At Night,
Xia Zhi walked along Chihu Rock Street in his dreamscape, arriving at Weaponry beside the Adventurers' Guild.
This was a famous old shop in Liyue. Although Xia Zhi had never bought anything there, he had observed it with his god's eye view when visiting the Adventurers' Guild, so the shop manifested in his dream based on those mories.
The blacksmith shop was empty, with various forged items displayed on the racks.
There were farming tools, mining tools, kitchen utensils, and weapons.
Spears were the most nurous.
Xia Zhi walked into the blacksmith shop and casually picked up a spear, feeling its slight heaviness in his hand.
Although he was now a Polearm Grandmaster, without matching physical attributes he couldn't bring out his full combat potential.
Seems he needed to increase his strength in the future too.
Xia Zhi took the spear outside the shop, practiced several spear techniques, then switched to one-handed and two-handed swords for so sword forms, but felt the spear was still the most comfortable to use.
A cold glint flashed first, then the spear moved like a dragon.
Xia Zhi returned the weapons to the shop, looking at the spears that made up over half of all weapons there. He suddenly thought of the Millelith he often saw on the streets, carrying their standard-issue White Tassel spears.
Shenhe had ntioned practicing spear techniques before, Xiangling also said she used a spear, and Yaoyao still practiced spear forms every morning. Even when Mr. Yun perford opera, his spear techniques were beautiful...
Looking at it this way, Liyue's mainstream weapon was the spear.
This was probably because Morax favored the spear.
After experiencing the effects of [War God], Xia Zhi left his own dream to collect supernatural materials in other dreams.
Countless dream bubbles appeared before him, and Xia Zhi randomly selected one, about to enter.
However, at this mont, he suddenly heard that unfamiliar female voice again that he had heard once before.
Distant and broken.
"...world...forget......"
Xia Zhi stood still, slightly frowning.
He rembered the few words he heard last ti were "world... forgotten..."
If she was saying the sa sentence this ti as last ti, combining the words he heard now, it seed she might be saying "...world forget ..."
But without context, Xia Zhi couldn't understand what this sentence ant at all.
"Where did this repeating machine co from..."
Xia Zhi shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and entered the dream bubble.
The next day, the weather was even hotter than the past few days.
Plus, being by the sea, it was a sticky, humid heat with a faint sll of the ocean, making people lose their appetite.
However, Zhu Zi was an exception, and so was Shenhe.
Xia Zhi "looked" at these two girls who had eaten two extra bowls of rice, silently marveling that being able to eat is a blessing. After thinking for a mont, he said, "Let's make so pickles."
"Huh?"
"The weather is too hot, eating sothing sour helps with appetite."
"Oh! What ingredients do you need, Boss? I'll go buy them tomorrow morning!"
"Radish, chili peppers, Chinese cabbage, small cucumbers..."
"I've rembered it all!"
"Mm."
Xia Zhi nodded and put down his chopsticks.
"Boss, are you only eating one bowl of rice?"
"Mm, I'm not very hungry."
"Oh..."
Xia Zhi stood up and walked to the counter, took out three clean cups, made three glasses of rainbow fruit juice, then went to the kitchen to get a clean chopstick, which he inserted into his own glass of juice. He then returned to the table with the glass and handed it to Shenhe, who was eating earnestly.
Shenhe looked up and said softly, "Boss, I haven't finished eating yet, you drink first..."
"No, yours and Zhu Zi's are over there, you can get them yourselves later. This is mine, I just want you to freeze it for ."
"Oh."
Shenhe took the glass from his hand, and her Cryo Vision glowed briefly.
"Not chilled, frozen. Like frozen into an ice block."
"Oh."
Shenhe's Cryo Vision glowed again.
"Boss, it's done."
"Thank you."
Xia Zhi thanked her, took the cold glass, gripped the chopstick he had put in earlier, and pulled out a seven-colored popsicle from the glass, starting to enjoy it.
Indeed, on a hot day, you need to eat popsicles.
Moreover, the rainbow fruit juice would change flavor with the surrounding temperature, making it even more flavorful.
Zhu Zi watched him eat, her eyes widening slightly.
"Boss, is it good like that?"
"It's alright."
After finishing their al, the two girls followed suit, each enjoying a popsicle with relish.
"Delicious! Boss! I have an idea!"
"Hm?"
"I think we could add this frozen flavor to our shop!"
"We can add it, but only during hot weather. Like shaved ice, popsicles aren't good for the body in cold weather. If custors want to eat them then, they can wait for our takeout service and freeze them at ho."
"Oh, right."
Zhu Zi looked disappointed but continued eating her popsicle in small bites, feeling the pleasant coolness that made her eyes squint with satisfaction.
After a while, Yaoyao ca, and Zhu Zi imdiately shared this new way of eating with the little girl.
Then the little girl also happily ate a big popsicle.
She looked as cute as a panda eating bamboo, lting everyone's hearts.
The weather was really too hot today, and Xia Zhi originally hadn't planned to make any desserts or snacks, but thinking carefully now, he felt he should make sothing.
It didn't matter if he hadn't eaten enough at lunch; he mainly didn't want the little girl to feel disappointed.
What should he make?
Xia Zhi went to the kitchen, "looked" at the crisp cucumbers in the corner, and took out [Eternal Sprit Knife].
Monts later, he ca out with a plate of beautifully presented "Rain Coat Cucumbers."
This was a cold dish that focused more on knife skills, though its taste wasn't much different from regular cucumber salad.
However, in Xia Zhi's hands, it beca a glowing dish.
Xia Zhi specially improved the sauce and added so [lk Stardust], making it a deluxe version.
The sweet and sour taste - the little girl tried a bite and clearly loved it.
The four of them sat chatting for a while when Xingqiu suddenly ca by.
"Mr. Xia, I have a business proposition to discuss with you. Is now a convenient ti?"
"The shop hasn't started business hours yet, Young Master Xingqiu please feel free to speak. What kind of business is it?"
"It's about mahjong."
"Mahjong?"
"Yes, I played it at Mr. Xia's shop a few days ago and found it quite novel and interesting. After returning ho, sohow, I've been itching to play again these past few days, but knowing Mr. Xia is busy with the shop and probably doesn't have ti. So I had craftsn make a set of mahjong tiles and played a few tis with so friends. They all found this new card ga very interesting too. I discussed with my brother and we think mahjong has great potential in Liyue, so I wanted to discuss copyright matters with Mr. Xia, since you are its creator and according to Liyue's newest business laws, you have these rights."
"I see. I have no objections to this. Spreading mahjong would be a good thing. As for the contract, I'll visit Miss Yanfei tonight and discuss it with her, have her help handle the commission."
"That would be excellent."
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