No. 15

In the small courtyard, Fu Tian was cooking.

Although she had eaten some snacks from the shop, she was hungry now that she was back, so she simply settled down to cook.

In the past few days, Fu Tian had eaten a series of big pot dishes such as hot pot and pickled fish. At this moment, she especially missed the sweet and delicious white rice.

She didn't plan to cook it in an ordinary pot, but instead cut ready-made bamboo from the mountain, washed it, cut it into bamboo tubes, and put the right amount of rice and water into them.

The kitchen stove was a clay stove with firewood burning underneath and an iron pot on top. When the firewood was burning vigorously, bamboo tubes were thrown in and the top was used as toppings.

Fu Tian had eaten the rice with toppings from Zhendong before, and it was absolutely amazing.

Unfortunately, it was late at night and the shop was closed, and she also wanted to do it herself.

You can just throw the bamboo tube into the stove and ignore it for now, but the dishes on it still need to be prepared carefully.

Fu Tian prepared three dishes in total: braised pork, shredded pork with fish flavor, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

The braised pork is made with three layers of pork with alternating fat and lean meat, and the pot used is not a large iron pot, but a clay pot transformed by an invisible kitchen knife. This makes the braised pork more sweet and tender, and melts in your mouth.

Next comes the fish-flavored shredded pork and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Nowadays, Fu Tian's cooking skills have improved. The dishes she makes are no longer burnt like before. Instead, they are fragrant and make people hungry.

The families next door were so envious of the smell that they couldn't stop craving it.

Zhang Qiao was sitting on the edge of the bed, mending clothes with an embroidery needle in her hand, when she smelled the aroma of meat coming from next door.

"Oh, Fu Tian's cooking skills are getting better and better."

"That's right." Her husband turned over, his nose twitching as if he wanted to remember the smell. "Tomorrow I'll go to the butcher shop on West Street and buy a piece of meat, and we'll cook it too."

The other families were also saying the same thing, but they were a bit embarrassed and couldn't afford to eat for free.

Here, Fu Tian finally finished the work.

Xiao Yuyu had already moved her small stool and sat down at the dining table in the yard.

A large clay pot of braised pork, two large plates of shredded pork with fish flavor and scrambled eggs with tomatoes filled up all the empty space, and the bamboo tube rice that had just been taken out of the stove could only be piled at the feet.

The aroma of the food makes you feel extremely happy.

As soon as Fu Tian sat down, she hurriedly took out the dishes and chopsticks from her backpack.

It’s not that the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen cannot be used, but the dishes and chopsticks in the backpack were specially made by Fu Tian.

The bigger it is, the more it can hold.

Xiao Yuyu liked it very much when he saw it for the first time, and later I got one for him too.

Each person and each fish took their own spare large bowl and started eating.

The rice was bought from the best rice shop on East Street in town. It was of excellent quality and when put into bamboo tubes, the taste was absolutely amazing.

Spring is the peak season for bamboo growth. The green bamboo is roasted until it turns brown, and the fragrance of the spring bamboo after the rain is integrated into the rice. The white rice seems to have a vigorous vitality, and is fragrant and soft.

Put the fragrant white rice into a large bowl, and Fu Tian chose braised pork as the topping for the first bowl.

I really can't blame her.

She was already craving for this meat when it was cooked.

Fu Tian quickly took a bite, and then couldn't stop squinting.

It’s really delicious.

The sweet and soft braised pork is not greasy at all. Because it is homemade, the pieces are big and you can eat one in one bite. The oily gravy is perfectly blended with the aroma of the sauce and it almost melts in your mouth.

Take another bite of rice.

Wow~ The taste of that sauce combined with rice is really unforgettable.

How could one large bowl be enough? Fu Tian felt that she could eat a whole pot.

Braised pork is truly the eternal god.

Next up is the Fish-Fragrant Shredded Pork. Although there's no fish, the sauce is left over from Fu Tian's specially grilled fish. Therefore, it has a natural fishy flavor, and the addition of wood ear mushrooms, carrots, and pork makes for a wonderful combination, naturally quite good.

Not to mention the scrambled eggs with tomatoes. The tomatoes don’t even need water to be added, they cook into a sweet and sour soup. After mixing with the golden egg liquid, the color alone is mouth-watering.

After the meal, Fu Tian ate four bowls of food.

The system starts to show debuff prompts.

Of course, the most amazing one was Xiaoyuyu, who ate up all the remaining food. And his little belly didn't seem to be bloated at all.

Fu Tian was very doubtful that even if she cooked more, he would be able to finish it.

But when she thought about the important things she had to do later, Fu Tian gave up the idea of ​​having a snack.

At this moment, the serial tasks mentioned earlier were lying in her task list.

To some extent, what the leader said is not without truth.

It is a crime to possess a treasure. When Fu Tian and Xiao Yuyu reached a "contract", they were guilty in the eyes of some people.

Instead of waiting foolishly, it is better to prepare.

After discussing the matter with Xiao Yuyu, Fu Tian wrote back to Du Ling Feng Sao. After the two agreed to meet at the place where they first met, she took Xiao Yuyu out.

