The customers nearby looked at the little girl sprawled in her chair, their faces beaming with kind smiles. The little one was chubby and incredibly cute.
The young father looked at his daughter, who peeked at him with one eye and then immediately closed it again. He felt helpless and wanted to laugh. He looked at Kenny, who was happily licking his ice cream, hesitated for a moment, and then smiled helplessly and said, "Alright, eat your tofu pudding obediently, then have a small bowl of fried rice, and Daddy will buy you ice cream."
"Really?" the little girl suddenly opened her eyes and asked her father.
"When has Daddy ever lied to you?" the father countered with a smile.
"Okay! I'll eat by myself, thank you, Daddy!" The little girl sat up abruptly, took the spoon from her father's hand, and scooped up a big spoonful of tofu pudding, eating it with relish.
"I hope I don't have to kneel on some weird things when I get back?" Looking at the adorable little girl eating, the father sighed helplessly. He really had no way to deal with this little one.
"So this is what ice cream that costs two hundred copper coins tastes like! It's completely different from the one copper coin sweet crispy biscuit. I never knew there really were such indescribable delicacies in the world. If I had the money, I'd eat ten more." Having finished the eggshells, Kenny looked at the paper bag in his hand with a hint of lingering satisfaction. Watching the customers enjoying their food in the restaurant, he swallowed hard, but didn't show much envy. He took out his purse and raised his hand to pay the bill.
"That'll be two hundred copper coins in total. Please check it." Kenny handed the money bag to Sally, who had approached him, his expression slightly uneasy. Surely no one here would take out so many copper coins to pay?
"Okay." Sally took the money bag naturally and began counting. She ran her fingers through the bag a few times, then emptied all the copper coins into a small pocket. She nodded to Kenny, saying, "Two hundred copper coins, exactly."
"Okay, thank you." Kenny nodded, took the empty money bag, put it away, pushed open the door, and left the restaurant. Standing at the entrance, he looked back, a smile appearing on his face. He said earnestly to himself, "From now on, I will become the best hairdresser in Lace, the best hairdresser in Chaos City, and I will be able to eat here three meals a day."
He clenched his fist, turned, and walked quickly towards the hair salon.
After breakfast, many customers ordered an ice cream to try it out, and were quickly captivated by the sweet and refreshing taste. It was so refreshing in the early morning that they couldn't stop!
"Boss Mai, I'd like to take an ice cream for my son. Do you think it's possible to take it away?" Dix asked Mai Ge, specifically looking at him from the kitchen doorway as he paid the bill.
"If you're an ice mage, then you could consider it. Ice cream melts very quickly at room temperature, so we don't offer takeout. You can bring him here on your day off, it tastes much better freshly made." Mai Ge said, smiling and shaking his head.
"Alright, then I'll just have to bring him here on a day off." Dix nodded a little disappointedly, then gave Mai Ge a thumbs up and said, "Boss Mai, your restaurant is sure to become the hottest restaurant in Aden Square."
"You flatter me." Mai Ge smiled. He was starting to become somewhat immune to such compliments.
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After closing time in the morning and cleaning the restaurant, Sally and Yabemia went out, saying they had arranged to go shopping for clothes together.
"System, this open space in front of the restaurant is now mine. The mission should be complete, right?" Mai Ge pushed open the door, looked at the open space in front of the restaurant, and the high wall not far away, and said to himself.
Restaurant Mai Mi is located in the westernmost corner of Aden Square. A nearly five meters high wall separates Aden Square from Basti Prison, and Restaurant Mai Mi is right next to the wall.
Of course, this "next to" is relative. For aesthetic and lighting reasons, the Restaurant Mai Mi is nearly twenty meters away from the wall. Two rows of trees are planted right next to the wall, their interlacing shadows almost completely obscuring it, so the restaurant doesn't feel oppressive.
As for security, inside this five meters high wall is a ten meters deep trench filled with traps, followed by five more walls, leading to Basti Prison.
Furthermore, Basti Prison is divided into surface and underground sections. The surface section only holds low level and minor offenders, serious crimes and powerful criminals are all held in the underground section. As for how deep the deepest part of the prison is underground, no one except the warden and the City Lord knows.
However, one thing is certain: even a Level 10 prisoner would have no chance of escape from Basti Prison. It's said that there are currently no fewer than a dozen Level 10 prisoners in Basti Prison, mostly war criminals left over from the racial wars of the past, and some high-ranking figures arrested by Chaos City in recent years for serious violations of its laws.
The most important reason why Chaos City's laws haven't become a joke on the Nolan Continent is probably the number of Level 10 prisoners imprisoned in Basti Prison by the City Lord's Mansion and the Gray Temple over the years.
Fifteen years ago, Roland, the Lord of the Gray Temple, led the ten elders of the Gray Temple on a 500 kilometers pursuit of a murderer. They killed a level ten giant dragon on Dragon Island who had committed a massacre in Chaos City, and were subsequently besieged.
Michael, the City Lord of Chaos City, mobilized the entire city's forces to attack Dragon Island, joining Principal Norvan in welcoming the Gray Temple's return. Under pressure from various races, Dragon Island ultimately had no choice but to release the Gray Temple members.
After this battle, the laws of Chaos City became renowned throughout the Nolan Continent, and no one dared to disregard them.
Furthermore, Chaos City decreed that giant dragons below level nine must transform into human form upon entering the city. They are forbidden from revealing their true forms unless under special circumstances. Otherwise, they will be expelled from the city and permanently banned from re-entry.
Mai Ge turned his gaze away from the high wall. The current leaders of Chaos City were all idealists. Whether it was the City Lord promoting equality, the temple master striving to make Chaos City safe, or the principal attempting to promote educational equality, their actions were completely out of step with this world.
"However, I must admit, it is precisely because of these people that Chaos City seems so endearing." Mai Ge said with a smile.
Aside from the grove of trees beside the wall, the marble-paved road extends five or six meters further towards the wall after reaching the Restaurant Mai Mi. The six meters wide path can easily accommodate four four-person tables.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully acquired the right to use the outdoor seating area, meeting the requirement of sixteen seats. Mission complete! Reward: A renovation package for the outdoor seating area!" the system's voice announced.
"Then just renovate it for me." Mai Ge thought to himself, glancing around to make sure no one was watching.
"Sorry, the restaurant's level is too low, the host does not have the authority to expand the renovation." the system's cheeky voice chimed in.