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"Chef Chen, why are you so excited? It's just a Chamber Pot."
Chen Zao was trembling with excitement while holding the Chamber Pot, leaving Ren Xiao confused.
What a peculiar quirk this Culinary Master has; could it be that he has a special fondness for Chamber Pots?
Thinking of this made Ren Xiao feel a bit embarrassed.
He awkwardly asked, "You don't have a particular attachment to this kind of thing, do you?"
"Of course! This... is a treasure!"
Chen Zao was so excited he was almost incoherent!
In the eyes of the Apocalyptic People, such antiques might seem useless, but during the Golden Age, these undiscovered national treasures were all rare gems! One could sell for hundreds of millions!
"So it turns out, Chef Chen, you really like this kind of thing. That makes things easier!" Ren Xiao also felt inexplicably excited by Chen Zao's enthusiasm and said while pounding his fist: "My family, the Ren Family Fortress, has many of these. I'll go help you collect some right away!"
"Are there more? That's great! The more of these things, the better! Bring them all to me! Gold... I don't have much right now, but I can sell food to raise funds; I want all these treasures!"
"These 'treasures' aren't worth much. I still have some gold left; collecting dozens won't be a problem. I'll go right now!"
"I'll go with you!"
Chen Zao carefully wrapped the Silver Pot and headed towards the Main Camp with Ren Xiao.
Seeing Chen Zao so happy made Ren Xiao feel happy too. As they walked, he said, "If I had known earlier that Chef Chen liked this kind of thing, I wouldn't have had to run back and forth to Linglong Cliff; I could have taken care of everything at the Ren Family Fortress."
"Haha, it's my fault; I should have been clearer." Chen Zao was in high spirits and felt extremely fortunate that he had dressed early today; if he had dressed later, who knows what the outcome would have been.
Worried about causing another misunderstanding, Ren Xiao asked in detail, "Chef Chen, do you prefer porcelain, steel, ceramic, or iron? The people at the Ren Family Fortress use all kinds of Chamber Pots. If you like them, I can collect various styles for you."
Crash!
Chen Zao felt as if he had been struck on the head, frozen in place like a nail, and shouted, "What do you mean by Chamber Pot? I want the Silver Pot that comes from Qianling, not a Chamber Pot!"
"Huh? Don't you like Chamber Pots?"
Chen Zao was about to kneel before Ren Xiao. "What would I want with a Chamber Pot! I want a Silver Pot! Does anyone in your Ren Family Fortress have this kind of Silver Pot? Or any other ancient artifacts that come from Qianling will do, as long as they are beautiful things with an old heritage. I love antiques!"
"Oh, so that's how it is," Ren Xiao said, looking enlightened.
"You finally understand!"
"I understand."
"Then does your family still have such things to collect?"
"Well... I don't really know. It seems like there are very few. I remember some merchants brought my father gold artifacts from Qianling before, but he melted them down into gold bars and coins. There should be quite a few people in Panlong Stronghold who have obtained antiques from Qianling, but most of them are gold artifacts, all melted down."
Chen Zao's heart bled. The gold artifacts from Qianling were priceless treasures during the Golden Age!
To think they were melted down by these Apocalyptic People!
Damn it, is there anything more wasteful than this?
Is there any left?
Ren Xiao continued, "As far as I know, my Third Sister has received quite a few antique gifts from Qianling; she has kept them. If you like them, I can go talk to her tomorrow and see if we can exchange them for your delicious food, but that might be difficult..."
Before Ren Xiao could finish speaking, Chen Zao grabbed Ren Xiao's slender arm and turned back, urging, "What are you waiting for? Go ask right now! You must stop wasting these things! These are all the aspirations of ancient people for a beautiful life and a bright future! By destroying these beautiful things, you are destroying the heritage! You are also destroying your own future! If there is still a future, how would we feel if people in the future destroyed all the beautiful things we create now? How sad it would be!"
Chen Zao became increasingly agitated, speaking passionately: "Life is fleeting; in the blink of an eye, it passes. But just because we die doesn't mean our spirit and the beautiful things we leave behind should vanish as well! Beautiful things should endure like our extended lives and souls; we should let them be remembered forever! They must not be destroyed just like that! Our current wastefulness is destroying the souls of the ancients and our own souls! Although this era is dark and cruel, we must look forward to the beautiful visions and futures! We must start with ourselves and bravely aspire to and inherit a beautiful future! If all we leave behind in this world are dark memories, how could our future possibly be bright?"
Chen Zao's impassioned speech even moved himself.
It was like an idealistic revolutionary during the war inspiring apathetic refugees.
Fortunately, Ren Xiao is one of the few in this dark era who holds beautiful hopes for the future.
After listening to Chen Zao's passionate speech, Ren Xiao felt as if she had just awakened from a dream!
She never imagined that in a world where everyone was focused on how to fill their stomachs, how to survive, how to resist the invasion of Beast Soldiers, and how to scrape by for another day, there could be someone like Chef Chen, full of ideals and a fighting spirit!
In a foul-smelling world that resembled maggots wrapped in excrement, Chef Chen stood out like a lotus emerging from the mud, pure and untainted!
He is truly extraordinary!
He is simply… my god!
With admiration shining brightly in her eyes, Ren Xiao pressed her fist against her towering chest and vowed, “Chef Chen, I will follow in your footsteps and save all the beauty in the world! I’m going to compete with my Third Sister for antiques right now! Even though I can’t beat her, I’ll still go up against her! If that doesn’t work, I’ll challenge her directly; I will definitely get those antiques for you!”
Chen Zao grabbed Ren Xiao's shoulder to stop her impulsive departure and quickly said, “Who told you to go steal? I understand your noble integrity and your desire to save the world. I also appreciate your yearning for beauty. But saving the beauty of this world cannot be achieved through impulse and brute force. Impulsiveness will only lead to worse outcomes. We need to be strategic. Didn’t you just say it? You can exchange food with Third Sister for the antiques; let’s use this wiser and simpler method to save the beauty in your Third Sister’s hands.”
“But…”
Ren Xiao hesitated and said, “My Third Sister isn’t greedy; she doesn’t love food like my Sister Two does. I’m afraid she won’t trade with me.”
“There’s no one in this world who doesn’t like good food! If there is, it’s clear that they haven’t tasted real delicacies! Let’s go! Take me to see her! I want to open her eyes and show her what true gourmet food really is!”
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