Chapter 51

Culinary arts has always been a hurdle that Xia Mo couldn't get around. If it weren't for the food for the little divine beast, Xia Mo would never get close to cooking.

Now, when Xia Mo unexpectedly learned that Yun Yao had become a cook and had already placed a lot of battle pet rations in the warehouse, he suddenly felt that the day had dawned!

Her plan to learn cooking was put to an end. She turned a corner and took the path she often walked in the past two days.

As the sun sets, the city becomes brightly lit. Xia Mo finds Matthew's inconspicuous shop amidst these dazzling lights.

The weapons were once again on display.

Matthew, who was concentrating on enchanting another weapon at the time, looked up in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my enchantment?"

Xia Mo shook his head as he took something out of his backpack: "No."

“That’s…?”

Xia Mo: "I'd like you to attach some materials urgently."

Matthew was stunned. "You should have given it to me all at once yesterday. Otherwise, giving it to me in batches would have wasted your time."

Xia Mo smiled lightly: "Didn't I get the materials yesterday?"

Hearing this, Matthew stopped the enchantment in his hand and stared at her and the enchantment materials in her hand in surprise.

"Did you get this today?" he asked.

Xia Mo: "Yes."

Taking the dark blue stone from her hand, Matthew examined it carefully, his eyes suddenly widening. "This is bear gall! Did you go to the Black Bear Forest?!"

Seeing her raise an eyebrow, Matthew couldn't help but gasp: "God, that place is dangerous! How dare you, a little girl, enter a black bear's lair? You're courting death!"

Xia Mo smiled, but what she didn't say was that she not only went to the Black Bear Forest, but also went to the deepest part, otherwise she would not have been able to get this mutated black bear gall.

But there was no need to tell Matthew this, as she had returned safely anyway.

So he said, "Can you expedite it tonight? I can pay the expedited fee."

Matthew put down the mutant bear gallbladder, his expression suddenly becoming unnatural. "It's okay to rush it, the main thing is that we have a bigger problem right now..."

"What?" Xia Mo frowned slightly.

Matthew pointed at her weapon, the Star Staff, and said slowly, "Silver-quality weapons... can only have a maximum of three enchantments. Your weapon already has a dragon scale, a deep-sea pearl, and... the rhino horn I added to it myself. You want a bear gallbladder enchantment, but there's no room."

Come to think of it, the lack of space was because he added a rhino horn without permission, otherwise there would be no impact.

After being reminded by Matthew, Xia Mo suddenly realized that in his previous life, he was used to using epic equipment, which had no idea how many things were attached to it. Now that he had changed to a silver weapon, he actually forgot that there was a limit on the number of enchantments.

After thinking for a while, he suggested: "Why not remove the rhino horn?"

Although it was Matthew's good intention, bear bile with poison-quenching function is obviously more useful than increasing durability by 50 points.

Understanding her inner thoughts, Matthew lowered his head, feeling rather guilty: "I'm sorry, adventurer, I shouldn't have taken up your enchantment slot on my own initiative."

Xia Mo waved his hand: "It's okay." Matthew had good intentions, so there was no need to blame him.

"But I have a better solution. Do you want to hear it?" I don't know what he thought of, but he suddenly raised his head, which had been lowered before, with a light shining in his eyes.

Xia Mo's eyes moved, as if he guessed what he wanted to do, but he still asked: "What method?"

"Synthesize!" Matthew said excitedly, "If we combine the rhino horn and the mutant bear gallbladder into one, we can install it!"

It is indeed synthetic.

As players spend more time in the game, they will have more and more enchanted items. However, there are only a few slots that can be enchanted. Many times, players really can't make a choice, so they can resort to synthesis.

However, [Synthesis] has qualification requirements and also requires players to bear risks.

First of all, only intermediate and above enchanters can [synthesize], and just "can", does not mean they are good at or proficient in it.

For example, there was once a half-baked intermediate enchanter NPC in the royal city. In his previous life, he cheated many players and destroyed all the players' precious enchanting materials. Finally, the players were so angry that they explained the matter to the royal city's supervisory NPC. The royal family then revoked this guy's enchanting qualifications and put him in jail as a punishment.

