“Place the mutated mountain goat on top, then put the room card on the card reader. That will do it.”
Yu Chen followed her instructions and placed the bloody mutated mountain goat onto the converter.
Immediately, the glass panel displayed the attributes of the mutated mountain goat.
[Name] Mutated Mountain Goat
[Attribute] Wind
[Level] Level 1
[Weight] 242 kilograms
[Ding. Price: 2200 gold coins. Confirm exchange.]
With a beep, the converter displayed that the recharge was successful. The remaining balance also appeared on the room card.
Yu Chen took the room card and went to Yan Jin to renew his stay. After what had happened the previous night, his impression of this inn had improved. His intuition told him that this place might be safer than a base. Moreover, there was water here, and the beds were comfortable.
One crystal core per day was something he could afford. Even if he could not hunt mutated animals, he could still go into the city to hunt zombies.
“Sir, 100 gold coins equals one crystal core. There are currently 2200 gold coins on the card. How many days would you like to extend your stay?”
Yu Chen calculated it silently in his mind. That meant he had the equivalent of 22 crystal cores. He decided that he might as well renew for half a month first and see how things went, while saving some money to buy food.
“I will renew for half a month first.”
Yan Jin directly deducted 1500 gold coins and returned the room card to Yu Chen.
[Ding. Newbie Mission 2 completed: Customer satisfaction reached 60 percent.]
[Mission reward: Special Kitchenware Set x1]
She immediately opened the rewarded Special Kitchenware Gift Pack. All kinds of kitchen utensils appeared before her eyes.
[Wow… since when did the system become so generous? It even rewards kitchenware now?]
The system was also shocked internally. Since when had the main system become so generous? But this could absolutely not be revealed to the host.
It replied seriously, [All rewards issued by this system undergo strict evaluation to ensure the host can use them with confidence.]
She placed the rewarded kitchenware in the courtyard kitchen. That way they could cook for themselves instead of eating roasted sweet potatoes every day.
Holding this large sum of wealth, Yan Jin opened the decoration model for Room No. 1 and added a cabinet and a hanging lamp. This alone cost her 850 gold coins. It made her heart ache.
Fortunately, the toilet was included by default. She had looked at the toilet price earlier, and a single one cost a full 800 gold coins.
[Host, edible beast meat is now available in the shop. Would you like to take a look?]
Yan Jin, who was still lamenting how quickly her gold coins disappeared, heard the system speaking beside her ear.
She opened the shop and looked at the meat section. Several new items had appeared, including mutton, lamb legs, lamb tendons, lamb heads, lamb whips, and lamb offal.
[Is this not the mutated mountain goat from earlier?]
Yan Jin felt as if she had discovered a new continent. The mutated meat recovered by the system had actually become items in the system shop.
[Yes. Anything this system can recycle is naturally good. After being processed and cut by the system, everything can be safely consumed.]
Yan Jin looked at the prices. They were not very expensive. Mutton was 25 gold coins per jin, while lamb legs were 18 gold coins per jin.
Moreover, the attribute panel indicated that ordinary people had a chance to awaken wind abilities after eating this mutated mountain goat meat. For ability users, it would only increase their physical strength.
“Sister, let’s eat roasted sweet potatoes again today,” Bai Ruozhu said eagerly while holding a basket of freshly dug sweet potatoes.
Yan Jin was amused by her expression. “We have eaten it several times already. Are you not tired of it?”
Bai Ruozhu shook her head vigorously. “Not tired of it at all. Those roasted sweet potatoes are too delicious.”
“Today we will eat meat. Sister will make braised lamb with napa cabbage for you.”
Yan Jin hummed happily as she turned back toward the kitchen. She also planned to try the kitchen utensils rewarded by the system.
The pots in the kitchen were arranged neatly and gleamed faintly. Lunch would be the braised lamb with napa cabbage she had promised Bai Ruozhu, along with roasted sweet potatoes.
The napa cabbage given by the system remained fresh and tender even after sitting overnight. After peeling the leaves one by one, she rinsed them briefly with water, picked up a kitchen knife, and tore them into chunks so they would absorb more flavor while simmering.
Yan Jin placed the wok over the fire and added water, bringing it to a boil. Once the water boiled, she placed the prepared lamb into the pot to stew.
After a while, the aroma of lamb filled the entire kitchen.
Yan Jin stirred it briefly, added the prepared napa cabbage into the pot, sprinkled in a handful of salt, then covered the pot and let it simmer slowly.
The meat and vegetables produced by the system were truly extraordinary. Even without many seasonings, the fragrance was already overwhelming. Beneath the savory scent lingered a mouthwatering freshness that made her want to take a bite immediately.
However, before she could reach out, she suddenly heard a loud clang outside, as if someone had bumped into the window.
“Who is it?” Yan Jin turned her head in surprise. “Xiao Zhu?”
Bai Ruozhu covered the swollen bump on her forehead. Her cheeks flushed slightly red. Earlier, when she had passed by, she smelled the aroma of meat cooking in the kitchen. She had stopped to look, only to accidentally bump straight into the window.
It was so embarrassing.
Yan Jin shook her head helplessly, saying nothing more. Instead, she shifted her attention back to the lamb that was nearly finished simmering.
Once the lamb had become tender, Yan Jin added chicken essence, sesame oil, and other seasonings into the pot. White steam rose, and the rich aroma of meat drifted into the air, making anyone’s mouth water.
The system shop was truly convenient. It even contained a full range of seasonings, saving her a great deal of trouble.