Chapter 27: Revitalizing the Commercial Street Delicious Takoyaki

Everyone filed out from the underground. At the front of the team were moss balls that rolled out from the cracks. These dark green furry creatures had only two shiny black eyes. They lined up in a long line and rolled into the dusty shop.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that they can only roll around. These moss balls are great at dispelling dust, and they can easily slip through cracks in rocks. Before the introduction of signal birds in the dungeon, they were used to deliver our mail."

A beautiful blonde elf explained to Ye Wan in a friendly manner.

"Do they still have such ability?" Ye Wan's mind raced again, and he said, "Then I think they can go around distributing flyers to let everyone know that our underground shopping street is reopening."

"That's a great idea," the blonde elf said in surprise. "I remember I still have a box of fluorescent ink at home. I'll find two people to help me write flyers, and then tie them to the moss balls and let them pass the message out."

"Remember to write down the promotion information." Ye Wan said without hesitation.

The digging squirrels used their tails to unscrew the old and broken mining lamps and installed new ones.

The knitting lady in the tailor shop enthusiastically took out a bunch of clothes that she had accumulated and gave them to everyone to change into. She took out a small wine-colored velvet suit for Pancake and thoughtfully matched it with a small hat.

Pancake was originally a chubby guinea pig with fluffy fur. After Ye Wan's careful feeding, it grew even fatter. After it sucked in its belly hard, the suit was buttoned up with difficulty.

"You should lose weight, Pancake. From now on, afternoon tea and midnight snacks will be cancelled." Ye Wan said coldly.

Muffin: "Squeak?!"

Ye Wan tilted the hat over its broken pink ear. Feeling good about itself, it ran to the dressing mirror, sniffed its reflection in the mirror with its wet nose, and then turned around happily.

The entire shopping street was filled with the aroma of various cleaning products.

Ye Wan ran to the blacksmith shop. The owner of the blacksmith shop was a tall man with a big red beard. Ye Wan asked him to order a small iron pot for making octopus balls, but she was worried about whether she could make it in one night.

The bearded man patted his chest vigorously to indicate that there was no problem at all. Behind him, three apprentices were busy in front of the stove, sweating profusely.

Finally, Ye Wan walked around the proprietress who was carrying the aged wine out of the tavern, and the Cricket Band who were rehearsing with their violins in the square, and finally arrived at the entrance of the shopping street.

Robert, Kiara and Youan were discussing at the door how to resist the enemy's possible attack. The most troublesome thing was the violent robot in the legend. It was said that it could shoot extremely harmful lasers from its chest, which was not something that a mere long sword could resist.

Finally, they decided to prepare a large mirror here to see if it could withstand the robot's laser attack.

Ye Wan ran to ask Robert: "Are you still going to cook pork bone ramen tomorrow, Robert?"

Robert nodded, and Ye Wan went to pull his shiny arm. "It's so boring to always have pork bone ramen. I can teach you how to make salt ramen, soy sauce ramen, and tomato ramen. Oh, and the tomato ramen will have to wait. I just checked the supply warehouse and it seems there are no fresh tomatoes left."

Robert, who was very tall, was pulled by her to run. In order to adapt to Ye Wan's height, Robert had to run with his knees bent, which looked very funny.

"Be careful, Miss Ye Wan. There are many rugged rocks in the shopping street. Don't fall down." It reminded Ye Wan to be careful while running.

Kiara watched them running from behind and suddenly showed an envious look: "That would be great, if only my big iron block was still there..."

Youan turned his head and looked at her.

She quickly stopped talking and her envious look, regained her indifferent expression, and turned back to her residence.

The next morning, after a night of hard work by the residents of the underground city, the shopping street still had many flaws and many damaged walls could not be repaired for the time being, but it was at least much cleaner and tidier and could be used for business.

The first aroma that spread through the streets and alleys was the pizza from the Rock Man's stone kiln and the bread from the Breadworm Man's oven.

The mealworm man is a very tall mealworm spirit with many nodules on its slender body, but the bread it bakes is very delicious. It is said that all the flour is carefully cultivated by it, and the wheat aroma is richer than that of other places.

The golden toast has crispy edges and is spread with a layer of homemade hot sauce made from rock fruits in the middle. The sauce is very spicy and fragrant, and some sea salt is sprinkled in it to enhance the flavor.

The proprietress of the pub took out a few barrels of beer and wrote "Buy one get one free malt beer" outside the pub. Those beers could be considered aged wines, and they exuded a strong aroma after just a small opening.

The blonde elves and the dwarves are from the same family. The dwarves have collected a lot of shiny stones in the center of the earth over the years. The blonde elves have carefully polished them into the shapes of rabbits and ponies, and strung them into various decorations. It is said that there is a magical turquoise crystal among them. If a warrior wears it, his combat effectiveness can be doubled in a short time. The price is very high, but there are still many people rushing to grab it.

The moss balls were quite reliable. In just one night, they distributed flyers for the shopping street to every corner of the dungeon. At the same time, they did attract a lot of customers to the shopping street. After all, this was the most prosperous area in the dungeon ten years ago.