In addition, even for players who choose the enchantment route, the synthesis is not 100% successful every time, and there is also an element of luck involved.

Some people who are lucky can succeed nine times out of ten, while those who are unlucky may only succeed once in five times, which is a huge pitfall.

Xia Mo was glad that she was not an enchanter in her previous life, otherwise, with her face, she would definitely be the latter.

However, although she can't do it, Matthew can.

Although Matthew is only an intermediate enchanter now, his synthesis skills are actually quite advanced. It's just that no one believes in him and never gives him materials to synthesize, which has caused his pearl to be covered in dust for a long time.

Xia Mo knew his strength, so he agreed without hesitation: "Okay, let's combine them."

Maybe it was because the answer was too straightforward, but Matthew, who was so excited just now, couldn't help but calm down.

"...You...trust me so much?" Matthew himself became uncertain.

Xia Mo smiled and said, "Yes, I believe it."

But after saying that, he added, "But if the synthesis fails, you have to compensate me with bear bile of the same efficacy."

Trusting him was one thing, but Xia Mo wouldn't tolerate this loss. She wasn't doing charity work. She had worked so hard to get a bear gall bladder that was laced with poison. If it was lost like this, she would have to ask Matthew to compensate her.

Matthew nodded repeatedly, expressing his understanding: "That's natural. I will definitely not let you bear the loss."

"Okay, then. When can I get it at the latest? And how much does it cost?"

Matthew calculated: "The latest time is 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, but I estimate that it can be completed by 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning. As for the price, you don't have to pay it yet. You can pay it after the job is done. Don't worry, my price is not expensive and I won't cheat you afterwards."

Although he was very confident in his synthesis technology, Matthew decided not to charge any fees until it was finally finalized.

Xia Mo certainly believed in Matthew's character and nodded: "Okay, then I'll come early tomorrow to pick it up."

When he left the store, it was neither too early nor too late, 8 o'clock in the evening. Xia Mo thought about it and decided to visit Ashaya's dessert shop.

I've been in the royal city for two days, but I haven't taken care of her business yet.

Following the route she remembered, Xia Mo went there. However, when she stood at the place she remembered, she found that there was no dessert shop, but only a pub.

Strange, did she remember it wrong?

Xia Mo looked around and became suspicious.

Just at this moment, Ms. Delia passed by with a basket. Seeing Xia Mo, she greeted him in surprise: "It's you, young man. What are you doing here so late?"

Xia Mo was confused when he heard the voice and saw Delia. Then he saw the desserts in her basket. His eyes suddenly lit up: "Ms. Delia, I'm looking for a dessert shop nearby. I see the desserts in your basket are what I want. Where did you buy them?"

"Oh, you mean desserts? Go down this street and you'll find the shop with the most people."

Xia Mo was delighted: "Okay, thank you Ms. Delia!"

After saying that, he ran away quickly.

【Ashaya Dessert Shop】

The moment I saw the shop, the memory of Xia Mo's death suddenly rushed into my mind.

This is the store...

She passed by this shop countless times in those days, but because the shop was too small and not conspicuous enough, she often missed it.

I never expected that this was the first shop Ashaya opened when she first came to the royal city.

On the one hand, he felt sad that he missed the story line with Asaya, but on the other hand, he was glad that he came back in this life. He found Asaya in Luwalu County and gained her favor.

There was a huge queue of people in front of the store. Xia Mo stood aside and thought that this business didn't need her to take care of it anymore, so she turned around and was about to leave.

"Is that you, sister?"

Ashaya's surprised voice came from behind.

Xia Mo smiled and turned around: "It's me."

One minute later, amid the extremely unbalanced shouts of the players queuing outside, Xia Mo was directly arranged to the best seat in the store as a VIP.

Outside the store, the noise grew louder and louder, and it seemed as if they would not stop until Xia Mo was dragged out.

"What the hell? I waited in such a long line, why did she get in straight away?"

