Chapter 11: Delicious Enough to Cry

After paying three hundred Interstellar Coins, the product arrived in his Light Brain, and Ke Lin took it out immediately.

In an instant, the air was filled with a sweet fragrance.

His eyes widened, and at that moment, his eyes felt sore.

He actually had an urge to cry.

What is this?

He hadn't even eaten it yet; was this thing even edible? Could the merchant have put some kind of special drug in it?

But he had certainly never smelled this scent before.

Curiosity got the better of him, and coupled with this aroma, it was truly heart-wrenching!

"Forget it, I've already bought it, might as well taste it!"

After psyching himself up, he picked up the Roasted Sweet Potato, and his fingers sank right into it.

From the outside, he had thought it was something hard like a stone, but it was unexpectedly soft.

He became even more curious about the "soft, waxy, and sweet" description the boss had mentioned.

Without even peeling the skin, he took a bite.

The moment his tongue's taste buds touched the Roasted Sweet Potato, tears welled up and fell, dripping down uncontrollably.

What kind of heavenly delicacy was this Roasted Sweet Potato?

How could there be something so delicious?!

From then on, the four words "soft, waxy, and sweet" had a concrete image in Ke Lin's heart.

That image was the Roasted Sweet Potato!

With several large, crunchy bites—without even peeling the skin, and with no time to check the merchant's instructions on how to eat it—he shoved it all in and finished it.

His hands didn't stop moving; he immediately found the shop again, wanting to place another order for Roasted Sweet Potato.

But when he refreshed the page, it was gone?

With a "waa," he cried even louder.

How could he have only bought one, and now it was gone?

At the same time, the others who had bought the Roasted Sweet Potato felt the same way; why did they get to taste something so delicious, and why could they only buy one?

【Boss!!! I don't care, sob sob, I want to eat Roasted Sweet Potato! Put up some more! Otherwise, my planet is going to become a water planet!!!】

【Boss, I bought your Roasted Sweet Potato, you must compensate me, I haven't had enough yet! Compensate me! Compensate me with another one, no, ten Roasted Sweet Potatoes!】

【Ahhhhh, I am now a loyal customer of yours, Boss, please continue to stock Roasted Sweet Potato!】

It was almost all unanimous praise, and upon discovering that everyone had only managed to buy one Roasted Sweet Potato, Ke Lin felt much more balanced.

Refreshing the page again, he discovered the merchant had listed new items.

"Fried Fries, six hundred Interstellar Coins?"

So expensive?

In the time it took him to mutter that, the Fried Fries were already sold out.

What kind of ghost-like speed did these people have?

Could they be shills?

Soon, positive reviews for the Fried Fries popped up, almost all unanimous praise, especially for the included Tomato Sauce, which was praised to the heavens.

What is going on?

But as soon as his nose caught the lingering scent of the Roasted Sweet Potato in the air, he regretted it to death; since this shop had something as delicious as Roasted Sweet Potato, the rest couldn't be bad.

He couldn't help it and slapped his own hand hard.

Stupid hand, stupid hand, why didn't you snatch it!

At the same time, on the other side, Ruan Mian had finished simmering a pot of Tomato Sauce, and Lu Yi had already fried two large basins of fries.

They were divided into portions and uploaded to the Light Brain mall, but when she opened it, she was stunned.

The sweet potatoes she had worried wouldn't sell, as well as the newly listed Fried Fries, had all been cleared out.

Below were all kinds of positive reviews, which made her laugh.

"Lu Yi, we sold out!"

Ruan Mian was incredibly surprised, her voice rising a few notches, and her eyes seemed to hide stars, sparkling brightly.

Lu Yi's hand holding the knife paused, and infected by her, he unconsciously curled his lips.

"Mm, you're great."

She froze for a moment, tilted her head, and her direct gaze made him feel increasingly heated.

He felt uncomfortable all over, as if he were standing in a scorching furnace.

"Wh-what's wrong?"

"Lu Yi, you look good when you smile; you're quite handsome, you should smile more~"

His temperament was cool and edgy; usually, when he didn't smile, he gave off a cold, rebellious-youth vibe that made people afraid to approach him easily.

Especially when he looked at people, those dark eyes carried a world-weary sense of disdain for everything.

It was as if he wanted to finish off this world at any moment, and then finish off himself.

It really wasn't in vain that he dyed his hair white.

But at this moment, a faint red flush stained the cool youth's fair face, and those world-weary eyes began to flicker and shift.

"Hurry up and get back to work, are we making money or not?"

"Oh, right!"

Reminded by him, Ruan Mian immediately threw the previous topic to the back of her mind; the most important thing now was making money!!!

Lu Yi watched the busy young woman; her thin, small frame was full of vitality, and her yellowish hair bounced with her movements.

It was as if countless lingering threads of affection had grown from his heart, wrapping around him, forming a large cocoon from which he could not break free.

At this moment, his palm subconsciously moved toward the position of his chest.

The heartbeat there was a little fast.

Sizzle—the sound made by the potato strips just put into the oil pan pulled back his thoughts.

"Hiss—"

A drop of hot oil splashed onto the back of his hand; in that instant, he did not raise his Mental Power protection.

He just let that drop of hot oil leave a little red spot on the back of his hand.

Incidentally, he let out a small, weak cry of pain.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Ruan Mian nervously pulled over his hand; a small red spot had already been scalded there, and she felt somewhat self-reproachful, "I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention just now and accidentally scalded you. Go rinse it with cold water quickly, hurry, hurry!"

With his palm held tightly in her hands, feeling her concern, the sensation in his heart was beyond wonderful.

The two hands were hidden in the icy water, yet the temperature was constantly rising.

"Sorry, I'll be more careful next time, you also..."

As she looked up, she met his gaze; his pitch-black pupils reflected her small self and her gradually reddening cheeks.

What on earth was this person doing?

Why... did he have to keep looking at her like that...

All her words were stuck in her throat; facing such a handsome face and such a gentle, focused gaze, she felt the atmosphere had changed.

She felt a little nervous.

With a sudden movement, Ruan Mian stood up abruptly, her tone carrying a bit of discomfort, "You rinse it a bit more, it'll be fine once it doesn't hurt. I'm going to check the pot."

She took off running as if someone were chasing her from behind.

Heh.

He raised a silent smile, his hand in the water slowly clenching, as if he had grasped her lingering warmth.

Ruan Mian... she is just like her name, truly soft!

Interstellar Headquarters

"How is it? Have you detected any traces of the Marshal?"

The room was silent, the atmosphere oppressively terrifying; no one spoke, and everyone's face was full of heaviness.

"Speak!"

The officer in charge saluted, his vigorous voice unable to suppress the grief in his heart.

"Report, sir, we have detected debris from the spaceship piloted by the Marshal, but no Light Brain signal has been detected!"

The officer behind him could not hide his pain, "Could it be that the Marshal..."

"Bullshit! If he's alive, I want to see the person; if he's dead, I want to see the body. Initiate Level One alert, seal the news, increase manpower; we must find the Marshal!"