Chapter 61: Takeout Revitalizes the Cultivation World (61% complete)

Helian Yi was so angry he almost vomited blood.

He is not convinced!

He was pleased with Su Xiaoyao's flattery three days ago, because he thought so too at the time.

Whether in terms of family education, cultivation time, or practical experience, not only is Su Xiaoyao far inferior to him, but few young cultivators in the cultivation world have the knowledge reserves to surpass him.

But Su Xiaoyao actually did it.

Although he could regard Su Xiaoyao as a rival and acknowledged her strength in his heart, he was not convinced in this matter!

That's why, after seeing the results, he rushed to the newly opened Bai Niang Qian Wei Lou, determined to figure out exactly where he went wrong.

Su Xiaoyao's eyes lit up immediately when she saw him.

She snapped out of her dazed expression and excitedly pulled him into the inner room: "Investor, you've come at the perfect time! We're short-staffed here, come and help us out!"

Helian Yi was taken aback, then his anger turned to surprise: "Not enough manpower? Is business that booming?"

"Of course! Look at how many people are queuing outside. And that's just those who came in person. Our other business line is practically exploding with orders. If Xiao Ye hadn't helped us fix our order page at the last minute, it would have crashed." Su Xiaoyao said enthusiastically, "I told you this market could be lucrative. Everyone's on the island for the time being and there's no other entertainment. Plus, we're all pretty famous in the assessments, so of course they'll come to support us. Once they come, we can win them over with our spiritual food! Even Nascent Soul cultivators who have mastered the art of fasting will have to stay!"

First of all, there are too few entertainment activities on the island. From the moment we went into the sea until now, most people are on edge. Opening now is the best time. The lively environment can relieve people's anxiety and also distract those who are anxious about not getting their scores.

Secondly, with Jiang Yun, the candidate who shone brightly in the previous round of the illusionary realm assessment, serving as a living advertisement, other candidates were very willing to come and try their luck, and also to see this extraordinary first champion in person.

This is similar to how, in her original world, many health supplement and exercise book vendors try to find top-scoring students in the college entrance examination to endorse their products every year.

In addition, many people want to enjoy the food delivery service that ranks first in the assessment.

Su Xiaoyao had anticipated this situation, so she assigned Jiang Yun to a delivery job.

Unfortunately, the restaurant was only so big, and those who didn't want to squeeze in with the crowds opted for takeout, leaving Jiang Yun overwhelmed.

Helian Yi was stunned for a moment, then remembered what she had just said and said in horror, "I'm the one who's paying for it. You want me to fill the manpower gap? I'll give you the money and you can hire someone else."

After saying that, he turned around and tried to leave.

As the sole heir of the prestigious Helian family, he would never do the work of a waiter.

Su Xiaoyao pitifully tugged at his sleeve: "It's all my fault. I wanted to eat the whole pancake in one go, so I started the delivery service on the first day of business. Who knew we wouldn't be able to handle it all? Our delivery riders are unreliable. That's why you're here. You're one of the most skilled people among us, and someone I trust. I have no choice but to entrust this task to you."

She used her familiar old trick: first flatter him, then lower herself and play the victim.

Although she spoke pitifully, her actions were extremely forceful, giving her no chance to resist.

Helian Yi tried to pull his sleeve back, but she held it firmly in her hand, unmoved. Between cutting off his robe and admitting defeat, he chose to struggle for a moment: "I'll go find you a few cultivators with cultivation levels above the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and I'll pay them."

"No, no, no!" Su Xiaoyao refused. "Look how prosperous our business is. Who knows who might be envious? What if the temporary hires have problematic backgrounds? Today is the first day of business. We must control our reputation. All business must be handled by our own people to ensure high efficiency, high service, and high quality!"

Helian Yi was completely bewildered.

No one has ever dared to order him around in his entire life.

He shouldn't have offered Su Xiaoyao a chance!

Wait, what was his original purpose for coming here today?

Just as Helian Yi was about to recall his murderous purpose in storming into the restaurant, a loud roar startled him.

"I'm not having it! Why do I only get one spirit stone commission for each delivery? That's too little!"

