april fools prd

Title’s idiom: smash one’s iron pots and pans into pieces and sell them as scrapped iron; give up the last shot in the locker; surrender one’s last resource

On the other side, the sun set.

After roughly understanding the basic terrain of this small city, Huo Xianfeng and Jiang Ci searched for a seemingly decent tavern to sit down. It was dinner time, and it was very lively inside.

However, as soon as Huo Xianfeng and Jiang Ci entered, the lively crowd around suddenly paused, everyone turning their gazes filled with surprise towards them.

Jiang Ci: “……..”

Of course, he knew why.

Under the current circumstances, he couldn’t clean off the pheromones from Huo Xianfeng on his body. Last night, after being kissed and then comforted by the pheromones from the other, he slept all night in them. It would be strange if there wasn’t any scent left.

Moreover, he was still identified as a beta now……

As long as the people around paid a little attention, they would have the same misunderstanding as the guard at the city gate.

Comparing it to the Ancient Earth era when humans hadn’t developed pheromones yet, this situation was like someone with hickeys all over them eating with their boyfriend at a restaurant.

Naturally, it would attract a lot of attention.

However, Huo Xianfeng, who couldn’t perceive pheromones, was quite calm. But since it was a busy time, most of the seats were taken. The young alpha scanned around and finally fixed his gaze on a middle-aged man with a bushy beard who had been looking at them.

He approached and whispered to the man, “Excuse me, brother, there are no seats around. Could we share a table?”

“Huh…?”

The middle-aged man didn’t react for a moment, then he saw the young alpha in front of him make a look of embarrassment.

“After traveling for several days, my family is a bit tired. His temper isn’t very good……”

The middle-aged man suddenly understood, and with a very understanding and enthusiastic manner, he pulled out the chair next to him and said generously, “Sure, no problem!”

Most of the people around were sharp-eyed and could roughly guess from the two completely different expressions of the two what was going on.

It’s rare for an alpha to be so henpecked.

“Tsk tsk tsk……”

It’s unknown who in the crowd clicked their tongue. Other people shook their heads, and whispered to each other, “It seems that there’s some value in this beta.”

“……”

Jiang Ci only felt his temples throb, but he still didn’t show any particular expression on the surface, cooperating with Huo Xianfeng and being pulled over to sit down.

At this moment, the busy waiter hurried over with the menu. He sniffed slightly, surprised, and his gaze stayed on Jiang Ci for a second before he spoke, “What would you like to order?”

This was a life-bearing planet, with animals and plants, so the menu was not limited to nutrient solutions. Therefore, the dishes on the menu were quite plentiful.

For some reason, Huo Xianfeng had been feeling very hungry since he woke up from his coma. So he decided to order a big meal to fill up first.

However, just as he reached out to take the menu, he saw the waiter smilingly nod at Huo Xianfeng, then bypassed him and handed the menu to Jiang Ci who was sitting inside.

Huo Xianfeng: “………?”

Huh?

Jiang Ci saw the moment of blankness in the young man’s eyes, and his mood suddenly improved a lot. He took the menu, flipped through it, silently calculated their remaining money in his mind, compared the prices on the menu, and finally ordered—

“Two bowls of creamy mushroom soup, thank you.”

After speaking, he handed the menu back to the waiter.

Huo Xianfeng stared blankly, “…?”

That’s it?

With one hand supporting his cheek, he stared straight at Jiang Ci.

“I say, don’t you think that two bowls of soup are not enough to feed an adult alpha who is still growing up?”

This wasn’t a lie, after all, he had grown two centimeters taller in the past half month.

At this moment, the major general had gradually adapted to the eloped-and-something-beta spoiled wife persona.

Smack!

He slapped the crumpled bills on the table, crossed his arms, frowned, and said coldly, “Look at the money you brought back and think about what else you want to eat.”

Huo Xianfeng: “……..”

Uh, soft rice, or an overlord meal?

But before he could say anything, he heard Jiang Ci coldly snort.

“Heh, you were so nice when you lied to me about elopement. Now you want to buy two bowls of soup, and you haven’t even thought about saving me one?”

Huo Xianfeng: “………”

 No, he just wanted to indicate that two bowls weren’t enough!!!

But by this time, it was already too late for explanations. The customers who had been quietly watching the scene unfold frowned, casting disapproving glances at Huo Xianfeng.

“………”

Fine, they’ll just drink their soup.

Fifteen minutes later, the impoverished eloping couple enjoyed their soup. The kind-hearted owner, seeing their pitiful state, separately sent a bowl of rice to Jiang Ci and whispered a piece of advice, “Next time, be more discerning. This alpha may be handsome, but he isn’t food.”

Jiang Ci: “……. ”

Huo Xianfeng: “……..”

I understand, so his handsomeness was worth less than a bowl of rice.

