đź“– Chapter 1331 - Great Popularity
The employees didn’t know that Wang Baole could provide an infinite amount of this Ice Spirit Water, so although their eyes were bright, they were more thinking about the short term.
Actually, the thought that they could continue to sell food of one of the seven emotions never even crossed their minds. After all, only a few of the most popular restaurants in Tongue’s Desire City could do that.
And the ones backing these restaurants were all Gluttony Lords.
Only a Gluttony Lord could regularly sell ingredients of the seven emotions for a long time without their shop being coveted by others.
Therefore, the four employees didn’t realize what kind of storm the Ice Spirit Water in front of them would bring to this shop in the future.
But of course, Wang Baole had already thought about all this.
He had come to this decision after thinking for more than a week. In order to hide, he had wanted to stay low-key. But in reality, there were times when drawing attention and increasing your own value made concealing other things easier.
Selling this Ice Spirit Water was just the first step in Wang Baole’s plan.
The rest of the night passed quickly, and when the shop opened the next day, all the regulars were surprised. The shop employees who had been so down for the past week were now wearing bright smiles, practically dancing about as they served the customers.
In addition to the normal meals, the dwarf and the little fatty enthusiastically recommended a drink called Ice Spirit Water. Since the price wasn’t too expensive, some customers decided to give it a try.
After taking the first sip, those who bought Ice Spirit Water all shuddered without exception. Their eyes widened, and they couldn’t hide the intoxication on their faces as smiles rose up involuntarily.
The sight of this made those who hadn’t bought Ice Spirit Water feel surprised. Some of them bought bottles for themselves, and in an instant, the same scene played out.
After a while, someone let out a long sigh.
“One of the seven emotions!”
“Is this… the aura of joy?”
“So it was a drink that contains the aura of joy. I can already feel my cultivation base rising!”
Wang Baole had long noticed that in this world, the seven emotions and six desires were in opposition to each other. When a cultivator from one side devoured power from the other, it became a powerful tonic that could increase their cultivation base.
This was also one of the reasons why the seven emotions didn’t dare to expose themselves.
And so, after the Ice Spirit Water was launched, it instantly became a hit. However, the employees of the shop had already discussed among themselves and decided to sell only in limited quantities.
After all, they still weren’t aware that this drink could be produced without limit. Moreover, the purpose of all restaurants in Tongue’s Desire City was to stoke the customers’ desire. Limiting a product was something practiced by most shops.
Thus, when cultivators were informed that they couldn’t buy a second bottle of Ice Spirit Water after their first, they were disappointed but also understanding.
Just like that, night fell, and Ice Spirit Water had caused a small commotion in Tongue’s Desire City. However, not much was sold, and the shop itself wasn’t even that famous, so the commotion didn’t spread far and the nearby shops didn’t pay it much attention.
However, when something had a certain quality to it, coupled with sufficient accumulation, it was impossible for nothing to happen. After ten days passed, with one hundred bottles of Ice Spirit Water being sold every day, news spread all over. Those who had tasted it all sung its praises, and soon… outside the shop, people began lining up from late at night.
To a certain extent, this long line was the best kind of publicity, drawing the attention and curiosity of any passersby. After another few days passed, there were hundreds of people lining up every night, and this incident finally began stirring things up in a wider range.
All the nearby shops were alerted and sent people to investigate one by one. There were so many people outside Wang Baole’s shop, and their aura of tongue’s desire was so strong, that the other shopkeepers just couldn’t ignore it.
Of course, as the shopkeeper, Wang Baole benefited greatly from the line. His law of tongue’s desire grew stronger and stronger at an extremely fast pace.
Even his employees made great gains. Although they no longer owned the shop, their cultivation bases improved far faster than when they did.
Violence could make a person’s body surrender, but it was benefits that moved the heart. Now, the shop’s four employees no longer held any resentment toward Wang Baole. Even if Wang Baole asked them to take the shop back, they would adamantly refuse.
Because of these benefits, they were even more dedicated to protecting the shop than Wang Baole was.
It didn’t take long for the nearby shops to all suffer losses. However, they didn’t think that Wang Baole’s shop could continue selling Ice Spirit Water for long. After all, many shops had done similar things in the past, and the ingredients would run out within a month at most.
Therefore, these shops chose to wait and see. They were waiting for the Ice Spirit Water to run dry and for the popularity of the shop next door to plummet. However… more than a month later, Ice Spirit Water was still being sold, and it had only become more and more popular. The number of people lining up had already surpassed one thousand, sweeping up even more of Tongue’s Desire City in a commotion.
At last, the other shops couldn’t sit still anymore. The first to cause trouble was the one closest to Wang Baole’s shop. Late one night, the waiters and manager of that shop broke down the door and forced their way in.
After the door to the shop closed, no sound came from inside. The people lined up outside watched curiously, but even as the sun appeared on the horizon, nothing seemed to have happened.
But when opening time came around, the one-eyed little fatty walked out just as usual, a proud look on his face as he waved the customers into the shop. The cultivators who had lined up to get into the shop gasped as they saw several new waiters inside.
Those waiters were the employees of the other shop who had broken in last night. All of them seemed weak and feeble, and their eyes were filled with fear.
Soon… Wang Baole’s shop grew larger. At some point, it connected to the shop next door, becoming one happy family.
This incident was enough to make people’s minds tremble. Even the observers from the other shops inhaled sharply, and they no longer dared to act rashly.
Just like that, another month passed. Almost half of the east district of Tongue’s Desire City had tasted Ice Spirit Water by now, and all of them had endless praises. It quickly became the hottest topic in Tongue’s Desire City’s east district.
It was at this time that one of the east district’s major restaurants focused its greedy eyes on Wang Baole’s shop.
“Send them a message. They will immediately hand over the formula for the drink that contains the law of joy, or else… they won’t see tomorrow’s sunrise.”