After leaving the area, Yuan went to the Dragon Pavilion that is known for its delicious foodā at least thatās what the guidebook claimed.
"This smell... is delicious!" Yuanās nose twitched with delight when he smelled a sweet and luscious aroma before he could even see the Dragon Pavilion, allowing him to reach the area without using his eyes.
A few minutes later, he arrived before this enormous pavilion that had round tables set up everywhereā both inside and outside of the pavilion, almost like a feast, and most of the tables were already occupied by disciples.
"Wow... this is a restaurant? I have never seen anything like this before." Yuan mumbled in a slightly dazed voice after seeing this place that looked more like a public gathering than anything.
"Hello, are you here to dine?" One of the disciples suddenly approached him and asked him.
"Huh?" Yuan looked at this young man wearing a banner over his Outer Court disciplesā uniform that read āDragon Pavilionā with raised eyebrows.
"You work here? Even though you are a disciple?" Yuan couldnāt help but ask him.
"Hm? You must be a new disciple if youāre asking such a question. And yes, disciples can work in the sect for contribution points," said the disciple.
"I see..." Yuan nodded as he learned something new again.
"Anyway, are you going to eat here?" The disciple asked him again.
"Yes, I want to dine here," Yuan quickly nodded.
"Since you are a new disciple, I can only assume that you donāt have a lot of contribution points, and the food here requires you to pay contribution points," said the disciple, and he continued, "If you want to use money, youāll have to go to the cafeteria, or you can pay other disciples who have contribution points."
"How much do they cost?" Yuan asked with slightly wide eyes. He has to use contribution points even for food?
"The common dishes generally cost around 1-5 contribution points while the most expensive ones are around 10 contribution points," said the disciple.
"Oh, then thereās no problem," Yuan said with a calm look on his face.
"Youāre really going to eat here?" The disciple looked at Yuan with slight disbelief on his face.
Because the Dragon Pavilion is a luxury, almost all of the disciples that come to the Dragon Pavilion are wealthy disciples that have plenty of contribution points, and most new disciples would rather save their contribution points for something more meaningful than food such as cultivation techniques and cultivation resources.
"Yes," Yuan nodded.
"Umm... I shouldāve mentioned this early but you also need 10 contribution points to reserve a table for an hour. If you stay longer than an hour, itāll be another 10 contribution points," said the disciple.
"Thatās fine." Yuan handed the disciple his gold identification token.
"G-Gold!" The disciple covered his mouth and exclaimed in a shocked voice after seeing Yuanās gold identification token.
"I-I am deeply sorry for not recognizing you, Senior!" The disciple quickly bowed to Yuan after realizing that he was before a bigshot with a gold identification token.
"Uh... donāt worry about it?" Yuan said with a puzzled look on his face.
"Please follow me, Iāll bring you to our best table," said the disciple, and he proceeded to lead Yuan deeper into the pavilion.
Sometime later, they reached this secluded and small table that was surrounded by water with colorful fishes swimming within and beautiful flowers and giant water lilies floating around.
"Wow... what a peaceful and calming place," Yuan mumbled in a dazed voice as he could already feel his mood improving just from being in that atmosphere.
"Hereās the menu, Senior. By the way, my name is Chu Bo," said the disciple as he handed a golden menu to Yuan after he sat down.
"This is it?" Yuan was surprised to see only a little over 20 items on the menu.
"Although there are not many choices, I can guarantee you that every dish on the menu is considered as a āfavoriteā by every disciple that has dined here before," said Chu Bo.
"Furthermore, the menu changes every week."
"Then can I get everything on the menu?" Yuan said without hesitation a moment later.
"E-Everything?" Chu Bo looked at Yuan with wide eyes, and he continued, "The portions are not small, Senior. A single dish can feed two to four people."
"Itāll be okay," Yuan said with a smile on his face. "I can handle it."
"I-I understand... Thatāll be a total of 124 contribution points..." Chu Bo said with his back feeling sweaty, as he cannot imagine spending 124 contribution points on food even if they taste extremely good.
Yuan handed Chu Bo his identification token. Once the contribution points were paid, Chu Bo bowed to Yuan and said, "Thank you, Senior, Iāll be right back."
Once Chu Bo left the scene, Yuan turned to look at the water and watched the fishes swim around elegantly for a few minutes until he noticed a figure suddenly jumping towards the water and landing on one of the giant water lilies floating in the middle of the water, and this figure was a beautiful young lady holding what appeared to be an instrument in her fair hands.
"Woooo! I have been waiting for this!" Someone from the other side of the pavilion suddenly shouted.
"I came here today just to listen to Fairy Feiās music!"
"Me too! I cannot wait to hear Fairy Feiās zither music!"
Yuan raised his eyebrows after hearing the disciples from around the pavilion.
"A zither? Sheās going to play music with that large instrument?" Yuan mumbled to himself in a low voice after seeing this unfamiliar instrument, feeling an indescribable sensation in his heart afterward.
A moment later, this young lady wearing pink robes known as Fairy Fei sat down on the giant water lily with the instrument known as a zither placed on top of her lap, and after taking a deep breath, she placed her fingers on the thin strings and began playing music with it.