"Ah, so many delicious foods. Let me see, which one should I eat first?"
Yun Fan rubbed his hands together, his gaze sweeping back and forth across the array of Xianzhou delicacies before him, ultimately locking onto a white, tender, and soft sweet treat.
"Mm, let's start with this lotus root cake. It's soft, glutinous, and sweet—perfect as an appetizer."
He picked up the snow-white lotus root cake from the plate and brought it to his mouth, taking a gentle bite.
In an instant, the sweet and soft texture stimulated the youth's tongue, prompting his glands to secrete a large amount of saliva.
Watching Yun Fan enjoy the lotus root cake in his hand, our Miss Robin silently lowered her head and glanced at the food on her own plate.
Ham, fried egg, buckwheat bread, a few slices of tomato, and a glass of warm milk…
Then looking at the colorful, even gourmet feast of Xianzhou delicacies spread out in front of Yun Fan, this little bird suddenly felt that the lunch on her plate no longer smelled appetizing.
That's right, this was Robin's lunch. By ordinary standards, lunch—as the most important meal of the three daily meals—should not consist of merely bread and ham for nutritional needs.
However, as a celebrity, and a famous one across the galaxy at that, Robin was extremely strict about maintaining her figure. To keep her shape, aside from necessary exercise, dietary restrictions were the top priority.
Poor Miss Robin had not enjoyed a proper meal for who knows how long in order to maintain her graceful figure. Girls generally love sweets, but for Robin, they were completely untouchable caloric bombs.
Gulp——!
Watching Yun Fan eating so happily, Robin could not help swallowing her saliva, a trace of longing appearing in her eyes—the longing for food, for delicious cuisine.
"Hmm? Want some?"
Seeing the girl's face full of desire, Yun Fan very generously picked up a piece of lotus root cake and, as if coaxing a little girl, temptingly held it out in front of Robin.
"I… I'll pass. These are enough for me…"
Staring fixedly at the snow-white, tender, and soft lotus root cake, Robin swallowed hard again, even greater longing visible in her gem-like eyes.
Even so, the girl forcibly suppressed the throbbing in her heart and pushed down this desire.
'No, I can't keep looking. I need to distract myself…'
Robin felt anxious inside. She repeatedly warned herself not to stare at the lotus root cake any longer, afraid that if she was not careful, she would swallow the caloric bomb in front of her whole, something she would deeply regret.
Thinking of this, Robin's gaze swept across the delicacies on the table and finally landed on a bottle of seemingly ordinary clear spring water.
"I'll just drink this!"
With that, before Yun Fan could react, the girl quickly grabbed the Scale Abyss Ice Spring from the table and, under the youth's shocked gaze, gulped down half the bottle in several swallows.
"Wow! What kind of water is this? I only drank a few mouthfuls, but I feel like all my fatigue has disappeared! It's amazing!"
The moment she drank the Scale Abyss Ice Spring, Robin immediately felt a refreshing coolness in her mind, as if all past exhaustion had been washed away.
The clear spring water flowed into the girl's heart like a gentle stream, sweeping away all weariness.
She had never encountered such magical water before.
Watching Robin's excited appearance, our Mr. Yun Fan remained silent for a moment before speaking in a slightly complicated tone.
"Scale Abyss Ice Spring…"
"Hmm?"
"This is Scale Abyss Ice Spring."
Yun Fan honestly told Robin the name of the spring water. This 'Scale Abyss Ice Spring' produced in the Scalegorge Waterscape of the Xianzhou Luofu could truly be called a bizarre item.
It was clearly just spring water, and its taste was not much different from ordinary natural spring water—at most, it had a better mouthfeel and made people feel physically and mentally refreshed. Beyond that, it had no other notable features.
Yet believe it or not, although it was spring water, its calorie content was in no way inferior to high-calorie milk teas like Star Taro Boba or Immortal Happy Tea. In fact, the calories in Scale Abyss Ice Spring were even higher. It was simply outrageous!
"Scale Abyss Ice Spring? This is the first time I've heard this name. Let me check… Huh? Ah Fan, why are you looking at me like that?"
Robin took out her phone from her pocket, intending to search for information about Scale Abyss Ice Spring. However, at that moment, she suddenly felt a strange gaze on her.
Looking up, the source of that gaze was none other than our Mr. Yun Fan, and the emotion contained in that gaze was… pity?
The girl was puzzled. She did not understand why Yun Fan would look at her with such pity.
"No… it's nothing."
Yun Fan did not choose to answer Robin's question. He simply shook his head and silently glossed over the matter.
"Really?"
Robin felt something was off, but since Yun Fan did not want to answer, the girl had no intention of pressing him.
"Scale Abyss Ice Spring… Found it!"
The internet in the Honkai: Star Rail world was extremely advanced. Compared to Blue Planet's painfully slow network that buffered even for short videos, Penacony's internet speed was fast enough to be described as rocket-like.
"Scale Abyss Ice Spring, a natural spring water from the Scalegorge Waterscape of the Xianzhou Luofu. It has a clear texture and a soft mouthfeel… Calories, wait!"
When she saw the word "calories," Robin's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly rubbed her eyes and stared at the relevant introduction on her phone, her sapphire-like eyes widening.
After a long while, Robin slumped against the chair like a soulless salted fish, her eyes seemingly losing all highlight in that moment.
"Why… why does a bottle of spring water have calories, and such an exaggerated amount… What exactly is the Xianzhou Alliance producing?"
The girl felt like she was going crazy. She had thought she had picked the lowest-calorie item among all the high-calorie foods, but who would have guessed she had stepped into a massive trap, perfectly avoiding all the correct answers.
According to the caloric value described in the interstellar encyclopedia for Scale Abyss Ice Spring, the half bottle she had just drunk contained a full five thousand kilocalories. This level of calories meant that her half-month of eating plain food and enduring restrictions had all been in vain. Wuuu!
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