However, it seemed to be completely useless. Those who wanted to come in came in, and those who didn't didn't.
Lu Chen sighed, thinking that it would be better to just shout.
"Don't miss it! You've eaten and drunk your way, but there's always something delicious you haven't tried! Moon Fang will give you a perfect surprise! Delicious pastries that will bring you the feeling of first love!"
And surprisingly, quite a few customers were drawn in by Lu Chen's shouts.
"Hehe, this works better than superpowers."
But some people ignored Lu Chen's calls and just walked past.
"Crazy! Shouting so loudly, aren't you afraid of scaring my grandson!" An old woman gave Lu Chen a dirty look, then dragged her teary-eyed grandson, who wanted cake, away.
Lu Chen glared at her retreating back, muttering: Buy my cake! Buy my cake!
Suddenly, the old woman's back trembled slightly, and she turned and walked back into the pastry shop, hand in hand with her grandson. Lu Chen was instantly stunned. It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that the old woman came out, leading her grandson.
The grandson was very happy, carrying a large bag of cakes.
Lu Chen exclaimed, "Oh!" He understood!
The power of "cursing gods" did exist, but perhaps due to insufficient power or lack of skill, it could only target individuals!
Lu Chen began targeting passersby who ignored his calls, and it worked! They inexplicably came in to buy.
The problem was, when Lu Chen used his "cursing god" to lure in his thirteenth customer, he felt a throbbing headache and a weakness in his limbs. By the seventeenth customer, everything went black, and he lost consciousness.
When he awoke, Lu Chen found himself lying on a cot in the pastry shop's break room, one hand wrapped in two warm, soft hands. He looked down and saw it was Liu Li's hands holding his.
Seeing Lu Chen wake up, Liu Li exclaimed and quickly withdrew her hand.
"It's alright, it's alright!" Lu Chen immediately said, "Sister Li, if you like, feel free to hold my hand, it's quite comfortable for me." He even reached for her slender hand. *Slap!* She was slapped.
"You, don't work so hard! Making pastries day and night, and then going out to sell them. Don't overwork yourself. Business is improving, I'm planning to call back two of our old employees. You don't need to work so hard. Do you understand? Look how tired you are now, you suddenly fainted, I don't know how long you lay on the street, luckily a customer told me!"
As she spoke, Liu Li showed a look of deep concern.
Although they had only known each other for a few days, it felt like they had known each other for many years.
Lu Chen's fingers crawled on the sheets, finally reaching Liu Li's hand.
Liu Li was startled, her hand recoiled, but because it was so slow, Lu Chen managed to grasp it. Lu Chen held Liu Li's soft, yielding hand, gently kneading each long, slender finger, and lightly stroking the soft, warm flesh of her palm.
As he touched her, Lu Chen's interest was aroused, and a wicked thought suddenly crossed his mind. How pleasurable it would be to have Liu Li's beautiful little hand grasp that part of him, giving him those gentle, rhythmic touches!
The thought made him shudder involuntarily, and then he slapped himself.
Liu Li's face flushed red like an apple. She froze when she saw Lu Chen slapping himself: "Hey, why are you hitting yourself?"
Lu Chen honestly confessed: "Sister Li, I was having impure thoughts! I felt it was wrong, so I slapped myself as punishment!"
Liu Li was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, and couldn't help but playfully slap Lu Chen's shoulder, saying coquettishly, "You, you big silly goose!"
Seeing Liu Li's sweet smile, Lu Chen really, really couldn't hold back anymore; he really wanted to kiss her.
This incident of overdrawing his superpowers deepened Lu Chen's understanding of the Seven-Life Flower.
The two superpowers he had currently activated, the God of Cookery and the God of Curses, besides their different functions, actually had another difference.
That is, using the God of Cookery superpower to create delicacies and desserts is like a cultivation process, similar to the breathing techniques in martial arts, which can gather spiritual energy, open up blood vessels, and nourish the spirit.
This is similar to, or even surpasses, the internal energy cultivation method passed down in Lu Chen's family. One could say that the Culinary God's ability is a high-level, unconventional internal energy cultivation method, increasing the body's energy while creating delicious dishes.
Therefore, after a meal, one feels refreshed, full of energy, and has a good appetite and strong teeth.
The Curse God's ability, on the other hand, consumes energy, and quite quickly. Lu Chen's current energy is still very small, like a small stream, requiring careful cultivation and refinement.
Given the current situation, the Culinary God's ability should be used more frequently, while the Curse God's ability should be used less often.