Finding the source of the cry for help, Adrian saw a familiar face—Tingyun, who was being impersonated by the [Lord Ravager] Phantylia, surrounded by Mara-Struck Soldiers.
"Milord, this little maiden is an Amicassador of the Luofu Sky-Faring Commission's merchant guild. Please, be a hero and save the beauty... Eh?"
Phantylia, playing the role, revealed a look of pleasant surprise. She had just introduced herself when she realized the other party had run away without looking back.
Phantylia: ...
Big brother, she racked her brains to come up with this dramatic scene, at least play along a little!
Looking at that person's attire, he doesn't look like a Xianzhou native. How is he still such a weakling...?
Searching the Foxian girl's original memories, Phantylia did not find Adrian's figure in the past memories. This made her even more certain that Tingyun didn't know Adrian at all!
The prize that was at her mouth had flown away, and Phantylia's face went dark immediately. She briefly imprisoned the Mara-Struck Soldiers with Imaginary energy and began to wait for the Cloud Knights to rescue her.
Sigh~ Unreliable, so unreliable...
Thud!
A large bag of Church specialties fell from the sky, instantly sending the soldiers who had fallen to Mara back to the embrace of Mother Earth.
Looking at the Mara-Struck Soldiers that suddenly disappeared, Phantylia's eyes went blank, and she blinked.
What... just happened?
"Miss Foxian, meeting is fate, a thread connected by destiny. These specialties are a gift for you! No need to thank me."
Hearing the voice that suddenly appeared, Phantylia inexplicably took out a bar of white jade soap and fell into deep thought.
...
Not long after Adrian left, Welt formally led everyone into the Xianzhou [Luofu].
"Truly... magical milk tea." Dan Heng held the photo he had just taken, carefully examining himself in the picture.
Blonde hair and blue eyes, black and white clerical robes...
Isn't this Pontiff Blake?!
"Actually, you can still tell the difference between you and the Pontiff." March 7th observed very carefully; Blake had a silver-white [∞] shaped cross on his chest, while Dan Heng did not.
Also, Blake's clerical robe is black on the left and white on the right, while Dan Heng's is the opposite.
"Wearing the face of an Emanator of [Eternity], Pontiff Blake is still very famous across the universe, so I guess it's a good thing! If we encounter danger, just bring out this face! Scare the enemies first!" March 7th marveled at her own clever little brain.
Welt suddenly stopped walking and began analyzing the current intelligence and Trailblaze goals with everyone.
"Although the Stellaron Hunters have thrown out many smoke bombs, the most important thing about this trip to the Xianzhou is..."
"Target the Stellaron first, build good relations with those in power, and maybe taste the local delicacies." Stelle had learned how to answer before the question was finished.
"It seems the trip to Belobog really changed you a lot... you even know how to make plans now."
Even with Kafka present, Welt still mentioned her without any taboo, just as she had said on the Express not long ago.
The scenes happening now were all playing out within the [Script], so he intended to go with the flow.
"The Stellaron Hunters definitely have ulterior motives, but considering their reputation and the emphasis in Kafka's words: it shouldn't be wrong that there is a Stellaron on the Xianzhou."
"The Alliance and the Express haven't had much contact in the past, so our arrival might not be welcomed. But Trailblazers do not seek fame or profit; we must provide whatever help we can to the Xianzhou and eliminate the disaster as much as possible."
"Hold onto this original intention, and carry out the Trailblaze Path of 'explore, understand, establish, and connect'."
"Ohhh!"
After Welt's speech, the atmosphere was successfully ignited again. March 7th was rubbing her hands together, already impatient to set off!
...
Opposite the [Sleepless Earl] teahouse, Adrian looked at the milk tea shop, which hadn't changed much and remained shabby and mysterious, and nodded with satisfaction.
Actually, there was some change. A new standing sign had been added in front of the shop:
[[Eternity] Secret Recipe Immortal's Delight Tea, limited to one bottle~ Won't make more if you buy more~ Customers welcome to taste~ New products won't be stocked either, stay tuned~]
[Addendum: Today's milk tea is sold out, please come again tomorrow~]
As he pushed open the door to the milk tea shop, he saw Qingque lying on the sofa, scrolling through her phone comfortably.
Seeing Adrian, Qingque sat up reflexively as if caught slacking off at work. Her pupils first showed panic and confusion... but after seeing Adrian's face clearly, she let out a long sigh of relief, and the shock in her eyes turned to surprise.
"Ay~ Scared me to death. I thought the Master Diviner found me. Thank goodness, thank goodness."
"You... don't need to go to work?" Adrian was surprised. Did this girl move into the milk tea shop?
"On such a fine day, Mr. Adrian's first words to me are actually about work. Sigh~ That hurts." Qingque sat up and flipped out a Celestial Jade tile: "Today is suitable for slacking off... unsuitable for work and going to the office!"
"Put the Divination Commission's work aside for now; the milk tea shop Mr. Adrian asked me to look after is the most important! This counts as personal leave, and the Master Diviner has no reason to criticize me. It's fair and reasonable."
The remaining work can be done slowly. Watching the shop for someone else was a brand new experience for Qingque, laying the foundation for her to open a [Celestial Jade] parlor after retirement in the future.
Wonderful leisure time must not be disturbed by anyone. Before, at the Divination Commission, she had to watch out for Fu Xuan to prevent getting caught slacking off.
Now, ever since Qingque took over the shop, the Master Diviner couldn't find her even if she wanted to. Life was just so nourishing~
What? What if Master Diviner Fu gets angry?
Hmm... send her some milk candy dumplings? Eating sweets should cool her anger... probably...
"About the sign at the entrance..."
"Hey~ After all, helping you watch the shop is serious business, and I'm a regular customer too. It wouldn't make sense if I didn't help out earnestly." Adrian left before, it had become a habit for Qingque to come for a cup of milk tea every morning.
If Adrian didn't open the door one day, she wouldn't be surprised; it was very likely he just overslept and didn't get up.
"To ensure a stable daily sales volume and allow for legitimate slacking off during work hours, I specifically came up with this trick."
"First, exaggerate to attract the customers' attention... What would the taste of milk tea blessed by [Eternity] be like?"
"Then look at the price! Whoa~ Affordable and people-friendly. Even new customers who haven't had it before will buy a cup to taste it."
"Your milk tea, the boba pearls melt in your mouth, the texture is dense and smooth... everyone who drinks it says it's good!" Qingque praised from the bottom of her heart.
"After drinking one cup, the urge to drink a second arises. At this moment, they look again... limited to one cup per person. Such a pity, they have to come back tomorrow to buy more~"
Qingque spread her hands. "By repeating this cycle, you can gain another batch of long-term regular customers!"
"And as for me helping you watch the shop... I just need to arrive at a set time. Once the daily sales target is reached, I close the shop. The work, lasting less than an hour, is over! In my spare time, I can even play a round of [Celestial Jade] by myself."
"This is what we call... slacking off and working without neglecting either~"
After introducing her latest business marketing to Adrian, Qingque familiarly took a cup of milk tea out of the freezer.
"Alright, to celebrate Mr. Adrian finishing his trip... I'm going to go play a round of Celestial Jade first! Bye-bye~"