Chapter 110: Chapter 2 The News Stan Brought
Tony was not pleased because Chen Ze had ignored him and simply informed him of how to settle the bill before running back to the kitchen to make a Buffet for Stan.
"What’s so good about Buffet? It’s sickly sweet," Tony scoffed.
However, the issue of how to settle the bill began to trouble Tony.
First of all, he was certain this place was Earth, after all, Jarvis had just told him that Chen Ze was speaking Mandarin. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
But Tony was unsure about the technological level of this Parallel Earth, those magical portals seemed to be hundreds of years ahead of the world.
So Tony Stark started to fret about what to use for payment.
Chen Ze, oblivious to Tony’s predicament, was making Buffet, and also preparing some gifts for little Yuna.
"Uncle, can I really go home now?" Yuna was thrilled, just moments ago Chen Ze had happily told her that her misfortune had been removed and she could live a normal life.
"Yes, Yuna, you’ve asked that for the fifteenth time already," Chen Ze said helplessly, even though he understood Yuna’s feelings, being asked the same question fifteen times made Chen Ze feel like he was becoming a broken record.
"I’m sorry, Uncle, I... I’m just so happy..." Yuna was visibly excited and couldn’t seem to sit still.
Chen Ze smiled and casually put five thin-skinned buns into a box, intending them as a gift for Yuna.
Chen Ze had considered many things, initially, he had thought about giving Yuna Gold Coins, but he couldn’t guarantee what would happen to a little girl carrying gold coins.
After all, it was a different world, one similar to medieval Earth, where killing was the norm and there were even slaves.
For a normal little girl, carrying Gold Coins might not be a good thing, Chen Ze couldn’t gamble on Yuna making it home safely.
So after a long consideration, Chen Ze decided to give Yuna five thin-skinned buns, and since Yuna knew where the portal was, she would naturally come back if she wanted to.
"Uncle, can I really go home now?" Great, the sixteenth time.
Indeed, are humans by nature just echo chambers?
"Yuna, let’s make a pinky promise. This portal is a secret, except for Yuna, you can’t let anyone else know about it, okay?" Chen Ze squatted in front of Yuna and ruffled her hair.
"Okay, Uncle!" Yuna nodded earnestly, now believing Chen Ze must be one of the Gods.
"Be careful on your way, Yuna, and come back for more delicious food next time," Chen Ze said as he opened the door, watching Yuna walk reluctantly into the darkness and back to her own world.
Curious, Tony watched from the side. He had of course studied this portal, and when he had opened the door, he had seen this restaurant, but when the little girl opened it just now, it was all darkness.
Darkness like the universe, and Jarvis couldn’t analyze anything from it.
"Manager, I’ll bring you compensation next time, I don’t have anything to pay with right now," Tony had already figured out what to use as payment, he just needed to get back to his lab.
"No problem, Guest," Chen Ze smiled and nodded his head.
"Then I..." Tony was about to say something when the door was pushed open, and Betty walked in.
"Manager~ You opened early today, where’s my hotpot~" Betty was as energetic as ever, Chen Ze looked at the wings fluttering behind Betty, it seemed she was in a very good mood today.
"Who is this lady?" Despite being a defective product, despite being flat-chested, Betty was still a Succubus.
And a Succubus has a charm that is hard for the average person to resist, let alone someone like Tony Stark, a notorious playboy.
Betty looked at Tony Stark with confusion, not understanding a word he said.
Chen Ze, with a hint of resignation, covered his face and pushed Betty toward the second floor, "Go take a shower and change your clothes, then come down later to touch the stone slate." freeweɓnovel.cøm
Then, Chen Ze stood in front of Tony, "Mr. Stark, please do not harass the restaurant’s service staff."
Tony was taken aback; he didn’t remember mentioning his own name.
"Interesting, I’ll come again next time," Tony said with a smile and left the restaurant.
Chen Ze’s mouth twitched. He had a bad feeling, although he didn’t know from which point in time this Tony Stark came, but Chen Ze always felt somewhat uneasy.
"Manager, what did you do to that vampire?" Stan suddenly asked.
Chen Ze was stunned for a moment, then realized Stan must be referring to Lafra.
"Lafra? I... I asked Lafra to help me make some egg tarts," Chen Ze remembered yesterday’s experience.
"Is that so?" Stan mused, always feeling that Lafra was not quite normal, especially since she had rushed over in the middle of the night, flipped his castle, and beat up his humanoid lich minions.
Moreover...
"You mean Lafra suddenly rushed to your castle, and forced the Necromancer to change into my likeness to kiss her feet?" Chen Ze blinked, this was indeed abnormal.
"Yeah, and in the end, she dismantled that Necromancer, kicking his head all the way to the Endless Sea," Stan nodded, the Necromancer had no choice but to self-destruct to let his soul return to the Life Casket.
After all, his head seemed to have been eaten by some sea monster, and without self-destructing, it would have been impossible to reconstitute his body.
Chen Ze gasped. It looked like Lafra had quite an issue with him yesterday. Was this complete revenge?
"However, why didn’t you?" Chen Ze was puzzled; as a level 1.1, Stan should have been able to stop her.
"Because I thought it was funny," Stan replied calmly, he indeed found it amusing.
Chen Ze took a deep breath. These powerful individuals really did not think normally. If some woman suddenly burst into his house, smashed his belongings, and flushed his figurines down the toilet, he would definitely be furious.
Even if Lafra was a seemingly beautiful legal loli, wait a minute... legal loli?
Chen Ze gave Stan a meaningful look, with an expression that read "so, you’re into that kind of thing."
"Although I don’t know what you just thought, I should remind you, Lafra is coming today as well," Stan glanced at Chen Ze, then finished the last spoonful of his Buffet.
"The meal has been settled," Stan remembered that Chen Ze mentioned paying for meals by viewing souls before.
"Right, would you like something to-go?"
"No need," Stan didn’t change back to his original appearance. Ever since he recovered his memory, he preferred using the visage from his life.
After all, seeing the trembling of that soul, Stan found it really interesting.
Chen Ze silently went back to the kitchen and rummaged through his fridge; he had previously promised Lafra some iced cola.
"I might be dead." There was no cola in the fridge.