At the same time, many groups within the alliance are also conducting experiments.

At first, they didn't want to sacrifice anyone.

Each player represents a force, and more people can better form a team. Moreover, the players they select from the beginning are elites, whether in terms of combat power, IQ, or game proficiency.

But after a few attempts, they gave up, especially when they learned that time was running out.

According to previous analysis, players cannot use force at will during the test levels.

As a result, many players can only rely on wild vegetables and fruits in the mountains for food, and many people have died of natural causes due to fatigue.

There are only two chances left.

In order to practice, the person in charge of a certain team ordered three people to die in different ways.

One person was beaten to death for provoking the villager NPC, one person died directly because his fatigue value dropped to the minimum, and one person went up the mountain to find a wild boss with high strength and was killed by a monster.

The results of the first round of experiments came out quickly.

Three life chances were lost and no one obtained official player qualifications.

Experiment, failed.

The results are then reported to the expert group to discuss the second round of practical plans.

The other teams are also experimenting in different ways.

And Fu Tian in the game has already met Tang Ji.

The other party was still wearing his mask, and similarly, he gave Fu Tian two masks.

Now that both of them and the fish were celebrities, it was better for them to keep a low profile. After all, there were quite a few players gathered around Guanling Lake.

Fu Tian nodded in understanding, then took the mask and put it on. This mask was indeed a high-end product; it not only fitted the face automatically, but also didn't affect breathing at all.

Looking at her completely changed face, Fu Tian was extremely satisfied.

After making sure that they would not be discovered, the group went up Guanling Mountain overnight.

At this time, a second plan outside the game also emerged.

Everyone, inside and outside the game, is racing against time, but no one notices that the time between the two sides is slowly becoming synchronized.

As soon as Fu Tian arrived at the edge of Guanling Lake, the first round of the task was automatically completed, copper coins went into her pocket, and her experience points also increased a little.

She glanced at her to-do list.

[Second Ring Mission: Go to the center of Guanling Lake.]

Tang Ji, who had also seen the task prompt, silently took out the fishing boat. He had long since given up on taking the previous one back.

The two men and the fish got on the boat and sailed towards the center of the lake.

Outside the game, the second round of plans has failed and the third round is underway.

The plan this time was to have one person go out from four directions of the village, each carrying food.

Since there is no carriage, there is always a road. Maybe we can walk out.

Carrying the team's hopes, the players who were given important tasks walked out in their respective directions.

If you encounter wild monsters during the mission, you should hide if possible, and pick food on the spot if you don't have enough. In order to allow players with quests to get out of the mission faster, there is also a special supply team.

Some people even built their own bicycles there.

Four hours later, the players who continued to advance reached the edge of the test level map and were bounced back by the transparent protective shield.

The third experiment failed.

At this time, Fu Tian and his team just arrived at the center of the lake, and the third ring mission appeared.

There are no game prompts, only mission objectives.

[Third Ring Mission: Obtain a Gold-Level Fish Spirit.]

The water was rippling and the breeze was blowing. Fu Tian sat on the boat, looking at the darkness around him, thinking about how to complete the task.

Both inside and outside the game, everything has come to a standstill.

Fortunately, Fu Tian has a cheat device.

After asking for some information, Xiao Yuyu suggested going underwater to take a look.

On the other hand, someone proposed the idea of ​​placing task prompts in the village, and a group of people focused on the village.

A night passed quietly. While Fu Tian and the others had some clues, the experts outside finally discovered the differences in the village.

One person had a flash of inspiration while looking at thousands of pictures and discovered clues.

“I found it!”

"What?" People gathered around. "What did you find?"

The man roared, his expression excited, "Look, the ornaments on these NPCs have one thing in common."

Because the NPCs in the game "Life" are all different, everyone's attention was not focused on them at the beginning, but more on finding a way to the outside.

Even if a player contacts all NPCs, they will only ask how to get out.

But the answer I got was always, "If you want to get out, just find the way."

Naturally, they thought the road the NPC was talking about was the main road, but now it seems that this is not the case at all!

The expert pointed to a picture of an NPC and said, "Look at the lines on her clothes. What do they look like from a distance?"

The group quickly stood far away.

With the help of the prompt, someone immediately noticed it.

Then the man cursed out loud.

"Fuck, it's actually an elk deer. So what we're looking for isn't a road, but a deer!"

This "Life" is really too bad.

But despite the curses, everyone still reported the tips they received.

Instructions were immediately given from above, and players who received the instructions in the game started looking for deer, whether it was an elk, a sika deer or any other deer, and they all wanted to ride/get on to try it out.

Finally, a player found a sika deer and rode on it.

Immediately, he received a system prompt.

[System: Congratulations to the player for being lucky enough to obtain official player status.]

[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to the player who was lucky enough to become the first official player in the second round of public beta testing. This announcement is hereby made.]

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The entire gaming community exploded!!!

Fu Tian, ​​who also received the announcement, frowned as she looked at the third round of tasks that had made no progress.