Shui Fan stormed into the inner room, flung open her hood to reveal her delicate face, flushed with anger.

“I’m exhausted from running so fast. The input and the return are not equal, which is different from what you said before,” he shouted.

Su Xiaoyao was momentarily tempted by the mermaid's angry beauty, but only for a moment. The next moment, she shook her head and regained her hard heart: "Today is the grand opening day, so we're offering a discount. The delivery fee is three spirit stones, and the packaging fee is one spirit stone. In addition, we'll set up a tip system. From now on, the delivery fee will be based on the distance, which will increase your commission."

Shui Fan was not comforted. He stubbornly said, "Then why does Jiang Yun get two spirit stones for every order, while I only get one! He even gives more rewards than me!"

Su Xiaoyao smiled: "Given his fast and steady sword flight, and the fact that you spilled two bowls of soup and received three complaints a stick of incense's time ago, it's already good enough that you didn't lose spirit stones."

Shui Fan: "Impossible! How could the food I packed in my Qiankun bag have spilled out?"

How did you set the food out?

"Just leave it to them... fine." Shui Fan belatedly realized what she had done and still wanted to defend herself, "I only spilled two bowls of soup, why did I receive three complaints?"

"There's another complaint that says..." Su Xiaoyao opened the TongStone takeout page and saw, "Uh, the other party is complaining about why the delivery person isn't Jiang Yun."

Shui Fan's face turned even redder with anger.

Mermaids, who are popular because of their beauty, always end up looking down on others!

He simply and decisively lifted his black robe and spread his palms out towards the interior window.

"I'm just a sea creature, I don't compete with humans in swordsmanship, but I'll never lose in charm! Give me all the takeout from the east, and I guarantee I'll get more tips than Jiang Yun!"

The merfolk's competitive spirit kicked in, and Su Xiaoyao cheerfully instructed Huangfu Mian, who was packing and delivering the food, to do as he said.

After Shui Fan left, Helian Yi asked curiously, "He has an extremely strong competitive spirit, aren't you worried?"

While Su Xiaoyao was busy checking the income on the books, she casually replied, "It's just healthy competition among colleagues. The more tips they give, the more commission I get."

Helian Yi understood why she didn't stop Shui Fan: "You've mastered the system's tricks perfectly."

"A businessman's talent."

Su Xiaoyao nodded in satisfaction after seeing the still-jumping numbers in the ledger, then pushed him inside: "Hurry up and take orders, we're really too busy. I'll personally deliver the food soon too."

Helian Yi thought to himself that he couldn't lose out to the other person and fish in terms of his reward, so he changed into a very impressive set of clothes before setting off.

Before leaving, he felt like he had forgotten something.

He paused at the door.

I remember now.

He also has a divine curved sword! The curved sword is intelligent and can deliver food with him; their efficiency will definitely surpass the other two!

After figuring it out, he strode out of the restaurant with great pride and confidence.

After watching him leave, Su Xiaoyao stood there for a while, then turned around in a hurry and shouted:

"Quick, check if the results are out! This kid came to me because he's furious! I'm sure I did well!"

"Not only good." Dai Kui, who was busy preparing condiments, took a break to look at the communication stone and said with a smile, "You ranked first. I looked at your test paper. If all the questions were answered correctly, your score was one point higher than Young Master Helian's in terms of neatness. Your short answer questions were neat and rigorous. When answering each question, you used A, B, C, and D to extract the most important content and then elaborated on it. I think it is only natural that you are one point higher."

Su Xiaoyao was overjoyed: "My twelve years of schooling weren't for nothing."

My past life wasn't wasted.

"Yes—it wasn't for nothing. You two are masters of lying. I was too naive to trust you both." Xiao Tingyuan appeared, clutching his chest.

Su Xiaoyao recalled the words she had used to deceive him that day, and touched her nose to hide her guilty conscience.

She glanced at the communication stone and saw Jiang Yun's fifth-place ranking; her eyes darted up and down.

Damn it, Jiang Yun wasn't there when we should have been sharing the burden.

Fortunately, a message saved her.

