Chapter 576: Saint Spirit Potion (1/2)
I went over to the rice cooker and, to my surprise, the rice was still hot. Beiming Xue must have just made it for me.
I took out a large bowl from the drawer, filled it up with rice, and sat down to devour the food in front of me. I ate extremely quickly, finishing both dishes in less than ten minutes. At the end of my meal I smiled contentedly, patting my full stomach.
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I stood up and drank a glass of water before I pushed open He Yi and Murong Mingyue’s doors. To my surprise, neither of them had come back yet. It was already midnight, which worried me a bit. Could something have happened to them?
I picked up my phone and called He Yi. A few rings later, He Yi picked up.
”Hello, Lu Chen?”
”Hey, where are you right now?”
”I’m on the expressway! I’m gunning it back to Suzhou as we speak!” He Yi said with a giggle.
Relief flooded my heart. ”Haha, okay. Drive carefully! Oh, that’s right. How did the business discussions go?”
”Well, Blue Star wants to confirm the strength of our financials and our competency first. They can’t put anything to paper yet. However, they have agreed to work together with us and Ling Xue’s attitude toward us is very good. She is really looking forward to working with us. The server architecture of the Heavenblessed servers in China has always lacked the support of high-end technologies, so this will be a mutually beneficial project for both parties involved. Once our company has been formally registered, Ling Xue will personally pay us a visit to confirm everything before Blue Star signs a contract with us.”
”Oh, that’s great news!”
He Yi laughed before she suddenly asked, ”Hey, Lu Chen. Has Mingyue returned from her trip to Hangzhou yet?”
”Not yet. It seems to be raining outside too…”
”Hmm, give her a call then. After you’ve confirmed that she’s safe and sound, send me a message to let me know.”
”Okay!”
After I ended the call, I called Murong Mingyue’s phone.
”Sis, where are you?”
”The expressway… Can’t you hear your sister’s car engine roar…”
I immediately nodded my head. ”Yeah, the roar of the A8’s engine is really loud! Oh, that’s right! Hangzhou is so far away from Suzhou, why didn’t you stay the night in Hangzhou before coming back?”
Murong Mingyue snorted softly before she snapped back at me, ”What the hell, how can your big sis stay outside?! I wanna go home!”
”Okay. It’s raining right now, so drive carefully. Don’t go over 100.”
”Yeah, I probably won’t be able to sleep tonight. I’ll wait for you and Eve to get home.”
”Got it!”
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Even Murong Mingyue’s voice had turned gentle and sweet when I said that I’d wait for them to come home. Those words seemed to close the gap between us.
As I looked at rain drizzling outside my window, a small smile appeared on my face. That’s right, this place was our home and it was precisely because of this home that He Yi had rejected GGS’ request. Murong Mingyue was running herself ragged for the sake of this very home while Beiming Xue and I were desperately trying to earn money in the game as well. Everything we were doing was for these moments that we shared, this place that we could call ”home”.
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I turned around and went back to my room. It was time to go online and turn in my quest. This quest had taken very long, so it was time to bring it to a close.
Swhoosh!
I appeared at the edge of Cyan Tiger Forest when I came online. I checked my skill window. Apparition’s cooldown was only twenty minutes, so I could summon a specter now if I wanted. I immediately summoned a specter again but when I looked at it, I dismissed it nearly just as fast. Fucking hell, this looked way too weird! If players saw me walking around with another character that looked just like me, everyone would think that I had suddenly become Naruto!
Sword in hand, I strode into the forest and soon found the place where God Hunter Zatch was staying. The old man was lying comfortably in a makeshift bed of shrubs and his soft snores filled the air. However, the moment I entered the area, his eyes shot open and he leapt up to greet me. He laughed loudly as he said, ”Oh, young man! Did you bring me something good?”
I fished out Blood Skull’s head from my inventory. ”I brought you a big ghastly head…”
As I said those words, I tossed Blood Skull’s head straight to God Hunter Zatch. He caught it and immediately drew an extremely sharp knife from the inside of his robes. His eyes were filled with a fierce intensity as he ignored Blood Skull’s furious glare and cut his skull open. After that, he carefully retrieved Blood Skull’s brain and dropped it into a furnace.
It was only then that God Hunter Zatch turned around to look at me again. He let out a loud roar of laughter before he said, ”This is great! You brought me both the Cyan Tiger Teeth and the head of Blood Skull! Young man, your bravery and strength leave me dumbfounded! You have passed this test and you are absolutely capable of inheriting my legacy! Come, these are the rewards you have earned!”
Ding~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have completed the quest [The God Hunter’s Request]. You have gained 37000000 EXP, 50000 gold, 24000 Reputation, and an account bound skill book—[Spirit Cooking]!
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Spirit Cooking?
Joy raced through my heart. I hurriedly opened up my inventory to see a skill book blinking with indigo light. When I took it out and read the description, my head went blank.
Spirit Cooking: A divine art that melds both Cooking and Alchemy. Once the user learns Spirit Cooking, they will automatically gain Rank 10 Herbalism and Rank 10 Foraging. The user will be able to create a variety of dishes with Spirit Cooking, with unique effects like buffs, debuffs, healing, resource regeneration. Level Requirement: 130. Reputation Cost: 30000.
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Swoosh!