Chapter 94 - Exploring the City Peacefully (1/2)

After spending a couple of minutes naming out nearly every dish on the menu, Yuan finally placed the menu down on the table and said, ”That's all from me.”

The waiter there had the urge to cry out loud, 'It's literally all from you!'

Fortunately, the waiter managed to suppress his thoughts and responded with a stiff smile on his face, ”Thank you, esteemed guests. I will let the chief know…”

The waiter then walked away.

However, the waiter returned a few minutes later with a middle-aged man who didn't appear to work there with his luxurious appearance.

Once the two were standing by their table, the middle-aged man said with a friendly smile on his face, ”Excuse me, esteemed guest. My name is Cen Wenben, and I am the manager of this restaurant. It appears that you have ordered a massive amount of food from us, and I would like to offer my gratitude for that. However, as there has been an increase of customers who dine and dash lately, we will have to require some payment up-front as a form of insurance. 50 percent of the total amount is enough.”

”That makes sense…” Yuan nodded his head and asked, ”How much is the entire bill?”

”5,400 gold coins, esteemed guests…” Cen Wenben quickly said.

”5,400 gold coins?!” Yuan's eyes widened with surprise. This restaurant is at least 10 times more expensive than the luxurious restaurant he went to previously that had cost him 500 gold coins! As expected of one of the wealthiest cities in this world, everything is incredibly expensive!

'I really need to start paying attention to the price of each item…' Yuan noted to himself as he retrieved 5,400 gold coins and handed them to the manager.

”I'll pay the full amount now.”

”Thank you, esteemed guest! And I deeply apologize for this inconvenience!” The smile on Cen Wenben's face widened after he accepted the money, and he bowed to them before leaving them alone again.

”Spending thousands of gold on food… only someone like you would be able to spend so luxuriously, brother…” Yu Rou said to him afterward.

”Haha…” Yuan laughed awkwardly, as he was too excited and forgot to look at the prices before it was too late. Though, at least he wasn't as poor as before, where 500 gold coins were enough to make him completely broke.

About twenty minutes later, the food they ordered began coming in one at a time, and they immediately started eating the food, especially Yuan, who had essentially become a food monster and stuffed the food into his mouth as though they were nothing, allowing the waiters to continue putting dishes on the table without overfilling it.

”Brother…” Yu Rou was shocked by his seemingly borderless stomach. How can so much food fit inside his body? It also made her worry that she might not be feeding him enough in the real world since the amount of soup she feeds to him is literally nothing compared to the amount he's gobbling up now— almost like comparing a drop of water to an entire ocean.

”Brother Tian, should I increase the amount of soup I feed you? If it's not enough, you can just tell me, you know? I'm afraid that I might starve you to death after seeing how much you can eat right now…” Yu Rou said to him sometime later.

”Haha… Don't worry about it, Yu Rou. I only have this appetite whenever I am in this world. A single bowl of soup is more than enough to fill my stomach outside.” Yuan said to her.

Hearing their conversation, Xiao Hua suddenly spoke, ”Brother Yuan's appetite is probably caused by his unique physique. Furthermore, because Cultivators expend a lot more energy than normal people, we also need to eat a lot more. Of course, we usually substitute the difference with the spiritual energy we absorb with some Cultivator even changing their diet to spiritual energy only.”

”So you're telling me that Cultivators can survive without food as long as they absorb the spiritual energy in the air?” Yu Rou asked.

”That's right. A Cultivator at Brother Yuan's level can last a month without food, but he'll need to drink water at least once a week. Once a Cultivator reaches the Spirit Grandmaster realm, they can stop eating or drinking entirely and survive only on spiritual energy.” Xiao Hua said.

”I see…” Yu Rou nodded, and she returned to eating her food.

About an hour later, once the table had nothing but empty dishes left, Yuan said while patting his round stomach, ”What should we do now, Yu Rou?”

”Can you even do anything besides sitting while in that state, brother?” Yu Rou responded with a smile on her face.

”I'll be fine,” he nodded.

”Well, I am also full, so I don't feel like doing anything right now. However, I don't want to just sit around and do nothing, so let's explore this city until it's time for me to leave,” Yu Rou suggested.

”Sounds good,” Yuan said.

After sitting around for a few more minutes, Yuan and Yu Rou proceeded to walk around the city, almost like they were taking a stroll in the park.