Alexandria symbolizes the pinnacle of alchemy in the "Six Romes" and is also a city of scholars. The whole city was to be governed by a council of wise men in the Palace of the Muses, and high walls would surround it.
The Library of Alexandria was the heart of the city, a huge temple-like building that had been hollowed out. The huge ivory-white columns are still the exterior facade of the library, but a glass curtain wall has been installed on the inside. Bright white internal light shines from every floor of the library, as well as from the huge glass ceiling.
Like a giant greenhouse, the library is open day and night, whether it's Alexandria during the day or Alexandria at night. There are also students here day and night.
Ice cream is spread in the square in front of the library. Students make the best money, no matter where they are. Students in twos and threes were walking in the square carrying ice cream and burritos, and some were queuing up.
The vendor shook the ice bucket vigorously, and the copper bell on the ice bucket swayed with the cool night breeze. When Shangluo and his group walked to the ice cream stand, there were still three students left in line.
As if to distinguish themselves from other "NPCs" in the city, the students here are all wearing pajamas and pajama pants, and cute and classic conical nightcaps with stars painted on them. Some are full of stars, some have one star and two stars, and there are ones ranging from 6 to 16 years old. Alexander's night was spotless, and none of them wore shoes, but stood here barefoot.
The wind blew the unfamiliar scent to the front, and standing at the end of the line was a little girl. Wearing blue pajamas and a nightcap with two little stars on it. A few strands of short curly hair peeked out from the stuffed nightcap, which was quite voluptuous for a young age.
She and Shangluo looked at each other.
"You must queue up." She said in fluent Chinese.
"Huh? Oh, I will definitely line up."
"I mean, this is your first time here, right? You must stick to the line! You have to line up to get the delicious ice cream roll."
Titus on the side explained: "This store actually sells three types of ice cream. Sorbet ice cream, bossa ice cream, and rolled ice cream. Sherbet is made by soaking ice cream balls in juice and then sealing them with cream; bossa ice cream Cream and maltose are mixed together and pounded with a large mallet to make a cone-shaped ice cream with a bouncy texture; sorbet and bossa don't need to wait, just take them out of the freezer."
He pointed to the rotating ice bucket of "Dingling Bell": "If you want to eat the most unique rolled ice cream, you have to queue up. Depending on the flavor you want, the flavored ice cream puree will be poured into it. Swirl it around on the ice bucket and shovel it off and it will turn into a thick roll, on which you can add yogurt, jam and chopped nuts.”
"Ah, then I'll eat it." Shangluo fell into difficulty in choosing.
he turned back to the other three. If you have to wait, it is better for everyone to wait together.
"I don't care." Han Xingzhi rolled his eyes, "I'm a little thirsty. Let's get something with juice."
"I want to eat elastic ones!" Wen Yuan replied, "I haven't eaten elastic ice cream yet."
"What about you?" Shangluo asked Lu Liang, who was standing behind.
"No matter how much you eat, won't you get fat?"
"It should be so. I'm in the process of fasting now, so I can eat it too. I guess it's something from the night. Maybe the food from the night is stored in another stomach."
"It's really wonderful! Do you know that I try to avoid eating it every day?"
"Well, I can see that. The last time I went to your house for dinner, your stew tasted good, but the whole table was full of stews in various senses, and only one was stewed eggplant."
"Because my dad told me to eat more meat. Eating more meat will keep me healthy. He said that everyone who knows how to eat eats this way."
"There is a saying, people who know how to eat really eat like this." He always eats until he is full at Zhu Xianfen. Even Dao Ancestor did not interfere with Zhu Xianfen's diet. I think eating like this is good for cultivating immortality, at least there is no harm.
"So give me some fruit! Something vegetarian. I want some normal juice."
"Is that Xue Pai? Well, let me think about it."
Since no one else was going to wait, he wouldn't wait either. Listen to the description. Bossa seems to be snow top juice, and if you stir it up a little bit, it might have the texture of a milkshake. As for milkshakes, he has had them before.
But this ice cream beaten with maltose is very unique. As expected of a famous cold drink shop in Damascus in the 3rd century, this snack is very creative.
"Then it's decided, I'm going to have bossa cones."
"Ahhhh!" The little girl at the front of the team stood up, "I'm so angry! I told you that the cone ice cream is the best. Ahhh! Why don't you eat it! I'm so angry!"
The failure to convince Shangluo seemed to have caused a huge blow to her young mind.
Shangluo bent down and said to her: "But eldest brother, I am a little busy today. Have you seen our clothes? We are not locals from Alexandria. We are very busy. So, little sister, look at"
"I'll treat you to it!" She held up a silver drachma coin, "I'll give you my seat! Mine will be ready soon, strawberry flavor and blueberry flavor. Because you are a guest, you must try it. Try the ice cream cone!”
Shangluo came out with a small paper box. Inside the paper box was a large roll, rolled into a thick cylinder like paper. The red and blue ice creams are intertwined with each other, and they have a unique flavor when eaten separately or together.
"Well, it tastes really good~" It was so delicious that my jaw wrinkled. The first bite is full of milky flavor, and the texture is surprisingly good. It's dense yet tough, and after melting, the cream flows down the tip of your tongue. This is a real taste that flows from history. It is the best flavor selected by the Roman guards over thousands of years of history, and finally presented in this small ice cream stand.
The stall owner took the silver coins with his free hand, washed them in clean water, and then started to make the next one. An eternal smile hung on his face. It was this happy smile that allowed him to be photographed and preserved as a classic.
"Eh~~" Lu Liang looked at him with contempt, "Trick the child into eating ice cream."
"She wants to treat me to food. I don't know why, but I always attract others to feed me."
"That's right." Wen Yuan nodded, "Some special physiques always attract something. For example, I always attract bullets. I was also worried about whether I would eat ice cubes when eating this ice cream. Is that possible? ?”
he asked Titus next to him.
"I heard about it from your master. But here you can rest assured that the ice cream stand is just a historical silhouette, so the ice cream produced will be of the same quality no matter how many years have passed. Well, unless something goes wrong with the stand."
"Will this also cause problems?" Shangluo asked.
"Just like a vending machine, the silhouettes will occasionally malfunction. Some students always like to talk to them and break many silhouettes. The following arrangement is."
Suddenly, a Roman horn sounded from the direction of the Alexandria Lighthouse.
"You guys are lucky." He glanced at Wen Yuan, who didn't notice and was still eating popsicles.
"Then next time, let's go watch Caesar's triumphal ceremony. Caesar is almost here."
(End of chapter)
