While battling outside to exorcise demons, consuming a bag of snacks is akin to a magic potion; it instantly replenishes magical energy without any concerns of depletion.
The bishop was among the first to submit to the demons; initially, there were struggles, but he eventually fully embraced the allure of potato chips.
Now in the entire city of Vista, there are hardly any remaining fish that have fallen into the net; they are completely unable to resist such a magical product!
In the past, they viewed the beast tides as the most terrifying phenomenon. However, once everyone increased their strength, what were beast tides? They were simply coins waiting to be collected!
As long as they killed a magical beast, they could sell off the remains for several gold coins, which could then be used to purchase magic potions from the demon’s shop – a totally worthy exchange!
Although the bishop had long been using snacks abundantly, he was still a member of the Church of Light and had previously come aggressively to “exorcise demons,” thus he always sent people to purchase silently and had never returned to the Abyss himself.
However… he furrowed his brow; after hearing that news, he could no longer care about his reputation and immediately stood up, deciding to meet with Rusnian in person.
He placed his hand on his chest, leaned slightly forward, and spoke sternly, “My Lord Demon, I have come this time with a matter of great importance.”
“I don’t know if you remember the person who came with me last time, Alik; he left Vista City early on. I didn’t pay much attention then, but it turns out he went to the main city of Caldera and reported your information to the red-robed cardinal of the Church of Light.”
He paused and continued, “While I know you are formidable, the Church of Light has countless methods to deal with magical creatures, including sacrifices to summon the Lord of Light. If they come here, you must be cautious.”
Rusnian thought for a moment; although he didn’t understand why the Church of Light would seek him out specifically, having more customers was still a good thing.
He had always been worried that, outside Vista City, other places would be challenging to promote his business.
Limited by the shop’s location, it was inconvenient if it was too far away; spending ten days or half a month was not cost-effective.
Having more people know about the place was undoubtedly beneficial to Rusnian; with Rongqing around, no one could harm him anyway.
He stroked his chin and smiled, saying, “Then I look forward to their arrival; I might even see familiar faces.”
After all, he heard that Voris was also from Caldera, and the recently departed viscount was as well.
However, that statement did not sit well with the bishop.
He completely forgot that the Lord Demon knew anyone from Caldera, and upon reflecting on his previous words, he began to connect the dots.
Sacrifices? The Lord of Light?
He had already suspected that the Lord Demon had an extraordinary background; who else could be considered a familiar face besides another deity?
He gasped, finally confirming the other party’s identity.
Since they were all at that level, naturally, they would not fear the so-called followers of the Church of Light. Perhaps when they eventually summoned the Lord of Light, the two might even have a chat together.
The bishop bowed again, this time with a more humble attitude, and felt a deep sense of gratitude for being able to communicate face-to-face with a deity, even using items created by divine power to enhance himself.
Once his heart settled, he couldn’t help but feel tempted by the items in the light orb.
He heard the shop had new arrivals, with two new products launched.
Taro bubble milk tea, which could help those without abilities grow a magic core and become a warrior or mage.
As for what kind of ability user they would become, it depended on their luck, but that was already quite astonishing.
Steel cookies, while not particularly tasty and a bit rough, had remarkably powerful healing effects, capable of treating severed limbs that ordinary band-aids could not.
After recovery, they were no different from ordinary people, igniting hope in many who had lost parts of their limbs during the beast tides.
The bishop did not have needs in this regard, but he had many ordinary people in his church who were constrained by their innate talents and could not resist during the beast tides, thus seeking protection from the church.
If he could purchase milk tea in bulk and provide it to those people, at least they would have the ability to protect themselves.
Taro bubble milk tea was not cheap; even a slightly affluent warrior would find it difficult to buy casually, let alone ordinary people.
An ordinary person might not earn a hundred gold coins in their lifetime, but this amount was something the church could afford with some effort.
In his haste to come out, the bishop only brought a few hundred gold coins; he placed them all in front of Rusnian and said, “My Lord, I want to buy some milk tea for the ordinary people in the church. I don’t have much money on me; could you please reserve thirty cups? I will definitely buy them when I save up enough money!”
Rusnian was startled by this, he didn’t take the bag of coins but instead gently pushed it back, smiling, “No need, I will reserve them for you; you can come to buy whenever you want.”
The Abyss is located deep within the Beast Forest, and ordinary people, without combat power, cannot even make it to the store.
These days, only warriors and mages had visited; not a single ordinary person had come.
Reserving thirty cups of milk tea was no trouble for Rusnian, but it might change many people’s circumstances.
After sending off the bishop, Rusnian checked the current items in the shop.
[Energy Coins: 183400]
[Coke: 121]
[Potato Chips: 132]
[Durian Candy: 212]
[Taro Bubble Milk Tea: 17]
[Steel Cookies: 69]
He restocked the cola and potato chips to one thousand each, durian candy to two thousand, milk tea to two hundred cups, and steel cookies to five hundred.
In total, he spent nearly eighty thousand energy coins, leaving him with one hundred thousand.
While meeting with the bishop during the day, he had a fleeting thought; thanks to the bishop’s reminder, Rusnian remembered a better way to promote the products.
Now he had ample capital in hand and no longer worried about being unable to stock up. In cases of large purchases, he could easily provide a reservation.