Although Ice Gall Kings only made up one tenth of all the Ice Galls, the problem was that these two archmages had brought back an enormous number of Ice Galls.
More than sixty thousand Ice Galls. And among them, there were actually over six thousand Ice Gall Kings.
If the townspeople opened them one by one slowly, who knew how long it would take to finish them all? And right now he was in a hurry to produce the self-heating three-piece sets, so that the other "leeks" could go catch Ice Galls for him and earn him another round of profit.
Naturally he couldn't waste too much time. So Ethan spoke again, "You two great masters. Even though this competition between you ended without a win or loss, the main reason is that the time wasn't complete. It got interrupted, so the two of you couldn't determine a winner."
"Right! Otherwise I definitely would've won!", the Genie Sylas immediately agreed.
But Nostradamus instantly fired back, "I think you're dreaming. If you hadn't been pulling all those tricks and I could've caught Ice Galls from start to finish, the one who'd lose would definitely be you."
"Bah! With those pathetic moves of yours, you think you can compare with me?"
"I banana papaya you, you XXOO…"
Seeing the two of them starting again, Ethan quickly stopped them, "Two great archmages, I have a better idea."
"What?"
"What idea?"
The two of them spoke at the same time and looked toward Ethan.
Ethan smiled and said, "Actually it's very simple. Earlier you couldn't determine a winner because time ran out, right? Then this time we simply won't calculate time anymore. Let's count quantity instead."
"How do we count it?", the two asked together.
"Very simple. I have six thousand Ice Gall Kings here."
Why had Ethan made the number of Ice Galls in the two backpacks exactly the same earlier?
Naturally it was for this very moment.
So these two strongest tools could continue working for him.
So… Ethan directly split the six thousand Ice Galls from the two backpacks into two piles, "Two great archmages, here are two piles of Ice Galls. Each pile contains exactly three thousand. Whoever extracts all the fire-element beast cores from inside first wins."
"That does sound pretty fair," Sylas nodded with satisfaction.
But Nostradamus frowned and looked at his disciple, "Why do I feel like something's not quite right? We just finished collecting Ice Galls, and now you want me to open them. It feels a bit like a laborer."
"Master, I believe in your strength!", Ethan cut him off again. He even deliberately leaned close to Nostradamus's ear and whispered, "Master, I left you nearly a thousand that have thin shells and short spikes. They're easy to open. You'll definitely win this time."
"Oh? Really?"
The moment Nostradamus heard that he could beat Sylas, all the suspicion in his mind immediately flew out of his head.
Then, under Sylas's provocation, the two of them started a new round of competition again.
"Just you wait and see. Catching Ice Galls might not be my specialty, but opening Ice Galls is definitely my strong point," Sylas started bragging again, "Back in the day, people even called me the Butcher Sylas!"
"Hehehe! I was called the Star-Plucking Master!"
After trading insults for a bit, the two of them once again began rapidly opening Ice Galls.
A great archmage truly deserved the title of great archmage. Each of them had their own methods. Those Ice Galls with long spikes flew up into the air one by one. By the time they fell back down, the flesh and cores had already separated, dropping neatly into two buckets placed in front of them.
As their speed grew faster and faster, Ethan could barely see the movements of their hands anymore.
As expected of arms that had been trained for over a hundred years.
Watching the bucket holding beast cores, the number of fire-element beast cores rising rapidly, Ethan narrowed his eyes and smiled. He casually grabbed a handful of fire-element beast cores and directly finished crafting the remaining forty sets of the three-piece set.
After finding a stool and sitting down in the dining hall, Ethan opened the regional channel again.
[Regional Channel]
[Ethan: "Another forty sets of three-piece sets are now available!"]
["Boss, you finally came!"], Moran said happily, ["I just saw several patches of snow outside moving. I've been staring at them for a long time. There must be Ice Galls inside. I've been waiting for the boss's self-heating clothes."]
["God, it's so warm!"], Player A sent a kissing emoji, ["It feels like being in Boss Ethan's embrace. Ah! I'm already intoxicated."]
["Hehehe! Boss's clothes actually fit so well. I could never buy clothes that fit on Amamzon before,"] Player B said, ["Blame my physique for being too strong! Boss's coat looks super handsome on me. From now on, please call me Ryan Gosling."]
["Pfft! I think the guy above is just a fat guy, that's why he couldn't buy clothes on Amamzon!"], player Player C mocked.
Amid everyone's laughter and teasing, Ethan's remaining forty self-heating outfits were instantly exchanged away.
Most people had already gone out to work. Ethan watched the number of Ice Galls in his backpack rapidly increasing.
At this moment… Cook Four suddenly spoke up, "Lord, the Ice Gall meat has already filled all of our containers. Should we put it into the warehouse, or how should we handle it?"
"Filled already?"
Ethan glanced at the two archmages who were still frantically opening Ice Galls and rubbed his chin, "I remember there's a recipe for Cold-Resisting Soup. You just need to stew Ice Gall meat with Snow Monster meat and magma chili peppers. Go make that for everyone to eat."
"Yes, Lord!"
Cook Four nodded. She took the Ice Gall meat and was about to head to the kitchen to prepare the Cold-Resisting Soup.
But Ethan suddenly called out to her again, "Oh right, make ninety extra portions while you're at it. I plan to sell some."
"Understood, Lord."
After giving the order, Ethan immediately went to the regional channel again and announced, ["Everyone! To thank you all for catching Ice Galls in such cold weather, I will provide a bowl of Cold-Resisting Soup. For just fifty Ice Galls, you can enjoy warmth for the entire night. It will be listed in ten minutes. Stay tuned."]
["Wow! I want one. Boss, I want to reserve a bowl right now,"] player Player D immediately signed up.
["I want one too!"], player Player E signed up.
["+1 for me too!"]
Not long after the message was posted, dozens of people had already reserved one.
Before long, the two archmages had already finished opening the two small mountains of Ice Galls. But unexpectedly, this time Ethan didn't even need to cheat. The two of them ended up in another tie.
Naturally, Ethan was delighted.
After all, just thinking about having another excuse tomorrow to fool the two of them into working again (competing), how could he not be happy?
As the two archmages finished opening all the Ice Galls, endless Ice Gall meat was continuously sent into the kitchen.
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About a few minutes later, bowls of Cold-Resisting Soup were continuously brought into the dining hall.
Ethan picked up a bowl of the soup, scooped up a spoonful, and took a sip.
The moment the warm soup flowed into his mouth, his eyes immediately lit up.
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