Chapter 143: SpongeBob and Nezha Crossover Figurine
Chapter 143: Chapter 143: SpongeBob and Nezha Crossover Figurine
The Turtle Minister had very mixed feelings.
He had taken that bite of the burger with the resolve of a man facing death.
Yet not only had he not died, he’d also been shamefully captivated by its flavor.
It was just a little juice from the crab roe and meat patty, yet those mere scraps were so delicious that the Turtle Minister wanted to toss aside all the food under the sea.
’If I’d known human food was this delicious, what was the point of us holding out?’
’I would’ve advised the King to make peace with the humans long ago.’
"Boss, I’d like an order of snail noodles and a burger."
He hadn’t tried the snail noodles yet, but seeing His Highness slurp a mouthful of noodles and then chomp on the burger, his pained expression showing he couldn’t bear to give up either one, the Minister knew they must hold a pleasant surprise.
Besides, His Highness was still alive and well, and eating just fine.
The taste of crab roe still lingered in his mouth. The Turtle Minister’s round head swayed as he rummaged inside the shell on his back, pulling out a large pile of Spirit Stones.
"Is this enough?"
"Yes, that’s enough. These Spirit Stones will cover three combos. Anyone else want to give it a try?"
Lu Wu wasn’t the least bit surprised by this outcome.
’Once this food enters your mouth, nobody wants to spit it back out.’
"Ahem, I’ll try it too."
Doctor Shark walked over, trying his best to convey friendliness with a smile, but his shark-fin-like hairdo was just too intimidating.
Lu Wu didn’t dare look for too long.
"Minister, Doctor Shark, how could you?"
In the blink of an eye, the two second-in-commands of their group had defected. The Crab Maid couldn’t accept it.
She pushed aside the other clan members and walked to the front of the stall, shouting loudly.
"I want to eat too!"
’Why am I being left out? So many of my children and grandchildren have died, can’t I have just one bite of a crab roe burger?’
Facing this Crab Maid, a kinswoman of Crab Boss, Lu Wu took a few extra glances.
’Such a pretty girl, why does she have two crab claws for arms?’
"Alrighty, please wait just a moment, everyone."
The crab roe burger for Long Zhang had been a freebie, so it didn’t count toward her mission progress.
Luckily, her progress just shot up by three.
’The future’s looking bright.’
Lu Wu worked with both hands, simultaneously preparing the crab roe burgers and the snail noodles.
The workload was immense, but facing the customers’ expectant gazes, Lu Wu felt that a little hardship and exhaustion were completely worth it.
’I wonder if there’s anyone like Nezha in this world. I’d love to borrow his three heads and six arms right about now.’
The spatula flew and the ladle swept.
Two completely different aromas erupted from the stall.
The powerful aroma was bound to draw attention. When the "tool people" arrived, they were greeted by the sight of the Sea Clan obediently queued up, craning their necks to desperately sniff the complex fragrances of the food.
With the Turtle Minister and others leading the way, the rest of the Sea Clan also wanted to try out of curiosity.
As for Long Zhang.
He was still completely absorbed in his meal, with no intention of paying any mind to the human Cultivators who had just shown up.
’Peace talks? We can discuss that after I’m full.’
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!
A symphony of rumbling stomachs filled the air.
The humans looked away, a little embarrassed.
The great battle they had imagined never materialized. Instead, they were met with a scene straight out of a hungry ghost festival.
Seeing that the Sea Clan had no interest in them, Qin Zhan and his group felt quite at ease.
He swaggered over to the back of the Sea Clan’s line and got in. Facing the Sea Clan’s curious stares, Qin Zhan was perfectly affable.
"Bro, truce. We can talk about everything after we’ve had a bite to eat, yeah?"
He’d been waiting all morning and was starving.
"Fine."
The Sea Clan member was surprisingly easygoing. He then took his snail noodles and crab roe burger and deliberately paraded them in front of the human line, soaking up their dagger-like glares before taking a seat.
The Sea Clan had scored one back!
