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Chapter 135 Spies, Schemes, and Dough Balls
Chapter 135 Spies, Schemes, and Dough Balls
However, Yu Han merely smiled at her provocation and calmly replied in a thoughtful tone, "City Lord Huo surely likes to jest. If I had to make a guess, City Lord Cai's decision must have come about after learning about the restaurant recently opened in Moon Grove Forest."
Hearing this, their eyes brightened in realization.
With their status and power, they, of course, had spies throughout the forest. Therefore, the news of a restaurant opening in the Orchard Family territory had long since reached their ears. However, they did not care about its existence. In fact, even now, they did not even know the owner's name, such information was irrelevant to them.
It was widely known that the Orchard Family was a family of merchants. For money, they would do anything. Starting a restaurant where there would be a guaranteed large number of people present was something that they would do.
However, it seemed what was irrelevant to them was crucial information to Cai Jinbao.
As leaders of their families and forces, they all possessed a modicum of intelligence. Therefore, it did not take them long to quickly realize what Cai Jinbao was planning.
Like James Orchard, Cao Jinbao wanted to profit off the large amounts of Mages currently within Moon Grove Forest.
"City Lord Cai is cunning as always," Huo Yan grudgingly admitted with a hint of respect in her tone.
While they had been using every means possible to open the Secret Realm, he was thinking about the future.
"Could it be that City Lord Cai wants to create a subsidiary city in the Moon Grove Forest?" One of them asked in a grave tone.
Instantly, everyone turned silent, to the point even a pin drop could be heard.
Such a revelation alarmed all of them, except for Yu Han, who calmly watched them with an innocent smile. After City Lord Cai had told him he was sending twenty store owners and tasked him to protect them, he had come to the same conclusion as the bald middle-aged Monkey-Kin.
Building a city around a Secret Realm portal was not unheard of. It was a great way to profit off the Secret Realm since most Secret Realms could be accessed as many times and whenever a person wanted.
By charging a fee to any Mage wanting to enter the Secret Realm, the territory owner could obtain an absurd amount of Mana Stones and resources.
Mages of their Rank required a tremendous amount of resources just to increase their Mage Rank by a Layer. Ascending to the next Mage Rank, the Mana King Realm was considered an impossibility for most. Just the resources required were astronomical.
The realization struck them hard, causing all of their faces to darken. They knew that not all Secret Realms would bring them profit.
It was like gambling, they might win big or lose out. However, compared to gambling, they would lose nothing. In fact, starting businesses in Moon Grove Forest would only help them acquire Mana Stones. When the time came and they discovered the Secret Realm was a trap or it only contained one-time benefits, they could simply tear down the buildings and leave.
After a while, the twenty Mana Soul Realm Mages came to a decision. The potential of what Cai Jinbao was attempting could not be overlooked. If the Secret Realm proved profitable, Cai Jinbao would leap ahead of them.
"Old man Yu, you're not bad! If you have the time to visit my Huo Manor, I'll personally take you on a tour around Fire Cloud City." Huo Yan said to Yu Han with a beautiful smile,
"Hahaha, Family Head Yu is truly a man amongst men. He has always been a respectable senior this junior has looked up to." One of them spoke energetically and shamelessly.
The Mana Soul Realm Mages said with smiles as they departed to their tents to make preparations. However, inwardly, they were suspicious of Yu Han. They felt him saying so much must have something to do with another one of Cai Jinbao's schemes.
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'I wonder why City Lord Cai wanted me to divulge such valuable information… Is he that confident he will become the Owner of the Secret Realm?' Yu Han thought to himself as he watched the surrounding area become empty.
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Meanwhile, back in Transcendence, Lucian had just opened his restaurant for business. Just mere moments ago, he had placed four generously seasoned filet mignons with aromatics into separate vacuum-sealed bags and immersed them in a pre-heated sous vide bath.
Now, he was finally going to cook the new recipes.
As a chef and a very competent one at that, it was impossible for Lucian not to have tasted and cooked dough balls before. Therefore, even though he could only rely on himself and not the memory of an expert, he was still confident the dish would be perfect.
[Host, although the System does not have memories to share the cooking methods, I can still provide basic assistance, such as showing you the menu cards of both dishes, as well as giving information about where the ingredients have been stored.] The System said all of a sudden.
'Isn't that quite helpful…' Lucian muttered to himself sarcastically before saying to the System, [Alright.]
Immediately after Lucian spoke, information flooded his mind, detailing where each ingredient required for the Sweet Berry Cream Glazed Dough Balls could be found and its menu card.
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<Dessert>
Dish Name:
Sweet Berry Cream Glazed Dough Balls
Description:
Crispy on the outside with a soft, pillowy interior and a sweet and creamy berry glaze.
Requirement:
To enjoy the Sweet Berry Cream Glazed Dough Balls, a Mage Rank of at least Mana Condensation Realm is required.
Price: 50 Gold Coins
Ingredients:
2 Cups Of Grade 1 Iron Wing Eagle Flour
(Origin: Arcadia - Stormy Peaks. Sourced from the nests of the Iron Wing Eagles, which are situated on branches protruding from the cliffs of the Stormy Peaks. The eggshells are then dried and pulverized into powder.)