Chapter 455: You will pay for copying our business!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
They were extremely confident and believed they could make the same food as Xu Que with ease.
Many people in the Imperial City were drawn to the store that had been opened by the people of those influential factions, wanting to see them make the burger with their own eyes.
The people of those influential factions pulled the door right open, so their viewers could watch the former royal chef make the burger.
Bread, meat, vegetables and even salad dressing had been laid out on the table.
In less than half an hour, the chef managed to make a few burgers.
These burgers looked exactly like the ones made by Xu Que, both in appearance and ingredients.
"Now everyone, we have made the burgers. Next, a few young men in our faction will taste them. I am sure that they will be able to enter a higher level of cultivation!"
An influential figure came out, smiling.
A few men walked forward and each grabbed a burger, as did the chef.
They all took a deep breath and took big bites of their burgers.
"My god! It is really tasty!"
They wore expressions of satisfaction as they devoured the burger.
Even the viewers drooled over the sight of the burger.
Very quickly, the burgers were eaten up completely.
A few minutes passed, and nothing happened.
Fifteen minutes passed, still nothing happened.
Almost half an hour later, still nothing happened.
No one made any sound.
Obviously, the people from the influential faction had failed.
"No way! This is impossible! It tastes exactly like the burger made by Xu Que, why hasn't it helped them enter a higher level?" the chef groaned.
He had indeed made the burger, and he had done a great job!
But when Xu Que was making a burger, it was immediately granted magical powers due to his Chef skills. No one in the world would be able to do it apart from him.
"How could it be?" those from the influential factions exclaimed.
We have spent so many Spirit Stones on this, and this has cost us so much manual power! And we failed? It is so disgraceful!
Earlier, they had criticized Xu Que for being very arrogant, while in fact, they had been the ones who were arrogant.
…
Right at that moment, a soldier of Snow City was riding towards the store. He had been sent by Xu Que to deliver his condolences.
"On behalf of the people in the Imperial Palace, the General Zhuge sends his condolences to the Li family, Liu family and Ma family."
Then, the soldier handed a floral wreath to them.
Those from the influential factions were so angry that they almost passed out.
Seeing this, the viewers were all speechless.
This General Zhuge is really cheeky! They have failed already, but he has even sent them a wreath to humiliate them!
"Go back and tell your General Zhuge to mind his own business!" an influential man said.
The soldier sneered. "Wait. General Zhuge said the Diamond Membership cards of you three families are no longer available. You cannot apply for a new one and you are all forbidden to buy things from both McDonald's and Starbucks."
Hearing this, everyone at present was shocked.
They had spent tens of millions of Spirit Stones on those cards, and they are no longer available?! And they are all forbidden to buy things from him?! My gosh, this is just awful!
The people from the three influential families were stunned.
We can accept the fact that we have failed to make the same burger, we can also accept the fact that our money has been wasted. But if we can no longer buy things from his stores… that poses a great threat and loss to our families.
"You cannot do this to us! You cannot cancel our membership like this!"
The soldier sneered. "The General Zhuge said you should check the conditions on the back of the card: 'General Zhuge reserves his right to make a final explanation'."
"What?"
They took out their cards and almost fainted when they read the words on the back, which were almost too tiny to be seen.
F*ck! You are joking!
…
The soldier smiled. "We have canceled your membership on purpose, and so what? You can do nothing about this! Are you mad? Are you mad? Haha!"
They were furious, but they did not dare to punch him in the face.
They knew that once they did it, their homes were bound to be looted by Xu Que.
…
The audience shook their heads.
He is General Zhuge, no one dares to contradict with him!
"Anyway, they were the ones in the wrong, not General Zhuge."
"Yes! You were the ones who copied his business, and you have been so arrogant. You warned General Zhuge not be arrogant and provoked him."
"In fact, I am on General Zhuge's side this time."
"Me too."
"I want to make it clear that I am on General Zhuge's side."
Many people who had Diamond Membership cards stood up.
In less than a day, the news that the three influential families' had failed to copy Xu Que's business and had had their memberships canceled spread out the city.
The phrase 'General Zhuge reserves his right to make a final explanation' suddenly become buzzwords.
The members of Xu Que's stores all decided not to offend Xu Que.
…
Soon, more news broke out.
"What? General Zhuge is going to open a third store?"
"Yes, his new store has already been decorated. It is going to be opened today."
"Häagen-Dazs of Exploding Heavens Faction? What on earth is that?"
"I heard that the General Zhuge once made a sort of ice lolly that was able to regenerate his soldiers very quickly."
"Does it mean that the Häagen-Dazs ice cream will have the same effect?"
"I don't think so. They do not even share the same name!"
"Anyway, I am very much looking forward to it!"
…
Meanwhile, many people had already prepared enough Spirit Stones to become members.
On the opening day of the Häagen-Dazs of Exploding Heavens Faction, Xu Que put up a notice on the wall.
'Only Supreme Members are allowed to enter this store.'
'To be a Supreme Member, one must pay a hundred million Spirit Stones of low quality! Only twenty cards are available! Anyone who becomes a Supreme Member can receive an ice-cream hotpot for free!'
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