《Recipe Compendium》
Ugh, a martial arts manual would have been fine too!
Su Yuan held this Skill Book and felt a bit helpless.
Forget it, it's not bad; at least I can eat whatever I want from now on.
"Master."
Just as he was about to learn it, Ling'er popped up.
"Me!"
To be honest, her eerie appearance—dressed in all red with a red veil covering her face—was truly shocking every single time.
Su Yuan finally said what he had been wanting to say: "Hey, Ling'er, why don't you take off that veil?"
Ling'er asked curiously, "Why?"
Su Yuan pointed at her head: "Don't you think it's strange? Who keeps a veil on all the time?"
"Master, I can't," Ling'er said, looking very annoyed. "It's part of me; this is just how I look."
That's just how she looks?
Like this!
Never mind. Su Yuan vaguely remembered that even after he lifted her veil, there was just another veil underneath.
Of course, as an Anomaly, this was quite normal.
"Next time you appear, give me a little mental preparation," Su Yuan said, casually placing the 《Recipe Compendium》 on the table.
"Understood," Ling'er said, feeling very wronged.
Master dislikes me.
Am I very ugly?
She wished she could hide behind her red veil.
A flash of Spiritual Light crossed Su Yuan's mind, and he had an idea: "Do you know how to cook?"
"Yes, Ling'er is very good at cooking!"
"Good, that works."
If others knew that he had the Anomaly they feared working as a chef, what would they think?
"Here."
He handed the 《Recipe Compendium》 to Ling'er.
"What is this?" After all, she couldn't read, so she didn't recognize the characters on the book.
"See if you can learn it."
If she couldn't learn it, he might as well burn it.
It would save her from popping out and scaring people; besides, he only took her as a Ghost Servant to survive.
Su Yuan secretly gripped a Spirit Fire Talisman in his hand.
Ling'er held the 《Recipe Compendium》 and said, "Two characters appeared on it."
That must mean she could learn it.
What she saw must have been:
【Yes】【No】
He put away the Spirit Fire Talisman and said, "Choose the one on the left."
"Oh, okay." After Ling'er made her choice,
the 《Recipe Compendium》 immediately turned into a White Light and drilled into her body.
At the same time, Su Yuan heard a voice.
【Ghost Servant Lan Ling'er has triggered the Peerless Talent bonus while mastering a skill. Life Skill: Culinary Skills, upgraded to max level】
Huh?
So that's what the Talent does.
"Huh?"
Ling'er's expression was a bit strange: "Is this book a recipe? Master, these foods are so strange."
"What's strange about them?"
"They're not quite like what I used to eat."
Ugh, Su Yuan looked at her covered in that red veil and muttered to himself: You're covered by a veil all day, it would be a miracle if you could eat normal things!
"It's fine, just browse through it for now. I'm going to trade for some ingredients."
Su Yuan ignored the confused Ling'er and opened his Survival Handbook to find information on trading ingredients.
A person named Sun Xing had some decent green vegetables and raw pork for trade; the key was that he wanted to exchange them for Supplies with Attributes.
Su Yuan chose to trade with him, but to his surprise, this guy suddenly became incredibly excited.
"Greetings, Great God Su Yuan!"
"Hello."
"Whatever you want to trade, just say the word!"
"The green vegetables and pork you put on the Trading Platform."
"No problem at all! Great God, I'll even give them to you for free!"
"No need," Su Yuan traded over some Bread with Attributes.
After the trade, he eagerly added, "Let's be friends!"
"No."
"Oh, the Great God is truly a Great God, so cold and aloof. If you need anything in the future, come find me again, Great God."
"Oh."
As if I'd come find you again.
After the trade, Su Yuan was speechless. Had these people been scared out of their minds by the Anomalies? They were either chatterboxes or hyper-excited.
"I've prepared some ingredients in the Storage Room. Remember to have dinner ready before dark."
Su Yuan took out a piece of Ham to fill his stomach for now, planning to have a hot, delicious meal when he returned in the evening.
He wasn't worried that Ling'er would mess it up, since she had already learned the 《Recipe Compendium》 Skill Book.
Su Yuan left, leaving behind a confused Ling'er.
Master has such heavy tastes.
How could he like eating these things?
