"Dear customers, I am very sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I am the restaurant's general manager, and I have already applied to the Spirit Hall to expand the restaurant. This is Lord Jerry; although our shop is registered under the Spirit Hall, it actually belongs to Lord Jerry."

"Therefore, Lord Jerry's visit to the shop this time is not just for a meal, but also to inspect the premises. Our application for expansion still requires Lord Jerry's final approval. I believe that with Jerry's personal arrival this time, we will soon be able to solve the problem of the wait times being too long," the general manager said.

This general manager, he's really cunning; this is a veiled reminder to me! I saw the application for the shop's expansion last time, but I was about to head to the Star Dou Great Forest, so it got delayed. Now that I'm back, he's already started reminding me.

The people waiting in line below heard the general manager say this, and many of them looked toward Jerry.

Jerry knew that if he didn't give a result now, it would likely incite public grievance.

"Yes, I came here this time to inspect the actual situation. Soon, the shop will implement categorized management. Those who need to take their food to go will have a dedicated channel; you can pre-order and come to pick it up at the scheduled time, or have dedicated personnel deliver it to a specified location. Those dining in the shop will use a different channel, which will reduce the crowd significantly!" Jerry said.

"You are quite interesting. Would you like to come inside with us? We have specially prepared dishes," Jerry said to Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong had originally wanted to see what kind of person Jerry was. She had gone to the Spirit Hall before but never managed to see him; she hadn't expected to meet him on this occasion.

"Okay! My name is Ning Rongrong. It's a pleasure to meet you, Jerry!" Ning Rongrong said.

Then, the group followed the general manager to the Title Box.

Once they reached the box and the group had just sat down on the sofa, the general manager spoke up.

"Lord Jerry, I'm sorry. My management ability is limited; I was only thinking about expanding the shop!" the general manager said hurriedly, fearing that if he spoke too slowly, Lord Jerry wouldn't forgive him. He had indeed played a little trick in front of Lord Jerry just now.

"This is not your fault. You only need to manage the restaurant well. I read your report before, but I had to go out during that period, so it was delayed. I only just returned yesterday!"

"When you have time, you can go to the Advanced Academy to listen to management courses. Don't say you're too busy with business to have time; you must find time to learn new management and business methods. After all, Wuhun City is still developing, and many things will be phased out. Old management methods cannot keep up with the pace of development, and sooner or later, the business will suffer. Therefore, you cannot remain stagnant; you must change with the development!" Jerry said.

"Yes, I will strictly follow Lord Jerry's teachings. I will definitely make time to study!" the general manager said.

"Wow, does the Spirit Hall teach this too?" Ning Rongrong asked.

"Of course. Not just this, but every aspect of life is studied," Jerry said.

"That's amazing!" Ning Rongrong thought that it was no wonder the Spirit Hall was so powerful, with everything being studied in such detail; that was why the Two Great Empires were being suppressed until they couldn't catch their breath.

"Ning Rongrong, daughter of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, and future successor of the sect. Martial soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Innate Spirit Power: level 9. Current cultivation: Soul Elder. Am I right?" Jerry said.

"How do you know? Are you investigating me?" Ning Rongrong said.

"Haha, I have even more detailed information. You ran away from home at 11 and went to Shrek Spirit Master Academy. The dean is the level 78 Soul Saint Flender, and the vice-dean is the Soul Saint Zhao Wuji—both fugitives from the Spirit Hall! Plus, your personality is willful and spoiled, and you like to play pranks. Do you need me to say more?" Jerry said with a smile.

"No need, no need. You really did investigate me, didn't you?"

"It doesn't count as an investigation. The Spirit Hall's spies are spread across the entire continent; otherwise, where do you think the Spirit News gets its information?"

"Then you all are truly terrifying!"

"The Spirit Hall's duty is to maintain peace on the continent. Of course, we need strong investigative capabilities; otherwise, if the Two Great Empires went to war, the Spirit Hall wouldn't even know!"

"The Two Great Empires can't fight now anyway; they are all afraid of the Spirit Hall!"

"That can't be helped. Although the Star Luo Empire's royal family is always killing each other and the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family is always scheming, let me tell you a piece of news: the former emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire is living in Wuhun City right now. He came here himself!"

"What? Xue Ye is in Wuhun City?"

"Mm! He is very comfortable now. He brought his favorite concubine and a daughter, and he goes shopping every day, looking for good food everywhere! Moreover, he exchanged for a special potion at the Spirit Hall, and his body has now recovered its health!"

"I really didn't expect that. The former emperor isn't retiring in the Heaven Dou Empire, but ran to the Spirit Hall instead! Does this count as treason?" Ning Rongrong asked.

"Haha, if he were still in the Heaven Dou Empire, do you believe he wouldn't have lived for more than a few days?" Jerry said.

"How could that be? Who would dare touch him? He is the retired emperor!"

"With a new emperor ascending the throne, do you think he would keep someone around to hang over his head? Someone who can hide for so many years is capable of doing anything!" Jerry said.

Ning Rongrong hadn't thought that much before. Now she felt that society was truly dark. She had been protected too well since childhood, and even after going to Shrek, Flender's half-baked level couldn't teach her anything.

"By the way, Jerry, actually I came to the Spirit Hall this time to find you. They said you were out, and I was planning to go back, but there are too many fun things in Wuhun City. As a result, I've been playing for months and still haven't finished exploring Wuhun City," Ning Rongrong said.

"Looking for me? Is there something you need?"

"I just wanted to see what the genius auxiliary Spirit Master that the whole continent is talking about looks like—the one who has surpassed our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

"I hadn't noticed that! Haha."

"The four of you are all disciples of Chrysanthemum Douluo, right! Can you tell me your cultivation levels?" Ning Rongrong asked.

"That's nothing; it's not a secret. This is Chrysanthemum Douluo's eldest disciple, Ye Lingling, fourteen years old, a level 74 Agility Attack System Soul Saint!" Jerry said.

"What? A Soul Saint, a Spirit Douluo? How do you all cultivate to be so powerful? And Zhuqing, are you Zhuqing?" Ning Rongrong was shocked at this moment and finally saw Zhu Zhuqing clearly. She didn't know others well, but she knew Zhuqing quite well. She was originally about the same as her, but now she was already a Soul Saint.

It wasn't her fault for not recognizing her; after Zhu Zhuqing was spanked by Jerry last time, she stopped wearing leather clothes. Plus, with Xiao Wu and Lingling, the two of them had dressed Zhuqing up until she was a completely different person. Today, all three were wearing pink sister dresses and had their hair in twin tails.

Zhuqing had seen Ning Rongrong, but seeing her current attire, she felt a bit shy about meeting an acquaintance, so she had been hiding in the back without making a sound. Now that Jerry had pointed her out, she couldn't hide anymore.

"Rongrong, long time no see! I'm Zhuqing. Can't you recognize me?" Zhuqing said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Wow, Zhuqing, I can't believe you look like this now. You would actually wear a pink little dress and have twin tails!" Ning Rongrong said with a smile. Zhu Zhuqing was truly a different person from before.

"Rongrong, don't say that. We were shopping today, and I was forced to wear this by the two of them!" Zhuqing said shyly.

"What? We forced you? When you put it on yourself, you were skipping around. Was there even a little bit of force?" Xiao Wu said.

"That's right, that's right. You were even spinning around in the room just after putting it on!" Lingling said.

"Stop talking, you guys!" Zhuqing covered her face in shyness.

"Hahaha."

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