Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 99 Making Money Making Money
Night fell, stars twinkled, in a secluded corner of Moonstone City's port.

At this moment, this usually sparsely populated corner is now filled with many prominent figures from Moonstone City.

The open-air restaurants on the street are surrounded by soft lighting and a warm, smoky atmosphere.

Inside the small restaurants set up on the street, the stoves were burning brightly, spatulas were flying, and the aroma of food wafted through the air—the freshness of seafood, the richness of grilled meat, and the crispness of vegetables.

In addition, the water sprites kept carrying dishes, running back and forth between multiple tables.

"Water Sprite, hurry up and serve the food."

"Being able to have this meal means this month's hard work hasn't been in vain."

"Water Sprite, give me a bottle of the strongest whiskey!"

"Boss, another order, abalone in soy sauce!"

"Another serving of moonfish, please."

Diners sat around the table, enjoying this rare and delicious feast.

[You cooked Garlic Moonfish today and gained 85 Spirit Points.]

"Why did it turn out like this? Why?"

While waiting for Peilu, Chen Qi asked from the bottom of his heart.

His original idea was simply to cook and sell vegetables, and incidentally, to work out his career as a chef.

But he never expected to become this popular!

Three days after opening, he was already overwhelmed with work.

Therefore, he had to resort to pre-ordering.

Despite this, they were still extremely busy with only one chef.

So Chenqi trained the deep-sea creatures, letting the more intelligent Number Two and Number Three cook together.

Number two is in charge of chopping vegetables, and number three is in charge of tossing the wok.

Although this may reduce the quality of the food, it can greatly improve the efficiency of food preparation.

Chenqi had assumed that if the quality decreased, there would be fewer customers.

However, the restaurant became even more popular.

Many people come to eat just to tease the water sprite.

There were even scalpers snapping up the slots at his restaurant.

Chen Qi's restaurant even made it into the Witch Times, where it was called the Water Sprite Restaurant.

Why is it so popular?

Chen Qi touched his head and sighed again.

The power of celebrities is terrifying!
Moreover, this was without him deliberately raising the price.

After deducting costs, he earned more than 500,000 shell coins and 1,600 spiritual points in just over 20 days by operating for about four hours each night.

Chen Qi picked up the accounting book and did some calculations.

The income from running the restaurant, plus the sales of ghost fire fish and black pearls, adds up to about 2.5 million.

The large amount of useless equipment obtained from selling the Black Rabbit was sold for only three million coins due to the lack of legitimate channels.

In addition, there was 1.5 million in cash on the Black Rabbit.

At one point, he had more than seven million dollars in cash.

However, the cost of the extraordinary path is enormous.

He went to the black market and bought only a decent advanced meditation skill card and a basic qi defense skill card. In an instant, three million coins vanished.

Chen Qi currently only has four million shell coins in savings.

For an ordinary person, this is enough to get married and buy a house.

But on the path to the extraordinary, this money can only create a tiny ripple.

Fortunately, once the marine mammal farm is successfully built, it will provide a sustainable source of income.

Chen Qi tallied up tonight's accounts.

He'll probably earn 100,000 shell coins from his stall tonight.

Despite the restaurant's popularity, the prices of the food, made with ordinary ingredients, are simply too low.

With limited manpower, the deep-sea spirit and he had reached their limits after several days of continuous work.

Moreover, the season for moonfish has already passed.

The most expensive moonfish sold is only a little over 10,000 shell coins.

If you really want to make a lot of money as a chef, the best way is still to create legendary, extraordinary cuisine.

For example, honey-roasted dragon meat, dragon bone and pork rib soup, etc.

Chen Qi stood outside the houseboat and shook his head. There were still many things he wanted to buy in the equipment market.

With seven million shell coins, the goal of buying a large ship is still a long way off.

"Sister Peilu, is this the restaurant you mentioned? It looks so shabby, but the water sprites here are very cute. I wonder if the owner will sell them."

"It seems they don't sell it. Tell me, what do you want to eat? It's on me."

At this moment, two women walked onto the small houseboat.

Finally here… Chen Qi crossed his arms: “Peilu, good evening, what would you like to eat?”

I wonder if Peru managed to get any information about the Lantern Phase's rift today.

Perlu said with a confident expression:

"I'll have the fattest moonfish. Today, I'm treating my junior, Lilith, to dinner."

"Junior?" Chen Qi looked at Pei Lu's side.

Standing next to Peilu was a tall young woman, about 1.7 meters tall, wearing round-rimmed black glasses, with slightly wavy long black hair, a very good figure, and a black retro ruffled long dress.

Lilith, that sounds like the pen name of the editor-in-chief of the Witch Times... Chen Qi suddenly remembered.

He was recently featured in the Witch Times about his Water Sprite restaurant, so he was very impressed.

Lilith greeted the water sprite, looking at it with adoring eyes:

"Hello, Chef, I really love the water sprites here."

After a few brief pleasantries, Chen Qi served up a grilled, extra-spicy moonfish.

Peroo and Lilith sat down at the dining table.

Chen Qi asked, "Pelu, did you really get information about the Light Phase class cards?"

