Chapter 177: The Sea Lantern Chapter is Coming
"milkshake……"
Looking at the milkshake in her hand, Ruoli was drooling.
Ever since she became a loli maid in that strange ball, her preferences have gradually become more like those of humans, and she has fallen in love with the sweet taste that little girls like best.
Milkshakes must be sweet...
Thinking of this, Ruoli held the straw in her mouth, then took a deep breath and instantly sucked a large mouthful of liquid into her mouth and swallowed it.
"..."
"Thank you, brother Liu Bai... hm?"
Zhongli picked up the milkshake that Liu Bai had given him, and before he could finish his words of thanks, he heard the sound of Ruoli falling to the ground.
I saw Ruoli lying on the ground on her tail, speaking in a weak voice.
"Is this... part of your plan to murder me..."
Ruoli said this and slowly closed her eyes.
"..."
"Brother Zhongli, look, this will bring your Wangsheng Hall to life."
Liu Bai and Zhongli looked at Ruoli who had fallen to the ground. After a while, Liu Bai pointed at her and spoke.
"?"
Liu Bai's words brought the dead Ruoli back to life.
"How can you give me something so disgusting to eat? I'm your ally. This is too much!"
Sitting up from the ground, Ruoli was about to throw the milkshake at Liu Bai, but after being glanced at by Zhongli, she had to curl her lips and put it away.
"This is called good medicine tastes bitter..."
Liu Bai said this with a guilty conscience, then turned back to look at the milkshake in Zhongli's hand.
Ruoli followed Liu Bai's gaze and saw that Zhongli was also holding a milkshake in his hand. She immediately climbed up from the ground with an expectant look on her face, and stood in the same camp with Liu Bai, looking at him expectantly.
"hehe."
Looking at the two people's undisguised anticipation, Zhongli chuckled helplessly, and then tasted the milkshake as they wished.
"...Well, compared to the food cooked by the hall master, it's actually not that bad."
After tasting it, Zhongli nodded slightly and commented.
"By the way, Brother Liu Bai, are you returning to Liyue because the Lantern Festival is coming soon?"
After taking a sip, Zhongli put the milkshake on the table beside him and asked Liu Bai without changing his expression.
"Sea Lantern Festival?"
Liu Bai was puzzled for a moment, as if he had heard of it in Liyue before.
"Yes, the Lantern Festival is just a few days away, and the hall master has been thinking about you these days. She has already reported her Paper Flying Chicken Competition to the General Affairs Department, and is waiting for you to come and participate."
Zhongli nodded and explained.
In order to take advantage of the lively atmosphere of the Lantern Festival, Walnut specially held the paper airplane competition during the Lantern Festival. After all, this competition was originally an entertainment event, and anyone could participate as long as you could fold paper.
"Oh, I can't miss that..."
"But my coming here this time is just an accident. I'll come again when I get back and bring my girl with me."
Liu Bai nodded slightly.
He recollected it briefly and it seemed that the Sea Lantern Festival was a festival similar to the Chinese New Year.
"I see. I will tell the hall master for you. Don't be absent, or the hall master will not let me go."
Zhongli said this with understanding, and then reminded Liu Bai.
"Don't worry, I'll leave first, you guys continue playing chess."
Liu Bai patted his chest.
"By the way, this milkshake is very precious and a rare treasure. You must finish it and don't waste it."
Liu Bai then activated the earth vein transmitter on his wrist, and while preparing for the transmission, he couldn't help but remind the two of them.
Then Liu Bai disappeared on the spot.
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After returning to Winter City, Liu Bai looked at the stock of milkshakes in Xiaobai's house and felt that he had to continue giving them out, so he went to the Northland Bank without stopping.
Since Liu Bai had been here many times, and he had been an executive for some time, his identity was no longer so unknown, so he easily found Pantalone's office on the way.
"Welcome, welcome, Lerch. It's been a long time."
Pantalone and Liu Bai greeted each other.
After all, Liu Bai stayed in Fontaine longer than the time he spent in Liyue and Xumi combined.
"Brother Fu, long time no see...why do you look a little haggard?"
Liu Bai also greeted Pantalone, but he was confused when he saw that his condition seemed not right.
"Ahem, I'm different from all my colleagues. I've been weak since I was young. I caught a cold recently and I'm feeling a little unwell."
Pantalone explained after a light cough.
"Oh... then I came just in time!"
"Brother Fu, please look!"
Liu Bai's eyes lit up, and then he handed over a bottle of milkshake as if he was offering a treasure.
"This is?"
Pantalone looked at the bottle in Liu Bai's hand in confusion.
The bottle is cute, but you can't tell it's a milkshake because the bottle isn't transparent.
"This is a magical medicine I accidentally obtained in Fontaine. It is a milkshake made by fusing ninety-nine kinds of medicinal materials and going through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties. Drinking it will cure all diseases."
Liu Bai said as he handed the milkshake to Pantalone.
He took it subconsciously and looked at the milkshake in his hand doubtfully.
Then he made the wisest decision of anyone who had ever drunk a milkshake, and he opened the lid of the milkshake bottle.
In the bottle, there was a purple liquid that seemed to be boiling.
"...?"
Pantalone raised his head and looked at Liu Bai, as if saying "Why do you want to hurt me?"
"Brother Fu, you have to believe me. I'm not that kind of person. All medicines are this color."
Liu Bai blinked and spoke with an innocent look.
"...Okay, I believe you, but I'll only drink one sip."
Pantalone sniffed it briefly and found that although the color looked wrong, it did not seem to be poisonous.
Besides, this is the Northland Bank. Could he really poison me? What does he want? Who will give him money if I die?
Thinking of this, Pantalone no longer needed a straw, but tilted his head slightly and took a sip.
It’s hard to drink, hard to drink, hard to drink…
The moment he drank it, all the thoughts in Pantalone's mind turned into this.
But after swallowing it, I soon felt a warm and comfortable feeling in my stomach, and it didn't feel like I had drunk something bad.
"The taste is very strange, it should be something good."
"But compared to these, I didn't expect Mr. Lerch to return to Winter Solstice during this period. I thought you would stop by Liyue on the way, after all, the Lantern Festival is coming soon."
After evaluating the milkshake, Pantalone immediately chose to divert Liu Bai's attention.
"Oh, I do plan to go, but I'll teleport and it won't be too late to go later."
Liu Bai responded and explained.
"Teleportation... using the earth vein anchor point? It's really convenient. Not many people can use that thing."
Pantalone said with a slight nod.
When he thought about who the girl next to Liu Bai was, he quickly realized this.
The earth veins are under the control of the World Tree, after all, they are the roots of the World Tree.
"It just so happens that I have a headache these days and cannot go back home for the holidays. I wonder if Mr. Lerch would be willing to give me a ride?"
After figuring out what Liu Bai meant by teleportation, Pantalone began to ask.
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