Chapter 48: Checkout Counter Task (Seventh update, please bookmark, please vote)

Inside the gourmet shop.

"Gurgle..."

Yue Buqun, Zhang Sanfeng, Abbot Xuan Ci, and the others watched as Ying Zheng consumed three cups of watermelon juice all by himself; they swallowed their saliva, feeling struck.

Especially Yue Buqun, who watched Ying Zheng gain nine years of lifespan in the time it took to eat a meal, his eyes filled with envy!

That was nine years!

How many nine-year periods are there in a human life!

Ying Zheng had gained nine years in just this short while.

So, money really could buy time!

At this moment, such a thought surfaced in Yue Buqun’s mind.

And sharing the same thought as Yue Buqun were Zhang Sanfeng and the others.

"This won't do; when I go back, I must find an opportunity to finish off the Emperor!"

Deeply struck, the thought of usurping the throne once again surfaced in Yue Buqun’s mind.

These days, those who are emperors are simply too wealthy.

Given the level of Ying Zheng’s extravagance, Yue Buqun felt that if he didn't usurp the throne upon returning, he would be doing a disservice to his own strength.

However, thinking was one thing, but Yue Buqun still felt he needed to plan it out carefully.

Unable to help himself, after finishing his own meal, Yue Buqun bid Su Mu farewell and left.

Leaving with Yue Buqun were Zhang Sanfeng, Song Yuanqiao, Xuan Ci, Xuan Ji, and others.

Being here was simply too agonizing!

That Ying Zheng was truly inhumanly wealthy!

"Ahem, Shopkeeper, I’ll be going too!"

Even having lived two lifetimes, Tang San was shocked by Ying Zheng’s opulence.

Taking the packed portion of egg fried rice, Tang San bid Su Mu farewell and left.

In an instant, only Ying Zheng, Yang Xue, and Jiang He remained in the large gourmet shop.

After enjoying the three cups of watermelon juice and feeling the nine years of added lifespan, Ying Zheng left, feeling satisfied.

Meanwhile, Jiang He and Yang Xue were still dividing up the food.

Because they had Ying Zheng’s portion of food.

It meant the two of them could eat three portions of food.

Thinking back to the time Yang Xue missed out on the egg fried rice, Jiang He pushed the beef noodles directly in front of Yang Xue.

This was the shopkeeper’s new item, and it was worth fifty taels of gold, clearly more precious than the egg fried rice.

Perhaps the strength it added was also greater.

Faced with Jiang He’s kindness, Yang Xue did not refuse.

Then, the two began to enjoy their meal inside the gourmet shop.

Jiang He started with the marinated egg, skillfully tasting it bit by bit.

With the two marinated eggs consumed, the strength he had gained last time was now vaguely pushing toward the seventh rank of Apprentice.

Jiang He did not hesitate; striking while the iron was hot, he picked up the two portions of egg fried rice in front of him and began to eat heartily.

As each grain of golden egg fried rice entered his mouth, Jiang He suddenly felt as if the energy within his body had exploded.

Trapped at the seventh rank of Apprentice, his strength soared directly upward as he swallowed the two portions of egg fried rice.

In just a moment, he broke through to the eighth rank of Apprentice and surged all the way to the ninth rank before stopping.

Feeling the energy within his body rising rapidly, even though he had been mentally prepared, Jiang He was still dumbfounded.

The power of this egg fried rice was simply too terrifying!

The ranks of the Apprentice stage seemed like mere decorations in front of the egg fried rice.

Almost like a hot knife through butter, he had arrived directly at the ninth rank.

Looking at the remaining portion of beef noodles in front of him, Jiang He couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

After only a moment of hesitation, Jiang He began to eat the beef noodles.

As the rich broth, noodles, and beef went down his throat, the ninth-rank energy in Jiang He’s body was ignited at that moment.

The terrifying energy flowed through Jiang He’s body like a rushing river.

In almost an instant, it broke through the threshold of the ninth rank.

The heart core in his dantian transformed into a primary core under the impact of the energy.

The surging energy continuously poured toward the primary core, then gathered into the shape of a small nebula.

With the nebula swirling and energy gathering, a small prism crystal condensed around the primary core.

Feeling the birth of the prism crystal within his body, Jiang He was stunned.

How long had it been, and he had already stepped into the ranks of the Guardian.

Just as Jiang He was pleasantly surprised, the nebula around the primary core condensed again following the intake of the final cool water, and subsequently, another prism crystal appeared around the primary core.

Two prism crystals, second rank of Guardian!

Jiang He was dumbstruck; he had not expected the beef noodles to be so terrifying.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Yang Xue was facing the same situation as Jiang He.

Originally only at the fifth rank of Apprentice, Yang Xue had broken through to the sixth rank of Apprentice after eating one marinated egg and the egg fried rice.

Feeling her strength break through, Yang Xue was quite happy.

As a result, the subsequent consumption of a portion of beef noodles caused her strength to soar directly from the sixth rank of Apprentice to the ninth rank of Apprentice.

When the second portion of beef noodles was consumed, she broke through directly to the second rank of Guardian.

Such a terrifying increase in strength left Yang Xue almost dumbfounded.

Was this something a human could achieve?

However, thinking that this was the place of a deity, she suddenly understood.

Oh, so it’s a god; then that’s no problem!

Feeling the formation of the primary core within their bodies, Yang Xue and Jiang He looked at each other, both seeing the shock in each other’s eyes.

This deity’s place was too terrifying.

At this rate of improvement, they feared it wouldn't be long before they were Glorious ones!

And the person in charge of the entire Nancheng Base was only a Glorious one!

For a moment, the two felt as if they were dreaming.

Even after leaving the gourmet shop, the two still hadn't fully recovered.

As for Su Mu, he was naturally unaware of their shock.

He was currently troubled by another matter.

"System, do you have any specialized checkout here? This daily gold is impossible for me to use!"

He looked under the checkout counter with a slight headache; it was already filled with all kinds of gold.

Although this was all money.

But piling it up like this was too troublesome.

Moreover, as there would be more and more dishes in the future.

With tens of thousands of taels of gold appearing at every turn, where was he supposed to put it?

Today, Su Mu had noticed that Zhang Sanfeng, Ying Zheng, and the others brought in by the system—

Their wealth seemed to have been specially stored in a space by the system.

Regarding this, Su Mu naturally wanted one too.

That way, it would be more convenient in the future.

"Beep, in accordance with the host’s request, the checkout counter task has been activated!"

"Beep, task activated: reach ten customers to obtain an automatic card reader."

Two mechanical sounds rang out in his mind; Su Mu was quite happy listening to the system’s voice.

But after waiting for a long time and finding that his checkout counter hadn't changed in the slightest, Su Mu couldn't help but be puzzled.

"Beep, current number of customers is nine; please keep up the good work, host!"

The next moment, the system’s notification caused the smile on Su Mu’s face to freeze.

System, come out here; people like you usually get beaten to death!