Chapter 163, Second Mission: Divine Beast Tamer (God-level)...
Divine Beast Breeder (God-level) Cyclic Quest, Second Stage (Limited Time: 5 Days): Recipe for Advancement.
Task Summary: You have met Phoenix's most basic survival needs. Now, please prepare more delicious food for her.
Task requirements: Please prepare ten perfect dishes within the specified time.
Task hint: Don't try to deceive the phoenix; the phoenix doesn't like the same ingredients twice.
Quest Rewards: 1000 Experience Points, 100 Gold Ingots, 100,000 Copper Coins, Phoenix Sanctuary 1
"Huh? There's a reward this time?" Douzi looked down at the mission details, raised an eyebrow, and was somewhat surprised.
After looking away from the panel, Douzi realized that her brother hadn't responded to her. Surprised, she turned to look at him and saw that he still had a furrowed brow. She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, brother?"
Dou Ge snapped out of his daze and pointed to the mission time: "You only have five days, which means you have to complete two kinds of food every day. In addition to finding raw materials, you also have to reach the perfect level, which is almost impossible to complete."
Douzi bit her lip as she looked at the quest description, and said hesitantly, "Perhaps this is why we can only receive the second quest after we reach level 40."
Dou Ge didn't reply to her. He stared at the task for a while before sighing, "It seems this task is beyond the capabilities of the two of us."
Douzi glanced at her teammates who were killing monsters not far away and lowered her voice slightly: "You mean it's a team quest?"
“Anya Winery talked to me before, asking if I wanted to do the mission together, but I declined.” Dou Ge paused before continuing, “But the second mission requires us to form a team, so won’t the subsequent missions be even more troublesome…”
“Isn’t Anya Wine House supposed to be from Xia Country? We saw them there the other day. Since they’re from our own country, it’s not unreasonable to ask them for help,” Douzi said directly, her eyes darting around.
“It’s not that I don’t want the Xia people to participate, but that I don’t want the Li and Xiong countries to get involved.” Dou Ge sighed and patted his sister’s head. “If we avoid it this time, we might not be able to avoid those two countries in the future.”
A hint of disgust flashed in Douzi's eyes, and the corners of her mouth turned down slightly: "So what? Isn't it said that Xiong Kingdom and Li Kingdom have always been at odds? Let's just let them make chaos, and they won't have time to bother us."
Dou Ge's eyes lit up: "It's not impossible."
Douzi's lips immediately curled up: "Let's tell Sister Anya first, and we'll talk about what happens after that."
Dou Ge thought for a moment and said, "That works too. I need to talk to Anya about something."
After saying that, Brother Dou called out to his teammates who were fighting monsters: "Let's stop here for today. We've received the second part of the quest. Let's go back to the tavern first."
It is a game world after all; seemingly distant distances can be bridged with just a teleportation scroll.
One minute later, the group appeared at the Anya Winery headquarters.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, I've been quite busy these past few days." The brother and sister waited for a long time in the conference room before Anya finally arrived in a hurry.
"You said you received the second part of the mission? What do you need to find this time?" After exchanging a few brief greetings, Anya got straight to the point.
Dou Ge briefly explained the new task, and Anya immediately understood why they had come: "You want us to provide ingredients so that Douzi can focus on practicing his cooking skills?"
Dou Ge nodded: "Yes, and I think this god-level mission will definitely be a team mission in the later stages."
Anya's eyes flashed with understanding: "You mean, you want to know if the people of Liguo and Xiongguo will participate later?"
Dou Ge nodded slightly.
He sighed softly, leaned back in his chair, and glanced at the empty conference room, his expression somewhat inscrutable.
Dou Ge and Dou Zi were somewhat surprised by her reaction and subconsciously glanced at each other.
"Pfft! Hahahaha!" Anya suddenly burst into laughter, leaving the brother and sister even more confused.
Anya laughed for a full three minutes. After she finished laughing, the brother and sister hurriedly put away the snacks on the table and looked at Anya.
Anya rolled her eyes at their actions before calming down and saying with a smile, "Heaven is on my side."
The brother and sister looked at her blankly, completely unable to understand what she was saying.
"The people of Liguo want the people of Japan to assassinate the people of Xiongguo for them, so that the people of Xiongguo won't steal the phoenix from them."
"Then the Japanese and bear people in the forest, aren't they...?" Seeing that Anya didn't care, Douzi carefully took out a bag of potato chips from her backpack, secretly stuffed a few bites into her mouth, and then looked up at Anya with crumbs still on her lips.
Anya coughed lightly, not paying much attention to her actions, and nodded: "I don't know why the Japanese didn't make a move. The Koreans are used to being arrogant and plan to teach the disobedient dogs a lesson."
"But unexpectedly, the old dog in the dog's family felt sorry for the puppy that he had trained for so long but lost, so he directly bit him and even defected to the Bear Kingdom."
"Now the Xiong Kingdom and the Li Kingdom are arguing fiercely, and the Japanese are like rats in a bellows, getting beaten from both sides."
Anya paused, then couldn't resist grabbing a few potato chips from Douzi's hand. After eating them, she wiped her hands and continued, "The three kingdoms are in turmoil right now, and it's estimated that there won't be another chance to unite for a while. Let's take this opportunity to complete the god-level mission as soon as possible, and then we won't have anything to fear."
