[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking

There are high-quality dyes from the Xumi Desert, and cosmetic ingredients made from gemstone powder from Xumi City.

There are even people selling "family heirlooms" all over the place. Kawanyi is close to the desert, and the numerous relics in the desert seem to reveal where the merchants' abundant supply of goods comes from.

Of course, this is just an illusion deliberately created by businessmen.

After all, selling unearthed cultural relics is an illegal act, and the prices that can be fetched on the street stalls are not enough for merchants to take risks.

Therefore, when Falushan took a look at the so-called "antiques" on the stalls, none of them was older than her.

Most of the "antiques" were probably still in an aging workshop somewhere in Xumi last week.

And the remaining small part is just a fraction of her age.

But fortunately, these merchants did not sell them at high prices. Instead, they sold these "antiques" at the price of tourist souvenirs, which cannot be considered as cheating others.

Therefore, Falushan did not rely on her ability of [Appraising Antiques] to expose them, but continued to move forward.

It was not until Falushan discovered a special stall selling fresh water that she stopped there with interest.

"Hey, why are you selling fresh water here?"

"Isn't there a big pottery jar on the roadside at Kawan Station, which is filled with fresh water three times a day, morning, noon and evening, for people to use?"

Falushan asked the stall owner in confusion, and pointed to a large, plain, undecorated ceramic jar not far away.

Who would have thought that the water stall owner burst into laughter, and even several stall owners around him also smiled meaningfully.

"Miss, you are from Xumi City, right?"

"Ah."

Falushan nodded, "But does this have anything to do with you selling water?"

"Miss, you don't know us. Kawanyi is different from Xumi City. The fresh water in that water tank is indeed enough for a hundred people, so it is named [Hundred Drinks]."

"But we locals usually don't drink the water during the day. Those who drink it during the day are usually outsiders who don't understand the situation."

Falushan frowned. Obviously, the vendor's words did not answer her doubts.

The water vendor also noticed this and continued to speak to Falushan.

"Miss, if you are not in a hurry, you can stay here and watch for a while. I think you will understand what I am saying soon."

Falushan thought for a moment, but ultimately her scholarly curiosity prevailed, so she stood there with Chao Ke, who had followed her, and stared at the water intake point set up by the officials of Kawanyi.

After a while, a businessman with fair complexion and slightly thin body came over.

I looked at the water stall here and then at the free water tank not far away, and couldn't help but smile.

The young businessman walked to a free water tank not far away, took out his own kettle and filled it up.

Then, he drank it all in one gulp, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

However, the stall owners at several surrounding stalls all had meaningful smiles on their faces, and among them, the stall owner selling water had the most meaningful smile.

"Brothers, do you want to make a bet?"

"Okay, I think he can last a minute."

"Eh! I think he's only at the thirty-second level."

"And you, Basil? What do you think?"

Several street vendors asked the Tamsui vendor.

"Oh, me?"

"That's probably, fall~fall~fall~fall~fall!"

After five hits, the young businessman fell down and fell unconscious.

Falushan opened her mouth in surprise.

"You...you wouldn't poison the public water point in Kawanyi just to make money, right?"

"Hey, Miss!"

"You can't say that casually."

"This businessman was not drugged, but drunk!"

The confusion in Falushan's eyes became even more intense, "Drunk???"

"Just passed out drunk."

"Miss, you are from Xumi City, so you may not know the situation of our Kawanyi."

"There are quite a few mercenaries among the people who come and go at our Kawan Post."

"And these mercenaries are all rough men. They often use jugs that have been filled with wine to fetch water from the water tank."

"As a result, the water in the large water tanks was contaminated by residual liquor. There were countless cases of merchants who never drank alcohol getting drunk on the spot after taking the water."

The owner of the water stall pointed to the drunk young businessman lying on the road and said, "Yes, just like him."

The corner of Falushan's mouth twitched, and even Chao Ke was amazed.

I walked up to the water jar and smelled it. What the stall owner said was true. The water in the jar was fresh water, but it definitely smelled like alcohol. If a teetotaler drank too much, he would really get drunk.

Several stall owners stood up, lifted up the young businessman, and carried him to a shady place to protect him from being burned by the scorching sun.

The water stall owner continued.

"I heard that the adults in Kawanyi have already started submitting applications to the higher authorities, planning to remove all these large water tanks."

“I think by then, my business will be taken to a higher level.”

But Chao Ke, who was walking back from the water tank, uttered something quietly.

"Tell me, is there a possibility that after this public water source is closed, the qualification to sell water will be monopolized by the Kawan Post Office official Fang?"

The smile on the water stall owner's face froze, "No...no way?"

"Hard to say."

Chapter 196 Wet and Dry Separation

After strolling around the market, Chao Ke and Falushan came to the only hotel in Kawanyi, the Golden Sands Journey.

"Boss Madam Mayam, how are you?"

"Hey, you are... the gentleman who held this lady that day?"

He smiled at Ke and said, "Madam boss, you have a good memory. Please give us a king-size bed room...Uh, no, please give me the twin bed room you gave us last time."

The innkeeper, Mayam, nodded and started the registration.

However, when registering Falushan, the innkeeper Mayam suddenly paused.

"Well... Dear scholar [Havandala], do you plan to stay in Kawanyi for a long time?"

"what?"

Faced with the sudden question, Falushan was stunned for a moment, then answered.

"I have no plans to live here for a long time. I am just passing through here during my travels."

"Oh, I see. That makes things easier."

Mariam, the owner of Sands Journey, breathed a sigh of relief and started to register Falushan.

As if she saw the confusion in Falushan's eyes and the wariness in Chao Ke's eyes, Mayam hurriedly explained.

"Miss Scholar, please forgive me."

"What I just said was not directed at you, but at the regulations above."

"In order to prevent the accidental leakage of knowledge, all scholars who stay in Kawanyi for a long time should first register with the religious official, and then our hotel can check them in."

It turned out to be the case.

The doubt in Falushan's eyes disappeared, and Chao Ke's guard was also lowered a lot.

After completing the registration and check-in procedures, Mayam handed the room key to Chao Ke.

After entering the room.

Chao Ke put down the luggage he was carrying, while Falushan lay on the bed with a big letter "L".

"How was it? You were probably not conscious at that time. Do you have any impression of this place?"

Senior Falusan, who was lying on the bed, rolled back and forth and answered.

"I still have some memories of that time."

"To put it in an analogy, I felt like I was having a strange dream at that time. Although it felt chaotic at the time, afterwards, my memory of that period became clearer and clearer."

"Oh?"

Chao Ke also climbed onto the bed and pressed his senior under him.

"Then, Senior, do you still remember that you came to my bed at night?"

Falushan tightened her lips, turned her head away, and blushed, obviously not wanting to answer Chao Ke's question.

but...

How can the high officials of our dynasty be good people?

First, he grabbed Senior Falusan's hands and then lifted them above his head.

Then, Chao Ke clamped Falushan's wrists with his left hand, and his right hand, which was free now, was placed in a strange place, gently turning on a switch somewhere in his senior's body.

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"You want me to stop?"

"Then please answer my question first, do you still remember... that incident?"

“Remember…remember…”

With flushed cheeks, Falushan gasped on the bed and answered "humiliatingly".

"That's right. Those who answer questions are good children."

Chao Ke let go of Senior Falushan's hands, gently held her in his arms, and planned to take a rest first.