A Bite of Douluo Continent

It looks very high-end, and more importantly, it matches the architectural style of Mingdu very well…

We've decided to hire you!

Thinking of this, Qi Han moved his finger from the minimalist interior design scheme to the cyberpunk interior design scheme next to it, clicked "confirm," and then entered the training space.

I'll leave the renovations to Ruyi. For the next 24 hours, I'll continue my training in the training space, like Zilong removing his armor.

However, before training...

"As one wishes!"

Qi Han's gaze locked onto Side Quest Eleven, which had appeared after Side Quest Ten disappeared. After a moment of silence, he turned around, grabbed Ruyi who was about to run away, and roughly rubbed her cheek. "What the hell is this Side Quest Eleven?!"

Side Quest Eleven: The Temptation of Delicious Food

Please acquire one thousand repeat customers of the Cold Food Festival in Mingdu, the capital of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Task Description: I heard the host wants to live a life of luxury and ease? Let's see how you manage to do that now!

Mission Rewards: Soul Power Level +2, 3-Star Selectable Recipe Fragments.

"Waaah..." Ruyi muttered, puffing out her cheeks, "Who told you to be lazy? Of course I have to revise the original side quests to make sure you do your job properly."

Qi Han: "..."

"...Um, is it too late for me to find a new store location now?"

"It's too late. The renovations have already started, and the Cold Food Festival plaques have already been installed."

"Oh, this..."

...

Happy birthday, Your Highness!

Inside a luxurious palace, several adorable maids held colorful lighting devices, projecting beams of light of various colors into the palace, creating a beautiful scene. Then, one by one, they carried various exquisite dishes prepared by the palace chefs to the young girl dressed in a gorgeous dress.

Within the territory of the Sun Moon Empire, only a few of the emperor's children can be addressed as "Your Highness." The beautiful young woman before them is actually a princess of the Sun Moon Empire.

Despite the maids' eager flattery, the princess showed little joy. She sighed softly, then rolled up the wide sleeves of her dress, revealing a slender wrist that supported her cheek. She looked at the various exquisite dishes laid out before her but had no appetite whatsoever.

These foods were delicious, but she had been used to them since childhood, and now they held no appeal for her.

"Has Third Brother not arrived yet?"

“Princess…” Upon hearing this, one of the maids sitting below immediately showed a somewhat troubled expression.

"Just say what you have to say!"

“Yes…” the maid quickly replied, “I went to see the Third Prince earlier, but he is busy with affairs today and probably cannot come.”

"Third Brother..." The girl in the dress immediately showed some dissatisfaction. She pouted and muttered softly, "Father doesn't come to be with me, and Third Brother is so busy all day long that you can't even see him. What's the point of this birthday celebration?"

"What a pathetic struggle for the throne! After years of fighting, the family has lost all humanity!"

The girl slammed her hand on the table in anger, while the maids all lowered their heads and pretended to be meek.

The princess could utter such treasonous words, but they could not bear to hear them.

"Who's outside?" the girl muttered to herself in dissatisfaction before suddenly looking up at the palace.

A palace attendant hurriedly appeared, entered the hall, bowed to the girl, and was about to speak when the girl interrupted him.

“I recognize you. You are my eldest brother’s attendant. But what gift did you send because you remember your fifth sister?” the girl asked with a smile.

"Your Highness, the First Prince is too busy with trivial matters to attend to you, so he sent me to deliver this small gift to wish you a happy birthday."

"Leave your things here, you can leave now."

"Yes!"

As the servant left, the polite smile on the girl's face vanished instantly. She glanced at the gift box sent by the eldest prince, then tossed it aside without opening it.

Of all the Sun and Moon Emperor's children, only the Third Prince was her half-brother. This half-brother was polite and courteous to everyone on the surface, and would send her valuable gifts on her birthday every time. However, when they were together in private, he never looked at her properly.

That guy is a wolf in sheep's clothing; he doesn't care about my gift at all!

Only her third brother was truly close to her. Unfortunately, as the third prince returned from another continent called Douluo, the struggle among the princes became increasingly fierce. Faced with the eldest prince's various covert arrangements, he rarely had a chance to catch his breath, and he couldn't even attend his own birthday celebration.

My father has been busy dealing with the Douluo Continent lately, discussing state affairs with important officials every day, and has no free time to spend with me.

As for the mother...

She caught a cold a few days ago and hasn't fully recovered yet. I visited her this morning, so naturally I can't let her celebrate my birthday while she's still sick.

So, it seems that only a few maids will be able to keep me company on my birthday.

"Boring!" The girl stood up, feeling the constriction of her dress, and angrily tugged at it a few times, revealing a large expanse of her cleavage. "You guys help me change this dress, I want to leave the palace!"

