My Bottle Cosmos-Chapter 540 - 511: Watching Plays and Drinking Tea is Life
Despair Ancient City.
Li Qing strolled along, looking at the bustling marketplace around him, feeling that life was becoming sweeter.
Just like those street prowlers who wander around with dogs, teasing beauties, he had spent the past few years in the Despair Ancient City, shopping, watching ants, and regularly going back to tease the Million Gods of the past.
Every time the scientists in Zone One launched a Time Machine experiment, Li Qing would take the opportunity to travel back, observing their impotent rage and their era of development.
And incidentally, he would harvest some well-developed blueprint projects from them.
Those Million Gods, after each Time Machine use, naturally released a Time Ancient God, claiming their Time Machine was successful, putting on a show of having just recently succeeded.
Li Qing was happy to cooperate with them in their performance.
Who isn’t an actor these days?
He refocused his gaze ahead, surrounded by hustle and bustle. Over the years it had truly become an ancient city of All Heavens, with business conducted on both sides.
"Candied haws!"
"Life Struggle Pill, the latest Life Struggle Pill!"
Before him, it could essentially be viewed as an ancient city where normal people lived, except that the residents were all cheerful Chaos Ancient Gods.
Wherever there are people, there is trade. The Gods also needed to cultivate forces, exchanging specialties from their worlds.
A voice called out, "Immortal candied haws, freshly made Immortal candied haws, crafted by a three-thousand-year-old top-grade Ginseng Doll, elevating the aptitudes of mortals to the peak with a score of 100!"
The candied haws were selling quite well.
The 100 aptitude they provided, though it didn’t break limits, was excellent for taking children out on a stroll and giving yourself something to nibble.
Another voice shouted, "Beauty! Freshly unveiled beauty. Behind me is the Yunqin Realm, famed for beauties, newly ascended to Chaos, ten young contemporary Saintesses, guaranteed purity! You all can verify the goods through the Crystal Wall window behind me, see the cultivation environment inside! Guaranteed quality!"
"Bah, beauties? Aren’t you shameless?"
The candied haw vendor was enraged, pointing to the Crystal Wall World behind the other man, "You deceive the common people of that world into breaking through to the Broken Void, ascend in broad daylight, only to be sold as merchandise by you. Those era prodigies and Saintesses full of dreams are being made into slaves for others to ruin!"
Li Qing paused, listening intently.
"You dare talk about me?"
The trafficker was also infuriated, "Your candied haws are such a vile trick, luring those ants out to eat the haws, giving one or two successes at first who go back to spread the word that they’ve taken Immortal Elixir. Then they frantically rush into Chaos claiming opportunities are outside, only to be trampled to death by passers-by for laughs!"
The candied haw seller retorted, "I offer them a chance for revenge, you know? They are full of deep hatred, they rush out, and as long as they aren’t trampled to death upon reaching me, I give them a candied haw with a reward. Returning to their world, they become Buddhas and Ancestors... Selling goods is dull; is it wrong to tease the little ants?"
"Don’t you know I already have a great reputation around the Multi-Dimensional World? Some call me the Ancestor of Medicine, others call me the Source Medicine God. They even call this Chaos area the Path of Trial!"
"Bah! You’re just a small god selling candied haws! You trick them into getting trampled and enjoy that godlike sense of superiority with your trial nonsense!"
Li Qing watched the argument between these two passersby, slowly shook his head, feeling speechless.
Technological people, whether playful or slightly unhinged because of long years passed, who knows.
The Despair Ancient City was chaotic anyway.
But Li Qing had no intention of interfering; survival of the fittest is the eternal law of Civilization.
He naturally let things follow their course.
Compared with the old days in the Planet Universe, where entire planets were casually obliterated by high-dimensional Civilization, reducing lives to dust, the Crystal Wall now offered excellent protection.
Li Qing had even established a minor law to protect minors. They couldn’t enter casually; only those deceived out of the Crystal Wall could be slaughtered, making things much better than before.
At the very least, hiding within the Crystal Wall meant the Ancient Gods outside faced many restrictions trying to harm you; they could only send their subordinates inside to fight you.
Li Qing continued to wander; shopping had become an entertainment project for these past years.
