The moment Zongcai Dianxia uttered those words, Su Shu silently turned her head away.
Her experience with getting tipped for flatbreads last time had given her a new strategy for making money—
She knew how to cook, sure, but there were plenty of people who could cook far better than she could. To maintain their sense of novelty toward her…
Su Shu knew that human nature, aside from hypocritical enjoyment in the end, also involved worshipping the strong—
Su Shu didn’t want to rely on starting drama to get famous through negative publicity, so she could only rely on sheer capability.
Su Shu: My capability is rock solid.
So, when she was getting ready to act, she had turned on her livestream room.
Consequently, both her impressive maneuver of live-capturing the roe deer spirit and the conversation among the three girls had already been seen and heard by the crowd surging into the stream.
Taking into account that Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu and the others were not public figures, Su Shu had carefully avoided showing their faces on camera.
—Of course, in the small forest in the mist, the pitch-black fog filling the air would have made it impossible for the audience to see clearly anyway.
Even so, the onlookers sat side by side beneath the lemon tree, sour with envy—
—Holy shit shit shit, what kind of god-tier luck is this?! They actually get to eat silly roe deer made by Huashuo?!
—Was the stream open these past few days? Were the lucky players drawn already?
—Talking as if you’re on the same server; even if you were drawn, could you go?
—…Oh right, can’t go.
—But I can go QAQ
—Wait, didn’t you say it was spicy chicken last time?! How did it turn into roasted roe deer this time?!
—Having something to eat is already great, user above, you still dare to order food?!
—Decapitation warning!
—What’s wrong with ordering food? Didn’t someone just order a specific part?!
—Between roe deer and wild pheasant, which do you think is rarer?
—Being able to eat it is the rarest!
—…Makes total sense!
Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu and the others were completely unaware that they had become the target of everyone’s envy, woodenly following Huashuo to the spot where they had previously cleared out the monsters.
In the area free of normal mobs, the fog had thinned considerably. Though everything remained hazy, the surroundings were now clearly visible.
Su Shu pulled a pile of firewood and charcoal out from her backpack.
The three: “…”
They had a bold thought—
Zongcai Dianxia had already ordered food once anyway, so now she had no reservations whatsoever: “Big Boss, you prepared so thoroughly. You couldn’t have planned from the start to…”
Su Shu then pulled a large pot and small bowls out from her bag, admitting as she arranged the tableware: “Yeah, I was coming for this silly roe deer right from the start.”
Su Shu raised her head, her gaze indescribably gloomy: “Before your party leader approached me, I was already planning to come in alone.”
—Hahahahaha, am I the only one who saw the deep resentment in Huashuo’s heart?
—Tsk! A big boss is indeed a big boss! Her stomach is totally different from ours! She can eat this much!
—No, wait, does she really think she can eat an entire roe deer by herself?
—I don’t think so.
—Huashuo: Blehh.
—…
—User above, you’re dead.
The three: “…”
Sorry, we apologize for bothering you.
Though Su Shu said that, she wasn’t hesitant at all when bossing the three around.
Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu happened to be a Water-element mage, so Su Shu finally didn’t need to melt ice into water herself.
With a plentiful source of water, she swiftly bled the roe deer, tossed it into a large basin, and scrubbed it clean with hot water.
Watching her prep the ingredients so cleanly and efficiently, Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu wanted to step up and help—
Su Shu hurriedly waved her hand: “I have the livestream on. If you come over, your face will be in the frame.”
Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu froze, then stopped melting water altogether. She sprang back, grabbing Wuyou and Zongcai Dianxia—who were currently cleaning scallions, ginger, and garlic, and starting the fire—and dragged them over—
Three faces shoved straight toward Su Shu’s camera lens in unison!
The three faces were so huge that a single screen couldn’t fit them all.
Onlooking stream audience: …
—Fuck!
—Suddenly shoved into our faces!
—What are these three doing?!
The three couldn’t see the bullet chat in the stream room, nor could they see where Su Shu’s stream screen actually was, BUT!
That didn’t stop them from turning their faces around 360 degrees in all directions—
After turning twice, they finally pulled their faces back, thoroughly satisfied.
Su Shu: “…”
She unhesitatingly asked: “What are you guys doing?”
Wuyou was about to speak when Zongcai Dianxia cut in: “Getting to eat with a big boss is such a face-gaining moment, how could we not show our faces?!”
Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu added: “At a time like this, we definitely have to stand in the center position so everyone envies us~~~”
Su Shu: “…”
Sorry, she admitted defeat; she simply couldn’t understand the mindset of young people in the interstellar era.
With a expressionless face, she tapped the rim of the basin lightly: “Done showing off?”
The three were about to shake their heads—
Su Shu continued: “Do you still want to eat or not?”
