Chapter 179: Chapter 146: [Emotion Severing and Desire Enhancing Order], Produced by the Hehuan Sect_2

"Yeah, as a traveling monk, doesn’t the Rich Monk need to consume more protein to increase his stamina?"

Saying that, the Devout Buddhist rolled up his robe and showed off his biceps.

"Milk Tea Master, look."

It seems that the monks of this world are indeed different from those in the previous life.

Once the relationship with the Devout Buddhist becomes closer, I’ll see if I can borrow some scripture-related books from him.

In Ke Chen City, Lin Hao hasn’t read any books on Daoism or Buddhism. Here, religion is not prominent.

On the internet, there’s no information on this, and the Devout Buddhist is his sole connection in religion.

For now, let’s focus on eating.

Soon, two dishes, a soup, and a bowl of plain rice were served in front of the Devout Buddhist and Lin Hao, with appearance but without aroma.

Yet the Devout Buddhist and Lin Hao had high hopes for the taste!

If it’s not tasty, there’s no way anyone would come to eat.

If it’s not tasty, people in the restaurant wouldn’t eat in silence.

Lin Hao and the Devout Buddhist simultaneously picked up their chopsticks, stuffing a piece of meat into their mouths...

Hmm...

How to put it.

Can’t really say it’s delicious, but just...

Cooked, not burnt.

Lin Hao and the Devout Buddhist exchanged glances, unsure of what to say at the moment.

But since they’ve already ordered the dishes, wasting them wouldn’t be right.

On this table, there’s even a sign for the "Clean Plate Initiative."

As they were battling the meal in front of them, Lin Hao discovered a small tag in his rice.

Lin Hao: ???

Not only does it taste bad, but even the food hygiene is that poor?

Lin Hao raised his hand and called to the waiter:

"Waiter, there’s something in your rice!"

Saying this, Lin Hao picked up the small tag from the rice.

This action attracted the attention of everyone in the restaurant.

Someone immediately ran up to Lin Hao and quickly spoke:

"Bro, sell it to me, I’ll offer ten thousand, I’m really desperate to divorce."

In the crowd gathering around, someone sneered and said:

"Are you kidding, I’ll offer thirty thousand!"

"Forty thousand!"

"Forty-five thousand!"

"..."

The diners who had been eating silently began to bid one after another, leaving the completely clueless Lin Hao feeling a bit bewildered.

Looking at the Devout Buddhist, his expression was also confused, not knowing what’s going on at all.

No choice, Lin Hao held the tag between his fingers and asked:

"Um, everyone please quiet down. Can someone explain what this is?"

Amidst everyone’s explanations, Lin Hao learned what the item in his hand actually was...

The item in Lin Hao’s hand is called a "Divorce Registration Application Tag."

In River Debris City, due to societal issues, the divorce rate has always been high, and the city has been trying to address this problem. Finally, one day, the newly appointed director of the civil affairs bureau held a meeting with multiple departments.

In the meeting, the civil affairs bureau director proposed a bold innovation—

A pre-registration procedure for divorce.

Divorce isn’t just about how to handle property and child custody, there needs to be a pre-registration procedure!

The civil affairs bureau needs to use this pre-registration to "awaken" the love between couples.

Ways to awaken love include "eating together," "shopping together," "going to the park together," "going to an amusement park together"...

And within the venues where these things must be done together, limited numbers of divorce registration application tags are randomly supplied each day.

This restaurant has a relatively high "drop rate" for these tags, making it the most cost-effective place in terms of time and money.

Generally, those who come here to eat are couples who mutually want to divorce.

No wonder the diners here have such solemn expressions...

No wonder the waiters gave such odd looks when the Devout Buddhist and I entered...

Having obtained the information he wanted, Lin Hao looked at the tag in his hand, puzzled:

"Isn’t it only couples who can randomly obtain application tags?"

To this question, the Devout Buddhist remarked that he could answer:

"River Debris City’s marriage registration isn’t limited to heterosexuals."

Lin Hao: ...

