A Bite of Douluo Continent

However, note that there is a specific order to this process: the contents must be loaded first, and only when there is no more room will the contents be discarded.

The lunchbox that cannot be put into it at this moment is obviously not in this case, and the size of the lunchbox cannot exceed the size of the storage space.

The second scenario involves inserting one storage soul tool into another. If this nested doll-like situation were to actually occur, then a large number of low-level storage soul tools could produce a storage effect similar to that of high-level storage soul tools.

Unfortunately, this is also impossible. According to research, if another new storage space is added to an already unstable storage space, both storage spaces will collapse simultaneously. Therefore, items with storage functions cannot be placed into the storage soul tool.

In this situation, the system loads first and then crashes, so it's impossible for it to fail to load.

The third scenario involves placing a living being inside a storage soul tool.

After long-term research, the Soul Master discovered that creatures with conscious awareness cannot be placed into storage Soul Tools. This is because even the weakest creature can forcibly interrupt the process of entering the storage space due to its subjective resistance. However, comatose creatures can be placed into storage Soul Tools.

However, there is no air in the storage space, so the unconscious creatures placed in the storage soul guide will die of suffocation in a short time.

Based on this, the reason why the lunchbox cannot be put into the storage soul tool must be because it is a sentient being.

This conclusion is too outrageous; the truth could not possibly be so.

There must be something unusual about the lunchbox, or there must be some other loophole in the storage soul tool.

Upon discovering this, Yao Hongchen rushed back, wanting his father to see why this had happened.

"Father, why is this..." Yao Hongchen paused, and seeing De Hongchen who had already opened the lunchbox and was taking out the dishes and smelling them with relish, a hint of helplessness appeared on his face.

This is a very important matter concerning the storage soul tool!

Can't you pay a little more attention to this?!

Chapter 490 Emperor Ming's Suspicion

"Snoring..."

"Hiccup~"

After finishing the last bite of noodles, De Hongchen let out a satisfied burp, a look of pleasure on his face. "I have never eaten such delicious food in my life. Compared to it, what I have eaten before is nothing."

"It's decided. Tonight, I will personally take a stroll around the Cold Food Festival area."

Yao Hongchen's face twitched slightly.

With his father's influence, he naturally had nothing to worry about regarding the Cold Food Festival, but...

"Father, can you take a look at the problem with this lunchbox now?"

In the past, Yao Hongchen would have interrupted his father's meal and urged him to check it quickly. However, after attending the Cold Food Festival once, his mindset had changed. This time, he patiently waited for his father to finish eating before urging him.

"Alright, I'll take a look at the problem with this lunchbox now." De Hongchen was also quite interested in the fact that the storage soul tool couldn't fit into the lunchbox.

It is important to know that the storage soul tool is one of the earliest soul tools, which has been passed down from ten thousand years ago to the present day. Its technology and principles have continued to improve. Because its production difficulty has always been among the highest of soul tools, it is one of the most important research topics.

The lunchbox cannot be put into the storage soul tool. If we carefully study the reasons, it will be of great help to the research on storage soul tools.

"Oh, right." Holding the lunchbox, De Hongchen suddenly remembered something. "This lunchbox can't be put into a storage soul tool, so it must be something special. Is the cold food just being given away for free?"

"No, that's not it." Yao Hongchen coughed lightly, then remembered something and said, "The owner of Hanshi Restaurant said that these lunch boxes need to be sent back for recycling."

"They still want to recycle it?" De Hongchen understood.

Sure enough, this kind of thing can't just be used as a lunchbox and given away for free.

Never mind, let's study it first.

At worst, if the research goes wrong, we can just compensate the owner of the Cold Food Festival restaurant.

Anyway, I was planning to have dinner there anyway. I'm a level 10 Soul Master, so he can't possibly refuse to give me face, right?

Thinking this, De Hongchen chuckled and picked up the black lunchbox to examine it.

Seeing that De Hongchen had entered a state of research, Yao Hongchen quickly took his leave.

Although he also wanted to know what was going on with the lunchbox, he had to convene an internal meeting of Mingde Hall that afternoon, so he could only hand the lunchbox over to his father.

Father has extensive knowledge of storage soul tools, so he should be able to find the problem, right?

After casually waving Yao Hongchen away, De Hongchen began to stroke the surface of the lunchbox.

"Strange material." He muttered to himself, then separated the lid of the already opened lunchbox from the box and tried to put it into the storage soul tool separately. This time, both of them were successfully put into the storage tool.

"Ok?"

This situation puzzled De Hongchen even more. He put the box and the lid together and stored them in his storage soul tool. This time, he succeeded again.

When he tightly closed the lid back onto the box and tried again, the lunchbox remained completely still during the absorption process.

This…

De Hongchen frowned.

Could it be that something incomprehensible happened inside the lunchbox after the lid was closed?

This lunchbox clearly has no storage capacity whatsoever; the internal space is exactly the same size as what you can see from the outside, without any increase. What difference would it make if you closed it?

Thinking about the food he ate, which looked just like the noodles that had just been served in the shop, De Hongchen suddenly had a strange guess.

Could it be... time?

...

