Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Many chefs are planning to hold a dinner party to thank Lord Frost Armor Knight for his help, but there is currently no one qualified to take the lead, so the dinner party has not yet been planned.

Regardless of their status, age, or gender, as soon as people on the street see Lord Frost Armor Knight, they will start to talk and praise the strength and responsibility of this wandering knight, and they all want Lord Frost Armor Knight to stay in Mel Town for a long time and become the patron saint of Mel Town.

As for why Lord Frost Armor Knight left his original order of knights and became a wandering knight, no one is discussing it now.

Firstly, no one has any relevant clues, so there is no information to gossip about;

Secondly, the reputation of Lord Frost Armor Knight has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Once someone speaks ill of him without reason, he will be looked down upon or even refuted by the people around him.

However, the residents of Mel Town did not know that the Frost Armor Knight, who they saw as having a bright and majestic image, was actually bickering with a "stupid loli" while walking.

(Stupid Loli: Oh my, my~ I really feel sorry for the residents of Mel Town. They trust the young Frost Armor Knight so much, but he is actually just four big villains who harvest girls' hearts~)

(Jiang Ran: Why are you sick again, stupid loli? No one will think you are dumb if you don’t speak.)

(Stupid Loli: Fufufufu, if you can't argue with me, then I'll just attack you. Jiang Yan, why are your talking skills so bad today? Are you feeling guilty?)

(Jiang Ran: Haha, if I were to argue with you about a non-controversial topic, I would be the loser.)

(Stupid Loli: How come there's no controversy? Do you mean you've already admitted that you're a scumbag?)

When saying the word "scumbag", the stupid loli felt extremely happy in her heart.

She had wanted to scold Jiang Ran like this for a long time! Although she knew in her heart that Jiang Ran was helpless.

(Jiang Ran: Yes, I never said I was a good person. Are you satisfied now?)

As a result, Jiang Ran actually admitted it directly without any hesitation, which made the stupid loli feel a little guilty.

Now that the conversation had developed like this, Silly Loli suddenly didn't know how to continue. After all, her intention had never been to hurt Jiang Ran. She just wanted to argue with him for fun.

(Stupid Loli: Uh... well... it's not really a question of satisfaction or not. Uh, well... then, should we continue to capture the girls in Mel Town to earn confession points?)

The guilty silly loli couldn't find an excuse to exonerate herself, so she had to quickly change the subject. She was so nervous that even her speech became normal.

Jiang Ran was unusually merciful at this time. He did not take the opportunity to attack the stupid loli's guilty conscience. Instead, he answered her in a very ordinary way, saying that he would not continue to pursue girls in Mel Town in the short term.

As for why, Jiang Ran did not tell the stupid loli, but let her figure it out herself.

In the past, the silly loli would have immediately started making a fuss after being teased like this, but this time, because she felt guilty, she started to think obediently.

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In fact, Jiang Ran temporarily stopped obtaining confession points in Mel Town, and the reason was not complicated.

Jiang Ran is now able to use the identity of "Frost Knight Stan" to efficiently obtain confession points, relying on the character setting of "Frost Knight Stan".

Just as adolescent girls in the Earth world easily fall in love with idol stars, Frost Knight Stan has the same effect on the girls in the Prison Star world.

So, what are celebrity idols most afraid of?

The answer to this question is: house collapse.

If any idol star is involved in negative news, it will be a major issue that may jeopardize his acting career. For Frost Knight Stan, he is also afraid of bad criticism.

Just imagine, if the rumor that "Frost Knight Stan is actually a scumbag who has played with the feelings of many girls in Mel Town" spreads, can Jiang Ran still continue to use the current strategy to efficiently obtain confession points?

9.182 - Invitation from the Gourmet Society

There is no need to elaborate further on the analysis; the importance of reputation and image to "Frost Knight Stan" is self-evident.