After a few idle chats, the fake relationship and image of the two had become somewhat convincing. Huo Xianfeng took a few sips of soup and casually started probing,

“Brother, we’re a bit tight on money right now. We originally planned to try our luck and mine raw Lingsteel, but the guards at the gate said there’s none left. What happened?”

“Oh, you guys are indeed a step late.”

The bushy-bearded man shook his head.

“The Church issued a purchase order for raw Lingsteel not long ago, and many people went to dig, so it’s already been dug out.”

Huo Xianfeng wasn’t particularly interested in raw Lingsteel, but rather, he wanted to know what the Church wanted to do with those strange Gardenia Roses. Coincidentally, before he could ask, the man mentioned those flowers.

“You guys are obviously from out of town. Although our White Solitude City can’t compare to the high-tech cities like Bright City, we’re the only ones in the entire Holy Dew Planet who can produce Gardenia Roses and offer honey…”

Jiang Ci slightly narrowed his eyes. From the man’s casual tone, it seemed that he didn’t consider Gardenia Roses to be anything prohibited. On the contrary, these flower fields were their important source of livelihood and even the main economic pillar of the city, and had been for quite some time.

But why does Illusory God Church want to collect so much honey?

The bushy-bearded man took a sip of water and continued,

“If you two are short on money, you can go work as honey gatherers. It’s the flowering season now, and the factory in the south needs more workers. Look, those transport ships outside have been busy all day and night.”

Transport ships…

Indeed, they had seen quite a few along the way.

At this moment, Huo Xianfeng casually glanced at the Gardenia Roses on the street outside, then reached out to put his arm around Jiang Ci’s shoulder, patted it, and smiled at the bushy-bearded man,

“Sorry, big brother, my partner here is a bit delicate. He says these flowers are too red and frightening to look at, and he couldn’t sleep well on the way here, insisting that I carry him. It might be a bit difficult for him to gather honey.”

Jiang Ci: “………”

Who insisted on being carried by whom?!!!

But when the gazes of the crowd turned towards them, Jiang Ci still reached out to fall on Huo Xianfeng’s arms, slightly turning his head away, and putting on a somewhat anxious and shy look.

“Umn.”

“……..”

Hissss!

At this moment, Huo Xianfeng felt that the flesh around his arms was probably as red as those flowers, no, it should be more purplish.

“Tsk tsk tsk……”

The bushy-bearded man couldn’t help but click his tongue as he watched the affectionate couple.

“Not just you, I also think this year’s flowers are indeed too red. But it’s mainly because the demand has doubled this year, so they hurriedly sprayed them with ripening agent.”

Doubled demand? Ripening agent?

Huo Xianfeng and Jiang Ci exchanged a glance without making a sound.

After finishing their dinner, they had managed to extract quite a bit of information.

In summary, this planet is called Holy Dew Planet and should be a secret planet hidden by the Church. The White Solitude City where they are located is used to cultivate Gardenia Roses and has been continuously collecting honey in large quantities for many years. It also appears to be breeding chimpanzees as experimental subjects.

There is a factory in White Solitude City specifically for managing Gardenia Roses and collecting honey, which is currently hiring. Another city mentioned multiple times, Bright City, is located in the north and seems to be a city highly developed in technology, but its current situation is unclear. Recently, the Church has started purchasing Lingsteel, presumably intending to repair the Forbidden Abyss…

At this point, Huo Xianfeng, holding all their remaining money, pointed to the largest and uppermost room on the interior layout diagram of the tavern and said, “We want to book this room for one night.”

The boss, looking at the crumpled bills and coins put together, shook his head in disbelief. “Are you… sure about this room?”

“No choice,” the young man shrugged, showing a somewhat helpless smile. “He used to be a pampered young master from a wealthy family and is not used to anything else.”

Jiang Ci, who had slept in a cave last night: “……..”

He was starting to genuinely admire this guy’s ability to bullshit with a straight face.

Huo Xianfeng took the room key, came over to pat Jiang Ci’s shoulder, and said confidently, “Trust me, this is a necessary expense.”

“…Fine.”

Although Huo Xianfeng could be mischievous at times, he was reliable when it came to serious matters, so Jiang Ci agreed to his approach.

However, there was a reason for the room to be so expensive. At least other rooms wouldn’t have a heart-shaped bed as soon as you walked in.

The two stood by the door, their expressionless faces reflecting the ambiguous pink-purplish lights inside.

Just by listening to the colorful BGM playing in the room, and on the bedside table, you could clearly see some indescribable erotic toys.

Jiang Ci: “……”

Huo Xianfeng: “……”

They could probably understand why the innkeeper’s expression was so difficult to describe at that time.

It was as if two young lovers who could barely afford a meal insisted on spending their last penny to book a top-notch presidential suite in a five-star hotel for intimacy.

The major general turned back, giving him a chilly glance.

“Huo Xianfeng, is this what you call a necessary expense?”

“…”

Of course not. He just looked at the structure and location diagram of the rooms inside the hotel and chose this room. Who knew it would be like this inside?!!!