Ninth class citizen

Chapter 380 Want some candy?

"Not that you're stupid. It's just that many things aren't as you think."

There wasn't a single word of sarcasm or blame, and his voice was deep, cool, and pleasant, like the sound of gold and jade.

Nan Rong couldn't help but turn to look at Tian Li, only to see an indescribable loneliness and coldness on that jade-carved, frost-covered face.

Like the snow on the treetops before sunrise, about to melt, knowing it will inevitably disappear, it can only stand there silently, waiting for its fate to arrive.

This was the first time Nan Rong had ever felt such human emotions in the Great Demon King.

It was an increasingly intense, helpless, and negative emotion that seemed to be dragging her into a bottomless abyss, where there was no hope at all, making it almost impossible to breathe, and even giving rise to the thought that it would be better to just die like this.

Fortunately, this emotion was fleeting and quickly subsided, and Nan Rong's mindset, after being tempered several times, quickly rediscovered the joys that belong to the living, completely casting aside the inexplicable negative energy from before.

At that moment, she suddenly realized something.

No wonder the Demon King's personality is so strange; he's suffering from depression! No wonder he's been acting so abnormally and inhumanly since the trials began!
He was clearly an incredibly powerful and invincible figure, someone who was respected wherever he went, yet he contracted this disease and was unable to enjoy the pleasures of life.

A pang of sympathy stirred in Nan Rong's kind heart. She took out a beautiful glass box from the solidified space, picked out an orange candy from the colorful array inside, and offered it to Tian Li.

"I haven't tried this color before," she said. "Why don't you try it for me?"

His inorganic eyes swept over indifferently, seemingly staring at her, yet also seemingly not.

Nan Rong blinked, belatedly realizing what she was doing.

She's an all-knowing and all-powerful demon king, why should she pity her? In comparison, it's more appropriate to sympathize with working-class people like myself.

She gave an awkward laugh and instinctively tried to pull her hand back: "Sorry, I forgot you are an old god who lives in the wind and dew and doesn't eat the food of mortals."

Before she could finish speaking, her hand suddenly felt lighter.

Her slender, jade-like fingers picked up the crescent-shaped gummy candy and gracefully placed it into her thin, light rose-colored lips.

He ate it? The Great Demon King really ate her candy?

Nan Rong's mind went blank for a moment, then she suddenly remembered something: This candy is not ordinary candy!

The Hundred Flavor Candy was created by a senior student from another dimension using a special method. A box contains one hundred candies, each containing a unique and unusual flavor.

If the flavor only lingers on the tip of the tongue, then it's too ordinary and unlikely to be popular in the college.

But the candy made by that senior student could make the flavors penetrate straight to the soul. Whether it was sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty or anything else, it could make people's heads go numb and ensure that they could not feel any other flavors for a long time.

Most importantly, although Baiwei Tang is called candy, it is actually a medicine.

After all the flavors disappear, the soul receives a very slight enhancement.

Although eating a whole box of candy wouldn't enhance the effect by even one percent of the Enhancing Essence Pill, every little bit counts, and it's not annoying to use it for pranks. Plus, it's affordable, so it's always had a good market.

Nan Rong wasn't after that tiny bit of boost; she just found it interesting. She tried a few when she had some free time and found the taste to be quite pleasant: some were sweet, some were fragrant, some were minty, and one was sky blue, all with a strong sea breeze flavor. Eating them made her feel incredibly refreshed, not at all as terrifying as the comments section had described.

Nan Rong stared intently at Tian Li, trying to discern any clues about his taste from his expression, but Tian Li's face remained as still as if carved from white jade.

It wasn't until the hovercar landed and the two got up to leave that Nan Rong noticed a faint blush creeping over the corner of the man's eye.

Her curiosity reached its peak at that moment, and ignoring the officials accompanying the president as they approached, she asked directly:
“Is the candy delicious?”

Even with the soundproof barrier in place, the presidential aide and chief of staff standing at the front were still able to decipher what she was saying by reading her lips.

What? Eating candy? Are you talking about our Lord Tianli?
In an instant, an extremely strange feeling arose in both of them.

His Majesty Tianli possesses a profound and dignified presence, and is decisive in his actions. In terms of both personal ability and political acumen, he is far superior to the previous presidents of the Federation.

If a comparison must be made, perhaps only His Majesty Tiansheng, the first president who founded the Delin Federation, could barely be considered his equal.

Such a stern president puts immense pressure on those around him. Whether it's his accompanying officials or servants, they are always on edge, never daring to say an extra word or take an extra step.

Almost everyone has forgotten that this invincible commander, who achieved an unparalleled victory as soon as he took office, is still a young man in his twenties.

It's also possible that a lover can soften a person's heart, even condescending to try candies that the lover would never touch.

Regardless of their inner thoughts, the two men and their attendants outwardly kept their eyes down, pretending not to see anything.

Nan Rong waited for a while before she heard Tian Li's voice.

“Not bad.” He said, emphasizing each word, “You can give it a try too.”

Nan Rong thought so too. In his incredibly long life, the Great Demon King had tasted more delicacies than the stars in the sky. To receive a word of praise from him meant that the orange candy must taste truly exceptional.

Each bottle contained only one candy of the same color, but Nan Rong had bought many bottles, so she simply opened a new one and specifically picked out the orange one.

Just as she was about to put the candy in her mouth, she suddenly noticed the president's assistant and the chief of staff secretly glancing at her.

Eating alone in public is still a bit inappropriate.

Nan Rong thought for a moment, then picked up the other two pieces, a light pink one with a sweet flavor and a sky-blue one with a sea breeze flavor, and handed them to her assistant and the head guard respectively.

None of the people around the president are ordinary. Both of them are skilled in both martial arts and physical combat, and their levels are around the sixth or seventh rank. Their physical fitness and soul strength are not weak, which is why Nan Rong dared to let them try the Hundred Flavors Candy.

As for the majority of the followers who remained silent, let's just leave them be.

Tomorrow is the signing ceremony, and they have a lot to do. If they suffer a fatal blow and are knocked down, it won't be good if something goes wrong.

With a strong sense of the big picture, Nan Rong found a convenient excuse for her "frugality".

The president's assistant and the chief of staff first looked at Tian Li, and seeing that he did not object, they thanked him, accepted the candy, and put it in their mouths.

Then, their eyes suddenly changed.