Stelle was still thinking, but then she heard a "Ha~" sound.
Some adults make that kind of sound after drinking alcohol. Although she didn't know why, by now she had already treated that "Ha~" as some kind of soul-like reaction.
Stelle turned to look and discovered that Mr. Yang and March had already taken a sip.
Mr. Yang's expression was normal. He gently closed his eyes, as if carefully savoring it.
As for March, her beautiful eyes were wide open, her mouth tightly shut, and her cheeks slightly red... she looked amazed. So just how delicious was this Milk Soda to make March show such an expression?
However, rather than guessing wildly in her mind, it would be better to...
"Mr. Yang, March, how does it taste? Is it good?" Stelle asked.
Mr. Yang pondered for a moment and slowly said, "This thing has a unique taste, yet it also gives a sense of nostalgia..."
'It reminds me of when I first boarded the Express and tasted Himeko's coffee, accidentally "scalding" my esophagus.'
March looked at Mr. Yang, then looked at Stelle, who hadn't drunk the Milk Soda yet. She began nodding crazily and gave a thumbs-up as she said, "Mr. Yang is right. Hurry and drink it, it's really delicious!"
After saying that, March reached out to grab another drink. "Let me try this one. There are so many drinks on the Xianzhou, I have to try them all!"
The little gray-haired girl scratched her head. Since Mr. Yang and March both said so... she didn't doubt them and directly opened the Milk Soda in front of her, tilted her head back, and drank a big mouthful.
It was quite a large and rich gulp.
The five little ones from the Luofu sitting across from her could clearly hear the staggered swallowing sounds Stelle made as she gulped it down.
"Eek...!" Huohuo and Bailu's voices trembled a little as they looked at Stelle with terrified eyes, as if they had seen a ghost.
Even Yanqing showed an expression of admiration at this moment.
Martial skills aside, in this matter he was willing to fall behind others.
Qingque also moved closer to Nero. With a gaze mixed with shock, admiration, and appreciation, she looked at the three members of the Express crew and whispered, "These three friends of yours are really not ordinary!"
Nero nodded. Even he looked at Stelle with somewhat stunned eyes.
Although Milk Soda is something some people love and some people hate, judging from Stelle's expression that went from relaxed to tense, then from tense to twisted, Nero didn't think Stelle was someone who could handle this drink.
'This kid is really amazing!'
As for Mr. Yang and March sitting beside Stelle, they looked at Stelle as if she were some astonishing being.
However, Stelle didn't have time to notice other people's reactions right now. Her mouth had already completely memorized the taste of Milk Soda. Her taste buds carefully felt it and sent the flavor to her brain.
She racked her brain, trying to find a way to make herself forget this suffering.
After opening the bottle, she drank too quickly and forgot to smell it first. At this moment, that complicated and layered smell, the kind that refreshes the mind for a moment and then immediately makes your head dizzy, was continuously drilling into her nose.
It wasn't strong, but it was extremely rich.
The liquid entering her mouth didn't have the sticky texture she imagined, but it also couldn't be called smooth.
Was this taste sour?
Or sweet?
Or bitter and stinky?
It was rancid.
After swallowing that mouthful, Stelle gently placed the bottle in her hand back onto the table.
Two lines of tears flowed uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.
This taste was simply too terrifying for her.
Without a doubt, she had just experienced a collapse of her sense of taste.
'March and Mr. Yang's reactions earlier were actually meant to trick me!'
'And Nero...'
'When he said he would treat me to this drink, his real purpose was...'
Stelle looked at Nero, but before she could say anything, a bottle was already pushed to her mouth.
The white-haired boy looked at her with sympathetic eyes, as if he truly understood her pain, and said gently, "Drink some Floating Goat Milk to suppress it."
Stelle swallowed a mouthful of milk, and instantly felt as if she had been revived with full health. All the negative effects were cleared.
After that, Nero wiped the tears from Stelle's face and said, "Exactly the same reaction as me! The taste of this Milk Soda really makes people cry!"
Feeling Nero's concern, Stelle thought to herself, "That's right. Nero would never intentionally try to make me embarrass myself. It's just because Milk Soda is a specialty drink of the Xianzhou, so he recommended it for me to try."
Stelle easily convinced herself of this. At the same time, she heard Qingque say, "Yeah. The first time Nero drank this stuff, he cried too. And it was a full-on meltdown."
"I had to comfort him for a long time before he calmed down. Milk Soda is one of those things where people who love it really love it, and people who can't handle it can't even take a single sip."
"But people like you and Nero who cry immediately from how bad it tastes aren't that common."
"What's wrong with crying my eyes out!" Nero gritted his teeth and said. "Isn't it normal to cry when you eat something that tastes bad? Have you decided where to start the investigation?"
Hearing this, the smile on Qingque's face slowly faded, and then she let out a long sigh.
"We can only investigate step by step. It would be great if there were a shortcut... traces of these strange phenomena have appeared in all kinds of departments and regions on the Xianzhou."
"Just starting from that information alone doesn't help us distinguish anything. Let's first find a few victims and ask them."
After the small incident with the Milk Soda ended, the eight people looked through the materials they got from Jing Yuan, then randomly chose one household that had experienced the strange event and began working.
It didn't take much time to find this family. After Nero knocked on the door, a woman who looked quite young and beautiful opened it.
The son of this family disappeared two days ago. His name was Watson, so for convenience they referred to this woman as Madam Hua and her husband as Mr. Hua.
Hearing the knock, Madam Hua came to open the door and was stunned when she saw eight young people standing outside her house.
But after carefully recognizing the clothing of this group, some joy appeared on her face.
Three unfamiliar ones, five familiar ones.
Wasn't that white-haired kid the one who had recently become very popular on the Xianzhou, the one the children called "big brother"?
And that small one wasn't the Dragon Lady of Medicine from the Alchemy Commission?
Judging from this, Madam Hua quickly understood something.
The group in front of her should have been sent by the general. Different from ordinary Cloud Knights, they were probably specially sent to investigate her son's disappearance.
Madam Hua had also heard recently that these strange incidents were becoming quite serious.
Realizing this, Madam Hua slightly stepped aside and invited the eight of them inside.
Looking at the five children who entered first, Madam Hua felt her confidence increase greatly.
Maybe it was because of the stories of the Cloud Quintet, or because Nero and the others had such strong spirit and presence that they didn't seem like ordinary people.
Madam Hua was certain that the people who came today were definitely elites among elites.
With people like this handling the matter, her heart naturally felt much more at ease.
Maybe these five children were specially trained by the general. Perhaps in the future they could become the new Five Heroes.
Even if not the Cloud Quintet, becoming the Luofu Five Heroes should be no problem, right?
Inside the house, Mr. Hua was also there. But Nero was not someone who bothered with politeness and directly got straight to the point, "Tell us how your son disappeared."