Getting lost caused Su Yuan to waste a lot of time; now, only 14 minutes remained until nightfall.
The door to the Black Room had not yet been opened,
when Su Yuan smelled an exotic fragrance he had never encountered before.
The scent drifted into his nose, immediately stirring up the hunger in his belly.
Gulu Gulu.
His stomach growled, urging Su Yuan to hurry up and feast.
Woof woof!
Little Coal Ball was also starving!
Time to eat, time to eat! Charge, charge! Charge, charge, charge, charge!
Su Yuan pushed open the door to the Black Room.
It smelled so good!
This was likely thanks to Ling'er's max-level culinary skills.
At this moment, the entire room was permeated with this special exotic fragrance.
Oh my, Ling'er is so virtuous.
As for her eerie appearance, it suddenly seemed much more harmonious.
"You're back?"
Ling'er stood gracefully before the dining table, welcoming Su Yuan.
Looking at her red veil, Su Yuan thought that if he could lift it to see her face, it would surely be brimming with gentleness.
Of course, he could not see it.
As for Ling'er, she had an expression at this moment—it must have been surprise, as she felt strange about her Master's peculiar habits.
Can Master really eat this?
Seeing him so excited, he must like it.
That's great, I should be able to hang in the corner and watch Master sleep tonight!
"It smells so good!"
Su Yuan rushed toward the table; he just wanted to quickly eat the delicacy that was emitting such an exotic fragrance.
Woof!
Little Coal Ball also pounced over.
However, a hand swiped over and slapped it flying away.
Woof!
Master, you don't keep your word!
Su Yuan was in no state to care about what he had said.
But when he rushed to the front of the dining table, he was dumbfounded.
Ugh!
Ugh!
"What is this?!"
He was stunned; the source of the fragrance turned out to be these ghastly things!
"I made it according to the recipe." Ling'er did not expect Su Yuan to have this reaction.
Was it easy for her?
Daytime was supposed to be when anomalies rested, but she had been busy all day today.
"Is something wrong? I searched the storage room for a long time and couldn't find the ingredients needed for the recipe. I had to take the Paper Figure outside and dig for a long time to get these. I think the taste is quite alright."
Ling'er turned her head and took a deep breath toward the dining table. The exotic fragrance drifted into her body, making her feel very comfortable; her strength seemed to have increased quite a bit.
Digging for a long time.
Ugh!
Looking at the red, green, and yellow, strangely shaped insects in the paper bowls on the table, Su Yuan almost vomited.
He suppressed his nausea, "Ling'er, you said these are the ingredients required by the recipe?"
"Yes, it's what was recorded in the recipe that suddenly appeared in my head today. Master, aren't these the things you like?"
Ugh!
"I," Su Yuan didn't know what to say for a moment. He really hadn't expected that the Recipe Compendium opened from the treasure chest would actually record an insect feast.
He didn't like it, but that didn't mean others didn't,
like Ling'er,
even if Su Yuan couldn't see her face,
he could still feel the longing radiating from her.
A flash of inspiration struck Su Yuan's brain. Could it be that this Recipe Compendium records food for anomalies?
He suppressed his nausea, walked forward, and looked at the food on the plates.
The attributes of the food appeared.
Insect Meal
Food of the Strange
Effect: After consumption, it can increase anomaly experience points and help anomalies advance.
Increase experience points, help advance.
This thing, for an anomaly,
has a huge attraction.
It seems he really took things for granted;
the things opened from treasure chests are not necessarily useful to survivors.
Woof! Woof woof!
Good stuff!
Little Coal Ball rushed over,
looking at the insect feast on the table, drool dripping from the corner of its mouth.
It looked like it was also very eager for the food on the table.
Su Yuan thought to himself, if this guy eats this, will it turn into a dog demon?
Su Yuan handed a plate to it.
Woof woof, Master, you are so kind!
Intimacy +2
Ling'er felt disappointed; after working for so long, Master still didn't like it.
