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Xia Zhi chewed slowly, his expression gradually becoming as peaceful, sacred, pure, and natural as that of an enlightened monk.
After finishing a single grain of rice, he felt as if he had just been to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and all his distracting thoughts vanished.
This unusually calm and comfortable feeling is somewhat like rewarding yourself with a period of spiritual reflection, but without the emptiness and regret.
Xia Zhi tried to put the plate into her inventory and checked the item information.
【Paradise Rice Pops】
Quality: Silver.
Type: Consumable.
Features: None.
Effect: Deep-fried Gokuraku rice gives one the feeling of being in the Pure Land of Bliss.
Hidden effect: Accelerates the recovery of sanity.
Non-recyclable.
This is a special dish that can quickly restore mental energy.
Xia Zhi opened the system panel and checked his mental value attribute. Sure enough, the mental value he had consumed while refining incense upstairs had recovered considerably.
Xia Zhi took the plate out of her inventory, picked up another [Paradise Rice Cake], dipped it in the syrup she had made earlier, and put it in her mouth.
It has no sweetness...
Xia Zhi frowned. The syrup made from ordinary white sugar tasted completely incompatible with the flavor of [Paradise Rice Pops].
No, it's not that they're incompatible, it's that they've been excluded.
Under the flavor of [Gokuraku Rice Crackers], the taste of syrup seems to become "invisible".
Ordinary ingredients are not worthy of extraordinary ingredients.
Xia Zhi thought for a moment, then took out the bottle of [White Jade Honey], which contained a unique life force and could enhance positive emotions and physical constitution when consumed.
I poured out a drop, added water to make a new syrup, and mixed it with the rice puffs.
This time, the rice puffs underwent a wonderful change, as if they had been soaked in syrup, turning from snow-white to honey-colored.
Xia Zhi checked the item information again.
【Gokuraku Shiratama Rice Pops】
Quality: Silver.
Type: Consumable.
Features: None.
Effect: Deep-fried Gokuraku rice, drizzled with white jade flower nectar, will make people feel extremely happy after eating it.
Hidden effects: It can accelerate the recovery of mental energy, enhance physical fitness, and keep you in a good mood all day long.
Non-recyclable.
Extremely happy...
Xia Zhi was a little curious, so he picked up his chopsticks and tasted one.
A moment later, Xia Zhi happily took out the last bit of [Paradise White Jade Rice Puffs] from the plate.
"Boss, come and eat! ...Hey? You still have some left...Wait a minute, why are these on your plate so big?"
"I just thought of a new way to do it, so I tried it out."
"This smells just like the lotus seed porridge I had for lunch the day before yesterday!"
"Yes, I added honey. You should try some too."
The girls curiously reached out with their chopsticks.
Xia Zhi watched Shen He eat, and then he finally saw her smile.
It's really, really beautiful.
Chapter 175 The Progress Bar on Zhu Zi's Body
Xia Zhi felt somewhat gratified.
A pretty girl like Shen He should smile more, like Zhu Zi. Look at how Zhu Zi smiles now...
Ok?
Zhu Zi, how come there's suddenly a progress bar on you?
Xia Zhi stared blankly at the black iron progress bar on Zhu Zi's body, which showed a 0% progress.
It wasn't there a moment ago, but suddenly it appeared.
While the "Paradise White Jade Popcorn" is indeed a special dish that enhances physical strength, it doesn't have to be this outrageous...
Xia Zhi thought about it carefully and felt that this was probably because she had accumulated a lot of experience and knowledge before finally making a breakthrough.
Zhu Zi has been treated to such excellent food these days, with extraordinary cuisine and incense.
Although these things had little effect on him, they were terrifyingly effective on Zhu Zi, an ordinary person who didn't even have the Eye of God.
She has been working at the store for almost a month now, and her body has developed much better than when she first arrived. This is clearly evident from the fact that her uniform, which used to fit well, is now a bit tight around her chest.
She has undergone many other changes... To use the legends of Liyue, Zhu Zi has encountered a "fate of immortality".
It's perfectly normal for someone with "celestial affinity" to have a black iron progress bar appear on their character.
This also proves one thing: his conjecture about immortality was correct. If immortality recovers to the gold level of strength, it will definitely, like Zhu Zi, have a new gold progress bar appear on its body.
Zhu Zi was smiling as she ate the ordinary rice puffs, which Xia Zhi had made, so this was a kind of interaction where he was feeding her.
Xia Zhi "saw" that the progress bar of the black iron on her body suddenly increased to [10%].
Everyone chatted and ate snacks as usual.
Xia Zhi quickly filled up the progress bar on Zhu Zi.
"Progress bar has reached 100%, Black Iron Treasure Chest reward obtained."
A new Black Iron Chest has appeared in my inventory.
Xia Zhi glanced at the treasure chest, pondering for a moment.
In reality, he didn't spend 9 points on Zhu Zi, but the black iron treasure chest he obtained from her could yield items worth 1-9 points.
With the Hourglass of Time, he's guaranteed to get the most valuable items from the chest.
This means that he now has another way to earn points—investing.
竺子可以投资10-20点数把她培养到白银层次，从她身上刷到的白银宝箱最多可以开出99点数，这就相当于赚了70-80的点数。
猫猫和瑶瑶可以花100-200点数培养到黄金层次，黄金宝箱最多可以开出999点数，这就相当于赚了700-800的点数。
Shen He, Qi Qi, Miss Chi Yu, and Miss Gan Yu can be trained to the Platinum level...
The higher the level, the more points are required for training, but the greater the rewards.
Moreover, once these points are spent, they benefit our own people, so it can't be considered a loss.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Xia Zhi nodded to himself. It seemed he would have to buy more extraordinary ingredients from the [Shop] to cook for everyone in the future.
Whether it's a treasure chest or not doesn't matter; the main thing is to enhance employee well-being.
Xia Zhi then opened the black iron treasure chest in his inventory.
A small box appeared before his eyes.
【Strange-Flavored Fish Bait】
Quality: Black Iron.
Type: Consumable.
Features: None.
Effect: This fish bait has a strange smell, which small fish avoid, but it is very popular with large fish.
Hidden effects: None.
An item that wasn't particularly useful, but whose effect was related to fishing, reminded Xia Zhi of the [Forest Fishing Rod] that he had previously reverted.
That fishing rod is silver, so it's still worthwhile if it bounces back, but this bait is only iron, so it's too much trouble to bounce back a few points. I'll just keep it.
If I go on a trip in the future, I will definitely camp in the wild. I can also use it to try my hand at catching big fish.
After closing time in the afternoon, it started raining again outside.
Shen He opened the umbrella, carried the food box, and escorted Yao Yao back.
Qiqi doesn't need to go to gather herbs tonight; she can stay at the shop and help with cleaning.
Miss Akabane was washing cups behind the shop, humming an old folk song.