10 Oceanic Flame (1/2)

There was nothing wrong with it. Perfection was all Tang Gon could say about the piece of prime meat. The only thing he was now worried about was how to properly cook it as this was not any kind of rib he had ever seen.

The bone alone glistened in the dark. Sparkling off the shine of its surroundings. Despite its obsidian color, it seemed to draw in all the light, casting jagged shadows in every corner of the room.

And that was with the bone being covered by a delicate juice pressed piece of red sumptuous. The contrast of the dark bone along with that of the bloodied flesh created a salivating expression on the face of Tang Gon.

Noticing the lack of necessities and other ingredients, Tang Gon went to work. First, he needed a setup to create his meals. Even though this was a cavern of sorts and there was no need for it, Tang Gon made it a requirement of his to enjoy everything to its full potential when he can.

With that said, he went outside to find some large boulders. With the tutorial done and his basic stats augmented by his summons, Tang Gon was able to meet the strengths of this world's inhabitants. That was to say everything of his increased by a considerable sum.

Searching around, he found that the rocks inside were either too small or covered in grime. But after some careful selecting outside, Tang Gon gathered 10 double palm-sized rocks near the entrance of the cave. A quick washing soon followed.

After a quick washing, Tang Gon grabbed the ribs and gently placed it on top of the rocks outside. He then took out a bowl from the system. Soon after, Tang Gon took out the ingredients for the dry rub. These condiments were items that he had also bought along with the purchase of ribs.

Throwing everything in, Tang Gon mixed the ingredients with his hand. A snarling growl could be heard. Not long after, yells from deep within the cave echoed out, startling all of the creatures in the nearby areas.

”SYSTEM!!!”

Something came out of the cave... Tang Gon? Yes, it was him, the idiot finally remembered that there was no flame for the meat he was going to cook. His focus earlier was entirely on how to prepare the layout and how he was going to process it. What he forgot, however, was what he was going to cook it with.

The system was just way too crafty. How dare it do this to me, giving me everything but something to cook with. Or something along that train of thought...

Lol... idiot Mc.

At this point, the system popped out another message.

[Purchase of Oceanic Flame?]

[Yes/No]

It was the same robotic tone as usual, but to Tang Gon at the moment, it felt like it was mocking him. Acting all cocky and just randomly spouting nonsense and nonchalantly showing up at this exact moment to persuade him to purchase a flame from it.

Tang Gon was slightly disappointed that he would have to wait and personally cook the ribs, but in the end, he ultimately chose to purchase the flame. The ribs would take at most half an hour of cooking and sizzling on the flames considering its size.

[-50 Clicker Points]

50 Clicker Points quickly disappeared casing Tang Gon to suddenly freeze while getting up. He was in an awkward position, but now looking back, Tang Gon came to the realization that the system didn't mention how much the flame would cost him, and once again he didn't ask.

[Ding! Congratulations to Host 'Tang Gon' for purchasing Oceanic Flames]

Eyes wide open, mouth agape, ears high up. Complete Shock. 50 Clicker Points. One flame.

He was flabbergasted, but the previous accidental purchases did lower his shock quite a bit. But that wasn't an excuse, the system acting all sweet and naive had casually recommended the flame, and he had taken the bait, hook, line, and sinker. But how could he have known that the flame would cost him 50 points? Should have asked.

It was 50 points if he knew that, Tang Gon would rather have tried to make his own fire. How hard would that have been? But now it was too late, he was left with scraps of Clicker Points.

”Why don't you go rob a bank.” Tang Gon mad at the system threw out a random insult.

[The system is virtuous and upright. The system will never rob a bank.]

Tang Gon was so distracted that he didn't even notice that the system had started to develop intelligence. If he wasn't careful the system might even take him over, lol.

But right now, Tang Gon was too busy throwing a mini tantrum to notice. And before he could throw an even bigger one, a surge of light entered his mind, much like the other time he accidentally purchased something.

The information surged across his mind, his body started to alter and adjust for the flame.

It felt like a thousand burning knives slowly penetrating his body from the inside out. Luckily, the pain that was starting to become too unbearable soon began to subside. Then a cool feeling rose from the pits of his body, releasing a cooling air as it moved around.

It was the new Oceanic Flame settling in. Along with it, it made Tang Gon exude a mighty deposition, making one cower from its might. This flame was truly powerful, making one feel small and insignificant in front of it.