Part 4
Three portions took less than a minute. Until he tried to snatch the last portion but couldn’t pull it over.
He looked up with a frown. His subordinate looked at him pitifully. “City Lord, limit one portion per person…”
The South City Lord sneered, snatched it, and swallowed it mercilessly.
The four subordinates stood there, almost crying. How can it be like this? We lined up for this!
And we didn’t get a single bite.
The South City Lord was unsatisfied. Four small portions of braised pork weren’t satisfying at all.
A subordinate suddenly remembered something. “City Lord, weren’t we supposed to smash the braised pork and say it tastes bad to find fault?”
The City Lord ate it all; how could they throw it?
The South City Lord snapped back to reality, his face looking a bit ugly. He glared: “Are you the City Lord or am I?” But while speaking, his eyes were glued to the braised pork shop’s sign. He hesitated, wondering if he should come back tomorrow to find fault and let it go for today?
Should he send his subordinates away first and go line up himself?
Then he shuddered. No, I’m the City Lord! Can I do something as shameful as queuing?
Just then, a subordinate finally squeezed out from the barbecue line, running over excitedly. “City Lord, I bought it! Do we smash it now? I have a loud voice; I’ll yell in a moment!”
After speaking, he realized the others were looking at him with strange expressions. “What’s wrong?”
The other four subordinates swallowed. “Didn’t you smell it?”
The subordinate shook his head. “You forgot? I have a blocked nose; I can’t smell anything.”
The four looked at him with pity. They hadn’t paid attention usually and forgot.
The subordinate was about to say something else when the skewers in his hand were suddenly snatched away. He glared quickly, saw it was the City Lord who snatched them, and shrank his neck.
The next moment, however, he was shocked. Why is the City Lord eating?
Wait, didn’t these guys go buy braised pork? Where’s the braised pork? Then he saw the four empty… braised pork boxes thrown aside?
The subordinate was shocked, but what shocked him even more was that their City Lord seemed to have gone crazy. Opening his mouth as wide as possible, he held the skewers horizontally and shoved the substantial amount of meat into his mouth all at once.
Then, with green light in his eyes, he chewed rapidly swish swish swish.
The next moment, another skewer. Almost under the stunned gaze of the five people, he finished them all.
When the other few came back swallowing saliva and hesitating to speak, the South City Lord didn’t say anything this time either. He snatched them all and started devouring.
The ten subordinates watched him eat with resentment in their eyes.
The last one couldn’t help looking at the South City Lord, who was so full he burped. “Is it delicious? City Lord, you’re stuffed?”
Damn it, the hard work was theirs, the enjoyment was his!
Resentment reached its peak for a moment.
The South City Lord ate too fast, burping frequently. He waved his hand but ran quickly towards a certain direction, leaving only one sentence: “You guys go back first; no trouble today.”
Subordinates: ???
The others looked at each other. “How about…” After speaking, they swish split into two groups again. Those who bought braised pork went to buy skewers, and those who bought skewers went to queue for braised pork.
Ning Yunyi waited for the South City Lord to bring people to find fault, but after waiting for a long time, they still hadn’t come?
He checked his wristband, staring at the eleven red dots spinning in place close by.
Ten or so meters away from him, two came in, bought something, went out, and then there was no movement.
Finally, another one queued up. He looked up.
Ning Yunyi hadn’t seen the South City Lord, but looking at this middle-aged man, with double-S spiritual power—not low—compared to those outside, this person clearly had the highest spiritual power.
It seems this is the person in charge from South City this time, or… it is the South City Lord himself?
The South City Lord hadn’t seen Ning Yunyi either. He only heard the auction house manager say there was a redhead with Young Master Hao. Could it be this coincidental?
The South City Lord queued up to the front, looked up, and frowned.
Elias wanted to say it was sold out, but seeing a hateful face, he almost raised the knife he hadn’t put down yet.
He couldn’t forget this face; it was this person who threatened to capture his little brother too.
South City Lord!
The South City Lord hadn’t expected Elias to run here to sell braised pork. It seems this redhead really is the new City Lord’s man. “It’s you? Where is your master? Wait, where is the device on your neck? Who took it off for you?”
Elias couldn’t be bothered with him. “Braised pork is sold out today. Guests, please come early in the afternoon.” Then he waved his hand and told the people behind.
The diners behind were used to it. Although they sighed, thinking about strolling around the club later and coming back to queue, they were bound to eat it in the afternoon.
Once the diners left, the South City Lord was dissatisfied. His eyes glowed green as he stared at the big bucket behind. “Aren’t there still two big pieces there?”
Young Master Bai guarded the food warily. “Who are you? Don’t you know these two pieces are employee meals?”
The South City Lord was even more dissatisfied. “What? Employee meals are this good?” That piece was obviously four times bigger than the previous portions!
Elias gripped his knife without a word.
Ning Yunyi took this scene in, confirming that the person before him was indeed the South City Lord.
The South City Lord rolled his eyes. “Are you still hiring?”
Young Master Bai immediately refused. “No!”
Before the South City Lord could speak again, Ning Yunyi asked, “Does the South City Lord find being a City Lord difficult and want to come to our West City to work?”
The South City Lord finally fixed his gaze on Ning Yunyi. The more he looked, the more he frowned, even putting away his previous demeanor and staring at Ning Yunyi warily. “Who are you?”
He actually couldn’t see this person’s spiritual power level at all.
Elias and the other one were both S-rank.
But he couldn’t see through the person in front of him. Either he had no spiritual power, or he was higher than him? But how was that possible?
Ning Yunyi crossed his arms, speaking coldly and indifferently, “I asked the South City Lord first. Shouldn’t you answer me first?”
South City Lord: “Although I want to come here to work, unfortunately, business in South City is too booming. Can I send someone else over?”
Ning Yunyi: “To steal trade secrets?”
The South City Lord wasn’t annoyed at being exposed. He even sized Ning Yunyi up, suddenly extending a hand. “I didn’t expect the one who outbid everyone for Elias in South City’s territory to be the new City Lord. No wonder you were so lavish, spending thirty million star coins at once. However, with this business in the Food District, the new City Lord probably earns gold daily and doesn’t lack money. South City will rely on your care in the future, brother.”
Thinking that this person participated in auctioning half-beasts, Young Master Bai looked very unpleasant, almost rolling his eyes. Thinking of something, he simply fished out two pieces of braised pork and let Elias slice them.
He stood leisurely behind the glass window, eating a piece with Elias while staring at the South City Lord.
The South City Lord was originally smiling playfully, but at some point, he turned his head, staring dead at the two.
Elias had never seen this person like this and felt vindicated. He had been reluctant to eat, carefully saving the braised pork from the past two days.
Thinking that if he was truly safe and free one day, he wanted to bring it back for his little brother and that person to taste.
But at this moment, accepting the braised pork passed by Young Master Bai, he deliberately ate it with relish in front of the South City Lord.
The South City Lord’s face became uglier and uglier. But however imposing he was when he arrived, after truly witnessing the barbecue skewers and braised pork, he immediately realized how much of a sensation these two things would cause in the First Star in the future.
It was very likely worth more than half-beasts.
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