Swallowed Star: Food Shocks the Universe

"Yes, but it's not an ingredient, it's a condiment!" Xue Xi replied.

"I've seen this fruit in the offerings for ancestor worship. It's very suitable for improving the pepperiness of a certain sauce, but there was only one of it at the time, and time was tight. I couldn't do anything to intercept the offerings, so this time, I made its place of origin the first stop!"

Ai Chen nodded: "I see, so what are we going to the Virtual Universe Company now?"

Xue Xi smiled softly as she looked at the Virtual Universe company logo not far away, then turned to Ai Chen and said, "Let's go search the company first. If we can find any, let's try to cultivate it in our inner world. I have a phobia of insufficient raw materials. If there are no such things in the cultivation ground in our inner world, I'll feel like Master Snow King is tickling me."

Ai Chen chuckled: "If your master knew that you used her as an example, he would definitely satisfy your nagging wish!"

Xue Xi also thought of her teacher's angry look and couldn't help laughing.

Soon, the two entered the headquarters of the only virtual universe company in this misty galaxy. When asked by the service staff, Xue Xi took out the envoy token without saying a word.

A system scan detected the token in Xue Xi's hand and directly notified the manager of the branch. A fat figure quickly ran out of the room, shouting, "Hey, the special envoy came here without notifying me in advance. I should have been able to greet him in advance!"

The waiter in front of Xue Xi had already left. Looking at the fat man who ran to her to wipe his sweat, she said jokingly, "Hey, sir, a powerful domain master shouldn't be sweating profusely after running these two steps, right? What's the matter, are you weak?"

The supervisor's hand wiping sweat froze when he heard this, and then he continued, "What are you talking about, sir? I didn't go to greet you, sir, and now I am anxious to see you, right?"

Xue Xi's smile suddenly disappeared, and Ai Chen, who was standing beside her, was amazed: "Alright, stop talking nonsense here. I'm not here to investigate your shameful affairs. That has nothing to do with me and I'm not interested. I'm just here to find something."

The fat man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, slowly put away his ugly appearance, and said seriously: "Sir, I have absolutely nothing to hide. By the way, my last name is Luo. If you are looking for something, as long as it is in the Youqing Empire, I will definitely get it for you!"

Xue Xi didn't say anything else and just told the whole story again. After a moment.

"You want the Liyuan Holy Fruit?" Manager Luo's expression suddenly changed.

Xue Xi had a bad feeling: "Manager Luo, what's wrong? Is there any difficulty?"

Manager Luo looked annoyed. "Oh, sir, this is really unfortunate. If you had come earlier, I would have had three in my warehouse. But now, all three have been awarded to the members I recruited."

Seeing the disappointment on Xue Xi's face, Manager Luo said, "My Lord, do you really need this thing? It's not a rare item anyway. It's just that people in this remote area treasure it. How about I give you something more powerful than the Liyuan Holy Fruit to compensate you?"

Xue Xi waved her hand: "No need. In this case, I still have to go to this legendary holy land. Director Luo, can you arrange it for me? This should be possible, right?"

Manager Luo nodded quickly: "Don't worry, sir. The Mercenary Alliance has cooperated with us a lot. It is convenient to ask for one or two quotas. You can just go there and get the temporary envoy token. However, why bother you to go there in person if I send a few men to get it?"

Xue Xi shook her head and refused: "No need, I also want to go in and see how magical this world of the Lord of the Realm is. It can actually give birth to natural treasures that can only be found in secret realms." After saying that, Xue Xi did not stay any longer and left with Ai Chen.

Manager Luo bowed and saw Xue Xi off. After she disappeared from view, he quickly got up and returned to the previous room to put away some things. Only then did he completely relax and wipe his back, only then did he realize that he, a domain lord, was already soaked.

Leaning weakly on the chair, Manager Luo gave Xue Xi's request and thought to himself: Why would the special envoy from the headquarters come to visit suddenly? Fortunately, he is not a strict one, otherwise there would be trouble today.

He couldn't help but feel a little scared. After a while, he looked thoughtful, stroking his chin and recalling: Why do I always feel that this special envoy looks so familiar, as if I have seen him somewhere before.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to his mind. Manager Luo quickly turned over his fat body and tapped on the light brain for a while. He found an internal company notice from a few years ago. His fat body trembled: "It turned out to be Boss Xue from Chaos City Huaxia Hotel. In this case... there is hope, that matter is hopeful. No, I have to do what Boss Xue asked me to do in person!"

Xue Xi knew that the next holy land would open in a week, so she and Ai Chen found a place to stay in a hotel in the city. Since they were traveling, it would be boring to stay in the Tianchu Pavilion in their inner world all day. They just wanted to experience the local customs and culture.

The hotel has a European medieval style, with red paint lines outlining the corridors, and various scenic spots of Liyuan Star have been photographed and hung in the corridors.

It is worth mentioning that when paying the room fee, the smallest amount in Xue Xi's account was Hunyuan units, so she directly pinched out a piece of cosmic crystal from her inner world and gave it to the store owner. The extra money was considered a tip, and the store owner happily added a specialty dessert from Liyuan Star to Xue Xi's dinner.

Although after she tasted the sweet stuff, she gave it all to Ai Chen to deal with.

Living in a single room, Xue Xi opened the window. The trees and vegetation outside were completely different from those on Earth. Flowers like colored glass were blooming in the grass, and the light coming through the hotel window was reflected on them, creating quite a poetic atmosphere.

The evening breeze blew the hair on her shoulders, and Xue Xi looked up. The atmosphere of Liyuan Star was relatively thin, so the starry sky looked particularly clear. The star map arrangement that was completely different from that on Earth reminded her all the time that this place was completely different from Earth.

It is impossible to tell what is where in the vast and boundless universe. The tiny Milky Way seems so inconspicuous at a distance of billions of light years.

Xue Xi let out a long sigh. To be honest, she really missed home. She missed that blue planet and the people and things on it. But there was no rush. The end point of this first stage of the journey was there, and she would definitely live there as long as she wanted.

She lay on the bed and slowly closed her eyes. Although she was now the master of the realm and would not feel sleepy at all even if she did not sleep for years, Xue Xi still wanted to keep some of her habits.

After forcibly relaxing her mind, she gradually fell asleep and entered the dreamland~