Chapter 190: Shanhai Tavern

Waiting for Lin Manzhi to emerge from the Agave field, she saw Xiang Sa and the others with faces like constipation as they pulled up Holy Maiden Fruit seedlings, and suddenly thought that these subpar little fruits, which are considered leftovers to her, seem to be precious crops here.

She said proactively: "Pick the Holy Maiden Fruit from above and put them into the basket; after a few days when the fruit turns red, bring them back for distribution. As for the roots and leaves, chop them up and bury them in that empty compost area."

"Yes! Lord Lin!"

Xiang Sa, hearing this, almost turned his Beast Transformation into a massive elephant, smiling with satisfaction; the other planters wore similar expressions.

Over a thousand Holy Maiden Fruit seedlings, each yielding two to four fruits, total about three thousand two hundred Holy Maiden Fruits!

They have fifty planters in total, so each can get a few—ten—fruits!

……

With enough hands, Lin Manzhi found work much easier: she organized a brewing workshop, produced fermented barrels, commissioned packaging for Agave beer, renovated the tavern, trimmed the Agave's spines to collect fresh juice daily, mixed it with yeast and sent it to the underground for fermentation.

After a dozen busy days, when the Agave beer brewing succeeded and the tavern was about to open, Lin Manzhi at Base No. 2 also welcomed another happy event.

From seedling to planting took over thirty days, and the cherry radish matured.

Lin Manzhi went to the cherry radish area, with everyone trailing closely behind, holding their breath in anticipation, because whatever Lord Lin grows never fails to astonish those who taste it.

Under everyone's stare, Lin Manzhi crouched, grasped the green leafy stem of a cherry radish, pulled upward, and easily lifted a brightly colored small radish from the soil.

The cherry radish was round and petite, about the size of an egg, its skin smooth and glossy, a vivid magenta, with a tuft of short emerald leaves at the base.

Lin Manzhi's white hand held the radish, which shone with watery luster and fullness, like a ruby set with a jade‑like leafy crown—a work of art.

Everyone stared at the brightly colored radish, collectively salivating with craving.

Lin Manzhi plants few herself, but the Wan Ri Ling Tian space yields many; the ten planters present could each have a sample.

"Everyone who came to work today gets one to taste; Xiang Sa, this afternoon arrange for them to pull some cherry radishes—no need for many, four hundred will suffice, and after harvesting deliver them to the tavern promptly," Lin Manzhi said.

After the tavern opened, side dishes were needed; she changed her earlier plan of selling the cherry radish raw like a Cherry Tomato, and after tasting a sweet‑crisp radish decided that pickling them into a tangy, salty snack would also work.

Xiang Sa nodded eagerly and bowed: "Yes, I promise to complete the task assigned by Lord Lin. Wow, this little cherry radish? Just the name sounds like a watery, delicious radish."

Lin Manzhi, meanwhile, set up a new round of cherry radish planting; the radish grows quickly, so this batch was placed in the Planting Greenhouse of Seedling No. 2. Once the radishes in that greenhouse are harvested and the soil tilled, another round can be planted.

Rotating between the two planting greenhouses allows a near‑continuous supply of tavern side dishes.

Under Lin Manzhi's arrangement, the first tavern in Kuangsha City appeared.

……

Shanhai Tavern.

The flat‑topped sandstone edifice, a grand carved structure, features a tavern styled with spacious, bright décor; its walls and stone columns are extensively carved with mountain and sea motifs, painted in green and blue.

Unique high stools and round high tables line the space; beyond the innermost counter, thick hemp ropes hang from the ceiling, suspending a dozen round ceramic barrels, a wild eye‑catcher that stands out in the desert city.

Inside is sold a kind of Agave beer never heard of before… the wooden placard describes it as having a usage similar to strong brew!

There are also some precious side‑dish ingredients imbued with special energy.

Passersby of Kuangsha City come to the Beast World's only Shanhai Tavern to experience a heart‑pounding thrill.

The tavern's promotion—handing out flyers on this bustling commercial street—makes Lin Manzhi think that if she doesn't announce it publicly, the Shanhai Tavern might be monopolized by the planting staff for a long time.

After all, good things are kept secret, and compared to the Beastfolk in the planting base, Agave wine and cherry radishes are hardly abundant.

Of course, Mo Lie, as her Beast Husband, splits all food from the planting base: half sold for profit, the other half supplied directly to the legion under Mo Lie's command.

The opening day.

Since that day when they ate a cherry radish at the planting base, Xiang Sa and the others have been waiting early at the central commercial street's Shanhai Tavern, using insider info to purchase novel Agave wine and cherry radishes.

Lin Manzhi had anticipated this; when opening something new in Kuangsha City, she first welcomed this familiar group, reserving ten glasses of Agave beer and ten pickled cherry radishes.

Now she is stationed in the back kitchen of the Shanhai Tavern, with Mo Lie still by her side.

However, the kitchen work doesn't require him; Lin Manzhi needs to bring five Beastfolk to teach them how to make pickled cherry radishes. The kitchen isn't large enough, and Mo Lie's presence makes the five Beastfolk's skin tense.

Seeing this, Lin Manzhi asked Mo Lie to sit outside and wait for her.

Thus, during his break, Xiang Sa led a large group of subordinates to the Shanhai Tavern, waiting to feast, and upon entering saw the silhouette of a black‑haired male beast inside, giving them a huge fright.

Mo Lie sat with his legs crossed on a seat by the wall corner, a document in hand, his fingertips lightly tapping the high table; his icy‑blue, dangerous eyes lowered slightly, then he lazily lifted his eyelids to glance toward the doorway.

"Lord… Lord." Xiang Sa and the others instinctively straightened; the crowd, like mice seeing a cat, almost slipped and fled.

Xiang Sa carefully spoke, "I came during my break…"

Mo Lie gave a cold "Hmm."

Xiang Sa's large group held their breath, tiptoeing toward the counter, and seeing the equally tense male beast behind the register taking orders, felt as if they'd spotted a comrade in battle and relaxed.

Xiang Sa whispered, "One glass of Agave wine and one cherry radish for each of us."

The male beast behind the counter replied, "Agave beer, one glass, 5 gold coins; one cherry radish, 2000 Beast Coins."

Xiang Sa: "…"

He thought it would be pricey, but didn't expect it so cheap; if it truly matches the strong brew of Xing Yuan Continent, it's definitely worth it.