Witch Special

After hanging up the video, Lin Zhenxi felt a little lost.

She had clearly supported the couple's decision to have a child before, even encouraging them to do so. She was the only one in the family who advocated for a second child. But now that they had a child, Lin Zhenxi couldn't help but wonder: if she didn't go home for a long time, her parents would forget about her and transfer their love for her to this new sister. Where would she be then?

He shook his head, shooing the thought away. He shouldn't think that way. He was away from home all year, and having a younger sister at home at least gave his parents an extra layer of support. And his younger sister would be able to complete the normal path of growth that Lin Zhenxi should have taken, making up for the regrets of Lin's parents, "How did their daughter grow up so quickly?"

My own anxiety actually comes from the worry that the love that originally belonged to me might be divided.

However, love cannot only come from asking for things from your loved ones; it should also come from giving to them. If you are absent in giving, and you don't want your loved ones to wait and end up with regrets, then it is only natural that others fill your gaps.

Isn’t that what I thought before? So I shouldn’t regret it now!

Putting all these distracting thoughts behind him, Lin Zhenxi turned to look at the black cat that was licking its paws.

"Yanyan, what do you think of that pigeon?"

"It doesn't seem like a native species of this world, meow. It's possible that it's from another world, meow." Yanyan gave an answer similar to Lin Zhenxi's.

Indeed, Lin Zhenxi had a problem with that oversized pigeon. Not only was it overly intelligent, but it also seemed to have some features not found in pigeons from the Main World, like the soft upturned feathers at the corners of its eyes and the stiff feathers standing upright on its head. Rather than considering it a rare species, Lin Zhenxi preferred the idea that it came from another world.

After all, she is a special envoy rather than a biologist, and she comes into contact with more aliens, so naturally she has to give priority to the possibility of aliens.

Aliens are essentially intelligent creatures. No matter how unlike humans they look, they can still communicate and interact. Even if there's a language barrier, at least their logical thinking is normal, unlike animals and beasts, whose minds are completely chaotic, driven only by instinct, and whose lives are perpetually cycled through eating, sleeping, striving for survival, and reproducing.

As for whether it is true or not, Lin Zhenxi can go to the "company" to borrow a universal translator, and then put it around the neck of the big pigeon when she gets home, so there is no need to think too much about it at this time.

After reporting back to her family that she was safe, Lin Zhenxi finally had time to sort out her own affairs. The first thing to do was, of course...

Have a meal!

starving!

My dad even made me jealous, and I was so hungry that I felt like my stomach was about to turn acidic.

If I get hungrier, I'll have to steal the black cat's cat food, and maybe even attack the black cat's reserve food, or rather, use my mouth to eat it.

It takes a thousand days to raise a cat but only a moment to use it. Black cat, you don’t want to see your owner faint from hunger, so just offer me that chubby butt of yours to take a bite!

Before the strategic food reserves were even reached, Lin Zhenxi pulled out a jug of vegetable juice from the spatial cube and drank it until half full, perhaps to suppress the rising acid. However, vegetable juice wasn't enough to alleviate hunger, so Lin Zhenxi still felt empty, and the feeling of hunger kept nagging at him.

Damn it, it doesn’t look like I just took a nap, otherwise how could I be so hungry?

After finally returning to the main world, Lin Zhenxi wanted to regain her old habits. Delicious food is best enjoyed when you're hungriest, so now's the time to go out and find food!

However, Lin Zhenxi usually went out to eat after get off work in the evening, but now it was almost noon. At this time, she really didn't know whether the restaurants she was familiar with were open.

It doesn’t matter, the online platform will take action!

On a popular food app, Lin Zhenxi found an izakaya she'd visited before. The saury that Kuromaomao had been obsessed with was prepared by the chef of this small establishment. It was also a rare occasion that Lin Zhenxi ordered the same set menu twice, and the chef, who also owned the establishment, gifted her with a bottle of high-quality sake. She drank a rare amount of it and ended up tipsy.

I didn't expect that such a small shop that would be crowded with white-collar beauties at night would also be open for business during the day. Lin Zhenxi felt that the sales of that place at night should be much better than that during the day. If that's the case, why not close during the day and open until late at night? This way, they should make more money, right?

But maybe he wasn't here just to make money... Otherwise, with his skills, he could easily become the head chef of a high-end hotel. After making enough money, opening a larger restaurant in a better location would be a piece of cake. Since he still chose to open a small bar-style restaurant in such a remote location, it probably means he has no desire to make money.

A city filled with foreigners, a place where cultures from various other worlds converge, naturally has a diverse culinary scene. Each world has its own unique cuisine, and it's common for newcomers with no prior experience in this world to make a splash with their own signature home-cooked dishes. For example, the breakfast shop Lin Zhenxi used to frequent during her morning runs was owned by a giant white bear.

