I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

”Why don’t you go over and correct that alien kid’s opinion?”

Walking along a different path, Nuannuan asked curiously.

Han Zhan shook his head with a smile, ”Because it’s not necessary.”

”Having different opinions is a good thing, and besides, his opinion might not be wrong.”

”Great Xia is to the cosmos as a drop in the ocean, blindly shutting the door and being arrogant is not good.”

”With the addition of fresh blood, Great Xia won’t become a stagnant pond during peaceful times, but instead will have more fighting spirit and momentum.”

The future of only one person is not the future.

Han Zhan and his team are pioneers moving forward, but the path they travel needs those who follow to solidify and expand it.

”Maybe they’ll become good friends, won’t they?” Han Zhan finally said with a smile.

This debate among children was just a small episode.

Han Zhan and the others continued towards Eater Fan Chaohui’s restaurant.

The third location they passed was the Great Xia Research Institute.

This was the workplace of the workaholic Shang Siteng.

When Han Zhan and the others found Shang Siteng, she was wearing light gray office attire, a short skirt, black silk stockings, and heels, a standard office lady style.

Upon seeing Han Zhan, Shang Siteng’s previously tired eyes brightened.

She crossed her right leg over her left, slightly spreading the flesh on her legs, while a smile played at the corners of her mouth.

”What is it? Did you come here to challenge me to an exciting and thrilling competition in the office?”

True to her reputation, the Old Priestess almost caught them off guard with her opening remark.

”Rest assured, my office has been shielded from the Celestial Net.”

”That gossip monger Bob won’t hear a thing from here.”

”Really?” Han Zhan was somewhat tempted by her words.

”Ahem.” From behind, Gongyang Jin coughed lightly twice, pulling him back from his fantasies.

”Siteng, we’re here to invite you to eat at Fan Chaohui’s restaurant.” At this moment, Nuannuan spoke up.

Although she was also curious about how an office competition would play out, the main business was more important.

Seeing this, Shang Siteng chuckled softly and stood up from her seat.

Her tightly toned legs did not have an ounce of extra flesh, the curves were beautiful, and she walked over and skillfully wrapped her arm around Han Zhan’s.

”Sure.”

”It’s perfect, my work is already done for the day, so we can go now.”

She agreed so readily.

At this moment, hundreds of employees at the Research Institute simultaneously received an email from the director of the Great Xia Research Institute via the Celestial Net.

They didn’t dare to slack off, as everyone sincerely respected and admired the director who was diligent in both work and duty.

But upon opening the email and seeing its content, their mouths widened in surprise, enough to fit a whole egg.

”All researchers, take a half-day off, save your ongoing work in the Celestial Net cloud, and resume tomorrow.”

This was the content of the email.

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other.

”No way, no way, did the workaholic director really send this email? Wasn’t their account hacked?”

”What nonsense, with the Celestial Net’s intelligent brain, who can hack the director’s account?”

”Then how do you explain what could make the director give a half-day off?”

”Hey, don’t worry about it, it’s rare to get a break, just relax a little.”

”Exactly, exactly, my work was due today, and I was planning on working overtime to finish it. Now I don’t have to!”

”I heard Eater Fan Chaohui is holding a culinary competition today. Since we have time, why don’t we go check it out?”

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Han Zhan’s street-walking party grew more substantial.

Since their last trip to Deep Blue, they hadn’t strolled leisurely like this with everyone.

Occasionally pressing pause on a busy life is an incredibly relaxing pleasure.

Surrounded by a group of Contracted Spirit Girls, chirping and chatting as they walked, they were nearing their destination, Fan Chaohui’s restaurant.

Fan Chaohui’s restaurant had now become quite sizable.

Since leaving the City of Extreme Evil, ”Eater” was no longer just an identity within the Anti-Xia Alliance, but had become a well-known title in Great Xia and even on Blue Star.

The restaurant was built in Jubei City under such conditions.

It was a brightly lit, grand restaurant.

There were nine floors, each corresponding to different cooking styles and food tastes.

Customers could choose to sit on different floors according to their preferences.

Today, Han Zhan and his group were heading to the ninth floor, where the culinary competition was being held.

When the group arrived at the restaurant entrance, they found that Li Lingzhen had been waiting there for a long time.

”See, I told you, as long as it’s meal time, Lingzhen will show up on her own.”

”Hey, hey, how can you talk about me behind my back like that?” Li Lingzhen snorted, ”I’ve already talked to Fan Chaohui, the private room on the ninth floor of the restaurant is ready, just waiting for you guys.”

”We’re just missing Youwei and Xiao Zao, where are they?” Han Zhan looked around and asked.

”They are preparing. You came just in time; today’s culinary competition is about to begin.”

Behind them, another voice sounded.

Han Zhan turned to look and discovered it was Eater Fan Chaohui, the organizer of this culinary competition.

The last time he met Fan Chaohui was when leaving the City of Extreme Evil.

At that time, Fan Chaohui was about to leave the place where he had lived for half his life to join a force he had never heard of.

Back then, Great Xia only had North County, staying in a corner.

But now, Great Xia had unified Blue Star, and he became a renowned chef.

Seeing Han Zhan again, Fan Chaohui was extremely grateful, realizing how correct his choice had been.

”Lord Han, please come inside.”

”I’ve prepared a VIP channel for you.”

It’s not about giving them special treatment; if they showed up in the restaurant and stayed for a while, it might cause a sensation.

Given Han Zhan’s fame and reputation, this was very likely to happen.

By then, who would pay attention to the culinary competition? Everyone would turn into fans.

With this in mind, after knowing Han Zhan would come, Fan Chaohui quickly arranged a VIP channel and private room.

With Fan Chaohui leading the way, Han Zhan and his group arrived at the ninth floor of the restaurant, in the most front-facing private room.

Here, they could overlook the participating contestants and the venue of the Food God competition.

At this point, after exchanging pleasantries with Han Zhan and his group, Fan Chaohui hurried to the competition venue.

Han Zhan saw that Xia Youwei and Feng Xiaozao also appeared at the back of the venue, presumably as contestants number 69.

With the host’s voice echoing on stage, the Food God competition organized by the restaurant officially kicked off.