It is not scarcity that is a concern, but inequality.

Chapter 183 It is not scarcity that is a concern, but inequality.

"You're always saying nice things to Sister Zhu."

Zhu Zhu noticed the barely perceptible absent-mindedness in her sister Zhu's eyes, and immediately poked the bottom of her bowl with her chopsticks, muttering to herself.

Zhu Huan'e understood the girl's thoughts and said with a smile, "Then you shouldn't always find fault with Xiao Fang, that way he'll speak well of you too~"

"Hmm—" Having her thoughts exposed, Zhu Zhu buried her head in her food, pretending not to care, but secretly glancing at Fang Shi.

Unfortunately, Fang Shi lowered his head and began to ponder the things on the paper, not looking at her.

"Once you open a shop, there will definitely be competition. What if someone tries to sabotage you?"

In his mind, Fang Shi began to assess the risks again. In his previous life, the internet had allowed him to see all sorts of strange things in the world, and the experiences of the people in the Xuan Realm were terrifyingly simple compared to this.

If he hadn't transmigrated and was still in his previous life, then many netizens, including him, would find it hard to imagine and understand why people from the Xuan Realm are like blank sheets of paper when it comes to things they haven't experienced.

There's an old saying that goes, "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've still seen a pig run." The internet has made people aware of all walks of life, even if they haven't done it, and everyone can be called "well-informed." This has led to many people being ridiculed for "not having seen" something, being called "ignorant," and even being insulted with words like "stupid" or "dumb."

But in reality, in a world without the internet, people's cognition is extremely limited—this includes not only industries, but also many life experiences.

That's why Fang Shi can now appear to others as a know-it-all, and his character far surpasses his apparent age.

This also led to his jack-of-all-trades, master of none, becoming a "professional" in areas where his master and aunt were not skilled.

Fortunately, his understanding was at a lower level in the Xuan Realm, so he wouldn't fail at a crucial moment.

As for what kind of unparalleled geniuses he might bring out after he started, that's none of his business. As long as he is the founder, no matter how high the achievements of these geniuses are, they can only stand on the shoulders of this "giant" and will not affect his status in the slightest.

The next morning, on the grand opening day of the hot pot restaurant, Fang Shi did not stay in the restaurant, but went out early to the inn not far away.

"Oh, isn't this Little Immortal Master? You're back! I've been waiting for your letter for so long, but I never expected to receive one today."

As soon as the cook saw Fang Shi, he excitedly ran out of the kitchen, thinking that Fang Shi had come to take him away. However, Fang Shi asked him about the restaurants and hotels in the city.

Although he was a little surprised, he answered truthfully: "As far as I know, there are a total of thirty-six restaurants and eateries in the city. Not counting the inn where I am staying, the only new one is probably the Dan restaurant that suddenly started selling hot pot a few days ago. Oh dear, speaking of hot pot, you don't know, little immortal master—I was watching the excitement that night and smelled the aroma, which was even better than the one you made last time—"

The cook got carried away when he started talking about the delicious food, but then he remembered that he might offend the other person, so he stopped. But when he saw Fang Shi smiling and not saying anything, he had an idea.

"Could it be—that the fragrant hot pot broth was also made by you, Little Immortal?"

"That's right, exactly."

The cook immediately jumped up from his stool and exclaimed, "Young Immortal Master, you are truly a culinary immortal descended to earth! You have invented such delicious food. Not to mention in Emerald City, there may be no one in the entire Eastern Realm who can rival you."

"There's no need for such praise." Fang Shi wasn't being modest; what he really wanted to know was how the restaurants and hotels would react.

The cook was quite old and had worked in many restaurants before coming to the inn, so he naturally understood the status of that fragrant soup in the city's culinary scene. Asking him for information was definitely the right thing to do.

He said, "Is there any need to think about it? I guarantee that within three days, this hot pot broth will attract 80 or 90 percent of the diners in the city. If the secret recipe for the broth hasn't been leaked, it will be even better."

The uncle added with some concern, "But if this happens, I'm afraid other restaurants will have to suffer from a slowdown in business."

In contrast, he himself conducted his business strictly at the inn, only needing to entertain passersby, and was not greatly affected.

However, considering the grand vision Fang Shi had previously mentioned, the current situation of one company dominating the market seems to contradict his original intentions.

"Young Immortal Master, I won't lie to you—I'm afraid that after a while, those restaurant owners will start complaining. If the resentment builds up, it might be detrimental to them. If you have any connections with the people in that alchemy shop, I hope you'll tell them to leave some room for maneuver."

A city is a city after all, with so many people living there. Everyone has to leave each other some leeway, and fighting for jobs has always been a big taboo.

Fang Shi stated frankly, "That is precisely why I have come here."

"Oh?"

Fang Shi then explained his true purpose for coming.

"If that is truly the case—and Little Fairy has grown up to be righteous, I, Xiong Shi, will certainly do my utmost to help her."

The cook's name sounds rough, but for someone his age, he's actually quite shrewd.

Although Xiong Shi considered himself an ordinary person in front of Fang Shi, he was considered a veteran in the catering industry of Emerald City.

In terms of culinary skills, he is among the top few; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to find this job at the official inn.

In terms of connections, he had acquaintances with the head chefs and managers of all the major restaurants and hotels in the city.

Now, Fang Shi asked him to distribute a few recipes throughout the city. Although these recipes cannot compare to the fragrant soups that Fang Shi has carefully researched, the side dishes and ingredients are enough to improve the overall dining standards of Emerald City.

With those new dishes, at least diners who have had too much hot pot will be interested in trying other restaurants. Those restaurants that get the new recipes will still have business to do and will be busy researching them.

After all, Fang Shi's recipes were distributed to all the restaurants at the same time. While everyone else was studying the new recipes, if someone deliberately caused trouble, even if they managed to get the hot pot restaurant to do so, they would still not benefit from it when other restaurants launched their new dishes. Instead, they would end up doing the work for others.

In this way, Dandian Hot Pot Restaurant is completely safe.

Moreover, these small stir-fries and side dishes have no impact on Fang Shi's culinary reserves. Just think about all the different cuisines in his previous life. Even if he exhausted one, there would still be plenty of others. After he had finished all the domestic dishes, there were still foreign dishes, such as pizza, hamburgers, ice cream, wraps, shumai, and roujiamo. It was truly inexhaustible.

Without stopping, Xiong Shi immediately took leave from the post station and rushed around the city.

The hot pot restaurant next door, Dan Dian, is about to open. Even before it opens, it's already bustling with activity. If we don't hurry, some of the restaurant owners might get confused and have bad ideas.

Furthermore, Fang Shi promised that after the matter was accomplished, he could cook a dish exclusively for him. How could this not be exciting?

After finishing his business, Fang Shi returned to the alchemy shop, but it was too late to squeeze in, so he could only stand on the outside of the crowd and watch.

It was almost noon, and many people hadn't even had breakfast, just to make it to lunchtime to eat hot pot.

Finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhu Huan'e led Zhu Zhu out of the gate and announced the opening of the medicinal hot pot restaurant.

In an instant, the crowd surged into the store like fish.

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