Chapter 3

While Jiang Li was doubting his life, Chris, a customer who had just walked into the supermarket, was also surprised.

Although he boasted that he was experienced, he was just an ordinary adventurer. In the Lalan Continent, there were countless adventurers like him. In order to resist the attack of the Demon King's City and eliminate the rampant monsters, countless young people joined the Adventurer's Guild every year.

It was just a coincidence that he came to this store called Supermarket. Previously, this was a store selling food. Because of its good quality and low price, it had a good reputation among adventurers. Chris would come to this store to buy supplies every time he passed through this city. The last time he came to this city was two years ago. He didn't know that the original store had closed down, so he followed his memory to find it.

Even if he didn't know it before, when he saw the brand new storefront, Chris knew that the owner of the store had changed.

He should have left, but before he left, he smelled a strange fragrance.

The strong, shocking and tempting smell went straight to the depths of the soul!

A few years ago, Chris was hired as a guard by a noble old man. By chance, he had the opportunity to enjoy the top-quality monster meat that cost hundreds of gold coins per pound. The delicious taste was incomparable. This one-time experience made him unforgettable, and he even boasted about it to his companions and friends several times. But in front of this fragrance, he couldn't remember the taste of the monster meat at all, which made him stop in his tracks.

If Jiang Li heard what he was thinking, he would know that the strange aroma he was talking about was the spicy hot pot he ordered for lunch.

In short, Chris walked in.

As an adventurer, Chris had traveled to countless cities in the Lalan Continent. He was well-informed and had made countless psychological preparations, but the moment he stepped into this store, he was still shocked.

It was a scorching summer day outside, but the store was comfortable and cool. The moment he walked in, the heat all faded away, as if the heat just now was all an illusion.

Chris was well-informed and immediately understood that it was ice magic.

There must be a magic circle running in this store to create such a cool space in the hot summer.

However, engraving a magic circle in such a large space, what a luxury!

Chris wanted to leave immediately, but the coldness made him stop. A voice came from somewhere, and the owner had found him.

The owner was a handsome young man with black hair and black eyes, fair skin, and strange clothes. They were not popular in any kingdom. But Chris did not dare to underestimate him. Just by looking at the magic circle covering the entire store, he knew that the owner must not be an ordinary person. Maybe he was the young master of a big family, or he himself was the great magician who drew this magic circle.

Dorei is just a small town, not as prosperous as the main city. Why would such a person and such a store appear in Dorei?

Fortunately, the owner did not have the arrogance of a noble, and his attitude was kind.

Chris stepped into the store cautiously.

He walked between the shelves with a basket in his hand, but his eyes could not help looking around.

The stone bricks on the ground were white and shiny, faintly reflecting his own shadow. In the huge space, wherever the naked eye could see, it was bright and the darkness disappeared. According to Chris's observation, the light came from the top of his head. It should be a rare magic instrument, which was glowing steadily. Chris had heard that the nobles did not use oil lamps or torches, but magic lamps, which burned rare energy crystals.

With the magic array in place, Chris only stared at the magic lamp for a few seconds until his eyes felt sore, and then he calmly looked away.

Fearing that the owner would be angry, he did not dare to look any longer, and his eyes quickly fell on the goods on the shelf.

He came to buy supplies, and only needed food and water.

But even though he was well-informed, he couldn't help but feel troubled when choosing.

Although the store owner told him that all of this was food, he still didn't know where to start when he saw the rows of products he had never seen before. Chris tried to find something familiar in it, but failed.

These products all had strange packaging, not any material he had seen before, and there were strange symbols on them. What was even more surprising was that there were lifelike portraits on the packaging! Thinking of the magic of this supermarket, Chris guessed that what he saw might be high-end food with magical elements. So he chose more carefully.

In Lalan Continent, people with magical talent are rare, and powerful magicians are even rarer. Chris does not have this talent. He is just an ordinary adventurer who can only occasionally buy magic props from the store. But these tools are often expensive, not to mention food containing magical elements.

As a poor adventurer, Chris is in a dilemma.

When he was in a dilemma, he heard light footsteps behind him.

Chris looked back and saw the handsome shopkeeper behind him.

Jiang Li was also worried.

The supermarket was still the same supermarket, but he seemed to be no longer on the original earth, and the only clue he could find was this strange guest.

Seeing the other party's friendly attitude, Jiang Li took the initiative to talk to him: "Is there anything I can help with?"

Chris was relieved and immediately said: "I want to buy some food."

Chris touched his pocket and said tactfully: "Some cheap, durable, and easy to fill the stomach."

