She had only been to Liyue and Mondstadt, and even in Mondstadt, she hadn't stayed for long.
But Liyue and Mondstadt were very close. If such strange tools appeared in Mondstadt, news would have reached Liyue long ago.
So she was certain that Felix was not from Liyue, nor was he from Mondstadt.
That meant he must be from another nation.
Liyue was home to people from many nations besides Mondstadt.
Baizhu from Bubu Pharmacy, for example, wasn't from Liyue or Mondstadt—he was from Sumeru.
A troublesome guy!
"I'm not from Sumeru, nor am I from Fontaine."
Hearing Hu Tao's guesses, Felix shook his head. "I come from a place very far away."
"Alright."
Seeing that Felix didn't want to say more, Hu Tao didn't press him.
Since he was running this Jar Shop here, she would have plenty of opportunities to find out later.
The most important thing now was to open jars.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
With that thought, Hu Tao decisively smashed the next jars.
This time, she opened three jars at once.
As the three jars shattered, two items fell out.
One was an empty jar.
"Your luck is decent."
Seeing that Hu Tao got items from two out of three jars, with only one being empty, Felix looked at her with interest.
Compared to others, Hu Tao's luck was genuinely good.
She had opened nine jars so far, and only two were empty. The rest all contained useful items.
Some of them were even very valuable tools.
"Hehe, my luck has always been good."
Hearing Felix praise her luck, Hu Tao's beautiful eyebrows curved into crescents.
"Quick, help me see what these two things are! Why is there an egg? And what's this white light orb?"
Hu Tao pointed at a fiery red egg and a glowing white orb.
These were the two items that had fallen out—an egg she didn't recognize and a white orb.
[Chef's Cooking Experience]: The accumulated experience of a master chef's lifetime of cooking. Absorb and merge with it to instantly become a skilled chef.
[Charmander Egg]: A pet egg from another world. The pet that hatches from it will have a flame on its tail, which reflects its emotions. When it's happy, the flame flickers gently. If it's enraged, the flame burns fiercely. The flame burns from the moment it is born. When the flame on its tail goes out, its life ends.
Seeing the pet egg, Felix raised an eyebrow.
She even pulled this?
"This is a fire dragon's egg. It can hatch into a Charmander."
Felix looked at the items and explained. "You can hatch it and keep it as a pet. The flame on its tail changes with its mood—flickering when happy, burning fiercely when angry. Once the flame goes out, its life ends. It has three growth stages. How you raise it is up to you."
"As for the light orb, it's an Experience Orb for the chef profession. Touch it, and you'll gain the lifetime cooking experience of a master chef, instantly learning how to cook."
"Good stuff!"
Hearing Felix's words, Hu Tao looked delighted.
A pet egg and an Experience Orb—a full harvest!
Without hesitation, Hu Tao touched the Experience Orb.
Instantly, she felt a flood of knowledge appear in her mind, which she digested and absorbed in a split second.
She already knew how to cook a little, but after merging with this master chef's experience, she felt she was now a fully qualified chef!
All thanks to this Experience Orb. It was incredible and surprising.
But having seen so many strange things already, she adapted quickly.
"There's one last jar."
Looking at Hu Tao, who was now holding the pet egg, Felix spoke softly.
He was curious if she could fit the egg into her wide sleeves too.
"Bang!"
Hearing Felix, Hu Tao—who had just finished absorbing the chef's experience—smashed the final jar.
When the last jar broke, a black rectangular object fell out.
"Eh?"
Seeing the object, Hu Tao was stunned. Is this a box?
She reached out to touch it. The moment she did, the black rectangular object rapidly expanded before her eyes.
In the blink of an eye, it grew to waist-height.
"What is this?"
Seeing the suddenly enlarged black box with three big black circles on the front, Hu Tao looked confused. She had never seen such a strange thing.
[Eternal Power Mobile Speaker]: A device that converts audio signals into sound. It has a built-in power amplifier that amplifies audio signals and plays them back through the speaker itself, making the sound louder.
"This is a speaker."
