Chen Lin left the Time Café with a helpless look on his face.
A four-star food voucher and 18,000 magic coins were exchanged for a meal that could extend his life by 30 years. Even if he had a lot of magic coins, it was still painful.
Even so, the boss gave me a 10% discount. I owed him a favor. Otherwise, I would have to pay more than 20,000 magic coins to get it.
But he knew that there was nothing he could do about it.
The price of any food on the Food Island is not set arbitrarily but is subject to restrictions by the management office. The boss has already given him the maximum discount. After all, half of the magic coins must be handed over after the food is sold. After deducting the value of the materials themselves, the other party does not make much profit.
Food Island is a vampire. No matter how many stars a food restaurant you open, it is too easy to make money.
Because of the official rules, you are not allowed to earn too much. The purpose of the entire island's existence is not for commercial interests, but to find delicious food for the food guardians.
Chen Lin returned to Xuewa's hut and gave the delicious food to Heiwa.
"This longevity delicacy cost me nearly 20,000 magic coins, and a four-star food voucher. Go back and tell Xuewa to practice quickly, and work like a slave for me to pay off my debt after he successfully advances!"
He was not in a good mood at all.
Although he had a good relationship with Xuewa and couldn't just watch him die like this, the price was really too high and it was impossible for him not to feel heartbroken.
Heiwa was also a little dumbfounded.
Twenty thousand magic coins!
They have been running this food house for so long, but the profit is less than 10,000 magic coins, and they have to give half of it to investors. Even if they run it for another hundred years, they still can't pay it back.
However, with a lifespan of thirty years, Xuewa would definitely be able to advance and would no longer be in danger of dying of old age. So he did not care about so much and after agreeing, he went straight to the teleportation square.
After finishing his work here, Chen Lin returned to his own food shop.
"grown ups!"
Yang Zishi was sitting idly in the store. When he saw Chen Lin come in, he was startled at first, then he walked forward to greet him with surprise.
Chen Lin looked at her. Although she was still young and beautiful, she also showed signs of aging. He couldn't help but said with concern: "I'm sorry that you have been wronged over the years."
The other party had no need to explore the demon world, and staying here was just a waste of time. He had to appreciate this kindness.
Over the years, the cultivation levels of Zhou Shiwu and Qiao Niang have greatly improved. The other party's cultivation level was similar to Zhou Shiwu's at the beginning. If he had not stayed here, he would probably have become a Divine Transformation cultivator by now.
But now, there is almost no progress in cultivation.
Yang Zishi smiled and said, "Everything I have was given by you. I am so happy to be able to work for you. How could I feel wronged?"
Chen Lin was speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he reached out and touched the other's hair, and said, "This time I found a delicacy that may reach three stars. You can go and offer it. If you succeed, you can leave with me."
"Everything is up to you, adults."
Feeling the change in Chen Lin's attitude, Yang Zishi's smile became even more intense.
There is nothing better than seeking benevolence and obtaining it.
The main reason for Chen Lin's trip was to see Yang Zishi. After asking about the business situation of the store, he went straight to the place where food was served.
What made him happy was that among the delicacies he brought, not only was the three-star dish he expected successfully presented, but also a dish that he thought would only have one star potential, also reached the three-star level!
Although both of these delicacies were only finished products without recipes and could not be sold, they still brought considerable benefits.
But what made Chen Lin depressed was that before the joy of offering delicious food had faded away, he ran into a wall at the management office.
"Dear Gourmet, the Guardian is currently asleep and cannot apply for special treatment. If you, my companion, want to increase the teleportation location, you need to upgrade the teleportation authority first."
The person in charge of the management office has been changed again, and he is even more rigid than the previous one.
Chen Lin also forgot about this. The teleportation tokens are also divided into different levels. Ordinary ones can only locate one interface, which means that you can only return to where you came from.
If you want to enter other interfaces, you not only need the positioning item of that interface and pay 10,000 points, but the teleportation token also needs to be upgraded. The intermediate level has five positioning permissions, the advanced level has ten, and ten is the limit.
"What are the requirements for upgrading the teleportation token to intermediate level?"
Chen Lin asked in a deep voice.
The last time Zhou Shiwu and Qiao Niang were given additional locations, the guardian gave an order, so there were no restrictions, and their identity tokens were naturally upgraded to the intermediate level. This can be considered an invisible benefit given by the guardian.
But now the guardian is asleep, so it’s impossible to establish any connections, and we can only follow the formal channels.
The person in charge said expressionlessly, "For the intermediate teleportation authority, you need to pay 30,000 points, and you also need the approval of the guardian. If you don't get the guardian's consent, you can only accept the teleportation mission."
"What mission?"
Chen Lin asked immediately.