Jiang Li looked at him and took him to the shelf where instant noodles were placed.

He asked: "This adventurer..."

Chris immediately said: "Just call me Chris."

"Mr. Chris." Jiang Li said: "You have rich experience, so you must have been to many places."

"Of course! Since I decided to be an adventurer when I was young, until now, except for the Demon King's City in the north, my footprints have been to every corner of the Lalan Continent. I have been to Dolei City countless times alone."

Lalan Continent?

Dolei City?

Jiang Li secretly memorized these two names, but what concerned him most was the "Devil's City" mentioned by Chris.

What kind of world is this? There is actually a demon king? !

He didn't travel to another world, did he? !

Walking to the shelf with instant noodles, Chris was also in a dilemma.

"This, this is..."

Jiang Li said, "This is instant noodles."

"Instant noodles?" Chris memorized this unfamiliar name and asked embarrassedly, "How should I taste it?"

Of course, people from another world have never seen instant noodles. This is a great invention of Earth. Jiang Li explained attentively: "You just need to boil the water and then throw everything in."

"And then?"

"Just wait five minutes and you can eat it."

"...That's it?"

Jiang Li nodded affirmatively: "That's it." What other skills are needed to make instant noodles?

"So simple?!"

"You can also add any ingredients you want to eat, such as eggs and vegetables."

"..."

Chris wrote it down, but he had doubts about this food called instant noodles.

As an adventurer, he and his companions often cook food in the wild. He certainly knows that the more delicious the food is, the more complicated it needs to be processed. Boiled? Can such a simple cooking method make delicious dishes?

But... Chris looked at the bright environment around him, feeling the comfortable temperature of his body surface. He remembered the fragrance he smelled before entering the door, and he couldn't help but feel anticipation in his heart.

Will this food called instant noodles be as delicious as that fragrance?

He put the food called instant noodles into the basket, and according to the owner's recommendation, he also chose different flavors. In addition to food, he also needed clean water.

Similarly, there was a whole shelf of water, all of which were things Chris had never seen before. With his superior eyesight, he could see that some bottles were still steaming.

...Is this a magic potion?

Chris didn't dare to look any more, so he asked the owner, took the cheapest purified water from the shelf, and walked forward with the basket.

Jiang Li went back to the back of the counter, pulled out a bag, and quickly packed his things.

Then he was in a dilemma.

Normally, at this time, he should quote the price and let the customer pay. But he didn't know the prices here, nor did he know what the currency was called. Needless to say, he certainly couldn't accept RMB.

Jiang Li pondered for a moment, and said calmly: "You decide what to pay."

The problem fell on Chris.

Chris fell into deep thought.

Although he didn't know what instant noodles were, and didn't take much, it goes without saying that with the luxury of this store and traces of magic everywhere, even the cheapest food must be worth a lot of money. What's more, he has never seen instant noodles anywhere else.

He reached into his pocket and took out the only five gold coins he had left.

"These are all I have."

"..." Jiang

Li looked at the five golden coins in front of him with a blank expression.

Gold?

A few bags of instant noodles and mineral water, can be sold for five gold coins? !

Seeing his hesitation, Chris said quickly: "If it's not enough, I can ask my companions to send money over, or..."

Jiang Li said quickly: "Enough, enough."

Let alone five gold coins, just looking at the muscular arms under the armor of the man in front of him and the sharpened sword at his waist, Jiang Li didn't dare to say no, a few bags of instant noodles, even for free.

"Really?" He said enough, but Chris couldn't believe it: "Such a precious thing, only five gold coins are enough?"

Jiang Li: "...Or, I'll give it to you?"

Chris's face froze.

He knew that this was definitely not a joke!

Maybe his stupidity offended the mysterious magician, and his hesitation made him unhappy!

He quickly picked up the bag: "Thank you for your generosity!"

Then, without waiting for Jiang Li's reaction, he strode out, fearing that his slow steps would increase the anger of the people behind him.

After walking a long way out, Chris stopped and looked back.

The store didn't look big from the outside, with only one storefront. In his impression, this store was also very narrow inside, and it would become crowded if a few more people stood in it. But the supermarket he just entered was very spacious, and it took quite a while to go around it.

He understood, space magic!

It must be space magic! What a luxury!

Chris looked at the plastic bag in his hand again.

Until this moment, he still felt a little unreal. If it weren't for the things in his hand, he almost thought he was hallucinating.

A huge magic circle, magic props everywhere, countless shelves filled with rare goods, a young and handsome mysterious boss, a rare food called instant noodles... He only spent five gold coins on all this!