The three nodded frantically and immediately buried their heads back in work—
Everything was for the food!
Su Shu quickly finished dressing the roe deer.
Wuyou brought over the cleaned scallions, ginger, and garlic, while Zongcai Dianxia specially pulled two lemons out of her backpack—
“Big Boss, Big Boss, squeeze the lemons, lemons!”
Onlooking stream audience: “…”
We suspect you’re mocking us, and we have screen recordings as evidence.
Su Shu glanced over, snapped the lemons directly in half, and squeezed the lemon juice onto the cleaned and marinated roe deer.
Then she washed her hands, mixed a bit of water into the roe deer blood she had collected earlier, stirred it with salt, and set it aside to settle.
Then Su Shu headed forward toward the area shrouded in thick fog.
The three: ???
Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu said: “Big Boss, where are you going?”
You don’t want the food anymore?!
Su Shu turned her head: “Marinating will take a while. Let’s go ahead and clear the dungeon first.”
The three: …
Oh right.
The big boss indeed thought further ahead than they did.
They weren’t worried about the items disappearing—
In Meng Hui Jianghu, items placed on the ground after being retrieved from a player’s inventory defaulted to player property. Unless the “Discard” option was explicitly selected, placing them on the ground defaulted to a “Placed” state, which lasted until the player logged off or the dungeon instance dissolved before the system deemed them discarded.
Of course, if one “placed” too many items and repeatedly littered, ruining the game environment, they would end up sitting in jail forever, just like the previous time someone set the mountain on fire -.-
The three scurried behind Su Shu, waiting for her to lead the way.
Su Shu: “…”
Su Shu pointed at them: “You guys are high-level characters.”
Then she pointed at herself: “I’m a lowbie.”
The three nodded vigorously.
Su Shu instructed patiently: “So we should…?”
The three said in unison: “We listen to the Big Boss!”
Su Shu: “…”
Listen to my foot.
However, even if her head was chopped off, her handsome cool demeanor while streaming couldn’t crumble.
Su Shu pulled her weapon out from her bag, turned around, and marched forward.
The stream audience burst into laughter—
—Hahahahaha, I swear Huashuo wanted these three girls to carry her for experience points, but these three girls didn’t get the hint at all!
—Hahaha I think so too, where did she find these three comical gems?
—It couldn’t possibly be drawn by a random picker, right?
—She’s way too tragic hahahaha… Though Huashuo’s skills are indeed great, she’s still a lowbie after all hahahaha
—To speak truthfully, if I fought her in close combat, I couldn’t beat her.
—But in an arena match, as long as you keep your distance and stay on guard against her, it’s no problem.
—Yo~ Even a mukbang stream has theoretical experts coming in? If you’re so amazing, why don’t you go!
—Give it a break, would Huashuo even step onto the arena stage with him?
—Huashuo: No.
—Huashuo: When I can’t win in a head-on fight, I usually like to pull off something unexpected.
Onlooking stream audience: …
It felt as though fate had suddenly grabbed them by the throat.
Playing dirty is playing dirty; why phrase it so politely?
—Forget it, forget it, watch the stream, watch the stream!
—If Huashuo can solo the tigress, I’ll tip!
—Huashuo: How much?
—As much as I have.
—Huashuo: Sure thing, dear. Remember to send the money.
Onlooking stream audience: …
Big Boss Huashuo’s money-grabbing trait remains unshakeable.
Su Shu smiled, turning the camera perspective back around.
There were too many bullet chats; looking at them too long was getting a bit dizzying.
They had already cleared two-thirds of this dungeon earlier, leaving only one mini-BOSS roe deer spirit, the main BOSS tigress, and seven or eight bears in the entire instance.
The sneaky roe deer spirit was already skinned and marinating in the pot, as for the remaining bears…
Su Shu touched her stomach, feeling she could go learn how to braise bear paws.
The surroundings were dead quiet. Although Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu and the others deferred to Su Shu, they actually took her low level into consideration, slowly forming a protective circle with her at the center.
A wave of warmth filled Su Shu’s heart.
There were still plenty of good people in the game.
—Roar!
A tiger’s roar echoed!
The ground suddenly trembled, and a gust of wild wind blew away the thick black fog. Eight massive blind bears ambled out from various directions—
Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu and Wuyou moved at the same time!
Monsters here could only be attacked with single-target skills—
They needed to make every second count!
Su Shu moved as well—
Sprinting out of Zongcai Dianxia’s protection range, she dashed straight toward the nearest blind bear!
Zongcai Dianxia’s heart leaped into her throat, and she was about to chase after her!
However, affected by Su Shu dashing past earlier, a second bear swiped its claw straight at Su Shu as she ran!