Su Xiaoyao hurriedly said, "Xiaoqi just ordered takeout. She's having a talisman cultivator gathering in the West District, and no one has delivered it yet. I'll go right now."

Xiao Tingyuan said quietly, "The first place winner is going to have to deliver takeout to the fourth place winner."

Su Xiaoyao exclaimed, "Master Chef, you must do something about him! This person has abandoned his post and is not dedicated to his work at all. This is not in line with the conduct of the successor of the Master Chef!"

The medicine pot and large iron pot behind Xiao Tingyuan started to make a fuss. He glared at her helplessly, then turned around and went back into the kitchen to continue working.

Su Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief; at the crucial moment, her pot brother was the one who came through.

Today, I feel a bit sorry for my pot, as it has taken on the role of an automatic cooking pot to relieve the pressure in the kitchen.

She took the takeout from Huangfu Mian, greeted Wu Ji who was busy serving the dishes and Xu Lingyou who was engrossed in calculating the bill, and then set off.

She rushed to the West District and found her using the location provided by Shen Suqi.

Shen Suxi came to open the door, startling Su Xiaoyao.

Su Xiaoyao, carrying the takeout, looked at Su Xiaoyao's clothes, which looked like they had just been through a major disaster, and asked curiously, "Is your team building activity about fighting with cinnabar?"

"What is team building?" Shen Suqi wiped her face, but instead of cleaning it, she rubbed the red marks off her face.

"It's similar to a party."

Shen Suqi smiled and stepped aside to let her in: "The strange words you use are really interesting."

After Su Xiaoyao entered the room, she casually cast a cleansing spell on her, but found that it did not work. She asked in surprise, "The paint cleansing spell on your face is not working."

“This is specially made cinnabar, which is more difficult to fade,” Shen Suqi showed her the scene inside the room.

The room looked like it had been the site of a battle; bright red cinnabar and various yellow papers were scattered all over the floor, and dozens of red-robed monks were either sitting or kneeling on the ground, drawing talismans with brushes.

It looked like a scene of summoning spirits.

"You guys... are so red." From head to toe, from your hair to your skin, you were all covered in a mottled red, like cinnabar splashed on.

Su Xiaoyao offered a sharp critique.

Shen Suqi had just stood up, her back aching.

She straightened her back and rubbed her sore neck, explaining, "Drawing talismans requires practice to master. This is unavoidable during practice, which is why we talisman practitioners prefer to wear red. Think about it, it would be too eerie to wear white clothes and get cinnabar on them."

Su Xiaoyao thought to herself that things weren't exactly normal yet.

"ah!!!"

Suddenly, a red-robed monk in the corner screamed madly and lay face down on the ground, writhing wildly.

"Failed again! I was just one stroke away from finishing! Why is the spiritual energy insufficient at this moment! I drew this talisman a full 1,677 times! 1,677 times! Let me die! I don't want to live anymore! Nobody stop me!"

Others were used to this scene.

Shen Suqi calmly patted the dumbfounded Su Xiaoyao, took the takeout and walked over, skillfully comforting her: "The food is here, don't die yet."

The monk slumped over dejectedly.

"Alright, I heard that it tastes good when the spiritual energy is plentiful, so I'll take a bite before I die."

Su Xiaoyao swallowed.

Study fanatics are terrifying.

After completing the delivery, she gestured to Chen Suxi and left to continue with the next order.

Halfway there, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and sent a message through her communication stone.

[Xiaoyao: Xiaoye, are you a talisman cultivator?]

[Jun Laiye: I guess so. I've studied a bit of everything. How did you guess?]

[Xiaoyao: I often see you wearing red. I've heard that most talisman cultivators love red so that the cinnabar sticking to their bodies won't be noticeable.]

[Junlaiye: This is indeed one of the reasons]

[Xiaoyao: Is there any other reason?]

[Jun Laiye: Yes, don't you think gold lettering on a red background would be a better match for adding magic runes to clothes?]

Su Xiaoyao exclaimed in amazement, "What a luxurious reason! When will I be able to consider this?"

Suddenly I feel even more motivated to deliver food.

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