Look, he fed the feast she worked so hard to complete to the dog.
When Master first came back, wasn't he very excited?
Sigh, a Master's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea; don't try to guess, Ghost Servant.
"Ling'er, do you want to eat?"
Hearing Su Yuan's words, Ling'er shook her head hurriedly.
If Master doesn't like it, how could she like it?
Woof woof!
Little Coal Ball expressed its stance.
If you guys aren't eating, perfect, it's all mine!
"Impossible," Su Yuan roughly guessed her thoughts, "tell the truth."
Ling'er dared not disobey and had to confess: "At first, I thought the ingredients were quite extreme, mostly snakes, insects, rats, and ants. I didn't expect that after cooking them, the exotic fragrance it emitted could increase my strength. If I eat these things long-term, I might even be able to advance."
"That's right, take these and eat them!"
"Hmm? What about Master?"
Ling'er was stunned; Master didn't seem that unhappy after all.
"You don't need to worry about me." Su Yuan glanced at the Food of the Strange on the table, still feeling a bit nauseated.
"Master, then I'll take them out to eat."
Ling'er could tell that Su Yuan was very resistant to these things. She walked to the table, waved her hand, and the paper bowls on the table followed her as she walked out.
"Mm."
Su Yuan didn't stop her; after all, this stuff was indeed disgusting, and having it sit on the table all the time was a bit unsettling.
Little Coal Ball buried its head in its own plate, thinking, I have to eat fast so I can have the next plate.
Su Yuan walked into the storage room; the meat and vegetables here were indeed untouched.
He shook his head helplessly.
He was in no mood to fuss over cooking these to eat right now.
Anyway, they wouldn't spoil, so he would save them for later.
Su Yuan picked up a ham sausage and put it back down; it was long-shaped, and he felt nauseated just looking at it. Finally, he took a bag of mung bean cakes.
After eating, he took the remaining yellow paper and Cinnabar Ink and came out, preparing to draw some more talismans.
He had consumed quite a lot of talismans last night.
It was already dark, so he had to hurry.
Su Yuan was hunched over the table preparing to draw talismans when Ling'er walked back in with the Food of the Strange.
Behind her, Little Coal Ball was in hot pursuit.
Woof woof, give me some!
Su Yuan was stunned for a moment, "You finished it?"
The implication was, if you finished it, why bring it back?
"Master, I have something I want to ask you."
"What is it?"
Ling'er pointed toward the door, "Master, there is a Long-haired Ghost outside. It wants to eat this food. Can I trade with it?"
"Huh?!"
Su Yuan was stunned, "You're saying there's a ghost outside that wants to trade a treasure chest for this food?"
"Yes."
"Trade!"
Su Yuan smiled.
Just then, a Paper Figure floated in,
landing on Ling'er's shoulder, seemingly saying something to her.
"Master, it's not just one ghost outside."
"Hmm?"
"It's several ghosts. They all want to trade, and they've already lined up."
"..."
"Master, should I trade?"
"Of course!"
"Should I go and trade?"
Su Yuan thought for a moment and said, "You go."
He knew that once one steps into the night of the Eerie World, anything is possible!
He was unwilling to take risks.
Even if he had more Life, that was not an immortal body after all.
Furthermore, he discovered after the incident with the Ghost Hand that survivors don't necessarily die; they could also be assimilated by anomalies.
"Okay."
Ling'er replied and went out with the items.
Little Coal Ball also wanted to follow, but was grabbed by Su Yuan.
"You stay here."
Woof, woof woof!
I want to eat too, Master, can you love me for once?
"Didn't I give you some just now?" Su Yuan took out a ham sausage, tore it open, and threw it to it, "Eat this. These tonight have to be used to trade for treasure chests."
Awoo.
Little Coal Ball ate the ham sausage feeling aggrieved, its heart full of sadness.
Woof woof, woof woof woof,
"If you whine again, don't even eat the ham."
Awoooo!
Woof, this ham is so delicious!
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