Therefore, in order to prevent the personality he worked so hard to build from collapsing in Mel Town, Jiang Ran will suspend his previous Neptune behavior of casting a wide net to catch fish.

(Stupid Loli: Ugh, this is such a pity! Zi needs to get two more experience points to level up her Trans-Dimensional Eye...)

(Jiang Ran: More haste, less speed. I won’t do stupid things like killing the chicken to get the eggs lightly.)

Just as Jiang Ran said to the stupid loli, it would be quite foolish to destroy the hard-earned "Confession Points Cornucopia" just to upgrade the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye earlier.

What's more, Jiang Ran doesn't have any urgent matters now that require him to upgrade the Super Dimensional Divine Eye immediately to try his luck.

So, Jiang Ran walked straight back to the hotel with firm steps, without any detour to flirt with other women.

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Before entering the inn, Jiang Ran saw a group of people waiting at the door of the inn. When they saw "Frost Armor Knight Lord Stan" coming, they immediately came forward to greet him warmly.

If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely be in a passive situation at this time. After all, the other party is well prepared, and you don’t even know who the other party is.

But Jiang Ran was different. Before the other party even came close, he used a combination of "computing power enhancement and overclocking" plus mind reading and identification ability to easily see through the details of this group of people.

It turned out that the group of people waiting here were actually managers of the Mel Town Food Association, and the old man leading them was the leader among the managers - the president of the Mel Town Food Association.

The president of the Gourmet Guild personally brought people here to wait for Lord Frost Armor Knight. His purpose was to entertain this distinguished guest from Mel Town and thank this powerful man for his contributions to the food industry in Mel Town in recent days.

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After some polite greetings, the president of the Gourmet Association stated his purpose to Jiang Ran directly.

Jiang Ran thought about it for a moment, then agreed to attend the dinner tonight. Afterwards, they chatted briefly for a few minutes, and then the president of the Gourmet Association took his people away.

(Stupid Loli: Oh my, this is really strange. I didn’t expect that Jiang Yan would participate in such an ineffective sexual activity.)

(Jiang Ran: It's not a casual social activity, it's a social activity... Speak clearly, and don't use words that could cause misunderstandings at such a crucial moment.)

(Stupid Loli: Hahahaha, what misunderstanding? I think you are trying to provoke Jiang Yan~)

The silly loli's words gradually revealed her intention to "drive". Jiang Ran had little confidence in this area, so he simply put the silly loli aside and ignored her, letting her chatter in his mind and pretending not to hear her.

As for the issue of "ineffective social interaction", Jiang Ran has his own opinion.

In Jiang Ran's opinion, there are no truly "ineffective social occasions", only inappropriate social methods.

As the saying goes, there is always a teacher among three people. Since it is a social occasion, there are naturally people around, and as long as there are people, you can definitely get information.

What people generally call ineffective socializing usually refers to eating, drinking, and having fun, chatting about topics that have no nutritional value, and then feeling empty after returning home. This not only wastes time but also drains your wallet.

But according to Jiang Ran's understanding, this situation can actually be avoided.

Just like reviewing before class can help you better understand the class content, thinking about who in the social scene has valuable information before socializing can effectively help you create value in the actual social interaction.

Jiang Ran accepted the invitation from the Mel Town Gourmet Association this time, of course not for the purpose of enjoying the delicious food at the dinner, but to use this opportunity as a VIP to find out from these gourmets the fundamental reason why "Cat Girl Restaurant has fallen into its current situation."

In Jiang Ran's plan, he will not directly contact the cat-man girl, Shiiki Ruri, this time. Instead, he will attract her with his own value, so that his motives will not appear suspicious when he uses her to obtain information later.

In order to make himself attractive to Shiiki Ruri, in addition to external conditions and fame, Jiang Ran felt that the most important thing was whether he could bring value to the "Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion".

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According to Jiang Ran's observations these days, Shiiki Ruri is a strong career-oriented woman whose mind is full of things about the Cat Girl Restaurant.

