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"Let's get four cups," Tang San nodded, requesting four cups. He then asked, "By the way, your shop is quite big now. Are you still managing it yourself?"
"No choice, there aren't many soul masters interested in this, and opening a branch... well, my strength isn't enough to defend it. Though I could rely on Tianshui Academy's influence, I don't want to depend on others and possibly be restrained by them in the future. We're from the same hometown; you should understand my thoughts, right?"
Michele vigorously shook the cup in her hand, causing it to rattle.
"I understand."
As fellow transmigrators, they had a certain pride. Collaborating more deeply with the academy, without absolute strength, could lead to the academy taking over once it expanded.
But—
"Won't shaking the Sprite like that release all the gas?" Tang San had never seen Sprite made this way before and his eye twitched slightly. "Are you selling sugar water?"
Michele gave a mysterious smile, "Just wait, you'll be surprised."
After shaking, Michele opened the lid and took a filtering net, capturing the Chiyepo inside. The clear, jade-like sugar water filled four cups. Michele then released her martial soul, and a little snowman appeared, each holding a straw, and began blowing air into the cups.
Tang San remarked, "Good thing this is a martial soul; otherwise, anyone with a bit of self-respect wouldn't buy this Sprite, no matter how beautiful you are."
"What can I do? I found that my martial soul can inject carbon dioxide into Sprite," Michele shrugged indifferently. "That'll be four silver soul coins."
"No wonder there are so few people here." Tang San took four silver soul coins from his jade belt, lined them up, and placed them on the glass counter.
"Do you want a warm bowl of wine?" Michele suddenly asked.
"If you have some aniseed beans, that would be perfect." Tang San handed two cups to Lingxi and Gu Yuena, drank one himself, and kept the last one warm with Wu Lin.
"Ha, I don't have aniseed beans, but I did find something similar to cocoa beans. There's quite a lot, so I might be able to make chocolate," Michele shared her discovery and then added, "The changes over the past two years have been tremendous. This place looks like something from the '40s or '50s, like the background of those old Hong Kong movies... Speaking of which, Spirit City has established six outer cities, one focusing on agriculture and food research. Maybe I could develop there."
"Indeed, that place suits you. Regarding chocolate, someone has already developed something similar," Tang San took a sip of Sprite, feeling refreshingly cool. "Your Sprite is quite good, really uplifting."
"Thanks for the compliment, but I can't say the same about your slogan. It's too advanced for Douluo Continent," Michele was very pleased with the praise for her craft.
"As if Snowy Honey City isn't advanced," Tang San retorted. "I've never heard of any Snowy Honey City selling hamburgers and fried chicken. Are you collaborating with KFC or McDonald's?"
"Hmph, I have the final say," Michele replied bluntly and then recommended, "Would you like a roast chicken? These are Blue Feather Chickens, ten-year soul beasts, tender and juicy. You'll be hooked!"
"I'll take one."
"Make it twenty!" Gu Yuena chimed in, giving Tang San a disdainful look. "One isn't enough to eat."
"Listen to her, make it twenty." Tang San knew Gu Yuena's appetite, so he agreed, taking Lingxi and Gu Yuena into the shop and finding an empty seat.
"What were you discussing with her just now?" Gu Yuena glanced at Michele, who was busy serving other customers at the counter. "I understood every word and sentence, but it felt like you two were talking about something hidden. You seemed to get along very well."
"How should I put it? Maybe it's because we come from the same hometown."
If parallel universes are included, Earth might not be the only one. But since we've both been nurtured by five thousand years of culture, there's no need to make such distinctions.
"Hometown? Do you mean Holy Spirit Village?" Gu Yuena only knew that Tang San came from the small village of Holy Spirit Village.
"No... but speaking of Holy Spirit Village, I haven't personally visited in a while. Although I've been communicating with Old Jack through the child-mother soul guide camera, I've learned that the village has expanded." Tang San suddenly felt the need to visit, to reconnect with old acquaintances. After all, it had been more than two years since his last face-to-face visit, and he truly missed them.
Gu Yuena sensed that Tang San was changing the subject, but realizing his genuine nostalgia for Holy Spirit Village, she didn't press further. She thought to herself, "Hmph, just wait, I'll find out your secret!"
"Chicken's here!"
Soon, a student working part-time from Tianshui Academy brought over twenty pieces of fried chicken. Some bold students even approached Tang San, pulling out soul guide cameras, hoping for a photo and autograph.
"You sure are popular!" Gu Yuena, feeling a bit jealous, sat directly in Tang San's lap, occupying the main spot. She made funny faces at those who approached for autographs, scaring them away.
Tang San tore off a drumstick and stuffed it into Gu Yuena's mouth, saying, "Eat the drumstick, don't scare the others. It's impolite."
"Crunch!" Gu Yuena bit down on the drumstick, breaking the bone with a sound that made nearby diners shiver and remark how extraordinary soul masters were, with teeth stronger than ordinary people.
"Boss, a Sprite please!"
A flippant voice sounded outside the Michele's Snowy Honey City window, laced with a bit of soul power. The diners inside, seeing who it was, quickly left to avoid trouble.
The person was none other than the Star Luo Prince: Dai Mubai!
In Tian Dou City, Dai Mubai was well-known, with some newspapers even digging up his scandals from Soto City and widely publicizing them.
Now, he was the troublemaker of the entire Tian Dou.
"Here's your Sprite." Michele had no fondness for this prince. In her past life, she never watched those brainless palace dramas.
Did people really think marrying a prince meant soaring to success? That was self-degrading.
Moreover, in this extraordinary world with martial souls and soul power, a prince's concubine was even less valuable. If anything, she would aim to be an empress. Unfortunately, lacking the capability, she could only run a Snowy Honey City to pass the days.
"Michele, want to accompany this prince on an outing outside the city?"
Since his identity was fully exposed, Dai Mubai had given up and just wanted to enjoy life while he could. In his mind, returning meant imprisonment and loss of freedom. He might as well enjoy his current moments.
At this moment, he had a peculiar mindset, summarized in one sentence:
"If I accept my weakness, then I am invincible!"
(End of the chapter)