They ate lunch early. Following Yabemia's request, Mai Ge made her two Rou Jia Mo. He and Amy each had a serving of Yang Zhou Fried Rice and a Rou Jia Mo.
"Sister Mia, you have to try it! Rou Jia Mo is really delicious!" Amy said, eating her fried rice and looking at Yabemia holding a Rou Jia Mo in both hands.
"Mmm." Yabemia nodded, her eyes shining as she looked at the Rou Jia Mo in her hands. Serving so many customers that morning, watching them enjoy their food with such delight, she had secretly swallowed countless times. After a busy morning, finally getting her own Rou Jia Mo, she held it with anticipation and solemnity, taking a bite.
"This taste!" Yabemia couldn't help but exclaim!
Two layers of soft and sweet Bai Ji Mo sandwich tender braised pork. With one bite, delicious meat juices overflow, and the whole thing is full of tender braised pork. Every taste bud on the tip of the tongue cheers and leaps with joy. Compared to the mild flavor of Yang Zhou Fried Rice, this taste is more stimulating, making her close her eyes involuntarily. After swallowing, the taste of braised pork still lingers on her lips and teeth.
After swallowing, the wonderful taste seemed to suddenly become somewhat violent, turning into a hot current that surged through her body, causing her blood to boil and her face to turn red instantly. It was as if something wanted to burst out of her body, so she suddenly stood up, pressing down on the table, and let out a long dragon roar.
Suddenly, a dragon's tail covered in golden scales sprang out from beneath her skirt, knocking over the chair behind her.
Mai Ge and Amy looked up simultaneously, swallowed the rice in their mouths, their expressions of surprise perfectly synchronized.
"Is this a regression?" Mai Ge raised an eyebrow, his gaze quickly landing on the dragon tail that Yabemia was peeking out from under her skirt.
The tiny golden scales, about the size of a little finger, were densely packed, shimmering like pure gold, and shifted nervously from side to side. If it was to fully transform into a dragon, it might be a golden dragon.
"Wow, it's a dragon tail!" Amy exclaimed softly, looking at Yabemia.
The Ugly Duckling also peeked out, and surprisingly, it wasn't afraid at all. Instead, it bared its teeth, as if it had seen an opponent, and stretched out its little claws.
"It should be alright, right?" Mai Ge frowned. If the regression led to dragonhood, it should be a good thing for Yabemia, after all, dragons were the pinnacle of existence on the Nolan Continent, born powerful.
Yabemia stopped her dragon roar, slowly opening her eyes. The golden light in her golden eye gradually faded, her cheeks were flushed, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, as if a giant beast had been trapped within her all along.
At the same time, a warm sensation slowly gathered throughout her body, like a strange energy continuously flowing into her flesh and blood. It was a feeling of fullness she had never experienced before, so comfortable that she couldn't help but let out a soft moan. Then her gaze met that of Amy and Mai Ge, who were holding spoons and looking on with undisguised surprise.
Unexpectedly, in her nervousness, her dragon tail knocked over the chair next to her. She turned around and her eyes fell on the dragon tail peeking out from under her skirt. She exclaimed, "What...what is this?" Her face turned pale, and she was on the verge of tears.
"Mia, don't be nervous. You're a half-dragon. Eating this Rou Jia Mo might have caused a reversion or evolution. This should be a good thing for you." Mai Ge said gently, standing up and supporting Mia's shoulder, looking into her eyes tenderly.
She was only a seventeen years old girl. Her past experiences had left her feeling insecure, and seeing that she suddenly had a dragon tail was something no one could remain calm about.
Looking into Mai Ge's gentle eyes, Yabemia's emotions gradually calmed down. Clutching her collar, her eyes reddening, she said, "But...but I don't want a tail. I don't want them looking at me strangely. Having dragon horns is strange enough, but having a dragon tail too..."
"Why would it be strange? It's actually very cute." Mai Ge smiled and shook his head, looking at her encouragingly.
"Yes, yes, what a cute dragon tail! If Sister Mia became a giant dragon, then you could take Little Amy and the Ugly Duckling to the sky, right?" Amy nodded earnestly.
"But I just want to be a normal person, to continue working at the restaurant. But now..." Yabemia's expression was conflicted. The hand on her shoulder felt warm, and Mai Ge and Amy's encouraging gazes comforted her, but looking at the golden dragon tail behind her, her face was filled with helplessness and worry.
Mai Ge looked at Yabemia and suddenly felt a pang of pity. If most people knew they might become powerful dragons, their first thought would be excitement.
That awe-inspiring power, and the opportunity to get revenge for all the grievances she had suffered in the past, were now laid out in front her.
However, her first thought was that having this extra tail would cause her to lose her job at the restaurant. She didn't seem to resent the exploitative and shameless boss, nor did she want to retaliate against those who had bullied her. She just wanted to live a peaceful life.
"Don't worry, even with this tail, you're still the restaurant's only employee." Mai Ge shook his head and said earnestly.
"Boss Mai." Yabemia looked up at Mai Ge, her eyes instantly reddening.
"And perhaps you can concentrate and try to retract the tail." Mai Ge said with a smile, removing his hand from her shoulder. Yabemia wasn't the only one who underwent a mutation after eating the Rou Jia Mo; Amy and Sargeras both received benefits, and the system had promised no adverse reactions, so this mutation might be controllable.
"Retract it?" Yabemia's eyes lit up. She slowly closed her eyes, clenching her fists tightly. After a moment, a golden light flashed across her body, and the dragon tail that had peeked out from under her skirt vanished instantly.
"Huh, the dragon tail is gone." Amy exclaimed, looking down in surprise.
"It really works!" Yabemia's eyes snapped open, and she spun around in delight, her skirt billowing slightly. The extra dragon tail was gone. Looking at Mai Ge excitedly, she said, "Boss Mai, I really can control it to disappear!"
"That's good. Besides that, are there any other changes to your body?" Mai Ge breathed a sigh of relief. The system was indeed quite reliable. He then asked with some curiosity.
"I feel like I have endless power inside me. I could work all day without getting tired." Yabemia exclaimed, clenching her fist to feel the changes in her body.
"That's a good thing." Mai Ge nodded with a smile, glancing at the Rou Jia Mo that had only been taken one bite on the table. He hesitated for a moment before asking, "So, are you going to eat this Rou Jia Mo?"