Felix looked at Hu Tao with a strange expression. "It can record sound, save it, amplify it, and play it on loop automatically. You can use it to advertise for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Think of it as a loudspeaker that never stops!"
In Hu Tao's hands, this item was like giving wings to a tiger.
He knew Hu Tao loved to sing her Hilitune.
With this thing...
"It's actually something like that?!"
Hearing Felix's explanation, Hu Tao's beautiful plum-blossom eyes widened.
This is a great item!
Just hearing the description, she knew exactly how to use it.
"Director Hu's luck is very good today. Ten jars, and you got so many things."
Seeing the happy Hu Tao, Felix chuckled. "Even Ningguang's luck wasn't as good as yours."
Hu Tao was currently the luckiest customer in his shop.
Even Ningguang hadn't surpassed her.
"My luck is better than Ningguang's?"
Hearing this, the already happy Hu Tao smiled even more brightly.
"Indeed."
Felix nodded. "Director Hu has opened ten jars this time. To open more, you'll have to wait until next week. But you can introduce friends to come and open jars."
Hu Tao had a wide circle of friends. She could bring people in.
After all, the more ordinary jars he sold, the faster he would get his Exclusive Jars.
"No problem!"
Hearing Felix's request, Hu Tao agreed readily.
Then, holding the Charmander egg in one arm and carrying the portable speaker in the other hand, she smiled at Felix. "I'll be going then!"
"Goodbye."
Hu Tao happily left with her speaker.
Felix watched the cheerful Hu Tao leave, then looked at the jars on his counter, and then at the beautiful night view outside...
"I haven't had dinner yet. Might as well take a good look at Liyue and enjoy life."
Walking to the door, Felix watched the passersby who didn't enter his shop. Seeing the lights of thousands of homes, he chuckled.
He hadn't really gone out in the two days he'd been selling jars.
Before, he didn't leave because he was only invincible inside the shop.
Once he stepped out, that power was useless.
But now, he had obtained an invincible ability from the Exclusive Jar. He didn't need to worry about any attacks or ambushes.
It was the perfect time to explore Liyue at night.
He hadn't properly explored the city yet. He had earned so much Mora these past few days but hadn't spent much of it.
Today, he could go out, wander around Liyue, and taste its gourmet food.
Thinking this, Felix stepped out of the Jar Shop and closed the door.
"Shopkeeper."
The Millelith guards stationed at the door noticed his movement immediately.
Seeing him come out and close the door, they looked surprised. "Are you going out, Shopkeeper?"
They had been guarding for two days and hadn't seen him leave. Yet today, he was closing up to go out.
Yesterday, he had just closed the door and went upstairs to sleep.
"Yes. I'm going to take a good look around Liyue."
Locking the door, Felix smiled at the two guards. "I haven't properly explored Liyue at night. It's a bustling city. After a day of running the shop, I need to enjoy myself a little. You two can go off duty too."
"I see."
Hearing Felix's words, the guards understood.
However, they didn't leave. instead, they quickly said, "Shopkeeper, if you're going out, the shop still needs guarding. It would be bad if someone broke in and damaged things."
The magical Jar Shop contained all kinds of jars. If someone stole them, it would be a disaster.
That was why they were stationed here.
Even when Felix slept upstairs last night, they had rotated shifts to stand guard, strictly preventing any thieves.
They had seen the items inside the jars with their own eyes. If someone stole them, it would be terrible.
Not only would the shopkeeper suffer a loss, but Liyue might also be in danger.
"That won't be necessary."
Hearing this, Felix shook his head. "There is a formation in my shop. It doesn't matter if no one is guarding it."
This Jar Shop was extraordinary.
Even when he was just an ordinary person, he was invincible inside the shop and could suppress everything.
Walking out only meant he couldn't use the shop's power personally.
It didn't mean the shop itself became ordinary.
If someone broke in, he would sense it instantly.
Moreover, now that he had walked out and closed the door, the jars inside would become intangible.
Even if someone broke in and tried to steal them, they wouldn't be able to touch them.
Their hands would pass right through the jars.
The shop had a perfect protection mechanism.
So he wasn't worried at all about thieves stealing from the shop while he was away.
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