The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 566 The Ideal Country
"ten years?!"

Everyone was startled.

Batu looked to be only around thirty years old; I never imagined he'd been here for so long.

"Then...did you see a group of security personnel a couple of days ago?" Qiao Yu couldn't help but ask again. "The one in charge was a man named Qiao Hong."

"The security management team?" Batu thought for a moment, then laughed. "I know who you're talking about, those lucky guys."

"You said you were looking for someone, are you looking for them?"

"Then unfortunately, they are not here."

"Because they have entered the ideal world."

"An ideal land?" Qiao Yu frowned. "What kind of place is that?"

"I don't know either," Batu said, shrugging.

"If I had known, I would have gone in long ago. I have lived here for ten years, and all I know about this ideal country is a name."

"Everyone who gets lost and ends up here will initially come to this island, but some lucky ones will not stay here for long and will go to another place."

"And that place is the ideal country."

"The group you're looking for entered the Land of Ideals not long after they arrived here." Batu said, a hint of envy in his eyes. "They're such lucky guys."

"Then... can they still get here?" Qiao Yu couldn't help but ask.

“I’m afraid it’s impossible.” Batu shook his head. “In ten years, I have never seen anyone who has reached the ideal country return to the island of wishes.”

Qiao Yu fell silent upon hearing this.

Qiao Hong and the members of the security management team went to a place called the Land of Ideals, but she didn't know how to get there. According to a man named Batu, it seemed that only lucky people had the opportunity to enter.

So... how is she supposed to find him?
"It's alright, Miss Qiao Yu. Perhaps we still have other hopes." Qin Lang patted Qiao Yu's shoulder to comfort her. "Our friend who went missing here is called Zuo Ge. He's a legendary scholar. He knows a lot. Maybe he can help."

“That’s right!” Zhao Qian’s eyes lit up, and she excitedly took Qiao Yu’s hand. “Zuo Ge is a legendary scholar, he must have done a lot of research on this place!”

"Once we find him, we'll have a much better chance of entering our ideal world or leaving this place!"

Hearing this, hope rekindled in Qiao Yu's eyes.

However, Batu's words extinguished her hope once again.

“Zoge? I know him.” Batu laughed. “Isn’t he a guy with silver hair who’s holding a strange-looking instrument?”

"Yes!" Qin Lang exclaimed excitedly, staring intently at Batu. "You've seen him? Where is he on this island now?"

“You’re probably too late,” Batu sighed regretfully. “He was an interesting fellow, and his arrival brought us a lot of joy.”

"But unfortunately, he also entered the ideal world a couple of days ago."

“I actually had a feeling that he had the opportunity to enter on his first day here, but he stayed here a little longer to keep us, the people who stayed on the island, company.”

"During his time on the island, he wandered around aimlessly, seemingly studying something. Two days ago, he suddenly told me that it was time to say goodbye."

"Even the name of the ideal country was told to me by him."

"Zoge has also entered the Ideal Country?" Qin Lang's expression changed slightly.

Qiao Yu, standing to the side, once again showed a look of disappointment on her face.

Those who can help them enter the ideal land, in the ideal land. It's as if the key is locked inside the house, and everything seems to be stuck in a vicious cycle again.

"Don't look so disappointed," Batu smiled. "If you stay here a little longer, you'll gradually get used to life here."

“You can get anything you want just by making a wish. It’s much better here than outside.” As he spoke, Batu pointed to the crowd singing and dancing. “Look, those people also came not long ago. It seems they got lost on the same cruise ship.”

“It’s only been a few days, and they’ve already gradually gotten used to it, haven’t they?” Batu paused here, “So let’s continue…”

"Wait!" Qin Lang interrupted Batu, then said, "We have another person we're looking for. Do you know Qu Dong?"

"You're looking for me?" Before Batu could speak, a middle-aged man with a serious expression stood up and walked over, looking puzzled and surprised.

"It's Manager Qu Dong!" Qin Lang's eyes lit up.

He had previously seen a photo of Song Yu, the deputy manager of Haibawang Restaurant in Xianyu City, with Qu Dong, so he recognized Qu Dong immediately.

Finally finding someone he knew, Qin Lang breathed a sigh of relief and pushed Cao Dongdong in front of him. "This is Mr. Cao Wang's son. We were asked by Mr. Cao Wang to go to Haibawang Restaurant in Xianyu City to investigate the issue of ingredients."

"Director Cao Wang?" Qu Dong paused for a moment, then stepped forward and grabbed Cao Dongdong's hands. "How is Haibawang doing now?"

He disappeared just as Hai Ba Wang's practice of passing off inferior goods as superior ones was discovered.

Upon receiving the news, he was extremely anxious to return, but he got lost at sea.

He knew nothing about what happened afterward.

"Manager Qu, please don't get agitated." Cao Dongdong's lips twitched slightly as he recounted what had happened next.

Upon hearing that Hai Sheng Yan had collapsed and Hai Ba Wang Restaurant had barely managed to stabilize its reputation, Qu Dong breathed a sigh of relief, but then his eyes grew increasingly anxious.

"No, I need to go back as soon as possible!"

"Without a complete food supply chain, Haibaowang Restaurant still can't get back on track. Maintaining its reputation now is just a way to prolong its existence."

"I must go back!" Qu Dong paced anxiously back and forth, then suddenly grabbed Batu's shoulder. "Batu! Tell me how to get back!"

"I'm going to get Haibawang Restaurant back on track!"

"You were among the first people on the island, you must have a way, right?"

“What can I do?” Batu shook his head with a wry smile. “I want to enter the ideal land more than anyone else. If I could…”

Before he could finish speaking, Batu's eyes suddenly widened.

Qin Lang and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes and stare at Qu Dong.

At this moment, a blue light quietly emanated from Qu Dong's body.

He only had time to open his mouth before he vanished from the spot in the next instant.

"Manager Qu Dong!"

Qin Lang rushed forward to grab him, but only missed.

"Stop looking." Batu said with a sigh.

"He has entered the ideal world."

(End of this chapter)