This City of All Heavens was more interesting and bustling than mortal cities.
Nearby, a voice came.
"Have you heard? Erlka Russia in Zone Six is hosting a noble ball, inviting those who rule the ancient gods of surrounding Multi-Dimensional Worlds, to re-divide the areas."
"Zone Five is also holding an Immortal Peach Banquet because apparently, a certain Color Faction entity’s birthday, inviting those who rule over a hundred worlds or more can attend."
"That’s such a low requirement."
"The theater in Zone Eight has opened, ’Flame God Sealing’, season seven thousand four hundred seventy-two; I’ve heard it’s exciting!"
...
Upon hearing the last news, Li Qing quietly turned back to his jurisdiction, planning to watch the performance.
Life was sweet, reminding Li Qing of the three-bedroom cottage in Phoenix City, sitting in the courtyard, reading books, and drinking tea in the countryside breeze.
Arriving at his destination, it was a beverage street in Zone Eight.
All around were Crystal Walls, each a realm of the Sea.
The square rooms were mostly filled with liquid, colorful, with each Crystal Wall sporting a sparkling water faucet.
Each world was a teapot; twisting open the faucet allowed you to pour a drink, making it a famous beverage street in this area, a renowned commercial hub managed well under Professor Wales.
After Fat Dragon and Minis fled, squeezed dry by Li Qing to serve as spies, leaving him to manage.
With the covert help of Black Star and others from the Light Sound Forest, an exclusive formula was developed, resulting in a diverse array of beverage realms.
A world entirely of oceans, where bathwater from leaf-life creatures permeates.
A world ruled by the Sea Race, where the mermaid song is a sweet nectar; the mermaids inside not only serve as aquarium displays but with a twist of the faucet, can be drunk—tasty and beautiful.
In another realm, peculiar land creatures like hamsters incessantly run on wheels from birth, sweating profusely to create the oceans, forming a unique drink.
...
In short, Black Star showcased his talents, transitioning from spirit medicine plants to culinary materials, a gift indeed.
On the Technology Side, the Million Gods were of the Technology System, not adept at such research. Though they nurtured new Extraordinary System geniuses, few were within this potion-type domain, keeping competition intense.
But recently, over the past few centuries, it was said that Zone Two cultivated a 104-talent pharmacology genius, beginning to compete with Black Star.
At this time.
Clink~~!
People passed by occasionally, grabbing drinks from the faucet, just like at a theater selling popcorn and drinks.
Li Qing took a cup from the tea-leaf realm, not paying, as Zone Eight was his turf anyway.
He directly went to the theater, sat down, and watched the huge rectangular Crystal Wall World before him.
The stage play inside was a war epic film.
A real sword-and-sorcery mystical myth tale, broadly narrating the rise of a young man named Bai Qing.
Lately, this stage play was popular, but those inside had no idea that people outside were watching them as if they were in a theater, drinking beverages and chatting, watching their storyline.
"Hehe! I bet the protagonist will run in the next scene."
"Indeed, they don’t call him Bai Paopao for nothing; he runs tirelessly, typical Mortal Cultivation Stream style."
"Is the second female lead going to die? Damn, she can’t die! Such a kind, gentle girl being defiled by that Demon Cultivator... I’ll donate, and you better resurrect her for me."
"Got it! Thanks, Boss #2 for the tip! Arranging it right away! As she dies, fate has her stumble across a female God from the Wind and Cloud Realm who takes her in as a disciple."
...
Everyone observed the Multi-Dimensional Worlds below, watching the live broadcast.
The plot was thrilling and grandiose.
With the protagonist being the Son of Heaven, multiple adventures and encounters occurred. Even his wives gained various serendipities, forcibly leveling up, occasionally being whisked away by passing ancient powers to become Saintesses of major sects, destined to reunite in the future.
After all, those ranking board superstar bosses weren’t joking around.
Li Qing piggybacked on the excitement, didn’t spend a dime, but watched contentedly, overlooking the Multi-Dimensional Worlds, sipping tea with a calm demeanor. "Luckily, I returned in time and didn’t miss the premiere. Giving up the battle with Sicily was indeed the right choice."
Harvesting the Million Gods’ efforts was work; watching plays, shopping, and sipping tea was life.