The guardian cannot be contacted, this is the only way now.
"There are three ways!"
The person in charge explained: "The first one is to offer a four-star delicacy, but if you want to transfer permissions, other rewards will be reduced, only the points reward will remain unchanged."
"The second one is the profit distribution of three-star stores and above. If you own a three-star store on Food Island, Food Island's profit share will increase. However, this condition requires that Food House does not close, otherwise the location permissions added during the closure period will be invalid."
"The third one is a mission exemption order!"
After hearing this explanation, Chen Lin's expression changed.
Four-star food is hard to come by, and his wish noodles are still lacking endless water, so they cannot be completed.
The store profit distribution is also very deceptive, because the store income is continuous, and closing the store is not allowed, which is equivalent to renting this permission with money, and the loss is too great.
But Chen Lin still asked, "I wonder how much more allocation will be needed if we use the store profit as a condition?"
"Three-star stores increased by 20%, and four-star stores increased by 10%."
The person in charge explained immediately.
Chen Lin couldn't help but grin.
If they increase it by 20%, that means Food Island will take 70% and they will only have 30% left. It's really shady.
You should know that the share of the Food Island is not pure profit, but a share of the selling price. The operator of the Food House also has to bear the cost of materials, labor costs and other miscellaneous things. Even so, an additional management fee has to be paid every year!
Even if it's a 50-50 split, gourmet food with high ingredient costs won't make any money, let alone a 30-70 split.
"Sir, let's go!"
Yang Zishi, who had been silent all this time, pulled Chen Lin's sleeve and spoke in a low voice.
She has also been involved in the store business for decades and knows what such conditions mean. She does not want Chen Lin to suffer such a huge loss. At worst, she can return to Liangyi City to practice.
Chen Lin did not move, but continued to ask: "How can I get the last mission exemption order?"
"Every food judge has the authority to issue this order!"
Chen Lin looked thoughtful, nodded, clasped his fists to express his gratitude, and left with Yang Zishi.
"Sir, there is no need to increase my location permissions. I can see you here anyway. If you want to practice, just go back to Liangyi City. As long as you are careful, there will be no problem."
After leaving the management office building, Yang Zishi spoke immediately.
Chen Lin shook his head and said firmly: "No, the cultivation environment of Tianxuan Realm is far inferior to the floating world where I am now. You are at a critical juncture of being promoted to the God Transformation Realm. If you practice in the floating world, your chances of promotion can be increased by at least 10% or even 20%. This positioning must be added!"
The realm of transformation is the control of the rules of heaven and earth. The more perfect the interface of the rules of heaven and earth is, the easier it is to be promoted. If Zhou Shiwu were to be promoted in Liangyi City, he might not succeed, so no matter what the cost, he must bring Yang Zishi to the floating world.
And he doesn't have to give up the store's profits, there is another channel.
Musical wine house.
Chen Lin brought Yang Zishi to the door of the wine house and said to Yang Zishi, "Wait for me here. I'm going to meet someone inside."
His teleportation token was obtained by Gege Yun through the proprietress here. In other words, Feng Sanniang was either a food judge herself or knew a food judge. He could go find Qiu Mufan and ask him to help him negotiate.
The music in the bar is very exciting, it seems that the atmosphere is quite lively today.
Having been here twice before, Chen Lin walked straight in and was soon greeted by a receptionist.
"No consumption, I'll go find Xue Niang."
Chen Lin didn't want to waste a three-star food voucher, so he directly stated his purpose.
But the receptionist looked confused and asked doubtfully, "Are you sure the person you are looking for is called Xue Niang? We don't have such a person here."
"No?"
Chen Lin was stunned and had a bad feeling.
He immediately added: "She is your bartender. Her real name is Qiu Mufan."
The receptionist still shook his head and said, "We really don't have this person here. Would you like to confirm it again, sir?"
Chen Lin frowned and looked inside. There were two bartenders at the bar, one male and one female, but they were both very young. Qiu Mufan was indeed not to be seen.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Then your boss hasn't changed, right? It's still Feng Sanniang?"
The receptionist glanced at Chen Lin and immediately said respectfully, "Yes, sir, do you know our boss lady?"
"Um."
Chen Lin played dumb and said, "Then please inform me that someone from Baiyun Ranch is here to visit."
Even though this is just a three-star store, Feng Sanniang's identity must be extraordinary, so he did not go in directly like Gege Yun.
After all, you are asking for help from others, so you should give them enough respect.
The receptionist didn't know Chen Lin's identity either, so he didn't dare to neglect him. He just responded and turned away.
After a while, he returned and said, "Our boss wants to see you!"
Chen Lin's eyes lit up.
If the other party is willing to see him, then there is hope!