Beneath the Mingde Hall, a level 10 Soul Master was plunged into unprecedented confusion because of the Cold Food Festival's lunchbox, while in the council hall of the Mingdu Imperial Palace, a meeting about the Cold Food Festival was also being held.

Functionally, the council hall was a small conference room, generally used by the emperor and a few important officials to discuss government affairs.

At this moment, the council hall was unusually crowded, bustling like a vegetable market.

If Qi Han were here, he would be surprised to find that he had seen everyone in the council hall except the emperor. These were the more than one hundred people who came to support his business and whom he regarded as just wealthy merchants.

The atmosphere in the council hall was extremely oppressive at this moment.

Sitting at the head of the table, Emperor Xu Haolong of the Sun Moon Empire held a newly delivered secret report in his hand. This report came from the Secret Service, which was loyal to the royal family, but its contents were so outrageous.

Was there a mole within the Secret Service?

Did Qi Han find out about the "Daxing Mingke Street" plan in advance?

Every time a new emperor ascends the throne, all the personnel in the Secret Service are replaced by the new emperor's most trusted confidants. Everyone in this Secret Service is Xu Haolong's close confidant, so the possibility of a mole is extremely low.

The plan to ostensibly build Mingke Street while secretly monitoring Hanshi was known best to the Secret Service as the executors, but there were others who knew something about it, namely the ministers who participated in the morning court session this morning.

Xu Haolong glanced around at the hundreds of ministers standing before him, a hint of wariness flashing in his eyes.

Could it be that this person from Douluo Continent has already secretly made contact with a certain court official?

But if that's the case, why didn't the other side make a move when the officials went to the Cold Food Festival at noon today?

Now that the plan to build Mink Street has been learned by the other party, they will naturally also know that the imperial ministers are going there.

If all these ministers are eliminated in one fell swoop, the court of the Sun Moon Empire will inevitably collapse in a short time.

Or rather, their ambition was so grand that even the collapse of the imperial court could not satisfy their purpose.

What a Douluo Continent! It truly harbors wolfish ambitions.

Thinking of this, Xu Haolong's eyes flashed even colder.

"Your Majesty, these are the results of our probing at noon today." Zhou Yuan finished his report and said with a solemn expression, "There is a high probability that a Title Douluo from the Douluo Continent has infiltrated during the Cold Food Festival. Trying to test them with force will not work. Even if we send one or two Level 9 Soul Masters, it is hard to say whether we can defeat them."

They have never fought against a Soul Master before. A level nine Soul Master and a Title Douluo are theoretically of the same level, so it is still unknown which one is stronger.

"What should be done now? I beseech Your Majesty to decide."

Title Douluo powerhouse...

Could it be that the reason Hanshi did not make a move today is because the opponent is not confident in dealing with the three level nine soul masters present at Hanshi?

A strange look flashed in Xu Haolong's eyes.

He was the only one who had seen the secret report from the Secret Service that he had just received.

Therefore, the courtiers were unaware that their identities had been discovered by Hanshi and that noon would be extremely dangerous.

However, Xu Haolong did not intend to say it outright, because among the officials, there might be traitors in the court.

“Since the other side has a Title Douluo-level expert, you should all stop trying to probe Hanshi in the future. Leave such matters to the Secret Intelligence Division.” He said with a hint of worry on his face, “It is far too dangerous to have a Title Douluo lurking around and waiting for an opportunity to strike.”

This measure not only ensures the safety of the officials but also prevents potential traitors and the transmission of information during the Cold Food Festival.

Kill two birds with one stone.

However, upon hearing Xu Haolong's words, the ministers in the council hall looked at each other, their faces showing obvious embarrassment, and they hesitated to speak.

Ok?

Xu Haolong frowned. To the court officials, this suggestion should have been exactly what they wanted.

There's no need to take a detour to eat at Hanshi every day, and you can also avoid danger.

Why did the courtiers appear so troubled?

has a problem!

Chapter 491 The Ministers Who Fear Death (Bonus Chapter 7/12 for Pipa Boss's Donation)

If the ministers had never been to Hanshi Festival or eaten its dishes, and were told to go to a place where they always had to take a long detour to eat, and then be told that there was a powerful expert at the Title Douluo level watching them there who might attack them at any time, they would naturally object. Xu Haolong's suggestion was exactly what they wanted.

But after they had eaten the dishes served at the Cold Food Festival, they were told not to go there again. How could the ministers possibly agree to that?

Yes, there was a powerful expert at the Title Douluo level there, but in the hearts of the officials, they concealed it well enough. As ordinary diners, they thought that the other party would not attack them.

Therefore, Xu Haolong believed that his ministers were like lambs to the slaughter, but in the ministers' minds, it was not like that at all.

But a ruler's word is law, and since Xu Haolong had spoken, the ministers were too embarrassed to say, "I'm craving something, so let me have it."

So everyone is in a difficult position, but no one dares to say anything at this moment, hoping that someone will stand up and say a few words.

Then, someone actually stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I want to continue!" Zhao Zhiyuan was immediately displeased upon hearing Xu Haolong's words.

He ate Dongpo pork knuckle at noon, a traditional Chinese cold dish, and was instantly captivated by its delicious flavor. Dongpo pork knuckle could also boost cultivation speed for a period of time, making it a truly wonderful dish. He wished he could have a serving of it at every meal.