Since there are chefs from other worlds, there must also be chefs from this world. Culinary skills require mutual learning and improvement. If we were to ask where in the world the most diverse and rich culinary culture exists, then New Blue City would undoubtedly be the place to be.

Never mind, only the chef cares about the chef’s affairs. As a diner, Lin Zhenxi just wants to fill his stomach quickly.

A white shirt, pencil pants, and sneakers—the classic trio. After combing her hair into a low ponytail, Lin Zhenxi donned the necklace containing the Witch's Book and the bracelet transformed from a magic wand. She tapped the toes of her shoes at the entrance and walked out the door.

In New Blue City, there were many aliens with special abilities. While the ability to fly and levitate was impressive, it was still merely a curiosity, not something so outlandish as to attract onlookers. Here, Black Cat could freely display his extraordinary abilities. Even if he floated in mid-air following Lin Zhenxi, it would only draw envious glances from others, rather than being reported to the police as some unknown species.

That's why Lin Zhenxi couldn't leave Xinlan City... If she left here, without the tolerant and even insensitive atmosphere here, she would probably not be able to live freely anywhere else.

After leaving the apartment and walking a little further, they arrived at the avenue. Lin Zhenxi called a hover car in advance. When Lin Zhenxi arrived at the side of the road, the hover car arrived just in time with the support of big data calculations, and opened the gull-wing door on the roadside for Lin Zhenxi.

Lin Zhenxi held the black cat in her arms and sat in it. The hover car started automatically, and the onboard AI also played an advertisement for the operating company.

"Welcome to Denuo Travel, number ****. We are at your service. Denuo Travel, the leader in urban autonomous transportation."

After arriving at the station, the hover car opened the door for Lin Zhenxi and played an advertisement again, and deducted the cost of this trip from Lin Zhenxi's personal account.

"Thank you for your patronage, and welcome to travel with Deno again."

Lin Zhenxi's personal terminal vibrated, but it should be a text message about the deduction, so Lin Zhenxi didn't take it out to read it. The delicious restaurant was right in front of her, and Lin Zhenxi just wanted to fly in.

Now, she might even be able to eat a whole roast suckling pig.

The restaurant was indeed open, and when Lin Zhenxi walked in, a warm aroma immediately hit her face. Lin Zhenxi looked around and found that this place was different from the two times she had been there before. All the booths had been removed, replaced by slightly compact square dining tables, each with four chairs.

Moreover, these tables were almost all full. Lin Zhenxi looked around but didn't see a single empty table.

An izakaya at night and a Chinese restaurant during the day? Quite a novel business concept.

And the business here seems to be better during the day than at night.

After standing there for a moment, Lin Zhenxi finally walked into the restaurant, trying to find an empty table to sit down. At this moment, a beautiful older sister wearing a white plum blossom cheongsam and with long, rose-red curly hair came up to her warmly and asked, "Please come in, sir. Do you have a reservation?"

Lin Zhenxi took a look at the lobby attendant's outfit and felt a sense of dislocation in time and space. Few people wear cheongsams nowadays.

Anyone who can wear cheongsam well is a clothes hanger.

"No, I'm alone, but I don't want to share a table with others." Lin Zhenxi pointed to the black cat on her shoulder, the meaning was self-evident.

The elder sister nodded and said, "Okay, then please wait a moment, one of the guests should be leaving."

Before Lin Zhenxi could say anything, her stomach growled twice. Luckily, it was quite noisy in here, so she was the only one who noticed it, otherwise she would have been very embarrassed.

But there was no other way; first come, first served still had to be followed. Lin Zhenxi, holding the black cat, sat on the chairs the restaurant had prepared for customers waiting in line. While waiting for a seat, she took out her personal terminal and tried to check her information.

Then she saw the text message she had just received.

"Sorry, your account balance is insufficient. Please recharge immediately. Based on your past spending information, you can overdraw with our company..."

This is actually a payment arrears message!

Lin Zhenxi then remembered that she had almost spent all her savings before going to the other world. Although she brought back gold worth billions of dollars from the other world, it was obviously not something that could be spent directly, right?

Oh no, I don’t have any money on me now. I can’t just dine and free.

And now, smelling the aroma of food here, Lin Zhenxi's feet were fixed on the spot as if they had nails. It was not realistic to expect to go out and sell a gold bar and then come back to eat.

After thinking about it, Lin Zhenxi lowered his head and started operating on his personal terminal.

No money for food? No problem, just find someone to pay the bill. My dear friend, it's time to show your worth!

That’s right, Lin Zhenxi contacted Yan Qing and planned to have a meal with her.