So strange.
She went to the Storage Room and looked around, but only found some green vegetables and meat. She didn't see the ingredients mentioned in the recipe. Forget it, she would just go out and find them later.
Su Yuan went out with Little Coal Ball.
The first thing he had to do was find the Axe he lost yesterday.
To his surprise, the Axe had vanished!
Could there be other Survivors nearby?
Su Yuan circled the park but didn't find any clues.
"Looks like I need to expand my search range."
Su Yuan's gaze fell on the Mist behind the park.
If he remembered correctly, that was where the small woods were last night.
According to Ling'er, there was an Orchard next to the small woods; he could go over there and pick some fruit to take back.
The Countdown displayed on the sun in the sky had over five hours left.
"Little Coal Ball, watch your surroundings. If you find anything, remember to... hey?"
Where was Little Coal Ball?
Su Yuan looked around and spotted it, then walked quickly toward the Supermarket next to the park.
At this moment, Little Coal Ball was lying on the ground, rooting around for something.
After walking closer and seeing clearly, Su Yuan kicked it!
Stupid dog!
Ow!
Little Coal Ball felt like it had flown higher than ever before.
Oh, my dear poop!
When Little Coal Ball returned to Su Yuan's side, Su Yuan warned it:
If he caught it eating poop again, it would no longer be allowed into the Black Room.
For Little Coal Ball, this was a massive threat.
It made up its mind to say goodbye to the delicious poop.
Little Coal Ball followed behind Su Yuan, dejected.
Su Yuan said irritably, "Don't I feed you enough? A dog really can't change its habit of eating poop!"
Woof, woof woof!
Master, this is called instinct!
However, Su Yuan noticed that the feces Little Coal Ball had found earlier were human.
In that case, there really were other Survivors nearby.
After walking about 1 kilometer forward, the small woods from last night appeared.
Next to the small woods was an urban village; the Orchard should be on the other side.
Su Yuan stood far away and looked toward the urban village.
He happened to see a burning stove set up at the entrance of the village.
It seemed there really were other Survivors here.
Su Yuan had no intention of going up to say hello.
"I'm afraid he has already discovered my tracks."
After all, his Black Room was on the open roadside, right next to a Public Toilet.
In these times of scarce Supplies, competition in the same area was intense.
If they met, it would be easy for conflicts to arise over the struggle for Supplies.
Could the Axe have been taken by the Survivor here?
Su Yuan speculated to himself.
And precisely because the other party possessed his reinforced, sharp Axe, he was even less willing to show himself. If the other person was a fierce, battle-hardened lunatic, a few lives wouldn't be enough to survive.
Su Yuan chose to leave and head over to find that Orchard.
Just as he walked away, a burly man carrying a dead crow walked to the village entrance and set it on the stove to roast.
"Hehe, I don't believe anyone else has my luck!"
Zhang Zhiyong turned the crow, his eyes shining.
Once the crow was roasted, he picked up the Axe he had found early that morning and gave it a light swipe, cutting the crow into several pieces.
"Mmm, delicious!"
He chewed on the Wild Game, not forgetting to praise his own good luck: "I found a crow that died from hitting a tree in the woods nearby, found a park after getting lost, and even picked up a Peerless Grade Axe next to the park. Invincible, simply invincible!"
Zhang Zhiyong remembered the Black Room next to the Public Toilet not far from the park; the Survivor there hadn't even found this Axe after all these days.
Tsk tsk, what an unlucky guy.
Zhang Zhiyong didn't make contact with him, mainly because he was afraid of catching his bad luck.
As for luck, Great God Su Yuan was probably stronger in that regard.
"No, no, no, he transmigrated back and has a god's-eye view. Thinking about it, my luck is still better."
Achoo!
Su Yuan sneezed several times in a row.
"Can't catch a cold."
After all, there was no medicine in this World. He tightened his clothes to keep himself warmer.
Then he continued walking toward the Orchard Ling'er had mentioned.
"Little Coal Ball, don't just stand there, keep up. We need to go pick some fruit."
Woof, woof!
Little Coal Ball followed, but after running a few steps, it stopped again.
It turned its head to look toward the urban village.
It seemed like there was the smell of Roasted Meat.
Was it just his imagination?
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