Driven out of my home in the apocalypse, I built a fortress in return.

Chapter 258 The Mysterious Recipe!

"Hehe! What would you three like to drink?"

Seeing her sister arrive with three orcs, Xinglan, behind the counter, immediately greeted her with a smile, "Our store is newly opened, everything is 20% off!"

"One energy drink costs 1500 energy stones?"

"Two thousand energy stones for one ice cream?"

"And Bodhi Tea, also worth two thousand energy stones?"

Hou Ji looked at the drink descriptions written in thick charcoal on the stone slab at the entrance and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Although... he is an eighth-tier expert and has no shortage of energy stones, this price is indeed a bit outrageous!

However, thinking back to the tea he had at the city lord's mansion, he suddenly realized it wasn't expensive at all!

With such amazing effects, it's actually very cheap.

Moreover, as Gou Dao said, he had received an ancient inheritance and was very interested in mixing various drinks. Now that he saw that there was a beverage shop in Longcheng, he naturally wanted to compete with it.

However, when Hou Ji saw Xing Lan take out the raw materials she had prepared beforehand, such as Night Dew, Bodhi Fruit, and Milk, to mix ice cream and fruit drinks, he was startled again, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

He didn't recognize these things.

But the energy it releases looks like something good.

He also acquired many good things in the Beast Mountain Range, and used those things to concoct exquisite drinks.

However... the drinks made from those things are simply no match for the drinks made from Dragon City's Night Dew and Bodhi Fruit!

"Lord of the city, I want that ice cream! Buy me one right now!"

Yang Man didn't care about any of that. She tugged at Hou Ji's arm, urging him to pay the bill quickly.

This trip to Longcheng was supposed to be a government-funded trip.

Having the opportunity to taste delicious food, she naturally didn't want to miss it.

"Give us an ice cream each, and an energy drink too..."

Hou Ji shook his head with amusement and took out an energy stone to buy it.

However, when he looked at the slime that was helping Xinglan, he was surprised again.

"Wait a minute, this little helper is actually a seventh-tier spirit beast?"

Previously, Gou Dao had said that there were many spirit beasts in Dragon City, but Hou Ji and Zhu Gang did not believe it.

But now... Hou Ji completely believes it.

Upon arriving at the outer city of Dragon City, they encountered a flock of sixth-tier Phoenix-tailed Chickens.

Upon entering the city lord's mansion, there was also a group of sixth-tier spirit beasts.

The kitchen helper who's doing all the work here is actually a seventh-tier spirit beast.

Hou Ji was unaware that there were several seventh-tier spirit beasts in Dragon City. Xiao Yu had kept the seventh-tier pets, such as the Lightning Sable, Fire Qilin, and Ice Fox, from showing up because he was afraid of scaring them.

"A food court? Are there lots of delicious foods inside?" The girl with the ram's horns' eyes lit up with excitement as she passed by the food court.

But she just ate two corn sticks, an ice cream, and a cup of milk tea.

Now I want to eat it, but I can't anymore.

Thinking of this, Yang Man couldn't help but pout, looking regretful.

"Dragon City boasts a plethora of culinary delights, and the Food Tower brings together all of them!"

Seeing the expectant look on the ram-horned girl's face, Honglian smiled and explained, "No rush. The transaction with the City of Ten Thousand Beasts can't be completed in a day or two. You can come and taste it anytime."

"That's wonderful!" Upon hearing this, the girl with the ram's horns immediately beamed with joy.

Next, Hou Ji and the other two, led by Hong Lian, toured the entire commercial street.

They also bought a lot of things, including tomatoes, cabbage, and weapons.

"Now that we've seen the commercial street, let me take you to the Treasure Pavilion." After strolling through the commercial street, Honglian led the three of them back into the inner city and headed straight for a building next to the City Lord's Mansion.

"The Pavilion of Rare Treasures?"

Upon seeing the two lifelike stone lion statues at the entrance, all three were taken aback.

"These two stone lions were carved casually by the city lord." Seeing the three people staring at the stone lions, Honglian's lips curled slightly, and she said in a calm tone.

"The Lord of Dragon City is indeed exceptionally talented!" Hou Ji exclaimed.

I felt it again, something called "dimensional reduction attack".

These orcs still live in caves, enduring a life of hardship, eating and drinking chaff.

And what about the Lord of Dragon City?

It can not only build a large area of ​​luxurious houses.

They've even started doing artistic sculpture.

The lives of the people of Longcheng are something they never even dared to dream of!

"They actually have Tier 5 divine weapons? And divine weapon armor? They even have Tier 5 and 6 enhancement pills? This... is the Pavilion of Rare Treasures?" As soon as they entered the Pavilion of Rare Treasures, the three of them were dazzled by the variety of products in front of them.

I've already seen so many wonderful things in Dragon City.

I originally thought they were already quite knowledgeable.

But now, seeing the things in the Qizhen Pavilion has truly broadened my horizons.

There are more than a dozen divine weapons and armors worth hundreds of thousands of energy stones.

There are also top-tier treasures such as ferocious beast eggs the size of a human head, sixth-tier milk, mulberries, and Bodhi fruits...

"Deputy City Lord Honglian, may we buy the items from the Treasure Pavilion?" Hou Ji asked tentatively.

He felt that many of the things here couldn't be bought with money.

“Of course!” Honglian nodded.

"Then I need to buy some Bodhi tea first!" Hou Ji said after thinking for a moment.

"Brother, you mean..." Upon hearing this, Gou Dao instantly understood.

"One pound of Bodhi tea, 10 energy stones!" Honglian said with a smile.

“Okay.” Hou Ji nodded and took out 100,000 energy stones without hesitation.

Honglian smiled and accepted the tea, gesturing to the salesperson next to her to wrap it up.

"Guest, here is your Bodhi tea!"

A moment later, the salesperson wrapped the tea leaves in delicate paper at the counter, placed them in a ceramic jar labeled 'Bodhi Tea,' and handed it to Hou Ji with a smile.

"Thank you!" Hou Ji said politely, feeling grateful.

Yang Man reached out and took the ceramic jar, carefully examining the tea leaves inside.

She also really liked this Bodhi tea; just opening the lid and smelling the tea leaves made her feel refreshed.

"Would you like anything else, gentlemen?" the sales clerk asked with a smile.

"Seventh-grade Night-Shining Dew, sixth-grade Bodhi Fruit, sixth-grade Milk, sixth-grade Mulberry... While each of these isn't of extremely high grade, they are all considered top-quality natural treasures! If they could be used to refine medicine..."

Hou Ji scanned the dazzling array of goods around him, wanting everything.

In particular... the introduction of these rare and precious herbs made his eyes light up with excitement.

Among the ancient inheritances he received was a mysterious formula.

It is said that by combining five top-grade natural ingredients, one can create a top-quality beverage.

If successful, it will not only make people feel like they are floating on air, but also have the miraculous effect of changing their destiny.

Unfortunately, the recipe was an ancient inheritance. It looked similar to the pictographs he was familiar with, but it was too complex and profound. He could only understand half of those characters, and he couldn't understand the other half.

Moreover, Houji cannot find any top-grade natural treasures.

But now... what he wants might be available in Dragon City!