Zongcai Dianxia was already mentally prepared to screenshot the system announcement of Huashuo being dragged into the small forest by the tigress -.-
Yet Su Shu didn’t panic in the slightest. Sprinting in front of the first bear, she ducked down and twisted her body—
Unable to retract its claw in time, the second bear slapped the first bear right in the face!
Taking advantage of the moment, Su Shu twisted her waist and slipped out from between the two bears.
Zongcai Dianxia watched wide-eyed as the two bears started brawling with each other just like that.
That wasn’t all. Su Shu had unloaded her heaviest pots, pans, and bowls from her backpack; leveraging her high agility and swift speed, she instantly darted in front of two other bears that hadn’t had time to react—
She struck the head of the third blind bear with her umbrella while landing a kick on the fourth bear.
—Riding this momentum, Su Shu dashed rapidly toward the tigress’s location.
Two blind bears chased after Su Shu with heavy, thumping steps.
Su Shu sprinted like the wind, building up aggro as she ran.
Lowering her weapon, Zongcai Dianxia stood there completely dumbfounded: “…”
She had a crazy, bold thought.
Sure enough, a moment later, another tiger roar resounded—
Both bears currently locked in a fight shuddered simultaneously.
Then, Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu and Wuyou, who had just finished off four bears, watched Su Shu running and jumping, even taking the time to turn around and toss a fireball—
The tigress behind Su Shu had gone completely berserk, lunging furiously toward Su Shu with wild roars—
Even as it passed by the other three, it didn’t spare them a second glance.
With the tigress emerging, the surrounding fog had already dispersed.
The three could see with total clarity—
Though the tigress lacked the character “King” on its forehead, someone had literally scorched a singed mark right onto it.
The three: “…”
If they were the tigress, they would try to claw her to death even if it cost them their lives.
With the tigress going wild, dodging wasn’t easy for Su Shu—
The three were about to step up and help.
Dodging left and right, Su Shu called out: “No need to help me, you guys just watch.”
The three paused, actually stopping their hands obediently.
—And even started planning to sneak into the livestream frame.
Calculating the tigress’s landing spot, Su Shu fired three fireballs in rapid succession at the tiger and bears chasing behind her to firmly lock down their aggro—
Then, using a bear already lying flat on the ground as a springboard, she leaped high into the air—
Soaring deftly right over the two bears currently locked in a fierce brawl!
Following her trajectory, the tigress leaped into the air as well!
Twisting her body mid-air, Su Shu delivered a backhand Freeze spell—
The tigress’s head froze solid into ice. Stalling in mid-air, it crashed straight into the two bears with a loud “Clang!”
In a fit of rage, one of the bears swiped its claw back—
With a sharp snap.
The frozen tiger head…
Broke off.
The three present: “…”
Onlooking stream audience: “…”
Su Shu left a message in the stream room: *To that viewer earlier, remember to send the money. Smile.jpg*
—T-This fucking works too?!
—I am genuinely impressed by Huashuo’s maneuvers.
—Does Huashuo have some kind of special obsession with decapitation?
—What’s so special about this? Just taking advantage of game mechanics, #Huashuo picks up another free win!
—Nowadays, playing to one’s strengths and avoiding weaknesses is called “picking up a free win”?
—Why say so much? User above, if you can do it, go up yourself!
—If you go up and succeed, I’ll send you money too!
—User above, are you stupid? Didn’t you see that this tiger and the bears brought over earlier had lost a lot of health already?
—She clearly relied on fancy footwork to make them turn on each other and die!
—Putting everything else aside, who among you can accurately turn around mid-air and cast a spell while leaping?!
—Sobbing! A bet’s a bet, I’ll send the money!
—Waaah, Big Boss Huashuo, please open a maneuver training class! I’ll sign up no matter how much it costs!
—Tourist 30238819 gifted Streamer Huashuo 188 Hearts!
—Tourist Yu Xi gifted Streamer Huashuo 18 Bananas!
—Tourist He Anmu gifted Streamer Huashuo 1314 Roses!
…
With the tigress dead, the remaining blind bears were nothing to fear—
Under Su Shu’s direction, the remaining three quickly sent them to keep the tigress company -.-
Watching the corpses of the eight blind bears vanish into thin air, Shiguang Buyu Qianqiu couldn’t help saying: “I thought the Big Boss would keep the bear paws…”
Her tone was faint, filled with indescribable desolation.
The other two nodded in deep agreement.
Su Shu: “…”
She would have loved to, but she didn’t know how to prepare them yet.
What could she do? She was feeling desperate too!
These were bear paws!! A protected animal species back before she transmigrated! The first result when searching for bear paws on Baidu was a prompt saying “Buying = Killing, say no to illegal trade”!
Forget eating this stuff, she couldn’t even dare to think about it!!
Su Shu touched her aching heart, waving a hand at the three: “Let’s go, time to eat roasted roe deer.”