Chapter 497 Send it to the wormhole for me
If Aisina had been born on Earth, she would definitely be a qualified food blogger. Under her passionate and vivid introductions, even the most terrifying-looking creatures seemed to become rare culinary ingredients.
In the end, apart from those ready-made dishes, Fang Jueyu also purchased dozens of alien creatures, large quantities of unknown vegetables, and some fine wines that could only be enjoyed in cosmic civilizations.
"That'll be all!" Even if Fang Jueyu ate alone, these would probably last him decades.
"Alright, sir," Aisina calculated the price, "sir, you've spent a total of 473.2 billion Cosmic Coins. After payment, we will process your order immediately and deliver it within two days."
"Damn, so much? Those dishes looked pretty cheap just now, why are these ingredients so expensive?"
"Host, are you dumb? Can you make a dish using an entire creature? Buying them whole, of course the prices are outrageous!"
"Well, it's just over four billion." Fang Jueyu didn't bat an eye as he swiped his card. He glanced at the balance in the account, which seemed to have grown significantly since the last time he used it. Having a continually profitable cosmic-level enterprise was truly advantageous.
"Thank you for your patronage," Aisina immediately flashed a charming smile as the payment was received. This big order would earn her a handsome commission.
Under normal circumstances, her monthly business volume would only be one or two billion Cosmic Coins at most. This single order had boosted it by an unknown multiple. This order alone was enough to keep her financially secure for life, and even opened up chances to explore the most extravagant martial arts!
"Sir, could you please provide a delivery address?"
"Uh..." Fang Jueyu suddenly wore an awkward smile, "well, the place I'm currently at is a bit special, not sure if you can deliver there."
"Hehehe, sir, rest assured, our company has plenty of fourth-level ships, capable of delivering to almost any region."
"I'm currently traveling longue distance through the Light Universe within a wormhole, can you deliver to me in the wormhole?" Fang Jueyu asked.
"What? In the wormhole?" At that moment, Aisina felt like cursing.
In the entire history of Chumbley Company, they've delivered takeout to countless customers, but never had they heard of delivering into a wormhole.
Indeed, theoretically, it was doable since the wormhole also had cosmic coordinates, and by locking onto the coordinates, they could enter the same wormhole to find him.
But this was an idealized process, requiring the same speed and relative stillness between the two; in the fast-flowing Light Universe, even a difference of 1 meter per second could mean missing each other, making it exceedingly difficult.
Moreover, the energy consumption in this process incurred far higher costs than any other method, even unimaginably so.
"Here's the thing, Ms. Aisina, I'm heading to another part of the universe. Due to several light-years of distance, I need to travel almost four months in the Light Universe within a wormhole, and my spaceship only has simple food supplies; I'm almost famished."
"How's that possible! It's impossible to connect with the outside world from the Light Universe." Aisina exclaimed, as no communication signal can penetrate the barrier of the Light Universe.
"I placed the order through the Space-Time Store."
"Space-Time Store?!" Aisina suddenly found it hard to accept. She initially thought it was an ordinary online order, but it turned out to be a Space-Time Store order; no wonder this customer was so financially formidable.
"So you're in the Light Space of a wormhole, craving some good food, and placed an order through the Space-Time Store, hoping we deliver to the Light Space?"
"Yes, exactly." Feeling a bit embarrassed, Fang Jueyu admitted it outright.
"Dear me!" Aisina slapped her forehead. Isn't it just three months? Why can't he endure it? Why must he satisfy his cravings in such an unprecedented way?
She really couldn't understand the lives of the wealthy.
"Sir, we've never done such a delivery before. Please give me five minutes to consult with higher-ups to see if we can do it."
"Of course, take your time," Fang Jueyu could wait five minutes. In his mind, Aisina's introduction replayed and his saliva started to drip again.
Now he truly believed it: not getting to eat delicious food could indeed drive a person insane.
Soon, Aisina finished consulting with her superiors, "Sir, due to the large amount of your order, we are willing to make this delivery for you, but you'll have to bear all incurred costs during the delivery. Can you accept that?"
Within the range covered by higher civilizations, there were actually large transfer stations that were stable and fast, capable of delivering to most of the nearby Wensel Civilization and its surrounding smaller civilizations within three cosmic days.
Thus, the delivery fees were low, as it was considered public transportation within higher civilizations.
However, Fang Jueyu's situation was quite different. His current location didn't belong to any cosmic civilization. A delivery there would require direct time-space travel, with the delivery cost rising exponentially.
In fact, even though Fang Jueyu bought all that food, its total value might not exceed the cost of this delivery, such expenses could only really be borne by those who weren't short on money.
"Of course, I can accept that." Fang Jueyu nodded without hesitation. Buying a typical fourth-level civilization starship cost only several trillion Cosmic Coins; could the delivery fee exceed the price of a starship?
"Please tell me your coordinates."
Fang Jueyu immediately provided Aisina with the coordinates representing his current location and his destination, "We're currently traveling at 900 times the speed of light."
"900 times the speed of light?" Hearing this, Aisina knew Fang Jueyu's ship must be private. Among accessible private ships throughout the universe, those exceeding 800 times light speed were already top-tier super ships, indicating Fang Jueyu's substantial power.
But considering his ninth-level Cosmic Bank status, these were just trifles.
"Sir, our ships probably can't match your speed," Aisina smiled wryly. Although their company was large, part of a fourth-level civilization, they were but a Star Domain Level company. Their standard delivery ships could only reach 500 times the speed of light.
Even if they entered the same wormhole space, under such conditions, they could never keep the ships relatively stationary for a delivery handover.
"How about this, I'll signal from within the passage at the time. I'll adjust my speed to 500 times light speed so that your delivery person can follow the signal to rendezvous with me."
That indeed seemed like a feasible method.
"Very well, sir. Based on our calculations, we should reach your passing coordinates in five days. Please make contact with our delivery person at that time."
"Alright, thank you very much." Fang Jueyu ended the communication with the Space-Time Store, his mind filled with gourmet foods from cosmic civilizations.
Little Yi was utterly speechless at Fang Jueyu's slick maneuvers, "You, my friend, are truly a talent!"