This palace is really boring, I might as well go outside and wander around!

With the help of several maids, the girl changed into everyday clothes made of fine fabric, redid her makeup, and then walked out of the palace.

"Your Highness..."

Turning her head to look at the maids who were timidly following behind her, the girl's eyes softened. "I am a level five Soul Master. I don't need your protection. You can stay here. I'll just go out of the palace for a stroll and come back."

"By the way, you guys should divide those dishes among yourselves, otherwise they'll go to waste."

"Yes!" The maids were overjoyed. The princess was tired of these dishes, but for them, they were the finest delicacies that they were not usually entitled to taste.

Watching the maids' departing figures, the girl smiled gently and looked towards the outside of the high palace walls.

So...where to go?

Chapter 471 Finally, there are customers (Bonus chapter 3/12 for the loquat shop owner's donation)

"tread."

Stepping out of the training space and back into reality, Qi Han looked at the completely renovated store and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.

If there's nothing else to do, it would be quite nice to slack off in a shop like this for a week.

but…

Thinking of the revised side quest eleven that Ruyi had given him, Qi Han's face showed a hint of bitterness.

To my utter surprise, Ruyi actually sabotaged the side quests to prevent me from slacking off!

It was a case of being too careful to overlook something; he had forgotten about Ruyi, and his grand plan to amass wealth and status was clearly doomed to fail.

A thousand repeat customers would be an easy task in Douluo Continent, but in Mingdu, where he has no reputation whatsoever, he has to start all over again, which is already quite difficult. The fact that he chose this shop location, which is almost in the suburbs of Mingdu, to make it easier to slack off, has made the task many times more difficult.

孽 孽!

With a sigh, Qi Han picked up a menu from the table and began to flip through it casually.

Because the decor has changed, the menu cover has also changed quite a bit to adapt, but the content still includes a table of contents and a detailed description of each dish.

If a regular customer of Shrek City were here, they would be surprised to find that although this menu has a wide variety of dishes, it is significantly less than the previous menu.

None of the three-star and four-star recipes appeared on this menu.

Although Qi Han's plan to become rich and powerful fell through due to Ruyi's modification of the mission, he still did not want to introduce three-star and four-star recipes in the Sun and Moon Continent.

On the one hand, the special effects of these dishes were too powerful, and he did not want to aid the enemy. On the other hand, the impact of the strange phenomena in the heavens and earth was too great, and it would cause him trouble in the future.

Not only are the three-star and four-star recipes no longer available, but Qi Han has also decided to reinstate the previous twice-daily business hours, canceling the breakfast and late-night snack hours.

The opening hours for lunch and dinner are sufficient.

Pushing open the door of Hanshi Restaurant, he sat in the dining area, propping his head up with his hand, and listlessly took out "The Complete Book of Ingredients of the Sun and Moon Continent" from his system space and began to read it.

I doubt there will be any business at noon today, so I'll start slacking off.

I don't know when we'll reach a thousand repeat customers.

"So boring..."

...

"So boring..."

The princess, dressed in casual clothes, strolled along the most bustling street of Riyue Avenue with her hands behind her back, but her face showed little joy.

When she was little and bored, she would often go shopping on Riyue Avenue, which was the closest and most bustling street to the palace.

She was quite interested at first, but after so many years she had walked through the Sun and Moon Avenue countless times, and could even name the location of every shop. There was no longer much fun in walking around it.

Normally, she might only leave the palace once a month, so she wouldn't care about whether it was fun or not; getting some fresh air from the palace was the most important thing.

But today is her birthday, and she still hopes to have some different experiences.

and so…

"How about we go explore other neighborhoods?" The girl tapped her chin with one finger, deep in thought.

"Huh? I've got it!"

The girl's eyes lit up. "I'll find a secluded neighborhood to hide in and pretend to be missing. When my third brother finishes dealing with his business and comes looking for me, he'll be worried sick!"

"Hehe, let him come looking for me all over the place. It's his own fault for not celebrating my birthday with me..."

"Let me think, where should we go... How about we go to Mingke Street? It's the furthest and most remote from Riyue Avenue. Third Brother would never expect me to go there."

"It's a bit far... Never mind, I'll just use a flying soul tool to fly there!"

...

"As expected, there was no business."

With the lunch break about to end and not a single customer coming in, Qi Han closed the ingredient guide in his hand and sighed softly.

Gu should have known it wasn't so remote; now he's reaping what he sowed.

Forget it, let's close down...

Thinking to himself, Qi Han patted Gulu, who was dozing beside him, and stood up to walk towards the shop door.

"Huh? There's a shop here?"

The sudden sound from outside the door made Qi Han pause.

"Han...Shi...What a strange name. Is it a place to eat? I'm actually a little hungry."