Perlu said mysteriously, "Yes, because this matter involves confidentiality. He will come to find you after you close up shop and when there are fewer people around."

Him? Involving classified information? Chen Qi looked puzzled.

Surprisingly, Peroo, the Riddler Killer, did not directly reveal the target's name and identity.

A second-tier class card with the "Lamp" attribute is actually involved in classified information.

Chen Qi had a vague sense of foreboding.

Immediately afterwards, Peilu secretly winked at Chen Qi.

Chen Qi gasped for breath.

What she meant was: Get her guests thoroughly drunk!

Peroo sat at the dining table and said to Lilith:

"Lilith, don't be shy, eat up! Moonfish, this is the boss's specialty!"

Lilith took a small bite, her eyes showing a hint of doubt.

good to eat!

Pelour didn't trick her!

Then, Pelouch chuckled and confidently picked up five bottles of highly concentrated wheat beer:

"Cheers! Lilith, to celebrate your record-breaking newspaper sales!"

"Thank you so much, Sister Peilu. The reason my newspaper was able to reach new heights is because of the popularity of The Flower Witch."

After all, the name of the Witch Times is a tribute to the legendary witches.

Of course, this is inseparable from Sister Peilu's guidance.

"That's not really my problem, let's have a drink! By the way, how high are the sales figures for your Witch's Times lately?"

Newspaper sales determine the success or failure of their competition.

Lilith said softly, "Not many. Even these newspapers with pictures of cute girls and ladies don't sell many copies."

A faint smell of gunpowder filled the air inside his small houseboat.

Chen Qi smacked his lips.

Are these two staging a workplace drinking party here?

In gaming forums, these two are rivals.

Lilith, as the editor-in-chief of the Witch Times, is at the opposite extreme from Peru.

Compared to Pelour, who tracks big news, Lilith is better at gossip and quirky stories.

Moreover, she possesses exquisite painting skills and can give unique artistic treatment to the news characters she depicts.

Especially certain specific areas.

Moreover, according to some players' surveys.

Lilith seems to be the only ordinary person in the White Dove newspaper.

Therefore, on gaming forums, her nicknames were 'Doujinshi Editor' and 'Ordinary Person'.

At the White Dove newspaper, every year, the editor-in-chief with the highest sales receives an unimaginable, legendary reward!
Therefore, the sales war between the two can now be described as fierce.

Now, because Peru failed to catch the Flower Witch, the sales of the White Dove Times have plummeted.

Lilith, on the other hand, reported on interesting stories from the Golden Flower and Bird Kingdom, resulting in record-breaking sales.

Chen Qi never expected this.

His small restaurant actually managed to bring together two brilliant minds from the news industry.

Lilith smiled slightly:
"Cheers, Sister Peilu!"

"cheers!"

"More strong liquor, let's get started!"

After three rounds of drinking.

Peilu gave Chenqi another look.

Lilith's alcohol tolerance was actually on par with hers.

This amount of alcohol isn't enough to get Lilith drunk!
"Humph."

Two minutes later.

Peru collapsed with a thud, completely drunk and unconscious.

"Miscellaneous fish—"

Lilith gave a sinister smile.

Immediately afterwards, she looked up, blushing, and said to Chen Qi:
"Boss, do you sell your water sprite?"

Chen Qi had a bad feeling and asked, "What do you want the water spirit for?"

"Very useful."

Lilith answered honestly, "From my observation, many nobles are learning the ways of the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom, and they need water spirits to play some special games."

You should be able to understand the beauty of water sprites, right?

They will give your water spirit a very generous sum of money.

"The wonders of water sprites? How to play them???"

what are you saying?
Chen Qi frowned instantly, just like the old man on the subway.

What the hell?

He underestimated the extent of the witch sea woman's perversion.

The water sprite has been targeted by a rich woman.

As a responsible master, Chen Qi had no interest in letting the deep-sea elf experience the flower name of forbearance and wealth.

After all, they are so well-behaved.

"No."

Chen Qi refused Lilith's request.

"Is that so? What a pity?"

Lilith downed another bottle of wheat beer and got drunk too.

"Those two are so lame," Chen Qi said, clearing the table.

At this moment, the night was deep, the dock was extremely quiet, and even a cold wind was blowing.

"Wakuwaku!"

Suddenly, a deep-sea sprite, as if it had encountered some kind of monster, leaped into his arms.

"???"

"Chef, would you mind coming out and saying something?"

A steady, mature male voice.

The guest that Peilu was talking about? Chen Qi turned his head to look in the direction of the voice.

This is an elderly white-haired man, dressed in a crisp blue naval uniform, with his long white hair neatly tied back.

He had a high forehead, a straight nose, and a face full of wrinkles.

Chen Qi's gaze involuntarily fell on the armband on the other person's shoulder.

An armband with five blue stars.

Chen Qi was secretly startled.

The person Peru brought is a naval admiral?
Happy Labor Day!! Σ(⊙▽⊙“a
P.S.: I'm repenting with my hands clasped in prayer. I was dragged out for lunch at noon, so the update is late.

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