Just as Lin Hao was about to sell the divorce registration application tag, which he, himself, didn’t need...

[While dining at the restaurant run by the Hehuan Sect, Lin Hao inadvertently obtained an Emotion Severing and Desire Enhancing Order]

When the log appeared, Lin Hao initially thought the tag in his hand would change, and he immediately clenched his fist to hide the tag, but the tag didn’t change at all.

Moreover, the log didn’t display any function for the so-called order.

That’s odd.

...

"No, bro, please don’t!"

"Give me another chance, please give me another one."

"Don’t leave."

In the Joyful District Detention Center, Mr. Hua strained his face against the iron bars and reached his hand out through the bars...

However, the guards paid no attention to Mr. Hua and simply left.

Behind him, someone seemed to be laughing, but when Mr. Hua glanced coldly back, everyone showed frightened expressions, shivering against the walls, with some faces showing bruises and wounds.

"Who just laughed?"

Mr. Hua scanned the room, but no one dared respond.

With that, Mr. Hua smirked, picked up the day’s lunch at the detention center, took his chopsticks, and began eating cross-legged.

Food is as vital as iron, as life is to a person.

Normal people need their three meals a day, let alone Mr. Hua as a Martial Artist, whose need for food is even greater.

Although the meal wasn’t particularly appealing, Mr. Hua isn’t picky.

Quickly, he finished his allotted meal, looked at the untouched dishes, swallowed a gulp of saliva, feeling unsated. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

But as for taking someone else’s food, Mr. Hua wouldn’t do it.

"Come over and eat."

After Mr. Hua spoke, the people huddling against the wall cautiously rose, hunched over, and came to the food area, each taking a bowl of rice, squatting down to eat.

While eating, someone spoke:

"Little brother, I can’t finish this bowl, if you don’t mind, take the meat."

Mr. Hua looked at the person, then at the bowl, and asked:

"What did you do to end up here?"

"I came in for intentional injury. My kid was bullied at school by another child, so I beat up the parents who bullied my child..."

...

After Lin Hao and the Devout Buddhist finished their meal, they left the restaurant together amidst envious gazes.

"Buddha’s Son, why don’t I transfer some money to you? If we had sold the divorce registration application tag, we each should have gotten at least thirty thousand, on my end..."

"No money talk, only fate talk. The tag fell into the Milk Tea Master’s bowl, so that’s fate, but the Rich Monk doesn’t want it. However, the Rich Monk does have a favor to ask..."

Saying that, the Devout Buddhist extended both hands, shaking hands with Lin Hao.

"Later, the Rich Monk will have afternoon meditation, borrowing a bit of the Milk Tea Master’s luck."

As they talked, they passed by a lottery shop, and the Devout Buddhist took out a small notebook from his pocket, flipping to the latest page, densely filled with cryptic numbers, interspersed with various lines...

"Look, fate has arrived; the Rich Monk needs to go inside for the afternoon class. Milk Tea Master, you’re free to do as you please."

With that, the Devout Buddhist freely entered the lottery shop, sat down on a chair, looked up at the board displaying results, and began taking notes in his little notebook...

[In the Cultivation Realm, conflicts abound; one’s heart occasionally finds leisure and seldom readily relaxes]

[Lin Hao and his friend experienced worldly life at the Mortal Restaurant; immediately afterward, the friend resumed cultivation]

[This sense of urgency in cultivation made Lin Hao realize that without achieving immortality, one ultimately becomes a withered bone]

[Seeing the friend’s diligent cultivation, Lin Hao should follow suit]

[Becoming an immortal founder is not mere folly]

[...]

For the log reminding him to hasten his cultivation, Lin Hao reached into his Storage Bag and pulled out a Mid-grade Spirit Stone, handing it to Wangcai.

Crunch crunch...

The magical power within smoothly circulated in a Grand Cycle.

With nothing scheduled for the afternoon and no one inviting him, Lin Hao decided to return to the hotel and study the Emotion Severing and Desire Enhancing Order he had just received.

Let’s see what purpose this object, specifically named but not explained in the log, actually serves.