Chương 33: There is only one disease in the world

The nightingale ultimately succeeded.

Roland drastically shortened her speech, ended abruptly, and then cut the ribbon to mark the opening.

He then slipped into the shop to observe the dining experience of the first group of customers.

To Roland's surprise, Nightingale's simple-mindedness prevented her from realizing that Roland had been tricked, and she even suspected that there was something wrong with the magical item.

So he mingled in the crowd, followed Roland all the way, and kept increasing the power of his magic items.

……

Roland was heartbroken.

She had to greet the first customers in the shop, enduring the increasingly strange gaze of the succubus with horns.

"Sister Roland, you smell so good! You have a citrus scent. Where did you buy that perfume?"

Little Ellie held Roland's hand and couldn't help but move closer to Roland.

Her father was the first patient with magic contamination that Roland treated, and today, to thank Roland, he brought a lot of people to support her.

As soon as she entered, she used her connections to get close to Roland.

Roland's lips twitched when she heard Ellie's words.

What can I say, child, that's not perfume...

Although the child's questions were sharp, Roland managed to brush them off and kept Ellie by her side, feeding her snacks from time to time.

This will give me some cover.

However, Renee was a little unhappy when she saw this, so she also moved closer to her.

Fortunately, the two little ones were too young to understand and did not notice anything unusual about Roland.

……

On the other side, Ellie's father, Lawrence, and the workers he had invited to support them were already seated at the square table inside the store.

"It's unbelievable that such a big sandwich... a crab burger, such a thick steak, only costs 10 copper coins. It's enough for breakfast and lunch if you cut it in half."

Lawrence stared in surprise at the standard crab burger on the wooden tray, the aroma making him swallow hard.

Hearing Lawrence's words, the coworker next to him pointed to his tray and said...

"And there's something even more outrageous: just select the 'Worker's Meal' on the menu, and you can get a Krabby Patty and a bag of popcorn crab for thirteen copper coins."

"I've tried those crab popcorn, and it's made with real fresh meat! My goodness, it only costs three copper coins."

The worker chewed on the crab burger in his hand and mumbled a sigh.

"Lawrence, I think everyone was absolutely right just now. Lady Roland is a saint incarnate; she is the true saint."

"This Krusty Krab restaurant is just here to take pity on us poor people; it's doing business at a loss."

Lawrence nodded in agreement.

Although he was not poor, he worked on the front lines at the docks, and many of his coworkers came from slums.

Many of them earned no more than twenty copper coins a day, barely enough to eat meat, let alone have enough to eat their fill.

Even worse are the girls and children who don't even qualify to sell their labor and can only do odd jobs and odd jobs.

These people live at the very bottom of the slums.

He lived on less than ten copper coins a day, munching on black bread with sawdust and drinking cold water.

Sleeping in filthy shacks, every day could be their last.

But now with the "Krusty Krab," ten copper coins can buy a Krabby Patty that even an adult male like them can't finish.

At that moment, Lawrence saw a thin, bony girl and mustered up his courage to walk into the store.

……

The girl's name was Alice, a very common name in the slums.

As Lawrence said, she was the lowest level of existence in the slums.

Citizens, the poor, the penniless.

She was the last of the poor, not even human, just a weed among the weeds of this world.

She heard Sister Roland's speech at her workstation, which gave her the courage to come here.

She had saved up six copper coins, and she wanted to buy half a crab burger to take home.

Because her mother was dying, she wanted her mother to eat meat one last time before leaving.

Alice straightened her greasy linen clothes, head down, afraid of being kicked out because of her terrible appearance.

She looked at the oak floor she had trodden on, her thin legs trembling.

She once had her leg broken for soiling the floor of the factory owner's office.

"This... this is Lady Roland's shop! Lady Roland wouldn't lie to me! Lady Roland wouldn't lie to me! I can buy Mom a Krabby Patty..."

She tried to encourage herself, but whether it was hunger or fear, she lacked the strength to take the second step.

"Little sister, don't be nervous. Just come with me to the counter to order."

A gentle voice reached Alice's ears; it was the voice she had heard on the magical broadcast.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of warm hands supported her.

Alice looked up and saw a beautiful blonde nun. As she approached, a pleasant citrus scent wafted over.

"Is... is this Lady Roland?"

Alice asked in a trembling voice, as if she were a traveler in the desert who had seen water.

"It's me, little sister. Is there anything you'd like to eat? Don't worry, underage children get a 40% discount."

Roland subconsciously patted Alice's head and continued to ask gently.

"Don't be too afraid, the Krusty Krab was built for the poor."

Alice stared blankly up at the gentle nun.

"For us..."

A sudden surge of indescribable sorrow welled up in her heart, and she couldn't help but pout, bursting into tears.

Alice has become your "fanatic".

……

Five minutes later, at the empty table next to the Krusty Krab.

The thin, little Alice sat on a wooden chair, surrounded by her sisters, Roland and Jenny.

Roland initially planned to use Alice to put on a show, after all, she wanted to spread her reputation and expand the scope of her faith collection, and the lowest level of the slums was a good target.

But to everyone's surprise, Alice burst into tears.

Now, with everyone watching the spectacle, Roland was extremely uneasy.

Damn it! Who on earth is messing with my [Desire Imprint]?

She can't be like some Japanese art films, where a lewd pervert presses the remote control in front of her!

……

Alice was comforted and gradually stopped crying.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Lady Roland."

"But Lady Roland is just too gentle, like a mother, Alice couldn't help herself..."

Roland naturally wouldn't blame this thin, pitiful child.

Moreover, from the very beginning, this child has been frantically giving her faith points, as if they were free, causing the system to beep.

However, Roland's physical condition is not good right now, so we need to finish this quickly.

Thinking this, Roland took Alice's little hand and asked.

"Little Alice, are you here to buy a Krabby Patty today?"

Alice nodded, then shook her head.

Following Roland to the counter reserved for dwarves, she took out six warm copper coins.

"Can I... can I have half a Krabby Patty?"

She looked ashamed, but the wages for child laborers were not much, and her mother was unable to work, so she had only saved this little bit.

The succubus employee behind the counter smiled and naturally accepted the copper coins.

Then he put the whole Krabby Patty in a cardboard box, placed it on a tray, and handed it to Alice.

Seeing Alice's surprised little face, Roland explained with a smile.

"At The Krusty Krab, children can get a 40% discount on the Krabby Patty, but only one per child."

"Thank you!" Alice's eyes welled up with tears again as she bowed to Roland.

"Thank you so much..."

Then, she looked at the cardboard box containing the Krabby Patty in her hand.

A rich aroma wafted over; she had never smelled such delicious food in her entire life.

She swallowed hard, but ultimately held the Krusty Krab protectively in her arms, preparing to say goodbye.

"Huh? Aren't you going to eat?" Jenny asked in surprise.

"I won't eat it." Alice shook her head firmly.

"Mom is going to die."

"My mother has never eaten fresh meat in her life, I want to give it to her."