As soon as Mingmei finished speaking, her gaze was fixed on Julian. Before he could say anything, the NPC girlfriend in front of her suddenly and domineeringly shielded Julian behind her, staring at Mingmei with eyes that looked like she was guarding against a thief.

Bright and beautiful: ? ? ?

"Hmph~ I brought a lovingly prepared bento box, I don't need it~"

The other party flatly refused on Julian's behalf, but fortunately, her refusal did not actually put Julian into the six-hour countdown.

She was about to pull Julian away when Julian sensed something was off and asked, "What kind of boxed lunches do you have here?"

[Congratulations, player! You've discovered a mysterious merchant. Don't miss this opportunity! Please select and purchase items as needed.]

This notification sound immediately startled Julian, who was both surprised and delighted by the sudden appearance of the mysterious merchant.

"I... could you please give me a box of sweet and sour pork with pineapple?" Julian excitedly quickly glanced at the effects of the two boxed meals.

It has to be said that the mushroom and chicken bento box wasn't particularly appealing to him; it just enhanced the bomb-defusing capabilities of the sweet and sour pork bento box.

Julian wasn't sure how many games he could play this round; he was still quite nervous about spending 1.5 credit points each time.

However, learning bomb disposal skills was only a temporary necessity for him.

Because of Julian and Mingmei's successful transaction, Mingmei received a glare from another NPC throughout the entire lunchbox transaction.

Mingmei inwardly rolled her eyes at the sight of that jealous woman, thinking to herself: Why are NPCs making things difficult for other NPCs? Besides, they don't even have the same job!