đ Chapter 1330 - Joyful Water
The singing continued through the night.
Early the next morning, the shopâs door opened. As sunlight streamed in, it could be seen that the floor of the shop was clean and spotless. The tables and chairs were also pristine.
Unfortunately, the two waiters serving the guests werenât so lucky. One was a pale and limping dwarf; there was something in his mouth that he chewed on without swallowing. The other was a former fatty, now a skinny man. One eye was missing and he was in low spirits.
Although the kitchen in the back couldnât be seen, there was a faint smell of blood coming from the direction of the oven, as well as the sound of chopping meat.
Moreover, the female manager who had always been alluring and beautiful seemed dispirited. Her voice was rough and her smile was forced, making the regulars quite surprised.
However, they didnât think too much about it. Customers came one after another, ordering their usual food and chatting over their meals before leaving. By the time noon came around, the number of customers in the shop gradually increased. Although it hadnât reached full capacity, 70% or 80% of the seats were filled.
Both residents of Tongueâs Desire City and people from outside the city came as customers, and they all looked very normal. It seemed that on normal days when the Gluttony Festival wasnât going on, the chaos of the city was hidden away.
No one cared about the abnormal behavior of the shopâs employees. At least, not until⌠several people from outside the city cautiously stepped into the shop. As soon as they entered the shop, these newcomers glanced all around, and their gazes frequently fell on the bodies of the dwarf and the former little fatty.
Normally, the dwarf and the former fatty would have been infuriated by these stares, but their tempers seemed to have changed. Not caring about the gazes of the new customers, they listlessly served the ordered dishes before leaving silently.
At this, the newcomers felt their hearts tremble. Actually, these people were the ones who had seen Wang Baole entering the shop the previous day. Because of the strange happenings on that day, they had become curious and came to check things out.
After all, when there was no festival, the shops of Tongueâs Desire City werenât particularly dangerous anymore.
Now, seeing the state of the dwarf and former fatty, these newcomers were all shocked. They realized that the young man who had come here yesterday was definitely no ordinary person. However, the shop employees were only injured, not dead. Realizing this, the newcomers were secretly wondering if that young man had eventually been overpowered and turned into an ingredient.
But at that moment, the door of the second floor was pushed open. Wang Baole walked out, standing on the balcony and sweeping his gaze across the restaurant on the first floor.
His sudden appearance instantly attracted the attention of the people eating downstairs, causing them all to look up. After recognizing Wang Baole, the newcomers swiftly averted their gazes.
At the same time, the dwarfâs body trembled visibly, and he worked harder to serve the dishes. The former fatty forcibly plastered a smile on his face and vigorously rubbed the already spotless table in front of him. As for the female manager, she seemed to have been injected with chicken blood; she lowered her head and settled the accounts at lightning speed, appearing extremely diligent.
Even the oven in the back roared louder as the chef put in a hundred and twenty percent effortâŚ
Watching all of this, Wang Baole inhaled deeply. He could feel a faint aura of tongueâs desire filling the shop, and as he inhaled, it all surged into his mouth. After entering his body, it fused into the vortex in his dantian.
Wang Baoleâs face creased with satisfaction, and he became more interested in cultivating the law of tongueâs desire. This sort of cultivation was a little strange, but it was quite enjoyable.
Unfortunately, the tongueâs desire here wasnât very strong. After inhaling just a few times, it was all gone, causing Wang Baole to feel somewhat regretful. He thought of the festival yesterday, when all the people in the entire city had gathered at the altar. Back then, the aura of tongueâs desire was so thick it was almost tangible.
âIf the law of tongueâs desire can be cultivated to the pinnacle, it can control all living things⌠because this kind of desire is an inherent part of life.
âIn fact, all of the seven emotions and six desires are like thisâŚâ
After sensing the vortex in his body, Wang Baole turned around and went back into the residential area.
His departure made the four employees secretly sigh in relief. Just like that, time slowly passed, and the sky began to darken. As night fell, Wang Baole made another appearance, absorbing the aura of desire before leaving again.
Finally, late at night, the store closed. The employees waited nervously, but nothing happened for the rest of the night.
Time passed, and soon, it had eight days since Wang Baole had taken over the shop. During these eight days, whenever he made an appearance, he would only absorb the aura of desire and would completely ignore the employees, allowing them to gradually relax.
But after closing the shop on the night of the ninth day, just when the employees thought everything was going perfectly well, Wang Baole suddenly showed up on the first floor. As he sat down in a chair, the dwarf, the fatty, the manager, and the chef all instantly became nervous.
âIâm disappointed.â These were the first words out of Wang Baoleâs mouth.
âThis shopâs business isnât doing well.â
As Wang Baole spoke, the dwarf stopped his chewing, the little fatty lowered his head, and the chef looked at the female manager. The female manager was full of grief and indignation, but she had no choice but to respond in a soft voice.
âBoss, our recent days can actually be considered pretty goodâŚâ
Wang Baole ignored the female managerâs words. He took out a storage pouch with a wave of his hand and tossed it onto the table in front of him.
âTomorrow, youâll start selling this.â With that, Wang Baole stood up and returned to the residential area.
After he left, the employees all looked at each other. They immediately approached the table and opened up the storage pouch, finding hundreds of bottles inside.
Each bottle was half-filled with water.
âThisâŚâ The chef curiously picked one up, unscrewing the cap and sniffing before taking a sip. His eyes suddenly flew wide open, and a smile uncontrollably rose up on his face. His expression became intoxicated in an instant.
Seeing this scene, the dwarf and the little fatty quickly took two bottles and gulped down the contents as well. Soon, their bodies trembled, and the same intoxicated expression appeared on their faces.
This made the female managerâs eyes flicker with brightness. After taking a sip for herself, she instantly stood up, her breathing hurried.
âTart and sweet, and fizzy as well. Most importantly, thereâs the aura of joy!â
It was⌠Ice Spirit Water!
Inside the residential area, Wang Baole was also sipping from a bottle of his own. A strange light flashed through his eyes. Originally, he had planned to hide in Tongueâs Desire City, but after starting to cultivate the law of tongueâs desire, he decided that keeping a low profile wasnât the way to go about things.
It would be more beneficial for him to gain a foothold in Tongueâs Desire City and deepen his cultivation of the law of tongueâs desire> Thus, he added his aura of joy to some Ice Spirit Water in order to create this new drink.
Using the seven emotions as ingredients wasnât uncommon in Tongueâs Desire City, but only a few shops were able to provide them all year round. Most others would only rarely be able to sell such foods.
After all, those who cultivated the seven emotions mostly hid away and were very rare in todayâs world. Moreover, the Joy Lineage had been targeted by Earâs Desire City for many years and were already on the verge of extinction, so the law of joy was even rarer. Even if a joy cultivator was captured occasionally, based on the average joy cultivatorâs level of cultivation, they wouldnât be able to provide unlimited aura like Wang Baole could.
Therefore, the new addition of Ice Spirit Water to the menu would certainly make the shopâs popularity skyrocket.
The employeesâ eyes were all shining brightly.