After thinking for a moment, Anya looked at Douzi: "Douzi, can you tell how many stages the mission has?"
Douzi shook his head: "I asked Phoenix, but Phoenix wouldn't tell."
Anya frowned: "Alright, whatever the number of rings, we can't make hundreds of rings. Time shouldn't be a big problem."
"Have you accepted the mission yet?" She asked, then looked at Douzi curiously.
Douzi shook her head repeatedly: "This time the countdown is confirmed to be 24 hours, which is very lenient."
Anya raised an eyebrow, her eyes sweeping over Sang Zhitao, who was sleeping happily on Dou Ge's head, and she had some guesses in her mind.
However, she did not intend to voice her guesses, but looked at Douzi and said, "Since we have enough time, why don't you pick out the simple recipes from the cookbook first, and we'll go through them first."
Douzi didn't ask any questions and obediently nodded in agreement.
As they huddled together discussing the recipe, Dou Ge suddenly suggested going out for a while.
"Take this." Anya didn't even look up, simply tossing him a token. "If you need information, take this. It's free."
Dou Ge looked at the token in his hand with surprise, then at Anya, thought for a moment, and then smiled and replied, "Thank you."
Anya waved casually with her back to him.
Douzi glanced at her brother and understood his intention, but she didn't say anything and continued to discuss with Anya which recipes they could use.
When Sang Zhitao woke up again, she felt completely relaxed. She shook her feathers and felt that even the feathers on her body felt stronger.
"Phoenix, you're awake?" Bean's hair was tied in a high ponytail with a pink ribbon tied around it.
Her previous messy leather armor has been replaced with a beautiful ancient-style dress, and she's wearing a pair of cute pink boots.
If it weren't for her adorable face, she really wouldn't be able to pull off this delicate color.
However, don't be fooled by this delicate pink outfit that looks so fragile. It's actually the most expensive piece of equipment in the system shop, primarily for protection and with no offensive attributes whatsoever.
It is therefore known as the "Cherry Blossom Turtle Shell". There is also an ugly green outfit with the same design, which is called the "Jade Turtle Shell".
Few people buy these two outfits. After all, people are inherently drawn to strength, and few would choose equipment that not only lacks any offensive attributes but also blocks all their offensive skills.
However, such equipment is the best equipment for fragile players like Douzi who have no offensive capabilities and only support abilities.
Unfortunately, the high price deterred the brother and sister. If Anya hadn't given it to them this time, they wouldn't know when they would have been able to afford it.
After all, even in the original story, Dou Ge, who became one of the top masters on the continent, didn't have enough money to buy this set of equipment.
These thoughts flashed through Sang Zhitao's mind for only a moment: "Hmm."
Sang Zhitao nodded nonchalantly at her: "Your dishes aren't ready yet?"
Douzi didn't doubt that Sang Zhitao knew about her progress: "There are still three dishes to finish."
Sang Zhitao paused as she ate the meatballs the woman handed her, instinctively checking the system time. She then realized that she had slept through three out of the five-day mission period.
Subconsciously, Sang Zhitao stretched out her wings to wipe away her sweat. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart that the energy of the spirit stone was so abundant that even after she had transmigrated here, she still had to sleep for a few days to consume it.
"Has anything happened recently?" Sang Zhitao looked around and, noticing they were in an alchemy room, asked curiously.
Douzi shook her head: "No, there isn't even the slightest clue. It's as if it never existed."
Sang Zhitao lowered her head to groom her feathers, only to realize that her previous feeling was not an illusion; her feathers were indeed thicker and harder. Looking down again, she saw her tender claws gleaming with a cold light.
She raised her paw and looked at it again and again in front of her eyes.
Seeing her like this, Douzi instinctively reached out to protect her: "You've been sleeping for a few days, and you've grown quite a bit. It seems that food really is effective."
Sang Zhitao frowned, a look of doubt flashing in her beady eyes.
She always felt that it wasn't just the dumpling that caused it, but more likely the spirit stone.
Unfortunately, she is still in the game world and doesn't have any spirit stones, so she can't confirm whether there is any connection.
Sang Zhitao took a few steps back and realized that the bird's nest, which had once seemed so big to her, now felt much smaller.
It's like a room that used to be a large single-level apartment for her, but now it's a small three-bedroom apartment for her. She thinks that when she really grows up, she'll probably only have a studio apartment left.
"Would you like to try the first few dishes I made?" Douzi looked at Sang Zhitao's actions with a doting look in her eyes. She quickly thought of the dishes she had made and took them out of her bag and handed them to Sang Zhitao.
Sang Zhitao touched her stomach, which wasn't very hungry yet. Fearing she might overeat again, she could only smack her lips and shake her head in refusal.
Seeing that she refused, Douzi was a little disappointed, but she quickly comforted herself: "It's okay, we can try it together tomorrow."
One person was reviewing the recent system logs, while the other was busy cooking; it was a peaceful and quiet scene.
However, the atmosphere in Xia Kingdom outside of the game is really not good...
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Author's note: My PPT will be finished tomorrow!!!
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