AWB Chapter 357: The List of Gods!
Chapter 357: The List of Gods!
Lord Xueye watched from the side without saying a word.
He took several crystal coins of different denominations from his daughter's hand, examined them one by one, and then looked through the map. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Such an exquisite map, given away for free? Why?"
The paper was smooth and flat, clearly not rough animal hide.
Paper made with such top-notch craftsmanship is so precious that it's hard to put down.
Lord Xueye even thought about taking it home and keeping it as a keepsake.
Unexpectedly, the Lord of Dragon City was given away for free?
Lord Xueye couldn't understand this at all. Was it because paper in Dragon City was so worthless?
How could he have imagined this? It was all Xiao Yu's conspiracy.
These papers were extremely exquisite and precious to people in other cities.
However, the output of Longcheng Paper Mill is already very high.
More than a thousand sheets of this fine paper can be produced every day.
More than 5,000 sheets of ordinary paper for students can be produced every day.
As for the cost, ordinary paper costs 1 energy stone.
Fine paper only costs about 5 energy stones.
These figures include labor costs.
In fact, the biggest cost of any goods in Dragon City is labor.
Although these costs are negligible for Xiao Yu.
Because all employees are paid Dragon Coins, and Dragon Coins can only be used to purchase goods in Dragon City.
Moreover, this exquisite paper is not given to everyone; if you want it, you need to exchange it for 1 energy stones.
Many people exchange 10,000 energy stones just to get this beautifully printed map of Dragon City.
The consumption guide on this map also tells them where to find good food and drinks.
As a result, customers usually spend all of their Dragon Coins after exchanging them.
Instead of exchanging them for energy stones before leaving, Xiao Yu wouldn't agree to that.
"Let's hurry over to the ice cream shop." The blonde girl had been longing for popcorn, and after getting her popcorn, she immediately asked a staff member for directions and headed straight for the ice cream shop.
"Welcome to Xinglan Cold Drinks Shop! What would you like to eat or drink?" Ever since Xiao Yu started updating his novel, the cold drink shop's business has been getting better and better every day.
Basically, there are people hanging out in the cold drink shop every day.
After Xinglan mentioned this to Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu doubled the size of the cold drink shop.
They also hired two young and cheerful girls to greet guests.
Xinglan, the boss, basically just washed his hands of the business; he didn't care if people came or didn't come.
"I'd like four cups of popcorn and four cold drinks!" the blonde girl said with a smile.
"Okay, please wait a moment!" The staff member smiled politely, gesturing for the blonde girl to sit in the waiting area, and then quickly began working at the workbench.
"Hey, what are they looking at?" The four of them sat down in the waiting area. Xue Qingcheng looked around with her beautiful eyes. She noticed that there were more than a dozen people in the hundreds of square meter cold drink shop.
To the blonde girl's shock, in the past, no matter who she talked to, everyone would fawn over her, with the only exception being the Lord of Dragon City, Xiao Yu.
But now, all of those dozen or so people were engrossed in reading a small book.
Even though I'm such a beautiful woman, no one even glances at me when I walk by.
"What is this that looks so beautiful?" Xue Qingcheng was instantly intrigued.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that the cover of one of the books read "Battle Through the Heavens"!
Looking at the cover of another person's book, it reads "Investiture of the Gods"!
"Miss, your popcorn and cold drink are ready." The staff member called out from behind the counter.
"Oh, coming!" Xue Qingcheng immediately jogged over.
Four cups of popcorn cost 800 yuan, and four cups of cold drinks cost 6000 yuan.
He handed over seven blue crystal coins, each worth 1000 yuan.
"Okay, here's your change of two hundred yuan." The clerk took the seven blue crystal coins, glanced at them briefly, then found two cyan crystal coins in the counter and handed them to Xue Qingcheng.
"Thank you!" Xue Qingcheng shared the food with Lord Xueye and the others, and then happily began to eat.
After a few bites of crispy popcorn, sip an iced drink through a straw if you're thirsty.
I just felt a deep sense of happiness.
"But, I still feel... it's not quite enough!" For some reason, as the blonde girl ate, she felt that this comfortable lifestyle was still missing something.
She subconsciously glanced at the other people in the ice cream shop.
Those people were just like her, eating popcorn and sipping iced drinks.
He was also holding a small book in his hands and reading it.
Even his older brother, father, and Grandpa Zhong were all reading a book.
"Oh, I understand!" Xue Qingcheng suddenly realized.
Soon, the blonde girl joined the ranks of readers.
Holding a new book, "Investiture of the Gods," he read it with great interest.
Now, my life is completely happy and fulfilling.
Nowadays, you can always find people in cold drink shops eating popcorn, drinking cold drinks, and reading books.
The book cover features a map of the universe and stars.
Countless phantom images of mythical beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, and qilin soared through the heavens and earth.
Turning to the first page, one sees the words: Chapter One, The Creation of Heaven and Earth.
In the beginning of chaos, everything was gray and hazy, with chaotic energy surging everywhere, a void.
There was no land, no sky, no matter, and no way to tell east from west or north from south.
There was nothing to be seen at all, just a complete chaos.
After an unknown amount of time... a primordial deity awakened from the chaos...
With a single axe stroke, he cleaved the chaos; his left eye became the moon, and his right eye became the sun...
"Interesting!" Upon seeing this, the blonde girl's eyes lit up instantly.
"Investiture of the Gods" is a novel that Xiao Yu only recently started updating.
He discovered that those who enjoyed reading "Battle Through the Heavens" were mostly passionate young people and adults...
After all, this is a popular online novel, and although it's highly immersive, it's not suitable for everyone.
Thus, the Investiture of the Gods came into being.
Sure enough, the book attracted even more people after its release.
Even a big shot like the Lord of Snowy Night City was attracted.
The four of them never came out of the ice cream shop after entering it.
I only left the book after finishing the latest chapter of "Investiture of the Gods" with a lingering sense of satisfaction.
"Such a wondrous world existed in ancient times." Lord Xueye closed the book, deeply moved.
The book features various gods and monsters displaying their divine power in battles.
It's practically... an upgraded version of superpowers in the wasteland world.
Therefore, Lord Xueye was very suspicious.
In ancient times, humans really did possess the power described in myths and legends.
However, these people ascended to the legendary world of cultivation.
After leaving the ice cream shop/library, the group was hungry and headed straight for the food court.
Then, I experienced a dimensional reduction attack once again.
The dignified Lord of Snow Night City felt that he had wasted all these years.
"Father..." Xue Donglai arrived at the food court again and found it now filled with many more delicious dishes, including the legendary drinks. But then, as if remembering something, he frowned and looked at his father.
"The food in Dragon City is so delicious! Father, how do you plan to entertain City Lord Xiao Yu?"
"Um, well..." The Snow Night City Lord's expression stiffened.
Inviting someone over and then serving them only simple food and drink is a bit beneath you!
The city of ruins is quite large, but there's really not much good food.
"That's easy!" Hearing this, Xue Qingcheng, who was reclining comfortably in her chair and rubbing her round little belly, casually pointed to the dining table, "Isn't this enough?"
"Little sister, how did you come up with this idea?"