Lu Wu felt even more relaxed with the arrival of these familiar faces.
"Boss Lu, can I just buy a crab roe burger?"
Jiang Yunhe stood by the stall, rarely making a request.
Among her "tool people," Jiang Yunhe wasn’t as chatty as Qin Zhan, nor was he prone to acting cute like Zhang Yue and Shan Hanzhi.
He was the type to just quietly eat his food and do his work.
But as a neat freak, Jiang Yunhe couldn’t quite accept the thought of the snail noodle aroma clinging to him.
"Of course you can."
Lu Wu nodded readily. ’She would never force a customer to buy a combo meal.’
’It’s just one point of mission progress. She doesn’t care about that at all.’
Hmph!
Lu Wu grumbled internally, but Jiang Yunhe suddenly shuddered.
’Oh no,’ he thought, ’my status as Tool Person No. 3 is in jeopardy.’
"Ahem, Boss Lu, I’ve decided to take both after all."
He could totally accept a bit of a strange smell on his clothes if it meant not falling out of favor.
And soon he was glad he made this decision.
With the mentality of ’well, I bought it, so I might as well try it,’ he began to slurp his noodles like everyone around him.
Who knew that after the first bite, he couldn’t stop.
The smell wasn’t great, but the flavor easily ranked in the top three of all the dishes Lu Wu made.
Jiang Yunhe’s movements grew faster and faster, his chopsticks becoming a blur.
Most of the diners from the Human Clan were the same. Chopsticks flashed over bowls as a chorus of "SLUUUURP"s filled the air.
On the Sea Clan’s side, however, they ate the noodles very slowly because they couldn’t use chopsticks skillfully.
Especially Long Zhang.
Watching the rice noodles slip away from between his chopsticks again, Long Zhang’s eyes turned red.
’Can’t they see people from the Human Clan are already lining up for seconds? And here I am, the very first customer, not even finished yet! This is an insult to this culinary masterpiece!’
Long Zhang glanced around.
Everyone was engrossed in their meal; no one was paying him any mind.
So...
The hem of his robes shifted a few times, and pink tentacles emerged from within.
Long Zhang took a handkerchief and wiped the tentacles clean, then chuckled slyly.
Then, the tentacles reached into the bowl, coiling around the rice noodles and delivering them to Long Zhang’s mouth.
The movements were practiced and skilled; it was clear this wasn’t the first time he’d done this.
’Chopsticks might be useless, but I have plenty of hands!’
Eight tentacles went to work, each with its own task. Some coiled up rice noodles, some picked up peanuts, and others held the crab roe burger.
All the food was arranged in front of Long Zhang. All he had to do was open his mouth and eat, eat, eat.
After a frenzied flurry of motion, Long Zhang finally polished off his meal.
But he wasn’t full.
Now his clothes were splattered with soup, his hair was a mess, and two white dragon horns were secretly peeking out to observe the outside world.
A tentacle wiped the corner of his mouth. Long Zhang turned around, still wanting more, only to meet Boss Lu’s overly sparkling eyes.
’An octopus and a little dragon person.’
’Octopus Brother and Ao Bing.’
’A crossover between SpongeBob and Nezha in the flesh!’
’The living kind.’
Lu Wu, not wanting to pay royalties, waved her hand and dispelled the image.
"Another combo, right? Just a moment."
’When business comes knocking, you get to work.’
The originally empty beach became much livelier with the appearance of the Sea Clan and the Human Clan.
They slurped noodles, gnawed on burgers, and occasionally engaged in friendly cross-species conversation, looking very harmonious.
A potential crisis had been invisibly averted.
Seduce the Sea Clan with food. Get them hooked. Make it impossible for them to quit.
This was the wisdom of Boss Lu.
The ’puny’ Sea Clan, completely handled.
Watching the Sea Clan members, who had let go of their hostility to enjoy the moment, Cang He Guang knew there was no chance for him to step in.
But there was no way he was leaving.
He had to keep slurping his noodles, and he also had to eat an Old Eight’s Little Burger!