As long as Jiang Ran shows that he can help the Cat Girl Restaurant overcome its difficulties, Shiiki Ruri will definitely come to him on his own.

To do this, Jiang Ran must first understand the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion. As mentioned in the previous article, Jiang Ran thinks the current situation of the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion is very strange.

The store in Mel Town is the main store and the first store of Cat Girl Restaurant, while the one in Sunny Town is the branch and the second store.

Normally, if a chain store has operational problems, they would usually appear first in the branches, but the situation with Cat Girl Restaurant is just the opposite: the branches are doing a booming business, while the main store is deserted.

What is the hidden reason behind this?

How did such a young girl like Shiiki Ruri become the proprietress of a cat girl restaurant?

Jiang Ran will take these questions to the dinner of the Gourmet Association tonight. He believes that these experienced gentlemen will give him a detailed answer.

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That night, Jiang Ran attended the banquet as scheduled.

At the Gourmet Association's dinner, Jiang Ran (Frost Knight Stan) was like a shining new star, becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

It is no exaggeration to say that throughout the entire dinner, people kept coming up to chat with Jiang Ran, leaving Jiang Ran with no chance to even eat a bite of food. He could only pack up some of the food he wanted to eat and take it back to the hotel at the end of the dinner. This is a story for later.

During the dinner, there was an endless stream of people who wanted to establish relationships with Jiang Ran, but Jiang Ran handled them with ease. In the gaps between dealing with these gourmets, he took the opportunity to ask questions and collect the information he really wanted to know.

Through this dinner, Jiang Ran learned the story behind the opening of the two Cat Girl Restaurant chain stores, which was a worthwhile trip.

According to gourmets, Shiiki Ruri is not actually the owner of the Cat Girl Restaurant yet. At most, she can only be said to be the owner's agent.

The real boss lady can only be the deceased Magpie-winged man, Magai.

The Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion located in Mel Town was founded by the Magpie-Winged Man Magai decades ago. At that time, the name of Mel Town had not yet spread, and almost no one knew that this was the hometown of the cooking master Mel.

Magee's motive for establishing the Cat Girl Restaurant was very pure, which was to use this restaurant to accommodate refugees from the "Great Migration", especially refugees of sub-human races.

By chance, many of the refugees rescued by Magee were cat people, so Magee had an idea and named the shop "Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion".

9.183 - The Past of Catgirl Restaurant

Magpie-winged man Magai had never imagined at the beginning that this food stall opened to help refugees would later develop to the point where it could open branches.

As the founder and operator of the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion, Magee has only two ideas from beginning to end:

The first concept is to enable all the refugees they take in to find a job and make a living in this store;

The second concept is that when preparing food for guests, one must be true to one’s conscience no matter what.

At that time, since Mel Town had not yet developed the diverse cuisines that it does today, the Cat Girl Food Pavilion was able to gain a foothold without encountering much resistance and had sufficient customer base.

After visiting the restaurant more and more times, the residents of Mel Town gradually discovered that the Cat Girl Restaurant was not just a gimmick of having cat-girl waiters, but the quality of their dishes was actually quite good.

Generally speaking, the dishes at "fancy" restaurants like Cat Girl Restaurant are often not very good. Most people just go there for a meal for the novelty and basically won't go back.

But the Cat Girl Restaurant in Mel Town is different. Not only does the service attitude is good, but the dishes are also delicious and the ingredients are quite fresh.

In addition, the prices charged by the Cat Girl Restaurant are also within a reasonable range. All these factors combined naturally make many residents of Mel Town become regular customers of this new restaurant.

As more and more people recognized the Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion, Magpie-Winged Man Magai's restaurant business began to get on the right track.

After training, the newly accepted refugees can improve the work efficiency of the Cat Girl Cooking Kiosk. After the work efficiency is improved, the Cat Girl Cooking Kiosk can earn more money to support Magee to continue to accept refugees.