"And it's the best seat by the window. Why? I don't accept it!"

"She's not number one on the leaderboard right now. She just won the honor of killing a dragon, and yet she's getting treated this way. How will the other players who are diligently leveling up feel about this? Madam Boss, come out and give us an explanation today!"

"That's right! The boss lady is too bad at business. Be careful that word gets out and affects your reputation!"

…

The people in the queue were chatting with each other, attracting some unsuspecting players passing by.

After roughly understanding what was happening, some people who were eager to watch the fun started to spread the news on the world channel. At the same time, someone was hiding nearby, quietly taking photos of the scene, and then quickly posted them on the forum.

The world's number one man cuts in line and bullies people at a dessert shop. Is there any law?

The title of "world's first" immediately attracted the attention of the crowd.

Although the first place has been replaced by someone else, in the eyes of most players, when it comes to the first place, the first thing that comes to mind is still Mo Se.

[1st floor: Wow! Is Mo Se actually such a person? Unbelievable]

[2nd floor: No way, are you sure you didn't take it out of context? What can a single picture like this really tell us? Let's just wait and see the truth.]

[3rd Floor: I also think that Mo Se Boss is not that kind of person. Let’s not take sides for now and let the bullets fly for a while]

[Fourth Floor: Second and third floor, are you two good friends? Why are you pretending to be reasonable here? The poster's photo is already displayed, and there are so many eyes watching. Do you think everyone is stupid?]

[5th ​​floor: This is really hilarious. Please act more like family and friends next time, otherwise you will just look stupid.]

[6th Floor: Okay guys, stop digressing, so Mo Se really used his status to cut in line? And he even took up the best seat, not letting other players sit there?]

[7th Floor: I was there! I can prove that everything the OP said is true! The World Channel is also talking about this now. If you don't believe me, go watch it for yourself!]

[8th Floor: Damn, this is too much! Don't bully people like this!]

…

The posts were added one after another. The poster looked at the rapidly rising popularity, sneered smugly, and then disappeared into the crowd, having accomplished his mission.

In the private chat channel, Lingyun Huangtian suddenly received a message from Cuiyan: [Huangtian, was that forum thing arranged by you?]

At the time, Lingyun Huangtian was on a solo quest, not with his guildmates. Seeing the message, he was stunned for a moment: [What's that forum thing?]

The smoke from the cooking stove was stunned: [You don’t know? [Link]]

Lingyun Huangtian was completely bewildered. He clicked on the link, and the next second, upon seeing the title and the photo, he scoffed, "While it's satisfying to see her getting scolded, I must say this: it has nothing to do with me. After I led you out of Wild Wolf Valley this afternoon, I've been busy completing side quests. How could I have time to return to the Royal City?"

[Cooking Smoke: But look at the lower left corner of the photo, that half-cut sleeve is captured. That's our guild's logo...]

What? !

Lingyun Huangtian's eyelids twitched, and he quickly enlarged the picture.

It’s true!

The guild totem was designed to imitate the ancient blue star dragon. As long as you join their Absolute Dynasty, the guild pattern will automatically be covered from the left sleeve to the left chest.

He would not mistake this totem because it was a picture that he and Cuiyan found on the Star Internet after staying up late, and they modified it before using it.

So who is it?! How dare they stir up trouble on the forum without his permission!

The shame of being criticized by thousands of people in the Wild Wolf Valley that afternoon still lingers in his mind. Although he is reluctant to admit it, after Lingyun Huangtian calmed down alone, he did figure out a truth.

——Their guild just couldn't defeat the guy called Mo Se, and because of the incident in Longgu, the guild they had worked so hard to run collapsed overnight.

Now most of the members have left, and those who remain are either old members who have had a relationship with him, or new members who want to take the opportunity to move into management positions.

In short, Lingyun Huangtian really couldn't figure out which bastard was looking for death and actually pushed his own guild to the forefront again!

His heart pounding, he quickly replied, "First, check who's in the Royal City tonight! I'll be back to the guild headquarters right away!"