Yao Ziyan nodded. "That's the rule."
"Okay," Zhou Hu shrugged somewhat helplessly. "Then each of us will take one. It saves a lot of spirit crystals."
The five of them then each took a bottle of Coke, a pack of spicy strips, and a serving of instant noodles, approached Yao Ziyan, and paid with Lingjing.
"Huh? What's that?" Zhou Hu suddenly noticed a silver-white machine in the corner and asked curiously.
"This is called a hot water machine," Yao Ziyan explained.
Turning to Luo Chuan for assistance, she realized he hadn't provided the name yet.
"The hot water machine, as the name suggests, is a device for storing hot water," Luo Chuan's voice sounded from outside the store.
Zhou Hu and his companions wore skeptical expressions. How does it fit in?
Luo Chuan sighed. It was frustrating how people in this world lacked common knowledge.
Taking a bucket of instant noodles from the shelf, Luo Chuan skillfully tore open the package, added the seasoning, and grabbed a disposable fork. He then placed the instant noodles under the hot water machine, filling it with boiling water.
"Okay, just wait five minutes," Luo Chuan said, closing the lid of the instant noodle bucket with the fork.
At that moment, he sensed something amiss.
"What's wrong? Why do you have that expression?" Zhou Hu and Yao Ziyan looked at him incredulously.
"Boss, the water from the hot water machine before..." Yao Ziyan's voice faltered.
"It's just ordinary vitality spring water," Luo Chuan replied casually.
"Ordinary... vitality spring water?!" Yao Ziyan felt like she might faint.
The vitality spring was the name for the spring water of the most precious creatures of the monster royal family before their evolution. The rich aura it contained was much stronger than most elixirs and was rarely found among cultivators.
"Do you want hot water?" Luo Chuan asked the five Zhou Hu.
"Yes, please!" They answered almost in unison.
Yao Ziyan glanced at Luo Chuan with a weak expression of complaint but felt helpless. After all, he was the boss and the clerk.
"The hot water machine charges 100 Lingjing each time for instant noodles," Luo Chuan continued.
"Boss, you're bundling the sales!" Zhou Hu looked at Luo Chuan with a bemused expression, feeling a bit dumbfounded.
But it seemed that the vitality spring water used in these instant noodles was probably worth more than a mouthful.
A few minutes later, the five of them lined up at the store's entrance, each holding a bowl of instant noodles.
Luo Chuan watched, feeling a strange sense of déjà vu.
Opening the lids of their instant noodles, a burst of steam and fragrance filled the air, making their mouths water.
The five exchanged glances and began to savor the otherworldly food.
In the alley, the sound of slurping was incessant...
As for Yao Ziyan, she tasted the instant noodles made by Luo Chuan, enjoying each bite.
Luo Chuan didn't want to dwell on how many meals he had survived on instant noodles in his previous life, so for now, he pushed those memories aside...