The current manager of the Cat Girl Restaurant, Shiiki Ruri, is actually one of the refugees rescued by Magee. Before she took over the Cat Girl Restaurant, Magee had already taken people to the neighboring town of Sunny to open a branch of the Cat Girl Restaurant, and provided a place for the young Shiiki Ruri to learn how to run a store.

Later, as Mel Town became more and more famous as the hometown of "Legendary Gourmet, Culinary Master Mel", more and more chefs came here to open restaurants.

I don’t know when it started, but people in Mel Town no longer paid attention to the Cat Girl Food Kiosk. Only a very small number of die-hard fans would take care of the Cat Girl Food Kiosk’s business every now and then.

"Come to think of it, I haven't eaten there in a while. The quality of the food at Cat Girl's Restaurant is really amazing, but it lacks a bit of creativity. It's always the same old dishes, which is boring."

The vice president of the Gourmet Association sighed softly. From his regretful expression, Jiang Ran knew that this old man must have eaten at the Cat Girl Restaurant many times before.

As for the reason why the Cat Girl Restaurant was not doing well, although the vice president did not say it explicitly, Jiang Ran already understood it.

(I can only say... the success and failure of the Cat Girl Restaurant are both due to Mel Town...)

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After learning enough information, Jiang Ran decisively found an excuse to leave the dinner.

This approach is certainly somewhat realistic, but Jiang Ran doesn't care about it - he doesn't have the slightest attachment to "garbage time", nor does he care about other people's opinions.

After all, no matter what these old men from the Gourmet Association say, it is impossible for them to influence the girls' views on "Frost Knight, Lord Stan".

After leaving the banquet venue, Jiang Ran did not immediately return to the hotel to sleep, but instead revisited the town of Mel.

After listening to the people from the Food Association talk about the founding history of the Cat Girl Restaurant, Jiang Ran had a different understanding of the Cat Girl Restaurant and the development of food in Mel Town. In order to consolidate these cognitions, his approach was to see it with his own eyes and experience it personally, so as not to be influenced by the subjective part of other people's opinions.

After a personal tour, Jiang Ran had a deeper understanding of the information he got tonight. He now knew why the branch of Cat Girl Restaurant in Sunny Town was doing better than the main store in Mel Town.

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In essence, there is actually no difference between the main store and branch stores of Cat Girl Restaurant. The rules set by the founder, Magee, are still well implemented even after her death, making the service quality and food quality of the two stores highly consistent.

The reason for the different operating conditions of the two restaurants is that they are in different competitive environments.

Although there are many other restaurants in Sunny Town, the overall situation is stable. Even in the next five or ten years, Jiang Ran does not think that there will be more than three new restaurants popping up.

In Mel Town, the situation is completely opposite. Not to mention five or ten years, the entire Mel Town's dining environment may change to another style in three or five months.

Those chefs who come to Mel Town for its fame open new restaurants in Mel Town and launch their own original dishes. Then, after gaining recognition from the Mel Town Food Association, they will close their shops and leave, looking for better development opportunities in big towns.

Under this trend, the speed of restaurant renewal in Mel Town is quite astonishing. Influenced by this, the tastes and satisfaction thresholds of local residents have also become more picky. Their daily hobby is to see where new restaurants have opened today and what new dishes they can try.

In such an environment, the main store of Neko Musume Ryotei has always maintained the menu from its founding period, and naturally, fewer and fewer people patronize it, with only a few die-hard fans coming to eat occasionally.

To be honest, Jiang Ran didn't think that the reason he would be able to figure it out so quickly would be something that the owner of the cat girl restaurant, Shiiki Ruri, would not understand.

Based on Jiang Ran's current understanding of her, although Shiiki Ruri is young and lacks experience, she is definitely not stupid.

Otherwise, she would not have been able to sit in the position of "Master of Liutang" of "Zhaoye Liuque".

So why does Shiiki Ruri still stick to the original menu of Cat Girl Restaurant?