Chapter 451: What the Hell is This?
Although that little knife was a great item for Qi Han, he currently had no use for it.
So he tossed the knife into his system space, grinned like an idiot for quite a while, then forcibly calmed himself down and walked out of the training space.
It was the final day of business, after all, he had to keep things steady no matter what.
Leaving the system space, Qi Han routinely checked over Ye Lingqing's daily practice.
Main Quest 8 was about to be completed, and once that happened, he'd pretty much be able to start teaching Ye Lingqing some lunch and dinner dishes.
Of course, that assumed Main Quest 9 didn't pull some weird stunt. If Main Quest 9 turned out to be like the previous Star Luo City mission, forcing him to run off to Heaven Dou City and open a restaurant or something, then his plan to teach Ye Lingqing would get delayed.
But recently nothing special seemed to be happening in Heaven Dou City, so hopefully it wouldn't come to that.
Half a day's business was practically effortless for Qi Han at his current level. Once the late-night service wrapped up, Qi Han chased Ye Lingqing off to bed, then hugged Pururu happily as he headed into his room and opened the freshly updated mission interface.
With the final second of the late-night service ticking away, the Main Quest 8 he'd been waiting on for a full hundred days was finally completed, and the new main quest and side quests appeared.
He still hadn't had time to look. The moment the interface opened, he eagerly dove in.
[Main Quest 8: 100 Days of Perseverance (Completed)]
[Reward: +2 Spirit Power Levels (Claimable), 4-Star Random Recipe Drop ×1 (Claimable), Five 3-Star Optional Recipe Fragments (Claimable).]
Hmm… not that one.
Qi Han casually swiped the completed Main Quest 8 aside.
The three rewards were tempting, sure, but after being stuck on Main Quest 8 for two hundred days, he felt nothing but numbness. What he really wanted to know was what Main Quest 9 would be.
Hopefully it wasn't something weird like—
What the hell is this?!
[Main Quest 9: A Trip to Sun and Moon]
[The host must travel to the Sun Moon Continent and operate under the name "Han Shi" for at least thirty days, and earn enough funds for the return trip.]
[Quest Description: Nothing to describe, really. The system just thinks the host should go show off a bit on the Sun Moon Continent.]
[Rewards: +2 Spirit Power Levels, 4-Star Random Recipe Drop ×1, Two 3-Star Random Recipes.]
Qi Han's expression instantly darkened.
He remembered that the Sun Moon Continent shouldn't even have appeared at this point in time yet.
What the hell was he supposed to do over there?
And that quest description…
What did it mean by "go show off on the Sun Moon Continent"? That sounded seriously suspicious.
"Ru Yi? You're not going to explain this?"
"Because this system detected that there is a poor old man in the Sun Moon Empire who longs to taste the delicacies of Han Shi. Therefore, the system has decided to send Han Shi to the Sun Moon Continent to fulfill that poor old man's dreams," Ru Yi replied cheerfully.
"I feel like you're conning me," Qi Han said with deep grief and indignation. "Since when is there an old man in the Sun Moon Empire longing for Han Shi's cooking?"
"I'm telling you the truth."
…
Achoo!
In the underground chamber beneath Mingde Hall, De Hongchen rubbed his nose and grumbled, "I'm getting old, coughing and sneezing even as a Tenth-Level Spirit Engineer…"
He gazed at the dozens of spirit rays resonating in unison through identical spirit tool structures, and let out a long sigh. "Originally, I wanted to hold off a few more months before unveiling this spirit tool array weapon."
"That idiot Yao, why did he have to let it slip? Now I've got no choice but to show it…"
"Sigh."
He reached out and gently brushed his hand across the spirit tool array weapon before him, sorrow shadowing his expression. "With this, the Sun Moon Empire's Spirit Engineer Legion will grow at least thirty percent stronger."
"I never should've mentioned this project back then. Sure, I managed to scam enough rare metals to forge World Command, but I also planted the seeds of today's disaster…"
"If the world is plunged into suffering because of this, then this old man will be the culprit… sigh…"
"Enough. I should go eat something delicious to calm my nerves…"
"It's a pity that restaurant 'Han Shi' isn't open here yet. Judging from the intel, it sounds incredible. This old man truly wants to try it. When the Douluo Continent discovers us in a few months and officially sends envoys, should I find an excuse to tag along and taste it for myself…?"
…
No matter how he argued, Ru Yi refused to reveal which elder in the Sun Moon Empire supposedly longed to taste Han Shi's cooking.
As expected, this must be just an excuse.
Shaking his head, Qi Han quickly noticed a new problem. "Ru Yi, what do you mean by 'earn enough money for the return trip'? And how exactly am I getting there anyway, by ship?"
"You'll go through a teleportation gate. Once it opens and closes, you'll be on the Sun Moon Continent," Ru Yi replied with a mischievous grin. "Fast, right?"
"Mm… very fast." Qi Han's face remained calm, but his heart was screaming: What an insane tech!
They even had something like this? Wasn't it basically a real-life Anywhere Door?
"Then what's with the return fare?"
"The teleportation gate for outbound travel is free because it's tied to the mission. But coming back requires payment." Ru Yi giggled. "Since we've known each other so long, I'll give you a discount, one million gold coins."
"One million, huh." Qi Han breathed a sigh of relief. "That's fine. I can pay for the return trip right now."
A million gold coins was nothing he couldn't afford. At this point, Qi Han had more than ten million saved up. Painful, sure, but there was no helping it, completing the quest came first.
"Hold it right there!" Ru Yi blinked. "Payment must be made using Sun Moon Continent gold coins. Douluo Continent gold coins are not accepted~"
"…What do you mean?" Qi Han blinked, feeling as if an enormous, stupid pit was waiting for him to jump into it.
"Sun Moon Continent and Douluo Continent have been disconnected for tens of thousands of years, so their currencies are completely separate," Ru Yi explained. "Although Sun Moon currency is also divided into gold, silver, and copper coins, and although the exchange rates are identical, the two sides evolved independently for too long. Their currencies now differ entirely in design, material composition, and minting processes."
"Because the two continents haven't reconnected yet, there's no way to exchange Douluo gold coins for Sun Moon gold coins~"
"So…" Qi Han spoke darkly, "what you're telling me is that even though I'm a top-tier tycoon worth tens of millions of gold coins here, once I go over there, I'll instantly become a penniless pauper, huh?"
"…Then as a gesture of friendship, I'll sponsor you ten Sun Moon gold coins."
"…Deal."
Starting from scratch, was it? Whatever.
Back when he first transmigrated, he only had four silver coins and three copper coins to his name, and still trudged his way to Shrek City through sweat and hardship—before Ru Yi gifted him a house.
Now that he had ten gold coins, he once again felt confident in life.
In summary, Main Quest 9 wanted him to head to the Sun Moon Continent, operate for at least thirty days, and then earn a hundred gold coins to pay for the return trip.
Was that hard?
For someone like him? Easy.
With that thought, Qi Han flicked his hand and opened Side Quest 10, which had appeared alongside Main Quest 9.
He wanted to see what fresh nonsense this one was—
What the hell is this now!?
[Side Quest 10: Find a Shopfront
The host must purchase a shopfront in Mingdu City, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, for business operations.
Quest Description: For the host, isn't this just a matter of having hands?
Reward: +2 Spirit Power Levels, shopfront renovation in a style of your choosing.]
"…Boss Ru Yi, you're not giving me the building?"
"Nope."
"I suddenly feel like… I don't have hands anymore…"
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