Apparent Expert in an Alternate World - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Have a Bowl of Sour Plum Soup

“That’s right!” Carlina nodded her head firmly. “As a Great Sage, even if you were to enter an enemy country, you will still be treated with respect.”

“Oh~ I didn’t expect that a Great Sage had such influence.”

Even though he knew that the title of Great Sage was something good, he did not expect it to be this great. Chu Nan nodded in sudden realization and thought, ‘This is absolutely a good title! Not only can I freeload with it, I can definitely live a life without paying for anything as long as I slightly con my way out!’

After solemnly thinking about it, Chu Nan came up to Efran and clapped his shoulders in all seriousness. “Please forget what I said previously. Right now, I’ve understood the real meaning behind the title of Great Sage, and I feel proud to be able to receive this title.”

“Haha… Is that so? Then that’s great.”

Efran’s smile was extremely forced. He could not understand why Chu Nan was so happy to such an extent. Even though he had a serious expression, the corner of his brows, his lips and eyes had exposed his true feelings.

If they were not in a public place, Efran was sure that Chu Nan would have burst out laughing to the extent his stomach would hurt until the next day.

“Viscount Efran, I’m still somewhat tired, so I shall return to my room to have a short nap. We’ll talk about it in awhile.”

Chu Nan endured his laughter that was about to burst out and hastily walked down the city walls.

It was the title of Great Sage for goodness sage! A famous person! Evidently, the Shengyuan Continent did not have the concept of a spokesperson yet. As long as he planned it well and casually endorsed a few chambers of commerce, wouldn’t those people who were looking to spend money buy from the places he endorsed with the reputation of Great Sage?

A famous celebrity gave talks! There should be several different famous academies in Dulraze, right? For a Great Sage to give talks, he wondered how much would he receive for that!

You’re not giving me a salary? It doesn’t matter. I shall let you see your underwear turned upside down when I ruin your reputation! Behold the power of commercial speculation!

When he arrived at the ground level, one of the citizens had already prepared a bowl of strong liquor for Chu Nan.

In the future, his livelihood would depend on these folks so he should stay in good relations with them! Chu Nan was in a good mood, so he raised the bowl of liquor and gulped it down in one shot.

The crowd immediately cheered as the hero in their hearts had straightforwardly drank the offered alcohol.

After several days of continuous revelry, Chu Nan had a certain amount of experience when it came to dealing with these enthusiastic citizens. And that was to sneak away to his bedroom while they were dancing with him.

After being forced to drink seven bowls of alcohol, Chu Nan finally got himself out of the cheering crowd and returned to his room.

As he opened his door while suffering a severe case of hiccups, he shook his head in resignation. After the past few days of celebration, his alcohol tolerance had improved rapidly, as he was still somewhat conscious after seven bowls of hard liquor.

“Son of Light, Son of Light.”

Chu Nan found the shouts outside his door somewhat familiar, and as he opened the door, he was momentarily stunned by his visitors. Standing in front of him was Lin Nianbing, whom he had not seen for many days, and behind him, there was a big strong middle-aged man who looked as though he had gone through many ordeals.

Chu Nan did not have any friends since he came to the Shengyuan Continent. Therefore he unconsciously regarded Lin Nianbing as a friend, the young man who had told him not to enter the city and who had even taken a whip for him.

If he did not have to deal with those celebrating citizens for the past few days, he would have already gone to find Lin Nianbing.

“It’s you? Come on in!” Chu Nan hastily pulled Lin Nianbing’s hands and walked into his room. “I’ve been too busy for the past few days. I originally intended to look for you soon, but I didn’t expect you to come to me first.”

“Have a seat, let me prepare some drinks for you.” Chu Nan turned around and busied around in the kitchen before asking, “What would you like?”

Lin Nianbing was stunned by the show of hospitality. Chu Nan’s enthusiasm was beyond his expectations and he immediately replied with a smile, “Don’t trouble yourself, two cups of plain water will do.”

“How can that possibly be alright! The weather is so hot right now so you’ll need a cup of sour plum soup at the very least!”

“Sour plum soup?” Lin Nianbing and the middle-aged man were confused, as it was their first time to have heard of such a drink.

“It’s something I made.” Chu Nan pointed to the hawthorn tree outside the house. “It’s made from the flesh and sugar of that tree.”

“That stuff is edible?”

Lin Nianbing and the middle-aged man furrowed their brows.

When he first discovered the hawthorn tree here, he originally assumed it to be the same as the fruit back on earth. But after he ate it, he realized that it was several times more sour compared to the fruit he knew. It was no wonder no one ate it, but it was perfect as a replacement for sour plum in the soup.

After he finished preparing the sour plum soup, he hastily walked into the inner room and took out Sara Jane from his spatial bracelet. Setting the power to the lowest, he sprayed it into the soup.

Two cups of steaming hot sour plum soup immediately turned into an iced cold beverage.

Lin Nianbing looked at it with unhidden curiosity, but the middle-aged man by his side was extremely surprised! ‘What magic tool is that? How is it so convenient to use?’

“Come, have a taste.” Chu Nan served three portions of his self-made sour plum soup and smiled as he sat down on the chair.

The both of them took a sip and looked at Chu Nan in shock. Sour, sweet and cold! Three different tastes and sensations made a strong impact on their taste buds.

On a hot summer day, just one mouthful of sour plum soup was enough to drive the heat out of their bodies.

“This… this… this is really delicious!” Lin Nianbing hurriedly raised the bowl and gulped down the soup.

Chu Nan was secretly happy from the praise but suddenly, he noticed someone staring at him, so he shifted his gaze to the source of discomfort.

The middle-aged man who had accompanied Lin Nianbing, was full of doubts as he sized up Chu Nan.

‘This is the man who had released the aura of a top Heaven Realm expert yesterday? Even though his steps are steady, he doesn’t look like one.’

After staring at Chu Nan for quite some time, the middle-aged man’s hazy eyes suddenly released sharp glints that were similar to the powerful magic beasts in the Heaven Forest.

Sensing the change, Chu Nan immediately felt a chill rise up his spine, and from his previous experience of living in the Heaven Forest, that was a reaction he would get only when powerful monsters were near him.

Chu Nan subconsciously leaned back against his chair and the sharp glint in the middle-aged man’s eyes quickly lessened before it returned to the previous hazy state.