"Don't miss out, these are top-quality equipment, just out of the forge, essential for adventurers!"

"Our shop is offering a buy two get one free promotion on our secret medicine, the more you buy, the more you get! Hurry and come take a look!"

"......"

On both sides of the street, there were merchants in robes calling out, with shops lined up one after another. There was a wide variety of things available, including food, clothing, and equipment for professionals. Almost everything was covered here.

In a small snack shop of about twenty square meters on the street, it was packed with people. The few tables were completely occupied, and the shop owner carried two bowls of steaming hot specialty food to a table.

"Here are your bowls of ramen!" The chubby owner smiled at the young boy and girl sitting at the table.

"Thank you!" The boy said with gratitude.

"Enjoy your meal!"

"Let's eat! Let's see how Anzu's ramen tastes," the boy said to the girl. The two of them were Bexia and Christine, who had come to Anzu.

"Mmm!" Christine nodded. Although it looked simple, the ramen was very appetizing in terms of taste and aroma.

"Mmm! It tastes really good!" Christine's eyes lit up after taking a bite.

"Really?!" Bexia also took a bite and indeed, it tasted different from what he had eaten in Asman. In fact, it was on a completely different level. Just one bite and Bexia felt that this dish was much more delicious than many things he had eaten before in Asman.

"It's really good!" Bexia nodded.

This solved the breakfast problem easily. After paying, Bexia took Christine out of the shop. The noise level outside on the street had increased compared to when he had arrived in the morning. The gaps between people were very small, and in some places, it was completely overcrowded.

"There are so many people!" Bexia frowned at the scene in front of him. The crowd was too much, and it was especially difficult with Christine by his side.

"There are so many people!" Christine also looked at the crowd with curiosity. She smiled and suddenly reached out to hold Bexia's arm, saying, "Master, let's take a look, okay?"

"Forget it! There are too many people, it's not good to squeeze around like this!" Bexia was worried about Christine. Although she was a weapon transformation, maybe she didn't feel anything, but Bexia treated her as a flesh and blood person. Asking a beautiful girl to squeeze into a crowd of people might not be a good idea, right?

"Are you worried about me, Master? Actually, I have a good idea." Christine revealed a cunning smile.

"What are you planning now?" Bexia knew that this guy must have come up with some crazy idea again.

"Master, why don't you carry me on your back?" Christine leaned against his ear and exhaled a warm breath.

"Carry you?!" Bexia hesitated for a moment. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with it, so he nodded.

"That works too! But let's make it clear, don't mess around on my back!"

"What can I do to you, Master?!" Christine rolled her eyes, showing her dissatisfaction with Bexia.

"Then come up!" Bexia half squatted down, feeling a slight weight on his back. He also felt the gentle and soft breath that belonged to a young girl. Two flawless white arms hooked around his neck, and the smooth feeling brushed against his cheek, leaving an endless aftertaste.

"Don't move around, okay?" Bexia stood up, holding Christine's small legs with both hands. She was wearing clothes similar to the academy uniform, with a short-sleeved shirt tied with a bow on the upper body, and a pleated skirt that reached just below the knees on the lower body. A pair of small sandals revealed her translucent and beautiful feet under the sunlight.

"Oh! Master, I found something good!" Christine, on Bexia's back, had a broader view now and immediately locked onto something.

"What is it?" Seeing Christine's interest, Bexia also asked curiously.

"The delicious food is over there!" Christine pointed in a direction.

"Let's go, master!"

"Alright!" Bexia replied speechlessly. What did she think of herself?

After finally squeezing through to the place Christine mentioned, Bexia saw a specialty snack called "candied hawthorn". The translucent red sugar paired with a sweet and sour fruit was indeed quite good, and Christine loved it.

In the end, this shop closed early today because Bexia packed all the remaining candied hawthorns in the shop in one breath. After all, things wouldn't spoil in his subspace, which seemed to have no concept of time, unlike ordinary spatial props that would be affected by time.

"Hey! Christine, don't touch my clothes with your hands, they're covered in red sugar!"

"Do you want some, master?!"

"Don't change the subject!"

"Forget it then!"

"......" Bexia was speechless. Are you even listening to me?

"Master, you should eat it!" The candied hawthorn was once again placed near Bexia's mouth. He had only eaten one skewer of this snack just now because he had to carry Christine on his back, so he could only watch Christine enjoy it to the fullest.

It was impossible not to be tempted by the delicious taste. After all, this thing really tasted good, and Bexia didn't think too much about it. He ate it in one breath. However, as soon as it entered his mouth, he felt something different. The candied hawthorn wasn't sweet at all, and it lacked the crispy feeling of being wrapped in red sugar. He even felt a kind of water-soaked sensation, with a hint of a licking sensation.

"Huh?! What did you give me to eat? Why does it taste different?" Bexia asked subconsciously.

"It's too sour, so I licked off the sugar on the outside. What you ate, master, was just the inside, so the taste must be different!" Christine casually explained.

"Huh?!" Bexia was completely confused. No wonder the taste was different. So she licked off all the sugar, leaving only the sour fruit. Wasn't this a bit too much, eating the leftovers?

However, Bexia completely overlooked another aspect. This was also because he didn't regard Christine as an outsider. It was like siblings, so what's wrong with some affectionate gestures?

But some things were not that simple. Some people didn't mind, but some people did.

Walking down the street slowly, Christine seemed very happy. She was naturally a curious baby who wanted to try everything, and Bexia also remembered the promise he made to Christine back then, so he always indulged her. After all, thousands of years of loneliness would inevitably make people feel pity.

When they reached the end of this street, a huge square crowded with people appeared before their eyes. The noise here was deafening, with dozens of platforms standing upright, and people were competing on them!