Chapter 76 - Offers and Acceptance
Feeding the kids hot, fresh food from the street vendors of Sixth Flawless Flowing City was one of the most satisfying experiences of either of Benton’s lives. Considering that the kids had never seen a spatial ring, the fact that they were more excited by the food coming out of it than the spectacle of its very existence was a bit sad, but their enthusiasm for the amount and variety of dishes trumped Benton’s ability to experience any emotion besides sheer joy.
He had great fun providing one meal after another and watching as the children all tasted various items off of each other’s plates. The smiles on their faces warmed his heart.
Thus, he was in a much better mood upon leaving the orphanage on his second visit than he had been on his first, and the same attitude applied upon his third visit to the palace in little more than a day’s time.
Fatty Ren was excited as well. “I have done as you advised, Friend Su! I expect to hear back from my sect brothers and sister soon that their task is done, and the message talisman has been sent.”
“Great job, Town Lord.” Benton cupped his hands and bowed lower to the man than he had on any previous occasion. “Let’s have lunch and then we can get down to other business.”
Stocking up on the street vendor meals had been Benton’s best decision since transmigrating to the cultivation world. Everyone loved it. His disciples. The children. And Fatty Ren most especially.
“This is fantastic, Friend Su! How did you do this?”
“It’s nothing special. I just bought some meals and put them directly in my spatial ring. It’s no big thing.”
“Friend Su, you are definitely not simple. I’ve never seen or even heard tell of a spatial ring that kept food this fresh. Depending on the quality of the device, there are definitely preservation effects, but look at the steam rising from this dish. It looks and smells like it came straight from the vendor, but it’s been in your ring for weeks.”
Benton scratched the back of his neck. He’d assumed that all storage devices shared that feature. Once again, the System proved it provided only the best.
When lunch was over, the two moved on to business.
“Honestly, Friend Su, you’ve been a great help to me. You can just take what you want from the sect grounds.”