Ye Wan noticed that many of the warriors he had seen in the municipal square had also come here, especially the "Lion", who walked into the tavern with a proud look on his face, shouting that he had hunted more than twenty monsters and that he would definitely win the first place in the Brave Conference this time.

The blonde elf kindly gave Ye Wan a piece of land, and the red-haired and bearded man in the blacksmith shop had already sent her a specially made iron plate.

She took out the giant octopus leg from her small bag. The octopus was still very fresh, tender red in color, and plump in texture, causing everyone around to exclaim: "Oh my God, is this the giant octopus from the next level?"

"Yes, yes, it was my tavern waiter Youan who took a dagger and dealt with the octopus." Ye Wan said happily.

Everyone expressed their sincere admiration for Youan. After all, ever since the giant octopus sneaked into the underground city, no one except the warriors who challenged themselves dared to set foot on the next level. The octopus was really too ferocious.

Ye Wan deliberately took out the big octopus leg and showed it to the people around her to achieve the effect of publicity, and then she cut the octopus leg into pieces of appropriate size.

The iron meatball mold was already burning hot on the fire. Ye Wan brushed a thin layer of oil on each round hole. The batter in the bowl had been prepared in advance. Ye Wan stirred it twice and poured the batter in. The mold immediately made a violent "sizzling" sound.

Octopus meat, cabbage, onions and other brightly colored ingredients were submerged in the white batter. When the bottom was baked and puffed up, and a faint burnt aroma came out, she took out a pair of chopsticks and flexibly turned the meatballs over, pouring batter on them while turning them.

Many customers gathered around. After all, it was rare to see people selling octopus balls in the dungeon or on the surface.

Seeing that the octopus balls were almost baked and the skin was showing an attractive crispy texture, Ye Wan skillfully picked out the balls one by one, placed them on a porcelain plate, sprinkled a handful of seaweed powder, squeezed some mayonnaise, and added a handful of bonito flakes.

The bonito flakes trembled slightly due to the scorching heat, and through them, the crispy shell of the meatballs could be vaguely seen.

The diners all swallowed their saliva.

Each person is given a few wooden skewers. When you stick the skewers into the meatballs, you can clearly hear the sound of the crispy shell breaking. When you take a bite, the hot, flowing filling comes out with the delicious seafood. The octopus pieces are chewy, the bonito flakes are salty and fragrant, and the mayonnaise is smooth, making you feel the charm of the summer shopping street.

"This goes great with beer too." Ye Wan said loudly, "You can take it to the pub. They have a buy one get one free malt beer today."

The freshly baked octopus balls and malt liquor are a perfect match. Ye Wan was too busy to handle them all, and Pancake was of no help, so the blonde elf borrowed it from him and moved it to the next room.

Various cute pendants were brought to Pancake, and the blonde elf explained to the guests in detail the functions and cuteness of these pendants. Pancake proudly held his head high and posed in some cool poses.

It had just secretly eaten an octopus ball, and then did these movements, causing the small suit that was already tightly tied to its body to burst, and several buttons were scattered all over the floor.

Muffin, tears in his eyes, went to pick up the button: "Squeak!"

The girls who were buying accessories were all little girls. When they saw the fat and cute guinea pig spinning around on the ground, they all took out money and said, "I'll buy this. Let's order a suitable suit for the guinea pig."

The pancakes instantly became the best-seller here.

The entire shopping street finally became lively again. It was summer, and because there were so many people, the heat and the noise were endless. The stalls in the streets and alleys were lined up full, and under the bright mining lamps on both sides were smiling faces.

Robert kneaded the dough and wiped his eyes: "It's great, it's great, the shopping street is back."

The aroma of various delicious foods such as octopus balls, pizza, barbecue, beer, etc. intertwined together, attracting the attention of the residents of the underground city and lining up.

The burly warriors carried their weapons and went around in taverns and stalls to gather information. Useful information could even be sold for a gold coin, making the information dealers so happy that they didn't know what to do.

Kiara was eating a plate of octopus balls, a Hell Lava Cocoa Meat Sauce Pizza, and ramen, asking people around for information while eating. She held the abstract painting and asked everyone if they had seen a tall, gentle, and friendly robot.

Everyone was friendly and eager to help her, but no one had ever seen that kind of robot before, except for Robert who cooked ramen in the shopping street, and the other robot was the one in the evil doll army.

"That robot's eyes were glowing red, and it would shoot lasers from its chest if it disagreed with something. It was so scary. It's definitely not the one you were looking for." The residents of the underground city said firmly.

Kiara was a little disappointed.

Youan stood guarding the entrance of the shopping street with a sword in hand. The kind residents of the underground city thanked him for his shelter and stuffed him with a lot of food.

Ye Wan had reserved a portion of octopus balls, and when they were delivered to him, he was being thanked by an elf-looking old lady in a brown apron. The other party was holding his hand, and Youan's face was as red as a ripe Fuji apple.

The old elf lady forced a portion of cookies into his mouth and happily returned to the shopping street.

Ye Wan gave a teasing smile.

You An was furious: "Don't laugh!"

"Handsome Rapunzel boy, you are truly the hero of our underground shopping street." Ye Wan sincerely held his hands, revealing a contrived, admiring look.

Muffin slid off her shoulder with laughter.

Youan decided not to speak to her anymore, not even a word.