Mai Ge glanced at Bazel, but quickly looked away, smiling as he addressed the guests standing at the restaurant entrance: "I apologize for the surprise. The restaurant is now open for business. Guests who wish to dine, please come in."
It was normal for the Gray Temple to come in this situation; after all, they were responsible for maintaining order throughout the Chaos City, and opening a restaurant would inevitably involve dealing with them.
However, Mai Ge didn't want them to focus too much attention on him. Such a large force, if they were to investigate seriously, might uncover things he didn't want them to know, such as his relationship with Mai Ge • Alex.
Of course, even if Mai Ge's closest people were standing in front of him, they would probably find it hard to believe that the great general who once wielded a heavy sword and could slay dragons in the sky has now become a chef who holds a kitchen knife and makes delicious dishes in the kitchen.
"Boss Mai, you're amazing!" Pu Luo Er gave Mai Ge a thumbs up and entering with a look of admiration. The battle he'd just witnessed had terrified him, yet Mai Ge, who had instigated it, could calmly negotiate with the two archmages without backing down at all. They were both in the same line of work, but the difference was immediately apparent.
Mai Ge sighed inwardly. What could he do? Things were different now than in his previous life. If Yulian could afford Amy's meals, it would be a considerable sum each month. Right now, he was in a hurry to save money to buy more physical fitness points.
Money is really important.
With money, you can really do whatever you want, at least that's how the system sees it.
"By the way, System, will each Physical Fitness Point cost 10,000 gold coins from now on?" Mai Ge suddenly asked curiously in his mind.
"The price of the next Physical Fitness Point will be announced after the first purchase." the system's voice came.
"System, you're not trying to scam me, are you?" Mai Ge narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing that the system's words implied something else, and it seemed that it probably wanted to raise prices further.
"Please complete the task of having 1,000 people patronize the restaurant as soon as possible, and actively upgrade the restaurant's level. After the restaurant's level increases, there will be a higher chance of receiving Physical Fitness Point rewards in tasks." The system directly avoided Mai Ge's question and then fell silent.
"You're ruthless." Mai Ge sighed inwardly. This system was going to great lengths to get him to upgrade his restaurant. Upgrading the restaurant to level 2 required 50,000 gold coins, which was 5 million copper coins.
Yesterday, the restaurant's revenue was the highest in history, with a total of 500 Rou Jia Mo and 100 servings of Yang Zhou Fried Rice sold. After deducting the cost of ingredients, the profit margin was nearly 1,400 gold coins, which would take at least more than a month to accumulate.
Fortunately, this upgrade requires spending 50,000 gold coins in addition to the ingredients, rather than directly upgrading with 50,000 gold coins, so the money spent on purchasing physical fitness points should also be included.
Mai Ge glanced at the task of getting 1,000 people to dine at the restaurant. The progress bar had now reached 410/1000. The number of Rou Jia Mo sold yesterday had increased significantly, and the restaurant's reputation had gradually increased through word of mouth. More and more customers were coming from afar, contributing to the restaurant's customer growth.
"This restaurant looks pretty good. So many people are lining up for breakfast so early in the morning, and there are even two great mages fighting over the taste of the food. It seems worth a try." a young man dressed in a tight-fitting outfit muttered to himself as he walked towards the restaurant.
"It's rare to come to this corner of Aden Square. I didn't expect there to be a restaurant here. Let's give it a try." A middle-aged woman dressed rather flamboyantly looked the restaurant up and down and followed the crowd into the restaurant.
After the show ended, many onlookers followed Crassus and Yulian into the restaurant, curious about what this restaurant, which had quietly appeared in this corner of Aden Square, was selling.
"I'm so angry! This guy has attracted customers again. Those two guys ate two bowls of my noodles and didn't even pay. They even took the bowls!" At the entrance of a noodle shop, the proprietress stood with her hands on her hips, looking angrily in the direction of the Restaurant Mai Mi.
"Who is this boss? He actually came up with such a way to attract customers. Two great mages acting as shills, I'm so envious." A fat boss stood at the entrance of the steamed bun shop, standing on tiptoe and looking around with envy. He had only sold three steamed buns so early in the morning.
"Bazel, how's the situation now?" A short while later, an old man with a full head of gray hair rode up on horseback. He glanced at the area still covered in snow, dismounted, and asked Bazel.
"Brandley, you've arrived." Bazel hurriedly stepped forward, taking the reins of his horse. The old man was a level seven mage in the Gray Temple, highly respected. He lowered his voice and said, "The battle is over now. The damage to the square is limited, and there were no casualties. The two sides have shaken hands and made peace. They are now in this restaurant for breakfast."
"So fast?" Brandley was a little surprised. He had just received news of the Level 5 incident, which startled him. He had come directly on the horse of the messenger, worried that Bazel would not be able to control the situation.
The lingering magical fluctuations at the scene startled him. The snow was more than 20 centimeters deep, ice shards were scattered on the ground, the ground was crushed into a deep pit, and there were three marks left by the ravages of the tornado. The fact that such marks could be left in such a short time shows that the two mages who clashed were far more powerful than him.
"Who are they?" Brandley asked, somewhat warily.
"Two old men, one in white robes with a long mage's staff and a half beard, but strangely, he didn't use magic for ranged attacks, instead choosing melee combat, smashing a giant frost dragon with his staff. The other was dressed in black robes, an ice mage, who summoned a giant frost dragon..." Bazel recounted the events that had occurred rather quickly.
"The one in white robes is Lord Crassus. I heard he came to Chaos City a few days ago, but I didn't expect him to get into a conflict with someone here today." Brandley was somewhat surprised, frowning thoughtfully. "Lord Crassus's strength is among the top three in the Mage Tower, yet that black-robed mage was able to fight him without being at a disadvantage. Black robes... ice magic... hunchback..."
"Could it be!" Brandley's eyes widened suddenly, glancing nervously into the restaurant.
"What's wrong, sir?" Bazel asked Brandley, puzzled.
"Since there were no casualties, we don't need to worry about this anymore. Tell them not to send any more reinforcements, not to clear the square, and not to go near this corner today." Brandley shook his head, not explaining much.
"Okay." Although Bazel was puzzled, but he didn't ask any more questions. He could tell from Brandley's expression that this was not something they could interfere with. He gave instructions to the two members next to him and stood quietly to the side.
"Could it really be Yulian, the Lord of Frost? I never expected these two legendary mages to meet again. The clash of ice and fire, I wonder who will emerge victorious this time." Brandley thought to himself, his heart suddenly filled with excitement.